My monday started off awesome! I went to Starbucks to get an espresso (I was extra sleepy today), just as I ordered I looked in my wallet and realized that I didn't have any cash... so just as I wanted to say 'I'll have to use debit' the guy behind me says 'take what you need' as he offers me a hand full of change, and then he says 'it's just change...' I was so surprised! And then I thanked him, like, five or ten times... :)
I really don't expect people to be nice (that's what working in customer service for seven years will do to you!), that's why this was extra special... Now I feel like I want to be extra nice to someone I don't know... and I actually have a person in mind! (well, okay, someone that has contacted me, but I don't know them).
On the eating front - still struggling. I'll weigh myself next week, but for now I want to get into a routine with my workouts, so, one step at a time. Also, I really want uncover the true reasons of why I eat non-stop sometimes (it's healthy stuff, but the pattern of eating is not normal, more like a binge, really...). Why can't I stop when I'm full? Why do I eat when I'm nervous or anxious or bored? I know that a large part of my life revolves around found, so I'm working on that as well (i.e. my wedding scrapbook, and my ceramics classes).
Monday, January 29
Friday, January 19
It's Friiidaayy!!
Yes. It's Friday. I had a pretty good workout at the gym today - I try to push myself hard with the weights (I did 30min.), and I did a slow run for 50min. on the treadmill. When I was with my trainer she said I should do 60min. walking for cardio, which I was doing for about two months now, and I feel like I need a challenge. I think I want to do a 10k run clinic again this spring (with the RunningRoom), so I'm thinking if I incorporate a few long steady runs in my weekly routine, that should prepare me nicely.
I also notice a lot more new people at the gym. We'll see how long they'll last :) - I'm not being mean... I'm just interested... Not a lot of people come out to workout at 6:30 a.m., so you get to know the regulars. And I'm impressed that the newbies had come out that early. I know it's a struggle for me if I take a break from my routine - it has nothing to do with the motivation to go workout, it's just takes some getting used to get out of bed that early.
And in further efforts to establish a weekly (and complete) routine for myself, I've decided that Fridays are my treat days. :) Yay! What I've done this week - I've planned out the meals (dinners) for the week before we bought the groceries, and was very proud of myself for sticking with it. I like to cook, and most of the time I buy the basics, and then imporvise the dinner once I come home. I was really happy with the recipies that I picked for last week, all were very good (from WW cookbook). They were - spicy meatloaf, barley chicken, chicken with feta sauce, honey-mustard pork chops and I'm thinking of doing a ww-friendly sheppard's pie. But back to today's treat - since I brought my lunch to work every day of the week, I'm buying one today - I'm going for sushi. And, as an extra treat, I'm buying the fat-free organic yogourt (plain) and a pack of bluberries, and having that for desert (no sweetner! big step for me). I tried that yesterday and it was so yummy!
Oh yes, and I'm happy to report that I've been coffee and sweetner free for four days now! And I haven't had any alcohol since Christmas. I belive my last "bad habit" that I can improve on is my chocolate addiction... :(. I'm hoping to at least keep it under control. But I found that the less sugar I have (like from fruit - I don't take sugar in it's natural form :)) the less I crave sweets. So that may be an answer for me.
I also notice a lot more new people at the gym. We'll see how long they'll last :) - I'm not being mean... I'm just interested... Not a lot of people come out to workout at 6:30 a.m., so you get to know the regulars. And I'm impressed that the newbies had come out that early. I know it's a struggle for me if I take a break from my routine - it has nothing to do with the motivation to go workout, it's just takes some getting used to get out of bed that early.
And in further efforts to establish a weekly (and complete) routine for myself, I've decided that Fridays are my treat days. :) Yay! What I've done this week - I've planned out the meals (dinners) for the week before we bought the groceries, and was very proud of myself for sticking with it. I like to cook, and most of the time I buy the basics, and then imporvise the dinner once I come home. I was really happy with the recipies that I picked for last week, all were very good (from WW cookbook). They were - spicy meatloaf, barley chicken, chicken with feta sauce, honey-mustard pork chops and I'm thinking of doing a ww-friendly sheppard's pie. But back to today's treat - since I brought my lunch to work every day of the week, I'm buying one today - I'm going for sushi. And, as an extra treat, I'm buying the fat-free organic yogourt (plain) and a pack of bluberries, and having that for desert (no sweetner! big step for me). I tried that yesterday and it was so yummy!
Oh yes, and I'm happy to report that I've been coffee and sweetner free for four days now! And I haven't had any alcohol since Christmas. I belive my last "bad habit" that I can improve on is my chocolate addiction... :(. I'm hoping to at least keep it under control. But I found that the less sugar I have (like from fruit - I don't take sugar in it's natural form :)) the less I crave sweets. So that may be an answer for me.
Thursday, January 18
I love clay!
I realized that I forgot to mention the ceramics class that I've started on Monday! I had a blast! It's been a while since I've been in a classroom setting (mmm... about two years), and really long time since I had an art class (around seven).
It felt so good to get my hands (and other parts LOL) dirty. Also, it makes my Monday a little bit easier to handle - you know, it being the beginning of the week, and everything...
I've also started my wedding scrapbook - finally! It has been almost eight months! ***omg! I can't believe that I've been a married woman for eight months! *** I've edited all of the images the way I wanted to, and got them printed. While I was doing that I was thinking that I felt lucky that I could fix up all the little things I was unhappy with (like unflattering shadows, some wrinkles, not mine, obviously, glistening on faces from the flash, and so on). And I feel bad for those people who can't do that and have to look at the pictures and wish this and that was different. Needless to say, it was a lot of work, but everything had to be perfect. And I don't want to rush with the scrapbook either.
So how is this related to weight-loss? Well, I'm trying to find things that I can do that don't involve my weight. I'm spending waaaayy too much time thinking about food, and either at the gym, or thinking I should go to the gym (although I had been pretty good in that department, lately).
I also would like to try boxing. Not to train professionally, :) but as a workout option. Anyone know good places in Ottawa?
It felt so good to get my hands (and other parts LOL) dirty. Also, it makes my Monday a little bit easier to handle - you know, it being the beginning of the week, and everything...
I've also started my wedding scrapbook - finally! It has been almost eight months! ***omg! I can't believe that I've been a married woman for eight months! *** I've edited all of the images the way I wanted to, and got them printed. While I was doing that I was thinking that I felt lucky that I could fix up all the little things I was unhappy with (like unflattering shadows, some wrinkles, not mine, obviously, glistening on faces from the flash, and so on). And I feel bad for those people who can't do that and have to look at the pictures and wish this and that was different. Needless to say, it was a lot of work, but everything had to be perfect. And I don't want to rush with the scrapbook either.
So how is this related to weight-loss? Well, I'm trying to find things that I can do that don't involve my weight. I'm spending waaaayy too much time thinking about food, and either at the gym, or thinking I should go to the gym (although I had been pretty good in that department, lately).
I also would like to try boxing. Not to train professionally, :) but as a workout option. Anyone know good places in Ottawa?
Wednesday, January 17
Committment
Well, it's been a while since I posted... lots of things happened - my trip to Toronto, two Christmas dinners and New Year's dinner. I'm happy to report my weight remained the same - trust me, that's an accomplishment! :)
So, now that we're well into 2007, I'm sticking to my committment of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. I'm no longer working towards a certain goal - no WW weigh-ins, no more personal trainer weigh-ins. Just me, treating my body like a temple (I didn't come up with that one! LOL), eating healthy and working out. Well, I should correct myself - I AM working towards a goal - to be healthy and happy by monitoring what I eat and working out - but I do not have to be a certain weight by certain time. I find that when I give myself a 'deadline' I get motivated at first, and then I throw in the towel right before the end - it's so weird! seems unproductive, right? And since I'm at a healthy BMI, and my trainer has confirmed that being in low 140's is okay for me, I'm going to focus on weight training and being OP (I'm still journaling and following WW).
One more goal, though - in keeping with my new and improved healthy lifestyle **drum roll please** - I'm giving up sweetners, and all things sweetned with artificial sweetners. And since I drink my daily cup of coffee with a sweetner, I'm giving that up too. I decided that I do not want to put chemicals in my body. Period. (You're probably thinking - there must be some hidden reason for this, there must be! why would a girl that was using sweetners for years give them up now! .... well, okay, I do have one more tiny additional reason apart from wanting to be healthy - I want to have a baby within the next couple of years, so I want my body to be as clean as possible.... there! I've said it!).
So - here's to a healthy 2007! ***i'm drinking water as i write*** :)
So, now that we're well into 2007, I'm sticking to my committment of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. I'm no longer working towards a certain goal - no WW weigh-ins, no more personal trainer weigh-ins. Just me, treating my body like a temple (I didn't come up with that one! LOL), eating healthy and working out. Well, I should correct myself - I AM working towards a goal - to be healthy and happy by monitoring what I eat and working out - but I do not have to be a certain weight by certain time. I find that when I give myself a 'deadline' I get motivated at first, and then I throw in the towel right before the end - it's so weird! seems unproductive, right? And since I'm at a healthy BMI, and my trainer has confirmed that being in low 140's is okay for me, I'm going to focus on weight training and being OP (I'm still journaling and following WW).
One more goal, though - in keeping with my new and improved healthy lifestyle **drum roll please** - I'm giving up sweetners, and all things sweetned with artificial sweetners. And since I drink my daily cup of coffee with a sweetner, I'm giving that up too. I decided that I do not want to put chemicals in my body. Period. (You're probably thinking - there must be some hidden reason for this, there must be! why would a girl that was using sweetners for years give them up now! .... well, okay, I do have one more tiny additional reason apart from wanting to be healthy - I want to have a baby within the next couple of years, so I want my body to be as clean as possible.... there! I've said it!).
So - here's to a healthy 2007! ***i'm drinking water as i write*** :)
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