Friday, Saturday and my weigh-in!

So, Friday I took the bus to work because the sore throat was being persistent. I climbed stairs on my break, went to lunch (Taco Bell Fresco taco) with my mom so no walk during lunch, but I walked home. Then I walked to meet my husband at the gym later that night. My gym workout was awesome! I did 20 minutes of intense cardio, then did chest and shoulders and worked them pretty hard...my husband helped me focus on my muscle contraction by placing a finger on the muscle I needed to focus on...for some reason this helps immensely! Great workout! We took the bus home instead of walking. I finally got some vitamin C and my throat already feels better! Amazing what a gob of vitamin C can do!! :)

Okay and let's see, Saturday was not according to plan...I got on the scale in the a.m. and lost 1.4 lbs. for last week bringing my grand total lost to 58.4! Woo Hoo!! That's my highest lost so far and I've lost for the past 3 weeks in a row...which makes me feel like I'm pulling out of the yo yo thing I had been doing. I've been very careful with my diet and the exercise has been off the charts so I'm hopeful I'll see another loss next week. I didn't exercise on Saturday though. I simply opted not to. Today is Sunday, and since I took Saturday off of exercise I'm hoping to get some in today...although I have no idea where or how. I have to go to my sisters because my uncle, who I haven't seen in 10 years, is in town!! YAY! And, then we have a movie we are taking the whole crew to tonight (Alice in Wonderland!!) So, I might have some time between like 5 and 7 where I can get some cardio and abs in. I'll try!! If not, it won't be the end of the world, but it would feel great to squeeze it into an otherwise jam packed day! :) I'd love to go roller skating but that's not going to happen today.

I found out on Friday, while I was having lunch with my mom, that she has been diagnosed with emphysema. We knew something was probably up but thought it might be related to her kidney failure. I don't know yet what we are looking at in terms of life expectancy....a year? two? I know 4 is probably the max, she's in stage 4...the last stage. I did a little research on it and it's just a horrible thing and I am heart sick that she is going through it. So, the next few years will be a challenge for me, as my coping mechanism in the past has been food. But, my mother's health is one of the biggest reasons that prompted me to finally stick to something solid...I don't want to go through what she is going through. It's very real to me, the risks involved, when you don't take care of yourself properly. We think it's not really doing much of anything except making us look bad, but on the inside, over the years, it's doing a tremendous amount of damage, some of it irreversible. It was a huge wake up call to me. It's unfortunate that it took something so huge to make me take notice.

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday...

Tuesday was a disaster! An absolute disaster!! It's a long story but it revolves around a car and a dead battery and a very important appointment. We'll just leave it at that. But, on the upside of that was the very important fact that I did NOT indulge in a binge or overeat in any way to deal with the stress of the day. I did, however, have a true meltdown emotionally realizing the stress I was carrying around over things that have nothing to do with my weight loss. I credit my new lifestyle to helping life me out of that funk in nanoseconds compared to the way I have coped in the past. I did not break my plan, ate solidly, and opted for an early bedtime forgoing my workout that day. I have learned to listen to my body and let it guide my decisions.


Wednesday was a 100% improvement on Tuesday. I walked to work in the a.m. (about a 40 minute walk)., climbed stairs on my break, walked on my lunch for a half hour, walked with my husband on my afternoon break and then walked downtown to go shopping while I waited for my husband to get off work. After I bought a new nightgown (cute spaghetti strapped silky thing) and a couple of blouses for work my husband and I headed for the gym. I did 15 minutes of intense cardio and a pretty intense leg workout. We had to catch the bus so I finished my triceps workout at home. My nutrition was great...6 small meals, spread about 2-3 hours apart.


Thursday (today) I woke up with a sore throat. Great. I just remembered that I ran out of vitamin C two days ago...might have something to do with it...mental note: Don't forget to pick up the vitamin C! (it's now 9:04 p.m. and I forgot to pick up the vitamin C...*sigh*) So, I ignore the sore throat and walk to work, climb stairs on my break, walk on my lunch and on my break, and walk home. When I got home my mother-in-law and her boyfriend were here so I visited with them for about 40 minutes which stretched my mealtime out to 4 hours since the last meal...not good. That's never good. So, I ate way too much at my dinner meal BUT I had plenty of points to spare so it's all good. And, I opted out of the next meal. Since I will be going to bed early (trying to prevent getting a full blown cold) I won't need a 6th meal today.


After I ate, I watched my recorded episode of Biggest Loser, put my sneakers on and did an intense 20 minutes step session and then worked my abs pretty hard. Stretched and now I'm ready for bed! awwww shit! I gotta go take a shower first, THEN I'm ready for bed....well, and I have to get some food ready for tomorrow, but THEN I'm definitely ready for bed....um, after I set all my clothes out for tomorrow, but then I swear I'm really gonna be ready for bed.....I'm exhausted now tho....lol!


Tomorrow is FRIDAY and I have a great weekend planned! I'm going to lunch with my mom and my uncle Roy is here from Oregon to visit, I am doing TWO update videos for YouTube, I have my weigh-in on Saturday morning and we (the hubbs and our kids) are going to go see Alice in Wonderland (LOVE Johnny Depp!!) so the weekend is jam packed with fun stuff! I'll be carrying a cooler with all my food around with me and getting my workouts in on Friday night and Saturday without fail. Sunday is my off day...


Nighty night ;)
one more thought....are you doing all you can to reach your goals....? ;)

The new workout went well today. I got up early this morning and walked to work instead of taking the bus...it was exhilerating...I'm looking forward to the nicer weather. Then on my break I climbed the 3 flights of stairs in my building 3 times up and back down. Then at lunch I walked for 30 minutes briskly through the neighborhood....all this activity made me HUNGRY...so I made sure I had plenty to eat at each of my meals. No skipping any meals today.

After work, despite the blustery weather, and little bits of sprinkles I walked home. Then tonight after dinner we headed to the gym. I did my 20 minutes of intense cardio on the eliptical machine and then worked my back and biceps. I did the lat pulldown and seated row for my back, and the bicep curls and hammer curls for my biceps.

Injecting alot of activity throughout the day keeps my blood flowing and my energy up. I sit ALL day long at my job so it's important to get the blood moving. It was a good day! :)