Friday!!

Very excited that the weekend is about to start. I need this break.

I met with my boss yesterday (90-day performance review) and was told really nice things. It’s nice to know I’m appreciated, and it’s amusing that she is the second person here who feels that I have amazing observation and communication skills. A coworker told me last week that I could be an amazing politician Yes, I take that as a compliment

I also mentioned the 4 -10’s issue and was offered another option that I didn’t even think about. TELECOMMUTING! As long as I have CS3 on my home computer, I can telecommute one day a week. I SO LOVE MY JOB RIGHT NOW!

Tomorrow is my WW Weigh-In. As long as I don’t lose my mind and eat a gagillion calories today, I’ll show a loss - I’m a daily weigher. I’m trying to be super good because this morning I showed a 3 pound loss for the week and would like to keep it that way

Also, last week I had to order a book for Kirk (his info was ‘verified’ on ebay, so the seller wouldn’t ship) and saw that the same seller had a brand new copy of Hungry Girl’s book for $5.  Well, of course I added that bad boy to the purchase! It came in yesterday, it has some great recipes in it - I’ve managed to read all of the Breakfast & Chopped Salad sections. I love how she includes single serving recipes. Makes it easier for days when it’s just me at the house.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Week 2 Weight: 167.5

Down another pound this week!! Slow and steady, but I’ll take it!

On Saturday, I FINALLY managed to do the VO2 Max Testing. I think it’s similar to a stress test(I’ve never had one of those) because when I described it to my dad, he said that’s how his stress test went.

You pop a facial mask and heart monitor on, it’s connected to a tube that is connected to a machine. Once it “calibrates” (gets your standard heart rate) you hop on a treadmill and start walking. The speed or incline steadily increases every 30 seconds-1 minute. All total, the test is about 7 minutes. The machine then pops out some numbers and lets me know my anaerobic rate.

Essentially, I have to do cardio 5 days a week for about 40 minutes. This is no biggie, pretty standard. THE BIG PIECE OF INFO FROM THE TEST: I need to alternate ‘endurance’ heart rate with ‘intense’ heart rate. This means:

-Monday/Wednesday: Heart rate 133-140 for 3-4 minutes, up to 140-160 for 1-2 minutes, repeat for 40 minutes

-Tuesday/Fridays/ Saturdays: Heart rate 133-140 for 40 minutes

Interesting, right!? The days that I work out with Jaimie, she’ll incorporate my heart rate targets into my workout. This should help boost the weight loss.

 

Well, dang!

I lost .6 this week, putting me at .2 away from my 5 pound star. It sucked, but at the same time, I’m planning to stick to plan 100% to get that gone by next weeks weigh-in!

We had a good meeting last night about eating in versus eating out. It reminded me that one of my favorite meals are homemade stir-fries with hoisin sauce. Sometimes I’ll throw the stir-fry in a tortilla

Let’s see…what else? Completely unrelated to diet, I bought the new Backstreet Boys CD, Unbreakable. You know, BSB came out when I was 13, that is a 13 year listening relationship I have built with them, it could be the crappiest CD in the world (IT’S NOT!) and I’d still buy it. I’m loyal like that.

Also, I’m buying my brother a dog. An Australian Shepherd to be exact. The kicker is he’s being imported from Arkansas. Funny, huh? My bro is set on a male, red tri-colored pup (not the actual pup):

Of course, I’ve had a hell of a time finding a red tri colored male. Well, there was an add in the Houston paper and when I called, it turns out the breeder lives in Arkansas, but he has family in Houston and always comes down. So after a series of emails, we are set. I’ll meet the man in Houston either this weekend or next to pick the pup up, then I’ll drive it over to my bro. I’m a little concerned how my dogs will react to the pup, so I’ll have to work with them on it.

Anywho, have a great day y’all.

WW Weigh-in: First week

Whoop! Lost 2.8 pounds!!

Felt good about this, it’s definitely better than the last time I tried WW (gained on first week). Weigh-in lady told me to just keep doing what I’ve been doing

So, what had I done last week to get that 2.8 pound loss? Staying in daily points as much as possible (I only used 5 of the 35 weekly flex points) and exercising. Last time on WW, I was eating the whole 35 weekly points on top of my daily 22. This time around I really want to focus on trying to use my daily points effectively and only use the 35 on occasional splurges (i.e. last week’s cookie cake and brownies party at work).

Also, today I knew I wanted a hamburger & fries, so what did I do? Ordered a Jumbo Jack (no cheese) and small fries, THEN ordered a side salad to eat as my afternoon snack. I only ate half of the Jumbo Jack. That whole thing would’ve been 14 points!! By splitting it in half and putting one half in the fridge, I knocked it down to an 11 point lunch(with the small fries). With the rest of my food today, I’ll be over by a point or two, but that should be fine.

I’m also making it a priority to work out every other day. I did 45 minutes at Golds last night, tonight I MIGHT try out a quick ab dvd, but am not sure if I’ll count it. They are in 5 minute segments, so I guess it depends on if I stick with it for more than 1 segment

B: Quake Oats Weight Control Banana Bread Oatmeal: 3
Diet Dr. Pepper: 0
S: Pear Cup: 1
L: 1/2 Jumbo Jack (no cheese): 7
Small Fries : 4
S: Side Salad w/FF Dressing: 1
D: Maybe a LC Panini: 5
S: Pear or Apple & Cool Whip: 1
Total: 22