Friday, February 25, 2011
Bowling for activity?
Yes bowling counts as activity! My husband , brother, sister, a few friends and I all went bowling last night. It was $5 all you can bowl in 3 hours. We did 3 people per lane so it went very fast and you didn't get to sit for very long in between. All together we were bowling for 2 1/2 hours. So I counted it was 2 hours of activity. That was 15 points added to my weekly activity log. (In weight watchers you can earn activity points for doing anything active i.e. vacuuming, swimming, bowling, almost anything. We then can choose to trade those points in for food. I try not to. I feel like its pointless)
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Recap of the past few days.
Monday: I went for a walk with my employer and her kids. All together it was probably a 30 min of actual exercise. While we were there for like an hour. I had a good time. We went to the Chattahoochee River walking/biking trail over near powersferry. The trail is nice! Its kept up well and its so beautiful. The kids rode their bikes while I walked behind. I did not have the right shoes on so I couldn't walk as fast. Next time I will bring my tennis shoes to change into. I did enjoy it though!
Tuesday: My hubby was off so we were going to go the gym in the morning before I worked at 12:30. We got caught up at the house doing laundry and cleaning for family dinner on Friday. (Every Friday night my husbands side of the family and us meet up at someones house to have homemade food. Once a month we all take turns to host the dinner at our house. This Friday is our turn.) I also needed to clean my car it just needed to be done. By the time we finished it was time for lunch. Of course we went out. We had our favorite new restaurant the hibachi buffet. It's such a good deal! Weekday lunches are only $6.55 for all you can eat hibachi buffet you can't beat that! OK, no time for the gym so I figured I could take the kids to the gym after 4pm. Got them up from nap and still needed to go to the grocery store. I did not have enough time to get back before 6 when their father would be home to take them to dinner. My husband said we could go when I got off. I didn't feel like it! I just wanted my subway sub and some Glee. Zero exercise for me today!
Wednesday: Today started off well. I made it to the gym before work! Wow!! But it was short lived. I was on the elliptical for about 17 minutes when I got a call from the kids Grandma. It was 12:05 She said she was wondering when I was coming to get the kids. I told her I was on the schedule for 1pm today. She had somewhere to be at 1 so I told her I could come now if shes wanted. She said if I were there by 12:30 it would give her enough to time to get ready. Being called in early to work meant I had to cut my work out short. I made it 25 mins on the elliptical which is better than nothing right? Hopefully I can get back to the gym tomorrow and make up for it!!
Tuesday: My hubby was off so we were going to go the gym in the morning before I worked at 12:30. We got caught up at the house doing laundry and cleaning for family dinner on Friday. (Every Friday night my husbands side of the family and us meet up at someones house to have homemade food. Once a month we all take turns to host the dinner at our house. This Friday is our turn.) I also needed to clean my car it just needed to be done. By the time we finished it was time for lunch. Of course we went out. We had our favorite new restaurant the hibachi buffet. It's such a good deal! Weekday lunches are only $6.55 for all you can eat hibachi buffet you can't beat that! OK, no time for the gym so I figured I could take the kids to the gym after 4pm. Got them up from nap and still needed to go to the grocery store. I did not have enough time to get back before 6 when their father would be home to take them to dinner. My husband said we could go when I got off. I didn't feel like it! I just wanted my subway sub and some Glee. Zero exercise for me today!
Wednesday: Today started off well. I made it to the gym before work! Wow!! But it was short lived. I was on the elliptical for about 17 minutes when I got a call from the kids Grandma. It was 12:05 She said she was wondering when I was coming to get the kids. I told her I was on the schedule for 1pm today. She had somewhere to be at 1 so I told her I could come now if shes wanted. She said if I were there by 12:30 it would give her enough to time to get ready. Being called in early to work meant I had to cut my work out short. I made it 25 mins on the elliptical which is better than nothing right? Hopefully I can get back to the gym tomorrow and make up for it!!
Monday, February 21, 2011
First session with personal trainer... and I didn't die!!
I knew I was suppose to meet with my personal trainer Mr. Joe yesterday around 1:30 and I was not looking forward to it! All morning I thought "Oh my gosh... I don't want to do this... I don't want to sweat... this isn't going to fun!" I kept telling my mom and sister how he was going to kill in the gym. Basically a lot of complaining. My mom reasurred me that I was doing this for a reason and it was very good for me. I do understand that but it doesn't mean I have to like it! Well Mr Joe emailed and pushed back the time to 2 instead. Of course thats ok! It just gives me more time to complain!
So I met Mr. Joe at LAFitness. We went in and got straight on the elliptical to get my heart pumping. We just did 5 minutes- thank GOD! He was right there on his own machine and did it with me.Then we went to the empty aerobics room. I was a little embarrassed because of all the mirrors in the room . I felt self conscience and didn't want everyone staring at me but I sucked it up! We got started. He told me for the first 2 weeks we would not use any weights. (Just the weight of my fat ass.) Ok he didn't say the last part I did but it makes sence. The weight of my very heavy body doing things I probably have never done is going to create plenty of resistence on my muscles. We worked with a medicine ball and did some simple moves but I could feel them working right away. He made me do lunges back and forth across the room. Then I was told to get my heart pumping hard again I need to punch the punching bag. I told him "Just so you know I don't punch things." He said that now was a good time to start. So I hit the bag for 60 seconds. I felt pretty silly but I did it. I did some more lunges and wanted to die. Then we went out to the main gym to where the free weights are and he had me do some push ups on this bar at an angle. It was not easy. Right next to it was a bench press type thing and he had me do some pulls up but I had to keep my butt off the bench. That was even harder. Back to the aerobics room for more punching. I couldn't really punch any more so a slapped the bag. I felt more silly slapping a damn punching bag but whos watching right? Some more with the medicine ball and some stuff on the mat and we were done. We headed up to the tredmills to do a cool down for 5 minutes. He said most likely I would be cursing him the next morning.
Well it is the next morning and I'm not cursing him. I mean I am sore but not as sore as I thought I would be. I actually feel like this soreness means something. So I will take it where it proudly so to speak. I accomplished something. I have a long road ahead of me. But I AM PUSHING THROUGH. One day I'll be able to say I used to be the LAZY FAT girl !!
So I met Mr. Joe at LAFitness. We went in and got straight on the elliptical to get my heart pumping. We just did 5 minutes- thank GOD! He was right there on his own machine and did it with me.Then we went to the empty aerobics room. I was a little embarrassed because of all the mirrors in the room . I felt self conscience and didn't want everyone staring at me but I sucked it up! We got started. He told me for the first 2 weeks we would not use any weights. (Just the weight of my fat ass.) Ok he didn't say the last part I did but it makes sence. The weight of my very heavy body doing things I probably have never done is going to create plenty of resistence on my muscles. We worked with a medicine ball and did some simple moves but I could feel them working right away. He made me do lunges back and forth across the room. Then I was told to get my heart pumping hard again I need to punch the punching bag. I told him "Just so you know I don't punch things." He said that now was a good time to start. So I hit the bag for 60 seconds. I felt pretty silly but I did it. I did some more lunges and wanted to die. Then we went out to the main gym to where the free weights are and he had me do some push ups on this bar at an angle. It was not easy. Right next to it was a bench press type thing and he had me do some pulls up but I had to keep my butt off the bench. That was even harder. Back to the aerobics room for more punching. I couldn't really punch any more so a slapped the bag. I felt more silly slapping a damn punching bag but whos watching right? Some more with the medicine ball and some stuff on the mat and we were done. We headed up to the tredmills to do a cool down for 5 minutes. He said most likely I would be cursing him the next morning.
Well it is the next morning and I'm not cursing him. I mean I am sore but not as sore as I thought I would be. I actually feel like this soreness means something. So I will take it where it proudly so to speak. I accomplished something. I have a long road ahead of me. But I AM PUSHING THROUGH. One day I'll be able to say I used to be the LAZY FAT girl !!
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Success on the scale and the DAMN elliptical!
This morning was my weekly weigh in at weight watchers. I was down 1.4lbs. Which is a total of 14.2 total since January! My mother and I also attend the meetings to listen to other people trying to lose weight. (I wanted to say other fat people here but not everyone can hear that and not get offended so I won't really say it) There are mostly women trying to lose weight in the meetings but there are a few men. There are so many success stories in that room every week. I so want to be one of them! This morning the meeting was about whats in your fridge. Are there safe foods or not so safe foods in there? I don't keep much in my fridge because my husband and I eat out A LOT! I got some good ideas not that I would actually use them. Maybe I should use them and stop eating out as much... well let's attack one problem at a time! After leaving the meeting I called my hubby to tell him about the loss this week. He's very encouraging and accepting of my craziness and quirks. I told him I was going to the go gym today and he said " I better read a good blog post tonight honey!" He keeps me accountable its annoying but great! :)
I spoke with my personal trainer last night and he said I needed to make it to gym one more time before we met for our first one on one! I feel bad I failed yesterday but today is a new day right? I had one achievement this morning maybe I could make another one. I was on the way to the gym from the meeting and I realized I had the wrong type of bra on haha! So I drove to my parents house which is right down the road from my favorite gym. I knew if I did go there I might not be able to stay motivated if I went in and sat down. So I just ran in and changed and kissed my baby niece and bolted. I parked in the back of the parking lot knowing I would have to walk extra and burn maybe a few more calories. I got in and found an open elliptical (damn it!). I got on and my legs felt like jello but I kept on going. About half way through the workout I could feel my energy draining. I had forgotten to grab a banana (for zero points) to eat on the way to the gym. WORST MISTAKE EVER! I could barely make my legs keep going. I tried and tried I was so tired. But I did it!!!! 40 minutes on the damn elliptical burned 407 calories and went 2 miles! Woo hoo! Why is exercise so essential to weight loss? Its hard, makes you sweat and I'm sure I don't look pretty when I pumping my fat body on that machine. I'm kind of a girlie girl and sweating is not one of my favorite things. PLUS I am lazy!!! Who wants to put your body through pain? UGH I wish it was easier but I know that's not realistic at all. If it were easy then America wouldn't be as obese as we are! So I know it's going to be a tough journey but I'm willing to do it. I need this!
Anyways tonight is endless enchiladas at On the Border and I have been dreaming of this for a year now. I am going to count every bite that goes into my mouth and if I do I will be down more next Saturday. So excited and thanks for reading!!
Friday, February 18, 2011
On a positive note:
I started weight watchers (again) at the beginning of this year- January 4th to be exact. So far on weight watchers I have lost just shy of 13 lbs. That may not sound like much but apparently it is enough to drop a pant size! :) I've been in a size 20 pretty consistently for over a year now.Today I bought a pair of size 18 pants. I bought them on a whim hoping they would fit. I actually got into them without a struggle! Most women know what I mean when I say struggle. Laying down on the bed just to try and rip them up. It is my first accomplishment as of yet and I am super excited! By the way I got the new "fit #1" at Target and they fit like a dream and for only $19.99 you really can't beat that!
Laziness prevails...
Last night I had a plan to wake up this morning and go to the gym with my husband. This morning I woke up late and my laziness prevailed. I slept in until 10:30am and went to the store to buy some workout pants so I could go to the gym. Then Adam (my husband) and I decided to go grab some lunch at a buffet. Now I did really good at the restaurant. I had 8 pieces of sushi with low sodium soy sauce and a huge plate of mixed fruit. By the time we left it was enough time to make it to the house and get ready for work at 1pm.
After getting Ben from his grandmas I took him home to get him to bed for nap. I thought after I got Hailey from the bus I could wake up Ben and go to the gym. I walked to the bus stop to get Hailey around 2:20. Does that count as exercise? Its like 2 mins up a hill I totes count it as exercise! Anyway Hailey was not on the bus her other grandma got her from school. So I walked home. On with my plan... I got Ben ready to go to the gym. Then I remembered that the kids klub is closed daily between 1pm and 4 pm. Darn it! I didn't have time to go later because I had to cook dinner for the kids.
If my LAZY ass had gotten up earlier this morning and not slept in I would have been able to make it to the gym. I feel horrible. I also had to email my personal trainer to let him know that I didn't make it like I had promised! I failed at not being lazy today. Maybe I will be better tomorrow!
After getting Ben from his grandmas I took him home to get him to bed for nap. I thought after I got Hailey from the bus I could wake up Ben and go to the gym. I walked to the bus stop to get Hailey around 2:20. Does that count as exercise? Its like 2 mins up a hill I totes count it as exercise! Anyway Hailey was not on the bus her other grandma got her from school. So I walked home. On with my plan... I got Ben ready to go to the gym. Then I remembered that the kids klub is closed daily between 1pm and 4 pm. Darn it! I didn't have time to go later because I had to cook dinner for the kids.
If my LAZY ass had gotten up earlier this morning and not slept in I would have been able to make it to the gym. I feel horrible. I also had to email my personal trainer to let him know that I didn't make it like I had promised! I failed at not being lazy today. Maybe I will be better tomorrow!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
My First Workout
Hey Everyone!
As of today I am 276.6 pounds.My goal is to lose 100 pounds in 2011.
I wanted to let you all know I am starting with a personal trainer this month. Today was my first workout. (I've workout before but haven't been to the gym in about 6months or longer.) I have never had a personal trainer. I did not have my trainer with me today but he told me I had to get to the gym twice this week. I had to workout on an elliptical for 35-40 minutes.Let me preface this by saying I HATE THE ELLIPTICAL!!! It is my least favorite machine. I normally would get on one and try it for maybe a minute and a half and stop. I felt so silly . I felt my legs weren't working right. I also don't like the treadmill. That is probably the lazy fat girl in me but I couldn't help it.
I went to LAFitness around 4:30 P.M. and dropped off the kids (that I nanny for) in the kids klub. I am very lucky my employer lets me go to the gym on the clock. She also pays for the kids klub so I can take them and not worry about it. I went in search of an elliptical machine and couldn't find one! I smiled a bit thinking "haha I got out of it!" I did find a crossramp though. Which is like an elliptical but doesn't have the separate arm handles that move with the legs. I got on and my legs weren't going the way I wanted them to. I wanted to stop and quit like I always do. I didn't though. I kept on going. I made to 5 minutes and my legs started working. I couldn't believe it! I was so excited. I was rocking out to the few pumping jams I have on my phone. I just kept on going...next thing I knew I had gone 20 minutes. Wow! I finished my 37 minutes in no time! I could have gone for more but I was under a time crunch having to the kids home and get them fed. I was on the clock after all. :) My official time was 37:11 mins. I made 3788 strides. I burned 260.6 calories. I went 2.62 miles. That is the most I've done in such a long time! I felt so good afterwards! I miss this feeling it is so amazing!
Well thanks for reading I hope to show you all my results through the next couple months!
Angel G :)
As of today I am 276.6 pounds.My goal is to lose 100 pounds in 2011.
I wanted to let you all know I am starting with a personal trainer this month. Today was my first workout. (I've workout before but haven't been to the gym in about 6months or longer.) I have never had a personal trainer. I did not have my trainer with me today but he told me I had to get to the gym twice this week. I had to workout on an elliptical for 35-40 minutes.Let me preface this by saying I HATE THE ELLIPTICAL!!! It is my least favorite machine. I normally would get on one and try it for maybe a minute and a half and stop. I felt so silly . I felt my legs weren't working right. I also don't like the treadmill. That is probably the lazy fat girl in me but I couldn't help it.
I went to LAFitness around 4:30 P.M. and dropped off the kids (that I nanny for) in the kids klub. I am very lucky my employer lets me go to the gym on the clock. She also pays for the kids klub so I can take them and not worry about it. I went in search of an elliptical machine and couldn't find one! I smiled a bit thinking "haha I got out of it!" I did find a crossramp though. Which is like an elliptical but doesn't have the separate arm handles that move with the legs. I got on and my legs weren't going the way I wanted them to. I wanted to stop and quit like I always do. I didn't though. I kept on going. I made to 5 minutes and my legs started working. I couldn't believe it! I was so excited. I was rocking out to the few pumping jams I have on my phone. I just kept on going...next thing I knew I had gone 20 minutes. Wow! I finished my 37 minutes in no time! I could have gone for more but I was under a time crunch having to the kids home and get them fed. I was on the clock after all. :) My official time was 37:11 mins. I made 3788 strides. I burned 260.6 calories. I went 2.62 miles. That is the most I've done in such a long time! I felt so good afterwards! I miss this feeling it is so amazing!
Well thanks for reading I hope to show you all my results through the next couple months!
Angel G :)
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