2011 challenge

Alright to all my friends, relatives, people who read this, friends of people who read this acquaintances . . . basically any one who wants to . . .

1000 Mile Challenge 

 Sometimes in order to get yourself moving you need a goal set for yourself . . . I'm setting that goal for myself, and you should set it for yourself as well. And a little competition never hurt anyone :)

Whats the goal ????  . . . to walk/run/bike 1000  miles through the 2011 year. This a not a resolution you can fail the first week of the year (and be honest, most of us fail at being consistent with our resolutions). I really highly encourage people to participate in this . . . its not difficult . . . just walk, go to the gym, take a bike ride . . . simple right. Just track what you do . . . . make it a goal to reach 1000 miles within the year (that's 20 miles a week . . . which seems a lot . . . but its not :) )

There are 4 people I want to do this with  me . . . I'm not gonna say names but you better believe I'm gonna ask you if you read this.
Theres one person I think should pass this along to others . . . again no names ;)

Doing this does not mean that you have to workout and kill yourself everyday, it just means you gotta put a little effort towards getting a little bit of workout in your day . . .



Believe me some days I feel like this . . .

 . . . the second I get out to workout.

However . . . 

If I wanna look like this . . . 

. . . I better get my booty going ;)

I love . . .

Things I love . . .

1. Being able to post in this that I accomplished a mission (which I did . . . read on and I'll explain)
2. Knee High Socks . . . I love them, I love how they keep you warm, I love how they look with my workout pants, I love them :)
3. My puppy and how hes so excited when I come home, probably more to go to the bathroom than to see me, but I"ll take what I can get
4. Home cooked meals, having enough food in the fridge or cabinets in order to make something (right now chili is cookin)
5. Baking and then giving what I made to others . . . I just like the activity, I dont so much like having the sweets all over my apartment. 
6. Compliments . . . whether its someone tellin me I did a good job, or saying I look good, telling me my baked goods are awesome, or whatever . . . compliments directed towards me are things I love.

Just felt the need to focus on the simple pleasures of my life today.

Soooo accomplishment . . . this is from Dec. 1
"Tonight my trainer gave me a decent cardio plan . . . something that he honestly thinks I can do (if i can really do it . . . we'll see), I've decided to make it my goal . . . mark my words by Dec. 31 I will be completing this goal

Run 1600 meters ( 1 mile)
Rest 3 minutes
Run 1200 meters (.75 mile)
Rest 2 minutes
Run 800 meters (.5 mile)
Rest 1 minute
Run 400 meters (.25 mile)"

Today is Dec. 28th and I was able to accomplish this mission . . . :) Smile for me . . . I added my own little twist, but alas I ran the 2.5 miles required for this act :)

What I did . . . 
Jog 1 mile @ 5.0
Rest 5 min walk @ 3.3
Jog .75  mile @ 5.0
Rest 5 min walk @ 3.3
Jog .5 mile @ 5.0
Rest 5 min walk @ 3.3
Jog .25 mile @ 5.0
This got me to about 3.3 miles . . .
The remaining mile uphill downhill @ 3.6
Calories burned: 775

What I ate . . . 
Hand full of dark chocolate
cheese sandwhich
protein bar
oodles of water
(i'm about to go eat me some chips and chili . . . yummmm)

I KNOW I didnt eat enough today b/c at like 6:30p I felt like I was going to pass out I even told my mother who's comment was "wanna get some fries" . . . I would have, but I have chili cookin at home and i LOVE my chili. :)

I did it :)

Well sorta . . .

10:30 this AM i debated over going to Lifetime . . . this is what happened in my mind . .

I should go to Lifetime, I wonder what time they close, maybe they close at like 1, if they close at 1 then theres not really that much time for me to go. I'll call . . . . oh they close at 3, thats cool that they open tmr at 3. I was pretty sure they wouldnt open again until Sunday. That means I could work out tomorrow. MMMM my body is sore from the last two days, I sorta need a day off . . . but will I really workout Christmas night, its not like I'll be at my parents all night. Well maybe I'll be at my parents all day Christmas. Man I really dont want to workout today. However, if I go in today, then I dont have to go in again until Sunday. Bah! Nope I"m going in before 11.

Then some huge drama happened that lasted for about 20 minutes and that really motivated me to go in.

I'm pretty proud of myself, I was able to jog a whole mile. I havent done that since Aug. so . . . go me!
What I did . . . 
2.5 miles jog/walk
- 1 mile jog @ 5.0 then 4 min walk @ 3.3
- 5 min jog @ 5.0 then 3 min walk @ 3.3
- 3 min jog then 3 min walk
- 3 min jog then 3 min walk
1 mile uphill/downhill walk @ 3.6
35 min elliptical
total calories burned: 950
(If you've been keeping track that makes 3500 calories burned this week)

Alright I'm off to go celebrate the holidays . . . .

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all that read this blog :)

Just the facts

Boring post today but i'm only posting the facts.


What I did . . . 
2 mile jog/walk (a little run, a little walk, a little jog)
30 minute bike
35 minute elliptical
total calories burned: 950

What I ate . . . 
2 bagels
fries
veggie corn dogs
ravioli

I'm super tired and annoyed with snow and men, i'm saying good night!

Productive!!!!

Yesterday was way not productive, I think I took like 3 naps, woke up late in the day, convinced myself not to go workout and then ate whatever I felt like.

Today however was productive . . . my deeds today
1. Worked out
2. Christmas shopping
3. Wrapped Christmas gifts
4. Made butter cookies
5. Attempting to convince myself to make hockey pucks

Ok so #5 hasnt occured yet . . . but still those 4 are tedious things and to accomplish them between the hours of 10:45 and 7pm is a big task.

I bought myself a cookie press today and made butter cookies, I'm pretty proud of them so I'm going to display some picturage.

cookies before

new cookie press

cookies after . . . delicious!

cookies prior baking

What I did . . .
10 minute elliptical
training (totally need to try doing what I did today once this weekend )
2 mile jog/walk (5.0/3.3)
- 9 min jog/3 min walk
- 6 min jog/2 min walk
- 3 min jog/ 2 min walk
1 mile uphill/downhill walk @ 3.5

I need to get to the jogging goal I had . . . I have about two weeks . . . eeek

What I ate . . .
Lucky Charms (they were so good)
Wendy's Fries (these were not good)
Chips and Dip

I didnt eat well today at all . . . I dont know when I'm gonna get back to eating regular. We'll see if that'll happen soon :)

5 things

Today is my first day of vacation. I can tell ya that its 4:30pm and I'm already bored . . . I dont do well with unstructured time and sometimes I go off the deep end and do stupid stuff.

Heres what I did today . . .

1. I worked out. I woke up and my ankle hurt badly when I walked so I avoided running, however I still made myself do a decent workout.
What I did . . . 
30 min bike (7.5 miles)
40 minutes elliptical (2.5 miles)

2. I had a new protein bar. It had the brand snickers on it so i assumed it was going to be good.

Not bad . . . the bar was really thick and fudgy . . . took me about 20 minutes to eat it. I bought a 6 pack so I'll be eating them again :)

3. I called it off with a guy. I was going down a track that Paul had laid awhile back and it just dawned on me today that I was going down that track again . . . as much as I think it'll work with this guy, I cant let myself go down that track again. You cant start to like someone based just on phone conversations, at some point you actually have to follow through with a date. I'm just tired to being the one walked all over and dealing with the cancellations. So I decided to take charge and say . . . "no, this isn't happening, have a good life" . . . its taken all my will not to call and try to justify my reasons.

4. I spent hours on the phone with a best friend trying to figure out how to change my life and trying to get her to not be so pessimistic . . . . shes still pessimistic but I'm still gonna work on her to turn it down ;)

5. Took a shower. I dont really have a 5th, theres a few things I should do . . . go shopping, help my folks shovel, make hockey pucks . . . however I'm not entirely up to doing any of that :) I kind of want to go workout again, however I think I'll be doing lots of that this week.

What I ate . . . 
protein bar (280 - 21)
3 giant onion rings (no idea)

I'm not really hungry today. Hopefully that keeps up these next two weeks and i'll have lost the 10lbs this month that I wanted to lose (I'm about 4lbs done ;) )

5 am

I'm pretty proud of myself. This morning I woke up at 4:35 in order to get in a 5am workout. It wasn't all that hard :)

What I did . . .
2.5 mile jog/walk (3.6/5.0 2min/6min)
1 mile uphill/downhill walk @ 3.6
Total Calories burned: 600

I entered myself in a 12 week Biggest Loser deal at work back in the fall. Today is the last weigh in and I'm pretty sure throughout the 12 weeks I've lost 4 big ones . . . not a significant loss :(
Theres talk about doing it again in the spring . . . but not sure if i want to invest $20 again to lose a small amount of weight . . . . we'll see.

oy vey

No complaining tonight, just giving cold hard facts :)

What I did . . . 
15 minute elliptical
training
2 mile jog/walk (3.5/5.0 . . . 2min/6min . . . thats right, i jogged for 6 min :) )
.5 mile jog/walk (5.3/3.5 . . . 90sec/60sec)
1 mile uphill/downhill walk @ 3.6
Total calories burned: 950 :)

What I ate . . . 
(wasnt good, but guilt trips always get me)
Super America coffee (that ended up being 325 calories, it was good, but not worth the calories)
salad (carrots, lettuce, croutons, egg, cranberries, dressing, cheese)
about 20 yogurt covered pretzels (tis the season)
cheese pizza (single serving)
a few fries
I didnt count calories . . . I'll get back to that tmr . . . promise!

Double workout

Today I went to Lifetime 2x . . . I love days that school is closed :)

School was closed today . . . i'm pretty sure its because of the sucky plowing job that St. Paul did over the weekend. It didn't help that the windchill was like -20 or something crazy like that. I feel that they should probably cancel school again tomorrow . . . for the kids ya know. Its probably more exciting to teachers when school is closed than parents. I wonder what you do when you work a full time job and your 4th grader's school is canceled . . . hmmm, who cares lol.

OK so my double workout. Today I went to lifetime at 3 . . . mainly b/c I was bored. three days in my apartment doing the same thing and watching movies doesnt really leave me very happy. I'm sure I consumed about 6000 calories this weekend, so going to lifetime had a high ranking on my list of priorities. I then went to lifetime again at 6:45 so I could do my training, however that didnt pan out, but I was a trooper and worked out for another hour ;)

What I did . . .
@3
2 miles jog/walk (5.3/3.6 2min/1min)
1 mile uphill/downhill walk (@3.4)
Calories burned: 500

@6:45
45 minute elliptical
calories burned: 515

Total: 1015 (go me!)

I have a pretty light schedule this week, so Tuesday I'm going to try to make it into lifetime after work . . . we'll see if that happens.

The truth and nothing but the truth

I'm not going to make 3500 calories burned this week . . . it just wont happen. I want it to happen however it wont. I'm not listing excuses .. . I'm not stating why, I"m just telling you it wont happen.

I'm off to go shovel this out of the snow so that I can get into Lifetime . . .

 I probably wont stay long, and honestly I dont want to go at all, but I do want to be able to say that I tried.


Worst day to go to lifetime, not because of the place its self but the fact it took me 10 minutes to drive the 1 mile it takes me to get there, and it took me 45 minutes to drive the 1 mile to get home.

What I did . . . 
30 min bike
30 min elliptical
calories burned: 410
(not a lot, but my heart wasn't there)

Not satisfied

This week I feel has been a busy week . . . with work, and 2nd work, getting to the gym and PM school responsibilities I feel like I've had little to no down time. Poor Sammers whos stuck at home solo for most of this week.

Good to know hes content right now scarfing down a bone.

I dont think I've worked out hard at all this week, each time I leave the gym I've only burned 600 calories, I swear I'm gonna do 3500 even if it kills me on Saturday :)


What I did . . .
mile 1 jog/walk (5.6/3.6 1 min ea)
mile 2 walk (3.6 uphill/downhill)
25 min bike
5 min stair master (that stuff is hard!)
Calories burned: 625

I'm not posting what I ate . . . it wasnt good.

However a few nights ago I made lasagna (soymeat, cottage cheese, cheese, noodles, sauce) it was about 475 calories a serving and about 31 g of protein . . . not too bad. :)

Mheh . . .

So because of what I did Sunday night the day was really good, until I finished work. When I got home thats where it all went down hill . . . :(

What I ate . . .
Banana (100 - 2)
Bread (400ish - 13)
Spinach dip (200 - 4)
Soup (320 - 8)
Breadsticks (300 - 4)
Candy (boo!) (300ish)
Total Calories : 1620 - 31

I cant believe how many calories I took in today. Thats horrible, its wasnt until I wrote it all down just now that I am 400 over what I have been. Whats worse is that I had so much bread . . . tricky little bugger.

What I did . . .
(not so much, for some reason had no energy at LT tonight)
10 minute elliptical
personal training
15 minute bike
1 mile tread (just walking, i'm a whimp)
Total calories burned: 575

HOLY HANNAH . . . I could NOT get it together today at Lifetime, everything seemed like such a hard task. Not cool! I have no excuse for it . . . all I can say is that I have to work harder now the next few times I go in.

What I saw . . .

I went to life time this morning. Yey me . . . I did decent, hit my goal and did more that I expected myself to do.

What I did . . . 
miles 1,2,3 jog/walk (5.0/3.6 2min/1min)
miles 4,5 uphill/downhill walk @ 3.7
20 minute elliptical
Total calories burned . . . 950 (total for the week 3750) :)


What I ate . . . 
cold pizza (225 - 3)
corn dogs (280 - 16)
tator tots (320 - 4)
1/2 a protein bar (135 - 10)
Total (as of 3:30)  : 950 - 33
however i'm going out tonight, so it'll be alot higher


So when I was at lifetime heres what I saw . . . things tend to surprise me there and i'm not sure why.
1. A man jogging at a 4.0 pace, 20 minutes he only did a little more than a mile, and he was jogging like a girl.
2. A woman watching pro-woman muscle contest . . . just found it odd
3. A woman using a tape deck walkman . . . I havent seen or used one of those in years
4. A guy in a suede jumpsuit . . . he looked soooo fake . . . tan/plastic/ugly . . . 
There were more . . . but they seem to slip my mind . . . its a crazy place that attracts many different type of people.

Done for the Day

So the day is over but I had to record what I did for a workout.

I'm not going to record what I ate, based on the fact that it wasnt very good and I dont need to broadcast that I ate crap today. However I do justify it by saying that its Friday, and typically on Friday I eat whatever is in front of me :)

Good news is I lost 2 lbs . . . two weeks ago at work we had a weigh in and since that time I've been able to lose weight ..  . go me!

What I did . . . 
mile one run/walk (6.0/3.6 75 sec/45 sec)
mile two uphill/downhill walk (@3.6)
mile three jog/walk (5.0/3.6 2 min/1min)
25 minute elliptical
20 minute bike
Calories burned . . . 950 (only 800 to go in order to burn off 3500 this week :) )

Scared

So i'm sitting here right now telling myself I'm not going to go to Lifetime . . . this is the thoughts I have at night . . . Lifetime or no Lifetime . . . Lifetime or no Lifetime . . . heres what I need for Christmas, I need a daisy that regenerates after a day so that I can pull pedals off and decide if i'm going or not. If someone could make the decision for me that would be superb. Maybe you're thinking why wouldnt Cheri go to Lifetime, well its because I"m scared . . . I'm scared of what will happen at the scale tomorrow morning and I'm pretty sure that I need to work out in the AM for the result would be better. Well whatever I'm illogical.

What I ate . . . 
- banana (100 - 2)
- Chobani yogurt (140 - 14)
- Apple (100 - 2)
- Doritos (150 - 2)
- Tortilla Chips (400 - 5)
- Veggie Pot Pie (420 - 9)
Total: 1310 - 34

The last two days my calorie counts have been over 1200 . . . I have no idea how many calories I should have consumed in one day. I know that the goal is between 1000 and 1200, but I dont knwo if I'm supposed to get at least that much in a day, or if 1200 is where I should tap out. I hate calories, I hate eating and I hate how food is the hardest thing for me. 

If I didnt already say, tomorrow morning I weigh in and I'm scared out of my  mind.

FAILURE

So today I was supposed to kick butt working out, that didn't happen . . . I'm a little bit disappointed at my achievements tonight at Lifetime. Tonight my trainer gave me a decent cardio plan . . . something that he honestly thinks I can do (if i can really do it . . . we'll see), I've decided to make it my goal . . . mark my words by Dec. 31 I will be completing this goal

Run 1600 meters ( 1 mile)
Rest 3 minutes
Run 1200 meters (.75 mile)
Rest 2 minutes
Run 800 meters (.5 mile)
Rest 1 minute
Run 400 meters (.25 mile)

What I did . . . 
1 mile jog/walk (1.5 minute @ 5.3 / 1 min @ 3.5)
40 minutes elliptical
training . . .
Total calories burned: 900

1st off . . . didnt feel like running tonight, just wasnt in the mood . . . my hips kinda hurt, and every time i started on a good pace my side started to ache. It was easier to throw in the towel and move to the elliptical than to fight it.

2nd . . . trainer had me do this crazy 9 different exercise thing . . . I have no idea what it was called. I complained all the way through it . . . and he FINALLY said what I know he's been wanting to say for the last year. I said "I dont want to do these" and his response "I don't care" . . . best thing to hear when you're struggling. I know he reads this so I'm just gonna say . . . I dont complain because the stuff is hard, I complain because of how I look doing it . . . ass in the air, sweat dripping down my face . . . bah!


What I ate . . . 
apple (100 - 2)
egg salad sandwich (150 - 11)
chobani yogurt (140 - 14)
tortilla chips (300 - 4)
tomato soup (320 - 8)
bread sticks (300 - 4)
protein drink (110 - 17)
Total: 1420 - 60

I'd love to be able to get 90g of protein in my diet . . . why is it soooo hard!

So one comment I want to make. Today when I was on the elliptical I was right next to the mirror and if you know me you know I'm so vain (that song was about me by the way) . . . so I'm watching myself use this machine and other than the fact that I have a ginormous ass I don't look too bad. There's one thing I'd really like right about now and I'd like to hear that I'm doing good . . . and not just "wow you knwo how to burn calories" but I want someone to genuinely tell me that I look like I've lost weight . . . I miss hearing that and really that's what this whole mission is about, having people notice I'm trying to literally work my ass off.

Eaters Remorse

I talked with a friend today about eaters remorse . . . she talked about how she doesn't have it. I envy that because although sometimes I eat whatever I want, I feel so bad about it right after . . . not to the point where I want to upchuck it, however I do feel badly. I HATE when people bring food into work b/c I either go all day wanting the stupid crap, or I over eat whats there and then hate myself for it when the day is over and I've eaten 3000 calories by 3pm. I don't know if theres a way to get over eaters remorse, the topic just got me thinking.

What I ate . . . 
broccoli cheddar soup (120 - 6)
2 slices of bread (80 - 5)
Jellybeans (200 - 0)
Protein Shake (110 - 17)
Pizza (660 - 22)
Total: 1170 - 50


What I did . . . 
mile 1 run/walk (6.0/3.5 1 min ea)
mile 2 uphill/downhill walk @ 3.5 (-3.0/5.0 1 min ea)
25 min elliptical
25 min bike
Calories  burned . . . 825

Too Much?

Today was a fun day, got to decorate the apartment which is always fun. You can totally tell what one color I feel is associated with Christmas by the looks of my apt :)

Its very possible I over did it working out tonight. I think there may be ONE person that disagrees, we'll see. Justifying why I pushed so hard, I wanted my total calories burned this week to be 3500.

What I did . . . 
mile 1 and 2 run/walk (6.0/3.5 1 min ea)
mile 3 uphill/downhill walk @ 3.7 (-3.0/4.0 incline)
mile 4 jog/walk (5.3/3.5 1 min ea)
mile 4.5 walk @ 3.5 pace
20 minute elliptical
15 min rowing
25 min bike
Total calories burned . . . 1370, I was there for over 2 hours

What I ate . . . 
(so far, its only like 7pm now)
funnel cake (300 calories?)
1/2 egg salad sandwich (100 - 5)
100 calorie popcorn (100 - 3)
chobani yogurt (140 - 14)
Total: 550ish - 22

I might go eat something fatty tonight, thats the mood i'm in currently.

Protein Review . . .

Chobani Greek Yogurt.

I'm not a huge yogurt fan, but I enjoyed this stuff.
I liked that it was thicker than yoplait or other brands and it didnt taste too horrid.
I'd like to taste another flavor, peach didnt strike my fancy.

I Rocked It!

Whoa what a day . . . thats about all I can say for today . . . here was my agenda

11pm . . . go to bed
2am . . . wake up in order to leave for some Black Friday shopping @ 2:30
3am . . . stand in line at Best Buy
4am . . . start crying a little due to freak out about supplies being in stock
5am . . . find warmth again in Best Buy (found my items, called a couple of friends and woke them up . . . sorry for that btw)
6a-12p . . . shopping with Erin, so much fun!
12p - 4p . . . remember the wonderfulness behind sleeping
4:30p . . . work out like a rockstar :)


What I ate . . . 
Perkins breakfast (it was a free meal, I couldnt say no due to calorie countage)
Meal: (700 - 15)
- biscuit
- scrambled eggs
- breakfast potatos
If i'm gonna do a breakfast out, i'm gonna do it right . . . no fresh fruit on that plate :) (but there was also no butter, and no syrup)
protein bar (210 - 14)
Total: 910 - 30
- I'm having a hard time with the protein . . . bah!

What I did . . . 
LOVED my workout tonight and the fact it was so simple
calories burned . . . 925
mile 1 . . . jog/walk (5.3/3.6 1 min ea)
mile 2 AND 3 . . . jog/walk (5.3/3.6 1.10 min/1 min . . . i felt the need to bump it up a tad)
mile 4 . . . uphill/downhill walk @ 3.6 (-3 include/4.0 incline 1 min ea)
20 minute elliptical

Protein Review . . . 


Market Pantry nutrition bar, not all that bad :)
Chocolate Peanut Butter 
Something I would most definitely eat again
Let the record show . . . protein bars, so much better than shakes (in my opinion)

Bad Feelings

So I'm in a weird mood right now.
Its 10:30 pm and I'm sitting on my comp feeling bad for myself. I'm not going to go into details I just have a sense within me that is pathetic.

I didnt workout today . . . I was feeling better in the evening and I could have/should have worked out I just didnt . . . I hate hate hate when I do that, its no one's fault but my own however I do this so many times, and the worst part is at the end of the day I feel horrid for not going. I genuinely enjoy working out but find it the hardest thing to motivate my body to do.

I'm feeling pretty wonky about other things in my life too . . . personal life, work life, living situation and friends. I'm feeling negative so I'm looking at things with a pessimistic point of view and thats not healthy.

Today I was driving home and I was thinking to myself "what makes a person happy?" Like how do you know you're truly happy? I know I'm happy when I'm working out, or when I'm hanging out with friends or when I'm with family . . . The question that stand is am I happy? I dont even know what would make me happy? Or what would motivate me to lead a lifestyle thats considered happy. I wonder if people look at me and think, wow that Cheri is a true Debbie Downer . . . probably after reading this posting they will.

No info on what i've eaten today . . . it was all crap!

Monday Newness: Amy's Pot Pie

So I've decided that each Monday I'm going to try to have something new on Mondays . . . maybe dinner, maybe recipe maybe protein . . . we'll see ;)

Todays newness was Amy's Pot Pies

I'm gonna have to say . . . eh it was ok
Gonna have to try the vegetable one and see how the tofu effects the 'goodness'





 What I ate . . .
Peppermint Coffee
Eggplant Parmesan Bites (150 - 8)
Green Grapes (100 - 1)
Doritos (150 - 2)
Cheese (300 - 14)
Broccoli Pot Pie (430 - 11)
Protein Shake (110 - 17)
Total: 1240 - 53

I literally thought i ate like a pig today but right now I'm sitting her and absolutely cannot think of what I ate today.


What I did . . .
650 calories burned 
1 mile jog/walk (5.3/3.6 1 min each)
- wasn't in the mood to jog tonight . . . sadness
30 minute elliptical
20 minute biking

I think i might have to go in tomorrow morning to do a little extra workout . . . we'll see

NEW Protein . . .

i tried this stuff tonight . . .
ewww gross is all i have to say.
took me literally like 45 minutes to drink this stuff
bad new is . . . i still have 3 more 'bottles'
I dont like protein shakes !

Forgotten Lunch

So I forgot my lunch today and it made me sooooo upset.
I had a discussion with how if you forget food then you're obsessed with the fact you dont have food. However when you do have your lunch but dont have time to eat it then its not a big thing on your mind. I think thats sooo true, I thought I was going to die this morning when I was prepping for work, however once the day started and I was teaching it wasn't such a big deal to not have food.
Interesting . . .


What I ate . . . 
Mocha Mint Coffee
2 Green Apples (190 - 1)
Diet Coke
Chili's House Salad w/ dressing (400 - 15)
Chili's Tostada Chips (300 - 4)
Swedish Fish (140 - 1)
Total: 1030 - 21

Not the best . . . but I'm paranoid about what I'll see tmr on the scale

Good Day

So today was a good day. Someone brought donuts into work today and I didnt eat one. That in itself makes the day a good day.

What I ate . . . 
Mocha Mint Coffee
Muffin (200calories - 5protein)
Chili (300 - 18)
Banana (100 - 3)
Muffin (200 - 5)Spaghetti w/ meatballs and sauce (530 - 25)
Bread (80 - 5)
Protein bar (240 - 10)
Total: 1650 calories - 71

wow 1600 calories . . .


What I did . . .
930 calories burned
15 minute elliptical
Personal training
1.5 mile jog/walk (5.2/3.6 1 min ea)
15 min rowing (1 min row, 30 sec rest)
20 min biking (5 miles)



The winner for protein tonight was a Clif bar (chocolate chip)

 Not super amazing but it was nice knowing that I could eat a chocolate bar that tasted like candy after my workout :). It was the bar with lowest amount of protein, but I think has a high # of calories. Not bad, would buy another one. Friday  morning will be my next workout, which means my next judgment of protein . . . I'm thinking the shake :)

And the word of the day . . .

Protein . . .
This simple thing has been on my mind ALL DAY. Started with a suggestion last night, boiled to the top with a discussion with a coworker then spilled to an obsession at Target.

So one of my goals within the next month is to get more protein in after I workout. Now I'm not sure exactly how many grams of protein I'm supposed to have in a day. One website told me like 150g, and a co-worker said up to 45 . . . quite a big difference there. I'll keep doing my research . . . I dont have one source for protein, so at Target today I looked at everything I could (excluding protein powers b/c they dont sell them in the size I want) and bought a few protein trials . . . heres what I found

 

These items range from 10g of protein to 23g. There are 4 bars, one thing of greek yogurt and one shake thing. I'm told that I'm supposed to try to get more protein in after a workout, so you bet your butt I'll be sharing my thoughts and rating what I've put in my mouth ;)

What I ate . . . 

Peppermint Coffee

Banana (100 calories)

Salad (egg, dressing, croutons, cranberries, cheese, romaine) (400 calories? eh)

Pretzels (120 calories)

Popcorn (100 calories)

Corn dogs (280 calories)

Baked Potato (150 calories)

Total: 1150 calories

What I did . . . 

NOTHING, its Tuesday ;)

New Goals

So tonight my trainer gave me some new goals to pay attention to for the next month. I think I do really well when I have to prove something to him . . . its my way of saying 'i know i dont make much progress but I literally can do it when you challenge me'.


What I ate . . . 
Peppermint Coffee
Green apple 100 calories
Taco Salad (fake meat, lettuce, cheese, tortilla chips) est. 400 calories
grapes 50 calories
brownies (pretty sure they were about 400 calories . . . thanx Heidi!)
corn dogs (2) 180 calories
fries 120 calories
ice cream sandwich 160 calories
Total:  1,410 (thats an estimate)

What I did . . . 
825 calories
10 minute elliptical
2.5 mile jog/walk (3.5/5.2 1 min ea)
personal training (rowing, squats, planks)

Positive note:
My favorite happy blogs 1000 Awesome Things posted something that mad me laugh
Awesome thing #377 Taking your pants off . . . .
I totally agree with this, sometimes its just a great feeling to come home, take off you work pants and walk around in jogging pants or pj pants

Warrant - Cherry Pie

just downloaded this song to run to today. One of my favorite songs . . . enjoy!

Running Music

Today ended up being a good lazy sunday . . . and I'm totally content with that :)

What I ate . . . 
toast w/ jam (2 slices)
fried potatoes (i made them they were good)
thin crust, individual cheese pizza (i only ate 2/3 of it)
ice cream sandwich (oops)
diet cokie


What I did . . 
750 calories
2 mile jog/walk (5.2/3.5 1 min ea)
.5 mile uphill walk (3.7)
25 min elliptical

Positive note:
I found vegetarian corn dogs today at Target, I haven't tried them yet, but prior the whole vegetarian change I LOVED corn dogs and i haven't had one since. Over the summer a friend got a corn dog at the state fair and I drooled so much she had me eat some of the bread that covers the dog . . . lol.

Sadness

So this mornings workout didn't happen . . . I slept through my alarm, when I woke up it was 5:40, and I thought . . . eh 30 more minutes of sleep.

Today will be a LONG day at work . . . conferences, YUCK! Means a 13 hour day at work only to go home, sleep and continue the same thing for another few hours the next day.

Reason I'm posting . . . 
Burning calories . . . Over the last year I've noticed that I'm able to burn more calories while I'm at lifetime. I knwo this is because i'm either pushing harder or the fact i'm running so i'm in a better heart rate zone or what not. Heres the funny little twist . . . when i was burning less (say 500 to 600) I went more frequently, I set a goal to burn off 3500 a week. Now I walk out of lifetime and i burn between 700 and 900 yet i'm only going maybe 3 times a week. Its soooo weird. I have a calendar where I write down things I've done and calories i've burned when i workout. And Aug . . . I rocked it, i was there so many times . . . but now . . . my workouts seem sporadic and not as often. Makes me sad. I'm going to blame it on the job . . . that place physically wears me out.
Maybe a someone can find me a job that makes the same amount of money I make now however doesnt leave me crabby and tired at the end of the day. Hmmmmmm

Go Big or Go Home

Texas is smart . . . I believe their simple statement makes a huge point.

What I did . . . 
910 calories . . . woot, woot!
25 minutes elliptical
2 miles on treadmill (5.0/3.5 1 min ea)
personal training (some sprinting and core work)

tmr morning is a weigh in morning, so i'm gonna do the whole 5am workout (tuesday it didnt happen, so we'll see you at Life time at 5am for sure )

What I ate . . . 
Peppermint coffee (yep i'm obsessed, thats the right word for it)
Green apple
egg salad sandwich
banana
grapes
pretzels
rice krispie bars (4 sqares, oops)
salad (egg, carrots, lettuce, croutons, cranberries, ranch, cheese)

I'm not in a huge writing mood so thats where I"m going to leave it. :)

Positive note . . . 
I didnt kill anyone today at work . . . thats always a positive thing right. Literally, today at work it was almost as if people were dropping like flies due to sickness, lol.

Music ADD . . .

Tonight was sooooooooo hard to get into Lifetime, I think i thought of every excuse in the book to not go . . .
1. my hands hurt
2. i didnt eat dinner therefore i dont have the energy to workout
3. I can go in tuesday/wednesday/thursday/saturday
4. People at highland park sucks . . . lol

But i did go in . . . be proud of me

What I did . . . 
710 calories
15 minutes on treadmill (for some reason could not focus on this, had to change music like 17 times to get through a mile)
30 minutes on elliptical (thank God for the Rocky Horror picture show soundtrack . . . thats the only thing that kept me on that thing and in a heart rate zone that wasnt 120)
20 minutes bike (only did this b/c i wanted to do something that was not the treadmill)

Tmr morning i'm attempting to go in early. The goal is to sprint or something like that . . . we'll see how that goes.


What I ate . . . 
(nothing good)
Green Apple
Peppermint Coffee
Prezels
Grapes
Egg Salad sandwich
Green apple (the 2nd)
buttered bread (2 slices)
pretzels and peanut butter (about 2tbsp)
Jam sandwich
doritos chips

I feel when it comes to eating, I do so well during the day because I have to. but then when the evening comes I just shove whatever I can into my mouth. Its probably b/c I buy the crap and have to eat it, but theres no way I can convince myself to not buy/eat junk food.

Positive note . . .
I cant think of one for today . . . sorry

In suspense . . .

I was told that I havent updated since Thursday thus leaving a friend in suspense . . . I really dont know why this is.


So this weekend was a productive weekend, not so much used to that, none the less it was :)

What I did . . . 
I didnt get into Lifetime at all this weekend, however yesterday (Saturday) spent hours covering windows in plastic. Not a intensive job you'd think, but doing 12 windows left me exhausted at the end of the day. Today I spent hours in my parents yard raking . . . again not a job that seems all that intensive, but after 2 hours when you're sitting on a step with three huge piles of leaves in front of you and blisters all over your hand that hurt like pebbles in your shoes . . . . you feel tired.

What I ate . . . 
Nothing too horrid, weekends are never a time when I'm going to post everything that I ate, but I will say I had some jimmy johns, grilled cheese sandwich, and some homemade hot dishes (yes I'm from Minnesota and I say hot dishes not casserole)

Positive note . . . 
My positive note for the day . . . the Office . . . cracks me up!

IT HAPPENED!!!!

5am workout actually happened (it cost me $4 because i lost my ID so I had to pay for parking) totally worth it . . . .

What I did . . .
600 calories burned
- Sprints 1 mile (6.5/3.0 1 min each)
- 1 mile (uphill/downhill @ 3.7)
- .5 mile jog/walk (3.5/5.0 1 min each)
- 15 minute elliptical

I will say sprinting has become easier . . . I don't feel like I'm going to die at the end of the minute, and honestly if i really invested the effort I'm sure I could run at a 6.0 pace for at least two minutes (I know, sounds not that long but I think of it as an accomplishment)

I've been awake for less than 2 hours, no moments of randomness nor positive moments have come to mind. I will however update this thing and post how much I lost for the week . . . hopefully its a loss and not a gain like last week.

Positive note . . .
I LOST 3 LBS . . . I'm so flippin excited about this fact. I'm sure its because of the 5am workout, but its very possible that from today on I'm waking up early to hit the gym on weigh in days. :)

Little surprises

Today was kind of a weird day . . . I did something that I really really really should not have done, and the outcome of it was totally unexpected and I dont know if its a good thing b/c now I think I'm truly done. I'm being so vague but I had to write that . . . funny.

What I ate . . . 
Peppermint coffee (I swear any day that starts with this is a good day!)
Green apple (so much better than red ones)
Salad (mixed greens, egg, carrots, cranberries, croutons, cheese and Italian dressing)
3 pieces of candy (small snack size pieces)
popcorn (about 3 cups)
Sprite

Wasn't so much hungry for a dinner tonight, so instead I ate popcorn, I really hope the salt doesnt leave me all bloated.


Moment of randomness . . . 
I found out today that one of my co-workers reads my blog. I really didnt expect this from that person, it makes me feel so good. My simple blog that I dont really keep up with is being read by other people. Now I really want to do well . . . I mean if my trainer were reading it I think I'd be more attentive to what I write, but knowing a co-worker reads it makes me wanna write more about helpful stuff.

Workout . . . 
Its about 8pm right now and last night i burned off 900 calories, I'm going to allow myself to not workout tonight. However tmr morning I"m going to attempt a 5am workout for an hour . . . I'll post how that goes :)


Positive note . . . 
The weekend and the beginning of the week were REALLY bad for me. I've decided in this blog that I need daily to write something positive, either about working out, about work, or about life in general . . . that way I dont always sound like a crab apple.
*I already stated it, but I must state it again . . . . Peppermint coffee . . . my friend! :)

Tell me something positive about your day . . . .

365 days . . . 8 days down . . . 357 left to go ;)

Feeling after a workout . . .

 . . . is the best feeling out there.


What I ate . . . 
Peppermint coffee
eggroll
wontons (3)
2/3c rice
popcorn
candy (3 snack size pieces)
baked potato
trail mix



What I did . . .
900 calories
15 minute elliptical
Training (the usual . . . squats, core stuff)
40 minutes treadmill
- 1 mile (6.5 / 2.7 1 min each)
- 1 mile (uphill/downhill @ 3.5)
- .5 mile (5.0 / 3.0 45 sec each)

What do you like to do for a workout??? 

365 days . . . 7 days down . . . 358 left to go ;)

BAD WEEKEND

My bad day on Friday has led to a bad weekend . . . the triple punch on Friday has lead to to feel completely defeated.

Its only Sunday morning but i already see my day as a bad day . . . I'm gonna try to do the whole workout thing and eating right, however I dont see it happening . . .

I'm hoping no one reads this blog entry . . . its not good, its pretty depressing.

And PS and BTW I'm really sick of guys being complete douches . . . either man up and actually commit to what you say you're going to do or just be honest. Literally . . . Literally . . . Literally the only guys I trust in my life that hold to their words are 3 close guy friends in my life, my father and my brother. Its sad that only 5 guys in my life are who I trust. Arrrggggg


365 days . . . 6 days down . . . 359 left to go ;)

BAD DAY

The day started off, continued to be bad and looks like will end bad.

This post will be all complaining, I feel I need to warn everyone/anyone who reads this.
I weighed in this morning and i gained 2.4 lbs . . . after a week of actually trying hard, working out and eating right I still gained weight. Theres honestly something wrong with this picture. I have a trainer, I go to Lifetime 4x a week, I dont drink soda, I dont eat candy, what is wrong??? I should stop trying I should just eat and do nothing maybe then the weight will come off. Boooo

So as I vented to co-workers today these are some of the suggestions I got for the weight gain . . .

1. you havent weighed yourself in 2 weeks
2. maybe you need a new trainer
3. maybe you should do something different with your workouts
4. maybe you should eat healthier

I dont like the suggestions! Thats all i have to say to that.
Today is horrible, but I'm gonna get back on the wagon and do better tmr and for the week . . . I hope that not allowing myself to totally give up will pay off next friday morning on that effin scale.

365 days . . . 5 days down . . . 360 left to go ;)

ho hum

What I ate . . . 
Coffee
Cheese crackers
Fiber bar (2)
Nelson's Veggie sandwich (1/2)
Grapes
Pretzel dipping sticks (14)
String Cheese
TJ slim pretzels
Cheese
Salad (romaine, ice berg, egg, cheese, carrots, cranberries, croutons and ranch)
Soup (broccoli and cheddar)
Breadsticks (only 90 cal ea)

Wow that seems like a lot . . . hummm

Workout . . . 
15 minute elliptical
1 mile sprint (1 min 6.0, 1 min 3.5)
1 mile uphill/downhill walk
1 mile light jog (4.5)

Randomness . . . 
Watched Glee on Hulu tonight . . . Rock Horror Picture Show . . . my fav!

365 days . . . 4 day down . . . 361 left to go ;)

Love the thought of sprinting . . .

Not really in a writing mood right now . . . would rather be stuffing my face.

What I ate . . . 
Coffee
Asian noodles
Veggie eggroll
Wonton (1)
Grapes
Trader Joe's slim pretzels
Veggie sandwich (from Nelsons . . . delicious)
Sun Chips
String cheese

I thought i was doing good today, keeping things out of my mouth, but I just got home from working out and I cant get enough food in my mouth opening . . . its not good, I don't have any food here that's exactly 'bad' for me, but still there's gotta be a point where I just stop eating.

Workout for today . . . 
825 calories burned off
15 minute elliptical
Personal Training session (sprints, suitcases, lunge thingies)
1 mile sprinting (6.0 for .16 mile, then 3.0 for 1 minute)
1 mile walking (uphill/downhill at 3.5)

Well there we go, I think I need to go to bed now . . . before I put on all the calories I burned off.

365 days . . . 3 day down . . . 362 left to go ;)

I can only do what I can handle . . . and I rock!

Today at work totally stressed me out, too much to cover, too much to do, too many people to help.
Sometimes its just not worth it . . .

What I ate . . .
Green Smoothie (strawberries, peach, berries, spinach and juice)
Coffee
Stir Fry (snow peas, broccoli, carrots and 2/3c rice)
Fiber Bar
Cheese (5 slices)
Pretzel dipping sticks (7)
Asian noodle mixture
Veggie eggroll
Wontons (yea thats right . . . they're bad, but they were soooooo good)

Workout . . . 
Tuesdays are workout excuse days, I dont have to hit up Lifetime and its my one day to not feel guilty about skipping. Every other day I skip I can feel guilty.

My Randomness . . .
So like I said earlier today was a sucky day at work. I just have no respect for some of the people I work with and how they think they are the only important/busy ones. But then again there are my other co-workers who I find amazing, and then there are others that I just find a new thing to like about them on a daily basis. I do like the fact that there's a variety of people at work . . . however if the ones that get on my nerves continuously could just leave that would be great :)

365 days . . . 2 day down . . . 363 left to go ;)

Day 1 = Success

Today was actually a very decent day . . . I believe it was all the talk of this blog, it helped me think about what I was putting in my mouth and what I was doing.


What I ate today . . . 
- Green Smoothie (peach, berries, strawberries, spinach and juice)
- Coffee (YUM!)
- Egg salad sandwich (egg, mayo, mustard, lettuce, bread)
- Apple
- Slices of Cheese (4)
- Fiber bar
- Pretzel dipping sticks (7)
- Salad (romaine, iceberg, croutons, dried cranberries, cheese, carrots and ranch)

What I wanted to eat . . . 
- Brownies my mother made
- starburst that are sitting in my candy dish
- jolly rancher suckers in my cookie jar
- trail mix thats sitting on the self at Trader Joe's 

So I'm not doing calorie counting right now . . . I could, I just know how time consuming that is and I'm sure someone reading this will volunteer and calculate the amount of calories I've taken in. Keep in mind I should be taking in 1500 to 1800 a day . . . let me know what my total is for today :).

Moment of Randomness . . . 
Watching 'Big Bang Theory'
Sheldon: "Howard where did you get your shoes"
Howard: "What?"
Sheldon: "Buzzinga, I don't care"
That made me laugh for like 3 minutes . . . . Hilarious!

Workout . . .
I killed it at Lifetime today, pushed myself beyond what I thought I'd do.
I go to calories burned, not distance, not time
I wanted to  burn between 700 and 750 tonight . . . . tonight i walked out having burned 850. Go me!


15 minute elliptical
30 minutes (Personal Training) 20 sec/10 sec thingies : something i truly enjoy (even though i whine through it)
1 mile treadmill (1/10 of mile jog at 6.0, 1/10 of mile walk at 3.4)
2nd mile treadmill (uphill / downhill walk at 3.5)

Well that was my day . . . I think good and productive!

Goal is to write this for 365 days . . . 1 day down . . . 364 left to go ;)

Cracking Down . . .

Getting tired of my own malarkey and not jumping on the bandwagon of losing weight.

The intention behind this blog will be to chronicle what I do/eat on a daily (or 4 x a week) basis . . . accountability and action is the name of the game.

Stay tuned and help me be accountable by commenting and encouraging me on my road to recovery (if you think about it, its totally true . . . recovering myself from this unhappy empty shell that I am)