Last night I didn't walk. I got home and crashed for the rest of the day. I really should have gone out for a walk.
This morning I weighed-in and had an unexpected result. I gained another pound? Interesting. That wasn't what I expected but its still a result.
I've recalculated my program using my current weight vs. my weight goal and I have come to the conclutions that I need to stay within the ranges of 1350 - 1650 calories a day.
I wonder how my body will change after a couple weeks of this?
My stomach hurts a little today. But it's a good kind of hurt. It's the hurt that tells me I have to keep on doing more crunches and crunches with a twist.
Last night I walked for 30 minutes and I did 20 regular crushes and 20 crunches with a twist and then a bunch of push-ups. It was a fairly good workout. I feel a lot more energetic today.
This morning has started off pretty good. I had a decent sleep. About 7 hours. I had an alright breakfast. 3/4 cup of Bran Flakes and 1/2 cup of 1% Milk and a big glass of water.
I haven't figured out what I'm going to do for the rest of the day food-wise but I'm sure it'll come to me soon.
Tonight I'll be walking again and it the mood strikes me, I may do some more crunches and push-ups.
Today has started off ok. I didn't get enough sleep last night. Thanks to my lack of will power when it comes to World of Warcraft I was in bed around 1:00am.
This morning for breakfast I had 3/4 cup of PC Bran Flakes with a 1/2 cup of Milk and a big glass of water. Currently I'm working through my second cup of coffee.
Tonight is strength training and cardio. Instead of getting off the TTC a few stops early I'm going to head home frist and change into something more "sporty". I'll be walking for at least 35 - 50 minutes today because yesterday I barely walked at all. Also I'm going to double up on my sit-ups to work my stomach a little harder. I'm finding that 50 crunches is starting to get easy.
Two more days until weigh-in. Hopefully I have lost some weight.
oh how i drag my ass when it comes to this lovely blog we have here. i guess i'm not the writer i wanted to be, but i'm trying. at least jon posts on a regular basis and gives the folks something to read. i could make mindless posts about the minutes of my life but meh...i figure no one really needs/wants to know how i kill time and that's really not 'writing worth reading'. i have plans to get going on taking more photographs and maybe do more visual posts but it's a slow process. i'm not sure why but i have recognized my funk and i'm trying to remedy said problem, so please bear with me. in the meantime, i have had a couple interesting/weird things happen to me whilst sleeping this week. first one was a few days ago...i managed to wake jon and myself up by screaming in my sleep. i was having a very vivid dream involving me sneaking out of a house that one of my co-workers was trying to sell. funny that the co-worker in question tries to sell me crap all of the time. crap being creative memories scrapbooking supplies and pampered chef-which if i could afford, i'd have it all. upon leaving the house, which i had a key for but i was sneaking in and out of as some kind of shortcut, i see a man in the backyard. he resembled the neighbour in disturbia-which i figure is in my brain because the commercials are in heavy rotation at work. i tell myself to just keep walking and act like i was a person viewing the house. he approaches me and then i see the crowbar drop from his sleeve. i start to run and he starts to swing. just as it's about to hit me in the leg, i scream and wake up. the last time i can recall screaming in my sleep was when i was 15 or so, while camping in the states with my folks and beth. something about raccoons gnawing their way into our tent. i have been told that i've cried in my sleep too. when i was younger i know i used to sleep walk/talk. i would come out into the living room and sit with my folks and have conversations. my dad is a very animated sleeper. he acts out what is happening in the dream, flying helicopters, driving boats etc. he also talks and opens his eyes...it's totally creepy. i know some other folks who would take a shower, get dressed and ready for work/school all while they were sleeping. there are some people who eat fully prepared meals in their sleep. i don't believe i'm this severe but today i managed to somehow dump a full glass of water all over me and the bed while i was closing the window. i was half asleep and have no idea how it happened. so yeah, figure that one out freud.
I stayed with consumption ranges and I walked about about 30 minutes. I was at the higher end of my calories range but that was about it.
Today I'm going to do my best to stay within my calories ranges and I'm going to walk for at least 30 minutes.
The biggest test will be tonight. I'm going out for a few drinks tonight. I'm going to have to stop after two beers and switch to diet coke or water. I looooooove my beer. Which makes nights like tonight hard because I wanted to drink more. But if I want to lose the weight I have to cut back on the amount of beer I drink.
The weigh-in this morning had different results than expected. I have gained three pounds. I was expecting a pound maybe a pound and a half.
Now I'm thinking what could have caused this weight gain.
Well there are a few factors.
1 - Last week was very busy and I barely had time to count my food and exercise 2 - I have eaten out / ordered in a few times in the past week and a half 3 - I'm not exercising as much as I need to
All of these factors are a part of reason I gained 3 pounds. Well here is how I'm going to deal with it. Double up my walking. Instead of walking every other day. I will walk at least fives times a week. Also, instead of walking 15 - 30 mintues for each routine I will walk for at least 30 - 45 minutes.
Cardio is the only way I'm going to be able to reduce my weight and keep it off.
I was pretty good. I walked and I stayed within my consumption ranges. A great improvement over the weekend.
Tuesday.
I wasn't feel that great. I took the day off. I watched what I ate. Stayed within my consumption ranges again. I barely exercised. Not a horrible follow-up to Monday but if could have been better.
Today.
I missed my regular breakfast. I had a Timmy's bagel and coffee instead. That wasn't too bad. I have a couple burritos for lunch. That starting to push it. As long as I have a light dinner. Then I should be ok. I do play to do a double dose of exercise today. I'll be walking for at least 30 minutes. Depending on how much energy I have I might jog for 15 - 30 minutes. If I decide not to jog then I'll walk for another 30 mintues. Maybe I'll be brave enough to do some push-ups tonight.
Last week was a wright-off. I just couldn't stay on top of everything health-wise. I didn't exercise enough and I didn't calculate all of the food ate. I just could handle that plus all of the personal stuff that came up mid week.
Now that everything is sorted out I can assure you that I'll have better handle on things this week. Take today for instance, I've calcuated all of the food I'm going to eat today and I'm still within my consumption ranges. Also, I know it's cold, rainy and windy outside but I'm still going to get off the TTC five stops early and walk the rest of the way. It's just more motiviation for me to get home.
I can't wait to see the results on Thursday. Weigh-in days are starting to become more and more exciting.
Well maybe not a total write off. I had dinner and drinks with a few friends from work last night. You know just for the sake of having dinner and drinks to being sociable.
Anyways,
My dinner was great. I had a grilled chicken sandwich and a house salad with vinaigrette dressing. Normally when I'm out at the pub I get fish and chips but since I'm trying to be good I didn't do that. The write off party would have to be the 5 - 6 pints that followed dinner. They were tasty too.
This morning when I weighed-in I didn't lose any weight but I didn't gain any either. I expected this result because of the lack of exercise due to personal matters this week. It's not a big deal. I'm just going to have to double up on my exercising.
So much so that I slept-in and only had time to eat breakfast and quickly get ready for work. I didn't get a chance to weigh-in or do my measurements. I'll have to do those tomorrow.
This week has been somewhat of a challenge. Why? Well there have been a few days that personal stuff took over my regular routine and I didn't have the time to focus on food and exercise. I ate whatever I felt like and I had low impact walks. I guess all the cleaning I did would be consider exercise but that's not the point. The point is my goal my again be extend by another week. Well I guess I could double up the time and amount of my exercises which could increase the number of calories worked off.
Maybe it is time to re-examine my exercise routine to see if I can increase my efforts towards a healthier body and mind.
My project to "improve my body relationship" is really starting to pay off. It has kept me aware of my body and the way it warns be about sickness, rest and energy levels.
Well yesterday my body was very lethargic. Kind of like when your body slow moving when you're sick or feeling unwell. Normally I would shake this off and drink some caffeine and force my body through it. Well I took a different approach.
I decided to get some extra sleep. It worked much better. As soon as I got home I talked with Cakebaker for a bit and started resting on the couch. She asked me if I wanted to take a nap and I thought that was a good idea. It turned out to be a really good idea because I slept for the rest of the night. I got about ten hours of sleep.
Today I feel well rested, refreshed and over most of the sickness that had been feeling for the past few days. My sinus feel a little bit stuffed up but another night of good sleep and a good dinner will get rid of that.
I think tomorrow I will get back to my walking routine if my body is feeling better than it does today.
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This morning I woke up and I still feel kind of sleepy. I went to bed at a decent time last night but my body seems to be fighting off the cold so I think I needed at least another hour of sleep.
I didn't do my strength training yesterday. My motivation to exercise was washed away in the rain. Plus, I was comfortable on the couch watching Leafs beat the Flyers. But tonight I'll have to double up on my exercise. I'll walk for at least 15 minutes and then do the strenght training routine that I missed. Hopefully lunch will give me the energy I need to do all that.
Speaking of food. I'm proud to say that I stayed in the low end of my consumption ranges. I'm going to try and keep it that way for the rest of the week. Maybe it'll help me achieve my goal faster.
The past few of weeks I have been conscious of what I'm eating and how much I eat. It has become a regular practice for me. It's almost so routine that it's becoming second nature.
Well I haven't eaten any fried for about three weeks. Yesterday I went to Thai Bowl for lunch. I had there very tasty and spicy General Thai Chicken. My stomach couldn't handle it. The rest of the day was a "joyful" experience of running to the bathroom. It just goes to show that once you've started on the road to good health your body will reward you with feel great about eating the proper amount of good food. But if you stray from that road your body will let you know in its own way.
Yesterday I consumed too much food. I went outside of my ranges. But I did walk for about 15 minutes. So yesterday wasn't a total loss.
Tonight is my strength training. I will hurt tomorrow but it'll be worth it.
Here's my routine for tonight:
Crunches - 2 sets - 15 reps
Crunches with Twist - 2 sets - 15 reps
Push-ups - 2 sets - 15 reps
Lying Leg Curls - 2 sets - 15 reps
I'll probably do this routine for the rest of the week. I'll have to change it up to surprise my body. Maybe I'll add another 15 minutes of walking. I guess it'll depend on the weather.
I had a wonderful sleep last night. I actually went to bed at a decent time and now I feel all refreshed and well reseted.
Since I had a good sleep I woke up on time. That means that I got to work at a decent time and I'll be able to leave work early. So tonight I'll be able to walk a little longer.
I did not weigh-in this morning. I also did not do my measurements. I don't want to become obsessed with my weighing-in everyday and taking my measurements everyday. I have decided that Thursday will be my weigh-in and measurement day. I figure once a week is good enough.
The weekend wasn't to bad on my body. I abused it with alcohol a bit but not to bad. But I did manage to get some exercise and walking done so I consider this weekend very good.
