Showing posts with label Weight loss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weight loss. Show all posts

Ottawa, Canada — April 10, 2009 — Ottawa River...Image by dugspr — in Osaka via Flickr

Well, I had a busy night last night. I biked to my in-laws, grabbed their car, drove home, grabbed the kids, went grocery shopping, drove home, made supper, drove back to my in-laws, dropped off the car, biked home, rushed over to my friends place and we walked out 5 km. Phew!

At least with all of the busyness I didn't overeat. Although I was hungry and wanted more food. I was able to keep myself from going to the kitchen for more. It was so hot yesterday and all the exercise, I was so sweaty I had to have a shower after my 5 km walk. At least it helped me cool down.

Wow today is such a beautiful day! The sun is shining brightly. It's really hot though and it's not even 11 am. I slept in but was determined to bike anyway. I still made it with enough time to shower and get breakfast. I must say I love biking! Especially in this great weather. I'm even starting to get a tan.

My goal date is Friday and I think I just might make it after all! I'm not sure if you remember I'd set a goal for June 26th. My goals were:

To workout 5-6 times/week with at least 3 of those as heavy workouts at the gym
To be in the 230 lb range I'm aiming for somewhere between 230-235

Well, I haven't made it to the gym at all. I have managed to workout at least 4-6 times per week, (minus one week where I didn't do anything significant). My goal weight will not be 235, but if I'm 238 I'll be excited. I'm hoping to at least be below my lowest recent weight which is 239. Anything below 239 will be great as it will be NEW weight lost which I think will help spiral me out of this rut I've been in.

EXERCISE

Biking: 18.3 km
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Well, I did really well for most of the last week and then Wham the weekend appears and I've binged for most of the weekend. I barely even touched my food journal which defeats the purpose of keeping a food journal. I know part of it was because of Joey's birthday party and part of it was due to the kids stressing me out. This weekend HAS to be better! I can't let the stress of the kids fighting give me an excuse to binge. If I can stick to my plan during the week why not the weekend? One thing I really noticed was by setting specific times to eat I'm better able to control my eating.

I've been biking again this week. Also didn't keep up with exercising during the weekend either, all in all it was a bad weekend for health and fitness.

This week my goals are:
  • Stick to my specific times for eating
  • Keep track of ALL foods I eat
  • Go to the gym at least twice this week

I haven't been to the gym in a long time. I'm feeling intimidated again, which is ridiculous I know. I'm going to the gym to help myself to gain muscle and lose weight not to try to impress strangers. But it is hard to get up early and when I know I'm biking/walking most days the gym seems like less of a priority.

EXERCISE

Monday
Biking: 18.3 km
Walking: 5 km

Tuesday
Biking: 18.3 km
Walking: 5 km
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