a day

So I did NO work yesterday so I'm trying to make up for it a bit today. There was nobody here in the office so it just makes me want to leave too. I did take off a bit early to run some errands at the university at least. Semi-work (they have terrible hours so it has to be done during the day).

Anyway, last night was sculpting class. it was good. Tried to push it harder this time (since I remember saying that I wanted to last week). So that was good. don't feel terribly sore today however. But I did feel really strong when I was doing the class, just tossing the weights around and just general movement was really easy and smooth. Also talked with Kim (instructor) a bit about me teaching. She was so excited for me and gave me some good tips and stuff.

I also made some carrot bran muffins last night. But they didn't turn out. I think I changed the recipe too much. I healthified them. Splenda brown sugar instead of real, apple sauce instead of oil, whole wheat flour instead of white. They taste fine, but they just didn't cook properly, the middle is pretty raw. I probably should have cooked them longer but I had to go to class. Oh well, I can try again later. I threw them in the freezer so maybe when I microwave defrost them they'll cook more?

Realized this morning that I'm not really trying to lose weight again. That happened before, I'm basically doing the same thing, working out a bit more, avoiding things that make me gain (chips cookies etc) but not really doing anything to lose, just hoping it happens. Since hubby and I had a talk, and with sis's wedding and fitting in my bridesmaid dress, PLUS this teaching thing, I've sort of got some deadlines and want to get serious about it again. So what I'm going to change is cutting back even further on the processed foods. Right now I'm down to just a granola bar or oatmeal bar or something like that every day, and string cheese, going to get those gone. Go back to eating tons and tons of fruit and veggies (which I do already, but just eat those before a processed snack now). The cheese thing is hard because I like to get my protein in, but they're just not good bang for my buck. I'm going to try and drink milk more as my protein. Need to get an ice pack or two for the lunch kit or something. I only ever looked at the nutrition info for skim milk the other day and it's really great!

Also, increasing the salad consumption. Plus suppers have been much better. I snack less when I eat square meals.

I think the biggest thing has to be in the mindless snacks though. Like last night, I ate 2 muffins when baking them. Just checking how cooked they were. WAsn't hungry, didn't even want to eat it. Just had it in my hand so I did. Same with grabbing little treats or candies all the time. Sure each one is only 15 calories, but they add up!

I'm just trying to be more accountable and mindful of my goal. Basically I want to do a 4 week hard core thing before my step class training. As in be down 5 lbs by then. Then take a week off or two, then maybe do another hard core thing. In short bursts I think I can be quite intense. It doesn't help that i've been bombarded with lose 10 lbs in 8 week plans and stuff. Could you imagine being done in only 8 weeks? Completely possible. Let's get serious.