Day 415: Do Something You've Never Done
"If you want something you never had,
you have to do something you've never
done."
There are so many things I never had and thought I wanted. I spent years yearning for things I would never have and it turns out I really didn't want most of them. All I really wanted was to feel better about myself. I couldn't see that until I actually did start feeling better. It took doing a lot of things I've never done to get to that point. When I hit the submit button on my first Nutrisystem order I was stepping out into the unknown. I'd never been very successful with losing weight or keeping it off. I can see now why so many people get caught up in the cycle of yo-yo dieting. I don't consider Nutrisystem to be a "diet". I'm not on a "diet". I'm learning about portion control and eating the right foods. Unless you do that, any weight you do lose will come right back when you "go off" your diet. Hence the yo-yo cycles. So I look at what I'm doing as a lifestyle change. Prior to 12/29/18 I ate whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted and in whatever quantity I wanted. I couldn't have all those other things I wanted but I could have food in unlimited quantities and I took full advantage of that.
Today was weigh in day ! I lost 1.2 pounds this week and weighed in at 175.8 ! It's coming off slowly, but it's coming off. I've lost 128.2 pounds and could not be happier. Just 25.8 until I reach my goal !
Breakfast was a 2.1 ounce 160 calorie cherry cheese roll with caramel vanilla creme coffee. Power fuel was a 5.3 ounce 80 calorie Light & Fit toasted coconut vanilla yogurt. Morning snack was a 155 calorie chocolate shake with peanut butter powder. Lunch was a 3.8 ounce 220 calorie pepperoni pizza melt with a chef salad. Dressing added 30 calories. Afternoon snack was 12 low fat wheat thins (90 calories) and a 5.3 ounce 80 calorie Light & Fit strawberry cheesecake. I dipped the wheat thins into the yogurt and it was like having cookies ! This left 385 calories for dinner and an evening snack. Dinner was a new item and it was pretty good ! It was an 8 ounce 230 calorie chicken with apricot glaze. It came packaged with riced cauliflower so I served it over more riced cauliflower. Evening snack was a 1.8 ounce 140 calorie s'mores pie. Total calories for the day are 1185 and I got 64 ounces of water in.
Weekends are tough because I don't have to get up at a specific time and I usually don't have anything time sensitive to get done. So my days tend to get off to a slow start and could end up being spent on the couch. As a result, I've had to get a little creative to motivate myself. I made a little bit of a rule that I don't get a second cup of coffee until I've gotten a workout in. I schedule 2 per day 5 days a week and only 1 on Wednesday and Thursday since I usually go to the office. On the 2 workout days I try to balance it out with a short workout and a longer one and today was no exception. During the week I take the short one during my lunch and had been doing that on weekends too. However, I realized that the 2nd workout was getting to be later and later on weekends - sometimes as late as 9 pm. I guess later in the day I'm tired and not quite so motivated and the thought of 30 or more minutes on the treadmill is not pleasant, so I found myself procrastinating. So now I am doing the longer workout in the afternoon on weekends. Today was no exception - I had a 25 minute easy workout and a 49 minute not so easy workout scheduled. About 1 pm I had my shake and then got on the treadmill for #22 of 23 in the Mount Kilimanjaro series with Jake Norton. This was a relatively flat descent so there was no incline or decline. The pace was 3 mph and I did not expect this workout to be as hard as it was. It wasn't the speed, it was the length of time I had to maintain it. Back in 2018 I could spend 90 minutes on the treadmill but my speed was only 2 mph. Today's workout hit 3 mph about 5 minutes in and stayed there until the 47 minute mark ... so 42 minutes. About 20 minutes in I found myself watching the timer so I started looking down at my feet and counting steps in increments of 100, then 200 before checking the time again. This helped me get past the 25 and 30 minute marks. I continued doing that until the 40 minute mark, in between mopping up sweat ! My mind was wandering and it got hard to keep track of the steps I was trying to count. I was really struggling, but once I got past 40 minutes I was able to re-engage with Jake's commentary and get a look at some of the scenery. When the speed dropped to 2.5 mph at the 47 minute mark I wanted to jump for joy ! It was a tough one for sure but I did it ! I resisted the urge to pause the treadmill and take a break and I never gave up on myself. Tomorrow I will finish the series and it's definitely one I will repeat.
After my workout I had lunch and later enjoyed that second cup of coffee with my afternoon snack. Before dinner I tackled workout #2 for the day. It was the final workout in the Bolivia Train to Terrain series with Hannah Eden. I completed the other 15 in the series a while back. This workout was about 24 minutes and there was a period of about 10 minutes in the middle where you're supposed to get off your machine and do some yoga moves. Since I don't do yoga I opted to just keep walking. Speed was about 2.7-2.8 mph for the duration. I worked up a bit of a sweat but nothing like my earlier workout !
After dinner I enjoyed a cup of coffee and a bit of a break, then hopped on the Total Gym. I spent about 45 minutes doing my usual exercises. I logged a total of 3.4 miles, 74 minutes and 355 calories. Today was definitely a good day !
I didn't go to Walmart today so that's on the agenda for tomorrow. I just didn't feel like going out today and it's going to be a bit warmer tomorrow anyway. Now it's about time for a shower and bed.
Today was weigh in day ! I lost 1.2 pounds this week and weighed in at 175.8 ! It's coming off slowly, but it's coming off. I've lost 128.2 pounds and could not be happier. Just 25.8 until I reach my goal !
Breakfast was a 2.1 ounce 160 calorie cherry cheese roll with caramel vanilla creme coffee. Power fuel was a 5.3 ounce 80 calorie Light & Fit toasted coconut vanilla yogurt. Morning snack was a 155 calorie chocolate shake with peanut butter powder. Lunch was a 3.8 ounce 220 calorie pepperoni pizza melt with a chef salad. Dressing added 30 calories. Afternoon snack was 12 low fat wheat thins (90 calories) and a 5.3 ounce 80 calorie Light & Fit strawberry cheesecake. I dipped the wheat thins into the yogurt and it was like having cookies ! This left 385 calories for dinner and an evening snack. Dinner was a new item and it was pretty good ! It was an 8 ounce 230 calorie chicken with apricot glaze. It came packaged with riced cauliflower so I served it over more riced cauliflower. Evening snack was a 1.8 ounce 140 calorie s'mores pie. Total calories for the day are 1185 and I got 64 ounces of water in.
Weekends are tough because I don't have to get up at a specific time and I usually don't have anything time sensitive to get done. So my days tend to get off to a slow start and could end up being spent on the couch. As a result, I've had to get a little creative to motivate myself. I made a little bit of a rule that I don't get a second cup of coffee until I've gotten a workout in. I schedule 2 per day 5 days a week and only 1 on Wednesday and Thursday since I usually go to the office. On the 2 workout days I try to balance it out with a short workout and a longer one and today was no exception. During the week I take the short one during my lunch and had been doing that on weekends too. However, I realized that the 2nd workout was getting to be later and later on weekends - sometimes as late as 9 pm. I guess later in the day I'm tired and not quite so motivated and the thought of 30 or more minutes on the treadmill is not pleasant, so I found myself procrastinating. So now I am doing the longer workout in the afternoon on weekends. Today was no exception - I had a 25 minute easy workout and a 49 minute not so easy workout scheduled. About 1 pm I had my shake and then got on the treadmill for #22 of 23 in the Mount Kilimanjaro series with Jake Norton. This was a relatively flat descent so there was no incline or decline. The pace was 3 mph and I did not expect this workout to be as hard as it was. It wasn't the speed, it was the length of time I had to maintain it. Back in 2018 I could spend 90 minutes on the treadmill but my speed was only 2 mph. Today's workout hit 3 mph about 5 minutes in and stayed there until the 47 minute mark ... so 42 minutes. About 20 minutes in I found myself watching the timer so I started looking down at my feet and counting steps in increments of 100, then 200 before checking the time again. This helped me get past the 25 and 30 minute marks. I continued doing that until the 40 minute mark, in between mopping up sweat ! My mind was wandering and it got hard to keep track of the steps I was trying to count. I was really struggling, but once I got past 40 minutes I was able to re-engage with Jake's commentary and get a look at some of the scenery. When the speed dropped to 2.5 mph at the 47 minute mark I wanted to jump for joy ! It was a tough one for sure but I did it ! I resisted the urge to pause the treadmill and take a break and I never gave up on myself. Tomorrow I will finish the series and it's definitely one I will repeat.
After my workout I had lunch and later enjoyed that second cup of coffee with my afternoon snack. Before dinner I tackled workout #2 for the day. It was the final workout in the Bolivia Train to Terrain series with Hannah Eden. I completed the other 15 in the series a while back. This workout was about 24 minutes and there was a period of about 10 minutes in the middle where you're supposed to get off your machine and do some yoga moves. Since I don't do yoga I opted to just keep walking. Speed was about 2.7-2.8 mph for the duration. I worked up a bit of a sweat but nothing like my earlier workout !
After dinner I enjoyed a cup of coffee and a bit of a break, then hopped on the Total Gym. I spent about 45 minutes doing my usual exercises. I logged a total of 3.4 miles, 74 minutes and 355 calories. Today was definitely a good day !
I didn't go to Walmart today so that's on the agenda for tomorrow. I just didn't feel like going out today and it's going to be a bit warmer tomorrow anyway. Now it's about time for a shower and bed.
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