Monday List / Monday Weigh In

It may be Tuesday but I had no time to get on the computer yesterday!

Monday Weigh In 

147.4 

No gym last week, I know fail! But I'm so proud of myself sticking to my diet. Everything has been healthy and under my calories for the day!

001. Finish the last 50 pages of 11.22.63

OH my goodness! Such an amazing book

002. Write my review

I am so excited to share this book and my opinion, I already had everyone at work reading it!

003. Stick to healthy eating

I'm actually enjoying this. I feel great... actually I feel like a new person, lots of energy and I never feel sluggish 

Monday List

I am feeling a lot better about everything today. I had a wonderful weekend with my husband. It was sunny and warm. I spoke with my mother for Mothers Day and Birthday yesterday. That was the last Mothers Day I will ever miss again. I get to cross that off my count down.

001. Get to the gym at least 3 times this week 

Last week I didn't go.

002. Burn 300 calories each trip to the gym (at least)

I want to do that in just cardio. Addition weight lifting is extra.

003. Get a heart rate monitor

I would like to get one that count calories burned too. That way I can keep track of what I burn while weight lifting too. 

004. Finish 11.22.63 by Steven King

I want to finish this week. Half the month is over and I want to be reading two books a month. I'd also like to write a review.

My Struggle / Monday List

For the past 4 years I have been in a war with food. It all started when Ryan left for basic training. Snacking was his replacement. I started to associate eating and watching tv. Then once we got married and moved in together we both kept eating.

We eat all the bad stuff too. Snacks, frozen foods, fast food, all the easy stuff to cook. We both have gained so much weight. Its spiraling out of control.

It needs to stop. But its become an addiction. We both give in to food, it just tastes too good.

But after we eat, we feel sick. Some times we'll feel sick for days after.

I feel like we are always on a diet. We just mess up and have to start over. Ryan and I are probably each others problems. Either one of us screw up and then cause the other one to join or we both give in together. And when we start eating bad its hard to stop. We probably spend so much money just on eating crappy foods.

I don't think it helps that I work at the grocery store and see everyone buying all their junk food. I think to myself "oh that looks good ill get that after work" and I do. Then I eat it after work. I have no self control.

I have managed to stick with it once. Ryan went home for a month his past January. While he was gone it was just me. I was able to stick with my diet and workout. I lost 12 pounds. It was very noticeable, I felt great. I bet that if I had kept it up I'd be close to where I want to be now. It makes me so sick thinking about how bad I have screwed that up.

I started over again recently. I wasn't doing my best but it was a good start. Then it was like I fell off the deep end last week. After working 52 hours (12 hours over my normal week) it was like food was the only thing that would make me happy and feel better again. And it does for a little bit and then by Sunday I felt so sick.

I don't know how to regain control again. I just keep going back. And each time I screw up... it takes me a step back. Early last week I lost 1 pound .... by the end of the week I gained 2. I hate that I do this. I dont want to be this person anymore.

ughhhh enough of me rambling about this... it just makes me unhappy.

so this week I only have one goal....

001. Get back on track

All I want to do is get back on track and stay with it

Monday List

Last week wasn't to bad. Friday and Saturday was terrible. Did my 10 hour shifts and came home to cry because it felt like I was walking on the bones of my feet. I managed to make it through the week with only have two red bulls (and I only drank half of each-- mainly because I forgot I opened them). I didn't get to my mile and a half run last week. But I did manage to Run a mile, walk a mile uphill, then run half a mile today. It may not have been together but that is big for me. I am proud of myself.

So I am not too happy with how last week went. I want this week to go much better.

001. Run 1.5 miles

If I can run the 1.5 miles with a break in the middle, I think I can get there by next week. I will shorten my walk time each time I try.

002. Budget

I want to plan out a budget for the month of May. We both get payed this week. So it'd be nice to put all Ryan's to savings like usual, then put a good chunk of mine to saving too. 

003. Eat healthy all week

I didn't eat good during my two days of hell last week. 

004. Find a healthier comfort food/meal 

When I have a bad day I tend to turn to junk food. Its really bad how much better I feel after eating it. NO MORE! 

005. Read two books this month

I love to read. But I haven't been reading much lately. Its been taking way to long to finish my Steven King book.

006. Start saying NO

I yes people to death. I end up doing things I don't want to do. I didn't want to work two 10 hour shifts but I said yes because I didn't want to say no.

007. Burn 300 CALs each gym trip
A small goal but reachable!

008. Keep the house tidy all week
No more trashing the house and then spending and entire day cleaning it. I want to just keep it clean and then enjoy my days off with just a few chores.

Monday List

So this last past week wasn't too bad. It went by fast now that I think about it.

I did day one of the push up challenge and oh my goodness I was so sore for two days after, and that was just one day. I did have to put the challenge on hold. I have been having a pain in my breast bone, and because of previous health problems I needed to make sure that it had nothing to do with my sore muscles. I woke up this morning and my bone wasn't feeling right so I will be making a doctors appointment. I will start it up again this week.

I got my hair cut. I love it. Its always funny when I get a few inches chopped off, because I tend to forget when I comb my fingers through it. Oh, but its so healthy and soft now. I want to keep the dead ends off this time instead of waiting a whole year before another cut, so I made an appointment for six weeks from now.

Henry (my car) is back on the road again. 780 dollars later. 380 on road tax and 400 on the MOT and fixings. But I am glad to have it back. I was getting sick of walking everywhere. But I am broke now.

We got to go grocery shopping and we spent way to much money ... and we had to use our saving since Henry  ate up all the money in my account. But we got all kinds of good things. I didn't have time to look for any healthier recipes, but i did find some new snacks to munch on. We got a bag of carrots that I sliced into sticks. I don't mind eating them with no dips... that's what makes it not as healthy. And I got apples. I am partially allergic to apples. They make my tongue and gums itchy, but Ill deal. After grocery shopping we cleaned out our fridge... it was three trash bags full.

Hiro got to go on one walk last week. We took him to the shop on base. He eventually understood that if he didn't pull we would give him more leash to walk with. He just loves getting to check out all the people and places. He was a very happy boy after his walk.

Looking back at last week, I have to say, that it wasn't that bad of a week. And I want to make this week even better!

001. Week One of the push up challenge. 

I have to start all over this week. But I am looking forward to it. I will be recording it so at the end Ill have proof that i can do 100 push ups! I am so determined that its exciting!

002. Run a mile and a half.

I have been running a mile for a while now and that used to be a big deal like WOW I can finally run a mile. But I need to push it. I don't care if I have to run slower to make it.

003. Start working on additional saving.

I need to cut out all the little spending here and there. Since we wont have the military pay to rely on anymore we will need to have a nice savings. We have already met our first goal. But I want to start saving some of my pay too. 

004. Fewer energy drinks MORE WATER.

I rely on energy drinks way to much. I can drink up to 4 a day... and sometimes that's what i choose over water. So this week I want to cut out energy drinks. Drink more water. And maybe find a healthier way to wake up and stay energized. 

the start of a new week

It was payday weekend on base today and I work at the Commissary, so of course it was a terrible weekend. Saturday was "lets all be rude day". I was just so run down after that day, I almost had a break down. It was so hard for me to go back Sunday, but I made it and it was a much better day.

I am so thankful for my day off today. I went swimming with my friend first thing this morning. Jumping into the water made everything stressful float away. I am a terrible swimmer. I want to get better and each time I go I can do one lap extra.

I am going to make this week a much better week. And that starts with a haircut! I am so nervous and yet so excited. Yay!

Each Monday I make a list of things I want to accomplish through the week. Just some mini goals that help me stay productive and get things done. Then at the end of the week when I look back at it I have a better feeling of how it went, since eighty percent of my week is spent at work. 

001. Push Up Challenge week ONE

I found this challenge on Pintrest... where else 

100 Push up Challenge

I have never been able to do a push up for the life of me until a few weeks ago. I can finally do 12 ... but why stop at twelve i want to do a hundred!! Maybe i can beat my husband :]

002. Get a Hair cut! 
My hair is long, dead and heavy.


003. Get my car Henry back on the road again.
Once again this year my car has failed its MOT test. (a UK test on the car to make sure its safe for driving) I had to get a new headlight and a new wheel bearing.


004. Clean out my fridge and any bad food.
I have all sorts of bad junk and expired food that i need to clean out. Once my car gets back on the road i have to do a big grocery shop and id love to get some new healthy recipes.

005. Healthier Eating
I want to at least find two new healthier recipes or food to eat. Id really like to find snack alternatives because I have a bad habit of needed to snack while I watch TV.

006. Take Hiro (Mr. Fluffington) on more walks

Hes not the best dog to take on walks. He just gets to excited and wants to check everything out. So he pulls a lot. He gets better after walking for a bit but id love for him to walk nicely from the start.