Let's start again

Well, I was traveling this past week, and even though I packed my running shoes, I never got the chance to run. It was go, go, go every day I was there. Therefore, I'm restarting my restart. I only got one day in last week anyways, and now I can start on a Monday.

Day 1 of C25K: 5 minute warm-up, alternate 60 seconds of jogging/90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes; Total miles - 1.91; Total time - 27:30 minutes

I also decided to start counting calories again. After being in Ohio for the wedding, I ate nothing but crap. I know I've probably put on a few pounds since moving, but I was trying to reset my metabolism in order to bust a plateau. Hopefully I've accomplished this and can start losing weight again. I should probably officially weigh-in, but I'll worry about that later. I'm more concerned with my stomach problems--not that they've gone away completely, but they have definitely gotten better since I moved. Now, whether that's because my stress level went down, I started taking the probiotic, or I changed my food habits, I have no idea. It worries me that if I start eating more raw fruits and veggies again that the issues may come back. I guess we'll see! It's a new week my friends: No excuses!

Calorie Limits are All Relative

What do you do when you only have 126 calories left in the day and you want to make sure you don't go over but its your TOM and you are hungry like mad? Go to the gym at 830pm and bike for 40 minutes so that you can come home and eat organic strawberry yogurt and granola. Mmmmm. Tummy happy now. :)

Hello. My Name is Tofu. Eat Me.

Well, I did it. I don't think you can call yourself a vegetarian unless you've at least TRIED tofu. I cooked a tofu dish tonight. It took me a good half hour to track down all these crazy ingredients in the local Safeway like toasted sesame seed oil, tahini sauce, and tamari soy sauce. But it was quick and easy to make. And relatively low in calories/points.

Will I cook it again? Maybe, but not anytime soon. :)

Cheers!

Lucky Number 9.5

Yesterday was Sunday and my weigh in day for Weight Watchers. I lost another 1.2 lbs last week which puts me up to 9.5 lbs total weight loss. And since I've been craving a pizza since I first saw those dippable pizza commercials from Pizza hut, I decided I earned a little reward for my hard work. I ordered a small pizza from Dominoes, and completely nommed the whole thing. Kinda gross, but whatever. 30 points later, I felt that I had demolished my pizza craving.

Later that night, a few friends and I went to go see Charlie St. Cloud (paying a whopping $9.50). And let me tell you, it was not worth it. I figured it was going to be a cute little film since Disney heartthrob Zac Efron was in it, but it was faaaaar worse than that. It was like a mixture between a Lifetime movie for kids and a Disney channel inspirational movie, perhaps because of the awkward, dark semi-sex scene in a cemetery with a dead girl. Dialogue: cheesy. Plot: Predictable. Tears: Too many and too CGIed. I rate it a definite waste of two hours.

Shit, I forgot to pull the Tater Tor casserole from the freezer. I hate thawing things... Guess its Turkey Burgers for dinner. Haha.

I'm just waiting for Friday to come along so I can get myself to Ohio. Just waiting.

Cheers!

WW Week 6

So in the middle of June I decided to start doing Weight Watchers again. It's the second time I've done the program, and the first time it worked really well for me. At the end, I had lost over 100 lbs. But after four years of college crap and lazing around, I've managed to put quite a bit back on (not all of it, mind you, not even close, but more than enough). So this time, my goal is to lose 50 lbs and get back to a smaller, not plus, size.

At first, it was really easy and I dropped 4 lbs almost immediately. Then, there were two rough weeks where I put back on 2 lbs, lost one, put on one, etc... Now I've been doing it for a little over six weeks and, by last Sunday, I had lost 8.6 lbs. Which is excellent, but it's definitely getting harder to keep on the diet. There's just so much GOOD food around that I can't eat, and sometimes, my body just can't take it. Plus, the one thing all my friends are good at is eating. We all enjoy cooking, sitting around with each other, and eating. Any time, any place. Also, not a good thing for my diet.

Luckily, one of my best friends is also doing WW so we try, emphasis TRY, to keep each other in check but sometimes we just help each other feel less guilty about pigging out. Haha. I started a blog on WW.com, but it didn't really workout. I felt silly just journeling about weight less, plus there is a WIDE range of people on there, but it's mostly older women with families and kids trying to lose TONS of weight. I felt, inferior. It's hard to be a girl in your early 20s that isn't thin, but it'll be worth it once I'm a girl in my mid 20s who is.

To work out or not to work out. That is the question. I just got back from work, I'm tired and I'm wondering whether the dancing I'll do tonight is enough of a workout. I'm thinking yes. Haha.

Until next time, Cheers!