Last week was a HARD week. I dont know if it was the getting to work at 7am everyday, or the three meetings after school, or the additional hours with Destiny in the evenings but finding motivation to workout or eat right just didnt happen at all last week. I talked the talk on Monday, however the rest of the week occurred and I was just dead tired. I'm not going to allow myself to feel like an epic failure, I'm just gonna get up and get back into a workout routine.
The last two months I've really been battling with a decision that I just cant seem to make. Do I continue with training sessions or do I end them?
Pros to training:
- learn about strength training (that i dont do)
- forces me to go into LT during the work week
- opportunity to ask questions
- some days, its just fun
Cons to training:
- its out in Woodbury :(
- flippin expensive, and I wanna save money for summer trips
- dont feel like its getting me anywhere
- i'm never in the mood after working two jobs and not having dinner
I dont know . . . I'm literally at a crossroads. I thought after a year of paying for training sessions I'd be looking a lot different than I look now, and I really think I look the same after one year. I know my whole issue is my eating habits and maybe its time to join a program that will help me with eating. I got the whole workout thing down . . . I know what to do when it comes to working out, but working out doesnt matter if I'm eating pizza 3 times a week and candy everyday of the week.
Funny thing is I've tried to bring up the whole decreasing training and/or stopping with my trainer and its almost as if its not even a subject worth talking about. Ho hum . . .
I went to Lifetime tonight and physically it wasn't hard to push myself, however when I was running I had the worst pain in my side, I pushed through it . . . but it was a pain.
What I did . . .
1 mile walk/run (45 sec @ 6.0; 75 sec @ 3.5)
1 mile uphill/downhill @ 3.5
2 mile elliptical
Eating . . . not worth mentioning today.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Uber Busy
My week is uber busy however I'm still managing time to get to the gym.
Heres what I'd like to post in follow up to my previous statement . . . I'm working from 7am until 4pm only to work again from 4:15pm to 6:15pm, for three days out of this week, not including the time I'm spending at work meetings that will go beyond 4:00 and force me to shift my time during the 2nd job. I'm still managing to find time to get to the gym 4 times this week and have short relaxing moments at home. If I can find time to do this and still be alive and kicking, then my friends you should too.
However I"m not rude and blunt like that so all i'm stating in wow i'm uber busy :)
Just kidding . . . love you all, I just hope you're able to spend a little time focusing on your health.
What I did . . . .
1 mile elliptical
2 mile walk/jog
training
total calories burned: 700
What I ate . . .
coffee
4 clementines
protein bar
protein shake
fries
baked potato
green beans
no calories counts, but I didnt do too horrible
Heres what I'd like to post in follow up to my previous statement . . . I'm working from 7am until 4pm only to work again from 4:15pm to 6:15pm, for three days out of this week, not including the time I'm spending at work meetings that will go beyond 4:00 and force me to shift my time during the 2nd job. I'm still managing to find time to get to the gym 4 times this week and have short relaxing moments at home. If I can find time to do this and still be alive and kicking, then my friends you should too.
However I"m not rude and blunt like that so all i'm stating in wow i'm uber busy :)
Just kidding . . . love you all, I just hope you're able to spend a little time focusing on your health.
What I did . . . .
1 mile elliptical
2 mile walk/jog
training
total calories burned: 700
What I ate . . .
coffee
4 clementines
protein bar
protein shake
fries
baked potato
green beans
no calories counts, but I didnt do too horrible
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Daily Mile :)
After a week of changing my eating habits I lost no pounds . . . of course.
I decided to try one week of doing protein drinks/bars for lunch then in the evening having salad/soup or salad/vegetables. Nothing no weight loss . . . its very peculiar how my body works.
On a friend's blog there was a comment about this website Daily Mile, I had to check it out. I'm all over it. It seems on this website you can document how many miles you've done in a day and you can post different types of workouts (biking, elliptical, walking, running, or whatnot). Theres even a way to challenge people and it'll post where you're at and how many miles a week you're averaging. I"m totally into this site. I honestly think that anyone thats doing the 1000 mile challenge should sign up for a account on this site, its free and takes about 3 seconds to do so.
If you sign up for an account with Daily Mile, let me know I'll add you as a friend and you're miles will compete with my miles.
I didnt eat so healthy today . . . I crave Lucky Charms, I dont know why, I dont even think I ate this cereal as a kid, but recently the thought of sugary cereal and marshmallows drowning in milk sounds sooo delicious :)
I did workout however
What I did . . .
2 miles walk/jog (3.6/5.0 2min ea)
2 mile uphill/downhill walk @ 3.4
42 min on elliptical (3miles)
Total calories burned: 1250
(thats right, 7 miles completed today :) )
I decided to try one week of doing protein drinks/bars for lunch then in the evening having salad/soup or salad/vegetables. Nothing no weight loss . . . its very peculiar how my body works.
On a friend's blog there was a comment about this website Daily Mile, I had to check it out. I'm all over it. It seems on this website you can document how many miles you've done in a day and you can post different types of workouts (biking, elliptical, walking, running, or whatnot). Theres even a way to challenge people and it'll post where you're at and how many miles a week you're averaging. I"m totally into this site. I honestly think that anyone thats doing the 1000 mile challenge should sign up for a account on this site, its free and takes about 3 seconds to do so.
If you sign up for an account with Daily Mile, let me know I'll add you as a friend and you're miles will compete with my miles.
I didnt eat so healthy today . . . I crave Lucky Charms, I dont know why, I dont even think I ate this cereal as a kid, but recently the thought of sugary cereal and marshmallows drowning in milk sounds sooo delicious :)
I did workout however
What I did . . .
2 miles walk/jog (3.6/5.0 2min ea)
2 mile uphill/downhill walk @ 3.4
42 min on elliptical (3miles)
Total calories burned: 1250
(thats right, 7 miles completed today :) )
Thursday, January 6, 2011
January
Oh January how I loathe thee
- you make teachers go back to work after a wonderful long break
- you are the farthest point from the cheerful holiday season
- you're cold . . . maybe not in Australia, but in MN you're cold
- you bring out the fake gym people, gyms are so crowded during your month
- you make me park in WI when I go places (meaning i never find a close parking spot)
What I ate . . .
Coffee
Chobani yogurt (140 - 14)
Protein Shake (110 - 17)
Protein bar (270 - 20)
Clementine (40 - 1)
Salad (lettuce, dressing, egg, cheese, carrots) (300ish - 4)
Potato (200 - 5)
Green Beans (60 - 3)
candy (200 - 0)
Total Calories: 1320 - 64
What I did . . .
40 minutes elliptical (3 miles)
training
Total calories: 675
- you make teachers go back to work after a wonderful long break
- you are the farthest point from the cheerful holiday season
- you're cold . . . maybe not in Australia, but in MN you're cold
- you bring out the fake gym people, gyms are so crowded during your month
- you make me park in WI when I go places (meaning i never find a close parking spot)
What I ate . . .
Coffee
Chobani yogurt (140 - 14)
Protein Shake (110 - 17)
Protein bar (270 - 20)
Clementine (40 - 1)
Salad (lettuce, dressing, egg, cheese, carrots) (300ish - 4)
Potato (200 - 5)
Green Beans (60 - 3)
candy (200 - 0)
Total Calories: 1320 - 64
What I did . . .
40 minutes elliptical (3 miles)
training
Total calories: 675
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
New stuff
I literally cant think of a title for this, how sad is that.
Today felt very scheduled . . . go to work, make dinner, drive Sam to parents house, go workout, go home, read, go to bed . . . it was weird. Not a big deal, just different than it has been the last two weeks.
What I did . . .
10 minute elliptical
training
3 mile jog/walk (1/4 mile @ 5.0, 1/10 mile @ 3.6)
1 mile uphill/downhill walk (90 sec ea @ 3.4)
total calories burned: 1050
What I ate . . .
coffee
chobani yogurt (140 - 14)
Protein shake (120 - 23)
protein bar (280 - 21)
banana (100 - 1)
salad: lettuce, carrots, egg, cranberries, dressing, cheese (200 - 3)
soup (120 - 6)
green beans (20 - 2)
some candy (300 - 0)
Total calories: 1280 - 70
Ok so the new things. I decided to add a couple of pages to the blog (on the right side of the screen). One page is for the 1000 mile challenge, I'm gonna eventually see if I can make it more interactive and see if others can post where they're at. 2nd I added another page for my protein reviews. It seems I try new stuff once a month and they're so scattered, so I'm gonna keep them all on one page.
Lovin this blog thing :)
Today felt very scheduled . . . go to work, make dinner, drive Sam to parents house, go workout, go home, read, go to bed . . . it was weird. Not a big deal, just different than it has been the last two weeks.
What I did . . .
10 minute elliptical
training
3 mile jog/walk (1/4 mile @ 5.0, 1/10 mile @ 3.6)
1 mile uphill/downhill walk (90 sec ea @ 3.4)
total calories burned: 1050
What I ate . . .
coffee
chobani yogurt (140 - 14)
Protein shake (120 - 23)
protein bar (280 - 21)
banana (100 - 1)
salad: lettuce, carrots, egg, cranberries, dressing, cheese (200 - 3)
soup (120 - 6)
green beans (20 - 2)
some candy (300 - 0)
Total calories: 1280 - 70
Ok so the new things. I decided to add a couple of pages to the blog (on the right side of the screen). One page is for the 1000 mile challenge, I'm gonna eventually see if I can make it more interactive and see if others can post where they're at. 2nd I added another page for my protein reviews. It seems I try new stuff once a month and they're so scattered, so I'm gonna keep them all on one page.
Lovin this blog thing :)
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Sooo Tired
Yesterday was the first day back to work after a super long break. I forgot how tired at night I get. I even totally lost track of time after work and had to reschedule training. I'm a mess ;)
I planned on going in to LTF around my area, but that didnt happen, just once I hit the couch I was done for the evening.
Its only Tuesday . . . we're good :)
I'm super proud of what I ate . . . I think it was good and filling and low calories so yey for one day on the right track :)
What I ate . . .
Coffee
Chobani Yogurt (140 / 14)
Protein Shake (120 / 23)
Protein Bar (270 / 20)
Clementine (35 / 1)
Green Apple (100 / 1)
Baked Potato (200 / 5)
Salad (300 / 5) . . . with cheese, with dressing I'm assuming its 300 calories
Total: 1165 / 69
New Protein Shake . . .
My review :)
Pure Protein, at the store they had 3 flavors, chocolate, vanilla and cookies and cream . . . I choose cookies and cream.
I didnt realize but all protein crap at the store is either chocolate, peanut butter or vanilla . . . seems odd to me that something that you're supposed to intake is covered in candy and junk. Or what seems like candy and junk.
This wasnt too bad. I dont like drinking from bottles so I think tmr I'm gonna pour into a cup and see if that changes anything.
Otherwise it was good. I have to admit, shakes in bottles are kind of expensive, I might have to break down and buy protein powder.
I dont know if you've noticed, but to the right side of my blog I added a page called 1000 mile challenge. I'll be posting where I'm at in this challenge and how I got there. Feel free to leave comments and stuff if you'd like.
I'm also going to be calling out friends on here that are doing the challenge and stating where they're at :)
I planned on going in to LTF around my area, but that didnt happen, just once I hit the couch I was done for the evening.
Its only Tuesday . . . we're good :)
I'm super proud of what I ate . . . I think it was good and filling and low calories so yey for one day on the right track :)
What I ate . . .
Coffee
Chobani Yogurt (140 / 14)
Protein Shake (120 / 23)
Protein Bar (270 / 20)
Clementine (35 / 1)
Green Apple (100 / 1)
Baked Potato (200 / 5)
Salad (300 / 5) . . . with cheese, with dressing I'm assuming its 300 calories
Total: 1165 / 69
New Protein Shake . . .
My review :)
I didnt realize but all protein crap at the store is either chocolate, peanut butter or vanilla . . . seems odd to me that something that you're supposed to intake is covered in candy and junk. Or what seems like candy and junk.
This wasnt too bad. I dont like drinking from bottles so I think tmr I'm gonna pour into a cup and see if that changes anything.
Otherwise it was good. I have to admit, shakes in bottles are kind of expensive, I might have to break down and buy protein powder.
I dont know if you've noticed, but to the right side of my blog I added a page called 1000 mile challenge. I'll be posting where I'm at in this challenge and how I got there. Feel free to leave comments and stuff if you'd like.
I'm also going to be calling out friends on here that are doing the challenge and stating where they're at :)
Sunday, January 2, 2011
New Year Excitement
Is it bad that b/c yesterday was Saturday I didnt associate it with a new year. I feel that the "new year" should start on a Sunday . . . a clean break right? lol
So the day was a lazy day filled with watching television, eating and feeling like all I wanted to do was sleep.
I'm not complaining, in two days work starts back up and then my days will be back to 15 hour days that provide little down time . . . ahh the joys of my life :)
What I did . . .
My abs or stomach or whatever kill really bad so there was no running which is sad, but whatever.
45 minute elliptical (3.25 miles)
45 minute bike (12.5 miles)
Total calories burned: 875
The whole challenge thing, for myself I'm not going to include biking miles, I think it'll be too easy to accumulate 1000 miles with biked miles . . . so for me its 1000 miles by walking/running or elliptical (which is sort of assisted running)
Resolutions
I hate resolutions, I know its something that most people do during the new year, but I fail so bad at them. I cant even remember what I thought about last year. Instead of resolutions here's what I want to have happen this year . . . stop being stupid with the boys, I need just time for myself, too many times I think of my appearance or my attitude based on what guys think. This year is going to be about Cheri, and Cheri being happy. Live on a budget, money has really been stressing me out lately and I need to eliminate some of thing things from my life, so this year I'm gonna reduce my spending and save more and maybe even possibly go to Europe. Man I hope the Europe thing happens :) Reduce my carb intake I love bread and chips and crackers and pasta but just because I don't eat meat doesn't mean I need every meal to be about 1000 grams of carbohydrates, this one will be a tricky one, but I'll post my meals and we'll see how it goes. Lastly the dreaded weight loss goal, everyone establishes one every year. Last year I managed to loose 13lbs within the whole year, not so great considering how much I do. This year I would bless the heavens if I could triple that . . . we'll see we'll see.
So the day was a lazy day filled with watching television, eating and feeling like all I wanted to do was sleep.
I'm not complaining, in two days work starts back up and then my days will be back to 15 hour days that provide little down time . . . ahh the joys of my life :)
What I did . . .
My abs or stomach or whatever kill really bad so there was no running which is sad, but whatever.
45 minute elliptical (3.25 miles)
45 minute bike (12.5 miles)
Total calories burned: 875
The whole challenge thing, for myself I'm not going to include biking miles, I think it'll be too easy to accumulate 1000 miles with biked miles . . . so for me its 1000 miles by walking/running or elliptical (which is sort of assisted running)
Resolutions
I hate resolutions, I know its something that most people do during the new year, but I fail so bad at them. I cant even remember what I thought about last year. Instead of resolutions here's what I want to have happen this year . . . stop being stupid with the boys, I need just time for myself, too many times I think of my appearance or my attitude based on what guys think. This year is going to be about Cheri, and Cheri being happy. Live on a budget, money has really been stressing me out lately and I need to eliminate some of thing things from my life, so this year I'm gonna reduce my spending and save more and maybe even possibly go to Europe. Man I hope the Europe thing happens :) Reduce my carb intake I love bread and chips and crackers and pasta but just because I don't eat meat doesn't mean I need every meal to be about 1000 grams of carbohydrates, this one will be a tricky one, but I'll post my meals and we'll see how it goes. Lastly the dreaded weight loss goal, everyone establishes one every year. Last year I managed to loose 13lbs within the whole year, not so great considering how much I do. This year I would bless the heavens if I could triple that . . . we'll see we'll see.
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