Today I am feeling good food wise. I have been eating carefully and thoughtfully. I did have tacos (soft shell not hard so it wasn't deep fried!) last night, and a small piece of chocolate mousse cake (it was horrible, thank goodness!) but other than that it's been healthy, not processed foods for me.
I think I'm finally in the headspace where I'm ready to accept the fact that I must work my butt off to get what I want, instead of sitting on my butt and being sad about my pants not fitting. I'm really not impressed I'm wearing the same pants my sister wore when she was three months pregnant. and I'm not pregnant!
I'm excited about the new fitness video I got at Chapters with Candice. Only $15 and I think it is totally worth it! I've done it twice, and both times my arms, chest, thighs and butt were on fire (my chest and thighs are still uncomfortable!) and I'm going to take that to mean that something is working.
Plus, I did go to running on Monday in the rain and the cold. And I really can run 10 minutes straight! They took us on a tour of the expensive nearby neighbourhood with a nice little path around a man-made lake, then down the street a bit to another path where there was a nice grassy area (which we made it to by the 10 minute mark) so we could stop and enjoy the view of the Terwillegar dog park (I didn't even know there was a dog park in Terwillegar!). And I got called a good pace bunny! Apparently Cindy liked the pace I was running at and that I was consistent, so she ran behind me and encouraged me almost the whole 10 minutes back to the meeting spot. I felt pretty darn good.
Tonight is run #2 this week - Candice will meet me at work and we'll proceed to go running. YAY! I never would have thought I'd say I enjoy running, but I think I really do. I'm thinking about even taking the 5K course that starts next Thursday. I'm sad that Candice has kung fu that night and am a bit apprehensive about taking it alone. Plus there's the whole "it's gonna be snowy, cold and dark" part to running at this time of year. Decisions, decisions.
Now that I've been on iron (semi) faithfully, I have more energy and I feel more like my old fun self again. Who would've guessed that I'd be super anemic lol.
I'm getting excited - 23 more sleeps until the boy gets home. We're at the half way point. I've had some freakouts and the boy handles it so well. But I figured out what was wrong with me and now it's all good. I'm excited for him to be home! It's been a heck of a month!
This weekend is the dinner at the Armoury for the families of the reservists. Thank goodness I was able to find a hot date - Tim, Karen and Dallas. Was going to ask Candice but she's off to Vegas with Trish (lucky girls!). Have my outfit planned - a brown dress with sequiny things on the collar (vneck) and black pumps. However, I might have to go shopping on Saturday, you never know. This dinner should be fun, there are lots of great people I know who will be there, and it's nice to see my fellow dragon boaters again!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
A New Beginning
So I thought I'd totally restart my blog. The first attempts were pretty depressing now that I look back on it. So I've decided to change my attitude completely and use this as my "gotta get healthy and fit" blog!
Today is the first day of the rest of my life, or so they say. Perhaps it's just the first day that I'm really going to try hard and work my butt off as my pants yesterday were so ridiculously tight that I couldn't wait to rip them off (I made it almost to the hallway when I started undoing the buttons and zipper!)
I started this morning by threatening to go running, but decided that because of the snow and having not run through snow yet that I should wait and do it either with someone or not at 6 am! Plus I had three little orange gremlins come in to wish me a happy morning! I did manage to do 26 knees up and fingertips to knees (whatever they're called!) until I had to remove Sam's fingernails from my forehead (I have big marks). Who knew that my bangs were going to move that much that he'd go for them! Of course, doing these exercises with a 15 pound cat on my chest was not an easy feat! I think I should get extra points for that.
Had a bowl of oatmeal with the regular ground flax seed, and brown sugar. Feeling good. Freakin cold this morning! Of all the mornings to run out of pants and to have to wear a skirt. But now that I'm at work it's nice and warm here and I perhaps won't be as miserably hot as I was yesterday!
I've planned lunch already - I have a bowl of cereal and soy milk, some fruit, then more fruit - an apple and an orange. This should keep me alive til supper I think! Oh and some Smarties but just a small pack because I don't think I'd make it through the day without some chocolate.
I've got tons of typing tonight (as usual) and must go home for supper even though my Mum's plane is delayed by one day. Tonight I plan to do some situps and perhaps even through in the floor exercise DVD from pole dancing. That's a heck of an abs workout!
Yay for almost the end of the week! and only 36 more sleeps til the boy gets home.
Oh! and I'm finally feeling somewhat like my old fun self! I think the iron supplements are working, along with the regular physical exercise. I'd forgotten how much it helps the mood!
Today is the first day of the rest of my life, or so they say. Perhaps it's just the first day that I'm really going to try hard and work my butt off as my pants yesterday were so ridiculously tight that I couldn't wait to rip them off (I made it almost to the hallway when I started undoing the buttons and zipper!)
I started this morning by threatening to go running, but decided that because of the snow and having not run through snow yet that I should wait and do it either with someone or not at 6 am! Plus I had three little orange gremlins come in to wish me a happy morning! I did manage to do 26 knees up and fingertips to knees (whatever they're called!) until I had to remove Sam's fingernails from my forehead (I have big marks). Who knew that my bangs were going to move that much that he'd go for them! Of course, doing these exercises with a 15 pound cat on my chest was not an easy feat! I think I should get extra points for that.
Had a bowl of oatmeal with the regular ground flax seed, and brown sugar. Feeling good. Freakin cold this morning! Of all the mornings to run out of pants and to have to wear a skirt. But now that I'm at work it's nice and warm here and I perhaps won't be as miserably hot as I was yesterday!
I've planned lunch already - I have a bowl of cereal and soy milk, some fruit, then more fruit - an apple and an orange. This should keep me alive til supper I think! Oh and some Smarties but just a small pack because I don't think I'd make it through the day without some chocolate.
I've got tons of typing tonight (as usual) and must go home for supper even though my Mum's plane is delayed by one day. Tonight I plan to do some situps and perhaps even through in the floor exercise DVD from pole dancing. That's a heck of an abs workout!
Yay for almost the end of the week! and only 36 more sleeps til the boy gets home.
Oh! and I'm finally feeling somewhat like my old fun self! I think the iron supplements are working, along with the regular physical exercise. I'd forgotten how much it helps the mood!
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