This is a follow up to Melanie's last post. I just got home from a big camping trip, so I just discovered this blog! Melanie and I have been working out to the Chalene workouts together and we are in the second week of the final month this week. Well since I was camping Thursday (last week) through this morning (Monday) that means that I wasn't around to work out with Melanie, not there to support her...and nobody was there to encourage me either! It just goes to show that support and encouragement go a long way, and when the structures are removed it's just that much easier to give in to temptation.
I include myself in those statements of course. I decided I would skip all of the work outs since there wasn't any real good way to do them camping. I wasn't exactly going to hook the lap top up to the power inverter and work out in the tent or by the picnic table or anything! But I did tell myself that I could do other things to stay active. And it sort of worked out. I took the dog out for walks on the beach in the morning, I played a little football with Elliott, we went on the Hall of Mosses hike, and we took lots of walks with the dog around the campground. BUT..... I also ate toasted marshmallows, I drank lots of sodas and juices, I ate junk food, and even had breakfasts such as beacon and eggs and pancakes, etc... so over all....it was a TERRIBLE weekend! I even tortured myself and gave in to cravings and had an ice cream cone on the way home on the ferry today!!! I'm not even supposed to be eating dairy, so I paid for it dearly within half an hour...but bad bad bad with the self control!
We are going camping again this next weekend, and Jonathon promised to let me have more control over the menu to make sure that we eat healthier because this weekend was just embarrassing!
Tomorrow at work, I will know the damage when I use the fancy digital scale....Melanie, expect to hear from me with tears!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Monday Confession
Ok my confession is... last week I was lazy and missed half my workouts. I'm currently doing the Chalene Extreme program (I blogged about the program on my other blog I started: click here to check it out) and it has you working out every day but Sunday and Tuesday. So I did my Monday and Wednesday workouts...and then nothing. I was completely lazy the rest of the week! In my head I keep thinking about how much I want to lose weight but for some reason I couldn't get off my lazy butt and actually DO anything about it. On the plus side I was ok with my eating so I suppose I didn't gain any weight... but still. At this rate it will take me years to lose it all. I did go swimming yesterday so I suppose that's something, but half the time I was holding Matthew, so again...not too helpful.
So my goal is this: my sister Merry is coming into town on the 18th of July and us 4 sisters are going to go out for the day. My goal is to be able to wear my old Express jeans that day! They are actually my old fat jeans... now they are my jeans I so wish I could wear. I've been occasionally trying them on too see how close I'm getting, and this weekend I could pull them on AND button them! Unfortunately my stomach is so squidgy from having a baby that when I button them, I have a serious "muffin top" going on ... so not really ready to wear out in public yet. But it's progress!
My goals for this week:
1. actually DO my workouts
2. no junk food, period.
3. drink as much water as I possibly can - at least 3 of my 1 liter bottles of water
4. not think about the million other things I have to do that I think (or would like to think) should take precedence over working out
So my goal is this: my sister Merry is coming into town on the 18th of July and us 4 sisters are going to go out for the day. My goal is to be able to wear my old Express jeans that day! They are actually my old fat jeans... now they are my jeans I so wish I could wear. I've been occasionally trying them on too see how close I'm getting, and this weekend I could pull them on AND button them! Unfortunately my stomach is so squidgy from having a baby that when I button them, I have a serious "muffin top" going on ... so not really ready to wear out in public yet. But it's progress!
My goals for this week:
1. actually DO my workouts
2. no junk food, period.
3. drink as much water as I possibly can - at least 3 of my 1 liter bottles of water
4. not think about the million other things I have to do that I think (or would like to think) should take precedence over working out
Thai Basil Chicken
So Annie posted this recipe in the comments section, just thought I would make it an actual posting so it was easier to find. If anyone has any question on how to post, just ask me! Also I sent Author invites to everyone (everyone who had a gmail account) but I think some people missed it and accepted just the invitation to view the blog. If you wanted to be an author (so that you can create postings like this) then let me know and I can resend the invite!
Thai Basil Chicken
prep time:20 min
start to finish:20 min
makes:4 servings
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 lb)
1 tablespoon canola or soybean oil-for easy go w/canola
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped-easy go with McCormicks
2 red or green jalapeño chiles, seeded, finely chopped
1 tablespoon fish sauce or reduced-sodium soy sauce-easy soy
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves-easy just tear them apart
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint leaves-easy tear them apart
1 tablespoon chopped unsalted dry-roasted peanuts, if desired
1. Cut each chicken breast into 4 pieces. Cubed
2. Spray 12-inch skillet with cooking spray. Add oil; heat over medium-high heat. Cook chicken, garlic and chilies in oil 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink in center. Stir in fish sauce and sugar. Sprinkle with basil, mint and peanuts.
Serve with rice and take leftovers to work for lunch the next day.
Thai Basil Chicken
prep time:20 min
start to finish:20 min
makes:4 servings
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 lb)
1 tablespoon canola or soybean oil-for easy go w/canola
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped-easy go with McCormicks
2 red or green jalapeño chiles, seeded, finely chopped
1 tablespoon fish sauce or reduced-sodium soy sauce-easy soy
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves-easy just tear them apart
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint leaves-easy tear them apart
1 tablespoon chopped unsalted dry-roasted peanuts, if desired
1. Cut each chicken breast into 4 pieces. Cubed
2. Spray 12-inch skillet with cooking spray. Add oil; heat over medium-high heat. Cook chicken, garlic and chilies in oil 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink in center. Stir in fish sauce and sugar. Sprinkle with basil, mint and peanuts.
Serve with rice and take leftovers to work for lunch the next day.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Let's Try This Out
Ok so everyone I've invited to this blog knows - I need to lose weight, and I am losing weight...it's just going a bit slower than I'd like. Every time I start out trying to lose weight, I eventually hit a point where my determination starts to waver... sometimes it's because I'm tired of working out, the scale isn't moving fast enough, I'm HUNGRY, I'm busy, or even because Aaron feels like getting a bunch of junk food and I just can't quite bring myself to say no or even remember why exactly I'm not supposed to have doughnuts or candy bars. So I think I'm hitting that point... I've been working out since March and sometimes I think if it weren't for the fact that I workout with Sandie 2 days a week, I might have lost the will to do it all together. So I had an idea - maybe if I got more people involved, it might be helpful to me! And not just for me, but for all of you who want to lose weight. I know all the women in my family want to lose some amount of weight, and I know we aren't the only ones. Sandie and I had a discussion a while ago about if you tell alot of people you are working on losing weight then you will feel that much more accountable towards that goal. You don't want everyone to think you've failed - so you keep working at it.
So my idea is this: if I blog about it where I know other people will be keeping up on it, then maybe that will help me. And I'm inviting all of you to blog on here as well... blogspot has a feature that allows multiple authors, so everyone I've invited to view the blog I am also inviting as an author. Whether you want to write about your own weight loss goals or possibly just share a healthy recipe or tip, I encourage you to do it because I need all the help I can get! At the bottom of the page I put a weight loss ticker for my own goals, if anyone wants to join in you are welcome to do the same. If you are interested I made mine at The Ticker Factory. I'm keeping this blog private because I know weight can be a sensitive topic for alot of people, and the only people I am inviting so far are the women in my immediate family, and the women in Aaron's family (his mom, sister, etc). I think you need to have a gmail account to be invited so if there's someone I missed it's because I don't have a gmail address for you but I will be looking into the ones I'm missing. If nothing else ladies, please just check in on me from time to time and comment on my posts so I know that someone is holding me accountable besides just me!
So my idea is this: if I blog about it where I know other people will be keeping up on it, then maybe that will help me. And I'm inviting all of you to blog on here as well... blogspot has a feature that allows multiple authors, so everyone I've invited to view the blog I am also inviting as an author. Whether you want to write about your own weight loss goals or possibly just share a healthy recipe or tip, I encourage you to do it because I need all the help I can get! At the bottom of the page I put a weight loss ticker for my own goals, if anyone wants to join in you are welcome to do the same. If you are interested I made mine at The Ticker Factory. I'm keeping this blog private because I know weight can be a sensitive topic for alot of people, and the only people I am inviting so far are the women in my immediate family, and the women in Aaron's family (his mom, sister, etc). I think you need to have a gmail account to be invited so if there's someone I missed it's because I don't have a gmail address for you but I will be looking into the ones I'm missing. If nothing else ladies, please just check in on me from time to time and comment on my posts so I know that someone is holding me accountable besides just me!
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