Back to the Monday grind

Never did the my workout in yesterday evening.  Did laundry and got things ready for work and did dishes and all that jazz.

Got up and worked out this morning.  Got my 20 minutes in; did just over 8 miles. 

Good day at work overall.  Picked up Xandra and came home to make dinner.  Made boneless bbq ribs, mashed potatoes and green beans.  Was very yummy. 

Did some dishes and then back on the bike after it settled.  Got in another 30 minutes.  Did 11.83 miles and 398 calories.

Really not seeing the weight come off like I want, though the scale is slowly creeping down.  The scale never goes down as fast as I'd like.  Trying some new things and if anyone has some advice I'll be glad to hear it.

I am making sure I give 12 hours between my last meal of the day and breakfast.  I don't eat anything after dinner except water and the occassional tums if my acid levels are up.  I make sure I eat something for breakfast.  last article I read said to eat an hour after you get up but I haven't figured how to eat an hour after I get up and still wait 12 hours between dinner and breakfast.  I have been doing the cardio 6 days a week.  getting ready to start weight training this week.  I would like to believe I am doing all the right things...Any advice would be helpful....

Camping survived ;^)

Got up Saturday morning and did a little over 11 miles on the bike and burned a little less than 400 calories.  Headed to the store and bought some groceries for our trip.  Packed up and headed to Brown County with Michael and Xandra.  Nice lunch at the Nashville house and then some shopping (got Xandra a leather bookmark, which is currently marking her place in The Hobbit).  Then into the park to make camp.  Got camp set up, relaxed for a bit and then a hike down one of the moderate trails to Lake Ogle and back.  dinner and a little nap then we were up late watching shooting stars. 

Packed up camp this morning and made the drive home.  Relaxing afternoon at home though I still plan on working out tonight.  Got some cleaning to do so I'll right more tomorrow.  Hoping my weigh in is good in the morning.

So close and yet....

Had an okay day at work today, crazy busy again but at least census is back up so I won't be getting my hours cut so often.  picked up Xandra from school and made her some dinner.  Michael came home and I started dinner for us while he went out to mow.  I came up and did 30 minutes on the stationary bike.  I really wanted to break the 12 mile and 400 calorie mark tonight.  Came close.  Did 11.9 miles and burned 399 calories.  If only I'd have had 2 or 3 more seconds on the timer.  I still pedaled for another 2 or 3 minutes to cool down, but I really wanted to hit that mark tonight.  I suppose there is always next time.

Dishwasher is loaded after a yummy dinner of fajitas (spicy though) and laundry is running.  Really looking forward to spending the weekend camping with Michael and Xandra.  The meteor shower should be amazing.  Hope everyone else has a great weekend too.

Something new

Crazy busy day at work.  Left there and headed straight to a job interview for a home health care agency.  Might be a good part time or prn job.  I had checked into it while Michael was out of work and figured it wouldn't hurt to interview.  should hear something back from them by Friday.

Didn't work out this morning after the workout last night.  Brought cottage cheese for breakfast and didn't eat more than a bite or two.  Bean soup for lunch.  Made a hamburger steak, baked potato and green beans for dinner.  thinking about a fudge pop for dessert and then gonna work out after my stomach settles.

The scale is still going down, slowly but surely.

I did work out tonight, but passed on the fudge pop.  was a good work out.  I rode 11.69 on the bike and burned almost 400 calories.  Just need to keep this momentum up.  Think I found some unexpected motivation.  Not sure I'm happy about it though.

Happy hump day

Yesterday was a rough day at work. It happens sometimes. Plus I was oncall.  Got a call at 10;30, just after I'd gone to sleep.  Then another at midnight, just after i'd fallen back asleep.  Up at 4 to workout? I think not.  Reset the alarm for 5 and skipped it. 

GTot off work early today due to low census and ran to grocery store,  was starving on the way home but didn't stop for fast food, came home and ate a healthy lunch.  now I think I'm going to take a 20 minute nap and work out when I wake up.  lets see how that one goes.

I did get up and work out after dinner.  I ate pretty healthy (olive oil and garlic pasta with basil chicken) and got in 30 minutes on the bike.  I made it 11.63 miles and burned almost 400 calories.  I thought I was going to die, but I did it.

Back in the saddle again

After I had my tooth pulled last Tuesday I stopped working out for a few days.  My jaw hurt too bad if i wasn't taking the stronger pain medicine and if i took it I was too sleepy.  So we start over again. 

Saturday we went to the fair and walked around everywhere.  Didn't eat bad at the fair, nothing deep fried at all.  Was a pretty nice day.  I started back on the bike yesterday morning and had a pretty good ride.  Got up and did it today too, despite dreaming about turning the alarm off and going back to sleep.  Today was a really good ride.  I actually broke the 8 mile barrier.  I rode just a hair over 8 miles in 20 minutes.

Didn't eat bad yesterday either.  The scale is coming down slowly but surely, just need to keep it moving that direction.  I'm tired of losing the same 10 pounds over and over again.  thanks for the support and encouragement.

Lazy Day

No work out this am.  Went to work and ended up leaving at 10am due to a low census.  Came home and took my good pain meds.  Chilling out now.  Feel kind of like a bum.  Jaw is still hurting though, so maybe better to take it easy.  On the plus side I can't eat much so my weight is down a little.