Another week...

I know I've been slacking on writing, but I've been busy with workouts, and getting ready to be the Chocolate Fairy at Sherwood Forest Faire. I am having so much fun it is just indescribable.
So as for food and such...
I did loose 1lb. not the result I wanted, but better than nothing and then on Wednesday we measured my BMI and all that good stuff and yup we are right on Target. I wanna loose 103lb. the goal is to get as close as possible to 199 by my 40th birthday. I did really well over the weekend, but then was sick with Allergies Monday and Tuesday. So eating sucked on top of that, my period showed up a week early. Yes it's all the good things at once.
But that aside, I had another breakthrough, I changed my Training Sessions to Monday and Friday, like I used to have them and then on Wednesdays will workout by myself. I also will go in on Tuesdays and Thursdays and do 45mins of Cardio. I love that I can watch Supernatural while on the elliptical or threadmill. So that is bonus.
But the realization was, I love my husband, I really do, but I can't workout in the evenings. No energy. So instead, I get Lars on the bus and then head to the gym. I am done by 9:30 am and I still got time to do stuff for SewGeekAustin and other things.
So yeah realize when your best time to workout is, cause that is important.

Happy Loosing

2 weeks in...

After 3 Training Sessions with my Mistress Carol, I can see improvement in my fitness level. I lost 1lb. Yeah me!!! My mindset is in the right spot. I haven't been in this place for a very long time, but being back feels great. Good things have come our way.
Back to the fitness level thing. For the past 3 sessions, Carol had me do step ups 20x each leg 4 sets. The first time, I wanted to cry, cause I let myself get to that point. Today I had to do that exercise again and lo and behold, I was able to actually talk to Carol without having to stop to catch my breath. So my trainer even said, we are going to move on, on Tuesday. I really enjoy training with her, I know it takes actually 28 days to form a habit, so I really need to work even harder on the diet thing.
So anybody that tells you that they changed their life after a couple of days with some diet / lifestyle, I call BULL. Yes there is so much new information about Nutrition out there since I was on this Journey last time, but it still takes you and your body a while to get used to any change.
I used to tell my clients I am only with them 1 -3 hrs a week, they need to do their homework and 80% of that is what you put into your mouth.
This time my nutrtion approach is, low Carb, High Healthy Fats and High Protein. Now I love Bread and Pasta, but I should not be eating it anymore. So yeah I had a loaf of Ezekiel Bread in the fridge, did I throw it out? No I had one slice for breakfast instead of two. Now it's gone and I won't buy anymore. I don't do Sandwiches for lunch anymore. I make me a salad, with Shrimp or Tuna. Or i just have sliced Veggies, Hummus and Turkey breast lunchmeat. Things like that. I look at it, that it is like when I was pregnant with my kids. I had gestational Diabetes. 1 Carb count was 15gr. I am now allowed to eat 100gr of carbs. I try to eat 100 gr of protein and healhty fats, like Avocados, nuts and Almond Milk.
So it is not as hard as I thought it would be, especially since I mostly plan out my meals and try to eat my carbs in the morning. I eat 1 fruit each days. Raspberries are awesome, cause they are low on sugar.
We'll see where this Journey leads, but I am looking foward to it, especially since my passion for working out seems to have returned. It also helps that Supernatural is on, and I can sneak a peek at the boys during... but shhh, don't tell anybody.

Laters

Monday, Monday, Monday...

Good Morning,

I know there is like only 3 people reading this so, I hope you have an awesome start to the week.

I had a good weekend, tried really hard to stay on track and I did not gain weight this weekend. Woohoo me. 

So those brownies I was talking about on my twitter on Friday, (btw my twitter is @swissmom8873) turned out yummy and here is as promised the recipe for it.

Gluten Free and Sugar Free Brownie bites:

200gr Semi-Sweet or Dark Chococlate (about 1cup)

200gr Butter (14tbsps)

Melt over medium heat and turn off heat.

4 Eggs

20 packs of Stevia (if you wanna use sugar it's 200gr or 1 cup)

beat until foamy.

add

1 pinch of salt

1tsp baking powder

1tsp Vanilla

add

200gr almonds ground (it's about 1.5 cups of whole almonds, I grind mine myself in the food processor)

mix in the chocolate mixture.

Pour into a prepared 8x8 pyrex pan and bake at 320F for 40mins. do the toothpick test.

This makes 16 Brownies.

Enjoy!!!

I am going to cry...

No not because I am sad or in pain, no I am that angry with myself.

I had my training session today and I was huffing and puffing. I am so mad, that I let myself get this bad again. I just want to punch myself. Yes I can blame tons of things, but in the end it comes down to me. I wasn't strong enough to say NO. I was the one that tried to please everybody and in the meantime forgot to take care of myself. I am the one that listened to people even thou deep down in my heart I knew better.
I told my Trainer that I wanted to cry. And she said the best thing: But you are here to change it. A lot of people don't. That simple answer, got me thru the rest of the workout.
I like her style and I think we have a good thing going.

Tonight it's off to Faire again, I have gotten some good Foodchoices packed: hummus and veggies, hard boiled eggs, tuna salad (not eating the crackers), turkey and cheese, almonds and I got some gluten free Cashew snacks. For Anika I also got Fruit Leather. Oh and Raspberries, cause they don't have a lot of sugar. I also got Stevia, I am going to make a batch of regular gluten free brownies and then I make one with Stevia just to compare. And man if they are good, I got something for my sweet tooth.

So that's that for now, I am sure I will be sore, but to prevent most of it. I will drink lots of water and take IbuProfen.

Laters

Nutrtion, Exercise blah blah blah.

I am kidding...

I went to meet with my Trainer yesterday, even thou I felt like crap, I got there early and did 20mins on the Elliptical and burned 200 calories. So I meet with Carol and man she is a fire cracker, I like her a lot. We talked about food. And I am now on a high Protein, High (healhty) Fat and low Carb diet. I was also told to watch my gluten intake. Hello Glutards I might be joining you guys. I can have Bacon, yes you read that right, but it has bot Natrium free, so guess what? I am on the hunt for that. ;D
I am to do Cardio at the gym 3x week for 30mins as of right now, I am also taking Vitamin D and a new Multi. We shall see how that goes, cause I am so bad on that.
I am going in tomorrow to do CardioPoint and CaloriePoint to figure out my perfect fatburn zone and metabolism. I am looking forward to that.

So this is short and sweet, will keep you posted.

Bye

Dealing with Grief...

12yrs ago, one day after my daughter's first birthday I lost my dad to Cancer. I have been angry at him, cancer, myself ever since. Some years I am ok, some years I just curl up and cry all day long. Today, I guess was an ok Day, somewhat in the middle. 

I got up and remembered and I teared up. Then I had to work and fill orders for SewGeek. I also watched a Pilot I wanted to watch since Friday, Ty Olsson is in it and it's called Borealis. You should find it and watch it. I am also glad I had friends online that send me uplifting messages. I send my mom and my sis a short message, that I am thinking of them. Then my friend posted that his dog of 16yrs passed away and that is when I lost it. I cried and decided to take a nap. Well I slept for 3hrs. *sigh

Then I ordered Pizza and they messed up and I cried again. Yes I cried cause the pizza messed up.

But I did eat ok today. Normally I would sit and just eat chips and crap and just not do well. I did ok today.

Day 4 Really?

First off yesterdays stats:
1324 Calories Eaten
64oz. Water
No exercise except some 3's and 7's

This weekend will be a challenge and for that matter every weekend till the end of March. I am part of the Cast at Sherwood Forrest Faire. So that means Camping every weekend and not being on a set schedule, so I need to make sure I have nutritious snacks in my pouch. It will fuit, carrots and some protein bars. I already cooked dinner for Saturday, it's stew and I am feeding an army. But I am going to work hard to track all the food. I use an app called Lose It. You can find their web-site here. The one think I really dig is that you can scan barcodes of food. I used Fit Day before and had to enter everything, so this makes traking easier. Weigh in is on Monday, I will write again then, there will be no blog updates over the weekend.

So... Now to another Dieting Tid bit that you didn't ask for. When I was a Trainer, I really loved helping people, hunting things... oh wait wrong profession. No seriously, when you hire a trainer, you want them to help you right? So as a Trainer, we give you, nutrition information, recommendations and also workouts. Now it is up to you to do so, but if you want results you really should follow the recommendations. I had a trainer while I was a trainer and followed the recommendations, that was when I fit into my size 12 jeans. So I am just going to rant here. Why do you not do what is recommend and then complain it's not working. Or even better, the people that start something and then after 2 days already start to tell other people what to do and how to do it. Yup we have those people out there too. they do some reading and then think they are the expert. Anyway I am done ranting now.

So here is a recommendation from me to you. Read Tosca Reno's Eat Clean Diet. It has wonderful tips on eating healthy.
Here is the Breakfast in a Blender I made to day.
1 scoop of Protein Powder ( I used one scoop of USANA's Nutrimeal)
2/3 Cups 2% milk
1Tbsp Peanut Butter
2 Tbsp apple sauce unsweetened
1 banana (if you can use a frozen one)
1/3 cup of Oatmeal
1/2 cup of Ice
Blend and enjoy this version has 332 Calories, 14.5gr. Fat, 31 Carbs, 5g Fiber, 15.5gr Protein.

Stay Healhty my friend.