April 2012
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May Plans
Seeing as how May starts tomorrow, I thought I would get a jump start on some May goals.
In May I am going to:
Keep drinking all the water. New Camelbak FTW.
Reinstitute mandatory MWF workouts…no excuses.
Hit my 10% goal at WW.
Get into the 230’s.
Run.
With the warmer weather and longer daylight, I feel like I’m coming alive again. I’m ready to start kicking ass and...
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I Promise I'll Do Some Dishes
Thanks to Rindy’s pep talk I turned off Gilmore Girls (don’t hate), grabbed my shopping list and got out of the house to do some errands. I dropped something off at my parent’s house, stopped at a music store to try out some ukuleles (I want one sooo badly), and hit up the grocery store.
The store was mobbed as it was Sunday afternoon, but I got the essentials. My fridge and...
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I'm Being A Blob Today
Friday and Saturday I was walking around on cloud nine. I was excited about life, about losing weight, about seeking out new job opportunities.
Today is a different story. I slept till 11, I have yet to get dressed, I can’t seem to tear myself away from the television, and I want to eat everything that exists in the world…mostly the bad things.
I’ve been searching through...
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What if it's Not Enough?
Maintained at WW this week. I guess it’s nice to know that my veggie consumption and meager workout schedule is enough to even out Hershey Kisspolooza 2012 and eating lots of pasta for dinner the night before weigh in. I’ve got this maintaining thing down. Now if I could just get a handle on the losing weight part.
Lots of things to ponder after this week’s meeting. One woman...
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Done...Almost
1. Drink 100 oz of water - Will do by bed time. Although last night I got up two times BEFORE 2 am to pee.
2. Hit up Target - Done. Ice cube trays with holes returned…don’t they know ice comes from water?
3. Eat 5 servings of fruit and veggies - Banana, strawberries, carrots, banana, and soon to be asparagus.
4. Work - tomorrow’s Friday!!
5. Don’t eat 10+ Hershey Kisses while...
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Today I Said I Would...
1. Drink all the water - Surpassed 90 ounces…about to hit 100 oz.
2. Go to the gym - Check. Haven’t run for a week or so but decided to up my intervals to 3 min walk and 1:15 run. Thought I would die towards the end but hit 30 minutes and walked to cool down to hit 2 miles. Also did some arms and the yes/no machines.
3. Eat a reasonable-sized dinner - Had Trader Joe’s mac and...
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Today
I will:
1. Drink all the water.
2. Go to the gym.
3. Eat a reasonable-sized dinner.
4. Go to work.
I can do 4 things today.
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WTF Grocery Store
Went grocery shopping tonight. No broccoli…no lettuce…none in the entire store!
Seriously?
WTF Grocery store?
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Back From The Woods
In Maine, I:
ate lots of fruit
enjoyed the fresh air
cooked some wonderful meals
walked up the giant hill several times
put my toes in the Atlantic ocean….burr!
did some flip flop trail walking
drove with the window down
walked lots around Freeport
enjoyed the beautiful weather
The trip was exactly what I needed. I only had one work related dream and I didn’t stress about...
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Impromptu road trip to Maine this weekend. And by weekend I mean Thursday - Saturday. It is school vacation week after all!
Needing to get out of Dodge* to clear my head, get some fresh air, change my scenery, write, reflect, and recharge my soul by putting some miles on my car.
There is just something about driving…the backroads, windows down, music up kind of driving that makes...
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Satisfaction
I’ll admit this past year has been tough. And sometimes it’s hard to be all:
But…as unhappy as I am with my current career situation I am proud of myself for making strides towards a better me. I’ve been more honest with people. More open. I’ve started running. I’ve tried to eat healthier. I’ve drank so much more water. I’ve lost 25 pounds.
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Regret
I often feel regret late at night.
Regret about what I ate.
Regret about my lack of exercise.
Regret about my messy house.
Regret about wasting the last three hours in front of the tv.
Regret about not doing my taxes until midnight tonight.
I really just need to go to bed but instead I’m filing my taxes and trying not to eat the world.
In bullet points here is my frustration:
I...
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This Just In...
I just ate my first REAL meal in three days.
Being on vacation screws with my eating schedule. Saturday I had cereal and Subway. Sunday I had ice cream and frozen chinese. Today I had a cliff bar and string cheese.
But I just made a REAL meal. There was chicken, there were noodles, there was zucchini. I made enough for two full meals and I stopped eating after one serving. Leftovers are a...
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First Run
On the track in about a month. After my knee episode, I took two weeks off from running. In the past one and a half weeks, I have slowly reintroduced running via the treadmill.
I chose the treadmill because it is softer to run on and I can easily regulate my time and speed. But…here’s the thing:
RUNNING OUTSIDE IS SOOO MUCH HARDER THAN RUNNING ON THE TREADMILL. I’m sure this...
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Late Last Night...
Last night I attended a 50th birthday party for my aunt (that’s pronounced aunt not ant for you southern accent video makers).
I went with my parents who are quite possibly the most socially awkward people ever. Three minutes in and my dad was ready to leave. We didn’t know a lot of people and the people we did know are just not people that we have anything in common with.
As soon...
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Shame
Because this is Honestly Amy this is me being honest. And brave.
Last night I made homemade pizza. I had been craving it for days and instead of hitting up a restaurant or inviting people over, I made pizza at home…alone.
I ate two (of six) pieces and should have made a side salad.
Instead I ate two more slices.
There were two slices left and I was going to wrap them up for lunch...
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I Ate Pizza OKAY!
I promised
Today I will:
Drink at least 75 ounces of water.
Go to the gym.
Eat a reasonable dinner.
Take out the trash.
Not get all the way to work before realizing I forgot everything but my keys.
Let’s recap shall we.
1. Drank 75+ ounces.
2. Went to the gym. Did some running a la this.
3. Um…I made homemade pizza b/c I bought dough on impulse…ate so too much.
4....
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Today
Today I will:
Drink at least 75 ounces of water.
Go to the gym.
Eat a reasonable dinner.
Take out the trash.
Not get all the way to work before realizing I forgot everything but my keys.
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What a difference 10 hours makes...
This morning I was a 9 on the Rockstar scale.
Right now I’m at about a 3.
Could not shake the munchies this afternoon. Eventually I made some ravioli for dinner. I usually have dinner super late (7:30-8:00ish) but I think I need to switch up my dinner to 5:30 or 6:00 ish because I have lunch at school at 11:30 so by the time I get home I’m starving.
I need a plan.
The right...
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Boom
Last weekend:
Saturday morning - 246.6 lbs
Monday morning - 248.4 lbs
This weekend:
Saturday morning - 245.9 lbs
Monday morning - 246.0 lbs
Let’s do this.
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The Details
I’m totally over my almost meltdown from this morning. I had a coffee and read a book at Barnes and Noble then saw Titanic 3D with the BFF and voila! Back to normal.
Basically what happened is this:
Last Saturday I was 246.6 at home thus 247.4 with clothes at WW.
I worked hard this week to keep my eating in check.
I said no to cake.
I went to the gym last night, drank lots of water and...
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I almost had a meltdown at WW this morning.
Details to follow after I collect my thoughts.
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Knocking on the Proverbial Wood
So I didn’t want to mention this yesterday lest I jinx myself but I went to the gym and did some running!!!
Rewind to last weekend and my plan was to rest my knee until Monday. Well, I got antsy over the weekend and did some speed walking (with a jog or two thrown in) on Sunday and Monday. My psyche felt good…my knee did not. So I took a rest day on Tuesday and Wednesday and...
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Friday Used To Be...
In college, I would take a three hour nap on Friday afternoon/early evening then get up, get ready, and go out.
In the past couple years, Friday has been my night to myself. After a long work week, I seldom have the energy to do anything exciting on Friday night so it has been a night to order take out, relax with a movie, and have some me time.
Switching my Weight Watchers weigh in to Saturday...
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Did we know Cliff Bars were 6 points??
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Veggies Veggies Everywhere
The knee is being uncooperative again so I took a rest day. As much as I wanted to walk/jog I need to respect my body and right now it’s telling me that it’s pissed.
Maybe the bike at the gym tomorrow? I had 17 points left for dinner so I made some pasta, broccoli, asparagus, and chicken. I mixed in a Laughing Cow wedge and some frozen broccoli and cheese sauce.
It was a HUGE meal...
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Mondayyy
Drank: lots of water.
Walked: all the sidewalks (2 miles)
Ate: good food.
Bought: so many veggies.
Today was good. I’m recommitted to this and I just want to fast forward to the time that I weigh below 200 pounds but I know that I have to put in the work first.
And work takes time. And patience. And perseverance.
But I’m ready.
I want to weigh in at 245 at WW on Saturday to...
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Walking > Chinese
So I promised that I would sit tight this weekend to let the knee make a full recovery. Well…I got antsy today and took to the sidewalk. A mile out and a mile back. 39 minutes. It was windy and I was underdressed and I wore a waffle shirt which rubbed the wrong way and I guzzled an entire pint of water before I left and it sloshed around so, so much.
Basically, it kind of all went wrong....
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MOH
I’m officially the Maid of Honor for my BFF’s wedding in August. I’m excited to help her plan for her big day but am instantly concerned with what I will wear and what I will look like.
There won’t be any bridesmaids…just me. So in that respect, I won’t be compared to anyone. And she is letting me choose whatever dress I want pretty much as long as it is...
