I'm Sick!

I may have over done it....but for whatever reason....I'm sick! Standard cold I think, scratchy throat, runny nose, coughing, sneezing, tired.....ya know....miserable! So I worked out this morning, didn't push too hard on cardio, but did all my lifting fine, even a couple more reps in each set.....then as the morning wore on I felt worse and worse....and now it's lunch, and I'm full on sick.

So I skipped my lunch workout, and I'm totally planning to sleep in tomorrow and not work out at all. Just rest a few days. But I'm not going to use this as an excuse to eat horrible..... Talk to ya next week.

On my way

So I did an extra work out last night, 3rd one of the day. Me and B met with the trainer for some plyometrics.....which is basically getting your heart rate up. We first took turns jumping rope, B is not that good of a rope jumper, he kept tripping or getting the rope caught on his feet, or hitting himself in the head (I don't even know how you do that!)...I, on the other hand, am an awesome rope jumper, one thing that being a girl has helped me succeed in! Then we did this thing where you bend down, jump out to a pike, jump back in, then stand up and jump ...all while holding a weighted ball.....we had to do sets of 10, B would be done with his set while I was at about 7 or 8, and those last 2 or 3 would be going very slowly because I was whipped by that point. Then we stood on a BOSU and balanced while hitting a punching bag fast and hard!

That was a great workout.....then I weighed myself this morning.....223.5!!! almost back to where I was. And I lifted with D this morning, and I did cardio at lunch! I am splurging for dinner tonight. I have been craving so many things that I know I shouldn't have....Taco Bell has a new black taco that I keep hearing ads for....they have a 2 for $20 deal at Chili's and it all looks good....but I'm not caving to any of that......nope! Subway had a buffalo chicken sub....so I'm going to have that tonight. I figure I'll load it up with fresh veggies and it will be pretty healthy, and I will feel satisfied that I'm eating something I drool over on TV!

I need to just stay away from commercials and it will help me stay away from bad food!

That time of the month

So B e-mailed me today and asked what me weight was for this weeks post....I told him that I'm not saying since it's that time of the month! Which is true....but when I weighed myself this morning I was 227, which probably has a lot more to do with the lasagna and garlic bread I ate for dinner last night.....and the Del Taco midnight snack on Saturday.....then any period bloating. But I bought me some time....I really need to crack down these next couple weeks. I need to be at least the 222.5 that I reported two weeks ago at weigh in in two weeks!!!

Taking it to the EXTREME

So today was our monthly employee lunch. It was the standard stuff. I would have loved to have eaten a cheeseburger and some cookies and washed it down with a pop. But instead I had a salad and a chicken breast and some veggies, I also had 3 small ribs and a few bites of mashed potatoes. I am stuffed and do not at all miss the stuff I didn't eat.

I was sitting and eating with 3 girl friends, and then B came and sat at our table. On his plate was 1 chicken breast and some pickle slices. That's it! Everyone commented on how little he was eating! He said that from the things he knows about the contest, he is not going to win, he will at best come in 3rd (which will push me out to 4th and out of any prize money!) but he at least wants to beat me! Then as we were all talking he commented on how tired he was and then later about how he was still hungry. No Poo!!! Your body needs fuel! I might have eaten a crap ton more than him, but I am satisfied. I ate much healthier than what I used to eat. And I know that I filled my body with good nutrition. Lots of good vitamins in my salad and veggies, not so much in the pickles!

So I'm pretty sure if what B knows is accurate, and I have no reason to doubt it, then I am out of the running for the contest. And if he keeps up his 800 calorie a day intake he will definitely beat me. But I don't care. I'm doing this for me. I'm not going to give up, I'm just going to continue to do my best. I lost 15 pounds so far, give or take a little, and I'm moving in the right direction without being miserable. And that's something I can keep up once the contest is over.

It was water!!

So I finished out yesterday with another round of cardio...1120 calories burned in all!!! (Even though B stood me up, but it was for a good reason, he asked if he should try to win something for his wife in a silent action, and I said go for it, so he left early to put in a bid....btw, he got it!!) But we set up a standing date for Monday's after work, at least until the end of the contest.

So I weighed in this morning, and 4 of the 5 pounds I put on over the weekend are gone. So I'm at 223.5, which is -5.9%......B's last posted list had me at 6.1%, so I am almost back there.

I did cardio and weights this morning, just finished up another 1/2 hour of cardio. and am enjoying a salad and chicken breast.

I have tomorrow off to go to the doctor, so I'll see ya on Thursday!

Well that didn't work so well...

So at the end of the last post I said I planned to weigh in Today at 220 or below! Yeah Right! What dream land was I in when I wrote that! Instead of loosing a couple pounds, or even staying the same which would have been totally acceptable, I gained 5 pounds back!!! I'm so mad at myself!

But I knew it would happen. I ate anything I wanted all through my Birthday, and My son's birthday, and his party! And My mom got me a cheesecake as my birthday cake, and I shared it, but I took the rest home and had a total of about 3 slices. Plus the brownies that I made last week, plus a couple pieces of my son's birthday cake.

But I have been doing super good for the last month, and this was a little slip up, over 5 days, but now I am back on track. And there were high points, like the food I ordered for the adults at my son's party, wrap sandwiches, veggie tray and fruit tray! Then I took the leftover veggies home and made stew! And I went to my Women on Target event, which is notorious for having bad food, so I took a salad and strawberries with me. And they had better food this time, you could order a burger or chicken sandwich with fries, but I didn't...I just ate my salad.

So I'm right back at it. burned over 750 calories on cardio so far today, morning and lunch time workouts. And B invited me to work out after work too. So I'm hoping these 5 pounds are just water, and I can loose it plus more this week! And I'm not just hoping, I'm working at it!