Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Goals

The goal will be to post my progress daily instead of the hit or miss schedule I've been doing. Couldn't workout this morning due to appointment but will walk at least 15 - 20 mins at lunch, then do Burn 1 CE tonight. I'll post an update after the workout tonight.

Still loving the pedometer and the program that came with it. The old one only logged the steps in the pedometer and had no program in which to store the info. This one is so cool. New scales measure weight and fat...I'm still fat. :-( But working to change that fact so, chin up ole girl. :-)

Lost another pound and down one size but still struggling to cut the fat out of the diet. One thing I've noticed though, I can tell very quickly when I've had too much fat in my food. It tastes like I'm stuffing butter or oil in my mouth and it doesn't taste good to me anymore when there's too much fat. I'm also drinking more water...still have to go to the bathroom what seems like every few minutes...I hope my body gets use to the extra water soon. Also, I've almost cut alcohol completely out, which is very good...way too many empty calories and I'm sure my liver is thanking me! Not that I was an alcoholic but I'd gotten in the habit of having a glass of wine or a beer every night...too much of a good thing is a bad thing!

Thursday, February 19, 2009

New Awesome Pedometer!

I love my new pedometer. I've finally got my computer back and will load the software tonight...it will help me track my progress. Also got the new scale with the fat and BMI tracker. I'm fat!!!! Oh well, it would have been worse if I'd had it in December, I've lost 16 lbs since then and at least a some of it was fat.

Eee gads, it's hard to get motivated to workout sometimes. I'm feeling rested finally after 2 nights of 9+ hrs of sleep each. Motivating myself is still a struggle, just wish this was something I loved instead of just knowing it's a 'must do' thing for my health. One would think at my age I'd be better organized to enssure working out was build into my daily calendar.

I'm going to walk for 30 mins at lunch so my steps for the day should be much higher and hopefully I'll hit my target today. Also going to do a weight workout when I get home. I'll post notes from the workout tonight.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Missed my morning workout

I was up late last night finishing the assignment for class so over slept today and missed my morning workout. I'm going to walk at lunch and hopefully get off work early enough to do my workout tonight. Shoot, I've just got to find some balance and get more organized.

Well, off to the travel doctor today to prepare for the trip to India.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Well here it is Sunday and I've not worked out since Wednesday. This lack of consistency will be my undoing! It's not too late in the day so I'm going to workout this afternoon. I'll post a progress report tonight, just to keep me honest.

Lord, I need an accountablity partner in this but the Beachbody network is such a pain and takes so long to load, it's not worth the effort. Please send me a workout buddy that's willing to exchange info via the web. We could hold one another accountable and cheer each other on.

Ok, I have 2 weeks until I travel to India. I want to be down another 8 lbs by then which means I've got to 'get with the program' and increase the workouts for the next 2 weeks. I've got tubing to take with me and the DVDs should travel well in the case so no excuses about not working out while I'm away.

My friend in Portland, Oregon is going to send me some info on the vitamins she sells which are supposed to be the best on the market. She and her husband use them and really have good things to say about them so I'm willing to give them a try if they will help me increase my energy reserves...which are sorely lacking these days.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Better late than never

I'm up late today, only been awake since 6:05 am when I should have gotten up an hour before. I'm going to workout though right now. Commitment is the key to success. More after the workout. :-)

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

No workout today

I thought I'd be able to workout today or at least this evening but the way I'm feeling right now, it's just not going to happen. I want to go home and crawl in the bed. I'm exhausted after 2 nights of very little sleep. Ah, to quote Scarlett, "Tomorrow is another day!"

Monday, February 9, 2009

Move

It's hard sometimes when I have to sit behind a computer typing most of the day to actually remember to get up and move but just getting up a few times each day, trotting down the stairs, out the door...even for a few minutes, makes all the difference in the way I feel at the end of the day.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Starting Over

I'm going to get pictures and measurements tomorrow and start CE over again tomorrow. The workout is great and I know I'll see results if I'm consistent and tame the food beast. As I said in an earlier post, I'm doing lots better and I'm eating more fruits and veggis so that's a good thing. My portion sizes have gotten smaller, which is also good, but I've still got way too much fat in my diet. One step at the time, I'm making small improvements to the diet to get on track. Now to get consistency with the workouts so I can build stamina and endurance along with building muscle and getting rid of the fat.

90 days is not too long and I know I'll see major improvements if I stick with it.

You CAN do this!!!

ChaLean Extreme

Didn't do this week as planned, life got in the way. I'm going to make a stronger effort for consistency this week. My diet has been fair, better than before I started but not as good as it really needs to be if I'm serious about getting healthy. Mom wanted me to bring home Kentucky Fried chicken last night of all things...needless to say I didn't do it. We ate leftovers instead. I'm going to Whole Foods for some fish for tonight and maybe some chicken for tomorrow...plus some yummy fresh veggies.

Just have to keep reminding myself, it's one step at a time. Each little change that moves me to improve is a success.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Still not as consistent as I want to be but the CE workout is great. I'm loving it. I've signed up on Beachbody and have Success Buddies for a few days. Not sure if that's going to motivate me or not but it's worth a try.