Ok, this is just a very quick little post because I have to squee! I am one of those people that I don't see the weight loss on someone. Not myself, not anyone else until there is a drastic difference. So, even though I have been going to TRX for a few months now and watching what I eat to a certain extent for about two weeks now, I hadn't noticed the small changes that take place in those early stages.
Today, I have had TWO gym members at work comment and ask if I had been working out. That makes my day!
You can now go back to your regularly scheduled blog posts.
Amy <3
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Goals for Myself
It has been a week since I posted last and I got a friendly little nudge from one of my friends telling me that she was patiently waiting for the next post. Honestly, I've been a little distracted this week from the blog and busy at work. I am proud that even though this week has been tough emotionally I have stuck to my guns. I've been eating better and I haven't really been eating out (at this point, whatever I cook is going to be better than eating out). I went to TRX Bootcamp yesterday and am going to my sculpting class tomorrow.
I've been working on my list of goals and I think I have come up with things that will really help me make good habits. I am hoping the "1 week-ers" will force me to do it and then it will just become normal and I will continue on. Let me know if you have any additions for me! So, here I go.
I am still trying to find some ways to switch up the breakfast routine so it isn't just cereal everyday and I saw the Jimmy Dean Delights turkey sausage muffin in the freezer section. It was actually pretty good and only 260 calories. I'm going to look around and see what other kind of selections they have. Wish me luck!
Amy <3
I've been working on my list of goals and I think I have come up with things that will really help me make good habits. I am hoping the "1 week-ers" will force me to do it and then it will just become normal and I will continue on. Let me know if you have any additions for me! So, here I go.
- Eat breakfast at home all week
- Take my lunch to work all week + #1
- Cook dinner every night + #1 and #2
- Include fruits and/or vegetables in each meal
- DRINK WATER! (Remembering my water bottle is imperative here. Not so good at that yet.)
- Drink only 1 non-water drink per day for 1 week
- Drink only water for 1 week
- Attend TRX (without skipping) for 2 months
- Incorporate exercise into my week 3x a week
Eat breakfast at home all week
I am still trying to find some ways to switch up the breakfast routine so it isn't just cereal everyday and I saw the Jimmy Dean Delights turkey sausage muffin in the freezer section. It was actually pretty good and only 260 calories. I'm going to look around and see what other kind of selections they have. Wish me luck!
Amy <3
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
A Love/Hate Relationship
Last night was TRX night. TRX and I are in a complicated relationship. It loves to hate me and I just hate it. Kinda sorta, but not really. I think I secretly like it. I honestly probably wouldn't have gone back after the first week if the class wasn't at my workplace. Did I forget to mention that I work at a wellness center? Yeah, so I really don't have any excuse. Arthur, the instructor, threatened to hunt me down if I didn't come back. He would have done it too so I kept going back.
I was the only one in class. Yay me! It was a very interesting experience and not in a bad way. It made me entertain the idea of a personal trainer more seriously. I had thought about it, but it can be pricey so I haven't committed to the idea yet.
This TRX class isn't strictly TRX at the moment. With our youth basketball league we don't have space in the gym for our evening classes so we have to get creative. Arthur rises to the challenge. We did a tabata on the spin bike. I officially seriously dislike the spin bike. It was a great way to get my heart rate up and work my legs, but it was so freaking uncomfortable. I've never really been interested in taking a spin class, but that definitely put that possibility firmly off the table.
For those of you unfamiliar with this newer workout tool, it was developed by the Navy Seals. They wanted something compact and light weight they could carry with them so they could stay fit while deployed. It is a very simple system. One strap hooks on to the wall (about 8ft up) or can be anchored in the door and it splits in to two separate straps with handles and cradles that you can put your feet in. Boy did they ever do a good job with this invention. Your imagination is your limit with this system. You can do sit ups, rows, crunches, push ups, presses, flys, anything and everything that your little heart could desire. The boys in the picture below are in the raised position, think about the angle they will be at when they lower themselves. That is a serious angle right there.
Photo by Joyce Costello, USAG Livorno Public Affairs.
The thing I actually really do like about TRX is that anyone can do it. I am at least 100lbs over weight and I am using this system that was developed by the freaking Navy Seals. As Arthur would say, "that right there is a little bit of awesome."
Today I feel pretty good. No soreness, wouldn't even know I had worked out. Tomorrow is what I like to think of as the day of pain. It is also when I have my sculpting class. Wish me luck!
Amy <3
I was the only one in class. Yay me! It was a very interesting experience and not in a bad way. It made me entertain the idea of a personal trainer more seriously. I had thought about it, but it can be pricey so I haven't committed to the idea yet.
This TRX class isn't strictly TRX at the moment. With our youth basketball league we don't have space in the gym for our evening classes so we have to get creative. Arthur rises to the challenge. We did a tabata on the spin bike. I officially seriously dislike the spin bike. It was a great way to get my heart rate up and work my legs, but it was so freaking uncomfortable. I've never really been interested in taking a spin class, but that definitely put that possibility firmly off the table.
For those of you unfamiliar with this newer workout tool, it was developed by the Navy Seals. They wanted something compact and light weight they could carry with them so they could stay fit while deployed. It is a very simple system. One strap hooks on to the wall (about 8ft up) or can be anchored in the door and it splits in to two separate straps with handles and cradles that you can put your feet in. Boy did they ever do a good job with this invention. Your imagination is your limit with this system. You can do sit ups, rows, crunches, push ups, presses, flys, anything and everything that your little heart could desire. The boys in the picture below are in the raised position, think about the angle they will be at when they lower themselves. That is a serious angle right there.
The thing I actually really do like about TRX is that anyone can do it. I am at least 100lbs over weight and I am using this system that was developed by the freaking Navy Seals. As Arthur would say, "that right there is a little bit of awesome."
Today I feel pretty good. No soreness, wouldn't even know I had worked out. Tomorrow is what I like to think of as the day of pain. It is also when I have my sculpting class. Wish me luck!
Amy <3
Friday, January 18, 2013
Busy Weekend
Today I have been thinking through all the recipes in my head and I realized that not many of them are healthy. Though, to be honest, I've known that for a while. I grew up in the South, we don't really do healthy very well (even though my mama is a yankee). Everything is coated in flour and either deep fried or pan fried, including the vegetables. And if the vegetables aren't fried you will find them in a gloriously ooey gooey cheesey casserole. There is always a starch and that starch tends to make up a good portion of your plate. Think 2 or 3 serving sizes. And then you smother the entire plate in gravy. Fruit? That is for the jello mold. You'd think I was talking about Thanksgiving or Christmas. That sounds like a holiday meal, right? At my grandmother's, every meal was a holiday meal.
Seriously, the woman knew how to cook. And she loved to cook. She always made sure she had a pound cake ready for me, a chocolate cake ready for my brother, and a caramel pecan cake ready for my father when we arrived at her house. Sometimes we were down there every weekend. That is a lot of cake. She had a dining room table that sat 8 people and the table was always full of food for lunch and dinner. I mean, no space left available. There was barely enough room for our plates and silverware.
So, in all of this I was trying to plan out my weekend meals. At least for dinner. Then I remembered that it is Queens Feast in Charlotte and I have reservations at the Melting Pot. Ok, not a huge problem. Yes there will be wonderful cheesey fondu and a fabulous chocolate fondu which isn't the best when it comes to heathly eating, but it's not like I go to dinner there every week. Then I was reminded by a call from one of my moms (anyone I babysit for is one of my "families" or "moms") seeing if 8am Saturday was good for the overnight sit I had completely forgot I had booked. Well crap. There goes the weekend. I am still trying to figure out how to make the dinner I had so desperately wanted to make on Saturday without it being a big to do.
I first found this recipe during Lent last year. (FYI, I hate Lent. I am a bad Catholic that way.) I always have trouble finding good things that aren't expensive and aren't a PB and Mayo sandwich (I'm from the South, remember?). And then, I found this little gem on Pinterest. I heart Pinterest like whoa. It is a wonderfully flavorful and surprisingly easy to make shrimp and pasta dish. I might even be adventurous and make it with whole wheat angel hair pasta.
Well, wish me luck! I have a feeling I am going to need it in more ways than one this weekend! I hope you all have a wonderful three day weekend!
Amy <3
Seriously, the woman knew how to cook. And she loved to cook. She always made sure she had a pound cake ready for me, a chocolate cake ready for my brother, and a caramel pecan cake ready for my father when we arrived at her house. Sometimes we were down there every weekend. That is a lot of cake. She had a dining room table that sat 8 people and the table was always full of food for lunch and dinner. I mean, no space left available. There was barely enough room for our plates and silverware.
So, in all of this I was trying to plan out my weekend meals. At least for dinner. Then I remembered that it is Queens Feast in Charlotte and I have reservations at the Melting Pot. Ok, not a huge problem. Yes there will be wonderful cheesey fondu and a fabulous chocolate fondu which isn't the best when it comes to heathly eating, but it's not like I go to dinner there every week. Then I was reminded by a call from one of my moms (anyone I babysit for is one of my "families" or "moms") seeing if 8am Saturday was good for the overnight sit I had completely forgot I had booked. Well crap. There goes the weekend. I am still trying to figure out how to make the dinner I had so desperately wanted to make on Saturday without it being a big to do.
I first found this recipe during Lent last year. (FYI, I hate Lent. I am a bad Catholic that way.) I always have trouble finding good things that aren't expensive and aren't a PB and Mayo sandwich (I'm from the South, remember?). And then, I found this little gem on Pinterest. I heart Pinterest like whoa. It is a wonderfully flavorful and surprisingly easy to make shrimp and pasta dish. I might even be adventurous and make it with whole wheat angel hair pasta.
Well, wish me luck! I have a feeling I am going to need it in more ways than one this weekend! I hope you all have a wonderful three day weekend!
Amy <3
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
This Is Me
Ok. So. This is me. Trying to lose weight. I don't really know what I am doing except that I am trying and that is half the battle right? I hope so anyway.
I am starting small with my food goals because every other time my goals have been obscure, like 'eat healthy." What does that even mean anyway? Especially to a picky eater like me. I'm talking like two year old picky. They tease me at work about how picky I am. I can count on one hand the vegetables that I will eat.
My goal this week was to eat breakfast at home every day. Then I ran out of milk last night (I crave milk and last night was one of those nights), so I stopped and got a biscuit because it was quick and easy on the way to work.
I am trying to get out of the quick and easy mind frame, but it is hard. So tomorrow I start again. I eat breakfast at home because one mistake won't derail me like it usually does. Once I've got this goal down, I will move on. Writing this I am inspired to write each goal down and then cross them off the list. Crossing things off a list is so satisfying. I will get on that. Anyways, thanks for reading :)
I am starting small with my food goals because every other time my goals have been obscure, like 'eat healthy." What does that even mean anyway? Especially to a picky eater like me. I'm talking like two year old picky. They tease me at work about how picky I am. I can count on one hand the vegetables that I will eat.
My goal this week was to eat breakfast at home every day. Then I ran out of milk last night (I crave milk and last night was one of those nights), so I stopped and got a biscuit because it was quick and easy on the way to work.
I am trying to get out of the quick and easy mind frame, but it is hard. So tomorrow I start again. I eat breakfast at home because one mistake won't derail me like it usually does. Once I've got this goal down, I will move on. Writing this I am inspired to write each goal down and then cross them off the list. Crossing things off a list is so satisfying. I will get on that. Anyways, thanks for reading :)
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