In part of trying to change my lifestyle to a healthier one, I decided to join a boot camp. Now the best part of this boot camp is that it’s in a way through work. Someone graciously decided to do a boot camp for the employees of the company that I work for two days a week, an hour a day. Not too bad, right? WRONG! Given the fact that I’m extremely out of shape, unless we can count round as a shape, and the fact that I’m not coordinated in the least, any exercise is brutal. When you take those factors and add to it that I live in Texas where we have already hit 100 degree days, its just plain miserable.
So I have had three classes at my boot camp and the first week was rough. Going the bathroom was a miserable feat that took all my strength just to pull myself off the toilet. My thighs hurt so bad after the 200+ squats we did each class that going down the stairs made me want to just try rolling down them and taken the chance of breaking something rather than taking each step one at a time. Our instructor said that she wants us to have Chihuahua arms and legs by the end of the class which means they should be shaking a little bit from your muscles getting tired. I don’t know about everyone else in the class but after my first class my Chihuahua looked like it was having convulsions! My arms and legs were shaking so bad that they were still shaking the next morning. My signature looked like I was either on a serious caffeine high or that I was drunk at the time and trust me, neither was true.
But I can happily say that I have already noticed some kind of improvement. I was able to attend the third class yesterday and after just two previous classes I can say that my thighs don’t hurt nearly as bad as they did last week after doing the same amount of squats. Another accomplishment, I was able to do 50 jumping jacks in a row before pausing to complete my 90 jumping jacks. The first class, I was only able to do 30 before pausing. I think that was a great accomplishment in such a short time. Yesterday we also worked on our lower half and let me tell you that my rear hurts like it has never hurt before!
Another big accomplishment for me…I wanted a donut so bad this morning that I seriously could have driven through the donut shop in order to get one. However, I did the smart and sensible decision and stopped at the grocery store and got a Jimmy Dean Delight bowl with egg whites, turkey sausage, potatoes and cheese. It had 7 grams of fat and less than 300 calories. It was far more filling than a donut and more satisfaction that I overcame my craving.
Here’s to a better week and good health!
KJ
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
Another Manic Monday
So, I’m on my lunch hour and all I can say is “what’s the point?” I’m feeling so discouraged today. I know this isn’t my usual chipper post but boy I’m frustrated! I gained weight…again.
Here’s the thing about being overweight, it’s not simply watching what you eat and exercising. Many people who are overweight have an addiction to food. When you are an alcoholic, with help, you can eventually quit drinking. When you are a drug addict, you can overcome that addiction as well. When you are a smoker, besides what my friends say, you can live without those pesky little cigarettes. I’m not saying it’s easy but you don’t need alcohol or drugs to survive. You do need food though. You have to eat, your family has to eat, and because of that it’s so easy to blow a hard days work on watching those calories.
Another good observation most of you can understand is that EVERYTHING revolves around food. Your child has a birthday, you serve food. A special occasion occurs, for example: weddings, graduations, a job well-done and we eat to celebrate. We hit 100 degrees outside, might as well get some ice cream because that’s what cools us off best, just kidding. This weekend I think I hit every category there was. My nephew graduated Friday night and we were rushed to get there so we ordered pizza before we left. My daughter officially turned 2 Saturday and low and behold, we had our family over to grill out hot dogs and hamburgers and of course, there was cake and ice cream. Then Sunday we had my nephew’s graduation party and unfortunately, there were no calories spared there either. Anything from chicken salad with cranberries served on the thickest most delicious crackers, spinach artichoke dip, chicken egg rolls, and quiche and all were just jumping on my plate. Yes, there was a watermelon filled with lots of fruit, but to be honest, I made it and the last thing I wanted to do after spending over two hours making the thing was to eat it. We won’t even talk about the cream puffs that were just wonderful. So as you can imagine, the scale was definitely not in my favor today.
Here’s to a better week and good health!
KJ
Here’s the thing about being overweight, it’s not simply watching what you eat and exercising. Many people who are overweight have an addiction to food. When you are an alcoholic, with help, you can eventually quit drinking. When you are a drug addict, you can overcome that addiction as well. When you are a smoker, besides what my friends say, you can live without those pesky little cigarettes. I’m not saying it’s easy but you don’t need alcohol or drugs to survive. You do need food though. You have to eat, your family has to eat, and because of that it’s so easy to blow a hard days work on watching those calories.
Another good observation most of you can understand is that EVERYTHING revolves around food. Your child has a birthday, you serve food. A special occasion occurs, for example: weddings, graduations, a job well-done and we eat to celebrate. We hit 100 degrees outside, might as well get some ice cream because that’s what cools us off best, just kidding. This weekend I think I hit every category there was. My nephew graduated Friday night and we were rushed to get there so we ordered pizza before we left. My daughter officially turned 2 Saturday and low and behold, we had our family over to grill out hot dogs and hamburgers and of course, there was cake and ice cream. Then Sunday we had my nephew’s graduation party and unfortunately, there were no calories spared there either. Anything from chicken salad with cranberries served on the thickest most delicious crackers, spinach artichoke dip, chicken egg rolls, and quiche and all were just jumping on my plate. Yes, there was a watermelon filled with lots of fruit, but to be honest, I made it and the last thing I wanted to do after spending over two hours making the thing was to eat it. We won’t even talk about the cream puffs that were just wonderful. So as you can imagine, the scale was definitely not in my favor today.
Here’s to a better week and good health!
KJ
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Do you want fries with that?
Why is it that when you make a plan or a schedule that everything comes up at once to ruin that plan? Do you know what I mean? It has been a few weeks since I have entered something into my blog, mainly because time has gotten away from me and two, because I am embarrassed to say that I haven’t lost any weight! It takes a lot of nerve sometimes to admit when you messed up. Between wrap up parties for community events, end of school activities for my son, sick children, busy evenings, and Memorial Day, things have not gone my way as far as healthy eating habits and a workout time. Needless to say, fast food played a big role in my lack of weight loss! Tomorrow is another day though.
So my plan tonight…grocery shopping. I absolutely dread going to the grocery store. I tend to compare it to Black Friday because no matter what time of day it is the store is crowded, the lines are long, and I spend way too much money on a half-full basket. One thing I have started doing is using coupons. Yes, it may make my trips a little longer but it has become a challenge to me to see how much money I can save. I shop at Kroger’s where they double or triple your coupons depending on the amount of the coupon. I get all excited to see my savings when they print out my receipt, which is usually as long as my leg, to discover that I have saved anywhere from $60 - $80.00! I have even gotten compliments before from other frustrated shoppers that they need to start doing that same thing to save money. The only problem now is that they never have coupons for healthy food.
So here’s to grocery shopping, a less stressful and busy week, hopefully, and good health!
So my plan tonight…grocery shopping. I absolutely dread going to the grocery store. I tend to compare it to Black Friday because no matter what time of day it is the store is crowded, the lines are long, and I spend way too much money on a half-full basket. One thing I have started doing is using coupons. Yes, it may make my trips a little longer but it has become a challenge to me to see how much money I can save. I shop at Kroger’s where they double or triple your coupons depending on the amount of the coupon. I get all excited to see my savings when they print out my receipt, which is usually as long as my leg, to discover that I have saved anywhere from $60 - $80.00! I have even gotten compliments before from other frustrated shoppers that they need to start doing that same thing to save money. The only problem now is that they never have coupons for healthy food.
So here’s to grocery shopping, a less stressful and busy week, hopefully, and good health!
Monday, May 17, 2010
Is that Mii?
If you have had the pleasure of owning a Wii Fit then you can appreciate my segment tonight. In order to lose weight it is not only necessary by vital to do some kind of exercise. Since Ted worked until 6:30 this evening and left at 8:20 for his Monday night softball game, I thought it would be a good idea to have a Wii night after the kids went to bed. Excited that I was actually going to use the darn thing, I stepped on thinking I would have lost weight since the last time I had used it which apparently was 128 days ago. Yikes! Not only had it been four months since I graced my presence in the little Wii Plaza but I had gain 10 lbs. Double Whammy! A little hesitant I proceeded with my body analysis. I don't know what's worse, working out to a computer animated version of yourself or watching the screen as it blows your little Mii up until it looks like its going to burst. My fat Mii then proceeded to turn around trying to look at its plump rump. How pathetic! Even my computer Mii has issues!
Today didn't go exactly as I planned. I had a whopping 360 calories for breakfast, and a lean cuisine about 320 calories with a sugar free pudding about 60 calories. For an afternoon snack I had a 100 calorie pack of cocoa roasted almonds which are a delicious treat. Ted worked late as I said before but trying to be the loving wife that I am (it occasionally happens), I tried to wait until he got home before serving dinner. As time went on and Chris and AJ were asking for supper but me, I was good. Those 8 almonds I had really tied me over for those 6 hours between lunch and supper. I finally threw in some chicken taquitos we had along with some mini chicken tacos. I know Mexican food isn't the healthiest thing any of us could be eating but without knowing Ted's arrival and departure schedule, it was the best I could do. Fortunately enough, Chris tried his hand at making homemade salsa with his grandma the day before. I'm a bit of a ninny when it comes to hot things but as a mom sometimes you have to suck it up and try something, no matter how much it hurts. The good news is that any extra calories I ate tonight was easily burned away by the salsa I ate.
After chasing AJ around and getting her to bed and then Chris to bed it was off to change out some loads of laundry and jump on the Wii. Well you know how that turned out. 28 minutes of torture. Gotta love it!
I must tell you all this. As I was sitting here writing my blog my husband came home and we had a few laughs. Suddenly hit by a strong and nasty smell I told him that he needed to take a shower. I looked down because the smell was so strong and apparently at some point this evening our newest dog decided to poop right under my computer chair and I had been rolling my chair through it for the past 5 minutes. Something always happens!
Way to go Mii,
KJ
Today didn't go exactly as I planned. I had a whopping 360 calories for breakfast, and a lean cuisine about 320 calories with a sugar free pudding about 60 calories. For an afternoon snack I had a 100 calorie pack of cocoa roasted almonds which are a delicious treat. Ted worked late as I said before but trying to be the loving wife that I am (it occasionally happens), I tried to wait until he got home before serving dinner. As time went on and Chris and AJ were asking for supper but me, I was good. Those 8 almonds I had really tied me over for those 6 hours between lunch and supper. I finally threw in some chicken taquitos we had along with some mini chicken tacos. I know Mexican food isn't the healthiest thing any of us could be eating but without knowing Ted's arrival and departure schedule, it was the best I could do. Fortunately enough, Chris tried his hand at making homemade salsa with his grandma the day before. I'm a bit of a ninny when it comes to hot things but as a mom sometimes you have to suck it up and try something, no matter how much it hurts. The good news is that any extra calories I ate tonight was easily burned away by the salsa I ate.
After chasing AJ around and getting her to bed and then Chris to bed it was off to change out some loads of laundry and jump on the Wii. Well you know how that turned out. 28 minutes of torture. Gotta love it!
I must tell you all this. As I was sitting here writing my blog my husband came home and we had a few laughs. Suddenly hit by a strong and nasty smell I told him that he needed to take a shower. I looked down because the smell was so strong and apparently at some point this evening our newest dog decided to poop right under my computer chair and I had been rolling my chair through it for the past 5 minutes. Something always happens!
Way to go Mii,
KJ
Monday Already?
Well, it’s Monday and all I can say it that it’s the official beginning of this crazy ride we call a diet. I know that I told you that I started the third round of the Biggest Loser challenge at work and this technically marks the beginning of week 3 but my head just wasn’t in it the first 2 weeks. But, I did weigh in today and I’m glad to report that I have lost one apple, roughly 0.4 pounds. Sad I know but baby steps lead to strides, at least I hope. I’m hoping for a bigger number next week.
This weekend didn’t turn into the best weekend, diet wise that is, for me. My son, we will call him Chris, stayed over at his grandparents’ house Friday night to help do some household repairs and so that left my husband and I alone with our nearly 2 year-old daughter on a Friday night. Not really wanting to cook we opted for running errands and grabbing some Chinese food to take home. I ordered one of my faves and had Chicken Lo Mein which unfortunately, was greasier than the norm. Saturday came and as such a busy family we are, my son had a school choir practice on Saturday morning from 10 until noon and then we decided to check out the Aldi’s store in Frisco. Of course, everyone was hungry by noon and not wanting to go home and dig through our pantry we opted for Burger King. I don’t even like Burger King so what a waste of calories on my part. We did better on Saturday night though. I made chicken and vegetable kabobs. They were delicious! Watching Chris try to choke down grilled mushrooms and red peppers was about as painful as watching him if he were eating a worm or something. He acted like it was that bad. Sunday we had turkey meatloaf with mixed vegetables for lunch and homemade pizza for supper. It could have been a lot better eating wise around our house but a trip to the grocery store wouldn’t hurt.
My husband on the other hand, frustrates the fire out of me! Ted has moved areas in his work and is out in the field working on new construction sites and installing the A/C ducts and stuff rather than actually making the A/C duct work in a hot building all day. The only other thing he has changed in his schedule is that he is eating sandwiches, chips, and other stuff rather than processed frozen meals from Schwan’s. Ted has lost 14 pounds! Way to go for him but it really makes me mad when I consume Smart Ones breakfast, Lean Cuisine lunches, and supper with the occasional snack. Now in what world is it fair that men lose weight so much faster then women?!
This weekend didn’t turn into the best weekend, diet wise that is, for me. My son, we will call him Chris, stayed over at his grandparents’ house Friday night to help do some household repairs and so that left my husband and I alone with our nearly 2 year-old daughter on a Friday night. Not really wanting to cook we opted for running errands and grabbing some Chinese food to take home. I ordered one of my faves and had Chicken Lo Mein which unfortunately, was greasier than the norm. Saturday came and as such a busy family we are, my son had a school choir practice on Saturday morning from 10 until noon and then we decided to check out the Aldi’s store in Frisco. Of course, everyone was hungry by noon and not wanting to go home and dig through our pantry we opted for Burger King. I don’t even like Burger King so what a waste of calories on my part. We did better on Saturday night though. I made chicken and vegetable kabobs. They were delicious! Watching Chris try to choke down grilled mushrooms and red peppers was about as painful as watching him if he were eating a worm or something. He acted like it was that bad. Sunday we had turkey meatloaf with mixed vegetables for lunch and homemade pizza for supper. It could have been a lot better eating wise around our house but a trip to the grocery store wouldn’t hurt.
My husband on the other hand, frustrates the fire out of me! Ted has moved areas in his work and is out in the field working on new construction sites and installing the A/C ducts and stuff rather than actually making the A/C duct work in a hot building all day. The only other thing he has changed in his schedule is that he is eating sandwiches, chips, and other stuff rather than processed frozen meals from Schwan’s. Ted has lost 14 pounds! Way to go for him but it really makes me mad when I consume Smart Ones breakfast, Lean Cuisine lunches, and supper with the occasional snack. Now in what world is it fair that men lose weight so much faster then women?!
The Chunky Monkey's
So, a little bit about my family so you can understand a little more of where I’m coming from. We have been known to call ourselves the Chunky Monkey’s. Lovingly of course but that also brings out the fact that we are aware of our weight issues. My husband, we will call Ted, and I are on the overweight side of the scale. It happens over the years, you get busy and let things slip and then you wake up one day thinking the bed is shrinking because you are laying so close to one another. Thank goodness for king size.
Having overweight parents, you teach your kids not the healthiest of eating habits as well. Our son, we will call Chris, is overweight unfortunately and we discovered last summer that he has high cholesterol and he is only 10. The funny thing is his arms and legs are nothing but muscle, solid and thin but he carries all of his weight in his stomach. In our defense, he is extremely tall for his age as well. We met with a nutritionist and learned some of the things we could change to lower his cholesterol levels. We all started out really well and then got absorbed right back into our old routine. That is another reason why I wanted to start this blog was because if I’m held accountable for myself then I will be even more accountable for my son.
Our daughter, A.J., is nearly two and fortunately is growing on the right curve to a healthy child. Maybe if we get our eating habits under control now she won’t have to face any weight problems in the future.
Having overweight parents, you teach your kids not the healthiest of eating habits as well. Our son, we will call Chris, is overweight unfortunately and we discovered last summer that he has high cholesterol and he is only 10. The funny thing is his arms and legs are nothing but muscle, solid and thin but he carries all of his weight in his stomach. In our defense, he is extremely tall for his age as well. We met with a nutritionist and learned some of the things we could change to lower his cholesterol levels. We all started out really well and then got absorbed right back into our old routine. That is another reason why I wanted to start this blog was because if I’m held accountable for myself then I will be even more accountable for my son.
Our daughter, A.J., is nearly two and fortunately is growing on the right curve to a healthy child. Maybe if we get our eating habits under control now she won’t have to face any weight problems in the future.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Is that my weight or my credit score?!
Yikes, I stepped on the scale two weeks ago to start our third round of the "Biggest Loser" at work and I had gained back about 9 pounds I had lost from round 2! Not a good thing in my book. But what really is the correct number for a woman my age?
They say that weight is just a number but these days they are giving so many numbers out that I just don't know which one I should be concerned about. It used to be that if you were a woman around my heighth of 5'7" then you probably ran around the 130 - 140 pound range. Then about ten years ago they really started pushing the BMI number. So once you figure out that very difficult equation it will tell you if you are "normal", "obese", or OMG also known as "morbidly obese". I'll be honest by their calculations, I'm in the OMG section! Now you can add to the list of numbers your body fat percentage which I still haven't figured out how that comes into play and then thanks to the wonderful show that I'm addicted to, The Biggest Loser, you now have the phrase "Know Your Number" which I believe is your internal age. Let's face it by the time you figure out all the calculations to figure out all the terms of the previous numbers you will be 60 years old and your internal age will be 100 and you are probably in a bit of a predicament anyway. But its just a number, right?
Let us not forget the numbers we need to lose weight! You have the ever wonderful calorie counting and even then that can get confusing. You eat so many calories for what you weigh at that point in time and then you have to figure out how many calories burned compared to how many calories consumed which equals your amount of calories left to worry about at your next weigh-in. Then there is the glorious Weight Watcher points. You take the calories, fat grams, and fiber to equal your points and thanks to the most recent addition you now have an extra 35 points a week that you can either spread out or pig out depending on how you use them. I don't know about you but all of this makes my brain hurt. Or maybe my IQ points are too low as well.
So, I know I'm going to have to eventually tell you my weight in order for anyone reading this to actually track my progress but for now let's say I weigh the average of a 6'2" man plus a 10 month old baby.
Hopefully by my next weigh-in on Monday the baby would have changed a really wet diaper and for my daughter's case, that equals about 2 pounds some days.
Crunching the Numbers,
KW
They say that weight is just a number but these days they are giving so many numbers out that I just don't know which one I should be concerned about. It used to be that if you were a woman around my heighth of 5'7" then you probably ran around the 130 - 140 pound range. Then about ten years ago they really started pushing the BMI number. So once you figure out that very difficult equation it will tell you if you are "normal", "obese", or OMG also known as "morbidly obese". I'll be honest by their calculations, I'm in the OMG section! Now you can add to the list of numbers your body fat percentage which I still haven't figured out how that comes into play and then thanks to the wonderful show that I'm addicted to, The Biggest Loser, you now have the phrase "Know Your Number" which I believe is your internal age. Let's face it by the time you figure out all the calculations to figure out all the terms of the previous numbers you will be 60 years old and your internal age will be 100 and you are probably in a bit of a predicament anyway. But its just a number, right?
Let us not forget the numbers we need to lose weight! You have the ever wonderful calorie counting and even then that can get confusing. You eat so many calories for what you weigh at that point in time and then you have to figure out how many calories burned compared to how many calories consumed which equals your amount of calories left to worry about at your next weigh-in. Then there is the glorious Weight Watcher points. You take the calories, fat grams, and fiber to equal your points and thanks to the most recent addition you now have an extra 35 points a week that you can either spread out or pig out depending on how you use them. I don't know about you but all of this makes my brain hurt. Or maybe my IQ points are too low as well.
So, I know I'm going to have to eventually tell you my weight in order for anyone reading this to actually track my progress but for now let's say I weigh the average of a 6'2" man plus a 10 month old baby.
Hopefully by my next weigh-in on Monday the baby would have changed a really wet diaper and for my daughter's case, that equals about 2 pounds some days.
Crunching the Numbers,
KW
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