Still Here

I'm not lost and not forgotten and not being entirely bad either. I just have had limited blogging time. I feel rushed every time I sit at the computer late in the day for this is precious time that I could be spending with my darling husband. I am logging my consumption, just in a different journal.

My diet yesterday was a little off. My coworkers wanted deli for lunch and so I fed my month-long craving for an italian hoagie. It was huge so I only ate half - more than enough. This wasn't the wisest choice of the week for sure! Then I had dinner at the Olive Garden with my former boss who is now retired. Soup salad and breadsticks sounds like lite-fare, but having TWO bowls of soup and THREE breadsticks was not a wise move either.

Today is a better day. This morning I awakened... did some basic stretches... and hit the treadmill. HC (Health Coach) says I should walk a mere 15 minutes first thing in the morning and that's what I've been doing. Now yesterday was supposed to be a workout day, but with other plans it got shoved aside... Never fear -- today is here and I shall endeavor to work-out tonight, which is usually a non-workout night.

I'm doing strength training as well and can already feel the changes. I did some pushups against the stairs and can do at least 12 with moderate ease. I know it's not a real push up, but I can tell that improvements are coming... and this makes me very happy.

So I'm still on the 2 week Blitz... just a little shy on the blogging and a little bit off yesterday.

Long Weekend Here I Come

• Breakfast at Eat n' Park with hubby. Had a variety of goodies - eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, cottage cheese, and a biscuit.


• Late lunch with Re-Re - Giant plate of watermelon, strawberries, and blueberries. This was enough fruit for a week I think. Loved it though. I don't buy much fruit. A lot of it doesn't agree with me and Keith is not a big fan either.


• Dinner at home alone - cottage cheese with salt and fresh ground pepper topped with grape tomatoes, mini carrots, pickle, and radish (all chopped) Crunchy and healthy!

Exercise has to be either tonight or tomorrow. It's raining outside now. Keith is off tomorrow and wants to work-out at the gym after church. That would give me time to just relax at home this evening. Oh how nice... (he's working) Maybe I'll do some crunches and maybe some weights later.

TWO WEEK BLITZ

Yesterday I prayed for motivation and last night I found it. I'm joining my pals (Kim and Chrissa) on a "2-Week Blitz" in preparation for Chrissa's upcoming vacation. Awesome!

What exactly is a "blitz?" I looked it up in the dictionary:

Blitz = an overwhelming all-out attack

Conquered the 15 minute praise/prayer walk on the treadmill this morning. It really is a great way to get moving in the morning.

• Breakfast - 1/2 cup of lowfat cottage cheese with pepper and a handful of sunflower seeds. (Did you know that sunflower seeds have 5 grams of protien per ounce?! Too bad they are also high in sodium.)
• 1 cup of coffee with cream (to go please) - also had 2 more cups w/ cream at work
• Lunch - half of a turkey & swiss on a light bun with lettuce, tomato, pickle, and mustard
• side of fresh fruit
• large glass of water
• working on a small bottle of water now
• Dinner = turkey, cheese, (whole wheat) ranch wrap with lettuce & tomato (spicy ranch) Yummy and figure friendly.

Will not be taking that afternoon break/walk today unless you count the walk to the car. I'm planning to get out of work just a little early. It's dreadfully quiet and feels holidayish around here. I guess it should. Planning to go to the gym tonight though and it's not a workout night, so that shall make up for it.

Update -- skipped the gym. Both of us were whipped anyway.