I'm so ready for the weekend! Then I woke up a little while ago and the sun was shining and it is awesome out!
A few updates:
Love my new meal plan. Let's just hope it's doing what it needs to do.
The jar of applesauce that has been sitting out side the gym is gone. I've been obsessing over it, and I'm glad that it's gone, but now I wonder if someone took it home to use....
Getting new clothes this weekend. Really, I'm just going to Plato's Closet and I'm going to look for smaller pants. I'll have to think about tops at another time.
I'm so getting pictures this weekend. I need some updates on here!
Last thing, I've been super pumped every we go to the gym lately and not because I want to do a good workout, but because the crazies have been out in full force. There have been so many strange people running around the gym in the past few weeks that it's unreal. But....oddly enough, the craziest person in the gym, Hercules Hat Guy, he's been oddly calm. Has there been a full moon lately? I think that maybe full moons affect him differently and give him an odd calming effect!
Friday, May 20, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Goal for the week
I usually burn about 3400 calories a week during my workouts. I know this because I wear my awesome hear rate monitor. I love my heart rate monitor! In fact, I love it so much I wrote a whole blog about it. Lately I've wanted to burn over 4000 each week. I think I will have to take a few extra walks to get there.
I wanted to do the same last week as well, but due to excessive rain, my lack of motivation, and not feeling so hot I didn't get there. This week will be different. I'm refocused and I have a new meal plan, so I'm on the straight and narrow again.
I have a few other goals for the week, they aren't really workout related, but they are blog related. I'm thinking if I commit them to a post, I will stay motivated to get it done!
I need a few new pictures on this blog. My last one is from February. I'm a whole pant size smaller since then! I will have to find reasons to have some small photo ops this week or weekend. That shouldn't be too hard. I always have a camera with me!
My other goal is kinda blog related, but more of clothes related! It's time for smaller pants. I can officially slide my pants off without unbuttoning or unzipping them. I also need a smaller belt. I've had to start carving extra holes in my belt. I think I should just buy another one. I need to get to Plato's Closet this weekend!
I wanted to do the same last week as well, but due to excessive rain, my lack of motivation, and not feeling so hot I didn't get there. This week will be different. I'm refocused and I have a new meal plan, so I'm on the straight and narrow again.
I have a few other goals for the week, they aren't really workout related, but they are blog related. I'm thinking if I commit them to a post, I will stay motivated to get it done!
I need a few new pictures on this blog. My last one is from February. I'm a whole pant size smaller since then! I will have to find reasons to have some small photo ops this week or weekend. That shouldn't be too hard. I always have a camera with me!
My other goal is kinda blog related, but more of clothes related! It's time for smaller pants. I can officially slide my pants off without unbuttoning or unzipping them. I also need a smaller belt. I've had to start carving extra holes in my belt. I think I should just buy another one. I need to get to Plato's Closet this weekend!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Dear Gym, you never disappoint me.
I love my gym. Ok, I love that my gym is a hot mess and full of people that are a hot mess. (I wonder how many people at the gym look at me and think I'm a hot mess?)
Yesterday was no exception. The odd ladies were out in full force. I think it might be the weather. I wish I had pictures of what I saw, but I just can't make myself take pictures of random people and try to make it look like I'm not...so, I will have to paint a picture with words. I hope you all have excellent imaginations like mine.
I didn't have my regular workout yet, so I was doing 60 minutes of cardio instead. I will do my regular workout today, my off day...boo.
I found a treadmill in the back of the room, on the ladies side of course, because I don't have to worry about any dudes looking at me while I'm all nasty and working my butt off. All of the ladies I saw apparently thought they were going to running into more hot men while they were at the gym...but they all stayed on the ladies side. There is an entire co-ed side where they could do cardio too.
All of these girls were what Janelle and I like to call "skinny fat". These girls were all thin, but there was no definition to them at all. Even for skinny girls, they looked a little flabby. They were all very weak too and they all had no clue what they were doing.
The first 2 girls I saw were on the bikes, then the elliptical, then next to me on the treadmill. Here's the best part; they stayed on each machine for 5 minutes and never even exerted any energy.
Here's the other best part about them; their clothes. One was wearing a t-shirt that was airbrushed and said, "Jesus is Lord". That's cool, I can get behind that, but her pants were sending a different message. They were Victoria's Secret stretch pants that had "sexy" spelled out in rhinestones across her butt. I was very confused by the message she was sending. Her hair and makeup were also over the top. She kept walking by the mirrors to check that everything was still in place.
Her friend was wearing regular stretch pants, but she was wearing a long sleeve cardigan, like a teacher cardigan. Her hair and makeup were also a little bit too much for the gym!
The next girl I saw was wearing a skin tight long sleeve t-shirt. It looked a little too small. Her hair and makeup were also a little too overdone for the gym. She had 2 other accessories though, a towel and a bandanna. The bandanna was rolled up and tied around her head in the style of Brett Michaels. I was wondering what her towel was for...
Now, she looked more like she was getting ready to shoot a porno than workout. She jumped on that elliptical and it looked more like she was having sex (sorry if that's too graphic) than working out at the gym. And the towel...oh geeze, she kept seductively, and I mean seductively wiping her face and neck with it. She kept throwing her head back....it was just crazy. It's even difficult to describe.
The next girl that came in and jumped on the elliptical could not stop adjusting her clothes. She was just annoying me. I just wanted to tell her that her pants wouldn't keep rolling down like they were if she bought a bigger size. Her hair was not as impeccable as the other girls, but it was still more than I've ever done with my hair when I run to the gym.
The last girl that walked in probably had the most amazing hair. It was brown, blonde, red, purple, and blue. She had is like half pulled back and the rest was hanging down in her face. She was wearing a camisole, but it was 90% lace. It was more like half of a lingerie set! She was wearing really tiny shorts too.
When she started on the elliptical I nearly fell off the treadmill. It looked like she was on a stair stepper. I thought she was going to throw out a hip! I also wanted to tell her that was a stair stepper next to me! She could just use that!
I don't know what was going on in there yesterday! I think these girls all thought they were going to see a lot more men than they did. I also stared to question my gym attire and appearance! I look like hell when I get to the gym, even if I'm coming from work. I throw my hair back and I bet my makeup looks awful by that time in the afternoon! If I was worried about how I looked at the gym, I would probably still be almost 100 pounds heavier!
Yesterday was no exception. The odd ladies were out in full force. I think it might be the weather. I wish I had pictures of what I saw, but I just can't make myself take pictures of random people and try to make it look like I'm not...so, I will have to paint a picture with words. I hope you all have excellent imaginations like mine.
I didn't have my regular workout yet, so I was doing 60 minutes of cardio instead. I will do my regular workout today, my off day...boo.
I found a treadmill in the back of the room, on the ladies side of course, because I don't have to worry about any dudes looking at me while I'm all nasty and working my butt off. All of the ladies I saw apparently thought they were going to running into more hot men while they were at the gym...but they all stayed on the ladies side. There is an entire co-ed side where they could do cardio too.
All of these girls were what Janelle and I like to call "skinny fat". These girls were all thin, but there was no definition to them at all. Even for skinny girls, they looked a little flabby. They were all very weak too and they all had no clue what they were doing.
The first 2 girls I saw were on the bikes, then the elliptical, then next to me on the treadmill. Here's the best part; they stayed on each machine for 5 minutes and never even exerted any energy.
Here's the other best part about them; their clothes. One was wearing a t-shirt that was airbrushed and said, "Jesus is Lord". That's cool, I can get behind that, but her pants were sending a different message. They were Victoria's Secret stretch pants that had "sexy" spelled out in rhinestones across her butt. I was very confused by the message she was sending. Her hair and makeup were also over the top. She kept walking by the mirrors to check that everything was still in place.
Her friend was wearing regular stretch pants, but she was wearing a long sleeve cardigan, like a teacher cardigan. Her hair and makeup were also a little bit too much for the gym!
The next girl I saw was wearing a skin tight long sleeve t-shirt. It looked a little too small. Her hair and makeup were also a little too overdone for the gym. She had 2 other accessories though, a towel and a bandanna. The bandanna was rolled up and tied around her head in the style of Brett Michaels. I was wondering what her towel was for...
Now, she looked more like she was getting ready to shoot a porno than workout. She jumped on that elliptical and it looked more like she was having sex (sorry if that's too graphic) than working out at the gym. And the towel...oh geeze, she kept seductively, and I mean seductively wiping her face and neck with it. She kept throwing her head back....it was just crazy. It's even difficult to describe.
The next girl that came in and jumped on the elliptical could not stop adjusting her clothes. She was just annoying me. I just wanted to tell her that her pants wouldn't keep rolling down like they were if she bought a bigger size. Her hair was not as impeccable as the other girls, but it was still more than I've ever done with my hair when I run to the gym.
The last girl that walked in probably had the most amazing hair. It was brown, blonde, red, purple, and blue. She had is like half pulled back and the rest was hanging down in her face. She was wearing a camisole, but it was 90% lace. It was more like half of a lingerie set! She was wearing really tiny shorts too.
When she started on the elliptical I nearly fell off the treadmill. It looked like she was on a stair stepper. I thought she was going to throw out a hip! I also wanted to tell her that was a stair stepper next to me! She could just use that!
I don't know what was going on in there yesterday! I think these girls all thought they were going to see a lot more men than they did. I also stared to question my gym attire and appearance! I look like hell when I get to the gym, even if I'm coming from work. I throw my hair back and I bet my makeup looks awful by that time in the afternoon! If I was worried about how I looked at the gym, I would probably still be almost 100 pounds heavier!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
New meal plan
So, I finally got a new meal plan. Zach talked about trying something different. I think he decided to stick to the same ol' same ol' after he saw the confused look on my face!
Anyway, my lean mass went up on my last bod pod, so I actually need more calories per day to maintain my weight loss. I know it sounds crazy to eat more, but I'm pretty excited. I'm all about the food!
I still have to watch my saturated fat, trans fat, proteins, carbs, and fat. My calories total is now 2076/day. It looks like a lot, but it's just perfect for me!
I think I will stick to this one for about 4 or 5 weeks. I will be trying something new beginning about the middle of June. I will have more time to workout and I will be able to do two workouts a day. Because of that I will try a new style of meal plans, which I will explain when I get it.
Some people have sent comments asking where I get my meal plans. I actually am lucky enough to have friends that are doing all of this for me. They are licensed/certified or whatever you say for people that do what they do. They are also personal trainers. I met them in college.
If you want to know how all of this came about, you can read some of the first posts I ever did.
Motivation
What the eff is a meal plan?
You mean there are calories in alcohol?
Anyway, my lean mass went up on my last bod pod, so I actually need more calories per day to maintain my weight loss. I know it sounds crazy to eat more, but I'm pretty excited. I'm all about the food!
I still have to watch my saturated fat, trans fat, proteins, carbs, and fat. My calories total is now 2076/day. It looks like a lot, but it's just perfect for me!
I think I will stick to this one for about 4 or 5 weeks. I will be trying something new beginning about the middle of June. I will have more time to workout and I will be able to do two workouts a day. Because of that I will try a new style of meal plans, which I will explain when I get it.
Some people have sent comments asking where I get my meal plans. I actually am lucky enough to have friends that are doing all of this for me. They are licensed/certified or whatever you say for people that do what they do. They are also personal trainers. I met them in college.
If you want to know how all of this came about, you can read some of the first posts I ever did.
Motivation
What the eff is a meal plan?
You mean there are calories in alcohol?
Monday, May 16, 2011
Confession
So, I have to confess. I've had some spring fever and when I say spring fever I mean I've been enjoying a few too many adult beverages on the weekends. Whiskey is just so good though! I think that was my facebook status last night too....I love whiskey.
I know, I know, it's not good. I have been paying the price too. I've not been gaining weight, but I have not lost any. I have still lost inches though. I also don't recover the way I used to! I still did my workout on Sunday, and I feel like I tried really hard, but I'm not sure I really did. I must have done something right though, because my legs are super-duper sore.
It's also brought about the conversation of, "You know Sarah, you're nearly 100 pounds lighter and you don't drink very often these days. When you decide to drink, you can not drink like you used to!"
Anyway, still waiting for a new meal plan. My current one is only 3 months old, but I'm due for a new one. I'm supposed to get it tonight. I think the new plan will refocus me. Actually, the new meal plan will have to refocus me. I don't have any other options than to just suck it up and remind myself that I have to do this!
I know, I know, it's not good. I have been paying the price too. I've not been gaining weight, but I have not lost any. I have still lost inches though. I also don't recover the way I used to! I still did my workout on Sunday, and I feel like I tried really hard, but I'm not sure I really did. I must have done something right though, because my legs are super-duper sore.
It's also brought about the conversation of, "You know Sarah, you're nearly 100 pounds lighter and you don't drink very often these days. When you decide to drink, you can not drink like you used to!"
Anyway, still waiting for a new meal plan. My current one is only 3 months old, but I'm due for a new one. I'm supposed to get it tonight. I think the new plan will refocus me. Actually, the new meal plan will have to refocus me. I don't have any other options than to just suck it up and remind myself that I have to do this!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Applesauce...
The applesauce was still at the gym today. Janelle and I thought of more reasons as to why it is still there.
Our top reason had something to do with protein infused applesauce....I'm not really sure what we were talking about. I was kinda sleepy while we were working out!
So, that makes 4 days I have been observing this applesauce, and I've got applesauce on the brain now. I found myself looking for some at the store today!
Our top reason had something to do with protein infused applesauce....I'm not really sure what we were talking about. I was kinda sleepy while we were working out!
So, that makes 4 days I have been observing this applesauce, and I've got applesauce on the brain now. I found myself looking for some at the store today!
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Is that a jar of apple sauce?
There hasn't really been much going on lately. That's why my recent posts have been so short. Still waiting for a new meal plan. I should get it and start in tomorrow.
There is one thing that I've been watching lately, and it's really weird.
Janelle and I were walking out of the gym on Thursday and I saw a random jar on the ground. I looked at her and then the jar and said, "Is that a random jar of apple sauce over there in that flower bed?"
We both looked at it and Janelle's response was, "Yes, yes it is and that is one big jar of apple sauce."
I know it sounds strange, but after that we speculated some reasons that someone would put a big, unopened jar of apple sauce in a flower bed outside of a gym.
So, today I was walking out of the gym and the jar was still there! That's 3 days the jar has been there. Very strange. I really wish the people that work at the gym would look around out there and clean once in a while. This jar of apple sauce is really cramping my style. It's all I can think about now.
There is one thing that I've been watching lately, and it's really weird.
Janelle and I were walking out of the gym on Thursday and I saw a random jar on the ground. I looked at her and then the jar and said, "Is that a random jar of apple sauce over there in that flower bed?"
We both looked at it and Janelle's response was, "Yes, yes it is and that is one big jar of apple sauce."
I know it sounds strange, but after that we speculated some reasons that someone would put a big, unopened jar of apple sauce in a flower bed outside of a gym.
So, today I was walking out of the gym and the jar was still there! That's 3 days the jar has been there. Very strange. I really wish the people that work at the gym would look around out there and clean once in a while. This jar of apple sauce is really cramping my style. It's all I can think about now.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Things that make me laugh
So I spend so much time preaching and complaining to people that there is no "quick fix", no "secret", and no easy way out. Yet for the past few days I've been google-ing, bing-ing, yahoo-ing, etc...anything I can about faster ways to lose weight.
I know I don't believe what I read, but it's still fun to see if there is some miracle out there to speed up the weight loss! Ha ha. Sometimes I even impress myself with how strange I can be!
I know I don't believe what I read, but it's still fun to see if there is some miracle out there to speed up the weight loss! Ha ha. Sometimes I even impress myself with how strange I can be!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
I'm not trying to be mean...
Usually when a kid says, "I'm not trying to be mean, but...," I usually stop them before they can finish, because I know it's going to be something mean. It's usually about another student too.
However, yesterday it was about me. I did cut this boy off. I told him, "Whenever you start a sentence like that, I know it's going to be mean and inappropriate....I think you should just go sit down and if it's still that important later you can tell me privately."
This kid just looked at me and said, "No Ms. T, it's good....I promise." I just gave the kid that teacher look of it-better-be-good-or-you're-in-trouble. He then said, "I haven't seen you in a while and I feel like you've lost more weight. I just wanted to tell you that I noticed."
My response to him, "Yes, I have lost more weight. Thank you for noticing." My internal response that I couldn't share with him was, "Hell yea! You ROCK! I'm so giving you extra credit. I have lost more weight and I've been busting my ass!"
Yesterday was apparently a big day for compliments. I'm not complaining either. All kinds of kids were making nice comments. I haven't seen my 8th graders lately. I had to spend so much time with my 7th graders that I nearly forgot about the 8th grade! I finally had a chance to get to them to get some work done. I'm glad they noticed the change. I even showed some of them my "before" picture.
They were all pretty impressed. They were asking what I've been doing and that it's obviously working. I told them all thanks for the encouragement and compliments. That's what I love about 8th graders. At the beginning of the year, they are still pretty immature. I would not have had this conversation with them back in the fall, but now it's the end of the year and they have shown how much they have grown and matured. They can handle conversations that are a little adult and mature. I only have a few more weeks with them and then they are off to high school!
However, yesterday it was about me. I did cut this boy off. I told him, "Whenever you start a sentence like that, I know it's going to be mean and inappropriate....I think you should just go sit down and if it's still that important later you can tell me privately."
This kid just looked at me and said, "No Ms. T, it's good....I promise." I just gave the kid that teacher look of it-better-be-good-or-you're-in-trouble. He then said, "I haven't seen you in a while and I feel like you've lost more weight. I just wanted to tell you that I noticed."
My response to him, "Yes, I have lost more weight. Thank you for noticing." My internal response that I couldn't share with him was, "Hell yea! You ROCK! I'm so giving you extra credit. I have lost more weight and I've been busting my ass!"
Yesterday was apparently a big day for compliments. I'm not complaining either. All kinds of kids were making nice comments. I haven't seen my 8th graders lately. I had to spend so much time with my 7th graders that I nearly forgot about the 8th grade! I finally had a chance to get to them to get some work done. I'm glad they noticed the change. I even showed some of them my "before" picture.
They were all pretty impressed. They were asking what I've been doing and that it's obviously working. I told them all thanks for the encouragement and compliments. That's what I love about 8th graders. At the beginning of the year, they are still pretty immature. I would not have had this conversation with them back in the fall, but now it's the end of the year and they have shown how much they have grown and matured. They can handle conversations that are a little adult and mature. I only have a few more weeks with them and then they are off to high school!
Empty closet.
I was looking for something to wear and I was having a hell of a time because everything I put my hands on was too big! Initially I was frustrated, but then I realized that everything was too big, not too small and that made me feel better.
I had some time yesterday and started pulling out tops that didn't fit. I have one closet for tops and sweaters and another for pants. My pant closet always has plenty of room, but my tops closet is usually packed full. I usually can't find a hangar or a spot to hang anything! I have to keep everything together by color and sleeve length in that closet or I will lose everything! I'll never find a top again if it gets out of place. Well....that was until I started cleaning.
About every 3 months I go through the closet and take out a few tops here and there that don't fit. I stop at about 3 bags of tops and take them to Goodwill. Then I will buy more tops and the closet just fills right back to maximum capacity.
Yesterday I don't know what got into me! I was just tearing everything out of there. I was trying things on to see if they still fit, which most things were too big, and I filled 3 giant trash bags. My tops don't even fill one half of the closet now. Almost 3/4 of the closet is just empty hangars.
Now, I have to go shopping. I have like 4 cardigans and a bunch of tank tops! I'm going to need more than that to get through the summer! I also still kept some shirts that I know I should have parted with. I think I was afraid that I would really have nothing left on the hangars. My closet is literally filled wall to wall this hangars. I can hardly even find room for one more hangar. I'm now trying to figure out how I had clothes hanging on all of those hangars!
I had some time yesterday and started pulling out tops that didn't fit. I have one closet for tops and sweaters and another for pants. My pant closet always has plenty of room, but my tops closet is usually packed full. I usually can't find a hangar or a spot to hang anything! I have to keep everything together by color and sleeve length in that closet or I will lose everything! I'll never find a top again if it gets out of place. Well....that was until I started cleaning.
About every 3 months I go through the closet and take out a few tops here and there that don't fit. I stop at about 3 bags of tops and take them to Goodwill. Then I will buy more tops and the closet just fills right back to maximum capacity.
Yesterday I don't know what got into me! I was just tearing everything out of there. I was trying things on to see if they still fit, which most things were too big, and I filled 3 giant trash bags. My tops don't even fill one half of the closet now. Almost 3/4 of the closet is just empty hangars.
| Not my closet, but pretty close! |
I sell my jeans back to Plato's Closet when I have to buy smaller pants, but I don't with the tops. I'm going to have to make a trip to Plato's Closet and Goodwill. I just don't have the money to buy new clothes at full price to only wear them for 2 months!
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