Points

Well, today I went way over on points. I had 36 points, supposed to have 25. I burned off 7 points though thru activity!
This morning I forgot my breakfast so I went to the cafeteria, I just got some scrambled eggs thinking that was a good protein rich breakfast, who knew that 3/4 cups of scrambled eggs was 8 points. Sounds crazy! Then I had a lunch meeting that I couldn't get out of so had to eat out. Had a small sandwich but sure it was probably 10 points (just because it was made in a restaurant)

Thats it for today!

Blog Award

The blog award for September goes to my beautiful friend Maggie! She has been so encouraging. She checks out the blog regularly and comments frequently. I talk to her pretty frequently on the phone and she helps to keep me motivated. Yesterday, I had the chance to spend a special day with her...her wedding day! She was such a beautiful bride. She was so radiant that it made me want to keep going! I remember how it felt to feel skinny and happy. I want that feeling back so badly.

Here are some pics from the wedding. This is what "under 200" looks like! I was very brave and wore a strapless dress! It has been a while since I could just go to the store and quickly grab a dress, try it on and it FIT. I still have a long way to go. Last night there were a lot of beautiful young women at the wedding. I was envious. I felt good in my dress but could only dream of how I would feel if I was another 50 pounds lighter.

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Weight Watcher Results: Week 19

Well, I am a little confused by this weeks weigh in. I was so sick on Sunday that I practically didn't eat for 3 days this week, I must of barfed up at least a few pounds and I even cut my hair. Haha! No seriously though, I was very aware of what I was eating and tried to make good choices. While I wasn't perfect for the week I thought that I would still have a loss. I really struggled to get on the treadmill this week. My stomach was still bothering me up until Wednesday and now I am struggling with a cough and some mild congestion.

This week goes to show that I must log my food and exercise. That is going to be my goal again for the next month. Friends hold me accountable! I am going to try and post my points for the day every day in the month of September. This is a big commitment but if I want to be successful I think I need to. I also am running out of time to complete my C25K program. It is only 3 days a week but I must start now if I am going to complete the 8 week program. I have kind of been on and off with it.

31 days until my friend Tracy and Liz come to visit from California. I want to be in the 180s by the time they get here. It is going to be tough because I will have to consistently lose 2 pounds a week until they get here. I have struggled to be consistent. Some weeks I lose 3 pounds, some I lose 1, some I lose none. I am hoping by setting this short goal that I will be able to really focus and do it. I am also wanting to be 185 by the time of the Race for the Cure at the end of October.

Say No to Fast Food

Man, it is hard to say no to fast food sometimes. I have been so busy this month and it is hard to always be totally prepared for lunch and dinner on the run. As I stated in a previous post, August is by far one of my busiest months for CPR; usually I have one of my other instructors teach for me so that I can be at home. However, I have recently been off work for four months due to the baby's birth and I am all about replenishing our savings account. So, this means lots of work for Cheryl. This week alone I have taught 3 CPR classes. Most of the classes are in the evening and I am rushing to get there after work; by the time the course is over it is 8:30 at night and I am famished and hungry. This is not a good thing for someone on a diet. I am already packing my lunch everyday so it is difficult to pack dinner too. I recently posted on Facebook about my morning bags...(diaper bag, gym bag, CPR bags, purse, Hudson's lunch bag & backpack, my lunchbag)...like seriously...can I pack another bag?

On Wednesday, I taught CPR and when I got done I ran thru Chick-fil-A. For my western friends, this is a fast food joint that only sells chicken. Their chicken is unique, it WAY better than any other chicken nugget I have ever had. It is very yummy, always busy, and Hudson loves their nuggets. Wednesday I actually had the kids with me. I teach CPR at my friend's Allstate office and she has a little girl a year older than Hudson. The kids went to the "Bounce House" to jump while I taught CPR and then after the class I took Hudson home. We were both starving so I quickly pulled through and indulged an 8 piece nugget and a french fry.
Nuggets: 270 cals
French Fries: 380 cals
Polynesian Sauce: 220 cals, (110 cals each..I had 2)

870 calories for one meal! It are days like this that will kill someone who is trying to lose weight. Lesson learned by would love suggestions on how to avoid the drive-thru.

Sicko

Wow..I was so sick. I haven't been that sick in a long time. Saturday night I had a stomach virus and threw my guts up! I was up all night long. The next day I had a headache, I was sore (from both my workout and sleeping on the hard tile floor; the dry heaving for an hour probably didn't help either). Sunday I literally did not get off the couch. I still just felt really queasy. I couldn't eat anything, not even a cup of morning Joe. Now you know something is wrong when I don't want my special morning coffee. I slept pretty much all day. Monday I made it to work but still didn't feel well and pretty much didn't eat that day either except for some saltine crackers and gingererale. Even Tuesday, I still didn't feel quite right but started turning the corner. The stinky thing is that now I have some signs of a cold. Arrggh. I hate being sick. I can say that this year I have been sicker than I have been in a long time. I am going to blame it on preschool. Even though Hudson only goes two days a week, he is exposed to all those germs and brings them home. I haven't had really bad sickness but have had my fair share of colds, etc. Guess I should be better about taking my Vitamin C. I am hoping that this isn't really a cold and it will pass quickly. It is hard to get motivated to workout when you feel like crap; which leads me to I haven't hardly worked out this week. Just could't get myself on the treadmill. I am back on it today though!

Weight Watcher Results: Week 18

So down 1.4 this week. Not feeling well today, have had a stomach bug, so I will post more later. Wanted to at least get my weight posted though. Hopefully I will be feeling better tomorrow. I haven't eaten anything today except a few Saltine crackers and a Ginger-ale; maybe I will have another good week. That is usually the only benefit to being sick.

If you want something you have never had, you have to do something you have never done

This saying doesn't totally hold true for me, because I feel like it is something that I have had. For years I was thin and in shape, however...it has been so long that I have forgotten what it feels like. So last night was my first night of my small personal training "bootcamp" sessions. The workout was hard but the lady in charge is very nice. It is weird, you feel like you need to do what she says but she is definitely not all in your face or yelling at you. Then again, she could have been being easy on me for my first time. It was pretty much circuit training mostly doing activities using your body weight (lunges, push ups, squats, plank, etc) with the use of other equipment such as stability balls, cables, medicine balls, dumbbells, sliders and the bosu balance ball. It was a great workout, worked out your core as well as your arms and legs. There were several stations around the gym. She would show you the exercise and then we all went to a different station and did the exercise and then moved to the other station. All in all there was about 12 stations and we did each of them twice.

I am sore today. My quads mostly but I am sure that I will be hurting even more tomorrow. I have worked out on and off for a long time and would consider myself very familiar with most exercises done in the gym. Last night was different as most of them were exercises I had never seen before. I am going to try and take some pictures next time; many of the exercises could be done with minimal equipment at home. All the ladies in the group have been doing this for a while and are in super good shape. They were all very nice and encouraging. I will definitely be going back as I feel this will really help take me to the next level. It will build my strength and endurance and mix up my workouts. I am retaining a little water today so trying to drink more to flush it out.

Tomorrow is Weekend Warrior: Power Hour, I'll be posting again to let you know how it goes.