Lately I'm had kind of a problem with what I eat. The problem is I'm not making the best choices. I'm eating too much and I'm eating stuff that really isn't that good for me.
Today for example:
Breakfast - 2 McDonald's sausage burritos with 1/2 a hash brown and an apple
Lunch - 2 slices of french bread w/butter, a small salad w/Italian dressing and spinach ravioli's with asparagus and Parmesan cheese
Dinner - Chick Fil A grilled chicken sandwich, 1/2 med waffle fries, Lemonade and a small choc/vanilla swirl cone (from Macey's)
That's a lot of food for one day. Plus I ate out all 3 meals. I know that's not good for me. I keep wondering why I haven't gotten any closer to my goal weight. Maybe because I've been eating like this lately. It kills me when I think about it but at the time I'm enjoying the food. I tried to make ok choices (getting the grilled sandwich and having mustard as the only condiment or spinach ravioli's instead of big plate full of pasta) but it was a lot of eating out and a lot of food.
I'm 5lbs from my goal weight. I have 2 weeks to weigh in. I'm not going to make it. It kind of upsets me but I don't have anyone to blame buy myself. I'm the one that's not making good choices. It's been really hard lately and I'm not sure why. I've been really tired this week which could be helping the problem. When I"m tired I tend to not think ahead as well or prepare or think things through when it comes to food. I think I'm trying to get sick but I just can't seem to either get sick or make it go away.
On a side note this was my workout for the day:
1st Round 2nd Round
Row 600m Run 400m
60 sit ups 30 sit ups
6 burpees 5 burpees
60 push ups 30 push ups
6 burpees 5 burpees
Row 600m Run 400m
30 push press (15lbs) 15 push press (15lbs)
6 burpees 5 burpees
30 air squats 15 air squats
6 burpees 5 burpees
Row 600m Run 400m
We did the first workout but it was really short so we did the second one to make getting up at 4:30 am worth it. The first workout took me about 16 mins; the second about 14 mins. I was exhausted when I was done. I actually ran another lap when I was done with the 2nd Round to finish up a mile. I'm trying to run at least a mile each time I go to the gym-whether it's part of the workout or not.
Looking at those workouts...if I actually watched what I ate I could loose weight. I'm working my butt off at the gym. I wish I could kick myself back into gear with my eating choices. I really do.
Friday, February 28, 2014
Monday, February 24, 2014
A week of cooking
Tonight was meal #2 for the week. It wasn't anything special or exceptionally healthy but something my family loves. It was ham and funeral potatoes. Well, I do my funeral potatoes a little different. I make them with green chiles and I use fat free or low fat sour cream. That's about as healthy as I get. Green chiles are in probably 75% of all the recipes I make...maybe even more. It's something that's easy to add to so many things and it adds just a slight flavor that's really good.
Anyway, that was tonight. For a veggie I made roasted asparagus (EVOO, salt, pepper, roasted in the oven @ 400 for 20 minutes). It's so easy and liked by most of the family. Plus right now asparagus is pretty cheap. That's kind of how I shop for veggies and fruits...what ever's on sale. When asparagus is $4.99 a pound we don't have it. When apples are $1.40 a pound or more we don't have them. It's too expensive for as many people as I feed to buy stuff when it's that much.
The next 3 nights I have 3 other meals I'm looking forward to. Tomorrow's I already put together and it's in the fridge waiting to go in the oven tomorrow night. I love being able to come home and stick something in the oven-or better yet have one of the boys put it in so it's hot and ready when we get home. But right now Dallin's at rugby practice until 6:30 and Stephan leaves for school at 4:30 or 5:00 so I'm usually the one putting it in the oven. Which is fine. As long as I don't have to come home and cook right after working 9 hours I'm good.
So what are my 3 other recipes you ask? Well let me tell you. I'm pretty excited about them all; they're all pretty much new recipes. Tomorrow's is a recipe I've used before but I'm changing it up. It's Enchilada Pasta Casserole. Last time I made it everyone loved it just how the recipe is written but this time I'm going to use chicken instead of ground beef and green sauce instead of red sauce. Plus I use wheat noodles which isn't called for. Last time I did that and everyone made a face-until they ate it. Then they didn't mind the wheat noodles. There's some recipes that it actually tastes better in.
So that's tomorrow, then Wednesday I'm making Santa Fe Turkey Stuffed Peppers. I've made stuffed peppers a couple times but this is a new recipe. Plus it's with turkey which is always harder. Kim isn't really into ground turkey. He thinks it's bland. So I have to work hard to use the right seasonings (and amounts of seasonings) to give it lots of flavor. I'm hoping the peppers will help that also. We're having that Wednesday night because it will just be us and Leah eating. Stephan will be at school, Dallin will be at a choir program and Nate is usually in Salt Lake (although Nate eats pretty much everything). My boys aren't huge stuffed peppers fans so it's a good night to make them.
Thursday is one we're all looking forward to. It's Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches. Everyone loves French Dip sandwiches but I've never tried to make them. Doing it in the slow cooker sounds great! It'll cook all day so all I have to do is come home, get the onions and peppers ready and strain the juice (for dipping). I really hope this one turns out since they're looking so forward to it.
So that's my list of the week. I should have enough leftovers to not have to cook Friday and Saturday. Sunday should be a family dinner with Kim's family so we'll eat over there. I'm really hoping that some of these recipes give us leftovers too. Last night's only gave us 1 helping of leftovers (which Kim took to work since I worked from home most of the day today) but that might have been because a couple people had 3 helpings! But I love that. That means they liked it. Plus I love having Kim come home from work and tell me how much he loved the leftovers for lunch too. I love it when you get one of those recipes that just knocks it out of the park. :-) That makes me happy.
Like I've said before, food is how I show love. It's how I was raised. It's in me. But now I just try to make what I'm giving my family healthy...for the most part. I mean the box mix brownies I cooked up last night and fed my boys weren't the best things ever, but they loved them and it was quick and easy. It's fine here and there-just not every night! I cringe when I think we use to have dessert every night. Man what a lot of money and calories. Now we have apples or bananas or if they're really hungry a peanut butter and jelly sandwich-on wheat bread. :-)
Stephan told me today he doesn't mind sandwiches on the wheat bread I buy. He said it's good and soft still so he doesn't care that it's wheat. Plus he knows it's good for him and he wants to be healthy. He figures he doesn't make the best picks when it comes to food when he's eating out so he knows at least what he gets at home will be healthy. Dallin's said pretty much the same thing (although with rugby, he's trying to make better choices when he's out too). I like hearing that. It makes me feel better about making this change. It makes me feel like maybe I am making an impact on them in a good way.
Anyway, that was tonight. For a veggie I made roasted asparagus (EVOO, salt, pepper, roasted in the oven @ 400 for 20 minutes). It's so easy and liked by most of the family. Plus right now asparagus is pretty cheap. That's kind of how I shop for veggies and fruits...what ever's on sale. When asparagus is $4.99 a pound we don't have it. When apples are $1.40 a pound or more we don't have them. It's too expensive for as many people as I feed to buy stuff when it's that much.
The next 3 nights I have 3 other meals I'm looking forward to. Tomorrow's I already put together and it's in the fridge waiting to go in the oven tomorrow night. I love being able to come home and stick something in the oven-or better yet have one of the boys put it in so it's hot and ready when we get home. But right now Dallin's at rugby practice until 6:30 and Stephan leaves for school at 4:30 or 5:00 so I'm usually the one putting it in the oven. Which is fine. As long as I don't have to come home and cook right after working 9 hours I'm good.
So what are my 3 other recipes you ask? Well let me tell you. I'm pretty excited about them all; they're all pretty much new recipes. Tomorrow's is a recipe I've used before but I'm changing it up. It's Enchilada Pasta Casserole. Last time I made it everyone loved it just how the recipe is written but this time I'm going to use chicken instead of ground beef and green sauce instead of red sauce. Plus I use wheat noodles which isn't called for. Last time I did that and everyone made a face-until they ate it. Then they didn't mind the wheat noodles. There's some recipes that it actually tastes better in.
So that's tomorrow, then Wednesday I'm making Santa Fe Turkey Stuffed Peppers. I've made stuffed peppers a couple times but this is a new recipe. Plus it's with turkey which is always harder. Kim isn't really into ground turkey. He thinks it's bland. So I have to work hard to use the right seasonings (and amounts of seasonings) to give it lots of flavor. I'm hoping the peppers will help that also. We're having that Wednesday night because it will just be us and Leah eating. Stephan will be at school, Dallin will be at a choir program and Nate is usually in Salt Lake (although Nate eats pretty much everything). My boys aren't huge stuffed peppers fans so it's a good night to make them.
Thursday is one we're all looking forward to. It's Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches. Everyone loves French Dip sandwiches but I've never tried to make them. Doing it in the slow cooker sounds great! It'll cook all day so all I have to do is come home, get the onions and peppers ready and strain the juice (for dipping). I really hope this one turns out since they're looking so forward to it.
So that's my list of the week. I should have enough leftovers to not have to cook Friday and Saturday. Sunday should be a family dinner with Kim's family so we'll eat over there. I'm really hoping that some of these recipes give us leftovers too. Last night's only gave us 1 helping of leftovers (which Kim took to work since I worked from home most of the day today) but that might have been because a couple people had 3 helpings! But I love that. That means they liked it. Plus I love having Kim come home from work and tell me how much he loved the leftovers for lunch too. I love it when you get one of those recipes that just knocks it out of the park. :-) That makes me happy.
Like I've said before, food is how I show love. It's how I was raised. It's in me. But now I just try to make what I'm giving my family healthy...for the most part. I mean the box mix brownies I cooked up last night and fed my boys weren't the best things ever, but they loved them and it was quick and easy. It's fine here and there-just not every night! I cringe when I think we use to have dessert every night. Man what a lot of money and calories. Now we have apples or bananas or if they're really hungry a peanut butter and jelly sandwich-on wheat bread. :-)
Stephan told me today he doesn't mind sandwiches on the wheat bread I buy. He said it's good and soft still so he doesn't care that it's wheat. Plus he knows it's good for him and he wants to be healthy. He figures he doesn't make the best picks when it comes to food when he's eating out so he knows at least what he gets at home will be healthy. Dallin's said pretty much the same thing (although with rugby, he's trying to make better choices when he's out too). I like hearing that. It makes me feel better about making this change. It makes me feel like maybe I am making an impact on them in a good way.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Cajun Chicken
This week I'm planning ahead and have recipes for 5 dinners. I figured out what recipes yesterday morning and then went grocery shopping. I spent $65 and still need to buy a ham tomorrow. It seems like a lot but when I think about it even $75 (if the ham costs $10) for a family of 6 to eat for 5 days isn't bad. I had some stuff at home already though so it probably would have been closer to $100 if I had to buy everything single ingredient. Still not bad for a family of 6 for 5 dinners.
Tonight I made Cajun Chicken Pasta. It was SO GOOD! I really liked the slight spice and loved the taste the bell peppers gave the dish. I have to say I was expecting more heat when I took my first bite; I put a lot of Cajun spice in it. I even put in some cayenne to add a little extra kick. I didn't use scallions and I only used red peppers. Yellow would have added some more color but they cost so much more. Red usually does too but they were on sale. Oh and I used white onions instead of red onions. They ended up looking just like the noodles in the end which was nice since my family aren't big onion people.
I loved that it was healthy too. It makes me feel good to cook food that I know is good for my family. And when they like what I make....that's just icing on the cake.
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I ran yesterday. I really like that the weather has been nice enough to have Saturday runs. I decided to run Goosenest again to the Peteetneet museum in Payson. It was only 3.76 miles I realized last week after I ran it. It kind of upset me all last week that I didn't go a full 4 miles and that I stopped for that one block. So this week I decided to do the same run but to run around the block at the end. I knew that would give me just over the 4 miles I wanted.
When I started out it was beautiful and sunny outside or so I thought. I put on short sleeves and left my light pull over and gloves at home. After about 1/4 mile I was kind of wishing I'd brought one of those two things. While it was sunny and beautiful it was also crisp and a little breezy. The "breeze" ended up being against me most of the run. I really thought about quitting most of the 2nd mile. I figured with the breeze against me I'd have a good reason to quit. I didn't end up walking though. I knew I'd be angry at myself for doing it. But believe me I thought about it a bunch that second mile. Sometimes I have to just make it to the next "thing". Whether it be the next stop sign or intersection or mail box, I just tell myself to make it to that mark and then I'll decide then whether to stop or how much further to go. Usually when I get to that spot I'm OK enough to keep going to the next one and then the next one. I'll continue that for awhile, usually until I realize I've done that for a mile or more and I might as well just finish the run. :-)
Whatever it takes some runs! The last 2 blocks were all uphill which was really hard but I was glad it ended that way. I really want to get better at running uphill. It really is terrible that I've stayed away from hills so much but maybe I needed to get better at running in general before trying the hard stuff-like running uphill. Man man lia.
Tonight I made Cajun Chicken Pasta. It was SO GOOD! I really liked the slight spice and loved the taste the bell peppers gave the dish. I have to say I was expecting more heat when I took my first bite; I put a lot of Cajun spice in it. I even put in some cayenne to add a little extra kick. I didn't use scallions and I only used red peppers. Yellow would have added some more color but they cost so much more. Red usually does too but they were on sale. Oh and I used white onions instead of red onions. They ended up looking just like the noodles in the end which was nice since my family aren't big onion people.
I loved that it was healthy too. It makes me feel good to cook food that I know is good for my family. And when they like what I make....that's just icing on the cake.
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I ran yesterday. I really like that the weather has been nice enough to have Saturday runs. I decided to run Goosenest again to the Peteetneet museum in Payson. It was only 3.76 miles I realized last week after I ran it. It kind of upset me all last week that I didn't go a full 4 miles and that I stopped for that one block. So this week I decided to do the same run but to run around the block at the end. I knew that would give me just over the 4 miles I wanted.
When I started out it was beautiful and sunny outside or so I thought. I put on short sleeves and left my light pull over and gloves at home. After about 1/4 mile I was kind of wishing I'd brought one of those two things. While it was sunny and beautiful it was also crisp and a little breezy. The "breeze" ended up being against me most of the run. I really thought about quitting most of the 2nd mile. I figured with the breeze against me I'd have a good reason to quit. I didn't end up walking though. I knew I'd be angry at myself for doing it. But believe me I thought about it a bunch that second mile. Sometimes I have to just make it to the next "thing". Whether it be the next stop sign or intersection or mail box, I just tell myself to make it to that mark and then I'll decide then whether to stop or how much further to go. Usually when I get to that spot I'm OK enough to keep going to the next one and then the next one. I'll continue that for awhile, usually until I realize I've done that for a mile or more and I might as well just finish the run. :-)
Whatever it takes some runs! The last 2 blocks were all uphill which was really hard but I was glad it ended that way. I really want to get better at running uphill. It really is terrible that I've stayed away from hills so much but maybe I needed to get better at running in general before trying the hard stuff-like running uphill. Man man lia.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Veggie
I haven't been as good about cooking ahead of time lately. I got really burnt out on cooking so much all in one day and haven't looked forward to doing it again. I need to do it again though because I'm not as good about what I eat if I don't plan ahead.
I threw some boneless pork ribs in the crock-pot the other night with some BBQ sauce. When it was done there was a little bit of sauce so I made some noodles to go with it. I didn't want to eat a bunch of noodles and pork so I decided to make roasted of veggies. At an Ashby family dinner last year Kim's sister made Roasted Carrots. We fell in love with them and made them for our boys one dinner. All the boys like them and Leah even ate them. Then during the summer I found this recipe. They were amazing!! Kim and I devoured them like candy! After that we realized you could probably do that with an veggie...so we've tried. We use just enough olive oil to cover the veggies and then add whatever herbs sound good with that veggie and then me roast them in the oven. I haven't found one I dislike yet. Last week for my family's family dinner my mom made roasted sweet potatoes. I HATE sweet potatoes-never liked them. But those...roasted...I love them! This is my go to way to make veggies.
Another way I get my family to eat veggies lately...? Veggie straws. They're like chips but they're shaped like straws and are vegetable flavors (spinach, sweet potato, etc). I love them and most of my family does too. Leah will eat them like chips which is what I like about them. Costco had them on sale this last month so I bought a bag. I find myself eating them quite a bit.
I need to find something healthy to eat since I've been eating out a lot lately. It's because I didn't cook meals ahead. Boy that's makes such a huge difference with how healthy I eat! I need to buy some quinoa so I can make some recipes with that. Plus I need to buy some more bagged salad and fat free Italian dressing. Those were staples for me last year. I always had salad around. It's nice to eat when I don't know what I want but need to eat healthy. Oh and apples. I LOVE apples. They're like candy to me. Hard to believe. I mean I've always liked apples but now I love them. Actually love them. A good crisp, juicy apple is the best!
Oh before I forget here was today's workout:
3 Rounds
Row 500 m
30 sec plank
30 sit ups
green mile
10 thrusters (35lbs)
15 front squats (35lbs)
Run 800 m
Took me about 30 minutes (stopped to talk to someone for a minute so I didn't get a real time). When I run now, no matter what, I put my incline at least 1%. I can tell a difference.
Oh and I ran a mile afterwards. I'm trying to run a mile after every crossfit workout no matter what. Tomorrow...Insanity. It was awful last week. I'm looking forward to it.
I threw some boneless pork ribs in the crock-pot the other night with some BBQ sauce. When it was done there was a little bit of sauce so I made some noodles to go with it. I didn't want to eat a bunch of noodles and pork so I decided to make roasted of veggies. At an Ashby family dinner last year Kim's sister made Roasted Carrots. We fell in love with them and made them for our boys one dinner. All the boys like them and Leah even ate them. Then during the summer I found this recipe. They were amazing!! Kim and I devoured them like candy! After that we realized you could probably do that with an veggie...so we've tried. We use just enough olive oil to cover the veggies and then add whatever herbs sound good with that veggie and then me roast them in the oven. I haven't found one I dislike yet. Last week for my family's family dinner my mom made roasted sweet potatoes. I HATE sweet potatoes-never liked them. But those...roasted...I love them! This is my go to way to make veggies.
Another way I get my family to eat veggies lately...? Veggie straws. They're like chips but they're shaped like straws and are vegetable flavors (spinach, sweet potato, etc). I love them and most of my family does too. Leah will eat them like chips which is what I like about them. Costco had them on sale this last month so I bought a bag. I find myself eating them quite a bit.
I need to find something healthy to eat since I've been eating out a lot lately. It's because I didn't cook meals ahead. Boy that's makes such a huge difference with how healthy I eat! I need to buy some quinoa so I can make some recipes with that. Plus I need to buy some more bagged salad and fat free Italian dressing. Those were staples for me last year. I always had salad around. It's nice to eat when I don't know what I want but need to eat healthy. Oh and apples. I LOVE apples. They're like candy to me. Hard to believe. I mean I've always liked apples but now I love them. Actually love them. A good crisp, juicy apple is the best!
Oh before I forget here was today's workout:
3 Rounds
Row 500 m
30 sec plank
30 sit ups
green mile
10 thrusters (35lbs)
15 front squats (35lbs)
Run 800 m
Took me about 30 minutes (stopped to talk to someone for a minute so I didn't get a real time). When I run now, no matter what, I put my incline at least 1%. I can tell a difference.
Oh and I ran a mile afterwards. I'm trying to run a mile after every crossfit workout no matter what. Tomorrow...Insanity. It was awful last week. I'm looking forward to it.
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Sometimes I hate really running
I know, it's hard to believe. I talk about running, I think about running, I look online all the time trying to figure out races I want to do. But sometimes I really hate it.
Yesterday it was really nice outside compared to what it's been like. I mean it was February 15th and 50 degrees. All the snow is gone off our front lawn. So I knew I was going to go running yesterday. I decided to go a different way this week. To go towards Payson; to end at Petittenet. It's kind of downhill but not totally. There are hills here and there so it was a good way to start doing more uphills.
So I took off and was feeling great; the first mile. Around mile 1.5 I started feeling it...that dreaded "why in the heck am I doing this" feeling. Where I start trying to justify to myself why I could stop running; why I could quit right now and be OK. I start thinking about how much I want to stop. How tired I am. How far I have to go still and how my body just wants to quit. It's a really terrible part of running. I know if I push through I'll be happy I finished but at that time it's so hard not to quit.
What usually happens to make me keep going? A song comes on the radio that I either love or has a perfect running beat. Or I realize I've gone 10 minutes further while I was trying to talk myself out of running. :-) I've been running long enough I can usually talk myself out of it. In the beginning it was harder to ignore that voice. I stopped more than I wanted to. Not to say I don't stop now. I just like to be more in charge of when that happens. Yesterday I stopped running for a block but it was after the 3 mile mark and I haven't done that much uphill in a very, very long time. So I knew if i took a block off I'd feel go enough to go the rest of the way plus some maybe. I did it on my time...not that stupid little "you can't do this" voice in my head's time.
I'm trying to do more uphills. This last week during CrossFit when we've had running as part of the workout they've started adding an incline to the running. So where it would usually be "Run 800m" it's now "Run 800m at a 4% incline". I really try hard not to run uphill and boy could I tell! That first day I thought I was going to die!! Clark, Jessica's husband, looked over at me. He said "You live in Elk Ridge. You should be OK with hills." I told him I run downhill not up. He told Jessica later he thought I was a runner and that the incline wouldn't bother me. She told him I usually run downhill, he said that I'd told him that. When Jessica told me that I started thinking "I really need to do some uphills." I mean they're everywhere here. It would make finding routes a lot easier if I could handle hills a little better. Plus the extra cardio help isn't a bad thing either.
So that's why I picked a route with hills. I may try to do that one again some time this week if I can. Maybe tomorrow. But I'm not sure the weather is going to work out. I think it's supposed to rain tomorrow and then the snow is supposed to be back Saturday. Oh, I also ran in Provo on Thursday. I had a Young Woman activity at 7pm so I worked a little late and then ran 3 miles before the activity. It was nice to run on a little more level ground. The stop lights weren't the greatest though. I hated stopping for all of them. Give me open country roads any day!
So...the moral to the story..."Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming." Ignore that voice in your head that's telling you to stop. Telling you you can't do it. Telling you it's not that big a deal if you quit. Ignore it. Because it's wrong.
Yesterday it was really nice outside compared to what it's been like. I mean it was February 15th and 50 degrees. All the snow is gone off our front lawn. So I knew I was going to go running yesterday. I decided to go a different way this week. To go towards Payson; to end at Petittenet. It's kind of downhill but not totally. There are hills here and there so it was a good way to start doing more uphills.
So I took off and was feeling great; the first mile. Around mile 1.5 I started feeling it...that dreaded "why in the heck am I doing this" feeling. Where I start trying to justify to myself why I could stop running; why I could quit right now and be OK. I start thinking about how much I want to stop. How tired I am. How far I have to go still and how my body just wants to quit. It's a really terrible part of running. I know if I push through I'll be happy I finished but at that time it's so hard not to quit.
What usually happens to make me keep going? A song comes on the radio that I either love or has a perfect running beat. Or I realize I've gone 10 minutes further while I was trying to talk myself out of running. :-) I've been running long enough I can usually talk myself out of it. In the beginning it was harder to ignore that voice. I stopped more than I wanted to. Not to say I don't stop now. I just like to be more in charge of when that happens. Yesterday I stopped running for a block but it was after the 3 mile mark and I haven't done that much uphill in a very, very long time. So I knew if i took a block off I'd feel go enough to go the rest of the way plus some maybe. I did it on my time...not that stupid little "you can't do this" voice in my head's time.
I'm trying to do more uphills. This last week during CrossFit when we've had running as part of the workout they've started adding an incline to the running. So where it would usually be "Run 800m" it's now "Run 800m at a 4% incline". I really try hard not to run uphill and boy could I tell! That first day I thought I was going to die!! Clark, Jessica's husband, looked over at me. He said "You live in Elk Ridge. You should be OK with hills." I told him I run downhill not up. He told Jessica later he thought I was a runner and that the incline wouldn't bother me. She told him I usually run downhill, he said that I'd told him that. When Jessica told me that I started thinking "I really need to do some uphills." I mean they're everywhere here. It would make finding routes a lot easier if I could handle hills a little better. Plus the extra cardio help isn't a bad thing either.
So that's why I picked a route with hills. I may try to do that one again some time this week if I can. Maybe tomorrow. But I'm not sure the weather is going to work out. I think it's supposed to rain tomorrow and then the snow is supposed to be back Saturday. Oh, I also ran in Provo on Thursday. I had a Young Woman activity at 7pm so I worked a little late and then ran 3 miles before the activity. It was nice to run on a little more level ground. The stop lights weren't the greatest though. I hated stopping for all of them. Give me open country roads any day!
So...the moral to the story..."Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming." Ignore that voice in your head that's telling you to stop. Telling you you can't do it. Telling you it's not that big a deal if you quit. Ignore it. Because it's wrong.
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Finally fresh air!
This week has been pretty busy at work and seemed pretty hectic at home. So because of that I didn't have as much of a desire to eat everything in sight! Well I did a couple times but for the most part I was OK. I really stuck with the WW plan all week. I didn't go above my allotted points by more than 4-5 points a day...which is fine since I have 35 extra a week. So all in all my food choices were pretty good; or better than it has been. I was much better about making my lunch ahead of time and sticking to it once I got to work. I also made sure I had enough 0 or 1 pt hot cocoa at work. I like to have that when I want something chocolatey. It hits the spot!
I didn't cook a whole bunch this week but what I made had a lot of leftovers so it worked. My boys really liked the Grilled Cheeseburger Wraps. You could make it with ground turkey instead of ground beef to make it a little healthier. I just liked that idea of making my family a "hamburger" that I had control of what was going inside. I used the smaller tortillas (soft taco size) and felt like I was making them forever! Everyone had 2; so if I would have bought the larger tortillas I think 1 for each person would have been enough. They're very filling. I used our George Foreman Grill and it worked perfect. I left them in about 4 mins. Using the smaller tortillas I could fit 2 on the grill...but then I had to remember which wrap belonged to which person. Some wraps had different ingredients or condiments than others. Some liked onions, some didn't, some liked Sriracha sauce, others just wanted mustard & ketchup. Dallin was my helper with that-he had to keep track of what was what.
I really liked the other recipe I made this week. I'm a big pasta person so if it had pasta in it I usually like it but this one felt a little "fresher"...not so heavy. Which can happen some times with pasta. It was Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore. I loved the green and red peppers in it. They add some great flavor. One thing I usually do before I make a new recipe it go through the comments to see what worked and didn't work for others. What I read with this one is that the time on the recipe may be a little long. I wanted the chicken to cook but I also wanted the peppers to have a little crunch in them so I knew I had to change the time on the recipe some. My chicken wasn't frozen so I knew putting the crock pot on high for 4-5 hours would be more than enough time to cook the chicken. The peppers were perfect. The only thing Kim said it he wished it was a little thicker...like marinara sauce. It was a little watery...but maybe that's why it tasted lighter. I liked it. I think next time I may even add a little red pepper flakes; just enough to add a little spice but not burn your mouth.
Exercise this week:
Mon: Crossfit 28 mins/Run 10 mins
Tues: Insanity Core & Balance
Wed: 3 short 10 mins videos
Thurs: Crossfit 41 mins
Fri: P90X Ab Ripper 10 min video
Sat: Run 30 mins
This week was all over the place with my workouts. On Wednesday I did 3 short videos at home instead of going to the gym. One of them was the P90X Ab Ripper video. It's only 10 mins long but my goodness it hurt!! I did a couple other quick ones just because 10 mins didn't feel like enough. The next day at CrossFit we did a ton of ab stuff so I was dying! In the workout there were 100 sit ups, 5 one min planks and a mile of running. I felt it in my core that was sure! The rest of the day too! Friday it was supposed to snow in the morning so Dallin and I decided just to stay home and do the 10 min ab video. It ended up not snowing at all but it felt nice to sleep in.
On Saturday I set my alarm to get up and go to Spin class but when it went off I decided to just sleep. I thought about going for a run later in the day since it was just supposed to rain but it was really cold in the morning. When I put Leah down for a nap that afternoon I decided to go to the gym for a quick 30 min run on the treadmill. It was still cold outside but when I got to the gym and was walking in I decided it wasn't too cold to run outside; I would warm up quickly. And I did. I started out with gloves on but had to take them off halfway through my run because I was so warm. It felt great to be outside again. It was only lightly sprinkling with was fine because it wasn't a cold rain.
I love running and I love running outside even more but that doesn't mean I don't hate it too. Usually the first few minutes I feel great but then it that beginning euphoria wears off and I realize that this is going to hurt and I'm going to have to push myself to finish. It's at that point I remember the things I don't like about running! But then I push on and there's parts of the run that feel good and remind me why I love it. Yesterday I was really tired though and really had to push myself the whole time to finish 3 miles. The last few times I've run outside my route has been 80% downhill. Yesterday there wasn't much downhill it all; mostly flat which is harder. I was going to run from the gym to the end of town and then back through the fields for a 3 mile run. After I turned around and was coming back I realized I needed to stay on the road and not run back through the fields. I was tired and afraid if I ran through the fields I would stop running. If I stayed on the road I wouldn't stop...I didn't want the cars driving by to see me walking. Pretty sad huh. My pride kept me running yesterday I guess you could say! But whatever it takes I guess. I ran the whole time and finished the 3 miles just under 30 mins. I went into the gym afterwards and just walked on the treadmill for a bit to cool down.
I really do love to run...but that doesn't mean there aren't times I hate it; aren't times I want to stop and never run again. The difference between now and 2 years ago is I know that if I finish I'll feel good. That I feel like I've accomplished something. Plus the big difference is I know I can do it now. I know I can. 2 years ago I couldn't even walk a mile. OK maybe I could but it took awhile. I know I couldn't run a mile that's for sure. Now I know I can...and that's what keeps me going when I want to stop. When I want to walk. When I want to give up. I know I can.
I didn't cook a whole bunch this week but what I made had a lot of leftovers so it worked. My boys really liked the Grilled Cheeseburger Wraps. You could make it with ground turkey instead of ground beef to make it a little healthier. I just liked that idea of making my family a "hamburger" that I had control of what was going inside. I used the smaller tortillas (soft taco size) and felt like I was making them forever! Everyone had 2; so if I would have bought the larger tortillas I think 1 for each person would have been enough. They're very filling. I used our George Foreman Grill and it worked perfect. I left them in about 4 mins. Using the smaller tortillas I could fit 2 on the grill...but then I had to remember which wrap belonged to which person. Some wraps had different ingredients or condiments than others. Some liked onions, some didn't, some liked Sriracha sauce, others just wanted mustard & ketchup. Dallin was my helper with that-he had to keep track of what was what.
I really liked the other recipe I made this week. I'm a big pasta person so if it had pasta in it I usually like it but this one felt a little "fresher"...not so heavy. Which can happen some times with pasta. It was Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore. I loved the green and red peppers in it. They add some great flavor. One thing I usually do before I make a new recipe it go through the comments to see what worked and didn't work for others. What I read with this one is that the time on the recipe may be a little long. I wanted the chicken to cook but I also wanted the peppers to have a little crunch in them so I knew I had to change the time on the recipe some. My chicken wasn't frozen so I knew putting the crock pot on high for 4-5 hours would be more than enough time to cook the chicken. The peppers were perfect. The only thing Kim said it he wished it was a little thicker...like marinara sauce. It was a little watery...but maybe that's why it tasted lighter. I liked it. I think next time I may even add a little red pepper flakes; just enough to add a little spice but not burn your mouth.
Exercise this week:
Mon: Crossfit 28 mins/Run 10 mins
Tues: Insanity Core & Balance
Wed: 3 short 10 mins videos
Thurs: Crossfit 41 mins
Fri: P90X Ab Ripper 10 min video
Sat: Run 30 mins
This week was all over the place with my workouts. On Wednesday I did 3 short videos at home instead of going to the gym. One of them was the P90X Ab Ripper video. It's only 10 mins long but my goodness it hurt!! I did a couple other quick ones just because 10 mins didn't feel like enough. The next day at CrossFit we did a ton of ab stuff so I was dying! In the workout there were 100 sit ups, 5 one min planks and a mile of running. I felt it in my core that was sure! The rest of the day too! Friday it was supposed to snow in the morning so Dallin and I decided just to stay home and do the 10 min ab video. It ended up not snowing at all but it felt nice to sleep in.
On Saturday I set my alarm to get up and go to Spin class but when it went off I decided to just sleep. I thought about going for a run later in the day since it was just supposed to rain but it was really cold in the morning. When I put Leah down for a nap that afternoon I decided to go to the gym for a quick 30 min run on the treadmill. It was still cold outside but when I got to the gym and was walking in I decided it wasn't too cold to run outside; I would warm up quickly. And I did. I started out with gloves on but had to take them off halfway through my run because I was so warm. It felt great to be outside again. It was only lightly sprinkling with was fine because it wasn't a cold rain.
I love running and I love running outside even more but that doesn't mean I don't hate it too. Usually the first few minutes I feel great but then it that beginning euphoria wears off and I realize that this is going to hurt and I'm going to have to push myself to finish. It's at that point I remember the things I don't like about running! But then I push on and there's parts of the run that feel good and remind me why I love it. Yesterday I was really tired though and really had to push myself the whole time to finish 3 miles. The last few times I've run outside my route has been 80% downhill. Yesterday there wasn't much downhill it all; mostly flat which is harder. I was going to run from the gym to the end of town and then back through the fields for a 3 mile run. After I turned around and was coming back I realized I needed to stay on the road and not run back through the fields. I was tired and afraid if I ran through the fields I would stop running. If I stayed on the road I wouldn't stop...I didn't want the cars driving by to see me walking. Pretty sad huh. My pride kept me running yesterday I guess you could say! But whatever it takes I guess. I ran the whole time and finished the 3 miles just under 30 mins. I went into the gym afterwards and just walked on the treadmill for a bit to cool down.
I really do love to run...but that doesn't mean there aren't times I hate it; aren't times I want to stop and never run again. The difference between now and 2 years ago is I know that if I finish I'll feel good. That I feel like I've accomplished something. Plus the big difference is I know I can do it now. I know I can. 2 years ago I couldn't even walk a mile. OK maybe I could but it took awhile. I know I couldn't run a mile that's for sure. Now I know I can...and that's what keeps me going when I want to stop. When I want to walk. When I want to give up. I know I can.
Sunday, February 2, 2014
New shoes
Exercise for the week:
Mon: CrossFit 43 mins
Tues: CrossFit 35 mins
Wed: Insanity Core Cardio & Balance (37 mins)
Thurs: Insanity Core Cardio & Balance (37 mins)
Fri: CrossFit 37 mins
Sat & Sun: Rest
I was much better with my food choices this week then I have been in a long time. I kept within my WW points each day and actually logged all of my meals all week. And I saw a difference in the numbers on the scale. I hate being so fixated on the numbers but I really want to be able to make my weigh in with my work weight loss program on March 10th. If I can weigh in around the same weight I was on Sept 10th I get a $100 maintenance check...which I need for new running shoes! Sad little circle of life huh. I'm not that far from that magic number but even a couple pounds are hard to loose when you aren't in control of your eating.
But I just keep reminding myself how much I need those new shoes. If I don't get that check I'll have to pay for them myself and that will hurt...bad! I hate paying full price for things. I'm more of a sale or second-hand store kind of person. Most of my clothes now are either from DI (a second hand store) or ones I'd kept from when I lost weight about 8 years ago. My running shoes that I have now Kim bought me for Mother's Day from Costco last year. They're great shoes and more than I'd ever spent on shoes: about $45. Well once I started training for my half and running longer than about 5 or 6 miles I ended up needing inserts for my shoes (since I didn't want to buy another pair of shoes). Crazy thing was I spent as much on the inserts as Kim did on the shoes. So really, I should have just bought an expensive pair from the beginning. But if you know anything about me you know I like to do things the hard way.
Thursday I was planning on going to Spin class but when I woke up and saw that it had snowed I decided to stay home. I'm not big on driving in the snow and I'm really not big on driving in snow with icy roads. If I don't feel like I'll be able to make it home from the gym in the morning I won't go. The roads up to my house are kind of steep; especially when they're icy or snowy. So I decided to stay home and do the Insanity DVD again. I was actually excited about it once I knew I was staying home. Dallin and I had did it the morning before and it was a great workout. I wanted to maybe make it further the 2nd time than I had the 1st. It was a ton of core work and I really like that. I did make it further the 2nd time but still had to stop before I was supposed to.
On Friday I wore a pair of jeans I haven't been able to wear in about a month. It felt good. I know that extra running, that extra watching what I eat and maybe even the little change in my week's workout schedule is helping. It felt good because I like knowing I'd lost a little. But it also made me feel good because it showed me that I could have a bad month and get back on track. That everything I learned wasn't tossed to the side. That's a big deal to me. 5 months of maintenance....that's the longest I've ever gone. I think I'll pat myself on the back a little for that one.
Mon: CrossFit 43 mins
Tues: CrossFit 35 mins
Wed: Insanity Core Cardio & Balance (37 mins)
Thurs: Insanity Core Cardio & Balance (37 mins)
Fri: CrossFit 37 mins
Sat & Sun: Rest
I was much better with my food choices this week then I have been in a long time. I kept within my WW points each day and actually logged all of my meals all week. And I saw a difference in the numbers on the scale. I hate being so fixated on the numbers but I really want to be able to make my weigh in with my work weight loss program on March 10th. If I can weigh in around the same weight I was on Sept 10th I get a $100 maintenance check...which I need for new running shoes! Sad little circle of life huh. I'm not that far from that magic number but even a couple pounds are hard to loose when you aren't in control of your eating.
But I just keep reminding myself how much I need those new shoes. If I don't get that check I'll have to pay for them myself and that will hurt...bad! I hate paying full price for things. I'm more of a sale or second-hand store kind of person. Most of my clothes now are either from DI (a second hand store) or ones I'd kept from when I lost weight about 8 years ago. My running shoes that I have now Kim bought me for Mother's Day from Costco last year. They're great shoes and more than I'd ever spent on shoes: about $45. Well once I started training for my half and running longer than about 5 or 6 miles I ended up needing inserts for my shoes (since I didn't want to buy another pair of shoes). Crazy thing was I spent as much on the inserts as Kim did on the shoes. So really, I should have just bought an expensive pair from the beginning. But if you know anything about me you know I like to do things the hard way.
Thursday I was planning on going to Spin class but when I woke up and saw that it had snowed I decided to stay home. I'm not big on driving in the snow and I'm really not big on driving in snow with icy roads. If I don't feel like I'll be able to make it home from the gym in the morning I won't go. The roads up to my house are kind of steep; especially when they're icy or snowy. So I decided to stay home and do the Insanity DVD again. I was actually excited about it once I knew I was staying home. Dallin and I had did it the morning before and it was a great workout. I wanted to maybe make it further the 2nd time than I had the 1st. It was a ton of core work and I really like that. I did make it further the 2nd time but still had to stop before I was supposed to.
On Friday I wore a pair of jeans I haven't been able to wear in about a month. It felt good. I know that extra running, that extra watching what I eat and maybe even the little change in my week's workout schedule is helping. It felt good because I like knowing I'd lost a little. But it also made me feel good because it showed me that I could have a bad month and get back on track. That everything I learned wasn't tossed to the side. That's a big deal to me. 5 months of maintenance....that's the longest I've ever gone. I think I'll pat myself on the back a little for that one.
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