74 - Just another Monday

I ate my points today.
I got in 4 veggies and 2 fruits.

I did the free step for 30 minutes on the wii fit. I had to put some extra time for work so that is all I did.

73 - Sunday (not) a day of rest

Nutrition first: I got in my target points today. I also got in 4 veggies and 3 fruits.

Earlier in the day I did a light 45 minute workout on the Wii fit (see the actual workout and times below), but I knew we were going to be working in the garage this evening and I wasn't disappointed.
We got the floor up in the attic, or as much as we had wood for. Then we started putting boxes up. I lifted them up and my husband grabed them at the top. Up and down the latter with boxes. My arms and shoulders are feeling it already.

Well that is it for now, here are the workout details:
headers - 10min
548, 586, 443, 600, 535

hula hoop -7min
1773

advanced skiing -8min
51:50, 49:85, 47:53, 49:00, 42:45, 56:11, 1:06.43, 42:58

advanced snowboard - 10min
1:09.25, 1:38.20, 1:14.98, 1:12.31, 1:16.96, 59:63, 1:00.26, 1:22.98, 1:05.88, 1:00.06

ultimate balance test - 10 minutes

wii fit total = 45 min

72 - back on track

Well it was weigh in day today ...... I lost 3 1/2 lbs! I am back on track. I took crissy's advice and added more veggies to my days.

Today I ate my exact points I got in 4 veggies and 2 fruits.

Here is the work out details:

headers - 10min
365,563,655(PERFECT!!!), 386, 479

advanced skiing - 5min
52:11, 44:13, 1:21.00, 50:48, 1:27.03

beginner skiing - 10min
33:73, 35:20, 40:50, 25:56, 26:40, 26:48, 33:58, 39:90, 40:20, 26:90

beginner snowboarding - 5min
46:80, 59:96, 30:81, 33:48, 49:18

advanced snowboarding - 10min
1:17.45, 1:37.81, 1:12,48, 1:07.38, 1:36.06, 48:08, 1:00.76, 58:73, 1:19.01, 1:15.93

Hula hoop - 14min
1868,1765

advanced step - 10min
582, 601

Wii Fit Total = 1hr 4min

71 - IT'S FRIDAY!

Ok! So I know that the balance games on the Wii Fit are areobic exercise, but man does an hour and a half make your abs hurt!!! :-) Plus then I did 45 minutes of areobic Wii Fit exercises after the hour and half. Trust me - you give it a try and you will feel every muscle around your midsection you didn't even know where there.

I stayed under my points today. I got in 4 veggies and 2 fruits.

Tomorrow is weigh in day. Hopefully it is better than the last 2 weeks. I have been paying even extra attention this week - plus putting in at least an hour of work out most of the nights this week. Well we shall see - I got to know that I am doing everything I am suppose to and not worry about it until it is an issue. You can see my Wii Fit work out and my scores - if you use a Wii Fit why don't you challenge me with your scores. It will keep us both going to know we are challenging each other.

headers - 60min
517, 533, 366, 400, 545, 324, 459, 367, 505, 317, 614, 416, 482,455, 470,494, 435, 516, 490, 597, 487,428, 616, 483, 596, 536, 545, 555, 556, 481

skiing - 15min
1:07.13, 1:05.16, 57:60,52:28,55:66, 48:85, 54:16, 57:86, 47:23, 50:68, 52:83, 1:05.88, 54:33, 44:35,1:00.45

snow boarding - 15min
1:57.16, 1:08.21, 1:05.31, 1:33.31, 1:21.45, 1:28.15, 1:23.61, 1:50.01, 1:20.90, 1:24.66, 1:02.38, 1:06.20, 1:20.21, 1:03.53, 57:63

hula hoop - 14min
1947, 1944

boxing - 16min
762, 723

advanced step- 15min
620,615, 598

Wii Fit total = 2hrs 15min

70 - Jeremy's HOME!

Sorry I didn't write yesterday. I did not get in any exercise, but I did clean the house for 2 hours yesterday. I stayed with in my points - I actually had one to spare.

I picked up Jeremy from the Airport at 10:30 last night - we got home a little after midnight. Man was it hard to get up this morning.

I had a bit of a scare yesterday with the screening at work, but I am going to go to my doctor and have them rerun the blood work from blood drawn from the vein.

Other than that Happy FRIDAY!!!

69 - Stormy!

Ok the title has to do with the weather out side - it is lighting, and thundering, and raining buckets.

I stayed within my points today.

I got in 4 veggis and 2 fruits!! I'm getting there.

and my work out?
advanced headers - 2 min
498
advanced skiing - 1min, 1min
57:46, 49:60
advanced snow board - 1 min, 1min, 1min, 1min, 1min
1:52.13, 1:25.35, 1:22.45, 1:09.00, 1:19.16
super step - 5min, 5min
605, 588
super Hula hoop - 11min
3403
boxing - 12min, 13min
1222, 1229
jack knife challenge - 1min
10 reps
push up challenge (on knees) - 1 min
10 reps
plank challenge - 0 min
10 seconds
hula hoop - 2min, 2min
306, 283
free step - 30min
2997

Wii Fit total : 1 hr 36 min

I now have a total of 20 hours on my Wii Fit.
My time keeper on the Wii Fit is now SILVER!!!!

68 - Tired!

Ok I went over by a couple points today - but I got in 3 vegies and 2 fruits!! I know its only one more than normal, but it is closer to more every day.
Work out:
hula hoop - 11 min, 11min
3319, 3407
boxing - 13 min, 13min
1251, 1265
Super sTep - 5 min ,5min 5min
582, 635, 608
Wii Fit total: 1hr 03 min

2 more days!!!!!!!!

67 - Burn baby Burn!

Ok - I stayed within my points today. I got in 2 veggies and 2 fruits.
Then I worked out:
headers - 6 min255, 307, 453
skiiing - 5 min1:06.76, 55.63, 58.33, 53.95
Leslie Sansone 4 fast miles - 47min
boxing - 13 min1227
hula hoop - 11 min3365
stepping - 30 min2976
112 minutes total

I'm not sure I'm going to be able to walk tomorrow - my back side is feeling it.

Hope everyone had a good monday.
3 more days till Jeremy comes home!!!!

66 - Sunday

Ok - I stayed with in my points today, but did not get in any veggies or fruits.
I did the Wii Fit stepping for 30 minutes, 2997 steps.
I spent most of the day finishing a craft I had started a while back that I really wanted to get done. I did finish it. I am very proud of it, but I am not describing it at this time because I want the person it is for to see it first. I will post a picture of it once that person receives it.

I wanted to get an hour in of working out - but it took me a little longer to get the craft done. But 1/2 hour should be enough! Well the rest of the week will be a goal to get at least an hour in. And fruit and veggies - I can't let that slide.

Good night.

Day 65 - Not such a good day

Well I really don't know what happened but I gained 2 pounds this week. Not knowing is the most frustrating part. So this week I am going to kick my exercising up back to like those first few weeks.
Today I stayed with in my points. 2 veggies and 2 fruits.
And for the work out:
Yoga - 8 minStrength - 7 min
hula hoops - 11 min3379
boxing - 10 min1131
headers - 2 min316
skiing - 1 min54:98
stepping - 30 min2981
running - 30 min4.472 miles
wii fit total: 1hr 42min

Day 64 - Challange

Alrighty - My mom and dad and my sister and brother-in-law all have Wii's and Wii fit's so I am going to post my numbers and you guys can comment back with your scores!
hula hoop (10 min)3429
boxing (10 min)1064
headers (advanced)248,353,452
skiing (advanced)1:00.80, 56:43,58:56
stepping (free 20 min)1972
Wii Fit for 1 hour

I stayed within my points today - and that was with a potluck at work today!!!
I got in 1 veggie and 2 fruits.

This week was better than last week - we will see if it shows tomorrow.

Good Luck to all who are watching their weight!

Remember:
There are only 24 hours in a day - you can't save them for later - and each day you get a brand new 24 hours.

Day 63 - compitition

I worked out on the Wii Fit for an hour last night. I did strength traing, boxing, stepping, and I hula hooped for 10 minutes! Wow you never realise when you are a kid just how much of a workout hula hooping is.
Then dad and I challanged each other to see who could do the most headers and how fast we could do the down hill skiing.

I stayed with in my points and I got in 1 veggie and 2 fruits.

Happy FRIDAY!

Day 62 - long

Well it took my almost an hour to get home last night because it was raining so hard! Crazy! I went over my points by 2 last night, but I got in 2 fruits and 1 veggie. I walked for 20 minutes. Tonight I am going to hit it hard and get in one of my 45 - 60 minute workouts. I think by varing my amount of minutes I will keep my body guessing and it will have a greater affect.

This afternoon I take Jeremy to the airport so that he can go back to Iowa and start assessing and fixing the damage. When he sends pictures I will post them - if you don't see the pictures of somewhere you are familiar with it is very difficult to get a handle on just how bad it is.

Talk to ya soon.

61 - Good Day

I stayed with in my points today. I got 20 minutes of walking in. We found out that our house has a lot less damage than we thought it would.
And my favorite author, Janet Evanovich, just realease book 14 in her series and have almost finished reading it.

Have a great night.

House update - Good News

Well finally we got our realator in to the town and into our house.
1) There is no water upstairs!!!
2) A couple sheets of siding may have to be replaced in the back
3) There was probably only 4ft of water in the basement - and
4) at this point there is only 1ft left of standing water.
5) Water only got up 3 or 4 of the basement stairs.
......
6) The people are still interseted in the house - they want to get in an inspect the damage themselves!!!!

Sure there is work to be done - but not anywhere near as much as we thought there might be.

Day 60 - Wahoo!

Ok - lets see I stayed within my points today, but I did have a very little piece of carrot cake. Shouldn't be a big deal because I stayed within my points but usually sweat things have 2 strikes against me. The biggest strike? It makes me want to eat more - I really have to feel like me will power is strong to even take the first bite. If my will power is strong I can limit myself to the small couple bite size piece. If not .... well thats why I am the size I am. Second strike is that it is one of the foods that just always puts weight on me. So it is a very rare treat. It tasted GREAT! Then the reason for the Wahoo! in the title: I tried out the new Leslie Sansone dvd. Walk slim a fast 4 mile walk. and HOLY COW! with that work out - a little more than 45 minutes - I might as well have stood under running water I was so sweaty. A great workout to feel in every muscle and really rev up the endorphins.
If any one is looking for good dvds no matter your workout experience I highly recommend the Lesile Sansone dvds: Walk Away the Pounds and Walk Slim.

Well have a great Tuesday!

Update on house in Palo

Our house has been taged by the strike team :
YELLOW TAG - Restricted. Is to be posted on any building in which damage has resulted in some form of restriction to continued occupancy. The individual posting this placard shall note in general terms the type of damage encountered and shall clearly and concisely note the restrictions on continued occupancy.

We do not know anymore that this at the time - but Yellow means Jeremy will be able to get in there and assess the damage when he goes up on Friday. Hopefully our realator will be able to get over there today and we will find out more.

Day 59 - sorry this is the next morning

Ok - I stayed with in my points. Wahoo! I got in 1 fruit and 3 veggies. Wahoo! I also got in 1 hour bike ride and walk around the grocery store. Then I did 30 minutes stepping with the Wii Fit later.

Still know new news on the house yet.

58 - Not so great Satufday

I gained a pound this week - I think there a couple of reasons for this.
1) I did not get in as many fruits and veggies I have been
2) The stress from the week before finally caught up to me
3) The flooding of the house in Iowa was weighing on me more than I am aware.

So this week I am going to concentrate on my fuits and veggies and writing everything down.

Today I stayed within my points and got in 3 veggies.
I took tank on a run and I rode my bike for 15 minutes.
I did 30 minutes of stepping with the wii fit.

Still at this point do not know anything about the house in Iowa. There is a chance we will know something tomorrow - I will keep you updated.

57 - Its Friday

Ok! Well what a week it has been. First lets start with today:
I stayed within my points. I had 2 veggies and no fruit.
I worked out on my wii fit for 40 minutes (stepping and running).

Our house in Palo Iowa:
We are pretty sure that it is flooded, but we do not know the extent of the damage. Palo has been mandatory evacuated since Wednesday night and according to the news reports it could be up to 2 weeks before they let any body back in. (This is for safety reasons) And by not letting any one back in - I mean all the ins and outs of Palo are blocked by the National Guard (according to the local news). When it is safe to return my husband is going to go back and check out the damage and take care of any paper work that may be need.

And now the hope that God has given us: Before the floods hit there was someone interested in our house and was going to make an offer. We do not know the status of that now, but we hope this person is still interested and we can just negotiate after we assess the damage.

My husband and I are both of the mind that we cannot do anything right now so we are keeping the worring to a minimum - because it sure won't help.

Then on to the more immediate matters - tomorrow is weigh in day! I can't believe it has been almost two months since I started this whole journey. I believe I have made some real life changing habits. I work out 5-6 days a week for a minimum of 30 minutes - with out stressing about where to fit it in. I am getting a lot better and getting in my fruits and veggies, not completely all 5 a day I'm suppose to get - but that will come. And the best habit --- when I go out to restaurants it is getting easier and easier to pick the right types of foods and not even feel deprived.

Well we shall see what tomorrow brings.

Happy Friday the 13th! ~ :-)

56 - Flooded

Ok well yesterday I took the night off and crocheted, which I haven't done in quite a while - it was great. I did stay within my points.

Today I stayed within my points and got in one fruit. Then for exercise I did 37 minutes on the Wii Fit.

On a not so great note - our house in Iowa is flooded. At this point that is all we know. We don't know how bad, how much - none of the answers. At this point it is a wait and see.

I hope everyone has a great Friday.

54 - regular tuesday

Just a regular old tuesday. I stayed within my points. I had 1 fruit and 1 veggie - not so good, but still got it in. Then I did 45 minutes on my Wii fit. I did the free stepping and the free run.
Another than that it is a nice quite night. I will probably call it an early night again tonigh.
I am really looking forward to next week - one of my favorite authors is releasing another book (Janet Evanovich)!!!!

Have a Happy Wednesday!!!

53 - good day

Well today was a good day. My husband had an interview. I got in 30 minutes of a workout. I got in 2 veggies and 1 fruit. Then my husband suggested we check out the new restaurant that just opened. It was wonderful. I did have all the point values so I think I may have gone over just and little bit, but I was really proud that I only ate half the steak (they didn't have a smaller option) and my side was a veggie. I had a salad with vinegrette and I did the fork dip thing and didn't even use a fourth of the dressing - if that had all been poured on there it would have been drowning.
Last night I - even though I went to bed early - I tossed and turned and only really got about 4 hours of sleep, so even though it is only 10 to 9 I am off to bed, for hopefully a more restfull night.

Have a great Tuesday.

52 - Relaxing Sunday

I slept in today - it felt great! Then for lunch I rode by bike up to the subway and back, about 2 miles total. Main was I soaking when I got back. The temp outside was only suppose to be about 84, but that didn't include the humidity! :-)

Then the Euro Cup had started, big soccer tournament. I haven't sat and watched soccer in a long time - it was great.

Then I did 20 minutes of the Wii Fit boxing.

Tomorrow it is back to work, a lot calmer week.

Hope everyone has a great week.

Day 51 - weigh in

Sorry about this late post - had a busy day yesterday.

I stayed the same this week. At first I was a little dissappointed, but then I evaluated the week I had. Long 10 - 13 hour days. Plenty of stress. On top of the the cheese cake, brownies, and lunches and dinner that were offered all week. Sure I would have liked to have lost this week, but life isn't perfect - and you can't lose every week. But in the past I would have had every brownie and cheesecake offered, this time a didn't - This is a Success!

I rode my bike for 20 minutes in the morning. In the afternoon I did the "free step" on the Wii Fit for 30 minutes. This is a function when you "unlock" you can do the stepping while switching the channel to any TV you would like to watch, this is also available for the running. I love these two options!!

And so I start another week on this Journey.

50 - Excited!

It has been a great day! First our we got great news from our customer after a very long week and I was able to go home at about 3:00pm.
I came home - took a nice little nap.
Then I worked out for 30 minutes with the Wii, a little boxing and some stepping.
On top of that - when my husband came home we went out and bought bikes! We then rode them around for about 20 minutes.

I stayed within my points to day. I had 3 fuits and no veggies today.

Tomorrow is weigh in day!

49 - decent time today

Well I left work about 5:20pm today, only a 9 hour day! Wahoo. I stayed with in my points today and got 2 fruits and and 1 veggie in today.

When I got home I got on my Wii Fit and I did a little bit of Yoga and then I hulu hooped and stepped to add up to 3o minutes.

I am tired but it release a lot of stress and tension that was in my muscles. I should sleep really good tonight.

Thank Goodness Tomorrow is Friday and our Customer leaves. Back to normal!

Day 48 - Another Fun Day

I stayed within my points and got in 2 fruites and 2 veggies. Thats the good news.
The bad news: I did not leave work until 9:20pm - so when I got home at 10pm I just said hello to my husband and my dog and crawled into bed.
I can't wait until this week is over so I can get back on my schedule. I don't think this week is going to throw me off - I am concentrating really hard on watching what I eat knowing that I don't know how long each day is going to go, so I don't know if I will be up to working out when I get home.

I'm also using one of the little hits people always say and am walking everywhere I can - instead of e-mailing or instant messaging. If I can I get up and take the walk. Not a lot of exercise, but when you can't get anything in and least it is something.

Hopefully tonight will be earlier.

Day 46 and 47 - Not giving up

For all of those who check my blog every day I'm sorry about letting you down yesterday. Our customers are in town from France this week and I was invited to go to dinner with them yesterday (which hasn't happened before) and I did not get home until 10pm. Due to my tiredness and how long I know this week will be I just went to bed when I got home. I did stay with in my points yesteday and got 3 fruits in yesterday.

Today I stayed with in my points and got in 3 fruits and 1 veggie. After dinner I decided to do just the areobic exercises on my Wii Fit - this is 35 minutes of working out.

Yesterday and Today was 10 hours of work and most likely so will Wednesday and Thursday. Friday might be just a regular 8 hour day - if we are lucky :-). So knowing how these long, stressful weeks can be I am making sure I get in at least 30 minutes of exercise in - but I am not pushing it to the hour long work out. I know that should be enough for me to burn off the day and the excess stress, but not enough to push my body past its exhaustion point and make me sick.

I hope all of you are having a good week.

Day 45 - Sunday

Well I had a pretty relaxing day - which I thought would be very much appreciated once this week gets rolling. Our customer will be in the office all week and I will be apart of all the meetings. All this week will go from at least 8:30am to 6:30pm, and some night(s) might including going out to dinner.

I stayed within my points today. I got two veggies and on fruit in today.

On my Wii Fit I have obtained all the yoga poses, strengthing exercises and aerobic exercises. Tonight I did all the Yoga poses and strengthing exercises (not the challenges though) I was pretty tired at that point (it to 49 minutes to do all those) but I know that doing at least a little areobic exercise after strength training can be very benificial so I did the Island run. This gave me a total of 1 hour for my workout tonight.

I hope everyone has a great Monday.