December Challenge Day 3

Today seems like a good day. I went to the gym and got a quick incline walk in for 10 minutes after that follow a 60 minute group power class and I have to say that I am still feeling every muscle that I have work in the class.

I have had a clean eating day no cheating just logging everything I eat in spark people. I have pretty much followed the G.I. diet where as I am eating every couple of hours and pretty much satisfied which is amazing.

Today Menu

Breakfast

1 cup of grapes (96 calories & 1 point)

½ of skim milk (43 calories & 1 point)

1 package kasha oatmeal (150 calories & 2 points)

Cottage cheese ( 80 calories & 2 points)

Snack

½ oz of almonds (14) (80 calories & 2 points)

Ww lemon yogurt (100 calories & 1points)

Lunch

4oz roast beef (180 calories & 4 points)

2 cups of spinach (2 calories & 0 points)

1 cup of frozen strawberries (77 calories & 1 point)

1/3 cup of ww Mexican cheese (80 calories & 2 points)

My goals today is

1. Eat five fruits and vegetable a day.
   
2. 12 cups of water a day
   
3. Take multivitamin
   
4. 2 healthy fats daily
   
5. 2 servings of dairy
   
6. No alcohol
   
7. 2 servings of protein
   

December challenge day 2

This morning my day didn't start off to good. I couldn't find my iPod which I am really concerned about because that is my motivation tool to help me run. Even though that bugged me trying to figure out where my iPod could be, I still headed off to the gym with the intention on doing a spinning class. I arrived to the gym about 10 minutes before the class and all the bikes were gone. Out of 45 bikes not ONE bike was available so that just messed up my day even more.

I continued at the gym by running on the treadmill for 45 minutes it just was not the same without my ipod, after my run I did an incline walk of 15 minutes and jumped on the stair master for 10 minutes. I think the hard work got me out of my little foul mood.

Today plan is to follow the glycemic diet a little closer. Eat every four hours with snacking on fruits or veggies. Eat more nuts in moderation but definitely add them to meals.

My plan is to eat 1500 calories or about 21 points.

Breakfast

Kashi high fiber oatmeal (150 calories & 2 ww points)

½ cup milk (43 calories & 1 ww point)

1 cup of frozen strawberries (77 calories & 1 ww point)

1 oz of nuts (160 calories & 4 ww points) * next time eat a ½ servings to reduce points.

Total calories for breakfast 427 & 8 ww points

A New Month December Challenge Day 1

The month of December has finally arrived and it is time for me to once again get busy. This is month that I turn one year older and I have never felt better about getting older.

Over this last year I basically managed to maintain a 35 pound weight loss. I have definitely incorporated exercise into my daily routine and it is just as much as important and eating my breakfast. I am so thankful that I have been healthy and have continued to workout. I can only hope for my goals to continue for the next year in 2009. As long as I am healthy I am definitely willing.

It is my plan and goal in December is to push it to another 10 and that is my ideal weight. I will officially be in the high 130's then. I am pretty sure that I can do this, so much online support I know I can do it. I just have to work hard like I did 35 pounds ago. It always just seems like a struggle when you get so close, it is almost like you forget how you lost the weight before or in my case maybe my body is just use to the same things week after week which includes foods and workouts. This month is my month to try new things and maybe break workouts into two parts and maybe I can shed that finally 10 that I have been expecting to fall off.

My goal is to go into the next year not trying to lose any weight but to maintain the weight that I am on 12/31/08.