I'm SO loving BodyRock.tv:)

I'm doing totally great! I did my Day 2 of the BodyRock.tv workout yesterday and I love it! I mean I really really do:)  I did this workout and I know it was supposed to be a 15 minutes workout but I did a 30 minute workout and only managed to finish 3 rounds:/ I was sweating and seriously feeling like I was about to vomit:| and that's always a good sign that you are pushing yourself...right? hmm I don't know if that's actually true but I seem think so:)
I've decided to do workout 1 & 2 for this week (instead of doing a different one for everyday) just because I'm SUCH a beginner and I think it's probably better if I stick with two workouts a week for now.  Once, I'm in a better shape, I'll start adding workouts to my week and hopefully that'll help me through the plateaus.

Calories: 1400 

BodyRock: 30 minutes

Changing the subject:  I know I didn't post my Mexican Monday recipe last week and that I haven't posted the one for this week but I will do it later today:)

Have an awesome day!

Why MUST we exercise?! Why? Why? :/

OMG I had to literally MAKE myself do it... I tried three different times throughout the day to get some workout done and the first two times I just could not get myself to do it...I just couldn't... call me lazy because that's exactly how I feel!  On my last attempt I had to get myself a little mad about the fact that nothing changes because I don't change....and I think that's what did it...go figure.  I did 15 minutes of  Cardio Blast that was available "Free On Demand" and it was good enough to make me sweat a bit.  Not bad for a first day.  I'm just glad that's over with for today.  Now I just really need to get back on track with my food and stay within my caloric intake... so far so good.

Have you guys heard of BodyRock.tv?  It's a REALLY awesome site about home workouts and I'm definitely planning on trying it out maybe tomorrow.  Definitely check out the site it's loaded with info and best of all videos showing you exactly what to do:D  and it's FREE! who doesn't love free?! I know I do!:)

Ok, well I was excited cuz I finally did some workout and wanted to share that with you guys:)


Have  a great rest of the day!

Weigh-in and New Challenge

So, I know I didn't post my pictures or my weigh in yesterday but I will do it in a bit.  I have been super stressed lately with some personal stuff and haven't had the best of days these last three days:/  My eating has been good in the daytime and at night time I semi-binge:/ it hasn't been super bad but I need to get back on track and focus on what it's important TODAY.

15 Days of tracking food and not working out was definitely helpful in making me aware of just how much I used to eat (A LOT).  As of today I am up by one pound making my current weight 192lbs:/  I suppose if I had worked out I would've lost a couple pounds but it's been next to impossible to get myself to workout,
but oh well that's that.  Today is a new day and a new start and I will do my best!

STARTING TODAY:

New 15 Day Challenge:  WORK OUT 15 DAYS FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES & Track my food:)

My daily caloric intake will be 1400 for the next 15 days.

Things I will try to help me stay within my calories:

• STOP THINKING ABOUT IT!
• Drink tea & water after dinner.
• Eat something within 15 minutes of waking up.
• Snack LESS (I just snack waaaaaaaay too much)

Things I will try to help me get moving:

• Try everything!  

Seriously, I have NO idea how this is going to work:/ any ideas?  Need all the help I can get!

That's it! Wish me luck!

Last Day!!!

Today is my LAST day! wow I can't believe I actually tracked my food 98% of my challenge:D That's a FIRST for me:)

My caloric intake for yesterday was 1893 not good I know, but I take comfort in the fact that I didn't give up and I kept counting my calories.  Today, it's going so so, thanks to that monthly visit, my hormones are all over the place and definitely not helping me.  I'm still going to weigh in tomorrow and at this point I would be happy to not have a gain:/  either way I'll be proud of myself for sticking with it for 15 days and not giving up.

I have learned soooooo much, who knew right?!  I'm learning of new lower calorie/fat recipes and in cooking healthier not only do I benefit from it, but my husband and son as well:)  My husband has been making an effort to eat healthier too and has been coming home for lunch instead of eating out with his co-workers so, that is already a positive change because not only does he get to eat a little bit healthier during the day but, he gets to spend more time with me:D  The one thing I really need to start working on is WORKING OUT.  Yep, I just cannot get to working out:/ I don't know why I just don't feel like it, have NO desire to work out at all:/ I just need to start finding what works for me and start small so we'll see.... maybe I'll make my next 15 Day challenge one where I track and do 15 minutes of workout everyday....that sounds good no? Yep.. sound's good:D

2 Days

So this weekend I didn't do as well as I had hoped:/  It was pretty difficult counting my calories not knowing exactly what was in the foods I ate, but I tried not to over do it, with that said: Saturday went okay and Sunday went ehm... not so good:/ but today is Monday and it's a new day and I will do great today!:)

I'm not counting these past two days in my personal challenge or should I?  If, I do then as of today I have two days left.  If I don't, then I have four days left... hmm 2 days or 4 days??? Yeah, I think I'll count them otherwise I'll feel like I've cheated...so as of today I have TWO more days and I'm done! yay!  I'll weigh myself and take pictures and start over again! I'm super excited and I really really hope I'm into the 180's by then:)

Changing the subject:  I love Hungry Girl! I mean how great is she?!  I have been recording her episodes on the Food Network and they are awesome! did anyone see her "Date Night" episode this weekend? Definitely trying her stuffed mushroom recipe.. looked super good!  I also borrowed "Cook This, Not That" from my sister in-law and it has great tips and such yummy recipes, I can't wait to start trying them out:)  Yesterday, I went to Mother's Market by my mom's place to see if I could find those shiratake noodles (I may have misspelled the name) and I did and they were on sale! so I stocked up:D  then I thought "I should have tried one first" but being that I couldn't find them in my area then I guess at 1.19 each bag it's not too bad...right?:/
I first heard of shiratake noodles when I was google-ing low calorie pastas or alternatives.  Each bag, I think, has two servings and each serving has 20 calories...not bad right?!:D  Well, I have yet to try them out, but I'm really hoping they are not too bad...crossing my fingers:)

Ok, I think that's it for right now...

5/4 Days and a THANK YOU!

As of today I have 4 days left to my personal challenge...it has gone so super fast!  I'm really looking forward to the new changes my life is taking.  Blogging my journey and having people support me, has really helped me.  THANK YOU!  I have been able to stay on track and not lose the focus and my main goal: TO BE HEALTHY.  I definitely feel different this time around, it's not a diet that I'm on.  It's changing my way of thinking, changing my relationship with food and changing the way I feel about myself.  I'm a work in progress and I'm going to get there.  I'm not looking to be a specific size or look a certain way.  All I want is to be feel good in my body: whatever size that is.

Yesterday I had 1650 calories.  Today, I'm going to make a bigger effort to stay under 1500.  I have slacked a bit these last couple of days but it's ok.  I'm counting my calories, I feel great, and I know I'll be able to cut back with more ease as time goes on and my body gets used to the new caloric intake.

That's it for today!

Oh, I'll be visiting the fam and Disneyland this weekend (my son has been begging to take him there), so I probably won't post anything till I get back Monday.


Have a great weekend!

6 Days

I still feel weird.  I'm not sure why but, I have been feeling a bit more tired than usual, so much so that I have been taking naps in the late afternoon (and I never do that! I'm not a fan of taking naps during the day).  Hopefully today won't be too bad.

Ok, so yesterday I did really good and then night time came and I started with the veggie chips then the cheetos :/ not to worry tho I ate around 1500.  I did however decided to throw away all the cheetos I had left, before I finished the bag:/  I also threw away the chips:D  Yes, I don't know what it is about those crunchy snacks that  I have a hard time controlling my portions.  So, I decided to just not have them in the house anymore until I get better at this portion control.

It's almost 7am and I feel like I can sleep the whole day:/ grr....

That's it!

Have an awesome day!

7 Days and a loss

I really don't have much to say except I did horrible yesterday:( I had about 1846 calories (I would round it up to 2000 calories).  I have been feeling a little weird these past two days and whatever that was made me totally dig in last night:/  oh well, today is a new day and I'm doing great, feeling great, and totally excited!  I weighed myself in the morning and I'm at 191lbs soooo that means there's a loss! Woot woot! I really didn't think it was going to be a big loss considering I have done no workouts whatsoever and my eating hasn't always been on point BUT it definitely made me feel awesome to see the scale go down:)   As of today I have 6 days left and I've decided to lower my calories to 1350 for the remainder of my personal challenge.  I'm pretty confident that I will stay around that number but I'm not going to beat myself over it if I go over a few calories every other day as long as I keep track of everything I eat, I think I'll be okay.  Exercising is the last thing I want to do right now so when I finally do get the urge to start working out I will let you guys know.  Right now I think focusing on my eating habits and learning to control my portions is the best thing I can do.

I have found that I'm really enjoying trying out a bunch of healthy  low-fat/low-cal foods.  I baked some chocolate chip cookies from Hungry Girl the other day and while I'm not thrilled with how they tasted, it gave me a reason to start looking into ways to bake healthy.

That's it for now! ;)

8 Days & an Omelete maker

Last week I went on my weekly visit to my my local Fresh & Easy and browsing through the dairy section I found a Microwave Omelet Pan.  I of course bought it and tried it right away and let me tell you I absolutely love it!  It's easy, healthy, fast, mess free and I mean what more do I want..right?:)

To make my omelet:

• I beat one whole egg with two egg whites and one tablespoon of water.
• Pour egg into pan (equal portions).
• Microwave for 45 seconds.
•  Mix again and back to microwave for 20 seconds.
• Take out and add filling: mushroom, spinach, onions, tomato, cilantro, and cheese.
• Back into microwave for 45-50 seconds.
• So Yummy!!:D

8 Days:

I had a pretty relaxing day yesterday did good. Still no work out but doing good.

Snacks for the day were: 1 hungry girl cookie, 1 skinny cow chocolate truffle, & 1 sliced frozen banana w/PB (soo delicious!).

Calories: 1488

over 18

No Workout

As of today I have seven days left (one FULL week) and I'm done!:)  I'm planning on lowering my calories a bit and start over again:D  I can do this!

10 & 9 Days

It's Monday and we are starting a new week!  I'm officially half way into my challenge and although I had a day two days of struggle, I'm doing pretty good.  Getting more and more committed to this as the days pass and I notice the changes in the way I feel on a day to day basis.
This weekend was pretty tough, but I didn't give up.  I counted my calories and tried not to let myself go completely overboard.  I'm pretty proud of myself:)

Day 10:
Calories 2041
(over 571)

No Workout

Day 9:
Calories 1243


No Workout


I know I have to start working out to start seeing some real results.  I'm having a hard time getting started, but I promise I will get into it sooner or later (preferably sooner).

On a different note:  I'm still having problems with loading pictures into Picasa hence the no pictures lately.  I had to uninstall and plan to re-install it later today...hopefully that'll fix the problem.

11 Days

Well. Yesterday was definitely not my best day.  I struggled with my eating and working out.  I started off good, but sometime in the middle of the day I started stressing out and it all went down hill from there:/  I know it wasn't as bad as it could have been but it's more about the fact that I couldn't deal with what I was feeling.  The reason I didn't work out: I was tired:/ I know that's not an excuse.  I need to figure out how to get motivated to workout because I know that's something I have to do sooner or later and that I can't just opt out of.  I just need to get in the groove of it and once I start I'm sure it'll be easier to keep with it.

No pictures again:/ but here's my day:

Calories:1664 

 Over 194cal and I'm seriously tripping over that.

Workout: None

Today is a new day and I will do better!:)

Have a great weekend!!

12 Days

I have been thinking that eating around 1500 for the rest of my life is actually doable:) I have been feeling pretty satisfied at the end of the day and the only "munchies" I get are from when my emotions want to tell me I need food but I have been trying hard to just ignore them and focus on something else.  I feel very confident that I can finish this challenge and continue this until the end of the year, but I don't want to jinx it-oh maybe I did already:/- eh:)  I'm only thinking of each day as it comes (but I do start fantasizing about looking hot for Christmas and even hotter for my birthday lol hehe).

Ok, I've got no pictures for today, but this is what my day looked like:

Calories: 1510
I went 40 calories over but I'm not gonna trip over that:)

Workout: None
I'm planning on one day workout/ one day rest routine for now.



I'm doing good and things are looking good!

Have a great weekend!

13 Days

Picasa is driving me nuts!  I have been trying to upload my pictures to create a collage but I cannot get them uploaded! Grrrrrrr so frustrated!

Okay, sorry.  Had a great day today and here is what it looked like:

Calories: 1307

Breakfast

Snack 

Lunch

Dinner

Workout

Sorry, this trying to upload my pics to picasa totally killed my mood to blog:/ grr..

Good Night!!!:)

14 Days

Today has been such a looooooooooong day!  My feet are hurting from being up all day with not much down time.  I was hoping to take pictures of every meal I eat so I can post it up for you guys, but I really had not much time today.  My day started off shaky, I'm not sure why:/ I had breakfast twice:/ but even after I have dinner tonight I will be under my daily calories.  Blah..ok sorry so tired I'm not really in the blogging mood:/  I'll try to update this post tomorrow morning before my day start.  I did good today though:D  I struggled with the food part but I know I will control myself if I have to;)

Have great night!

Update:

Good Morning!:)

Ok, so here's how my day looked like yesterday:

Calories: 1437

Whole Wheat Pancake

Tuna Stuffed Pita

Breakfast: WW pancake w/low fat PB and sugar free jelly/Veggie omelette.

Lunch: Chipotle tuna stuffed whole wheat pita.

Dinner: Ground Turkey-Tofu tacos with whole wheat tortillas

Snacks: small plum, golden melon, skinny cow vanilla sandwich

I did no official workout, but I was moving a lot more throughout the day than usual so I'm sure I burned extra calories:)

That's it!

15 Days

Today is the beginning of my personal challenge!  Yay!
I'm really feeling pretty good today and I feel like this is a challenge I can accomplish.  It maybe not too challenging but I'm mainly working on staying on track and keeping the motivation to get to my ultimate goal.  Once I accomplish this, I plan on adjusting it, and maybe trying to keep up with it for 20 days? or maybe even 30..won't know till I finish this one first.

Ok, so a major change for me these coming weeks will be the planning of  the meals.  I hate planning meals.  I really really do:/ BUT I think if I can plan a day or two ahead it will really help me stay on track and minimize my "off track" incidences.  So, last night I quickly scribbled on a notepad a few ideas for breakfasts, lunch, and dinners that I can make this week (I'll try to post it up on my "Daily Log" page later today).  

I had a good day:) the hardest thing for me was getting my butt on the treadmill and staying on it for 20 minutes, but I did it.

Here's how my day looked like:

197lbs

Calories: 1369 

Workout: 20 min walk + 10 min cardio video

I met all my goals for today:)  That's it!

Check out my "Mexican Monday" recipe it was really good!