Weigh-In Wednesday: 3/25/15

Weighing in on Wednesdays takes a bit more effort now than it did last week. I gotta  hobble or crutch to the bathroom, take my boot off, step on the scale, then put my boot back on. Despite all the extra work for a 20 second event, I did it anyways! And I'm glad I did because it gave me motivation to set some goals for the next couple of months while I recover.

Last Week: 157.8 lbs

This Week: 159.0 lbs

Change: +1.2 lbs

That's my first gain in a month, and I'm still in the 150s so I'll take it. I was a little lax with my eating this weekend. Mentally, I think I automatically go to "I'm doing a Whole30 in a couple weeks, so its okay to eat 6 Oreos right now" and I need to cut that out. I've worked hard to get back to the 150s and I don't want to see all of that go to waste because of my food choices. I can't control that I can't exercise right now. But I can control what food I put in my body. Oreos, French fries, breaded tenderloins (seriously, come to Indiana and get one), and Tucker's leftover French toast every morning isn't going to keep me where I'm at or help me get to where I want to be.

Let's talk about these goals. I'm trying to keep them realistic since the only form of exercise I get now is using crutches. Seriously though. My arms and shoulders have been on fire since Saturday.
1. Complete the Whole30 - This is going to be crucial. And I'm pretty pumped for it. Since I have more spare time now, I have been planning hardcore. I have a color-coded calendar made up for what days I have to have meals prepped in advance since Danny is doing this too and will need to take food to work. Plus he is taking a class on Monday and Wednesday nights during this, so that's another 2 days that food has to be prepped in advance. I've got a Word document with meals and links to the recipes started and its broken down by breakfast, lunch, dinner and sides. Plus, I ordered some Whole30 approved sauces from Tessemaes and of the 2 we tried last night, I enjoy them both. I might have to hide the Chesapeake Mayo from Danny until the Whole30 starts. I've also been prepping my taste buds. I can now tolerate coffee with a splash of coconut milk. That's it. I knew coffee would be the toughest change (peanut butter being a close second. Almond butter sucks so I'm just going to have to go the whole 30 days without) so I wanted to get a head start.
2. Stay in my 8s - Other than when I was pregnant and the months following Tucker's birth (so from August 2013-July 2014), I've worn a size 10 jeans since I was in like 7th grade. I briefly wore 12s in college, but that was for like a year then I got my shit together. I am now comfortably wearing 8's and it feels pretty damn good.
3. Love Handles Challenge - I was scrolling through my Motivation board on Pinterest the other day looking for SOMETHING I can do while I'm in this boot. Not exercising is getting to me I think. I'm kind of cranky and I'm tired. And having worked so hard the last 5 months, it's kind of terrifying to completely stop the physical part of it. So, I found this.

I believe I can safely do each move while recovering.  I'm going to wait until April to start, maybe a week or so into my Whole30. 

Those are my 3 goals for the duration of my boot time. I think they are doable.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday. Today SHOULD be our camper day. We shall see though!

Weigh-In Wednesday: 2/4/15

The sickness cycle has hit the Summers household, mainly Tucker and me. Danny's immune system is pretty solid since he comes in contact with only God knows what multiple times a week being a paramedic. Tuck had croup last week, then got a runny nose Saturday, then Monday night my throat felt like I was trying to swallow a steak knife, and now we are both full of snot. I got summoned for jury duty and my day was yesterday. Thankfully, my services were not needed and I was able to stay in bed/recliner all day. Well, more like un-thankfully since I ate a whole box of pasta salad over the course of the day and no less than 12 Birthday Cake Oreos. I'm not kidding. Every time I walked by the cabinet, I grabbed 1, sometimes 2. There are 2 left and the sooner those are out of my house the better!

Now that I've confessed my Oreo binge, let's move on to Weigh-In Wednesday!

Last Week: 161.0 lbs
This Week: 160.8 lbs
Change: -.2 lbs

I try to find the positive in most things. Like, yeah I lost practically no weight, but at least I'm maintaining. In the last 7 days, I worked out 2 of them. And Sunday was half-assed because it was supposed to be a total body day, and I had an arm workout wrote down. I didn't realize until halfway through. Then Monday I couldn't even muster up the energy to put my tennis shoes on. So, I've been maintaining. Which means my eating has been pretty great!

The beginning of a new month, brings the next step to my challenge that I started in January.

I didn't cheat once in January! I'm pretty proud of myself! I really think this method of healthier eating is the way to go for me. Only eliminating one thing at a time. Fried food might be difficult, but with some serious planning I can make it work. February brings lots of travel during the day for work, which means lunch on the road. Well, you can't eat a salad on the road. I can make this work though!

 

Last week I said I would share my Pinterest workout plans with you. Here is what I'm doing and what days I plan on doing them. So far, I haven't been very successful due to the sickness that's floating around my house.

 

 

On Tuesday and Thursday - I do a cardio workout and then a leg workout. I was able to do this last Tuesday and my legs were screaming for mercy.

 

On Wednesday and Saturday - I do a shorter cardio workout, abs and arms (arm workout is not pictured. It was too long for a notecard). I wasn't able to do this either day, but Thursday I did the short & sweet, sleek & slender abs, and the leg workout from above. I knew I needed to do legs because they were still really sore from Tuesday.

 

 

On Sunday - I do a cardio workout and a total body workout. There is a Sunday workout on the back of the Saturday card. I'm hoping when it warms up and I can get out and run for the 20 minutes of cardio. Right now, its not possible, but I'm counting this as a cardio workout. I did it without the actual cardio portion and it got my heart pumping.

 

 

That's the plan for the next month or so. I probably won't officially start the month until next week since last week and this week are messed up. They've been good test runs though. I've discovered how long each day should take (35-45 minutes), if the workouts are effective or not(sore muscles pretty much mean effective), and what the calorie burn looks like (leg day = 260ish calories).

 

If you want to see the workouts on Pinterest, visit my Motivation board HERE. The labels on the cards are what the pins are titled, or what is in the description.

Weigh-In Wednesday: 1/14/15

Its time for Weigh-In Wednesday again. I'm kind of baffled at the fact that its already Wednesday again.

Here are the numbers:

Last Week: 162.6

This Week: 162.4

Change: -.2

This morning was one of those weigh ins where once your scale finally stops waffling back and forth you just look down and say "Are you shitting me?" I did so well last week, minus the Captains on Friday, which was pretty much my only cheat. I ate well all weekend and even told Danny it was the first Monday in a while that my jeans didn't feel tight. Today's weigh in was a womp womp moment.

I began Week 5 of T25 Beta last night. I am a couple of days behind due to some 13 month old shenanigans. I swear, that kids sleeping habits are mind boggling. Our lives don't really accommodate sleep training since we fly by the seat of our pants most days, so some tough bedtimes are to be expected. Anyways, I am down to my last week. I'm losing steam. I don't know if its because I'm bored, or if I don't feel like I'm seeing change anymore.  Right before Christmas I was feeling like I wasn't slimming down any. I did some comparison pictures and did in fact notice a difference. I did more last night (Day 1 vs first day of the very last week) and I can't really tell a difference. I don't want to post any before and after pictures yet though. I'll do that next week (provided that I'm able to get all my workouts in). I will finish the program though. Which will be a huge accomplishment alone.

I've got a game plan for life after T25. During my downtime at work, I've been mapping out my exercise plan.  If I don't go into next week with a plan, I will be screwed. I dug through my exercise board on Pinterest to find different workouts by category then wrote them down.

Then I've been writing them on notecards so I can have them handy during my workouts.  If I just hopped back on Pinterest to find them, I would get distracted, so this feels like the best way to prevent that and stay focused.

Hopefully this works and gets me in gym mode. I'm going to pick a couple of workouts from each category to make up each days work out. I've got a rough idea of what I want to do each day (bottom left corner of the page with the different categories). I'll do the same set of exercises for a couple of weeks to give them time to do their thing.

That's my plan for now. Basically this weigh-in sucked, but that happens. Now I just need to work through it and keep going! Especially since this kid is going to keep me on my toes.  I can feel my hair turning grey already.

 

 

Friday Randoms

Friday, I never thought you'd get here.

It's been a long ass week. Work is slow right now (like phone rang maybe 4 times this week slow) and Danny  had class Tuesday night and last night. The class has prepared me for when he goes back to work. Because of course, Tucker's fussiest evenings were Tuesday and last night. True story.

- Speaking of fussy. I'm pretty sure Tucker is teething. We literally just got through with the top 2 teeth coming in on Monday. Those 2 teeth took two and a half weeks to make their full appearance. So now, 4 days later we are working on some more. I'm not sure which teeth they are, but he's chewing on his hands, won't nurse without me wrestling him like an alligator, and is messing with his bottles. I'm going to need to pick up a bottle of wine, or 4, after work today.

- On Wednesday I talked about how I need to get my ass in gear for our vacation in August. Well, it's like Ash @ Ash's Right Direction read my mind. She's hosting a challenge, Get Your Sh*t Together September. Perfect! You can read more about the challenge HERE. She's also hosting a Diet Bet that starts on Wednesday, September 3rd. I'll be signing up for that next week for sure. You can join the fun HERE.

- I've made a new challenge for myself in the evenings after Tucker goes to bed. If I want to watch Grey's Anatomy, I have to be productive while doing it. Have you seen any of the TV workouts that have been on Pinterest? I searched for a few earlier this week and found 2 that line up perfectly with the past seasons that are on Netflix right now. I also found one that can follow the upcoming season.

 

After the one episode I watched last night, I did at least 100 crunches, 35 squats, 20 reverse crunches, 20 push ups and 10 mountain climbers. I LOVE these types of workouts. I've done a Pretty Little Liars one before too. They are perfect. We all know how much I like watching tv. Well, mostly when Danny is gone. I generally let him have control of the tv when he isn't at work. Next time I do this, I will keep track of what I do and share with you.

 

 

I hope you all have a good weekend. So far we don't have much planned and I couldn't be more thrilled!

Weigh In Wednesday

August is a tough month for me exercise and food wise. It's usually hotter than hell outside (although this year was kind of an exception but the broken foot got in the way of my walking/running/any physical activity) Then we've also got our anniversary, it's the end of a busy season at work, then its my birthday and that usually puts me in a tailspin of bad eating. This year was no exception. And I have the numbers to prove it.

 

Starting weight: 175

Last week: 162.0

This Week: 164.0

Change: +2

Total Change: -11

Told ya. My biggest hurdle? The dairy restriction being lifted. I ate like a king. I say king because I seriously ate like a man and like it had been a year since I had dairy rather than just 5ish weeks. Taco Bell, cake, ice cream, pizza, donuts, ranch, McD's breakfast, more pizza. It was bad. I earned that 2 lb gain for sure.

I'm feeling it too. I felt it as I ran at the park on Monday. Let's talk about that for a second. I haven't ran since early June and I literally picked the hottest day that we've had all summer to resume my running career. This was done between 4:30 and 5pm. So, I ran for the first time in 2.5 months in the sun on the hottest day of the year at the hottest time of the day. Smooth move, Erin. Carry on... I felt it when I tried to put jeans on Monday and went straight back into my closet for a dress.

I've been here before. I fall of the wagon and lose control. This time I am stopping before I get too far and undo too much progress. I'm going to start running again since the weather should be cooling off and I'm going to add in either 30 Day Shred or a couple of Pinterest workouts I've found along with a 30 day guns, buns and abs challenge. I may do the challenge even if I choose the Shred route. I've found a Soap Opera workout and a Grey's Anatomy workout and since those are the only two shows I am watching currently they are perfect. And I can hopefully do those while keeping Tucker out of Diesel's food and water bowls.

Whatever I decide to do, I need to do it now. Vacation is a month and a half away and I don't want to feel like a beached whale. I also would like to take some of my old shorts with me. That's my goal I guess.

Hopefully August has been kinder to you all. Who is up for a Guns, Buns and Abs Challenge?