Countdown - Days 34 & 33

Exercise - Power 90 3-4 Sweat with Ab Ripper 200; 30 minutes of Dance Dance Revolution on the Wii

Diet - I don't remember what I ate, since that was two days ago.  If I remember right, the day was pretty standard.  I wasn't perfect, but I tried. 

Exercise - None

Diet - 1 cup Honey Nut Cheerios in skim milk, 2 waffles, 4 peanut butter crackers, 1 cup Sunchips, 1 Grapefruit, 1 Orange,  I'm sure I had something else, but I can't remember.  The day was a bit of a blur.  We woke up to snow and ice everywhere.  We grabbed some cereal quick and were out the door for a dentist appointment. When we got home we felt like comfort food, so I made us some waffles.  Peanut had a fever, so we played board games, read, cuddled, and watched Beauty and the Beast for most of the day.  Due to being sick and having a thrown off schedule, the girls weren't hungry at regular times.  Not eating at regular scheduled times makes it hard for me to remember what we had.

Today is a brand new day . . . Peanut is still sick (which means that Pumpkin will follow shortly), so wish me luck on getting my exercise in today.   

Countdown - Day 35

Exercise - Power 90 3-4 Sculpt

Diet - 1 cup Honey Nut Cheerios in skim milk, 1/2 cup orange juice, 6 oz yogurt, kiwi, 1/2 can Campbell's Minestrone soup, roast beef sandwich, water, iced tea, handful almonds, Sensible Snacks Apple Cinnamon Sticks, 1/2 c frozen yogurt

Weigh In - Disheartening . . . +1 :o(

I appreciate the value of delayed gratification.  I've seen the video for the marshmallow test.


That being said, when it comes to my weight, I'm more of an instant gratification girl.   I know that muscle weighs more than fat.  I know that it is better for my overall health if I try to exercise more and eat better even if I don't lose weight.  I know that I could have done better this past week with my diet and exercise.  I also know that I like cookies, ice cream, candy, fried foods, etc.  If I gain weight when I generally avoid those foods I love so much, then it is harder for me to resist temptation. 

Oh well.  I'm going to try to go all in for week two.  Wish me luck.  If I don't see or feel some difference though, it will be hard to stay motivated. 

Any words of wisdom?

Countdown - Day 36

Exercise - Another walk/jog while the girls and Doc rode their scooters.  We were planning a little Just Dance Kids, but the sun was shining so the girls wanted to go outside instead.  Unfortunately, it was cold out so we weren't out as long as I would have liked.  We spent about 30-45 minutes exercising.

Diet - 1 cup Honey Nut Cheerios with skim milk, handful of pretzels, my pasta leftovers from Ruby Tuesday, a handful of movie theater popcorn YUM!, a Dum Dum Lollipop, One Pizza Hut breadstick, Salad with chicken lettuce, Parmesan cheese, and no dressing, water, a small slice of pizza, handful of almonds.

Again, not my best day.   Apparently we eat out way more often than I realized.  I'm beginning to think that this is my main problem.  I try to eat healthy when we're out, but it is so much harder if the kids are eating yummy stuff while I'm munching on a dry salad (that was supposed to be made with Romaine lettuce, but was actually iceberg.)  I will say that I just love the kids' snack packs at the movie theater.  For $5 the kids get a tiny drink (no need to get up and pee during the movie), one Laffy Taffy, and the tiniest bit of popcorn.  They usually eat everything except the tiny scraps of popcorn that get stuck in the corner of the box.  I get those!  It works perfectly for me.  I get a taste of popcorn without the guilt that comes from eating the large bucket (because it is the best deal!). 

Since I've decided to only weigh myself once a week, tomorrow will be my first weigh-in.  Wish me luck!  I feel like I've done pretty well so far.  I've been far from perfect (but I'd never be able to maintain perfect, so that doesn't bother me too much), but I think I've done pretty good so far.   After today, I only have 5 weeks left . . .

Countdown - Day 37

Exercise - Power 90 3-4 Sweat with Ab Ripper 200

Diet - banana, 1 cup Honey Nut Cheerios with skim milk, 6 oz yogurt, 1/2 banana, Ruby Tuesday Vegetarian Pasta (1/2), a handful of Chex Mix, Burger King TenderGrill Chicken Salad without dressing

I was out and about tons today, but I don't think I did too bad considering.  I've discovered that the best thing to do when going out to eat is to order something fairly healthy and only eat half.  If you ask for a box when you order or as soon as they bring out the food, you won't be tempted to eat more.  Immediately cut the portion in half and box it.  Eat the half that is on your plate and you don't be tempted to eat just a couple more bites. 

Countdown - Day 38

Exercise - 30-45 minute jog with the kiddos while they rode their scooters . . . Yay for a sunshine filled day!

Diet - banana, 1 cup honey nut cheerios in skim milk, water, 1cup chex mix, 6 oz yogurt, 1 oreo, 1 peanut butter cup, 1 pull and peel Twizzler, 3 slices of thin peppered turkey on a Bagel Thin (I switched it up a bit today), handful of almonds, kiwi, strawberries, salad with grilled chicken, lettuce, and almond slivers, watermelon jolly rancher lollipop

Okay, today was a horrible day.  I have no idea why, but I was craving something.  I couldn't figure out what it was so I just kept trying different things.  No matter what I ate I didn't feel like it was right or enough.  It was very strange.   Tomorrow is a brand new day!

Countdown - Day 39

Exercise - Power 90 3-4 Sculpt

Diet - Banana, 1 cup Honey Nut Cheerios with skim milk, 6 oz yogurt, 3 slices of thin peppered turkey breast on a multi grain Arnold's Sandwich Thin, 6 strawberries, 3 mini Quaker rice cakes (cheddar), water, handful of almonds, 1 cup of Sensible Snacks Apple Cinnamon crisps, 3 Hershey's Kisses, Salad - lettuce, pepperoni (The kids were eating homemade bagel pizzas and it looked good, so I threw on a couple slices!), peppers, 16 oz green tea (iced), banana

Countdown - Day 40

Happy Valentine's Day!

Today wasn't my best day, but it wasn't too bad either.  Here's how I did . . .

Exercise - Power 90 3-4 Sweat and Ab Ripper 200

Diet - banana, 1 cup honey nut cheerios with skim milk, 6 oz yogurt, grapefruit, 1/2 orange, handful of grapes, 4 strawberries, 3 thin slices of peppered turkey on an Arnold's Sandwich Thin (multigrain),  handful of almonds,  handful of goldfish, 1 Fresco Chicken Soft Taco, 1/2 Regular Chicken Soft Taco, Water, banana, 3 Hershey's kisses (It is Valentine's Day!)

As hard as it was, I did throw away my kids leftover nachos and tacos from Taco Bell.  Why do I have such an issue with that?

The Countdown . . . 42

Something very exciting is happening . . . exactly 42 days from yesterday. 

While I'm not going to tell you what it is (until after it happens), I will tell you that it is something that I am motivated to get in shape for.  I've been trying since before the new year.  I've not been dedicated though.  I work out hard, then I get lazy.  That is not going to happen this time.  I've decided.  I've committed.  I will succeed.  (Any BeachBody customers recognize that tagline?)

In order to stay on track, I will be posting here on my blog regularly.  I'm hoping by posting, I will be able to see patterns in when I struggle the most with staying on track.  Knowing the problem is a necessity in trying to fix it.  I will try to post daily, but make no guarantees.  The actual workout will take priority over writing about it.  So, if I only have time for one or the other then you'll miss a day or two of updates.  Many of the updates will be short.  Those of you following me on Facebook, fear not, I will not post every workout update in your feed.  I don't want to lose followers over my mission . . . just weight.  :o)

To give you an idea of my goals, I'm going to give you a bit of information about me.  However, I'm not going to tell you how much I weigh.  I will tell you that on Saturday I weighed exactly 13 lbs more than I did before I got pregnant with Peanut.   When I got pregnant, I was at a decent weight, but not my ideal weight.   My goal is to lose 20 lbs.  Will I lose 20 lbs in 42 days?  Not likely!  However, I hope to be at least half way to my goal by Saturday March 26, 2011.    How am I going to do this?  Well, here's what I've done so far -

Saturday
Exercise - Tony Horton's Power 90 Sweat 3-4 with AbRipper 200
Diet - 1 Banana, 1/2 c orange juice, 1 c Raisin Bran w/ skim milk, 6 oz yogurt, 1/2 can Italian Vegetable Soup, handful Almonds, 1/2 grilled chicken breast, rice pilaf, fresh fruit cup with pineapple, grapes, and apples, water

Sunday
Exercise - Tony Horton's Power 90 Sculpt 3-4
Diet - 1 c Honey Nut Cheerios w/skim milk, 1/2 c orange juice, 6oz yogurt, 1/2 can Italian Vegetable Soup, handful Almonds, salad with grilled chicken, peppers, carrots and lettuce, 1 grapefruit, blueberries, grapes, 1 banana, water

Wish me luck!