Wow - can you believe that today is the last day of June! I sure can't - this month has just flown by!
So here's the recap on my June goals and the progress I made on them:
JUNE 2010
1.) Break the 190's and get into the low 180's:
CURRENTLY AT 187 LBS!!! GOODBYE 190's!!! Didn't quite make it to the low 180's...
2.) Fit comfortably into my size-12 black dress pants.
FIT - yes, COMFORTABLY - no
3.) Increase Elliptical resistance to 7 by July 1.
CHECK
4.) Run an organized 5K in Vancouver
This was WAY to premature - didn't get there - but am planning an organized 5K for October.
5.) Be able to run without stopping at a speed of 5.5 on the treadmill for 2 full minutes:
CHECK!!! CHECK!!! and CHECK!!!!
RAN FOR 3 MINUTES STRAIGHT ON JUNE 15th!!!
RAN FOR 5 MINUTES STRAIGHT ON JUNE 28th!!!
RAN FOR 8 MINUTES STRAIGHT ON JUNE 29th!!!
6.) Complete a total of 40 hours of cardio workouts for the month of June:
31.5/40 hours - not bad. I loved this goal because it forced me to be creative in finding news ways to get my cardio in!
Reward for Completing All Goals: Travel! Mini weekend trip with Friends or Family:
CHECK!!!! TRIP TO TORONTO JUNE 11-13!!!! Premature reward??? Yup!
Time to start putting together my July goals! What a great month June was, hopefully July will be just as good - if not better!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Introducing Dr. Jacqueline and Mrs. Heidi
That's what my boyfriend often calls me because of my wildly up/ down mood swings. Today, I was the epitome of Dr. Jacqueline and Mrs. Heidi, Here's how today went down:
First I came home from work and just wanted to sit and stare into outer space, but then realized that I had to put something together for dinner.
I was outraged to open the fridge and find NOTHING that appealed to me. I then went off on a rant about how I work hard all day long, sacrificing my life to my work and is it to much to ask that I come home to at least something edible for dinner?
That of course was an extreme exaggeration as there was lots of food in the fridge - I just didn't feel like cooking!
So, off I went, for dinner I had 2 Laughing cow wedges of cheese on Wasa crackers, followed by a Fibre One granola bar. This is what I was going to call dinner.
Then I realized that I had to actually have something substantial - so I washed some lettuce, cut up some peppers and tomatoes and fixed myself a big salad.
Then, after lounging on the couch for a couple hours (NOT reading my textbook for the assignment that is due tomorrow), I figured that I was too lazy to go to the gym tonight.
Then I realized that no one ever lost 54 lbs by sitting on their fat arse and watching Wheel of Fortune and dragged by big ol' butt to the gym.
Got to the gym and was feeling like I had the strength of 10 men! I was determined to run faster and longer than I ever had before.
Got on the treadmill and ran for 8 minutes straight at a pace of 5.5 (a personal best) and getting my heart rate up to 191 b/m. I was feeling great until I saw a trailer on the tv at the gym promoting the release of Eclipse that comes out tomorrow.
After a half hour on the treadmill - having done 2.00 miles in 30 minutes, I decide to go into a heavy panic realizing that I haven't made any plans to go to the opening of Eclipse tomorrow (really - June 30th is Tomorrow! WTF?).
I immediately ran home and made some phone calls to arrange to see Eclipse tomorrow night.
There you have it folks - this is the mind of Dr. Jacqueline and Mrs. Heidi! Be thankful you're not in my head 24/7 - it's exhausting!
It's a good thing I went to the gym tonight as I'll be sitting in a movie theatre seat tomorrow watching Eclipse *hangs head in shame that she is a twilight fanatic at 25 years old*
First I came home from work and just wanted to sit and stare into outer space, but then realized that I had to put something together for dinner.
I was outraged to open the fridge and find NOTHING that appealed to me. I then went off on a rant about how I work hard all day long, sacrificing my life to my work and is it to much to ask that I come home to at least something edible for dinner?
That of course was an extreme exaggeration as there was lots of food in the fridge - I just didn't feel like cooking!
So, off I went, for dinner I had 2 Laughing cow wedges of cheese on Wasa crackers, followed by a Fibre One granola bar. This is what I was going to call dinner.
Then I realized that I had to actually have something substantial - so I washed some lettuce, cut up some peppers and tomatoes and fixed myself a big salad.
Then, after lounging on the couch for a couple hours (NOT reading my textbook for the assignment that is due tomorrow), I figured that I was too lazy to go to the gym tonight.
Then I realized that no one ever lost 54 lbs by sitting on their fat arse and watching Wheel of Fortune and dragged by big ol' butt to the gym.
Got to the gym and was feeling like I had the strength of 10 men! I was determined to run faster and longer than I ever had before.
Got on the treadmill and ran for 8 minutes straight at a pace of 5.5 (a personal best) and getting my heart rate up to 191 b/m. I was feeling great until I saw a trailer on the tv at the gym promoting the release of Eclipse that comes out tomorrow.
After a half hour on the treadmill - having done 2.00 miles in 30 minutes, I decide to go into a heavy panic realizing that I haven't made any plans to go to the opening of Eclipse tomorrow (really - June 30th is Tomorrow! WTF?).
I immediately ran home and made some phone calls to arrange to see Eclipse tomorrow night.
There you have it folks - this is the mind of Dr. Jacqueline and Mrs. Heidi! Be thankful you're not in my head 24/7 - it's exhausting!
It's a good thing I went to the gym tonight as I'll be sitting in a movie theatre seat tomorrow watching Eclipse *hangs head in shame that she is a twilight fanatic at 25 years old*
Monday, June 28, 2010
Running Like the Wind
Okay, so maybe I didn't run as fast as wind - but - I did run tonight for 5 MINUTES STRAIGHT on the treadmill at a pace of 5.5!!!! I am so proud of myself! What's more - I didn't slow down because I was physically tired, I resumed to a walking pace after 5 minutes because mentally I couldn't push myself that far. Weird right? Well this is something I need to work on more next month: the mentality of running.
It's funny too, because when I was running I was thinking to myself, "this is great I can write my post tonight on how I ran for 4 minutes, oh but 5 minutes would be so much better than 4" and then I would push myself for another minute. I love how this blog inspires me and pushes me to do more. I never thought I would be an avid blogger because I consider myself a private person, but this little thing really holds me accountable for my actions - making myself answer to ... myself at the end of the day (and all of you of course).
I spent a lot of time today in awe over how much I have accomplished in the last 4 months! Seriously - 46 pounds gone! I can't even imagine what i'll look like at my goal weight. The funny part of this weight loss thing is that it isn't necessarily hard per se, the most difficult part of it is the commitment and dedication, if you have those two qualities the weight will just melt off your body. Luckily, I possess those qualities and have been fortunate to see some incredible results. But honestly, these last 4 months have flown by - I cannot believe it! Let's hope the next 54 lbs come off as easily as the first 45 did...
It's funny too, because when I was running I was thinking to myself, "this is great I can write my post tonight on how I ran for 4 minutes, oh but 5 minutes would be so much better than 4" and then I would push myself for another minute. I love how this blog inspires me and pushes me to do more. I never thought I would be an avid blogger because I consider myself a private person, but this little thing really holds me accountable for my actions - making myself answer to ... myself at the end of the day (and all of you of course).
I spent a lot of time today in awe over how much I have accomplished in the last 4 months! Seriously - 46 pounds gone! I can't even imagine what i'll look like at my goal weight. The funny part of this weight loss thing is that it isn't necessarily hard per se, the most difficult part of it is the commitment and dedication, if you have those two qualities the weight will just melt off your body. Luckily, I possess those qualities and have been fortunate to see some incredible results. But honestly, these last 4 months have flown by - I cannot believe it! Let's hope the next 54 lbs come off as easily as the first 45 did...
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Another One Gone!
Today I woke up TIRED!
It's no surprise that I woke up both physically and mentally drained! I have been pushing myself like a dog for the past week - even Friday and Saturday I put in way too much work time and not enough "me" time. Both my mind and body wanted me to take today easy - so I listened and I did. I woke up at about 10 this morning, and literally sat around the house like a zombie all day, watching tv, did a little shopping, sitting and zoning out. By the time I came to, it was 7pm! That's what you get for pushing yourself too hard!
No gym tonight - but I did pop by the rec centre to weigh myself: 187 lbs! Down another pound. Not what I was hoping for - but couldn't expect much more as I spent a better part of the day veging out (on healthy food).
Now, all that's left to do is edit and submit a short paper and then continue to lay on the couch and watch TV. Tomorrow I will be back at 'er and giving it my all - but today is definitely a much needed day of rest.
Weekly Food Patrol Report: Happy to report that I more or less managed to stay in my daily points allowance of 25 points almost every day this week! I used most of my weekly points as well and didn't even touch my activity points! Yippie! Just as I planned! As a new week approaches, I have to keep this mentality going - can't let my food patrol guard down!
It's no surprise that I woke up both physically and mentally drained! I have been pushing myself like a dog for the past week - even Friday and Saturday I put in way too much work time and not enough "me" time. Both my mind and body wanted me to take today easy - so I listened and I did. I woke up at about 10 this morning, and literally sat around the house like a zombie all day, watching tv, did a little shopping, sitting and zoning out. By the time I came to, it was 7pm! That's what you get for pushing yourself too hard!
No gym tonight - but I did pop by the rec centre to weigh myself: 187 lbs! Down another pound. Not what I was hoping for - but couldn't expect much more as I spent a better part of the day veging out (on healthy food).
Now, all that's left to do is edit and submit a short paper and then continue to lay on the couch and watch TV. Tomorrow I will be back at 'er and giving it my all - but today is definitely a much needed day of rest.
Weekly Food Patrol Report: Happy to report that I more or less managed to stay in my daily points allowance of 25 points almost every day this week! I used most of my weekly points as well and didn't even touch my activity points! Yippie! Just as I planned! As a new week approaches, I have to keep this mentality going - can't let my food patrol guard down!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Saturday Night Boringness
As promised, I have nothing exciting going on this weekend. Thus, here I am on Saturday night: just got back from a 2 hour workout at the gym - which puts my cardio monthly goal at 30/40 cardio hours. I really thought I would be able to do 40 hours of cardio this month, guess the Toronto trip and all my "rest" days set me back a bit. That's not really the point though. I made this goal for myself so that I could find more and new ways of moving. In this sense, my goal was successful. I am now walking on my lunch hours at work, getting off the bus a few blocks from my stop, taking the stairs and, well... you get the picture.
Other exciting news: I had to go out and buy some smaller-sized pants today. Luckily I found a really great sale and picked up some dress pants in a size 12 and size 10! I'm going to be spending the rest of the night hemming my pants as I am a short little thing and stores don't make pants for us short folk (well - cheap pants at least). I am thrilled to be a size 12, but am even more excited to be approaching a size 10!!!! Last time I was a size 10 was when I was 19 and in college (before the discovery of the Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger from Wendy's ($1.39)).
The other day I went through the pile of jeans in the back of my closet. One pair fit me - but looked stupid (I hate skinny jeans), so I am going to huck them. There was also a pile of size 30 jeans that I can now get up and into - but the zipper wont go up. I'll give it anther 10 lbs gone and I bet they will fit (hoo-ray - I have no jeans at this current size!). I am really looking forward to being able to zip them suckers up!
Off to hem I go...
Other exciting news: I had to go out and buy some smaller-sized pants today. Luckily I found a really great sale and picked up some dress pants in a size 12 and size 10! I'm going to be spending the rest of the night hemming my pants as I am a short little thing and stores don't make pants for us short folk (well - cheap pants at least). I am thrilled to be a size 12, but am even more excited to be approaching a size 10!!!! Last time I was a size 10 was when I was 19 and in college (before the discovery of the Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger from Wendy's ($1.39)).
The other day I went through the pile of jeans in the back of my closet. One pair fit me - but looked stupid (I hate skinny jeans), so I am going to huck them. There was also a pile of size 30 jeans that I can now get up and into - but the zipper wont go up. I'll give it anther 10 lbs gone and I bet they will fit (hoo-ray - I have no jeans at this current size!). I am really looking forward to being able to zip them suckers up!
Off to hem I go...
Friday, June 25, 2010
Eating for Health
Hello Friday - I am so happy you've finally arrived!
Not that the weekend being here even matters - I've got so much going on that I don't have time for fun :( This weekend will be full of homework and errands. Nothing more, nothing less.
On the upside - I more or less was able to stay within my daily points allowance this week (Weight Watchers) and have a total of 13.5 points available to use up this weekend. I've got to keep with this food patrol business though - if I am not focused, big portions of anything will end up on my plate. This is an eternal struggle for me! I'm learning though, practice makes perfect right.
Talking about food, I've been aiming to eat to satisfy my daily nutritional requirements as opposed to eating for deliciousness. Reviewing my food history made me realize that I eat WAY too much cheese - so have really cut that out this week (even though I love it). I do feel better physically when I don't consume large portions of it - I've run into this before and fear that I may be allergic to cheese. We'll see what Mr. Scale says about all this no-cheese business. I expect he'll like it.
Like today, for example, I had a rice-less stir fry with ground chicken and it was delicious!
Hope you all have a much more fun weekend planned than me!
Not that the weekend being here even matters - I've got so much going on that I don't have time for fun :( This weekend will be full of homework and errands. Nothing more, nothing less.
On the upside - I more or less was able to stay within my daily points allowance this week (Weight Watchers) and have a total of 13.5 points available to use up this weekend. I've got to keep with this food patrol business though - if I am not focused, big portions of anything will end up on my plate. This is an eternal struggle for me! I'm learning though, practice makes perfect right.
Talking about food, I've been aiming to eat to satisfy my daily nutritional requirements as opposed to eating for deliciousness. Reviewing my food history made me realize that I eat WAY too much cheese - so have really cut that out this week (even though I love it). I do feel better physically when I don't consume large portions of it - I've run into this before and fear that I may be allergic to cheese. We'll see what Mr. Scale says about all this no-cheese business. I expect he'll like it.
Like today, for example, I had a rice-less stir fry with ground chicken and it was delicious!
Hope you all have a much more fun weekend planned than me!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
What Does Lisa - 10 lbs = ?
What does a 10 pound difference look like on an overweight individual?
Can you spot the difference?
Here I am at approximately 200 lbs (plus or minus a pound):
Here I am today, at approximately 188 lbs (plus or minus a pound):
I find it difficult to see a difference in my body - but I can see that my shirt fits a little better.... I wonder what i'll look like at 178? Stay tuned, we'll be finding that out next month!
Finally got back to the gym tonight! Yippie!
Food Patrol: 25.5 points consumed today. Only 0.5 points off target... not too shabby!
Can you spot the difference?
Here I am at approximately 200 lbs (plus or minus a pound):
Here I am today, at approximately 188 lbs (plus or minus a pound):
I find it difficult to see a difference in my body - but I can see that my shirt fits a little better.... I wonder what i'll look like at 178? Stay tuned, we'll be finding that out next month!
Finally got back to the gym tonight! Yippie!
Food Patrol: 25.5 points consumed today. Only 0.5 points off target... not too shabby!
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