Update:
I did workout this afternoon! However, I had to get creative when I realized I couldn't lift, hold or push anything with my left palm and I couldn't set my left elbow on anything. That was a challenge! But, I did get creative and I came up with some new exercises using resistance bands and the bosu ball. Apparently the few things I figured out on the bosu ball really worked, because I tell you what, my buns are DEFINITELY feeling it!!! Then I went and got some groceries for step two of the flat belly diet. Now, this diet is both about counting calories as well as learning what MUFAs are and eating one with each meal. (MonoUnsaturated Fatty Acids) So, it's kind of like a game trying to put the puzzle of a meal together..staying within 400 calories while also having one of the MUFAs. Anyway...that's all I have to update. Pretty slow day otherwise, minus the giant storm that just blew through. Tomorrow will be the true pain test and I'll be all alone for breakfast and lunch, maybe through dinner even. I WILL work out twice, and I will NOT gorge myself at jazz fest!!!
Friday, June 29, 2012
Yesterday:
So yesterday, being Thursday, was my first day off from working out. I'm giving voice/piano/guitar lessons at school on Thursdays, and have very little time to squeeze in a workout. However, I was sweating all day without AC, so does that count? The diet was interesting yesterday and it made me think: What is worse, not eating, or eating something bad for you? Let me explain - before I left home in the morning I packed all the fixings for a complete day of meals. I put it in an "insulated" lunch bag, with a blue ice. It was so flipping hot in the classroom even, that the blue ice melted within an hour and ruined everything before lunch time. So...I had a handful of grape tomatoes for lunch, and only had a bowl of cornflakes with raisins for dinner. But at least I didn't get desperate and run to Casey's to get a crispy chicken fritter sandwich. Cuz let me tell you, that sounded REALLY good! Anyway, so that was yesterday, just wanted to update before I moved on to today.
Sidebar:
I have been looking for places near but not in the school district I teach in, which is a relatively small area, and a very tight rental market. Hardly anything is advertised because word of mouth renting is so strong around there. But, I've gotten lucky over the past week and a half and have actually been seeing some places in the local newspapers. Yesterday I looked at a duplex that is just barely out in the country. It is a great place, but I'm thinking the others who looked at it are probably going to snake it from me, and they got there first. So, that sucks. But, at least I know things are opening. The pets are posing somewhat of a problem it turns out. Not all renters want pets...hmm...how about that. Oh well. I'll find somewhere.
Back to today:
So this is just the morning, but I wanted to share something before too much time had passed and the details started to blur. So, like I said before, Dad and I are biking and walking in the mornings. This morning was a biking morning. We got up nice and early to get out by 7 since it was supposed to be another scorcher of a day. But, when we got outside we also saw that there was a little storm a brewing. So we hit it right away, neither one of us afraid of a little rain. It was a great ride. There's a halfway point where we stop and get some water and a little rest before turning back. As soon as we stopped there, the furthest point from home, the rain started. It was just sprinkling, but it began. I also noticed at that point that I wasn't NEARLY as exhausted as I had been the previous rides. I already feel progress. Anyway, we turned around and rode home. By the time we were about 3 blocks from home the heavy rain started. I could not stop smiling. First of all, I noticed even the sprinkles were rejuvenating enough that my energy was at peak. Secondly, there are few things that make me feel more alive than a cold rain on a hot day/week. It was just so refreshing, and just feel like positive energy falling from the sky. Hard to explain, but these are the moments that I feel close to God. Anyway, enough of the preaching, because that smiling was soon at an end. As I pulled into the driveway, I hit a bump and my foot and hand slipped off simultaneously and down I went - my first crash on my new bike. Good thing I'm taking it in for it's 30-day "check-up" on Monday. So, yeah, I'm covered in 7 bruises, scrapes on one knee, my stomach, both elbows and both palms. Not to mention I braced for the fall so got a bit of whip lash too. I don't feel so hot, but even that's not going to stop me. Dad made a good point about the soreness...now I can go to the gym later and work out a little harder since I'm going to be sore anyway. Haha. We'll see. So, there's the morning. Hopefully there won't be anything big to report by the end of the day, but there will be an update anyway, because this is the first day off the 4-day Anti-Bloat part of the diet, AND I'll be left to my own devices for dinner. Ahhh! I can do it!
So yesterday, being Thursday, was my first day off from working out. I'm giving voice/piano/guitar lessons at school on Thursdays, and have very little time to squeeze in a workout. However, I was sweating all day without AC, so does that count? The diet was interesting yesterday and it made me think: What is worse, not eating, or eating something bad for you? Let me explain - before I left home in the morning I packed all the fixings for a complete day of meals. I put it in an "insulated" lunch bag, with a blue ice. It was so flipping hot in the classroom even, that the blue ice melted within an hour and ruined everything before lunch time. So...I had a handful of grape tomatoes for lunch, and only had a bowl of cornflakes with raisins for dinner. But at least I didn't get desperate and run to Casey's to get a crispy chicken fritter sandwich. Cuz let me tell you, that sounded REALLY good! Anyway, so that was yesterday, just wanted to update before I moved on to today.
Sidebar:
I have been looking for places near but not in the school district I teach in, which is a relatively small area, and a very tight rental market. Hardly anything is advertised because word of mouth renting is so strong around there. But, I've gotten lucky over the past week and a half and have actually been seeing some places in the local newspapers. Yesterday I looked at a duplex that is just barely out in the country. It is a great place, but I'm thinking the others who looked at it are probably going to snake it from me, and they got there first. So, that sucks. But, at least I know things are opening. The pets are posing somewhat of a problem it turns out. Not all renters want pets...hmm...how about that. Oh well. I'll find somewhere.
Back to today:
So this is just the morning, but I wanted to share something before too much time had passed and the details started to blur. So, like I said before, Dad and I are biking and walking in the mornings. This morning was a biking morning. We got up nice and early to get out by 7 since it was supposed to be another scorcher of a day. But, when we got outside we also saw that there was a little storm a brewing. So we hit it right away, neither one of us afraid of a little rain. It was a great ride. There's a halfway point where we stop and get some water and a little rest before turning back. As soon as we stopped there, the furthest point from home, the rain started. It was just sprinkling, but it began. I also noticed at that point that I wasn't NEARLY as exhausted as I had been the previous rides. I already feel progress. Anyway, we turned around and rode home. By the time we were about 3 blocks from home the heavy rain started. I could not stop smiling. First of all, I noticed even the sprinkles were rejuvenating enough that my energy was at peak. Secondly, there are few things that make me feel more alive than a cold rain on a hot day/week. It was just so refreshing, and just feel like positive energy falling from the sky. Hard to explain, but these are the moments that I feel close to God. Anyway, enough of the preaching, because that smiling was soon at an end. As I pulled into the driveway, I hit a bump and my foot and hand slipped off simultaneously and down I went - my first crash on my new bike. Good thing I'm taking it in for it's 30-day "check-up" on Monday. So, yeah, I'm covered in 7 bruises, scrapes on one knee, my stomach, both elbows and both palms. Not to mention I braced for the fall so got a bit of whip lash too. I don't feel so hot, but even that's not going to stop me. Dad made a good point about the soreness...now I can go to the gym later and work out a little harder since I'm going to be sore anyway. Haha. We'll see. So, there's the morning. Hopefully there won't be anything big to report by the end of the day, but there will be an update anyway, because this is the first day off the 4-day Anti-Bloat part of the diet, AND I'll be left to my own devices for dinner. Ahhh! I can do it!
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Intro:
Alright, so here I go again, trying to do this blog thing. However, it's summer vacation, so I'm hoping I can get a decent jump on things.
So, I decided to start this blog as a way to really dive into this whole 'healthy lifestyle' thing. Here's the motivation: I'M ALMOST 30!!! I'm currently sitting right around the heaviest and most unfit I've been in my 'almost 30' years, and I've been sitting here for quite some time. So...it's time to take action. This blog, I hope, will provide some accountability for me. I will post thoughts of the day's diet/exercise, as well as any other random thing that comes into my brain. Down the road, there may (hopefully) even be some before and after pics. BUUUTT, that will come long after some progress has been made! So, here I go.
First Steps:
Mom, Dad and I are currently on Day 3 of the "4 Day Anti-Bloat" phase of the Flat Belly diet. So far...unsatisfied. It's not that I'm hungry all the time, it's that the food we do eat has little to NO flavor. So, that's been an adjustment. I keep telling myself - "Eat to Live, don't Live to Eat." GREAT quote that's been a good reminder of why I'm doing this. It's not supposed to be easy. If it were easy, we'd all look like supermodels. No thanks. In the end, I will be happy that I worked so hard for this...and man am I working hard! Not only just with my amazing self-control on the food front, but I'm actually doing 2-a-day workouts. Granted, it's only been 3 days, but still...! One of the main reasons I didn't get a job over the summer is so I can have the time to devote to myself and my health. Dad and I plan to bike ride or walk every morning, and I've joined Anytime Fitness to do some weight/circuit training in the afternoons. So far - I'm sore. Like, everywhere. But, I suppose thats a good sign, considering my complete lack of exercise over the past year (or so). So anyway, that's where I stand now. The food is lame but nutritious, and the exercise hurts. So very optimistic, I know. But I actually am. I feel good, despite the muscle soreness, and excited to actually do this for myself.
Deep Thoughts:
Ok, so there's more than muscle fatigue and pride going on here. I'm terrified. I'm scared that I won't follow through with this, like every other time I've started and stopped. Even if I do great through the rest of the summer, what happens when school starts? Will healthy eating habits be HABITS by then? At least I started this for better reasons this time. Sure, I'm still hoping that by looking "HOT" I'll snag a guy, but the real reason isn't for some dude, it's for me. I realize that in just a year and a half I'll be 30. And I am terrified of going into my 30s in the worst shape of my life. Furthermore, Iwant to WILL have kid(s) someday, and I don't want to do it like this. I read a blog the other day that centered around losing pregnancy weight. Why I was reading it, I don't know. But, the girl who wrote it said something really obvious - A person who isn't fit BEFORE pregnancy, is sure as heck not going to be fit AFTER pregnancy, and it only gets harder, with lack of time to spend on yourself. (I've paraphrased this.) Of course I knew this already, but it sure hit me harder since I had already started this journey. I WANT to be a fit mother. But really, I just want to be FIT! So...here's hoping that my desire to keep going, despite the setbacks and screwups that are BOUND to happen, and this blog help me to get over my fear of failure, and just continue to move forward. One day at a time, eat to live, get fit for that little someday-baby. :)
Alright, so here I go again, trying to do this blog thing. However, it's summer vacation, so I'm hoping I can get a decent jump on things.
So, I decided to start this blog as a way to really dive into this whole 'healthy lifestyle' thing. Here's the motivation: I'M ALMOST 30!!! I'm currently sitting right around the heaviest and most unfit I've been in my 'almost 30' years, and I've been sitting here for quite some time. So...it's time to take action. This blog, I hope, will provide some accountability for me. I will post thoughts of the day's diet/exercise, as well as any other random thing that comes into my brain. Down the road, there may (hopefully) even be some before and after pics. BUUUTT, that will come long after some progress has been made! So, here I go.
First Steps:
Mom, Dad and I are currently on Day 3 of the "4 Day Anti-Bloat" phase of the Flat Belly diet. So far...unsatisfied. It's not that I'm hungry all the time, it's that the food we do eat has little to NO flavor. So, that's been an adjustment. I keep telling myself - "Eat to Live, don't Live to Eat." GREAT quote that's been a good reminder of why I'm doing this. It's not supposed to be easy. If it were easy, we'd all look like supermodels. No thanks. In the end, I will be happy that I worked so hard for this...and man am I working hard! Not only just with my amazing self-control on the food front, but I'm actually doing 2-a-day workouts. Granted, it's only been 3 days, but still...! One of the main reasons I didn't get a job over the summer is so I can have the time to devote to myself and my health. Dad and I plan to bike ride or walk every morning, and I've joined Anytime Fitness to do some weight/circuit training in the afternoons. So far - I'm sore. Like, everywhere. But, I suppose thats a good sign, considering my complete lack of exercise over the past year (or so). So anyway, that's where I stand now. The food is lame but nutritious, and the exercise hurts. So very optimistic, I know. But I actually am. I feel good, despite the muscle soreness, and excited to actually do this for myself.
Deep Thoughts:
Ok, so there's more than muscle fatigue and pride going on here. I'm terrified. I'm scared that I won't follow through with this, like every other time I've started and stopped. Even if I do great through the rest of the summer, what happens when school starts? Will healthy eating habits be HABITS by then? At least I started this for better reasons this time. Sure, I'm still hoping that by looking "HOT" I'll snag a guy, but the real reason isn't for some dude, it's for me. I realize that in just a year and a half I'll be 30. And I am terrified of going into my 30s in the worst shape of my life. Furthermore, I
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