Well first and foremost....so sorry for your loss Nicole. But on the other hand, at least he is no longer in pain or distress.
Secondly, I still have a huge indifference towards my thesis. I'm so far behind and it's sad. This weekend will be crucial for the writing process. Luckily I don't have much to do so I can park my ass and write and write and write. I'm always so tired at night and it leads to napping. I've also been busy with motherly duties.
Thirdly, my eating isn't so great. Due to the work schedule, I've been eating a lot of take-out. We desperately need groceries too. I cannot wait to be done with this crazy research schedule. I just want to stay in Ames and have a consistent routine again. With that being said, I haven't been using the treadmill either. I know I've gained...no shocker. I'm also thinking about getting off the Weight Watcher's program. I'm thinking ahead about my finances this summer and it would be wise to save that money. I'm more than willing to weigh myself and report on here. Just some thoughts.
Safe travels Nicole....I hope to blog about something more earth-shattering this weekend.
Monday, March 30, 2009
FYI...
Hey ladies, I just thought I'd let you know that I probably won't be around the blog world for the rest of the week. My grandfather passed away yesterday and I'm going to be packing tonight and heading back to Iowa right after work tomorrow. I hope that you have a great week and I'll be back soon!
Take care!
Take care!
Sunday, March 29, 2009
p.s.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. I was looking for things this morning to share. I feel like I haven't been sharing much of anything insightful lately, and I came across this bullseye food chart. It's an interesting way to look at something that I think we probably already know. Take a look and tell me what you think!
http://www.weightloss.com/eatsmart/bullseye.html
http://www.weightloss.com/eatsmart/bullseye.html
Rise and shine it's raccoon time...
It is 7:30 Sunday morning. I should be snuggled up in my bed sleeping and dreaming about my hearts desire. Instead, I am sitting at my computer desperately wishing the I had a shot gun and yearning to kill the raccoons that are trying to invade my apartment through my ceiling!!!
Anyway, I was up and thought what better way to spend the wee hours of my Sunday morning than by blogging!?!?!?
I've been having issues with eating lately, I think I blogged about it last time. I've been eating a lot of Subway lately. Granted, Subway isn't horrible for me but it also isn't fantastic. I have a menu for the upcoming week. I intend to stick to it regardless of my desires to grab a sub. There is a very good chance, however, that I will be headed home by the end of this week. The road trip makes me nervous, not only because I tend to stop on my way, but when I get to my parent's house there will be temptations galore. My parent's usually have a lot of snack type food in the house but I have a feeling that there house will become the gathering place for the family and that means way more food than normal. Granted, with that many people around I will most likely morph into hostess chick which means I will probably be doing a lot more cooking, cleaning, and tending to others than tending to myself. Oh well, I will manage. To be perfectly frank, I'm thinking once I'm home food will be the last thing on my mind. I know that it's almost his time ladies, and that it's good because he won't be hurting anymore but it's really bothering me that I won't get to be there to say good-bye before he's gone. I guess it's all a part of growing up.
Anyway, in preparation for my trip I decided to get some books on tape. The car ride is so long and I just did it not too long ago so I figured that if I got some books on CD from the library, ripped them to my computer and put them on my iPod (the CD player in my car is flaky at times) it would be more engaging and keep my awake on the road. I went to one of the Ypsilanti libraries yesterday and they wouldn't give me a card :( Apparently just having an Ypsi mailing address isn't good enough. So, today I hope to have better luck when I check out the Ann Arbor library. I'll have to let you know if my idea was a good one or not.
Alright ladies, I hope that Alissa's confirmation was a nice time and that you both had a great weekend. Stay strong, eat well and keep up the good work.
Anyway, I was up and thought what better way to spend the wee hours of my Sunday morning than by blogging!?!?!?
I've been having issues with eating lately, I think I blogged about it last time. I've been eating a lot of Subway lately. Granted, Subway isn't horrible for me but it also isn't fantastic. I have a menu for the upcoming week. I intend to stick to it regardless of my desires to grab a sub. There is a very good chance, however, that I will be headed home by the end of this week. The road trip makes me nervous, not only because I tend to stop on my way, but when I get to my parent's house there will be temptations galore. My parent's usually have a lot of snack type food in the house but I have a feeling that there house will become the gathering place for the family and that means way more food than normal. Granted, with that many people around I will most likely morph into hostess chick which means I will probably be doing a lot more cooking, cleaning, and tending to others than tending to myself. Oh well, I will manage. To be perfectly frank, I'm thinking once I'm home food will be the last thing on my mind. I know that it's almost his time ladies, and that it's good because he won't be hurting anymore but it's really bothering me that I won't get to be there to say good-bye before he's gone. I guess it's all a part of growing up.
Anyway, in preparation for my trip I decided to get some books on tape. The car ride is so long and I just did it not too long ago so I figured that if I got some books on CD from the library, ripped them to my computer and put them on my iPod (the CD player in my car is flaky at times) it would be more engaging and keep my awake on the road. I went to one of the Ypsilanti libraries yesterday and they wouldn't give me a card :( Apparently just having an Ypsi mailing address isn't good enough. So, today I hope to have better luck when I check out the Ann Arbor library. I'll have to let you know if my idea was a good one or not.
Alright ladies, I hope that Alissa's confirmation was a nice time and that you both had a great weekend. Stay strong, eat well and keep up the good work.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
It hurts so good...
So I know it's cliche but who says it better than John Melloncamp?!?!? I've done the first 2 workouts of the walk/run program and it has suddenly become painfully obvious just how out of shape I am. Now, don't get me wrong...the workouts are great and I feel fantastic while doing them but my legs are still getting used to the impact of running. It's not a horrible pain but when I stand up or sit down or walk up a hill/stairs my quads are like, remember us?!?!? That's what you get for not using us as we should be for all those years! Yeah I know, my quads are kind of whiny...oh well, I kind of need to keep them around! Anyway, I walked/ran the last 2 nights, will take tonight off so I can get my behind to the grocery store, and will do the 3rd workout tomorrow night after work. I really hope to stick with this program because I think it is a great way to get me where I want/need to be. I still haven't reached my 30 pound loss even though I've been floating in the area for weeks now. I think it was a sign that I needed to get a little more action in. I think this walk/run program is the ticket!
While I'm doing great with my exercising this week, my eating has been mediocre at best. I think my problem was that I wasn't really into the menu that I put together for the week. That lead to poor meals and extra snacking to make up for the lack of my food satisfaction. I am putting my grocery list together today over my lunch and hope to fix that problem. I already have some ideas and Meijer has some good sales on this week!
It's odd, I feel like I am always on in one aspect of this lifestyle change and off in the other. When I do well with food I tend to not be exercising. When I am really active, my eating sucks...I think I should try and rectify this situation.
Anyway, I don't have anything insightful to end with so I figure I'll just share some random tidbits with you...who doesn't love a random tidbit or two!?!? Keep up the good work ladies! Stay strong and press on!
These are all random facts about the human body...
1. A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.
2. Women blink twice as much as men.
3. Men without hair on their chests are more likely to get cirrhosis of the liver than men with hair.
4. There are 10 parts of the human body that can be spelled with just 3 letters (can you name
them?).
While I'm doing great with my exercising this week, my eating has been mediocre at best. I think my problem was that I wasn't really into the menu that I put together for the week. That lead to poor meals and extra snacking to make up for the lack of my food satisfaction. I am putting my grocery list together today over my lunch and hope to fix that problem. I already have some ideas and Meijer has some good sales on this week!
It's odd, I feel like I am always on in one aspect of this lifestyle change and off in the other. When I do well with food I tend to not be exercising. When I am really active, my eating sucks...I think I should try and rectify this situation.
Anyway, I don't have anything insightful to end with so I figure I'll just share some random tidbits with you...who doesn't love a random tidbit or two!?!? Keep up the good work ladies! Stay strong and press on!
These are all random facts about the human body...
1. A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.
2. Women blink twice as much as men.
3. Men without hair on their chests are more likely to get cirrhosis of the liver than men with hair.
4. There are 10 parts of the human body that can be spelled with just 3 letters (can you name
them?).
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
She lives!!!
Hey all-
I should be entering data and/or finishing the dishes that are soaking in the sink but I decided to blog since it's been awhile. I've written down some notes from before my trip to Michigan so I'll be sure to included those at a later date. I'm going to try and keep this entry more condensed and simple. My stress level is high due to daily traveling for work, pessimism about my thesis (it's at a standstill), and poor sleeping. I'm so tired all the time! I usually perk up for work since I need to interact with people but I feel like a zombie the rest of the day. Enough of that.
I took some time to look through my Biggest Loser calendar because I hadn't looked at it since March 11th. I thought I'd include some of the cool tidbits on some of the days since I learned a little. Here is the list of suggestions or hints:
--post a picture of yourself at your worst in the kitchen....preferably on the refrigerator or a frequented cupboard. I've thought about this since I've seen other people do this in their homes. The picture is usually embarrassing because many involve swim suits but I can see how it would be motivating too.
--chose fresh fruit over most fruit juices. Fruit juice usually contains no fiber and does little to nothing to help you control your appetite. It's a concentrate form of fruit sugar and can send your blood sugar soaring....which leads to it plummeting and causes food cravings soon after. Most "fruit juices" are actually a juice concentrate so additional sugar is added anyway. It's actually difficult to find cheap, real fruit juice that isn't a concentrate.
--they actually say to avoid most packaged ready-to-eat breakfast cereals. A good rule of thumb for cereal is to choose brands that have less than 5 grams of sugar per serving and at least 5 grams of fiber.
--Substitute fruit for candy if you have a sweet tooth. Natural sugars in fruit raise your serotonin level and the fiber helps slow sugar absorption. This prevents severe fluctuation in your blood sugar and keeps your cravings in check. Candy does the same thing as most fruit juices and your blood sugar goes on a roller coaster.
--According to the National Weight Control Registry...if you can maintain your new weight for two years, you are more likely to keep it off for two more years. Those that kept their new weight for five years have an even greater chance of keeping it off for more of their lifetime. The registry includes thousands of people that have lost an average of 73 pounds and kept it off for more than five years.
I'll have more information posted at some point. My flights made me think more about my weight so I have things to rant about LOL. Happy eating!
I should be entering data and/or finishing the dishes that are soaking in the sink but I decided to blog since it's been awhile. I've written down some notes from before my trip to Michigan so I'll be sure to included those at a later date. I'm going to try and keep this entry more condensed and simple. My stress level is high due to daily traveling for work, pessimism about my thesis (it's at a standstill), and poor sleeping. I'm so tired all the time! I usually perk up for work since I need to interact with people but I feel like a zombie the rest of the day. Enough of that.
I took some time to look through my Biggest Loser calendar because I hadn't looked at it since March 11th. I thought I'd include some of the cool tidbits on some of the days since I learned a little. Here is the list of suggestions or hints:
--post a picture of yourself at your worst in the kitchen....preferably on the refrigerator or a frequented cupboard. I've thought about this since I've seen other people do this in their homes. The picture is usually embarrassing because many involve swim suits but I can see how it would be motivating too.
--chose fresh fruit over most fruit juices. Fruit juice usually contains no fiber and does little to nothing to help you control your appetite. It's a concentrate form of fruit sugar and can send your blood sugar soaring....which leads to it plummeting and causes food cravings soon after. Most "fruit juices" are actually a juice concentrate so additional sugar is added anyway. It's actually difficult to find cheap, real fruit juice that isn't a concentrate.
--they actually say to avoid most packaged ready-to-eat breakfast cereals. A good rule of thumb for cereal is to choose brands that have less than 5 grams of sugar per serving and at least 5 grams of fiber.
--Substitute fruit for candy if you have a sweet tooth. Natural sugars in fruit raise your serotonin level and the fiber helps slow sugar absorption. This prevents severe fluctuation in your blood sugar and keeps your cravings in check. Candy does the same thing as most fruit juices and your blood sugar goes on a roller coaster.
--According to the National Weight Control Registry...if you can maintain your new weight for two years, you are more likely to keep it off for two more years. Those that kept their new weight for five years have an even greater chance of keeping it off for more of their lifetime. The registry includes thousands of people that have lost an average of 73 pounds and kept it off for more than five years.
I'll have more information posted at some point. My flights made me think more about my weight so I have things to rant about LOL. Happy eating!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
On the road again...
Hmmm...I didn't even realize it but I guess I still have a little bit of Willie on my mind after last night. I was doing great all week and then yesterday, I got detoured. It wasn't even the Fat Friday stuff at work. I had a single doughnut from the Whastenaw Dairy and that was it. I had a cheese sandwich and a big bowl of cut up veggies for lunch (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots)...I was very happy with my resistance to temptation. However, last night I sucked...hardcore! I won't bore you with the details but I was just feeling blue because of the updated news on my grandpa, I was in Holter all day Wed, Thur, and Fri so I was feeling lonely and listening to melancholy music. Needless to say I did an emotional nosedive and my eating and exercising habits did a 180 in response.
However, I am not backsliding any further. It was a silly one night stand and now, I am back on the road moving towards my goals! I am going to stick to my planned menus, I'm going to exercise. I even want to go for a walk today if it stays dry. I have some goals and I really don't want to screw them up because I had one questionable evening.
Anyway, a new day new issues. I simply cannot find out who sings the female vocal in 'Fairytale of New York' the No Use For a Name version and it's driving me crazy!!! Now, I realize that this is not a devastating issue but it's bothering the hell out of me. It's not the same chick they use for 'This is a Rebel Song' and I want to know!!!! Maybe I should just stop worrying about who it is and enjoy her amazing voice.
Alrighty, I should get off my duff and get my apartment cleaned and then go for a walk. I'll chat at you ladies later...I hope all is going well today. Stay strong, remember you're great and keep up the good work!!
However, I am not backsliding any further. It was a silly one night stand and now, I am back on the road moving towards my goals! I am going to stick to my planned menus, I'm going to exercise. I even want to go for a walk today if it stays dry. I have some goals and I really don't want to screw them up because I had one questionable evening.
Anyway, a new day new issues. I simply cannot find out who sings the female vocal in 'Fairytale of New York' the No Use For a Name version and it's driving me crazy!!! Now, I realize that this is not a devastating issue but it's bothering the hell out of me. It's not the same chick they use for 'This is a Rebel Song' and I want to know!!!! Maybe I should just stop worrying about who it is and enjoy her amazing voice.
Alrighty, I should get off my duff and get my apartment cleaned and then go for a walk. I'll chat at you ladies later...I hope all is going well today. Stay strong, remember you're great and keep up the good work!!
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