Z's Accountability Journal (Comments Welcome)

[Zela]

6-30

Eating Goals

1. Ate within my points range
but could have done without
1 pc of pan fried bread/biscuit dough (my momma made it)
2. Had 9 fresh fruits and veggies
banana
apple
banana
watermelon (3c.)
cantaloupe (3c.)
3. Had all 10.5 glasses of water
4. Had the pan fried bread

Exercising Goals

1. It was a w3r2 day for 30 min plus warmup and cooldown. I went 2.41 miles in 40 min 6 sec. This is a pace of about 16 and 3/4 min per mile.
2. Stayed up and active most of the day. Went with my next to oldest sister to her OB appt. She is 20 wks and they were supposed to be able to tell the gender, but The baby was sitting indian style and the ultrasound tech couldn't see well enough to tell.

Bible Study Goals
1. Did sunday school bible study for today.

 

[Lesli54]

Good luck in the marathon tomorrow. Just do your best and God will take care of the rest.

I bet you will feel great for having tried this challenge. Keep up the good work!

BTW.....I went out and bought the Goddess Workout so that I could learn to belly dance. I have always wanted to try that, but never thought of it as exercise until you mentioned it. Thanks for the tip.

 

[Zela]

7-1

Eating Goals
1. Ate within my points range
but could have done without
the 3 bites of BBQ pork
3.5 breadsticks from olive garden
1/2c. fettucini alfredo from olive garden (I asked our waitress if I could just get the fett.alf. off the kids menu since I didn't want very much, but she said she couldn't do that. However, she said that she could charge me for a side of fett. alf (it cost 2.95 and my soup cost 3.95). Anyway to make a long story short, I ended up getting the minestrone soup, 3.5 breadsticks, a nice sized salad, and about 2 c. of fett. alf. for only about 7.50 )
2. Had 8 servings fresh fruits and veggies
banana
cantaloupe
watermelon 3c.
cantaloupe
cantaloupe
salad at olive garden
3. Had 10 glasses of water, i think
4. Had no fried foods

Exercising Goals
1. Stayed on W/R Program. It was a xtrain for 30 min day. I cleaned bathrooms for 1.5 hours this day. I counted 30 min of that as xtraining . Oh and I also did a tad of running. My sister wanted to get a treadmill and wanted me to test some out at the store for her. I did try them out but we didn't end up getting one for her on this day.
2. Stayed up and active all day. Cleaned bathrooms for the better part of the morning and went treadmill shopping all night long.

Bible Study Goals
1. Did sunday school bible study for this day.

 

[Zela]

7-2

Eating Goals
1. Stayed within my points range
but could have done without
the tablespoon of wilton yellow cake icing (yummy!)
2. Had 7 fruits and veggies
watermelon
banana
various veggies on subway 6-inch(counts as two)
various veggies on subway 6-inch(counts as two)
banana
3. Had 11 glasses of water
4. Had no fried foods

Exercising Goals
1. Stayed on W/R Program
I was supposed to W3R2 for 20 min plus warmup and cooldown, however I went treadmill shopping with my sis again today. I tried out about 20 treadmills for about a minute a piece so I am counting that as my exercise )
2. Stayed up and active all day. I went treadmill shopping. We actually did buy one for my sis today.

Bible Study Goals
1. Am going to do sunday school bible study as soon as I get through posting

 

[Zela]

Here I am posting my last post before I do 13.1 miles. I have to go to bed at 5:30 b/c I am going to start at 3AM so I can beat the heat, if you know what I mean. Even starting then, I am still going to be in the heat for an hour and a half. I will be well rested if I can get to sleep. I tried to "carb load" a little bit for the past two days. I normally don't eat a lot of bread or pasta, but yesterday I had the fettucini alfredo and breadsticks and today I had a total of a foot long honey oat sub from subway and a leftover breadstick. I will hydrate myself with water and strawberry gatorade (yum!). I think it will all work out. I hope everything goes as planned. If it doesn't, it's not that big of a deal. There is always next time .

 

[Lesli54]

Looking forward to hearing how the marathon turns out. Great job on going for a smaller portion at the Olive Garden. I will never understand why restaurants won't allow you to get a kids portion. You are still spending the money and it didn't cost them any extra.

Good luck!

 

[NYcpa]

How did your half go yesterday? We are waiting for a report. Any distance finished is an accomplishment.

have a great day.

 

[Zela]

Hey everyone!

This is post is about the half marathon distance I ran this morning.
Well, I got up at 1:45AM to eat breakfast, put on sunblock, and grab all the things I was going to need (water, gatorade, cups, my stopwatch, an extra pair of tennis shoes and socks, small flashlight, and my sunglasses just in case it got really bright). My dad said to just wake him at a quarter till 3 and he would be ready (Isn't my dad the best the get up at 3 in the morning on Sunday, his only day off from work, to come and hand me cups of water and gatorade and time me. I love my daddy! ). So I got my dad up and off we went. We went to the Tom Thumb so dad could get some coffee, so he could stay awake, and to get batteries for my flashlight. I had wanted to start at three but we were about 3:15 getting to the park. It was so dark when I got there. My flashlight came in very handy (I didn't want to step on a snake or anything else living ). It was cool out (there was even a little breeze at times ) while it was still dark. When the sun rose it was a different story. The sun rose about 5:30 and it got hot quick with no breeze. I drank only water every lap up until about an hour and a half into it, then, I started to alternate getting water and gatorade one lap and just water the next. I always slowed down to drink my fluids so I wouldn't just cover myself with them. The figure 8 at the park is 1.25 miles and the regular loop is close to 1 mile. Total I did 10 laps on the figure 8 part and 1 of the regular loops.
Total distance was approximately 13.5 miles .
I finished in 3 hours 22 minutes and 56.1 seconds .
That is nearly a pace of 15 minutes per mile . Oh yeah!

I am very proud of myself to know that my body, imperfect as it may be, can carry me 13.5 miles without dying!

 

[Lesli54]

Great job, Z!

I knew you could do it. Doesn't it feel good to have accomplished something that you never would have been able to do a few months ago? Now you really got me thinking about that 2 mile walk this Sept.

Have a wonderful day feeling good and make sure you get some rest, you deserve it!

 

[NYcpa]

You did fantastic :thewave: Glad your dad was willing to get up and furnish you water stops and time you.

You accomplished the distance so it won't be so next time. Hope you are not sore tomorrow. Rest and stay hydrated.

 

[Jane E.]

Zela, congrats on running 13.5 miles. I've always wanted to do a half marathon but could never get above 5 miles. Getting up at 3a.m. is never easy. Way to Go!!

 

[Zela]

7-3

Eating Goals
1. Ate within my points range
but could have done without
the 5 andes mints(I was looking through my purse and they were staring at me , must have thrown them in my bag after olive garden the other night)
yeast roll at golden corral
chocolate chip cookie at golden corral (i'm normally not a big fan of cookies, cookie dough of course is a different story , but I swear these cookies tasted just like the big cookies you used to could buy at Hardees )
1 bite of my neices birthday cake (white with white frosting )
2. Had 9 servings of fresh fruits and veggies
banana
watermelon 4c.
salad 2c. (romaine,onions,tomatoes,olives,bellpeppers)
steamed broccoli and cauliflower 1c.
banana
3. Had about 12 waters
4. Had no fried foods

Exercising Goals
1. It was my Half Marathon distance day. I already posted about how it went above. I went 13.5 miles b/c it was easier to measure out accurately. I did it at about a 15 minute per mile pace.
2. Did stay up and active all day, b/c I did the half and walked around alot in town that afternoon.

Bible Study Goals
1. Did sunday school bible study for this day.

 

[Zela]

7-4

Eating Goals
1. Ate within my points range
but could have done without
kudos snickers bar
lilo and stitch cereal ( I just had to see what it tasted like)
the 2 TBlsp Bleu Cheese dressing on my salad ( it had like 18 g of fat in one serving )
the corn pudding (it was very good but I only ate a 1.5"X2" slice)
2 bites of parents anniversary cake
2. Had 8 fresh fruits and veggies
watermelon 4c.
lettuce and tomato salad (2c.)
banana
watermelon 1c.
3. Not sure if I had all waters (sometimes I forget to count )
4. Had no fried foods today

Exercising Goals
1. It was a rest day. I joyfully rested.
2. Stayed up and active most of the day. It was weird b/c my legs wouldn't hurt when I was walking, they would only hurt really bad if I sat down for a while and then got up. You wanna talk about some hurtin' ...........but, it's all good b/c I know why I hurt .

Bible Study Goals
1. Did no bible study for this day

 

[Zela]

7-5(don't have a complete food journal entry for this day, however I remember counting up my pts and i didn't go over)

Eating Goals
1. Ate within my points range
but could have done without
1/2 of kudos snickers bar
meat loaf (i restrained myself to 1/2 of a normal serving)
2. Had 9 fresh fruits and veggies
watermelon 3c.
lett. and tomato salad 2c.
watermelon 2c.
veggies on wrap at ruby tuesdays
mashed cauliflower at ruby tuesdays
3. Had 11 waters
4. Had no fried foods

Exercising Goal
1. It was a xtrain for 20 min day, i did it by cleaning bathrooms .
2. Stayed up and active most of the day. Cleaned bathrooms for about an hour and did other various tasks that invovle moving.

Bible Study Goals
1. Did Sunday school bible study for yesterday and today.

 

[Jane E.]

Hi Zela, that mashed cauliflour sounds delicious. I haven't been to Ruby Tuesdays since they got rid of their quiche about 5 years ago. The last time dh & I went I couldn't find anything I liked to eat on their menu. I've got to give it another try.

Congrats for staying within your points, especially on the 4th!

 

[Zela]

7-6 ( Today was a weigh day. I'm down to 200! )

Eating Goals
1. Stayed within my points range
but could have done without
2 pc sweet cornbread
pc of cake (but it was angel food cake w/ cool whip free)
2. Had 9 fruits and veggies
2 c. romaine lettuce
1 c. squash and onions
banana
watermelon 3 c.
watermelon 2 c.
3. Had all 10 waters
4. Had no fried foods

Exercising Goals
1. It was a rest day so I rested.
2. Don't really remember if I was active most of the day or not, b/c I honestly have no recollection of what I did on Wednesday.

Bible Study Goals
1. Did Sunday School Bible Study for this day.

 

[Lesli54]

Oh, you are so close to ONEDERLAND! I am so happy for you! Let's step over the line together and throw a big party on the board! How is tomorrow for you? Sounds good to me. Ok, weight be gone!

Keep up the great work and I will see you on the other side soon.

 

[Zela]

7-7

Eating Goals
1. Did not eat within my points range
b/c I ate
3/4 of a pc of fried tilapia
2. Had 8 fruits and veggies
banana
boiled carrots and onions (about 1.5 servings)
watermelon 2c.
banana
watermelon 2.5c.
3. Had all 10 waters
4. Had the 3/4 pc of fried fish

Exercising Goals
1. It was a w3r1 for 32 min day plus warmup and cooldown. I didn't record my time. I forgot to write it down, but I remember that I was not pleased with my time (of course I guess i am still recovering from the 13.5 miles )
2. Stayed up and active most of the day, cleaning and cooking.

Bible Study Goals
1. Did sunday school bible study for today.

 

[Zela]

7-8

Eating Goals
1. Ate within my points range
but could have done without
the Kona Royalty Mocha Latte ( i got it at Target, it was a wonderful drink and it reminded me of the Kona Cafe )
4 chocolate chip cookies (it was the regular toll house recipe w/ whole wheat flour instead of reg. flour, splenda instead of the regular sugar, promise fat free butter instead of regular butter, and I just let there be reg. brown sugar in there; they turned out more like cakies than cookies )
2 bacon wrapped string bean bunches
2. Had 9 fruits and veggies
banana
watermelon 2c.
1.5 c lettuce
1.5 c mashed cauliflower
veggieburger patty
watermelon 2c.
3. Had all 10 glasses of water
4. Had no fried foods

Exercising Goals
1. It was a rest day, so I rested. I actually didn't realize that it was a rest day until I had already gotten dressed to exercise and went to check the schedule to see the duration of the xtraining. It was a pleasant surprise! However, I ended up walking just over a mile with my brother b/c he didn't want to do it alone.
2. Stayed up and active most of the day. It was a rest day, but my brother wanted to go exercise so I walked a figure 8 at the park w/ him which is 1.25 miles.

Bible Study Goals
1. Did bible study for today.

 

[Zela]

So that catches up my food journal.

I may not be posting for a while. We are in the projected path of Hurricane Dennis and if it is as bad as Ivan we will probably be without power for a couple of weeks . We live about 60 miles North of Pensacola Beach and we'll probably get it pretty bad if the hurricane strengthens. I hope it just kind of fizzles out. Last year in September we had to deal with Ivan and things are just now getting back to normal (some are just now getting there houses completely fixed). My dad had some guys working on some roofs for him this past week and they just got finished. Yesterday, he had a man come and replace some shingles on our house that blew off in Ivan (its gonna be kind of pointless if this stupid hurricane blows them off again on Sunday). It would just pureinteen SUCK (I don't use this word lightly) if this hurricane was as bad as Ivan.

If you have ever seen My Neighbor Totoro there is a time where May, the little girl says, "Leave dust bunnies, go away right now!"

Well, I'm saying "Leave us alone Dennis, GO AWAY RIGHT NOW!"