As of Friday I'd lost 1.75 pounds, and as of this morning, I'm at the same weight. Which is really good for me, considering I was at a buffet (Sweet Tomatoes, so lots of healthy options) on Friday night, and celebrated my Dad's birthday last night. Weekends are always the hardest for me, in terms of staying on track, so while I could've done better (there was exercise planned that didn't happen) I could've done a lot worse, too. So. I haven't derailed yet. On to week two! :)
I need to focus on getting to bed earlier so I can get more sleep, first of all, and so I can get up earlier and see about exercising in the mornings before work. That's going to be another goal for week two, along with staying on track. Have a good week, all!
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
I CAN'T DANCE IN SOCKS!
At least not on a good hardwood dance floor, that is! It's great with dance shoes, or how I usually dance: in bare feet, but it's waaaaaay too slippery with the socks. I got most of the way through the first class with them on before I just couldn't stand it any more and tore them off. The tape I put on the blisters (which are doing better) held up pretty well, with me being careful. I felt bad that I couldn't give my students my best effort, but the classes went well in spite of my foot, and my students were forgiving, thank goodness!
So today was okay. Obviously I couldn't dance as hard as I usually do on Thursdays, but I did dance harder on Tuesday than I usually do, so I guess it balanced out. Intake-wise, I did pretty well, too. I was a bit low - 1276 calories before factoring in the dancing, but that will help to balance out my intake from yesterday. I didn't get as much fluid as I'd like, though: only 64 oz., including my G2. (FYI: I never count my 16 oz. daily coffee in my fluid count since I drink it with a bunch of creamer. I do count it in my calorie count, though!)
G'night, all - we'll see what tomorrow brings!
So today was okay. Obviously I couldn't dance as hard as I usually do on Thursdays, but I did dance harder on Tuesday than I usually do, so I guess it balanced out. Intake-wise, I did pretty well, too. I was a bit low - 1276 calories before factoring in the dancing, but that will help to balance out my intake from yesterday. I didn't get as much fluid as I'd like, though: only 64 oz., including my G2. (FYI: I never count my 16 oz. daily coffee in my fluid count since I drink it with a bunch of creamer. I do count it in my calorie count, though!)
G'night, all - we'll see what tomorrow brings!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
RELIEF!!!
I just found this stuff this afternoon:
It's basically just a roll of cushiony tape - a band-aid without the pad. Wrapped my blistered toe in it, and it's helping TREMENDOUSLY!!! Tried it on my other blisters, and the only one it's not really helping is the one on my heel. Otherwise -- OH the relief!!!
It's basically just a roll of cushiony tape - a band-aid without the pad. Wrapped my blistered toe in it, and it's helping TREMENDOUSLY!!! Tried it on my other blisters, and the only one it's not really helping is the one on my heel. Otherwise -- OH the relief!!!
Another Good Day Yesterday! For The Most Part...
Yesterday was another good day, although it wouldn't have been if I hadn't gone for an hour-long walk last night. My net calories came to 1851 after the exercise, which is very close to but still under my calorie limit for the day. And I had 96 oz. of fluid, including my G2.
The walk was good and I'm not too sore today. Yay, me! I almost didn't go out since it was kind of late, and if I do that again, I'll be sure to bring a flashlight with me! And what did I get for my effort, besides a sense of accomplishment? Blisters on the bottom of my foot. Yeah - joy. The one on my heel isn't as annoying as the one right where my toes meet the ball of my foot. And another one on the side of my middle toe. And they're all on the same foot. Whee. :P
I'm just worried about how the blisters are going to affect me at my dance classes tonight. It's not like I can skip them, seeing as I'm the teacher and all... I don't usually dance in socks, but I might have to tonight, after I slather my feet in vaseline to prevent more rubbing. Should be ...interesting. Wish me luck!
The walk was good and I'm not too sore today. Yay, me! I almost didn't go out since it was kind of late, and if I do that again, I'll be sure to bring a flashlight with me! And what did I get for my effort, besides a sense of accomplishment? Blisters on the bottom of my foot. Yeah - joy. The one on my heel isn't as annoying as the one right where my toes meet the ball of my foot. And another one on the side of my middle toe. And they're all on the same foot. Whee. :P
I'm just worried about how the blisters are going to affect me at my dance classes tonight. It's not like I can skip them, seeing as I'm the teacher and all... I don't usually dance in socks, but I might have to tonight, after I slather my feet in vaseline to prevent more rubbing. Should be ...interesting. Wish me luck!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Another Good Day Yesterday!
Although I was reminded of the drawback of drinking a lot of water... :}
I drank about 96 oz. of liquid if I count my G2 Gatorade, had my Dance Classes last night where I danced pretty hard, and took in 1927 calories, which according to My Plate put me at 1221 net calories for the day with the exercise.
(edit: corrected calorie numbers)
Hopefully today will go as well! :)
I drank about 96 oz. of liquid if I count my G2 Gatorade, had my Dance Classes last night where I danced pretty hard, and took in 1927 calories, which according to My Plate put me at 1221 net calories for the day with the exercise.
(edit: corrected calorie numbers)
Hopefully today will go as well! :)
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
GOTCHA!!!
Using a trail of chocolate, potato chips and other junk food (yeah, I know...), I lured it in to my trap and then GRABBED AHOLD WITH BOTH HANDS! I then pinned it with my best wrestling hold (And the only wrestling I've done is with my twin brother and my weight) and secured it as quickly as I could with a hammer and nails, glue gun, stapler, screwdriver, and lots of rope. And I'm sitting on it.
Yes, I've got my motivation back. For now. I mean it feels pretty secure at this point, but I've had a lot of false starts recently, so I'm not willing to bet on how long it's going to last, at this point. :P AND so I'm just going to take it one day, meal, step, pedal, shimmy, choice, temptation at a time. As I should've been doing all along. *Sigh...*
But today was a good day. I got up early enough to take a brisk half-hour 1.99 mile walk before work, and logged all my calories on My Plate, which came to 1576 net calories for the day. I drank more water than I have been recently, but not as much as I'd like. So overall, today has been a success! One day down - on to tomorrow!
Yes, I've got my motivation back. For now. I mean it feels pretty secure at this point, but I've had a lot of false starts recently, so I'm not willing to bet on how long it's going to last, at this point. :P AND so I'm just going to take it one day, meal, step, pedal, shimmy, choice, temptation at a time. As I should've been doing all along. *Sigh...*
But today was a good day. I got up early enough to take a brisk half-hour 1.99 mile walk before work, and logged all my calories on My Plate, which came to 1576 net calories for the day. I drank more water than I have been recently, but not as much as I'd like. So overall, today has been a success! One day down - on to tomorrow!
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