Saturday!! Day 37

Another 2 lbs down today... that's 26 lbs total! I'm feeling great about that considering I was thinking I would FOR SURE gain! I worked out really hard this week so I'm very proud of my success. Per the advice of my WL sense (My Aunt Gayla) Since I have more than 20 lbs to loose I'm concentrating heavy on the cardio with some squat and lunge work with small weights. This week I noticed how tight I was getting so I've added a 20 min yoga session to every day... I'll let you know if it's works :) PS I started jogging this week... small intervals but... Jogging... yp!

In other news we met with a Brittany Spaniel Breeder this week. We added our names to his list to get a pup from the upcoming litter. He is just waiting for his dog to go into heat. He is thinking early June... I'm so excited the dog is a total sweety and the new puppy will be a great addition to our family. (For Mazda) and also for me... We are going to be working toward running!!

In frustrating news... I have a small budget for some new furniture... and NOTHING that I am "in love with" let me know if you know if anywhere that I might like..
WE went to NFM, Furniture Row Outlet, Ccino, 7 day Furniture, and some place with like 3 couches...SIGH

Tomarrow we are off to Maretel to see the Martin's! Mazda might be more excited than we are to have a puppy Friend to play with!!! Rosco... I hope your ready!!!

THURSDAY

OMG tonight I made Jessi's Turkey Meatball recipe that she had been raving about... DELISH! 166 calories w/ 180 cal high fiber pasta w/ 100 calories for 1 c of sauce (I like it saucy :) Jordan had the meatballs w/ 1/2 c of sauce on a a high fiber bun... I loved them too! This recipie can definitely make another appearance in my kitchen!!

Jordan has been helping in me in the kitchen and I'm loving that too!!

I had a great work out but I still feel like I probably haven't lost any weight this week although I wasn't near has hungry today which is GOOD....

Saturday will be the real test... I find myself to nervous to post the night before weigh in... I'm a weirdo...

That's all for tonight...

Favorite Quick Meal

Tonight we kept it simple.... I happened upon something called Laura's Lean BBQ beef in the prepared meats section at my grocery store... 5 oz is 245 calories! Coupled with a 80 calorie saralee bun... 5 minute meal that's simply delish!

I'm still feeling really hungry and like my work outs are not helping me burn enough calories... I'm working my bunz off FOR SURE. I have a call in to TD to work it out.

I think some of it is that I feel like if I eat my calorie max... I won't loose weight.... but sometimes I'm legitimately hungry and... the more your work out the more your body needs.... I don't know it has me in a funk...

That's all for tonight...

Hard!

I am kind of frustrated today! I feel like I am working harder than ever in the gym but burning less calories!!  Kind of frustrating!

My work out got cut short today because the work gym is getting new cardio equipment... Holler!

I made a stir fry tonight for dinner, it was exactly what I wanted... even if I did have to go up to 1540 calories today... It made me feel warm and fuzzy... and then made my nose run... that's a good thing considering the sinus issues I've had of late!!!!

We are considering a weekend trip to KC... trying to get in my head where we can eat/how I can be successful! We'll see where it all comes out :)

That's all for tonight!!

Blah

I'm kind of blah today... just meh...

I took my early day today since it's my sucky late Friday... Booo.. I worked out right after work and still made it home by 2.

We had our tax appt tonight and before we ventured to the tax appointment we went to Sam and Louies which has calorie counts! Holler for being able to share a small BBQ Chicken pizza for dinner and still having calories left for the day....
I wanted to eat everything I saw today... kind of a bummer.

Rest assured I stayed with in calories and now they day is done and tomarrow is a new day.

I'm excited because I figured out all my stirfry ingrediants are on the spark.com recipie calculator website!

YAY!!!

That's all for tonight Mazda and I are practicing going to be earlier :)
Good Night All!

Sunday Funday!

Started the Morning off with a brisk walk at the mall. I wish I could commit to going into work early and working out before work each day but... That would be just to darn early!... plus... I like to primp in the morning...! I will continue to do my weekday work outs at the gym in my work and explore other exercise on the weekend... I can't WAIT until it's spring and Mazda and I can get outside and do some walking... she could use the energy burn off!

Today is all about preparing for the work week. House work/ Grocery Shopping/ Laundry etc...

I wish I could say I was spending less money on food but I don't fee like we are... even though we aren't going out very much... eating healthy is expensive! That's OK.. the results are worth it!

I hope that you everyone is keeping up with their goals and is ready for another week!

Buh Bye 4 LBS!

Lost 4 lbs this week! Total of 24 lbs :) What a great feeling.

I splurged my full calories allowance tongiht at Ted's Nebraska Grill with my hubby and the Sallenbach's... it was worth it to eat a bison burger and some fries... now if only they had calorie free choclolate milkshakes.... haha!

That's all for tonight...

Fat Tuesday!

I indulged in Chinese food today... my FAVORITE FOOD EVER. I will be giving it up for Lent :) For those of you who know me well you know this will be so difficult :) Things are starting to fall into place and feel easy.... Hope you all are doing great with your resolutions!

Accomplished!

Oh my! Today was my holiday from work... After 9 days of headache the anal in me came out and clean/clean/cleaned my house. The floors, the counters. All the bedding. All the blankets on the sofa to keep it safe from mazda. Everything is folded and put away. I did the grocery shopping and Mazda got a bath.

It's amazing how much energy you have when your giving your body everything it needs!

20 point 2!

I was nervous Saturday morning as I made the trek across town to weigh in at TD's. I traveled Monday-Wednesday and I have had a sinus headache since the Friday before that and I know I had not been pushing myself with the exercise...
I am very proud of myself for exercising even through the headache's!

I was basically just hoping that I would loose 1 lb... and to my surprise... I LOST 4.2!! Bringing my total weight loss in just 3 weeks to 20.2. All through just diet and exercise!!! Wow!!! I feel so great...

The goal is long from being reached but what an accomplishment!!!

Pictures will be posted a bit later after I have had a chance to get cleaned up... today is my first day with out the sinus HEADACHE!!!! I also was able to pick up a new memory card for the camera!

Yay!! Happy Valentine's day!! My love and I will dining at PF Changs... we will be splitting: Pepper Steak, and Lettuce Wraps. I will be having Hot and Sour soup as well!!!

Hope you are finding the motivation you need in your life to reach your goals.

On a sad note... While I have returned from the Windy City... My luggage has not :( My calorie burn count watch is in that luggage... If that can't find my luggage... I could be 45 days before I am able to get reimbursed for another one :(

UNITED SUCKS... Don't fly with them :)

Stay warm!

Short and Sweet

6th day with a sinus headache.... getting old... all doctor said was... get some OTC deconjestants. I'm proud of myself for still working out... tmw is going to be a light day.... ready for weigh in on Saturday? No... Am I ever?

BUUURRR!

Greetings from the Windy City! Right now it's also the snowy city....

I just want to toot my own horn.... it has been so hard but I have made great choices while I'm here and kept my butt in the gym.
I can't wait to get home and get back into the kitchen and make something yummy to eat though :) Things are going great!

I plan on a 5am wake up to get to the gym, then into the office for the morning and someo f the afternoon. Then... God willing... I will be off and back to O-Town!!!!

Wish me luck!  PS... room service isn't nearly as fun when you can't order a burger/fries and chocolate milkshake!!

16 LBS

I lost 3 more pounds this week...yay!!! I feel so accomplished! I e-mailed TD awhile ago because I'm thinking I've lost 19 lbs now from what he said my starting weight was but... I'll keep you posted.

I'm apprehensive for the coming week... Monday morning I get to catch the 6am flight to Chicago to help implement the new file storage system for our field offices... there will be lots of eating out.... It will be difficult to fit work outs in but... I know I can do it... I just have to keep my nose to the grindstone and remember that the reason I'm there isn't to eat... it's to WORK.

I'm pretty proud of myself for working out today despite the sinus headache I've had since Friday morning at 4:30am... hence the lack of posting :)

That's all for now! Finished both days to my weekend under 1300 calories... not bad....

SUPER BOWL= Hommade pizza.

Is it Friday yet?!

Has this wee taken forever or WHAT? I tackled chinese today, I only ate 1/2 of my plate and over estimated calories from the research I did and I'm still under for the day! I skipped the gym tonight to get a hair cut. I love it... the verdict is out on wether or not Jordan does but that's ok. I love my aunt Myrna.. I HAVE THE BEST AUNTS! I attempted to go to the mall and walk but the roads suck and I almost ended up in the ditch 3 times and wasn't even up to the light on Fort...

I put in my Leslie Sanso Walk away the pounds DVD. I burned  510 calories and I feel better now. I'm sick of the weather!!! I want to walk outside!!!

That's all for tongiht..... I promise to post pics this weeken. Mazda (the puppy) chewed up our memory card to our camera... Thank you so much Mazda!!

The Food I LOVE

Here we are at day 13. I am feeling like I can tackle pretty much anything. I wish I was better at calcing my own recipes though.

I made stir-fry tonight which is my FAVORITE meal that I make. We did our best and cacled it t about 70 cals per 4oz and rice at 134 pr 4 oz... this is pretty in line considering the large amount of mushrooms and broccoli in the dish... all and all not bad but the recipe needs some tweaking so it's not ready yet :)

If anyone has any counts on chinese food I would gladly welcome them.. I LOVE Chinese food!!! It's the one food I haven't found anything for that I would love to be able to count. Garlic chicken to be exact :)

Had another great day in the gym... getting nervous for the weigh in...

That's all for tonight!

I'm HUNGRY

Today I had already  planned on an Eileen's cookie that a coworker was bringing in. She was so nice to give me advance notice. I found the nutrition info easy. 200 calories. Let me tell you it was NOT worth it. It threw me off all day and I've been HUNGRY.  I was kind of in a cooking funk tonight so my wonderful husband helped make the choice to go to applebee's. I was wanting everything from Chinese food to Pizza....

We got there and I decided on the 4oz sirloin w/ portobello.... 330 calories... Holler! But all I really wanted was the 2 year old across from me's grilled cheese sandwich....Can we say PMSing?

I'm calling it a day at 1400 calories with a fantastic work out in which I showed a MAJOR improvement from Monday!

The Hubs as already agreed to help me tackle the facts of my stir fry... so for those of you who beg for a recipe and I tell you I don't have one it's all in my head.... Wednesday there will be one :)

This is all for tonight it was a stressful day.... Must keep thinking... It's JUST food.... It's not that great...

Slow Learner...

So for years I've dieted and I have kept it a secret or maybe let 1 or 2 people know I was trying to loose weight... that way... if/when I failed... I didn't have anyone asking me questions or steering me back on track... So this time around... I'm telling everyone. The more people that know, the more people I am now accountable to. Should have thought about that a LONG time ago...

Today was a great day... I'm hovering at about 1180 calories w/ 38 fiber. I hit the gym after work with my new polar heart monitor watch. I was able to burn 373 calories in 30 mins. This is way more calories then what the treadmill said I was burning so... keep that in mind... maybe that is not an accurate reading.

I'd say the one downfall is probably that you have to wear a strap around your chest and get it damp before you put it on. All in all not a huge downfall. It was kind of fun. I'm excited to learn more about it and use it more. Tmw... must burn at least 374 calories...

In other news... I picked up some VitaTops from the grocery store based on a recommendation from Hungry Girl. I got the deep chocolate.... YUM. 100 Calories, 1.5 Fat, 21 Carbs, 3 Protein, and 6 Fiber. Check them out they are yummy and there are many flavors... I found them by the Vegetarian foods in the frozen section at Super T.

Also, tonight I made some cut up chicken breasts with a boat load of mushrooms with some BBQ sauce... weighing in at 144 Calories per 4 oz's... it was amazing and I had 8oz!

That's all for today! Did you meet your goals today?