One More Round

It's Time to Detox

2010-07-08T08:28:00.001-07:00

After struggling for the past few weeks, I've decided I'm going to do a 7-day detox. Veggies, fruits, more veggies and the occasional organic protein.

Man, this is going to suck. But it's what my body needs.

Little Black Book

2010-06-13T15:31:00.000-07:00

After a couple weeks of telling myself I don't need to count calories -- that I can keep track of them in my head, I decided to buy myself a small journal to record my calories. I know there are calorie-counting websites out there, but for me, it's just easier to write stuff down as I eat it. That way, I don't have to log into my counter account later and try to remember everything I ate up to that point.

So yeah. I'm back to counting calories. I've been keeping track of my calories for 3 days now, and as suspected, I was amazed at how many calories were consumed with a small cheat meal here or a small unhealthy snack there. Those calories add up.

Here's to a productive, calorie-counting, weight-losing week.

Summer is Here!

2010-05-31T12:26:00.000-07:00

Last night was awesome. I hiked up with my sis-in-law to listen to a Styx/Kansas/Foreigner concert. Not only was the music awesome, but it was a great workout!

I'm still feeling the effects of my cold. I'm pretty sure it's a sinus thing because now I'm dealing with the pressure headaches that sinus-related crap brings about. So yay for that. But I think I'm at a point where I can exercise and not die.

Oh! I got my brake levers, but I'm still having issues with my brakes. Grr. I'll have to do some research on that so I can get out there and ride my bike and know that I won't die because of rear brake failure.

Ok, off to run some errands. Awesome.

I've Got Those...Fitting Room Blues

2010-05-28T16:27:00.000-07:00

Nothing puts a fire to your weight loss drive like trying on clothes. You know it's bad when you're surprised when something actually fits, and borderline hyperventilating when it looks decent.

Now. In all fairness, I lost it this week because I got a virus from hell. Eating, talking and general existence was in no way appealing. I'm finally getting over this, so next week, I'm kicking it back in gear.

Oh, and I should be getting the brake levers I ordered for my bike soon. So I'll be spending a lot of my mornings hitting the trails. Woo. Hoo.

Mission Accomplished

2010-05-20T07:11:00.000-07:00

No more than 1,600 calories consumed. Check.
No eating after 9. Check.
100 pushups. Check.

Yeah, I kinda rocked yesterday out and I've got the four-pounds-dropped-overnight to prove it.

The challenge is going to be keeping the momentum going. Today should be okay, but tomorrow is cheat meal day, and that usually derails my diet for at least three days!

Today's goals:

- No more than 1,600 calories again.
- No eating after 9 again.
- Do at least an hour of cardio.

Cardio doesn't have to be intense...just something to get the heart rate up. My work load is light today, so I have no excuse to not get outside and do something active.

Here's to today. Let's make it good.

Defeated

2010-05-19T06:15:00.000-07:00

Ugh! I feel so defeated! It stems from yesterday...lots of stress that, for whatever reason, gave me a mental ticket to eat like crap. I was okay in the morning, but as the day progressed, I allowed myself to get too hungry which, in combination with stress, led to binge eating.

I actually didn't do horribly until last night. I have this unwritten rule to not eat after 9. Well, it was 9:08 and I was hungry. Like, legitimately hungry. I stood in the kitchen having one of those epic good vs. evil battles in my head. Do I want to look good on July 31st (SAF True Warrior Event -- ask me about it) or do I want to eat? Good prevailed. At first. Not to rat my husband out, but I mentioned to him that I was hungry and he suggested I eat something. I could've been strong, but no. My reaction was "Hmm, okay!" So I proceeded to go BACK into the God-forsaken kitchen and make a Nutella s'more. (By the way, it was amazing. Not worth it, but amazing.) Then I made another one.

UGH! Why am I so self-destructive in the name of food?? I guess everyone has their vice. Gambling, drinking, eating disorders, etc. Mine, unfortunately, is eating.

So, today, I'm going to be strong. One more round, right? Today's goals:

- Consume no more than 1,600 calories.
- Don't eat after 9.
- Do 100 pushups.

Okay, so pushups is kind of one of those left-field type of things. But it's my blog, so...just go with it.

Calories, 9:00, pushups. Got it? Got it. Good.

Getting Back Up

2010-05-15T10:27:00.000-07:00

Hey, what do you know? I've plummeted into Fatville again. Something that can be said about me -- about my life -- is that I never quit. Never give up. One more round. Always.

Same is true for weight loss. I've done it before with fewer resources, so there's absolutely no reason why I can't do it again. What it boils down to is discipline. The desire is there, the discipline is not. I want bad food, so I eat it. I don't feel like working out, so I don't.

The challenge is going to be wanting skinny more than wanting food or laziness.

So here we go. One more round.

Ding. Ding. Ding.