Sigh....
But tomorrow's a new day.
Monday, June 9, 2014
Saturday, June 7, 2014
W1D7
Holy cow!! I've made it a week!!
A lot of the recipes at the end of the week were better than the middle of the week. Probably why I stopped losing the weight yesterday morning! Pretty happy with the weight loss so far, even though I know it's 90% water. I'm not eating the foods that take a long time to digest or cause bloat. Feeling pretty good.
So far I'm down 12 pounds. I'm hoping some of that is fat! This is mainly because of the eating out for the 2 weeks before this. My clothes really don't fit that much better (which is another reason I figured out it's water weight), but this was the perfect time to start.
I went for a 3 mile jog today and felt fine. This next week is the detox week (cilantro (yuck) at every meal). They say exercise wise to just go for a couple of walks, but, you know me, I'll be jogging.
I find it pretty amazing that I ate a whole pound of spinach this week!! Usually my container sits in the fridge and goes rotten before I can eat it. I'm making notes of the recipes I like so I can continue to use them post cleanse.
I managed to eat out while on the cleanse (ordering a salad with almonds and cranberries), I ignored temptation (headed to the lake last night where you can order curly fries and corn dogs AND friends had wine), and didn't eat popcorn while at the movies!
The first salad on the cleanse was delicious!!
I wasn't a fan of the fruit infused waters. The only one I liked was one with watermelon.
Amen!
Spinach is all gone!! Never happened before!
You'll have to go back to Day 1 to see what this counter looked like before I began.
I ate a lot of stuff!
When you join the Simple Green Smoothie cleanse, you are invited to their super secret Facebook page with other cleansers. This has been amazing! Some people are going through the cleanse a second time, others are finishing up, others are starting off like me. This is such an invaluable resource! I've asked questions about getting my headaches to go away, what my food should look like when it's done (mine doesn't turn out as nice :), and shared about my experience so far. It's so supporting.
Around Day 4, I was pretty sure I wasn't going to be able to finish this up. Now, 3 days later, I've finished my week and I'm 1/3rd of the way done. That's huge!! And I'm excited for the new recipes next week (I may not add quite as much cilantro :).
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
W1D4
and.....now I can't say that I followed the plan 100%.
My son volunteered to bring brownies to his class picnic tomorrow. Brownies are my kryptonite. We picked out the boxes and I put them on my husband's table to remind him to make them tonight. I figured if I wasn't the one making them, I couldn't be tempted. Well....today after school my son wanted to make them. And I licked the bowl...and ate two after they were baked. It was DELICIOUS! There seemed to be a bit of an aftertaste that I never noticed before though. And then when I was putting the kids to bed, I had to run to the bathroom! I'm going to have to remember this when I start introducing 'bad' foods.
I'm not loving the food. Before I wasn't much of a nut eater or a veggie eater, and that's pretty much all I can eat. Today's lunch was chili, but I picked out the zucchini and carrots. Lunch was strawberries with lemon and mint. Not a mint fan. Dinner was vegan hash cakes. I ate half. Not a cilantro fan. Not a chickpea fan.
So what keeps me going? The scale is going down! And I'm not even exercising! I have no time to exercise. I know people say you do if you schedule it in, but every minute of every day for the last month has been booked. Things will get better when baseball is done, and soccer. THEN I'll have time! Or at least make time.
In 3 days I get to see what the new foods are for next week. It's the detox week. That doesn't sound fun, but I'm already ready for new food!!
On a positive side, I passed on free lunch again today (wraps and chips).
P.S. Only 17 days to go!!
My son volunteered to bring brownies to his class picnic tomorrow. Brownies are my kryptonite. We picked out the boxes and I put them on my husband's table to remind him to make them tonight. I figured if I wasn't the one making them, I couldn't be tempted. Well....today after school my son wanted to make them. And I licked the bowl...and ate two after they were baked. It was DELICIOUS! There seemed to be a bit of an aftertaste that I never noticed before though. And then when I was putting the kids to bed, I had to run to the bathroom! I'm going to have to remember this when I start introducing 'bad' foods.
I'm not loving the food. Before I wasn't much of a nut eater or a veggie eater, and that's pretty much all I can eat. Today's lunch was chili, but I picked out the zucchini and carrots. Lunch was strawberries with lemon and mint. Not a mint fan. Dinner was vegan hash cakes. I ate half. Not a cilantro fan. Not a chickpea fan.
So what keeps me going? The scale is going down! And I'm not even exercising! I have no time to exercise. I know people say you do if you schedule it in, but every minute of every day for the last month has been booked. Things will get better when baseball is done, and soccer. THEN I'll have time! Or at least make time.
In 3 days I get to see what the new foods are for next week. It's the detox week. That doesn't sound fun, but I'm already ready for new food!!
On a positive side, I passed on free lunch again today (wraps and chips).
P.S. Only 17 days to go!!
Monday, June 2, 2014
W1D2
For the next 20 days, I'm known as a set of characters! WxDx. Today I am W1D2. Week 1, Day 2.
I was excited the first day yesterday. Had a fantastic salad for lunch, had a great snack, and managed to eat the so-so salad for dinner (it was called a fiesta salad, I called it the siesta salad - because I'm hilarious!).
Today I put my smoothie in the freezer to finish getting ready and got all the way to work before I realized I hadn't eaten it. As it was only day 2, I HAD to go back! If I started skimping this early, I knew it would all go downhill. But, so far, I'm 100% committed! I cancelled lunch plans because I spent an hour yesterday prepping for my lunch today (and I'm not really sure what I can eat and can not eat at a restaurant).
The first week is about ridding your body of alcohol, caffeine and sugar. Guess what that leaves you with? A HEADACHE! Oh man is my head pounding. It's crazy to think that I've eaten all fresh 'stuff' for 48 hours and I have a headache. Seems like your body should be humming, but I guess it's getting rid of all of the toxins and that's what causes the headaches. Supposedly is supposed to only happen on day 2 and/or day 3.
I've tried more things in the last 2 days than I have in probably my whole life. I never knew I liked nectarines. I do not like tahini, and I still don't like red peppers. My stomach is still a little queazy from the salad I tried to eat for dinner. It had tahini, chickpeas, some other stuff that I already forgot in it. I'm not sure if it was the texture, the taste, or both, but I couldn't finish it. Just thinking about it makes my stomach queazy. I'm supposed to have the salad again for lunch tomorrow, but I'm going to go back to the Summer Strawberry one from day one.
What really sucked is that the family had Little Caesars pizza. I really wanted to take a little bite, but instead I promised myself I could eat some in 20 days. Man that seems like a long ways away...
I'm going to bed right now, so then I'll only have 19 days to go!
Whoot whoot!
I was excited the first day yesterday. Had a fantastic salad for lunch, had a great snack, and managed to eat the so-so salad for dinner (it was called a fiesta salad, I called it the siesta salad - because I'm hilarious!).
Today I put my smoothie in the freezer to finish getting ready and got all the way to work before I realized I hadn't eaten it. As it was only day 2, I HAD to go back! If I started skimping this early, I knew it would all go downhill. But, so far, I'm 100% committed! I cancelled lunch plans because I spent an hour yesterday prepping for my lunch today (and I'm not really sure what I can eat and can not eat at a restaurant).
The first week is about ridding your body of alcohol, caffeine and sugar. Guess what that leaves you with? A HEADACHE! Oh man is my head pounding. It's crazy to think that I've eaten all fresh 'stuff' for 48 hours and I have a headache. Seems like your body should be humming, but I guess it's getting rid of all of the toxins and that's what causes the headaches. Supposedly is supposed to only happen on day 2 and/or day 3.
I've tried more things in the last 2 days than I have in probably my whole life. I never knew I liked nectarines. I do not like tahini, and I still don't like red peppers. My stomach is still a little queazy from the salad I tried to eat for dinner. It had tahini, chickpeas, some other stuff that I already forgot in it. I'm not sure if it was the texture, the taste, or both, but I couldn't finish it. Just thinking about it makes my stomach queazy. I'm supposed to have the salad again for lunch tomorrow, but I'm going to go back to the Summer Strawberry one from day one.
What really sucked is that the family had Little Caesars pizza. I really wanted to take a little bite, but instead I promised myself I could eat some in 20 days. Man that seems like a long ways away...
I'm going to bed right now, so then I'll only have 19 days to go!
Whoot whoot!
Saturday, May 31, 2014
21 Days Cleanse
Detox is a big buzz word right now. Everybody is detoxing. It can range from a day to a whole month. My friends have detoxed, celebrities have detoxed, but it never seemed to fit my schedule, or I never thought I would get much out of it...and it seemed like a lot of work.
Last year around a big detox campaign (i.e. reading about detoxing EVERYWHERE), I ended up adding in morning smoothies. This helped me with some extra energy in the day and I ended up not needing/wanting a nap in the afternoon. I ran out of Smoothie Recipes, and I stumbled across Simple Green Smoothies. These women have FANTASTIC recipes!
Well, the stars aligned and all things pointed to GO recently. I won some money through DietBet (I lost 4% of my body weight in 4 weeks. The winners then split the pot (I was in two: one that cost $25 and another that cost $100)). Right about this time, Simple Green Smoothies started sending out e-mails about their 21 Day Cleanse. I deleted the first couple of them because of the cost ($75). Wouldn't you know it, that they sent me an e-mail with a 20% off link and that came out to roughly my winnings? I investigated further.
The Cleanse is not a fad, is not short term, is not a quick fix. I can eat, I can have treats, and I continue my smoothies (and you get invited to a VIP group where everybody is 'cleansing' together). I jumped on board. They had a group starting mid-May. This didn't work for me because I was at my peak in training for a 25k and I had some school and work trips planned for the end of May. But, if you know me, you know I don't like to waste things (especially money), so I knew I was going to start this at some point. I just returned from a 4th grade field trip (7 of the 9 meals were buffet!) and weighed myself. I have gained 8 lbs since the win on DietBet, and I feel like crap. The 21 days is going to pass over my son's birthday, and that's going to suck. I also have to make brownies for his school's end of the year party (those are my favorite) and I'm not sure I can resist licking the spoon. I don't think there will ever be 21 days without some sort of challenge, so I'm ready.
I bought my items from Amazon and Meijer. My grocery bill was $300!!! I bought things that I have never bought before beets (yuck), cauliflower (double yuck), tahini, tamari, zucchini, quinoa (I don't even know how to pronounce that!). All of my new stuff combined with all of the stuff for the rest of the family barely fit in my fridge. I'm pretty certain I don't have to worry about my family eating my cauliflower.
What do I want to get out of this? I know everybody talks about feeling good after doing these, and that's what I want to feel. I want to feel invincible. I want my skin to clear up. I want my fat to melt away. I'll take 2 out of the 3.
I'm ready to rock this. Day one starts tomorrow!
Last year around a big detox campaign (i.e. reading about detoxing EVERYWHERE), I ended up adding in morning smoothies. This helped me with some extra energy in the day and I ended up not needing/wanting a nap in the afternoon. I ran out of Smoothie Recipes, and I stumbled across Simple Green Smoothies. These women have FANTASTIC recipes!
Well, the stars aligned and all things pointed to GO recently. I won some money through DietBet (I lost 4% of my body weight in 4 weeks. The winners then split the pot (I was in two: one that cost $25 and another that cost $100)). Right about this time, Simple Green Smoothies started sending out e-mails about their 21 Day Cleanse. I deleted the first couple of them because of the cost ($75). Wouldn't you know it, that they sent me an e-mail with a 20% off link and that came out to roughly my winnings? I investigated further.
The Cleanse is not a fad, is not short term, is not a quick fix. I can eat, I can have treats, and I continue my smoothies (and you get invited to a VIP group where everybody is 'cleansing' together). I jumped on board. They had a group starting mid-May. This didn't work for me because I was at my peak in training for a 25k and I had some school and work trips planned for the end of May. But, if you know me, you know I don't like to waste things (especially money), so I knew I was going to start this at some point. I just returned from a 4th grade field trip (7 of the 9 meals were buffet!) and weighed myself. I have gained 8 lbs since the win on DietBet, and I feel like crap. The 21 days is going to pass over my son's birthday, and that's going to suck. I also have to make brownies for his school's end of the year party (those are my favorite) and I'm not sure I can resist licking the spoon. I don't think there will ever be 21 days without some sort of challenge, so I'm ready.
I bought my items from Amazon and Meijer. My grocery bill was $300!!! I bought things that I have never bought before beets (yuck), cauliflower (double yuck), tahini, tamari, zucchini, quinoa (I don't even know how to pronounce that!). All of my new stuff combined with all of the stuff for the rest of the family barely fit in my fridge. I'm pretty certain I don't have to worry about my family eating my cauliflower.
I've got herbs in my fridge!!
All of my nonperishable goods for the Cleanse.
My crisper is over filled.
What do I want to get out of this? I know everybody talks about feeling good after doing these, and that's what I want to feel. I want to feel invincible. I want my skin to clear up. I want my fat to melt away. I'll take 2 out of the 3.
I'm ready to rock this. Day one starts tomorrow!
Sunday, April 13, 2014
What will you remember?
People are not going to remember me by my developers having worked super hard. They are not going to remember me for being at work for 60 hours a week (mostly because I don't :). They are not going to remember how much money I had in my bank account nor what car I drove.
So what will people remember? I could only guess, and I would guess things like me smiling all the time, my dedication to my family, and my great style in clothes (ha ha!). I guess only you know!
But there is a subset of friends that I hope remember me for my motivation. There aren't many things that I think I'm good at. I'm a pretty average Jane. But running would be one of my top 3 things that I think I'm pretty good at. I'm not a 3 hour marathoner, nor a sub 22 5ker, but I can usually squeak out a top 3 in my age group at our local races (and once at a Grand Rapids race!).
In 2002, I ran a half marathon in 1:49:16.
In 2012, I ran a 5k in 23:35.
I feel SO awesome whenever I finish a run. Sometimes I strut around Meijer while picking up a few things on my way home just because I feel so great.
This subset of friends are my running friends. I felt like I took them under my wing when they decided they wanted to start running. I threw all of my running knowledge at them, diagnosed their aches and pains, and pushed them to be the best they could be.
I've grabbed their arms in races to force them not to give up (yup, she did dry heave at the end); I've cheered them on with crazy silliness during a marathon (maybe that's why they slowed down some, to get away from me. Hmm...); and encourage them to increase their distances.
But the coolest part is that they are motivating too, and always have been, but I never saw it. During longer runs, we take turns motivating each other. It's like an invisible baton is being passed around. I'm a good cheerer at the beginning, others are better in the middle, and sometimes the motivation at the end comes from others speeding up when the end is in site! They won't let me finish a run, until we've rounded up to the nearest mile (no way stopping at 15.83 will work with these girls!).
This past run, I was talking myself out of a 12 mile training run I had to do. The plan was to run to my friend's house, and she would finish 7 miles with me. I had coughed a lot at night, so I woke up tired. I had a stuffy nose. My shoulders were sore from trampoline jumping the day before. I was starting to get a headache. The thunderstorms were making there way in. I was coming up with every excuse possible. We texted back and forth and I'm pretty sure I said I'd cancel. And then she asked when I would get it in. I wasn't thinking that far ahead, I just wanted to cancel. I wanted to plop the kids in front of the tv and take a nap. After church I checked the weather again, and the thunderstorms had moved until later and the sinus medicine I took had cleared up my nose. What excuses did I have (other than a nap still sounded good)? We texted and confirmed a time. It was a fabulous run. 72 degrees in April and a nice 10 minute pace. At what point did the trainer become the trainee? I'm not sure, but I'm so glad that it did.
Love you girls!
So what will people remember? I could only guess, and I would guess things like me smiling all the time, my dedication to my family, and my great style in clothes (ha ha!). I guess only you know!
But there is a subset of friends that I hope remember me for my motivation. There aren't many things that I think I'm good at. I'm a pretty average Jane. But running would be one of my top 3 things that I think I'm pretty good at. I'm not a 3 hour marathoner, nor a sub 22 5ker, but I can usually squeak out a top 3 in my age group at our local races (and once at a Grand Rapids race!).
In 2002, I ran a half marathon in 1:49:16.
In 2012, I ran a 5k in 23:35.
I feel SO awesome whenever I finish a run. Sometimes I strut around Meijer while picking up a few things on my way home just because I feel so great.
This subset of friends are my running friends. I felt like I took them under my wing when they decided they wanted to start running. I threw all of my running knowledge at them, diagnosed their aches and pains, and pushed them to be the best they could be.
I've grabbed their arms in races to force them not to give up (yup, she did dry heave at the end); I've cheered them on with crazy silliness during a marathon (maybe that's why they slowed down some, to get away from me. Hmm...); and encourage them to increase their distances.
But the coolest part is that they are motivating too, and always have been, but I never saw it. During longer runs, we take turns motivating each other. It's like an invisible baton is being passed around. I'm a good cheerer at the beginning, others are better in the middle, and sometimes the motivation at the end comes from others speeding up when the end is in site! They won't let me finish a run, until we've rounded up to the nearest mile (no way stopping at 15.83 will work with these girls!).
This past run, I was talking myself out of a 12 mile training run I had to do. The plan was to run to my friend's house, and she would finish 7 miles with me. I had coughed a lot at night, so I woke up tired. I had a stuffy nose. My shoulders were sore from trampoline jumping the day before. I was starting to get a headache. The thunderstorms were making there way in. I was coming up with every excuse possible. We texted back and forth and I'm pretty sure I said I'd cancel. And then she asked when I would get it in. I wasn't thinking that far ahead, I just wanted to cancel. I wanted to plop the kids in front of the tv and take a nap. After church I checked the weather again, and the thunderstorms had moved until later and the sinus medicine I took had cleared up my nose. What excuses did I have (other than a nap still sounded good)? We texted and confirmed a time. It was a fabulous run. 72 degrees in April and a nice 10 minute pace. At what point did the trainer become the trainee? I'm not sure, but I'm so glad that it did.
Love you girls!
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