Good evening, readers.
Tuesdays are usually the toughest day of the week for me. Physically, I mean. I get up earlier than most other days, I stay up later than most other days, and I do a double workout of Zumba (cardio) and then BodyPump (strength) that leaves me exhausted after not having lifted for two days. I don't like to eat too much before going to Zumba, so about halfway through BodyPump my stomach usually starts growling. And that's on a normal Tuesday. Physically, I'm beat.
But today, well, today was mentally tough. It's so hard to stop thinking about Bailey. One minute I think I'm fine and then my heart just breaks all over again, usually when I least expect it. Today it was during the bicep track. We still don't have any more news on her prognosis, so that's not why I'm sad. I think I'm just a little angry about the whole situation, and I keep praying that God will make it clear to me why this is necessary in his plan.
When it rains, it pours my friends. My grandfather has been hospitalized with an infection, and my family is dealing with that as well. I'm hoping it's not too much to ask for a few prayers to be sent our way.
Sorry if that sounds like complaining. Actually, not sorry. I am feeling sad, and angry, and hurt, and sometimes I get to complain. And I forgot to stop at Kowalski's and buy a pint of Halo Top. This day is just the worst.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 17200
Calories burned: 3275
Calories consumed: 1550
It's probably a good thing I didn't have any Halo Top. I ate too much today anyway. A little stress eating, but nothing I can't burn off.
On a (hopefully) happier note, things are moving right along over in wedding-planning land. I contacted the florist today to tweak the flower order a little bit, as well as to verify all of the corsages and boutonnieres. And tomorrow we have our first class with the pastor. I can't wait to report it back to you! I have no idea what will happen.
Also, we are still taking ideas for our unity ceremony. My three top picks:
1. Unity volcano (obviously)
2. Unity PB&J
3. Unity Arnie Palmer
All of these have been vetoed by my too-serious no-fun fiancee (teasing!). So I guess we will need more suggestions.
I'm off to make myself some hot chocolate and hopefully calm my mind down enough to get some sleep and recuperate from this awfully tough Tuesday.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Monday, November 28, 2016
Food Coma
Good evening, readers!
Well, after my Thanksgiving high of actually losing a pound, I went to Chip & Sam's house and ate my weight in absolutely delicious Thanksgiving food during our "Thanksgiving part 2." I thought I would have all week to work it off, so it wouldn't be a big deal. Then I got to Sunday. I think I spent the entire day in a food coma. We went to church and went grocery shopping, and then we (yes, all three of us: me, Bill, and Bug) took a three hour long nap. It was not world's most productive day, I must admit. But it sure felt good.
Did anyone else have trouble going back to work today? Having 4 days off after not having an extra day off since Labor Day just felt absolutely glorious. We were busy during 3 of those 4 days, but having Sunday to recoup was nice. Still didn't want to go to work this morning, though.
But I did. I couldn't walk the dog because of all the rain, so I just put him outside to watch him run right back in as soon as he did his business. Poor guy must have been pretty antsy being cooped up all day, because when I got home at 5 he was nuts! Actually, he still is nuts! Running around like a crazy dog. I walked him after work, even though it was raining. I swear he went through every puddle his night vision could see.
After the dog walking I put away my clean laundry from yesterday (all that napping left me with no time to fold my laundry. I was lucky I had time to do it!) and went to Zumba. I have to say, Zumba was hard today. My legs felt like lead. For some reason the floor was really sticky, too, so every move was harder because there was more resistance from the floor. Hopefully I burned more calories that way at least.
My food intake today was pretty good. Normal breakfast, normal lunch, and I'm currently eating leftover turkey and masked potatoes for dinner. Not super healthy, but the portions are good. Besides a handful of tortilla chips and a couple Reese's minis, I did pretty well today.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 19200
Calories burned: 3300
Calories consumed: 1520
No more news on Bailey yet. We are still waiting on the results of a test or two to give us more info on what kind of cancer she has. But she was happy as a clam (how happy is that, really?) at Thanksgiving, so let's hope that continues.
Over in wedding-planning land, I've heard some of you got your save-the-dates already! I'm glad they got there safely! Other notables include: all the men got fitted for their suits on Saturday, my mom and I are almost completely done with the centerpieces (only 40 flowers to go!), and on Wednesday we have our first marriage session with our pastor.
Time is flying! Less than 5 months to go!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Well, after my Thanksgiving high of actually losing a pound, I went to Chip & Sam's house and ate my weight in absolutely delicious Thanksgiving food during our "Thanksgiving part 2." I thought I would have all week to work it off, so it wouldn't be a big deal. Then I got to Sunday. I think I spent the entire day in a food coma. We went to church and went grocery shopping, and then we (yes, all three of us: me, Bill, and Bug) took a three hour long nap. It was not world's most productive day, I must admit. But it sure felt good.
Did anyone else have trouble going back to work today? Having 4 days off after not having an extra day off since Labor Day just felt absolutely glorious. We were busy during 3 of those 4 days, but having Sunday to recoup was nice. Still didn't want to go to work this morning, though.
But I did. I couldn't walk the dog because of all the rain, so I just put him outside to watch him run right back in as soon as he did his business. Poor guy must have been pretty antsy being cooped up all day, because when I got home at 5 he was nuts! Actually, he still is nuts! Running around like a crazy dog. I walked him after work, even though it was raining. I swear he went through every puddle his night vision could see.
After the dog walking I put away my clean laundry from yesterday (all that napping left me with no time to fold my laundry. I was lucky I had time to do it!) and went to Zumba. I have to say, Zumba was hard today. My legs felt like lead. For some reason the floor was really sticky, too, so every move was harder because there was more resistance from the floor. Hopefully I burned more calories that way at least.
My food intake today was pretty good. Normal breakfast, normal lunch, and I'm currently eating leftover turkey and masked potatoes for dinner. Not super healthy, but the portions are good. Besides a handful of tortilla chips and a couple Reese's minis, I did pretty well today.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 19200
Calories burned: 3300
Calories consumed: 1520
No more news on Bailey yet. We are still waiting on the results of a test or two to give us more info on what kind of cancer she has. But she was happy as a clam (how happy is that, really?) at Thanksgiving, so let's hope that continues.
Over in wedding-planning land, I've heard some of you got your save-the-dates already! I'm glad they got there safely! Other notables include: all the men got fitted for their suits on Saturday, my mom and I are almost completely done with the centerpieces (only 40 flowers to go!), and on Wednesday we have our first marriage session with our pastor.
Time is flying! Less than 5 months to go!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Weigh In: Week 40
Good evening, readers!
Good news - I have conquered Thanksgiving. Yes, I get to have my cake (or pie) and eat it too. Because this week, which included a ton of stress AND a high-calorie holiday, I still lost 1 pound!
That brings my grand total to 41 pounds lost, and only 4 more pounds to go until January 1st. We can do it!
Today I had Thanksgiving #2. It was very nice to get together with the whole family to celebrate. Even though the 6 of us kids all live near each other, we definitely don't get together often enough (admittedly I am probably the worst of anyone at planning get-togethers).
Gotta love a ridiculous Thanksgiving family selfie!
We had Thanksgiving #2 at Chip and Sam's house. We got to hang out with Bailey and feed her table scraps (this used to elicit gasps and loud scolding). Chip made the most delicious turkey, along with mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, corn soufflé, stuffing, and rolls. Bill and I were in charge of dessert, so I tried my hand at baking a pumpkin pie. I have to say it turned out really well. We also brought on of Kris' apple pies, which was a big hit.
Other notable activities today included a double AM workout of BodyPump and Zumba, lots of dog walking, and lunch with my mom. Bill and I also stopped at Continental Diamond to get my rings resized. Can you lose weight in your fingers? Because I'm going from an 8 to a 7.25 in my ring size.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 18,000
Calories burned: 3300
Calories consmed: about a million, and they were delicious.
Lastly, I've had more than one request for an update on our Hobby Lobby gift registry. So here's what we still need:
Just one of each is all we're looking for - everything else has already been purchased (what's left is about half of the original list).
And now I'm off to sleep off this fullness.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Good news - I have conquered Thanksgiving. Yes, I get to have my cake (or pie) and eat it too. Because this week, which included a ton of stress AND a high-calorie holiday, I still lost 1 pound!
That brings my grand total to 41 pounds lost, and only 4 more pounds to go until January 1st. We can do it!
Today I had Thanksgiving #2. It was very nice to get together with the whole family to celebrate. Even though the 6 of us kids all live near each other, we definitely don't get together often enough (admittedly I am probably the worst of anyone at planning get-togethers).
Gotta love a ridiculous Thanksgiving family selfie!
We had Thanksgiving #2 at Chip and Sam's house. We got to hang out with Bailey and feed her table scraps (this used to elicit gasps and loud scolding). Chip made the most delicious turkey, along with mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, corn soufflé, stuffing, and rolls. Bill and I were in charge of dessert, so I tried my hand at baking a pumpkin pie. I have to say it turned out really well. We also brought on of Kris' apple pies, which was a big hit.
Other notable activities today included a double AM workout of BodyPump and Zumba, lots of dog walking, and lunch with my mom. Bill and I also stopped at Continental Diamond to get my rings resized. Can you lose weight in your fingers? Because I'm going from an 8 to a 7.25 in my ring size.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 18,000
Calories burned: 3300
Calories consmed: about a million, and they were delicious.
Lastly, I've had more than one request for an update on our Hobby Lobby gift registry. So here's what we still need:
Just one of each is all we're looking for - everything else has already been purchased (what's left is about half of the original list).
And now I'm off to sleep off this fullness.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Friday, November 25, 2016
Gilmore Girls Day
Good evening, readers!
Things are slowly improving around here, although I still have moments when I have to hold back the tears.
This morning I got up bright and early. Always earlier than I want, it seems. But Bug was happy I was awake, so I took him on a super long walk. It wasn't too cold out, and the ground seemed to have dried up overnight so it wasn't too wet. Due to the good conditions, I ended up walking Bug for longer than I intended. I had planned to go to step class at 9:15 at the Y, but during our walk I was't really paying attention to the time. We ended up walking for about 90 minutes, and I missed step class. Oops!
But it's okay, because with all the walks we took and all the activity going on, it wasn't difficult to get all my steps in today. After our long walk Bill and I got to work decorating the house for Christmas! We put up snowflake lights and net lights outside, and we got all the decorations indoors put up as well. The only thing missing now is the tree! We're going to wait a couple weeks for that, though, so it doesn't get too dried out before the holidays.
Once we got all the decorating out of our system we drove to the post office and mailed our save-the-dates! Hopefully they don't take too long to reach their destinations. We also stopped at Kowalski's so I could buy some cinnamon ice cream for Thanksgiving part 2 tomorrow. While I was perusing the ice cream isle I noticed that the selection of Halo Top flavors had grown. They used to only carry the original 7, but now they have all 17! I bought the pistachio one but saved it for later to share with my mom.
When we got home it was finally time for the main event of the day: Gilmore Girls! I'm only halfway done, though, so no spoilers! I had my first food of the day, a yogurt and a turkey sandwich, while watching the show.
My parents came over about 4:30 and we chatted for a bit before running to Wayback Burgers for dinner. I had a veggie burger and just a couple fries. I realized after scarfing down my burger I was pretty famished from not eating much all day.
When we got home my mom and I finished the first half of my paper flowers. We're pretty close to being done with those, too! Things are really moving along with the wedding planning! Once we got done with those we rewarded ourselves with that pistachio Halo Top, and it did not disappoint.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 18400
Calories burned: 3250
Calories consumed: 1450
Tomorrow is weigh-in day. We'll see if it's actually possible to conquer Thanksgiving when trying to lose weight!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Things are slowly improving around here, although I still have moments when I have to hold back the tears.
This morning I got up bright and early. Always earlier than I want, it seems. But Bug was happy I was awake, so I took him on a super long walk. It wasn't too cold out, and the ground seemed to have dried up overnight so it wasn't too wet. Due to the good conditions, I ended up walking Bug for longer than I intended. I had planned to go to step class at 9:15 at the Y, but during our walk I was't really paying attention to the time. We ended up walking for about 90 minutes, and I missed step class. Oops!
But it's okay, because with all the walks we took and all the activity going on, it wasn't difficult to get all my steps in today. After our long walk Bill and I got to work decorating the house for Christmas! We put up snowflake lights and net lights outside, and we got all the decorations indoors put up as well. The only thing missing now is the tree! We're going to wait a couple weeks for that, though, so it doesn't get too dried out before the holidays.
Once we got all the decorating out of our system we drove to the post office and mailed our save-the-dates! Hopefully they don't take too long to reach their destinations. We also stopped at Kowalski's so I could buy some cinnamon ice cream for Thanksgiving part 2 tomorrow. While I was perusing the ice cream isle I noticed that the selection of Halo Top flavors had grown. They used to only carry the original 7, but now they have all 17! I bought the pistachio one but saved it for later to share with my mom.
When we got home it was finally time for the main event of the day: Gilmore Girls! I'm only halfway done, though, so no spoilers! I had my first food of the day, a yogurt and a turkey sandwich, while watching the show.
My parents came over about 4:30 and we chatted for a bit before running to Wayback Burgers for dinner. I had a veggie burger and just a couple fries. I realized after scarfing down my burger I was pretty famished from not eating much all day.
When we got home my mom and I finished the first half of my paper flowers. We're pretty close to being done with those, too! Things are really moving along with the wedding planning! Once we got done with those we rewarded ourselves with that pistachio Halo Top, and it did not disappoint.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 18400
Calories burned: 3250
Calories consumed: 1450
Tomorrow is weigh-in day. We'll see if it's actually possible to conquer Thanksgiving when trying to lose weight!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Thursday, November 24, 2016
Happy Thanksgiving!
Good evening, readers!
Wishing all of you a happy Thanksgiving spent with family and friends. We had a fabulous time at our Thanksgiving part 1. I did my best to keep it healthy, and I think I did a pretty good job!
Normally on Thanksgiving I get up between 2-2:30am and volunteer making Thanksgiving meals to be delivered to those who need them. This year, though, with such an awful week worrying about Bailey, I had only slept for about a total of 5 hours on Monday & Tuesday nights. I knew I couldn't keep functioning if I didn't get some sleep, so I took 2 benadryl and put myself to bed at 8pm last night.
Bailey update: She went home on Wednesday. She looked really good, lots of energy and she was eating and keeping it down. We're still waiting on some tests to come back for a definite prognosis, but we won't know anything until Monday at the earliest. Once Chip and Sam came and picked her up I immediately felt better. I'm still heartbroken, but knowing she is home with her favorite people just makes it a little easier to handle.
This morning I woke up about 6 (not by choice, I wish my body would have let me sleep longer!) I walked the dog and then decided to go to BodyPump at the Y. I was pleasantly surprised to see they had a few classes, even on Thanksgiving morning. After BodyPump I did some running on the treadmill. I'm definitely glad I got a workout in before all the Thanksgiving food/laziness!
When I got home I took the dog for an even longer walk, since I knew we were going to be gone for a good portion of the day. We headed over to Bill's aunt and uncle's house, which is luckily less than a mile from where we live. This made it easy to run home a couple times to give the dog some attention and a potty break.
(The dog I am talking about is Bug, the dog we dogsit for by boss Darla occasionally.)
I think I kept my day pretty healthy as far as food goes. For my Thanksgiving meal I had a bunch of turkey, about 1/2 cup mashed potatoes, 1/4 cup sweet potatoes, 1/2 cup broccoli salad, 1 roll, a bunch of carrots and pea pods, and 1 glass of white wine.
It's really dessert where we run into problems. But doesn't it look delicious?
I do love me some pumpkin pie, although I also believe it is just a vessel for Cool Whip.
It would have been fine had I stopped there, but after I ate that I also had a scoop of ice cream with more Cool Whip on it! I'm not going to beat myself up too much, though. Compared to most Thanksgiving holidays I ate really well. Hopefully a little splurge doesn't throw me off too much!
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 14,000
Calories burned: 3,000
Calories consumed: ? (hopefully less than 3,000!)
Tomorrow is a big day... our save-the-dates go in the mail! Also, the new Gilmore Girls episodes come out! I'll be busy, that's for sure!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Wishing all of you a happy Thanksgiving spent with family and friends. We had a fabulous time at our Thanksgiving part 1. I did my best to keep it healthy, and I think I did a pretty good job!
Normally on Thanksgiving I get up between 2-2:30am and volunteer making Thanksgiving meals to be delivered to those who need them. This year, though, with such an awful week worrying about Bailey, I had only slept for about a total of 5 hours on Monday & Tuesday nights. I knew I couldn't keep functioning if I didn't get some sleep, so I took 2 benadryl and put myself to bed at 8pm last night.
Bailey update: She went home on Wednesday. She looked really good, lots of energy and she was eating and keeping it down. We're still waiting on some tests to come back for a definite prognosis, but we won't know anything until Monday at the earliest. Once Chip and Sam came and picked her up I immediately felt better. I'm still heartbroken, but knowing she is home with her favorite people just makes it a little easier to handle.
This morning I woke up about 6 (not by choice, I wish my body would have let me sleep longer!) I walked the dog and then decided to go to BodyPump at the Y. I was pleasantly surprised to see they had a few classes, even on Thanksgiving morning. After BodyPump I did some running on the treadmill. I'm definitely glad I got a workout in before all the Thanksgiving food/laziness!
When I got home I took the dog for an even longer walk, since I knew we were going to be gone for a good portion of the day. We headed over to Bill's aunt and uncle's house, which is luckily less than a mile from where we live. This made it easy to run home a couple times to give the dog some attention and a potty break.
(The dog I am talking about is Bug, the dog we dogsit for by boss Darla occasionally.)
I think I kept my day pretty healthy as far as food goes. For my Thanksgiving meal I had a bunch of turkey, about 1/2 cup mashed potatoes, 1/4 cup sweet potatoes, 1/2 cup broccoli salad, 1 roll, a bunch of carrots and pea pods, and 1 glass of white wine.
It's really dessert where we run into problems. But doesn't it look delicious?
I do love me some pumpkin pie, although I also believe it is just a vessel for Cool Whip.
It would have been fine had I stopped there, but after I ate that I also had a scoop of ice cream with more Cool Whip on it! I'm not going to beat myself up too much, though. Compared to most Thanksgiving holidays I ate really well. Hopefully a little splurge doesn't throw me off too much!
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 14,000
Calories burned: 3,000
Calories consumed: ? (hopefully less than 3,000!)
Tomorrow is a big day... our save-the-dates go in the mail! Also, the new Gilmore Girls episodes come out! I'll be busy, that's for sure!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
5 months to go!
Good evening, readers!
Can you believe our wedding is only 5 months from today? For some reason that sounds a lot closer than 6 months to me. Sure, we still have a lot to do, but we also have a lot accomplished. And besides our seating charts and a few things for the ceremony we don't even have a lot of decisions left to make. Which for me is always the hardest part. Although I'm sure more than one of you experience brides will tell me that the decision making doesn't end until the wedding does :)
Today was just day #2 of the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week. I was wavering between a tell-all and not saying anything, but I feel I need to get this out. 6 and a half years ago I moved to the cities and lived in an apartment with my brother. Just over 6 years ago we went to "look at" a puppy and ended up taking her home. She was technically Chip's dog, but I felt like she was a little bit mine, too. When I finally moved out three years later I cried the entire drive from Minnetonka to Woodbury because I was going to miss Bailey so much.
Yesterday Bailey was admitted to my place of work, the UofM Vet Med Center, because she had an infection and wasn't eating. Today we found out that she has an aggressive cancer. We don't know how long she has, but she is going to be loved more than any dog ever has been. I am absolutely heartbroken, and I know I'm not the only one.
That is why I was having such a terrible day yesterday, and an even worse one today. When I got home from work I was about 10 seconds from crawling into bed and not moving for the rest of the night. But I remembered my post from yesterday, about how the endorphins helped, and thought I would try that again. So I went to the gym. I went to Zumba, and danced, and I went to BodyPump, and lifted, but my heart just wasn't in it. It was with the world's sweetest dog instead. Sure, it distracted me. But a broken heart leaves a constant reminder of pain.
The only good thing to happen today was that I have Darla's dog, Bug, to keep me company. While I thought it might be painful to have another dog around, it actually seems to be helping. We took a moonlight stroll tonight, and it was actually quite nice. The snow was falling softly and it wasn't too cold.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 21400
Calories burned: 3700
Calories consumed: 1500
Life is going to be tough for awhile. I will do my best to keep this blog going like I have been, as I still want to continue on my fitness journey. But please forgive me if a day or two is skipped.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Can you believe our wedding is only 5 months from today? For some reason that sounds a lot closer than 6 months to me. Sure, we still have a lot to do, but we also have a lot accomplished. And besides our seating charts and a few things for the ceremony we don't even have a lot of decisions left to make. Which for me is always the hardest part. Although I'm sure more than one of you experience brides will tell me that the decision making doesn't end until the wedding does :)
Today was just day #2 of the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week. I was wavering between a tell-all and not saying anything, but I feel I need to get this out. 6 and a half years ago I moved to the cities and lived in an apartment with my brother. Just over 6 years ago we went to "look at" a puppy and ended up taking her home. She was technically Chip's dog, but I felt like she was a little bit mine, too. When I finally moved out three years later I cried the entire drive from Minnetonka to Woodbury because I was going to miss Bailey so much.
Yesterday Bailey was admitted to my place of work, the UofM Vet Med Center, because she had an infection and wasn't eating. Today we found out that she has an aggressive cancer. We don't know how long she has, but she is going to be loved more than any dog ever has been. I am absolutely heartbroken, and I know I'm not the only one.
That is why I was having such a terrible day yesterday, and an even worse one today. When I got home from work I was about 10 seconds from crawling into bed and not moving for the rest of the night. But I remembered my post from yesterday, about how the endorphins helped, and thought I would try that again. So I went to the gym. I went to Zumba, and danced, and I went to BodyPump, and lifted, but my heart just wasn't in it. It was with the world's sweetest dog instead. Sure, it distracted me. But a broken heart leaves a constant reminder of pain.
The only good thing to happen today was that I have Darla's dog, Bug, to keep me company. While I thought it might be painful to have another dog around, it actually seems to be helping. We took a moonlight stroll tonight, and it was actually quite nice. The snow was falling softly and it wasn't too cold.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 21400
Calories burned: 3700
Calories consumed: 1500
Life is going to be tough for awhile. I will do my best to keep this blog going like I have been, as I still want to continue on my fitness journey. But please forgive me if a day or two is skipped.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Monday, November 21, 2016
Endorphins: They Really Work!
Good evening, readers!
Yesterday was a fantastic day. So fantastic, in fact, that I fell asleep early and forgot to post a blog. Whoops! I saw a really good movie by myself (Edge of Seventeen, highly recommend), finished another book, and finally just got to relax for a minute. My friend Kim came over in the evening, and it just turned out to be a fantastic day.
Contrast that with today. It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Woke up late, couldn't find my work keys (turns out I was looking in Bill's backpack the whole time instead of mine), spilled jam on my shirt, and didn't have time to make coffee. Had a seriously stressful day at work, which doesn't happen very often. Apparently the holidays show up and all hell breaks loose. Who knew?
After all of this, I came home to a quiet, empty house. A good portion, maybe 75% of me, wanted to crawl under the covers and cry myself to sleep. The other 25%, however, made a little annoying buzzing sound reminding me I had Zumba at 6:15.
"Fine, little buzzing noise, I will drag myself to Zumba. But I won't try very hard" was the compromise I made with myself for even going at all. But thank God I went. I've always heard that exercising makes you happier. It releases endorphins or something else I learned about in 9th grade biology. After about 10 minutes of half-assing it in class, I just couldn't help myself: I started trying. And it was fun! It's always fun, but today it felt like a Godsend. I got to forget about my problems for a while, and after class I had a more positive outlook on life than I did before I got there.
So sure, I could have stayed in bed and moped and felt sorry for myself. But I'm definitely glad I didn't.
Food today was absolutely 100% perfect. I'm actually really surprised I didn't stress eat, but it helped that there wasn't really any food around to tempt me. I'm currently finishing up my dinner of rice, chicken, and peas all thrown together in a bowl with some soy sauce. Easy and delicious, if I do say so.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 18600
Calories burned: 3250
Calories consumed: 1250
Tomorrow will most likely be another stressful day, but I am going into it with a positive attitude, which can only help I think.
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Yesterday was a fantastic day. So fantastic, in fact, that I fell asleep early and forgot to post a blog. Whoops! I saw a really good movie by myself (Edge of Seventeen, highly recommend), finished another book, and finally just got to relax for a minute. My friend Kim came over in the evening, and it just turned out to be a fantastic day.
Contrast that with today. It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. Woke up late, couldn't find my work keys (turns out I was looking in Bill's backpack the whole time instead of mine), spilled jam on my shirt, and didn't have time to make coffee. Had a seriously stressful day at work, which doesn't happen very often. Apparently the holidays show up and all hell breaks loose. Who knew?
After all of this, I came home to a quiet, empty house. A good portion, maybe 75% of me, wanted to crawl under the covers and cry myself to sleep. The other 25%, however, made a little annoying buzzing sound reminding me I had Zumba at 6:15.
"Fine, little buzzing noise, I will drag myself to Zumba. But I won't try very hard" was the compromise I made with myself for even going at all. But thank God I went. I've always heard that exercising makes you happier. It releases endorphins or something else I learned about in 9th grade biology. After about 10 minutes of half-assing it in class, I just couldn't help myself: I started trying. And it was fun! It's always fun, but today it felt like a Godsend. I got to forget about my problems for a while, and after class I had a more positive outlook on life than I did before I got there.
So sure, I could have stayed in bed and moped and felt sorry for myself. But I'm definitely glad I didn't.
Food today was absolutely 100% perfect. I'm actually really surprised I didn't stress eat, but it helped that there wasn't really any food around to tempt me. I'm currently finishing up my dinner of rice, chicken, and peas all thrown together in a bowl with some soy sauce. Easy and delicious, if I do say so.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 18600
Calories burned: 3250
Calories consumed: 1250
Tomorrow will most likely be another stressful day, but I am going into it with a positive attitude, which can only help I think.
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Saturday, November 19, 2016
Weigh In: Week 39
Good evening, readers!
Remember yesterday when I was actually looking forward to a weigh in? I figured that can't be a good sign, but it turns out it was a good sign! I lost 2 pounds this week, negating the 2 pounds I gained last week, bringing my grand total of weight lost to 40 pounds (again). That means only 5 pounds to go to meet my January 1st goal.
But, uh-oh: Next week is Thanksgiving week! Don't worry, I have a plan. I'm lucky enough (or unlucky, depending on your perspective) to have two Thanksgiving celebrations this year. One is on the day, while one is the Saturday after. Which actually presents me with a good opportunity to enjoy Thanksgiving food while not totally sabotaging my diet. Here's the plan: Eat super health at Thursday Thanksgiving. Turkey, veggies, maybe a bit of mashed potatoes, no dessert. Do my weigh-in on Saturday morning as usual. Then, at Saturday Thanksgiving, I can enjoy myself in moderation. Hello potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls, and pie! We'll see how that goes.
Anyway, today was super busy but super productive. After my usual 8am weight lifting and 9am Zumba, I ran to the post office to buy stamps or our save the dates. Then I came home and did my weigh-in, to positive results. After getting ready, Bill and I went out and grabbed lunch at Culver's, grocery shopped at Target and Sam's Club, and did some clothes shopping at Kohl's. We also wasted a good amount of time in the massage chairs at Kohl's, but that's another story.
After all that we came home and carefully proof-read the address labels before printing them. Then we created a 2-man assembly line and finished those babies up! Look, there's 80 save-the-dates all ready for their exciting journeys to their new homes:
Pro-tip: Dampen a clean, unused makeup sponge to activate the adhesive on the envelopes. Because saliva is gross.
Once we finished all those, we got ready (again) and went to our friend Jen's 40th birthday party! I was very good and had a taco salad instead of tacos. I snacked on fresh veggies, and I only had a tiny piece of cookie cake (it's like two giant cookies with frosting in between and on top).
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 19125
Calories burned: 3400
Calories consumed: 1500? I'm not super sure, just guessing.
That's all the exciting news for today! I'm looking forward to having a much more low-key day tomorrow working on paper flowers and doing laundry.
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Remember yesterday when I was actually looking forward to a weigh in? I figured that can't be a good sign, but it turns out it was a good sign! I lost 2 pounds this week, negating the 2 pounds I gained last week, bringing my grand total of weight lost to 40 pounds (again). That means only 5 pounds to go to meet my January 1st goal.
But, uh-oh: Next week is Thanksgiving week! Don't worry, I have a plan. I'm lucky enough (or unlucky, depending on your perspective) to have two Thanksgiving celebrations this year. One is on the day, while one is the Saturday after. Which actually presents me with a good opportunity to enjoy Thanksgiving food while not totally sabotaging my diet. Here's the plan: Eat super health at Thursday Thanksgiving. Turkey, veggies, maybe a bit of mashed potatoes, no dessert. Do my weigh-in on Saturday morning as usual. Then, at Saturday Thanksgiving, I can enjoy myself in moderation. Hello potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls, and pie! We'll see how that goes.
Anyway, today was super busy but super productive. After my usual 8am weight lifting and 9am Zumba, I ran to the post office to buy stamps or our save the dates. Then I came home and did my weigh-in, to positive results. After getting ready, Bill and I went out and grabbed lunch at Culver's, grocery shopped at Target and Sam's Club, and did some clothes shopping at Kohl's. We also wasted a good amount of time in the massage chairs at Kohl's, but that's another story.
After all that we came home and carefully proof-read the address labels before printing them. Then we created a 2-man assembly line and finished those babies up! Look, there's 80 save-the-dates all ready for their exciting journeys to their new homes:
Pro-tip: Dampen a clean, unused makeup sponge to activate the adhesive on the envelopes. Because saliva is gross.
Once we finished all those, we got ready (again) and went to our friend Jen's 40th birthday party! I was very good and had a taco salad instead of tacos. I snacked on fresh veggies, and I only had a tiny piece of cookie cake (it's like two giant cookies with frosting in between and on top).
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 19125
Calories burned: 3400
Calories consumed: 1500? I'm not super sure, just guessing.
That's all the exciting news for today! I'm looking forward to having a much more low-key day tomorrow working on paper flowers and doing laundry.
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Friday, November 18, 2016
Winter is Here!
Good evening, readers!
Well, winter is officially here. I can hear the wind howling outside. Luckily the minuscule amount of snow we got isn't going to last for long. Unluckily the frigid temperatures are probably here for a solid four+ months. The cold temps and the early darkness really inhibit my workouts, to be honest. A lot of my activity involved getting outside and walking or jogging. Now I'm refined to the indoors, which officially blows. This from the girl who doesn't even like to be outside.
While today was not the greatest of all days attitude-wise, it at least was a good day on the diet and exercise front. Again, I followed my diet perfectly. Although I am getting kind of sick of bananas for breakfast. Substitution ideas, anyone?
Work has actually been a little slow lately. That, or I'm just so on top of everything it just seems slow. I'm going to assume it's the later, but in reality I'm sure it's the former. The downside of this is I don't get as many steps in during the day running around like a crazy person. The upside is that I actually have time to eat lunch and don't feel so stressed and crazy all the time.
After work I braved the barely-detectable snow and got home at a decent time. Once Bill got home we went to the Y and did our couple's elliptical workout. Afterward we rewarded ourselves with Davanni's. I had a thin crust solo pizza with red sauce, half cheese, extra mushrooms and onions. It was delicious and I don't even have to feel guilty about it! Smart choice, since it was under 400 calories.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 14400
Calories burned: 3100
Calories consumed: 1240
Over in wedding-planning land I feel like we got a lot accomplished today! I finally figured out how to get a map into our invitations! It was a lot of trial and error but I think it has worked out well. I also emailed all the parts of the RSVP card to the graphic artist to see if she can make them less blurry. The fancy "extra surprise" inserts of our save-the-dates are here, and we just spent the last hour polishing up the address labels for those. Tomorrow we are finally going to finish those! Hopefully. My goal is to have them completely ready for mailing at this time tomorrow.
Finally, you are not going to believe me when I say: I am actually kind of looking forward to tomorrow's weigh-in. Which really cannot bode well. But I know that I ate well and worked out a ton and I should see some positive results on the scale. And if I don't, well.. I may just lose my mind.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Well, winter is officially here. I can hear the wind howling outside. Luckily the minuscule amount of snow we got isn't going to last for long. Unluckily the frigid temperatures are probably here for a solid four+ months. The cold temps and the early darkness really inhibit my workouts, to be honest. A lot of my activity involved getting outside and walking or jogging. Now I'm refined to the indoors, which officially blows. This from the girl who doesn't even like to be outside.
While today was not the greatest of all days attitude-wise, it at least was a good day on the diet and exercise front. Again, I followed my diet perfectly. Although I am getting kind of sick of bananas for breakfast. Substitution ideas, anyone?
Work has actually been a little slow lately. That, or I'm just so on top of everything it just seems slow. I'm going to assume it's the later, but in reality I'm sure it's the former. The downside of this is I don't get as many steps in during the day running around like a crazy person. The upside is that I actually have time to eat lunch and don't feel so stressed and crazy all the time.
After work I braved the barely-detectable snow and got home at a decent time. Once Bill got home we went to the Y and did our couple's elliptical workout. Afterward we rewarded ourselves with Davanni's. I had a thin crust solo pizza with red sauce, half cheese, extra mushrooms and onions. It was delicious and I don't even have to feel guilty about it! Smart choice, since it was under 400 calories.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 14400
Calories burned: 3100
Calories consumed: 1240
Over in wedding-planning land I feel like we got a lot accomplished today! I finally figured out how to get a map into our invitations! It was a lot of trial and error but I think it has worked out well. I also emailed all the parts of the RSVP card to the graphic artist to see if she can make them less blurry. The fancy "extra surprise" inserts of our save-the-dates are here, and we just spent the last hour polishing up the address labels for those. Tomorrow we are finally going to finish those! Hopefully. My goal is to have them completely ready for mailing at this time tomorrow.
Finally, you are not going to believe me when I say: I am actually kind of looking forward to tomorrow's weigh-in. Which really cannot bode well. But I know that I ate well and worked out a ton and I should see some positive results on the scale. And if I don't, well.. I may just lose my mind.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Zumbathon!
Good evening, readers!
Full disclosure: I skipped my weight workout today. I didn't mean to, but I just couldn't drag myself out of bed. And I definitely beat myself up all day about it, too. But, looking back on the day, it's probably a good thing that I didn't go.
If I had gone to weight lifting class this morning, my legs definitely would have been too tired to make it through two straight hours of Zumba in my very first ever Zumbathon! You guys, it was an absolute blast! Eight different instructors, 6 of which I take regularly, each teaching for about 15 minutes. It was even better than a regular class because you got so many different styles back to back to back!
But man, am I tired! As I was walking out of the Y I realized my legs were a little wobbly. Which is why I say it's a good thing I didn't go to weight lifting this morning. Sure, class on Saturday morning will be tough with the longer break between, but not impossible.
My diet today was spectacular as well. I had my usual breakfast and lunch (600 calories total) with the treat of a chocolate Tootsie Pop (60 calories). When I got home I had a protein bar (140 calories) and then a light dinner of soup and a slice of bread (200 calories). I also had a handful of almonds (100 calories) so as not to starve. Since all of that is only 1100 calories and I'm sure I burned a zillion calories at the Zumbathon, I am treating myself to my second pint of Halo Top this week! I can't afford to do it every week, but I think I deserve it today :)
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 21615
Calories burned: 3600
Calories consumed: 1380
Over in wedding-planning land, I heard back from the church and 3:30pm is a go for the ceremony. So mark your calendars! I should be getting my save-the-date insert surprise in the mail tomorrow, then I can stuff those, address them, and they should be good to go. My mom's (and my) friend Amy is making the map for the invitations, and then even those will be ready to print! I also worked on my paper flowers more yesterday and have the name of a graphic design artist willing to help me clean up my RSVP cards, who I will contact tomorrow.
Holy productive Batman! Let's keep this productivity moving into the weekend (and weigh-in!).
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Full disclosure: I skipped my weight workout today. I didn't mean to, but I just couldn't drag myself out of bed. And I definitely beat myself up all day about it, too. But, looking back on the day, it's probably a good thing that I didn't go.
If I had gone to weight lifting class this morning, my legs definitely would have been too tired to make it through two straight hours of Zumba in my very first ever Zumbathon! You guys, it was an absolute blast! Eight different instructors, 6 of which I take regularly, each teaching for about 15 minutes. It was even better than a regular class because you got so many different styles back to back to back!
But man, am I tired! As I was walking out of the Y I realized my legs were a little wobbly. Which is why I say it's a good thing I didn't go to weight lifting this morning. Sure, class on Saturday morning will be tough with the longer break between, but not impossible.
My diet today was spectacular as well. I had my usual breakfast and lunch (600 calories total) with the treat of a chocolate Tootsie Pop (60 calories). When I got home I had a protein bar (140 calories) and then a light dinner of soup and a slice of bread (200 calories). I also had a handful of almonds (100 calories) so as not to starve. Since all of that is only 1100 calories and I'm sure I burned a zillion calories at the Zumbathon, I am treating myself to my second pint of Halo Top this week! I can't afford to do it every week, but I think I deserve it today :)
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 21615
Calories burned: 3600
Calories consumed: 1380
Over in wedding-planning land, I heard back from the church and 3:30pm is a go for the ceremony. So mark your calendars! I should be getting my save-the-date insert surprise in the mail tomorrow, then I can stuff those, address them, and they should be good to go. My mom's (and my) friend Amy is making the map for the invitations, and then even those will be ready to print! I also worked on my paper flowers more yesterday and have the name of a graphic design artist willing to help me clean up my RSVP cards, who I will contact tomorrow.
Holy productive Batman! Let's keep this productivity moving into the weekend (and weigh-in!).
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
In The Wedding Groove
Good evening, readers!
I order to get out of my little funk from yesterday and not be so depressed about gaining weight, I threw myself headfirst into wedding planning today.
I've finally got a good handle on my new position at work, so I can actually take breaks and do some wedding-planning stuff on my desktop there. Everything is easier when you have two monitors.
First I worked on the invitations. Our save-the-dates are going out next week, but that doesn't mean we can't get our invitations printed! I have them mostly done, I'm just working on the map portion (delegated to mom). A question for all you married people out there: if you included a map in your invitation, how was it made? Was it made electronically by the company where you got your invitations, or did you make it electronically, or even hand draw it? I'm just wondering since it seemed like I couldn't really find what I was looking for online.
Anyway, along with the invitations I need to make RSVP cards. I've actually already made one I really like, but it is printing a little blurry and I feel like I need a graphics expert to look at all the pieces and figure out how to make it more crisp.
But once we have the map and the RSVP cards done, then I think we're good to print the invitations! That's exciting! Actually... I'm still waiting to hear back from the church on the ceremony time. Originally we had written 3pm, but have since decided to change it to 3:30pm. So to print my invitations I need three things: map, RSVP cards, ceremony time ok'd by church. Almost there!
Besides emailing the church about the ceremony time, I also emailed the pastor to schedule our meetings for pre-marriage marriage counseling. I went so far as to ask for a standard "ceremony outline" so we can start choosing songs, Bible passages, or even making a program (the part I am most anxious about.)
I spent a good deal of time pinning wedding hairstyles to my Pintrest board this afternoon. Actually, I spent a good deal of time scrolling through hairstyles and only pinning a few. I just feel like I don't have enough hair for the hairstyles I really like! Can they magically add hair to my head?
I did workout this evening, including an hour of Zumba followed by an hour of BodyPump. During BodyPump sometimes my mind wanders, and today it wandered to how in the heck we are going to pay for all this wedding stuff. But I just have to remind myself that things like tax returns, year-end bonuses, and bi-weekly paychecks are a thing and we don't have to pay for everything right this second. That helps.
Other wedding stuff... I'm hoping to schedule a hair and makeup trial in December, still working on that. Suit fitting for the guys is on November 26th (Saturday). Geeze there's a lot to do.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 21000
Calories burned: 3550
Calories consumed: 1440
Food was pretty perfect today. Followed the diet to a T and now it's reward time with some Halo Top!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
I order to get out of my little funk from yesterday and not be so depressed about gaining weight, I threw myself headfirst into wedding planning today.
I've finally got a good handle on my new position at work, so I can actually take breaks and do some wedding-planning stuff on my desktop there. Everything is easier when you have two monitors.
First I worked on the invitations. Our save-the-dates are going out next week, but that doesn't mean we can't get our invitations printed! I have them mostly done, I'm just working on the map portion (delegated to mom). A question for all you married people out there: if you included a map in your invitation, how was it made? Was it made electronically by the company where you got your invitations, or did you make it electronically, or even hand draw it? I'm just wondering since it seemed like I couldn't really find what I was looking for online.
Anyway, along with the invitations I need to make RSVP cards. I've actually already made one I really like, but it is printing a little blurry and I feel like I need a graphics expert to look at all the pieces and figure out how to make it more crisp.
But once we have the map and the RSVP cards done, then I think we're good to print the invitations! That's exciting! Actually... I'm still waiting to hear back from the church on the ceremony time. Originally we had written 3pm, but have since decided to change it to 3:30pm. So to print my invitations I need three things: map, RSVP cards, ceremony time ok'd by church. Almost there!
Besides emailing the church about the ceremony time, I also emailed the pastor to schedule our meetings for pre-marriage marriage counseling. I went so far as to ask for a standard "ceremony outline" so we can start choosing songs, Bible passages, or even making a program (the part I am most anxious about.)
I spent a good deal of time pinning wedding hairstyles to my Pintrest board this afternoon. Actually, I spent a good deal of time scrolling through hairstyles and only pinning a few. I just feel like I don't have enough hair for the hairstyles I really like! Can they magically add hair to my head?
I did workout this evening, including an hour of Zumba followed by an hour of BodyPump. During BodyPump sometimes my mind wanders, and today it wandered to how in the heck we are going to pay for all this wedding stuff. But I just have to remind myself that things like tax returns, year-end bonuses, and bi-weekly paychecks are a thing and we don't have to pay for everything right this second. That helps.
Other wedding stuff... I'm hoping to schedule a hair and makeup trial in December, still working on that. Suit fitting for the guys is on November 26th (Saturday). Geeze there's a lot to do.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 21000
Calories burned: 3550
Calories consumed: 1440
Food was pretty perfect today. Followed the diet to a T and now it's reward time with some Halo Top!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Monday, November 14, 2016
Measurement Monday
Good evening, readers!
Well, it's that time again... Time to measure up!
Let's remind ourselves of last month's measurements:
Bust: 38
Waist: 31
Hips: 47
Thighs: 28
Arms: 14.5
And, lo and behold, this month's measurements are exactly the same. Hey, at least I didn't GAIN inches like I gained weight.
I'm starting to get a little discouraged here, guys. I keep trying to think of the positives, like "hey, you've lost 38 pounds already! That's nothing to sneeze at!" And, "Hey, you're wearing jeans two sizes smaller than you were when you started!". And when I think about the big picture, I'm down over 60 pounds from my heaviest weight ever. So I'd say that's an accomplishment. But I just can't stop. I need to keep going.
The good news from today is that I followed my diet and exercise plan absolutely perfectly. I had my banana and coffee for breakfast, ate my sandwich and yogurt for lunch, and now I'm eating some rice with tomato basil chicken breast (it comes frozen, I'm not that good) and green beans. I parked farther away from work and walked (gotta get it in while the weather permits), did a fair amount of walking at work, plus I walked the dog when I got home. Afterward I went to Zumba where I definitely worked up a sweat.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 18,000
Calories burned: 3220
Calories consumed: 1420
See, that's like the perfect day. The only thing that could have made it better would to have lost an inch or two somewhere (especially the arms!).
I'm not going to regress, I can promise you that. I am going to try harder than ever to reach my goals before this wedding. But I might need your help.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Well, it's that time again... Time to measure up!
Let's remind ourselves of last month's measurements:
Bust: 38
Waist: 31
Hips: 47
Thighs: 28
Arms: 14.5
And, lo and behold, this month's measurements are exactly the same. Hey, at least I didn't GAIN inches like I gained weight.
I'm starting to get a little discouraged here, guys. I keep trying to think of the positives, like "hey, you've lost 38 pounds already! That's nothing to sneeze at!" And, "Hey, you're wearing jeans two sizes smaller than you were when you started!". And when I think about the big picture, I'm down over 60 pounds from my heaviest weight ever. So I'd say that's an accomplishment. But I just can't stop. I need to keep going.
The good news from today is that I followed my diet and exercise plan absolutely perfectly. I had my banana and coffee for breakfast, ate my sandwich and yogurt for lunch, and now I'm eating some rice with tomato basil chicken breast (it comes frozen, I'm not that good) and green beans. I parked farther away from work and walked (gotta get it in while the weather permits), did a fair amount of walking at work, plus I walked the dog when I got home. Afterward I went to Zumba where I definitely worked up a sweat.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 18,000
Calories burned: 3220
Calories consumed: 1420
See, that's like the perfect day. The only thing that could have made it better would to have lost an inch or two somewhere (especially the arms!).
I'm not going to regress, I can promise you that. I am going to try harder than ever to reach my goals before this wedding. But I might need your help.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Saturday, November 12, 2016
Weigh In: Week 38
Good evening, readers!
Well, this is really the first week that I've had to report bad news on weigh-in day. Over state fair week I think I gained a pound or two, but that was the worst that was to be reported. And I knew it was going to happen. Otherwise every other week I've either lost or at least maintained.
I could lie, I suppose. But what good does that do for anyone? So here it is, the ugly truth:
I gained 2 pounds this week.
I'm surprisingly not freaking out.
Yes, I gained two pounds. But when you eat a bunch of candy over Halloween week and barely exercise, that's what happens. Now I'm just trying to clean up the aftermath of that disaster. Since I didn't weigh last week I don't know how much I actually gained, but I'm guessing I lost weight between last week and this week. Thus why I'm not freaking out.
Plus, it kind of puts a nice symmetry to things. I'm on week 38 of this blog, and I've lost 38 pounds. It's a very consistent 1 pound per week. So I still have 22 pounds to go, and there are exactly 22 more Saturdays until our wedding. Weird how everything works out! But now I've really got to be sure not to slip up!
Barring that kind of depressing news, today was a pretty good day. I did my normal Saturday morning workout routine (an hour of weightlifting, followed by an hour of Zumba). Then I came home and took a nice long nap. Even the dog joined me. Sometimes it's nice to be lazy.
After our nap I finally did something productive; I made all the address labels for our save-the-dates. I also ordered an extra little surprise to put in them, so I haven't sealed the envelopes yet. But that will be the last thing I need to do and then those will be done! I also worked on more paper flowers. Boy that has turned into a much bigger project than I had anticipated.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 12600
Calories burned: 2800
Calories consumed: 1400
I ate really well today since my weigh-in was bad (turns out it's a motivator!). An apple with peanut butter for breakfast after my workout. Just a protein bar for lunch, but I also had some popcorn and a beef stick for a snack later. Then some leftover chicken noodle soup for dinner. Sometimes it's hard to avoid mindlessly shoving food in your face when you're at home reading/watching tv/working on the computer.
I'm still looking for advice on how to avoid sweets, so if you have ideas please let me know!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Well, this is really the first week that I've had to report bad news on weigh-in day. Over state fair week I think I gained a pound or two, but that was the worst that was to be reported. And I knew it was going to happen. Otherwise every other week I've either lost or at least maintained.
I could lie, I suppose. But what good does that do for anyone? So here it is, the ugly truth:
I gained 2 pounds this week.
I'm surprisingly not freaking out.
Yes, I gained two pounds. But when you eat a bunch of candy over Halloween week and barely exercise, that's what happens. Now I'm just trying to clean up the aftermath of that disaster. Since I didn't weigh last week I don't know how much I actually gained, but I'm guessing I lost weight between last week and this week. Thus why I'm not freaking out.
Plus, it kind of puts a nice symmetry to things. I'm on week 38 of this blog, and I've lost 38 pounds. It's a very consistent 1 pound per week. So I still have 22 pounds to go, and there are exactly 22 more Saturdays until our wedding. Weird how everything works out! But now I've really got to be sure not to slip up!
Barring that kind of depressing news, today was a pretty good day. I did my normal Saturday morning workout routine (an hour of weightlifting, followed by an hour of Zumba). Then I came home and took a nice long nap. Even the dog joined me. Sometimes it's nice to be lazy.
After our nap I finally did something productive; I made all the address labels for our save-the-dates. I also ordered an extra little surprise to put in them, so I haven't sealed the envelopes yet. But that will be the last thing I need to do and then those will be done! I also worked on more paper flowers. Boy that has turned into a much bigger project than I had anticipated.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 12600
Calories burned: 2800
Calories consumed: 1400
I ate really well today since my weigh-in was bad (turns out it's a motivator!). An apple with peanut butter for breakfast after my workout. Just a protein bar for lunch, but I also had some popcorn and a beef stick for a snack later. Then some leftover chicken noodle soup for dinner. Sometimes it's hard to avoid mindlessly shoving food in your face when you're at home reading/watching tv/working on the computer.
I'm still looking for advice on how to avoid sweets, so if you have ideas please let me know!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Friday, November 11, 2016
Dreading That Scale
Good evening, readers!
Oy am I dreading this weigh-in tomorrow. I had a terrible week last week (so much so that I didn't even weigh in if you recall) and now I've been politically stress eating for the last three days. I exercised a ton, but we all know that weight loss starts in the kitchen, not the gym. My kitchen has mostly healthy foods, but my workplace sure doesn't. I'm getting a little concerned that I'm not going to be able to hit my goal of 45 lbs by January 1. If I can just do 1 pound per week I should be good, since there's still 7 weigh-ins, not including tomorrow. So there's my new goal. The only problem with this plan is that Thanksgiving and Christmas fall within these next 8 weigh-ins.
I have come to realize that these holidays will be all about self control. You can have a treat, but it's also not that hard to make your meals mostly healthy. I will do my best, but I need tips on how to control my sweet tooth! I'm more worried about Christmas, actually, with all the sweets loitering around. So how do you keep from eating everything you see? I read something that says you can curb a craving, especially for sweets, if you envision yourself pouring (not shaking, pouring) salt on the item you want to eat. So think of a donut covered in salt. The thought makes you gag, right? So that little trick seems to work. Except I usually am already halfway through eating the offensive item before I remember to do the trick.
Anyway, today was a pretty typical Friday. Actually, it was a pretty good day, considering the state of things. I vowed to NOT go to work early. I don't start until 7:30, but I usually get to work every day about 6:45 (I've probably mentioned this before). But I actually didn't have a ton of work to do for once, so I did my best to just be on time instead of early. I still got there about 7:15, but I thought that was a good improvement! I got all my work done and even got to leave a little bit early, which is a treat for a Friday!
After work I took the dog for a short walk and then headed for the Y. Today's workout schedule said "Jog 3 miles." I definitely regret putting that on the list. I had to do it on the treadmill at the Y instead of outside because it was already dark by the time I was ready to exercise. It only took me 33 minutes (it's always faster indoors) and I got to catch up on some TV. But man do I hate to run. There's just nothing fun about it.
After the Y Bill and I had our Friday night date night, but tonight we went to Chipotle instead. I had a salad, and the only things on it that had any substantial amount of calories was the guac and sour cream. So calorie-wise it's actually pretty good for you.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 16200
Calories burned: 3100
Calories consumed:1550
Again, I ate a couple things today I probably shouldn't have. My calorie counts haven't suffered too terribly, but I'm still dreading stepping on that scale in the morning!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Oy am I dreading this weigh-in tomorrow. I had a terrible week last week (so much so that I didn't even weigh in if you recall) and now I've been politically stress eating for the last three days. I exercised a ton, but we all know that weight loss starts in the kitchen, not the gym. My kitchen has mostly healthy foods, but my workplace sure doesn't. I'm getting a little concerned that I'm not going to be able to hit my goal of 45 lbs by January 1. If I can just do 1 pound per week I should be good, since there's still 7 weigh-ins, not including tomorrow. So there's my new goal. The only problem with this plan is that Thanksgiving and Christmas fall within these next 8 weigh-ins.
I have come to realize that these holidays will be all about self control. You can have a treat, but it's also not that hard to make your meals mostly healthy. I will do my best, but I need tips on how to control my sweet tooth! I'm more worried about Christmas, actually, with all the sweets loitering around. So how do you keep from eating everything you see? I read something that says you can curb a craving, especially for sweets, if you envision yourself pouring (not shaking, pouring) salt on the item you want to eat. So think of a donut covered in salt. The thought makes you gag, right? So that little trick seems to work. Except I usually am already halfway through eating the offensive item before I remember to do the trick.
Anyway, today was a pretty typical Friday. Actually, it was a pretty good day, considering the state of things. I vowed to NOT go to work early. I don't start until 7:30, but I usually get to work every day about 6:45 (I've probably mentioned this before). But I actually didn't have a ton of work to do for once, so I did my best to just be on time instead of early. I still got there about 7:15, but I thought that was a good improvement! I got all my work done and even got to leave a little bit early, which is a treat for a Friday!
After work I took the dog for a short walk and then headed for the Y. Today's workout schedule said "Jog 3 miles." I definitely regret putting that on the list. I had to do it on the treadmill at the Y instead of outside because it was already dark by the time I was ready to exercise. It only took me 33 minutes (it's always faster indoors) and I got to catch up on some TV. But man do I hate to run. There's just nothing fun about it.
After the Y Bill and I had our Friday night date night, but tonight we went to Chipotle instead. I had a salad, and the only things on it that had any substantial amount of calories was the guac and sour cream. So calorie-wise it's actually pretty good for you.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 16200
Calories burned: 3100
Calories consumed:1550
Again, I ate a couple things today I probably shouldn't have. My calorie counts haven't suffered too terribly, but I'm still dreading stepping on that scale in the morning!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Distractions
Good evening, readers.
Since none of you come here for political opinions, I will try to keep those to myself. Since this is a fitness/wedding blog, I will only mention politics as it pertains to my fitness or my wedding.
Today I got up and I was tired. Just dead tired. I only slept for about 3.5 hours on Tuesday night (I had to cry myself to sleep, actually) and another 5 hours last night. So yes, I am tired. Which effects my fitness, as well as my mental well-being. Although, honestly, I drank so much caffeine today that I was more productive than ever while at work.
Work has been a good distraction from reality the past couple of days, and I've been able to keep my eating in check (mostly) while I am at work. There's a few temptations, but I don't really see the harm in allowing myself one of those tiny boxes of Milk Duds (there's only 4 in there anyway). When I get home I don't have as much to distract myself with, so I've been working out extra as a way to keep my mind off reality. The problem is, when I'm not working out I'm also stress eating. This whole thing really has me in a tizzy. I'm stress eating and stress exercising. So maybe that will balance out? Who knows.
After work today I walked the dog, then went to Zumba. I came home and had a light dinner (360 cals) and then went back to the gym for weightlifting. It was on the schedule, so I did it. Plus it was a welcome distraction. Then I came home and walked the dog again. Again, another good distraction. But I know there's a pint of Halo Top in the freezer with my name on it once I take a shower.
Nothing much new to report in wedding-planning land. My big plans for the weekend are to finish (completely, addressed, stamped and ready to mail) the save-the-dates as well as finish my paper flowers. I'm estimating the flowers to take another 8 hours or so, but I don't have any other plans this weekend so it shouldn't be a problem. Once that's done I really need to get going on the invitations!
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 19740
Calories burned: 3450
Calories consumed: About 1250
Don't worry, that Halo Top will certainly help me get my calorie count up a little bit.
Otherwise, I'm off to bed. Hopefully I can sleep a little longer tonight; it would be a welcome distraction.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Staying Up Late
Good evening, readers!
We all know my battle with Mr. Sandman is usually a losing one. Even if I get "enough" sleep (8-9 hours) I almost always still feel tired upon awakening. I try to be good and go to bed early, but tonight will not be one of those nights. Because who wants to sleep through history?
Oh, did you vote? We did! I meant to take a picture of us with our "I voted" stickers but I was so excited about voting I forgot.
Anyway, today was pretty normal for my new Tuesday. Minus the whole voting situation. I got up early, went to work, and worked hard for 9 hours. Today actually felt productive. Although I do have one of those jobs that really 'never ends'. You order stuff, people use the stuff, then you order more stuff. But being on top of it gives the illusion that you might actually be able to finish everything.
Bill got home before me, so he walked the dog. As soon as I got home we went to the polling place to vote! I didn't know how long it would take. I thought there might be a line, and I wanted to work out afterward, so I made sure we went ASAP. Turns out there was no line and only took 10 minutes tops, so we went to Culver's for dinner! I just had soup so it wouldn't sabotage anything.
I know I haven't been sticking to the diet plan completely. I should really do better at that, especially since I basically don't eat vegetables if I don't follow the plan. Because no one likes vegetables. Not just kids, everyone.
After dinner I took the dog for a short walk and then went to the Y for Zumba and BodyPump. My legs and gluten are still so sore from Sunday's kickboxing that I was limited in my movement a bit. Luckily I got mostly stretched out during Zumba and was able to have full range during squats and lunges at BodyPump later. It was still exceptionally difficult, don't get me wrong.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 21,000
Calories burned: 3620
Calories consumed:1100
Looks like I'm a little low on the calories today. Which means I can have something from my snack list! I'm feeling popcorn. Hopefully I stay up late enough to floss. But what to do to keep myself up? Reading and watching TV won't work, but doing both at the same time might...
Or, we will just get the outcome in the morning!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
We all know my battle with Mr. Sandman is usually a losing one. Even if I get "enough" sleep (8-9 hours) I almost always still feel tired upon awakening. I try to be good and go to bed early, but tonight will not be one of those nights. Because who wants to sleep through history?
Oh, did you vote? We did! I meant to take a picture of us with our "I voted" stickers but I was so excited about voting I forgot.
Anyway, today was pretty normal for my new Tuesday. Minus the whole voting situation. I got up early, went to work, and worked hard for 9 hours. Today actually felt productive. Although I do have one of those jobs that really 'never ends'. You order stuff, people use the stuff, then you order more stuff. But being on top of it gives the illusion that you might actually be able to finish everything.
Bill got home before me, so he walked the dog. As soon as I got home we went to the polling place to vote! I didn't know how long it would take. I thought there might be a line, and I wanted to work out afterward, so I made sure we went ASAP. Turns out there was no line and only took 10 minutes tops, so we went to Culver's for dinner! I just had soup so it wouldn't sabotage anything.
I know I haven't been sticking to the diet plan completely. I should really do better at that, especially since I basically don't eat vegetables if I don't follow the plan. Because no one likes vegetables. Not just kids, everyone.
After dinner I took the dog for a short walk and then went to the Y for Zumba and BodyPump. My legs and gluten are still so sore from Sunday's kickboxing that I was limited in my movement a bit. Luckily I got mostly stretched out during Zumba and was able to have full range during squats and lunges at BodyPump later. It was still exceptionally difficult, don't get me wrong.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 21,000
Calories burned: 3620
Calories consumed:1100
Looks like I'm a little low on the calories today. Which means I can have something from my snack list! I'm feeling popcorn. Hopefully I stay up late enough to floss. But what to do to keep myself up? Reading and watching TV won't work, but doing both at the same time might...
Or, we will just get the outcome in the morning!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Monday, November 7, 2016
Consequences.
Good evening, readers!
You know, sometimes you just have to face the consequences of your actions. Like right now I am eating a measly dinner of a cup of soup and a yogurt because I really wanted to eat those Doritos at work today. So I did, and now I'm paying for it.
Kind of like how there are some pretty dire consequences if you don't go out and vote tomorrow. I would never tell you who to vote for, and this isn't a political blog. Neither one of these candidates is offering free gym memberships and personal chefs or wedding stipends (umm not a terrible political platform) so they don't effect the contents of this blog. But they both have a chance to impact our lives, so get out there and vote for the one you think will impact you, personally, in the most positive way possible. PSA over :)
Anyway, this morning it felt really nice to get up at 5am and not feel totally exhausted from the get-go. I still relied heavily on caffeine to turn me into a functioning human being, but it wasn't as difficult as it is most mornings. Unfortunately that difficulty increases the closer we get to the weekend.
I had my normal breakfast of a banana, coffee, and water (as you can see on my weekly meal plan from yesterday's post) and then headed in to work. I got tons of stuff done, but never quite as much as I would like.
I did actually get to leave work on time, so I got home about 4:50 and put away yesterday's laundry and clean dishes from the dishwasher. Oh, and did I mention? I can hardly walk up the stairs. I am SORE. All capitals doesn't even begin to cut it. After that "defend together" kick boxing class yesterday I have soreness in muscles that have probably never been used. And it didn't even feel that hard while I was doing it!
I made Bill dinner (he's hard at work on a presentation) and then I headed off to Zumba. Yeah... that soreness made some of those moves impossible. Like lifting my knee above my waist? HA! That was not happening today with the sore glutes and all.
I ate pretty well today, except for those stupid Doritos. The problem at work is that I'm so busy that I bring a lunch but then just grab whatever I see in front of me instead of taking the time to eat yogurt and a sandwich. I'm working on it.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 17850
Calories burned: 3250
Calories consumed: 1400
Okay, the Doritos thing wasn't a total sabotage, but it could have been a better day. Off to a good start to the week, though. I'll do my best to keep it going!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
You know, sometimes you just have to face the consequences of your actions. Like right now I am eating a measly dinner of a cup of soup and a yogurt because I really wanted to eat those Doritos at work today. So I did, and now I'm paying for it.
Kind of like how there are some pretty dire consequences if you don't go out and vote tomorrow. I would never tell you who to vote for, and this isn't a political blog. Neither one of these candidates is offering free gym memberships and personal chefs or wedding stipends (umm not a terrible political platform) so they don't effect the contents of this blog. But they both have a chance to impact our lives, so get out there and vote for the one you think will impact you, personally, in the most positive way possible. PSA over :)
Anyway, this morning it felt really nice to get up at 5am and not feel totally exhausted from the get-go. I still relied heavily on caffeine to turn me into a functioning human being, but it wasn't as difficult as it is most mornings. Unfortunately that difficulty increases the closer we get to the weekend.
I had my normal breakfast of a banana, coffee, and water (as you can see on my weekly meal plan from yesterday's post) and then headed in to work. I got tons of stuff done, but never quite as much as I would like.
I did actually get to leave work on time, so I got home about 4:50 and put away yesterday's laundry and clean dishes from the dishwasher. Oh, and did I mention? I can hardly walk up the stairs. I am SORE. All capitals doesn't even begin to cut it. After that "defend together" kick boxing class yesterday I have soreness in muscles that have probably never been used. And it didn't even feel that hard while I was doing it!
I made Bill dinner (he's hard at work on a presentation) and then I headed off to Zumba. Yeah... that soreness made some of those moves impossible. Like lifting my knee above my waist? HA! That was not happening today with the sore glutes and all.
I ate pretty well today, except for those stupid Doritos. The problem at work is that I'm so busy that I bring a lunch but then just grab whatever I see in front of me instead of taking the time to eat yogurt and a sandwich. I'm working on it.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 17850
Calories burned: 3250
Calories consumed: 1400
Okay, the Doritos thing wasn't a total sabotage, but it could have been a better day. Off to a good start to the week, though. I'll do my best to keep it going!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Sunday, November 6, 2016
Write It Down
Good evening, readers!
What a gorgeous day for weather! What a sucky day for football! It all balances out, I suppose.
I must say, this entire weekend has been exactly what I needed to recover from last week and recharge for next week. The extra hour of sleep this morning definitely helped. It also helped that I spent most of my time reading, watching TV, or making paper flowers for the wedding. Look how productive I was today!
I'm going to have superglue on the tips of my fingers for the rest of my life, but they're looking good! I'm almost halfway done with them!
When I got up this morning, before I went shopping, I planned out my meals for the week. I'll share it with you all, but be warned: I like to eat the same thing every day so I don't have to choose, I just have to make and eat.
I've even got snacking options at the bottom because if you add up the calories, that's only 990 per day. And that's not really enough to live on. I usually eat two snacks a day, so that adds another 200 calories or so.
I also made a calendar of all my planned workouts for the next two weeks. I'm not usually one to skip workouts, but planning them in advance means I can be prepared for them.
As you can see, with work and travel time factored in, I really don't have a lot of free time for, well, anything. I spend the weekend catching up on my TV shows (11 this weekend, but I finished them all!) and reading. Which makes me wonder, when am I going to plan this wedding? I know I've said it before, but it's a good thing I have my mom to remind me of all the wedding stuff I should be doing!
I walked the dog a couple times today, but it was otherwise a pretty relaxing day. I did some grocery shopping, went to a new class (defend together, like cardio kickboxing), and took a little nap during football.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 12000
Calories burned: 2700
Calories consumed: 1600
I'm telling ya, I"m going to get back on track if it's the last thing I do!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
What a gorgeous day for weather! What a sucky day for football! It all balances out, I suppose.
I must say, this entire weekend has been exactly what I needed to recover from last week and recharge for next week. The extra hour of sleep this morning definitely helped. It also helped that I spent most of my time reading, watching TV, or making paper flowers for the wedding. Look how productive I was today!
I'm going to have superglue on the tips of my fingers for the rest of my life, but they're looking good! I'm almost halfway done with them!
When I got up this morning, before I went shopping, I planned out my meals for the week. I'll share it with you all, but be warned: I like to eat the same thing every day so I don't have to choose, I just have to make and eat.
I've even got snacking options at the bottom because if you add up the calories, that's only 990 per day. And that's not really enough to live on. I usually eat two snacks a day, so that adds another 200 calories or so.
I also made a calendar of all my planned workouts for the next two weeks. I'm not usually one to skip workouts, but planning them in advance means I can be prepared for them.
As you can see, with work and travel time factored in, I really don't have a lot of free time for, well, anything. I spend the weekend catching up on my TV shows (11 this weekend, but I finished them all!) and reading. Which makes me wonder, when am I going to plan this wedding? I know I've said it before, but it's a good thing I have my mom to remind me of all the wedding stuff I should be doing!
I walked the dog a couple times today, but it was otherwise a pretty relaxing day. I did some grocery shopping, went to a new class (defend together, like cardio kickboxing), and took a little nap during football.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 12000
Calories burned: 2700
Calories consumed: 1600
I'm telling ya, I"m going to get back on track if it's the last thing I do!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Back On Track!
Good eve... actually, good afternoon, readers!
I know that this is a really weird time for me to post my blog. But last night I was so tired I fell asleep with my computer on my lap and the blog page open with not a single word written. So I figured I'd post early today to make up for missing yesterday, plus I kill two birds with one stone!
Yesterday morning was a rough one. I got up at 5, got ready, and headed to work about 5:45. I usually leave between 5:45-6. I don't actually start work until 7:30, but it usually takes between 35-45 minutes to get there, and then another 10-15 minutes to walk from my parking spot to work. I like to be there 30 minutes early because I get the most work done in those first 30 minutes of the day. Even when I'm tired I'm still more productive in the morning than I ever am in the afternoon. Plus, since I'm technically not supposed to be there until 7:30 I get my work done in relative peace.
Work was busy, as usual, but I left mostly on time (4:10, not bad). I drove home, where my parents had spent the day entertaining our ward, Cy, and riding their bikes all around Woodbury. We chatted for a few minutes, then got ready to go to dinner with my brothers and their wives to celebrate their birthdays that were a couple weeks ago. We went to Stout's (not sure what city it's in.. could be Roseville, St. Paul, or Falcon Heights) which is right by where I work. I just can't get enough of that drive.
We had a really good time at dinner. It's not often that all 8 of us are together, but it's always fun when we do! I had to drink two cups of coffee with dinner to keep my focus. We discussed lots of wedding stuff, lots of vacation stuff, some holiday stuff, and it was just nice to catch up.
This morning I got up when my alarm went off (no interruptions from Cy at all, even though he apparently tried to burrow under Bill's pillow at some point) and went to the Y for my normal Saturday morning workouts. Even though I skipped weigh-in this week, I still needed the workout! Mark my words, I'm getting back on track starting today. I'm down 40 pounds, but I still have 20 more to go. I will not let this one bad week derail me. By this time next week I will have a weigh-in that is at least even, if not lower, than my weigh-in last week. I'm going to work my butt off to make it happen!
After the workouts I came home, walked Cy, then relaxed for a few hours. I realized I was missing the gorgeous day, so I took Cy for another, longer walk. He's tired now! It must be hard for a little dog to walk so far. Even though it's only 3 o'clock, I've already logged 14,000 steps and burned 2500 calories. Not bad! I've only eaten a smoothie for breakfast so far, so any calorie count I give you wouldn't really be worth anything!
I really just wanted to get all these words out now. And to make a promise to all of you that I am back with a vengeance. I had one bad week, but tomorrow I'm going grocery shopping after making meal plans for every day of the week, and I'm scheduling all my workouts on the calendar. No excuses, I'm following the meal plan and workout calendar to the letter. Maybe I'll post those items here once I actually write them :)
I plan on spending the rest of the afternoon/evening making more paper flowers and catching up on TV shows. I'm pretty sure I have at least 8 hours to watch, but I can get lots of flower making done in that time!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
I know that this is a really weird time for me to post my blog. But last night I was so tired I fell asleep with my computer on my lap and the blog page open with not a single word written. So I figured I'd post early today to make up for missing yesterday, plus I kill two birds with one stone!
Yesterday morning was a rough one. I got up at 5, got ready, and headed to work about 5:45. I usually leave between 5:45-6. I don't actually start work until 7:30, but it usually takes between 35-45 minutes to get there, and then another 10-15 minutes to walk from my parking spot to work. I like to be there 30 minutes early because I get the most work done in those first 30 minutes of the day. Even when I'm tired I'm still more productive in the morning than I ever am in the afternoon. Plus, since I'm technically not supposed to be there until 7:30 I get my work done in relative peace.
Work was busy, as usual, but I left mostly on time (4:10, not bad). I drove home, where my parents had spent the day entertaining our ward, Cy, and riding their bikes all around Woodbury. We chatted for a few minutes, then got ready to go to dinner with my brothers and their wives to celebrate their birthdays that were a couple weeks ago. We went to Stout's (not sure what city it's in.. could be Roseville, St. Paul, or Falcon Heights) which is right by where I work. I just can't get enough of that drive.
We had a really good time at dinner. It's not often that all 8 of us are together, but it's always fun when we do! I had to drink two cups of coffee with dinner to keep my focus. We discussed lots of wedding stuff, lots of vacation stuff, some holiday stuff, and it was just nice to catch up.
This morning I got up when my alarm went off (no interruptions from Cy at all, even though he apparently tried to burrow under Bill's pillow at some point) and went to the Y for my normal Saturday morning workouts. Even though I skipped weigh-in this week, I still needed the workout! Mark my words, I'm getting back on track starting today. I'm down 40 pounds, but I still have 20 more to go. I will not let this one bad week derail me. By this time next week I will have a weigh-in that is at least even, if not lower, than my weigh-in last week. I'm going to work my butt off to make it happen!
After the workouts I came home, walked Cy, then relaxed for a few hours. I realized I was missing the gorgeous day, so I took Cy for another, longer walk. He's tired now! It must be hard for a little dog to walk so far. Even though it's only 3 o'clock, I've already logged 14,000 steps and burned 2500 calories. Not bad! I've only eaten a smoothie for breakfast so far, so any calorie count I give you wouldn't really be worth anything!
I really just wanted to get all these words out now. And to make a promise to all of you that I am back with a vengeance. I had one bad week, but tomorrow I'm going grocery shopping after making meal plans for every day of the week, and I'm scheduling all my workouts on the calendar. No excuses, I'm following the meal plan and workout calendar to the letter. Maybe I'll post those items here once I actually write them :)
I plan on spending the rest of the afternoon/evening making more paper flowers and catching up on TV shows. I'm pretty sure I have at least 8 hours to watch, but I can get lots of flower making done in that time!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Food & Cake Tasting!
Good evening, readers!
Remember how on Tuesday I posted about getting back to normal with my diet and exercise? Yeah, that really doesn't seem to be happening. I need help! How can I get back on track? My wedding activities today (see below) didn't really help in that department. Today we had our food and cake tasting for our wedding! Due to Halloween activities, this tasting, plus my lack of exercise (I will explain), I have decided to forego my weigh-in this week. I'm not quitting, not in the slightest. I just know that there will be bad news. So I am going to work really hard in the next... 9 days or so with the goal of losing just 1 lb over the 40 I have already lost.
Not gonna lie, though. Today was kind of the best. I got up and went to work early. Normally I do BodyPump on Thursday mornings, but I had to miss it today. Not only were my muscles so sore from Tuesday night's BodyPump that I was walking with a limp, but I had to get to work earlier than normal to get all my work done so I could leave work early as well.
So I worked my butt off until 2pm, when I left to go to our food tasting at Keller! It was a really great experience, actually. I chose a buffet to try, and we got to try every dish on the buffet, even the bread and wine. Honestly, everything was delicious! Even things I wasn't excited about turn out to be awesome. We got to try all the house wines, as well. After trying everything we decided to go with the buffet, but this place is so awesome they let us tweak the dishes to our preferences. Don't like a sauce? Change it. Dressing on the side? Done. Super accommodating. I'm excited! Actually, I have proof of how happy I was during this:
Try not to look too hard at that plate or it will give away all the deliciousness that will be served at our wedding!
At the tasting we also brought one centerpiece with us to make sure it looked good on the tables. It not only looks good, it looks amazing! It's like everything is coming together perfectly. The coordinator asked us a bunch of questions about the wedding afterward, like what times we want to do things, how we want things set up, etc. I had to make a lot of decisions in a rapid-fire manner. While difficult for me, I prefer it that way. Then I can just decide and be done and move on to the next one.
PS: The tasting at Keller was so awesome that we got to box up and bring home all the leftover food!
After the tasting we drove down to Miss Sara's Cakery in Hastings, MN to try a few cake flavors! I wasn't sure about having cake, but Bill wanted us to at least have photos of a cake cutting. We chose a tasteful two-tiered cake to cut, and a mini-cupcake tower! I'm pretty excited about it. And trust me, the flavors are delicious.
Now you can see why my activities today were not conducive to my weight-loss goals. I didn't get enough sleep, didn't go to BodyPump OR Zumba like normal, didn't eat lunch, and then ended up eating way too much, drinking wine, and eating cupcakes! This is why I'm skipping the weigh-in this week, but also why I'm begging for help getting back on track.
No stats today. Who knows how many calories I actually ate.
And now I'm off to bed. I'm sure I'll need to get there early to make up for everything that happened in the two hours I missed today.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Remember how on Tuesday I posted about getting back to normal with my diet and exercise? Yeah, that really doesn't seem to be happening. I need help! How can I get back on track? My wedding activities today (see below) didn't really help in that department. Today we had our food and cake tasting for our wedding! Due to Halloween activities, this tasting, plus my lack of exercise (I will explain), I have decided to forego my weigh-in this week. I'm not quitting, not in the slightest. I just know that there will be bad news. So I am going to work really hard in the next... 9 days or so with the goal of losing just 1 lb over the 40 I have already lost.
Not gonna lie, though. Today was kind of the best. I got up and went to work early. Normally I do BodyPump on Thursday mornings, but I had to miss it today. Not only were my muscles so sore from Tuesday night's BodyPump that I was walking with a limp, but I had to get to work earlier than normal to get all my work done so I could leave work early as well.
So I worked my butt off until 2pm, when I left to go to our food tasting at Keller! It was a really great experience, actually. I chose a buffet to try, and we got to try every dish on the buffet, even the bread and wine. Honestly, everything was delicious! Even things I wasn't excited about turn out to be awesome. We got to try all the house wines, as well. After trying everything we decided to go with the buffet, but this place is so awesome they let us tweak the dishes to our preferences. Don't like a sauce? Change it. Dressing on the side? Done. Super accommodating. I'm excited! Actually, I have proof of how happy I was during this:
Try not to look too hard at that plate or it will give away all the deliciousness that will be served at our wedding!
At the tasting we also brought one centerpiece with us to make sure it looked good on the tables. It not only looks good, it looks amazing! It's like everything is coming together perfectly. The coordinator asked us a bunch of questions about the wedding afterward, like what times we want to do things, how we want things set up, etc. I had to make a lot of decisions in a rapid-fire manner. While difficult for me, I prefer it that way. Then I can just decide and be done and move on to the next one.
PS: The tasting at Keller was so awesome that we got to box up and bring home all the leftover food!
After the tasting we drove down to Miss Sara's Cakery in Hastings, MN to try a few cake flavors! I wasn't sure about having cake, but Bill wanted us to at least have photos of a cake cutting. We chose a tasteful two-tiered cake to cut, and a mini-cupcake tower! I'm pretty excited about it. And trust me, the flavors are delicious.
Now you can see why my activities today were not conducive to my weight-loss goals. I didn't get enough sleep, didn't go to BodyPump OR Zumba like normal, didn't eat lunch, and then ended up eating way too much, drinking wine, and eating cupcakes! This is why I'm skipping the weigh-in this week, but also why I'm begging for help getting back on track.
No stats today. Who knows how many calories I actually ate.
And now I'm off to bed. I'm sure I'll need to get there early to make up for everything that happened in the two hours I missed today.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
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