Sore

I worked out with a trainer at my club yesterday. Boy, am I sore today. It was interval training, which I usually do on my own, but she took it to the next level. I can feel my clothes are fitting better even though the scale hasn't moved too much. I love having the Bodybugg and it really makes me move more. I always thought I was so active and worked out a lot but the Bodybugg made me realize that I have to push it even more. I need to get better at tracking my food intake. I think I need to figure out my meal plan the night before to be successful. I made a really healthy lentil soup last night and froze it in 1 cup servings. I figure that can be a quick healthy meal. I have 3 young kids so I really need to plan ahead with the meals so I don't cave and eat mac & cheese or chicken nuggets...plus make some time for myself to get all my workouts in.

Blah Day

Today has been tough. I didn't sleep well last night so I'm really dragging. I went to the gym but I worked out in the current pool so I couldn't wear the Bodybugg. So, I have no idea how many calories I burned but I'm sure if wasn't much. I didn't push myself very much. Then after the gym, the kids and I went to a pizza buffet/playland. I had salad and 2 slices of pizza....and then an oatmeal raisin cookie. I stopped eating chocolate about a month ago so at least I wasn't tempted by the brownies like I have been in the past. I have to figure out how many calories I ate at lunch even if it isn't 100% accurate. It is 3:30 and I'm only at 1300 calories burned.

My gym just started a weightloss challenge. I weigh in every Monday. To stay in the contest, I have to lose at least 1 lb each week. Anyone still in the contest in April, wins some "gym money" for buying personal training sessions or tennis classes, etc.

Bodybugg

I got my Bodybugg! I've had it a couple days now and just getting use to it. I'm going to start posting about it and consider this Day 1. I weighed in this morning at the healthclub -- 156.6 (154.6 on my home scale in the morning). I'm trying to have a 1000 cal. deficit....which is much tougher than I thought! Even after working out at the gym for an hour (treadmill, elliptical, track) and being on my feet all day, I barely reach my goal of 2350 calories burned a day (calories eaten should be 1350). I'm determined to meet my goal though! I now realize I wasn't working out long enough before. I'm tracking everything that I eat too and making better choices about what I eat. For instance, today I really wanted something sweet but instead of a sugary empty-calorie snack, I had cantaloupe. However, I might buy some 100-calorie snack packs so I can treat myself to an indulgence everyday or every other day.

New Year, Same Goals

Okay, so it is January 2nd and I still have the goal of losing weight. I feel like I've been the same weight the last year even though I've been dieting this whole past year. It gets pretty frustrating. I tried Jenny Craig and really liked it but I felt really guilty spending that much on food. I thought about going back to WW but after much research and debating (in my head!), I've decided to try the Bodybugg. They are on sale right now. If I don't like it, I figure I could resell it. I ordered it this morning so it should arrive sometime next week.

I'm back to my pre-pregnancy weight from Sara but I'm still about 30 lbs more than I want to be. I weighed in last Monday at 156.4. Arg!!