I went out for lunch yesterday with a couple of friends from my Aquafit class here in Cairns. I checked out the menu ahead of time to see what I might like to order and might fit in with my eating plan. I also decided to take along a take-away contrainer to put half of the meal in to bring home. I told Mike that I was not going to have an iced chocolate, but rather I would just drink water.
Welllllllll, this is what really happened.....I ordered the chicken sandwich which came on a nice bun along with tomato, avocado, cheese and lettuce with satay sauce (tick)....I put half of the sandwich into a take-away container as soon as it came to the table (tick)......then, I drank my iced chocolate which I had ordered (hmmm). Was it yummy? YES!!! Do I feel guilty for ordering it? NO!!! Should I have ordered it? Good question....Maybe I shouldn't have ordered it since I am trying to lose weight, but would I order it when I am on maintenance in my heath journey...yes. So not sure there is a right answer here, but I won't feel guilty about this one. 😀
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Monday, October 1, 2018
Ugh!
So, yesterday, Mike and I were going for a walk and, on the way, we stopped at some bakeries to check out what they had for sale. We want to have a little treat to celebrate Mike's birthday later this week. Anyway, we went into one bakery and saw some interesting goodies and told the server we'd be back later. After walking around a bit more, I told Mike that I felt bad at going into that one bakery to check things out and then not buying anything and that we could buy one 'hedgehog' and share it. After eating it at home (it was okay tasting), I thought about our purchase and said to Mike that we need to do better in the future at NOT buying goodies like we did today. In Mike's defense, he did, at first, say we shouldn't buy it when I suggested it, but gave in quickly. So, we both have agreed to be more strong-willed in the future.
A good thing we have decided on, though, is that we are going to just buy one small treat each for Mike's birthday instead of a whole mud cake and 2 litres of ice-cream like we would have done in the past. We also agreed to buy just a single 600ml bottle of pop to go with the treat instead of buying a 1.25ml bottle of pop even though the smaller bottle of pop is more expensive. We are making small positive steps in our journey to good health. I will celebrate these small steps! 😀
A good thing we have decided on, though, is that we are going to just buy one small treat each for Mike's birthday instead of a whole mud cake and 2 litres of ice-cream like we would have done in the past. We also agreed to buy just a single 600ml bottle of pop to go with the treat instead of buying a 1.25ml bottle of pop even though the smaller bottle of pop is more expensive. We are making small positive steps in our journey to good health. I will celebrate these small steps! 😀
Thursday, September 27, 2018
A new way of thinking
Well, I have decided not to worry about putting in my food eaten, exercise or number of steps walked each day into this blog. I am already inputting that info into SparkPeople.com, so there's really no reason to do it again on here. SparkPeople keeps track of what I have eaten along with the number of calories, carbs, fat and protein I have consumed each day. I can also track which exercises I have done each day along with the number of calories burned and number of steps walked. So, I will just use this blog to note things I am hearing on the podcasts I listen to as I walk back and forth to/from the gym each day.
Today's message was 'you can't do this on your own, so find someone who can support you on your journey to good health'. Thankfully, I have Mike's support and he has mine. I have also made friends at this gym here in Cairns and they make it enjoyable and not so much of a task. When I am in Hervey Bay, I have friends at Aquafit. I am thankful for all the support I have.
Today's message was 'you can't do this on your own, so find someone who can support you on your journey to good health'. Thankfully, I have Mike's support and he has mine. I have also made friends at this gym here in Cairns and they make it enjoyable and not so much of a task. When I am in Hervey Bay, I have friends at Aquafit. I am thankful for all the support I have.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Two days' worth
So, yesterday, I kept within my calorie limit and I also stayed under my fat, carb and protein limits - although I didn't eat enough fats and protein according to SparkPeople - I'm okay with that, though, as I wasn't far from the limits and I ate quite healthy. Breakfast was pancakes with strawberry sauce, 1/2 a serving of yogurt and OJ; lunch was 1/2 a tuna sandwich and a cup of homemade tomato and lentil soup; dinner was a 10” chicken, hummus and veggie wrap and 1 1/2 cups of milk; snacks were 2 mandarins and 1/2 c grapes. One thing that Mike and I did find, though, was that there was too much chicken for the size of the wrap and so, next time, we will eat half of the suggested amount and add a salad to the meal. I did my Body Balance class - it's hard in some areas of it, but I love it and I am getting better at it. I love it when I can do something in a class which I couldn't do before! I also got over my 10,000 steps yesterday. 👍🏻
Yesterday, I walked my 40 minutes to the gym and while walking, I listened to my podcast on my iPod. It's called 'Half-size Me' and the host, Heather, interviews people who have been successful at weight loss and asks them how they did it. I really enjoy listening to the people she has on - they are quite inspiring! I learned yesterday that even though one pound of muscle and one pound of fat weigh the same, muscle is denser than fat so it will take up less space in your body. So, if I am not losing weight at some point, but my clothes are fitting better, it just may be that my body is gaining more muscle.
Today, as I did my walk to and from the gym, I learned the importance of MAKING time to exercise every day, even if only for 20 minutes. Heather said to write down what we are doing for every half hour of the day to see how we are spending our days and see where we can fit in that 20 minutes of exercise. She said that often we don't realise where we can get that time when we feel so busy, but that we CAN find and make that time. I thought about this in relation to when I am in Canada - I am going to have to MAKE the time when I am there somehow and maybe if I just think that I only need to find 20 minutes each day, I can make that work. I certainly do not want to go backwards after I have been working so hard.
Today, I walked over my 10,000 steps and did an hour of Aquafit. Breakfast was ‘Overnight Oats' which consisted of 1/2 c rolled oats, 1/2 c milk, 2 tbsp applesauce, a pinch of cinnamon and 1 tsp of honey. I put it in the fridge overnight to let the oats soak up the milk. It was okay, but not sure I would make it again - I think that I would prefer to make it up as hot oatmeal. Lunch was a ham, cheese and veggie sandwich with a cup of homemade tomato and lentil soup. I only had one snack today and it was 2 mandarins. We went to the ‘Cock and Bull’ restaurant for dinner tonight and shared a ‘bangers and mash and veggies’ meal and I only had half a sausage and brought the other half back home for Mike to have for lunch tomorrow.
Yesterday, I walked my 40 minutes to the gym and while walking, I listened to my podcast on my iPod. It's called 'Half-size Me' and the host, Heather, interviews people who have been successful at weight loss and asks them how they did it. I really enjoy listening to the people she has on - they are quite inspiring! I learned yesterday that even though one pound of muscle and one pound of fat weigh the same, muscle is denser than fat so it will take up less space in your body. So, if I am not losing weight at some point, but my clothes are fitting better, it just may be that my body is gaining more muscle.
Today, as I did my walk to and from the gym, I learned the importance of MAKING time to exercise every day, even if only for 20 minutes. Heather said to write down what we are doing for every half hour of the day to see how we are spending our days and see where we can fit in that 20 minutes of exercise. She said that often we don't realise where we can get that time when we feel so busy, but that we CAN find and make that time. I thought about this in relation to when I am in Canada - I am going to have to MAKE the time when I am there somehow and maybe if I just think that I only need to find 20 minutes each day, I can make that work. I certainly do not want to go backwards after I have been working so hard.
Today, I walked over my 10,000 steps and did an hour of Aquafit. Breakfast was ‘Overnight Oats' which consisted of 1/2 c rolled oats, 1/2 c milk, 2 tbsp applesauce, a pinch of cinnamon and 1 tsp of honey. I put it in the fridge overnight to let the oats soak up the milk. It was okay, but not sure I would make it again - I think that I would prefer to make it up as hot oatmeal. Lunch was a ham, cheese and veggie sandwich with a cup of homemade tomato and lentil soup. I only had one snack today and it was 2 mandarins. We went to the ‘Cock and Bull’ restaurant for dinner tonight and shared a ‘bangers and mash and veggies’ meal and I only had half a sausage and brought the other half back home for Mike to have for lunch tomorrow.
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Wow.......it's been so long
I just finished reading the previous posts on this blog - it was an interesting read. It's annoying that I didn't keep going on it since I was doing so well, but that's kind of the way it's been in my life other than when I was around forty and lost over 30lbs. I was thinking yesterday that if I had kept it up then, I would now be back to my weight when I got married. However, there isn't really any sense in moping about it.
So, it begins again and this time I am determined to make it the last time. We started again on our 'get healthy and fit' journey on August 6th this year and we are doing so well thus far. We are eating healthy (3 meals and two snacks a day) making sure we keep within calorie, carbs, protein and fat limits. I have set exercise goals as well - walking at least 10,000 steps a day and taking classes every day at the gym here in Cairns (Aquafit, Body Pump and Body Balance). Before we left home to come to Cairns this time, I had lost 11lbs and seem to be losing still (based on how my clothes are fitting). I am looking forward to getting back home in three weeks to see the results on the scale.
The biggesst hurdle I have found over the past eight years with losing weight is when I go back to Canada I tend to eat junk and also not exercise. I am going to have to figure out how to work around that. I still want to have my Canadian treats (Timmies' Boston Cream donut, Dairy Queen's Peanut Buster Parfait, etc), but it's definitely going to have to be one of each treat per visit. I'm not sure how I can fit in the exercise, but if I can at least get in my 10,000 steps each day, I will be happy.
When I have been walking back and forth to the gym while here in Cairns, I have been listening to weight-loss/healthy eating/lifestyle podcasts and they have been enlightening. Right now, I am listening to one called 'Half-Size Me' - the host, Heather, talks with someone each podcast who has lost weight and asks them about their journey. I am learning a lot and plan to write a little each day about what hit me that day in the podcasts I am listening to.
Today is Sunday and here in Cairns we miss our morning snack and lunch so our meals are way less calories than normal, but I will still record what we ate and also how many steps I did today. Breakfast - 2 pancakes (120 grams) with 20mls of homemade strawberry syrup (so yummy) and 1/2 cup of orange juice, Afternoon snack - 20ml peanut butter on 2 Cruskits and half banana, Supper - 2 small Chicken, Hummus and Veggie Wraps, salad with 20ml 1,000 Island salad dressing. When we eat at home, I always drink 11/2c of milk.
So, it begins again and this time I am determined to make it the last time. We started again on our 'get healthy and fit' journey on August 6th this year and we are doing so well thus far. We are eating healthy (3 meals and two snacks a day) making sure we keep within calorie, carbs, protein and fat limits. I have set exercise goals as well - walking at least 10,000 steps a day and taking classes every day at the gym here in Cairns (Aquafit, Body Pump and Body Balance). Before we left home to come to Cairns this time, I had lost 11lbs and seem to be losing still (based on how my clothes are fitting). I am looking forward to getting back home in three weeks to see the results on the scale.
The biggesst hurdle I have found over the past eight years with losing weight is when I go back to Canada I tend to eat junk and also not exercise. I am going to have to figure out how to work around that. I still want to have my Canadian treats (Timmies' Boston Cream donut, Dairy Queen's Peanut Buster Parfait, etc), but it's definitely going to have to be one of each treat per visit. I'm not sure how I can fit in the exercise, but if I can at least get in my 10,000 steps each day, I will be happy.
When I have been walking back and forth to the gym while here in Cairns, I have been listening to weight-loss/healthy eating/lifestyle podcasts and they have been enlightening. Right now, I am listening to one called 'Half-Size Me' - the host, Heather, talks with someone each podcast who has lost weight and asks them about their journey. I am learning a lot and plan to write a little each day about what hit me that day in the podcasts I am listening to.
Today is Sunday and here in Cairns we miss our morning snack and lunch so our meals are way less calories than normal, but I will still record what we ate and also how many steps I did today. Breakfast - 2 pancakes (120 grams) with 20mls of homemade strawberry syrup (so yummy) and 1/2 cup of orange juice, Afternoon snack - 20ml peanut butter on 2 Cruskits and half banana, Supper - 2 small Chicken, Hummus and Veggie Wraps, salad with 20ml 1,000 Island salad dressing. When we eat at home, I always drink 11/2c of milk.
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