Day 3 - 10/27/2016

Yesterday did not quite go as planned, but I still made it a good day.

All day long, it was rainy and cold.  I decided to move my W5D2 run to Friday instead and I did Total Body Cardio in lieu of running in the cold rain.


I did well with my meal plan also, but I got a little bingey after dinner and had not one, but two ice cream sandwiches.  Wahwahwahhhhh.

Today, I will stick 100% to my meal plan!

Meal Plan:

B: Grapefruit & 3 hard-boiled eggs

S: Yoplait Greek 100 yogurt

L: Sushi

S: String cheese & almonds

D: Chicken, broccoli & cheese bake

Workout schedule:

30 minute walk

Volleyball 

Lower: 8 squats, 8 lunges, 8 calf raises

Upper: 10 pullovers, 10 kickbacks, 10 front raises
Abs: 7 roll-ups, 7 ankle reaches, 7 leg lifts

Day 2 - 10/26/2016

Day 1 went well.

I stepped on the scale this morning to get a "starting" weight to see how I do over the new 30 days.

184.2

Day 2 is rainy, dark, and dreary, but I will be making it a GREAT day!

Meal Plan:

B: Oatmeal & banana

S: Pear & almonds

L: Mediterranean pizza

S: Carrots & hummus

D: Pork chop & sweet potato

Workouts:

C25K W5D2

Lower: 6 squats, 6 lunges, 6 calf raises

Upper: 10 back flies, 10 bicep curls, 10 lateral raises

Abs: 6 roll-up, 6 ankle reaches, 6 leg lifts

The seemingly random sets I have listed for lower, upper, and ab workouts are coming from these 30 Day Challenge sheets.  Follow along and do it yourself if you would like!

 

Day 1 of 30 - 10/25/16

As in the past, any time I am silent on my blog, it means I am struggling.  

Weight loss and healthy living is SO simple in theory, but actually putting this simplicity into action is hard.  

So. Goddamn. Hard.

At the beginning of October, I was doing so well.  I was following my exercise schedule and eating healthy, wholesome meals.  As we approach the end of October, I am not doing so well.  I am not doing completely awful, but I have lost my momentum.

I know I sound like a broken record.  I know many fellow bloggers also fall into this vicious cycle of kicking ass and then getting your ass kicked and falling off the wagon.

But I'm tired of the cycle.  I'm tired of my excuses.  I'm tired of starting this blog back up, just to disappear again.

It's time for an ultimatum. 

I am giving myself 30 days.  30 days to blog consistently, and more importantly, honestly.  30 days to develop better habits.  30 days to get my shit together.

If I can't get it together in 30 days, I'm deleting this blog forever.

Welcome to Day 1.

My meal plan for Day 1 is:

B: 3/4C Ancient Grain Cheerios with 1/2C 1% milk, 1/2 grapefruit

S: Apple with peanut butter

L: Grilled chicken salad with black beans, tomato, grapes, feta, and ranch dressing and 1C chicken and dumpling soup

S: Yoplait Greek 100 yogurt cup

D: Stuffed peppers filled with black beans, brown rice, tomato, corn, and cheese

Workouts for Day 1:

30 minutes of cardio

6 squats, 6 lunges per side, 6 calf raises

10 pushups, 10 tricep dips, 10 shoulder presses

5 roll-ups, 5 ankle reaches, 5 leg lifts

Weekly Goals 10/17-10/23

Hello, everyone!

I have been away from the blogisphere for the past week, camping with my family. It was nice to disconnect for the week and enjoy the time spent with some of my favorite people.

Even though I have had a wonderful week, I ended up disconnecting from eating well and working out consistently.  Besides a run on Monday afternoon, my volleyball game Thursday night, and a few walks with Skittles dog, I haven't done much in the workout department.  I also consumed a lot of adult beverages and not so healthy foods.

Wahwahwaaaahhhh

Now it is time to move on and make this a GREAT week!

Workout schedule for the week:

Mon: 30 min walk/Abs/"Through the Alphabet"

Tues: C25K W5D1/30 min walk

Wed: "Through the Alphabet"/volleyball subbing/Abs

Thurs: Volleyball/30 min walk

Friday C25K W5D2/"Through the Alphabet"/Abs

Sat: C25K W5D3/60 min walk

Sun: "Through the Alphabet"/Abs/30 min walk

I am bored with the 21 Day Fix workouts so I am changing up my workouts this week.  This is the Through the Alphabet workout I found I Pinterest

I scheduled this three times during the week, and I will keep track of how long it takes me to do it each time.  Hopefully, my time with improve with each run through. 

My goals for the week are:

1. Log EVERYTHING, EVERYDAY into MFP

2. Walk for at least 15 minutes on my lunch breaks each day

3. Reach over 2 miles during at least one of my runs

Things in Three

Steph over at Life According to Steph posted these fun prompts the other day.  Since I only post on Mondays about goals and Wednesday about weigh-in, I thought it might be nice to change it up a bit.  I enjoy answering these types of prompts and reading the answers of others to learn more about them.

Three things I would never give up: cheese, my dogs, physical copies of books (no eReader for this girl!)

Three favorite vegetables: zucchini, mushrooms, sweet potatoes 

Three shows I watched faithfully from the beginning to the end: I am awful at watching tv, which is probably a good thing. The ONLY show I have ever watched every episode of is Breaking Bad.

Three places I want to visit inside the US: Maine, Alaska, Washington

Three places I want to visit outside the US: Scotland, any Scandinavian country, Singapore 

Three things I always have on me: chapstick, pens, a book

Three things that are always in my car: dog leashes, napkins, volleyball shoes

Three most recent calls were to/from: mom, husband, mom

Three books I read and loved in college: Loving Frank, The Chronicles of Narina, The Tears of Artamon series

Three most often used makeup products: Not a makeup wearer, but sometimes I do get crazy and swipe on a bit of mascara...and I do use Oil of Olay moisturizer on my face everyday and chapstick...I think those count :)

Three things that make me laugh: my dogs, my nieces and nephews, people tripping (I know it makes me a slightly horrible person, but when I see someone trip, my first instinct is always to laugh, and then ask if they are ok...)

Three things that make me cry: ASPCA commercials/animal abuse stories (WHY can't I save all the animals?! Why are people so awful to animals?!), videos of soldiers coming home and being reunited with their family (tears of happiness/admiration, especially "surprise" homecomings), and on the last one, I have to agree with Steph, thinking about my dogs dying (I have a 12 year old Fox Terrier, and Nick now has to take her to vet appts because I don't think I can handle hearing there is something wrong with her. She is still in GREAT health, but I know it won't last forever :'( ) 

Weigh-In 10/5/16

Starting: 186.6

Last Week: 183.9

This Week: 182.7

Total Lost: -3.9

Yahoo, a nice loss this past week! I was a little nervous for weigh-in after indulging in wedding food over the weekend, but all is well.

Goals 10/3-10/9

I hope everyone had a good weekend, I sure did!

As I mentioned last week, my eldest brother got married on Saturday. It was a perfect day and everything went so unbelievable smoothly, I am so happy for Charlie and his new wife, Annie!

Nick and I were both in the wedding party, and if I may say so, we clean up pretty darn good.

Even though I had a wonderful weekend, my week and weekend of working out didn't go so well...

With it being a wedding week, an unplanned night of playing trivia with friends, volleyball, and birthday dinner for my stepdad, I had bitten off more than I could chew with all the workouts I scheduled myself.  The week started off with good intentions, but as it progressed, I ended up skipping a lot of workouts.  I am a bit disappointed in myself, but the only thing to do is move on and work on this week.

Up for this week, I have:

Mon: Total Body Cardio & Abs
Tues: C25K W4D1 & Upper Fix
Wed: C25K W4D2, Lower Fix, & Abs
Thurs: Volleyball & Pilates
Fri: C25K W4D3, Cardio Fix, Abs
Sat: C25K W4D4, Dirty 30
Sun: Yoga & Abs


Goals for this week are
1. Complete all scheduled workouts
2. Get 15,000+ steps EACH day
3. Track all calories EACH day

Here's to looking forward and improving each week!