Saturdays, eek!

So I began my morning with great intentions. I played Dance Central for 45 minutes and ate a good breakfast. My lunch was an egg white omelet, potatoes, and half an english muffin. Those two don't sound bad, but the cals add up so quickly! Then Moes for dinner did not make for the best last meal. Of course, I could have done worse. We did walk around a lot today so maybe it's not that bad, haven't put in my cals yet on livestrong(I'm going to, so check it out). I am proud of myself for working out this morning:) By the way I cannot wait for Spring! I think we might look into getting bicycles. Anyone else bike? If so what kind of bike did you get and where do you go?
-Ali

Salty, but sweet!

Well, I weighed myself today and.... I lost 2.6 pounds. Woot woot! Only 73 more to go... I did okay on my food today, not perfect, but hey who is. Great on water, which is a good thing. I really need to find ways to cut sodium, any thoughts? Apparently tasty food is salty.
-Ali

Zumba

So after a low cal day and bracing through a headache I tried Zumba :) Verdict is... totally fun and exhausting! We apparently were video taped, so I may be on You Tube! ha ha. There were definitely some steps that I had no clue what I was doing, but I don't think I was alone :) After Zumba I got Chipotle and got a bowl instead of a burrito to save on cals. I was so proud of myself! Hope you all had a happy and healthy day!
-Ali

5:15!

Holy kitten caboodle! I got up at 5:15am(in your face dj "the pyschologist" plavsic ;) ) to workout today because Wednesdays I have school right after work. I am exhausted, but glad I did it:) I ate Moe's without feeling guilty and feel proud that I didn't make excuses. The old Alicia would have said ohh I can't because of school, but new Alicia pushed through. To the makers of 5 hour energy drink I thank you! Just as a side note to all my Weight Watcher fans, you might want to try www.livestrong.com, you can track foods and exercise all while participating in a very supportive health community for FREE! I have a link on my blog to my livestrong info.

-Ali

*Trying Zumba tomorrow, lord help those around me!

Walk this way...

I have been walking about a mile or so lately when I go to the gym. So today I decided I am going to walk two miles. My goal is to get up to 5 miles a day. This may sound lame, but I'm trying to get ready for the Mini Heart on 3/20. Plus walking burns some serious cals, 250 or so for me in a 40 minute time period. But, man I am sore and tired. I'm slowly working my way up to weights again. But, hey like in Zombieland cardio is one of the most important things to have. I'm just getting ahead of the game ;)

Hope you all had a healthy and happy day!

Weekends are scary...

So the dreaded weekend, at least it's dreaded in that my self control tends to go bye-bye, went okay. I gained a pound, which I'm sure was water weight. I did not eat too terribly, but I could have been better, which is obvious with the gaining of a pound. I didn't track over the weekend, but started again today. I tell DJ that Rome wasn't built in a day(yep I'm lame) and neither will our weight loss occur in a day. Getting ready to go to the store and try to get some healthy stuff :)

By the way do you all weigh yourselves daily or weekly? I tend to weigh myself every other day just to see how my foods affect me.
-Alicia

Day 2, 2/27/2011

So Day 2 went pretty well. I drank all my water and didn't have my first Diet Coke until 3! Both are a huge accomplishment for me. Also, we worked out after work today! We walked a mile on the treadmill, phew. This took me 25 minutes or so and DJ 20 minutes. Now you all know I can't let DJ beat me, so my goal is to beat him in the mile. Oh and we signed up to walk in the Mini Heart marathon in March. Hope you all had a healthy day!

First Day 2/16/2011

So today started the first day of this journey. I have had a rough couple of weeks as you may know and feel like I need a fresh start. What better way than to focus on being a healthier me? As any good couple would do, DJ and I started this together. I'm sure he will lose the weight much quicker, must be nice to be a guy. That commercial where the lady only slims down a little and the man gets skinny quick just by not drinking soft drinks is so true! Speaking of soft drinks, this is one of my main problems. Not necessarily regular ones, but Diet Coke. However, lately I've been drinking Sprite because of this nasty stomach bug I've had or stress whatever it may be. Anyway, here we go!

Weight-254.0-Yep I posted it, gasp :(