So... some tips I've been figuring out...
FOR ALL YOU NON-GROCERY shoppers... maybe I have been in the major "Minority"... but since I didn't ever used to go grocery shopping... this has been a big change. So far, I have scheduled it into my "Sunday" evening... where I'll go shopping for the week. Well... since we got home late Sunday, I didn't get a chance to do it... wow! That sure does make a difference. Today I definitely had to tweek our meal plan. I still followed the appropriate "exchanges", so it's SUPER helpful that the new system follows an "exchange" program... but... STILL haven't done my grocery shopping... SO... I'm going to look at what we have scheduled for tomorrow's meals, and hopefully we will be able to get by for one more day.... we'll see. But, I know that I have to pack Tyler's lunch because, he has began to count on his wifey planning out his meals for him. I think he has really liked it!!
4321... did it tonight. It is STILL my goal to get into a routine to do it in the morning. It would be SOOOO nice to have it done and out of the way... then if things come up, I don't have to try to fit it in at night. I did 2 sets of 4321. It was good. I kinda goofed off..... went hard during the 4... but did fun stuff outside... I did fast-feet up and down on the curb.... AND... I was listening to some JAMMIN good oldie music from my High School days... that made it kinda fun!! :) Like... do you remember "Get Up" by Technotronic!?! or... "Gonna Make You Sweat" by C & C Music Factory?!?! :) "Good Vibrations" by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.... "Too Close" by Next.... "Whoop There it Is" by 95 South... WOW!! :) What funny music!!! :) But... it did make me laugh and dance a little while I was out breakin down my 4321!! :) What about "Return of the Mack"... remember that tune!?! :) Am I TOTALLY dating myself?!?! I need to bust out with some "BELL BIV DIVOE"!!!!!! Now, that brings back some memories!!
Anyways... I was feeling a bit discouraged today... a bit overwhelmed with work, trying to get everything caught up there... it WILL get done... but... just one day at a time. I'm beginning to put some "systems" in place which I think will help me to get and stay organized and have a better follow-up system. I do have the best husband in the world. He helped me today get my "thinking" together... I was still a bit emotional... but he just loves me anyways. :) He's really super! I think sometimes I try to have everything all together and in the past would get a bit overwhelmed. I'm working on it. Ok... going to bed. Have to actually be out of here early tomorrow for an 8:15 meeting. Night!
Monday, February 9, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Do what ya gotta do....
So... it's been a day of traveling and "tweeking" the program to fit what we could do.... went to visit our new nephew in Georgia today.... 3 1/2 hours there... stayed a few hours and turned around and came 3 1/2 hours home.... got home around 9:00 this evening... and had a conference call which ended at 10:30....
Well.... to say that least, I didn't feel like doing 4321 after, I just wanted to go to bed.... I was in the bathroom putting on my pajama's.... and I thought... ok.... I'm just going to prove the PROGRAM RIGHT!!! I've said, "Anyone can make 10 minutes out of a day.".... to I applied it.... before I had a chance to change my mind....won't get into what my workout gear was... but, I DID IT! I did 4321! Put on my fast, jammin music... and did it! I feel good about me... now I'm going to go to bed! My muscles are feeling it though... I went fast!! :)
Love ya'll!
Well.... to say that least, I didn't feel like doing 4321 after, I just wanted to go to bed.... I was in the bathroom putting on my pajama's.... and I thought... ok.... I'm just going to prove the PROGRAM RIGHT!!! I've said, "Anyone can make 10 minutes out of a day.".... to I applied it.... before I had a chance to change my mind....won't get into what my workout gear was... but, I DID IT! I did 4321! Put on my fast, jammin music... and did it! I feel good about me... now I'm going to go to bed! My muscles are feeling it though... I went fast!! :)
Love ya'll!
Friday, February 6, 2009
4321 and 44
Hey! :)
So... I did do what I said I was going too... :) .... I did my workout tonight. So, Coach DD (Deisel Diane)... she has me doing 4321 every other time.... my schedule right now is
Monday, Thursday, Saturday - 4321 x 2 - So on these days I'm doing 2 sets of 4321.
Tuesday & Friday - 44, 44 - On these days I'm doing 2 sets of 4... so 2 sets of the Cardio.
Tonight before dinner and before our "Trim-Bassador" conference call... this is what my workout was.... I walked fast for a warm-up about 4 minutes... then began the fun part.... I did my 4 back to back... so, I did 8 minutes of 30 second intervals. I just ran around our neighborhood. But... I have a stop watch and one of the settings is where I can set it to just keep counting down 30 seconds, when it gets to "0" it beeps for 5 seconds while simaltaneously it begins counting 30 seconds again. It's SUPER convenient. So.... I bust my tail in a sprint for 30 seconds, then when it beeps, i jog for 30... when it beeps again....#2- I bust my tail for 30 seconds in a fast sprint.... then jog. WOW! Brings me back to my track days.
Go try it! you will probably get tired. I was done in 12 minutes, then I stretched a little bit while I got on my conference call. :) Cool! :)
So.... are these blog posts helping?? Anyone reading out there? Let me know your thoughts and comments! :)
TIP OF THE DAY:
Day or Night... just do it! You can do 4321 in your living room!! EVERYONE HAS 10 MINUTES a day... and you will be suprised, it will make a HUGE difference!!! Just try it for 3 weeks! :)
Do 4 minutes of fast feet, altering 30 seconds hard, 30 second jog....feel it burn!!! --
Do 3 minutes of strength - ie: 1 minute of push ups, 1 minute of bicep curls (use water bottles if you don't have a band or weights), 1 minute of lunges ...
Then 2 minutes of CORE/abs-back - glutes - do 1 minute of a plank - get in the push up position- make sure your back and butt is flat not bent, and just hold it for 1 minute tightening your abs and butt. - then do 1 minute of side crunches, tighten your abs as you go ----
Finally 1 minute of stretching - stretch good, hold for 30 seconds.
Not perfect? No big deal... :)
So.... things have been going good.... yesterday I was scheduled to do 4321... but, for some reason I was SOOOOOOOOOOOO tired, I ended up going to bed early yesterday. That was really nice, quite different than the normal... I went to be at 9:10!!!!!! WHOA!! Usually it's after midnight. But... I guess I needed it.
So, I missed a day of 4321. I'm not going to be too uptight about it. My plan is to do it tonight sometime, then Saturday and Sunday... so, I will still get my scheduled 5 days in that Coach Di has me set up to do. Assuming all goes well, I will just have moved around my days off. :-)
I am getting more used to the program. Tyler has been doing REALLY great... but, then again, OF COURSE a husband would enjoy it if his wife prepared for him THREE MEALS a day and set out TWO snacks a day!!! If I were him, I'd love it too!!! He enjoys being "taken care of". I can't blame him. Maybe I can hire someone to do it all!! That would be the deal!
But, on a more serious note... for the most part, meal prep has been going fairly well. I usually look at my Trim Body Book the night before and as long as the lunch isn't a big deal, I just have been waking up a little bit earlier and making breakfast and lunch in the morning. I've been putting them in zip-lock bags, putting them in a cooler for Tyler, and in a cooler for me. It has been nice having them readily available during the day. I can tell my body is getting used to having snacks, and definitely lets me know when the time is ready! I've been good at taking my supplements 20-30 minutes before eating. And... I've been also pretty good about drinking water. I have a 24 oz water bottle... I usually drink 2 per day... then maybe have 1 Perfect Water, so that gets me my 8 glasses of water for the day.
I have lost some weight. :) That's a fun one! I know that late- Dec /early- January, I TOPPED OUT at the MOST I've ever weighed, 159 pounds! WOW! I about flipped! Well... NOT that I'm weighing that often... but so far since my HIGH, I have lost 9 pounds! Since being on the Trim Program, I have dropped about 4 pounds.... so I'm well on my way. My goal... hum.... somewhere in the 120's would be great! I'm not sure what my ideal weight would be, but 120 (118 really) has always been my "dream" weight. Once I get there, 118 may be a bit to small.... so we'll play it by ear.
Ok... I need to work now!! Have a great day!
TIP OF THE DAY:
Every day is a new day... the beginning of the rest of your life... if you mess up, just start over! This program is a LIFE-STYLE change... one day at a time just begin to make healthy choices. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Slow down to be thankful. Really.. take a few minutes to count your blessings and say "Thank You!" Be excited, you are changing your life and reducing your RISK factors just by starting with the little things. :)
So, I missed a day of 4321. I'm not going to be too uptight about it. My plan is to do it tonight sometime, then Saturday and Sunday... so, I will still get my scheduled 5 days in that Coach Di has me set up to do. Assuming all goes well, I will just have moved around my days off. :-)
I am getting more used to the program. Tyler has been doing REALLY great... but, then again, OF COURSE a husband would enjoy it if his wife prepared for him THREE MEALS a day and set out TWO snacks a day!!! If I were him, I'd love it too!!! He enjoys being "taken care of". I can't blame him. Maybe I can hire someone to do it all!! That would be the deal!
But, on a more serious note... for the most part, meal prep has been going fairly well. I usually look at my Trim Body Book the night before and as long as the lunch isn't a big deal, I just have been waking up a little bit earlier and making breakfast and lunch in the morning. I've been putting them in zip-lock bags, putting them in a cooler for Tyler, and in a cooler for me. It has been nice having them readily available during the day. I can tell my body is getting used to having snacks, and definitely lets me know when the time is ready! I've been good at taking my supplements 20-30 minutes before eating. And... I've been also pretty good about drinking water. I have a 24 oz water bottle... I usually drink 2 per day... then maybe have 1 Perfect Water, so that gets me my 8 glasses of water for the day.
I have lost some weight. :) That's a fun one! I know that late- Dec /early- January, I TOPPED OUT at the MOST I've ever weighed, 159 pounds! WOW! I about flipped! Well... NOT that I'm weighing that often... but so far since my HIGH, I have lost 9 pounds! Since being on the Trim Program, I have dropped about 4 pounds.... so I'm well on my way. My goal... hum.... somewhere in the 120's would be great! I'm not sure what my ideal weight would be, but 120 (118 really) has always been my "dream" weight. Once I get there, 118 may be a bit to small.... so we'll play it by ear.
Ok... I need to work now!! Have a great day!
TIP OF THE DAY:
Every day is a new day... the beginning of the rest of your life... if you mess up, just start over! This program is a LIFE-STYLE change... one day at a time just begin to make healthy choices. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Slow down to be thankful. Really.. take a few minutes to count your blessings and say "Thank You!" Be excited, you are changing your life and reducing your RISK factors just by starting with the little things. :)
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Hope in a final outcome....
Wow! So many thoughts!! :)
1) My breakfast....
2) Hope in a final outcome
3) 4321
We'll start off with... I had a JAMMIN breakfast this morning... for real, eating like this makes me excited about waking up. I had a cup of Cantelope (YUMMY!), and I had a cup of Non-Fat Plain Yogurt (Dannon) - we're out of splenda, so I sweetened my yogurt with 2 sweet-n-lows AND I put a little bit of Coconut Extract in it! YUMMY!!! WOW! It was awesome!! :) So... "in the past" maybe I wasn't too excited about waking up and going to "work", and going through the motions of "job life...corporate America"... and, I know this may sound weird, but eating such a YUMMY breakfast makes me feel different, I actually am excited! I feel like I have a New Hope! :) New Excitement.... New Life. :) That makes me happy.
Secondly... we had our weekly meeting last night and I got to share about the whole Nutrilite Experience! What a great opportunity!!! Tyler mentioned something to me that really impacted me when we got home.... he said, "What you shared could have just saved somebodies life." WOW! That is so true!!!! WOW! "People perish for lack of Knowledge" and through this experience, I am able to relay KNOWLEDGE to people!!! WOW! People can begin the process right now to Reduce Risk Factors so that they do not become one of the statistics of people that die from heart disease, cancer, Type II Diabetes, and the list goes on! WOW! Now that is what I call HOPE!
So..... I also spent some time in the Word this morning...and I was directed to a verse most of us have read MANY times... but, there I was, back at it again.
1) My breakfast....
2) Hope in a final outcome
3) 4321
We'll start off with... I had a JAMMIN breakfast this morning... for real, eating like this makes me excited about waking up. I had a cup of Cantelope (YUMMY!), and I had a cup of Non-Fat Plain Yogurt (Dannon) - we're out of splenda, so I sweetened my yogurt with 2 sweet-n-lows AND I put a little bit of Coconut Extract in it! YUMMY!!! WOW! It was awesome!! :) So... "in the past" maybe I wasn't too excited about waking up and going to "work", and going through the motions of "job life...corporate America"... and, I know this may sound weird, but eating such a YUMMY breakfast makes me feel different, I actually am excited! I feel like I have a New Hope! :) New Excitement.... New Life. :) That makes me happy.
Secondly... we had our weekly meeting last night and I got to share about the whole Nutrilite Experience! What a great opportunity!!! Tyler mentioned something to me that really impacted me when we got home.... he said, "What you shared could have just saved somebodies life." WOW! That is so true!!!! WOW! "People perish for lack of Knowledge" and through this experience, I am able to relay KNOWLEDGE to people!!! WOW! People can begin the process right now to Reduce Risk Factors so that they do not become one of the statistics of people that die from heart disease, cancer, Type II Diabetes, and the list goes on! WOW! Now that is what I call HOPE!
So..... I also spent some time in the Word this morning...and I was directed to a verse most of us have read MANY times... but, there I was, back at it again.
Jeremiah 29:11 (AMP) "For I know the thoughts and plans I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts & plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome."So, as I read that I had several thoughts... "hope in a final outcome" is not dying of diseases (which MOST diseases stem from being OVERWEIGHT!).... I thought Hope in a Final outcome is WINNING, achieving, having an ending of Success! From my Point of View, "peace" is not spending a lifetime going through the battle of not liking what you see in the mirror, spending life on the roller coaster of weight gain and loss never to experience true freedom. That is not peace to me! Peace is enjoying life in abundance, to the FULL, til it overflows! It's feeling great, having energy, being prosperous, making a different in the lives of others. True ful-fillment! That's what I'm excited about!
Third... (I know this is getting long)... last thing... 4321. WHOA! One word, can we say SORE!!! I did this "exercise" the other day as part of my "2" - It was for the glutes (booty!) and lower back. You take one of the "workout tubes", straddle a chair backwards, wrap the tube around your back, the front of the chair and then back to your hands... it seemed SOOO easy at the time and I didn't think I was getting anything out of it... you just lean back and forward for a minute (i did it for 2)...I thought it was a waste of my time... until I woke up with a MAJORLY sore booty yesterday! Still sore today! I guess it worked!!
Ok... have a blessed day! :) Later!
Monday, February 2, 2009
Encouraged....
Week One is done, and I'm heading in to week 2. I feel REALLY good!!! Health-wise, I haven't gotten ANY headaches this week... so that is a super positive!! Also, my clothes are fitting better!! I have my favorite pair of black pants that were starting to be really tight.... It's not a good thing when you can see the "Indention of the Button" on your stomach! So... I'm almost at the point where I need to put a belt on, after JUST one week!! Very encouraging.
I just got done eating my snack.... the Carmel Snack Bar... those are SOOO good! Since there were several updates for the "shopping list" we are following the DAY 4 (of week 2) menu for today. I'll pick up the missing items later.
Honestly, it really does feel good to be following a plan. I'm enjoying it. I've had to have a "re-adjustment" a few times and remember to just TRUST the system. So... I'm trusting! I have a call with Coach Di today at 6:30... that should be good. It will be about 30 minutes.... excited to hear her thoughts and comments. I think I will work out more "frequently" this week. I did 4-3-2-1, 4 x's last week, and I walked one day for 30 minutes...
Ok... gotta go...
I just got done eating my snack.... the Carmel Snack Bar... those are SOOO good! Since there were several updates for the "shopping list" we are following the DAY 4 (of week 2) menu for today. I'll pick up the missing items later.
Honestly, it really does feel good to be following a plan. I'm enjoying it. I've had to have a "re-adjustment" a few times and remember to just TRUST the system. So... I'm trusting! I have a call with Coach Di today at 6:30... that should be good. It will be about 30 minutes.... excited to hear her thoughts and comments. I think I will work out more "frequently" this week. I did 4-3-2-1, 4 x's last week, and I walked one day for 30 minutes...
Ok... gotta go...
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Week 2 - Shopping list updates
Noticed some things AFTER I did my grocery shopping that
were not on our "Shopping List".... they are going to come out with an
edited/corrected version in April when they re-publish the Trim Books
again...until then:
Missing for:
Day 1: spinich, pineapple, 8 bamboo skewers
Day 2: cheddar cheese (for cutting in cubes)
Day 3: potatoe (for baked potatoe)
Day 4: whole wheat crackers (but-i have those from last week), Whole
Wheat Pita
Day 5: NOTHING MISSING! yeah! :)
Day 6: dinner roll
Day 7: Raspberries
I had some from week one too... will post those a different time.
Do I seem like a Melancoly?!?! They will be making corrections.
OH, I JUST FIGURED IT OUT!!!! I figured out why our Trim Body shakes were
coming out so THICK!!! We were using the full amount of the fruit
instead of the EDITED amount that is suppose to be listed. It is only suppose to be
3/4 cups of frozen berries instead of 1 1/2 cups of frozen berries! We
were having to add XS for some more liquid for our shakes to come out
so we could drink them!!!
Ok... time to go to bed. The Cardinals played a good game tonight...
had a great come-back and shot at the Super Bowl.... but, my hats off
to the Steelers! Go Holmes!
Night!!
DJ AMY
were not on our "Shopping List".... they are going to come out with an
edited/corrected version in April when they re-publish the Trim Books
again...until then:
Missing for:
Day 1: spinich, pineapple, 8 bamboo skewers
Day 2: cheddar cheese (for cutting in cubes)
Day 3: potatoe (for baked potatoe)
Day 4: whole wheat crackers (but-i have those from last week), Whole
Wheat Pita
Day 5: NOTHING MISSING! yeah! :)
Day 6: dinner roll
Day 7: Raspberries
I had some from week one too... will post those a different time.
Do I seem like a Melancoly?!?! They will be making corrections.
OH, I JUST FIGURED IT OUT!!!! I figured out why our Trim Body shakes were
coming out so THICK!!! We were using the full amount of the fruit
instead of the EDITED amount that is suppose to be listed. It is only suppose to be
3/4 cups of frozen berries instead of 1 1/2 cups of frozen berries! We
were having to add XS for some more liquid for our shakes to come out
so we could drink them!!!
Ok... time to go to bed. The Cardinals played a good game tonight...
had a great come-back and shot at the Super Bowl.... but, my hats off
to the Steelers! Go Holmes!
Night!!
DJ AMY
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
