A few things to post about today:
1. Don and I went to Sears this past weekend and made a splurge purchase. It means I have to cancel my gym membership to pay for it, but I think in the end it will pay for itself. We ordered a new treadmill! It comes on Friday. I cannot count how many times I have wanted to go to the gym to jog but once I factor in all the driving time and time wasted in the gym setting up and getting ready to go, I don't have enough time. This way I can jog when I get home from work/before I pick up Josie and I don't have to worry about making it anywhere on time or some stinky, sweaty person jogging next to me, coughing and annoying me. I'm hoping I can get back on schedule for my possible half-marathon goal for September.
2. I have been trying a lot of new recipes lately. My goal is to try 2-3 new Weight Watcher recipes a week. Last week we had an Asian Beef Salad, Lemon Chicken and Broccoli on rice, and Shrimp Scampi and Linguine. This week I have a Chicken and Spinach Lasagna, Mexican Meatloaf, and Spicy Thai Beef Noodles planned for the menu. Planning all this food has cut out the opportunity to eat out because I plan it all out and buy all the groceries on Sunday, plus I print out all the recipes so they are ready for using when I need them. It is also nice that the points are already calculated for me, as long as I stick to the serving size! I bought the WW food scale so that has also been helping me portion things out correctly.
3. Today's weigh in was okay. It was a loss but not much of one. Only .8 of a pound lost, but that makes the total 21 pounds. I'm tying to come up with some sort of reward system, like a pedicure or new running shoes when I reach certain goals. Any ideas? Every 10 pounds lost? Or a small reward for 5 or 10 and a larger for 20? I have 40 pounds I would still like to shed and want to make sure I have plenty to keep me motivated! You know, aside from the healthier, better looking me!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
New Obsession: Smoothies
Okay, so it has been a while since I last wrote.... As I read through my last post in November, I remember the stress I was going through and realize why I was at such a stand still with my weight loss and working out goals. Not much has really changed. Maybe I have just gotten used to the stress and have learned to handle it better. Or I've just given up on a clean house and a baby that sleeps through the night.
One stress I have eliminated is pumping. Being a nursing mom takes a lot more work than one would think. I spend about an hour and a half each day pumping (plus setting up, cleaning up, putting things away, etc). Now that I have my plan period back at school, I have been getting more done during the morning, and then I get to leave sooner. This also has freed up some of my time when I get home. I can concentrate on eating a good lunch rather than rush through something because I'm starved and need to pump at the same time.
Another stress I eliminated was the holidays. Okay, they really just came and went, but damn it they sure were stressful. Add in a ton of delicious baked goods (stress eating) and weight loss is impossible!
So I went back to Weight Watchers. I found a meeting on Mondays at noon, so I can make it after school and still have some time when I get home before I get Josie. Since I went back on 1/9, I have lost 5.2 pounds (about 2.5 both weeks I've weighed in so far). This is where my new obsession comes in. At meetings this past summer people always talked about how good the WW smoothie mixes were but I was too lazy to pull out the blender and try one.... Even after I bought a box of the mixes! Well, I finally did it. And they are delicious. If you know what you're doing. All it is is a pack of smoothie powder (I think there are 6 in a box). Add a cup of milk, the powder, and some frozen fruit to the blender, and blend. I always add a 1/2 cup of water to make more for 0 points. Fruit is 0 points, milk is 2, and the powder is 2, and it makes a large, filling smoothie for only 4 points. It is awesome! I've even subbed in Vanilla Almond milk for the same amount of points for extra flavor.
Today's recipe includes the french vanilla mix, 1 cup vanilla almond milk, peaches, cherries, and blueberries. Delish!
Oh, one more thing, to date I have lost 20 lbs! Slow and steady, but I am hoping to fit into my old shorts this summer. I don't want to buy more!
One stress I have eliminated is pumping. Being a nursing mom takes a lot more work than one would think. I spend about an hour and a half each day pumping (plus setting up, cleaning up, putting things away, etc). Now that I have my plan period back at school, I have been getting more done during the morning, and then I get to leave sooner. This also has freed up some of my time when I get home. I can concentrate on eating a good lunch rather than rush through something because I'm starved and need to pump at the same time.
Another stress I eliminated was the holidays. Okay, they really just came and went, but damn it they sure were stressful. Add in a ton of delicious baked goods (stress eating) and weight loss is impossible!
So I went back to Weight Watchers. I found a meeting on Mondays at noon, so I can make it after school and still have some time when I get home before I get Josie. Since I went back on 1/9, I have lost 5.2 pounds (about 2.5 both weeks I've weighed in so far). This is where my new obsession comes in. At meetings this past summer people always talked about how good the WW smoothie mixes were but I was too lazy to pull out the blender and try one.... Even after I bought a box of the mixes! Well, I finally did it. And they are delicious. If you know what you're doing. All it is is a pack of smoothie powder (I think there are 6 in a box). Add a cup of milk, the powder, and some frozen fruit to the blender, and blend. I always add a 1/2 cup of water to make more for 0 points. Fruit is 0 points, milk is 2, and the powder is 2, and it makes a large, filling smoothie for only 4 points. It is awesome! I've even subbed in Vanilla Almond milk for the same amount of points for extra flavor.
Today's recipe includes the french vanilla mix, 1 cup vanilla almond milk, peaches, cherries, and blueberries. Delish!
Oh, one more thing, to date I have lost 20 lbs! Slow and steady, but I am hoping to fit into my old shorts this summer. I don't want to buy more!
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