Weigh in Surprise

Well today was my weigh in. I was sure that I gained. I was praying that I was the same weight and hadn't gained atleast. But this morning when I stepped on the scale....I was down 1.8lbs! I reweighed myself like 5 times to make sure it wasn't some fluke lol

So yay me! 215.4 On my way to Onderland baby!

When I woke up this morning I decided to go for my morning walk. It wasn't too chilly out but it was lightly raining. But the next two days are supposed to be very cold in the low teens or single digits. So I didn't want to waste the nice day not walking just cuz of a little rain.

Then when I got home I rested for a bit, checked facebook and such lol. Then I got busy cleaning my room. It was alot of work. I rearranged things, organized and cleaned. I now have a lovely spot to workout and do yoga.

After that I brought in the Wii and the dvd player which was a pain to unhook from the living room tv. And I got the dvd working but not the Wii. I have zero ideas why it isn't working. I feel like I need to be a rocket scientist to figure out how to hook stuff up. Everything is plugged in where it should be but it is just not working idk. Which means I have to wait until my DH's day off Wednesday, then bug him until he fixes it for me.

But since the dvd player was working I did Walk Away the Pounds Dvd, 1 mile. After dinner I am going to do another mile and some yoga.

So from now on when the weather isn't being lovely I will do the dvd and/or Wii.

After my workout I took the rats out to play in the newly cleaned bedroom. Khaleesi enjoyed it. She ran all around exploring. Her daughters decided to just hide and/or sit on me. But Ill let them out daily now that the room is picked up and they will get used to it.

Besides that I had some horrible nightmares last night which took awhile for me to shake off. I ate really good today and drank lots of water.

I am determined to make it through the week with no regrets. Wish me luck!

Dad issues....

I had a pretty good day today. I woke up kindof late and even though everything was covered in snow I took my butt out for a walk anyways. Yay me. The wind was awful :( But I am glad I went. It is more difficult to walk in snow and I had to be careful where I stepped because some areas were a bit slippery. But overall it went well.

I ate pretty well today. Under my calories. But I ended up being bored/hungry and grazed through lunch :( I bought too many snack type items. Even though they are find in moderation I just wanted to ravish them all. But I still did good so I am happy.

I got in an evening walk as well. It was much nicer this evening. No ugly wind. I walked down to the store near me and grabbed some strawberries which I had as a snack after dinner. And then I walked over to the pharmacy to pick up one of my prescriptions.

I needed some new vitamins and rite aid was having a sale buy one get one free so yay I lucked out there.

The bad news of the day is that I got a card from my father...which brought up alot of feelings. He said he would love to hear from me and life is too short. I haven't spoken to him in quite a long time. And the last time I did speak to him I told him I never wanted to talk to him ever again, disowned him and told him he was out of my life.

My father is a really bad guy. Not to get into it too much but He has done some unforgivable things and is currently in prison. And the general public would probably like to see him dead. My brother won't have anything to do with him either. My sister still talks to him sometimes but has told him in her world he would be dead so yeah.... He is a really bad person. My DH wants me to have no contact with him as well.

It isn't so easy for me to just write someone out of my life. I feel a prang of guilt. Like am I not a better person who could forgive? Are some things forgivable? Would writing him make me feel better? Make me feel anything at all? I could write him and tell him what I think of him but that just seems cruel. If he died tomorrow IDK if I would feel anything. So writing him would probably only be for his benefit, and I am not sure he deserves that.

Anyways on a lighter note....I am hoping tomorrow goes a bit better eating wise and just as great exercise wise. I am going to clean up my bedroom so I can have a spot to do yoga in.

I also joined a rep a day challenge, where each day of the year you add one more rep. I am doing push ups and squats. So yesterday I did one of each and today I did two of each as its the second. by the end of the year Ill have to do 365!

Blizzard + New Years

Well my post yesterday about winter couldn't have come at a better time. Today we got hit by a blizzard, lake effect snow and icy & cold. Not fun walking weather. When I woke up I planned to use the Wii but my legs were ultra sore. I decided it is best to listen to my body and take a rest day. No point in pushing myself and getting hurt. Hopefully tomorrow I will feel better.

I ate horrible today. No binges but I ate alot of not healthy foods and alot of them.I partly blame it on my DH being home. It isn't his fault, all mine. But for some reason it is so much harder for me to stay on track when he is around. Must figure out why.

I got a book/video combo at the store yesterday for yoga. It was on sale half off. I couldn't resist. The book goes through all the poses and has pictures so it is easy to follow. I will start adding yoga back into my routine. I just need to make myself a spot where I can do it in.

I can't believe it is almost a new year. I am a bit sad that I didn't do things sooner. I could have been where I wanted to be at already if I had. But I can't change the past. So there is nothing left to do other then look forward.

I am copying Sparkpeople's Goal setting guide.

Step 1: Write down your goal in as few words as possible.

My goal is to: Hit Onderland

Step 2: Make your goal detailed and SPECIFIC.
By April 1st 2015 I want to be under 200lbs.

HOW will you reach this goal? List at least 3 action steps you'll take (be specific): 

1. Track my Calories daily.

2. Exercise atleast 5 days a week.

3. Eat more fruits and veggies

4. Watch my carbs.

 

Step 3: Make your goal is MEASUREABLE.

Add details, measurements and tracking details.

I will measure/track my goal by using the following numbers or methods: 

I will weigh in every Sunday.

I will know I've reached my goal when:
I am under 200lbs

Step 4: Make your goal ATTAINABLE.

What additional resources do you need for success?

 

Items I need to achieve this goal: I am using Sparkpeople.com to track my calories and fitbit to track my exercise. 

 

People I can talk to for support: my sister, sparkfriends, and 3fatchicks.com for support.

Step 5: Make your goal RELEVANT.

List why you want to reach this goal:

I want to be healthy and happier. In better shape. And closer to my ultimate weight goal.

 

Step 6: Make your goal TIMELY.

Put a deadline on your goal and set some benchmarks.

I will reach my goal by (date): 04/01/2015

 

My halfway measurement will be  210lbs by 02/01/2015

 

Winter VS Fitness Goals

So I set myself some goals to walk twice everyday from now on. It sounded perfect. Problem was when I made these plans we had a bubble of beautiful weather. Now today it has been snowing all day and is cold as hell.

I still walked this morning and tonight in the snow. Even though the snow was blowing directly into my face which made it very unpleasant. But it made me start thinking....

I can walk in alittle bit of snow but when it gets icy... no way am I walking. Ill break my head lol I have enough trouble staying on two feet when it isn't icy.

So that surely puts a kink in my plan.

So on bad snowy or icy days I will either do Walk Away the Pounds dvd or Wii fit instead for 30+ mins.

Stupid winter bleh :( lol

Anyways I am having an ok day. Still having a hard time getting up early but I am not super trying to either right now. I'm not napping so I consider it a win.

Food wise I didn't do great today. But I didn't binge. I ate bad stuff but I stopped when I was full. I did get some fruit snacks which I swear is like crack to me. But I recorded their calories and wow they are way worse then I thought. 77 carbs for a package! Not getting those again.

I bought some strawberries at the store and can't wait to have some with breakfast tomorrow. Yum!