Ow, Ow, Ow

My recent zeal for stairclimbing has temporarily backfired.  My calves are on fire and I can hardly walk today! OW!

No pain no gain, I guess.  Hopefully I’ll be able to get back to it Monday- just going to keep stretching and relaxing those muscles this weekend.

I’ve also signed on for the 5-mile Heart Walk to be held here in May, so I need to start getting in shape for that.  Since I have no real clue what 5 miles feels like, I’m going to drive the neighborhood today and map out a 3-mile and a 5-mile route for training.… ...Continue reading

Another Friday Weigh-In

Well, it’s weigh-in day, and there’s only two more weeks to go, so what’s the scale say today? I seem to be forever stuck at the 10 lb. loss mark, as once again the scale shows 180. Ah well. The good thing is that we’ve completely changed our eating lifestyle, and that’s bound to be better for us in the long run. I’m not quite so worried about anyone in my family keeling over from a heart attack any time soon.

So, for the moment, it looks like this contest is narrowing down its potential winners. Right now, it seems to be a tight race between David and Scottie, with Jennifer and Ben having the best chances of overtaking one of them. However, there’s… ...Continue reading

March 14 Weigh In

I’m so excited, so excited, so excited!!

Today’s weight: 156.0

Measurements: 5 inches lost (waist, hips. chest)

Body Fat: Down from an initial high of 44% body fat to 35% body fat. Still in the overweight category, but just by a hair. 23%-34% is considered a healthy range and I’ll be there before this is over!

I started on January 10 (before the contest started) at 176.4… That’s 20.4 pounds lost year to date!!

I still haven’t made it to the gym ONCE even, but I’ve started taking the stairs to the roof and back every time I go to the bathroom. (With 6 bottles of water a day, that’s a lot!) I can make it to about 2.5 before I slow down. The trick: take my shoes… ...Continue reading

Meals for the Day 03/13/08

03/13/08 - Breakfast

Still trying to get my immune system nice and boosted, so it was an Odwalla Vitamin C Power Smoothie for breakfast this morning.

Lunch: 300 calories, 0 grams fat, 72 grams carbs, 0 grams fiber, 4 grams protein

03/13/08 - Snack

Another Zone bar.

Snack: 210 calories, 6 grams fat, 25 grams carbs, 1 grams fiber, 16 grams protein

03/13/08 - Lunch

A small salad. Baby spinach, some tomatoes, onions, pickles, chicken breast and cheese. Topped off with some balsamic vinegar. (Which makes a surprisingly good dressing, has no fat and it incredibly low cal.)

Lunch: 288 calories, 7 grams fat, 37 grams carbs, 9.5 grams fiber, 27.5 grams protein

03/13/08

My Cat Loves Jennifer Galardi’s Ballet Strength Exercise Show!

An Interesting Diet Strategy

An unexpected outside force has impacted my dieting these last two weeks. The one thing that can put me in knots and actually make it hard to eat.

I’ve been dating.

Whether or not it works out, doesn’t really matter when it comes to dieting. The nerves of being out with someone for the first time in, um… forever or so… means I can hardly choke down a bite.

I had actually sorta planned to think about maybe kinda trying to get out more in June, when I’m at my goal weight, but not now. And to be honest, the June plan was about planning to think about going out more, not actually go or anything.

But… planning doesn’t really cover everything does it? So when this guy asked me… ...Continue reading

Meals for the Day - 03/12/08

03/12/08 - Breakfast

Another Zone bar.

Breakfast: 210 calories, 6 grams fat, 25 grams carbs, 3 grams fiber, 14 grams protein

03/12/08 - Lunch

I’m sick. Totally sick. Dead to the world sick. Oh yay.

Thankfully, Rachel is the nicest, sweetest person in the entire world and came up to watch the kids so I could sleep. (I need to be well by SES NY so I can get through the week.) She also brought me Naked Juice and Vitamins so I could overdose on Vitamin C. So it was that and toast and then off to bed.

Lunch: 450 calories, 2 grams fat, 101, 10 grams fiber, 14 grams protein

03/12/08 - Snack

A banana.

Snack… ...Continue reading

Meals for the Day - 03/11/08

03/1/08 - Breakfast

Another Zone bar.

Breakfast: 210 calories, 6 grams fat, 25 grams carbs, 1 grams fiber, 16 grams protein

03/11/08 - Lunch

Back at Panera and back to my usual Tuesday lunch of French Onion Soup, Cafe Salad and a whole grain baguette. Thanks to the new “let’s increase calories” trend, I’ve gone back to letting them toss those croutons and cheese on top. Mmmm…

Lunch: 450 calories, 16 grams fat, 50 grams carbs, 7 grams fiber, 16 grams protein

03/11/08 - Snack

A small Babybel cheese (I love these things) a serving of organic wheat thin style crackers and some fresh strawberries.

Snack: 255 calories, 10 grams fat, 33 grams carbs, 4 grams fiber, 9… ...Continue reading

It’s Going to Take More Than a Contest

So to be Captain Obvious for a moment - I’m not winning in this contest. In fact, today I weighed in at 164. I thought it would be different. I thought there would be some sort of accountability factor because I’m in a public contest.

But I find myself more than ever thinking that I’ll “just have this extra slice of cheesecake today because I can’t tomorrow.” Tomorrow, of course, never comes.

Being 5′8″ and 165 lbs isn’t a horrible thing. I’m not appalling. Dare I say I even get checked out sometimes. (Sorry, dudes, I’m married.)

But my frame is small. I’m carrying extra weight. I can only do the dishes for maybe 10-15 minutes before my back hurts. I always gain in the front (abs, breast) first and that’s where the… ...Continue reading

Meals for the Day - 03/10/08

03/10/08 - Breakfast

A Zone bar and a small glass of skim milk.

Breakfast: 300 calories, 7 grams fat, 38 grams carbs, 3 grams fiber, 22 grams protein

03/10/08 - Lunch

Yay for Nathania! Thanks to her list of fast food meals under 500 calories last month, I was reminded I could actually eat some food from McDonald’s. That worked out well as I was driving through part of town with no Wendy’s. So, I ordered myself up a grilled chipotle snack wrap and a fruit and yogurt parfait to go with the apple I’d tossed in my bag. Unfortunately, they accidentally gave me fries instead of the parfait. When I pointed out the error, they… ...Continue reading