Thu. February 28

Blah. Still so lazy.

Haven't been back to the gym yet and my eating has been pretty bad too. Lots of snacking on chocolate and gummies and whatnot. So, really gotta get back on track, especially after the little bit of personal math I did yesterday.

I counted the days and as of today, there's 39 days until my BDay. That in itself is not a big deal (except that I gotta start planning my party and inviting people soon) but I sure as don't wanna be as big/heavy as I am now on my BDay. I will say, I'm currently lighter than I was for my 23rd, but not by much. And I know I'm heavier than I was last year. My current goal weight is still what it was before I went to Cuba and, as of this morning, I'm 35.2lbs away from it. Now, I realize that losing that amount of weight in 39 days is close to impossible and super unhealthy but I need something to shoot for. Eye on the prize... shot for the moon, even if my miss, you'll land among the stars and crap like that. So, I just gotta be taking it one day at a time, one meal at a time, one work out at a time and hope all the little things add up to big results.

I will say however that I've burned some pretty decent calories that last few times I've worn my heart rate monitor. 1303 cal in six hours of work on Tuesday. 1614 in eight hours yesterday and 449 in forty mins of "brisk walking" on my treadmill just this morning. I'd like to think that's pretty good, but it probably just shows how unconditioned I became while on vacay, even though we stayed on the 3rd floor and took the stairs almost every time we went to the room. Whatevs.

Kinda have other stuff I wanna say, but I'll save it for another blog. Maybe tonight or tomorrow. Don't want to give you guys too much reading. :P

Another pic from vacation

Mon. February 25

I'm back from Cuba.

Well, I've been back since about 2am on Sunday. Sorry I haven't posted sooner. I've been busy getting re-acclimated, cleaning up and resting. I've also been dealing with a not too happy tummy since the airport in Cuba. :/

Anyway, I won't get too into details, but the trip was good. We were delayed about 3 hours in the airport when we were leaving and the first couple days were a little chilly and windy, but otherwise, things were good.

I didn't get a chance to go to the gym while I was away so now I'm finding it hard to get motivated, even though my next "big thing" is my BDay in early April. I honestly don't wanna even try to wager a guess at what I'll look like then.

So, that's all I gotta say for now. I'm back to work tomorrow, so I'll see if that lights a fire under my ass. Or at least gets me off my bed... which is where I've spent like the last 2 days.

Obligatory body shot. lol

Sat. February 16

Just gonna make a really quick post cuz I need to leave for the airport soon.

So, I'm nowhere near what I would have liked to weigh before I left. My eating for the past few days hasn't been good and I only got to the gym twice this past week. So, whatever, can't change it now. Just gonna be fat and disgusting in Cuba and that's it. At least I'll have lots of booze to drink away my sorrows.

Ok, well, that's it. Talk to y'all in a week.

Bye bye.

Tue. February 12

So much to say, but I don't wanna have to type it all. lol

Oh, so, I did not eat well during the weekend at all and the scale was very representative of that. I tried not to get too down about it, and just carried on trying to eat well.

So, I was planning on going to the gym after work yesterday. I got off at 8 and I was gonna get there for between 11 and 11:30. When I got home, I had some dinner and then went to mess around on my laptop before I left. My eyelids were pretty heavy and I kept taking little breaks to rest them. Eventually, I decided to google if it was more important to sleep or get exercise. I couldn't really find a definite answer, but I figured on the plus side, if I was sleeping, I couldn't eat anything. So, at 10:45, I got nice and comfy, turned off my lights and put something to listen to on my laptop. I closed my eyes and next thing I knew, it was 3:45am. I went downstairs to get some water, came back up, got comfy again, picked something else to listen to and fell asleep again. I know I woke up a couple more times before I finally decided to get up at about just after 11am. So, ya, I basically slept for 12 hours. I didn't feel fantastic, but I didn't feel bad either. It was apparently just what I needed.

I was able to get some treadmilling in before work. Work was kinda blah; it seemed like all the idiots came out and wanted fast food today. Oh well, at least I get the day off tomorrow.

1st work out - 614
Walk to work - 169
Work - 1557
2nd work out - 515
Sauna - 23

2878! Holla! I was very surprised at my work amount, but all my info in my monitor was correct. And ya, I tried to use the sauna at the end of my work out cuz I'd read up on some of the benefits, but it was acting weird and wasn't as hot as it shoulda been. Oh well, it still counts.

If I'm not down another pound by tomorrow, I swear to God... *shakes fist* lol

Thu. February 7

Was gonna blog and then decided not to and then changed my mind again. So, here we are. lol

As I suspected(/feared) I had gained, but only .2lbs. Oh well. I got to use my treadmill again today for 5 mins. Did my other exercises, ate pretty well. Went to the gym after work, but for a shorter session cuz of my treadmill time before work.

1st work out - 612
Walk to work - 124
Work - 1131 (forgot to turn my monitor on til 20 mins into my shift again *facepalm*)
2nd work out - 477

Only 2344. Well, better than a kick in the face. We'll see the results tomorrow. Also, I haven't noticed any major changes, but I do think my all over fat stores are a touch smaller. And I feel like I just look a little better and smaller too. Obviously, no where near where I'd like to be, but something is better than nothing.

9 days til Cuba, 5.6lbs to go

I love my BatB tattoo, but I really like the idea of this one as well. :)

Wed. February 6

Pretty decent day was pretty decent.

I ended up sleeping an hour later than I wanted again, but that probably wouldn't have happened if I didn't need the sleep. I went through the usual morning routine, but I was finally able to carve out a block of time and use my treadmill. :)

Work was ok again and I went to the gym like usual. However, I kinda figured that since I'd gotten some exercise before work, I wouldn't have to be at the gym as long tonight. I mean, whether I burn 1000 cals at once or split into a few work outs throughout the day, it's still calories burned, right? Theoretically, this makes sense to me, but I'm still gonna google it. lol

Anyway, here's my break down...

1st work out - 459
Walk to work - 117
Work - 1224
2nd work out  - 595

2395. Damn. If I'd known that, I woulda pushed for those 5 extra cals at the gym. lol. That being said, I get the feeling that I might plateau or gain tomorrow. Dunno why. My eating was good and the cals burned seems fine. Maybe it's women's intuition, or I just know that a body can only show so much progress in a certain amount of time. I'm also probably not having rest days like I should, but I'm on a time crunch. And my weekends tend to be rest days. Well, only time will tell. Night night.

True!

Tue. February 5

Quick entry. I'm tired. lol

Didn't use my treadmill again, but I did some other exercising stuff. I was down 2lbs, but I think my scale may be a little on the fritz. I'll see how tomorrow's weigh in goes.

Work was ok, eating was alright, went to the gym after and did different weight machines to use different muscle groups. I also  tried squatting with an olympic barbell; 10 reps w/45lbs, 10 reps w/65lbs. Wasn't as bad as I thought and I think I'll try it again with more weight next time.

Walk to work - 116
Work - 1276
Work out - 1000

2392, not bad.

Ok, gonna get some sleep and repair my muscles. lol

Here's an updated version I found. lol