Wednesday, September 24, 2008

9/24 Wed check-in

Well my test worked, or atleast I didn't fail it. I think. I stayed at 120! I stuck to my exercise schedule for over a week now. Very happy with myself about that.

Still need to work on new breakfast and lunch ideas.

Monday, September 22, 2008

That was a test

and only a test. This weekend while camping, I had no computer access and unlike last time we went camping I didn't bring WW material to check points or track with. I didn't count points all weekend. I did have healthy food with us, so I'm not real concerned... but this will be a test. Stay tuned for this Wednesday's check in to see how it worked.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

9/17 Wed. Check In

Wednesdays are/were my weigh in days for Weight Watchers, so I'll continue that here. I'm still currently a paying member of Weight Watchers Online, but I plan on being able to do this on my own some day.

Weight- 120
Stayed the same. Yay! I was a little worried, since I finally started exercising and added back 4 points for maintenance. But no gain!

Things to work on-

-continue getting up early to work out.
-finding new lunch choices


I have been bringing Bentos for lunch, they just haven't looked much different then the first one so no pics. I need to find/make some new foods. I found a recipe for corn dog muffins, that I may try.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Couch to 5K

From www. coolrunning.com

Each session should take about 20 or 30 minutes, three times a week. That just happens to be the same amount of moderate exercise recommended by numerous studies for optimum fitness. This program will get you fit. (Runners who do more than this amount are doing it for more than fitness, and before long you might find yourself doing the same as well).
Be sure to space out these three days throughout the week to give yourself a chance to rest and recover between efforts. And don't worry about how fast you're going. Running faster can wait until your bones are stronger and your body is fitter. For now focus on gradually increasing the time or distance you run.


Week One
Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

Week Two
Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

Week Three
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following:
Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes)
Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)

Week Four
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes)
Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Week Five
Day One
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
Day Two
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes)
Walk 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes)
Day Three
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog two miles (or 20 minutes) with no walking.

Week Six
Day One
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes)
Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
Day Two
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
Jog 1 mile (or 10 minutes)
Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Jog 1 mile (or 10 minutes)
Day Three
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2-1/4 miles (or 25 minutes) with no walking.

Week Seven
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes).
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes).
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes).

Week Eight
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes).
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes).
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes).

Week Nine
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes).
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes).
The final workout! Congratulations! Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes).


Yes I'm on the program again. Did W5D1 this morning. Why do I stop running? I really do enjoy it.

Friday, September 12, 2008

My first Bento



My first Bento! What fun. It's probably been over a year since I first heard of Bento lunches and did all sorts of research and was going to try them. LOL I guess it's good it only took me a year? Or maybe learning portion control on WW helped give me the final push. Bento lunches are tradionally Japanese, with a rice base. Mine will probably not follow that and contain healthy stuff. *grin* The idea of them though is small portions arranged pretty in little containers. You can buy actual Bento lunch box stuff, but I went the cheapo route. The big container is just a throw away divided plastic container, I think by Reynolds? The blue and green containers are those silicone muffin cups, they're flexible so you can mix and match and make them fit.



Pita is chicken salad with a couple cuke slices, then I have cukes, carrots, grapes and trail mix to go with it. I also have a can of soup that I'll probably enjoy along with it.

Welcome

Instead of cluttering my public blog with foodie stuff, I started this one. I hope to have links to some of my healthier sites. (as soon as I figure out how the heck to add links)

Also this will be a great place to save recipes and ideas that I get from the WW site. So stay tuned!