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my first 5K...

Friday, October 12, 2012

is tomorrow! I am walking it with my coworker L who decided to do it with me since her plans for the weekend fell through. She doesn't want to run at all, I hope maybe she'll jog a litlte with me! If not I'm okay walking it with her. My other coworker has been training really hard to run it so now I feel more excited about going since I have a walking buddy.

I am mostly feeling better from my weird, not-strep, illness. Just a tiny sore throat now. I'm not sure what it was but I'm happy it's going away.

We have a busy weekend coming up and I am looking forward to getting back on track with my workouts and exercise by next week. I weighed myself yesterday, it was 194.4, which irritated me as I've been eating soup, yogurt, and fruit all week. Low-cal soup, too, lol. But then I got a bit of a period at work so that sort of explains the gain. I checked again today and I was at 192- lowest I've seen in a while! I'll take it, and hope it stays there or lower for Monday's weigh-in.

This weekend I have the 5K, then we have some house stuff (insulating) to do. I need to go looking for costume supplies for Spencer and myself and start working on those. I also need to get baking supplies as I am baking whoopie pies for the Keene YMCA's booth at the pumpkin festival next weekend. Also have to fit in homework, maybe some grocery shopping, and shopping for a jacket. Plus a drive to Troy (about 30 minutes away) to pick up our truck which will finally be ready for inspection after several months being "illegal" to drive lol.

Anyway, I saved some leftover Hamburger Helper from dinner for today's lunch, which I know isn't that healthy...at least it was made with skim milk and lean ground beef haha. Then it's more yogurt and any other soft foods I can find since it does seem to be keeping the sore throat at bay. Supposed to be very cold today... not excited at all.

  
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LEEKA5 10/14/2012 11:16AM

    Whoopie Pies? What are those and what is the recipe please... oh wait, no, you don't have to post it, I'll google it instead, saving you the time. :-) I had to savour this posting before going to the next to see how your first 5k went. I did one a couple years back and yeah, unless you have a buddy it's daunting. Hurray on the scale number! ...and feeling better! ...and managing to make hamburger helper lower in fat. lol

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ANGELWENDYMAMA 10/13/2012 8:52PM

    OMG I love whoopie pies! How are you going to make them without eating any?? Are you doing regular ones ie. chcocolate with vanilla filling or something different? I made a bunch of the apple turnovers for the Animaterra booth at the Pumpkin Fest. We don't bake them til Friday, though.


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PMRUNNER 10/12/2012 7:52AM

    Have fun on your 5K! I have one tomorrow too, I am running with my two littlest in the jogger. Enjoy! Hope to see you do more!

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CANES4EVER63 10/12/2012 6:53AM

    Good luck on the 5K! Once you do your first, you'll be addicted! Or at least that's how it was for me! And if you really want to jog some of it and your fried doesn't, then leave her behind (if she doesn't mind!). 5Ks have a great atmosphere and lots of adrenaline is running, you're going to want to move fast!

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SFREY217 10/12/2012 6:09AM

    Glad you are feeling better from the mystery illness ! Good luck o your first of many 5K runs !! You'll do great and have fun too !!
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I'm sick! it sucks :(

Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Yesterday I left work at 9 am, sick with a fever, headache, and backache. My fever finally broke at about 5 am this morning and I worked today but felt poopy- very lethargic and my throat is SOOO sore... I ate mainly soft things today and they still hurt like hell to swallow.

Anyway, my exercise is on hold until I'm feeling a bit better. I am trying to convince my friend to walk the 5K with me on Saturday. I can definitely walk it, but running it is probably out.

Today I weighed in (skipped it yesterday) at 193.8 which was the same as the previous week. Eating no solids should be good for my diet, at least... haha.

Anyway, that's all for now. Time to snuggle with my baby bean.

  
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LEEKA5 10/11/2012 1:25PM

    Oh, poor you.. I hope you feel better soon. Feeling sick is not fun at all!
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SKINNIESOMEDAY 10/11/2012 11:58AM

    sorry to hear you are not feeling well

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LORELLELAURA 10/10/2012 8:48AM

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LOVE_IS_LOUDER 10/9/2012 5:22PM

    That sucks, I was sick last week!! Feel better.
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photo motos (a motivational picture blog)

Sunday, October 07, 2012



I felt the need for some motivational quotes, and I'm feeling ready to take on tomorrow with a fresh, positive outlook. I don't find photos of fitness models to be motivating because 1) they're not me and 2) hello airbrushing/computer touch-ups, so I stick to words, which I tend to get along better with anyway.

  
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JMANDA86 10/9/2012 5:52PM

    I like looking at before and afters of people. Real people showing they can do it. It gives me that "If she can do it, so can I" outlook.

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SKINNIESOMEDAY 10/9/2012 3:23PM

    these were great !! thanks for sharing !

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TIPPY211 10/8/2012 7:18AM

    I find motivational quotes better than pictures to. emoticon

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JSTETSER 10/8/2012 6:28AM

    Nice.

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CAT609 10/7/2012 11:43PM

    Awesome! Thanks for sharing them!

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strugglin'...

Sunday, October 07, 2012

this week has been really bad, diet-wise. I ate out five times! What the f?? WHY? I knew better. Knew I shouldn't, should be stronger than the temptation... but, I wasn't. I'd gained 1.5-2 lbs by Thursday, but when I weighed in this morning I was 193.6 again, so I'm crossing my fingers that my weight tomorrow is either 193.something or lower for my weigh-in.

Today we did a big grocery shop and I am eager to get back on track tomorrow. I saved $43 with coupons! I'm proud of myself. I enjoy couponing but only to save on things we actually need or will use. My sister texted me some good links (she's a pro at saving money!) that I'm going to check out before our next trip to the grocery store. The store I like to shop at also has gas rewards so right now I have $.60/gallon to use when we get gas tomorrow.

I have a really bad toothache right now, it came out of nowhere at about 10 am this morning... the left front tooth on the bottom. It hurts to eat, breathe, touch it, really just a constant pain. I have no idea what to do, what caused it, if I should be worried, or what. It made lunch unenjoyable... I'd bought a flatbread pizza and ended up only eating 1 piece. It wasn't that good, to be honest, despite Rachael Ray touting it as "the best frozen pizza"... just one more reason to hate her, lol. I ended up having three pieces of toasted bread and butter sprinkled with garlic salt. Yummy but not the lunch I imagined. It just hurts too much to eat. Maybe the pain will help with my diet, lol.

I've felt very unmotivated. It rained all week aside from Friday and this weekend and I didn't exercise much at all. The 5K is next weekend and I have no idea if I'm even doing it. I have been unmotivated... it seems like all my SparkBuddies have become as inactive here as I am which is disappointing and sad for me, since I really do need motivation and support. My hubby has been off-track as well and is part of the reason I've done poorly this week, but I can't blame him, really, because he's not controlling me- I am. He bought a ton of nuts (which I can't eat at work, grrrr) because he wants to try some sort of detox and he swears they involve eating nuts. I told him nuts are high in fat and calories and to be careful. lol.

Hopefully this coming week is better. I know I can get back on track if I really try, and I am going to because I want and need this. 3 pounds lost is not nearly enough to make me happy!

  
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LEEKA5 10/11/2012 1:22PM

    You're the little engine that could.... you can do it, you can do it, you can do it, you can do it... keep repeating that to yourself and you'll be fine! Hope you got your toothache taken care of - that can distract you like nobodies business if you can't eat - you'll go for soft and squishy (breads) instead of firm and crunchy (vegetables). You can puree the veggies... ha ha ha ha ha. Okay, maybe not THAT funny but certainly an idea... do you like vegetable soup? I hear Cookie Monster has a great recipe...or was it Ernie and Bert... hmm... emoticon

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CATHGREEN8 10/8/2012 6:11AM

    Hope you find your way...I found your page to be very motivational, and the quote you have there really resonated with me. Just reading success stories here on SP keeps me motivated and making better choices. I have confidence you will find what motivates you again...just keep searching and trying!

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GOINGTODOTHIS2 10/7/2012 6:59PM

    Well, here is one spark buddy that is not inactive. OK? You are going to get through this tough time and get back on track. You can do this. I'll encourage you and you encourage me. emoticon

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SCAPP3LL3 10/7/2012 3:31PM

    Keep at it! I know what you mean, sometimes it's hard to feel motivated when you think you're alone. You're not though, I'm here, and I'm sure your sparkfriends will come back.
Motivation Motivation Motivation! I'm mentally willing it to come to you, lol.
Good luck!

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blah blah blog

Friday, October 05, 2012

So, I haven't done that well this week. For one, it won't stop raining. It has rained for two weeks almost, at least once a day if not all day. I hate rain and it's starting to depress me and drain my energy. I know this is not a valid excuse BUT it has hindered my workout efforts as I had been trying to run the mile loop around my work in order to attempt some 5K preparedness, but with the rain, I've not had the chance.

My kids/classroom have been exhausting this week as my one staff is on vacation in Europe. The kids can definitely notice the change in staff and have been wild. My breaks have been short or non-existant every day this week aside from Monday.

people keep encouraging me to eat out, and as we're low on groceries it's inviting. need to stop.

My weight was up a pound and a half yesterday morning. My eating was better yesterday but not by much... and of course, no exercise. I really need to get back on track this weekend (and today of course)... just hoping to not have a gain this week on Monday!

  
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LEEKA5 10/11/2012 1:17PM

    Hey there! Sorry I wasn't here to encourage, I was on a trip for 10 days. Was fun, but now back to the grind... I hope you're out of the blah's and focused again. Too bad you don't have a workout buddy to inspire you, motivate you, and encourage you... we'll do the best we can from across the country I guess!
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68ANNE 10/5/2012 10:50PM

    Weather and stress sure don't help. You can get through this!

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