Well I am feeling much better this morning and the bruising doesn't look so bad.... actually kind of funny... :) I did manage to go for a walk yesterday and I took my son for a game of mini golf. I had to laugh, not really laugh but you'll know what I mean, at a lady with her approx 4 yr old son behind me... She looked like she was going to drop her baby at any moment. She was pregnant. The baby had dropped soooooo much on her it actually looked kind of funny. I asked her when she was due and she said 'today' (yesterday). And she had the courage to do 18 rounds of mini golf!!! I am serious... the baby was so far down and forward it looked like it was going to come any second... Good for her!
Good news... nothing broken, bad news... bruised ribs and such. I knocked things around pretty good when I hit the ground. So yes, there is nothing I can do but take some pain killers (he prescribed) which make me ill. :( I can't go running until things feel better. I am going nuts here though. There is only so much I can handle of sitting around! Today it looks like it is going to be another rest day... *sigh* I had to try snowboarding at least once in my life though...
Well, today Austin and I are off to the ski to the ski hill with his school. Austin is going to ski and I am going to take a snowboarding lesson! This should be different. lol. I heard that I should wear wrist protectors... I couldn't find ours from rollerblading. I will keep looking this morning.
Can you say f r o z o n !!! 'Cause that is what I am right now! In all the times I have run... I do not remember myself being this darn cold! I am even having a really hard time typing right now. I must be weighing less than I used when running. No 'extra' padding to keep me warm! :( I started off my susposively 9 km run at -15 with windshield of -24 and then all H*LL broke loose and the temp dropped to -17 with windshield -31 and wind gusts of 45-52 km/hour. Now I have run in snow storms and times colder than this, but today took the cake for sure. I do have one problem though... this is the second time I have run with this running room location and the distance was out (only a bit) again. Usually it is a bit over so we can ease off or ease into. So my 9 km run was 8.76 km. Close enough I guess... I will just have to watch the longer runs to make sure that I am getting in my distances. I did have my smoothie with milk this am and it was good. Right after the run, I had 1 cup of chocolate milk.
Well, as you can see by my pic of mushrooms... I have found a new love! Portobello mushrooms. I have been grilling them for the last couple of days for a burger and I LOVE them! I went and picked up some more yesterday because everyone was gone and so the supper I had originally planned is going to be tonight instead, potato fish cakes. I have had this one filet left in the freezer and it is not enough to feed everyone so I decided I would give making fish cakes a try.
OK... I can't stop shivering here! Warm thoughts.... think warm thoughts....
Well I am done for exercising today. I think I earning something like 7 or 8 APs. That's enough. I am just going to stretch out now and dream of a hot bath since I can't have one after a run. Stupid muscles. And I am way too cold to have a cold bath to take care of my muscles... Again... stupid muscles...
Today is homework - I am really falling behind now and have to smarten up! Then some house cleaning and pick up my son from my mom's. He wanted to stay again last night. Go figure... wouldn't you if you got spoiled rotten and could eat anything you wanted?
I almost forgot... official wi today and I am at 133.4 lbs! (weight before run) Woooo Hoooo! I am off now so I can take my measurements before I forget - yes I do them weekly... It helps me through this. :)
run: 8.76 km/1:06:07, avg 173 bpm 7:33 mins/km, sunny -17 windshield -31, wind gusts 45-52 km/hr, 3 layers top, touque, neck warmer, 1 layer bottom (needed two), mitts, felt really good except for the cold and running into the wind, 8:30 am
Quit Smoking: Day 22
Well as you can see yesterday I pulled out the camera and took some pics. I forgot to do a 10 lbs loss for myself so it ended up being a 13 lbs loss. I also was trying to figure out an outfit to wear to compare, I have done my marathon outfit and my next one I will probably do the outfit I was wearing in China with my son. I also finally managed to take pics of the rest of my animals here so everyone can see my 'zoo'.
For eating yesterday I ended up having leftovers of the teriyaki turkey burger and for supper I fell in love... I grilled one portabello mushroom and green onion and had it on a blue menu burger first bun toasted with garlic olive oil drizzled on, then one part of the bun I spread laughing cow cheese on... I have never had this mushroom like this before and always heard of people grilling them like a burger. I was in heaven... I have also made another batch of the asian inspired zero pt soup again and have been having that. I really enjoy that one!
Today is going to be quite the busy day. I was hoping for my husband to help out a bit with the schedule but he ended up having to have work plans in there. I really want to go to hot yoga today before my long run of 9 km tomorrow and I have to have my son at a school mate's house for the same time... I will have to figure something out. I will see if there is someone that can help.
My Nanny is looking better. She is pretty tired though so it is a good thing that there are quite a few people at the house for her to take care of things.
I signed up for my half marathon late last night... I almost forgot I was so excited. :) While I was signing up I phone my friend Kerry to see if she wanted to come to the pre-race supper the night before with me. So she is going to come. She is considering now though if she could at least walk the half since she can't run it anymore. I feel bad for her but she is ok with everything because she has ran 2 full marathons already. (plus various other races) When I put the photo of the both of us on this blog, I was quite upset at how I looked, wt wise. I honestly thought I was ok back then. I guess my wt crept back up on me faster than I thought. Since I hardly have any pics of myself and my old scale being so wonky...(I have a new one now) I could not really tell. So I am going to be taking more pics here of the family and myself here from now on.
Oh... I have always heard of these 'turkey bites' for one pt and my husband comes home last night with them for his snack, along with more laughing cow cheese because he decided he really liked the stuff, and oh my god are they good! I did not really plan to eat anymore yesterday but my curiosity got the better of me. :)
For exercises today I am going to take it easy, besides the hot yoga (hopefully), I am just going to do a small walk. I need to be ready for tomorrow's run with the running room group.
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Quit smoking: Day 21.
I am so happy that it is Friday today... I have been looking forward to it all week.
Yesterday's teriyaki turkey burgers went awesomely well. Thanks to who suggested that one in their blog... see, I do read others. :) My husband swears that I put onion in his though... I didn't except mine and it was in a totally different bowl. I even cooked mine after his... he hates onions and I love to cook with them so I separate some of the recipes. :) We had the burgers with the whole wheat PC Burgers first burger buns. They look really weird but they work awesome and we loved using them. They tasted really good too!
My challenge wi went really well today, even with the super late being awake last night deciding that I finally had enough with the see through background in my blog. I had a coffee with my favorite non-fat creamer at 1 am cause I was just a cravin' it. :) The scale showed a 133.6 lbs for my weight! Woooo hooo!
So far the 19 pts thing has not been too much of an issue for me since I usually go into my APs as needed thru-out the week and the same with the FPs. So that is going well. I am finding that I am putting raw bran in everything though... just so I make sure I am getting my fibre in... yesterday I even put it with my scrambled eggs in olive oil... I know... WIERD.
So it took me since I got home on Mon till the last 2 days to finally get my priorities back in order with losing wt. As I said earlier... it payed off nicely.
My Nanny is still doing pretty good. I could never imagine going through that. When I was told back in 1992 that the chances of me walking or walking normally were slim and that I lost the use of my right hand (bad car accident) I was in total shock and was very depressed about the whole thing. Then I became mad and determined that I would prove the doctor's wrong. Well I did it... I will never be 100%, but I can run properly enough ;) and I have my hand back (thanks to the nerve growing back). My Nanny is joking about things right now, I know she is trying to hide her feelings about everything... but she has her life and will be with us longer... ok... now I have made myself sad...
Exercises for today are cross training with elliptical, bike, walking, then challenge exercises and yoga.
As today I am signing up officially for my half marathon for May, I am going to post a pick today of me and my friend in the full I did a few years ago. I am also going to finish putting up picks of my 'zoo' here so everyone will know why I call it 'the zoo.'
elliptical 35 mins yeah!
walking 30 mins
bike 30 mins
challenge exercises
yoga
Quit Smoking: Day 20!
Well my Nanny's surgery went well. That is good. She is pretty out of it and my one aunt stayed there the night. My mom is going to stay there the night tonight and I am visiting her today. I hope that she handles the whole breast thing ok...
Well I have a complaint. I have been using the Nicorette Lozenges for quitting smoking and lets just say that my gums are SORE!!! I only use 2-3/day but they last forever in my cheek! If I try to get rid of them faster I get sick. It would be really nice if they would make them so that they were more sensitive to mouths! I am switching to the gum here and going to try the Thrive stuff to see how they are and if they are any better.
Last night we made the 'Sticky Chicken' from the ESMB book (Eat, Shrink, and be Merry) and they were a hit at my house. It was 6 pts for the amount that I had but oh so good. The rest of the fam had it with some side kicks and I had mine over a salad. Really nummies.... mmmmmm.... Tonight I am making the teriyaki chicken from the ww site.
Today is a really focus on the water day and very low sodium as my challenge wi is tomorrow morning. The scale has been good to me thus far and it would be nice to move it down...
Yesterday I took just took Tala, my husky, to the dog park... Cleo was still slow moving from yesterday's. Tala had so much fun and was more interested in meeting all the the people more than the other dogs. She is just a socialite. :) I have never met a dog or person that she does not like. She is just my cuddle bunny... :)
Last night's run went really well for the first time going outside this year. I thought I would have more trouble with the ice and snow but it was not too bad. I had a decent time and was quite happy with it. It was nice because I was running with a clinic group that is doing their first half marathon and they were quite intrigued by my experiences and doing the half and full before. So it was like I was some kind of celebrity... :) I will be joining them from now on on Wed and Sun for running especially as the long runs get longer... it is nice to have someone with you and since my running partner can not run anymore, this is great! It was just a really great feeling to put on all my outside gear again and go...
Today for exercises I am going for a 3 Km quick run, challenge exercises, and hot yoga. The gym were I do my hot yoga have cancelled Wed nights because they lost their instructor to Ireland... :( So I am happy to be going tonight and get a nice deep stretch in all my muscles. I really think that this is going to help me with my too tight of muscles that I alway get when running. I generally have a problem with my IT band always getting to tight and have gone in the past to a massage therapists to help. This time I am seeing how the hot yoga helps it. I have a few problems in areas of my body from my car accident back in 1992 that will never be the same. But I move on and do my best!
run: 2.9 km/19:21 mins, outside, temp -1 windy, 10 am, avg 157 bpm 6:40 mins/km, steady run, sunny, thin 1st layer and windpro shell - was warm, felt good, by myself
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Quit Smoking: Day 19!
OK... so I knew it was going to happen... I was just hoping not as fast. My points are now 19! I was doing fine yesterday until my husband phones me on his way home from work (9:45 PM) and asks if I want something from pita pit. So out of habit I say yes the usual... a chicken pita on whole wheat. Now he brings it home... I am not even hungry and I eat half... well it did not stop there... I ate a ww 1 pt lemon cake after! Now I know this is not the end of the world or anything, not really something major where I totally go off and binge eat, but I am trying to stop old habits here of eating late at night when I know I do not need it. It could have been worse and been a quarter pounder from McD's, but I was the whole situation of the thing. Oh well... reset today. Oh and another thing... the only APs I was able to earn yesterday was walking to my son's school and back (30 mins) to sub for the afternoon, a friend requested for me to cover for her as I usually spend Mon, Wed, Fri on homework. I was not able to do anymore because my calf was still cramped from the drive on Sun. I have no clue what I did to it... what could someone do when they are driving to cramp up there calf? I am thinking that I tensed up too much on my way home. So into my FPs I went. I try not to use very much of them... only a bit.
So this morning, my calf does not feel to bad so far... I am hopefully going to try to get some APs in there... maybe a run? I sure hope I can. I am also going through hot yoga withdrawals... :) hopefully I can on Thurs night.
Well yesterday I went and picked up the ingredients for the Asian Zero pt soup from the ww home page and I am going to make that today. I sure hope it is as good as it sounds! Tonight is our family eat out night and I have no clue what we are doing yet. I kinda like to know so I can plan my meals accordingly.
I have noticed also that my water intake is also lacking... yesterday was only 1 L and 1 cup of tea... this has to get back on track also. As I am a daily weigher to keep myself in check, I weighed myself this am and was up. Not surprising with the late extra food I did not need last night. Well I have till Fri for ww wi challenge and Sun for my official wi to move things back on the downward side. My losses are still going steady so I must be doing something right. :) I just have to refocus and get back on track. It has been since last Fri that I have not eaten properly, but still remained OP which is a good thing though. Gotta look at the positives! :)
Also... I have just realized that it has been just over 2 weeks now for not smoking! yeah! I do have my bad times... especially when Jason still smokes! And for example this morning as I am writing this his smokes are right there... no one is awake.... hmmmm... I AM NOT GOING TO HAVE ONE!!!!!!
Well, for the second year in a row SK gets Family Day. It is minus 23 out this morning but is supposed to go to minus 10 this afternoon. I think I am going to go hunting for the skates and search for a rink with Austin or if we can't find one that is not taken over by hockey, we may go swimming. I am not too sure if Jason will go or not. Swimming is an option too.
I will be taking the two bigger dogs to the dog park though. I can't take Denver because of his dog aggression issues. A common trait for the Chihuahua. Its funny because he was my little star athlete in dog agility for the first year and a half and then one day we went to the dog park and something happened... Don't know... but he started to go after everyone and anything. I have taken him to obedience privately but it still is not getting better. We even have gotten tests done by the vet to make sure everything was ok. I was told it was the chihuahua and at about his age is when the dominance and aggression really can come out and also that dog parks weren't always the best thing to bring a dog to. I understand part of their reasoning but in someways it is hard to swallow. My other two are great. I took Tala, my husky through her first two levels of agility and then decided this wasn't for her. As a typical husky, she did what she wanted when she wanted, but knew it though. Cleo on the other hand is my star athlete. She knows the different parts of the courses quite well and has completed all her levels. The next for her is competition if I have time this year. She loves it. There... now you know more about my dogs.
Yesterday, I had the funniest craving. About 10 years ago I used to make a peanut butter coating for my popcorn and wanted it in the worst way yesterday. So I arranged my points and made what I remembered for the coating. (1 tbsp peanut butter, 2 tbsp the lightest corn syrup I could find, and 1/4 tsp of lite marg) I did it this way so points would not be too much of a shocker. So with 6 cups of popcorn it works out to be 8 pts. I had half and my son had the other. It satisfied my craving. Tonight I am going to try to make the diet coke chicken. I will let you know what I think tomorrow.
Well, things are getting better in the non-smoking department for me. I had some ruff parts yesterday and did not touch one so it is now over a week! :) I can do this.
On the weight loss part of my life, I am happy to see that things are coming off. I know ww works, I just got worried because I am not as young as I was the last time I lost, when I lost a huge amount. I can really start to tell now with my pants. There is only the odd day that I have not planned my food properly and that is when I get hungry.
So today my exercise plans are a walk, yoga, challenge exercises and what ever family day activity we do.
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Quit smoking: Day 9
Well I tried the recipe for WW Chickpea and Brown Rice Veggie Burgers with Tomato Salade and they are good... just not that big of size of a serving though. They def would be for a lighter eating day and for a small amount of points, they could also be a snack. :)
In the end though... I most probably would make them again. Just not one of my most fav's though.
weight: 136.6 lbs
inches lost: 10.5"
quit smoking: day 1
Weigh-in today went well and I am happy. I am .2 lb from my 10 goal mark but that is ok. I just realized that I forgot to finish my daily points yesterday and I should have had more water for that popcorn I had. I am feeling pretty good about how everything is going and trying to get ready for when things are going to go bad.
Today I quit smoking. Yep. I took the plunge and I had better do it this time. I have tried all sorts of ways before so here I go. Its funny 'cause I would have had a good couple now already. I feel a little funny in the fingers... It has to be in my mind... nerves. Be prepared for some grouchy days ahead... I am trying the nicorette lozenges, so I get to look like a chipmunk hoarding food in my cheek several times/day. :)
So, with my day full of an adventure already, my plan is to keep myself busy. Have to get to the grocery store here soon and stock up on what we need for the week. I will be getting some walking in on the treadmill, the elliptical, then follow up with some yoga. Water is going to be a big thing today as I would really like to get at least 4 L in *flush!* . Then the rest of my plans for the day consist of homework, housework, and just generally keep myself busy. I am making ww slow cooker lasagna for supper tonight, so that should keep me busy for a while. :)
I am getting pretty worried about quitting the nasty tomorrow. I have reminded my DH that Sunday is the day and I do not think that he is going to try. So with him continuing... I just hope that I am strong enough. I am also so worried that I am going to gain the weight back. Every time I have tried the last few times, I have put on weight. I think that is the part of the problem why I have been slowly putting back on the pounds before. I am hoping that this ww and quitting thing will help control the amount of food that I eat. I have still been OP thus far... and would like to continue this way.
I snuck a peak at the scale today and yippee! I have lost 10.2 lbs! Official is tomorrow but what the hey. So I bought some mineral makeup online this am for my accomplishment.
Yesterday was a crazy workout day. I did it! I ran again and it felt oh so good! I only had a slight twinge on the side of my rt knee. I backed off the speed a bit and watched my gait. I do not know if it was my IT band being to tight this time or what. I was just so excited. I wanted to get in a 'test' if you will to compare my results of running with smoking vs. non-smoking. Here is my smoking results: 35 min (first 5 min warmup) and 4.25 km. (not quite up to par from what I was but that is ok) It was hard and I was breathing heavily. Now I can't wait to see the difference each week on how I do! I also did some tae bo and yoga yesterday. Tae bo kicked my butt!
Last night my lovely DH was supposed to make supper and he decide the computer was more interesting, My DS (Austin - I have to use names here... I need this real) and I were both starving... I finally said to Austin that it looks like it is a fend for yourself night for supper so what do you want. Finally at 7:30 Jason, DH, says no... he'll order something. ARRRRG! So we had Boston Pizza and I choose the tortellini with pomodoro sauce. I ate half for a great 5 pts! Quite happy there and there was no snacking for the rest of the night.
This am ran out of milk and bananas so I was not able to have my smoothie (1 banana, 1/2 c mixed berries, 1/2 c milk, tsp soy protein powder, 1/2 tsp ground flax, and 1/2 tsp bran) So I ended up having one of those Quaker Weight Control Oatmeals. I am noticing that I am hungrier already...and it is only 9:50 am. My coffee should keep me...its being made right now, till snack time.:) oh yes, and water, water, water,... you get the idea :)
Well plans for the day are drop Austin off at Space club (done), pick Austin up, maybe try to get into the hot yoga this afternoon, final workout before WI, homework, housework, and try a new recipe for supper. Oh ya... and finally get a current pic of my on here. A new challenge was posted so I have to figure out how much weight do I think I can lose in 5 wks. With quitting the nasty... I have no clue.
run: 35 min/4.25 km with 5 min warmup included, cloudy day and cold, TOM, felt hard
