T -2

I was up rather late last night. So, I slept in until noon today. Had a few things to do ... straighten up the house a bit, fix food to take in to work, and of course ... watch the 49ers knock the Broncos out of the playoffs!!

See, now if they'd play like that all the time, that would be cool! Well, actually, I'd like the offense to show up before the 4th quarter. Actually, not too long ago, we were only showing up in the first half, and then apparently staying in the locker room at the half, because we'd lose these huge leads ... the Mariucci days. So, I think this is an improvement ... at least the defense has been there during the 1st half holding the other team back until our defense has shown up!!

After this game today, I'm really excited about what next season will hold.

T -3

Had some church responsibilities to do this morning.

My afternoon was spent relaxing. I did go to the movies, saw "We Are Marshall." It was much better than I expected, based on the highlights shown on TV. The TV clips at the end were interesting, I saw names on the backs of those jerseys of guys who are currently playing in the NFL now.

My evening was spent finishing up the purging of my kitchen, and cleaning and reorganizing my cupboards. I guess climbing up on a little step ladder is exercise, though I didn't get my HR up, really ... well, when I was balancing myself and the heavy stack of pie plates I was putting away from Christmas dinner!! (haha!!)

T -4

I have the night off tonight. With the changes in the holiday schedule, it's kind of a pain. I don't have as many days off in a row. It was nice not working as many days in a row, but, I do miss the 3 & 5 days off in a row!

Today is lost (because of sleep), tomorrow is my day off, but by tomorrow night it'll be ruined, because I'll be thinking about having to go back to work!

Guess that's life.

T -5

Again, no work-out. It's a work day. I took my P90X materials to work with me last night. I wanted to refresh my memory, plug in the work-out days into my palm, and think about food options for me. So, even though I didn't actually get any exercise, I was thinking heavily about the program!

T -6

I slept in today. It was nice! Especially after the craziness of the last few days. I probably needed to catch-up on my sleep.

I work tonight, so my time is cut shorter.

T -7

Today I went to Weight Watcher's. I felt that it was important to be there ... it was the "Day After Christmas". There were about 5 of us plus 1 person checking us in, and my leader! It was a nice intimate setting!! :-D

I didn't exercise. My livingroom is crowded, with the remnant Christmas stuff & the Christmas tree & furniture rearrangement (because of the Christmas tree). That's not really an excuse, though. There is the gym or the outdoors!

Christmas Day

I decided to drive home to sleep last night. (It's only an hour away.) Because I would sleep better in my own bed, instead of sleeping on the couch, or the floor.

I got up, and over to my brother's around 1pm. Hung out with the kids & my parents. Read the paper. There weren't many ads in the newspaper, surprisingly. I remember as a kid, at my grandparents' house, flipping through the HUGE newspaper, checking out all the after Christmas specials!

We ate dinner about 5pm. It was good, and pretty healthy. (Lucky for me, my brother has diabetes & my mom has high cholesterol, so the food's usually quite healthy!! ... not so lucky for me because I have to be careful not to get those problems!)

I've got another week before the X starts! Fortunately, I've been working at "cleaning up my environment" (a Weight Watcher's term) ... dumping the not so good for me foods. I've been using Dr. Oz's recommendations for the 1st 5 ingredients to determine if I keep or toss an item. The kitchen cupboards will be ready for my stricter eating that will have to happen on the P90X program.

Christmas Eve

Merry Christmas! It's Christmas Eve today.

After 2 hours of sleep, I met my dad to take him to a 49er game (part of his Christmas present). We played at home, against the Cardinals. Well, they didn't really play. You know, it's really too bad the team that was in Seattle in the 4th quarter couldn't have maybe shown up for this game.

Oh well, my dad did enjoy himself, even though we lost. Sourdough Sam (the mascot) sat down next to me when my dad went for food.

Afterwards, we were at my brother's for dinner & presents. The kids enjoyed themselves. My nephew was sweet, since I showed up in my "gear" ... a jersey & visor ... he decided that maybe I should have his "#1 Fan" finger that he got from the game he went to. "Since you probably go to more games then I ever will, Aunt Sheri." ;-) (Yeah, he's a sweetie still at 10.)

Christmas dinner is at my brother's tomorrow.

This is the last week before I am supposed to start the P90X program. I should be exercising since I've blown it completely off for the past month. But, I know I won't. Of positive note: my foot is no longer bothering me. I don't know if it's the rest it's gotten, since I've been too lazy (or busy) to work-out; or if it's the new vitamin pack I started taking. I got them through vuru & included a chondroitin/MSM/hyuralic acid combo pill with my personalized pack. At any rate, I do enjoy being able to move the foot without discomfort!

Day 48 (cardio)

Workout:
None.

It's my last day to work before Christmas. Christmas Eve & Day are going to be so busy, I had to pack up the things to take with me for Christmas Eve tonight.

Goals:

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

Day 47 (cardio)

Happy Birthday, Glenda!! (One of my college roomates ... we eventually became good friends!)

Workout:
None.

Are you really surprised? I know I'm not!

Goals:

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

Day 46 (cardio)

Workout:
None.

I was so busy preparing for Christmas & work that it came down to my nap or working out. On my first day of work ... the nap always wins out!!

Goals:

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

Day 45 (cardio)

Workout:
None.

The last gift has been purchased. No more shopping needed ... and, well, if so, too bad for someone. I am so over the whole process!!

In order to encourage and insure that I start P90X at the first of the year, I signed up on one of the threads (beachbody), with a large group of about 100 other people who are going to be starting then, too. It certainly helps when you've got others helping to keep you accountable. It's a crazy, fast-paced thread that will be difficult to keep up on, I fear, but, there are people on there that will check up on me if I haven't posted in a while. (We're divided into teams ... competition ... you get the idea.)

Actually, I have to work on the 31st & the 1st. So, I'm planning on starting on the 2nd of January. I know better than to try to start something on a work day!! (I may be idealistic at times, but I'm not stupid!!)

Goals:

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

Day 44 (cardio)

Workout:
None.

Same story ... different day. Because of my work schedule, I have today & tomorrow to get my shopping done. Because then, I'm working all the days up to Christmas.

Goals:

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

Day 43 (cardio)

Workout:
None.

Yet another day spent doing everything but exercising. Intellectually, I know what to do, and that I can and should do it. But, it's just that winter slump, perhaps.

At least my eating is mostly on track.

Goals:

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

Day 42 (cardio)

Workout:
None.

Again ... I don't even have football as my excuse!

Goals:

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

Day 41 (cardio)

Workout:
None.

I hope that when the 1st comes, I'm able to get motivated and pull this off!

Goals:

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

Day 40 (cardio)

Workout:
None.

Yeah!! My team beat Seattle!! Woohoo! (sorry DeeDee)

My night at work wasn't to bad. Busy, but not frantic. And, with a good crew on, so it was fun & entertaining!!

I'm off tonight, but, I am still wiped out, and just don't have the energy to attempt a workout!!

Goals:

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

Day 39 (cardio)

Workout:
None.

Today, I actually have an excuse ... work ... so I didn't workout. I'm home for about 9 1/2 hours on my work days. When you subtract out the hour I allow for getting ready for work, and the hour for fixing my dinner, and the food I'm taking to work, that leaves 7-7 1/2 hours for sleep. I guess that probably explains my inability to get up an hour earlier to workout.

I do kind of get down on myself for not getting up early. "It's only an hour," is what I tell myself. But, when I think about the fact that I'm barely getting what is considered to be an acceptable amount of sleep as it is, I guess it's understandable, that after working a 12 hour shift, I don't want to have to live on 6 hours (or less) of sleep.

And, bringing good, healthy food in to work with me is more beneficial, I think than working out would be. There's not a lot of good or healthy things at work, and being vegetarian, my options are even slimmer! Starbucks is open until midnight. The cafeteria is open from 12:30-2:30 (my options are a pathetic salad, cheese sandwich, french fries, if I'm lucky, there's an overcooked nasty looking vegetable left over from the daytime). Or, there's the vending machines (cookies, chips, ice cream, or a bean & cheese burrito).

Goals:

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

Day 38 (cardio)

Workout:
None.

Yet another workout blown off.

I'm resting up for the X ... uhh, yeah, that's it! ;-)

Goals:

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

Day 37 (cardio)

Workout:
None.

I have no time or motivation, it seems to get any kind of a workout included in my day. I had visions of really working out, and getting ready for the X ... and really just bringing it.

I went to my WW meeting. I didn't want to. My weight continues to creep up. I know why ... I'm not doing what I know I need to do for myself.

After my meeting, I worked more on the Christmas shopping.

Goals:

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

Day 36 (cardio)

Workout:
None.

Christmas shopping.

No work-out done today.

Goals:

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

Day 35 (cardio)

Workout:
None.

I thought I might try to work-out today.

But, because I only slept about 3 hours last night, and then there was the emotional drain of the pathetic showing of my team. I got home about 8 pm, and then just vegged out.

Goals:

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

Day 34 (cardio)

Workout:
None.

Prep for tailgating tomorrow.

It's the '9ers-Packers game. There's a group of us tailgating & going to the game together.

Goals:

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

Day 33 (cardio)

Workout:
None.

See yesterday's note.

I'm still laying low today.

Goals:

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

Day 32 (cardio)

Workout:
None.

I had a doctor's appointment today. I'm laying low today. Not feeling very good.

Goals:

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

Day 31 (cardio)

Workout:
Christmas Tree set-up

OK, so that probably seems lame ... but have you ever put up a 7 foot Christmas tree by yourself? Get it out of your car, carry it to your front door, using a hack-saw, manually saw off the bottom & the low branches, carry it inside your place & get it in the stand ...

Yeah, well, I'm counting it as exercise!!

Goals:

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

Day 30 (cardio)

Workout:
None.

I had an appointment to meet with someone to purchase Christmas presents. It ended up taking longer than I planned. And, then, I didn't have time to work-out.

Goals:

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

Day 29 (cardio)

Workout:
Walk around my neighborhood (~ 2.75 miles ... according to my pedometer)
60 min.

My plan was to walk for about 30 minutes, but, my regular route around the neighborhood is about 25 minutes. Since I didn't feel like adding an extra walk around my block, I tried walking through an adjoining neighborhood. It ended up being a 60 mile walk.

Goals:

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

Day 28 (cardio)

Workout:
None.

Well, that was a bad loss to have to suffer through! I didn't expect that the '9ers would win, but, I had hoped for a good showing, at least!!

I didn't work-out today.

Tomorrow, I'm doing my walking!

Goals:

1. Brisk walk around my neighborhood.
   
2. Drink 6 bottles of water.
3. Write down everything I eat.
4. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.

Day 27 (cardio)

Workout:
None.

As expected (again) no workout, or walking.

I had a great time at the party. I've known the hostess since 5th grade (dare I date myself?!) ... 1982, and her husband since we were sophmores in high school. He's a gamer, so, I got my first chance to play with the Nintendo Wii!! It was a lot of fun!! I mastered bowling!! (No, I haven't really mastered it ... but it was a lot of fun!!) I can only imagine how much energy you might burn with the boxing game!!

Tomorrow is Sunday. It's an "away" game for the '9ers. Which means I get to sleep in a little bit (10 am game), and then catch-up on the housework that I haven't done this week!!

Goals:

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

Day 26 (cardio)

Workout:
None.

I forgot to set my alarm when I got home. And, surprisingly, I didn't sleep all day & all night!! It probably helps that it's winter, so, it starts getting dark sooner! I woke up a little after 4, looked at the clock, and then decided to go ahead and get up. Granted, I wasn't moving very fast, but, I was moving.

After my 2 days of eating "Dr. Oz-like", I didn't have the energy to keep it going tonight! Besides, I'm not up for long, so, I tend to eat higher calorie (splurge-type) items on my first night off (since I am usually up for no more than 8 hours ... usually less). So, I went to the store & bought a frozen pizza. I should have gone with my gutt, and gotten the CPK mushroom or margharita pizza, instead of what I got. Oh well.

The food that I had on my 2 days of eating really healthy was good. And, surprisingly, I wasn't hungry (except for waking up hungrier than usual). I did end up eating a lot of almonds (we're talking 13 at a time), though, that was probably better than grabbing some other unhealthy item!! And, no, in reality, I don't think that eating 26 or 39 raw almonds in the course of a day are probably all that bad for me ... they beat eating 1 Snickers!! (Actually, I don't tend to eat Snickers, but, you get the point.)

I did like the "trail mix" ... 1/2 cup cheerios, 1/4 cup almonds (I used my pre-measured 13 which is a little less than 1/4 cup), 1/4 cup dried fruit (I used raisins, blueberries, cranberries + 2 whole apricots which made it slightly more than 1/4 cup). It was quite tasty! Especially the first day, when I dropped the small handful of leftover dark chocolate covered blueberries (I wasn't going to just throw those out!!). It was actually quite filling, for a snack, and had a nice variety of crunch & chewy.

I've gotten into eating at least 1 apple every day, too. They're filling! Unfortunately, we're moving into the season of not-so-good apples. I'm not a red or golden delicious kind of person ... and actually don't care for most of the red apples. I do like the galas when they're in their prime, usually I eat granny smith or pippins. This season, I stumbled across the Honeycrisp which I think are absolutely fabulous, but, their season seems to have ended. As an alternative, I decided to try the Ambrosia (YUK!) ... I took 1 bite, and the texture was too much like an old red delicious, so, I didn't finish it. I may have to switch to bananas. On the other hand, with the recent frost in the Central Valley, the citrus should be sweetening up ... maybe I can talk my parents into bringing a box of oranges or mandarins for me, for Christmas!!

I've got a fairly busy day planned tomorrow. I'll be getting up early, and be busy in the morning. And, then tomorrow night, I have a "holiday party" at an old friend's house (umm, I mean childhood friend ... she's not old). If I don't end up taking a nap in the afternoon, maybe I'll get a walk in.

Goals:

1. A walk, maybe?
2. Drink 6 bottles of water.
3. Write down everything I eat.
4. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.