Confession: I had two cone cups of Dr. Pepper at work last night....but that was it....I SWEAR.
So today before I worked out I watched "Losing It With Jillian" to motivate me. Which was good, and kinda makes me want to buy Biggest Loser DVD sets to watch everyday right before I work out for motivation....although I think it might have a reverse effect on me. I watch one episode, start crying, get hooked....and now it's 8 hours later and I haven't moved. So I'll stick with Hulu and my DVR.
Moving on, I worked out today. My husband has me on this circuit that I'm getting used to and starting to get the hang of things. He's wanting me to get to the point that if I go to the gym I know how to use the machines and weights and can do a proper work out and not freak out. Don't ask me why but big corporate gyms scare me. I tend to get nervous and feel like all eyes are on me and I just don't want to work out. Also I don't know how to use all the machines or how to use them to the best of my ability so I just kinda quit. Oh and classes just freak me out. My self conscience kicks in high gear and I feel awkward, odd, and are not wanting to make a fool of myself. I know I know....Really? me? of all the people you know. I mean come on, I'm the center of attention, always doing crazy things, super loud kind of gal.....yeah not in the gym. If you want to see me get real quiet and shy just throw me in a huge gym with a hundred people I don't know.
OK OK enough about gyms. My husband put me thru this intense work out, like I was shaking afterwards. He pushed beyond all reason. Which is what I need. So after watching Losing It, working my butt off, and eating really good, little to no grazing, and being active all last week I was feeling pretty good. Well we head over to Academy to get a heart rate monitor and a scale. So we can keep track of my heart rate during work outs and have a more consistent way to track my weight loss. I decided to get some new work out shorts since I really don't have any. Couldn't figure out what size I needed, so I decided to try them on. WHAT A MISTAKE. Its work out shorts... shouldn't be too big of a deal right? UGH!!! The majority of them didn't fit, the bigger ones hung funny, the smaller sizes were too snug. Oh it was a nightmare!! and all I could see in the mirror was my belly! That flabby thing that just snuck up on me and I hate looking at it. Self-esteem down the drain. Not looking good.
Moving on to scales. Greg thought it would be a good idea to google scales while I just figured I'd try them all. What could it hurt more? I mean I'm already feeling fat, bloated, and gross. So I start taking scales off the rack and one by one tried them out. The good news is that my weight ranged from 233 to 128. So theoretically I lost 4lbs!!!!! YIPPIE!!! We finally chose one and brought it home. After much trial and error of programing it my weight came out to 228lbs. I'm going to weigh myself tomorrow morning and use that as my official starting weight and go from there. The scale I used at the gym wasn't that reliable and was never consistent when my husband used it. Hopefully this one will be better.
Oh and I found "Cook This Not that" I about squealed!!! Hopefully I'll find some good recipes and makeover my kitchen.
amazon.com sells the Eat this Not that book for about $10 each. Good price! I bought the first one for over $20 on the woman health site. Grr. should have shopped around.
ReplyDeleteWhich scale did you get? I dont care for mine - its 4 pounds off from Tom's so i dont know which one is right.
Hey Faith this is Julie (Christy Waterbury's friend). What scale did you get? I have the same issue with the scale at my gym, and would like to have a more consistent one at home.
ReplyDeleteOn a completely unrelated note, I use www.fatscret.com. They have a ton of healthy recipes, as well as a calorie counter and a huge database (and it's all free). Just thought you might want to check it out if you're looking for some good recipes!
~Julie