Good news! Good news!
Since my last weigh-in on Monday, I'm down exactly 2 pounds!
That was just the motivation I needed to keep working out hard and eating right.
Quick recap of my day:
Ran 5.1 miles on the treadmill this morning on an incline of 1.0 for exactly 60 minutes....according to the treadmill, that was 683 calories,which I'll take! (I'm in no position not to...)
As well as I've been doing with my running, I mentally struggled a little bit this morning and ended up walking more than I wanted...........you win some, you lose some, right?!
I think tomorrow morning I'm gonna give myself (and my blistered-up, poor feet) a break and do the early morning spin class for a change of pace.
As far as diet goes, once again, I was really proud of myself and stuck to my plan. This is really hard for me.
But I did it again today and honestly it was a little easier. This is the longest I've lasted on a "diet" in awhile....I usually just get hungry and eat whatever I want or is convenient.
TOTAL CALORIES for the day were 1185...and I'm thrilled with that.
Tomorrow I have a cooking class in school where we always make delicious food, so I'm gonna try to stick to my guns and not give in to too many unhealthy foods. I'll letcha know how that goes...
On another note, here's one of my all time favorite songs to workout to....it's got a good beat anddd it's about your ass! Doesn't that make you want to work it harder?
No? Just me?
Ok.
Ying Yang Twins, "Jigglin"....if you don't already own it, you should!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
What have you done today to make you feel proud?
Hey-o!
I'm sitting here watching Biggest Loser, my all time favorite show, and I'm super proud of my healthy and productive day today!
Today started out a little rough when I woke up sooo incredibly sore. My butt, calves and thighs are just really tight (I'm not complaining).
It's been a long time since I've felt that good kind of sore....or tight....anywhere.
Anyway, I didn't want to push it, so I decided to do a brisk 3.0 mile hilly walk on a nearby trail. My blackberry app chalked that up to 301 calories since it took about 45 minutes. I don't know how accurate the exercise portion of this app is, but I can't really afford a polar heart rate monitor/watch/calorie counter/coolness/kick-ass device at this point sooooo I'll take my apps word for it. The food portion is dead on though, as I check the calories on everything I'm grabbing to eat and then find it in the program.
Speaking of food, I was really proud of my low calorie and overall healthy eating day. I've mentioned before that watching what I eat is super difficult for me, but it's crazy how focused I am right now and how it's been more managable than it has been in the past when motivation hasn't come so easy.
Without furthur ado, here's what I ate today:
Breakfast (7:30am)
Tomorrow I weigh in! I last weighed in yesterday morning, so I'm anxious to see if I've made any progress yet.
Stay tuned for details, friends.
I'm sitting here watching Biggest Loser, my all time favorite show, and I'm super proud of my healthy and productive day today!
Today started out a little rough when I woke up sooo incredibly sore. My butt, calves and thighs are just really tight (I'm not complaining).
It's been a long time since I've felt that good kind of sore....or tight....anywhere.
Anyway, I didn't want to push it, so I decided to do a brisk 3.0 mile hilly walk on a nearby trail. My blackberry app chalked that up to 301 calories since it took about 45 minutes. I don't know how accurate the exercise portion of this app is, but I can't really afford a polar heart rate monitor/watch/calorie counter/coolness/kick-ass device at this point sooooo I'll take my apps word for it. The food portion is dead on though, as I check the calories on everything I'm grabbing to eat and then find it in the program.
Speaking of food, I was really proud of my low calorie and overall healthy eating day. I've mentioned before that watching what I eat is super difficult for me, but it's crazy how focused I am right now and how it's been more managable than it has been in the past when motivation hasn't come so easy.
Without furthur ado, here's what I ate today:
Breakfast (7:30am)
- Banana = 105 calories
- Fiber One Oats & Chocolate bar = 140 calories
- Hard Boiled egg = 60 calories
- 1 packet Quaker Instant Oats Maple and Brown Sugar made with water = 157 calories
- 3/4 cup Dole Mixed frozen fruit = 70 calories
- Frigo natural string cheese = 80 calories
- 1/2 medium bell pepper = 15 calories
- 1 wedge laughing cow light creamy swiss = 35 calories
- Lean Cuisine Angel Hair Pomodoro =250 calories
- 1 Navel Orange = 69 calories
- Swiss Miss Milk Chocolate No Sugar Added Hot Cocoa Mix made with water = 60 calories
Tomorrow I weigh in! I last weighed in yesterday morning, so I'm anxious to see if I've made any progress yet.
Stay tuned for details, friends.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Going the Distance
Guess what!
I decided just last week that I'm going to run the in the Cleveland half-marathon!
.......And it's on May 15th!
I absolutely can not wait. I realize that at this point it's going to be astretch miracle to pull it off, but I'm just looking for an excuse to make myself run everyday, if I'm being honest.
I need that.
It's almost summertime, people! Don't you know what that means?
Vacations!
Bikinis!
Hot bods!
Skirts/Shorts/Dresses!
My brothers wedding/seeing all of my relatives and family friends I haven't seen in forever!
What I'm trying to say is, that since summer is coming up and I've basically been slacking on my diet anddd exercise for the past ummm.... like year and have gained like 15 pounds, I need to get this weight off. And now's the time! (The above photo was pre-15 lbs, fyi....what a skinny bitch)
For the first time in a long time, I'm feeling really motivated to do something about my weight and am excited to push myself when I run. I plan on tracking my runs and diet on here as often as I can, to hold me accountable and to track my progress.
Sooo with that being said, yesterday I ran outside and did roughly 4 miles. It was a reallyyyy hilly 4 miles so I was proud of that, right out of the gate. Because it was Sunday, I had the traditional oh-so-delicious family dinner which was awesome, yet also left me mad that I worked so hard and ate my calories. I vowed that today would be healthier.
And it was!
I'm proud of myself because I went to the gym without my workout buddy (that's hard for me to do..seriously) and knocked out 5.2 miles and 700 calories in 60 minutes flat. Also, I was especially conscious about what I put in my body today and used my food tracker app on my blackberry. If you're trying to watch your weight, I would totally recommend it! It's free, yo!
I love food, I really do.........so the diet part of weight loss is always where I struggle. I'll keep you updated on how that goes for me during my training.
On that note, I'm off to stretch, catch the end of Dancing with the Stars, and get some shut-eye!
Night :)
I decided just last week that I'm going to run the in the Cleveland half-marathon!
.......And it's on May 15th!
I absolutely can not wait. I realize that at this point it's going to be a
I need that.
It's almost summertime, people! Don't you know what that means?
Vacations!
Bikinis!
Hot bods!
Skirts/Shorts/Dresses!
My brothers wedding/seeing all of my relatives and family friends I haven't seen in forever!
What I'm trying to say is, that since summer is coming up and I've basically been slacking on my diet anddd exercise for the past ummm.... like year and have gained like 15 pounds, I need to get this weight off. And now's the time! (The above photo was pre-15 lbs, fyi....what a skinny bitch)
For the first time in a long time, I'm feeling really motivated to do something about my weight and am excited to push myself when I run. I plan on tracking my runs and diet on here as often as I can, to hold me accountable and to track my progress.
Sooo with that being said, yesterday I ran outside and did roughly 4 miles. It was a reallyyyy hilly 4 miles so I was proud of that, right out of the gate. Because it was Sunday, I had the traditional oh-so-delicious family dinner which was awesome, yet also left me mad that I worked so hard and ate my calories. I vowed that today would be healthier.
And it was!
I'm proud of myself because I went to the gym without my workout buddy (that's hard for me to do..seriously) and knocked out 5.2 miles and 700 calories in 60 minutes flat. Also, I was especially conscious about what I put in my body today and used my food tracker app on my blackberry. If you're trying to watch your weight, I would totally recommend it! It's free, yo!
I love food, I really do.........so the diet part of weight loss is always where I struggle. I'll keep you updated on how that goes for me during my training.
On that note, I'm off to stretch, catch the end of Dancing with the Stars, and get some shut-eye!
Night :)
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Nashville
I wish I was still there!
There's no way I can even begin to describe what a wonderful time I had...but I'll try to do my best!
Although it was a quick trip, I absolutely fell in love with this city and even more in love with my man. On our way home I even declared I'd move there in a heartbeat. It's that cool.
Trust me.
Or better yet, go there yourself!
Soo we flew out of Cleveland early Wednesday and into Chicago Midway for what was supposed to be a quick layover, but ended up being delayed for an additional 4 hours. Although it was a bummer that we weren't in Nashville like we planned, we made the best of it and continued our vacation, but in the airport.
There was a lot of this...
Finally, after a long day, we made it to warm Nashville and to our GORGEOUS Hilton hotel, right downtown. We were anxious to see what the city had to offer, so we cleaned up walked right around the corner to some really cool little country bars.
We literally hung out all night listening to the awesome live bands play song after song as we drank and relaxed. Hellooooooo Vacay!
After wayyyy too many drinks and some fabulous music, we crashed for the night.
The next morning we were excited to explore the city and did lots of walking around. We ate at a local brewery in downtown for lunch and then went from shop to shop and checked out what Nashville had to offer!
We decided against the touristy type things like Grand Ol Opry just because neither of us really had an interest and because it wasn't really close to where we were. Instead, we continued our plight of going in and out of different bars listening to music. I feel like we got really lucky and saw some awesome talent!
That night we went to a delicious restaurant called Demos and ate until we were stuffed. The man had a steak with spaghetti on the side and I had mozzarella chicken with spaghetti on the side. DE-LISH.
The next morning it was time to head to the airport and before we knew it, we were back in C-land.
If you haven't been to Nashville, you have to go!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Leaving on a Jet Plane
I'm sooo excited to be going to Nashville tomorrow for a fun little getaway with the boyf! I've been there once when I was in like 7th grade and I had just got my braces on and it was an absolutely awful experience...so I'm thinking this time can only be better, right?!
I'm most excited to explore the city with my man, go to delish dinners, drink fancy drinks, listen to live country music and check out the Nashville night life.
You know what else I'm excited for? The flights!
Yea, I'm serious...especially if we have this cool of a flight attendant...
How awesome is this guy?
Have a fabulous couple of days, I'll be sure to recap our trip on here when we get back!
I'm most excited to explore the city with my man, go to delish dinners, drink fancy drinks, listen to live country music and check out the Nashville night life.
You know what else I'm excited for? The flights!
Yea, I'm serious...especially if we have this cool of a flight attendant...
How awesome is this guy?
Have a fabulous couple of days, I'll be sure to recap our trip on here when we get back!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Tight End
So I came across this video on youtube today because I was watching one of this girls other videos. You should check her out, she's seriously BOSS. So funny.
Anyway, I totally can relate to what she's saying....and if you've spent more than 10 minutes at the gym, you probably can too....
After all, " I wanna wear those scrunchy up-ass bikini bottoms...and then people will be like uhhh-huhhh"
Anyway, I totally can relate to what she's saying....and if you've spent more than 10 minutes at the gym, you probably can too....
After all, " I wanna wear those scrunchy up-ass bikini bottoms...and then people will be like uhhh-huhhh"
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