The last four days

   Well the last four days have been a little challenging at work. I have just let eating skip my mind, so eating later than I usually do. Breakfast has been a breeze. Lunch was challenging. I was able to take to school these veggie burgers. Oh my word. I love them. I wish I would of tried them sooner.

    My workout has been good. I however, did not workout on Wednesday. I practice volleyball with some teachers on Tuesday. I did volleyball for a hour and 45 minutes. Now that was not probably wise, because at the end of the day my body was sore. My gluts were so sore, I was having trouble laying on my back because my tush hurt. I didn't realize I had not worked those muscles in a long time. So the reason I did not do Wednesday was the soreness in my tush. 

     Another thing is I tried to do Yoga. I don't believe that is happening. I have no flexibility and just sat and watched the Yoga workout. I need to figure out how to get flexibility in my wrist. I also need to figure out how to help my knees. I need to get a yoga mat for workouts. I realize age is not helping me out right now, but I am not letting that get me down. I am going to continue on my journey. I can't wait to see what is going to come my way.

Let the Weekend Begin or Not !!

        Well Friday morning started off normal as usually. I got up to do Pilates for my workout. Let me tell me just kill me next time. Oh my word, you don't realize how out of shape you are when you are doing exercises. I thought I was at the end of being in somewhat shape, but my my my. I need to remember not to lie to myself.
        I knew I was going to be going out Friday evening so I really watched my intake of certain colors. I think I did a great job. The only thing I failed at was the water in take. It was just one of those days when you don't want to be around anyone. After yesterdays events, I just wanted the day to be done. I went to dinner with a friend and was very cautious of how much I was eating and portion size. I did have one or two glasses of wine. I was very cautious of that too, but then started to regret it. I feel like I did great with my food intake. I am overly excited about this because before I would of had more and felt unsatisfied. I made sure to drink a lot of water during my dinner to help with that. The dinner was yummy. So Friday night success with friends was a good night for me.
      Now Saturday morning is my workout time. I was back to Cardio. I was able to do that, but still feel the burn in my thighs. Hey but that is ok, I rather have the burn then no burn at all. My workout burn is telling me I am doing what I need to do. I am starting to enjoy my workouts. I may not be the best at them right now, but I can tell you I feel good after I do them.
       Saturday was tournament time with Donovan. I had to pack my snacks because the snack bar does not have anything that I could eat. I took apples, oranges, hummus, and carrots. It would of been great if I ate any of them, but I didn't. I drank very little water, and it was not because I didn't want to. The whole reason for little water intake is because they had disgusting port a potties at the game, and there was no way no how I was using them.  Besides I had no Germ X for my hands. I waited. I did good. When the game was over I went straight home. You would of thought I would go home and scour the pantry. Nope. I waited for dinner. Believe it or not the dinner was enough. It was baked salmon, steamed brocolli with grated cheese. I was so fully I didn't have room from anymore food. I know I didn't get the required amount of containers. I need to definitely work on that for next weekend. I usually do great during the week with school. I am hoping when school lets out I can do just as well. It will definitely be a test.
       Sun went well. I was very cautious of what I ate and what I did. So another day down in the books. I couldn't be happier.  

Day 3: A Little Harder....

Day 3 was a little harder this morning than yesterday. My muscles in my thighs were beyond sore. I am glad I did not give in to not working out. I would of felt horrible. I got up and set up my little workout area in my living room. I am still doing modified. I haven't worked out in ages and just don't think I need to push myself yet. Next week I will wean off the modified. I did the workout and felt good after it. I love getting up early and doing this. It is my me time and feel good to have the time to just do something for me.

As my journey of breakfast, snack, lunch,snack, and dinner continue I am finding it a little more easier to get my meals together and think of where and when I want to use the different colored containers. These containers have helped me realize how much I eat. I didn't realize how much food I put on a plate and never are satisfied. I now have 5 distinct meals and I feel satisfied with my meals, and make myself eat. Dinner seems to be the hardest. I mean when it is dinner time I really don't feel hungry at all. I know I need to eat and I do. The first night was the hardest. I felt like I was pushing so much down my throat to meet the requirements.  I am now eating it over time when it comes to my fruits. I am still eating the same amount just spreading out so I don't feel like I am making myself eat.

Today was my first test with eating. I had a baby shower to attend. There was dips, chips, and cake.  I stayed true to my diet. I ate the fruit and a few veggies. I drank my water and was actually ok. I so wanted to eat a piece of cake, but realized I didn't need it. I made it through the shower.

Dinner was my second test today. My husband went and got the best pizza in town. We are talking about extra large slices and tons of cheese. The best part greasy. My favorite pizza. So what do I do. I stand and stare at the pizza. I was able to be true to my diet and not really feel bad. I had a great little dinner. Tenderloin, edamame, and sweet potato. I was satisfied and of course happy.

My goal for tomorrow is to continue working out and eating right. Ready to take on the next 18 days. Ready or not here I come.

Day 1 and 2 of my 21 Day Fix Journey

How do you begin a blog about weight journey? I have done several different things from Weight Watchers, Body by Vi, Advocare, and now 21 Day Fix. I have started off strong, but then fell off the wagon. I know many people have done the same thing. I am not sure what this blog will do but I want to journal my journey. I have to say I came across this by listening to others, and my husband's cousin Lynne. She had great results. After reading up and asking questions I decided to do this journey. Thankfully Lynne has answered all my questions and has not been aggravated. This journey involves portion control, exercise, and water intake. I started my journey yesterday so I will write about day 1 and 2.

  Day 1: I started off looking at what I would eat. I know now that I need to have a plan ready. I did ok yesterday but had difficulty meeting all my containers. I thought I could just get up and look at my board to determine what to eat. Nope, that is not possible. I did great most of the day, but felt like when I was putting food in the containers I was eating so much. I got everything I need in one day, but oh my word it was hard. I did do the DVD exercise program. Thankfully there is a modified version. I felt good doing the exercise program in the morning. I think working out in the morning makes me feel much better. It is thirty minutes of movement. The trainer on the DVD does a great job of explaining what to expect. After working out I felt great. I know I will fell it. This journey with portion size is going to be the toughest besides missing Happy Hour. I have to make sure I eat regularly. I have a problem with not eating and then just eating to feel like I am full. This is were I overeat. I am realizing that just after one day.
  Day 2: Get up out of bed and oh man I feel the workout from yesterday. My thighs were burning as I got up out of bed, and then as I walked around this morning. I got up at 5:15 and began my workout. Day 2 workout is upper body. I didn't have my weights so I did the modified version without weights. I felt good doing the workout and was not tired. As I listen to the rainstorm outside and did my workout I was thinking ok, I can do this. After my workout I starting planning my meal for the day. Breakfast was easy because I was at home eating. I did have problems finishing off the container of blueberries. I have to figure out how to eat those containers and not have any left over. Come to find out I can eat this through the morning. At school I was a little worried about how I would handle school. I had my shake as a snack. I realized that the snacking is making me not want to eat lunch. I need to figure that out. I did eat a hour after my lunch break. I was able to eat all my food so I felt like I had accomplished something. I know that I felt good most of the day. Now as the evening has gone on I am very tired. I am ready to go to bed. I usually stay up way too late. This is going great so far. I am only 2 days into the 21 Day Fix. I will continue to journal about it and hopefully won't get discourage from my weight loss. I would post a picture, but will wait to post after the 21 days. You never realize what a picture shows that you shake your head and wonder how in the heck did I allow myself to get this way. The one thing I hope to learn is portion control, but I am able to do it without the containers. If it goes the way I am hoping then I can suggest it to a friend of mine who is wanting to lose weight too.