Well, I suppose I should share my interesting week with you all. First, I would like to say that I kicked butt and took names on the scale this week. 5.4 pounds down this week (oh...forgot to tell you last week was 2.6 pounds)...so 8 pounds in the last 2 weeks. I am VERY happy with those numbers!
Now, for the explanation on how I managed to lose 5.4 this week...
As some of you know, I did the General Motors 7 Day Cleanse Diet this week. I don't REALLY believe in cleanses in general because I feel like they never completely do what they promise (and this one is no exception), but I felt like challenging myself this week, with the hope of losing a little extra weight and exploring other possible benefits to the program. So, I put regular Weight Watchers on hold for 7 days while I set out on the General Motors Adventure.
This particular cleanse promises to help you drop 10-17 pounds in one week (cough...BS!). But, after looking over the diet, I noticed one very interesting thing about it. It is basically your ideal, well-rounded diet...but instead of eating all those foods in one day, it's spread out over 7 days. I figured, at the very least, it would help my appetite to shrink down a bit (with my recent points decrease at Weight Watchers...due to my weight loss...I am feeling a little hungrier than I would like to feel), and it would force me to eat the foods that are good for me. No sweets! LOW sodium! 10 glasses of water a day! Natural foods that God intended for us to eat.
I began Day 1 with high hopes. I was basically supposed to eat all fruit all day...as much as I wanted...mostly melons...and you are able to supplement your diet with a vegetable soup (general recipe/guidelines listed on the diet directions). I love fruit! I like soup! No problem, right!? BZZZZZZ!!! WRONG! Melons, being a high fiber food and containing tons of water, basically just put you in the bathroom all day. As soon as you're done in the bathroom, you are STARVING again. I tried to eat melons primarily, as suggested in the directions, but crap I was hungry. So, I added in an orange, about a cup of grapes, and 12 strawberries. FINALLY, satisfied! You may be wondering "Why didn't the soup fill Marisa up? That should have helped!" Well, my response to that is...the soup was gross. Didn't want more than the half cup I attempted to take down. Maybe it's cuz I used a bad combination of veggies...maybe it's cuz it's just plain yucky. Whatever the case may be, I had forsaken the soup by the middle of Day 1.
With little hope of making it through Day 2, I was pleasantly surprised by how full I was all day...especially because I got to start it off with a baked potato topped with a pat of butter. Now THAT'S my kind of breakfast. The rest of the day, I enjoyed a variety of steamed veggies, and didn't have any problems.
Day 3 was just fine too, because I could continue with veggies and add in the fruit (sans bananas)...Didn't have to have so many melons that day. My only gripe was I wasn't allowed to have a potato that day. That didn't mean I couldn't have corn though! Mmmmm.
Day 4 was one of the oddest days, because it consisted of only bananas and milk. I did not expect to be satisfied, but darned if you don't get full on Day 4! They allow you up to 8 bananas and 3 tall glasses of skim milk. I was bursting at the seams by banana #6, and decided to forego the option of eating more. This banana/milk day is meant to replace any lost potassium from the prior 3 days, and to help take away cravings for sweets.
Day 5 was also strange. You can have up to 20 ounces of lean beef, and you must have 6 whole tomatoes, as well as increasing your water intake from 10 glasses to 14 glasses. So, being an antitomatoite (that is my word for "one who detests tomatoes and all they stand for"), I opted to cook those bad boys in with lean ground beef, making it a bit like a ragu. Not bad! Especially with some seasonings! I also cooked a steak in the crock pot with more tomatoes, and that came out pretty darn good too, if I do say so myself.
Day 6 was easy. More lean beef...as much as you want...and vegetables...as much as you want. Meat. Good. Veggies. Good.
Day 7 consisted of brown rice, all the veggies you want, and fruit juices. The juice was a stretch for me. Usually, unless it's beer or wine, I do NOT like drinking my calories. I am also not particularly a fan of how sugary sweet juice tends to be. But whatever, I can suck it up for one day. So I had pomegranate blueberry juice. Not bad if you put ice in it to water it down. Best part of my day was having the brown rice with broccoli, and dashing just a small amount of soy sauce into it...probably considered cheating, but I don't care.
Ultimately, I DO feel cleaner inside. The cleanse gave me the boost I needed to fit into some jeans that I have been itching to wear for a long time. It did decrease my appetite, and I am drinking more water now. Overall, a good experience. They say if you choose to do it again, you can, but I think I will wait awhile till I hit a plateau. The good thing about the second time you do it is that you can add in up to 2 glasses of white wine or champagne each night...apparently it helps with digestion. I will go with that. :-)
Now, I am back to points, and OH HECK was I happy to go to Applebees and eat the steak and shrimp on the "Under 550 calorie" menu tonight. I am celebrating another 5.4 pounds gone from my body. I am celebrating the fact that I made it through the week without cheating and sneaking some sort of Weight Watchers ice cream out of my freezer (I love sweets...although I really am not craving them after that cleanse...) And I am just celebrating life in general!
Friday, March 18, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Well-Rounded Life, Not-as-Rounded Body
I have to say, I am getting more and more excited about everything lately. And I mean EVERYTHING. I am upbeat, positive, and super-happy about all the fantastic things going on right now. For the first time in forever, I feel like I am well-rounded. I am taking good care of myself, which is helping me to take good care of my baby, and it makes me a better wife too (I would like to think). I feel like I have a healthier number of true, reliable friends. I am involving myself in everything going on around me. I am up for adventure, I am down for chilling. And at the same time, I am losing the weight (without making myself a slave to dieting), which I have no doubt is also affecting this overall peace within me. I liken myself to Jim Carey in the movie "Yes Man," without over-extending myself. It's seriously time to start saying yes to opportunities and experiences.
With that being said, I think my relationship with God has grown a lot too recently, so thanks to Him, I can really rock this life! :-) In the meantime, I would also like to say that this overall happiness will not affect my sarcasm, my dry sense of humor, nor will it prevent me from my occasional little rants...after all, I AM human. I like to think that even God laughs at me a little sometimes. When I come up with something witty, or say something surprising at just the right moment, I like to picture Him chuckling to Himself and giving me a little high five, while saying something along the lines of "See...THAT'S why I created you."
I think the point I am trying to make here is that life is to be enjoyed. Yeah, it's work. Yeah, there are things you "have" to do sometimes. But I think what the most important thing is in this life is to make the best out of everything. At my old job, there were a lot of days that things were just a drag (and the bosses were in bad moods), but even then, I got the concept of making the best out of things. We had ordered a new copy machine, and they were keeping the empty box in the office of two of my coworkers...so, when they were out of the room, I hid in it. Once they returned, I gave them a moment to settle in before jumping out and screaming, scaring the absolute turd out of them.
It's all about embracing the moments. Make people laugh if you can, because you never know what kind of day they are having. Pay a compliment that you KNOW will touch them, because it's a REAL compliment. Do an extra little favor. Participate. Show up for life. Don't miss out. Tomorrow comes too quickly, and next year will be last year before you know it. If you need to make yourself a healthier person, physically, emotionally, spiritually...do it now. Again, it's work, but it's sooo worth it. You find new ways to have fun. You find new challenges and obstacles to conquer that make you stronger. Sooo worth it!
My girl (though not always the best role model) Miley will close me out this week:
"There's always gonna be another mountain. I'm always gonna wanna make it move. Always gonna be an uphill battle. Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose. Ain't about how fast I get there. Ain't about what's waiting on the other side...It's the climb."
With that being said, I think my relationship with God has grown a lot too recently, so thanks to Him, I can really rock this life! :-) In the meantime, I would also like to say that this overall happiness will not affect my sarcasm, my dry sense of humor, nor will it prevent me from my occasional little rants...after all, I AM human. I like to think that even God laughs at me a little sometimes. When I come up with something witty, or say something surprising at just the right moment, I like to picture Him chuckling to Himself and giving me a little high five, while saying something along the lines of "See...THAT'S why I created you."
I think the point I am trying to make here is that life is to be enjoyed. Yeah, it's work. Yeah, there are things you "have" to do sometimes. But I think what the most important thing is in this life is to make the best out of everything. At my old job, there were a lot of days that things were just a drag (and the bosses were in bad moods), but even then, I got the concept of making the best out of things. We had ordered a new copy machine, and they were keeping the empty box in the office of two of my coworkers...so, when they were out of the room, I hid in it. Once they returned, I gave them a moment to settle in before jumping out and screaming, scaring the absolute turd out of them.
It's all about embracing the moments. Make people laugh if you can, because you never know what kind of day they are having. Pay a compliment that you KNOW will touch them, because it's a REAL compliment. Do an extra little favor. Participate. Show up for life. Don't miss out. Tomorrow comes too quickly, and next year will be last year before you know it. If you need to make yourself a healthier person, physically, emotionally, spiritually...do it now. Again, it's work, but it's sooo worth it. You find new ways to have fun. You find new challenges and obstacles to conquer that make you stronger. Sooo worth it!
My girl (though not always the best role model) Miley will close me out this week:
"There's always gonna be another mountain. I'm always gonna wanna make it move. Always gonna be an uphill battle. Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose. Ain't about how fast I get there. Ain't about what's waiting on the other side...It's the climb."
Friday, March 4, 2011
I Want it That Weigh...
I would just like to take this moment to pay tribute to the Weight Loss Fairy this week. I am happy to say I lost 2 more pounds at my weigh in today, totalling my Weight Watchers journey at 20 pounds, and approximately 32 pounds overall. Usually I only count the Weight Watchers weight, but since I sort of began the journey on my own right before the holidays, I should probably give myself some credit for being able to lose weight during Thanksgiving and Christmas.
I am also happy to report that some of my friends, who are on a different program called "Prism," are also doing quite well! Great job, Tina and Beth! Although I don't know Beth's number at this time, I DO know she is looking fantastic, and her clothes are hanging off of her...and Tina...I am so proud of you as well! In only 6 short weeks, you have managed to drop a pretty darn significant number, and you're looking amazing! You are both helping to inspire me; especially because I KNOW what dedication, work, and faith you are putting into your efforts, and that is something to be SO very proud of! :-)
I also want to give a shout out to my bestest buddy, Cindy, who is taking part in a weight loss challenge at CSUF. She is working her butt off with trainers, and I know her hard work will pay off! Thank you for always always always being such an incredible friend, and for helping me strive to be better! :-)
I also want to thank Michelle for being such a great support to me. I am beginning to report my weekly results to her, and she is always there to encourage me, which I REALLY need! Thank you so much! I am here to support you too, and look forward to more workouts together! It helps so much to have that accountability.
To my friend, "Other Marisa," who has also been doing a great job of shedding the pounds in the last couple months: I am amazed at how well you are doing with your online program. Not only have you dropped the weight, but you have done it with fewer guidelines and "rules." That...my friend...is impressive. :-)
This blog is short and simple: a shout out of praise and thankfulness to those of us who are striving to be healthier individuals. Lastly, I want to thank Iva for a great talk a couple weeks ago back at MOPS. Your energy and excitement are truly uplifting, and I am looking forward to getting to you know better!
So instead of my regular TV/Movie/Music quote, I sign off with my own lyrics to the Backstreet Boys song, "I Want it that Weigh (Way)"
"Ain't nothin' but a cheesecake (Tell me why) Ain't nothin' but a juicy steak (Tell me why) I never want the scale to say that I want it that weigh...(Tell me why) Ain't nothin' but a back break (Tell me why) Ain't nothin' but a muscle ache (Tell me why) I never want the scale to say, I want it that weigh...Cuz I will make my goal, someday!"
I am also happy to report that some of my friends, who are on a different program called "Prism," are also doing quite well! Great job, Tina and Beth! Although I don't know Beth's number at this time, I DO know she is looking fantastic, and her clothes are hanging off of her...and Tina...I am so proud of you as well! In only 6 short weeks, you have managed to drop a pretty darn significant number, and you're looking amazing! You are both helping to inspire me; especially because I KNOW what dedication, work, and faith you are putting into your efforts, and that is something to be SO very proud of! :-)
I also want to give a shout out to my bestest buddy, Cindy, who is taking part in a weight loss challenge at CSUF. She is working her butt off with trainers, and I know her hard work will pay off! Thank you for always always always being such an incredible friend, and for helping me strive to be better! :-)
I also want to thank Michelle for being such a great support to me. I am beginning to report my weekly results to her, and she is always there to encourage me, which I REALLY need! Thank you so much! I am here to support you too, and look forward to more workouts together! It helps so much to have that accountability.
To my friend, "Other Marisa," who has also been doing a great job of shedding the pounds in the last couple months: I am amazed at how well you are doing with your online program. Not only have you dropped the weight, but you have done it with fewer guidelines and "rules." That...my friend...is impressive. :-)
This blog is short and simple: a shout out of praise and thankfulness to those of us who are striving to be healthier individuals. Lastly, I want to thank Iva for a great talk a couple weeks ago back at MOPS. Your energy and excitement are truly uplifting, and I am looking forward to getting to you know better!
So instead of my regular TV/Movie/Music quote, I sign off with my own lyrics to the Backstreet Boys song, "I Want it that Weigh (Way)"
"Ain't nothin' but a cheesecake (Tell me why) Ain't nothin' but a juicy steak (Tell me why) I never want the scale to say that I want it that weigh...(Tell me why) Ain't nothin' but a back break (Tell me why) Ain't nothin' but a muscle ache (Tell me why) I never want the scale to say, I want it that weigh...Cuz I will make my goal, someday!"
Monday, February 28, 2011
A Day Late, But Not a Dollar Short
I was SUPPOSED to write by last night, but I missed my deadline. I do have some good excuses, but my reasons aren't great. I say that because technically, I had plenty of time to do it, but it was a pretty crazy week in many ways, and my heart just wasn't in it until tonight.
Excuse #1: The entire family caught a nasty cold last week. It started with Jacob, a little over a week ago now. He was just completely miserable, and he broke my heart. He is such a happy baby, and to see him so beside himself with exhaustion and discomfort made me want to cry. Actually, I did cry. At least once each day. I haven't learned how to deal with seeing my child sick, even if it is just a common cold. He did make me laugh though, because he wiped his little runny nose with his fist, and then stuck it in my mouth, as if to say "I am NOT the only one in this family that is going to suffer. You WILL feel my misery." And soon enough, I did feel his misery. I felt it through my birthday, and all the way till about Wednesday night. Brad also caught the cold and overlapped with me. He was the last one to start feeling better.
Excuse #2: It was my birthday week, and I had two celebrations to partake in, as well as an additional evening out with some of my girls. Thursday night, I was stoked to go out with some of my MOPS ladies, Michelle, Mechelle, and Tina. We had a fantastic time laughing, talking, and eating. I was proud of myself because I ate till I was satisfied, and that was IT! We then headed over to our friend "other" Marisa's house for a jewelry party. Yes, I ordered jewelry. :-) The following night (Friday), Brad and I finally got to go out for my birthday, so we headed out to a wine tasting night at Wine Depot in Brea (fantastic little place...do go there if you get a chance!). After a couple hours of wine tasting and talking, we went to Don Jose for dinner, where I gorged myself on Diet Tostada Salad (it's diet cuz all it contains is shredded lettuce, red sauce, and chicken, but for some reason it tastes amazing!). We made a couple more stops, and finished the night at Yorgurtland before picking Jacob up from my parents' house. And finally, Saturday night, we had the family bday celebration for February. Packed week, yes? But could I have written last night? Absolutely.
The reason I think I just didn't have it in me was lack of words and inspiration. I felt so BLAHH about this week. I wasn't very physically active like I have been the last few weeks. To my credit, I did take Jacob out for a nice afternoon walk on Tuesday, and it DID make me feel a bit alive again. But overall, I felt like I had just been lazy. Yes, I suppose you could say I had reason, but I tend to beat myself up over things like this. Why didn't I just tough it out and do a quick gym trip on Thursday, once I started feeling better? Why didn't I get out for one more walk on Friday, prior to our night out? Well, today, I decided I am done beating myself up. We all have "off" days and weeks. Hell, we have "off" months and years sometimes. But the sooner you can get back up and brush yourself off again, the better. So today, I finally took the advice of one of my Weight Watchers leaders. A few weeks back, our meeting stressed the helpfulness of having an "anchor;" an object to remind you of your ultimate goals, to inspire you, and to help you make the right choices in moments of weakness. I went and got myself an anchor today. I am wearing two silver bracelets on my right wrist (which happens to be the wrist I eat with...That way I will always see them there when I go to eat something). One bracelet has the words "Embrace the Journey" engraved upon it. The other says "Believe in Yourself." I truly need these affirmations every single day to remind me that the journey is more important than the result. The person I become, the changes I make, and the growth I experience during this "journey" of weight loss, and this journey called life, are far more significant than looking good in a hot outfit. Yes, I want the little benefits of feeling better about myself physically. I also want to be healthy and live a long, long life. But most of all, I know that these struggles and challenges I overcome will make me stronger. As for the "believing in myself" part of it all...I just need to have faith in God and myself that I won't let little mistakes take away from my ultimate goals. I am human. I am bound to screw up now and again. But I need to believe in myself, that I can and will do what I set out to do. It may take some time. It may take a long-ass time. But by God, I will not be weak anymore. I will not ask myself questions like "What was the point of that?" or tell myself "It's too late." It's never too late, and there is ALWAYS a point to everything.
You may be asking yourself...Did Marisa ever actually get to weigh in last week? As a matter of fact, I did. I went into Weight Watchers on Friday morning, instead of Saturday. I put up a 4.4 pound weight loss over the last two weeks. Not bad for being "lazy" all week. And now, the word "lazy" is not part of my vocabulary Instead, I will use words like "somewhat inactive." Being a mommy never allows for laziness. I have my baby boy to thank for that. :-)
Excuse #1: The entire family caught a nasty cold last week. It started with Jacob, a little over a week ago now. He was just completely miserable, and he broke my heart. He is such a happy baby, and to see him so beside himself with exhaustion and discomfort made me want to cry. Actually, I did cry. At least once each day. I haven't learned how to deal with seeing my child sick, even if it is just a common cold. He did make me laugh though, because he wiped his little runny nose with his fist, and then stuck it in my mouth, as if to say "I am NOT the only one in this family that is going to suffer. You WILL feel my misery." And soon enough, I did feel his misery. I felt it through my birthday, and all the way till about Wednesday night. Brad also caught the cold and overlapped with me. He was the last one to start feeling better.
Excuse #2: It was my birthday week, and I had two celebrations to partake in, as well as an additional evening out with some of my girls. Thursday night, I was stoked to go out with some of my MOPS ladies, Michelle, Mechelle, and Tina. We had a fantastic time laughing, talking, and eating. I was proud of myself because I ate till I was satisfied, and that was IT! We then headed over to our friend "other" Marisa's house for a jewelry party. Yes, I ordered jewelry. :-) The following night (Friday), Brad and I finally got to go out for my birthday, so we headed out to a wine tasting night at Wine Depot in Brea (fantastic little place...do go there if you get a chance!). After a couple hours of wine tasting and talking, we went to Don Jose for dinner, where I gorged myself on Diet Tostada Salad (it's diet cuz all it contains is shredded lettuce, red sauce, and chicken, but for some reason it tastes amazing!). We made a couple more stops, and finished the night at Yorgurtland before picking Jacob up from my parents' house. And finally, Saturday night, we had the family bday celebration for February. Packed week, yes? But could I have written last night? Absolutely.
The reason I think I just didn't have it in me was lack of words and inspiration. I felt so BLAHH about this week. I wasn't very physically active like I have been the last few weeks. To my credit, I did take Jacob out for a nice afternoon walk on Tuesday, and it DID make me feel a bit alive again. But overall, I felt like I had just been lazy. Yes, I suppose you could say I had reason, but I tend to beat myself up over things like this. Why didn't I just tough it out and do a quick gym trip on Thursday, once I started feeling better? Why didn't I get out for one more walk on Friday, prior to our night out? Well, today, I decided I am done beating myself up. We all have "off" days and weeks. Hell, we have "off" months and years sometimes. But the sooner you can get back up and brush yourself off again, the better. So today, I finally took the advice of one of my Weight Watchers leaders. A few weeks back, our meeting stressed the helpfulness of having an "anchor;" an object to remind you of your ultimate goals, to inspire you, and to help you make the right choices in moments of weakness. I went and got myself an anchor today. I am wearing two silver bracelets on my right wrist (which happens to be the wrist I eat with...That way I will always see them there when I go to eat something). One bracelet has the words "Embrace the Journey" engraved upon it. The other says "Believe in Yourself." I truly need these affirmations every single day to remind me that the journey is more important than the result. The person I become, the changes I make, and the growth I experience during this "journey" of weight loss, and this journey called life, are far more significant than looking good in a hot outfit. Yes, I want the little benefits of feeling better about myself physically. I also want to be healthy and live a long, long life. But most of all, I know that these struggles and challenges I overcome will make me stronger. As for the "believing in myself" part of it all...I just need to have faith in God and myself that I won't let little mistakes take away from my ultimate goals. I am human. I am bound to screw up now and again. But I need to believe in myself, that I can and will do what I set out to do. It may take some time. It may take a long-ass time. But by God, I will not be weak anymore. I will not ask myself questions like "What was the point of that?" or tell myself "It's too late." It's never too late, and there is ALWAYS a point to everything.
You may be asking yourself...Did Marisa ever actually get to weigh in last week? As a matter of fact, I did. I went into Weight Watchers on Friday morning, instead of Saturday. I put up a 4.4 pound weight loss over the last two weeks. Not bad for being "lazy" all week. And now, the word "lazy" is not part of my vocabulary Instead, I will use words like "somewhat inactive." Being a mommy never allows for laziness. I have my baby boy to thank for that. :-)
Monday, February 14, 2011
Muscles I never knew I had
No exercise in this world makes you as aware of every muscle in your body (and how much it has the ability to ache) as swimming. I swam laps for about an hour yesterday, and wow...I felt as though I should have instantly shed 20 pounds. No freakin' wonder Michael Phelps eats three fried egg sandwiches, a 5 egg omelette, a bowl of grits, 3 slices of french toast, 3 chocolate chip pancakes, a kilogram of pasta, 2 large ham and cheese sandwiches, 2000 calories worth of energy drinks, and a whole pizza every day. And he swims ALL DAY! I have made up my mind that, if I can swim just 2-3 hours every week, in addition to my regular workouts, I might just push myself over the edge from losing weight to "Holy Bats! Marisa be lookin' Gooo-ood!"
With the wonderful soreness of muscles today, I decided against any weight-lifting and just hit the cardio. After a nice 600-calorie burn on the elliptical and a few chest presses, I headed home for a bit of a rest before hitting my Biggest Loser workout, which I now upped to 30 minutes each day instead of 20. Nothing says "I Love You" on Valentine's Day like busting your butt so you can live longer for your family. Right?
Tomorrow marks Gym Training Session Number Three. With only two more to go before I, more than likely, will not be able to afford any more, I need to soak up as much info as I can, and really take advantage of it.
On the menu for tonight's Valentine's dinner: Weight Watchers homemade pizza, with homemade pizza crust...and I don't even have to make it! The hubby is busting out his culinary skills and making dinner. At only 4 points per slice, I seriously just might eat half the pizza. I am sooo hungry right now! I have been trying to save most of my points for tonight, but I did let myself have two pieces of chocolate...TOTALLY worth the 2 points a piece. YUM! I definitely don't deprive myself...if what I eat fits into my daily points allowance, I am good to go. :-) And oh how nice it is when I can eat fruits and veggies for zero points!
Hope everyone out there is having a Happy Valentine's Day.
"I love you."
"Aww...and I love spending time with you!"
Ross/Mona from "Friends"
With the wonderful soreness of muscles today, I decided against any weight-lifting and just hit the cardio. After a nice 600-calorie burn on the elliptical and a few chest presses, I headed home for a bit of a rest before hitting my Biggest Loser workout, which I now upped to 30 minutes each day instead of 20. Nothing says "I Love You" on Valentine's Day like busting your butt so you can live longer for your family. Right?
Tomorrow marks Gym Training Session Number Three. With only two more to go before I, more than likely, will not be able to afford any more, I need to soak up as much info as I can, and really take advantage of it.
On the menu for tonight's Valentine's dinner: Weight Watchers homemade pizza, with homemade pizza crust...and I don't even have to make it! The hubby is busting out his culinary skills and making dinner. At only 4 points per slice, I seriously just might eat half the pizza. I am sooo hungry right now! I have been trying to save most of my points for tonight, but I did let myself have two pieces of chocolate...TOTALLY worth the 2 points a piece. YUM! I definitely don't deprive myself...if what I eat fits into my daily points allowance, I am good to go. :-) And oh how nice it is when I can eat fruits and veggies for zero points!
Hope everyone out there is having a Happy Valentine's Day.
"I love you."
"Aww...and I love spending time with you!"
Ross/Mona from "Friends"
Saturday, February 12, 2011
I got bitten by the exercise bug...
So this week was crazy...
As you know, I have been struggling with motivation to work out. Well, this week kicked my butt into gear! I began with my Biggest Loser workouts on Xbox Kinect. I do those 5 times a week, for 20-25 minutes each. In addition to that, I have gone to the gym 4 times this week. I took a Zumba class and a Turbo Kickboxing class (which was insane...the instructor was this little asian girl I wanted to pick up, put in my pocket, and take her home to Neverland with the other pixies, but she was SPUNKY!). I started working out with a personal trainer (I have a feeling my time with the trainer is limited, due to affordability issues, but I will take what I can get). I also spent some time playing "Dance Central." Overall, I kept active this week, and I had a two pound weight loss on the scale this morning! Holla!
So my reward is bottomless champagne at brunch tomorrow. And ohhhh am I looking forward to that! The next challenge I must face is Valentine's Day, followed closely by my birthday. I guess I can make one of those cakes using a can of cold diet coke instead of oil and eggs (yes! that is a new trick I learned about today!). I am working hard to find ways to celebrate events and achievements in a non-food-way. For example, Brad and I sat down and determined my rewards for all the small goals I set for weight loss between now and my final goal weight. I have some SERIOUS stuff to look forward to. Spa day, wine tasting in Temecula, Vegas, Karaoke Night at home, new pair of hot shoes...and at the end of the road...a whole...wait for it...NEW...wait for it... WARDROBE! Time to start saving money I guess :-P
Tonight, I am spending my Saturday at home with Brad, Jacob, and my BFF Cindy. We are going to get our groove on to Dance Central, while chowing on Subway. Hey, I partied last weekend, and I earned myself a nice chill Saturday night (with still a little partying...dancing is like partying to me).
I should share with you all what my greatest achievement this week was. It wasn't the weight loss. It wasn't the hours in the gym, or even the extra working out with Biggest Loser. Nope. My most proud achievement this week was...wait for it...I actually completed and got five stars on "Soulja Boy, Crank That" on Dance Central. Sure, it was the "Easy" setting. Next time, maybe I will go for "Medium." But for real, I could barely make it through any of those moves two weeks ago. This time, I was nearly flawless in my execution of the "robocop."
Special thanks to the hubby this week for making me a couple dinners from the Weight Watchers cookbook (yum...fish and chips, the healthy baked way, and steak sandwiches mmmmmmmmm), and also a little shout out about how HAPPY I am that he can walk again. :-) Love you baby.
And a little quote about this coming week:
"It's going to be legen...wait for it...hope you're not lactose intolerant...DARY!"
As you know, I have been struggling with motivation to work out. Well, this week kicked my butt into gear! I began with my Biggest Loser workouts on Xbox Kinect. I do those 5 times a week, for 20-25 minutes each. In addition to that, I have gone to the gym 4 times this week. I took a Zumba class and a Turbo Kickboxing class (which was insane...the instructor was this little asian girl I wanted to pick up, put in my pocket, and take her home to Neverland with the other pixies, but she was SPUNKY!). I started working out with a personal trainer (I have a feeling my time with the trainer is limited, due to affordability issues, but I will take what I can get). I also spent some time playing "Dance Central." Overall, I kept active this week, and I had a two pound weight loss on the scale this morning! Holla!
So my reward is bottomless champagne at brunch tomorrow. And ohhhh am I looking forward to that! The next challenge I must face is Valentine's Day, followed closely by my birthday. I guess I can make one of those cakes using a can of cold diet coke instead of oil and eggs (yes! that is a new trick I learned about today!). I am working hard to find ways to celebrate events and achievements in a non-food-way. For example, Brad and I sat down and determined my rewards for all the small goals I set for weight loss between now and my final goal weight. I have some SERIOUS stuff to look forward to. Spa day, wine tasting in Temecula, Vegas, Karaoke Night at home, new pair of hot shoes...and at the end of the road...a whole...wait for it...NEW...wait for it... WARDROBE! Time to start saving money I guess :-P
Tonight, I am spending my Saturday at home with Brad, Jacob, and my BFF Cindy. We are going to get our groove on to Dance Central, while chowing on Subway. Hey, I partied last weekend, and I earned myself a nice chill Saturday night (with still a little partying...dancing is like partying to me).
I should share with you all what my greatest achievement this week was. It wasn't the weight loss. It wasn't the hours in the gym, or even the extra working out with Biggest Loser. Nope. My most proud achievement this week was...wait for it...I actually completed and got five stars on "Soulja Boy, Crank That" on Dance Central. Sure, it was the "Easy" setting. Next time, maybe I will go for "Medium." But for real, I could barely make it through any of those moves two weeks ago. This time, I was nearly flawless in my execution of the "robocop."
Special thanks to the hubby this week for making me a couple dinners from the Weight Watchers cookbook (yum...fish and chips, the healthy baked way, and steak sandwiches mmmmmmmmm), and also a little shout out about how HAPPY I am that he can walk again. :-) Love you baby.
And a little quote about this coming week:
"It's going to be legen...wait for it...hope you're not lactose intolerant...DARY!"
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Success in Week 3!
There fo' sho' ain't no hatin' on Weight Watchers. I weighed in yesterday to find that I lost 5.2 pounds last week. Not too shabby for Marisa. Yes, I spent a heckuva lot of time cleaning last week, so I am convinced that extra calories were burned at the stake during that process. That brings my total to 11.4 pounds lost since I started Weight Watchers on January 15th (in addition to the other 12 pounds I lost before the holidays). I am putting myself through Marisa-style bootcamp in the weeks to come, so be ready for some mad-blog-posting-sessions.
My Weekend-of-Fun was definitely that...Fun! I had two of my M.O.P.S. ladies over for dinner and chit chat on Friday evening. Good times and laughs were had. Must do that more often! Next time, we will try to incorporate games, like originally planned...but if not, no big deal, cuz we have fun no matter what. :-) Saturday night, I had a good little crowd of about 10 people for Game Night. My best friend Cindy and my female spouse (of the heterosexual nature) Jennifer were there, my lovely friend Jamie and her other half Matt (aka Moustache...he doesn't actually have a moustache, but that's the name he wrote on his answer sheet for one of the games). There was also Chad (C-had...the boob cookie artist), Pat (my attempted-Dance-Central partner), Grant (aka Captain Scrot), my nephew Justin (whom, though he didn't expect it, I beat down in Dance Central), The Brad (my hubby of course), and Jacob and Sascha (the two "life of the party" candidates). It was a very eventful night...and I kind of wish we could replay it, but with a little less vodka splashed into Cindy's diet coke. :-) Love you!
Thus begins a new week...It didn't start off well. I mean come on...the Super Bowl is on. Blahh! Other than that, I guess it started off fairly normally. I look forward to the beginning of the new M.O.P.S. semester this week. Jacob is looking forward to playing with his MOPPET friends. For now, I think I shall sign off with an "I'm your Huckleberry."
My Weekend-of-Fun was definitely that...Fun! I had two of my M.O.P.S. ladies over for dinner and chit chat on Friday evening. Good times and laughs were had. Must do that more often! Next time, we will try to incorporate games, like originally planned...but if not, no big deal, cuz we have fun no matter what. :-) Saturday night, I had a good little crowd of about 10 people for Game Night. My best friend Cindy and my female spouse (of the heterosexual nature) Jennifer were there, my lovely friend Jamie and her other half Matt (aka Moustache...he doesn't actually have a moustache, but that's the name he wrote on his answer sheet for one of the games). There was also Chad (C-had...the boob cookie artist), Pat (my attempted-Dance-Central partner), Grant (aka Captain Scrot), my nephew Justin (whom, though he didn't expect it, I beat down in Dance Central), The Brad (my hubby of course), and Jacob and Sascha (the two "life of the party" candidates). It was a very eventful night...and I kind of wish we could replay it, but with a little less vodka splashed into Cindy's diet coke. :-) Love you!
Thus begins a new week...It didn't start off well. I mean come on...the Super Bowl is on. Blahh! Other than that, I guess it started off fairly normally. I look forward to the beginning of the new M.O.P.S. semester this week. Jacob is looking forward to playing with his MOPPET friends. For now, I think I shall sign off with an "I'm your Huckleberry."
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