Workin for a livin

Oh man, I am so behind on my blogs! I imagine by the time I go through and get caught up on everyone's news, you'll all be at your goal weights and running marathons.


I didn't even weigh in today because I forgot it was Tuesday!


I did wake up early and do some 30 Day Shred on my first day of work, just to establish for myself that it could be done. And should be! Today I slept in, so exhausted was I from the first day. But I aim to get up early tomorrow and do...something. (I'm thinking a run might be in order.)


On the food front, it's been ok, but not great. BF has turned himself into Betty Draper and has been packing up some fairly healthy and absolutely delicious homemade fair in many tiny bowls. Probably too much portion-wise, but not obscenely so. The office itself is stacked with all sorts of (free!) sodas, snacks, bars, and juices. Including some fine euro chocolate. I have not had anything but the yummy coffee so far. (Uh, yeah, I realize it's only been 2 days.)


Food and exercise tracking has fallen temporarily by the wayside as bodybugg is on the fritz and I haven't had time to troubleshoot. But I'm aware of the precarious situation I'm in - not yet in trouble, but drifting from the game plan a bit. I will continue to evaluate. Hopefully the weekend allows me to re-establish the routine a bit!

Beer and/or Dessert

OK, mostly beer. True story. I made a little dinner of roasted broccoli and this little french bread pizza I like to make (it involves a whole-wheat baguette with homemade marinara and fresh mozzarella and basil) and then as it was baking I plugged it all into my bodybugg database. I also input the 2.5 bottles of beer I intended to enjoy along with said healthy-ish pizza (I'm a sucker for the Belgian blonde beers, esp. Leffe...mmm) While I was at it, I decided that after a night in sipping brews in moderation and watching Netflix with BF, I might want a sweet treat. So I went ahead and added in a delicious cookie from a batch I made yesterday and promptly froze.

Except. Consider it a sign of growth, maturity, or somehow something clicking, but the cookie put me well over 2000 calories for the day. And since I had not yet eaten said cookie, I could magically delete it and watch those calories disappear from the day's tally. Yes, I could choose to have a couple beers and still practice moderation by not having the cookie. Do other people know this is possible?? Get me to my blog!

Kudos here to Kat of Low-Fat Kat. I am currently reading through her archives and am totally enthralled with her story. She posted this oatmeal/peanut butter/chocolate chip sensation that is pushing all of my buttons at the moment. Yum! And while I'm at it, I may as well mention I found her through the witty comments she left on another new find, 100in12, which captures the journey of Laura, who is hilarious and genuine and inspirational all in one! As NY temps dropped back to the 30's, I enjoyed a little yummy Laura turned me onto, namely brewing a cup of mint tea and mixing in a packet of sugar-free hot chocolate. Choco-minty yum.

In other news, I made it to yoga today! Huzzah! So along with the Shred session on Monday, my One Hour Runner 30-minute straight (slow) running episode, a couple 4-mile runs in the Park, I also did some incline walking before yoga today. (3.5 mph walk with inclines at 2.0 for 5 minutes, then 3.5 incline for 5 minutes, then up 1% incline every minute until I got to 10%, then back down 1% each minute until I got to 5% incline, which I did for 5 minutes, then 3.5% for 5 minutes and then 3.5% until cool down.)

So...Moderation. Exercise. Inspiration in the internets. That's what I've got this weekend. Pass it on!

Pear-shaped loser updates

Slogging away on the treadmill today, I saw a Jenny Craig commercial and was surprised to see my old friend, George Costanza, standing next to Valerie Bertinelli! Ok, of course his real name is Jason Alexander. I'm not a fan of any "diet program", but I think Costanza brings some much needed levity and relate-ability to the journey. And I'd rather some of the billion dollar weight loss industry revenues make it into the pocket of someone I like. Go pear-shaped losers!

 

This pear-shaped loser has been trying to dust herself off and regroup after a lackluster showing in the Official Monthly Weigh-in. I've been tracking diligently, eating more meals at home, and cutting back on drinking (cue Santana singing, "baby, you've got to change your boozing ways"...) So far, so good. Yeah, that's about 3 days of good for those of you counting at home. 3 is better than 0, I say!

 

I just came back from a 6-mile run on the treadmill. At one point I had to stop to use the restroom and refill my water bottle and of course the machine timed out on me so I had to restart the effort (keeping track of course of the 4.32 miles already logged.) It felt like a freaking marathon! Now the trick is not to eat like a marathoner the rest of the day.

Seems like a lot of blogs I follow updated today - yay! So I was about an hour delayed heading out as I first like to catch up on what everyone else is doing for inspiration. Then I like to add my 2 cents (sometimes more like 10 cents) and then an hour has passed. But the extra inspiration is so worth it - so thank you bloggers!

And Betsy commented! Girl, I have you in my little mojo blogroll, so I've been watching that space eagerly for news from you and was so excited to hear from you. Your audience awaits you! (But in a friendly, supportive, non-stalkerish way!)

MMMM, yummy beef & broccoli stir-fry incoming...thank you, wonderful bf! Oh, brown rice, carrots, garlic, ginger. Later a cup of tea and a dvd while we watch the Blizzard of 2010. Enjoy the weekend wherever you are!