Good evening, readers!
This might sound weird, but hear me out: Today at Zumba class I was studying myself in the mirror (as women are wont to do) and I realized that my right thigh is noticeably larger than the left. Like the left one pretty much goes straight up and down now, while the right still gets larger above the knee.
Maybe I'm just crazy, but does anyone else have oddly different leg sizes? My theory is that my left leg, which is supported by the ankle I broke in high school, has to work harder for every step to compensate for the weak ankle. Over time the muscles in that leg have gotten stronger, creating a noticeable difference. But it's still weird and I don't like it. First world problems.
Today we are finally back to our regular old routine. I got up before 5, went to BodyPump, and then to work. I had to clean up messes and put out fires that had festered while I was gone for a day and a half, so that was fun. Just wait until the panic that ensues when this wedding/honeymoon comes around.
After work was Zumba at the Midway Y, and then finally home. I whipped up some chicken and veggie stir fry with fresh veggies from the farmer's market, grilled chicken we cooked over the weekend and then froze, and rice from the rice cooker. It was a perfect diet meal. Delicious, filling, healthy, and low calorie. Definitely one of my faves. The only downside is all the dirty dishes it creates. But I cooked, so Bill's on dish duty!
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 18,800
Calories burned: 3400
Calories consumed: 1250
This was a perfect day for my diet and exercise, honestly. I stuck to my diet perfectly, did cardio and weight lifting, plus tons of walking and moving throughout the day. I think we can officially stop worrying about the fair binge derailing this whole fitness train.
I haven't mentioned much from wedding-planning land lately, mostly because I've kind of been neglecting it. I should probably get on that, since we're less than 8 months out now!
But for tonight I think I will just read a good book and go to bed!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Monday, August 29, 2016
State Fair Time!
Good evening, readers!
As many of you already know, I loooooooove the Minnesota State Fair!!! It's better than Christmas, halloween, and my birthday!
I love the fair so much that I made a giant map of it, and I used tiny Post-Its to mark all the places we had to visit. Mostly to get some coveted food item.
Today we (Bill and I) took the day off and went to the State Fair with Bill's family (Kris, Rob, Laura, and Nicholas) and some family friends (Lana, Jerry, and Christian). Nine people is actually a pretty good number for a group because you can share all the food!
And share we did. I can't even tell you how many calories I ate today, and I really don't want to know. But it was probably less than I think (I hope). I tried to fill up on "better" things, like corn and frozen grapes. Considering my goal this week is to only gain two pounds, I'm hoping we didn't go too crazy.
The good part about the fair is that we walked tons and sweated tons. I ended up with 25,700 steps and burned almost 4,000 calories. So that's a win, even if I consumed more calories than that (and let's be honest, I probably did.)
Aside: The Pokemon Go app really does not accurately track your distance walked. I had the app going all day (thanks, portable charger!) and it only logged 6.5 km, when my FitBit app logged 11.5 miles (18.5km)! I should have been an egg-hatching machine. So that kind of sucked.
Anyway, now I'm home and have packed my gym bag for BodyPump tomorrow morning. It's going to be a rough one, but I can't afford to NOT go. So I'll be there. And grumpy the whole time.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
As many of you already know, I loooooooove the Minnesota State Fair!!! It's better than Christmas, halloween, and my birthday!
I love the fair so much that I made a giant map of it, and I used tiny Post-Its to mark all the places we had to visit. Mostly to get some coveted food item.
Today we (Bill and I) took the day off and went to the State Fair with Bill's family (Kris, Rob, Laura, and Nicholas) and some family friends (Lana, Jerry, and Christian). Nine people is actually a pretty good number for a group because you can share all the food!
And share we did. I can't even tell you how many calories I ate today, and I really don't want to know. But it was probably less than I think (I hope). I tried to fill up on "better" things, like corn and frozen grapes. Considering my goal this week is to only gain two pounds, I'm hoping we didn't go too crazy.
The good part about the fair is that we walked tons and sweated tons. I ended up with 25,700 steps and burned almost 4,000 calories. So that's a win, even if I consumed more calories than that (and let's be honest, I probably did.)
Aside: The Pokemon Go app really does not accurately track your distance walked. I had the app going all day (thanks, portable charger!) and it only logged 6.5 km, when my FitBit app logged 11.5 miles (18.5km)! I should have been an egg-hatching machine. So that kind of sucked.
Anyway, now I'm home and have packed my gym bag for BodyPump tomorrow morning. It's going to be a rough one, but I can't afford to NOT go. So I'll be there. And grumpy the whole time.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Sunday, August 28, 2016
No Such Thing as "Throw Away Days"
Good evening, readers!
Well, we actually did end up going to Woodbury Days last night for about 45 minutes. So at least we're not liars.
Today was a weird Sunday because I'm not going to work tomorrow, I'm going to the fair instead! It's a different feeling, and exciting feeling, instead of the normal Sunday night dread that accompanies a normal work week beginning. So must say, I had a fabulous day!
This morning Bill left early to go to the Vikings game, so I had quite a bit of time to myself. I went to the farmer's market and bought tons of fresh produce, and then I rounded out my groceries with a stop at Target. I took advantage of the extra 10% off and bought a pair of shoes for work, too.
At home I put myself to work getting this house into shape! I did a few loads of laundry, a load of dishes, and tidied everything up. I also decided to make a map for our trip to the fair tomorrow. I printed out a copy of the fairgrounds and marked all the places we like to go. I'm surprised, but I'm actually feeling kind of guilty about all the food I'm going to eat tomorrow. I didn't do too bad (comparatively) on Friday, but tomorrow I'm planning on eating lots of things that I know I shouldn't but are just too delicious to pass up! Diets don't really work without the occasional cheat day (you just can't deprive yourself of everything you love!) and I get that. But this might be over the top. Luckily we are going with a group of 9, so everything we get we can share. There's a lot less calories in a handful of french fries than in a whole bucket.
My parents came over this afternoon to drop off some items and say hello. We talked about lots of wedding stuff and the new motorhome my dad wants to buy. It was nice to see them!
After they left I went on a PokeWalk while my clothes were in the dryer. When I got home Bill was back from the game, and I made dinner, finished the laundry, and caught him up on all the things I talked about with my parents.
That's really all the excitement for the day. It wasn't fascinating, I know. But tomorrow I should have some fair photos and lots of stories to tell!
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 12100
Calories burned: 2750
Calories consumed: 1150
Luckily I didn't consider these two days between fair visits as "throw away" days. I made a point to stick to my diet this weekend so that I didn't regress into my pre-diet eating habits. I'll make it through this fair visit and then it's right back to normal programming. We're going to the cabin for Labor Day weekend, but I already have plans to bring most of my meals and just heat them up for dinner. I know how annoying it can be when one person in your group has a special diet, so I think that might make it easier. Plus it will be easier for me to keep my calorie count in check!
Well, I'm off to bed so that I'm well rested for the fair tomorrow! Can't wait!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Well, we actually did end up going to Woodbury Days last night for about 45 minutes. So at least we're not liars.
Today was a weird Sunday because I'm not going to work tomorrow, I'm going to the fair instead! It's a different feeling, and exciting feeling, instead of the normal Sunday night dread that accompanies a normal work week beginning. So must say, I had a fabulous day!
This morning Bill left early to go to the Vikings game, so I had quite a bit of time to myself. I went to the farmer's market and bought tons of fresh produce, and then I rounded out my groceries with a stop at Target. I took advantage of the extra 10% off and bought a pair of shoes for work, too.
At home I put myself to work getting this house into shape! I did a few loads of laundry, a load of dishes, and tidied everything up. I also decided to make a map for our trip to the fair tomorrow. I printed out a copy of the fairgrounds and marked all the places we like to go. I'm surprised, but I'm actually feeling kind of guilty about all the food I'm going to eat tomorrow. I didn't do too bad (comparatively) on Friday, but tomorrow I'm planning on eating lots of things that I know I shouldn't but are just too delicious to pass up! Diets don't really work without the occasional cheat day (you just can't deprive yourself of everything you love!) and I get that. But this might be over the top. Luckily we are going with a group of 9, so everything we get we can share. There's a lot less calories in a handful of french fries than in a whole bucket.
My parents came over this afternoon to drop off some items and say hello. We talked about lots of wedding stuff and the new motorhome my dad wants to buy. It was nice to see them!
After they left I went on a PokeWalk while my clothes were in the dryer. When I got home Bill was back from the game, and I made dinner, finished the laundry, and caught him up on all the things I talked about with my parents.
That's really all the excitement for the day. It wasn't fascinating, I know. But tomorrow I should have some fair photos and lots of stories to tell!
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 12100
Calories burned: 2750
Calories consumed: 1150
Luckily I didn't consider these two days between fair visits as "throw away" days. I made a point to stick to my diet this weekend so that I didn't regress into my pre-diet eating habits. I'll make it through this fair visit and then it's right back to normal programming. We're going to the cabin for Labor Day weekend, but I already have plans to bring most of my meals and just heat them up for dinner. I know how annoying it can be when one person in your group has a special diet, so I think that might make it easier. Plus it will be easier for me to keep my calorie count in check!
Well, I'm off to bed so that I'm well rested for the fair tomorrow! Can't wait!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Woodbury Days
Good evening, readers!
I actually had to go back and re-read yesterday's post because I honestly couldn't remember exactly what it said. I was so incredibly tired!
Today I definitely rested and recuperated from yesterday's shenanigans. I got up at 7 to go to BodyPump and Zumba. It felt like I had just fallen asleep when that alarm went off. I did drag myself out of bed, though. Everything felt extra difficult. My legs were like dead weights, my arms were shaking... it was a rough one.
I made it through BodyPump alright, but Zumba just about killed me. I don't think I could do another squat if my life depended on it. I must admit, I left Zumba a little bit early today. My legs just couldn't handle any more. Even when I got home I had a hard time getting up the stairs. I'm a wimp, I get it.
When I got home I took a shower and immediately went back to bed until about 2 o'clock. Upon awakening I finished watching "Stranger Things" on Netflix, watched last week's episode of Pretty Little Liars, and then went for a PokeWalk in the mist/rain.
Bill made dinner of grilled steak, corn on the cob, and green beans. I am currently sitting on the floor in the office waiting for him to be done with his Fantasy Football draft so we can go to Woodbury Days and watch the Dweebs. Unfortunately they are done at 10:30 (about 100 minutes from now) and it doesn't look like this draft is going to be done anytime soon. I don't have a ton of steps in today, and I thought that was okay because we would go walk around at Woodbury Days. Oh well. And then I might have a photo to share on here. Oh well. Again.
After eating a ton at the fair yesterday, I thought it would be difficult to get back in the swing of healthy eating. Luckily it didn't seem too difficult... so far I've consumed about 1400 calories. I do feel like I am hungrier than normal, but that happens after weight lifting sometimes.
So I'll get back into the healthy eating for... 2 days, until we go back to the fair on Monday. It will probably be a rough weigh-in next week, with the hopes of not gaining too much and breaking even by the next weigh-in AFTER Labor Day. I have a long-term plan for my weight loss now:
Total goal: 60lbs
Current total: 32lbs
Expected fair gain: 2lbs
Goal by Christmas: 14 lbs (44lbs total)
Monthly goal January-April: 4lbs each (16lbs total)
For a grand total of 60 lbs by the wedding!
The only reason I'm expecting less weight loss between now and Christmas is all the dumb eating holidays: Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Plus wedding things (bridal showers, bachelorette party, etc) will make it more of a challenge. Luckily between January 1 and our wedding the only big "food event" is my birthday. So I will expect a bit more weight loss during that time.
My only concern with this plan at this point is my dress. I have 4 fittings scheduled, and I don't think it will be a problem if I lose in my arms or legs. It will end up being a problem if I lose too much from the waist up. But it's better to lose than to gain!
Well, hopefully this fantasy draft is almost done and we can catch the tail end of the Dweebs at Woodbury Days!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
I actually had to go back and re-read yesterday's post because I honestly couldn't remember exactly what it said. I was so incredibly tired!
Today I definitely rested and recuperated from yesterday's shenanigans. I got up at 7 to go to BodyPump and Zumba. It felt like I had just fallen asleep when that alarm went off. I did drag myself out of bed, though. Everything felt extra difficult. My legs were like dead weights, my arms were shaking... it was a rough one.
I made it through BodyPump alright, but Zumba just about killed me. I don't think I could do another squat if my life depended on it. I must admit, I left Zumba a little bit early today. My legs just couldn't handle any more. Even when I got home I had a hard time getting up the stairs. I'm a wimp, I get it.
When I got home I took a shower and immediately went back to bed until about 2 o'clock. Upon awakening I finished watching "Stranger Things" on Netflix, watched last week's episode of Pretty Little Liars, and then went for a PokeWalk in the mist/rain.
Bill made dinner of grilled steak, corn on the cob, and green beans. I am currently sitting on the floor in the office waiting for him to be done with his Fantasy Football draft so we can go to Woodbury Days and watch the Dweebs. Unfortunately they are done at 10:30 (about 100 minutes from now) and it doesn't look like this draft is going to be done anytime soon. I don't have a ton of steps in today, and I thought that was okay because we would go walk around at Woodbury Days. Oh well. And then I might have a photo to share on here. Oh well. Again.
After eating a ton at the fair yesterday, I thought it would be difficult to get back in the swing of healthy eating. Luckily it didn't seem too difficult... so far I've consumed about 1400 calories. I do feel like I am hungrier than normal, but that happens after weight lifting sometimes.
So I'll get back into the healthy eating for... 2 days, until we go back to the fair on Monday. It will probably be a rough weigh-in next week, with the hopes of not gaining too much and breaking even by the next weigh-in AFTER Labor Day. I have a long-term plan for my weight loss now:
Total goal: 60lbs
Current total: 32lbs
Expected fair gain: 2lbs
Goal by Christmas: 14 lbs (44lbs total)
Monthly goal January-April: 4lbs each (16lbs total)
For a grand total of 60 lbs by the wedding!
The only reason I'm expecting less weight loss between now and Christmas is all the dumb eating holidays: Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Plus wedding things (bridal showers, bachelorette party, etc) will make it more of a challenge. Luckily between January 1 and our wedding the only big "food event" is my birthday. So I will expect a bit more weight loss during that time.
My only concern with this plan at this point is my dress. I have 4 fittings scheduled, and I don't think it will be a problem if I lose in my arms or legs. It will end up being a problem if I lose too much from the waist up. But it's better to lose than to gain!
Well, hopefully this fantasy draft is almost done and we can catch the tail end of the Dweebs at Woodbury Days!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Friday, August 26, 2016
Weigh In: Week 27
Good evening, readers!
I know it's late, but we just got home from the state fair! I'm really tired, so I'm going to do my best to get this posted before midnight and get my butt to bed!
Today was an all-around fabulous day. I got up just before 5am and went for a 3 mile run (with breaks to catch Pokemon, of course). When I got home from my run I did my weigh-in, and wouldn't you know: I lost 1 lb this week.
That brings my total to 32 lbs lost so far, and to celebrate I took this picture at work:
Here I am carrying a 32 pound bag of dog food, which is an item I routinely sling around. It's amazing to think that I used to carry that heavy bag around with me all the time (metaphorically speaking).
After all that I got ready and went to work for a few hours. Basically I got done all the daily tasks that need to get done and that was it. At 11 o'clock Darla picked me up and I left work to go to the state fair!
I had a fabulous time at the fair today! I hung out with Darla and her kids for the first 4 hours until Bill got there. Then we hung out a while longer until our volunteer shift started. We worked at the blood typing booth until 9 and then ate and drank with Chip and Sam for a while before finally calling it quits just after 10.
I ate so much crap today, though. I'm trying to think of all the ridiculous things I put in my mouth that I shouldn't have: wine slushy, cheese on a stick, frappuccino, pizza, cookies, milk, french fries, and a cream puff. I think that's everything. Oh and a beer. We are definitely not going to add up all those calories.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 28,500
calories burned: 4400
Sure, I burned a lot of calories. iI'm sure it doesn't matter much since I ate so much, but at least it made a dent I like to think.
I'm falling asleep at the keyboard here so I'm just going to call it good for the night.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
I know it's late, but we just got home from the state fair! I'm really tired, so I'm going to do my best to get this posted before midnight and get my butt to bed!
Today was an all-around fabulous day. I got up just before 5am and went for a 3 mile run (with breaks to catch Pokemon, of course). When I got home from my run I did my weigh-in, and wouldn't you know: I lost 1 lb this week.
That brings my total to 32 lbs lost so far, and to celebrate I took this picture at work:
Here I am carrying a 32 pound bag of dog food, which is an item I routinely sling around. It's amazing to think that I used to carry that heavy bag around with me all the time (metaphorically speaking).
After all that I got ready and went to work for a few hours. Basically I got done all the daily tasks that need to get done and that was it. At 11 o'clock Darla picked me up and I left work to go to the state fair!
I had a fabulous time at the fair today! I hung out with Darla and her kids for the first 4 hours until Bill got there. Then we hung out a while longer until our volunteer shift started. We worked at the blood typing booth until 9 and then ate and drank with Chip and Sam for a while before finally calling it quits just after 10.
I ate so much crap today, though. I'm trying to think of all the ridiculous things I put in my mouth that I shouldn't have: wine slushy, cheese on a stick, frappuccino, pizza, cookies, milk, french fries, and a cream puff. I think that's everything. Oh and a beer. We are definitely not going to add up all those calories.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 28,500
calories burned: 4400
Sure, I burned a lot of calories. iI'm sure it doesn't matter much since I ate so much, but at least it made a dent I like to think.
I'm falling asleep at the keyboard here so I'm just going to call it good for the night.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Volunteer Time!
Good evening, readers!
I thought today was going to be pretty hum-drum; it turned out to be anything but!
This morning was my usual 5:30am BodyPump. I had to skip out a bit early and hit the road for a doctor's appointment I scheduled at 7:20. Just the yearly physical. I talked to my doctor about why I'm so tired all the time, so I'm waiting for my labs to come back to see if there's something physically wrong that's making me so tired, or if it's just a combination of wedding stress/early workouts. Good news from this appointment is that I was weighed at the beginning, and it looks like we can expect a little weight loss at the weigh-in tomorrow morning :)
After that appointment I had another appointment with my eye doctor. Apparently I have keratitis, which is inflammation of the cornea. He was really impressed that it wasn't painful for me, because it's usually pretty painful in most people. But now I have eye drops 4 times a day and have to go back in a week.
I headed over to Sam's place of employment afterward to pick up our volunteer t-shirts and state fair stuff. A little PSA for everyone: Me, Bill, Chip and Sam are volunteering and the Memorial Blood Center blood typing booth at the state fair on Friday night from 4:30pm-9pm. If you're at the fair tomorrow night stop by and say hi! We can even tell you what blood type you are! (Well not us, personally, but the nurses can).
Then I guess I finally had to go to work. Getting there sucked because of the fair traffic, and I saw a pretty big accident on a pretty slow-moving road. Be careful around campus, guys!
Work went by super fast... It helps when you get there an hour late and leave an hour early. I guess 6 hours literally goes by faster than 8... Anywho, I left work early to get to the Y in time for Zumba! The instructor even invited me to come up front and help with a few of the dances.
I came home afterward and packed my bag for my most favorite thing in the whole world... the FAIR! I finally get to go tomorrow! I was slightly depressed all day today because I was at work and not at the fair.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 17,500
Calories burned: 3200
Calories consumed: 1350
I ate more calories today because weight lifting in the morning just makes me so hungry! But I'm not worried. My plan tomorrow is to get up early, go for a run, and then do my weigh in. I'll let you know how that goes when I get home from the fair tomorrow (aka after I've finished gaining back all the weight I've lost in the past 6 months).
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
I thought today was going to be pretty hum-drum; it turned out to be anything but!
This morning was my usual 5:30am BodyPump. I had to skip out a bit early and hit the road for a doctor's appointment I scheduled at 7:20. Just the yearly physical. I talked to my doctor about why I'm so tired all the time, so I'm waiting for my labs to come back to see if there's something physically wrong that's making me so tired, or if it's just a combination of wedding stress/early workouts. Good news from this appointment is that I was weighed at the beginning, and it looks like we can expect a little weight loss at the weigh-in tomorrow morning :)
After that appointment I had another appointment with my eye doctor. Apparently I have keratitis, which is inflammation of the cornea. He was really impressed that it wasn't painful for me, because it's usually pretty painful in most people. But now I have eye drops 4 times a day and have to go back in a week.
I headed over to Sam's place of employment afterward to pick up our volunteer t-shirts and state fair stuff. A little PSA for everyone: Me, Bill, Chip and Sam are volunteering and the Memorial Blood Center blood typing booth at the state fair on Friday night from 4:30pm-9pm. If you're at the fair tomorrow night stop by and say hi! We can even tell you what blood type you are! (Well not us, personally, but the nurses can).
Then I guess I finally had to go to work. Getting there sucked because of the fair traffic, and I saw a pretty big accident on a pretty slow-moving road. Be careful around campus, guys!
Work went by super fast... It helps when you get there an hour late and leave an hour early. I guess 6 hours literally goes by faster than 8... Anywho, I left work early to get to the Y in time for Zumba! The instructor even invited me to come up front and help with a few of the dances.
I came home afterward and packed my bag for my most favorite thing in the whole world... the FAIR! I finally get to go tomorrow! I was slightly depressed all day today because I was at work and not at the fair.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 17,500
Calories burned: 3200
Calories consumed: 1350
I ate more calories today because weight lifting in the morning just makes me so hungry! But I'm not worried. My plan tomorrow is to get up early, go for a run, and then do my weigh in. I'll let you know how that goes when I get home from the fair tomorrow (aka after I've finished gaining back all the weight I've lost in the past 6 months).
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Early to Bed
Good evening, readers!
I know it's a bit early for my post today, but I just got home from Zumba and I'm so tired I don't even want to eat dinner. I just want to write this post, brush my teeth, and go to bed! I've probably had way more caffeine than any one person should drink in a day just to keep me going.
This morning as 5:30am BodyPump. I went to bed at a normal hour last night, so that really shouldn't be an issue. I'm not usually this tired. I mean my FitBit says I got 7 hours, which is reasonable. Whatever. I'll deal.
Anyway, after BodyPump was work, and after work was Zumba. You know, the usual. I'm trying to think if there was anything really exciting to report... nope, can't think of a single stand-out moment. I used a new conditioner this morning... I looked at fabric for table runners online... yeah today was kind of sad.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 16,400
Calories burned: 3100
Calories consumed: 1100 (this includes the perfectly portioned dinner I have waiting for me in the fridge that I have yet to eat. I'm assuming I will eat it, but this bed is mighty comfy...)
The rest of the week is going to be a bit different than this monotonous day, though. Tomorrow I won't be posting because it will be just as boring as today. Thursday will be relatively normal, but Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday will be full of all sorts of surprises! I'll definitely try to keep track of all the crap I eat so we can make a manual of what NOT to do on a diet.
And I suppose that's all I know today.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
I know it's a bit early for my post today, but I just got home from Zumba and I'm so tired I don't even want to eat dinner. I just want to write this post, brush my teeth, and go to bed! I've probably had way more caffeine than any one person should drink in a day just to keep me going.
This morning as 5:30am BodyPump. I went to bed at a normal hour last night, so that really shouldn't be an issue. I'm not usually this tired. I mean my FitBit says I got 7 hours, which is reasonable. Whatever. I'll deal.
Anyway, after BodyPump was work, and after work was Zumba. You know, the usual. I'm trying to think if there was anything really exciting to report... nope, can't think of a single stand-out moment. I used a new conditioner this morning... I looked at fabric for table runners online... yeah today was kind of sad.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 16,400
Calories burned: 3100
Calories consumed: 1100 (this includes the perfectly portioned dinner I have waiting for me in the fridge that I have yet to eat. I'm assuming I will eat it, but this bed is mighty comfy...)
The rest of the week is going to be a bit different than this monotonous day, though. Tomorrow I won't be posting because it will be just as boring as today. Thursday will be relatively normal, but Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday will be full of all sorts of surprises! I'll definitely try to keep track of all the crap I eat so we can make a manual of what NOT to do on a diet.
And I suppose that's all I know today.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Monday, August 22, 2016
8 Months To Go!
Good evening, readers!
Can you believe it? We are exactly 8 months until our wedding day! Whaaaat?
It's been a long stressful road so far, and I'm sure it will only get more stressful as we go. I'm feeling pretty good about the whole thing, honestly, which I'm sure means I'm forgetting something. I just keep running through the day in my mind and trying to make sure we have every aspect completely sorted out. It's tougher than you think!
Last night I had a long chat with my mom about cakes, music, jewelry and other wedding miscellany. I'm really happy to be sharing this experience with both my mom and my dad. It wouldn't be the same without their support! I'm also happy to have all sorts of family members from both sides contributing to our big day. From help with invitations, centerpieces, showers, and inspiration, this really is a family affair. I couldn't imagine doing this alone, and I'm truly sorry to anyone who has to.
Anyway, today was just a nice, boring day. I had my usual breakfast of a banana and caffeine while getting ready for work. I left early, parked at Matt & Laura's and walked the long way to work. Mostly because I really didn't want to go to the Y today but knew I would need to get my exercise in somewhere.
After work I stopped at Target to pick up more conditioner and, of course, browsed the clearance aisles in the women's clothing. I found two really cute tank tops (actually the same tank in different colors) that were 50% off. So I bought them both. That's like buy one, get one free! Then I came home and made dinner from my already perfectly portioned meals I prepared yesterday. And Bill even wanted to participate in the healthy eating shenanigans!
I had 1 cup of steamed brown rice, 1/2 grilled chicken breast (about 4 oz I'd say, we got this chicken at Sam's club and they're gigantic!), 2 cups of steamed green beans and 1 cup of grapes. The only thing I was missing in this meal was calcium, so I had a cup of almond milk (which has more calcium than a cup of regular milk FYI).
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 15300
Calories burned: 3100
Calories consumed: 1130
Plus, I still have calories left over for dessert! How exciting!
I know, these chronologies of my daily life are just fascinating (not). But I've said before, and I'll say again, that routine is what makes this whole thing work, and I'm not going to apologize for being boring. I like it this way :)
Speaking of boring, I must pack my gym bag for 5:30am BodyPump. Anyone in Woodbury like to join me?
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Can you believe it? We are exactly 8 months until our wedding day! Whaaaat?
It's been a long stressful road so far, and I'm sure it will only get more stressful as we go. I'm feeling pretty good about the whole thing, honestly, which I'm sure means I'm forgetting something. I just keep running through the day in my mind and trying to make sure we have every aspect completely sorted out. It's tougher than you think!
Last night I had a long chat with my mom about cakes, music, jewelry and other wedding miscellany. I'm really happy to be sharing this experience with both my mom and my dad. It wouldn't be the same without their support! I'm also happy to have all sorts of family members from both sides contributing to our big day. From help with invitations, centerpieces, showers, and inspiration, this really is a family affair. I couldn't imagine doing this alone, and I'm truly sorry to anyone who has to.
Anyway, today was just a nice, boring day. I had my usual breakfast of a banana and caffeine while getting ready for work. I left early, parked at Matt & Laura's and walked the long way to work. Mostly because I really didn't want to go to the Y today but knew I would need to get my exercise in somewhere.
After work I stopped at Target to pick up more conditioner and, of course, browsed the clearance aisles in the women's clothing. I found two really cute tank tops (actually the same tank in different colors) that were 50% off. So I bought them both. That's like buy one, get one free! Then I came home and made dinner from my already perfectly portioned meals I prepared yesterday. And Bill even wanted to participate in the healthy eating shenanigans!
I had 1 cup of steamed brown rice, 1/2 grilled chicken breast (about 4 oz I'd say, we got this chicken at Sam's club and they're gigantic!), 2 cups of steamed green beans and 1 cup of grapes. The only thing I was missing in this meal was calcium, so I had a cup of almond milk (which has more calcium than a cup of regular milk FYI).
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 15300
Calories burned: 3100
Calories consumed: 1130
Plus, I still have calories left over for dessert! How exciting!
I know, these chronologies of my daily life are just fascinating (not). But I've said before, and I'll say again, that routine is what makes this whole thing work, and I'm not going to apologize for being boring. I like it this way :)
Speaking of boring, I must pack my gym bag for 5:30am BodyPump. Anyone in Woodbury like to join me?
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Weigh In: Week 26
Good evening, readers!
Be cool. Everything always works out in the end.
After battling 3+ pounds of bloat yesterday, this morning the scale rewarded me with a respectable "no change." As in, hey, you didn't lose anything, but you didn't gain anything either. And that's the number I'm going with. So we're still down 31 pounds. I'll take it.
Although I did have quite the scare, I have since made a plan to change my habits. And that plan started today. I went grocery shopping and planned out all my meals for the week. Unfortunately I only have 5 days until my next weigh in so I will really have to work hard to lose a pound or two.
Why only 5 days? Because the most wonderful time of the year is upon us! That's right, this Thursday is the first day of the Minnesota State Fair (aka the great Minnesota sweat together). We aren't going on day 1 like we usually do, but we are going on day 2 (Friday) so I will have to weigh in on Friday morning before I eat all that delicious, fattening, sugar-laden fair food!
So today I made a plan to get this eating nonsense in check once and for all. Or at least for the next 5 days until I ruin it. I already know what I am eating for every meal and snack for the next week and have it cooked and prepped in the fridge or freezer ready to go. I'm hoping that taking the choice out of it will keep me on track.
Even though I didn't lose any weight this week, I still feel like I am achieving some fitness milestones. This morning I went for a run since it was so nice and cool out. I ran 5k with a split time of 7:03. That's really fast for me. The last time I ran a 5k it took me about 38 minutes, but today it only took me 35!
Also, like most women, I have a pair of "skinny" jeans in the back of my closet just waiting for the day I can squeeze my butt into them. And wouldn't you know, today was that day. It was cool enough out side to wear full-length jeans for the first time since June 1, and I decided to give those a whirl. Getting them past my hips was a pretty darn good feeling, I must say.
So sure, I didn't lose weight this week. But I didn't gain weight, I ran faster than I ever have before, and I fit into my skinny jeans. Plus, Bill is convinced I didn't lose weight because I'm gaining so much muscle. He's an engineer, so he must be right.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 14400
Calories burned: 3000
Calories consumed: 1160
See, I'm already doing better at sticking to my diet!
And I'm off to start my week right, logging as many hours of sleep as possible!
Until tomorrow, readers!
Kayti
Be cool. Everything always works out in the end.
After battling 3+ pounds of bloat yesterday, this morning the scale rewarded me with a respectable "no change." As in, hey, you didn't lose anything, but you didn't gain anything either. And that's the number I'm going with. So we're still down 31 pounds. I'll take it.
Although I did have quite the scare, I have since made a plan to change my habits. And that plan started today. I went grocery shopping and planned out all my meals for the week. Unfortunately I only have 5 days until my next weigh in so I will really have to work hard to lose a pound or two.
Why only 5 days? Because the most wonderful time of the year is upon us! That's right, this Thursday is the first day of the Minnesota State Fair (aka the great Minnesota sweat together). We aren't going on day 1 like we usually do, but we are going on day 2 (Friday) so I will have to weigh in on Friday morning before I eat all that delicious, fattening, sugar-laden fair food!
So today I made a plan to get this eating nonsense in check once and for all. Or at least for the next 5 days until I ruin it. I already know what I am eating for every meal and snack for the next week and have it cooked and prepped in the fridge or freezer ready to go. I'm hoping that taking the choice out of it will keep me on track.
Even though I didn't lose any weight this week, I still feel like I am achieving some fitness milestones. This morning I went for a run since it was so nice and cool out. I ran 5k with a split time of 7:03. That's really fast for me. The last time I ran a 5k it took me about 38 minutes, but today it only took me 35!
Also, like most women, I have a pair of "skinny" jeans in the back of my closet just waiting for the day I can squeeze my butt into them. And wouldn't you know, today was that day. It was cool enough out side to wear full-length jeans for the first time since June 1, and I decided to give those a whirl. Getting them past my hips was a pretty darn good feeling, I must say.
So sure, I didn't lose weight this week. But I didn't gain weight, I ran faster than I ever have before, and I fit into my skinny jeans. Plus, Bill is convinced I didn't lose weight because I'm gaining so much muscle. He's an engineer, so he must be right.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 14400
Calories burned: 3000
Calories consumed: 1160
See, I'm already doing better at sticking to my diet!
And I'm off to start my week right, logging as many hours of sleep as possible!
Until tomorrow, readers!
Kayti
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Ain't Nothin' But a Number
Good evening, readers.
Well, today was definitely not the day I had planned or expected. This morning when I got up I wasn't feeling the greatest, but that happens to me a lot because I get really hot when I sleep and then feel nauseous and dehydrated when I get up. So I thought it would pass and went to the gym anyway.
I was feeling okay through BodyPump and most of Zumba until it got pretty close to the end. My stomach wasn't very happy with me, and I thought drinking some water would help. Normally on weigh-in day I drink very little during my workouts so as not to add extra water weight when I weigh in. Then I usually down a good 64 oz afterward.
Anyway, I drank some water and made it through the rest of Zumba. I came home and did my weigh-in anyway. I have to tell you, readers, it would not good. Not good at all. I'm blaming it on bloat from eating too much salt on Friday and retaining water, as well as the water I drank in the morning prior to the weigh-in. So I am not counting today as official weigh-in day, and I will try again tomorrow.
After that depressing news I took a shower and immediately went back to bed for another 2 hours. That helped with the ill feeling, but not with the depressing news of my weigh-in. So I've decided to make some changes.
Well, today was definitely not the day I had planned or expected. This morning when I got up I wasn't feeling the greatest, but that happens to me a lot because I get really hot when I sleep and then feel nauseous and dehydrated when I get up. So I thought it would pass and went to the gym anyway.
I was feeling okay through BodyPump and most of Zumba until it got pretty close to the end. My stomach wasn't very happy with me, and I thought drinking some water would help. Normally on weigh-in day I drink very little during my workouts so as not to add extra water weight when I weigh in. Then I usually down a good 64 oz afterward.
Anyway, I drank some water and made it through the rest of Zumba. I came home and did my weigh-in anyway. I have to tell you, readers, it would not good. Not good at all. I'm blaming it on bloat from eating too much salt on Friday and retaining water, as well as the water I drank in the morning prior to the weigh-in. So I am not counting today as official weigh-in day, and I will try again tomorrow.
After that depressing news I took a shower and immediately went back to bed for another 2 hours. That helped with the ill feeling, but not with the depressing news of my weigh-in. So I've decided to make some changes.
- I will eat 1400 calories a day.
- I will not snack after dinner.
- I will make Bill make his own dinners (sorry, hun)
- I will not eat free snacks at work.
I do well with breakfast and lunch, and I usually make pretty healthy dinners. Sometimes we eat out too much or make pizza or pasta or something less healthy than I should choose. But I also don't want to force Bill to eat my ultra-healthy meals, so I will just have to leave him to his own devices for a while. I think if I can cut back just a little on the calories and the snacking I should be in good shape to never have a bad week again.
The good thing about today was that even though I wasn't feeling well it was raining for most of it. I finished my book and am currently working on finishing Breaking Bad. We had planned to go ring shopping for Bill today, but I just didn't feel up to it. I probably should have worked on wedding stuff, but I just didn't feel like it. We did go for a walk when the sun came out at about 5, but that's about as productive as my day got.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 15000
Calories burned: 2900
Calories consumed: 1085
I know I should probably eat something else but I'm not super hungry, and I don't want any more salt or fluid in my body so I can hopefully have a better weigh-in tomorrow.
You know, now that I've written all this I'm really annoyed that I'm so obsessed with a number on a scale. I know, intellectually, that I have been working out and eating well. Not perfectly, but well. I can tell that I am getting stronger, I have more cardiovascular stamina, my clothes are getting looser, and I'm getting more compliments on my weight loss. So why do I obsess over this number?
I feel like part of it is to keep me accountable. It shows that my actions over the course of the past week weren't ideal and helps me make a change. So that makes sense. But I shouldn't get all depressed over one bad weigh-in, right? Weight ain't nothing but a number, really.
With that in mind, I think I'm going to go finally finish Breaking Bad.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Friday, August 19, 2016
Dear Metabolism...
Good evening, readers.
If I had to write a letter to my metabolism, it would start something like this:
Dear Metabolism,
I really used to hate you. I always wondered by you weren't faster and more efficient. I was always jealous of those other metabolisms that could process a whole pizza without preserving an ounce, while you stop running at the mere thought of something even remotely unhealthy.
But I see now that you are simply misunderstood. Sure, you run a little slower than other metabolisms, but it's not your fault. And I just have to learn to live with that.
I'm sorry for all the things I've put you through, from juice cleanses and fasts to State Fair binges. I pledge to be nicer to you so long as you keep working for me. Deal?
Love, Kayti
I was thinking about my metabolism because I know I put it through a lot this week. I was stressed out, basically forgot to eat one day, and then ate too much the next day. I'm apologizing to it in the hopes that it will do what it can to help me lose some weight this week.
Today was a pretty fun day at work, if you can really consider any day at work fun. We ordered Chinese for lunch and it was just a very laid-back day. I overslept this morning, so I needed that.
After work I went to kickboxing class and then Bill and I had our date night at Culver's. I ate a little too much during work, so I just had a cup of soup. And of course a scoop of ice cream.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 15400
Calories burned: 3200
Calories consumed: 1750
So the calories were a little high, but it could have been way worse with all the options available. I feel like I made pretty good choices anyway. We will just have to wait until tomorrow to see how that pans out. I put my metabolism through the wringer this week, so who knows what will happen.
Until then, readers.
Kayti
If I had to write a letter to my metabolism, it would start something like this:
Dear Metabolism,
I really used to hate you. I always wondered by you weren't faster and more efficient. I was always jealous of those other metabolisms that could process a whole pizza without preserving an ounce, while you stop running at the mere thought of something even remotely unhealthy.
But I see now that you are simply misunderstood. Sure, you run a little slower than other metabolisms, but it's not your fault. And I just have to learn to live with that.
I'm sorry for all the things I've put you through, from juice cleanses and fasts to State Fair binges. I pledge to be nicer to you so long as you keep working for me. Deal?
Love, Kayti
I was thinking about my metabolism because I know I put it through a lot this week. I was stressed out, basically forgot to eat one day, and then ate too much the next day. I'm apologizing to it in the hopes that it will do what it can to help me lose some weight this week.
Today was a pretty fun day at work, if you can really consider any day at work fun. We ordered Chinese for lunch and it was just a very laid-back day. I overslept this morning, so I needed that.
After work I went to kickboxing class and then Bill and I had our date night at Culver's. I ate a little too much during work, so I just had a cup of soup. And of course a scoop of ice cream.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 15400
Calories burned: 3200
Calories consumed: 1750
So the calories were a little high, but it could have been way worse with all the options available. I feel like I made pretty good choices anyway. We will just have to wait until tomorrow to see how that pans out. I put my metabolism through the wringer this week, so who knows what will happen.
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Thursday, August 18, 2016
What am I Forgetting?
Good evening, readers!
Don't you worry, after my stressful Tuesday I am definitely back to eating normally. I got all my jitters out on Tuesday and took care of my stressful situation on Wednesday, and I am now back to living my stress-free life. I like it much better this way.
Today was just your normal Thursday, really. At BodyPump this morning we did a new class called "Strength Together" instead. I wasn't a huge fan, but maybe it takes some getting used to. I think they're going to replace BodyPump with this, so I'd better learn to like it.
Work was extra busy today, and I had a couple snacks I probably shouldn't have (Starbursts and some chips) but I kept it under control. After work I went to Zumba at the Woodbury Y - I was definitely feeling it! I let all the stress from earlier in the week just sweat out of my body, I think.
Then, of course, I rewarded myself with Chipotle.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 16000
Calories burned:3150
Calories consumed: 1500
Everything looking and feeling good today. No mysterious aches and pains, no overeating, and no real excitement, I guess.
Over in wedding-planning land we're just dealing with some details at the moment but nothing too earth-shattering. I've been looking at different invitation designs but nothing has been decided yet. I've also been looking at cake designs. I know what I want and I know where I'm going to get it, I just have to convince the venue to not charge us an arm and a leg for a cake that comes from an outside bakery, not the bakery they recommend. It's not even being served so hopefully we can get that sorted out.
Ugh there's just so many little details to think about I'm afraid I'll forget something! I had another wedding nightmare where neither Bill or I forgot to eat anything at our wedding. Definite nightmare, considering we will probably spend lots of money and time picking out that food!
I keep having wedding nightmares where we forget something really important (so far it's been photographer, dress, food, and hair). I think my brain is trying to tell me I'm forgetting something important... but what? If anyone has any ideas please let me know!
I'm off to go through my checklists again to make sure we've got our bases covered...
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Don't you worry, after my stressful Tuesday I am definitely back to eating normally. I got all my jitters out on Tuesday and took care of my stressful situation on Wednesday, and I am now back to living my stress-free life. I like it much better this way.
Today was just your normal Thursday, really. At BodyPump this morning we did a new class called "Strength Together" instead. I wasn't a huge fan, but maybe it takes some getting used to. I think they're going to replace BodyPump with this, so I'd better learn to like it.
Work was extra busy today, and I had a couple snacks I probably shouldn't have (Starbursts and some chips) but I kept it under control. After work I went to Zumba at the Woodbury Y - I was definitely feeling it! I let all the stress from earlier in the week just sweat out of my body, I think.
Then, of course, I rewarded myself with Chipotle.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 16000
Calories burned:3150
Calories consumed: 1500
Everything looking and feeling good today. No mysterious aches and pains, no overeating, and no real excitement, I guess.
Over in wedding-planning land we're just dealing with some details at the moment but nothing too earth-shattering. I've been looking at different invitation designs but nothing has been decided yet. I've also been looking at cake designs. I know what I want and I know where I'm going to get it, I just have to convince the venue to not charge us an arm and a leg for a cake that comes from an outside bakery, not the bakery they recommend. It's not even being served so hopefully we can get that sorted out.
Ugh there's just so many little details to think about I'm afraid I'll forget something! I had another wedding nightmare where neither Bill or I forgot to eat anything at our wedding. Definite nightmare, considering we will probably spend lots of money and time picking out that food!
I keep having wedding nightmares where we forget something really important (so far it's been photographer, dress, food, and hair). I think my brain is trying to tell me I'm forgetting something important... but what? If anyone has any ideas please let me know!
I'm off to go through my checklists again to make sure we've got our bases covered...
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Stress (Not) Eating
Good evening, readers.
What a lousy day. I had to give Bug back (boo), it's been raining since at least 5 o'clock (boo), and I had my most stressful day at work in a very long time.
I'm usually (hopefully) not too much of a complainer, and I try to go with the flow and let things roll off my shoulders. But today, I just couldn't do that. And I think it was because I wasn't angry with someone else, I was angry with myself.
See, I needed to talk to my boss about something really important to me. The problem is that he's a pretty intimidating guy. Maybe I'm just a wimp and he's not as intimidating as I think, but I spent the first 3 hours of work trying to muster up the courage to initiate the conversation I needed to have. But, I missed my opportunity, and then he left for the day.
So now I'm on a deadline that has to be met by tomorrow morning, which means I am FORCED to have this conversation that I'm really scared to have. I don't want to get into the specifics of the subject matter, but it's nothing bad for me. I'm more... asking for a favor.
Anyway, after my missed opportunity I was so stressed out and disappointed because of my own chicken attitude that I just couldn't stop beating myself up over it. I lost all appetite and didn't really eat anything the rest of the day. I went to Zumba after work, thinking that some exercise endorphins would help. It did a bit, I suppose. But when I got home Bill made me some pasta and I feel a little more calm after some food.
I don't have stats today because my calorie count is embarrassingly low and I am trying very hard to increase it (hello, peanut butter.) I'm mostly going to spend the evening rehearsing the conversation with my boss into the bathroom mirror.
Thanks for reading all that. If you made it this far you're a trooper. I know how awful it is to listen to someone complain all the time. I try not to be that person. Tomorrow will most likely be a happy post, considering the relief I will feel for having that conversation over. Whether it goes my way or not.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
What a lousy day. I had to give Bug back (boo), it's been raining since at least 5 o'clock (boo), and I had my most stressful day at work in a very long time.
I'm usually (hopefully) not too much of a complainer, and I try to go with the flow and let things roll off my shoulders. But today, I just couldn't do that. And I think it was because I wasn't angry with someone else, I was angry with myself.
See, I needed to talk to my boss about something really important to me. The problem is that he's a pretty intimidating guy. Maybe I'm just a wimp and he's not as intimidating as I think, but I spent the first 3 hours of work trying to muster up the courage to initiate the conversation I needed to have. But, I missed my opportunity, and then he left for the day.
So now I'm on a deadline that has to be met by tomorrow morning, which means I am FORCED to have this conversation that I'm really scared to have. I don't want to get into the specifics of the subject matter, but it's nothing bad for me. I'm more... asking for a favor.
Anyway, after my missed opportunity I was so stressed out and disappointed because of my own chicken attitude that I just couldn't stop beating myself up over it. I lost all appetite and didn't really eat anything the rest of the day. I went to Zumba after work, thinking that some exercise endorphins would help. It did a bit, I suppose. But when I got home Bill made me some pasta and I feel a little more calm after some food.
I don't have stats today because my calorie count is embarrassingly low and I am trying very hard to increase it (hello, peanut butter.) I'm mostly going to spend the evening rehearsing the conversation with my boss into the bathroom mirror.
Thanks for reading all that. If you made it this far you're a trooper. I know how awful it is to listen to someone complain all the time. I try not to be that person. Tomorrow will most likely be a happy post, considering the relief I will feel for having that conversation over. Whether it goes my way or not.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Monday, August 15, 2016
Measurement Monday
Good evening, readers!
Today's post is going to have to be a quick one; I'm pretty tired AND I have to get up at 4:30 to go to BodyPump!
Today I promised to get to those pesky measurements, and as promised we've got some new numbers:
Original numbers - (in inches, obviously)
Bust: 38
Waist: 32 (in my first post I wrote 30, but I think that was a typo; my original notes say 32)
Hips: 48
Thighs: 31
Arms: 16
Today's numbers - (still in inches)
Bust: 38 (who wants to lose there anyway?)
Waist: 31
Hips: 47
Thighs: 30
Arms: 15
Well now, isn't that consistent? I've lost an inch all around, except for the bust. I'm feeling pretty good about that, although I honestly thought losing 31 lbs would result in losing more inches. I'm going to chalk it up to gaining muscle. So at least those are solid inches and not jiggly inches :)
Today was a pretty normal day, just lots of walking, work, walking, and a little bit of eating. You know, the usual.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 18,300
Calories burned: 3400
Calories consumed: 1650
A little high on the calorie count today due to the darn candy bowl at work (which I stocked, so I shouldn't be talking), but we're still within a good range.
I'm off to pack my gym bag for tomorrow's early day.
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Today's post is going to have to be a quick one; I'm pretty tired AND I have to get up at 4:30 to go to BodyPump!
Today I promised to get to those pesky measurements, and as promised we've got some new numbers:
Original numbers - (in inches, obviously)
Bust: 38
Waist: 32 (in my first post I wrote 30, but I think that was a typo; my original notes say 32)
Hips: 48
Thighs: 31
Arms: 16
Today's numbers - (still in inches)
Bust: 38 (who wants to lose there anyway?)
Waist: 31
Hips: 47
Thighs: 30
Arms: 15
Well now, isn't that consistent? I've lost an inch all around, except for the bust. I'm feeling pretty good about that, although I honestly thought losing 31 lbs would result in losing more inches. I'm going to chalk it up to gaining muscle. So at least those are solid inches and not jiggly inches :)
Today was a pretty normal day, just lots of walking, work, walking, and a little bit of eating. You know, the usual.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 18,300
Calories burned: 3400
Calories consumed: 1650
A little high on the calorie count today due to the darn candy bowl at work (which I stocked, so I shouldn't be talking), but we're still within a good range.
I'm off to pack my gym bag for tomorrow's early day.
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Before & After
Good evening, readers!
And a happy Sunday! It was beautiful outside, the USA is winning all the things in the Olympics, and I had a very relaxing yet productive day.
This morning I walked the dog, then ran some errands. I got groceries at Target and picked up some wedding stuff at Michaels, then I came home and made strawberry banana popsicles! I haven't tried one yet, but there's no way they won't be delicious. Because I made them today, and today is a fabulous day.
Then I did some more fun stuff, like read a book and make paper flowers. Oh and I definitely took a nap. Bug didn't wake me up early, but it still felt good to take a nap. Especially after we took a really long walk. This is how Bug sleeps when he is tired of catching Pokemon:
Yes, I may have worn the little guy out today. He'll sleep well tonight. In fact I think he's sleeping well right now.
And, as promised, I've got some before and after photos to commemorate reaching the halfway point of my 60 pound goal.
Here's the before photo I posted on the first day of this blog:
And a happy Sunday! It was beautiful outside, the USA is winning all the things in the Olympics, and I had a very relaxing yet productive day.
This morning I walked the dog, then ran some errands. I got groceries at Target and picked up some wedding stuff at Michaels, then I came home and made strawberry banana popsicles! I haven't tried one yet, but there's no way they won't be delicious. Because I made them today, and today is a fabulous day.
Then I did some more fun stuff, like read a book and make paper flowers. Oh and I definitely took a nap. Bug didn't wake me up early, but it still felt good to take a nap. Especially after we took a really long walk. This is how Bug sleeps when he is tired of catching Pokemon:
And, as promised, I've got some before and after photos to commemorate reaching the halfway point of my 60 pound goal.
Here's the before photo I posted on the first day of this blog:
And here's the after photo that I took today (I even wore the same outfit and everything)
I do have to say that I know these aren't the greatest before & after photos in the world. It's kind of hard to see the changes because of the busy background. But, I can definitely tell from these photos that my hips are slimmer and my waist is smaller.
I'm also going to include a profile photo here for later before & after situations.
I'm feeling pretty confident, hopefully I can keep it up! Thanks for keeping me accountable, world!
I don't have stats today because I didn't track what I ate, and I honestly don't feel like logging it all now. Don't be too heartbroken :)
I'm going to do my measurements tomorrow so that we can call it "Measurement Monday." It just has such a nice ring to it.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Saturday, August 13, 2016
Weigh In: Week 25
Good evening, readers!
If you read my blog from Thursday, you'll know that I had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. My how things have changed.
First off, it's Saturday, which means it's weigh-in day. If you read my blog from yesterday, you might remember that I said that I wasn't feeling very good about this particular weigh-in because I didn't exercise this week as much as usual. It turns out...
I lost 2 pounds this week!
It seems like every time I think I had a really good week, it isn't. And when I think I've had a really bad week, it isn't. Every Friday I'm going to write how I ate too much and didn't exercise enough because then I will have a good week. Superstition, ya know?
Did you know that I have been writing this blog for 6 months? I started it on February 12th, and it is now August 13th. I have also lost 31 lbs total. Which means I am finally over halfway to my goal of 60 lbs!
Even besides that positive weigh-in, there were many other reasons why today was good. I got up early and walked Bug, then went to the Y. BodyPump didn't seem as hard today, and Zumba was just fun. Then I came home and took Bug for a super long walk (about 90 minutes). Then Bill and I went out for lunch and ice cream! I wanted to go to Nelson's in Stillwater for one of their giant cones, but when we got there the line was out the door! So we went to a shop in Afton that is absolutely adorable.
When we got home I took Bug for one more long-ish walk (60 minutes). I finally get to sleep in tomorrow and I will not have any dog waking me up. Although he probably hates Pokemon now.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 24,800
Calories burned: 3600
Calories consumed: 1650
Tomorrow I'll have all sorts of fun stuff here, including (hopefully) a before and after picture so you can compare what I looked like 31 lbs ago to what I look like now!
I'm also planning on taking my measurements tomorrow, so that will (hopefully) be some more positive news!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
If you read my blog from Thursday, you'll know that I had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. My how things have changed.
First off, it's Saturday, which means it's weigh-in day. If you read my blog from yesterday, you might remember that I said that I wasn't feeling very good about this particular weigh-in because I didn't exercise this week as much as usual. It turns out...
I lost 2 pounds this week!
It seems like every time I think I had a really good week, it isn't. And when I think I've had a really bad week, it isn't. Every Friday I'm going to write how I ate too much and didn't exercise enough because then I will have a good week. Superstition, ya know?
Did you know that I have been writing this blog for 6 months? I started it on February 12th, and it is now August 13th. I have also lost 31 lbs total. Which means I am finally over halfway to my goal of 60 lbs!
Even besides that positive weigh-in, there were many other reasons why today was good. I got up early and walked Bug, then went to the Y. BodyPump didn't seem as hard today, and Zumba was just fun. Then I came home and took Bug for a super long walk (about 90 minutes). Then Bill and I went out for lunch and ice cream! I wanted to go to Nelson's in Stillwater for one of their giant cones, but when we got there the line was out the door! So we went to a shop in Afton that is absolutely adorable.
When we got home I took Bug for one more long-ish walk (60 minutes). I finally get to sleep in tomorrow and I will not have any dog waking me up. Although he probably hates Pokemon now.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 24,800
Calories burned: 3600
Calories consumed: 1650
Tomorrow I'll have all sorts of fun stuff here, including (hopefully) a before and after picture so you can compare what I looked like 31 lbs ago to what I look like now!
I'm also planning on taking my measurements tomorrow, so that will (hopefully) be some more positive news!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Friday, August 12, 2016
A Moment to Breathe
Good evening, readers!
What a hectic day it has been! I feel like I haven't had a moment to breathe until right now, and it's almost 10 o'clock!
This morning I got up, walked the dog, made lunches, got ready and went to work. Work was kind of hectic for me because I took an hour-long lunch break to bring my phone to CPR to get fixed. Which means I didn't really get any breaks at all. But it was worth it to get my phone fixed. It's all shiny and new! Or at least the screen is.
After work I had to pick up my phone, and of course it was raining so the traffic was awful. I didn't get home until 6:15, then I changed and Bill and I had our date night. I went to Cardio Kick class, which Cardio Kicked my butt today. I honestly thought about walking out about halfway through, saying "meh, that's enough exercise today." But since I didn't go to class on Thursday I figured I HAD to finish. So I did. Then we went to Culver's. You know, the usual.
Once I got home from Culver's I realized I needed to walk the dog again if I was to have any hope of sleep tonight. It was a little dark, but we made it a good 2 miles before heading in. Bug is proving to be a very loyal Pokemon catching assistant. Looks like we've got quite the weekend ahead of us!
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 24400
Calories burned: 3865
Calories consumed: 1325
Yeah, I need to eat something. It's funny though, because I don't even feel remotely hungry. I just haven't had time to think about it, I suppose.
I'm not sure what we are planning for tomorrow; we could either be lazy and stay home all day (minus workouts and walks of course) our we could possibly go wedding ring shopping and to the Irish festival! It just depends how we feel. Tomorrow is also weigh-in day. I'm not feeling super great about it; I didn't exercise as I much as I should have, although my food intake was pretty good. We'll just have to wait and see!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
What a hectic day it has been! I feel like I haven't had a moment to breathe until right now, and it's almost 10 o'clock!
This morning I got up, walked the dog, made lunches, got ready and went to work. Work was kind of hectic for me because I took an hour-long lunch break to bring my phone to CPR to get fixed. Which means I didn't really get any breaks at all. But it was worth it to get my phone fixed. It's all shiny and new! Or at least the screen is.
After work I had to pick up my phone, and of course it was raining so the traffic was awful. I didn't get home until 6:15, then I changed and Bill and I had our date night. I went to Cardio Kick class, which Cardio Kicked my butt today. I honestly thought about walking out about halfway through, saying "meh, that's enough exercise today." But since I didn't go to class on Thursday I figured I HAD to finish. So I did. Then we went to Culver's. You know, the usual.
Once I got home from Culver's I realized I needed to walk the dog again if I was to have any hope of sleep tonight. It was a little dark, but we made it a good 2 miles before heading in. Bug is proving to be a very loyal Pokemon catching assistant. Looks like we've got quite the weekend ahead of us!
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 24400
Calories burned: 3865
Calories consumed: 1325
Yeah, I need to eat something. It's funny though, because I don't even feel remotely hungry. I just haven't had time to think about it, I suppose.
I'm not sure what we are planning for tomorrow; we could either be lazy and stay home all day (minus workouts and walks of course) our we could possibly go wedding ring shopping and to the Irish festival! It just depends how we feel. Tomorrow is also weigh-in day. I'm not feeling super great about it; I didn't exercise as I much as I should have, although my food intake was pretty good. We'll just have to wait and see!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Laughing at Myself
Good evening, readers.
Sometimes life gets so ridiculous you just have to laugh. There's nothing you can do but laugh and be as positive as possible. I have a list of very trivial problems from today that culminated in one of those terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 14,500
Calories burned: 3000
Calories consumed: 1200
The only good thing about today is we made a little progress on the wedding planning side of things. We booked our super cool party bus for the wedding party in between ceremony and reception. I started looking at invitation designs, as well as thinking about what kind of cake or other desserts we may want. So at least 1 decision was made today.
Hopefully tomorrow I can bring my phone to CPR and they can replace the screen while I'm at work. If not, I made an appointment at the Apple store in Roseville for Saturday. Luckily a replacement screen isn't that expensive, and it's a three paycheck month so there's a little wiggle room!
I'm going to go treat myself to some ice cream after this 24 hour disaster.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Sometimes life gets so ridiculous you just have to laugh. There's nothing you can do but laugh and be as positive as possible. I have a list of very trivial problems from today that culminated in one of those terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days.
- The dog decided he had to go out at 4 am in the pouring rain. So out we went. I was wet, awake, and grumpy. I've been up since 4.
- I went to BodyPump at 5:30, but forgot my phone at home. Had to return home to retrieve it, altering my whole schedule for the day.
- I got to my parking spot and accidentally set off the theft alarm on my car, which I've never done before and didn't know how to turn off. Sorry for everyone that had to listen to 30 seconds of my horn beeping at 7:30am.
- On my walk to work I walked through what I'm positive was a swarm of mosquitoes attending a 'Blood suckers anonymous' meeting. I'm so itchy.
- To top it off, I was walking the dog after dinner and swatting at more mosquitoes. I dropped my phone on the sidewalk and the screen cracked into a million pieces.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 14,500
Calories burned: 3000
Calories consumed: 1200
The only good thing about today is we made a little progress on the wedding planning side of things. We booked our super cool party bus for the wedding party in between ceremony and reception. I started looking at invitation designs, as well as thinking about what kind of cake or other desserts we may want. So at least 1 decision was made today.
Hopefully tomorrow I can bring my phone to CPR and they can replace the screen while I'm at work. If not, I made an appointment at the Apple store in Roseville for Saturday. Luckily a replacement screen isn't that expensive, and it's a three paycheck month so there's a little wiggle room!
I'm going to go treat myself to some ice cream after this 24 hour disaster.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
I'm Kind of a Big Deal
Good evening, readers!
Another day where I was motivated enough to make it out of bed. It was a day where I felt like I didn't really have time to accomplish much, but in the end I actually accomplished a lot!
This morning's 5:30am BodyPump was a rough one. I've been increasing the weights on some of the tracks, but good gracious the squats were killing me today. I did the entire track with the increased weight that I added last week, but my legs were jelly for the rest of the day.
Work was work. Except I got free ice cream! And I got to watch a little bit of the Olympics on breaks. So that was a better day than most, really.
After work was Zumba class!
Seriously though, I'm not trying to brag. But I'm kind of a big deal. In Zumba class anyway.
Today was not the first time I've had someone tell me that they follow me instead of the instructor, mostly because I'm easier to see (being tall/big helps) and I'm facing the same direction as they are. But hey, makes you feel kind of good anyway.
After Zumba I came home and Bill had tacos waiting for me! It was fabulous because I didn't have to cook, and it was tacos.
Over in wedding planning land, you wouldn't believe all the stuff I can get done on the phone in the car and through email at work. Today I:
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 17,000
Calories burned: 3250
Calories consumed: 1550
Looking good!
And my last exciting tidbit for the day: Tomorrow I get one of my favorite walking buddies, Bug, for the weekend! He's my boss Darla's dog, and I hope he's good at catching Pokemon!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Another day where I was motivated enough to make it out of bed. It was a day where I felt like I didn't really have time to accomplish much, but in the end I actually accomplished a lot!
This morning's 5:30am BodyPump was a rough one. I've been increasing the weights on some of the tracks, but good gracious the squats were killing me today. I did the entire track with the increased weight that I added last week, but my legs were jelly for the rest of the day.
Work was work. Except I got free ice cream! And I got to watch a little bit of the Olympics on breaks. So that was a better day than most, really.
After work was Zumba class!
Today was not the first time I've had someone tell me that they follow me instead of the instructor, mostly because I'm easier to see (being tall/big helps) and I'm facing the same direction as they are. But hey, makes you feel kind of good anyway.
After Zumba I came home and Bill had tacos waiting for me! It was fabulous because I didn't have to cook, and it was tacos.
Over in wedding planning land, you wouldn't believe all the stuff I can get done on the phone in the car and through email at work. Today I:
- Scheduled my appointment to pick up/pay for/try on my wedding dress
- Bounced around cake ideas with mom and talked to a baker
- Made a decision on wedding transportation
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 17,000
Calories burned: 3250
Calories consumed: 1550
Looking good!
And my last exciting tidbit for the day: Tomorrow I get one of my favorite walking buddies, Bug, for the weekend! He's my boss Darla's dog, and I hope he's good at catching Pokemon!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Monday, August 8, 2016
Motivation Monday!
Good evening, readers!
Today turned out to be more exciting than I thought it would be, honestly. We should start something called "Motivation Monday" where everyone has to name at least one thing they are getting out of bed for on Monday. Sometimes it will only be because we have to go to work. But other days it might be more meaningful. But the reason we get out of bed in the morning isn't nearly as important as actually doing it.
Today I brought my flowers to work to show off. Definite positive reviews. I also got my save-the-dates delivered by Darla, who picked them up for me! So while I didn't think any wedding stuff was going to be happening today, it turned out pretty good!
After I got home I made dinner, made lunches for tomorrow, packed tomorrow's gym bag, and then I went to clean out my car. I know, it's really un-exciting. But it needed to be done. My dad would be so proud. But only if he saw the "after" photo and not the "before" photo. I tend to just throw things in the back seat... you wouldn't believe the things I found in there.
Once I did something actually productive, I set out to catch a few Pokemon before coming in and getting ready for bed. And now here I am! It wasn't the most exciting day in the world, but it was productive and had a few fun surprises! Plus I had a calorie deficit, which is always a good day in my book!
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 14,600
Calories burned: 3100
Calories consumed: 1330
Oh looks like I need to eat a snack before bed! Olympics and avocado here I come!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Today turned out to be more exciting than I thought it would be, honestly. We should start something called "Motivation Monday" where everyone has to name at least one thing they are getting out of bed for on Monday. Sometimes it will only be because we have to go to work. But other days it might be more meaningful. But the reason we get out of bed in the morning isn't nearly as important as actually doing it.
Today I brought my flowers to work to show off. Definite positive reviews. I also got my save-the-dates delivered by Darla, who picked them up for me! So while I didn't think any wedding stuff was going to be happening today, it turned out pretty good!
After I got home I made dinner, made lunches for tomorrow, packed tomorrow's gym bag, and then I went to clean out my car. I know, it's really un-exciting. But it needed to be done. My dad would be so proud. But only if he saw the "after" photo and not the "before" photo. I tend to just throw things in the back seat... you wouldn't believe the things I found in there.
Once I did something actually productive, I set out to catch a few Pokemon before coming in and getting ready for bed. And now here I am! It wasn't the most exciting day in the world, but it was productive and had a few fun surprises! Plus I had a calorie deficit, which is always a good day in my book!
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 14,600
Calories burned: 3100
Calories consumed: 1330
Oh looks like I need to eat a snack before bed! Olympics and avocado here I come!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Sunday, August 7, 2016
Productivity Does Not Equal Calorie Burn
Good evening, readers!
Not gonna lie, I'm tired and a little grumpy. But I also feel super productive.
This morning we overslept for our tour of US Bank Stadium. Which didn't really matter, since there was no real reason to be there at 8 am. I will keep all opinions about that to myself. Afterward Bill had a fantasy football draft, so I had some alone time and a long to-do list.
First I ran some errands on the west side, then I went grocery shopping for a few things that we didn't get yesterday. When I got home I had a ton of stuff to do in the kitchen, including:
- Cutting and washing two stalks of celery to eat
- Cooking and freezing 4 ears of corn
- Prepping dinner for tonight
- Making lunches for tomorrow
- Making guacamole for work tomorrow
I also had to do two loads of laundry. And all of this was finished before Bill even got back from his draft!
Once Bill got home I spent some time making some more paper flowers. Look at the cute little arrangement I've made so far!
And, the most exciting news of all: My wedding dress has arrived!!!
Now I have to make an appointment to go try it on again. I'm pretty sure that's just a ruse to try to sell you accessories and stuff. But I'm pretty excited! Hopefully it looks as good as I remember! And hopefully I'm not swimming in it... I've lost more than 20lbs since I purchased it, but I did buy a size smaller than they told me to.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 10,300 (I wasn't lazy, I just didn't take a lot of steps!)
Calories burned: 2,600
Calories consumed: 1500
So I didn't burn a ton of calories today... I didn't just sit around, I got a lot done! And I ate pretty well, so I'm feeling good to get this week off on the right foot! I know it's late, but maybe I'll go catch a few Pokemon to get some more steps in...
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
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