so i've been mia. i started a new job, which is awesome! i'm working in an AFC home with developmentally disabled adults. i won't go too in depth right now, but it's great to be doing a job that meets a true need in the community. nobody truly needs fast food or craft supplies. both are nice, but people could get by without them. however, as long as there are people with disabilities that can't care for themselves, someone needs to be there to look out for them.
i'm trying really hard to get back on track as far as counting my calories and getting back into the habit of exercising regularly. i actually tracked all my calories for thursday! i went over, but just the fact that i wrote it all down is a step in the right direction. i've decided that i'm going to track midnight to midnight as a day....i used to track from when i woke up til i went to bed, but i'm working overnights at my new job, and still working day shifts at my old job, so i think that will be the most consistent way to track.
now, let's see if i can stick to it. :)
Friday, January 14, 2011
Sunday, December 26, 2010
a new hope
i haven't been paying much attention to my online life lately other than a few games that i play when i get bored. i also haven't been paying much attention to my weight loss efforts. i suppose i get discouraged easily.
i've been told that i have PCOS, so long cycles don't mean anything to me. but i was starting to feel like this last one was never going to end. i mean, mine tend to be irregular and long - usually between 35 and 60 days. this last one was over 100! i think the only time i've passed into triple digits before was right after i went off the pill. so....since i was about 98% sure i wasn't pregnant, i'm relieved to have my period.
then, thanks to the holidays and the hours i work during them, life got kinda hectic. this caused me to fall out of step on my walking schedule, and i've been craving sweets hardcore for the last month. i dunno if this is because of hormones or if it's just cuz there are so many more sweets around. anyway, i feel somewhat relieved by the number that popped up on my scale today. i've gained about 7 lbs since the end of November. so....not great...BUT at least i'm not over my start weight for the year. i won't have anywhere near met my goal for weight loss for the year, but at least i can start the new year 10 to 15 lbs down from last year. the current year, i started at the same weight as the previous year, the year before that, i started up close to 30 lbs from the year before that. so....it would have been great to say "look how much weight i've lost!" on new years' eve, but at least i'm moving in the right direction.
now it's time to start planning for next year and figuring out what i can do to end next year down more than 15 lbs.
i've been told that i have PCOS, so long cycles don't mean anything to me. but i was starting to feel like this last one was never going to end. i mean, mine tend to be irregular and long - usually between 35 and 60 days. this last one was over 100! i think the only time i've passed into triple digits before was right after i went off the pill. so....since i was about 98% sure i wasn't pregnant, i'm relieved to have my period.
then, thanks to the holidays and the hours i work during them, life got kinda hectic. this caused me to fall out of step on my walking schedule, and i've been craving sweets hardcore for the last month. i dunno if this is because of hormones or if it's just cuz there are so many more sweets around. anyway, i feel somewhat relieved by the number that popped up on my scale today. i've gained about 7 lbs since the end of November. so....not great...BUT at least i'm not over my start weight for the year. i won't have anywhere near met my goal for weight loss for the year, but at least i can start the new year 10 to 15 lbs down from last year. the current year, i started at the same weight as the previous year, the year before that, i started up close to 30 lbs from the year before that. so....it would have been great to say "look how much weight i've lost!" on new years' eve, but at least i'm moving in the right direction.
now it's time to start planning for next year and figuring out what i can do to end next year down more than 15 lbs.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
mini wake-up call
i read a spark blog by VirgoGuRL4 that was a letter from her goal weight.
you can read the whole thing here. it was really cute, but beyond that, it was really interesting and helped me realize what i've been doing to myself lately.
my weight has been creeping up over the last few weeks. i've been slacking off, not tracking, not getting exercise in, not making sure i'm getting enough water or veggies every day, etc. my weight had gotten down to 24 lbs down....now i'm only 14 lbs down. i'm 30 lbs away from making my goal for new years. it'd be pushing it to reach that goal, but my NEW goal is to get as close to that goal as i can. it's up to ME to make that happen.
so i'm stealing part of her letter and making it my own:
Take out the index cards. It's time to write down your goals. And time for the new rules. I want those in your wallet too!
GOALS:
-cease to be obese (an eventual goal range of 160 to 170 lbs, which may become lower as i get closer to that goal) :)
-fit into a size 16 or smaller
-get my cluttered house under control
-get knocked up :)
RULES:
1) Six servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
2) At least 64 ounces of water a day.
3) Meal or snack time every 3-4 hours. Tea or water is fine in between.
4) Go to bed by 11:00 every night work or a special event doesn't prevent it. TV shows, reading "one more chapter" or looking at "one more page" online ARE NOT special events. Get up by 7:00 every morning, unless you are ACTUALLY sick.
5) Start doing 10 minutes of simple exercise (yoga, crunches, push-ups, jogging in place, etc) EVERY morning.
6) Walk (or do some sort of cardio) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for at least 30 minutes.
7) Develop an at-home strength training plan to do on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
8) Start planning most of your meals in advance.
9) Look your best each and every day. Take a shower, put on real clothes (things that won't get you put on PoW), and be ready to DO something with your life.
10) Stay involved and engaged with SparkPeople (or others who have similar goals). You get as much as you put out.
11) Keep cleaning, sorting, and getting rid of stuff at home. Nobody else is going to do it for you.
what are your goals? what's your plan to reach them?
you can read the whole thing here. it was really cute, but beyond that, it was really interesting and helped me realize what i've been doing to myself lately.
my weight has been creeping up over the last few weeks. i've been slacking off, not tracking, not getting exercise in, not making sure i'm getting enough water or veggies every day, etc. my weight had gotten down to 24 lbs down....now i'm only 14 lbs down. i'm 30 lbs away from making my goal for new years. it'd be pushing it to reach that goal, but my NEW goal is to get as close to that goal as i can. it's up to ME to make that happen.
so i'm stealing part of her letter and making it my own:
Take out the index cards. It's time to write down your goals. And time for the new rules. I want those in your wallet too!
GOALS:
-cease to be obese (an eventual goal range of 160 to 170 lbs, which may become lower as i get closer to that goal) :)
-fit into a size 16 or smaller
-get my cluttered house under control
-get knocked up :)
RULES:
1) Six servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
2) At least 64 ounces of water a day.
3) Meal or snack time every 3-4 hours. Tea or water is fine in between.
4) Go to bed by 11:00 every night work or a special event doesn't prevent it. TV shows, reading "one more chapter" or looking at "one more page" online ARE NOT special events. Get up by 7:00 every morning, unless you are ACTUALLY sick.
5) Start doing 10 minutes of simple exercise (yoga, crunches, push-ups, jogging in place, etc) EVERY morning.
6) Walk (or do some sort of cardio) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for at least 30 minutes.
7) Develop an at-home strength training plan to do on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
8) Start planning most of your meals in advance.
9) Look your best each and every day. Take a shower, put on real clothes (things that won't get you put on PoW), and be ready to DO something with your life.
10) Stay involved and engaged with SparkPeople (or others who have similar goals). You get as much as you put out.
11) Keep cleaning, sorting, and getting rid of stuff at home. Nobody else is going to do it for you.
what are your goals? what's your plan to reach them?
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