Good evening, readers!
Well, I'm kind of annoyed with myself today. For multiple reasons.
Firstly, I couldn't keep my hands out of that darn candy bowl. It was like I spent the entire day with low blood sugar and couldn't stop thinking about chocolate. If I were a super hero (insert fun super hero name here) my nemesis would definitely be chocolate. Or ice cream. Or peanut butter. Actually, it would be that ice cream with the peanut butter cups in it... okay totally beside the point. I ate a lot of candy out of that candy bowl today, and now I'm just mad at myself that I did that. How annoying.
I'm also kind of annoyed with myself because I'm running out of wedding stuff to do. Yes, you heard me right. Apparently being organized and doing everything ahead of time has backfired. Now I have to reign myself in so I don't overdo everything because I feel like I need to be doing something. No, the welcome bags don't need 20 items in them. No, the bridesmaids don't need dozens of gifts. No, we don't need any more decoration on the cocktail tables. The stuff I still have left to do I'm trying to take slow so it lasts for the next few weeks. I even thought about starting to pack for the honeymoon, but then I realized Bill might need the giant suitcase for his work trip to Korea next week. I'm saving some project to distract me while he's gone.
I'm also a little annoyed at how sore I already know I'm going to be tomorrow. I got complimented on my lunge form today (yay! I've been working hard on those!) but then I felt like I had to do every single one perfectly and down to 90 degrees for the entire lunge track during BodyPump. Ouch. I may very well not be able to sit down tomorrow. Fantastic.
I had a moment today, during my Zumba class, where I thought to myself, "Wow, I feel incredibly in shape." It was weird, but I remember when I went to Tuesday night Zumba class a year ago and how hard it felt. By the end I was dripping sweat and breathing heavy. Now I still sweat, but it doesn't feel hard anymore. It just feels fun. Sometimes those feelings are almost better than seeing that number on the scale go down. Almost.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 18700
Calories burned: 3300
Calories consumed: Too many. Adding up the Reese's cups and Hershey's kisses I ate...I'd say maybe 1800? It's actually not as bad as I thought. But still higher than I want.
Tomorrow I'll be bringing my computer to the Apple Store and hopefully not spending a million dollars to get my computer fixed. Otherwise I'm looking forward to resting and recovering my muscles from all those lunges!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Monday, February 27, 2017
Never a Quitter
Good evening, readers!
Thank you for all the kind words and encouragement after last Saturday's post, where I hit the big milestone of 50 pounds lost! I'm not going to stop there, because I'm no quitter! I'm still going to attempt to reach the 60 pounds I had originally set out to lose. No matter what my "alterations expert" says, I have to try. No quitting here.
Actually, I am quitting one thing. This whole protein shake diet is basically awful. In an attempt to avoid a TMI moment, I will just say that I am going back to my regular low-calorie diet because the high-protein diet just wasn't really working. Of course I can't blame it all on the diet, I have to take responsibility for the amount of chocolate I ate. But I started back on my regular diet today and I was actually excited to eat lunch for the first time in 3 weeks.
I got a few wedding things done yesterday, although not as many as were on my list. I wrapped all of the gifts, so now that's completely 100% done. I also got a little crafty, with Bill's help, and decorated our unity... stuff. I also hired Engineer Bill to figure out how to measure our programs so that once we print them they will be easier to put together. You'll understand when you see them.
We have lots of stuff in the works, but there's actually not too much left unfinished. And the only thing that we haven't even started is the seating chart. So get those RSVP's back ASAP so we can start working on that. Because if you only read this blog once a month, the one thing that would probably stick would be my propensity to do everything ridiculously early.
We have hit a minor wedding-planning snag, though. My computer tried to update itself last night and now won't turn on. Sure, it's 7 years old, but it's a MacBook. It should last forever! So I have a GeniusBar appointment on Wednesday. Luckily almost everything that I've created for the wedding is in our wedding email (kayti.bill.wedding@gmail.com) or on my computer at work. The only thing I'll really be missing is photos. My hope is to be able to use the computer long enough to get all of my photos and documents onto a jump drive, and then buy a new computer after the wedding. For now I am going to write my blog on Bill's office computer, like I'm doing right now. I kind of like how the keys make lots of noise when I type.
Today was a pretty good day. I went back to regular eating, which meant a banana and water for breakfast, coffee for a snack, a sandwich with yogurt and fruit for lunch, and a snack before Zumba. now I'm waiting for Bill to come home with a salad from Chipotle. I ate a few items out of that darn candy bowl, but I did better today. Once I eat my Chipotle my stats should be pretty good.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 16300
Calories burned: 2950
Calories consumed: 1320
Not too shabby, considering the Hershey's Kisses I managed to sneak. I also bought myself tons of healthy snacks this weekend and brought them to work in the hopes of deterring me from going to the candy bowl and eating carrots or snap peas or apples instead. We'll see how that goes.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Thank you for all the kind words and encouragement after last Saturday's post, where I hit the big milestone of 50 pounds lost! I'm not going to stop there, because I'm no quitter! I'm still going to attempt to reach the 60 pounds I had originally set out to lose. No matter what my "alterations expert" says, I have to try. No quitting here.
Actually, I am quitting one thing. This whole protein shake diet is basically awful. In an attempt to avoid a TMI moment, I will just say that I am going back to my regular low-calorie diet because the high-protein diet just wasn't really working. Of course I can't blame it all on the diet, I have to take responsibility for the amount of chocolate I ate. But I started back on my regular diet today and I was actually excited to eat lunch for the first time in 3 weeks.
I got a few wedding things done yesterday, although not as many as were on my list. I wrapped all of the gifts, so now that's completely 100% done. I also got a little crafty, with Bill's help, and decorated our unity... stuff. I also hired Engineer Bill to figure out how to measure our programs so that once we print them they will be easier to put together. You'll understand when you see them.
We have lots of stuff in the works, but there's actually not too much left unfinished. And the only thing that we haven't even started is the seating chart. So get those RSVP's back ASAP so we can start working on that. Because if you only read this blog once a month, the one thing that would probably stick would be my propensity to do everything ridiculously early.
We have hit a minor wedding-planning snag, though. My computer tried to update itself last night and now won't turn on. Sure, it's 7 years old, but it's a MacBook. It should last forever! So I have a GeniusBar appointment on Wednesday. Luckily almost everything that I've created for the wedding is in our wedding email (kayti.bill.wedding@gmail.com) or on my computer at work. The only thing I'll really be missing is photos. My hope is to be able to use the computer long enough to get all of my photos and documents onto a jump drive, and then buy a new computer after the wedding. For now I am going to write my blog on Bill's office computer, like I'm doing right now. I kind of like how the keys make lots of noise when I type.
Today was a pretty good day. I went back to regular eating, which meant a banana and water for breakfast, coffee for a snack, a sandwich with yogurt and fruit for lunch, and a snack before Zumba. now I'm waiting for Bill to come home with a salad from Chipotle. I ate a few items out of that darn candy bowl, but I did better today. Once I eat my Chipotle my stats should be pretty good.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 16300
Calories burned: 2950
Calories consumed: 1320
Not too shabby, considering the Hershey's Kisses I managed to sneak. I also bought myself tons of healthy snacks this weekend and brought them to work in the hopes of deterring me from going to the candy bowl and eating carrots or snap peas or apples instead. We'll see how that goes.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Weigh In: Week 52
Good evening, readers!
My last post was entitled "good things are happening," and if it wasn't a weigh-in day I would use the same title again!
First, I am happy to report that I lost 1 pound this week! While it isn't the two pounds I was hoping for, it is progress, so that's good. But, it brings me to a pretty big milestone:
I'm down FIFTY POUNDS! Holy cow, you guys, it's like I used to carry around a second grader on my back all the time. And there are definite noticeable differences in my body that I know I've mentioned before that include much longer stamina when doing cardio, less joint pain in my knees and hips, and feeling more energized. Fifty pounds is a big milestone to celebrate!
So I'm still working my way toward sixty. If I don't make it by the wedding, it's okay. But I'm still going to try! I've got 55 days to lose ten pounds. Tough, but not impossible. I just need to grow a little willpower and stay away from that candy dish at work!
Secondly, we got two RSVP's in the mail today! That's our very first RSVP's for our wedding! We didn't get any mail at all on Thursday or Friday, so I was worried our mailman was putting our mail in the wrong box. But today we got those RSVP's and I was super excited! Keep 'em coming; I'm annoyingly excited about seating charts.
Thirdly, I had a really good day today hanging out with Sam. We had lunch at the Olive Garden, and then we shopped for baby clothes and items at a pop-up sale. We don't know the baby's gender yet, but it was kind of fun to go through everything and look for gender neutral items. We found some really cute stuff on the cheap and had a good time doing it! We also shopped for curtains at Target and craft supplies at Michael's. Exciting stuff, I know. But with all this wedding stuff left to do we've got to have craft supplies!
Did I eat very well today? Not really. I ate some breadsticks at Olive Garden, and I also had some ice cream at Culver's. Is it terrible? Not really. I mean it's not going to help me lose weight, but it's not going to break me either. I'll just climb back on that horse/jump back on that wagon/any other Oregon Trail reference I can think of and continue on my weight loss journey in the morning.
Also, I must apologize for missing another Friday night post. It seems that I can't keep my eyes open past 8:30 on a Friday night anymore. I may be 28 on the outside, but inside I'm a 70-year-old who just wants to get a senior discount on her coffee.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
My last post was entitled "good things are happening," and if it wasn't a weigh-in day I would use the same title again!
First, I am happy to report that I lost 1 pound this week! While it isn't the two pounds I was hoping for, it is progress, so that's good. But, it brings me to a pretty big milestone:
I'm down FIFTY POUNDS! Holy cow, you guys, it's like I used to carry around a second grader on my back all the time. And there are definite noticeable differences in my body that I know I've mentioned before that include much longer stamina when doing cardio, less joint pain in my knees and hips, and feeling more energized. Fifty pounds is a big milestone to celebrate!
So I'm still working my way toward sixty. If I don't make it by the wedding, it's okay. But I'm still going to try! I've got 55 days to lose ten pounds. Tough, but not impossible. I just need to grow a little willpower and stay away from that candy dish at work!
Secondly, we got two RSVP's in the mail today! That's our very first RSVP's for our wedding! We didn't get any mail at all on Thursday or Friday, so I was worried our mailman was putting our mail in the wrong box. But today we got those RSVP's and I was super excited! Keep 'em coming; I'm annoyingly excited about seating charts.
Thirdly, I had a really good day today hanging out with Sam. We had lunch at the Olive Garden, and then we shopped for baby clothes and items at a pop-up sale. We don't know the baby's gender yet, but it was kind of fun to go through everything and look for gender neutral items. We found some really cute stuff on the cheap and had a good time doing it! We also shopped for curtains at Target and craft supplies at Michael's. Exciting stuff, I know. But with all this wedding stuff left to do we've got to have craft supplies!
Did I eat very well today? Not really. I ate some breadsticks at Olive Garden, and I also had some ice cream at Culver's. Is it terrible? Not really. I mean it's not going to help me lose weight, but it's not going to break me either. I'll just climb back on that horse/jump back on that wagon/any other Oregon Trail reference I can think of and continue on my weight loss journey in the morning.
Also, I must apologize for missing another Friday night post. It seems that I can't keep my eyes open past 8:30 on a Friday night anymore. I may be 28 on the outside, but inside I'm a 70-year-old who just wants to get a senior discount on her coffee.
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Good Things are Happening!
Good evening, readers!
Today was a great day. That's really all there is to it. So many good things have happened. I think I'll just start from the most exciting and work my way downward.
First, when I marry Bill on April 22, I will not only become a wife for the first time, but I will also become an aunt. I will officially be Aunt to Bill's nephew, Nicholas. Now I can finally announce that at the end of August I will become an aunt for the second time in one year! My brother and my matron of honor are expecting their first child! Those of you who know me well will be surprised to hear that I am incredibly excited to take on this new role of Aunt in the coming months!
Second, yesterday we put our invitations in the mail! It was a very exciting moment for me. The lady at the post office thought I was nuts because I walked up to the counter and said, "this is a very big day for me." Well, maybe she sees wedding invitations every day, but she could have at least pretended to be excited!
Third, I had one of the best days at work. I was blissfully alone. It was busy, but I never felt overwhelmed. I just felt super efficient and super good at my job.
Fourth, we had our second marriage class with Pastor Dan last night. It went well, and I'm pretty sure we passed and are approved to be married. Although he didn't really say. But I did send him a mock-up of the wedding program, which he approved, so we're all good to go on the songs and readings and unity ceremony and such. Which means I can really get cracking on those programs! Once I finish that last book folding project.
Food today was... so-so. Actually, my calorie count at the moment would be right around 1250 if we don't count the candy drawer raid at the end of the day. So we won't count it!
I did my double work out of step class and BodyPump tonight. My legs were Jell-O on Tuesday; now they're Jell-O after you put it in the microwave.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 20,000
Calories burned: 3400
Calories consumed: 1250 + candy, which doesn't count on days like today :)
OMG I'm so excited to starting getting RSVP's back! I know it won't be for like a week yet, but I felt a tinge of disappointment when we had absolutely nothing in our mailbox today. And please, please make sure you write your names on the RSVP card before sending it back. I must admit (sheepishly) that I may or may not have forgotten to do that once...
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Today was a great day. That's really all there is to it. So many good things have happened. I think I'll just start from the most exciting and work my way downward.
First, when I marry Bill on April 22, I will not only become a wife for the first time, but I will also become an aunt. I will officially be Aunt to Bill's nephew, Nicholas. Now I can finally announce that at the end of August I will become an aunt for the second time in one year! My brother and my matron of honor are expecting their first child! Those of you who know me well will be surprised to hear that I am incredibly excited to take on this new role of Aunt in the coming months!
Second, yesterday we put our invitations in the mail! It was a very exciting moment for me. The lady at the post office thought I was nuts because I walked up to the counter and said, "this is a very big day for me." Well, maybe she sees wedding invitations every day, but she could have at least pretended to be excited!
Third, I had one of the best days at work. I was blissfully alone. It was busy, but I never felt overwhelmed. I just felt super efficient and super good at my job.
Fourth, we had our second marriage class with Pastor Dan last night. It went well, and I'm pretty sure we passed and are approved to be married. Although he didn't really say. But I did send him a mock-up of the wedding program, which he approved, so we're all good to go on the songs and readings and unity ceremony and such. Which means I can really get cracking on those programs! Once I finish that last book folding project.
Food today was... so-so. Actually, my calorie count at the moment would be right around 1250 if we don't count the candy drawer raid at the end of the day. So we won't count it!
I did my double work out of step class and BodyPump tonight. My legs were Jell-O on Tuesday; now they're Jell-O after you put it in the microwave.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 20,000
Calories burned: 3400
Calories consumed: 1250 + candy, which doesn't count on days like today :)
OMG I'm so excited to starting getting RSVP's back! I know it won't be for like a week yet, but I felt a tinge of disappointment when we had absolutely nothing in our mailbox today. And please, please make sure you write your names on the RSVP card before sending it back. I must admit (sheepishly) that I may or may not have forgotten to do that once...
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Two Months To Go!!
Good evening, readers!
See the title of this post? It deserves two exclamation marks! We're 61 days out, according to my knot.com countdown. That's kind of ridiculous. I have a "wedding to do" list that I continuously add to, and then I cross out all the items that are completed. I don't delete them, I just cross them out so I can see all the things I've accomplished. There's still a lot left on the list, but it's not overwhelming, at least not yet.
But now I've got the goal to lose 11 pounds in 61 days. So, again, about 1.5 pounds per week. Or I could just do two pounds per week and get it done early. Because you know I do everything early. I'm working on it.
Also, today my legs are probably going to fall off. Or tomorrow morning when I first get out of bed I will look down and just realize that have disintegrated. Holy cow. Between yesterday's Zumba class where we did extra leg work, to today's Zumba/Body Pump combo, my legs are totally screaming at me. They were actually twitching at one point. I'm making sure to eat some protein to at least build some muscle from this torture, as well as drink plenty of water so I don't cramp up. Boy am I sick of being healthy all the time.
Today in BodyPump there was a girl next to me who was in class for the second time. She was next to me last week and this week as well. She commented that I had a lot of weight on my bar for squats. It reminded me of how I started. Everyone has to start somewhere, and I have slowly increased my squat weight so it is now triple that of where I started. I've noticed other changes, too. I'm able to do burpees, tricep dips, and pushups. Not with ease, but I can do a lot of them without having to stop or modify. I know I focus a lot on that number on the scale, but even if I weren't to hit my 60 pound goal I know I've done something really good for my body, and that's a pretty darn important consolation prize.
Food today was pretty much perfect, minus the two chocolates I had from the candy bowl. But if that's the worst I do I'm okay with it. The worst, though, is that the day after weight lifting I get so darn hungry; it will be hard to control myself tomorrow!
Speaking of tomorrow... it's a big day in wedding planning land! A visit to the post office is in order :)
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 18,050
Calories burned: 3200
Calories consumed: 1240
Tomorrow we also have our marriage class session #2 with Pastor Dan! The first one was actually pretty enlightening, so I'm looking forward to it tomorrow. I'm also looking forward to checking more things off my list in the next two months!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
See the title of this post? It deserves two exclamation marks! We're 61 days out, according to my knot.com countdown. That's kind of ridiculous. I have a "wedding to do" list that I continuously add to, and then I cross out all the items that are completed. I don't delete them, I just cross them out so I can see all the things I've accomplished. There's still a lot left on the list, but it's not overwhelming, at least not yet.
But now I've got the goal to lose 11 pounds in 61 days. So, again, about 1.5 pounds per week. Or I could just do two pounds per week and get it done early. Because you know I do everything early. I'm working on it.
Also, today my legs are probably going to fall off. Or tomorrow morning when I first get out of bed I will look down and just realize that have disintegrated. Holy cow. Between yesterday's Zumba class where we did extra leg work, to today's Zumba/Body Pump combo, my legs are totally screaming at me. They were actually twitching at one point. I'm making sure to eat some protein to at least build some muscle from this torture, as well as drink plenty of water so I don't cramp up. Boy am I sick of being healthy all the time.
Today in BodyPump there was a girl next to me who was in class for the second time. She was next to me last week and this week as well. She commented that I had a lot of weight on my bar for squats. It reminded me of how I started. Everyone has to start somewhere, and I have slowly increased my squat weight so it is now triple that of where I started. I've noticed other changes, too. I'm able to do burpees, tricep dips, and pushups. Not with ease, but I can do a lot of them without having to stop or modify. I know I focus a lot on that number on the scale, but even if I weren't to hit my 60 pound goal I know I've done something really good for my body, and that's a pretty darn important consolation prize.
Food today was pretty much perfect, minus the two chocolates I had from the candy bowl. But if that's the worst I do I'm okay with it. The worst, though, is that the day after weight lifting I get so darn hungry; it will be hard to control myself tomorrow!
Speaking of tomorrow... it's a big day in wedding planning land! A visit to the post office is in order :)
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 18,050
Calories burned: 3200
Calories consumed: 1240
Tomorrow we also have our marriage class session #2 with Pastor Dan! The first one was actually pretty enlightening, so I'm looking forward to it tomorrow. I'm also looking forward to checking more things off my list in the next two months!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Monday, February 20, 2017
Cured!
Good evening, readers!
As you probably know, because I won't stop complaining about it, I have been sick for basically the last two week straight. Last night was just awful. I fell asleep around 11, woke up at 2:15, and was awake until my alarm went off at 5. Having a cold on 3 hours of sleep makes for one grumpy lady, let me tell you.
But then, something miraculous happened. At 5am I took two 4-6 hour Sudafed to clear the congestion in my sinuses. It was like I was cured! I realized it at about 2pm when my congestion still hadn't come back. Now it's 8 o'clock and I'm breathing comfortably through my nose for the first time in weeks! I've never been so happy! Who cares if I'm dead-on-my-feet tired, at least I'll actually be able to sleep tonight.
After last week's disappointing weigh-in, I vowed to get right back on track. I did pretty good on Sunday, although it's hard when you're just sitting around the house being sick and stuff. But I stayed pretty well on course. Bill made steak on the grill for dinner, with potatoes and green beans. It was super yummy and I did a good job of only having a few potatoes and lots of green beans. I also only ate about a third of my steak. The only good part about being congested is that I can't taste as well, and therefore don't have as much desire to eat.
Today at work I did a really good job resisting the temptation of the candy bowl. I only had two dove chocolates and a package of Sweet Tarts. Honestly I thought that was pretty good, considering the rest of my day consisted of two protein shakes and a 100 calorie Greek yogurt.
Zumba after work was a blast, as it usually is on Mondays. I had an energy drink before I went so I could actually make it through the class. Next week will be my last Monday night Zumba class. I won't be able to take the next 6-week session because of all the wedding stuff :(
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 14500
Calories burned: 2820
Calories consumed: 1040
I added in my dinner calories already, even though I haven't eaten it yet, and it looks like I'll have to add something else to get my intake up a little bit.
Over in wedding-planning land, I spent a good amount of time working on a my second book-folding project yesterday. Actually, I had to restart it yesterday due to the little mishap with my first attempt. This time it is going much better, and after two days I am 4/7 of the way done. But I can't put that into a percentage because... math.
We really are checking things off the list left and right. Getting things paid for, making decisions, shooting off emails like there's no tomorrow. If you get a random email from me, it's probably because my fingers move faster than my brain does, and sometimes I hit "send" before fully thinking it through. So sorry if you are at the losing end of that battle.
Tomorrow looks to be just another Tuesday, but then we've got Big Wednesday coming up!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
As you probably know, because I won't stop complaining about it, I have been sick for basically the last two week straight. Last night was just awful. I fell asleep around 11, woke up at 2:15, and was awake until my alarm went off at 5. Having a cold on 3 hours of sleep makes for one grumpy lady, let me tell you.
But then, something miraculous happened. At 5am I took two 4-6 hour Sudafed to clear the congestion in my sinuses. It was like I was cured! I realized it at about 2pm when my congestion still hadn't come back. Now it's 8 o'clock and I'm breathing comfortably through my nose for the first time in weeks! I've never been so happy! Who cares if I'm dead-on-my-feet tired, at least I'll actually be able to sleep tonight.
After last week's disappointing weigh-in, I vowed to get right back on track. I did pretty good on Sunday, although it's hard when you're just sitting around the house being sick and stuff. But I stayed pretty well on course. Bill made steak on the grill for dinner, with potatoes and green beans. It was super yummy and I did a good job of only having a few potatoes and lots of green beans. I also only ate about a third of my steak. The only good part about being congested is that I can't taste as well, and therefore don't have as much desire to eat.
Today at work I did a really good job resisting the temptation of the candy bowl. I only had two dove chocolates and a package of Sweet Tarts. Honestly I thought that was pretty good, considering the rest of my day consisted of two protein shakes and a 100 calorie Greek yogurt.
Zumba after work was a blast, as it usually is on Mondays. I had an energy drink before I went so I could actually make it through the class. Next week will be my last Monday night Zumba class. I won't be able to take the next 6-week session because of all the wedding stuff :(
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 14500
Calories burned: 2820
Calories consumed: 1040
I added in my dinner calories already, even though I haven't eaten it yet, and it looks like I'll have to add something else to get my intake up a little bit.
Over in wedding-planning land, I spent a good amount of time working on a my second book-folding project yesterday. Actually, I had to restart it yesterday due to the little mishap with my first attempt. This time it is going much better, and after two days I am 4/7 of the way done. But I can't put that into a percentage because... math.
We really are checking things off the list left and right. Getting things paid for, making decisions, shooting off emails like there's no tomorrow. If you get a random email from me, it's probably because my fingers move faster than my brain does, and sometimes I hit "send" before fully thinking it through. So sorry if you are at the losing end of that battle.
Tomorrow looks to be just another Tuesday, but then we've got Big Wednesday coming up!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Weigh In: Week 51
Good evening, readers.
Sorry for my lack of post yesterday. When you fall asleep at 8pm it's kind of difficult to remember to write a blog post.
I have to say... I'm losing it. My mind, my diet, everything. I have seriously been fighting this cold for over two weeks, and I don't seem to be making any progress. Sure, my throat doesn't hurt anymore, but now my sinuses are angry. I'm not coughing as much anymore, but I keep losing my voice randomly. It's like I just can't quite catch up to the nonsense this cold is throwing at me, and it's starting to take a toll on my body. Sure, it doesn't help that I've made terrible eating choices for the last few days, but I'm also blaming it on this darn cold.
Oh, I'm blaming my lack of weight loss on this darn cold is what I mean. Because I didn't lose any weight this week. I didn't gain any, either, but I really wanted to hit that 50 pound mark and I'm pretty annoyed at both myself and this cold for holding me back from that milestone for another week.
Today was actually a pretty good day, minus the cold and lack of weight loss situation. I did my morning workouts, which always feel infinitely harder when you can't actually breathe properly. When I got home we had a visitor at our house in the form of Cy, the world's grumps shih tzu. He was mostly left to Bill, though, since I had big plans for the day.
I met my brother Chip for lunch at my favorite place, Jason's Deli in Edina. I always get the salad bar. It sounds healthy in theory, but when the salad bar contains cornbread and free ice cream it can add up in a hurry. But it was really nice to catch up with my brother. We've both had lots going on lately, an no one really understands you like family does.
After lunch I went shopping! I finished buying all the gifts for the wedding, as well as buying myself a robe to wear. I'm not sure I'll need it, but I have it if I do! I'm more of a yoga pants type anyway.
When I got home we took the dog for a walk, and he got so filthy traipsing through the mud that we had to give him a bath. News flash: the world's grumpiest shih tau does not enjoy baths. So that was an adventure. Bill ordered Chinese food for dinner, and now I'm feeling totally stuffed and guilty for all that I ate today.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 16700
Calories burned; 3010
Calories consumed: ugh. Too many.
I'm so annoyed with myself. Tomorrow I am totally 100% back on track with my protein shakes and all that. I'm hoping to lose two pounds per week for the next 5 weeks or so to try to crush my goal!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Sorry for my lack of post yesterday. When you fall asleep at 8pm it's kind of difficult to remember to write a blog post.
I have to say... I'm losing it. My mind, my diet, everything. I have seriously been fighting this cold for over two weeks, and I don't seem to be making any progress. Sure, my throat doesn't hurt anymore, but now my sinuses are angry. I'm not coughing as much anymore, but I keep losing my voice randomly. It's like I just can't quite catch up to the nonsense this cold is throwing at me, and it's starting to take a toll on my body. Sure, it doesn't help that I've made terrible eating choices for the last few days, but I'm also blaming it on this darn cold.
Oh, I'm blaming my lack of weight loss on this darn cold is what I mean. Because I didn't lose any weight this week. I didn't gain any, either, but I really wanted to hit that 50 pound mark and I'm pretty annoyed at both myself and this cold for holding me back from that milestone for another week.
Today was actually a pretty good day, minus the cold and lack of weight loss situation. I did my morning workouts, which always feel infinitely harder when you can't actually breathe properly. When I got home we had a visitor at our house in the form of Cy, the world's grumps shih tzu. He was mostly left to Bill, though, since I had big plans for the day.
I met my brother Chip for lunch at my favorite place, Jason's Deli in Edina. I always get the salad bar. It sounds healthy in theory, but when the salad bar contains cornbread and free ice cream it can add up in a hurry. But it was really nice to catch up with my brother. We've both had lots going on lately, an no one really understands you like family does.
After lunch I went shopping! I finished buying all the gifts for the wedding, as well as buying myself a robe to wear. I'm not sure I'll need it, but I have it if I do! I'm more of a yoga pants type anyway.
When I got home we took the dog for a walk, and he got so filthy traipsing through the mud that we had to give him a bath. News flash: the world's grumpiest shih tau does not enjoy baths. So that was an adventure. Bill ordered Chinese food for dinner, and now I'm feeling totally stuffed and guilty for all that I ate today.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 16700
Calories burned; 3010
Calories consumed: ugh. Too many.
I'm so annoyed with myself. Tomorrow I am totally 100% back on track with my protein shakes and all that. I'm hoping to lose two pounds per week for the next 5 weeks or so to try to crush my goal!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Sabotage
Good evening, readers.
As the title of this post suggests, today my diet was 100% sabotaged. But only by myself, there is no one else to blame (unfortunately). Fortunately I'm too the point where I can't eat much because I get full really fast, but I was still able to add up a good amount of calories before fullness hit.
We had a potluck at work today, and some people were so nice as to bring fresh fruit and a salad so that there were healthy things. I ate the healthy things, of course. But then I ate the pizza, and the apple spice cake, and the chips and guac... You guys should be proud that I declined the ice cream with that cake. So hey, progress.
Due to this mid-day binge, I had a protein shake and popcorn for dinner. But now I'm home from weightlifting and I'm starving (because weight lifting just makes me so darn hungry!) but I don't feel like I should eat anything.
So that wasn't great. But some great things have happened since the last post. Like last night Bill and I celebrated Valentine's day a day late by going to the Gopher basketball game. It was super fun and we ended up winning by one! Those are the games that are fun to watch, even if they are nerve-wracking! We also went out to dinner before hand. We don't get a lot of nights out together so that was a good time.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 15600
Calories burned: 3050
Calories consumed: Oh gosh I don't even want to know.
We'll just chalk that up to a bad day and move on.
Over in wedding-planning land, not much has changed, really. We're slowly but surely getting everything taken care of. We're writing checks for vendors to which we still owe money, we're making timelines and plans, making beauty appointments, and just getting things done. And really looking forward to next Wednesday; that's when things are going to start moving quickly! We have our second marriage class that day, so we'll get the whole ceremony finalized and I can really start work on those programs. We will also be mailing the invitations that day! I'm so excited! Too bad it's still a week away.
Happy Friday eve, every! Enjoy the fabulous weather tomorrow!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
As the title of this post suggests, today my diet was 100% sabotaged. But only by myself, there is no one else to blame (unfortunately). Fortunately I'm too the point where I can't eat much because I get full really fast, but I was still able to add up a good amount of calories before fullness hit.
We had a potluck at work today, and some people were so nice as to bring fresh fruit and a salad so that there were healthy things. I ate the healthy things, of course. But then I ate the pizza, and the apple spice cake, and the chips and guac... You guys should be proud that I declined the ice cream with that cake. So hey, progress.
Due to this mid-day binge, I had a protein shake and popcorn for dinner. But now I'm home from weightlifting and I'm starving (because weight lifting just makes me so darn hungry!) but I don't feel like I should eat anything.
So that wasn't great. But some great things have happened since the last post. Like last night Bill and I celebrated Valentine's day a day late by going to the Gopher basketball game. It was super fun and we ended up winning by one! Those are the games that are fun to watch, even if they are nerve-wracking! We also went out to dinner before hand. We don't get a lot of nights out together so that was a good time.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 15600
Calories burned: 3050
Calories consumed: Oh gosh I don't even want to know.
We'll just chalk that up to a bad day and move on.
Over in wedding-planning land, not much has changed, really. We're slowly but surely getting everything taken care of. We're writing checks for vendors to which we still owe money, we're making timelines and plans, making beauty appointments, and just getting things done. And really looking forward to next Wednesday; that's when things are going to start moving quickly! We have our second marriage class that day, so we'll get the whole ceremony finalized and I can really start work on those programs. We will also be mailing the invitations that day! I'm so excited! Too bad it's still a week away.
Happy Friday eve, every! Enjoy the fabulous weather tomorrow!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Happy Valentine's Day!
Good evening, readers!
And a Happy Valentine's Day to all you love birds out there! I hope you all had super hot dates tonight. My hot date was with some dumbbells at the gym. All the gym regulars I know kept asking me why I wasn't out on an actual hot date. I got kind of sick of answering the question so I just lied and said Bill is currently out of town. Which was technically true because he had to got o Menomonie for work today.
Man my last few posts have had a lot of good content in them, so today I just feel kind of blah. I ate a couple Valentine's treats I probably should have skipped (a Kit-Kat and a cookie) so I won't be able to have my Tuesday night Halo Top (which would have been hot date #2 for the night). The whole thing is kind of depressing, really. I have half a mind to just quit typing now and go to bed.
Today was kind of funny; I felt like I was in a daze all day. I kept thinking it was Wednesday and was really disappointed to find out it was actually Tuesday. I did a lot of computer work, so I was really concerned about getting all my steps in. Turns out there was no need to worry at all. You'll see in a minute.
Otherwise I worked on a few wedding things. I contacted the Haberdashery about the guys' suits, which will be in by the end of February. I also bought the last thing I want to put in the welcome bags and worked on the welcome/thank you note for that. Once this last item comes in and I print the notes we will have all the pieces, they'll just need to be assembled. Actually, I haven't bought the food items yet because I don't want them to get stale.
Things are moving along really well, though. I feel like I've got a pretty good grip on everything. Tomorrow Bill and I are celebrating our Valentine's Day a day late and going to the Gopher basketball game. Tomorrow also makes it ONE WEEK until we mail our invitations!
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 18,200
Calories burned: 3250
Calories consumed:1225
Well, nothing else exciting to report so I'm off to put myself to bed without dessert!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
And a Happy Valentine's Day to all you love birds out there! I hope you all had super hot dates tonight. My hot date was with some dumbbells at the gym. All the gym regulars I know kept asking me why I wasn't out on an actual hot date. I got kind of sick of answering the question so I just lied and said Bill is currently out of town. Which was technically true because he had to got o Menomonie for work today.
Man my last few posts have had a lot of good content in them, so today I just feel kind of blah. I ate a couple Valentine's treats I probably should have skipped (a Kit-Kat and a cookie) so I won't be able to have my Tuesday night Halo Top (which would have been hot date #2 for the night). The whole thing is kind of depressing, really. I have half a mind to just quit typing now and go to bed.
Today was kind of funny; I felt like I was in a daze all day. I kept thinking it was Wednesday and was really disappointed to find out it was actually Tuesday. I did a lot of computer work, so I was really concerned about getting all my steps in. Turns out there was no need to worry at all. You'll see in a minute.
Otherwise I worked on a few wedding things. I contacted the Haberdashery about the guys' suits, which will be in by the end of February. I also bought the last thing I want to put in the welcome bags and worked on the welcome/thank you note for that. Once this last item comes in and I print the notes we will have all the pieces, they'll just need to be assembled. Actually, I haven't bought the food items yet because I don't want them to get stale.
Things are moving along really well, though. I feel like I've got a pretty good grip on everything. Tomorrow Bill and I are celebrating our Valentine's Day a day late and going to the Gopher basketball game. Tomorrow also makes it ONE WEEK until we mail our invitations!
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 18,200
Calories burned: 3250
Calories consumed:1225
Well, nothing else exciting to report so I'm off to put myself to bed without dessert!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Monday, February 13, 2017
A Whole Year!
Good evening, readers!
My very first post on this blog, Getting Fit and Getting Hitched, was written on February 12, 2016. That means I've actually surpassed the 1 year mark of writing this blog! I've lost 49 pounds and over a dozen inches around my body. Holy guacamole, Batman.
I have to say, some days I don't feel like writing a blog post. But I do it anyway, because it keeps me accountable. It's an external motivation that keeps me from shoving food in my face just because it's there. And I think writing this blog is one of the best decisions I ever made. I honestly can't believe I kept it up for a whole year. There were good weeks with big weight loss and happy wedding times, and there were bad weeks with weight gain or stressful wedding moments. But putting it all into words helped me work through it all. And whether or not anyone is reading it, I feel like I have stayed accountable to myself because of it.
So if anyone out there is still reading this, thanks for being a huge part of my success so far. But we still have 11 pounds to go in 10 weeks. We got this!
Today was a fabulous day, even for a Monday. A warm, spring-like day in the middle of February, a slow day at work, and a Zumba class to top it off? Sounds like one of my most productive days ever!
I spent all my breaks at work wedding planning today. I sent our completed photography checklist back to the photographer, answered her questions about it, and wrote my final check so she's all paid up. Done.
I worked on our DJ planner, which is mostly done. I emailed Bill with all of the items on which I need his input when it comes to the music at the cocktail hour and reception, along with other reception activities like speeches/toasts. But we're almost done with that.
We heard back from the coordinator about our questions regarding alcohol, so we are pretty sure we know what we want to do on that front. And Pastor Dan approved our idea for a Unity Ceremony, so I bought all the items we need for that.
Look at all that nonsense done. Checkity check check check. Checking stuff off the list. Like a boss.
After all that productivity I came home and watched last night's Walking Dead. Even that felt productive. Bill and I returned some borrowed craft supplies to family members after my killer hour at Zumba, and now I'm here eating mushrooms with ranch dressing and thinking how annoyingly happy I am and hoping this lasts another 68 days or however far away our wedding is.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 15800
Calories burned: 3015
Calories consumed: 1100
I'm legit loving this protein shake diet I'm on. I have a weirdly high amount of energy. Let's hope that lasts for the next 68 days as well :)
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
My very first post on this blog, Getting Fit and Getting Hitched, was written on February 12, 2016. That means I've actually surpassed the 1 year mark of writing this blog! I've lost 49 pounds and over a dozen inches around my body. Holy guacamole, Batman.
I have to say, some days I don't feel like writing a blog post. But I do it anyway, because it keeps me accountable. It's an external motivation that keeps me from shoving food in my face just because it's there. And I think writing this blog is one of the best decisions I ever made. I honestly can't believe I kept it up for a whole year. There were good weeks with big weight loss and happy wedding times, and there were bad weeks with weight gain or stressful wedding moments. But putting it all into words helped me work through it all. And whether or not anyone is reading it, I feel like I have stayed accountable to myself because of it.
So if anyone out there is still reading this, thanks for being a huge part of my success so far. But we still have 11 pounds to go in 10 weeks. We got this!
Today was a fabulous day, even for a Monday. A warm, spring-like day in the middle of February, a slow day at work, and a Zumba class to top it off? Sounds like one of my most productive days ever!
I spent all my breaks at work wedding planning today. I sent our completed photography checklist back to the photographer, answered her questions about it, and wrote my final check so she's all paid up. Done.
I worked on our DJ planner, which is mostly done. I emailed Bill with all of the items on which I need his input when it comes to the music at the cocktail hour and reception, along with other reception activities like speeches/toasts. But we're almost done with that.
We heard back from the coordinator about our questions regarding alcohol, so we are pretty sure we know what we want to do on that front. And Pastor Dan approved our idea for a Unity Ceremony, so I bought all the items we need for that.
Look at all that nonsense done. Checkity check check check. Checking stuff off the list. Like a boss.
After all that productivity I came home and watched last night's Walking Dead. Even that felt productive. Bill and I returned some borrowed craft supplies to family members after my killer hour at Zumba, and now I'm here eating mushrooms with ranch dressing and thinking how annoyingly happy I am and hoping this lasts another 68 days or however far away our wedding is.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 15800
Calories burned: 3015
Calories consumed: 1100
I'm legit loving this protein shake diet I'm on. I have a weirdly high amount of energy. Let's hope that lasts for the next 68 days as well :)
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Weigh In: Week 50
Good evening, readers!
Holy cow, week 50!?!?! Legit that's almost a year. Almost.
Remember yesterday when I said that I was looking forward to today's weigh-in? Well, for what seems to be the first time ever, I wasn't wrong! This week I lost THREE pounds!
Holy cow, that's the most I've lost in a single week since week 1! I'm super excited because that means I'm up to 49 pounds lost. Sooooo close to 50! Hopefully we'll see that milestone at next week's weigh-in!
I have decided to continue with my weight loss goals even though my seamstress has advised me against it. I'd rather have my dress be too big than too small, and I'm worried that if I stop at 50 pounds and try to maintain I'll lose my grip and gain weight instead.
That means I've got exactly 10 weeks from today to lose 10 pounds. Easy enough, one pound a week. However, I'd really like to have it done by my birthday (6 weeks) so I'll have to do about 1.5 pounds per week to get there. Hopefully that will be easier now that I'm getting comfortable with my protein shake diet. I lost three pounds the first week, so I should be able to keep it up for another 5 or 6 and get to my goal, right? Well, we'll see.
Bill and I had a very good Saturday. My morning workouts were tough today. My legs and arms are basically Jell-O at this point. I think my cold may finally be improving. My voice isn't totally back, but it's much better than it was. Breathing, though, still isn't 100% either, so my workouts get tough when I have to do too much high-intensity cardio at one time. But we made it through.
After the workout we went out to lunch at Davanni's with Bill's dad and had a nice long discussion about the alcohol situation for the wedding. It was a super productive conversation. We e-mailed the wedding coordinator at our venue with a bunch of questions we came up with. Once we hear back we should be able to finalize exactly how we want to handle the alcohol. Just another thing to check off the list.
Afterward we spent a good 2+ hours filing Bill's taxes, but it feels good to be done. Plus, it is our last year filing singly. Next year I can just hand my W2 to Bill and tell him to have fun :)
We had a super delicious dinner of fajita's down at Wild Bill's, and otherwise just relaxed together. It was a productive day, but also felt relaxing, and just the kind of day I needed.
I think I'm going to skip stats today since I have no idea how many calories I actually ate and I don't want to really even think about it!
Until tomorrow, readers!
Kayti
Holy cow, week 50!?!?! Legit that's almost a year. Almost.
Remember yesterday when I said that I was looking forward to today's weigh-in? Well, for what seems to be the first time ever, I wasn't wrong! This week I lost THREE pounds!
Holy cow, that's the most I've lost in a single week since week 1! I'm super excited because that means I'm up to 49 pounds lost. Sooooo close to 50! Hopefully we'll see that milestone at next week's weigh-in!
I have decided to continue with my weight loss goals even though my seamstress has advised me against it. I'd rather have my dress be too big than too small, and I'm worried that if I stop at 50 pounds and try to maintain I'll lose my grip and gain weight instead.
That means I've got exactly 10 weeks from today to lose 10 pounds. Easy enough, one pound a week. However, I'd really like to have it done by my birthday (6 weeks) so I'll have to do about 1.5 pounds per week to get there. Hopefully that will be easier now that I'm getting comfortable with my protein shake diet. I lost three pounds the first week, so I should be able to keep it up for another 5 or 6 and get to my goal, right? Well, we'll see.
Bill and I had a very good Saturday. My morning workouts were tough today. My legs and arms are basically Jell-O at this point. I think my cold may finally be improving. My voice isn't totally back, but it's much better than it was. Breathing, though, still isn't 100% either, so my workouts get tough when I have to do too much high-intensity cardio at one time. But we made it through.
After the workout we went out to lunch at Davanni's with Bill's dad and had a nice long discussion about the alcohol situation for the wedding. It was a super productive conversation. We e-mailed the wedding coordinator at our venue with a bunch of questions we came up with. Once we hear back we should be able to finalize exactly how we want to handle the alcohol. Just another thing to check off the list.
Afterward we spent a good 2+ hours filing Bill's taxes, but it feels good to be done. Plus, it is our last year filing singly. Next year I can just hand my W2 to Bill and tell him to have fun :)
We had a super delicious dinner of fajita's down at Wild Bill's, and otherwise just relaxed together. It was a productive day, but also felt relaxing, and just the kind of day I needed.
I think I'm going to skip stats today since I have no idea how many calories I actually ate and I don't want to really even think about it!
Until tomorrow, readers!
Kayti
Friday, February 10, 2017
Measurement Friday
Good evening, readers!
While I am still trying to get over this illness, whatever it is, I can't do much talking. Which means I tend to do a lot of typing, instead. So bear with me.
Today I realized that I haven't taken my measurements in a little while, so I thought it would be a good time to do that. Even though it's not Monday. The alliteration is lost, but otherwise I'm sure no one cares one bit what day of the week I do my measurements.
So here's where we were at last time (about 2 months ago)
Bust: 38
Waist: 30.5
Hips: 46
Thighs: 28
Arms: 14
While I am still trying to get over this illness, whatever it is, I can't do much talking. Which means I tend to do a lot of typing, instead. So bear with me.
Today I realized that I haven't taken my measurements in a little while, so I thought it would be a good time to do that. Even though it's not Monday. The alliteration is lost, but otherwise I'm sure no one cares one bit what day of the week I do my measurements.
So here's where we were at last time (about 2 months ago)
Bust: 38
Waist: 30.5
Hips: 46
Thighs: 28
Arms: 14
For reference, here's where we were at the very beginning.
Bust: 38"
Waist: 32"
Hips: 48"
Thighs: 31"
Arms: 16"
And for today's measurements:
Bust: 37"
Waist: 30"
Hips: 45"
Thighs: 27"
Arms: 14"
Well, I finally lost something in my chest. Only took like a year. I also lost an inch in my thighs, which I was really happy about. That seems to be one of the harder places for me to lose, even though I do squats and lunges all day every day. I didn't lose anything in my arms, which was a little disappointing. I'm hoping I have enough time to take another inch off before the wedding. Which means I've really got to get to work on that!
Otherwise it was just a pretty normal Friday. Due to my illness and my desire to do my double workout tomorrow morning I decided to skip the gym for the evening and take a nap instead. I'm not sure how much it helped, but it sure felt good. I ate absolutely perfectly today for the 5th day in a row. That has to be some kind of record/miracle. Dare I say it? I'm actually... gasp... looking forward to my weigh in! Which probably means I'll gain 5 pounds or something. Don't worry, I can't flip that positive/negative switch back and forth pretty quickly.
Today's quick stats:
Steps taken: 12000
Calories burned: 2750
Calories consumed: 1280
Not much to report in wedding planning land for today. It was very busy at work so I didn't have a whole lot of time to even think about it. I'm just in a zen place where I think, "it will definitely get done. If it doesn't get done, who cares? No one will know we're missing that decoration or this favor." So as long as we keep working steadily we'll at least get most things desired accomplished.
Alright now it's off to bed! It's early yet, but this illness is really knocking the energy out of me!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Marriage Class #1
Good evening, readers!
Boy do we have a lot to talk about since the last post.
1. While it is, at times, annoying to not be able to speak above a whisper, it's actually turning out to be quite soothing. My throat doesn't feel sore any more, but it just doesn't work. At all. But hey, it gives me an excuse to avoid answering the phone at work.
2. Yesterday's marriage class felt very productive. After taking our 200+ question marriage inventory, we then reviewed our strengths with Pastor Dan. Turns out we're one of those "annoyingly good at everything couples." Out of the 9 categories some of our strengths were conflict resolution, communication, leisure activities, and partner style. Apparently we scored pretty high in all of the categories and we had to swear up and down that we didn't take the assessments together.
3. I absolutely kicked butt at wedding planning stuff today. I say that, but now that I look back on it I actually didn't cross much off the to-do list. After talking to Dan yesterday we got our unity ceremony approved, and then my mom helped write the script for it. So we just have to buy a couple things and that will be all done. Plus we have the ceremony outline approved, so I can start making programs!
I feel like I sent a zillion wedding emails today. I confirmed that we can decorate the reception hall on Friday from 1-4pm. I confirmed that we can leave the welcome bags for hotel guests at the front desk on Friday instead of Saturday, and I confirmed the hotel shuttle times and prices. Just getting all my ducks in a row. I've got a good timeline going for Friday and Saturday and have figured out all the logistics for Bill and me. I did lots of research on where to get our nails done the day before, and we haven't even sent the invitations yet! It's still a couple weeks away, but you guys will be the first to know when they go in the mail!
4. Today, I ate a cookie. Gasp! When a very nice coworker buys you a cookie because your'e sick, you have to eat it. But it's all good, it's not like it broke the calorie bank or anything. I otherwise ate normally, and did my double workout of Zumba/Body Pump, per the usual. Holy cow was Body Pump hard today. My legs burned by the end of that squat track! I sincerely hope I'm not too sore to sit down tomorrow!
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 15400
Calories burned: 3050
Calories consumed: 1260
Looking good. I had a moment on my drive home today where I thought it was Friday. Then I got all depressed because I realized it was still Thursday. But hey, there's always tomorrow!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Boy do we have a lot to talk about since the last post.
1. While it is, at times, annoying to not be able to speak above a whisper, it's actually turning out to be quite soothing. My throat doesn't feel sore any more, but it just doesn't work. At all. But hey, it gives me an excuse to avoid answering the phone at work.
2. Yesterday's marriage class felt very productive. After taking our 200+ question marriage inventory, we then reviewed our strengths with Pastor Dan. Turns out we're one of those "annoyingly good at everything couples." Out of the 9 categories some of our strengths were conflict resolution, communication, leisure activities, and partner style. Apparently we scored pretty high in all of the categories and we had to swear up and down that we didn't take the assessments together.
3. I absolutely kicked butt at wedding planning stuff today. I say that, but now that I look back on it I actually didn't cross much off the to-do list. After talking to Dan yesterday we got our unity ceremony approved, and then my mom helped write the script for it. So we just have to buy a couple things and that will be all done. Plus we have the ceremony outline approved, so I can start making programs!
I feel like I sent a zillion wedding emails today. I confirmed that we can decorate the reception hall on Friday from 1-4pm. I confirmed that we can leave the welcome bags for hotel guests at the front desk on Friday instead of Saturday, and I confirmed the hotel shuttle times and prices. Just getting all my ducks in a row. I've got a good timeline going for Friday and Saturday and have figured out all the logistics for Bill and me. I did lots of research on where to get our nails done the day before, and we haven't even sent the invitations yet! It's still a couple weeks away, but you guys will be the first to know when they go in the mail!
4. Today, I ate a cookie. Gasp! When a very nice coworker buys you a cookie because your'e sick, you have to eat it. But it's all good, it's not like it broke the calorie bank or anything. I otherwise ate normally, and did my double workout of Zumba/Body Pump, per the usual. Holy cow was Body Pump hard today. My legs burned by the end of that squat track! I sincerely hope I'm not too sore to sit down tomorrow!
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 15400
Calories burned: 3050
Calories consumed: 1260
Looking good. I had a moment on my drive home today where I thought it was Friday. Then I got all depressed because I realized it was still Thursday. But hey, there's always tomorrow!
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Silence
Good evening, readers!
You know how yesterday I was complaining of a chest cold? Just give me one more minute to complain and then we will move on, I promise. It didn't get any better today, but it didn't really feel much worse. That is, until I went to the gym. I did my usual Zumba/Body Pump routine, but by the end of Body Pump when I tried to say goodbye to someone I realized: I have completely lost my voice. 100% I can't speak above a whisper. So here's the plan:
A little hot/cold mixture, along with the natural antioxidants found in honey should help me get my voice back, right? Otherwise work tomorrow is gong to be a challenge.
OMG we have our first marriage class with Pastor Dan tomorrow. How the heck am I going to make it through that if I can't talk? I can't postpone it again! Oy. Well, if you could all pray for the miraculous recovery of my voice I'd sincerely appreciate it.
Minus that little snafu day was just an ordinary Tuesday. I did my second day of liquid diet before dinner, and it actually seems to be working for me. I put less protein powder in my shakes today because they got a little too thick yesterday. The problem with that is it's less calories. I still felt full, though. That just means I have extra calories to eat that Halo Top!
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 18400
Calories burned: 3300
Calories consumed: 1060, plus three McDonald's french fries and the honey I put in my tea.
That's the second day in a row I haven't cheated on the diet at all, which is a pretty big accomplishment for me and my sweet tooth. And tomorrow we're going for three!
Over in wedding-planning land, I updated our budget to what we currently owe, and I'm feeling pretty relaxed about the money situation. Which, if you know me, is ridiculous. I also made a transportation plan for Bill and I for both the day before and day of the wedding so we know exactly how we will get everywhere. Just another thing to check off the list. Hopefully after talking to Dan tomorrow we can start work on the ceremony programs and unity stuff, as well as let our readers know what they're going to be reading! Getting real, huh?
And now I'm off to soothe this throat and hopefully wake up with a voice!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
You know how yesterday I was complaining of a chest cold? Just give me one more minute to complain and then we will move on, I promise. It didn't get any better today, but it didn't really feel much worse. That is, until I went to the gym. I did my usual Zumba/Body Pump routine, but by the end of Body Pump when I tried to say goodbye to someone I realized: I have completely lost my voice. 100% I can't speak above a whisper. So here's the plan:
A little hot/cold mixture, along with the natural antioxidants found in honey should help me get my voice back, right? Otherwise work tomorrow is gong to be a challenge.
OMG we have our first marriage class with Pastor Dan tomorrow. How the heck am I going to make it through that if I can't talk? I can't postpone it again! Oy. Well, if you could all pray for the miraculous recovery of my voice I'd sincerely appreciate it.
Minus that little snafu day was just an ordinary Tuesday. I did my second day of liquid diet before dinner, and it actually seems to be working for me. I put less protein powder in my shakes today because they got a little too thick yesterday. The problem with that is it's less calories. I still felt full, though. That just means I have extra calories to eat that Halo Top!
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 18400
Calories burned: 3300
Calories consumed: 1060, plus three McDonald's french fries and the honey I put in my tea.
That's the second day in a row I haven't cheated on the diet at all, which is a pretty big accomplishment for me and my sweet tooth. And tomorrow we're going for three!
Over in wedding-planning land, I updated our budget to what we currently owe, and I'm feeling pretty relaxed about the money situation. Which, if you know me, is ridiculous. I also made a transportation plan for Bill and I for both the day before and day of the wedding so we know exactly how we will get everywhere. Just another thing to check off the list. Hopefully after talking to Dan tomorrow we can start work on the ceremony programs and unity stuff, as well as let our readers know what they're going to be reading! Getting real, huh?
And now I'm off to soothe this throat and hopefully wake up with a voice!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Monday, February 6, 2017
The Show Must Go On
Good evening, readers!
After lots of feedback in both directions, I have decided to continue toward my goal of losing 60 pounds before the wedding. Even if I don't get there, at least I'll know that I never gave up. So what if my dress is a little loose in the waist? I honestly don't think anyone will even notice. And if they do, at least my dress will be too loose instead of too tight! The show must go on.
Yesterday was the day of nothingness. We got home about 2:30am (hence Saturday's early post) and we didn't leave the house on Sunday. Saturday night definitely reminded me that I'm not as young as I once was. Hello, headache.
I spent the day catching up on my TV shows and working on my book folding project. Here's the unfortunate part: last night, after a good 3 hours of work put in throughout the day, part of my book fell off the binding. Like a giant chunk of book just fell right out. Which means now I have to start all over. I hate wasting time. But I pulled another book out of my collection that will fit the bill and am planning to start all over again after this post. Because the show must go on.
This morning I woke up with a mild sore throat, but nothing I was too concerned about. It wasn't until I was walking in to work that I realized how incredibly out of breath I was. That's never a good sign. I spent the entire day coughing painful coughs and wheezing. Which means I have a super exciting fun chest cold! Boo. But, as the theme of today's post suggests, the show must go on. So I made it through work and went to Zumba anyway.
Zumba was tough. I couldn't breathe normally so I couldn't make it as high-intensity as I normally would. It was still fun, though, and by the end I realized I wasn't wheezing nearly as bad as when I started. Maybe I can sweat out this chest cold?
Food consumption today, so far, has been absolutely spot-on. I had a protein shake for breakfast, yogurt for a snack, a protein shake for lunch, and now I'm having chicken, green beans, and an apple for dinner. I wasn't sure how my body would respond to no solid foods before dinnertime; turns out it seems to work pretty well for me. Or at least today it did. I never really felt hungry. The problem is I really didn't consume enough calories and I will probably have to add something to my dinner to make up for it.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 16700
Calories burned: 3000
Calories consumed: 980
Yes, I know that is not enough calories and I promise I will add something healthy on to raise that a bit. But I feel full right now after dinner, so it may have to wait awhile.
And finally, over in wedding-planning land, I've decided what to get Bill for a groom's gift. Now I just have to buy it. We also decided how to make our "grand exit" from the reception. We still have to finish our DJ stuff, but we've got a couple months. For now I need to focus on the book folding, and once we meet with Pastor Dan on Wednesday we can start working on ceremony programs! How exciting!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
After lots of feedback in both directions, I have decided to continue toward my goal of losing 60 pounds before the wedding. Even if I don't get there, at least I'll know that I never gave up. So what if my dress is a little loose in the waist? I honestly don't think anyone will even notice. And if they do, at least my dress will be too loose instead of too tight! The show must go on.
Yesterday was the day of nothingness. We got home about 2:30am (hence Saturday's early post) and we didn't leave the house on Sunday. Saturday night definitely reminded me that I'm not as young as I once was. Hello, headache.
I spent the day catching up on my TV shows and working on my book folding project. Here's the unfortunate part: last night, after a good 3 hours of work put in throughout the day, part of my book fell off the binding. Like a giant chunk of book just fell right out. Which means now I have to start all over. I hate wasting time. But I pulled another book out of my collection that will fit the bill and am planning to start all over again after this post. Because the show must go on.
This morning I woke up with a mild sore throat, but nothing I was too concerned about. It wasn't until I was walking in to work that I realized how incredibly out of breath I was. That's never a good sign. I spent the entire day coughing painful coughs and wheezing. Which means I have a super exciting fun chest cold! Boo. But, as the theme of today's post suggests, the show must go on. So I made it through work and went to Zumba anyway.
Zumba was tough. I couldn't breathe normally so I couldn't make it as high-intensity as I normally would. It was still fun, though, and by the end I realized I wasn't wheezing nearly as bad as when I started. Maybe I can sweat out this chest cold?
Food consumption today, so far, has been absolutely spot-on. I had a protein shake for breakfast, yogurt for a snack, a protein shake for lunch, and now I'm having chicken, green beans, and an apple for dinner. I wasn't sure how my body would respond to no solid foods before dinnertime; turns out it seems to work pretty well for me. Or at least today it did. I never really felt hungry. The problem is I really didn't consume enough calories and I will probably have to add something to my dinner to make up for it.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 16700
Calories burned: 3000
Calories consumed: 980
Yes, I know that is not enough calories and I promise I will add something healthy on to raise that a bit. But I feel full right now after dinner, so it may have to wait awhile.
And finally, over in wedding-planning land, I've decided what to get Bill for a groom's gift. Now I just have to buy it. We also decided how to make our "grand exit" from the reception. We still have to finish our DJ stuff, but we've got a couple months. For now I need to focus on the book folding, and once we meet with Pastor Dan on Wednesday we can start working on ceremony programs! How exciting!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Weigh In: Week 49
Good afternoon, readers!
Sorry I missed posting yesterday. After work we went to a Winter Carnival event, and then we went out to dinner with family members. We got home about 9:45 and I was asleep by 10.
Today was another weigh-in, and it turned out just about how I expected: This week I maintained. Between birthday celebrations at work and shower celebrations over the weekend I wasn't really expecting to lose much, if any. So we're still at 46 pounds down after 49 weeks.
And now this brings me to my dilemma. Today I had my 3rd dress fitting with Heather. When I put the dress on it was the first time it actually felt like it fit properly, at least around the waist. I could actually feel it touching my back for the first time. But because the waist fits so perfectly, Heather told me some bad news: I'm not supposed to lose any more weight.
Ummm... what? I still have 14 pounds to lose before the wedding! What the heck I'm I supposed to do now? Just give up on my goals? No way. I'm still deciding how to proceed. What do you guys think? I was thinking about amending my goal to 50 pounds instead of 60. It's not ideal, but it's definitely attainable. I don't think the extra four pounds will make a huge difference in the fit of the dress, either.
But I've spent almost a year now with my heart set on losing 60 pounds. Although the whole point of the goal was so that I would look good and feel confident in my wedding dress. I don't think losing 50 pounds instead of 60 will change that. But still... I really wanted to get there! I know I could just do it after the wedding, but it doesn't feel the same...
So there is my dilemma. Opinions, thoughts, advice? I'm just not sure how to proceed. At this point I'm still going to continue on my weight loss plan until I have made up my mind.
Other news... this morning was my usual Body Pump/Zumba combo, except my personal attendant, Kim, joined me at BodyPump. It's so nice to have a workout buddy, and it always makes me work harder when I have someone around.
After that I had my dress fitting, and then Bill and I ran some errands and went out to lunch. This evening we have our last Winter Carnival event for the year, the Victory Dance. It's basically just a big party where all we do is dance and drink. It's pretty fun. It's at the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown St. Paul if anyone has a mind to join us!
I don't have stats for today, obviously, since it's only 3 o'clock and I don't know what I will be eating for the rest of the day. But I can tell you that I've already taken over 14,000 steps and burned 2300 calories. So that's good.
No big plans tomorrow, just relaxing and watching some football/Lady Gaga/commercials, not necessarily in that order.
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Sorry I missed posting yesterday. After work we went to a Winter Carnival event, and then we went out to dinner with family members. We got home about 9:45 and I was asleep by 10.
Today was another weigh-in, and it turned out just about how I expected: This week I maintained. Between birthday celebrations at work and shower celebrations over the weekend I wasn't really expecting to lose much, if any. So we're still at 46 pounds down after 49 weeks.
And now this brings me to my dilemma. Today I had my 3rd dress fitting with Heather. When I put the dress on it was the first time it actually felt like it fit properly, at least around the waist. I could actually feel it touching my back for the first time. But because the waist fits so perfectly, Heather told me some bad news: I'm not supposed to lose any more weight.
Ummm... what? I still have 14 pounds to lose before the wedding! What the heck I'm I supposed to do now? Just give up on my goals? No way. I'm still deciding how to proceed. What do you guys think? I was thinking about amending my goal to 50 pounds instead of 60. It's not ideal, but it's definitely attainable. I don't think the extra four pounds will make a huge difference in the fit of the dress, either.
But I've spent almost a year now with my heart set on losing 60 pounds. Although the whole point of the goal was so that I would look good and feel confident in my wedding dress. I don't think losing 50 pounds instead of 60 will change that. But still... I really wanted to get there! I know I could just do it after the wedding, but it doesn't feel the same...
So there is my dilemma. Opinions, thoughts, advice? I'm just not sure how to proceed. At this point I'm still going to continue on my weight loss plan until I have made up my mind.
Other news... this morning was my usual Body Pump/Zumba combo, except my personal attendant, Kim, joined me at BodyPump. It's so nice to have a workout buddy, and it always makes me work harder when I have someone around.
After that I had my dress fitting, and then Bill and I ran some errands and went out to lunch. This evening we have our last Winter Carnival event for the year, the Victory Dance. It's basically just a big party where all we do is dance and drink. It's pretty fun. It's at the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown St. Paul if anyone has a mind to join us!
I don't have stats for today, obviously, since it's only 3 o'clock and I don't know what I will be eating for the rest of the day. But I can tell you that I've already taken over 14,000 steps and burned 2300 calories. So that's good.
No big plans tomorrow, just relaxing and watching some football/Lady Gaga/commercials, not necessarily in that order.
Until then, readers.
Kayti
Thursday, February 2, 2017
A Solution
Good evening, readers!
Well, yesterday's marriage class turned out to be a bust. A non-existent bust. I got a call from Pastor Dan early in the afternoon to reschedule. Why? Turns out there was an assessment we were supposed to take prior to our first class that wasn't sent to us. So we're rescheduled until next Wednesday. I know you were all looking forward to hearing about it, but you will have to wait another week.
So last week I wrote about how I'm still trying to figure out what to eat before my double workouts on Tuesday and Thursday nights so that I don't starve but don't feel too full and sluggish. Well, I think I've finally got it figured out. Solution? Eat a big lunch and a tiny dinner.
Today we had a potluck for my coworker Mandie's birthday, so there was a lot of food around. I actually feel like I didn't eat that much, quantity wise, but I still felt pretty full for the rest of the day after eating lunch. I had some chips with homemade guac and salsa, Jell-O with Cool Whip, and some fruit and veggies. I had my regular breakfast (maybe a little extra caffeine in there) and a yogurt as a snack. So it wasn't a whole ton of food, but my stomach felt like it was going to burst! And of course I have no idea how many calories that actually was.
After work I still felt full but figured I should eat something before my workouts, just in case. So I had a yogurt and a protein shake. Then I went to Cardio Step and I felt really good! Not sluggish at all, like I was last Thursday just from eating an apple. I worked really hard and had tons of energy. So maybe there's the solution. We'll try again on Tuesday and see if it works.
Otherwise things are pretty calm around here. Over in wedding-planning land, besides taking our assessments for marriage class, we are just taking care of the little things. I put together all my bridesmaids' gifts, and we have almost all the items for the welcome bags for the hotel guests. I'm not going to put them together, though, mostly because we're still 80 days away and I want the snacks to be fresh :) I also worked more on my book folding. It takes forever, but I don't really mind. It's pretty relaxing, actually.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 16300
Calories burned: 3200
Calories consumed: Not sure, hopefully below 1600 if I'm estimating anywhere close.
Oh, and as per my request yesterday for info on meal replacement shakes, I've heard a lot of good things/recommendations for Shakeology. Anyone know where I can get more info/pricing? I'm pretty sure you can just buy them on the website, but do you get a better deal going through a distributor?
Happy Friday Eve! We are going to some Winter Carinal event or another tomorrow, and more on Saturday. And then a day of relaxation and football on Sunday. Bring on the weekend!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
Well, yesterday's marriage class turned out to be a bust. A non-existent bust. I got a call from Pastor Dan early in the afternoon to reschedule. Why? Turns out there was an assessment we were supposed to take prior to our first class that wasn't sent to us. So we're rescheduled until next Wednesday. I know you were all looking forward to hearing about it, but you will have to wait another week.
So last week I wrote about how I'm still trying to figure out what to eat before my double workouts on Tuesday and Thursday nights so that I don't starve but don't feel too full and sluggish. Well, I think I've finally got it figured out. Solution? Eat a big lunch and a tiny dinner.
Today we had a potluck for my coworker Mandie's birthday, so there was a lot of food around. I actually feel like I didn't eat that much, quantity wise, but I still felt pretty full for the rest of the day after eating lunch. I had some chips with homemade guac and salsa, Jell-O with Cool Whip, and some fruit and veggies. I had my regular breakfast (maybe a little extra caffeine in there) and a yogurt as a snack. So it wasn't a whole ton of food, but my stomach felt like it was going to burst! And of course I have no idea how many calories that actually was.
After work I still felt full but figured I should eat something before my workouts, just in case. So I had a yogurt and a protein shake. Then I went to Cardio Step and I felt really good! Not sluggish at all, like I was last Thursday just from eating an apple. I worked really hard and had tons of energy. So maybe there's the solution. We'll try again on Tuesday and see if it works.
Otherwise things are pretty calm around here. Over in wedding-planning land, besides taking our assessments for marriage class, we are just taking care of the little things. I put together all my bridesmaids' gifts, and we have almost all the items for the welcome bags for the hotel guests. I'm not going to put them together, though, mostly because we're still 80 days away and I want the snacks to be fresh :) I also worked more on my book folding. It takes forever, but I don't really mind. It's pretty relaxing, actually.
Today's stats:
Steps taken: 16300
Calories burned: 3200
Calories consumed: Not sure, hopefully below 1600 if I'm estimating anywhere close.
Oh, and as per my request yesterday for info on meal replacement shakes, I've heard a lot of good things/recommendations for Shakeology. Anyone know where I can get more info/pricing? I'm pretty sure you can just buy them on the website, but do you get a better deal going through a distributor?
Happy Friday Eve! We are going to some Winter Carinal event or another tomorrow, and more on Saturday. And then a day of relaxation and football on Sunday. Bring on the weekend!
Until tomorrow, readers.
Kayti
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