Twenty one days with...no bread, no rice and not planned...no sodas or candy or cake. LOL
Twenty one days and I SURVIVED. It was actually quite fulfilling to go to foursquare, plug in that I was leaving yoga and it say...You have been at the gym 3 weeks straight. *dancing* That is a good feeling.
And now with my good feeling...I'm going to bed so I can be on the elliptical in the am.
Peace Out!!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
OOooops...
It has been almost a week and it really was my plan to blog before now. *shrug*
For starters, I'm tired. I mean SERIOUSLY tired. LOL Up until yesterday, I've been doing the gym 7 days a week and twice a day. Yesterday my body was like...*ahem* If you want to function, you won't do that. LOL And I didn't. I do listen sometimes. LOL
So, tomorrow will be my last day of my 21 Day Challenge. I realized, as I was sitting in church tonight, that not only have I given up bread and rice, but unconsciously I've given up soda and candy. *go me!!* I don't know if I mentioned it, but my trigger foods are bread and rice. I love them...can make meals off of them...etc.
How has that worked out for me you ask? I feel great. Besides being tired, I am mentally better, more focused...and I realized that I have built my 21 day habit...which is actually what I wanted to do. I've learned that I can sit at a table with my favorite type of foccacia at Carmine's, and I don't have to eat it. #winning LOL
As of Monday, I create a new challenge. What? 21 Days of riding my bike. *church pray*. My bike has been in my store room fore almost 2 weeks...put together and me saying I'm going to ride it. *sigh* So.......the plan is to at least 3 times a week ride and 2 times a week Zumba, yes...on my Round 2 of the gym.
Now...my hanging on a thread self is going to finish watching Necessary Roughness and think about the beautiful lunch I shall make tomorrow...bread free. LOL
Peace Out!!!
For starters, I'm tired. I mean SERIOUSLY tired. LOL Up until yesterday, I've been doing the gym 7 days a week and twice a day. Yesterday my body was like...*ahem* If you want to function, you won't do that. LOL And I didn't. I do listen sometimes. LOL
So, tomorrow will be my last day of my 21 Day Challenge. I realized, as I was sitting in church tonight, that not only have I given up bread and rice, but unconsciously I've given up soda and candy. *go me!!* I don't know if I mentioned it, but my trigger foods are bread and rice. I love them...can make meals off of them...etc.
How has that worked out for me you ask? I feel great. Besides being tired, I am mentally better, more focused...and I realized that I have built my 21 day habit...which is actually what I wanted to do. I've learned that I can sit at a table with my favorite type of foccacia at Carmine's, and I don't have to eat it. #winning LOL
As of Monday, I create a new challenge. What? 21 Days of riding my bike. *church pray*. My bike has been in my store room fore almost 2 weeks...put together and me saying I'm going to ride it. *sigh* So.......the plan is to at least 3 times a week ride and 2 times a week Zumba, yes...on my Round 2 of the gym.
Now...my hanging on a thread self is going to finish watching Necessary Roughness and think about the beautiful lunch I shall make tomorrow...bread free. LOL
Peace Out!!!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Flakin' on a Thursday Midday....
Flakin' you say? Yes. At this moment I had scheduled time to practice. From 3-5 I am to practice, yet I am here catching up on Y&R/AMC, blogging and closing the box to the Weight Watchers Community. LOL I am going to start at 4. I need to be grinding on a couple of arias and memorizing one for an audition that I have in less than a week. *sigh*
Well, I am behind on my practicing because I took a nap. I've been desperate for those lately. I mean DESPERATE. Every day around 12:30/1:00 PM, my body goes into this weird shut down. I can't even describe how exhausted I am. Am I preggers? No. It is this crazy exercise demands that I have put on myself.
For the past week, I gave myself a mini challenge as a part of my 21 Day Challenge...I'm going to the gym twice a day. I will admit, it is fun. I mean really fun. EGADS...did I just say that? LOL Yes, it is fun. My morning is always a basic treadmill or elliptical thing going on. I've actually upped that up from 45 to 50. I've upped my speed on the treadmill from 3.5 to 4.2 and my resistance on the elliptical from 5 to 8. Yea...serious. If it wasn't for my Booty Shakin' Mix today...I would have been shoveled off of the elliptical at 20 minutes. LOLOL
Anyway, my evening routine has been either Zumba, Pilates, Yoga, Kickboxing, or Aqua Aerobics. I'm actually trying to add Yoga with something else. Ha! You say. I'm always up for some wicked challenge, the part is completing it. Monday, I did Aqua Aerobics and I will say I came home delirious. Tuesday, Zumba...and I sweated so hard that my shirt was wet. I mean like it had been in the rinse cycle. Ha!! Wednesday, I met up with a friend to see Band of Horses, but my extra exercise was running up stairs in the train station and in the theater. (I know a tad crazy.) Tonight, my plan is to go to Hatha Yoga and Cardio Kickboxing. (Hursh....) We shall see how THAT one goes.
Okay it is now after 4 and I seriously have to at least warm up and do some technical work on the voice. Maybe in the near future, I will take the time and post the picture that triggered my bootay into gear!!
Peace Out and have a great day!
(oh yea...I'll let you know how the yoga and kickboxing went later.)
Well, I am behind on my practicing because I took a nap. I've been desperate for those lately. I mean DESPERATE. Every day around 12:30/1:00 PM, my body goes into this weird shut down. I can't even describe how exhausted I am. Am I preggers? No. It is this crazy exercise demands that I have put on myself.
For the past week, I gave myself a mini challenge as a part of my 21 Day Challenge...I'm going to the gym twice a day. I will admit, it is fun. I mean really fun. EGADS...did I just say that? LOL Yes, it is fun. My morning is always a basic treadmill or elliptical thing going on. I've actually upped that up from 45 to 50. I've upped my speed on the treadmill from 3.5 to 4.2 and my resistance on the elliptical from 5 to 8. Yea...serious. If it wasn't for my Booty Shakin' Mix today...I would have been shoveled off of the elliptical at 20 minutes. LOLOL
Anyway, my evening routine has been either Zumba, Pilates, Yoga, Kickboxing, or Aqua Aerobics. I'm actually trying to add Yoga with something else. Ha! You say. I'm always up for some wicked challenge, the part is completing it. Monday, I did Aqua Aerobics and I will say I came home delirious. Tuesday, Zumba...and I sweated so hard that my shirt was wet. I mean like it had been in the rinse cycle. Ha!! Wednesday, I met up with a friend to see Band of Horses, but my extra exercise was running up stairs in the train station and in the theater. (I know a tad crazy.) Tonight, my plan is to go to Hatha Yoga and Cardio Kickboxing. (Hursh....) We shall see how THAT one goes.
Okay it is now after 4 and I seriously have to at least warm up and do some technical work on the voice. Maybe in the near future, I will take the time and post the picture that triggered my bootay into gear!!
Peace Out and have a great day!
(oh yea...I'll let you know how the yoga and kickboxing went later.)
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
So...it is what it is...
I went to weigh-in today. I've lost 0.6.
So if you round it off that is closer to 1 pound. LOL I'll take it. Oh yea, I'm doing Weight Watchers. I'm not finding it a struggle. I am actually finding it easier than I have the 4, 5, or wait...6 times I've tried it. LOL I'm even incorporating more fruit into my diet. I can't begin to tell you how great I feel. In total since July 15th, I've lost almost 10 lbs. (YaY me!!)
My mom said today...yes, she is doing it with me...that she was proud of me. I've gone 14 days...no bread or rice and 45+ minutes of exercise a day. I'll take my 0.6 loss. It takes a lot of determination and constantly talking myself off of a "sugar/rice/bread" bridge.
I press on knowing that I'm going in the right direction and even without scale numbers...I have lost back fat. Hey...a woman can't win them all, but she will take what she can get!!
Peace out!!
So if you round it off that is closer to 1 pound. LOL I'll take it. Oh yea, I'm doing Weight Watchers. I'm not finding it a struggle. I am actually finding it easier than I have the 4, 5, or wait...6 times I've tried it. LOL I'm even incorporating more fruit into my diet. I can't begin to tell you how great I feel. In total since July 15th, I've lost almost 10 lbs. (YaY me!!)
My mom said today...yes, she is doing it with me...that she was proud of me. I've gone 14 days...no bread or rice and 45+ minutes of exercise a day. I'll take my 0.6 loss. It takes a lot of determination and constantly talking myself off of a "sugar/rice/bread" bridge.
I press on knowing that I'm going in the right direction and even without scale numbers...I have lost back fat. Hey...a woman can't win them all, but she will take what she can get!!
Peace out!!
Monday, August 08, 2011
Plowing through...determined!!
Twelve days into the 21 day Challenge for me. I'm going strong and tired. LOL
I find myself more focused every day to get to the gym first thing in the morning. I find I think better, I feel better and I can tolerate a lot more "stuff" from people. There are some days that I'm even doing a double duty. I hit the gym by 7:30 and I hit a class in the evening. I'm seeing small changes in my face and I'm truly grateful. I'm also feeling major changes in my breathing support for singing.
Before the week is out, I am hoping to have my bicycle on the road. Oh yea...I got it last week. I've been trying to get it on the "road" for a week. I think part of me being slow getting it together is a fear of getting out there...just riding. I am determined to get it done by Thursday, so I can take my first ride downtown...on the West Side greenway.
I think I just challenged myself. Whew....
Off to a new day and new challenges!!!
Peace!
I find myself more focused every day to get to the gym first thing in the morning. I find I think better, I feel better and I can tolerate a lot more "stuff" from people. There are some days that I'm even doing a double duty. I hit the gym by 7:30 and I hit a class in the evening. I'm seeing small changes in my face and I'm truly grateful. I'm also feeling major changes in my breathing support for singing.
Before the week is out, I am hoping to have my bicycle on the road. Oh yea...I got it last week. I've been trying to get it on the "road" for a week. I think part of me being slow getting it together is a fear of getting out there...just riding. I am determined to get it done by Thursday, so I can take my first ride downtown...on the West Side greenway.
I think I just challenged myself. Whew....
Off to a new day and new challenges!!!
Peace!
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Thoughts...almost 3 years later.
As I sit here waiting for my new bike to arrive, I decided I would check into this other blog that I had. What is it? Why did I have it? I realize it was the blog I created on another journey into this weight loss battle.
I mean really...how many women say daily that they are going start a weight loss journey? Tons. I've said it and I decided to come at it a different way. One week ago this past Thursday, I put myself on a 21 Day Challenge.
My challenge to myself...21 days of exercise...any kind...whatever gets me moving for 30 minutes or more...just doing something daily. On the eating front, I've decided that I desperately need to eat more fruits (I'm not a big fan.), add to my veggie intake and if possible...eliminate white flour products (for me especially bread) and white rice. I have so many other basics down....I love drinking water, eating lean meats and tons of veggies make me seriously happy...it is just portion control and the prior stated limitation of white products.
If someone reads this...cool...other than that, this is a place for me to write down my general musings about my foray into exercising and becoming a healthier me.
I mean really...how many women say daily that they are going start a weight loss journey? Tons. I've said it and I decided to come at it a different way. One week ago this past Thursday, I put myself on a 21 Day Challenge.
My challenge to myself...21 days of exercise...any kind...whatever gets me moving for 30 minutes or more...just doing something daily. On the eating front, I've decided that I desperately need to eat more fruits (I'm not a big fan.), add to my veggie intake and if possible...eliminate white flour products (for me especially bread) and white rice. I have so many other basics down....I love drinking water, eating lean meats and tons of veggies make me seriously happy...it is just portion control and the prior stated limitation of white products.
If someone reads this...cool...other than that, this is a place for me to write down my general musings about my foray into exercising and becoming a healthier me.
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