I made french fries and veg sloppy joes today, with a side of broccoli…and it was delicious. Yesterday I had a hummus & veggie crepe with cheese and bistro sauce from my favorite cafe…. I’ve been doing really good lately. There’s been a little bit of snacking, but I make up for it with water and healthy food. Overall, I’m happy.
I had a few days that I tried to eat healthy but there was too much dessert (mom’s work picnic….ugh!) and other days that I just had a really bad day and needed to eat Cheetos and drink Hawaiian Punch. But I HAVE been trying!
I’ve been eating healthy whenever I can, and walking and running. I made veggie stir fry with tofu & rice noodles on Sunday… and last night I made grilled veggies, sweet potatoes & broccoli on the grill, along with rice.
So I’m doing my best, but I realized it’s not going to be as vigorous as I had planned. And you know what? I’m okay with that. As long as I do my best, and eat healthy and exercise, I will be happy.
All of a sudden it’s past 1 am…and I’m still awake! I need to work on this, because it’s a very big part of being healthy. Also… I’m hungry again. Definitely time to go to sleep.
So, today was the beginning…. and it actually went extremely well!! I was planning on getting up early to use the Wii Fit and have breakfast, but that didn’t happen because I was very tired and felt icky….so I ended up sleeping in way too late. I’m only weighing myself twice a week, on Day One and Day Four, so I don’t get too obsessed with a “number.”
Starting weight for Week One: 132.2
Goal weight: 125
I made brunch when I got up, which was delicious…and I got to poach my first egg! I had a poached egg over toast with carmelized onions, on top of a salad with mustard red wine viniagrette. It was very filling and I wasn’t hungry the rest of the day. After that, I read my book on Core Training and went grocery shopping for fresh food! I spent entirely too much money, but I got so much food….and I am very excited! Fresh fruits and vegetables are one of my favorite things.
For lunch, I made homemade hummus (YUM!) and I have no idea how I have never made it before! It was so easy and delicious….mmm mmm good! I served it with sliced raw veggies (cukes, broccoli, grape tomatoes, celery & orange peppers) and I also made myself a sandwich; two pieces of 12 grain bread spread with hummus and drizzled with sesame oil, one slice each of colby and provolone cheese, cucumber slices, lettuce and salt & pepper. Very simple and very good.
For dinner, my mom & her boyfriend had leftovers so I made dinner for our foreign exchange student and myself. We had leftover rice, so I made a simple stir fry with orange peppers, onion, grape tomatoes, mushrooms, snow peas and tofu. The sauce was a mix of garlic, minced garlic (from a jar), soy sauce and mirin (Japanese rice cooking wine). It was so awesome, I will never get sick of Asian food! I also had a small amount of mashed potatoes with butter and salt & pepper.
For dessert, I cut a gigantic grapefruit in quarters and topped it with brown sugar, then popped it in the oven on the top rack for about 8 minutes at 500 degrees F. It ended up being very good, the brown sugar added just the right amount of sweetness. For snacks throughout the day, which I probably didn’t need, I had a square of my favorite chocolate (Hershey’s dark with almonds and dried cranberries & blueberries), one small coconut ice cream bar and a few (three) chocolate chip cookies.
I drank a ridiculous amount of water today…somewhere around 96 oz! I’m trying to cleanse my body as much as I can, so for the first week I will be drinking an insane amount of water and then I will probably cut it down a little.
My music for today was definitely not what I’m used to…. it was a total “pump-up” playlist, including hip-hop/rap/dj beats on the digital music station on our tv, and later the Pitbull station on Pandora…I could almost not concentrate because I wanted to shake my booty so much!
I was planning on starting out the day with 30 minutes of yoga on Wii Fit…but the Wii decided it didn’t want to work so it was off to plan B… which was core training exercises. I warmed up and then spent about 30 minutes doing the exercises. After that, I went right into the Beach Body exercies for about 30 minutes and then some cool down stretches.
After dinner and watching Bones (and CSI….), and after we had fixed the Wii, I did 30 minutes on Wii Fit as well as a 5 minute run. I ended with my favorite balance game, the Ski Jump.
When I got done with Wii Fit, I was tired and sweaty and needed a shower. So I ran a bath, poured in some dead sea salts (From the Czech Republic!) and dried lavender, and mixed myself a sugar body scrub with sugar, olive oil and mint. It was such a luxurious mix, and my skin is soft and glowing. After soaking in the bath I took a quick shower and finished getting ready for bed.
Now I’m getting ready to do my FAFSA for summer online classes! I got an e-mail this morning from one of the jobs I applied for in Minneapolis, telling me to set up a phone and in-person interview….so I am very very excited about it! I was also notified that I’ll be eligible to receive the full $5500 for online classes next year, which is awesome!
I was looking into dance classes in Minneapolis and found a couple that look awesome and very fun, I will look at more later; first is Zenon Dance Company/Studio, which looks like something I would definitely enjoy. There are a variety of dances for adults, ranging from hip hop to ballet to ballroom! They’re also a dance company and they actually tour…how cool is that?! The only problem I’ve found so far is that it is very expensive… and I don’t think I can deal with that.
Next is Flex Appeal Studios. This place looks like so much fun! They teach pole dancing and lap dance classes, long with the other dance classes…while I don’t know if I’d sign up for those, it’s definitely an awesome thing to offer. Some of the classes they feature are “Booty Groove” and “Abs and Ass,” along with yoga, pilates, belly dance, cycling and a burlesque class. It sounds like this might be the place for me…
Also… tomorrow I’m thinking about making sweet potato fries and veggie burgers for lunch. Yum!
I’ve been thinking a lot over the past few days, about what I want to get out of this, and I’ve realized a few things….
I’ve been looking for swimsuits over the past week, and hadn’t found any that I loved. Actually, I’d only found two that I liked enough to try on… But today when I was grocery shopping at Wal-Mart, I happened to stop by the summer clothes section and I found 6 that I loved! I ended up buying my first two choices, after trying the rest on anyway…and I got a pair of board shorts, too. All together, it was less than $50!
I’m a 20 year old from the midwest, looking to make a few changes in my life. I’m not an unhealthy person by any means; I’ve been vegetarian for 3 years, I don’t drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes and I don’t eat fast or (much) overly processed food. But, I do have my weaknesses; Mt Dew being one of them. I’m not going on a diet and I’m definitely not going to deprive myself… if I want chocolate, or ice cream, you better believe that I’m going to eat it. But I want to learn to be healthier, as a lifestyle; nutrition and exercise are among these things. I believe that choosing to live a healthy life should be a compromise, not a sacrifice. And with these thoughts, I begin the journey to a more healthy life. My goal is not to lose a lot of weight, maybe a few pounds…and, of course, to look a little bit better in my bikini this summer.
