Category Archives: Eating Plan

Yesterday’s Weigh in was a Falacy

Posted on by

I had weighed myself on my in-law’s scale, which showed the .2.  Today I weighed myself on my scale, which showed 1!!!!!  So I checked with my peeps over at SparkPeople and they all concurred that I should use my own scale.  So 1lb it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I’ve lost 1.2 lbs in total.  Only 8.8 to go to get to my first goal of losing the 10 lbs I’ve gained back from my last big weight loss effort.  My goal is to do this by the end of July.  So I have the next 5 weeks to do it.  I think I can manage that!

I’ve been trying out, through LoveFilm (UK equivalent to Netflix), various workout DVDs.  So far I have learned: –

NYC Ballet workout – told me why I had to stop dancing at age 18.  OUCH on the knee.  Also, if you’ve never taken a ballet class? You could never follow that workout.

Davina McCall The Power of Three – some good toning exercises there, but the cardio is *all* high impact, which I can’t do.

Body Training Low Impact Aerobics – *not* low impact.  Hurt my knee.

So I will keep on with my quest and make the effort to walk home from work as my cardio.  I was really hoping to find something good for those rainy days.

First Full Week on SparkPeople…

Posted on by

Only lost .2 of a lb *but* lost 1 inch in my waist and 1 inch in my hips.  So a decent week!

Thought I was going to lose at least a pound this week, but c’est la vie.  Next week is another week!

In other news, back to work tomorrow.  And that thing that made me so happy?  The other day? That I said I couldn’t share yet?  Is that the AICAMML gave his notice.  This coming week is his last week.  I literally danced around my living room.  I spoke briefly to my boss and he is, of course, less than thrilled, since it makes his life really hard.  Accounts Manager is suppose to be on Maternity Leave until September, so we need to find someone else ASAP. Especially with our yearly Audit coming up in about 3 weeks.

But I am so feckin’ happy about it.  He is such an idiot, and so bad at the job, I will be relieved to see the back of him.  And I don’t think I’ll be the only one to be happy about this.

So, I’ve Fallen Into the Abyss…

Posted on by

and joined a social networking site.  In my defense, its not MySpace or Facebook.  Its SparkPeople which is a dieting site and a networking site.

I really need to get back on track with my eating.  I’ve gained back about 10 lbs of the 29 I lost last year and the year before.  My clothes still fit and stuff, but I am over it at this point.  Its time to get obsessed again.  And stay obsessed.

I don’t really like calling what I do a diet.  Its not.  Its a life changing eating plan.  Its cutting carbs and sugar and fat.  And exercising.

One thing I like about SparkPeople is that they not only list exercises for you to do, but actually have videos for you to watch of people doing them, so you can do them correctly.  So today I do strength training with crunches and leg lifts and some other basic stuff.  And when I go back to work week after next, I will start walking home again.

If you happen to be a member, or join after reading this, my user name over there is Tee2072.  Come by my SparkPage and say hi.

Oh, and the picnic yesterday was canceled.  Too much wind and rain. Bummer.