I'm happy to be finally increasing my water because people always say it's a great tool for weight loss. But you know what happened? I woke up super early this morning needing to use the restroom. Can't say I was too thrilled.....it's one of my days to sleep in! Thankfully I managed to go back to sleep for another couple of hours. (I always have the weirdest dreams when I wake up and go back to sleep like that. really really weird!)
The one other thing I was going to mention last night was my most recent shopping trip. I hate grocery shopping when the store is busy....it drives me nuts and NO ONE seems to ever have any sort of sense of their surroundings. Well, I went shopping last night after I finished practicing and it was practically empty! Granted, I'm not too surprised considering it was Friday night but I still was quite pleased. (As you can see my Friday night plans were super exciting...)
Everything is re-stocked and I'm ready for the week! I bought one of those pre-made rotisserie chickens so I could have some chicken on hand if I ever need something quick. I think it's going to work well for me because I'm definitely one of those people that likes to pack some sort of snack/meal right before I head out the door. And I already got all of the meat into a tupperware so we are good to go!
I also bought some more bottles of seltzer which I'm sort of excited about. (It's weird that I'm excited about seltzer, I know) But they had a peaches and cream flavor that I'm excited to try! And a new flavor of Larabar...Lemon! I love lemon so I think it's going to be a winner. I now have some fun meal ideas planned for the week as well too, so be sure to check back for recipes!
In other news I peeked at the scale again this morning and my number went down more! Some people don't like to weigh in more than once a week but I was somewhat curious. :) I'm not thinking too much of it because it's really about the Wednesday weigh ins but it's nice to have a sense of how things are going.
I think that's about it for now. Enjoy your weekend everybody and I'll catch ya tomorrow.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
more small steps forward
Well, I feel like a little bit of a hypocrite....literally hours after I wrote my last post I got asked to go out to eat. And you know what? I said yes.
But--I am SO GLAD I did! I had much better success and was actually quite proud that at how successful I was. We went to Chili's and there they have lunch combo's that usually come with two of the following: 1/2 sandwich, bowl of soup, and a house salad. And then, you get some french fries to top it off! So what am I to do? First, I brought my own salad dressing from home. (genius!) I ordered a cobb salad with no cheese or dressing, got a soup that I could have, and had steamed broccoli with no butter instead of the fries. It was a total success and I had no headaches or anything afterwards. woohoo.
I've started to have a cup of tea a day now. I've been making one (a white tea...minimal caffeine) with breakfast and yesterday I also made myself a cup of black tea in the afternoon because I knew I would need the extra energy. It's a great way to get water in you! (I really like Seltzer as a fun way to get your water in as well!)
Oh, and yesterday I went back to that aerobics studio for another class! ....It was awesome. To be quite frank, I got my ass kicked! It was intense. It was high energy, challenging, and fun. And boy am I sore today. I've been stretching a lot and pounding water in hopes that tomorrow I will feel better. I'd like to go to another class this weekend but definitely would like to be less sore than I am today before I head back. It was just awesome. (I know I've now repeated myself....but you get the picture) :)
Today was a very long and productive day and I'm wiped! This will have to do for now...check back tomorrow for more updates. :)
But, one more thing before signing off: Happy Birthday to my best best friend Caitlin today! She is seriously the best. love you chicka! xoxo
sweet dream all, until next time....
But--I am SO GLAD I did! I had much better success and was actually quite proud that at how successful I was. We went to Chili's and there they have lunch combo's that usually come with two of the following: 1/2 sandwich, bowl of soup, and a house salad. And then, you get some french fries to top it off! So what am I to do? First, I brought my own salad dressing from home. (genius!) I ordered a cobb salad with no cheese or dressing, got a soup that I could have, and had steamed broccoli with no butter instead of the fries. It was a total success and I had no headaches or anything afterwards. woohoo.
I've started to have a cup of tea a day now. I've been making one (a white tea...minimal caffeine) with breakfast and yesterday I also made myself a cup of black tea in the afternoon because I knew I would need the extra energy. It's a great way to get water in you! (I really like Seltzer as a fun way to get your water in as well!)
Oh, and yesterday I went back to that aerobics studio for another class! ....It was awesome. To be quite frank, I got my ass kicked! It was intense. It was high energy, challenging, and fun. And boy am I sore today. I've been stretching a lot and pounding water in hopes that tomorrow I will feel better. I'd like to go to another class this weekend but definitely would like to be less sore than I am today before I head back. It was just awesome. (I know I've now repeated myself....but you get the picture) :)
Today was a very long and productive day and I'm wiped! This will have to do for now...check back tomorrow for more updates. :)
But, one more thing before signing off: Happy Birthday to my best best friend Caitlin today! She is seriously the best. love you chicka! xoxo
sweet dream all, until next time....
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Eating out on paleo
I think I got a little over zealous yesterday after weighing in. I ended up going out to dinner last night because I just did not want to cook, and it gave me the opportunity to meet up with a friend who had been away for the holiday's.
We went to Panera and I spent a copious amount of time looking at the soups and salads deciding what I could have. (I even googled nutrition facts, ingredients, etc. etc.) I ended up getting the "you pick two" with french onion soup (no cheese or croutons or course) and an asian sesame chicken salad with no wontons. I knew going into it that I would be "cheating" slightly with the sesame seeds on the chicken and the sugar in the dressing. But I figured, why not, asked for light dressing, and we were on our way. Oh, and I got a drink and chose unsweetened iced tea.
It all tasted good and my stomach felt fine afterwards but I've had a bit of a headache ever since. :/
So the over zealous piece of this is that it was much harder to eat out than I excpected. The hidden ingredients in food are everywhere and are actually quite surprising. I'm still glad we went out though; the food was good, the conversation was great, and it was really eye-opening. But- I'm going to have to stick to my guns and not eat out until I get more acquainted with the various non-paleo ingredients that are often found in food that you wouldn't anticipate.
I felt great this morning when I woke up despite not getting enough sleep and even had a good breakfast before walking out the door at 7a! But now I'm about ready for a nap and am currently contemplating whether or not I should take one of just try and push through.
Oh, and one last piece of fun news....a down vest that I've had for a while fits again! I didn't fit last winter, but it does now. I'm stoked.
that's all :)
see you next time!
We went to Panera and I spent a copious amount of time looking at the soups and salads deciding what I could have. (I even googled nutrition facts, ingredients, etc. etc.) I ended up getting the "you pick two" with french onion soup (no cheese or croutons or course) and an asian sesame chicken salad with no wontons. I knew going into it that I would be "cheating" slightly with the sesame seeds on the chicken and the sugar in the dressing. But I figured, why not, asked for light dressing, and we were on our way. Oh, and I got a drink and chose unsweetened iced tea.
It all tasted good and my stomach felt fine afterwards but I've had a bit of a headache ever since. :/
So the over zealous piece of this is that it was much harder to eat out than I excpected. The hidden ingredients in food are everywhere and are actually quite surprising. I'm still glad we went out though; the food was good, the conversation was great, and it was really eye-opening. But- I'm going to have to stick to my guns and not eat out until I get more acquainted with the various non-paleo ingredients that are often found in food that you wouldn't anticipate.
I felt great this morning when I woke up despite not getting enough sleep and even had a good breakfast before walking out the door at 7a! But now I'm about ready for a nap and am currently contemplating whether or not I should take one of just try and push through.
Oh, and one last piece of fun news....a down vest that I've had for a while fits again! I didn't fit last winter, but it does now. I'm stoked.
that's all :)
see you next time!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Week 1 weigh in!
Well, I just had a celebratory breakfast after weighing in for week 1.
I had my zucchini pancakes again with 2 slices of bacon, an egg with sauteed onions, and an orange. It was extra yummy because it celebrated me completing week 1 of eating paleo.
So are you ready to hear the results? Drum roll please......
I lost 5.8 pounds!
I was expecting a loss, yes--but not that much of one! I was very pleasantly surprised, so much so that I stepped on the scale again to make sure I read it right. :P And I did, so there you have it.
People expect you to lose a lot of weight on week 1 of any diet, but I have never lost this much weight on a week 1 of any other diet so I'm pretty pleased. And I suppose we will just have to see what happens in another week when I weigh in again.
I may have spoke too soon about sleeping well because last night I unfortunately did not. So that, in combination with sub-zero temperatures this morning, talked me out of going to the fitness class I was planning on. Instead, I came home from work and crawled back into bed and slept for a couple more hours. I know I would have been happy had I chosen to workout despite the circumstances but I'm ok with the decision I made to go back to sleep. Gotta live a little since I'm on vacation, right?! :P
That's all for now...hope you all enjoy your day! (And that my fellow east coasters stay warm as well!)
see you next time-
I had my zucchini pancakes again with 2 slices of bacon, an egg with sauteed onions, and an orange. It was extra yummy because it celebrated me completing week 1 of eating paleo.
So are you ready to hear the results? Drum roll please......
I lost 5.8 pounds!
I was expecting a loss, yes--but not that much of one! I was very pleasantly surprised, so much so that I stepped on the scale again to make sure I read it right. :P And I did, so there you have it.
People expect you to lose a lot of weight on week 1 of any diet, but I have never lost this much weight on a week 1 of any other diet so I'm pretty pleased. And I suppose we will just have to see what happens in another week when I weigh in again.
I may have spoke too soon about sleeping well because last night I unfortunately did not. So that, in combination with sub-zero temperatures this morning, talked me out of going to the fitness class I was planning on. Instead, I came home from work and crawled back into bed and slept for a couple more hours. I know I would have been happy had I chosen to workout despite the circumstances but I'm ok with the decision I made to go back to sleep. Gotta live a little since I'm on vacation, right?! :P
That's all for now...hope you all enjoy your day! (And that my fellow east coasters stay warm as well!)
see you next time-
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Sleep and salami.
I only got about 5 hours of sleep last night and, although it took me a while to want to get out of bed this morning, I felt totally fine today! (without caffeine even!) I couldn't believe it. People say you sleep better and have more energy when you start eating Paleo and if today was any indicator, I believe it. Downside: It's not even 10 o'clock here and I'm already about ready for bed though. But to go all day without caffeine on five hours of sleep? Totally impressive.
And while we are on the sleep subject--I have slept better this past week than I have in a while. I fall asleep pretty soon after my head hits the pillow and I swear I don't move or anything. I'm definitely not waking myself up by tossing and turning. It's awesome. If that is paleo related, I am totally impressed again!
....and now for a completely different subject...
Did you know that salami has sugar in it? I had no idea! (Quick side note: I have a part time job of getting 3 kids up and ready and off to the bus for school every morning) So, I was making their lunches and looked at the nutrition facts (cause I was totally going to sneak in a slice for myself) and sure enough: sugar. I was completely blown away....and slightly bummed! They also had the pre-made fruit smoothie in the fridge that I had a sip of and although quite good, less than 5 minutes late my stomach was not happy. I couldn't believe it.
...changing subjects again...
Tomorrow is bound to be exciting. First, because it's weigh in day--my first one! And also, I am going to go try out another class at that aerobics studio. When I met the owner on Sunday she said that she thought I would love this particular class so I'm going to give it a shot. (another side note: the owner totally sent me an email personally thanking me for coming to workout at their place--isn't that the nicest thing you've ever heard!?) And also, I did not play very well today and therefore didn't get good practice time in....so that will surely be better tomorrow as well.
I think that's about it--for those of you living in warmer climates, be thankful cause it is freezing out tonight. It's 14 degrees out, but actually feels like zero because of the wind. And it's supposed to get even colder as the night goes one. Absolutely nuts.
So stay warm! :)
And while we are on the sleep subject--I have slept better this past week than I have in a while. I fall asleep pretty soon after my head hits the pillow and I swear I don't move or anything. I'm definitely not waking myself up by tossing and turning. It's awesome. If that is paleo related, I am totally impressed again!
....and now for a completely different subject...
Did you know that salami has sugar in it? I had no idea! (Quick side note: I have a part time job of getting 3 kids up and ready and off to the bus for school every morning) So, I was making their lunches and looked at the nutrition facts (cause I was totally going to sneak in a slice for myself) and sure enough: sugar. I was completely blown away....and slightly bummed! They also had the pre-made fruit smoothie in the fridge that I had a sip of and although quite good, less than 5 minutes late my stomach was not happy. I couldn't believe it.
...changing subjects again...
Tomorrow is bound to be exciting. First, because it's weigh in day--my first one! And also, I am going to go try out another class at that aerobics studio. When I met the owner on Sunday she said that she thought I would love this particular class so I'm going to give it a shot. (another side note: the owner totally sent me an email personally thanking me for coming to workout at their place--isn't that the nicest thing you've ever heard!?) And also, I did not play very well today and therefore didn't get good practice time in....so that will surely be better tomorrow as well.
I think that's about it--for those of you living in warmer climates, be thankful cause it is freezing out tonight. It's 14 degrees out, but actually feels like zero because of the wind. And it's supposed to get even colder as the night goes one. Absolutely nuts.
So stay warm! :)
Day 6
As promised, I told you I would share with you my fun meals from yesterday so here I am! :)
Breakfast has become pretty routine now and it leaves me super satisfied so I think I'm going to stick with it until I get tired of it. :) Here's what I have: An egg scramble with lots and lots of veggies in it, 2 or 3 slices of bacon, and an orange.
For lunch yesterday I had tuna fish again but this time I put it on romaine lettuce and sort of turned it into a tuna wrap! I wish I had taken a picture...it wasn't anything super exciting but I was proud of my idea. (One quick side note: if you've never added cumin to your tuna fish, you should try it! It's delicious.)
And then for dinner....I was, once again, looking for something quick So I went with chicken, spinach and asparagus. I spiced up the chicken and cooked it on the George Forman grill, steamed up my asparagus, a sauteed some spinach. This was a delicious meal...and quick!
First off--the George Forman grill cooks chicken super quick, and it come out really moist!
And secondly--I was super nervous about sauteed spinach because I don't always like it, but I thought I'd give it a shot. Here is the key: garlic! Garlic makes everything better. I sauteed it up with garlic and then put a little salt and pepper on top and it was delish.
And lastly, for dessert I had a cup of frozen strawberries. Simple but delicious. :)
It sure is a lot of work having every meal be so labor intensive....I seem to be getting the hang of it though. And I kind of like the challenge :) (Not liking all the dishes though! haha)
I'm very curious for Wednesday morning to come around- I want to know if I've lost weight! (I sure hope so.)
I think that's all for now, until next time!
Breakfast has become pretty routine now and it leaves me super satisfied so I think I'm going to stick with it until I get tired of it. :) Here's what I have: An egg scramble with lots and lots of veggies in it, 2 or 3 slices of bacon, and an orange.
For lunch yesterday I had tuna fish again but this time I put it on romaine lettuce and sort of turned it into a tuna wrap! I wish I had taken a picture...it wasn't anything super exciting but I was proud of my idea. (One quick side note: if you've never added cumin to your tuna fish, you should try it! It's delicious.)
And then for dinner....I was, once again, looking for something quick So I went with chicken, spinach and asparagus. I spiced up the chicken and cooked it on the George Forman grill, steamed up my asparagus, a sauteed some spinach. This was a delicious meal...and quick!
First off--the George Forman grill cooks chicken super quick, and it come out really moist!
And secondly--I was super nervous about sauteed spinach because I don't always like it, but I thought I'd give it a shot. Here is the key: garlic! Garlic makes everything better. I sauteed it up with garlic and then put a little salt and pepper on top and it was delish.
And lastly, for dessert I had a cup of frozen strawberries. Simple but delicious. :)
It sure is a lot of work having every meal be so labor intensive....I seem to be getting the hang of it though. And I kind of like the challenge :) (Not liking all the dishes though! haha)
I'm very curious for Wednesday morning to come around- I want to know if I've lost weight! (I sure hope so.)
I think that's all for now, until next time!
Monday, January 2, 2012
Happy New Year! (day 5)
Well, if today is any indicator how 2012 is going to be, I'd say it's going to be a very productive year. :)
I set my alarm for the first time in a week or so this morning so I could get up and go workout! I did not want to get out of bed this morning...at all! But, I pushed through and am so glad I did. There is this aerobics studio in town that has over 30 group exercise classes a week and I've been wanting to go try out a class or two for a while. They have a drop in fee of $5 and I'd say it was worth it. The instructor was really nice, and I got to meet and chat with the owner and she was super super nice too
Anyways, it was a "DanceEnergy!" class which is essentially a different take on Zumba (which I love). My heart rate was up, I sweat a lot, and my legs still feel like jello--I'd say that was successful, ya?
I think I'm going to go try one or two more classes later this week....there are a couple that I'm eyeing that sound like they could be fun.
In other news--I've sort of gotten into a groove and things are moving along fine. I feel like I am eating so much protein! I almost wonder if it's too much....but I think I will turn into a vegetable if I eat any more of veggies during the day. I suppose this is just what it's like to eat paleo. :P
I think that's all for now....I know it's a short post, but I'm pooped and my pillow sounds amazing right now. :) Check back tomorrow for my fun meals from today and other fun things too! (I'll have to come up with something between now and then....hmmmmm)
goodnight! sweet dreams :)
I set my alarm for the first time in a week or so this morning so I could get up and go workout! I did not want to get out of bed this morning...at all! But, I pushed through and am so glad I did. There is this aerobics studio in town that has over 30 group exercise classes a week and I've been wanting to go try out a class or two for a while. They have a drop in fee of $5 and I'd say it was worth it. The instructor was really nice, and I got to meet and chat with the owner and she was super super nice too
Anyways, it was a "DanceEnergy!" class which is essentially a different take on Zumba (which I love). My heart rate was up, I sweat a lot, and my legs still feel like jello--I'd say that was successful, ya?
I think I'm going to go try one or two more classes later this week....there are a couple that I'm eyeing that sound like they could be fun.
In other news--I've sort of gotten into a groove and things are moving along fine. I feel like I am eating so much protein! I almost wonder if it's too much....but I think I will turn into a vegetable if I eat any more of veggies during the day. I suppose this is just what it's like to eat paleo. :P
I think that's all for now....I know it's a short post, but I'm pooped and my pillow sounds amazing right now. :) Check back tomorrow for my fun meals from today and other fun things too! (I'll have to come up with something between now and then....hmmmmm)
goodnight! sweet dreams :)
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