Workout 4/1-4/7

Mon- Bob Harper Strength
Tues- P90X Kenpo X
Wed- P90X Plyometrics
Thurs- Rest
Fri- (off) Bob Harper Cardio (Lets see if I can make it through the 1 hour workout for the first time EVER)
Sat- (off) Biggest Loser Cardio Max lvls 1-3 (or as far as I can before I DIE)
Sun- (off) Rest

I thought I'd shake things up a little bit. Been doing steady dance workout for a month now! I have the weekend off so in the words of P90X's Tony, I'm gonna BRING IT.

Weight Lost This Week: -4
Total Weight Loss: -14 lbs
Biggest Loser Status:

Workouts 3/25- 3/31

Mon- Flat Absx2/Toning
Tues- Flat Absx2/Rush
Wed- Exhilarate
Thurs-(off) Flat abx2/Rush
Fri- (weigh in!) Rest
Sat- Just Dance
Sun- (off) Rest

Weight lost this week: 0lbs
Total Weight Loss: -10lbs
Biggest Loser Status: -3.91%

The Gause Haus was very poor in diet this week. Thankfully, I was able to keep up with my workouts, or else I probably would have gained. Boo on stress! I hope to give a better report next week :p

3/18-3/24 workouts

Monday- Flat Abs/ Zumba Sentao (45 mins)(The other half of Ripped-- uses a chair and I don't have the right kind at the apartment, so i'm taking advantage)
Tuesday- Flat Absx2/ Toning (64 mins)
Wednesday- Flat Abs x2/Rush (60 mins)
Thursday- (off) Rest
Friday- Exhilarate (60 mins)
Saturday- Toning/Rush (55 mins)
Sunday- (off) Rest

Weight Lost This Week: -5lbs
Total Weight Loss: -10 lbs
Biggest Loser Status: ~Winning~ -3.91%

So I'm recording the weight loss pre-weekend binging. haha! Weigh in went great, I lost 8lbs over two weeks which is pretty fantastic. Everyone is all like "What are you doing?!" and I just sorta shrug, "zumba?" ...for an hour... 5 times a week. Oh yes. So I have satisfied my need to overeat, and am ready to get back to my diet. Boom. Lets do it. I'm almost back to my "home" weight. Hopefully in a week I'll be there.

Dinners for 3/18-3/24

Mon- (moms) gound meat, pasta and veggies
Tues- (moms) ^^^ or Frozen Potstickers (I haven't had these since I moved out, over 3 months ago!!)
Wed- Frozen
Thurs-(off) Cheeseburger Wraps w/ Baked potato fries or try out Baked Zucchini Fries (probably comes out to the same calories, though I think I'll just use the corn flakes I bought for the Honey Mustard Chicken last week)
Fri- Spicy Chicken Stew
Sat- (closing) Frozen food :p
Sun-(off) Skinny Chicken Piccata 

Going to start linking to the recipes I use. (when online, of course) Although I should  note that I adapt half of these one way or another, but then again, who doesn't!

Shopping list:
-2 packs of chicken breast
- corn
- 2 onions
- shredded low fat cheddar
-12 oz jar of salsa
-white wine
-2 lemons

Ei yi yi, Zordon.

Hormones are evil.

That is all.

3/11-3/17 workouts

Mon-Toning/Rush (55 mins)
Tues- Exhilarate (60 mins)
Wed- Flat Absx2/Toning (64 mins)
Thurs- (off) Flat Absx2/Rush (60 mins)
Fri- Exhilarate (60 mins)
Sat- Rest
Sun-(off) Rest

Last Weeks Loss: -1lb
Total Loss: -5lbs

Well despite my binging episodes (early on into really trying to be good, despite everything, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.) I ended up pulling it together and being able to lose 1 lb and only 1 day of workout. Not the end of the world! :) Just kind of a bummer to lose the 2 other pounds I had lost and the prospect of more. OH WELL! I have a week before the next weigh in at work to get it back, (and hopefully then some) and start out strong on the competition!

>.> may or may not be recording the weeks entry today because my family is taking my sister & nephew to the zoo... and we're eating lunch first and hitting up the BBQ joint near us. Ouch! Gonna get in a workout first though!

Nothing New

I gotta say, I'm a little frustrated.  I realize I'm in my first week back on track (and doing fairly well at being good) but I'm not nearly seeing the results I usually do and I'm already much heavier than I'd like to be.  Today is also my first "rest" day of the week, PLUS it's the weigh in for the new round of Biggest Loser at work.  I was really trying hard to be less than I was starting LAST round, but it doesn't look like that's happening -_-;

All I really want (and this is what everyone really wants) is to look in the mirror and see ME.

I got pretty close once.  Something always happens though. I hope I can push it through this time and get back to "2010 Becky" who was very very successful in diet.

Project Healthy Dinners, 3/11-3/17

Well, I don't really think about making HEALTHY dinners, per se, but I'm focusing on the PLAN, and not making easy/unhealthy choices.  Honestly, during this first week, it's been so hugely impacting my daily eating.  Also, I find myself (slowly) wanting to experiment with ingredients that I might have been.

Mon- Sausage w/ peppers and onions (320 + 37 + 30 = 387 cals)
Tues- Pasta w/ground turkey/beef and veggies (190 + 170 + 30ish= 390-400 cals)
Wed- Caprese Chicken w/pasta&sauce (190 + 70 + 50 + 185 = 495)
Thurs-(off)Crispy Honey Mustard Chicken (353 cals)
Fri- Sausage Kale and Bean soup (240 + 100 + 7 + 148 = 495 cals)
Sat- TV dinners
Sun- (off) Flex

Shopping list:
- 2 packs spicey turkey italians sausages
- 2 bell peppers
- 1 can navy/white beans (why are they called navy beans?)
- 1 tomato
- Kale (8oz)
- Corn Flakes
- Light Honey Mustard

Workouts for 3/4-3/10

Mon- Just Dance Disney (~60 mins)
Tues- Rush/Flat Abs x2 (60 mins)
Wed- Exhilarate (60 mins) Nope
Thurs- (off) Just Dance Disney/3 (~60 mins) Nope!
Fri-Wii Zumba (sans belt :p it screws me up/makes me work less hard) (~60 mins) GAH NOPE.
Sat-Rest Exhilarate or Toning/Rush
Sun- (off) Rest Activate/Flat Abs

Weight Lost Last Week:4lbs
Total Weight Loss: 4lbs

Now don't freak out about me losing 4lbs in one week. Remember this was my first week being good.  Trust me, after this it gets normal (1-2lbs a week) and I get sad. hahaha!

Edit:  What a bad bad bad girl I am.  So mad, but so inevitable. I haven't worked out 3 days now and my diet went to the pooper. Becky! You're so motivated, though! You might be saying to yourself.  Well you know what? I'm a girl. And sometimes in girlie times, hormones happen which makes everything suck.  Come home from work and the only thing I want is fattening de-stress food, and to drink. Anything to make me feel like I'm not dying from all the irritability, fatigue, and bloating. However, I'm feeling almost decent this morning so I am going to get in my hour of workout this morning, and I will workout tomorrow as well, so hopefully it will only be like I missed one day and I'll work off the binging asap.

Here We Go Again

Ok, I'm going to try something.  Weekly posts of my workout schedule.  I'd do a diet one, too, but I can't stand writing down my food for who knows why (thank God for the My Fitness Pal app.)

Mon-Zumba Exhilarate (60 mins)
Tues- Zumba Ripped -Toning/Zumba Rush (50 mins)
Wed-Exhilarate (60 mins)
Thurs- Zumba Flat Abs x2 / Zumba Ripped - Toning (64 mins)
Fri- Rest
Sat - Exhilarate (60 mins)
Sun- Rest

Next week will incorporate a little more "fun" :) My hubs bought me Just Dance DISNEY soooo yeah. I'll be doing an hour of that at least twice. XD

Morning Routines

Well.  I just noticed my last post was over a year ago.  How sad is that? 2012 held a lot for me. Those 30 lbs remain undefeated.  Infact... they've kind of become 40. But that's just a recent addition, not that that makes it any better.

More than a re-resolution, this is a rant. A weight lossy excusey, pieta pieta pieta mio rant.

I wake up every morning at 4am. (well, every morning I work) Why in the world would anyone do this, you ask? WHAT do you do at 4am?? This:
-If you know me, you know I drink a LOT of water.  I try (and don't always succeed) to drink 8 cups before going into work.  I drink another 8 throughout my work day, and drink a little additional after.
-Coffee and a little breakfast.
-I need a little time to let myself wake up.  I can get out of bed, no problem, but waking up isn't any easier for me because I can crawl to my computer.
-At 5am Shower, this takes me 30-35 mins, including getting dressed and putting my hair into my daily sad ponytail.
- at 5:30, taking my dog on his morning walkies/play-time (or if hubby will be home at 9, I'll just put him back in his crate)
-After that, I get ready for work.  I'm usually still working on my water, even at this point. 8 cups is a lot.

I work HARD.  I work a physical job (meaning, I am always on my feet and moving) and the store I work in is BIG (probably walk 1+ miles a day inside the store). You'd think I'd get enough workout from that.  Apparently NOT. When I come home at 4...

-Take the dog out (which, after he's been awake all day, he's much more playful outside, which makes it take a little longer)
-around 4:30-5, start making dinner
-Eat around 6
-And we both go to bed around 8-9pm.

So I ask, WHEN do I workout?  And does weight loss trump a need to relax after work?  I guess I should start setting my alarm for 3am.