Eating Habit Reform.. since Diet is a bad word

About a month ago (roughly a week before I had to start packing) I had an appointment for at a weight loss clinic. They are for healthy living and weight loss. It is my last ditch effort to try and loose the weight that I had gained after getting off of low carb (and if I am lucky), I will loose more and be able to keep it off.

So.. I am to change how I eat. I need to start eating six times a day. Six times!! I hardly have time for three! And they want me to eat fruit and snacks! Who ever heard of such things. Oh.. and I haven’t mentioned the kicker. I am to drink water, lots and lots of water. I don’t believe I have ever mentioned how much I loathe plan water (because oh no.. you can’t add mixins).

On top of all that I need to get blood work done and I am to exercise more than I am now. Not that I am exercising in the way they want right now (does lifting boxes count as lifting weights?).  And everything I eat needs to be under 1100 calories a day.

It has been one hell of a month, let me tell you. But I have tried to eat more meals a day and I have cut down on what I have been eating. Stress also helps me in weight gain. Because I am a strange eater, when I first start to get stressed I want to eat, but then when the real stress starts I just can’t eat.

I’m not sure what that means, but that is just the way it is. Anyways, I have tried to eat between four and five times a day. It is hard to remember that afternoon snack and the night snack I am suppose to have? I already took that off of the table, I just can’t eat a night snack.

My water intake has increased with the help of lemons. It, of course, is killing my work schedule because I have to take more potty breaks. But that might have evened itself out finally.

Total weight loss so far? Around 8 lbs on my scales.

I was doing really well before I took my week off to pack and now I am trying to get back into the swing of it. But my schedule and routine is very off because I don’t have all of my things and I have really been food shopping because I just don’t have that much room to do so.

I have been trying to keep my food intake okay. I know it hasn’t been great, but I still seem to be loosing weight. If I get a burger, I am only eating half of it and saving the other half for later. The same with sandwiches or subs.

Next I need to start exercising again. I no longer have the treadmill so I need to get my butt in gear and walk after work. One thing they did want me to do was sit on a ball for balance. This is suppose to help my core muscles. It doesn’t feel like I am doing much when I do it, but we will see.

I have two goals, one is to get down to 180 and the second is to get down to 150. I have gotten close to the 180 mark before (I was 185 for about a week.I swear lol). So that is what I am aiming for. Right now I only have 11 lbs to get there.

Wish me luck!

Finding a Balance..

Since the weather has changed and it gets dark so early I have been using my treadmill a couple of times a week. This is working out (no pun intended) okay because on those nights I will either have left overs or put something in the oven to cook while I am working out. But last week (and in all honesty two weeks ago), I started to work late hours again (I know.. but shocked face here). This is causing the whole workout, eating dinner thing to blow up. By the time I get home, work out and then fix dinner it is close to 9pm at night and I know that cannot be good.

I know that this is something that I need to work on because my work schedule, well if it is a good week I work 8 hours a day. I can’t stop exercising and I need to improve my diet because I have gained back some of the weight that I have lost in the last three years.

I’m not really sure how other people handle this balance but it is something I am struggling with. Especially, since right now I am also doing some graphic work on the side. Which cuts even more time out of my schedule. To say the least I have been a little busy.

Maybe you could give me some hints on how you balance work, exercise and diet?

 

 

 

 

Challenging myself… Wall Climbing

So today I went with a few co-workers/friends to The Edge Halfmoon which is a wall climbing and adventure business. I have been wanting to do wall climbing ever since my high school built a wall in the gym. By that time I was working there and did not want to make a fool of myself in front of the students. Oh, and heights and me do not always get along.

A few weeks ago my boss told me about the outing and I asked if I could join, which I think shocked her. I like to say that I am a hobbit. Once the nice weather hits I am usually outside in my garden, bare foot and enjoying the sunshine. I am also a very short person who enjoys tea and eating lol though I will say that I do not have ” What about elevenses? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper?” Hobbits like to stay close to the ground we do not normally climb.

But today this hobbit climbed a wall. I wanted to get to the top but I was unable to because I was so nervous that my hands were sweating. I was about a foot from the top and I so wanted to get to the top but I was so proud of myself from where I got and I did it twice. I had to do the easy wall because some of the other walls I just couldn’t do.

Everyone usually has a list of things they would like to do in their lives. This was one of them for me and I am really happy and proud of myself that I did it.

So.. I still don’t get this excerise thing..

For the past couple of months I have been walking four miles almost every tuesday and thursday to get ready for a corporate challenge that happens in Albany every year. Basically, companies or groups form teams and have to walk or run 3.5 miles. My partner in crime got very competitive and suggested that we run some of it.

So I did.. what the hell? Why not! But almost every minute of the running I was cursing her in very colorful ways as we passed people.

That night I felt fine but the next few days I was sore in my torso and legs. I ran/walked 3.5 miles in 56 minutes. Sir asked me how I felt about the accomplishment. I told him I didn’t.. I just felt pain and shock that I did it in the first place. I am not the type of person to exercise, or to do challenges that include physical activity.

What I did find is that to help my core or tummy I think running may help because I need to work on my core muscles. So last night I started to run/walk instead of just walking. I didn’t do four miles of it, but I did do it for an hour.

I don’t feel as sore as I did the first time but I do feel very self conscious doing it. My body is just really not made for this. The girls, well they like to bounce so I am very aware of that and I am not sure I will ever be comfortable doing it.

Yoga

So a co-worker of mine who has turned into a friend was going to the gym. In our conversations I said I wanted to go to the gym but really, I’m not an athlete nor do I get excited about working out. But, working out is what I need to do to get past the weight plateau I have been on.

So for the past month I have been going to the gym and doing yoga, some zoomba and the treadmill. I have noticed a change in my weight which is great but then on the flip side it is playing havoc with my back.

The yoga instructor is a very nice woman who I have labeled the yoga she devil..lol. What is funny is we are two angry women who don’t like many people.. and we are going to yoga. Just makes me chuckle.

But I am looking forward to having another yoga class with bendyogagirl.