MOONVALLEYCRAB's SparkPeople Blog

Sunday

Sun, 8 Jul 2012 16:06:54 EST

Just had an amazing weekend with my bestie Janee. She is doing SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOO well! I am so proud of her. She's working out and eating well, and in two weeks I saw a difference in her! It helped me to get back in the groove of working out, and getting my stuff back on track! I've been talking about doing it for a while, and though I have lost about 15 pounds, I have another 20 to lose, and am struggling to maintain the motivation to get there. ...

Super Awesome Weekend

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:46:38 EST

I am DONE at my office job! Now it's time to focus on continuing to get new clients in the door at my office. :-) I had an awesome weekend with Janee, we had a ton of fun! I am so proud of her, she's doing so well! Eating well, exercising and overall someone to look up to! We took some pictures of ourselves so we would have comparison pictures. I'll post them below.

I've noticed I've lost a few inches here and there in the recent weeks. I thought and thought about wha...

Fun & Happy

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:03:43 EST

Quick update since I was on last - Finals went AMAZING! I got a 4.0 out of both my classes this quarter, which leaves me with a 3.9 overall GPA for the year ( I received an A- last quarter, oooopppps) I am so happy that I got such good grades last quarter, it is exactly what I needed, and what I worked my butt off for all quarter. Now summer starts! The last day of my job is Friday, thankfully! I am so excited to be out of that toxic environment soon. My boss asked me to stay until the ...

Happy, Happy and EXTRA HAPPY!

Fri, 8 Jun 2012 13:31:48 EST

I put in my two weeks notice at my current job today. So yes, that means yesterday went very well! I am so excited about my new job. I am elated, and so stoked to start this new chapter in my life! I've never been one to let circumstances dictate my life, and this is no exception! I have just under two hours here, then I'm off to school where I'll take my last math test for the quarter; then I'll be off for the day! I'll be studying this weekend for finals, and we invited friends over f...

Happy, Happy, Happy

Thu, 7 Jun 2012 12:35:05 EST

Just had a GREAT workout! I've worked out everyday this week, so I have already exceeded my goal of 3 times per week. YAY! I just had a great workout that I wanted to share. It was tough at points, but really great. It really got my heart pumping and my sweat pouring! I'll include the name of it at the end. So today is a big day! I am going to meet with a local Massage Therapist to see if her and I can work something out to work together. I can be an employee, or rent space from her...

F-f-f-f-f-friday!

Fri, 1 Jun 2012 13:40:18 EST

Finally! Friday is here. I have been BAD the last week. I've eaten fast food twice, had pizza twice, and have only worked out once. I don't know why I've been bad this week, but I vow that next week will be a good one again. I'm getting bored of my workouts, I tried a new belly dancing workout on Wednesday which I really liked. I'm just not sure why I've been bad...On a good note, working out and eating well has given me some of my confidence back! And, my jeans FIT. I can't believe i...

Additional Friday Blog

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:02:25 EST

I did it! I worked out this morning. :-) Didn't enjoy it very much, but feel SOOOOOOOO much better I worked out. I know if I hadn't worked out, I would feel guilty today and through the weekend. I must admit I was BAD yesterday. I stopped and got McDonald's. I was pretty disappointed in myself; I knew I shouldn't have done it but did it anyway. I am feeling a little bloated today, but I can see and feel a big change in my body. My workout pants literally fall off, my jeans are getti...

Fantastic Friday

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:40:16 EST

I really don't want to work out...Ahhhhhh! I have two minutes until my designated workout time...One minute now....I promised myself I'd workout 5 times this week...Will this one last time kill me? No...now to mustar up the motivation to put my yoga mat and weights in the living room and the DVD in the XBOX. Ugh.

Wednesday = Awesome

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:30:19 EST

I'm feeling pretty darn good. I've been writing in a journal that my bestie, Janee got me; it's been helping a lot with sorting out things in my head. My mind goes 1,000,000 mph all the time, so sometimes it's hard to sort through everything internally. I've found since I've been writing in the journal that I haven't been "b*&^%ing" to friends and family so much about whatever is going in my life. It's refreshing for me, so I'm sure it's refreshing for them as well. I find on my drive ho...

Monday, Monday, Monday!

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:29:10 EST

Wow! Has it really been that almost three weeks since I was on? My gosh time flies. Well, I've been good. I've been working out, at least three days a week going on my third week. Week one I worked out 5 days, week two I worked out 3 days, and this week I'm shooting for 5 days. I can see a change in my body, which is amazing because I haven't been eating too great. Not bad though, fast food once in the last three weeks. My water bottle sprung a leak and so I have no water today, but m...

FRIDAY!

Fri, 4 May 2012 14:48:04 EST

I am stoked today. Not only is it Friday, but my friend Janee is coming tomorrow to spend the night, she got us friendship bracelets with swvorski crystals (ummmm hello!), and I can tell a difference in my clothes even more today! What a fabulous Friday! Yesterday after I worked out, my foot started to really hurt. I've not injured it before, and wasn't too sure why it was hurting. I couldn't walk or put any weight on it without hurting; so being that I am a Massage Therapist I tried ma...

Terrific Thursday!

Thu, 3 May 2012 13:11:12 EST

Wow I am feeling great today! Worked out this morning for the fourth day in a row! I will workout again tomorrow, and take a break over the weekend. My goal was to work out three days this week, and I've already exceeded it. My eating has been good, again not great. I had a sandwich when I got home from work/school yesterday, and a chicken and vegetable wrap for dinner last night. This morning I had a sandwich for breakfast, and tonight I'm making spicy peanut chicken with sauteed spina...

Wednesday

Wed, 2 May 2012 13:50:01 EST

Wednesday is here! I have had a great week so far, my eating has been good, not great. I made BBQ chicken pizza's for dinner last night, all from scratch so I suppose that's better than getting them delivered. I worked out today for the third day in a row, which I am extremely proud of! I have met my goal for the week, so I could stop as of today, but we'll see. I drank my goal amount of water yesterday, and am on my way today as well. I'm finding it easier now, because I have a 32 oz. ...

Tuesday-ay-ay-ay

Tue, 1 May 2012 12:20:51 EST

Tuesday is here! I'm feeling great! I decided a few things yesterday. First of all, I will wear my jeans Monday, Wednesday and Friday because those are days I work and I can wear jeans to the office...Therefor I will not change into my comfy yoga pants on those days. Second, I am aiming to workout 3 days this week! I worked out yesterday, and want to workout this morning before I get ready for school.

My super good friend Janee, who is also on SP is a huge motivation for me ...

Monday!

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:55:36 EST

Here it is, Monday already! Where did my weekend go? Lot's of studying, housework and somewhat healthy food. I didn't eat bad this week, I actually ate pretty well. And the best part? No fast food! Yippee! So Saturday I had a sandwich for breakfast/lunch, drank my allotted amount of water and had homemade, healthy pork tacos for dinner. Sunday I had a little bit of top ramen, which thankfully tasted like poop and I threw it out. For lunch I made chicken sandwiches for Dusty and I, an...

Friday

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:18:35 EST

Finally Friday! I'm on week two of a member of SP. I have not eaten well this week, but not too bad either. I had perogies, which are actually low fat and kielbasa twice this week for lunch. My breakfasts have been great, I've had a smoothie every morning for breakfast, and a healthy dinner. I'm not a sweet person, but a friend made cupcakes and brought them over and now I eat two at night before bed. I'm not drinking as much water as I need to either. AND we've had friends over a few ...

Happy Anniversary

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:21:56 EST

Happy Anniversary to Dusty and I! We've been together for six years and married for four years today! :-) It makes me really happy to have such a wonderful man as my husband....Wow! 6 years!

Well, onto my eating and all that jazz. I have been extremely busy with school and have not had time to get on the internet. I have been really good, this past weekend I chose not to eat well on Saturday, I had Pizza and Taco Bell. Sunday was fine, as well as Monday and Tuesday. ...

Not Too Good

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:48:05 EST

Not a lot of time to write, but I had to get on to vent. We're still having problems with my space I rent, and I fear I'll have to temporarily shut my doors. :-( This is after a lot of time has passed, and a lot of thought has gone into this decision. I think it's best, and will result in a lot less stress. I'll get on later when I have time to write about my weekend.

Saturday's Finally Here

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:34:13 EST

I am SO excited it's Saturday! I woke up to Dusty being home, which is always a huge plus. Sadly, he is going to the Stokes Auction today and the friend he was going with cancelled. :-( I can tell he's really disappointed, he was talking about how much fun they'd have yesterday. Well, I did it again yesterday. I ate out! WTH? Why?!?! Ugh. On a good note I'm down another pound! Even with eating that bad, bad food! I can only imagine that I may be down over a pound if I hadn't eaten...

Finally Friday!

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:34:06 EST

Well, I made it through my first week on SP. I came out losing an inch in my hips and down a pound. Only worked out once this week, so my goal next week is to work out twice. I took the day off of work today because I am so overloaded with homework.

Let's revisit my fitness/nutrition goals for the week and see how I've met them so far:

Water Intake: 200 oz. vs. 400 oz.

Exercise: 1x vs. 3x

No fast food: 1x vs. None

Weight: 1 pound...

Better Day

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:07:35 EST

Much better day today. Slept in and woke up at 7:30 (WOOHOO) got dressed and started on my homework. Knocked out a few English assignments while eating two dumpfnudel (BAD), went off to school and now I'm back home to continue on my English homework and get into my Math. All I've had is two dumpfnudel, I won't eat again until dinner. I'm punishing myself for eating badly this morning. I'm hungry but am drinking lots of H20 and a vitamin water, to keep my blood sugar up. Excited to get o...

Happy Hump Day

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:06:42 EST

I never made it online to write in my blog yesterday because I was flying the whole day. I ate really well, but had a poopy day. I've been fighting the landlord of the space I rent for my business since day 1, there is a girl in my building that finds me as competition. Fair enough, but I keep on having to involve a real estate lawyer ($$$) to deal with the landlord and the contract we signed. Why can't people move on with their lives and leave me alone? I'm so sick of this. I'm almost ...

Mundane Monday

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:11:59 EST

Monday is here! I'm excited to start my week off right, with a smoothie, a glass of water and my vitamins. I made homemade chewy granola bars yesterday that are out of this world and brought two with me for lunch, so I don't stop and get a quick fix at a fast food joint. I found myself not craving fast food after I didn't have it for about a week, but then I had it over the weekend, and am thinking about the yummy goodness it offers now. Though yesterday I had a ham and cheese sandwich fo...

Old Habits Die Hard

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:44:34 EST

Here it is, Sunday! The most dreaded day of my week because I go back to school and work tomorrow. I haven't felt so great about writing in this because yesterday I had a hamburger and french fries for lunch, neither of which I finished but nonetheless ate, and then had Chinese for dinner. Today I had a ham and cheese sandwhich for lunch, and that's it. I'm making Fajita's for dinner, and will use Greek yogurt in place of sour cream. I'm a little discouraged by my lack of weight loss at ...

Friday's Blog

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:21:01 EST

Friday's blog one day late. I have been very conscious of my eating/activity for the past two weeks or so. I'm down a few pounds, but this is where I begin to lose focus generally. I'm trying very hard to stay on track, and feel great about it. For instance yesterday I had my smoothie for breakfast and then had a chicken salad for lunch. The chicken salad was mixed greens, chicken, walnuts, avocado and grapes lightly tossed in a blue cheese dressing. Oh and I also shared a bowl of clam ...