UN-motivated Day 1

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

Happy Halloween!!

Yet another week down without any exercise. I need to get motivated, and do my thing.

I know I'm still sluggish today because of not sleeping Sunday until late in the afternoon/early evening.

I'm giving up on doing TJ at this point. It's not working for me. I'm not doing it, so, I need to get into a different exercise routine ... something that I'll enjoy doing, and be consistent with.

Goals:

1. Workout.
2. Drink 6 bottles of water.
3. Write down everything I eat.
4. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

TJ: Day 14

Week 2, Day 7

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

Today's a lazy day for me. Still catching up on sleep after staying up all day yesterday!!

Goals:

1. 20-Minute Turbo Jam
2. Ab Jam
3. additional exercise to complete 1 hour
   
4. Drink 6 bottles of water.
5. Write down everything I eat.
6. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

TJ: Day 13

Week 2, Day 6

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

My nieces had a football tournament today (7th & 10th grades), so, I went to watch it. It was a lot of fun! My nephew apparently isn't doing it this year (he was on the boy's team for his elementary school last year). They looked so cute in their uniforms!!

I went after working all night. So, I was pretty tired when I got home!! And, I cancelled my running plans. Because I was going to bed early (about 5pm), I was afraid I'd end up being awake most of the night, and not able to get going in the morning.

Still working on the Food Challenge ... not so good today. I ate "football tournament" food. I ate pretty well, considering where I was! I supported my elementary school alma mater ... they had the healthiest foods (2 tostadas, rice & beans, a churro & lemonade) ... the other schools were serving pizza & fries, and other junk.

Goals:

1. Trail-Running (3 miles +)
   
2. Drink 6 bottles of water.
3. Write down everything I eat.
4. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

TJ: Day 12

Week 2, Day 5

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

I should have changed the heading of these posts at the beginning of the week. I have obviously totally blown-off the TJ work-outs!

Food Challenge is still going pretty well. I'm not perfect on it, but, I don't really expect perfection, I expect that most days I'll be on target, though. I'm nearing the end of the 30 days.

Goals:

1. Rest Day
   
2. Drink 6 bottles of water.
3. Write down everything I eat.
4. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

TJ: Day 11

Week 2, Day 4

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

Had to stay over a little bit at work this morning to get my annual physical & PPD done. The last possible day that I could do it without having to go in to work on a day off, before I hit the cut-off point of not being able to work! No, I don't procrastinate!!

Anyway, as usual, it's a "work day" so, I didn't get up early to work-out.

I'm still doing pretty good with the Food Challenge. I definitely do better on the days I work!!

Goals:

1. 20-Minute Turbo Jam
2. additional exercise to complete 1 hour
   
3. Drink 6 bottles of water.
4. Write down everything I eat.
5. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

TJ: Day 10

Week 2, Day 3

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

I was too tired to get up early to exercise.

Maybe tomorrow ...

The Food Challenge is mostly going pretty well. Dropping the soda hasn't really been that difficult for me. It's been dropping some of the other convenience foods that I eat that aren't as good for me (trans fats, those kinds of things).

Goals:

1. 20-Minute Turbo Jam
2. Ab Jam
3. additional exrecise to complete 1 hour
   
4. Drink 6 bottles of water.
5. Write down everything I eat.
6. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

TJ: Day 9

Week 2, Day 2

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

I didn't get a work-out in today. It's easy to do when you're not really into a work-out, I guess! I really want to give TJ a chance, I've heard a lot of great things from those you've used it, and, I guess I want that!!

But, it's better to do something I enjoy that might get the results a little slower, than to try to do something that I'm not into, and thus don't do consistently.

Goals:

1. Cardio Party
2. additional exercise to complete 1 hour
   
3. Drink 6 bottles of water.
4. Write down everything I eat.
5. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

TJ: Day 8

Week 2, Day 1

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

I ended up being so busy today, I didn't end up getting the workout in. The 40 minutes I did have available to me at the end of the day were spent in a nap! I was out hard for those 40 minutes!! When I woke up, I had no idea where I was, where I was supposed to be, why my alarm was going off!!

I did get 1 of the key chores done for tomorrow, already, so, I should have at least an hour available to me for work-out time tomorrow ... and still be able to get my 2-3 hour nap in before work!

I went to my Weight Watcher's meeting today. I maintained. Same number as last week. That's good! The cinnabon, jamba juice, and cake and ice cream splurge of the weekend didn't throw me too far off course!! The essence of the meeting topic, was about all the "hats" we wear during our day; and making sure we take time for ourselves. I do take time for me. That's why my house looks as it does!

I'm still focused on last week's topic. It's given me a new mantra: "I have the POWER to change me" ... that would be the shortened version of the: "You are where you are because you want to be there. If you want to be somewhere else, you'll need to change." quote from last week.

Goals:

1. 20-Minute Turbo Jam
2. Ab Jam
3. additional exercise to complete 1 hour
   
4. Drink 6 bottles of water.
5. Write down everything I eat.
6. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

TJ: Day 7

Week 1, Day 7

Workout:
Trail-Walking (3 miles)
57 min.
burned 436 cal.
HR max: 169
HR ave: 141

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

There were just 2 of us today. One of the gang was volunteering in her kid's class, the other one hurt her foot & couldn't get her running shoes on. So, it was me, breaking in a newbie!! We mostly walked, there was a short jog at the beginning, and then for maybe 1/2 mile on the way out, we jogged.

Looking at my numbers, it tells me I haven't been pushing myself hard enough on the other days. To basically walk the whole thing, and take 12 minutes longer tells me I'm not running enough. My max HR is up near my usual max (slightly lower), but, where I really see it is in the ave HR ... that's normally closer to my max! I didn't burn as many calories, but, I'm only 30 or 40 off.

Next week, I push myself a little harder, and a little longer.

Goals:

1. 20-Minute Turbo Jam
2. additional exercise to complete 1 hour
   
3. Drink 6 bottles of water.
4. Write down everything I eat.
5. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

TJ: Day 6

Week 1, Day 6

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

"Rest Day" again!! Woohoo!

And, rest I did!! I probably needed it after the sleep-deprived weekend. Friday I got to bed at 11pm, after only 2 1/2 hours of sleep; Saturday night was 2am.

I woke up late, eventually got up and made a late breakfast/lunch (toast & a cheese omelette with egg whites & a whole egg) which I ate in bed. And, then, I took an afternoon nap! I guess because walking downstairs to fix food is completely exhausting!!

Tomorrow, I will be Trail-Running with my coworkers. We're working on talking more of them into joining us. Should be fun! There is potentially 2 more joining us tomorrow.

Goals:

1. Trail-Running (3 miles +)
   
2. Drink 6 bottles of water.
3. Write down everything I eat.
4. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

TJ: Day 5

Week 1, Day 5

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

"Rest Day" is good. I mean, not exercising, and not feeling guilty about it is good!!

I've got a Halloween party to attend tonight. (I'm going gothic.) I know that's probably not going to be so good, as far as eating is concerned. But, I'll try!

Goals:

1. Rest Day
   
2. Drink 6 bottles of water.
3. Write down everything I eat.
4. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

TJ: Day 4

Week 1, Day 4

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

I woke up early (I got 2 1/2 hours of sleep), to spend the day with my niece & nephew. I picked them up from school (my luck, that they get out of school early on Fridays!). Thursday was my niece's birthday, so, I took her shopping.

I splurged with them, and had a Cinnabon & a Jamba Juice, as well!

And, there was a little party ... pizza and a small piece of cake & ice cream.

By the time I got home, I was so exhausted, there was no way I could attempt to exercise!! I don't even remember my head hitting the pillow!! I was out!

Goals:

1. Rest Day
   
2. Drink 6 bottles of water.
3. Write down everything I eat.
4. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

TJ: Day 3

Week 1, Day 3

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

I knew there was a chance that I would be too tired ... and I was! Besides, I've got to get up early tomorrow, so, I'm going to need all the sleep I got today!

Goals:

1. 20-Minute Turbo Jam
2. additional exercise to complete hour
   
3. Drink 6 bottles of water.
4. Write down everything I eat.
5. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

TJ: Day 2

Week 1, Day 2

Workout:
TJ: Learn & Burn ... 16 min.
P90: Sweat 3/4 ... 41 min.
burned 325 cal.
HR max: 152
HR ave: 122

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

My right foot was hurting again (it hurt yesterday a little, too), and my back as well (felt like it was going to spasm). So, I stopped TJ. I'm sure it didn't help that I'm not really enjoying it, either. I thought about putting in Core Synergistics in place of the TJ workout, but then, I decided to go "retro" ;-) and so I did the P90 workout.

The cool thing about the P90 workout, I'm doing it better than I was when I finished P90! On the cross-over knee thrusts, my elbow was hitting my knee!

I'm going to keep trying TJ. I hear people do lose weight on it. So, I want to give it a chance. But, it feels too wimpy, and I'm not getting the workout that I'd like out of it. I'm sure my additional aches and pains are because my technique is wrong.

I will probably be supplementing the TJ workout throughout the week, but, I'm going to keep trying to give it a chance. I'm sure, if I can get it down well enough to move on to the other workouts, I might enjoy it more.

Goals:

1. 20-Minute Turbo Jam
2. additional exercise to complete hour
   
3. Drink 6 bottles of water.
4. Write down everything I eat.
5. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

TJ: Day 1

Week 1, Day 1

Workout:
Turbo Jam: Learn & Burn
26 min.
burned 166 cal.
HR max: 140
HR ave: 126

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

Well, I did it! I started the program.

I'm not crazy about it ... but, this was my first day! Initially, I was bummed about the small number of calories that I burned, but, when I put it into proportion, normally, I'm working out twice that long, which would give me a little over 300 calories burned. Factor in that I'm learning the moves, so not working at my potential yet ...

I went to my Weight Watcher's meeting today. I lost 2 lbs. over the past 2 weeks. Actually, that's good, I wasn't expecting it, since I didn't work-out at all last week, and I could have done better with the eating. The meeting was good. A reminder to add color to my meals. To eat a variety of colors with each meal.

At the end of the meeting, my leader always has cool & interesting quotes. Today's really spoke to me, it told me I need to get off my butt & actually do what I know I need to do to make this work.

You are where you are because you want to be there. If you want to be somewhere else, you'll need to change. --Author Unknown.

I had planned on doing Learn & Burn twice, but, I didn't get home in time. I'm feeling the work-out in my lower back, and sides, and quads.

Tomorrow, I'm setting aside a full hour and I'm going to work-out the whole time. That will mean that I'm running through the DVD 3 times ... I should learn the moves by then!

Goals:

1. Learn & Burn for 1 hour (3 times).
   
2. Drink 6 bottles of water.
3. Write down everything I eat.
4. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

Day 23 - between P90X rounds

Week 4, Day 2

Workout:
Trail Running (3 miles)

(I forgot to look at my watch so I could time it. And, since I was running a total calorie-burn count today, I don't have any of these numbers ... but I'm sure they are about the same as they usually are. Most of the time, I noticed my HR was around 173/174. My time coming down the hill [half-way] was 21 minutes.)

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

When I got up today, I put on my workout gear, and started my HRM. By the time I started my run with my friends, I'd already burned 300 calories (about 2 1/2 hours). After the run, I was at about 800. And, I've been burning ever since.

As of right now (4:15), I've burned 2063 in 9 hours, 30 minutes. I'd like to wear it for at least 12 hours (it's digging into my side, so I don't know if I'll be able to stay with it until bedtime, or until I wake up in the morning) ... though 24 would be cool!!

I did notice that when I first woke up (and now, I'm back to that point), every 20 minutes, I'm burning 50 calories, just sitting. (This morning I was drinking coffee & playing solitaire on my PDA ... this afternoon, sitting here, typing on the computer.)

The run this morning was good. I didn't time it because I forgot to look at the time on my HRM, and it was already going. I did time the return trip (because I time my rest/stretch at the top for 60 seconds & then get going again). I think I was probably pretty close to where I have been running, time-wise. I think next week we're going to add an additional quarter-mile or so to our run.

I've done pretty good with my eating today. I was pretty hungry when I got home, but I didn't want to stop, for fear that I'd eat something bad!

I've planned out my exercise plan for the next month, now. I am going to do 4 weeks of Turbo Jam, plus my weekly trail-running. During the first week, when I'm learning the moves, I may add some additional running, or P90/P90X stuff, because I fear I won't be able to get my HR up for the burn while learning TJ. I am beginning TJ tomorrow.

***

HRM update: I pulled off the the HRM @ about 11pm ... just over 16 hours, 3308 calories burned. Then, there was the 7+ hours of sleeping that I didn't wear it. That works out about right (from the estimated calculation figures) since I usually burn almost 500 calories running.

Goals:

1. TJ: Learn & Burn
2. supplemental exercise to complete hour
   
3. Drink 6 bottles of water.
4. Write down everything I eat.
5. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

Day 22 - between P90X rounds

Week 4, Day 1

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

My big exercise today was walking from my car into the stadium (it was quite a ways, but it wasn't at a very fast pace, so it hardly could be called exercise) and then back, after the game. I did plan ahead & bring food to eat (I didn't tailgate with my friends this week) ... so, I was able to eat clean. No sodas, and only 1 Mike's ... the rest of my liquid intake was all water!

It was pretty cold (to me) at the game. I had a thick long-sleeved shirt under my jersey, but I was wearing shorts (in case the sun had decided to poke through the clouds ... it didn't). I wasn't so cold that I felt I needed to put the sweatshirt on that I brought (besides, sitting on it meant I wasn't sitting on a cold seat!).

And, even though we lost by a lot of points, I did have fun being at the game. I am totally impressed with how well our offense has been turned around this year (I guess next year is the defense's turn). I am disappointed with how many times the ball was thrown to our defense, and we didn't get an interception, though ... there were at least 3 times that I can remember.

Tomorrow, I am planning on running with my friends. It's been 2 weeks. Not good. I don't think that there will be anything stopping any of us this week. Also, I am planning on wearing my HRM all day, from when I get up, possibly until I go to bed. (I don't know if I'd be able to sleep with it on ... we'll see.) I'm curious to see how many calories it will count that I am burning, during the course of the day.

Goals:

1. Run/Jog 3 mile route.
   
2. Ab Ripper X.
3. Plan out new exercise program/round.
   
4. Drink 6 bottles of water.
5. Write down everything I eat.
6. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

Day 21 - between P90X rounds

Week 3, Day 7

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

Again, I didn't fit exercise into my day.

Next week, I need to do better.

I did at least, mostly eat clean ... challenge-like ... for the week. There were a couple meals that I didn't stay on target with, but, that's ok ... there's always another day!

Tomorrrow is another home football game. And, I'm going. I won't be tailgating, so, I'll be better able to stay focused on my goals of eating & drinking clean. I'm pretty sure I'll be walking a ways to and from the stadium, and I do get up and down a lot during the game (cheering).

Goals:

1. Drink 6 bottles of water.
2. Write down everything I eat.
3. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

Day 20 - between P90X rounds

Week 3, Day 6

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

Again, a leisurely wake-up, followed by a leisurely morning. I went shopping. There are a few pieces of furniture that I want. I found one of them ... a storage bench that can double as a "coffee table". It's nice. Leather, I should be able to store a lot of stuff in it. (If it doesn't end up working in the living room, it'll work at the foot of my bed.)

Then, I had more housecleaning to do ... no, I didn't know it was fall instead of spring!! Haha! It's stuff that I've been putting off doing, and really needed to do. Mostly stuff that any one else (other than me) wouldn't even notice.

I've managed a whole week without exercise ...

Not so good.

I definitely need to be better about this lifestyle change that I'm working on!! But, I guess it'll have to wait a few more days ... I think I'll be pretty busy tomorrow, and I know for sure on Sunday I won't be exercising (I mean, except for walking from the parking lot to the stadium).

Goals:

1. Drink 6 bottles of water.
2. Write down everything I eat.
3. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

Day 19 - between P90X rounds

Week 3, Day 5

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

And, again ...

See yesterday's post!!

I had errands to run ... spent most of the morning, after a leisurely wake-up (it is my vacation, afterall) running errands, and shopping. Then, in the afternoon, I had a hair appointment. (Doing the same thing, just getting it trimmed up, re-highlighted, with a little "natural" color over the ears ... ummm, thanks Mom for the gray hair.) By the time I got home it was a little late. So, I didn't exercise again ...

Goals:

1. Walk/Jog in my neighborhood.
2. Ab Ripper X.
   
3. Drink 6 bottles of water.
4. Write down everything I eat.
5. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

Day 18 - between P90X rounds

Week 3, Day 4

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

I was busy with my housecleaning projects. I'm off work this week, so I really thought I'd have time to squeeze in the exercise, but, I find it so easy to procastinate! Almost seems like the more time I have available to me, the more likely I am to not be able to fit it in!!

Goals:

1. Walk/Jog in my neighborhood.
2. Ab Ripper X.
   
3. Drink 6 bottles of water.
4. Write down everything I eat.
5. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

Day 17 - between P90X rounds

Week 3, Day 3

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

How do you spell lazy? S-H-E-R-I? Yeah, that's what I thought!!

I just couldn't get around to the exercise. I was pretty busy, going to the dentist, and then when I got home, I was exhausted. I laid low ... going through paperwork, and that kind of stuff ... definitely inactive!

Goals:

1. Walk/Jog in my neighborhood.
2. Ab Ripper X.
   
3. Drink 6 bottles of water.
4. Write down everything I eat.
5. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

Day 16 - between P90X rounds

Week 3, Day 2

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

I seem to still be on a day off, or something. I can't ever really say what I did with my day. It was a leisurely wake-up, and then coffee out on the back patio ("yard"). I didn't really do much of anything, and then I ran out of time to do the exercise ...

Tomorrow, I've got a dental appointment. Not sure that I'll be able to exercise tomorrow, either. I go to my old dentist, which is a little over an hour away from me. So, there's 3 hours out of my day, right there! I'm leaving the exercise in my goals, anyway ...

Goals:

1. Walk/Jog in my neighborhood.
2. Ab Ripper X.
   
3. Drink 6 bottles of water.
4. Write down everything I eat.
5. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

Day 15 - between P90X rounds

Week 3, Day 1

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

Here are pictures from the game ... a couple of our touchdowns that happened in "my" endzone!!

It was a good game ... overall. We were slow to start, as usual, but, we were never so far out of it that we had to work to catch-up. So, taking over the lead, and never looking back was easier to do.

We didn't seem to make as many costly mistakes that we couldn't recover from, either.

I just wish the team would show up in the first half ... they did better, I think with this game, but that could have just been the fact that we were playing the Raiders who have more problems than us.






































And, here I am, in the last few minutes, or so of the game. I had my friend who came with me, take this picture of me, with the camera on my cellphone. As you can see ... winning is good!!






As I expected, I didn't exercise today. I was moderately good with my food-challenge. But I could have definitely been better. I don't think I'm tailgating next week, so, it should be better (easier) for me to stay on track. Plus, the friend that I'm taking next week is also working on her lifestyle changes, so, I'll have the positive re-inforcement this week!

Goals:

1. Walk/Jog in my neighborhood.
2. Ab Ripper X.
   
3. Drink 6 bottles of water.
4. Write down everything I eat.
5. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

Day 14 - between P90X rounds

Week 2, Day 7

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

Turns out, I was right about not getting time to exercise.

I had hoped for a little nap in the afternoon, too, but wasn't able to squeeze it in. I had a bunch of food to prepare, too, between poker with "the girls" tonight, and tailgating tomorrow.

Not expecting to workout tomorrow ... big game tomorrow ... Raiders @ 49ers!! That's going to be a good game! Hopefully the silver-and-black fans don't hurt me!!

I am bringing healthy foods that fit into the plans of the challenge that I am doing. My downfall will be the Mike's ...

Goals:

1. Drink 6 bottles of water.
2. Write down everything I eat.
3. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

Day 13 - between P90X rounds

Week 2, Day 6

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

Looks like I'm effectively blowing that crunch challenge I was putting myself up to! Oh well. There's always next month ...

I had too much to do during the few hours that I am actually up today. So, I didn't get my workout in. I did do good with the challenge, though. (3 days down, 27 to go!)

I'm keeping my goals for tomorrow to include the walk & ARX, however, I've got a feeling I'll be pretty busy all day. So don't think I'll actually get it in.

Goals:

1. Walk/Jog in my neighborhood.
2. Ab Ripper X.
   
3. Drink 6 bottles of water.
4. Write down everything I eat.
5. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

Day 12 - between P90X rounds

Week 2, Day 5

Workout:
Stationary Bike
28 min.
burned 167 cal.
HR max: 148
HR ave: 124

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

First, I want to say that I am proud of myself for actually getting up early on a Thursday afternoon. I did it!! Woo hoo! I didn't get up in time to get my hour in, but, I got up, and exercised!!

Yesterday, I was very good about eating. I was on target with my "food porn" challenge. I slipped up only once, and that was just out of habit ... I put creamer that was sitting by the coffee pot in my coffee instead of the low fat milk in the refrigerator (in 1 of my 3 cups of coffee). I was mildly stressed, trying to figure out what I would eat ... I had to keep reminding myself that I already eat like this, it's just a matter of cutting out the junk food ... the desserts, the crackers, those kinds of things.

Goals:

1. Walk/Jog in my neighborhood.
   
2. Ab Ripper X.
   
3. Drink 6 bottles of water.
4. Write down everything I eat.
5. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

Day 11 - between P90X rounds

Week 2, Day 4

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

Once again, my flurry of activity on Wednesday prevented me from working out. Tomorrow, I must do "something"!!

Today begins my "food porn" challenge. I am cutting out of my diet all the junk for 1 month ... 30 days. No soda, no junk food or fried food, no sweets, and non-fat dairy products only (I'm even dropping the flavoring & artificial sweetners out of my yogurt & eating plain).

Goals:

1. Ab Ripper X.
   
2. Drink 6 bottles of water.
3. Write down everything I eat.
4. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

Day 10 - between P90X rounds

Week 2, Day 3

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

I had plans of running ... umm, I mean walking & jogging through my neighborhood today. But, I was cramping today, so, I didn't. I should be feeling better by tomorrow, though.

At my Weight Watcher's meeting today, the topic was about reading food labels. You know, getting more of the good stuff (complex carbs, protein, healthy oils, Omega-3s) and less of the bad stuff (Trans Fats, empty calories, non-healthy oils). It's stuff that I already know about. Of course, I tend to read my labels even more strictly, since I'm vegetarian.

I grew up learning about reading labels from my mom (wasn't allowed cereal that had a source of sugar in the top 5 spots in the ingredients list), and then there's the "surprise" non-vegetarian sources (Hostess products, and when I was growing up, Oreos). Now, not only do I look for the non-vegetarian things, like chicken stock, and beef fat, but, I've added hydrogenated vegetable oils to the list, as well as looking for whole grains instead of enriched flours in the ingredients.

I sat down after my Weight Watcher's meeting, where I've been watching my weight slowly creep up each week (it's the highest it's been since I lost 30 lbs. 4 years ago), and re-committed myself to my goals. I've only been partially committed to the plan, doing only a partial job of this, or I wouldn't be struggling like I am. At the rate I'm going, I'm not going to be making my October 31st goal of losing 5% body fat!

Beginning tomorrow, I am:

1. Working out for an hour 4 times a week.
2. Participating in a 30 day "food porn" challenge.

I know that working out 4 times a week will be hard with my schedule. But, I think, if I commit to this, in the end, I'll have more energy. I was able to workout fairly consistently 4 times a week, when I was doing the P90 program. So, I should be able to do it now.

Overall, I think I do eat fairly healthy. There are a few "borderline" items, like my Kozy Shack "No Added Sugar" puddings, CoffeeMate creamer, and the yogurts (I've been splurging on the Brown Cow cream on top ones lately) ... and, of course, the sodas. I've actually cut down considerably. On a "bad" day, I'll drink up to 3 cans of soda in a day. But usually, it's anywhere from 0-1 (we're talking maybe 5 a week). I've hesitated giving up my 1 vice. But, I think I can do this ... it's only for 1 month ... 30 days.

Conveniently, tomorrow is grocery-shopping day, though in actuality, I don't know that there will be that many changes that I need to make in my usual purchases. (I already eat brown rice or wild rice, and whole wheat pasta ... and fruits & veggies are regular visitors to my grocery cart ... and normally, I'm getting the fat free dairy products.)

Tomorrow begins another day ... a New Challenge!

Goals:

1. Walk/Jog neighborhood
2. Ab Ripper X.
   
3. Drink 6 bottles of water.
4. AVOID the "Food Porn"!!
   
5. Write down everything I eat.
6. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

Day 9 - between P90X rounds

Week 2, Day 2

Workout:
Trail-Running (3 miles)
46 min.
burned 476 cal.
HR max: 181
HR ave: 170

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

Had a good run/jog today. The return run is so much easier (mostly downhill), I'm able to run or jog most of the way. On the first half, I spend some time walking ... today more than previous days, apparently. I had a hard time getting my leg muscles to relax during the first half of the run. At my mid-way rest point (a pole at our turn-around point) I did some deep calf stretches, the run out, back to the car was easier ... my legs didn't feel as tight.

Turns out, my two cohorts were also hoping that someone else would cancel!!

It helps to have someone else expecting you!

Two separate people have mentioned to me, that I should try Turbo Jam in the past week. I was sent 4 of the 5 DVDs for TJ when I ordered it. I don't have the beginning one, where Charlene shows how to do the moves. So, it looks like both of those people will be loaning me the beginner DVD.

On that note, I'm thinking about maybe doing a round of TJ before hitting P90X again.

Goals:

1. Jog in my neighborhood (the longer route)
2. Ab Ripper X.
   
3. Drink 6 bottles of water.
4. Write down everything I eat.
5. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

Day 8 - between P90X rounds

Week 2, Day 1

Workout:
None.

Sit-up/Crunch total for today: 0

Yeah, I watched most of that pathetic game today. Finally about mid-3rd quarter, I just gave up ... and went to sleep.

I don't want to run tomorrow. But, I'm not willing to be the one who cancels, so, was hoping they would cancel! But, no, they're all planning on being there ... I called everyone to confirm that they're going to be there. So, tomorrow, I am trail-running with my friends.

Goals:

1. Workout.
2. Drink 6 bottles of water.
3. Write down everything I eat.
4. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.