Day 21. I will be honest, I'm getting sick of blogging daily. I will continue to do it but I'm becoming annoyed. Ha. Anyway, today I had a piece of toast, 2 eggs and tomatoes for breakfast, (usually I have a egg, cheese and tomato sandwich, today I just took off the top part of the bread and asked for no butter. We then went out for lunch after a tour of the New Edmonton Remand Centre. I had a cajun chicken wrap with sweet potato fries....oops.
I went to the 5pm Hot Flow class and it was awesome. I held all the poses and my legs weren't burning like usual. I really enjoy the instructor Jackie. : ) I came home and had a small salad as I kinda indulged today.
I have nothing else to say. I am tired and just watched the movie Contraband. It was good! Tomorrow I intend to run and do stairs, but no yoga.
Till tomorrow....bah blah blah blah blah...
Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Day 20 - Fuss cupcake.
Day 20. Not much to report today. I woke up and had some coffee, popcorn and cheese. I then went to my friend Jen's house where she was doing eyelash extensions for a lookbook for her salon. She had fuss cupcakes there and well...I ate one. I unfortunately let that be my lunch. Oops.
I got home and went for a 25 minutes run...was struggling a bit, most likely because I upped my pace.
I bbq'd a chicken breast and made a salad with cucumber, tomatoes, half of an avocado and cheese. Tomorrow I plan on the 5 pm Hot Flow class. I know what you're thinking. Yea, she said that all last week. Haha.
Till tomorrow...
I got home and went for a 25 minutes run...was struggling a bit, most likely because I upped my pace.
I bbq'd a chicken breast and made a salad with cucumber, tomatoes, half of an avocado and cheese. Tomorrow I plan on the 5 pm Hot Flow class. I know what you're thinking. Yea, she said that all last week. Haha.
Till tomorrow...
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Day 19 - 5K. Proud.
Day 19.
So, like I said yesterday, back on track. I woke up, had a coffee, visited briefly with my Mom and cousin on their way to the farmers market, drove to the dog park, met one of my besties Amanda and my niece Ollie. We did an hour walk with the dogs and I came home. I had my morning breakfast shake and some cottage cheese. I checked out runmap.net and created a 5 km route around my house. I completed a 5 km! YAY! First time since highschool I've ran that long. I did take a 1 minute walk break though. I did it in about 35 minutes, which is slow, but it was completed so that is good enough for me at this point. I think that if I was running with someone I could have ran the whole thing and most likely at a faster pace.
Anyway, I am proud of today's comeback; 1 hour walk and 35 min run and 2 shakes ( about to go make another shake right now). Tonight I'm going to Famoso for dinner...obviously I will be eating the San Andreas. I will go for the half one and half salad, as hard as it is...or perhaps Amy and I could share a large and share a salad. Oh, the possibilities!!!! After that, we 're heading to "The Bend" to watch Jonna sing! YAY! I thought I'd blog now as I will have nothing to update later.
Tomorrow's aim is yoga or a run. I am getting eyelash extensions at my girlfriends spa and then we're taking photos so she can create a look book, that is at 1pm and photos at 3pm. I will most likely hit up a evening yoga class or do an evening run. Will let you know, my cute little followers!!! Thanks again to everyone that has been liking, commenting and telling me they read the blog and are inspired. The response from people is not what I was expecting, but it is so great! Thanks!!!!!!
Till tomorrow...
So, like I said yesterday, back on track. I woke up, had a coffee, visited briefly with my Mom and cousin on their way to the farmers market, drove to the dog park, met one of my besties Amanda and my niece Ollie. We did an hour walk with the dogs and I came home. I had my morning breakfast shake and some cottage cheese. I checked out runmap.net and created a 5 km route around my house. I completed a 5 km! YAY! First time since highschool I've ran that long. I did take a 1 minute walk break though. I did it in about 35 minutes, which is slow, but it was completed so that is good enough for me at this point. I think that if I was running with someone I could have ran the whole thing and most likely at a faster pace.
Anyway, I am proud of today's comeback; 1 hour walk and 35 min run and 2 shakes ( about to go make another shake right now). Tonight I'm going to Famoso for dinner...obviously I will be eating the San Andreas. I will go for the half one and half salad, as hard as it is...or perhaps Amy and I could share a large and share a salad. Oh, the possibilities!!!! After that, we 're heading to "The Bend" to watch Jonna sing! YAY! I thought I'd blog now as I will have nothing to update later.
Tomorrow's aim is yoga or a run. I am getting eyelash extensions at my girlfriends spa and then we're taking photos so she can create a look book, that is at 1pm and photos at 3pm. I will most likely hit up a evening yoga class or do an evening run. Will let you know, my cute little followers!!! Thanks again to everyone that has been liking, commenting and telling me they read the blog and are inspired. The response from people is not what I was expecting, but it is so great! Thanks!!!!!!
Till tomorrow...
Friday, April 27, 2012
Day 18- Sexy Cook made me cheat.
Day 18 - Epic Fail.
I had a shake for breakfast, then a burrito at Mucho Burrito, but said no to the cookie...and then went to Devon and ate at Flo Pie. The sexy cook always makes the best burgers and fries. SHIT. No workout either. Frick.
Alright, no excuses. Intent was to go to Yoga but I went to Devon instead. I didn't realize my cousin was in town and that the plan was we were all going for dinner. Of course we go to Flo Pie and there is absolutely nothing healthy there,except a tossed salad. I HAD to eat my cheat meal. I guess I had two cheat meals today, not to mention felt sooo sick after dinner. My body does not appreciate healthiness to shit food at all. I have learned from this relapse and will get back on track tomorrow! I promise! Especially finding out today that people I never thought would read my blog are....now I know more people are reading it than admit. Hahahaha. MORE ACCOUNTABILITY for me! Imagine 2 months from now when people see me after reading all these and I look the same!? EMBARRASSING. Back on track as of NOW!
Run tomorrow 100 percent as I've been missing it... perhaps, Hot Yoga if I have time.
Saturday is my get things done day. I need an oil change, have my mom and cousin coming over, need to run, take dogs to park, take back some running shorts, and pick up some cleaning stuff all before going for dinner and to watch my beautiful friend Jonna sing in the semi finals of a Karaoke competition. : )
Till tomorrow. Lesson learned.
I had a shake for breakfast, then a burrito at Mucho Burrito, but said no to the cookie...and then went to Devon and ate at Flo Pie. The sexy cook always makes the best burgers and fries. SHIT. No workout either. Frick.
Alright, no excuses. Intent was to go to Yoga but I went to Devon instead. I didn't realize my cousin was in town and that the plan was we were all going for dinner. Of course we go to Flo Pie and there is absolutely nothing healthy there,except a tossed salad. I HAD to eat my cheat meal. I guess I had two cheat meals today, not to mention felt sooo sick after dinner. My body does not appreciate healthiness to shit food at all. I have learned from this relapse and will get back on track tomorrow! I promise! Especially finding out today that people I never thought would read my blog are....now I know more people are reading it than admit. Hahahaha. MORE ACCOUNTABILITY for me! Imagine 2 months from now when people see me after reading all these and I look the same!? EMBARRASSING. Back on track as of NOW!
Run tomorrow 100 percent as I've been missing it... perhaps, Hot Yoga if I have time.
Saturday is my get things done day. I need an oil change, have my mom and cousin coming over, need to run, take dogs to park, take back some running shorts, and pick up some cleaning stuff all before going for dinner and to watch my beautiful friend Jonna sing in the semi finals of a Karaoke competition. : )
Till tomorrow. Lesson learned.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Day 17 - "How's that diet going?"
Day 17. Hello all blog readers. I am feeling like I'm getting a little off course. Despite me saying I won't feel guilty about yesterday's rest day, I do. Today, I had my breakfast shake but was craving some soup so I went to brownlee to get a bowl of soup, it was vegetable noodle. I then had the full intention of Hot Yoga until I went to my afternoon meeting.
I will not get into it too much on here, but it just adds to the shitty week I've already had of meetings. We are, as my co-worker would say, "doing ground breaking work." Yes, we sure are. Exciting, yet sooooo frustrating at the same time. Three meetings discussing integrated addiction and mental health in two days has stressed me out, discouraged me and drained me, just as I'm sure it has Scarlett. She wrote me a very kind text yesterday and because my phone was down, she read it to me today. I thought she had read my blog from yesterday about being exhausted but turns out she hadn't and it was just spidy senses. Scarlett and I work very closely and well together. When one person is off, so is the other. I am soooo lucky to have her as a partner (work partner, not life partner ; ); she is supportive, a good listener and an amazing counsellor. I can tell her when she is "on fire" or acting crazy and she does the exact same to me. Hahaha. In saying all this, I understand that yoga is meant to release and let go of any problems or stress, HOWEVER, for me it does the opposite. If I am not in the mood for it, I have a horrible class. ( I've tried this twice)
So....I didn't go. Instead I went to go visit Carmen at Walkabout, had a Strongbow and ate chicken strips and a salad. I know, I know...drinking is not the solution, but have you had a Strongbow before??? My fave. So as I'm sitting there eating a salad drenched in salad dressing (thanks Jimmy) and chicken strips tossed in hot sauce, who walks in?... Mike Brown. ANYONE that knows Mike Brown will know what I am talking about when he looks at me eating (knowing that I am blogging, working out and eating healthy) and says, "Hows that diet going?" in the most sarcastic voice. He then says, "You might as well go eat 5 Big Macs, same as eating this salad you got going on" Mike, is an Ironman athlete, he even owns a triathlon. I've known Mike for about 8 years..I can tell you, he never used to be in shape. He will now be the first to tell you you've gained weight, give you advice on food or fitness, encourage you to get in shape and make you feel great when you are doing well. Mike is full of humour and easily one of the most hilarious people I've ever met. He goes from cutting me up about my diet to commending me on my runs. (We have that sort of a relationship, haha) But, let me tell you....right after he made that comment I ensured that I came home and did the 45 minute Jillian Michaels workout video. Soooo thanks Mike. Side note: He probably won't read this as we are not Facebook friends cause he doesn't like my Facebook updates, but we never fail to confirm with each other, that is more important to be real life friends. ; )
I worked out today which was good, but I really do feel like I'm failing at Hot Yoga this week. Anyone wanting a good at home workout, JILLIAN MICHAELS DVD's are amazing! So so good!
I cannot wait for tomorrow, I need this break from ERC so bad. I will go to Hot Yoga at 5 and then need to go to Devon to get my children. I have custody this week. Till tomorrow...
I will not get into it too much on here, but it just adds to the shitty week I've already had of meetings. We are, as my co-worker would say, "doing ground breaking work." Yes, we sure are. Exciting, yet sooooo frustrating at the same time. Three meetings discussing integrated addiction and mental health in two days has stressed me out, discouraged me and drained me, just as I'm sure it has Scarlett. She wrote me a very kind text yesterday and because my phone was down, she read it to me today. I thought she had read my blog from yesterday about being exhausted but turns out she hadn't and it was just spidy senses. Scarlett and I work very closely and well together. When one person is off, so is the other. I am soooo lucky to have her as a partner (work partner, not life partner ; ); she is supportive, a good listener and an amazing counsellor. I can tell her when she is "on fire" or acting crazy and she does the exact same to me. Hahaha. In saying all this, I understand that yoga is meant to release and let go of any problems or stress, HOWEVER, for me it does the opposite. If I am not in the mood for it, I have a horrible class. ( I've tried this twice)
So....I didn't go. Instead I went to go visit Carmen at Walkabout, had a Strongbow and ate chicken strips and a salad. I know, I know...drinking is not the solution, but have you had a Strongbow before??? My fave. So as I'm sitting there eating a salad drenched in salad dressing (thanks Jimmy) and chicken strips tossed in hot sauce, who walks in?... Mike Brown. ANYONE that knows Mike Brown will know what I am talking about when he looks at me eating (knowing that I am blogging, working out and eating healthy) and says, "Hows that diet going?" in the most sarcastic voice. He then says, "You might as well go eat 5 Big Macs, same as eating this salad you got going on" Mike, is an Ironman athlete, he even owns a triathlon. I've known Mike for about 8 years..I can tell you, he never used to be in shape. He will now be the first to tell you you've gained weight, give you advice on food or fitness, encourage you to get in shape and make you feel great when you are doing well. Mike is full of humour and easily one of the most hilarious people I've ever met. He goes from cutting me up about my diet to commending me on my runs. (We have that sort of a relationship, haha) But, let me tell you....right after he made that comment I ensured that I came home and did the 45 minute Jillian Michaels workout video. Soooo thanks Mike. Side note: He probably won't read this as we are not Facebook friends cause he doesn't like my Facebook updates, but we never fail to confirm with each other, that is more important to be real life friends. ; )
I worked out today which was good, but I really do feel like I'm failing at Hot Yoga this week. Anyone wanting a good at home workout, JILLIAN MICHAELS DVD's are amazing! So so good!
I cannot wait for tomorrow, I need this break from ERC so bad. I will go to Hot Yoga at 5 and then need to go to Devon to get my children. I have custody this week. Till tomorrow...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Day 16 - Much needed rest.
Day 16. Well, today went well food wise... I skipped my breakfast shake so I could have a slice of banana bread. It was Administration assistants day so we had snacks out to celebrate them. I'm still waiting for Addictions Counsellor day... Hmmpf. At lunch, I went and changed, put my new shorts on and a long sleeve....walked out the doors of ERC and walked right back in. Way too cold for this girl in shorts. My plan was to go to Hot Flow at 5.
As the day went on I started to not feel good. I am feeling exhausted mentally and physically. Work has been excessively busy, there has been several challenges, people are stressed and we have way too many meetings talking about the exact same thing. I hate hate hate talking things to death. 2 meetings today that consisted of that in the morning and then 6 interviews in the afternoon. What was best about the afternoon was the crazy inmate that was doing the "walk like an Egyptian" dance, among many other crazy dances in a tank waiting for court all while yelling at me, "You are beautiful lady!" THEN, I had another interview where the inmate spent the entire time glorifying and trying to impress me with his drug dealing and "high end lifestyle." My job is so entertaining. So, at the end of the day when I went to see who the instructor was for Yoga, well, it had changed. I cancelled my class and declared this a rest day, mentally and physically.
Sooo, lets talk about this 30 Hot Flow classes in 33 days. Not doing it. Clearly. I'm not gonna say I'm never going to, but at this point I'm just gonna aim for 4 times per week. I will continue to run, do yoga or Jillian Micheals 5 days a week, sometimes running and doing hot yoga in the same day. What I will also continue to do is eat well. If I have a "cheat day" it will be on a work out day. Perhaps I set too high of goals, perhaps to vague? I don't quite feel like a failure as I haven't totally fallen off the wagon, just altered my lifestyle slightly. Let me set out some more realistic goal for myself and if I go above and beyond, great.
Goal: Each day, I will follow through with Body by Vi, or appropriately portioned breakfast and lunches. I will participate in a run, hot yoga or Jillian Michaels 5 days a week. I will allow myself one cheat meal and I mean CHEAT MEAL per week, but it must be on a day I am active. I will allow myself one rest day. I will also listen to my body and mind and adjust accordingly without feeling guilty.
Setting goals is so funny. I used to HATE it and now I make my inmates do it all the time. What is also interesting is that I always have them set a total goal at the beginning of the program and then half way through after they have thought about things a bit more, they set 3 more realistic, detailed goals. Sometimes at the beginning we get so excited to set a goal and realize there is a lot more to, "lose weight and get fit" and "stay clean and sober." I, again am seeing the parallels of my goal, now more realistic goal and what I have my inmates focus on. Tomorrow I will hit up Hot Flow. Its a Lindsay class so this should be killer.
Till tomorrow...
As the day went on I started to not feel good. I am feeling exhausted mentally and physically. Work has been excessively busy, there has been several challenges, people are stressed and we have way too many meetings talking about the exact same thing. I hate hate hate talking things to death. 2 meetings today that consisted of that in the morning and then 6 interviews in the afternoon. What was best about the afternoon was the crazy inmate that was doing the "walk like an Egyptian" dance, among many other crazy dances in a tank waiting for court all while yelling at me, "You are beautiful lady!" THEN, I had another interview where the inmate spent the entire time glorifying and trying to impress me with his drug dealing and "high end lifestyle." My job is so entertaining. So, at the end of the day when I went to see who the instructor was for Yoga, well, it had changed. I cancelled my class and declared this a rest day, mentally and physically.
Sooo, lets talk about this 30 Hot Flow classes in 33 days. Not doing it. Clearly. I'm not gonna say I'm never going to, but at this point I'm just gonna aim for 4 times per week. I will continue to run, do yoga or Jillian Micheals 5 days a week, sometimes running and doing hot yoga in the same day. What I will also continue to do is eat well. If I have a "cheat day" it will be on a work out day. Perhaps I set too high of goals, perhaps to vague? I don't quite feel like a failure as I haven't totally fallen off the wagon, just altered my lifestyle slightly. Let me set out some more realistic goal for myself and if I go above and beyond, great.
Goal: Each day, I will follow through with Body by Vi, or appropriately portioned breakfast and lunches. I will participate in a run, hot yoga or Jillian Michaels 5 days a week. I will allow myself one cheat meal and I mean CHEAT MEAL per week, but it must be on a day I am active. I will allow myself one rest day. I will also listen to my body and mind and adjust accordingly without feeling guilty.
Setting goals is so funny. I used to HATE it and now I make my inmates do it all the time. What is also interesting is that I always have them set a total goal at the beginning of the program and then half way through after they have thought about things a bit more, they set 3 more realistic, detailed goals. Sometimes at the beginning we get so excited to set a goal and realize there is a lot more to, "lose weight and get fit" and "stay clean and sober." I, again am seeing the parallels of my goal, now more realistic goal and what I have my inmates focus on. Tomorrow I will hit up Hot Flow. Its a Lindsay class so this should be killer.
Till tomorrow...
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Day 15 - Kate.
Today is Day 15. I must start by speaking of a lovely friend of mine, Kate Schneider. Anyone that knows Kate will know exactly what I am talking about. I met Kate back in March 2010 when she came back from mat leave and we shared an office at the PChAD building. We connected right away. I trusted her and confided in her almost immediately. Kate is easily the most kind, genuine and warm hearted person I have ever met. Its not everyday you meet someone that exudes the beautiful warmth that Kate does. As a counsellor at PChAD, I was banking on the few times I had been commended on my work and that fact I was hired to make me believe I was good at my job. Kate was always genuine in telling me when I handled something well, ideas of when I could have done better or different and complimenting me on my skills. I am a better counsellor because of her. Its a tough job and I'm not sure I could have got through that year at PChAD without her. Not only has Kate been an inspiration to me professionally (P.S She is soooooo amazing at her job and now a Family Counsellor), she has also been much of my inspiration for this blog and becoming healthy.
Kate is miniature. First, she is SHORT. Second, she is freaking tiny and sooo cute. Kate has lost over 80 lbs in the past year with Body by Vi and looks amazing. What an amazing accomplishment!!!So proud of her. Anyways, I emailed Kate this morning to see if she could call me as I was needing to run a situation by her to see if I was overreacting. Kate called me immediately, we caught up a bit and she confirmed I was not crazy. ; ) We talked about the blog, the challenges etc. I sent her the link to my blog so she could read it. I went about my day and did some interviews. I came back up to my office to the most amazing and inspiring voicemail. I even saved it. Kate, you are so wonderful and that message made my day. Thank you my lovely lovely friend. Love your guts.
No run today, but did Hot Flow at 5. Wasn't really into the class...the instructor wasn't my fave and I wasn't in a good mood. I pushed through though. For dinner I met with my friends Alice and Carmen at Local. I kinda cheated. I had a veggie burger, no top bun and about a handful of yam fries. Better than normal but not the best I could have done tonight. Run and Hot Flow tomorrow!
Support from friends/family and people telling me they read my blog keeps me going. Even if its a "like" or a comment, its so nice to know people actually read it. This website shows me how many visits I get too! Haha. So THANK YOU to everyone that shows support, admits they read it, posts comments and "likes," runs with me and stops me from eating bad food. I really do appreciate it.
Till tomorrow...
Kate is miniature. First, she is SHORT. Second, she is freaking tiny and sooo cute. Kate has lost over 80 lbs in the past year with Body by Vi and looks amazing. What an amazing accomplishment!!!So proud of her. Anyways, I emailed Kate this morning to see if she could call me as I was needing to run a situation by her to see if I was overreacting. Kate called me immediately, we caught up a bit and she confirmed I was not crazy. ; ) We talked about the blog, the challenges etc. I sent her the link to my blog so she could read it. I went about my day and did some interviews. I came back up to my office to the most amazing and inspiring voicemail. I even saved it. Kate, you are so wonderful and that message made my day. Thank you my lovely lovely friend. Love your guts.
No run today, but did Hot Flow at 5. Wasn't really into the class...the instructor wasn't my fave and I wasn't in a good mood. I pushed through though. For dinner I met with my friends Alice and Carmen at Local. I kinda cheated. I had a veggie burger, no top bun and about a handful of yam fries. Better than normal but not the best I could have done tonight. Run and Hot Flow tomorrow!
Support from friends/family and people telling me they read my blog keeps me going. Even if its a "like" or a comment, its so nice to know people actually read it. This website shows me how many visits I get too! Haha. So THANK YOU to everyone that shows support, admits they read it, posts comments and "likes," runs with me and stops me from eating bad food. I really do appreciate it.
Till tomorrow...
Monday, April 23, 2012
Day 14 - Butterfinger shake. WOW.
Hello Day 14.
Today went okay... I ran and did stairs with Kerry. I am having some serious issues with my calf. I ran through it today and it felt better once I finished the stairs. Today was a super tough run, my calf was burning and the pain was going into my achilles and arches of my feet, but I managed to complete it which was impressive. In saying that I need a break and will be taking tomorrow off running but will hit up the 5 pm yoga class. I did not do yoga tonight, instead came home, relaxed and voted, of course. NDP.
So let me talk about the butterfinger shake I had today! Wowsers. Two tablespoons of fat free butterscotch pudding mix, a bit of cocoa, 1 tablespoon of peanut butter, 2 scoops of the Body by Vi mix, some Almond milk and ice cubes. UNREAL. It was sooo good! I made one for tomorrow too! : ) I also found a site that has several new shake recipes that I haven't seen before...excited to try some!
For dinner I had a chicken breast and small portion of sidekicks. I counted out the calories on it and left the rest in the pot. THAT was hard. Usually I'd eat the entire thing. I also went shopping tonight to Joe and got myself some new workout clothes! : )
So, as I continue to do this I am realizing that if anything, I am learning to stop myself when needed and learning to push myself when needed. I'm actually quite proud of myself in regards to the limitations I put on my food consumption and super impressed with how much I push myself in my runs. I've for so long wanted to be a runner and I'm slowly starting to think this is possible more and more. I think working at ERC and having my lunch hours and the river valley so close has helped, as well as friends to run with on my break.
Back to yoga tomorrow. I will try for the 30 day challenge again! Haha. 30 in 33....more realistic. As of right now, I have worked out 13 days at least once per day in the past 14 days. Does that make sense? Basically, I missed one day and that was the tattoo day. I am hoping that getting back into the yoga routine helps out my leg cause goodness that is painful. So....
Till tomorrow...
Today went okay... I ran and did stairs with Kerry. I am having some serious issues with my calf. I ran through it today and it felt better once I finished the stairs. Today was a super tough run, my calf was burning and the pain was going into my achilles and arches of my feet, but I managed to complete it which was impressive. In saying that I need a break and will be taking tomorrow off running but will hit up the 5 pm yoga class. I did not do yoga tonight, instead came home, relaxed and voted, of course. NDP.
So let me talk about the butterfinger shake I had today! Wowsers. Two tablespoons of fat free butterscotch pudding mix, a bit of cocoa, 1 tablespoon of peanut butter, 2 scoops of the Body by Vi mix, some Almond milk and ice cubes. UNREAL. It was sooo good! I made one for tomorrow too! : ) I also found a site that has several new shake recipes that I haven't seen before...excited to try some!
For dinner I had a chicken breast and small portion of sidekicks. I counted out the calories on it and left the rest in the pot. THAT was hard. Usually I'd eat the entire thing. I also went shopping tonight to Joe and got myself some new workout clothes! : )
So, as I continue to do this I am realizing that if anything, I am learning to stop myself when needed and learning to push myself when needed. I'm actually quite proud of myself in regards to the limitations I put on my food consumption and super impressed with how much I push myself in my runs. I've for so long wanted to be a runner and I'm slowly starting to think this is possible more and more. I think working at ERC and having my lunch hours and the river valley so close has helped, as well as friends to run with on my break.
Back to yoga tomorrow. I will try for the 30 day challenge again! Haha. 30 in 33....more realistic. As of right now, I have worked out 13 days at least once per day in the past 14 days. Does that make sense? Basically, I missed one day and that was the tattoo day. I am hoping that getting back into the yoga routine helps out my leg cause goodness that is painful. So....
Till tomorrow...
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Day 13 - "No, I really don't need you to read it out to me"
Hello!!!!!!!!!
Day 13...WOW. Alrighty, food intake today was great, missed one shake but that's because I slept in BIG TIME today. I went for a run today but it was rough. In the winter I was at the dog park and it was pure ice covered snow everywhere. I slipped a million times and in one of my slips I pulled my left calf muscle. I let it heal (or so I thought) but it bugs me occasionally. Today, it freaking hurt. I had to stop two times to stretch it out but goodness did that hurt. I still did the same route Carmen and I did on Saturday so it wasn't too bad. 30 minutes total.
For dinner I went to my parents. I had a small tenderloin steak, half of a potato and some salad. Before, I would no word of a lie eat two steaks and at least one full potato smothered in sour cream and bacon bits. So this was a good portion size for me tonight. This is my favourite meal ever in life. I LOVE the way my parents cook my steak and I LOVE tenderloin. So after dinner I tell my Dad about my blogging and he doesn't really get it, so I say, well let me read one out to you. He says, "No, I really don't need you to read it out to me." Anyone that knows my Dad can just imagine the way he is saying this. I argue and say, "No, let me show you." as he continues to repeat the above quote about 5 more times. He really didn't want to hear what I had to say. I started reading the "Everyone is a weight loss expert, in case you didn't know" blog and he was captivated. He was laughing and at the end says, "That's what you wrote?, that funny, I like that Lisa, good for you" Hahaha, so funny he is. No faith that I can write a funny little post. His favourite part was me talking about how I am the size of a medium sized man.
I did groceries tonight too. It really blows my mind how my mind set is so different. Every Sunday I used to go there and buy sour soothers and those mini Oh Henry bites. It didn't even phase me to buy them, I just walked by that oh so fun . I spent a lot of money today on food. I usually spend 60 dollars or so every time I go and today was 90. I got lots of Special K snacks and vegetables. I'm hooked up for a good week and a bit forsure.
Lunch is made, yoga tomorrow at 5 and a plan to run and do stairs at lunch. My 6th best friend Robson is running with us too tomorrow! YAY Robson!! Till tomorrow...
Day 13...WOW. Alrighty, food intake today was great, missed one shake but that's because I slept in BIG TIME today. I went for a run today but it was rough. In the winter I was at the dog park and it was pure ice covered snow everywhere. I slipped a million times and in one of my slips I pulled my left calf muscle. I let it heal (or so I thought) but it bugs me occasionally. Today, it freaking hurt. I had to stop two times to stretch it out but goodness did that hurt. I still did the same route Carmen and I did on Saturday so it wasn't too bad. 30 minutes total.
For dinner I went to my parents. I had a small tenderloin steak, half of a potato and some salad. Before, I would no word of a lie eat two steaks and at least one full potato smothered in sour cream and bacon bits. So this was a good portion size for me tonight. This is my favourite meal ever in life. I LOVE the way my parents cook my steak and I LOVE tenderloin. So after dinner I tell my Dad about my blogging and he doesn't really get it, so I say, well let me read one out to you. He says, "No, I really don't need you to read it out to me." Anyone that knows my Dad can just imagine the way he is saying this. I argue and say, "No, let me show you." as he continues to repeat the above quote about 5 more times. He really didn't want to hear what I had to say. I started reading the "Everyone is a weight loss expert, in case you didn't know" blog and he was captivated. He was laughing and at the end says, "That's what you wrote?, that funny, I like that Lisa, good for you" Hahaha, so funny he is. No faith that I can write a funny little post. His favourite part was me talking about how I am the size of a medium sized man.
I did groceries tonight too. It really blows my mind how my mind set is so different. Every Sunday I used to go there and buy sour soothers and those mini Oh Henry bites. It didn't even phase me to buy them, I just walked by that oh so fun . I spent a lot of money today on food. I usually spend 60 dollars or so every time I go and today was 90. I got lots of Special K snacks and vegetables. I'm hooked up for a good week and a bit forsure.
Lunch is made, yoga tomorrow at 5 and a plan to run and do stairs at lunch. My 6th best friend Robson is running with us too tomorrow! YAY Robson!! Till tomorrow...
Day 12 - Lapse turns into Relapse....kinda. Happens all the time. Frick.
Alrighty, I had no time to blog yesterday so here is what happened. First of all I went to the Oil Kings game and then out with some friends from work. I ate a Taco salad for dinner, not so healthy but considered that my meal, so wasn't too concerned. After the bar I figured what a great time to have a cheat meal. Mcdonalds. So that was my cheat meal right?
Woke up Saturday, had so much to do. I came home from Stephs, hung out for a bit, cleaned and ate half of an apple and a shake. I then went for a run with Carmen. I came home, had to go the grocery store, come home get ready, make a dish and go to David's retirement party. I ate a banana, half an apple and a shake before the party. I had intended on eating way more to prevent me from becoming a pig at the party.
PARTY TIME.FOOD GALORE. Wow, so much amazing food at Kory's, I indulged. I will give it to myself that I took smaller portions of everything but then continued to graze the entire night. I should blame this on Scarlett and Kory who continued to say "Come on guys, we need to eat this food!" So I helped of course. I'm a helper by nature. ; )
So I guess I could consider that my lapse and if I continue it would be a relapse, but I think the Taco salad at Brewhouse was the start. The good side of all this is that David's party was amazing. I work with such awesome people. Everyone is so much fun. I stayed sober and that was one of the best sober nights I've had in a long time. Great party!
I was also planning to go to Yoga yesterday, however they were having a workshop and have limited classes. I didn't have time to get to class before I had to leave. I did my run though so as long as I'm doing something I'm happy.
Today I will be following my normal eating plan and running. Yoga will commence tomorrow and I will be doing a run/stairs at lunch. I will admit to this slip but I'm also proud of myself for continuing to be active each day by running or yoga, as well as following my day time Body by Vi.
Will blog later tonight about today.
Woke up Saturday, had so much to do. I came home from Stephs, hung out for a bit, cleaned and ate half of an apple and a shake. I then went for a run with Carmen. I came home, had to go the grocery store, come home get ready, make a dish and go to David's retirement party. I ate a banana, half an apple and a shake before the party. I had intended on eating way more to prevent me from becoming a pig at the party.
PARTY TIME.FOOD GALORE. Wow, so much amazing food at Kory's, I indulged. I will give it to myself that I took smaller portions of everything but then continued to graze the entire night. I should blame this on Scarlett and Kory who continued to say "Come on guys, we need to eat this food!" So I helped of course. I'm a helper by nature. ; )
So I guess I could consider that my lapse and if I continue it would be a relapse, but I think the Taco salad at Brewhouse was the start. The good side of all this is that David's party was amazing. I work with such awesome people. Everyone is so much fun. I stayed sober and that was one of the best sober nights I've had in a long time. Great party!
I was also planning to go to Yoga yesterday, however they were having a workshop and have limited classes. I didn't have time to get to class before I had to leave. I did my run though so as long as I'm doing something I'm happy.
Today I will be following my normal eating plan and running. Yoga will commence tomorrow and I will be doing a run/stairs at lunch. I will admit to this slip but I'm also proud of myself for continuing to be active each day by running or yoga, as well as following my day time Body by Vi.
Will blog later tonight about today.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Day 11 - Earlier than usual!
Day 11. Today is not very interesting, ate well and ran to the stairs, did the 2.5 times and then ran back to to work. Going out tonight with some friends so won't be able to blog later. I will eat a decent meal, regardless of us going out. Should be fun! Yoga starts again tomorrow!
Till tomorrow...
Till tomorrow...
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Day 10 - Is that a trick question?
Day 10! Okay, so today I missed my first shake. I knew I was running and felt like a egg and tomato sandwich. So that was my breakfast. I had a shake for lunch and some snacks. If anyone has been to Famoso and had their San Andreas knows what I mean when I say obsessed. I think about it often. So I messaged my dear friend Amanda and asked her to go. We met at the Magrath location which her fiance owns. We sit down and I say, which is healthier, an entire San Andreas or a small San Andreas and a caprese salad. She laughs and says, "Is that a trick question?" I didn't think it was but apparently its pretty obvious. Here is where my success comes in. I wanted an entire San Andreas but opted for the little one and a small caprese salad. Good decision making Lisa! Oh, and I was totally full after that.
I had another success today. During my run at lunch I was able to do the run from ERC all the way to the Mac stairs. I usually have to stop at the bottom of the first little set at the bottom of Grierson Hill, but kept up the stairs, around the detour and to the top of the first set of the Mac stairs. YAY! Its so funny how when I first started I needed to stop at least 5 times before hitting the stairs. Steph and Kerry must have been so annoyed. God Bless them for putting up with me. God Bless Kerry for continuing to put up with me. That girl is a machine and could kill that run and stair and not even be close to out of breath. Anyways, it was a good run. We plan to do stairs tomorrow, run there, do stairs a few or five times and then run back. This will be killer.
All in all, a fantastic day. Tomorrow shall be wonderful. I will most likely blog during the day as I have plans for tomorrow night.
Till tomorrow...
I had another success today. During my run at lunch I was able to do the run from ERC all the way to the Mac stairs. I usually have to stop at the bottom of the first little set at the bottom of Grierson Hill, but kept up the stairs, around the detour and to the top of the first set of the Mac stairs. YAY! Its so funny how when I first started I needed to stop at least 5 times before hitting the stairs. Steph and Kerry must have been so annoyed. God Bless them for putting up with me. God Bless Kerry for continuing to put up with me. That girl is a machine and could kill that run and stair and not even be close to out of breath. Anyways, it was a good run. We plan to do stairs tomorrow, run there, do stairs a few or five times and then run back. This will be killer.
All in all, a fantastic day. Tomorrow shall be wonderful. I will most likely blog during the day as I have plans for tomorrow night.
Till tomorrow...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Day 9 - Jealousy and being auctioned off for a date. Please help!
So last night before I went to bed I did some yoga just to keep up with the stretching.
My foot hurt today a little more than expected. I did not run, but it was a cool feeling of jealousy seeing some of my co-workers come in from their runs. I wanted to go sooo bad. I probably would have gone but my partner at work, Scarlett, who is full of tattoos advised against that....so I listened. No problems eating today which is nice. Its been over a week now of appropriate portions, calories etc. Pretty good! I feel like I've lost weight, basically feeling less bloated, bit more toned too. This could also all be an illusion.
Workout: (hasn't happened yet, but once these hockey games are over, it will.)
25 minutes Jillian Michaels
Dinner:
Salmon and Rice
I've found myself psychotically watching hockey and surfing nhl.com as well as hockeydraft.ca. The pharmacist at work got me into a hockey draft and I can't stop watching and following up. Kinda fun. Makes me more appealing to men too right?! Haha.
Speaking of men, I must put out there that I am being auctioned off for a date on May 4 at the Irish club on the northside. A few of my friends at work are doing an amazing trip to Africa in November where they are building houses. They are hosting a few fundraisers. I am hoping to God that this turns out well. There are three ways this can end. One, NO ONE bids. Wow. That would not be cool. Haha. Another girl being auctioned off fears this as well. Two, I have some sick old man "regular" at the club that bids highest. Three, I have a normal person I know, from work or personal life that bids and we go on a fun little date. Never know what could happen right?! I am hoping for the third. really hoping for the third. So this is a call out to all my friends, men and woman... Come down May 4 to this auction, there are other single girls other than me being auctioned, so it just might be your lucky day! PLEASE come down and support my girlfriends doing the trip and me, mentally. When I have more details I will post. : )
Run is planned for lunch. Till tomorrow...
Go Pitts and NY!!!!
My foot hurt today a little more than expected. I did not run, but it was a cool feeling of jealousy seeing some of my co-workers come in from their runs. I wanted to go sooo bad. I probably would have gone but my partner at work, Scarlett, who is full of tattoos advised against that....so I listened. No problems eating today which is nice. Its been over a week now of appropriate portions, calories etc. Pretty good! I feel like I've lost weight, basically feeling less bloated, bit more toned too. This could also all be an illusion.
Workout: (hasn't happened yet, but once these hockey games are over, it will.)
25 minutes Jillian Michaels
Dinner:
Salmon and Rice
I've found myself psychotically watching hockey and surfing nhl.com as well as hockeydraft.ca. The pharmacist at work got me into a hockey draft and I can't stop watching and following up. Kinda fun. Makes me more appealing to men too right?! Haha.
Speaking of men, I must put out there that I am being auctioned off for a date on May 4 at the Irish club on the northside. A few of my friends at work are doing an amazing trip to Africa in November where they are building houses. They are hosting a few fundraisers. I am hoping to God that this turns out well. There are three ways this can end. One, NO ONE bids. Wow. That would not be cool. Haha. Another girl being auctioned off fears this as well. Two, I have some sick old man "regular" at the club that bids highest. Three, I have a normal person I know, from work or personal life that bids and we go on a fun little date. Never know what could happen right?! I am hoping for the third. really hoping for the third. So this is a call out to all my friends, men and woman... Come down May 4 to this auction, there are other single girls other than me being auctioned, so it just might be your lucky day! PLEASE come down and support my girlfriends doing the trip and me, mentally. When I have more details I will post. : )
Run is planned for lunch. Till tomorrow...
Go Pitts and NY!!!!
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Day 8 - LARGE bump in the road. Frig.
Soooooo I went to go get my tattoo covered up today. It looks great, but then when I asked about Hot Yoga she said "not for 3 days." Shit. So I will start again Saturday and do a 30 classes in 33 days challenge again. Yep, I made that up. Oh well, just gotta start again. HOWEVER, I will continue to track the days as I have. I plan to be active in some way each day and continue with my healthy eating.
Today I had my meal at lunch and will have a shake for dinner with a snack. I just got home so haven't eaten yet. Perhaps some popcorn, pickles and a chocolate banana shake. That sounds fabulous.
Workout:
JACK SHIT...or I could count the walk to the mall and back.
Dinner:
Shake cause I had a chicken taco salad for lunch.
Tomorrow I will try for a run as long as my foot doesn't hurt too much. There are always bumps in the road, but we always manage to get over them one way or another. : ) Till tomorrow...
Today I had my meal at lunch and will have a shake for dinner with a snack. I just got home so haven't eaten yet. Perhaps some popcorn, pickles and a chocolate banana shake. That sounds fabulous.
Workout:
JACK SHIT...or I could count the walk to the mall and back.
Dinner:
Shake cause I had a chicken taco salad for lunch.
Tomorrow I will try for a run as long as my foot doesn't hurt too much. There are always bumps in the road, but we always manage to get over them one way or another. : ) Till tomorrow...
Monday, April 16, 2012
Day 7 - Fantastic
Well, its day 7 and everything is going well. I am getting a tattoo tomorrow so whether yoga will be possible or not, I do not know. I called them and the tattoo guys said I should be good to go, but I'll chat with my artist tomorrow and see what she says.
I've decided that I will do Yoga everyday as long as I can, but won't panic when certain things come up. I wanna say 30 classes in 35 but I think I can do better than that. I do not anticipate many more days that I absolutely can't go. Doubling up is also a possibility. I also promise to myself that if I can't do yoga that day, I must run.
Today Kerry and I did an intense run. We did the route reverse like my friend had suggested, however it ended up being a killer. We ended with several sections of stairs, down the sections of stairs and then up a hill and the last section of stairs. It was good though, I impress myself more and more every time.
Food today was spot on. I made dinner for one of my besties Bonnie and Justin randomly showed up with Taco Bell for himself. Ha. we had chicken breast, rice and a salad.
Yoga was also great today. It was a different instructor named Jackie, she was great. I love how they are all so different. I felt strong today and was able to hold my warriors for a lot longer without the pain.
So tomorrow is up in the air, but I will go running. Its supposed to be cold but I'm gonna suck it up. I may try for the 6:30 class or else the 8 or 930. I have a few options so I'll just play it by ear and figure it out then.
Man, these are getting quite boring...I hope something fantastic happens soon so I can update on that.
I've decided that I will do Yoga everyday as long as I can, but won't panic when certain things come up. I wanna say 30 classes in 35 but I think I can do better than that. I do not anticipate many more days that I absolutely can't go. Doubling up is also a possibility. I also promise to myself that if I can't do yoga that day, I must run.
Today Kerry and I did an intense run. We did the route reverse like my friend had suggested, however it ended up being a killer. We ended with several sections of stairs, down the sections of stairs and then up a hill and the last section of stairs. It was good though, I impress myself more and more every time.
Food today was spot on. I made dinner for one of my besties Bonnie and Justin randomly showed up with Taco Bell for himself. Ha. we had chicken breast, rice and a salad.
Yoga was also great today. It was a different instructor named Jackie, she was great. I love how they are all so different. I felt strong today and was able to hold my warriors for a lot longer without the pain.
So tomorrow is up in the air, but I will go running. Its supposed to be cold but I'm gonna suck it up. I may try for the 6:30 class or else the 8 or 930. I have a few options so I'll just play it by ear and figure it out then.
Man, these are getting quite boring...I hope something fantastic happens soon so I can update on that.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Day 6 - Tough.
So today I went to a 1: 30 pm Hot Flow Yoga class. I was in a negative space getting to class, I've had something on my mind and spent the entire 15 minutes prior to class thinking and analysing the situation and becoming more and more upset. THEN, some lady beside me start snoring. Anyone that knows me, knows that the sound of snoring makes me want to scream, start crying and punch things all at the same time. I tried soooo hard to get it out of my head but could not. THEN I was thinking "This room isn't even hot enough, uggh I hope this doesn't turn into a warm flow class." That being said, about 10 minutes into class, sweat was pouring down my body and I was having trouble catching my breath. I would call anyone crazy saying this to me when I first started but I honestly think it is because I was not focused on the class right from the beginning; being what was bothering me and the lady snoring. I screwed it up and could not get my breath normal. I was sooooo tired and thought the class was so so tough....but got through and did an advanced move that I have never been able to do before! : )
I didn't do Body by Vi today, instead had 2 pieces of 50 cal toast with some peanut butter, a pickle and popcorn after class. I was busy today after class so the popcorn held me over until my CHEAT MEAL! Funny cause I wasn't super excited about it which I usually am. I guess its like they say, if you stop eating it, you'll start craving it less. I went to Flo Pie in Devon with my Mom and had a lasagna...oh and mozza sticks to start. I told my Mom I had 2 hours to eat whatever I wanted and said I wanted a blizzard. I did some groceries, thought about it and realized I was only going to get the blizzard for the sake of getting it. I did not get it and haven't eaten since dinner at 530pm. I am learning!!!!!!!
Side note: Friday I will be unable to do Yoga. I work till 4 and need to be at Rexall for 7 pm for the Oil Kings game. I will try to double up Saturday but again have a busy day. I'm not going to worry about it. It is one day and its not because I don't want to go but simply that it just doesn't work with my schedule. When I first thought about the 30 day challenge I thought 30 classes in 35 days was more reasonable. I figure I will attempt everyday for the next 30 days but if something comes up like this Friday I won't sweat it. I'll just make sure I run Friday! : )
Tomorrow I will be running and doing stairs, as well as my 5pm Hot Flow class and healthy dinner with one of my besties Bonnie. Till tomorrow...
I didn't do Body by Vi today, instead had 2 pieces of 50 cal toast with some peanut butter, a pickle and popcorn after class. I was busy today after class so the popcorn held me over until my CHEAT MEAL! Funny cause I wasn't super excited about it which I usually am. I guess its like they say, if you stop eating it, you'll start craving it less. I went to Flo Pie in Devon with my Mom and had a lasagna...oh and mozza sticks to start. I told my Mom I had 2 hours to eat whatever I wanted and said I wanted a blizzard. I did some groceries, thought about it and realized I was only going to get the blizzard for the sake of getting it. I did not get it and haven't eaten since dinner at 530pm. I am learning!!!!!!!
Side note: Friday I will be unable to do Yoga. I work till 4 and need to be at Rexall for 7 pm for the Oil Kings game. I will try to double up Saturday but again have a busy day. I'm not going to worry about it. It is one day and its not because I don't want to go but simply that it just doesn't work with my schedule. When I first thought about the 30 day challenge I thought 30 classes in 35 days was more reasonable. I figure I will attempt everyday for the next 30 days but if something comes up like this Friday I won't sweat it. I'll just make sure I run Friday! : )
Tomorrow I will be running and doing stairs, as well as my 5pm Hot Flow class and healthy dinner with one of my besties Bonnie. Till tomorrow...
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Day 5 - It is a Garth Brooks celebration!
First of all, I got two Garth Brooks tickets. How? I have no idea. It was my fourth attempt, I changed the selection from "Best Available" to "Level 2" and sniped 2. I am pumped. Garth and MJ were my top to see....MJ clearly won't happen, but Garth, yes, Garth will happen... July 12! : )
So I woke up today around 930 am. I am always concerned about my water intake prior to hot yoga on Saturday and Sundays when I go earlier. I managed to have my coffee, a pickle, and apple and plenty of water. Yoga was good today, it was an instructor I hadn't had before, she was good, but I wished the class was hotter and a bit more difficult. All in all it was good though. I had a 100 cal bag of popcorn when I got home and a chocolate, banana peanut butter shake.
For dinner I went to Walkabout, they have the best chicken strips there. I got those with a small caesar salad as they had no house salad. Not too too bad. I wanted a Fuss cupcake from downstairs soo bad after. I fixated for a good 15 minutes on it, but decided against it....most likely because I was with my good friend Mike who is an Ironman athlete. I told him about my blog and mentioned how much more accountable it made me. I would have never heard the end if I went to get a cupcake after all that. : ) Mike gave me some good running tips and I intend to start them this week. For example, the route we run at lunch we should do reverse sometimes to even out hips and ankles etc. Good point. As well as the "run through it" for a lot of what I think may be injuries but might just be sore muscles, tendons etc. Thanks Mike!
Workout:
60 min Hot Flow Yoga at 12:00 pm
Dinner:
Chicken tenders and caeser salad.
I have Hot Flow at 1:30 pm tomorrow. I plan to do a Jillian Michaels DVD as well. I may not have time for that. Sunday is laundry, grocery and Devon day. In saying that my dinner tomorrow will be my weekly cheat meal. Flo Pie of course.
Till tomorrow...
So I woke up today around 930 am. I am always concerned about my water intake prior to hot yoga on Saturday and Sundays when I go earlier. I managed to have my coffee, a pickle, and apple and plenty of water. Yoga was good today, it was an instructor I hadn't had before, she was good, but I wished the class was hotter and a bit more difficult. All in all it was good though. I had a 100 cal bag of popcorn when I got home and a chocolate, banana peanut butter shake.
For dinner I went to Walkabout, they have the best chicken strips there. I got those with a small caesar salad as they had no house salad. Not too too bad. I wanted a Fuss cupcake from downstairs soo bad after. I fixated for a good 15 minutes on it, but decided against it....most likely because I was with my good friend Mike who is an Ironman athlete. I told him about my blog and mentioned how much more accountable it made me. I would have never heard the end if I went to get a cupcake after all that. : ) Mike gave me some good running tips and I intend to start them this week. For example, the route we run at lunch we should do reverse sometimes to even out hips and ankles etc. Good point. As well as the "run through it" for a lot of what I think may be injuries but might just be sore muscles, tendons etc. Thanks Mike!
Workout:
60 min Hot Flow Yoga at 12:00 pm
Dinner:
Chicken tenders and caeser salad.
I have Hot Flow at 1:30 pm tomorrow. I plan to do a Jillian Michaels DVD as well. I may not have time for that. Sunday is laundry, grocery and Devon day. In saying that my dinner tomorrow will be my weekly cheat meal. Flo Pie of course.
Till tomorrow...
Friday, April 13, 2012
Day 4 - No shakes or run today...but that is okay.
Day 4 and feeling great. I did not do my Body By Vi today as I was at Alberta Hospital training, nor did I do a run...but that is okay as I planned for it. I ate just the muffin top for breakfast, and had a sandwich with some vegetables for lunch. I brought my own snacks so I had an apple and a 100 cal snack.
Dinner:
Low fat chicken mushroom pasta
What I did different here was only made enough for one serving...this way I don't get out of hand having several bowls of pasta. Worked well. : )
Workout:
60 min Hot Flow Yoga class
This was another "Lindsay class" but not as difficult as yesterdays. I love this instructor! : )
So Day 4 of the 30 day challenge and I am feeling super good. I hadn't done yoga in about 3 weeks up until Tuesday. I am feeling less pain in my knees and back this time which is really nice. I am noticing that I feel less bloated and there is less puffiness in my face. (Water loss) I am also way more flexible and the pigeon pose I was having trouble with is feeling super good. Tomorrow I'm heading there at 12 with one of my besties Kellie. Should be fun. : )
Till tomorrow...
Dinner:
Low fat chicken mushroom pasta
What I did different here was only made enough for one serving...this way I don't get out of hand having several bowls of pasta. Worked well. : )
Workout:
60 min Hot Flow Yoga class
This was another "Lindsay class" but not as difficult as yesterdays. I love this instructor! : )
So Day 4 of the 30 day challenge and I am feeling super good. I hadn't done yoga in about 3 weeks up until Tuesday. I am feeling less pain in my knees and back this time which is really nice. I am noticing that I feel less bloated and there is less puffiness in my face. (Water loss) I am also way more flexible and the pigeon pose I was having trouble with is feeling super good. Tomorrow I'm heading there at 12 with one of my besties Kellie. Should be fun. : )
Till tomorrow...
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Day 3 - The heat wasn't even on?????!!!! Huh?
Gooooooood evening!
So I woke up to another lovely message....this time from an old old friend. I used to be best friends with this girl in elementary school. We graduated together in 2001 and I don't think I've spoken to her since. I won't post the entire message but she basically said she can relate to my blog. She talked about going through a tough time, losing 25 lbs from hard work and will power, but finding herself gaining again. She said reading the blog reminded her of the awesome high she felt a few months ago and she is now back on her weight loss bandwagon! That was pretty cool! ; ) Good luck Meghan. : )
Today was another great day. My run was tough. I struggled a bit, but it was strictly sore muscles where I couldn't physically go up the stairs anymore. Ha. I am pushing myself more than I normally would, that probably has to do with my running buddy, Kerry. Top conditioned athlete. What am I thinking??! Haha. So, I've decided to stop blogging about what I eat during the day as its always the same....perhaps just my workout and dinner and any struggles.
Workout:
Run/Stairs at lunch about 40 minutes
Hot Flow Yoga at 5pm.
Dinner:
Salmon with rice and salad
Now, let me tell you about my Yoga class. Its a "Lindsay class"...anyone that goes to Yogalife knows what a "Lindsay class" is. She is freakin tough...but sooo good. Her classes are always completely full, no spots. It was tough tough tough, probably the toughest class I've had. I was sweating to death, SOAKED and she half way through the class says this. "Truth be told, the heat hasn't been on." She said it was on at the beginning but she quickly shut it off as the class was too hot. Are you kidding me?! That was an extra hot hot flow class. Feels good though. I feel myself becoming way more flexible, balance is better and I'm relaxing at the beginning which I never thought I'd do and good God to my legs hurt.
Tomorrow I have a training day at Alberta Hospital, all about addiction! YAY! I love learning new concepts, thoughts, research etc .on addiction. That being said, no blender at my hearts content. I will be eating regular tomorrow, but plan to watch portion sizes. : ) No run, but am scheduled for a Lindsay class at 5pm.
Till tomorrow...
So I woke up to another lovely message....this time from an old old friend. I used to be best friends with this girl in elementary school. We graduated together in 2001 and I don't think I've spoken to her since. I won't post the entire message but she basically said she can relate to my blog. She talked about going through a tough time, losing 25 lbs from hard work and will power, but finding herself gaining again. She said reading the blog reminded her of the awesome high she felt a few months ago and she is now back on her weight loss bandwagon! That was pretty cool! ; ) Good luck Meghan. : )
Today was another great day. My run was tough. I struggled a bit, but it was strictly sore muscles where I couldn't physically go up the stairs anymore. Ha. I am pushing myself more than I normally would, that probably has to do with my running buddy, Kerry. Top conditioned athlete. What am I thinking??! Haha. So, I've decided to stop blogging about what I eat during the day as its always the same....perhaps just my workout and dinner and any struggles.
Workout:
Run/Stairs at lunch about 40 minutes
Hot Flow Yoga at 5pm.
Dinner:
Salmon with rice and salad
Now, let me tell you about my Yoga class. Its a "Lindsay class"...anyone that goes to Yogalife knows what a "Lindsay class" is. She is freakin tough...but sooo good. Her classes are always completely full, no spots. It was tough tough tough, probably the toughest class I've had. I was sweating to death, SOAKED and she half way through the class says this. "Truth be told, the heat hasn't been on." She said it was on at the beginning but she quickly shut it off as the class was too hot. Are you kidding me?! That was an extra hot hot flow class. Feels good though. I feel myself becoming way more flexible, balance is better and I'm relaxing at the beginning which I never thought I'd do and good God to my legs hurt.
Tomorrow I have a training day at Alberta Hospital, all about addiction! YAY! I love learning new concepts, thoughts, research etc .on addiction. That being said, no blender at my hearts content. I will be eating regular tomorrow, but plan to watch portion sizes. : ) No run, but am scheduled for a Lindsay class at 5pm.
Till tomorrow...
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Day 2 - Flat Tire thoughts
Hello Day 2!
Today went well. Since I posted my blog publicly I got lots of cool feedback and likes. I also got the greatest text from my best friend Justin. He will probably kill me for posting this but this is what it said:
"Hey friend, just read your blog. Sorry I have not been supportive of you and your diets. I promise I will be a better friend and support you in any way I can. Just want you to know that I will always love you no matter how you look but I want you to be happy with yourself so I will do anything I can to help you. I will not try to get you to have a cheat day every time I come over. Sorry."
I wrote back that it wasn't supposed to be THAT serious as I am so sarcastic, yet serious in all this...but Justin spends a lot of time here and probably sees me struggling with this and sees it as a more serious thing for me. It was just really nice. Justin isn't on Facebook either...he must have been creeping on his moms, gf's or sisters as per usual. ; )
Anywho, this is what the day looked like:
Breakfast: Strawberry Banana Shake
Snack: Special K bar
Lunch: Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake
Snack: Popcorn
Snack: Lays 120 cal baked chips
Dinner: Chicken breast and salad
Workout:
Run/Stairs at lunch for about 40 minutes
Hot Yoga at 5pm.
So this was the interesting thing today...I ran and did stairs at lunch but definitely needed way more food, so I went and got the 120 cal lays in the vending machine at work. What I am most proud of is that I had the choice of hickory sticks (LOVE) and almost any other type of chips but I took the only "healthy" option I had. I NEVER do that. So plus 1 for me today! YAY! Lesson: Bring more food tomorrow as my activity level is high.
I got to Day 2 of the Hot Yoga only to come out of class and have a flat tire. Boo. My first thought was, "GREAT! Now I will have to miss Yoga tomorrow to get this fixed." Ummmmm...not true. I just needed to think it through more. All of the places to get a new tire are closed anyway leaving me tomorrow morning to do it. No need for me to get off track right?!
That is all. Thanks to everyone reading it, its kinda fun. : ) Till tomorrow....
Today went well. Since I posted my blog publicly I got lots of cool feedback and likes. I also got the greatest text from my best friend Justin. He will probably kill me for posting this but this is what it said:
"Hey friend, just read your blog. Sorry I have not been supportive of you and your diets. I promise I will be a better friend and support you in any way I can. Just want you to know that I will always love you no matter how you look but I want you to be happy with yourself so I will do anything I can to help you. I will not try to get you to have a cheat day every time I come over. Sorry."
I wrote back that it wasn't supposed to be THAT serious as I am so sarcastic, yet serious in all this...but Justin spends a lot of time here and probably sees me struggling with this and sees it as a more serious thing for me. It was just really nice. Justin isn't on Facebook either...he must have been creeping on his moms, gf's or sisters as per usual. ; )
Anywho, this is what the day looked like:
Breakfast: Strawberry Banana Shake
Snack: Special K bar
Lunch: Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake
Snack: Popcorn
Snack: Lays 120 cal baked chips
Dinner: Chicken breast and salad
Workout:
Run/Stairs at lunch for about 40 minutes
Hot Yoga at 5pm.
So this was the interesting thing today...I ran and did stairs at lunch but definitely needed way more food, so I went and got the 120 cal lays in the vending machine at work. What I am most proud of is that I had the choice of hickory sticks (LOVE) and almost any other type of chips but I took the only "healthy" option I had. I NEVER do that. So plus 1 for me today! YAY! Lesson: Bring more food tomorrow as my activity level is high.
I got to Day 2 of the Hot Yoga only to come out of class and have a flat tire. Boo. My first thought was, "GREAT! Now I will have to miss Yoga tomorrow to get this fixed." Ummmmm...not true. I just needed to think it through more. All of the places to get a new tire are closed anyway leaving me tomorrow morning to do it. No need for me to get off track right?!
That is all. Thanks to everyone reading it, its kinda fun. : ) Till tomorrow....
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Perhaps Tuesday is "the day"
So, I just did a rant to alert people that I am not stupid, but they might be.
First official day went great..however "the day" typically does start off good, but like I said, blogging everyday should make me more accountable. Here is what the day looked like
Breakfast : Blueberry/Strawberry Body by Vi shake
Snack: 100 calorie Popcorn and some sour candies ( I know, I know)
Snack: Two cucumbers (wasn't that hungry after run)
Late Lunch: Chocolate Strawberry Cocunut Body by Vi shake
Snack: Special K 90 Calorie bar
Dinner: Salmon and a salad
Workouts:
30 min Run/Stairs at lunch
1 Hour Hot Flow Yoga at 5 pm.
I find it so hard sometimes to fit in my breakfast shake. By the time I am done my coffee I am downstairs in interviews with inmates where I can't have my shake. I am learning to manage though. I work in a jail and everything about the place makes it more difficult to do anything. I am feeling good. It was nice to do a run/stairs and then stretch it out at Yoga.
Today was Day 1 of my 30 day Hot Yoga Challenge. Went well... it was a pretty easy class, which was nice since I haven't been in 3 weeks.
Till tomorrow! Aiming for a run/stairs again at lunch and Yoga at 5.
First official day went great..however "the day" typically does start off good, but like I said, blogging everyday should make me more accountable. Here is what the day looked like
Breakfast : Blueberry/Strawberry Body by Vi shake
Snack: 100 calorie Popcorn and some sour candies ( I know, I know)
Snack: Two cucumbers (wasn't that hungry after run)
Late Lunch: Chocolate Strawberry Cocunut Body by Vi shake
Snack: Special K 90 Calorie bar
Dinner: Salmon and a salad
Workouts:
30 min Run/Stairs at lunch
1 Hour Hot Flow Yoga at 5 pm.
I find it so hard sometimes to fit in my breakfast shake. By the time I am done my coffee I am downstairs in interviews with inmates where I can't have my shake. I am learning to manage though. I work in a jail and everything about the place makes it more difficult to do anything. I am feeling good. It was nice to do a run/stairs and then stretch it out at Yoga.
Today was Day 1 of my 30 day Hot Yoga Challenge. Went well... it was a pretty easy class, which was nice since I haven't been in 3 weeks.
Till tomorrow! Aiming for a run/stairs again at lunch and Yoga at 5.
Everyone is a Weight loss Expert...in case you didn't know.
I think I need to start today with a rant. This will be all over the place. I do not check my spelling or grammar. I will just rant. I need to make a lot clear before I post my blog publicly (Facebook).
First, I am 100 percent aware that eating healthy and working out is all I need to do to get fit and lose weight. I know that. I know that. I know that. Clear?
Second, I DO NOT THINK I AM A WHALE. I know that I look decent in clothes, I wear my fat well. I know that I am not massive. That is not the point. I used to be 125 lbs. I am currently approximately 160 lbs and 5'4. That is considered obese according to my BMI. Hey! BMI. Fuck yourself.
I would like to lose 30 lbs. OH! Here we go! Peanut Gallery! "Are you crazy? You're so skinny? What do you have to lose? Oh my god, 30 lbs? You'll be a skeleton" I assure you, when I was 125lbs, I was NOT a skeleton I was a normal weight for my height. Yes, yes, forgot this one. "Muscle weighs more than fat!" I realize that, which is probably why I announce my weight of a medium sized man to everyone and anyone. I have muscle, I get it.
BUT....regardless of all this, I am extremely unhappy with my body, more so than I ever have been, probably because I weight the most I ever have and none of my clothes fit. What is important to me is that I feel good in a bathing suit, my clothes fit comfortably and that I can run and feel fit. I hate when my stomach rolls get in the way at yoga too. I swear I'd be way better at it if I didn't have rolls. Anyway, I really do appreciate people's compliments about me looking good already, have nothing to lose etc etc... but what others think truly isn't the point. I am unhappy with this area of my life and am determined to make a change. I want to look smoking hot in a size M bikini....not L. See... I'm even realistic and didn't say S. : )
So back to everyone being a weigh loss expert. I LOVE, just LOVE when EVERYONE has an opinion about what you are eating at the lunch table at work (my partner Scarlett can appreciate this one). "Ummmm...just popcorn and cucumbers? What are you doing? Starving yourself?" Why yes I am, can't you tell? Or, "these Body by Vi shakes are just a scam, a fad, they don't work, they have nothing good in them, what else do you eat? Is that it?" Really? Did you spend over a month researching the product like I did or did one of your best friends lose over 80 lbs on it? No? Oh, so please tell me more about something you don't know about. AND the worst....I fall off the wagon, I head over to the Brownlee building next door and get a freakin soup, or maybe even some curly fries. All hell breaks lose. " What? You're not doing your shakes anymore? How much have you lost? Oh, cheat day?" Obsessed. People are obsessed. Finally, "Won't you just gain it all back once you stop?" Yep, I probably will if I allow that. If I allow that, my fault right?
Leave me alone. I drink two shakes a day, each about 200 calories , along with 2-3 100 calorie snacks and some vegetables. It is NOT starving myself by any means. I may not bring my shake down at lunch, cause guess what!? I am not hungry enough to eat it right then and there....so while I sit there with my freakin bag of popcorn and cucumber...shut your mouth. AND...when I rock up from next door with my soup or small curly fries, guess what?! I fell off the wagon.I'm like an alcoholic. Don't condemn me. Support me...help me get back up again....cause I just had a freaking relapse! : )
So all you weight loss experts. I have been struggling with this for over 15 years. There is nothing I haven't tried. Keep your opinions/judgements to yourself.
First, I am 100 percent aware that eating healthy and working out is all I need to do to get fit and lose weight. I know that. I know that. I know that. Clear?
Second, I DO NOT THINK I AM A WHALE. I know that I look decent in clothes, I wear my fat well. I know that I am not massive. That is not the point. I used to be 125 lbs. I am currently approximately 160 lbs and 5'4. That is considered obese according to my BMI. Hey! BMI. Fuck yourself.
I would like to lose 30 lbs. OH! Here we go! Peanut Gallery! "Are you crazy? You're so skinny? What do you have to lose? Oh my god, 30 lbs? You'll be a skeleton" I assure you, when I was 125lbs, I was NOT a skeleton I was a normal weight for my height. Yes, yes, forgot this one. "Muscle weighs more than fat!" I realize that, which is probably why I announce my weight of a medium sized man to everyone and anyone. I have muscle, I get it.
BUT....regardless of all this, I am extremely unhappy with my body, more so than I ever have been, probably because I weight the most I ever have and none of my clothes fit. What is important to me is that I feel good in a bathing suit, my clothes fit comfortably and that I can run and feel fit. I hate when my stomach rolls get in the way at yoga too. I swear I'd be way better at it if I didn't have rolls. Anyway, I really do appreciate people's compliments about me looking good already, have nothing to lose etc etc... but what others think truly isn't the point. I am unhappy with this area of my life and am determined to make a change. I want to look smoking hot in a size M bikini....not L. See... I'm even realistic and didn't say S. : )
So back to everyone being a weigh loss expert. I LOVE, just LOVE when EVERYONE has an opinion about what you are eating at the lunch table at work (my partner Scarlett can appreciate this one). "Ummmm...just popcorn and cucumbers? What are you doing? Starving yourself?" Why yes I am, can't you tell? Or, "these Body by Vi shakes are just a scam, a fad, they don't work, they have nothing good in them, what else do you eat? Is that it?" Really? Did you spend over a month researching the product like I did or did one of your best friends lose over 80 lbs on it? No? Oh, so please tell me more about something you don't know about. AND the worst....I fall off the wagon, I head over to the Brownlee building next door and get a freakin soup, or maybe even some curly fries. All hell breaks lose. " What? You're not doing your shakes anymore? How much have you lost? Oh, cheat day?" Obsessed. People are obsessed. Finally, "Won't you just gain it all back once you stop?" Yep, I probably will if I allow that. If I allow that, my fault right?
Leave me alone. I drink two shakes a day, each about 200 calories , along with 2-3 100 calorie snacks and some vegetables. It is NOT starving myself by any means. I may not bring my shake down at lunch, cause guess what!? I am not hungry enough to eat it right then and there....so while I sit there with my freakin bag of popcorn and cucumber...shut your mouth. AND...when I rock up from next door with my soup or small curly fries, guess what?! I fell off the wagon.I'm like an alcoholic. Don't condemn me. Support me...help me get back up again....cause I just had a freaking relapse! : )
So all you weight loss experts. I have been struggling with this for over 15 years. There is nothing I haven't tried. Keep your opinions/judgements to yourself.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Monday-I'll start today.
So I decided to start a blog in hopes that it would motivate me to get my ass in gear. EVERY SINGLE MONDAY I tell myself "This is it. This is the day I will change my eating habits and start a consistent exercise routine." Well...it never happens. Today I was supposed to start a 30 day hot yoga challenge. I signed up for the 5 o'clock class and then changed it to 7 o'clock so my Mom could drop off the dogs and then changed it to 8:30 and here I am writing a blog about how unmotivated I am and should be 30 minutes into class.
As an Addictions Counsellor I am fully aware of my food addiction. When inmates/clients perhaps assume that I "don't know how they feel" I think, wrong...I know exactly how you feel. Addiction is such a hard thing to understand for a lot of people. "Just quit!," "How hard could it be?" "Uhhhh eat healthy and excercise!" NO SHIT. Seriously. If it was that easy, we'd all be skinny. I love running, I love Hot Yoga and I love Jillian Michaels and I FREAKIN love good good good food.
Now that, that is out of the way, tomorrow I do the 5'o'clock Hot Flow class and start my 30 day challenge. Till tomorrow...
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