Big Brother

Oh my gosh....that Big Brother show last night was AMAZING!  So classic.  And I have to say, this is the best season we've had in a LONG time, if not ever.  I love it.  I'm so sad it's coming to an end.

Today our department is going on a boat cruise on the Mississippi river (the loading dock is just a couple blocks away, since our company is right along the river).  We'll be heading over at 11:00 today, and then we'll be going to lunch when it's over.  I think we'll be done around 3:00 or 3:30, so I'm hoping that means that we get to leave early.  So here's to hoping our manager is having a good day!!

I've been so bad at going to the gym this week.  Ugh.  I just can't get myself together.  But I need to be patient.  I've spent so many years being unhealthy.  I can't expect to change everything overnight.  As much as people want things to change fast, it really is baby steps.  I just wish these baby steps were a little bigger!

Again

Yep.  I changed my calorie budget again.  I'm sorry, but I don't know how some of you stay at or below 1200/day.  That is humanly impossible for me.  I like my food, and I like a lot of it.  I can't go from eating 2000+ to 1200 calories a day like that  *snap*.  So back to 1470.    =)   And that makes this girl a happy camper!

Not a Fan

I've been going around, reading a lot of blogs lately.  And there are a lot of Jillian fans out there.  It's really inspiring to read about all the success stories that have been posted from people finishing her 30-Day Shred. I did try it a while back, and I have to say (please don't shoot me)....I am just not a Jillian fan.

Don't get me wrong...I love watching her on The Biggest Loser, and it's great what she does for so many people.  But I just don't like her workouts.  They're a little too....boring?  And by boring I don't mean easy.  TRUST me on that!!  I just prefer the up-beat, fast-paced workouts - step is my all-time favorite (probably because I'm a dancer, and it's almost like I'm dancing).  And no one beats Cathe Friedrich in that department.

One purchase I made a few months ago (and haven't used), was TurboFire.  I was looking at some reviews, and the schedule, and I'm starting to get really interested in it again.  When I first bought it, I was going through some hard times personally, so it just got put on the back burner.  But I'm thinking I'd like to start up on it again.  And then I was thinking....well, I've been trying my hardest to get those darn morning workouts in, so why not use TurboFire for my morning workouts??

Now if I could just find that tape measure I got with that.....

I'll post more details later.  Just wanted to get my thoughts out there.   =)    Hope everyone is having a great day!

Lunch

So I packed a nice big salad for lunch today.  But what am I eating??  This....

Seriously?!  SERIOUSLY, what is my problem?!  I really, really think that I need to re-think my "Salads of the Week."  I touched on this a little last week, but decided I'd give it another try.  And even when I do have my salad here, I don't want it.  I've been thinking about it all day....how I really don't want my salad.  So I didn't eat it.  It's still sitting in the office fridge.  Lovely.

I am NOT a salad kinda gal, no matter how hard I try, or how "creative" I am.  I really am a sandwich/wrap and chips kinda gal.  That's not something I can change.  I can certainly get my veggies in with a sandwich, and I can keep the calories down if I'm creative enough.

So no more Salads of the Week.  Time to surf the web and other blogs for some lunch ideas.

What I Weigh Wednesday

Yes, I know I still haven't taken care of my gross chipped-off nail polish problem.  Deal with it, because I'm crabby about that number.  That number means I'm up 1.1 pounds.  I know I mentioned in a previous post that I can't only concentrate on the number on the scale, but it's still a little disheartening.  And speaking of that, I was supposed to take my measurements today, but for the life of me I couldn't find my tape measure.  I think I remember throwing it away when I was moving.   :-\     So that might mean a trip to Target to pick up a new one.

That's it for now.  I may be back later to make a new post.  Happy Hump Day!

A Day in the Life

Even though none of these bloggers know who I am, I still decided to join in the fun.  It's fun reading how others go about their days.  And here's mine!

6:45-7:15     Hit the snooze button until I get my lazy butt out of bed.

7:15-7:40     Get ready in the small amount of time I have, and curse myself for hitting the snooze button.  I also attempt to put my lunch/snack together, but most days I don't have enough time.

7:40-8:05     Sit in traffic and curse myself some more for being lazy and not getting out of bed on time.  Now I'm late for work.

8:05-9:00     Go through emails, respond to any that need to be taken care of right away.  And, no, I shouldn't be doing this, but I also catch up on blogs and Big Brother spoilers.   :-/

9:00-12:00    Work, meetings, etc.  I typically don't have enough work in this job, so some of this time is spent working on my blog, weight loss plan, and reading more blogs.

12:00-12:30  Lunch time!  On days I had time to get my lunch together, I just heat up what I have and eat at my desk.  Other days I have to run to Subway or the deli to get a lunch (or McDonald's).  This means a lot of rushing with only a half-hour lunch break.

12:30-4:30    More work, meetings, and doing other people's work  favors for other people (no, I'm not bitter at all.....).  

4:30-5:00     Time to head home.  My commute is usually about a ½ hour in the afternoon.

5:00-6:00      Sit around with the boyfriend (if he’s home).  If he’s not home, this is usually the time I get ready for the gym and go to a workout class.  Workout classes usually start at 5:30 and go to 6:30.  Sometimes I decide to stay for 2 classes, and then I’d be done around 7:30.

6:00-10:00     If the boyfriend is home, I’ll go with him to volleyball and watch.  Yep, 4 more hours of sitting on my butt and surfing the web on my phone (if he’s not playing – he doesn’t always play, he sometimes watches).  If he’s not home, like I said, I’m at the gym until about 6:30 or 7:30, depending on how many classes I go to.  Then I come home and cook dinner, which is usually ready at about 9:00.

10:00-11:30     Come home, cook, eat, watch some TV with the boyfriend, and go to bed.  I’m usually too lazy for a bedtime routine.  So no brushing my teeth (gross) or washing my face (gross again). 

The main theme of this post?  It's time to stop being lazy.  And as Dr. Phil would say, start getting real.  My routine needs to change.

Calories and Exercise

I’ve been doing a lot of research about how many calories I should be eating, as well as exercise calories.  The Lose It program is all about eating back your exercise calories.  But should I really be eating those exercise calories back?  I thought the whole point of losing weight was to exercise the calories off.  Why should my eating change just because I exercised on a certain day? 

I’ve read a lot of articles and opinions, and I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not going to eat back my exercise calories.  I’ve also decided to reduce my daily calorie budget to 1212 (to have me losing 1.5 pounds per week vs. 1 pound per week).  This is not going to be set in stone.  If I find that I’m still hungry/ravenous, the calories will be going back up to 1462.  I did a number of calculations, and the majority of them had me eating around this number just to lose 1 pound per week.  Remember, I’m 5’1”, so I obviously can’t eat the same number of calories a 5’6” or 5’8” woman can eat.  It sucks.  It’s not fair.  But that’s how life is.  I need to suck it up and deal with it.  And until I fix my metabolism and gain some muscle, I’m going to have to stay at that number.

I’ve also decided I can’t only go by the number on the scale.  It will only set me up for failure, because the scale doesn’t always tell you what’s going on in your body.  Starting tomorrow, I’ll be taking measurements as well as weighing myself on Wednesdays. 

And I need to suck it up when it comes to exercise.  I’ve been whining about morning exercise for quite some time now, and the past 2 days, I haven’t even attempted to get my butt out of bed.  I’ve been reading some of these “Day in the Life” blog posts going around, and a number of these bloggers are getting up between 5 and 6 AM to work out, and all the while are going to bed around the same time I go to bed. 

Come on, Heather.  Do you want to lose weight?  Or do you want to be stuck at this weight, or worse, keep inching up the scale, forever?? 

The decision is mine.  All mine.  And it’s all up to me whether or not I start losing this weight once and for all.