Belly be gone!

seriously…what was i thinking???  i went for chinese for dinner and of course i didn’t order anything remotely healthy.  and of course i ate the crispy noodles (hello fried food!).  and of course my belly was stickin WAY out when we left!!!  there’s the 2349098135209 points i was talking about yesterday…

and to top it off…i had the evil thoughts of getting something that is highly caloric and fattening from the grocery store!!!  thank goodness i didn’t go get the movie w/DH, otherwise i would’ve been scrounging the desserts for something that i SO don’t need.  never mind that i will probably make something tomorrow, esp if we go to the neighbor’s for a bowl game.  i was thinking chocolate meringues, but then DH says meringues are not his favorite.  so maybe it’ll be chocolate chip cookies…

DH is home…movie time!  yes…we are lame - esp b/c i’ll probably be asleep before the movie is over!!!

happy new years to all!!!  have a happy & healthy 2008!

where to begin?  not sure…

ok…vegas was good.  i now know why it’s called sin city - it’s SINful the amount of food i ate!!!  i got in one good day of exercise - went to the fitness center and had a good run, and then that day we walked ALL over the strip.  needless to say, my body was aching!  got to see the hoover dam - this was really cool and i learned a lot and we even went on the tour that went inside the dam!  very cool!!!

came back and have been trying to get back into a routine - whatever that is.  but, before that, i let myself eat quite a bit…ugh.  but no more!  i have decided that i’m going to track all my food and exercise.  this came about b/c i decided i wanted to track my exercise.  and i figured if i’m tracking exercise, then i should track food, too.  esp since i haven’t been tracking food in a LONG time and i really want to drop another 10 lbs or so.  and, i should be honest w/my food, too.  even if i eat 120984153449817 points a day!!!  i don’t know if i’ll be putting all this in my blog, but i put together a spreadsheet this morning for me to track.

meanwhile - i tried my first spin class this morning!  it wasn’t too bad.  i don’t know that i necessarily pushed myself as much as i should have.  but  there were definitely times when my thighs were hating me!!!  we’ll see how the legs feel tomorrow!  right now, my tush is starting to feel it - the part of sitting on the bike seat.  i’ll go again - i’m going to the sunday morning class, and i’ll do this for a few weeks.  my knee was clicking a little bit - i hope this is something that will go away as i do this more and my knees and thighs get conditioned to this kind of exercise.

that’s about it on the eating / exercise front.  meanwhile, we’re getting TONZ of rain.  which is good because we SO need it (this is the driest, or will be the 2nd driest year on record), but it’s a pain with taking the dog out to go to the bathroom.  she has to stay on the leash all the time because of her stitches (she was spayed while we were in vegas) - they have to stay clean for 10 days!

and with that - she is going stir crazy since she can’t really run around and play - again b/c of her stitches.  so she’s been driving us crazy.

out to eat….have a good evening!

so i’m writing this post from my phone while getting my toes done! that is so cool to me! ok…left work early and met the husband for lunch. got a felafal - SO YUM-DILLI-ICIOUS!!! now i feel gross because i ate it all. but it was good.

got DH’s holiday gathering tonight. trying to get a lot done this afternoon. we’ll see how it goes. i feel the guy doing my toes is taking forever and then he’s gonna do my nails?! i hope it doesn’t take forever!

went on treadmill this morning. not as bad as i thought it would be. i wasn’t worried about the exercise. i was worried about how i’d do since i haven’t slept well ALL WEEK (thank you puppy!)

ok…i’m outta here for a few days. then it’s back on track for those last 10 pounds.

if you celebrate christmas then have a good holiday!

that i don’t go over board while in vegas!!!  DH was looking at the vegas travel book and he started talking about some of the buffets.  they totally scare me!!!  i remember when we were in biloxi (this was before i started on WW) and we did the buffet once - and i ate SO much (partially b/c we ate SO late for lunch, so i ate on a ravenous stomach) and i felt so ill and i didn’t want dinner at all!!!  ugh!  so i’m hoping that’s not the case…

i’m getting excited about our trip!  it should be lots of fun - but i think it’s still going to be cold while we’re there  :(  i was looking forward to some fun in the sun - probably not this trip.  oh well…

doesn’t mean that i can eat like crap-ola until i want to implement my plan!!!  but, that’s what i did today…

so…be good…no peanut brittle…no TJ’s trail mix….no excess chocolate….

oy…one of these days, i’ll get back into it. 

meanwhile….i’m lovin the treadmill!!!  here’s why - i can see improvement!  i am not the best when it comes to pushing myself to exercise.  once i started running on the treadmill - i.e. when it got too cold for my southern tootsies to run outside - i started pushing myself more!  i upped the speed.  i started doing interval runs.  i have even upped the amount of time i ran.  so i’ve been able to push myself.  and i have to find new ways to push myself because the runs are getting easier!!!  woo hoo

i’m giving myself until after the new year, and then it’s back OP.

i did go to WI this morning - it was a couple of pounds up.  :(  but, still below my WW goal weight.  i still wasn’t happy about the gain, but then again, between all the mini cheese cakes i made & ate, cookies, other desserts, and latkes over the past few weeks, can’t say that i shouldn’t be surprised.  although, i have been working out just about every day.  last night we went for mexican, and yes, i ate the chips.  oh, and yesterday was work holiday party - i chewed gum the first half, then had some fruit w/caramel dip (SOOOO good!), a couple of crackers w/dip, and a bite of dessert).  i normally don’t see differences when it’s TOM or water retention, but today i might have.  not sure how much sodium i had yesterday from the mexican food.  oh, and i had a lean cuisine for lunch yesterday - more sodium.  and when puppy woke me in the middle of the night & i went to the bathroom - i had a lot of pee!  (sorry if that’s TMI…a little more ahead)  and an hour after WI, again, lots of pee even though i hadn’t had that much to drink. 

ok…so i’m just looking for excuses as to why i had a slightly heavier WI today.

so i told DH that after the new year, i’m back OP.  we’re going to vegas before the new year, so that’s why i said i’m waiting until after the new year.  i’m still going to exercise until that point.  and i’ll probably hit the gym while there, too!!!  (every time i’ve been out of town since starting WW, i’ve found some way to get in some exercise whenever i’ve been out of town!!!)  and i’ll probably cut back on some of the bad stuff before then, too.  i think i’d like to lose 10 more lbs. 

meanwhile…wendy - if you’re reading this - the two times i’ve gone swimming, i’ve had raccoon eyes, too!!!  (right where my eyes naturally have bags - ugh!)  i asked about it on a board, and one of the women says she always has ‘em…and just wears her sunglasses in the morning.  it’s her hollywood look! 

and i do!!!  ugh…

i haven’t been blogging.  i haven’t been tracking.  i haven’t been OP.  i don’t know what my problem is…i’ve just gotten so lax!!!

i’m still around - lurking and occasionally commenting.  but i’m having a hard time with self-control and food!  i don’t know why…which sucks because i still have a few more pounds that i want to lose.  i just can’t get with the program…

i don’t have a problem with exercise, though.  i still go every morning.  and twice a week i do weights (tonight was killer). 

i’m thinking of trying triathlons (sprint) next year.  it’s almost like the contagious goals roni was talking about.  i think that seeing improvements in my running has prompted me to try triathlons.  right now, i’m just trying to get used to running and biking.  since i’m not really on a training plan, i’m excited about this and think i can do it!!!  so we’ll see…

i will say that i’m excited about my exercising.  i don’t know why, but i think it’s somewhat empowering for me.  i never thought i’d be doing what i do - running for 30 minutes!  running 10 min miles (yes, i know it’s slow…but it’s not that slow for me!).  doing the weights that i do at the gym.  i just feel really great about myself after working out.  and when i think about how far i’ve come, i feel proud of myself.

i’m gonna give myself until after the new year, and then i need to be better about my eating!!!  and possibly blogging…i think part of it is that i don’t know that anything interesting is going on to talk about!  :(  and i don’t know that you want to read about my workouts.

anyhow…i’m just rambling.  not really sure about what. 

oh…tomorrow is work’s holiday party.  and there’s a white elephant gift exchange.  and i got nuthin for it!!!  seriously - i don’t have anything for it…i need to brainstorm about what to bring for this….

so, it’s been a long day - ok, make that a couple of days - since i dont’ sleep well.  and this is w/o kids!!!  what’ll happen when we have kids?!?!?! 

in the middle of all this - during one of the moments when i was awake in the middle of the night, i realized i could take some f/v to offset the pizza!!!  and i think i’ll do that, and limit myself to one slice of pizza!!!  :)  i was going to take an apple, and some broccoli/carrots!  i was very proud of myself for thinking of this!!!  esp since scale last night was scary - even though i know not to trust the evening scale reading after pigging out!!!

so my mini cheesecakes are so CUTE!!!  i’m super excited about them!  and they are SO easy to make!  wow…if i’d known cheesecakes were this easy….i tasted one of the plain ones last night - it was still warm, but it was good!  i can’t wait to try the ones w/the surprise inside - mini reese’s pb cup!  i had seen paula deen make these YEARS ago, and i’ve always wanted to try ‘em!!!  can’t wait…hopefully i wait until tonight, and not have some for b’fast! :)  so all i have to do is make the whipped cream for them…i LOVE homemade whipped cream - i haven’t made it in over 2 years (i know b/c we were last in the condo!) and it’s evil b/c i could probably eat the WHOLE bowl of it!

ok…need to get my day going and see if i can help DH w/anything!  yeah, it’s friday…

i’m making mini cheesecakes right now!  dinner is at MIL’s house tomorrow night, and i wanted to try these cheesecakes.  so i told MIL i would bring a “surprise” dessert.  and since i told her i wanted to make something, and since i bought the ingredients, then i had to make them.  even though i didn’t sleep enough last night.  even though i went to the gym at 6 this morning (30 min elliptical).  and i went back tonight to do weights with the trainer.  ok…i’m just trying to say that i’m ti-urd!!!

oh, back to my cheesecakes.  the first batch has been made!  it’s cooling.  then i can start on the next batch!!!  it’s gonna be a long night. 

alright…the bad with the eating…ok, not so bad, but not so good….

nf yogurt with sf/nf pudding mix mixed in & strawberries - core

4 hershey’s dark chocolate - 2 pts

leftover stir fry & brown rice - core

lite cool whip - 1 pt

hershey’s dark chocolate kissables - 1 pt

tomato mozarella salad - core

chicken parm - lots of points

couple pieces of garlic bread - more points

AP - 3 earned

ok…whoosh…i posted my eating.  tomorrow isn’t going to be that great - i think pizza is for lunch, and i’m out of my yogurt. 

i’m going to try to swim tomorrow.  i’ll see how i feel - i’m sure i’m going to be exhausted.  that, and i might be really sore from tonights weight workout (i didn’t weights on tuesday night since i was out of town).

ok…i’m just babbling, while watching grey’s, and waiting for the first batch of cheesecakes to cool!!! 

now, i know i told myself i was going to post my food, but i really don’t want to today!!!  i know it’s good to post the good and the bad.  well…i may start that tomorrow!!! 

i’m back from visiting my parents - i had a nice visit.  and now i’m glad to be back.  i will admit that i skipped my workout this morning.  that was because the puppy wasn’t being very nice last night and kept me up for a while.  she’s been pretty good so far this evening. 

tomorrow i’ll run on the treadmill.  i’m not sure how long or what speed i’m going to do.  yesterday - did 35 min at 6mph.  so i’m slowly working on increasing the amount of time i run, as well as the speed.  i feel like this has been my only saving grace for what i’ve been eating.  and considering i ate awfully today.  i need to reign in my eating…especially since we’re going on a mini-vacation in a couple of weeks.  i know this is going to be a crazy weekend for eating (uh, especially since i plan on making a couple of different kinds of mini cheesecakes tomorrow for dinner on friday night!).

i’m just catching up on tv shows i missed while away…i’m always way behind DH on the shows, so it’s my fault that the dvr is always full!!!

tomorrow…back to being good and having some will power!!!