SweatPea is going to sweat it all off...

Ok I just got done with a killer yoga workout - yeah I said killer! I know tomorrow I'm going to pay for it. I used to do yoga/pilates (the power stuff) all the time, but then like everything, I let it go by the wayside.

Got housework to do. :blah:
 
Well at least the house work is a workout depending on what you are doing. Hope you have a great day & I love the play on words with the name even if it was a mistake. So sweet that you hubby calls you that!
 
A late welcome to the forum. Yeah, keep healthy foods on hand so you don't fall prey to high calorie ones like brownies.

I also drink two litres a day of unsweetened ice tea (diluted black and green and lemon tea). It gives me the satisfaction of putting something in my mouth after breakfast and lunch and definitely saves me excess calories during the day.

Just keep doing what you're doing. I found the first two months the hardest emotionally because you're waiting for something to happen and you're filled with angst wondering if what you're doing is working.

Like Cannon said, Make the changes and get out of your own way.
 
MoonGoddess said:
Well at least the house work is a workout depending on what you are doing. Hope you have a great day & I love the play on words with the name even if it was a mistake. So sweet that you hubby calls you that!
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Awe, thanks Moon!

I cleaned the bird cage (ew) and dusted. Don't think that was much work as far as calories burned. But at least I got it done. :)
 
Happychubette said:
A late welcome to the forum. Yeah, keep healthy foods on hand so you don't fall prey to high calorie ones like brownies.

I also drink two litres a day of unsweetened ice tea (diluted black and green and lemon tea). It gives me the satisfaction of putting something in my mouth after breakfast and lunch and definitely saves me excess calories during the day.

Just keep doing what you're doing. I found the first two months the hardest emotionally because you're waiting for something to happen and you're filled with angst wondering if what you're doing is working.

Like Cannon said, Make the changes and get out of your own way.
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Hi Happy! Thanks for stopping by.

I did get in more water yesterday. 3 20 oz. glasses - plus of course coffee which technically doesn't count due to the caffeine. And I drank a diet orange soda. I appreciate the advice!
 
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Ok so yesterday was a good day.

Here's my meals:

Morning:
coffee w/lite creamer
(accidentally skipped breakfast)

midmorning snack: blueberry bar and cheese stick

Lunch: tuna fish (plain), tomato, strawberry yogurt

Dinner: a pizza quesadilla (turkey pepperoni, a tad of sauce, and shredded cheese, on a small tortilla) - 2 of them
small apple

Snack: Made a boxed cake with just milk and water and added blueberries - so it was like a pudding/crumb cake. I cut it into 16 pieces so each piece had less cals. I did have 2 pieces though.

Exercise:

40 min. of power yoga (ouch my sides and shoulders hurt today.)

Water: 3 - 20 oz glasses, 1 diet orange soda, and coffee

Goals today:
Stay on plan by choosing healthy foods, up my water intake and get on the elliptical or treadmill for 30-40 min.
 
Congrats on doing good on your water intake!! And it seems you are right on track. I love my treadmill, I was debating between that and an elliptical. The treadmill won! :)
Your meals seem healthy and seem to be in calorie range too, just out of curiousity, have you tried entering them into Fitday.com or something similar to give you the exact calorie amount?
Hope you are having a good day!!
PS: I am a Hungarian by birth, moved to the country when I was 21, so hungarian music is like nostalgic to me, helping with home sickness!!:)
Hajni
 
hajni said:
Congrats on doing good on your water intake!! And it seems you are right on track. I love my treadmill, I was debating between that and an elliptical. The treadmill won! :)
Your meals seem healthy and seem to be in calorie range too, just out of curiousity, have you tried entering them into Fitday.com or something similar to give you the exact calorie amount?
Hope you are having a good day!!
PS: I am a Hungarian by birth, moved to the country when I was 21, so hungarian music is like nostalgic to me, helping with home sickness!!:)
Hajni
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Hi Hajni - Yeah I'm entering them into a place called fittrack, but it's down this morning. I think I'm going to use a different calorie tracking system. I used to use Dietpower, but now I have a Mac and they don't have it made for Mac. :( I'm bummed.

Yeah I read your bio, I just think it's cool about the Hungarian music.

Thanks for the support!!!
 
Hi,
Sorry, sometimes i repeat myself.. LOL. i like to blame it on no coffee, but I already had my coffee this morning.. :)
I never heard of fittrack, i love these forums, always learning something new!
Congrats on your yoga workout. I never tried yoga but I am toying with the idea. Do you do it in the gym or at home from a disc? I have tried pilates and when I was sticking to it ( did it like every day) I had great results. I got bored of it, but I still try to do it like once a week or every two weeks.
Hopefully get to know each other better and shed these lbs like nothing!!
Did you look at the Halloween challange? i am so exited about it!!
Hajni
 
hajni said:
Hi,
Sorry, sometimes i repeat myself.. LOL. i like to blame it on no coffee, but I already had my coffee this morning.. :) Ah, don't worry about it!
I never heard of fittrack, i love these forums, always learning something new! Well fittrack wasn't working this morning, so I might just do everything on sparkpeople - I used to use it all of the time and loved it!
Congrats on your yoga workout. I never tried yoga but I am toying with the idea. Do you do it in the gym or at home from a disc?
Well I have a Power Yoga DVD that is awesome, it's produced by MTV and you would think it would be all weird, but it's not. I actually checked out videos from my local library and found another Power Yoga video there that was also produced by MTV. But, the workout I did yesterday was recorded on the dvr. It's called Inhale. You're like up and down every other second. I couldn't do it all - had to take breaks in between some stuff. Which when I did it before I got pretty good with it. I will just have to get to doing it more often. I know it helps with the muscles as mine are sore this morning!
I have tried pilates and when I was sticking to it ( did it like every day) I had great results. I got bored of it, but I still try to do it like once a week or every two weeks. I like pilates too, I'm going to have to do some of that as well as it makes for strong abs. :)

Hopefully get to know each other better and shed these lbs like nothing!!
Did you look at the Halloween challange? i am so exited about it!! I haven't yet, but will go check it out. I'm pumped after the workout I just did!
Hajni
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I just finished up a great workout on the elliptical - I'm usually not so pumped afterwards, but I hooked up my little Ipod shuffle and was really going strong. It's amazing how much of a difference it made. I usually watch tv, but this morning just worked out to the music. I'll have to keep up with this and only watch my programs once in awhile. :D
 
Just finished at 41:53 min. workout on the elliptical. Why it didn't give me the extra 7 seconds to go, I'll never know. :confused: But oh well, I know I'll get in more this morning as I'm going to go pick tomatoes and have more housework to do (always!)
So it says I did over 3 miles, burned almost 400 cals., and got in almost 5300 strides! Woohoo!

I'm going to do some abs here in a little bit and then go pick tomatoes.
 
Ok Ok (chuckling)
I get it. I'm gonna go work on that contraption of torture in the other room.
After T and get done with school. Today is the letter E you know. Elephant, Eyeball, Egg.......you get the picture! LOL
Sides that I need a swift kick in the pants for not riding the beastie in so long!
Talk to you later!
Bellaryna
 
Still going strong today - thank goodness we have no chocolate in the house though!

Breakfast:
coffee w/ lite creamer
2 pieces of lite snack cake w/ blueberries

Lunch:
BLT made with turkey bacon, fresh tomatoes, mayo, and greens

Snack:
Special K peach cereal bar --- yum!

Dinner:
Spaghetti made w/ whole wheat noodles and ground chuck
Peaches with a dab of lite vanilla yogurt

Calorie count according to sparkpeople: 1390

Water: 4 16 oz glasses = 64 oz.
 
SweatPea said:
Still going strong today - thank goodness we have no chocolate in the house though!

Breakfast:
coffee w/ lite creamer
2 pieces of lite snack cake w/ blueberries

Lunch:
BLT made with turkey bacon, fresh tomatoes, mayo, and greens

Snack:
Special K peach cereal bar --- yum!

Dinner:
Spaghetti made w/ whole wheat noodles and ground chuck
Peaches with a dab of lite vanilla yogurt

Calorie count according to sparkpeople: 1390

Water: 4 16 oz glasses = 64 oz.
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Looking good!
Way to go with the water.
Your doing super great!
Keep the pace!
Bellaryna
 
whoo, SweatPea, you are doing awesome!! Food is excellent, exercise is excellent.. you are going to lose those lbs in no time!!
Keep going strong
Hajni
 
SweatPea said:
thank goodness we have no chocolate in the house though!
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That is just INSANE!!! What kinda female are you? ;) Just kidding. I don't think this ever happens at my place, but its impressive!

Keep up the great work.

I love sparkpeople & being able to track everything I'm eating all day. Helps me know when to say.. ok stop it now before you get way over the cals & on a really rare occasion when its ok to snack on some 100 cal something or other.
 
LOL Moon! I know, what was I thinking not stocking my cupboards full of chocolate, and I so need it this week (I'm sure!) But on the other hand I did have some special K bars drizzled with a tiny minute bit of chocolate - that does satisfy you when you haven't had any in awhile.

Hajni - Thanks for the support!

Bell - You know I lubs ya! I was drinking all that water for you!

I got on the scale and was down a lb from yesterday - so that's good. I'm at 168.5 - my mini goal is to be 165. I know I can do it!!!!

This morning I did another episode of power yoga. Whew! I'm telling you all that stuff is to die for - literally - sometimes I think I'm going to die doing it! LOL

I've only drank 1 glass (16 oz) of water so far, but my mouth is watering for more.
Plus I just ate some salty queso dip that dh brought home from Don Pablo's and I know I'm going to have to flush it right out of my system or tomorrow, I won't be so happy when I weigh-in.

So far today I've had:

Turkey sandwich on ww bread (lite), with smart balance mayo, turkey bacon, 1/2 of a fresh tomato, and lettuce.
Tortilla chips and queso dip (hubbies leftovers from his dinner out.)
 
oh have you tried the Fiber One bars? The oat & chocolate one satisfies my cravings sometimes. Plus I feel better knowing I get some fiber in with my chocolate. :)

Good job on the pound lost & doing the power yoga! Very cool.
 
MoonGoddess said:
oh have you tried the Fiber One bars? The oat & chocolate one satisfies my cravings sometimes. Plus I feel better knowing I get some fiber in with my chocolate. :)

Good job on the pound lost & doing the power yoga! Very cool.
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I haven't tried them yet, but will look for them. I just can't digest anything with sugar alcohols as they really give my tummy a workout - blech!
 
Ok so breakfast and lunch is listed above.

So the rest of the day was:

Dinner:
Ground chuck burger w/ cheese, baby spinach, tomato slices, pickles, smart balance mayo.
Mushroom pilaf rice (schwan's)
asparagus spears

So meal totals = 1446 (sparkpeople)

5 16 oz glasses of water = 80 oz.

Got in about 42 min. of power yoga.
 
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