Wow, I just realized how long it's been since posting....
So, it looks like it's been a month since last writing, and lots of great things have happened !
I rejoined W. W. on March 17... my last weigh in was Saturday, April 21/12 and since I have lost 10.4lbs. Since originally joining August 27/11 I have lost a total of 39.9 lbs.. not bad, ol' girl ! At the my fitness club we take my monthly measurements on the 18th. So, April 18th we did them since starting this on March.... We measure my biceps, chest ( where the bra band fits around), stomach, hips, theighs and calves. I LOST 33.1 inches in a month !!! Needless to say I was more than pleased, and really motivated !
Oh yeah, inbetween all that.. on Friday, April 13/12 my now fiance proposed to me, so now that it's official it's just more fuel to the motivational fire that's burning and keeping me on track... I'm so pleased with my progress :)
Just having a little snack of raspberries... mmmmmm.
That's the last month in a nutshell .. Thanks for reading! Will write more, more often :)
S.
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Saturday, 24 March 2012
Saturdays
I love Saturdays! I went to Weight Watchers this morning and I'm down 2.8lbs.. quite happy with that! I go to meetings @ 7am ( 9am is packed and honestly, I don't have the patience to wait around for the meetings to start). Meetings finish up around 8am, so I figured since I was up and on the go, it would be ideal to go to the gym right after and have my workout done for the day - success !
As per one of the staff @ W. W. she suggested I concentrate on cardio right now, as any weight work I do could cause my weight to maintain or even go up, and doesn't want me to get discouraged. I also get measured once a month @ the gym, so if nothing else I'll at least see my inch loss - please God.
My routine @ the gym consisted of 10 minutes of light cardio on the treadmill, and because of the advice I was given @ W. W. I only did the circuit once, but continued to do 10 reps - 1 set. After I finished up with the machines I went back to the treadmill. Did a quick 5 minute warm up and went on to my 45 minute workout on level 6, followed by 5 - 10 minutes of cool down ( I can't remember if I had the patience to do the full 10 minutes today).
Saturdays I let myself indulge without really keeping track of what goes in, but I do, however, keep a mental note so as not to go completely nuts.
After my workout I had 2 breakdfast wraps from Tim's ( 1 bacon, 1 sausage) with a hashbrown & my coffee, of course ! And then lunch time I had some pizza that was left over from last night - but I was able to ignore it last night.. .I stayed in our room & watched my show.. it's more important to do well on the scale on Saturday mornigns than it is to eat pizza on Friday nights. There's an ice cream cake in the freezer as D's birthday is Tuesday, however I won't touch that until he decides he wants to go for it.
The original plan was to go out for lunch/supper today for D's birthday as I was wroking, but since they've had to let me go - blessing in disguise I say, more gym time! - We're going to celebrate his birthday on Tuesday and then go out. I've already got my plan in place. Swiss Chalet - his favourite - and my plan's in place. Peel off the skin of the chicken breast, and yes, I'm taking my kitchen scales with me so I can measure the amoutn of chicken I eat, and I'll be having steamed veggies instead of fries/potatoe, etc. I really don't mind 'cause I know the payoff will be evident again next Saturday when I step on the scales.
Happy Weekend, everybody!
S.
As per one of the staff @ W. W. she suggested I concentrate on cardio right now, as any weight work I do could cause my weight to maintain or even go up, and doesn't want me to get discouraged. I also get measured once a month @ the gym, so if nothing else I'll at least see my inch loss - please God.
My routine @ the gym consisted of 10 minutes of light cardio on the treadmill, and because of the advice I was given @ W. W. I only did the circuit once, but continued to do 10 reps - 1 set. After I finished up with the machines I went back to the treadmill. Did a quick 5 minute warm up and went on to my 45 minute workout on level 6, followed by 5 - 10 minutes of cool down ( I can't remember if I had the patience to do the full 10 minutes today).
Saturdays I let myself indulge without really keeping track of what goes in, but I do, however, keep a mental note so as not to go completely nuts.
After my workout I had 2 breakdfast wraps from Tim's ( 1 bacon, 1 sausage) with a hashbrown & my coffee, of course ! And then lunch time I had some pizza that was left over from last night - but I was able to ignore it last night.. .I stayed in our room & watched my show.. it's more important to do well on the scale on Saturday mornigns than it is to eat pizza on Friday nights. There's an ice cream cake in the freezer as D's birthday is Tuesday, however I won't touch that until he decides he wants to go for it.
The original plan was to go out for lunch/supper today for D's birthday as I was wroking, but since they've had to let me go - blessing in disguise I say, more gym time! - We're going to celebrate his birthday on Tuesday and then go out. I've already got my plan in place. Swiss Chalet - his favourite - and my plan's in place. Peel off the skin of the chicken breast, and yes, I'm taking my kitchen scales with me so I can measure the amoutn of chicken I eat, and I'll be having steamed veggies instead of fries/potatoe, etc. I really don't mind 'cause I know the payoff will be evident again next Saturday when I step on the scales.
Happy Weekend, everybody!
S.
Friday, 23 March 2012
Success
I hit the gym Thursday - Sunday, but rarely do I make it 4 days, however I'm really hoping to accomplish that this week. My other half has parent teacher meetings today, but hopefully I'll still make it to the gym in time to get a workout in before it closes.
Thursday I started my new routine.. and it felt great ! I started with 10 minutes of light cardio, followed by 2 sets of circuit training. It's all upper body ( arms, chest & back) which is great since my workout on the treadmill really works my legs & bum. After I completed the circuit twice, I did a 5 minute warm up on the treadmill and did the random program I usually do and increased my level to 6 this week. My speed varied between 3.2mph & 3.4mph. I've done my highest incline yet of 5.0. After my 45 minute random setting workout, I cooled down for 10 minutes. Boy, did it feel awesome !!!!
I'm so excited to get to the gym again tonight. Please God D's home so I have enough time to do at least a cardio workout, though I'd really like to get in my weights, so we'll see!
Saturday we're celebrating D's birthday since it's on Tuesday, Saturday makes for a better day to celebrate, plus it's my 'free' day in terms of Weight Watchers, which is when I get weighed. Fingers cross the scale is showing a decrease in weight, however it's not uncommon for weight to go up in people who have recenlty begun a workout regime, so I'm not worried even if it's the same, even up.. I know what I'm doing during the week - I'm eating within my daily alotted points and I hit the gym ( as far as W. W. is concerned) Sunday, Thursday & Friday before I'm weighed.
Happy Friday, all ! Have a fab weekend :)
S.
Thursday I started my new routine.. and it felt great ! I started with 10 minutes of light cardio, followed by 2 sets of circuit training. It's all upper body ( arms, chest & back) which is great since my workout on the treadmill really works my legs & bum. After I completed the circuit twice, I did a 5 minute warm up on the treadmill and did the random program I usually do and increased my level to 6 this week. My speed varied between 3.2mph & 3.4mph. I've done my highest incline yet of 5.0. After my 45 minute random setting workout, I cooled down for 10 minutes. Boy, did it feel awesome !!!!
I'm so excited to get to the gym again tonight. Please God D's home so I have enough time to do at least a cardio workout, though I'd really like to get in my weights, so we'll see!
Saturday we're celebrating D's birthday since it's on Tuesday, Saturday makes for a better day to celebrate, plus it's my 'free' day in terms of Weight Watchers, which is when I get weighed. Fingers cross the scale is showing a decrease in weight, however it's not uncommon for weight to go up in people who have recenlty begun a workout regime, so I'm not worried even if it's the same, even up.. I know what I'm doing during the week - I'm eating within my daily alotted points and I hit the gym ( as far as W. W. is concerned) Sunday, Thursday & Friday before I'm weighed.
Happy Friday, all ! Have a fab weekend :)
S.
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
New jeans - wooo hoooo!
Ah! So last night I realized that the jeans I had been wearing were needing to be replaced. So, I gotta outta bed this morning with a mission in mind - new jeans that fit... Honestly, I was kinda dreading it. I know the Old Navy carries jeans in a larger size selection and the pricing is great - $40 a pair, can't go wrong. I brought 2 pairs, same size and style in the dressing and they fit! WOOOO HOOOO! Now, I only picked up one pair in the darker wash as they're more slimming, and when losing weight, I'm not a fan of paying full price for something I'm only going to wear for a short period of time. Guess the cottage cheese & fruit is paying off !
I find that as an adult, I eat a lot of things that I'm not a huge fan of, but I try new things & I learn to like - as my Father would say - a lot of things that I know are only going to benefit a slimming wasit line. So happy!
To boot, I'm heading off to a friend's wedding June 2nd, with a great friend in tow. Girls weekend!!! Great excuse to get a new outfit for my slimmer figure. I'd be so proud and excited to wear a size smaller than what I am now. Oh yeah, the jeans are an 18.. I never thought I'd see the day where I'd be happy to be in that size, but I'm just thrilled about my accomplishment, and I know I won't be in an 18 for long ;)
Happy Hump Day!
S.
I find that as an adult, I eat a lot of things that I'm not a huge fan of, but I try new things & I learn to like - as my Father would say - a lot of things that I know are only going to benefit a slimming wasit line. So happy!
To boot, I'm heading off to a friend's wedding June 2nd, with a great friend in tow. Girls weekend!!! Great excuse to get a new outfit for my slimmer figure. I'd be so proud and excited to wear a size smaller than what I am now. Oh yeah, the jeans are an 18.. I never thought I'd see the day where I'd be happy to be in that size, but I'm just thrilled about my accomplishment, and I know I won't be in an 18 for long ;)
Happy Hump Day!
S.
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Helpful tools
So, as you all know I'm following the W. W. program which is a lifestyle based on point values given for any serving of ANY food. For those of you even just interested in keeping track or being aware of how many calories, grams of fat, fibre, protein etc that you consume you should find out the restaurant's nutritional calculator ! I use Tim Horton's & Subway religiously ! It certainly helps me in planning when I know I'm going to be out during a meal, or a part of the day when I usually have a snack and have forgotten to bring something with me. Early this afternoon I was out running errands and didn't have a chance to have lunch before I left so knowing that Tim's isn't too high on the points for meals ( mind you, I'm not referring to any of the sweet stuff) I got my 2 BBQ chicken snack wraps and was pleasantly surprised when I got home what their points value is. On my way to work ( Mon - Wed) I usually grab something from Tim's with my coffee as I work @ 5:00pm so I was able to plan this afternoon when I'm going to order when I go by on my way to work. Little things like this really help, and I still get to enjoy what I want when out and about, it's up to me how I use my points, and I love the flexibility I have in my life - thank God for that ! Now, the next thing is to get food off my mind, certainly in terms of it being a reward etc.
Hope you're all getting to enjoy spring weather!
S.
Hope you're all getting to enjoy spring weather!
S.
Monday, 19 March 2012
Trying new things
So, I find that I get in a rut of eating the same things over and over. Trying new things helps to keep me focused on this weight loss 'adventure'. I have to be honest, I don't cook a whole lot, I usually go for the things are quick - raw veggies, sandwiches, salads and the like. I really like soup, even though they tend to be quite high in sodium, but I picked up a new one yesterday which I'm having right now and it's really delish! It's winter squash & carrot soup. So happy I picked it up!
When at the gym on Sunday and going through the various machines we discovered that I couldn't use one, I guess because I'm so thick across my chest. This machine is designed to work your abs, however we were told by our instructor that it's not that effective, from what she's experienced & what others have told her. She took us to the mats and showed us some alternative ab exercises, other than cruches. WELL ! I did 5 exercises ( can't remember the proper name for them now) and that's ALL I could do. Well, in the middle of the night I went to turn over in my bed and I felt what work I had done on my abs yesterday - woo hoo! I'll describe the movement if you'd like to try, or if you konw the correct name ;)
Lie flat on your back, legs out straight. Lift your legs so they're perpendicular to the floor. Lower them WITHOUTH touching the floor. Hold them as close to the flow as possible and raise them again. Remember to keep your neck, back, and hips on the floor. What a workout ! For the next two weeks I'm to do 5.. hahaha.
The Plank is a great move to improve all over core strengthening which will help for doing ab exercises.
Have a great day!
S.
When at the gym on Sunday and going through the various machines we discovered that I couldn't use one, I guess because I'm so thick across my chest. This machine is designed to work your abs, however we were told by our instructor that it's not that effective, from what she's experienced & what others have told her. She took us to the mats and showed us some alternative ab exercises, other than cruches. WELL ! I did 5 exercises ( can't remember the proper name for them now) and that's ALL I could do. Well, in the middle of the night I went to turn over in my bed and I felt what work I had done on my abs yesterday - woo hoo! I'll describe the movement if you'd like to try, or if you konw the correct name ;)
Lie flat on your back, legs out straight. Lift your legs so they're perpendicular to the floor. Lower them WITHOUTH touching the floor. Hold them as close to the flow as possible and raise them again. Remember to keep your neck, back, and hips on the floor. What a workout ! For the next two weeks I'm to do 5.. hahaha.
The Plank is a great move to improve all over core strengthening which will help for doing ab exercises.
Have a great day!
S.
Sunday, 18 March 2012
Yay, weekends!
So, I generally hit the gym Thursday - Sunday as often as possible. I try to get there at least once each day, but thus far I haven't been successful, but that's ok.. I always get there at least 3 times.
Today I went to the gym for 12:00 to meet with one of the staff to do an orientation for the various machines, and in so doing we've figured out my program for the next 2 weeks. So excited !!!! When asked how many hours I have available each visit I committed to 2 so she did up my routine based on an hour - 2 hrs..I figure hey, if I have to 'schedule' me time, and since Donny's home to look after Nicholas, I should definitely commit to 2 hrs a visit, afterall, it's only 4 times a week, which I'm aiming for next week.
Usually I like to get to the gym on Saturdays when Im' off @ 1:00pm, however family were visiting and watned to go to lunch, and I certainly didn't want to seem like a 'gym snob' and choose a workout over seeing them, but in the future, I will not be giving up a gym session for food. that's for sure !
So, Saturday mroning I rejoined Weight Watchers and am so greatful I did ! I already feel a difference in my attitude, so for that I'm really greatful.
That's my weekend in a nutshell - W.W., gym, and just feeling really great about accomplishing my goals, for me ;)
S.
Today I went to the gym for 12:00 to meet with one of the staff to do an orientation for the various machines, and in so doing we've figured out my program for the next 2 weeks. So excited !!!! When asked how many hours I have available each visit I committed to 2 so she did up my routine based on an hour - 2 hrs..I figure hey, if I have to 'schedule' me time, and since Donny's home to look after Nicholas, I should definitely commit to 2 hrs a visit, afterall, it's only 4 times a week, which I'm aiming for next week.
Usually I like to get to the gym on Saturdays when Im' off @ 1:00pm, however family were visiting and watned to go to lunch, and I certainly didn't want to seem like a 'gym snob' and choose a workout over seeing them, but in the future, I will not be giving up a gym session for food. that's for sure !
So, Saturday mroning I rejoined Weight Watchers and am so greatful I did ! I already feel a difference in my attitude, so for that I'm really greatful.
That's my weekend in a nutshell - W.W., gym, and just feeling really great about accomplishing my goals, for me ;)
S.
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