Falling on Valentine's Day

Man.  What a day!  I had no idea I would get so caught up in Valentine's Day!  This was a first for me.  I was sending emails, texts, facebook comments about valentine's day.  I wished just about everyone I saw Valentine's Day, which seriously is so out of character for me.  Whats happening to me!  AHHHHHHHH!

Well I took lots of eating liberties on Valentines Day!  I hope they don't cost me too much.  Instead of me breaking down my meals, I will just list the smorgasbord of food I ate through the day.

White Chocolate Latte, 3 hard boiled eggs w/ pico de galla, 1/2 cucumber, tomato, (2) apples, Avocado Bacon Cheeseburger, sweet potato french fries, lots of pickles, and assortment of valentine's day candy. 

I had to get some type of physical activity in and I said you know, tonight would be a great night to go to the gym.  There should not be very many people in there.  And guess what?  There wasn't, I could find parking at 24 Hour Fitness @ 7:30pm what a miracle!  I could actually walk in and get right onto a treadmill...another miracle!

Workout
     30 Minutes Treadmill (intervals)
     400 calories burned, 1.82 miles completed
     Average heart rate 155

Now I know that little 30 minute stint on the treadmill doesn't do much for the thousands of calories I consummed, but I had to do something.  I am so happy to see progress like this.  Every time I get on the treadmill, I am able to complete a greater distance in the same amount of time!  I am excited to see when I will be able to complete 2 miles in the 30 minutes!  Stay tuned!

Kyra

Thursday in Review...

Well Thursday was a fairly decent day.  We had our office Thanksgiving Dinner and I kinda behaved myself.  This years work Thanksgiving Dinner was not as bountiful as it has been in the years past, which for me is a good thing.  Less things to tempt me into eatting to much.   After I left work I really did not feel like going to spin class...but I went ahead a showed up. 

Breakfast
     Scrambled Eggs
     1 roma Tomato
     2 slices of Ham

Mid Am Snack
     Perssimon

Lunch
    Ham, Turkey, Yams, Collard Greens & a slice of Pumpkin pie, & a slice of Cream cheese cake
    Can of Coke

Dinner (exactly 1 hr before spin class)
     99c cheeseburger from Wendys
     small frosty
**Note to self: this was the worst thing to eat before going to spin class.

Workout
     1 hour of Spin Class @ 24 Hr Fitness

Absolutely Astonished!

I am posting early today, I want to be done with all my chores so I can watch Criminal Minds without any interruptions. I just got home from spin class. I could not make my 3:30p personal training session with Jen, so I had to at least get some cardio in.

Today is one of those days I look back on and say, wow, how did I do it? I am sure you heard to talk about how intense spin class is. But can you believe I did 2 sessions today? I actually got up early, and hit the 5:30am class. Went about my day, and made a late evening session, and made it through both! I don't know how though...getting through one class is hard enough. Nonetheless, I am grateful!

So here is today's eats:

Breakfast: Coffee and an apple

Lunch: Salad (spring mix, tomato, cucumber,chicken lemon juice for dressing)

Dinner: Same as lunch, with a piece of melba toast.

Workouts

• 40 minutes of early morning spinning @ 24 hour fitness - Hawthorne
• 60 minutes of evening spinning @ 24 hour fintess - Hawthorne

Nothing else to really report today. It was my usual unevenful busy day. I did start working on website project for a friend. That was kind of cool. That is my new creative outlet. Well that is all for now, going to hit the shower, put on my jammies and get ready for Criminal Minds.

See you Lighter!

Morning After Pill for Workouts....I need one!

Recap of Wed Sept 21!
Wow...what a day!  I have decided that there needs to be another Morning After Pill out on the market.  You know a pill you can take in the morning after a grusome workout.  The workout that has you so sore, you can't bend your legs, waist arms, to get yourself out of bed.  Have you been there?  Are you feeling my pain right now?  If you have any connections to any of the major drug companies...please pitch the idea!  I will be a life long customer, if they make such a pill! 


Breakfast:  Coffee, Bagel w/ Cream Cheese

Mid Am Snack:  1 Roma Tomato

Lunch:  Salmon & Kale Salad (Kale, cucumbers, tomato, Feta Cheese, Dill weed, Avocado, Braggs ACV, Juice of 1 lemon, dash of salt & Pepper) 

Mid Afternoon Snack:  Cucumber w/ salsa

Dinner:  Chicken (more chicken than I should have probably eaten)

Workout:  60 minutes Indoor Cycling...24 hour fitness in Hawthorne!!! What What! 
First Class in like 2 weeks.  This was an unplanned workout.  I had a meeting until about 7pm today, but the schedule changed and I became free as a bird!  Then I was torn...should I train with Jen @ 6 or should I go to Cycling?  Decisions Decisions! I chose Cycling!

My Miscellaneous Rant:  It was the Season Premier of Criminal Minds!  One of my favorite shows on TV to watch.  It was so so so good!  I love the the BAU team is back together, JJ, & Prentiss have returned and the group is staying together...Hooray! 

One of my Better Days...workouts, small victories, Defect

Well gang..this is one of the better days I have had in a few weeks.  I kinda have alot I want to blog about not sure where to start!

SMALL VICTORIES
I went for a pedicure today.  Today, I was able to fit in the seat with both arms down!  Normally I have to keep on of hte chair arms down cause my hips didn't fit in the chair!

DEFECT
Well I made it to spin class today. First class in about 2 weeks.  As I was on the bike spinning my little heart out.  The pedal broke!  Yes the Pedal broke!  I heard a crack and next thing I knew hte pedal was on the floor!  At first I thought I broke it cause I was too fat, but after talking to my sister, I decided maybe its a defect on the bike!  Either way..it was not a pleasant feeling!

WORKOUTS
I did well today..3 workouts in!

• Spin Class @ 24 Hour Fitness in Hawthorne.  Cindy was late.  But I am liking her as an instructor!
• 45 minutes w/ Jen (personal trainer)
• Neighborhood walk - 2 miles approx 38 minutes (Workout Info from Endomondo:  http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/t9lP68Gtci8

So on to the boring uneventful things:

Breakfast

•      2 hard boiled eggs w/ cucumbers & Pico De Gallo

Lunch

• Kale Salad: Kale, eggs, tomato, chicken, cucumber, Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar, Olive Oil

Mid Afternoon Snack

• Isopure Zero Carb Vanilla Protein shake (mixed w/ non fat milk)

Dinner

• 2 chicken breasts

Still on the Emotional Rollercoaster.....

Howdy...still very emotional today.  Got myself into a little emotional pity party and started eating junk!  I am doing better now..as one burden has been lifted aka given an extension until October.  What a relief.  I kept running through and through in my mind how did I get myself into such a financial bind.  Today the thoughts of I give to people, I do for people, why doesn't anyone do for me?  Why is it when I am struggling and in need there is no one to help me?  I know its not good to think that much less feel that way, but I do.  Sigh...all I can do is continue to patiently wait for a financial breakthrough.  I have prayed and asked and asked and prayed, begged and pleaded and some days down right grovel for my money situation to get better.  I believe it will, but for now this is the hand that I have been dealt and I must play my best hand.  Ya feel me?

Breakfast
    2 hard boiled eggs
    1 portabello Mushroom cap (grilled in toaster oven @ work)
    coffee

Lunch
     Salad:  Lettuce, spinach, tomato, cucumbers, dill weed
     Lemon juice & hot sauce for the dressing

Mid Afternoon Snack aka "Emotional Eating"
     2 (yes 2) Snicker bars

Dinner Now that regret for the snickers settled in:
     Cup of Yogi Detox Tea

Workouts (notice that's plural)
     1.  Spin Class in Hawthorne w/ Cindy *new instructor*
     2.  30 mins with Jenny Personal Trainer

Tired Thursday...

This morning after getting dressed for work, I feel pretty darn happy and inspired.  Every now and again when I really face myself and look at myself in the mirror.  I can see the weigh loss, I can see how my body is being resculpted.  This morning, I put on my normal brown pants and my white blouse, got in front of the mirror and was pleasantly surprise.  I look smaller...I looked cute!  :0)

8/4/2011

Then today at work Israel asked me if I was excercising, he said it looks like I was losing weight.  I politely told him, I was not!  But a few people are beginning to notice the weight loss and are making comments on it.  Oh one of my KYC got approved today at work..so that is one less headache to deal with!  Hooray!

Breakfast (Another odd food pairing)
     2 hard boiled eggs
     broccoli
     cup of coffee

Mid AM Snack
     1/2 of a bagel
     It was Michael Perle's birthday in the office and they ordered in bagels.
     I partook in some of the treats...had no cream cheese, but ate 1/2 the bagel.

Lunch
     Same as always:  Salad (but I concocted the best salad dressing)
     My Salad:  lettuce, spinach, cucumbers, carrots & reb cabbage & chicken
     My Dressing consisted of:     1 teaspoon of Bragg's Apple cider vinegar
               juice of 1/2 of a lemon
               Habanero Hot Sauce from Trimana (it has no calories or sugar in it!)

Workout...It's thursday...so it's spin day!

•      1 hour of Spin @ 24 Hour Fitness in Hawthorne.  We had a sub instructor, Donna!  She was a tough instructor, I felt like I was gonna die!  I also forgot my water in the car, that is definitely something I wil never do again!  
•      30 minutes w/ personal trainer.  This was a struggle for me tonight.  Not sure why, cause we did excercises we've been doing for a while, but it was hard for me. 

Dinner
     Isopure Protein Shake w/ Strawberries

That is it...I have no energy left in me.  I am gonna hit the shower, watch a few episodes of Criminal Minds and off to bed I go.  Until to tomorrow!

P.S. I did add a few more pictures to the photo journal..check it out when you have time.

Sunday..in retrospect :0)

In retrospect!  I love it!  That is my fancy classy way of saying I forgot to blog yesterday.  Sunday in Retrospect! 

Well the day started off great and then took a nose dive!  So here we go!

AM Workout
     1 hour spin class in Torrance
     *Like this instructor she is tough!  She had us do a 9 minute hill ride!  Can you say OUCH!!!
      I feel it in my legs this morning! 

Breakfast
     Umm...I can't remember what I ate! :0)  This what happens when things are done in retrospect!

Lunch
     8 Lemon Pepper Wings (from Wingstop...of course)
     Side of Salad

Dinner
    Nachos! 
    Yes Nachos!  I bet you didn't see that one coming! Neither did I!  I shocked even myself with that!  

So that was the day, no afternoon workouts or anything.

Thursday Hodge Podge

Today...another day from Hell.  I need to make a job change.  I think its time.  I don't know how much of this I can handle.  It is hard to stay motivated and excited about work when you have no interest in it.  I openly admit that I have a bad attitude when I am at work, but I really dislike work!  I really do.  As I was driving to work I was already formulating which temp agencies I was going to contact and send my resume to.  And when I got in the office what was the first thing I did?  Did some job searches!  And what did I find?  A Treasury Analyst position, it looks pretty reasonable and it looks like its something I could do.  SO I spent some time updating my resume.  Sent it out to a few people for revisions and pointers.  So tonight Robert Half Finance & accounting received my resume for hte position.  I pray that a door opens here, but none the less, its in God's hands.  He sees my frustrations and he knows my heart.  I am really ready for a change.

Okay made it to spin class tonight.  First time for the week.  This time I went to the gym in Hawthorne. I had 2 things going against me.  I wore new tennis shoes that I recieved today...and darn they were so fricking uncomfortable!  I won't do that again!  And the teacher I was expecting to teach was not teaching.  Instead of getting Dee for the class, it was Jeanette, and I dont like her as an instructor.  She never got on a bike.  She walked the room and dance to the music the whole hour.  That really irritates me when instructors do that.  Well at least its done and over with and I got to cycle away my work frustrations.

So to the boring stuff....

Breakfast
     I bought a cup coffee from Coffee Bean and I barely drank it, but it was breakfast

Mid AM snack
     2 hard boiled eggs

Lunch
     Cobb Salad
     * I give myself kudos here, cause when I eat Cobb Salad I love to have blue cheese dressing.  But today i stayed away from the Blue Cheese and just squeezed lemon juice as my dressing!  This is a big change for me!

Dinner
   Well its just after 8pm and I am really not even hungry.  So I think I may pass on the dinner!

Workout
    1 hour Spin Class
    30 minutes personal trainer

Tata its time to focus on the So you think you can dance Result show!

I must be losing my mind...Have me Commited!

Well I get right to it.  I won't be staying up late.  I will probably be asleep before 9pm!

Breakfast
     Tall Black Coffee from Starbucks

Mid Am Snack
     Pico De Gallo

Lunch
     Salad

Dinner
     Salad

Workouts (the reason I should be committed)
     1.  30 mins w/ Personal Trainer. We finally did weight training today! 
     2.  Spin Class in Torrance.  Not sure how accurate this endomondo thing is.  But it says I burned 1436 and I only did .14 miles!  http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/lmIDzuLF-Lk
    3.  Boxing in Torrance.  I went there and man..all the bags were taken!  I was so sad.  But never hte less.  I got 2 good workouts in today.  I can already feel the soreness in my legs! 

Night Night all...time for a shower and a Bengay Rub down!

The day things just didn't work out.

Today felt like time was at a stand still!  OMG it was painful, especially when I was at work. 
Breakfast
     French Vanilla Coffee

Mid AM Snack
     Fuji Apple

Lunch
     Salad (lettuce, cabbage, carrots)
     Chicken

Dinner
     Chicken
     Strawberries (odd combination I know)

Workout:
  Attempt 1:  Spin Class @ 6:30p Downtown L.A.  All tickets for bikes had already been passed out
  Attempt 2:  Spin Class @ 7:30p Torrance Traffic on the 110:  Horrendous...didn't make it in time
  Attempt 3:   Settling for Treadmill/Elliptical in Hawthorne @ 10:30pm the gym is frickin' packed!  No available treadmills or ellipticals! 

So here I am back at home updating my blog and preparing for bed.  I guess today is the day I am not meant to workout!  Ha Ha!

Night Night



 

Monday June 20th...ReeeeCapppp

Howdy...I was dead tired yesterday.  Didn't even think about getting on the blog last night to input anything.  So here is how Monday went.  I actually got my lazy self out of bed in the morning and went to the gym. Hooray!

AM Workout
     30 minutes Treadmill

Breakfast
     Tropical Passion Tea
     Orange

Mid AM Snack ( I was starving!)
     Chicken Breast

Lunch (i was still starving)
     A slice of pizza that a coworker gave me (pepperoni, olives, mushrooms)
    Salad with chicken

Mid Afternoon Snack
     Skinny Caramel Macchiato from Starbucks (doesn't taste very good)

Dinner
     Spinach & chicken

It was not a high water drinking day.  I didn't keep track, but I think I barely even did 8 glasses.

Thats all folks!

   

French Fry Friday..June 17th

Howdy!  Late post tonight!  I am excited to report, that I just got back from the gym.  I didn't do much, but I needed to get some fat burning in. I am still baffled that after all teh water drinking, I wake up with thirsty and with a dry mouth.  How can this be?  I am really stumped about that. I may have to take a moment to do some research.

Breakfast
     Black Cofee (it's getting a tad easier to get down)
     1/2 grapefruit

Lunch
     Chicken
     Spinach

Afternoon Snack
     1/2 grapefruit
     A few french Fries
     A few sweet potat0 fries

Dinner
    Chicken (had to make it light after my french fry eating)

Water Intake:  193 ounces

Workout
     Treadmill 30 minutes.  Forgot the calories, but it was almost 300 I think.

Hump Day...Hungry Day

Wowzilla...I straight went Ramboo today.  I have a headache and I was hungry most of the day.  Why?  Here we go:


Breakfast
     Berry detox Tea
     Apple

Lunch
     Mahi Mahi fish Taco
     Chicken Taco
     Side Salad
    Coke

Dinner: Nothing

Water consumption:  112 ounces...but still going.  I am trying to drink 1/2 my body weight in ounces.  **I realized last night that my urine was turning an unusually dark golden yellow.  So I said to self, Self, its time to get back to drinking water.  I was little concerned that my urine was just a few shades lighter than coke!  :0) 

So over all I did not eat much, probably why I was tired and had a headache.  I made it through the day with no coffee and only 1 glass of coke.

Workout:  30 minutes of Cardio.

Wow.  Gonna prepare tomorrow's lunch and hit the sack.

Kyra

Weekend Recap

Friday started off early. I was up at 2:30am at the gym @ 3am.  I was a bit reluctant about being back in the gym.  I have not been since the middle of December.  I downloaded this app on my Iphone called Get Running: couch to 5K running plan.  So I said what the hay day, lets give it a shot.  I am to run 3 days a week on this plan.  The first day (today) the plan called for a 30 min training session in intervals.  Run for 1 minute, walk for 1:30 minutes.  Not to bad sounding huh?  It was actually doable.  Once I started the app it had a little coach that came on, and told me the goal for the session.  It talked to me every now and again, through the session.  I told me when warm up and cool down started.  It told me when to start & stop running, and when to start & stop walking. All in all I was pretty darn impressed! Gotta love free apps on the Iphone and this is definately one I plan to continue to use!

AM Workout
     30 minute Treadmill  406.9 calories burned.  1.79 miles completed. 
     **At some point I want to be able to get to finish at least 2 miles in 30 minutes.  I need to run/walk faster I guess

**Brief Sidebar:  Once I left the gym, I was starving.  My little mind told me to go to Denny's for breakfast.  I Drive to the Denny's by my house and guess what?  They were closed!  I was shocked.  Then my mind said, go to Jack in the Box, they are also open 24 hours.  I drove down to Jack in the Box and guess what?  Jack in the Box was closed too! So I drove my little self to 7-11 and got me 2 bananas & a bottle of vitamin water.

The weather was beautiful this weekend.  I spent alot of time outside.  But not much time walking or doing anything active.  It is hard to get yourself back to physical activity after being lazy for so long.  Oh WEE!  Even though I did not make it to excercise, I was mindful about my food intake.  I did have a splurge of wingstop on Friday, adn then Mexican Food on Sunday.  But the Mexican Food was my only meal for the day.