Thursday, November 29, 2007

11/29/07

Merry Christmas!


Here are some pix of my latest crafty projects.


This is a wreath I made using pink (!!) poinsettias and an assortment of vintage clip and screw back earrings. It hang in my cube at work.



This is this year's version of the Glama tree, the ornaments of which were gifted to me by my friend Shauna.




Monday, November 19, 2007

11/19/07

We finished up Scale Down for this session on Thursday. We did DDR after the class session, which was fun as always, and a good work-out. My eating is still up and down, but I do feel I have learned a lot in the class. Nothing that will change me overnight, but I am trying to implement small changes to add up over time. The biggest one, and the one I am really focusing on this week, is getting my devotional time in. Everything, including my eating, goes better when I do this. I am better equipped to deal with whatever ever life brings.

I bought cottage cheese and chip dip again this week-end. I REALLY wanted to eat it all in one setting. But instead, I portioned it out into 3 servings. I am enjoying it just as much; maybe even more, since I did what I said I would do! I did eat too many potato chips at one time. Next time, instead of eating them out of the bag, I will portion them out, too.

Today at lunch, I wanted something sweet after I had my soup. We have full sized candy bars in the drawer up front, and I thought about getting one. However, I wasn't feeling that hungry. I got 1 small piece of Dove dark chocolate, and ate it in about 6 bites or so, and just let it melt in my mouth. Wonderful, and very satisfying.

The next thing I need to work on is getting my exercise in regularly. I know I should do something tonight, but don't know if I will have the time. I need to start making the time.

Saturday, November 10, 2007

11/10/07

(this first section is from 11/9)

I'm going to bunco tonight. Dice game played by a bunch of women. An excuse to get together and gab and eat. And I want to eat. A lot. Everyone brings nummy snacks. And usually, I eat a ton. But tonight, despite my desires, I'm going to make a plan to limit my eating. The hostess wants to limit hers, too. We are each only going to have one plate of snacks. I'm going to eat a snack right after work, so I won't be starving at bunco. At bunco, I'm only going to get the things I really love. I am going to eat them slowly, not gobble them down. Small bites. I may stop and get some decaf coffee on the way, and some flavored syrup. And I'll take skim milk to put in it. If not, I'll take a big water bottle, so I can fill up on that. This is not what I want to do. I want to stuff myself. But I have to start making some better choices. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

I am going to climb 4 flights of stairs at lunch, and do 30 wall push-ups and some calf raises on the stairs. I already did 10 push-ups back at the endo desk. It was lower, and harder to do the push-ups.

(flash forward to today)

Well, I met my goal half-way. I did the work-out I intended to do. I ate before bunco, and had 1 plate of snacks at the beginning that I ate slowly and thoroughly enjoyed. I drank 2 bottles of water. But, at the end of the night, I ate too much taco dip with crackers. Still, an improvement from when I normally eat all night.

Today has pretty much been a cheat day. Oh well. Back on track, not tomorrow, but starting right now.

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

11/7/07

Eating was okay today. I didn't go do DDR. I having some lower intestinal issues, and jumping around is the last thing I feel like doing.

I was kinda sore from my last 2 workouts today, which I take as a good sign. 1 dose of ibuprofen took care of it, though.

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

11/6/07

What, a post 2 days in a row!

I over-ate at lunch today, but the rest of the day's eating was good.

Before I ate lunch, I did 4 flights of stairs, stopping after 2 to do a set of 15 calf raises on each leg on the steps. At the end of the 4 flights, I did 30 wall push-ups, in sets of 10, some stretching, and 1 song's worth of cardio stuff.

I don't want to get too cocky, but I think I'm getting in a groove. I'm actually motivated to exercise, and doing well at eating better. I started doing my devotionals again, too. Coincidence?

Monday, November 05, 2007

11/5/07

348.1

I went ahead and weighted this morning. Probably won't weigh again for a month or so. I did not do any weights during the football game yesterday. However, I took my resistance band to work today. At lunch I did 2 sets of 15 each of biceps curls, chest press, triceps extension and overhead press. I also did 2 sets 15 each of squats and calf raises w/no band. Lunch is really the best time for me to get in exercise, so I'm going to try to start doing 3 days a week of something at lunch. Tomorrow will be something cardio. I'm going to Steph's again on Wednesday night to DDR.

Eating was better this week-end. I tried an experiment, and bought a 24 oz cottage cheese, 16 oz french onion dip, and chips to see if I could exercise some portion control and self control. Normally, that is a 1 serving deal. I did make it last for 2 servings, and the dip 3. Next time I buy it, I'll go for 3 servings. We made some deer stew this week-end. Lots of veggies, and the deer is very lean. And I actually ate an apple yesterday. These steps sound small, but they are a lot for me. And small steps, done consistently over time, will make big changes.

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It's now after dinner. We went to Olive Garden. We limited ourselves to 3 bread sticks each, which is great improvement for me. I had the stuffed chicken prosciutto. It was nummy. Then, for dessert, we stopped at a new coffee bar, Juiced Cafe, and I got a decaf w/sugar-free hazelnut and skim milk. I am full, but not over-stuffed. We spent about an hour on dinner, and had a relaxed, wonderful date.

Saturday, November 03, 2007

11/3/07

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted. I haven't weighed myself; one of the principles in Scale Down is not to be tied down to the scales. Go by how your clothes fit and what your measurements are. Also, I know there's not been much progress, so that's why I haven't weighed, either. I'm not sure I'm ready to give up the encouragement of the scale. However, I can live without the DIScouragement of the scale, so we'll see. Basically I'm not weighing, but not necessarily for the right reasons.

My eating has been better this week than last. I'm really working on smaller portions, more fiber, and eating slowly and savoring my food. Evenings are still my hardest times.

I did DDR with my friend Steph Wednesday night, and did stretching and 100 crunches while watching tv last night. I think I'll do some weights while watching football tomorrow. GO COLTS!!!!!