I did ok with my eating yesterday...until supper...
My Mom had a nice meal cooked, and I gave in and ate with her. So, I had chicken fingers, seasoned fries, and fried squash yesterday evening. It was delicious!
I am trying to establish a fitness routine, and I am struggling with that also. I started slow last night and did a 15 minute work out (Personal Training with Jackie). I am embarrassed to say that I struggled through the routine. My heavy supper was not my friend!
Today I brought basically the exact same food to work to eat. I am planning on eating healthy at supper time, too! I hope to do at least 20 minutes of exercise today. I am going to work my way back up to a 30 minute minimum.
Along with fitness posts, I plan to test out some of the things that I have pinned on Pinterest. I will be posting about those results. I have the supplies to try the homemade skinny wraps, but I have not done so yet. I hope to do that this weekend and I will be posting about whether or not that works!
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Monday, July 22, 2013
Let's get it started!
Ok so my first post was a little lot of background information. So as you can see I am sort of a yo-yo dieter. I do not want to be that way! I want to get fit and stay fit. There are tons of fitness blogs out there, but a lot of them don't seem very realistic to me. You have people who don't work a full time job, don't have kids, or their job is to be fit. I work full-time at an office and have two kids. I don't have time to go to the gym . I work during the day and my husband leaves for work when I get home. My mom babysits during the day, so I don't want to bother her with keeping the kids for me to go to the gym in the evening. All of my exercise routines will have to be done at home with my kids there. My plan is to eat (mostly) clean during the week and have a couple of cheat meals on the weekends. I want to stick to that as closely as I can. I am hoping to exercise at least 5 days a week.
Here is my meal plan for today:
Breakfast-EAS Protein shake
Lunch-Hickory Smoked Tuna packet, special k cracker chips, banana (that I didn't eat on my morning break as planned)
Afternoon snack-Carrots
Supper-I don't have solid plans which is probably a set up for disaster haha...but my tentative plan for supper is baked tilapia, green beans, and brown rice.
I have several different exercise dvd programs at home and am deciding between those at the moment. I have kind of a knock off of P90x that I will prbably try to start back. Each one is around 30 minutes, more or less, that is what I used last time with success. I used Slim in 6 by Beachbody after having Jackson and I was successful with that. But, the more advanced you get, the longer the workout is. I am not sure if I can manage over an hour in the evenings. The kiddos might not allow that. I have also considered getting up earlier and doing like 20-30 minutes each morning then 30+ in the evenings. We'll see!
***I am not a trainer or a doctor. You should always consult with your physician before beginning a new exercise routine.
Here is my meal plan for today:
Breakfast-EAS Protein shake
Lunch-Hickory Smoked Tuna packet, special k cracker chips, banana (that I didn't eat on my morning break as planned)
Afternoon snack-Carrots
Supper-I don't have solid plans which is probably a set up for disaster haha...but my tentative plan for supper is baked tilapia, green beans, and brown rice.
I have several different exercise dvd programs at home and am deciding between those at the moment. I have kind of a knock off of P90x that I will prbably try to start back. Each one is around 30 minutes, more or less, that is what I used last time with success. I used Slim in 6 by Beachbody after having Jackson and I was successful with that. But, the more advanced you get, the longer the workout is. I am not sure if I can manage over an hour in the evenings. The kiddos might not allow that. I have also considered getting up earlier and doing like 20-30 minutes each morning then 30+ in the evenings. We'll see!
***I am not a trainer or a doctor. You should always consult with your physician before beginning a new exercise routine.
Introduction
This post is to introduce myself and give you all an overview of my journey to fitness thus far.
Growing up I never had to worry about eating right or exercising. I was always thin (sometimes too thin). After high school I remained thin until I was about 19. I was no where near "large," but had gained about 15 pounds. The infamous freshman 15...or sophomore for me.
When I became pregnant with my son in 2008, I was around 150 pounds (at 5'10) and a size 8-9. I wasn't used to watching what I ate and decided pregnancy was a pass to eat everything in sight. This resulted in me gaining almost 65 pounds and being placed on bedrest at 34 weeks because of blood pressure issues. I gave birth at 38 weeks and weighed 204 pounds. I was determined to lose the weight and ended up reaching 135 pounds about one year postpartum. Unfortunately, I "fell off the wagon" and ended up back around 165 by 2011. At that time I decided I needed to get some weight off before trying to conceive again.
I started drinking shakes and also tried a diet plan called Body 4 Believers. Both of these programs and a strict exercise regimen resulted in a 20 pound weight loss from July-October 2011. November 5, 2011 I found out I was pregnant with my second child. I started out determined to maintain a healthy lifestyle and not gain a ton of weight again. However, before long my food addiction took over and again I gained about 65 pounds. I had my daughter on July 6, 2012.
I have struggled to lose the weight this time. I am working full time and have two children now. I can blame it on my schedule and the fact that I have two kids, but the truth is I lacked motivation. I went back to work 6 weeks after giving birth and weighing around 183 pounds. When I went for my six week check up my BP was still high which was the reason I was admitted to the hospital at 39 weeks to give birth. I brushed it off and figured it would go down. However, several weeks later I ended up going to my regular physician and was put on blood pressure medicine. I got very strict with my diet and lost close to 15 pounds. But, once I saw that my BP could be controlled by my medicine I started eating what I wanted again. Eventually I just got tired of looking disgusting and feeling huge so I signed up for weight watchers in March 2013. During my 3 month membership I lost about 19 pounds. We went to the beach at the end of May/firt of June and that is when I really stopped following the plan and quit exercising. I haven't fully gotten back on track yet. I am hovering around 153-155. I would like to be at 135-140. However, my main goal is to get fit!
I stay tired so much and I know some of it can be blamed on my schedule and the fact that I have two children. However, I know that a healthy eating plan and exercise routine would boost my energy levels and just make me feel better about myself in general!
If you read all of that I commend you!
Growing up I never had to worry about eating right or exercising. I was always thin (sometimes too thin). After high school I remained thin until I was about 19. I was no where near "large," but had gained about 15 pounds. The infamous freshman 15...or sophomore for me.
When I became pregnant with my son in 2008, I was around 150 pounds (at 5'10) and a size 8-9. I wasn't used to watching what I ate and decided pregnancy was a pass to eat everything in sight. This resulted in me gaining almost 65 pounds and being placed on bedrest at 34 weeks because of blood pressure issues. I gave birth at 38 weeks and weighed 204 pounds. I was determined to lose the weight and ended up reaching 135 pounds about one year postpartum. Unfortunately, I "fell off the wagon" and ended up back around 165 by 2011. At that time I decided I needed to get some weight off before trying to conceive again.
I started drinking shakes and also tried a diet plan called Body 4 Believers. Both of these programs and a strict exercise regimen resulted in a 20 pound weight loss from July-October 2011. November 5, 2011 I found out I was pregnant with my second child. I started out determined to maintain a healthy lifestyle and not gain a ton of weight again. However, before long my food addiction took over and again I gained about 65 pounds. I had my daughter on July 6, 2012.
I have struggled to lose the weight this time. I am working full time and have two children now. I can blame it on my schedule and the fact that I have two kids, but the truth is I lacked motivation. I went back to work 6 weeks after giving birth and weighing around 183 pounds. When I went for my six week check up my BP was still high which was the reason I was admitted to the hospital at 39 weeks to give birth. I brushed it off and figured it would go down. However, several weeks later I ended up going to my regular physician and was put on blood pressure medicine. I got very strict with my diet and lost close to 15 pounds. But, once I saw that my BP could be controlled by my medicine I started eating what I wanted again. Eventually I just got tired of looking disgusting and feeling huge so I signed up for weight watchers in March 2013. During my 3 month membership I lost about 19 pounds. We went to the beach at the end of May/firt of June and that is when I really stopped following the plan and quit exercising. I haven't fully gotten back on track yet. I am hovering around 153-155. I would like to be at 135-140. However, my main goal is to get fit!
I stay tired so much and I know some of it can be blamed on my schedule and the fact that I have two children. However, I know that a healthy eating plan and exercise routine would boost my energy levels and just make me feel better about myself in general!
If you read all of that I commend you!
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