gradtchr's back on track (comments welcome)

[frogmommy]

Hey Beth-

Wow, your pictures look great! I bet it feels good to see the result of all your hard work.

 

[gradtchr]

EEK! It's been to long since I have posted in my journal. Let me see if I remember.

11/4-
b-chocolate oatmeal
s-none
l-chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, steamed carrots, salad, pecan pie (all very small portions)
2 hour workout
s-none
d-steak quesadilla, and split order or nachose and a hot chocolate at the hockey game.

11/5
b-slept
s-still sleeping
l-salad, and 2 slices pizza
s-can't remember
d-two slices of pizza
s-5 reduced fat ritz and 2 laughing cow cheeses (new flavorsw YUM)
cleaned house for 8 hours so counted two as workout

11/6
b-cake remnants
s-none
l-caesar salad (lite) 1 serving lasagna, 2 slices bread, 1 small slice cake
s-none
d-1/2 cup brown rice w/ cheddar cheese
s-cake (we sent a nice portion home with my parents so it wasn't sitting around any longer and DH and I had small slices) YEAH!! So proud of us.
90 minute workout

11/7
b-chocolate oatmeal
s-ff/sf pudding cup 100 cal pack of cookies
l-tuna sandwich
s-bar
d-1 cup lasagna, 1 slice bread
s-cracker jacks
45 min walk at lunch

It was definitely a Monday today. I was a lazy bum and didn't get up this morning to workout because I was going to kick tail at the gym tonight, plus a walk at lunch. Now my walk at lunch was not so successful. I took a nice fall trying to make room for somebody on a sidewalk and the sidewalk and ground weren't even. I twisted one ankle, scraped the other one up and they both HURT!! So taking it easy tonight but tonight only. Tomorrow is going to be me getting up early to do the workout.

Now tomorrow is going to be tough. I am not looking forward to certain aspects. It's DH's birthday (YEAH Happy Birthday Sweetheart) we were going to out for dinner and walk at lunch and workout in the morning. Not a problem but found out today that we are to have lunch with coworkers because a former coworker is moving away and this is the good luck, congratulations party for her. *sigh* so we are going to go out for lunch and then instead of a special birthday dinner we're going to go to the gym. I'm also supposed to get a cake to take to the office in honor of his b-day. I don't think I'm going to though, DH and I neither one want to eat any of it so why bother. I'll be on a bad wife list with somebody but oh well.

Ok I think that's me for now. I need to catch up on journals but not sure I will be able to tonight.

 

[lovinaz]

Sorry to hear you got hurt! Hope that is feeling better.

Who cares if you are on the bad wife list of someone else - you know DH doesn't want to have cake, and it is his b-day, so you are being a GOOD wife to him! And that is all that matters, right?!?

I hope your day is going good with all the temptations lurking around. You can get through it!

 

[luvmy2sams]

Good morning!

Hope you woke up with ankles feeling much better! Sounds painful...ouch!

Happy Birthday to your DH! Good luck to you in making it through the many tempations that today will hold for you. I know you can do it!

 

[jay-nee]

I hope your ankles are feeling better. That stinks!

So, how did DH's Bday go? I hope you had fun. I hope you made it through the co-worker luncheon too.

Happy Wednesday!

 

[gradtchr]

Well looking back on yesterday it was a good day.

b-cappucino shake
s-none since we were going out at lunch
l-olive garden soup salad breadsticks. I had two bowls of Toscana. The first bowl was all juice/broth whatever it is and the second bowl was all stuff. I had told the waiter that I wasn't on a liquid diet and would love to have my potatoes, greens, and sausage. He grinned and said he'd take care of it. Well he did, now if they had more stuff in bowl 1 there wouldn't have been a bowl 2. Oh well. Salad was very light of the dressing and had two breadsticks. I don't know what came over me with those. Oh well!
s-couldn't eat a bite
workouts: hubby and I went to the gym and got on the track so I could run. Well shoes and scraped ankles are not a good combination so we made it around the track three times and I had enough. I hurt!!! So we left got in the car to discuss dinner possibilities. Hubby wanted a hamburger so we went to a local joint that has the best burgers ever!
d-I got a grilled chicken sandwich, had less than one serving of friesand a half cup of pinto beans. I only ate half the bun. YUMMY!!!!!!!
s-was stuffed
Well after we got home I found a pair of shoes that wouldn't kill or rub against my ankle and so we went to the mall. While at the mall I saw Mario Mix (Dance Dance Revolution for Gamecube) and had to get it they were out but Target wasn't. Got home and of course had to try it out and got an hour in. It sure didn't seem like an hour but it was AWESOME!!! A definite addition to my workout routines. The best thing is you have to do it barefoot so nothing hits my ankle WHOOOO HOOOOOOO!

 

[lovinaz]

That's neat that you can exercise while playing a game at the same time! Hey, whatever it takes to keep active, right?

You showed excellent control at Olive Garden. Keep up the good work!

 

[toystoryduo]

You are doing a great job! Keep up the good work!

 

[gradtchr]

I'm up to four hours of working out today. This DDR thing is addictive!!! I am building up a sweat and getting hte heart rate way up there which is cool.

b-1 slice toast
s-5 low fat ritz crackers and 2 pieces laughing cow
l-fiesta eggs
s-cracker jacks
d-last cup of lassagna and piece of bread
s-marshmallow pumpkin

 

[Blueeyes101817]

four hours of working out today?!/! woooooooah!! you are on fire!!
you are doing so great!!

 

[eeyore25]

You are doing such a good job. Keep up the good work

Have a great weekend!!!

 

[travel with kids]

gradtchr- Wow! I am a returning w.i.s.h.er and needed to get my own "change" happening and moving. I decided to sit down and get motivated by reading some journals. You certainly are motivating!! I am amazed you exercise for TWO hours !! MY DD has The Dance Revolution on her Christmas list. Is it really a workout?

Again, thanks for the moviation. I hope your ankles feel better this weekend.

 

[gradtchr]

Super busy Friday and Saturday for me.
fri
b-egg beaters
s-cracker jacks
l-soup
30 minute walk
s-skipped
d-outback: 1/2 of 1/2 order of cheese fries, 1/2 salad, 2 oz steak, 1/4 of sweet potato (I was stuffed after the cheese fries)
s-none

sat
b-3 bites of the chocolate tower cake we ordered at outback but that I didn't eat.
s-none
l-6 oz steak 3/4 sweet potato
s-none
d-local thai restaurant thai iced tea and 1/2 order of house fried rice includes chicken, ham, tomato, onion, and lots of other stuff. It's not like other fried rice I can't explain it but it is super YUM!
s-none
1/2 hour of DDR and tons of cleaning all day.

sun-don'tk now yet but have a lot of excercise time planned right now. My ankle is improving and I can wear tennis shoes again so we'll be out and going. I see a 3.5 hour bike ride in my future. Am I nuts or what? Hopefully it won't

travel with kids-Thanks for stopping by. I personally think it's a riot that I am working out for a couple of hours every day now. Well except for the majority of this week. in the past few years it has not been a normal characteristic. To me Dance Dance is a huge workout! I am dripping with sweat at the end and have to take drink breaks frequently (thank goodness for the mario story that goes on it gives me to time to get a sip of water) It is really a lot of fun to do. My next tv will have picture in picture so that I can play and watch tv. Oh the mario mix version of it also counts calories and I think it does a fairly good job of it. After my 3 hour marathon on it (I had another hour scattered throughout the day) but I was sore it is very aerobic activity.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Beth--you are doing so great..i always get motivated when i come read your journal--thank you for that
Have a GREAT week!!

 

[gradtchr]

Thanks Jen! I have to say you were a motivation to me this weekend. I got to my halfway point today too!

I have one eye open right now it's been a long day:
30 min watp
30 min callanetics
b-eggbeaters, 3 pieces of REAL bacon (it's been soooo long) and 1/2 graprefruit
12 mile bike ride completed in 2 hours 10 minutes (I couldn't get to 25 today the north wind was way to strong)
s-100's pack of shortbread cookies at the 6 mile point
s-at the car cracker jacks
l-salad w/ mesquite chicken and provolone cheese and small piece of cake
s-none
Then there was the two hour 15 minute visit to the gym that included stairmaster, elliptical, running, walking (I made a mile in 11 minutes! w/ running/walking) arc trainer
d-salad w/ mesquite chicken and provolone cheese and small piece of cake
30 minutes DDR

So needless to say I'm ready for bed, I have hit my halfway point for November

 

[Blueeyes101817]

im sure your sleeping, ,but i cant sleep so im back posting!!
Congrats on getting half way!! i was a motivation? im shocked

have a great week

 

[frogmommy]

Congrats on making your halfway point!!!

 

[toystoryduo]

Congrats on making your halfway point! That is wonderful! Keep up the good work!

Have a great Monday!

 

[gradtchr]

My day:
b-fiesta eggs (eggbeaters w/ potatoes and onions)
30 min walk-not overly intense since I was wearing high heeled boots and was at a car dealership but constant movement-I was running from a salesguy LOL!
s-apple
l-lean cuisine
3 10 minute workout breaks throughout the day I was tired and wanting to zzzzz at my desk
s-bar
d-hubby cooked low fat baked taquito type things. It was grilled chicken baked w/ ff cheddar in a corn tortilla they were YUMMY! Topped w/ ff sour cream, lettuce, and salsa
s-3 oz egg nog ice cream in a waffle cone-ok not the best but definitely needed today

 

[NYcpa]

Great job with the consistent exercise. You will me your November goal with time to spare at the rate you are exercising.

You are doing well with your food choices also. A little ice cream once in a while keep you sane.

Keep up the good work.