Routine.

Denise

 

 

HEIGHT:: 5’8”

STARTING Weight on 4-25-16 : 208

TODAY’S Weight: not getting on that evil thing until 7-25-16: I lied!

GOALS:  Fit comfy into any size 12, no muffin top and with a tight shirt!

Establish playtime on a daily basis that helps me achieve a strong body. Break old habits!

MOTIVATION and SUPPORT:  My husband, my family, my friends and my Lord.

 

 

Panda Log: 05.36.2016

 

I get up every work day with the exact same routine. My eternal alarm clock goes off around 6 AM even though my actual clock says 6:30. This is because I can't get up before 7, which is what my clock says by time I snooze more and then get up, but it is really 6:30. It's a crazy mind game but it works for me. I then put the pups out, drink two glasses of water, make coffee, make my breakfast, lunch and smoothie, brush my teeth, get ready and leave for work. I've been doing this same routine for years. So, a light bulb goes off, I'll try to incorporate my exercise into my routine and see if I can make it routine also. This is what I've come up with so far, I added small bits of exercise to my daily routine like doing one set of my four arm lifts before I brushed my teeth, seven lunges to the bathroom , 30-40 squats while I brushed my teeth, 7 lunges back to my room, a second set of arms, lunges to and from bathroom again, the last set of arms after I do my makeup then last set of lunges. Every other day I rotate arm lifts for core like three sets each of planks, crunches, bridges and leg lifts.  I'm still trying to incorporate cardio into this routine. For now, I'm getting a sweat on and it's all about baby steps. I feel that this routine approach can work for me and feel great mentally for the rest of the day that I've already got a workout in. My five year old grandson was here over the weekend, he is the most fun kind of workout there is. It rained so we played superheroes…for 8 hours straight!  All of his toys are in his room upstairs plus a small toy box in the living room and he is not satisfied just playing with some of his toys, he wants to play with all of them. I probably went up and down our stairs 50 times. I didn't mind a bit! I love his creativeness and imagination and soak it all in when he's over.

 

 

Cutting out wheat has been great for my system and how I'm  feeling in my gut. Besides a couple of power bars I've done really well in this area. The negative side to eating this way is my energy level is low. I had to add foods that didn't contain wheat but had a positive energy effect on me. After doing some homework I decided to add some non-wheat whole grains like Saba noodles, quinoa, brown rice and potatoes here and there, just enough that my energy level is higher. I was missing my sushi too so I made a low carb version at home. I cut up dry scallops and sushi grade tuna that I bought from our new fresh fish market (I'm super excited about this market!!), cut avocado and cucumber, added everything into a bowl with a spoon of mayo and salt, spooned some into a seaweed wrapper and folded it cone shaped, dipped those babies in soy sauce with wasabi and It was delicious and totally satisfied my sushi craving. I've mentioned this before, but I LOVE MY SPIRALER!! Spiraled zucchini is my new pasta with anything pasta goes with, like my husbands amazing pasta sauce.

 

 

The first three weeks of this journey I went without snacks but that's not sustainable, I need snacks! Quinoa chips by Simply have the perfect crunch, taste great and are wheat free, my favorite are the cheddar cheese. I also bought gluten free crackers so I had something to put butter on, by now we all know I love my butter!! I only crave it about once a week and now I have the perfect healthy option to put it on.

 

I'm still working on my wine calories but I've definitely cut back. It's a toughie! Being empty nesters, it's easy to have a cocktail for any reason from a hard day at work to the mere fact that it's a nice day out. It's definitely not the worst dilemma to be in! Those calories add up though and truth be told, it makes me less productive in other areas of my life when I put happy hour first.

 

I'm not going to lie, I weighed myself, it was not pretty! So here I am not weighing myself again and reminding myself that that number does not define me. I don't know if I’m alone in this feeling or not, I do not aspire to be thin, I just don't! So the number needs to become obsolete to me. I do desire to be fit and healthy though. I'm going to admit that I like being a full figured women, I'm happier this way than when I'm thin. It's a crazy notion to so many so I don't admit this, but here I am, announcing it to whoever reads this. What I don't enjoy is being out of shape. That is what this journey is to me, getting in shape at size 14 and if my body wants to go down to a 12, great! But I do not strive to be a size 8 or feel like I'm less then if I'm not a size 8. There it is folks!

 

Peace,

Panda