The Sun willl come out... today!

Sunday, February 07, 2010

Hello dear Sparklers!

Today with the sun being out, the cloudless sky, fits my outlook.

I hope you've had a better week than I! Especially the past 2 (cloudy, stormy, rainy) days... I've had the *worst* cravings. I've always let myself give in within moderation to cravings so they don't become all encompassing, but these were insane. Moderation did NOTHING for easing them. They were ALL ENCOMPASSING. I wanted ice cream, oreos, frozen yogurt, muffins, cheese... ugh. I fought them a lot better than I would have in years past, but I still went over calorie-wise and had all of the above.

I gained 1.5 lbs in those 2 days.

I don't know if it's TOM (I have PCOS so my TOM is sometimes hard to predict) or WHAT. Or if it's because my husband just left for two weeks. Maybe I was feeling sorry for myself. I truly am not sure. It's probably a combination of both. (Maybe I'm pregnant.... hah! I wish) But for whatever reason, I feel better today, with no cravings.

Odd, no?

And this was not a conscious 'I feel stressed out, I want ice cream' like I spoke about a few blogs ago. I really don't feel bad at all. That's what's suprised me so much. It was as if my body just had a mind of it's own this time!

Anyway, I'm going to take full charge today and get back on track. I'm drinking my water (10 cups/day!), hitting the gym, and getting outside for some fresh air.

Hopefully I'll be back to 211.5 in a few days again. Ugh, if I hadn't fallen off the wagon, I could probably be at 210 in the next few days.

Darnit.

Oh well. It's all part of the journey. I'm not beating myself up too much because I know how counterproductive that can be.

I hope to report back in a few days with better news!


Until then, I wish you all a great Sunday afternoon (Go Saints!) and a fabulous week ahead!


--Krista

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Animal Lovers, submit your vote!

Thursday, February 04, 2010

Little known factoid about me... I'm a HUGE lover of animals.

Seriously.

I think I may need an intervention.

It's bad.

For example, Driving along the road, if I see a cat, I say "Oh! Lookit! A kitty!" I absolutely must cuddle with any person's pet. I save spiders, worms, bees, snails, and any other creepy crawly thing that I may find. I can stand at my kitchen window watching the birds forever.

Animals make me happy.

Sooo... I had to share the funny images below in hopes of making the other animals lovers out there in Spark-land smile (and possibly giggle so hard that tears spring and an occasional snort comes out).

And, just for fun, vote for your favorite(s) at the end!


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Week 10 - Mental Shift!

Monday, February 01, 2010

Haven't done a vblog in a while!

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You know you're a Sparkler when...

Friday, January 29, 2010

... a half glass of Chardonnay gets you buzzed.

Case in point: I'm blogging while buzzed on a HALF GLASS of wine! LOL! That's insane! I guess I've lost my tolerance since I've cut my alcohol consumption way back.

What about you?

You know you're a Sparkler when: ____________

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Week 9 - BUSTED through!

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Hello dear Sparklers! I hope this week has been good to you.

Last week I got a ton of great ideas for busting through my little mini-plateau. I incorporated a lot of them. In partcular, I drank on average 10 (sometimes more) cups of water a day. That seemed to have the most immediate affect, so I am keeping on that. I've got my water bottle that holds 4 cups of water. This week I'm going to drink 3 of those a day. That's my goal.

I also worked hard on my freggies. I discovered V8 fusion juice. I had a cup of that each morning (no more, or those calories can add up!) and got 2 servings out of the way first thing! I averaged about 4 servings of freggies a day. I still have a long way to go, I know I need to eat more than that, but it's a huge step forward as there were days when I had no freggies at all... *blush*

Last night, I finally took my first set of measurements, so in a month I'll have something to compare to. I wish I'd taken them first thing. I don't know what was stopping me! I also took the push up and crunch test to assess where I'm at fitness-wise. Push ups I was able to do 36 in a minute, which is ok, but if I'm honest with myself, they were not full push ups, I was too high off the ground. So room for improvement there. And crunches - hah - I don't remember my number off hand but it was pathetic. I have to work on my core strength.

The good news is my waist-to-hip ratio is .75 which is good! Yay!

When all is said and done, today I weighed in at 213. Which is what I've been at for a few days, so I'm confident my plateau has been BUSTED! Buh-bye 215! It's been (not so) nice knowing ya!

On to month THREE!!!


--Krista

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