| Day 3 in Week | Target | 23 |
|---|---|---|
| Food | Points | Count |
| PB Toast | -3 | 20 |
| 1c Strawberries | -1 | 19 |
| 4 Mile Run | 4 | 23 |
| Jimmy John's | -18 | 5 |
| Mountain Dew | -5 | 0 |
| Vegetarian Chili w/LF Cheese | -5 | -5 |
| Ritz Crackers | -4 | -9 |
| Skinny Cow | -2 | -11 |
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
A Quick Check In
Monday, January 26, 2009
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Can't. Get. Warm.
Today's high: 17 degrees. Sleet? Check. Snow? Check.
Tomorrow's high: 15 degrees. More Sleet? Check. More Snow? Check.
When it's this cold, I just can't get warm, especially my feet. It doesn't matter how many sweatshirts or pairs of socks I put on, I am always cold. The only thing I can do to warm up is to hop in the shower for a few minutes and let the warm water and steam work their magic. However, lots of showers + cold, dry air = super dry skin. Agh! It's a never ending cycle of pain and frustration. Plus, using so much hot water makes my already enormous gas bill even worse.
Needless to say, I didn't make it out for a run today. However, Mondays are usually a day of rest for me, so no big deal. When it's this cold, making it out of the house is a victory in itself - and that I did do. I make no promises for tomorrow though.
Also, it looks like light boxes run about $100-$150. On the one hand, that's expensive for my broke-can't find a job in this economy-law student self. On the other, my sanity is invaluable. I'm still considering.
Definitely dipped into my 35 "extra" points today, but that's okay. Overall, I was happy with my food choices today. Lots of fresh vegetables (bell peppers, mushrooms, and lettuce in the thai and tomatoes in the tacos) and lean proteins (chicken in the thai and soy crumbles in the tacos). And lots of peanut butter. Yum.
Tomorrow's high: 15 degrees. More Sleet? Check. More Snow? Check.
When it's this cold, I just can't get warm, especially my feet. It doesn't matter how many sweatshirts or pairs of socks I put on, I am always cold. The only thing I can do to warm up is to hop in the shower for a few minutes and let the warm water and steam work their magic. However, lots of showers + cold, dry air = super dry skin. Agh! It's a never ending cycle of pain and frustration. Plus, using so much hot water makes my already enormous gas bill even worse.
Needless to say, I didn't make it out for a run today. However, Mondays are usually a day of rest for me, so no big deal. When it's this cold, making it out of the house is a victory in itself - and that I did do. I make no promises for tomorrow though.
Also, it looks like light boxes run about $100-$150. On the one hand, that's expensive for my broke-can't find a job in this economy-law student self. On the other, my sanity is invaluable. I'm still considering.
| Day 2 in Week | Target | 23 |
|---|---|---|
| Food | Points | Count |
| PB&J w/4oz. milk | -4 | 19 |
| Apple | -1 | 18 |
| Thai | -12 | 6 |
| Tacos | -10 | -4 |
| More PB | -3 | -7 |
Definitely dipped into my 35 "extra" points today, but that's okay. Overall, I was happy with my food choices today. Lots of fresh vegetables (bell peppers, mushrooms, and lettuce in the thai and tomatoes in the tacos) and lean proteins (chicken in the thai and soy crumbles in the tacos). And lots of peanut butter. Yum.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Today's points
Thanks to Roni for creating this daily food journal generator.
I'm starting a new Weight Watchers week today, and I went a whole day without dipping into my 35 "extra" points. It has been a long time since I have done that!
*Note: I edited the pineapple chicken recipe and added a red bell pepper and 1/3 of an onion. Yum!
| Day 1 in Week | Target | 23 |
|---|---|---|
| Food | Points | Count |
| Kashi Waffles w/strawberries and light syrup | -4 | 19 |
| Turkey sandwich with LF provolone cheese | -5 | 14 |
| Dill pickle slice | 0 | 14 |
| 2 mile run | 2 | 16 |
| Hot chocolate | -3 | 13 |
| Apple | -1 | 12 |
| Pineapple chicken w/brown rice | -7 | 5 |
| Weight watchers cookie sundae | -3 | 2 |
| Homemade pomegranate soda | -1 | 1 |
| Total: | 22 | 1 |
I'm starting a new Weight Watchers week today, and I went a whole day without dipping into my 35 "extra" points. It has been a long time since I have done that!
*Note: I edited the pineapple chicken recipe and added a red bell pepper and 1/3 of an onion. Yum!
Struggling
I'm struggling. Struggling with the weather; struggling with classes; struggling with my food choices; and struggling with my runs.
This time of year the weather is always difficult for me. When the highest temperature all week long is 24 degrees and there is little to no sunshine for weeks on end, I want to hibernate. I want to stay in my pajama pants and sweatshirt all day, watching Roseanne episodes and eating salt and vinegar potato chips while surrounded by my dogs.
I don't want to read for classes and I don't want to lace up my Mizunos and go for a run. I don't want to count points or really do much of anything. Maybe read a good book. Between naps, of course.
And, the more salt and vinegar chips I eat, the less I want to do anything. And when I don't do anything, I want to eat more chips. It's a vicious cycle.
If you have any doubt about how much I hate this weather, let me give you a snippet of the conversation I had with my husband yesterday afternoon as we were watching the news:
Weatherman (that bastard): It's going to be another cold one this week. Sunday's high is 20 degrees with a 30% chance of snow. The high on Monday will be about the same with a 60% chance of ice and sleet.
Me: I hate this. I hate it. I hate it. I'm so sick of this cold.
Weatherman (still a bastard): By the end of the week, however, we will get above freezing and should see highs in the upper 30s.
Me: Shut up you idiot. The high 30s is not warm.
Husband: (Laughing) It's not his fault.
(Silly, silly husband. Don't you know better than to mess with me in the middle of January by now?)
Me: (Dissolving into tears) I know, but I hate him anyway. He's stupid, and he's got stupid hair.
And so it goes. I know that in some parts of the country, a high in the thirties would be a godsend. However, I do not live in those parts of the country. I do not want to live in those parts of the country. If I lived in those parts of the country, I might become suicidal.
Anyhow, this is my long winded way of saying that I ate a bunch of junk this week and only managed to get one run in during the week (4 miles). This is also why I have about 400 pages of reading to do for my afternoon class tomorrow but didn't start until this afternoon...and why the bag of salt and vinegar chips I bought on Tuesday afternoon was gone by Friday.
On a better note, today was a good day and I managed to eat relatively well and got in a short run. After deciding I couldn't bear the treadmill for another day, I layered up and ran 2 miles in my neighborhood. Not exactly where I am supposed to be in my half-marathon training, but at least I left the house. Baby steps.
***Running off to check on the price of sun lamps.***
This time of year the weather is always difficult for me. When the highest temperature all week long is 24 degrees and there is little to no sunshine for weeks on end, I want to hibernate. I want to stay in my pajama pants and sweatshirt all day, watching Roseanne episodes and eating salt and vinegar potato chips while surrounded by my dogs.
I don't want to read for classes and I don't want to lace up my Mizunos and go for a run. I don't want to count points or really do much of anything. Maybe read a good book. Between naps, of course.
And, the more salt and vinegar chips I eat, the less I want to do anything. And when I don't do anything, I want to eat more chips. It's a vicious cycle.
If you have any doubt about how much I hate this weather, let me give you a snippet of the conversation I had with my husband yesterday afternoon as we were watching the news:
Weatherman (that bastard): It's going to be another cold one this week. Sunday's high is 20 degrees with a 30% chance of snow. The high on Monday will be about the same with a 60% chance of ice and sleet.
Me: I hate this. I hate it. I hate it. I'm so sick of this cold.
Weatherman (still a bastard): By the end of the week, however, we will get above freezing and should see highs in the upper 30s.
Me: Shut up you idiot. The high 30s is not warm.
Husband: (Laughing) It's not his fault.
(Silly, silly husband. Don't you know better than to mess with me in the middle of January by now?)
Me: (Dissolving into tears) I know, but I hate him anyway. He's stupid, and he's got stupid hair.
And so it goes. I know that in some parts of the country, a high in the thirties would be a godsend. However, I do not live in those parts of the country. I do not want to live in those parts of the country. If I lived in those parts of the country, I might become suicidal.
Anyhow, this is my long winded way of saying that I ate a bunch of junk this week and only managed to get one run in during the week (4 miles). This is also why I have about 400 pages of reading to do for my afternoon class tomorrow but didn't start until this afternoon...and why the bag of salt and vinegar chips I bought on Tuesday afternoon was gone by Friday.
On a better note, today was a good day and I managed to eat relatively well and got in a short run. After deciding I couldn't bear the treadmill for another day, I layered up and ran 2 miles in my neighborhood. Not exactly where I am supposed to be in my half-marathon training, but at least I left the house. Baby steps.
***Running off to check on the price of sun lamps.***
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Tracking Points
Today's points (so far):
1/2 bowl of oatmeal made with a tbsp of PB2: +2 Points
Mountain Dew (I know, I know): +3 points
Apple: +1 point
Mushroom Melt Sandwich (guesstimate): +10 points
Grilled Veggies w/Olive Oil: +2 points
4 Mile Run: -4 points
1/2 bowl of oatmeal made with a tbsp of PB2: +2 Points
Mountain Dew (I know, I know): +3 points
Apple: +1 point
Mushroom Melt Sandwich (guesstimate): +10 points
Grilled Veggies w/Olive Oil: +2 points
4 Mile Run: -4 points
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Review: Luna Sport Moons
Today after class I was starving. (This was probably because I made the oh-so-smart decision to eat knock off pop-tarts for breakfast.) Usually I keep some type of snack around so that at times like these I don't go crazy with hunger and decide that McDonalds sounds like a good idea. (It never is.) So, today I started digging around in my bag for one of my go-to snacks (usually a Fiber One bar or a banana) but came up with nothing. That's when I started digging in my gym bag.
I managed to come up with a pack of Luna Sport Moons that were watermelon flavored. Granted, not the greatest snack, but it was something and by this time I was desperate. However, once I took a bite of the first "moon" I realized I was not desperate enough to eat these! They were disgusting. I didn't even bother to take a second one out of the package. Instead I threw the whole thing away.
So, while I wasn't testing these out during a long run like I had intended, I can tell you that if I had tried them during a run I would not have felt any more energized - because I would not have been able to force myself to eat enough to make any sort of difference.
I managed to come up with a pack of Luna Sport Moons that were watermelon flavored. Granted, not the greatest snack, but it was something and by this time I was desperate. However, once I took a bite of the first "moon" I realized I was not desperate enough to eat these! They were disgusting. I didn't even bother to take a second one out of the package. Instead I threw the whole thing away.
So, while I wasn't testing these out during a long run like I had intended, I can tell you that if I had tried them during a run I would not have felt any more energized - because I would not have been able to force myself to eat enough to make any sort of difference.
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