Monday Gym = Success

Yay! I actually went to the gym. I stuck with 35 minutes of cardio because I didn't want to feel like death the next morning, but it actually went pretty well! I did 25 on the elliptical and 10 on what I call the "leg thingie".

So I woke up to a breakfast cookie this morning! It was actually really good! Mmm soft and chocolaty. The only thing I wasn't happy with was the fact that I used WAYYY too much banana and I'm definitly not used to the texture of oats. The taste was fine but the texture was just.. ick. I ended up putting cool whip onthe last 1/4 of it, just becaude of the texture. Definitely something I need to get used to!

So tonight was take 2 of the breakfast cookie. This one was slightly different.


Started off with:
1/3 cup oats
1 big Tbs. Skippy Natural Peanut Butter
2 spoonfuls of applesauce
Cinnamon
Little bit of salt

To make this:


I plan on topping it with microwaved apples with some cinnamon and a little PB!

Lunch consisted of (a forgotten picture) of grilled chicken, brocolli, carrots, whole grain penne with a lotttttttt of seasoning. I'm definitely a big seasoning person!

Dinner was grilled chicken with a chipotle citrus marinade and a cut up apple for a snacky!

Tomorrow I'm going for day two in a row of the gym, arms! I'm very, veryyy excited that I seem to be sticking with this so far. I can't wait until I start to see some sort of result. It's only been three days but I'm actually starting to feel better. I already have a little more energy. Time will tell what else happens!

Cookie =]

Today is a very exciting day. I'm made my first breakfast cookie!! After watching the Fitnessista make manyyyy of these cookies I FINALLY decided to try it out for myself and I even took some pictures (on my cell phone, haha).



This one was:
1/3 cup oats
Half Packet of Carnation Instant Breakfast (Chocolate)
1 Tbs of Skippy Natural Peanut Butter



Add 1/2 mashed Banana



Added 1/8 cup milk and made it a nice batter. The only thing wasn't too sure about was if it was supposed to be this soft? It was a lot more liquid-y than I thought it was going to be.
I added some cinnamon and a little bit of sugar.



The final product!

I'm reallyyyyy excited to give this a try. It's really exciting to know I'll wake up and have breakfast ready for me to eat!

Today was full of tons of snacks because I was running around all day.

Throughout the day I had a pancakes, microwaved apple with cinnamon, chicken alfredo, grilled chicken and a banana with PB.

I'm off to bed early tonight because I have a terribleeeee headache. Up early to do Monday gym... cardio day!

Musings Pt. 2/ Happy New Year!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Here's the major one: Get healthy and lose weight.

I think I said it before but from being a gymnast my whole life, I could eat whatever I wanted and never gain a pound. Because of that, I never learned how to eat properly. Through the teachings of the Fitnessista I've been able to find some sort of guide in learning how to eat right. I know it will take a while to change and make new habits, but this will be my major goal of 2010.

2009 was full of gaining weight and I've noticed a change in my attitude because of it (and I'm sure my boyfriend has, too!). I'm irritable and cranky and get grouchy more easily than before. I'm angry when my clothes don't fit, I'm angry when I look at old picture of myself when I was thinner, I'm angry because I'm not as confident as I used to be. I used to be able to put on clothes and tell myself 'you look good'. I knew there was a problem when I was in a bridesmaid in a wedding and didn't think or feel like I looked good. Usually any girl feels pretty when her hair is done, wears an expensive dress and nice high heels. I just felt so... round.

Everything I do I just feel round, like I'm waddling or like a swallowed a beach ball. It seemed like it was such a sudden weight gain that I never got used to the new pounds as they were coming, because they came too fast. It may be TMI, but I have stretch marks everywhere where they never used to be. On my 5' tall body, a 30 pound weight gain is taking it's toll. I'm tired all the time and just downright out of shape.

I don't want to say my major goal of 2010 is to lose weight (but it is). I'd rather say my goal is to consistently go to the gym and eat cleaner, healthier foods. I'd like to follow a general schedule of:

Monday: Cardio
Tuesday: Arms
Wednesday: Cardio
Thursday: Abs/Back
Friday: Cardio
Saturday: Legs

Another goal of 2010 is to run my first 5k. I'm planning on running the Girls Inc. 5k on April 17th. I'm crossing my finger's that I'll be able to complete it with this short amount of training. I feel like three and a half months is not going to be enough! I'm gonna try out the Couch to 5k program and see if that can make me a runner ;).

It's off to bed. It's almost 3 AM and I'm supposed to be up at 9 to go to the gym with my sister. First gym visit of 2010... and first time I've been to the gym more than once a week in months!

Musings

Hmmm, the next few days will be full of plenty of musings from myself as 2009 comes to a close and 2010 begins. It's definitely time for me to make a change in EVERYTHING: eating, exercise, school, organization, keeping in touch with friends..

I'm definitely not one to make New Year's resolutions. I think the term is overused and there are too many people out there that make these "resolutions", stick to them for part of January, and ditch the thought completely. Sooooo, I've decided to make my GOALS for 2010. hah. Let's start with a few.

I want to blog once a day. I'm a note writer. I am constantly jotting down lists of things I need to do, or random thoughts, then I lose the list and just give up on the tasks to-do altogether. I constantly have things going on in my head and I feel like if I write something down in a blog and have some sort of an outlet it will help me stay more organized in my thinking. And everyone I know can tell you.. I'M NOT ORGANIZED. Which brings me to my next goal...

STAY ORGANIZED. or attempt to. Part of the reason I procrastinate so much is because I'm not organized. I use my mess as an excuse. For example, the night before I'll have a fantastic plan to go the the gym. Sitting in bed that night I'll pretty much be brainstorming ways to get out of going to the gym. Finally I'll conclude: "I didn't wash my gym clothes yet, looks like I can't go." Lame. But I do it all the time.

Just a few. With many more to come.

The Beginning

A little history:
I was a gymnast for 12 years and watching what/how never even crossed my mind. I never even worked out outside of practice. Upon entering college I quit gymnastics and it all caught up with me. Over six months, let's add 25 pounds to my life.

I stumbled upon the Fitnessista's blog a month or two ago and fell in LOVE. Up until I found her blog I was on a mission to lose 25 pounds. After reading her blog (and almost ever past post!), my mind has morphed from wanting to lose weight and see a lower number to feeling good, being happy and liking how I look in the mirror. The number no longer matters to me. I want to eat right and exercise to feel better and change my appearance because I am not happy about the way I look. I know that losing pounds is not a measure of my success.

I created this blog for myself to track my success (hopefully). My goal in the 'end' is to not be addicted to processed foods. I want to increase my knowledge on healthy fats, good cards and lean proteins. It will be a slow transition. I currently eat fast food often and am used to just throwing together quick, terrible for you frozen meals. I've tried to just make a switch over night to healthier eating which just causes me to eat even more in the end. I was depriving myself. I know this transition will take a long time.

I just want to like how I look. Going from having my 'gymnast body' to now honestly just sucks. I'm a poor college student so I haven't bought any new clothes and I squeeze myself into the same size shirts and jeans which makes me feel even worse about myself. I miss liking my body.

I guess you could say I'm making my new year's resolution early!

So to kick off my first post:

Breakfast (at 11:30? slept in =] ) was a banana with peanut butter.

Lunch (4:30) was a big salad with chicken, iceburg lettuce (all we have =[ ), carrots, chopped nuts, an apple and balsamic. Something was just off in that one. I prepped some things for tomorrow's big lunch salad.

Dinner (8:00) was two pieces of stuffed crust cheese pizza. But it was sooooooo good. ha.

Did I mention I hate vegetables? There aren't many veggies I like, which is going to make this so much harder. There has to be a easy way to get myself used to new foods.