Funny Friday

Monday Motivation

Sunday Weigh In

Down 1 pound.
90 more to go.

My afternoon treat

Andrew gave me my afternoon treat... a little japanese cup of mixed nuts.  A 100 calorie snack.
LOVE!

Funny Friday

Motivation Monday

And if you have time, check out Nike's new tv ad. I am hoping it inspires me when I hear the alarm.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbkZrOU1Zag

Sunday Weigh In

It is official - I have gained 20 pounds since last summer.
236.6

What can I do about it?
1 - meals
I am going to cut out all social eating functions asap.  Client meals will continue and my race days are fine.  But my every day badness will end immediately!
I will make tracking a priority.
I have looked into pre packaged meals but I don't want to do it if I don't have to.  I will give myself 1 WEEK!  If I can't turn it around, I will have to get my meals from Lite and Easy or Jenny Craig to help me with my portions.
I am going to eat on a small plate.

2 - adhere to my workouts
no excuses

Fast Food Alternative

I have posted about Amy's before but...I was exhausted last night and the thought of making a healthy dinner did not sound appealing. I went to my local convenience store, which by some strange miracle has the biggest selection of Amy's in Australia, and what did I find?

NEW - Macaroni and Cheese!!!!

Mac and cheese is not a low calorie option. And it surely isn't the healthiest meal.
But Amy's has no preservatives and is made from gluten free rice noodles. It was a very small, controlled portion. It was absolutely delicious!!!

And while the calories were a bit higher, it was still under 600 which is fine.

YUM!!!!

Funny Friday

Good habit

I need to get back into the habit of walking home from work. It doesn't take that much longer to walk than it does to tram. But it takes mental energy and planning. I need to pack all the essentials to walk and get to and from the office to get my gear there. Basically, lots of excuses but no good real reasons.

What if I start small?

Right now I am walking on Tuesdays.

I am going to add Thursdays.

Two days a week is doable!

Celebrating the little things

Because I am unwilling to change my life so that I can continue to lose weight, I am now celebrating when I make a better choice than I would have in the past. For example, when I went for burgers the other night, I had a veggie lentil pattie. And when I went to the races yesterday, I didn't eat the entire plate of desserts. (Yes, I would have in the past.)

It is very representative of where I am right now. I am still indulging but just not as much. So, I am overweight, but just not as much.

Motivation Monday

I just saw Reservoir Dogs for the first time....but the message is right!

This was my thinnest day - last summer

Paula and I at the Reds game.

I felt really healthy and great.

I need to FEEL it again.

If you see me ask me if I am feeling thin.

Sunday Weigh In

Lost .2.
Still living in weight loss denial.

I thought endorphins were suppose to make you happy?

For our sixth week in a row, we tackled sprints at the Tan today. But we had a bit of an odd experience and every time I think of it, I get more and more angry.

The short version is that a crabby, old man yelled at Penny and I for standing in his way. (We were in the normal spot that everyone stands in.) Since he perceived that we were in his way, he got in Penny's way when she was doing sprints and wouldn't let her pass. (Tim is re-enacting the encounter in the picture.)

Who does that?
Why isn't he happy he is outside and burning calories?
It makes me want to commit to being happy to exercise.

Funny Friday

I'm putting this meme up, not only because Caddyshack is a very funny movie, but because every time I get sick, I am always so excited that I have lost weight.

A distinct lack of maturity

If you know me at all, you understand that spring carnival, or race season is a very fun time for me. And I buy my dresses while in the USA. I bought them all in August with the mental understanding that I would be at a minimum, staying my same weight, but hopefully...losing a bit.

So, as I have teeter tottered back and forth at this awful weight, I just kept looking at my dresses, HOPING that they would fit and actually doing NOTHING to try and make them fit. (Like eat less and exercise more.)

Tomorrow is Guineas and my fingers were crossed as I tried on the size 14! I am so happy to report that if I don't breath AT ALL, I think my dress tomorrow will work just fine.  (Pleats don't lay flat on my bum but I can live with that.)

Fitbit Fat part 2

I have offiically stopped wearing my fitbit. I absolutely was getting fitbit fat. After comparing calories on Saturday, I realised it was doing my head in and I just need to go back to calories in and calories out.

So how do I get back to few in and more out?
Firstly, back to basics. For those that are MFP friends, make sure that I am tracking, please. I will be back on starting today! And I should be wearing my Polar every time I work out. Now I can focus on other strategies.

Motivation Monday

In honor of the end of the regular season, a reminder that it is what is done today that counts!!!

Sunday Weigh In

Gained.

Fitbit vs Polar

Well, it really is no contest. After religiously wearing my Fitbit, I actually gained weight! It was my own fault. I know the calorie count on the Fitbit was not correct. Ridiculous, actually. But I WANTED to believe that I was burning 3000-4000 calories every day. I wanted to have treats again. So, I believed and have been bad.

I also knew that it wasn't counting enough calories during my tough workouts as it really is looking at movement, not heart rate. So, I was burning too many during rest periods and not enough during active periods. I wore both today and this was the result:

My fitbit had been on my wrist all night.
I put my Polar on at 8:11 before my workout.

Starting calorie burn -
Fitbit - 584
Polar - 0

After my workout -
Fitbit - 1087
Polar -641

The Fitbit didn't give me enough love and shorted me almost 100 calories.
So, do I keep it on? It does make me more aware but so does my Polar.
I have one Fitbit friend, Steve, and he does nudge me a lot.
I can't decide. Maybe I just need a cuter Polar. :)

Funny Friday

I haven't tried a cupcake yet but maybe this would help.

I am not making this up.

I just took a client for a tea. At this particular cafe, you get a small piece of biscotti. Per normal, I ate mine right away. My client did not. As we are leaving the cafe, I notice that he did not eat his biscotti and I actually thought to myself, "oh, yum, an extra treat!"

I was going to eat off of someone else's plate!
I then realised what I was thinking and freaked out. And took this picture.
Is this what it has come to? Eating biscotti bits off of stranger's saucers?
I need to get a grip.