Working in the office today

I made my breakfast and lunch last night. Now I just have to be strong and follow through with eating it. I'll allow myself an afternoon coffee. I also plan to take a walk during the workday...maybe walk to get coffee instead of drive. 

Then I plan to have a moderate dinner and go for a walk tonight before bed. 

I need to pick up some almonds or something for snacks during the day. Maybe cut up some veges. 

Update: I finished according to plan today! Walked over 3 "intentional" miles and stayed under my calorie goal for the day. Very exciting. 

Tomorrow is a crossfit day.

Another good start

Had a healthy breakfast...oat bran hot cereal and omelet with 3 egg whites and one yolk. Going to crossfit soon. I can do it. 

It sucked, but I did it. See pic below. 2 minutes rest in between each set. Plus 1000m run to warmup and suicide dashes to finish. I was pleased with 1000m run. I did 800m run a couple of weeks ago, and I saw considerable improvement already in my stamina. Still have a long way to go but it's encouraging. The truth is that I saw the workout posted before I walked in. I almost drove away. I'm glad I didn't. 

Next is to go home and quickly drink protein shake then cook up chicken for salads. 

Determined today

Started out the day right today. Trying to make both small and large changes today. Skipped the cream in my coffee. Had cocoa drink for second drink instead of coffee. Made scrambled eggs with spinach and feta. Measured out the feta and skipped the butter. 

I also went for a 30 minute walk before eating breakfast...about 1.75 miles. I'm determined to stay active today. My jawbone UP has a feature where it'll buzz if I'm not active for 30 minutes. My goal today is to actually take action when it goes off. Walk a half mile, do 15 squats, or 15 girl push-ups. 

I already know that dinner will be tough today as I promised the kids I would make lasagna. That's ok. The additional activity should compensate some, and I'll take it easy on portion size. 

I plan to just edit this post throughout the day to track my success. I read something today that encouraged me to visualize my day before it happens. Like when I'm in bed, I should visualize getting up and going for a walk. During my walk, visualize what I'm going to eat when I return. So far so good. 

Breakfast...it was good, but I may need something more. Maybe I'll just start with water then plan to eat something else in two hours. 

10:30 - 1.75 mile walk

11:40- 20 squats

1:25 - 20 girl push-ups 

3:30 - 0.5 mile walk

9:30 - 0.5 mile walk

Did well today. Pleased with eating and activity. 

I want to eat

Tonight has been one of those nights where I want everything bad. Instead I ate a pork chop and some tilapia. Tilapia was breaded but it's better than pizza, burgers, Thai, etc...

Btw...apologies for posting so much, but I'm treating this as my journal I guess and posting my thoughts as they happen. I'm sure I'll cut back soon. 

Activity levels while working from home

I basically have not gotten any steps in today as I worked from home. And I thought desk job was sedentary. I'm at like 700 steps today. Need to at least get out to take a walk. 

I'm back

So here I am again. I'll probably keep posts short for a while. Below is an overview of where I stand. 

- I gained all my weight back. :(

- I completed my degree and basically got the job I worked so hard toward. :)

- I'm working on getting my weight down and level of fitness back to where it was if not better. It's going to take a long time. 

- I'd like to lose 75 lbs. 

- I joined crossfit a few weeks ago. It's kicking my ass, but I am committed to it. 

- The kids go back to school in a month. I hope my commitment to crossfit will not be dampened by more hectic schedule. It's already challenging enough without having to adhere to bedtimes and help kids with homework. At least I have another month to make it a part of my lifestyle before school is back in session. 

Not sure if anyone is out there to read this, but I'll try to keep posting. I remember what a great help it was the last time to have the group's support.

We're Moving

I'm back in the game (again). This time I feel just as committed as the first time that I was successful. I have been using My Fitness Pal and so far have lost 16 pounds. I will also be using the blog there. Feel free to join and add me as a friend. My user name is kristenkay3.