Well, I know that I have been MIA for a long time now. A lot has happened!
I am 6 months pregnant!
It took me a long time to wrap my mind around. I felt like I was so on-track with WW and this change derailed me. I was really good with my eating for a while but didn't do a great job tracking on doing anything on the computer being so tired.
In June and July, our family went on a huge road trip. We visited my family for a few weeks and then made a stop to visit friends in Vegas and then finished up in Southern California at the beach. While it was a fabulous trip (which is all documented on my private blog), I threw everything I had learned and had been doing for the past few months in exchange for temporary enjoyment. I came back 15 lbs heavier and learned my lesson. (In 6 weeks!) YIKES! This is all I wanted to put on the wntire pregnancy.
This past week, I have gotten back on track. Making mostly core choices, drinking lots of water, eating lots of fruits and veggies along with ample protein and dairy. I am pretty proud of myself. At this point, there isn't too much that I can do to undo my trip damage because of baby but at long as I make good choices I have decided that I am going to be OK with the number on the scale.
I have also gotten back on track with exercising and doing better than I have done since I started WW. I am following the Body for Life suggestions loosely. I am walking 3 days a week for 30 minutes and keeping my heart under 70% of target. I also have been light weight lifting 3 days a week. I am keeping it really light but it feels great just to be moving and it is about 15 activity points a week.
Even though I am not really paying attention to points, I am back to tracking on the online tracker. I loved using this before and I want to have the habit because I plan on returning to my WW Meetings as soon as I can after baby, before Thanksgiving. I know that I am going to need the support during the holidays, especially since my MIL will be here cooking for us for the 2 1/2 months after baby is born.
So there it is! My purge! It is off my chest.
I feel like I am back. I have some new discoveries lately that I have been itching to post about. I also need an outlet to go to besides my husband because while he listens, he doesn't really want to hear about it.
Showing posts with label Activity Points. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Activity Points. Show all posts
Monday, July 28, 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008
GOAL!!!
I am so excited that I exceeded my goal for Activity Points this week. On Monday I was a little worried that I had slacked too much to reach my goal of 14 APs for this week. I cracked down and went to work earning APs the rest of this week and this morning my total is 15. YEAH! This is the first week that I have been exercising somewhat consistantly on WW. It feels good to be working out again. The goal for next week is 18!Saturday, January 12, 2008
Taking Advantage of Good Fortune
So I started this post yesterday and all but published it. So here it is!
Over the past few years, we have collected a lot of fitness equitment. In fact, we have a bedroom upstairs that is set-up as a home gym. It has these select-tech weights, a tower with a folding bench, full-size bar and preacher bar along with the weights, the leg attachment and arm attachment, a TV, mat, ball, and bands along with tons of DVDs. Up until this point I have probably make it in there once a week for 30-45 minutes. It is so awesome in there and great to have everything at home but I am just not taking advantage of it.
We have a treadmill that we bought about 6 months ago. I am much better at using this. It is in our bedroom because there is more room. It probably would have fit in the gym, however, I was worried about hitting my head on the ceiling fan. The treadmill is awesome! We splurged and got one with a TV and a fan along with other user friendly features. We almost bought a different one but after talking to a friend that has one, she said that she wished she would have gotten one with a TV and thought that she would use it more if she did. We took that into consideration and like I said, splurged. It makes all the difference. If I get up before the baby in the morning or when she is down for a nap, I like to watch the Today Show or Food Network or even CNN. I figure, if I can sit on the couch and watch these, I might as well walk.
Since starting WW, I haven't started a structured exercise routine. I occassionally record activity points. This week at I bought a pedometer. I love it! I counts your step and tell you how my points you earn when active. It also tracks my steps for the day. I am aiming for 10,000. Last week my husband was asking if I ever used it. Mind you, I do, but never around him. Most of the time, he sleeps in on the weekends and I feel walking in the bedroom while he is trying to sleep so I go downstairs and watch TV on the couch. He told me not to worry about waking him and use it if I want to. This morning I hopped on and walked 45 minutes before the baby woke up. It wasn't a fast pace but I walked over 2 miles and was able to watch some TV. It was 3 points. Yeah for activity points!
So the goal for the week is use at least one peice of this fantastic equiptment each day. I know that I can do it. After all, I want to get our money out of it and it will do nothing but good for me! Also, this week, my goal is to earn at least 2 activity points a day. (So far, do good!) I can't wait to have 14 (or more) recorded by Friday!
Over the past few years, we have collected a lot of fitness equitment. In fact, we have a bedroom upstairs that is set-up as a home gym. It has these select-tech weights, a tower with a folding bench, full-size bar and preacher bar along with the weights, the leg attachment and arm attachment, a TV, mat, ball, and bands along with tons of DVDs. Up until this point I have probably make it in there once a week for 30-45 minutes. It is so awesome in there and great to have everything at home but I am just not taking advantage of it.We have a treadmill that we bought about 6 months ago. I am much better at using this. It is in our bedroom because there is more room. It probably would have fit in the gym, however, I was worried about hitting my head on the ceiling fan. The treadmill is awesome! We splurged and got one with a TV and a fan along with other user friendly features. We almost bought a different one but after talking to a friend that has one, she said that she wished she would have gotten one with a TV and thought that she would use it more if she did. We took that into consideration and like I said, splurged. It makes all the difference. If I get up before the baby in the morning or when she is down for a nap, I like to watch the Today Show or Food Network or even CNN. I figure, if I can sit on the couch and watch these, I might as well walk.
Since starting WW, I haven't started a structured exercise routine. I occassionally record activity points. This week at I bought a pedometer. I love it! I counts your step and tell you how my points you earn when active. It also tracks my steps for the day. I am aiming for 10,000. Last week my husband was asking if I ever used it. Mind you, I do, but never around him. Most of the time, he sleeps in on the weekends and I feel walking in the bedroom while he is trying to sleep so I go downstairs and watch TV on the couch. He told me not to worry about waking him and use it if I want to. This morning I hopped on and walked 45 minutes before the baby woke up. It wasn't a fast pace but I walked over 2 miles and was able to watch some TV. It was 3 points. Yeah for activity points!
So the goal for the week is use at least one peice of this fantastic equiptment each day. I know that I can do it. After all, I want to get our money out of it and it will do nothing but good for me! Also, this week, my goal is to earn at least 2 activity points a day. (So far, do good!) I can't wait to have 14 (or more) recorded by Friday!
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