Hey I'm here!

I don't know why it always takes me forever and a half to write an entry. I log into blogger everyday and read everyones blogs I follow but yet never write mine. I don't really have too much to say I guess. I have been on weight watchers for about 3weeks now and have lost 5.6lbs the plan is working for me and I love it. I was down around 7.5 but gained two back during Christmas which I am completely okay with. I have already gotten back onto my eating plan and I don't have any major events coming up with me having to risk going off track until our anniversary in March. Of course we will have date nights and stuff but i have my iphone app to help me make the best choices when I'm out. I really need to get back into it with working out. I haven't done it since I have started weight watchers. I have been doing a lot of walking and stuff, and we bought a kinect for our xbox, and got a dancing game so that gets my heart rate up but it still isn't the same as an old fashioned work out. I just don't feel motivated to get up and do it. I got the 30day shred and biggest loser for my wii for Christmas and they remain unopened. I also have a free gym membership so you would think I would do something, but nope. Hubby has been really into working out lately and he always goes around the time I finish eating so I don't wanna go too. I'm going to try to eat right when I get home from work so my food has enough time to digest to go with him. I'm looking forward to the new year. I hope to start blogging more about my ups and downs and doing a weekly weigh in. I have a few new years resolutions that I'm looking to accomplish but I will write about those soon. Save the topic so I have something to write about tomorrow : )

Finally Getting the Hang of it

As many of you may of have read I decided to start weight watchers this week. I was frazzled at first because i could not get the hang of it but I wasn't going to quit like the million other things i have given up on in this blog. I have done pretty well following the points. I was alloted 31 daily and 49weekly. Today I think I did pretty well and got a pretty good bang for my buck with points.

This was breakfast. 13points plus which seems high but give or take a few things and it would be less (obviously)

1/2 cup of egg whites-1pt+

with  1oz of cooked chicken breast-1pt+

1/4cup of shredded fat free cheese-1pt+

topped with 1/4avacado-3pts +

2 pieces of smart vegi bacon-1pt+

1/2cup of grapes-0+

1 double fiber whole wheat english muffin-3pt+

topped with 1tbs of organic jam-1pt+

1cup fat free milk-2pts+

I could of gone without the avocado and made this a 10pt+ meal but I just love it so much!!!

 Anyway moving on so for snack I used 1cup of greek yogurt nonfat plain and used 5slices of apple, strawberries, and some grapes. I work 9-5 so I split this snack up into two to have in the am and pm. Love that fruits are 0 points+!! Yogurt was 3pts+. I forgot to take pic  : (

Then Lunch: 7pt+

It's hard to tell from the pic what was in it but this salad was phenomenal and so easy to make!!! 

2cups raw spinach-0pts+

topped with 3oz chicken breast-3pts+

1/2cup of mushrooms-0 +

1/4cup of non fat shredded cheddar-1pt+

1/2medium tomato sliced up-0+

1/4medium avocado sliced-3pts+

1tbs of balsamic vinegar

Once again would of have been less without the avocado but wanted to use the other part of the half : )

So then the afternoon came around and I had my other part of the yogurt and fruit. Got home and had dinner!

Dinner-10pts+

This was so yummy!!

1can progresso soup light beef pot roast-4pts+

1cup milk-2pts+

1whole wheat sandwich thin-2pts+

1tsp mayo-0pts+

2oz of roasted turkey breast lunch meat-2pts+

1/2cup of spinach-0pts+

Total points: 33

Used 2 weekly points have 47remaining

I didn't finish all my yogurt from earlier so I was thinking of having a banana with it. I can't stand the taste of it by itself it's just so bitter!! All in all I think I had a healthy day its easy for me to throw things together since all we have is pretty much healthy food in the house. I feel confident I can make this work as long as I follow the points and don't over indulge. I'm proud of my choices I read other blogs where they eat a lot less for more points! Hope this mini recipes help if anyone is looking to try something new : )

weight watchers.... Help!!!

So I joined weight watchers yay me!! But! I'm having a hard time getting the hang of it. I'm used to having a meal plan laid out for me that goes off calories and now that it is just points I'm following it's hard for me to know what to make for my meals (I have never used weight watchers before). I saw the recipes on line but it always says one serving is blah points but it never states what a "serving" is. Can someone help me? I really want to be apart of weight watchers I have seen so many people be successful with it, and I know that I could be too since it is a more realistic approach to life and isn't banning any going out foods. This was my major downfall with other programs and now that I can see what would be the best choices if I do go out I really want it to work. I joined the online community I like to track and have been using spark people so I can stay commited to tracking. I'm just having a hard time figuring out what the heck to make and how to enter it in. Can someone help I'm open for any suggestions or tips!!!!

Ramp it up kills me!

It's been a while... it's not that I haven't been doing the plan its just I don't have much to write about. I'm always reading blogs everyday but never find the motivation to write on my own. I'm still around 185 I can't seem to break that number and I know what to blame it on. My eating. I never can stick to that. I have so many friends who love to do stuff and love to go out to eat and it's hard to not chose the right foods when presented with so many options. So Monday hubs and I had one last night out and had happy hour at a sushi bar I love sushi so much and it's back on it. I told him to let our friends know when they want to make plans (they usually do it through him) that we will be more then willing to go out with them but after we have dinner that way we don't go out and eat out for dinner. I also told him I don't want to not have a date night because I feel that is really important but it doesn't mean we necessarily have to go out to dinner we can do other things. I went to sprouts and got all my food for the week and so far so good. I have found some vegetarian options on beachbody.com (even though I am not 100% vegetarian, but I don't mind eating vegetarian meats and meals.) so that has given me more options. Then I started using my spark people account to track all my calories even to the littlest thing I eat. It seems like I am always on my comp though reading the meals I have planned and the recipes then tracking it all in spark people, then reading blogs to keep me motivated. I started ramp it up on slim in 6 and boy does that really kick my butt. Its 55mins but they seem to go by fast since this is more fast paced. I have never experienced so much burning in my limbs with any other program but she always says "work through the burn that's when it's working" and it's so hard but I try my best. I took measurements after the 2week mark of start it up and it was very disappointing. I lost .2lbs only .2lbs in 3weeks (I skipped half a week since it was thanksgiving) and 0 inches!!! That really disappointed me. I only myself to blame though. I didn't stick to my eating the way that I should of have and that is most likely the number one thing to blame because I worked out this last week the way I should of. So I told myself "self don't let this get you down... you know what you did wrong so now is the time to get into it and fix your mistakes follow the meal plan and don't skip any workouts." So I'm going to do my absolute 100% best I want to be into the 170's by Christmas day and I know I can do it this morning I weighed in at 184.6 so I need to lose 4.7lbs in 2 and 1/2 weeks. I decided that if I don't see much difference in myself when the 6 weeks is over (January 3rd) I'm going to try out weight watchers. I have been hearing a lot of people talk about it and the new points plus thing. So I'll give it a shot if I have to but I hope that this program works on my body and gets me into those 170's!!!!! That's all for now. Remember stay strong these next few weeks I'll try to post more when possible : )

Random rant

So I know my eating has been off but not my working out like I said before. I may get off track with eating but I always get back to where I'm supposed to be. I honestly don't think I should deprive myself of anything and get mad for eating "bad food." I know it's not helping my journey of losing weight but I also need to be prepared how to face situations like this when I'm at my ideal weight. The weight will go away but the actual food temptations will not. I don't want to deprive myself now then when I hit goal then allow myself to eat those foods and end up back to where I started. If I eat what I want but in moderation I am preparing myself for the future not saying I'm going to go have pizza, wings, beer and all this stuff all the time in but if an event comes up I won't not go or hate myself for eating a food that isn't fueling me. Moderation is key. No this is not an excuse just getting my thoughts down. I hate when I read blogs saying they did this and that wrong I know I do it sometimes too, and that is why I'm clearing all those thoughts and not getting mad at myself. If you face temptation eat what you want but don't go crazy. Take the smallest piece, take a bite, you only live once. If your husband wants to go on a date or your family wants to go to dinner or lunch don't say no. You only live once go and just make the right choices or if there really isn't anything healthy don't starve yourself just eat the right amount and don't over indulge. If you have been meal planning, counting points, or any other kind of diet you know how much the right amount is. I don't want to look back on life when any of my loved ones have passed away and think wow I wish I would of have gone to lunch or dinner or to that party with or for them instead of depriving myself from "bad" food and not going since I couldn't handle the temptation. If you have a slip up your weight loss is not doomed. Just fix what you did. Work out. Spend an extra 15-20mins on the treadmill, do your workout video twice, or go for a run or walk.

Today I was asked to go to a recognition lunch for work for my sales in the month of September. It was at a restaurant and at first I was upset because I planned my lunch and was ready to get back in the groove with my eating. Then I thought to myself ok... I can handle this I'm going to face all of these same situations when I hit goal so I need to know how to handle it instead of avoiding it. So I went, only had water, and had chicken with brown rice. I was quite proud of myself but that lead me to my topic today. Don't miss out on life because your on a "diet" remember people this is a lifestyle change. You will have times in life where your faced with parties, dinners out, or lunches or whatever life may throw at you. Don't beat yourself up about it, don't not go because you don't want to tempt yourself or "cheat" you won't gain 20lbs from one cookie or a piece of birthday cake your missing out on life. Just go enjoy yourself and enjoy your friends and family make responsible choices. If your going to eat off plan make it a small amount you know it won't happen everyday so it won't make a huge difference on the scale if your dedicated to working out, and eating the right way on non event days. Don't fret and keep your head up.

You can't have one without the other....

So my eating hasn't been great since Friday. Hubby and I started our stay cation and whenever we are off together we get lazy and never cook. Friday we went to chilis and shared a whole order of the Texas cheese fries. Then I had a quesidilla explosion salad. I didn't have very much of it and when I felt full I opened a sugar packet and put it on it so I wouldn't eat it just to eat it. Lame I know but it works from me. I also had one glass of red wine, but we didn't have the dessert like we normally do. Then Saturday I had a breakfast sandwich from my meal planner and a cup of coffee. For lunch we went out with some friends and we went to miracle mile. I had half a turkey sandwich with fruit instead of fries and a water. It was hard not ordering the fries but I knew it was better for me. Then for dinner my parents had a birthday party for my bro and I pretty much blew it. I had a plan and I still lost control. I had a hamburger with cheese and ketchup, two hot dogs with no bun, a little bit of mac and cheese and a little bit of pasta salad. Two shirley temple vodka drinks, and then to top it all off had a piece of white cake with strawberries on top. I don't know why I do it to myself I go the whole week eating awesome not falling off at all and blow it all in one day its ridiculous. So moving onto Sunday I didn't have breakfast because I woke up late and had church. My mom and dad wanted to go to lunch after church so we went to golden corral. In case you didn't know it's a buffet... A fat girl who is trying to lose weight worst nightmare lol. I think I handled it pretty well. I wasn't going to let the night before throw me off. I had a salad, a tiny square of meatloaf probably 2x2 and some mashed potatoes. Not to bad. I wanted a dessert and had a 1x1 brownie and half of a sliver of a sliver of cheesecake. I tried to choose all the smallest options available. I figure if I want to taste something, not to deprive myself just make sure its the smallest option that way I don't over indulge. Theennnnn for dinner that night we wanted to do a date at the melting pot, our favorite place! So we didn't have wine, and I had the vegetarian option in the boullion but of course we had the chocolate. So then today just to put the icing on the cake we didn't have breakfast and ordered pizza for lunch supreme so we got our veggies in lol. Then for dinner we had ramen without the powder stuff and topped it with lean ground beef. So I blew it and it sounds that much worse seeing it written out. It's our last vacation until next year so in a way I'm ok with it. I didn't skip any workouts since Saturday was my rest day and then Sunday I did Start it up and slim in 6pack. I also did my work out today and it felt great. I got on the scale this morning and saw that it went up not surprised since it is my totm. It started yesterday and I haven't had it in two months so I'm all bloated and feeling blah so I'm looking forward to what the scale says when this is all done.

So no more vacations and holiday's don't make a difference for us because we don't travel anywhere and sweets are never around except for the two actual days of getting together. So I think we are good for staying on plan food wise until the new year are going to be good! Anyway I took the pictures that we took when we started p90x back in July (but didn't finish) and made a comparison to my before pics for slim in 6 that I took a few days ago.

A noticeable difference but a long way to go

So this is the change of 4 months I hope I can see more differences by the new year!!!

Sleeping in

So my hubby likes to get up at 5:30 to work out when he has to work at 8:30 he is doing a modified p90x. By modified he just chooses what workouts he wants to do that morning. It kind of bothers me because I feel he kind of half asses it and isn't serious which he doesn't really need to be he is already a fit guy but it helps keep me motivated too. I really wish he was into it more I would like him to want to work out and want to go run with me not just do it because he has to. I really need to get a running partner but none of my friends like to run and the ones that do are not close to my house. I started this post yesterday and now I'm finishing it. Hubs and I have the next four days off and that always makes me a little worried. I really want to stick to plan and the only person that can make me not do that is myself. I was a little worried this morning because I got up at 8:30 instead of our usual 6 but it felt so good to sleep in. Hubby was going to go golf with a friend and I was very tempted to just stay in bed and sleep more. I thought to myself well sleeping wont make me skinny by itself so I just need to get up and workout. So I went hiking by myself. It was so nice and peaceful outside even though I had my headphones. There were not too many people around and I could go at my own pace. This mountain I have been climbing has been pretty hard but I felt today I did a little better. I got home and decided that I should do my c25k since we didn't do it yesterday so I went out and ran. It was a little bit warmer today then normal like mid 70's and I was running right towards the sun. I didn't have much water this morning when I went hiking and when I got home so I ended up cramping up a bit. It got hard to keep going but I just kept telling myself, "you can do it, size 5pants, running your first 5k, then a 10k, be able to wear a bikini next year and still look good, being able to take boudoir pics for hubby and him liking them." lol cheesey I know but it got me through the 5min run when I was struggling with the 3min run when my cramp hit.

So I think one of the things that really made me fail in the past would be when I would have a rest day. If I went the whole day without working out it would throw me off for a few days. So what I decided to do this time is to not have a full rest day. On Sunday's I'm going to just do my ab workout and my stretch workout that way I don't get thrown off. I still have my "start it up" workout today it's only 30mins so I just need to do it maybe after my food digests and I get some more water in!! Hope everyone has a great weekend!!

I may of have found my program!

So on Monday I started Slim in 6 antoher one of beachbody's programs. I really like it. I'm currently on "Start it up" and it kicks my butt. It's not incredibly difficult but it gets me sweaty, gets my heart rate up, and I have to stop a couple of times to take a breather. I have been getting up at 6 every morning and well the past three days to get in my workout and it is so much better for me. I just get up when the alarm goes off so I don't fall back asleep and I have nothing else to do in the am but get my workout in. There is a ab workout and stretch workout that your supposed to do 3-4times a week and I did both when I got home from work and it felt really good. I weighed in on Monday and I was at 185.2 and I'm not going to weigh myself until the first two weeks are over and I move onto "ramp it up." I have been following the meal plan and it feels great to be back in the swing of things. I just need to have plans and stuff laid out and I don't get off track. We have told our friends that we are not wanting to go out to dinner at all and when we hang out that we can have dinner at our place or meet up after dinner since we are eating pretty early in the evening. Speaking of dinner here is what I had tonight and it was amazing!!

Shrimp, Zucchini, and brown rice

It was so delicious! So I'm back here to blog. I really haven't been gone actually, I am caught up with everyone's blogs but I can't comment on them on my work computer because they don't have flash on the comps : ( I'm just not always in the mood to write. I don't have anything to write about but now that I'm on the new program I do so I'm here to get back in it. I have stuck to my goals and I'm still going strong with c25k tomorrow is week 4 day 2 and I have hit the 5min mark of running. It's going good and I'm happy with that I have hit the longer runs. I'm to lose around 5pounds every two weeks if possible so I lose a total of 15pounds by the end of slim in 6. So anyway I'm off to bed now that I'm getting up so early I am ready to fall asleep by 10. Hope everyone is doing well and you will be hearing from me more often!

November...

My run was awesome tonight... well the running parts anyway I'm only on week 2 of c25k I'm starting from the very beginning even though we got up to week 6before. It's nice to see that it made a difference for me. Back when we did it the first time I had a hard time doing week 2 as lame as that sounds. Now when it is the running interval part it feels so good and I don't get tired at all. I'm excited to complete this program. I'm awful at staying committed, I have the attention span of a 2 year old when it comes to fitness programs. But I love running and I love hiking and I just need something to hold my interest. I have gone hiking the past two Wednesdays and it feels great. The girl that does it with me wants to work our way up to a harder mountain then try to conquer one up in Flagstaff by next June with our hubbys. Mine has already done it 5times!!. Totally doable. I need to hike it more then once a week though to get good. I ordered slim in 6tonight and I can't wait for it to come. six weeks just sounds so easy to me and its a new workout every two weeks in those six weeks so my workout ADD should be satisfied. So I'll be doing slim in 6, six days a week, running Monday Wednesday and Friday and hiking Monday and Wednesday. I know that sounds like a lot but I hike at 8:30am then come home and run then relax on my days off which are m and w and then at night do the workouts I'm already doing the hiking and running part so throwing in one more 35-45min work out should be good.

Anyway...

So I'm going to try again at this goal thing since I totally blew it last month and see where it takes me.

1. Once slim in 6 comes don't skip any workouts
2. Follow meal plan everyday
3. No alcohol except thanksgiving
4. Keep up with blogging and post more then once a week(it really holds me accountable)
5. No skipping c25k workouts
6. Try to get 8hours of sleep everyday
7. Drink 85-100ounces of water a day and take my vitamins.

Those are easy and will help with this lifestyle change. Now just stay committed I can do this!!! The days will pass regardless if I stick to them or not might as well do it, get to goal, and end up looking good who's with me!!!

I don't know what happend

Actually I do.... life happened. Everything has been crazy lately and I haven't had a chance to blog and along with that I have fallen off of the wagon. Not horribly I'm still making good food choices but exercising has come down to almost nothing and I also got sick. Just a cold nothing major. I'm ready to get back in it. I was able to maintain my weight those two weeks I was MIA so that's good. I started c25k again and I am on week 2 and I have added hiking to my list of workout routines. I got really bored of power 90 having to commit to six days a week for 90days of the same workouts just gets so boring I need more variety. I'm thinking of trying slim in 6 only 6 weeks... I think I can commit to that. I just needed a break from working out hardcore and just enjoy life and time with my hubby we only had two days off together the whole last month and nights when we would be together I would be working out we are newlyweds for heavens sake I wanna see the hubs. BUT Seeing that I could maintain my weight loss even while attending parties, eating out and not fully meal planning, really motivated me because I know once I hit my goal weight I will be able to stay at my goal weight and that in itself is awesome! I really want to look hot for my hubbys anniversary gift... Heading out to run I really want to do a 5k in January!!!!