Its been almost a month since I even thought about my Walk Away the Pounds dvd (WATP), and I so rarely did it before that time. Well I've been wanting to get in more upper body work, and the bike in the mornings just isn't cutting it! I need to get my whole body moving. Walking yesterday burned almost twice as many cals as a bike ride for the same amount of minutes. So...I'm incorporating WATP again. I did so great with it at the first of the diet, I think I need it back.
Food first. Today was a light day in anticipation of a free KFC meal, but KFC was only giving away rainchecks. So we ended up going elsewhere (I still made a good choice, even though my first inclination was to go get crap). But first, breakfast was a Fiber One Oats and Caramel bar. Lunch was a South Beach pepperoni pizza. My afternoon snack was a fat free yogurt. The dinner that would have been KFC, we instead hit up Boston Market and Braums (for the same cals, actually, a bit less!!) At Boston Market, I got the 1/4th white chicken meal, with 1.5 servings of garlic dill new potatoes (I GOT 2, but gave D half of one), and light ranch to dip my chicken in...lol Then we went to Braums and I got a dip of cappuccino chunky choc frozen yogurt (YUM!) to end my day at 1260 calories.
Output: I got up this morning and did my 30 on the bike. But like I said above, looking at the calories burned, really got me down, its just not as much of a workout. So tonite, I told my Literati buddy, that if I won, I'd do the 18 minutes WATP, but if LOST, I'd do the 32 minute one. Well...I won...BUT I decided to do the 32 minute anyway, just to see the calorie burn. And its VERY comparable to just walking, much more than the bike! So I know what I will probably be doing in the mornings now. I burned 3176 cals today...woohoo!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Happy day after Cinco De Mayo!
LOL Ok so I forgot to say it yesterday...better late than never right??
Ha...it was another day to reap the reward of delayed gratification. Last night I struggled mightily with wanting, of all things, waffles. So I told myself, if I resisted, we could have em for dinner tonite. And we did. And they were quite yum, and definitely worth it.
But lets start at the beginning. Breakfast was a Fiber One Oats and Apple Streusle bar. I had pretzels before I went on my walk. Lunch was a can of Annie's cheese ravioli. It was pretty good! I also had applesauce with it. My afternoon snack was a South Beach pb/choc bar and a fatfree yogurt. Dinner was waffles (Nutrigrain lowfat with light syrup and country crock light, healthy, huh?). And then an evening dessert of a choc pudding cup to end my day at 1266 calories.
Output: I took a 30 minute walk at lunch, down to the pond near my work and back twice, which was 1.5 miles. Then I did 15 minutes this evening (in sets of 5 min) of leg lifts, crunches, and lunges to finish my day.
Ha...it was another day to reap the reward of delayed gratification. Last night I struggled mightily with wanting, of all things, waffles. So I told myself, if I resisted, we could have em for dinner tonite. And we did. And they were quite yum, and definitely worth it.
But lets start at the beginning. Breakfast was a Fiber One Oats and Apple Streusle bar. I had pretzels before I went on my walk. Lunch was a can of Annie's cheese ravioli. It was pretty good! I also had applesauce with it. My afternoon snack was a South Beach pb/choc bar and a fatfree yogurt. Dinner was waffles (Nutrigrain lowfat with light syrup and country crock light, healthy, huh?). And then an evening dessert of a choc pudding cup to end my day at 1266 calories.
Output: I took a 30 minute walk at lunch, down to the pond near my work and back twice, which was 1.5 miles. Then I did 15 minutes this evening (in sets of 5 min) of leg lifts, crunches, and lunges to finish my day.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Tired Tuesday
I was SO tired and just weary all day long. I was glad when it was over. I got to come home this evening and cuddle with a sweet 5 year old on the couch watching Biggest Loser after D went to bed. lol I'm babysitting tonite. And D needed to go to bed early. Its been a pretty quiet, calm evening here.
Foodwise, I've been good today. I can't say I haven't struggled but I've got goals to hit and am determined. Breakfast today was a Fiber One Oats and Caramel bar. Lunch was a Weight Watchers ziti meal and pretzels. My afternoon snack was a South Beach PB/Choc wafer bar and a fat free yogurt. Dinner was leftover meatloaf from my gmas, with a bit of ketchup, mashed tatoes and broccoli. And my dessert this evening was a fudgsicle to end my day at 1265 calories.
Output: I barely got up this morning with time to work out...lol I did a 30 minute bike ride (5.1 miles, yes I was tired). Then I got in two 5 minute walks during the day today, and this evening I did 10 minutes of crunches (50), lunges, and squats to complete my day. I'm looking to hit about 2800 cals today but its only 9pm...so won't post the total til tomorrow.
Foodwise, I've been good today. I can't say I haven't struggled but I've got goals to hit and am determined. Breakfast today was a Fiber One Oats and Caramel bar. Lunch was a Weight Watchers ziti meal and pretzels. My afternoon snack was a South Beach PB/Choc wafer bar and a fat free yogurt. Dinner was leftover meatloaf from my gmas, with a bit of ketchup, mashed tatoes and broccoli. And my dessert this evening was a fudgsicle to end my day at 1265 calories.
Output: I barely got up this morning with time to work out...lol I did a 30 minute bike ride (5.1 miles, yes I was tired). Then I got in two 5 minute walks during the day today, and this evening I did 10 minutes of crunches (50), lunges, and squats to complete my day. I'm looking to hit about 2800 cals today but its only 9pm...so won't post the total til tomorrow.
Monday, May 4, 2009
An almost bad news Monday
Well we found out yesterday that D's PPCD school closed due to several "probable" cases of H1N1 flu. Woo. So no school for D for two weeks!! His daycare is still open, thank goodness, but we found out when we GOT there, that all kids that go to his PPCD school have to have a doctors note in order to come to daycare. So back home we went til his doc office opened at 9am. D was NOT a happy camper. But it all worked out, we got a doc note very quickly once they did open and off he went back to school. Yay!
I had a tough time with food today, I'll admit. I didn't over eat or blow the diet, but I sure struggled. Breakfast was TWO granola bars (*bag over head*) and a cup of Juicy Juice apple juice. This was mainly because I was hungry for once after my bike ride, so I had one before leaving the house, but then wanted another when I got to work. Lunch was a Weight Watchers ziti meal and baked chips. My afternoon snack was a South Beach pb/chocolate wafer bars. Dinner was Hamburger Helper (sent from my grandmas), green beans, and a slice of 2% milk cheese while fixing it. Then for dessert this evening after letting the kids play for forever, we hit up Braums. I had the frozen yogurt Cappuccino Chunky Chocolate, but the kids size. And when I got home this evening, I had a dizzy spell while bathing D, so I had a slice of 2% milk cheese to end my day at 1408 calories.
Output: I did not go to Curves this morning (and don't think I'm going to for awhile. I know people don't wipe down the stuff, and its kind of ooging me out thinking about germs...flu and otherwise). I did get up and do 30 minutes on the bike (5.3 miles!!) and at lunch I walked 15 minutes around the building to get in the rest of my time. We did walk alot this evening, parked by the play area and walked over to the stores, so I got some more time in. I can't post my cals burned today though since my GWF battery died on me late last night. I charged it this morning, but it totally missed my morning workout. Oh well. Tomorrow I should be good to go.
I had a tough time with food today, I'll admit. I didn't over eat or blow the diet, but I sure struggled. Breakfast was TWO granola bars (*bag over head*) and a cup of Juicy Juice apple juice. This was mainly because I was hungry for once after my bike ride, so I had one before leaving the house, but then wanted another when I got to work. Lunch was a Weight Watchers ziti meal and baked chips. My afternoon snack was a South Beach pb/chocolate wafer bars. Dinner was Hamburger Helper (sent from my grandmas), green beans, and a slice of 2% milk cheese while fixing it. Then for dessert this evening after letting the kids play for forever, we hit up Braums. I had the frozen yogurt Cappuccino Chunky Chocolate, but the kids size. And when I got home this evening, I had a dizzy spell while bathing D, so I had a slice of 2% milk cheese to end my day at 1408 calories.
Output: I did not go to Curves this morning (and don't think I'm going to for awhile. I know people don't wipe down the stuff, and its kind of ooging me out thinking about germs...flu and otherwise). I did get up and do 30 minutes on the bike (5.3 miles!!) and at lunch I walked 15 minutes around the building to get in the rest of my time. We did walk alot this evening, parked by the play area and walked over to the stores, so I got some more time in. I can't post my cals burned today though since my GWF battery died on me late last night. I charged it this morning, but it totally missed my morning workout. Oh well. Tomorrow I should be good to go.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
The day after...
Oh I was tired this morning. lol But I did get to sleep in some without a certain 4 year old popping out of his room. My day quickly took a downer as I got to listen to quite the guilt trip ALL DAY at my grandma's (she and my bro watched D for me). Oh what fun.
Other than that, it was a decent day. D took a two hour nap at my gma's, as he was exhausted from the evening.
My cals are highish again. I sure will be glad to get back into the work routine of things!!! This morning, breakfast was cheese rollups at home (whole wheat tortilla, and 2% milk cheese). Lunch was at my grandma's. We had meatloaf (with onion crunchy things on top, blah), mashed tatoes, green beans, tomato slices and corn on the cob. I had a snack cake for dessert, and then dinner, D and I split a baked ziti and breadstick at the mall (Sbarro). Dessert this evening was a Kudos Granola bar to end my day at 1823 calories.
Output: a 50 minute walk at the mall. I had quite a few frustrations to walk out so D and I booked it. I didn't post cals burned for yesterday and today since I did not wear the GWF for the party yesterday and in sleep either. I did wear it most of today otherwise, but I know its not accurate. I will be back to posting those tomorrow.
Other than that, it was a decent day. D took a two hour nap at my gma's, as he was exhausted from the evening.
My cals are highish again. I sure will be glad to get back into the work routine of things!!! This morning, breakfast was cheese rollups at home (whole wheat tortilla, and 2% milk cheese). Lunch was at my grandma's. We had meatloaf (with onion crunchy things on top, blah), mashed tatoes, green beans, tomato slices and corn on the cob. I had a snack cake for dessert, and then dinner, D and I split a baked ziti and breadstick at the mall (Sbarro). Dessert this evening was a Kudos Granola bar to end my day at 1823 calories.
Output: a 50 minute walk at the mall. I had quite a few frustrations to walk out so D and I booked it. I didn't post cals burned for yesterday and today since I did not wear the GWF for the party yesterday and in sleep either. I did wear it most of today otherwise, but I know its not accurate. I will be back to posting those tomorrow.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Happy birthday, Beth!!!
Happy happy birthday to one of my best friends! I'm so glad your party was a success and that we all got to hang out as long as we did! It was so much fun!
Foodwise today, I barely stayed under my 1900 cals...lol barely, a whole 9 cals. Although I think it was less than that even, I substituted egg beaters for eggs at Dennys, but didn't account for the change.
Breakfast was early as D was up and going, so I had a slice of 2% milk cheese and a granola bar. Lunch was Banquet Homestyle Bakes pasta and meatballs, and then a snack of a fat free yogurt before heading to the party. At the party, I had chicken nuggets from CFA with fat free ranch, 1 slice of thin crust pepperoni pizza, a few tortilla chips with salsa, some grapes, and a VERY YUMM piece of strawberry daiquiri cake. YUM! Then for the afterparty, we headed to Dennys, and I got the junior grand slam but with the above substitution to end my day at 1891 calories (though its prolly about a 100 cals less).
Output: I got in a 30 min bike ride (5.2 miles) and then 30 min on Wii Sports to get in my time today. Thats about all the activity I did before the party, otherwise, we bummed around the house all morning. lol It was kinda nice.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Such a fun day!!!
So today was an awesome day! My friend was in town from Austin and we had a blast! It started out kinda sour, because I had to take D to the doc first. And the po baby had to get two shots, which are ones he has to have to start kinder in the fall. Poor little guy, he was limping good this evening and ended up passing out asleep at our Splurge this evening... :(
Tina and I went downtown and hit up the King Tut exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art after I took D to daycare from his doc appt. It was a really neat exhibit, and I learned so much that I had no idea of! Now of course, AF was being a pain, so I had to make some bathroom stops several times, which was definitely distracting but otherwise, I was quite intrigued by it all. Such a great idea, Tina!!!!! After a light lunch, we went and picked up D from PPCD, and then took a nice walk to get my exercise in today. Then after more exercise at my house to finish it up, it was time to head to the splurge...at Texas Roadhouse!!! YUM!!!! I ended up not eating one of the things I had planned on, but I still had an awesome splurge. Like I said above, D fell asleep halfway through the meal, which turned out pretty nice...though I sure felt bad for him. I gave him some tylenol before bed to see if that helps the pain. When we got back to my house, we watched Bride and Prejudice (no, not PRIDE and Prejudice), different movie. It was super cute though! And now its time for me to put it to bed, I'm exhausted!!!
But first, here's food. Breakfast was a whole wheat tortilla with a 2% milk cheese slice and 8 ounces of apple juice. Lunch was a Chickfila grilled chicken salad with light italian dressing. And dinner...ahhhh dinner. Texas Roadhouse. I got chicken fried steak (ate 3/4th of it), and then had some steak fries dipped in ranch dressing. I wanted a roll but never got ranch dressing until my food was there...lol so that helped. After that we all enjoyed some yummy birthday cake for Beth!!! Well, her bday is tomorrow but since its now tradition to hit up TRH for it so she can get up on that saddle, I figured cake was appropriate. And YES it was! I ended my day at 2385 calories which is not bad for a splurge!
Output...gosh, I was up and about ALL DAY long. 3 hours at the museum! We did take a 30 minute good walk, and then I did 30 minutes of Wii Sports (so 15 min towards challenge), to hit my 45 min total. But I hit a record today for cals burned. I burned 3753 cals today!!! I can def tell we were MOVING. lol
Tina and I went downtown and hit up the King Tut exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art after I took D to daycare from his doc appt. It was a really neat exhibit, and I learned so much that I had no idea of! Now of course, AF was being a pain, so I had to make some bathroom stops several times, which was definitely distracting but otherwise, I was quite intrigued by it all. Such a great idea, Tina!!!!! After a light lunch, we went and picked up D from PPCD, and then took a nice walk to get my exercise in today. Then after more exercise at my house to finish it up, it was time to head to the splurge...at Texas Roadhouse!!! YUM!!!! I ended up not eating one of the things I had planned on, but I still had an awesome splurge. Like I said above, D fell asleep halfway through the meal, which turned out pretty nice...though I sure felt bad for him. I gave him some tylenol before bed to see if that helps the pain. When we got back to my house, we watched Bride and Prejudice (no, not PRIDE and Prejudice), different movie. It was super cute though! And now its time for me to put it to bed, I'm exhausted!!!
But first, here's food. Breakfast was a whole wheat tortilla with a 2% milk cheese slice and 8 ounces of apple juice. Lunch was a Chickfila grilled chicken salad with light italian dressing. And dinner...ahhhh dinner. Texas Roadhouse. I got chicken fried steak (ate 3/4th of it), and then had some steak fries dipped in ranch dressing. I wanted a roll but never got ranch dressing until my food was there...lol so that helped. After that we all enjoyed some yummy birthday cake for Beth!!! Well, her bday is tomorrow but since its now tradition to hit up TRH for it so she can get up on that saddle, I figured cake was appropriate. And YES it was! I ended my day at 2385 calories which is not bad for a splurge!
Output...gosh, I was up and about ALL DAY long. 3 hours at the museum! We did take a 30 minute good walk, and then I did 30 minutes of Wii Sports (so 15 min towards challenge), to hit my 45 min total. But I hit a record today for cals burned. I burned 3753 cals today!!! I can def tell we were MOVING. lol
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