Category Archives: exercise

Beautiful day!

There are those times when the weather forecaster could not be more wrong! We were supposed to have a dreary, rainy day in the upper 50s. Well, it turned out sunny, gorgeous and about 64 degrees!
Went out for a long walk, and then took the bikes out again. DH rode a different bike, so he was much faster and the workout was better because of it. The walk went by a bakery, and we stopped in. I decided to get a scone, they looked very tasty (and it was!!). Have to guestimate the calories for that.

Tomorrow I am going to the Y with my sister, so today ended up being my higher calorie day, since we went out for bagels today instead.

Today’s Menu:
Calorie goal: 1,500 • Consumed: 1,580 • Burned: 439
Net calories: 1,141

Food Item Servings Cals
Brekkie:
Bagel, whole wheat & honey 1.00 289
Cream Cheese, plain, light 1.00 102
2 Oz Skim Milk 1.00 20
Coffee 1.00 2

Morning snack
Scone, Cranberry Orange 1.00 380

Lunch:
Zone Perfect Orange Cranberry Bar 1.00 190
Boca Meatless Original Burgers 1.00 90

Afternoon Snack
Hannaford 1% Milk 1.00 110
Espresso Shot 1.00 9
Honey 0.30 18

Dinner:
Birds Eye Baby Broccoli Florets 1.00 30
Clementines, Raw 2.00 70
Hannaford Egg Mates 2.00 60
Flat Out Multi Grain Wrap 1.00 100

Evening Snack:
Nutrisystem Cheddar Soy Chips

Cake today

I did well on eating, but I did plan for some chocolate birthday cake. Had cake for my sister (which I made). It was quite good, and I enjoyed it.

After watching my nieces for almost 12 hours (!!!!), I hadn’t gotten in much cardio. So at 9pm, right after they left I did the Leslie Sansone 4 Fast miles dvd. I am glad I did. That should have taken care of the cake at any rate LOL! They left too late for me to do day 2 of Couch to 5K, so I will pick that up on Monday and do MWF for those workouts.

Tomorrow is weigh in day!

Kind of curious as to what tomorrow will bring on the scale. Guess I have to wait!
I think I discouraged some people lately. For whatever reason, about 6 people have asked either what is my secret or how long it has taken to lose 87 pounds. When I say 4 years of hard work, I don’t think that was the answer expected LOL! Oh well. I am very thankful to be where I am today.

Here is a funny NSV. DH and I were out walking today. A car drove by and a guy leaned out the window and yelled “You guys are too old to be walking”. Keep in mind that we are both 39 LOL! I about died laughing.

I thought this was an NSV because I was fully expecting to hear “you are too *fat* to be walking”

Today’s menu:

Calorie goal: 1,350 • Consumed: 1,312 • Burned: 495

Food Item Servings Cals
Hannaford 1% Milk 1.00 110
Coffee 1.00 2
Puritan’s Pride Soy Protein Isolate Powder 0.16 18
NutriSystem Nourish Pancakes 1.00 120
Wyman’s Blueberries 2.00 60
Hannaford 1% Milk 0.30 33
NutriSystem Nourish Fudge Graham Bar 1.00 210
Morningstar Farms Veggie Breakfast Sausage Patties 1.00 80
Hannaford 1% Milk 1.00 110
Espresso Shot 1.00 9
Clementines 2.00 70
Birds Eye Baby Broccoli Florets 1.00 30
strawberries (raw) 1.00 46
Fisher Whole Cashews 0.30 54
Nutrisystem Advanced Flatbread Pizza 1.00 210
NutriSystem Nourish Cinnamon Swirl Granola Bar 1.00 150

It's the weekend!

Yay! The weekend! Although working from home, not sure that the weekend means quite the same thing. I do think it helps me stay on plan a little better than those who go to a brick and mortar, just because my routine is not so different than it would be during the week (other than not doing work LOL).

Yesterday I did extra exercise. I did the Hi Def Sculpt, which I really like – then did a 2 mile WATP for more cardio.
USDA guidelines say the you need 90 minutes of exercise to lose weight. That’s a good chunk of the day! I have been trying to get 45 minutes each day (up from 30).

Me in a cute outfit – which I can button from the bottom up!