Today's weigh-in: 204.6
Well, yes, things are not entirely going to plan. I have not managed to lose any weight yet. But it's really more about the food than the exercise. I have been running (well, "wogging") in the mornings. Plus, we bought an elliptical machine, and I have been using that.
It's really about the food. I have yet to implement my "serving spoon" plan, where I only eat a single serving spoon scoop of whatever our entree is. We haven't been eating out as much, which is good, but I really have to get control of the eating.
I am enjoying my new house, though! I'm still waiting for my mother-in-law to ask about kids again, because I'm sure it's coming. But I don't mind. We'll get there. At least now if we do have a kid, we have somewhere to house the little tyke.
Pool Time
Monday, November 16, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Day 291 - 10/18/09
Today's weight: 204.2
Yeah, I know. I'm still wavering in that horrible no-man's land just north of 200 lbs, which is not where I want to be. But there is hope, in the form of some updates...
As far as the house goes, we close on Oct. 27, so just over a week away. Just trying to get the finances in order to have our money together for the closing. This is so exciting! We've been married for ten years and we've always rented. Somehow, this just makes me feel like an adult. Funny, I know, for someone who's about to turn 35 (this coming Tuesday, yippee).
On the weight loss front, obviously not much to report. Although I've been jogging in the mornings, I haven't been able to get a grip on the eating. But we've decided to really try to eat better. We're going to cut back on the eating out, and I'm going to restrict myself to a serving spoon sized portion of the entree we're eating, instead of filling the plate with the main course, and then loading up on the veggies. Hopefully this week will show some improvements.
Also, we've purchased another tool to help: the Wii Fit. It's got a balance board that you stand on, and then you follow the directions of the games. There are games for balance, games for aerobics, yoga, you name it. And then there are personal trainer games that you can purchase as well, including games from the Biggest Loser trainers. You create a profile that is stored on the hard drive of the Wii console, and it records your weight (since the balance board can function as a scale), the amount of time you spend playing the games, and its estimate of how many calories you've burned. You can even set up goals for weight loss and you can create your own personalized training program. I spent almost an hour on it this morning, and I didn't even work my way through all the games. It was a little disheartening to have a video game tell me I was obese and "unbalanced" (my core strength, not my state of mind, thank you very much), but at least it is a fun way to get in another workout. If I can run in the mornings, maybe get on my bike when the weather is nice, and spend an hour or so each day playing the Wii Fit, maybe I can finally lose some weight.
We're also looking at other ways to get our exercising back on track. In our new house, we've got a big basement living room. We are thinking about setting it up as a workout room for now. We would like to put another TV down there for the video games and exercise videos, plus an elliptical machine, some dumbbell weights and a bench, and stationary bikes. For the bikes, we want to get the stands that turn your regular bike into a stationary bike by lifting it up off the ground. Both of us have older mountain bikes that we'd like to replace, so we could use the older bikes with new slick tires on the stationary stands and ride new mountain bikes around when the weather is nice.
Of course, much of that is in the future; we don't have the finances to just whip out there and go buy all this stuff. But hopefully it will make our working out more interesting. Also, there's a foundation here in Billings that is trying to get a pool built in the area where we live. That will make the summers nice.
So we're trying. Hopefully this time we'll make some actual progress.
Yeah, I know. I'm still wavering in that horrible no-man's land just north of 200 lbs, which is not where I want to be. But there is hope, in the form of some updates...
As far as the house goes, we close on Oct. 27, so just over a week away. Just trying to get the finances in order to have our money together for the closing. This is so exciting! We've been married for ten years and we've always rented. Somehow, this just makes me feel like an adult. Funny, I know, for someone who's about to turn 35 (this coming Tuesday, yippee).
On the weight loss front, obviously not much to report. Although I've been jogging in the mornings, I haven't been able to get a grip on the eating. But we've decided to really try to eat better. We're going to cut back on the eating out, and I'm going to restrict myself to a serving spoon sized portion of the entree we're eating, instead of filling the plate with the main course, and then loading up on the veggies. Hopefully this week will show some improvements.
Also, we've purchased another tool to help: the Wii Fit. It's got a balance board that you stand on, and then you follow the directions of the games. There are games for balance, games for aerobics, yoga, you name it. And then there are personal trainer games that you can purchase as well, including games from the Biggest Loser trainers. You create a profile that is stored on the hard drive of the Wii console, and it records your weight (since the balance board can function as a scale), the amount of time you spend playing the games, and its estimate of how many calories you've burned. You can even set up goals for weight loss and you can create your own personalized training program. I spent almost an hour on it this morning, and I didn't even work my way through all the games. It was a little disheartening to have a video game tell me I was obese and "unbalanced" (my core strength, not my state of mind, thank you very much), but at least it is a fun way to get in another workout. If I can run in the mornings, maybe get on my bike when the weather is nice, and spend an hour or so each day playing the Wii Fit, maybe I can finally lose some weight.
We're also looking at other ways to get our exercising back on track. In our new house, we've got a big basement living room. We are thinking about setting it up as a workout room for now. We would like to put another TV down there for the video games and exercise videos, plus an elliptical machine, some dumbbell weights and a bench, and stationary bikes. For the bikes, we want to get the stands that turn your regular bike into a stationary bike by lifting it up off the ground. Both of us have older mountain bikes that we'd like to replace, so we could use the older bikes with new slick tires on the stationary stands and ride new mountain bikes around when the weather is nice.
Of course, much of that is in the future; we don't have the finances to just whip out there and go buy all this stuff. But hopefully it will make our working out more interesting. Also, there's a foundation here in Billings that is trying to get a pool built in the area where we live. That will make the summers nice.
So we're trying. Hopefully this time we'll make some actual progress.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Day 273 - 9/30/09
Today's weigh-in: 201.2
Well, that's a bit of good news. Hopefully, it isn't all water weight (although it could be). I've been trying to be more active (run/walk with the dog in the mornings, some calisthenics at home) and trying to eat better, or at least eat a little less. I'm using Calorie Count to track my calories consumed and burned. I'm also using an iPhone app called Pocket Workout. It gives you a schedule and some no-equipment-needed exercises to do wherever you are. It's just helping me come up with some exercises to do at home while I'm just sitting around. I really need to get on this. I told myself while we were still languishing in the South that once we moved, it would be a new start and I'd hit the weight loss hard, but I've spent pretty much two whole months now not really doing anything about it. First of all, I really need to lose the weight, for health reasons. I'm about 50 lbs overweight. Second, we've got season tickets to one of the ski resorts in the area, and I need to get in shape enough to survive skiing and make the expense worthwhile. And most importantly, I've put a moratorium on shopping for clothes until I can drop some sizes. But I REALLY need to shop soon, because we've hit fall, and we're expecting some possible snowfall next week. I have only one pair of jeans to my name, and I need some winter clothes.
I've subbed once so far and survived it. I'm still getting set up with some of the school districts, but I'm set up with three. So hopefully I'll get some more days, and get some more money. Since we're in the midst of loan processing for the house, we can use all the money we can get.
Well, that's a bit of good news. Hopefully, it isn't all water weight (although it could be). I've been trying to be more active (run/walk with the dog in the mornings, some calisthenics at home) and trying to eat better, or at least eat a little less. I'm using Calorie Count to track my calories consumed and burned. I'm also using an iPhone app called Pocket Workout. It gives you a schedule and some no-equipment-needed exercises to do wherever you are. It's just helping me come up with some exercises to do at home while I'm just sitting around. I really need to get on this. I told myself while we were still languishing in the South that once we moved, it would be a new start and I'd hit the weight loss hard, but I've spent pretty much two whole months now not really doing anything about it. First of all, I really need to lose the weight, for health reasons. I'm about 50 lbs overweight. Second, we've got season tickets to one of the ski resorts in the area, and I need to get in shape enough to survive skiing and make the expense worthwhile. And most importantly, I've put a moratorium on shopping for clothes until I can drop some sizes. But I REALLY need to shop soon, because we've hit fall, and we're expecting some possible snowfall next week. I have only one pair of jeans to my name, and I need some winter clothes.
I've subbed once so far and survived it. I'm still getting set up with some of the school districts, but I'm set up with three. So hopefully I'll get some more days, and get some more money. Since we're in the midst of loan processing for the house, we can use all the money we can get.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Day 265 - 9/22/09
Today's weigh-in: 204.2 (clothed)
Well, I've unpacked the scale, and it isn't good news. Although I've been talking long jog-walks with the dog in the mornings, I'm pretty sedentary the rest of the day, so the exercise thing is pretty much a wash, and I'm sure I'm eating more during the day than I should, just by nibbling. So I'm not in a great place right now.
However, there is some good news. Although I haven't actually subbed yet, I'm on an active sub list for one school district, and I have received a few calls. Also, my husband and I have put in an offer on a house, and we're hoping to hear today if they'll accept, reject, or counter. And as the weather cools off, we're looking forward to when the snow arrives and we can start using our season tickets to Red Lodge.
Once we have a house and I get some money together from teaching, we can starting thinking about kids again. So I'm still a mother-to-be-to-be, it just may be a year or two until I get around to that point. We'll see.
Well, I've unpacked the scale, and it isn't good news. Although I've been talking long jog-walks with the dog in the mornings, I'm pretty sedentary the rest of the day, so the exercise thing is pretty much a wash, and I'm sure I'm eating more during the day than I should, just by nibbling. So I'm not in a great place right now.
However, there is some good news. Although I haven't actually subbed yet, I'm on an active sub list for one school district, and I have received a few calls. Also, my husband and I have put in an offer on a house, and we're hoping to hear today if they'll accept, reject, or counter. And as the weather cools off, we're looking forward to when the snow arrives and we can start using our season tickets to Red Lodge.
Once we have a house and I get some money together from teaching, we can starting thinking about kids again. So I'm still a mother-to-be-to-be, it just may be a year or two until I get around to that point. We'll see.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Day 244 - 9/1/09
Ok, it's been quite a while since my last post. We have indeed moved to Billings, MT, and have finally gotten an apartment, gotten most of the stuff unpacked, and gotten our internet connected. So here's the update.
We're renting an apartment, hopefully just for a few months until we get our finances together to buy a house. Some of our stuff is unpacked in the apartment, and the rest is in the single-car garage outside. The apartment is a bit of an improvement over the house we used to rent, honestly, but I'm still really excited about the possibility of buying a house.
I'm currently unemployed, unfortunately. We moved late enough in the summer that I missed any hiring opportunities in the schools here. However, I've turned in substitute teaching applications, so hopefully I'll start making a little money. It won't be much, but it's better than nothing.
I don't know what my current weight is, as the scale has not been unpacked. However, with all the eating out we've done as we've test-driven all the restaurants in town, I'm sure it isn't any better than it was before we left. So I'm estimating 200 lbs. I have started trying to run every morning, although I don't have much endurance. But we've moved to a part of the country where we should be able to be move active outside for much more of the year. We've even gotten season tickets at a local ski resort.
Anyway, this was just an update. More later!
We're renting an apartment, hopefully just for a few months until we get our finances together to buy a house. Some of our stuff is unpacked in the apartment, and the rest is in the single-car garage outside. The apartment is a bit of an improvement over the house we used to rent, honestly, but I'm still really excited about the possibility of buying a house.
I'm currently unemployed, unfortunately. We moved late enough in the summer that I missed any hiring opportunities in the schools here. However, I've turned in substitute teaching applications, so hopefully I'll start making a little money. It won't be much, but it's better than nothing.
I don't know what my current weight is, as the scale has not been unpacked. However, with all the eating out we've done as we've test-driven all the restaurants in town, I'm sure it isn't any better than it was before we left. So I'm estimating 200 lbs. I have started trying to run every morning, although I don't have much endurance. But we've moved to a part of the country where we should be able to be move active outside for much more of the year. We've even gotten season tickets at a local ski resort.
Anyway, this was just an update. More later!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Day 196 - 7/15/09
No idea about weight-in...past few were right around 199.
This is about the move. My husband FINALLY got an offer from the company in Billings, Montana, and we've decided to accept. So we're going to be moving. HOORAY! I'm so glad we finally know what's happening! All the waiting was driving me crazy.
Now for the hard part. I'm headed to school this morning to give notice This is going to be rough...
This is about the move. My husband FINALLY got an offer from the company in Billings, Montana, and we've decided to accept. So we're going to be moving. HOORAY! I'm so glad we finally know what's happening! All the waiting was driving me crazy.
Now for the hard part. I'm headed to school this morning to give notice This is going to be rough...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Day 181 - 6/30/09
*sigh* All I can report is that there is nothing to report. My husband flew to the corporate headquarters and spent today meeting with a number of people at the company. Although it sounds like it went well, all we know is that the company needs to consider their next step, and the head of the department will be out for the long holiday weekend, so we won't hear anything until next week. Again.
This is all just very frustrating. I am excited about the possibility of moving, but it's also very disconcerting for something this important to be so out of my control. Maybe if the knowledge that we were moving was all that was coming, it would be a little easier to wait. But the fact is, once we determine that we're moving, a whole list of things I have to do pops up. First of all, I will have to give notice at my school. I'll have to pack up everything in my classroom and say goodbye to my coworkers. Then there's the question of what I'll be doing wherever we end up living. Unless we were to make the decision that it's time to try and get pregnant (resulting in my staying home), I'll need to find a teaching job. That means applying for certification in whatever state we're in, and then applying for jobs. So once my husband's employment is decided, the rest of my world will be up in the air.
It's hard for me to accept that so much of my life is out of my control right now. I don't like being out of control.
Apparently, the limbo is just beginning...
This is all just very frustrating. I am excited about the possibility of moving, but it's also very disconcerting for something this important to be so out of my control. Maybe if the knowledge that we were moving was all that was coming, it would be a little easier to wait. But the fact is, once we determine that we're moving, a whole list of things I have to do pops up. First of all, I will have to give notice at my school. I'll have to pack up everything in my classroom and say goodbye to my coworkers. Then there's the question of what I'll be doing wherever we end up living. Unless we were to make the decision that it's time to try and get pregnant (resulting in my staying home), I'll need to find a teaching job. That means applying for certification in whatever state we're in, and then applying for jobs. So once my husband's employment is decided, the rest of my world will be up in the air.
It's hard for me to accept that so much of my life is out of my control right now. I don't like being out of control.
Apparently, the limbo is just beginning...
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