Your Horoscope

So my horoscope confirmed that this week is particularly shit-tastic.  I've still been working out each day-even though I am bitching the whole time.  LOL  And I am still drinking my water everyday.  So all in all I'm overcoming, just slowly.  A friend and I decided that this is one of those testing weeks.  We just need to keep pushing through-mostly because we don't want to. 

New Week....New Challenges!

The title says it all, but first lets recap.  I met and exceeded all my goals from last week!  Wondering if I was really on my game or if they were too easy??  LOL 

I like having that green smoothie after I work out.  I don't know if it really helps after a work out, but it keeps me full and I'm really glad to get my veggies in without actually tasting them! 

I actually worked out 6 times this week.  I finally found some great sports bras.  They come at a high price, but its worth it to feel supported when I'm working out.  Turns out I need new regular bras too!  LOL  I'm hesitant to get some before I lost a little weight because I'm afraid of the cup changing too much.  They are so expensive to replace.  I may wait a couple weeks and see, then I will have worked out for a month. And most times, when I lose weight I don't lose much in the boob.  Not sure if that's good or bad sometimes. 

Ok, goals for this week:

Work out 5x
Increase work out by 15 minutes (currently doing 30 minutes)
Try something new

Let's talk boobies.....

So, I don't know about anyone else but my boobs are KILLING me after I work out.  It could be because of the PMS, but its ridiculous.  I went to try and find a sports bra today and that was an epic failure.  It is not easy to find a supportive sports bra.  Sure, if I was part of the itty bitty titty committee there were a million choices.  But, alas I am not.  I hate ordering things online, so I am going to try a few more stores before giving in.

So far, I've worked out 5 times this week.  I plan to go again tomorrow.  Saturdays will be optional for now.  I figure while I'm in the mood-go.  It can't hurt.  And when I'm not in the mood I won't.  As long as I've already got my 5 in for the week. 

Hopefully I can find something this weekend!!

Thursday

Walked again today, we added an extra 1/4 mile to the workout today.  It surprisingly doesn't take as much extra time as you would think.  Monday we are going to add the other half of the neighborhood too.  Right now we are walking about 30-35 minutes.  I think adding the other half will increase us at least 20 minutes and I think that's a low estimate. 

The scale hasn't really budged at all.  Kind of annoying.  I am also a scale whore so I am trying to get out of that habit.  I do feel less bloated, and rationally I know that it has only been a couple of weeks.  Its just frustrating.  But I am still moving forward.  I had my spinach smoothie again today.  I realize that its really simple to throw together and I do feel full afterwards. 

I am trying to keep a food journal.  I'm really terrible at this, I hate writing stuff down.  That's why WW never really worked for me long term.  I hated tracking. 

OH!  I made the twice baked cauliflower tonight.  Yum-O.  Here is the link http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2006/09/twice-baked-cauliflower-recipe.html.  I used Greek yogurt instead of sour cream and all of my cheeses were full fat.  Just what I had on hand.  I did leave off the bacon, mainly because I was too lazy to cook it.  But it was really good.  I ran them through the food processor once they were mashed to make them really smooth.  Of course hubby would not try them and the kids don't like mashed potatoes, so they were all mine.  LOL  But I will be making them again.  They were really good.  

It must be a full moon.....

Or PMS.

The high for today is that I tried the C25K again.  I completed 1/2 of the first day!  I'm excited about that because the other day I could only run 3 times.  I've never been a runner-frankly I've never enjoyed exercise at all, but I'm excited to see how far I can go. 

I did well with my H2O today.  I decided that I am going to try to swap between Crystal light and water.  I have a hard time drinking water unless its crystal light, so we'll see how that goes. 

Blogging is therapy

I am mad at the world today.  It started out as a not so bad day.....while I was still in bed.  I have been dropping everything today, and my patience level is extra low.  I walked with J this morning, we got caught in the rain which was interesting.  It definitely motivating!  I would say it was about 40 minutes.  I'm a little sore which is a good sign!

I made the green smoothie for my after work out snack.  I wasn't super hungry but I new if I didn't have something I'd be too hungry later.  I think I'm going to make the smoothie after each work out.  I think it would be a good replenisher.   The spinach, banana, PB.....all a good combo.

Tonight for dinner we tried spaghetti squash.  This is the link to the recipe  http://dandydishes.blogspot.com/2011/10/spaghetti-squash-au-gratin.html#.UFhgxVHYGkw.  I substituted 0% Greek yogurt for the sour cream, but I did add some extra cheddar.  I can't help myself with cheese.  LOL  The verdict:  The kids and the hubby did not enjoy it as much as I did.  The kids wouldn't eat it, hubby ate it but I could tell wasn't excited. I however enjoyed it.  It had the flavor of hashbrown casserole and a similar texture so for me it tasted like a carb.  I saved the leftovers for me to have during the week. 

A pet peeve of mine is when I spend time on recipes and cooking and it goes unappreciated.  My husband doesn't like eating this over and over so I am always looking for new recipes to try.  Not only looking for new recipes, but also grocery shopping and prepping.  The kids wound up having a bowl of cereal.  Normally I don't make separate meals, but it was a 3 out of 4 "no" on the meal so.....cereal it was.

Tomorrow I am going to try the C25K again.  Oh, the banana muffins were really good!  Very filling and definitely fill the chocolate craving! The link to those http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/blogs/vitamin-g/2011/04/afternoon-snack-the-cure-for-a.html

Last complaint......I hate helping the kids with homework.  VERY frustrating. 

Monday's Report

Today was so busy!  Holy heck.  I feel like I haven't stopped.  The weather this morning was great.  A little breeze, which felt awesome.  J and I started our C25K today!  Only able to run 3minutes total, LOL but it was our first try.  I'm super proud of us that we attempted it at all.  And of course with time it will only get better.  We are also going to sign up for the color run.  They are holding on in December.  Far enough away for us to get better, but close enough to be a short term goal.   I'm super excited about that.

I tried to have my "green smoothie" today.  I say tried because I mixed up the fruits and diverted from the recipe.  BIG mistake.  Instead of being a gorgeous green color it looked like baby poop.  Seriously.  Poop.  I couldn't even drink it.  So I wound up having some stale cherrios for lunch.  LOL

We are also testing a new recipe for Chocolate Banana muffins, made with applesauce and a 1/2 and 1/2 mixture of regular and wheat flour.  I'll let you know.  Tonight I was lazy and made hamburger helper, but we tried a new recipe of Honey glazed Roasted carrots.  They were ok.  They only cooked for 25 minutes and I think they could have used another 5. 

Tomorrow is Crockpot porkchops with spaghetti squash augratin.  Spaghetti squash is new to me.  I've seen recipes for it before but have never made it.  I'm looking forward to it!

Goals for this week

Setting mini goals:

1.  Exercise 4x this week
2.  Eat in 5x this week
3.  Fix the "Green Monster Smoothie" 3x
4.  Try something new

I made our meal plan for this week.  Wednesday is our anniversary so we will be splurging on his favorite meal, but I think as long as I work out this week and keep making small changes I'll be ok.

Recap of last week-I worked out 5x which is awesome.  But my eating wasn't that great.  I splurged a lot, but I think that small changes are better than none!

Saturday Adventures

We have 2 new additions to our family today!  We got 2 kitties, Charlie and Cupcake.  They are both girls, each kid named one.  I wanted them to be Charlie and Lola, but DD had other ideas.  As usual.  I walked this morning with my friend J and we have been talking about starting the C25K.  We decided that we are going to try it out on Monday.  I'm excited!  I will probably die after the first 30 seconds, but you gotta start somewhere!!

Tomorrow will be my day of rest.  Thank goodness!

Trying new things

Today I tried the Green Monster Spinach Smoothie.  Verdict: Pretty good.  I will definitely have this again.  I found the recipe from http://iowagirleats.com/2012/01/04/my-top-secret-diet-weapon/.  You don't taste the spinach at all and lets face it, we could all use a way to get in our veggies!