3 - The number of times I weigh myself every morning to just to "make sure"
32 = Pounds I've gained since September
3.60 = Pounds of chicken purchased on sale for $1.99 per pound
3 = Times I've worked out this week
576.4 = Calories burned in my workout on Thursday
3.2 = Miles I walked in the SLC Komen Race for the Cure last Saturday
1 = Miles I've walked since then
2 = Pairs of pants that actually fit me right now. I wear a lot of skirts...
100 = Ab crunches I can do consecutively
0 = Pull-ups I can do
104 = Ounces of water I drink a day
15 = Times per day I think about eating a loaf of warm french bread
5 = Times I've listened to Lady Antebellum's new song "Just a Kiss" so far today
8.5 = Hours of sleep I got last night
14 = Episodes of Oprah I have saved on my DVR
8 = Omaha Steaks that showed up on my doorstep yesterday (thanks, MoM!)
2 = Months until my Dad has to have chemo again
7 = Loads of laundry sitting in front of the washer waiting to be washed
1 = Load of clean laundry sitting in a basket in front of the dryer
5 = Pieces of bacon I had for dinner (mmmm, bacon)
0 = Frozen swirl yogurts consumed at Costco
2 = Showers I've taken today (working out makes me stinky)
4 = Days until I get my hair done
Consider yourself informed.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Things that are too tight
I used to think of things to write on my blog while falling asleep. Now? I just go to sleep. It's not that I don't have anything to say, I just haven't. A couple of days ago my sister said she missed my blog voice. I'm not even sure how many people even read this besides her (and my mom and dad) but because I love her so, I'll grace the interwebs with my blogging voice once again...
Last night, as I was getting ready for bed, I had to change my shirt because it was too tight. It's amazing how much better you feel in that single moment you take off the tight thing and put on something that fits loosely. It's kind of like when you take your bra off at the end of the day. It just feels better - like you can breathe.
Then I started thinking about other things that are tight and how it has the same effect. Since changing jobs, money has been tight. Now that I'm gainfully (and permanently) employed, that tightening effective is lessening. I hope that in another month I'll feel that "I can breathe" moment again when I look at my bank balance.
Time is tight. My very beautiful friend Lori is moving away. I feel like time is tight with her. She leaving at the end of June and I wish it was, instead, the end of never. I will miss her and her freckles.
Maybe not so much tight as it is restrictive - but I've been trying so hard to change my eating habits. I've been trying to follow a 2:1 protein to carbohydrate diet. If you've ever tried to do this, you know what I mean by restrictive. I would love to feel that freeing feeling of eating whatever I want but I don't have that luxury. I'm still trying to figure out the secret combination that will help me get the body I want. For now, it just feels a bit like wearing a tight shirt.
Did you hear that I've been working out? I've been doing circuit training since February. Every day is something different and that's probably why I've stuck with it. I think it's safe to say this is the longest I've EVER stuck with an exercise program. Well, I think there was one other time when I would go and do the elliptical with my friend Melynie at a gym I can't remember the name of back in Missouri but clearly that didn't stick. Anyway, this new exercise program has made my muscles tight. Underneath the padding of regret, the muscles are getting stronger and tighter. This is one feeling of tightness I don't mind. It feels good actually. Plus, I love that feeling of accomplishment after the workout. It makes me feel better later when I'm laying on the couch watching TV - no feeling of guilt.
Speaking of guilt - both guilt and regret have a tightening effect. So does negative self-talk and being in unhealthy relationships. It should seem like a no-brainer to avoid these things and when you do it gives you that feeling of freedom. And freedom feels good. Like a long, deep breath. Here's to feeling that more often...
Last night, as I was getting ready for bed, I had to change my shirt because it was too tight. It's amazing how much better you feel in that single moment you take off the tight thing and put on something that fits loosely. It's kind of like when you take your bra off at the end of the day. It just feels better - like you can breathe.
Then I started thinking about other things that are tight and how it has the same effect. Since changing jobs, money has been tight. Now that I'm gainfully (and permanently) employed, that tightening effective is lessening. I hope that in another month I'll feel that "I can breathe" moment again when I look at my bank balance.
Time is tight. My very beautiful friend Lori is moving away. I feel like time is tight with her. She leaving at the end of June and I wish it was, instead, the end of never. I will miss her and her freckles.
Maybe not so much tight as it is restrictive - but I've been trying so hard to change my eating habits. I've been trying to follow a 2:1 protein to carbohydrate diet. If you've ever tried to do this, you know what I mean by restrictive. I would love to feel that freeing feeling of eating whatever I want but I don't have that luxury. I'm still trying to figure out the secret combination that will help me get the body I want. For now, it just feels a bit like wearing a tight shirt.
Did you hear that I've been working out? I've been doing circuit training since February. Every day is something different and that's probably why I've stuck with it. I think it's safe to say this is the longest I've EVER stuck with an exercise program. Well, I think there was one other time when I would go and do the elliptical with my friend Melynie at a gym I can't remember the name of back in Missouri but clearly that didn't stick. Anyway, this new exercise program has made my muscles tight. Underneath the padding of regret, the muscles are getting stronger and tighter. This is one feeling of tightness I don't mind. It feels good actually. Plus, I love that feeling of accomplishment after the workout. It makes me feel better later when I'm laying on the couch watching TV - no feeling of guilt.
Speaking of guilt - both guilt and regret have a tightening effect. So does negative self-talk and being in unhealthy relationships. It should seem like a no-brainer to avoid these things and when you do it gives you that feeling of freedom. And freedom feels good. Like a long, deep breath. Here's to feeling that more often...
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