Offline for a Few Days

I’ll be offline for a few days. I’m going to be spending the weekend with friends hanging out at the lake. Since many of them are fellow WW members, it’ll certainly make it easier to stay OP.

I’ll be back to blogging on Tuesday, September 4.

Thursday, August 30

I have a double WOO HOO from yesterday! First, I got in over 10,000 steps on my pedometer! i finished the day at 10,095. I was so excited!!

Secondly, my walking schedule called for walking 3/4 of a mile in 15 minutes. After my warm up walking, I got up to speed and managed to cover .79 of a mile in 14:01. That’s a 17:44 mile pace. That’s about the pace I’m hoping to walk at my upcoming 5k in November. That would have me finishing in 55 minutes for the 3.1 miles. The goal I set for myself was anything under an hour, but I would be much happier with something under 55 minutes. So, I feel like I’m right on track for where I need to be in my training since the event is still 12 weeks away.

Breakfast:
South Beach bar - 2.5

Lunch:
Tostada salad (no shell) - 8
FF/SF Pudding - 1

Snacks:
LF popcorn - 2

Dinner:
Tofurkey & cheese sandwiches - 6
Grape tomatoes - 0

Snack:
Nonfat milk - 3.5
Z-bars - 4

Total: 27
Exercise: None
Pedometer Steps: 5986
WPA balance: 35.0
Water: 80 oz

Wednesday, August 29

I had my weekly weigh in today. I was down about a half pound (0.4). It was definitely less that I’d hoped for, but at least it was still a loss. I’ll just have to really stay focused this next week to hopefully see a better result next Wednesday.

Breakfast:
None

Lunch:
Small tostada salad (no shell) - 6
Pudding - 2
Luna bar - 3

Snacks:
Grape tomatoes - 0
30g walnuts - 5

Dinner:
BAS w/LF dressing - 3
Eggplant parmesan - 2.5
Toast - 1

Snack:
Nonfat milk - 3.5
Z bars - 4

Total: 30
Exercise: 25 mins Walking - 2 APs (Timed: .79 miles in 14:01)
Pedometer Steps: 10,095
WPA balance: 35.0
Water: 64 oz

Tuesday, August 28

Well, I’ve not been sticking too well to the WW Walking Challenge schedule. I’ve been walking on each of the days in the schedule, but I’ve generally been walking a bit farther and a bit faster than called for each day. I want to be ready for the 5k in November, so I need to cover a little more ground that it’s calling for each day.

Yesterday, the schedule called for a 1/2 mile walk in 12 minutes. I started out planning to do that because I’d had a VERY long day already, but it just seemed really slow to me. So, I decided to just walk at a reasonable and comfortable pace instead of worrying about the suggested pace. I had actually just gotten into an almost zen/meditative state as I was walking that I completely lost track of the time I’’d been walking until I heard the Disneyland fireworks start going off. I ended up walking 1.3 miles in 25:23.

I’’ve also definitely have an increased awareness of moving more during the day thanks to wearing the pedometer. I got in just over 7000 steps yesterday, so I’m inching ever closer to that 10k steps goal. Saturday was the closest I’’ve come so far. I got in over 8k steps that day, but I was up and moving about a lot longer than normal due to a party that went until around 2am.

Breakfast:
English muffin - 1
LC light cheese wedge - 1

Lunch:
Tostada salad (no shell) - 8
Pudding - 2

Snack:
Mint patty - 2

Dinner:
Veggie burgers - 2
NSA peaches - 1

Snack:
Nonfat milk - 3.5
Z-bar - 2

Total: 22.5
Exercise: Sadly, none
Pedometer Steps: Sadly, too few - 4105
WPA balance: 24.0
Water: 80 oz

Monday, August 27

Well, I did it! I’m officially registered for the 5k Turkey Trot in Oceanside on Thanksgiving Day.

Breakfast:
English muffin - 1
AB Chai latte - .5

Lunch:
Tostada salad (no shell) - 8
Pudding - 2

Snacks:
Cereal bar - 2
LF popcorn - 2

Dinner:
Veggie burgers - 2
FF Pringles w/salsa - 2
Baby carrots - 0
Grape tomatoes - 0
Peach slices - 1

Snack:
Nonfat milk - 3.5
Z-bar - 2
30g walnuts - 5

Total: 30.5
Exercise: Walking - 2 APs (1.33 miles in 25:23)
Pedometer Steps: 7124
WPA balance: 24.0
Water: 112 oz

Sunday, August 26

Breakfast:
English muffin - 1

Lunch:
Turkey & cheese sandwiches - 6
FF Pringles w/salsa - 2
Baby carrots - 0
Pickles - 0

Snack:
NSA peaches - 1

Party:
Baked potato w/FF sour cream - 4
BAS - 0
VitaBrownie - 1

Snack:
Nonfat milk - 3.5
Z-bars - 4

Total: 22.5
Exercise: Day Off
Pedometer Steps: Day Off
WPA balance: 24.0
Water: 64 oz

Saturday, August 25

Breakfast:
English muffin - 1
Coffee - 0.5

Lunch:
Turkey & cheese wrap - 4
FF Pringles w/salsa - 2
Baby carrots - 0
Pickles - 0

Snack:
NSA peaches - 1

Party:
Potato/cheese casserole - 8
Mixed veggie salad - 6
Apple salad - 6
Sliver of cheesecake - 3
Root beer float - 7

Snack:
Nonfat milk - 3.5
Z-bar - 2

Total: 44 (using 2 APs & 11 WPA)
Exercise: Treadmill walking (.92 mile - 20mins) & 7 mins elliptical - 2 AP
Pedometer Steps: 8909
WPA balance: 24.0
Water: 104 oz

Friday, August 24

Thanks for the recently kudos on my return to exercise. It really means a lot. I’m really starting to enjoy it again which is a HUGE help. I can almost hear Yoda in my head, “The MoJo is strong with this one.”

Breakfast:
Egg McMuffin-esque kind of thing - 2.5
Coffee - 0.5

Lunch:
Tostada salad - 8
SF pudding cup - 1

Snack:
Banana - 2

Dinner:
Greek salad - 2.5
Veggie burgers - 2
FF Pringles w/salsa - 2
FF yogurt - 2

Snack:
Nonfat milk - 3.5
Z-bar - 4

Total: 30.0
Exercise: Treadmill walking (1 mile - 20mins) & 10 mins elliptical - 3 AP
Pedometer Steps: 6210
WPA balance: 35.0
Water: 64 oz

Thursday, August 23

Woo Hoo! I’ve already been out this morning and got my walk in for the day. The schedule I’m following called for walking 1/2 mile in 10 minutes. So, off I go to walk using the loop around my apartment complex (.265 mile per loop). I forgot my iPod, so I was just spending time enjoying the walk and focusing on the positive things I’ve been doing for myself lately (getting back OP, exercising, etc.). I completely forgot about the distance I was “supposed” to walk and ended up walking 3 laps instead of just 2, so I ended up walking .79 mile. It felt really good, for a change, to just be enjoying the process of getting in some exercise without looking at my watch trying to figure out how much longer I had to go.

Anyway, so I ended up walking the .79 mile in 14:49. For the number geeks like myself, this means I was walking 3.2mph or at a 18:45 pace.

Breakfast:
Turkey wrap - 2
Coffee - 0.5

Lunch:
Tostada salad - 8

Snacks:
FF yogurt - 2

Dinner:
Frozen dinner - 4.5
Steamed veggies - 0
Golden corn muffin top - 1
Peach slices - 1

Snacks:
30g almonds - 4.5
Nonfat milk - 3.5
Z-bars - 4

Total: 31
Exercise: Walking - 1 AP (.79 mile in 14:49)
Pedometer Steps: 5183
WPA balance: 35.0
Water: 88 oz

Wednesday, August 22

WOO HOO! I was down 2.4 pounds at WW this week. I’m off to a good start and I’m feeling very motivated right now. The biggest challenge now is to just keep the motivation fires burning.

Breakfast:
Banana - 2

Lunch:
TJ’s roasted veggie enchiladas - 5
TJ RF southwest salad - 3

Snacks:
Z-bar - 2
Chocolate covered Altoids - 1

Dinner:
Hot dogs - 3
FF Pringles w/salsa - 2
Pickles - .5
Grape tomatoes - 0

Snacks:
30g almonds - 4.5
Nonfat milk - 3.5
Z-bars - 4

Total: 30.5
Exercise: Walking - 1 AP (.79 mile in 15:15)
Pedometer Steps: 5045 (10:30am - 9pm)
WPA balance: 35.0
Water: 88 oz