Okay if that's how you wanna play it.

So I did my measurements last night because I realized it was already the 25th. Almost everything has stayed the same. No more loss. (:-|) I guess I should be happy that I haven't put on inches. Well I did put on 1 inch on my calves, but I think that's all muscle. Does anybody have any suggestions about how to lose weight in your calves while not building man legs? My weigh in this morning was much more satisfying than previous ones. Down 1.4 pounds from yesterday. I think it had to do with my workout yesterday. I did the elliptical....for 20 minutes straight. That's my new record! After that I did the bike for 40 minutes at level 9 which is a level increased from what I'm used to. I think changing up my workout routine is really going to help me with this plateau. Plus I've been eating way more fiber. I think maybe I'll dig out my tae bo tapes and see what I can do. I would take a class at the gym but they all start after I would be done with my workout. Coming into work early and leaving early is good for working out on my own but I'm not able to do any group exercise unless I'm willing to wait 2 to 3 hours for the class. Things to ponder.

Blogging is getting hard

With all the financial planning I've been trying to do most of my time is devoted to researching those kind of matters instead of everything else that I'd like to do, like blog. But I'm doing all right. Yesterday was another one of those busy days at work, so I got a bit of a workout there. Then I went to the gym and exercised on the bike for 40 minutes. 312 calories burned. I wonder how long I would have to peddle to burn my daily calorie allowance. After the bike I did my oblique exercise and then I worked out my arms. I was pooped after all that. So when I got home I just heated up some leftovers for dinner.

Yesterday I ate:
Breakfast - Scrambled eggs, raisin bran, and half carton of 2% milk (7.5 pts)

Mid-day that wasn't really mid snack - Yoplait light fat free strawberry yogurt (2 pts)

Lunch - Grilled Chicken Caesar salad from Mcalister's with ranch (OMG 18!!! pts)

Mid-afternoon snack - Cheddar sunchips (4 pts)

Dinner - Spaghetti Squash with meat sauce (4.6 pts)

Today I've Eaten:
Breakfast - Scrambled eggs, raisin bran, Strawberry yogurt, half carton of 2% milk (9 1/2 pts)

Lunch - 11 oz. Chopped steak from Logan's, Broccoli, and 1 1/2 rolls (25 1/2)

Mid-afternoon snack - 2/3 of an order of French Fries from Podnuh's and 4 or 5 slices of brisket off my husband's plate (I don't know and I don't want to know)

Dinner - Grilled chicken tenders from Crackerbarrel, green beans, and pinto beans, and one corn bread (Ditto)

I feel productive

Yesterday I feel like my hubby and I got a lot done. I didn't actually get out of bed until 12:30 which is unusual for me since I've been getting up at 6 for work. When I got up I ate two roast beef sandwiches with a light coat of mayo and 2% milk cheese. I really need to buy some lite mayo. That's like the only condiment that I like and it's loaded with fat, straight fat. I remember when I was younger I would make mayo sandwiches....and I wonder how I got this way so fast. I'm off topic. After that I did the dishes that have piled up for the past three days because my husband said he would do them but he never did, so instead of nagging him and making him pissed I did it myself. Then I started another load of laundry because Saturday is our laundry day. After that we headed out for the gym. It was about 4 when we left. We worked out there until they closed at 6. I did 20 minutes on the stationary bike with the random hill program at level 9. Then I tried to do 20 minutes on the treadmill with an incline of 4.5 and speed of 2.5, but I only make it about 13 minutes because I gave up. Not the best mentality I know, I'll have to do extra today. Then we did weights for the rest of the time. My hubby wanted me to focus strictly on my legs so I can work on one muscle group in a day. I still did my abs too, and my triceps. When we got back home I cooked spaghetti squash with meat sauce for dinner. And after that we put all of our laundry up. Whew busy day. Last night was the first night that I've been below 309! I weight 308.6. WOOO!

Feelin' Good

Yesterday I went to the gym after work. I did a half an hour on the stationary bike. I started doing the one that looks like a real bike instead of a paddle boat type bike, and man does my butt hurt. The bottom of my hips bones feel like they're bruised, I'll probably just do the treadmill for cardio today. After the bike I did weight machines. I worked everything. Triceps, abs, hamstrings, glutes, quads, I mean everything. I tried focusing with more reps on my abs and triceps. I so want to tone away my belly and lunch lady arms. My next measurement day is coming up soon. Next week! I can't decide if I want to measure before, on, or after my birthday. If it's bad news I don't want it before or on, but if it's good news it would be a perfect birthday present. My morning weight was amazing (307.6) but I still feel like I can't count that. My nightly weight yesterday was 310.6, it still shocking me how I can lose 3 pounds of water weight in my sleep.

Finally!

Friday at work I spent most of the day dealing with the insurance company again. I found out that my pre-cert was denied because you can only have nuclear imagining if you have an EKG that is unreadable or you fail the stress test. Which I've had neither because I have YET to have my stress test. Anyways! I called the nurse at the cardiologist and tell her this and she said do you want to just do the stress test and if you can't finish it then you can get the imagining? Um YES! I thought all I needed to do was the freaking treadmill, but noooo! The cardiologist wanted to get this imagining done and that's what's been making me miss two weeks at the gym. Bastard! I'm over it...maybe. So my stress test is scheduled for Tuesday morning! Finally! I have no idea how long it will take to get the results but I'm going into the that test saying that I want the results faxed to my primary care physician as soon as they're done. I refuse to wait anymore!

Meals

So for the past three nights my husband and I have done excellent on our WW recipes for dinner. The first night we cooked turkey stuffed zucchini. Second night I cooked spaghetti squash with meat sauce, which was SO delicious! My husband loved the meat sauce so much I told him he could take it to work and make sloppy joe sandwiches out of it for lunch. Hehe. And last night he made turkey meatloaf, I made some instant mash potatoes to go with it. And I prepared some crock pot turkey chili to put on to cook this morning! Everything has been so good so far, my only complaint is the smell. And it's not even really a complaint from me it's from my mom. When we're cooking the smell makes her feel sick because she's not eatting it and it's so strong. When I wake up in the morning and walk into the kitchen I can smell it but it disapates quite fast. As I was messing with my bangs this morning I could smell that smell on my hands...and I've washed them several times since cooking last night. Makes me wonder what I could do to help with the smell....

Thinking...

So I've been reading another weight loss journal (And so the journey begins....) and she has this list of gifts she's going to give herself when she reaches certain goal weights. I think that's a FANTASTIC idea! So what should I put on my list? Shopping for clothes most definitely. But there is the question of how much paycheck will be left in the 2 weeks when I lose that weight. Usually I would want food oriented goals. Hmmm...temptations. I'll really have to think about this.

Bad Me

Last night I was so exhausted when I posted about the 50millionpounds website. I just had so much floating around in my head that I wanted to get out. One thing I wanted to talk about was my new shoes. I went to Academy last Friday to buy some much needed workout equipment (resistance bands, small weight ball, exercise ball, and yoga mat). Well I've been needing a new pair of sneakers for the longest time. I've been using those rubber clogs to walk and workout in. Comfortable, but not the most effective means. So I find a cheap pair at $20 and I decide to buy them. Oh my SWEET Lord! After the first time I walked in them they had rubbed both of my Achilles' heels raw! On my right foot I had a blister the size of the end of my pinky sticking off of my Achilles' heel. I toughed it out wearing band aids and moleskin on top of them, but now I'm developing red skin with deep blisters next to the bottom joint on my big toes. So no more! Today I'm wearing my old shoes, the ones that have a hole in the top side and they feel like I'm walking on clouds! I love you old shoes...I'll never take you for granted again.