Operation Jiggle Reduction

If you looked at my location and suspected that I am a Patriots fan you are correct.  However, as I’m sure everyone is aware they are not in the Superbowl.  That’s ok, it won’t stop me from enjoying the game . . . or the food.

I like football, but I am not a diehard crazy fan, unlike the people I will be watching the superbowl with.  Football is their religion and they’re the equivalent of some kind of born again evangelists.  They show their devotion to the football gods every Sunday by preparing enough food to feed a small community in Africa.  The Superbowl is the equivalent of their Christmas/Easter, there will be an insane amount of food.  While I may not be as into football as they are (nor are most people) we will all partake in the festivities, and I don’t plan on depriving myself.

However, Monday February 2, 2009, I begin Operation Lisa will look hot in her wedding dress/bikini/whatever and she will accomplish this by working out regularly and eating healthy wholesome meals that include good carbs, fruit, vegetables, and protein.

I hope everyone has a fabulous Superbowl and stays on track/gets back on track quickly and I am going to enjoy my snowday by watching crappy television and knitting.

I realize that if I want to lose weight, I’ve got to give up somethings I enjoy.  I’m willing to do that to some extent.  Here are things I won’t compromise on:

• Fat free dairy (exception: skim milk), if you’ve ever tried any fat free dairy product you know it is vile.  I can do low fat, but  not fat free.
• Pizza Thursdays . . . although admittedly I could have one slice instead of two and get veggie.
• Popcorn chicken days at work, they only happen about once a month, so it’s not a big issue.  Other than that I don’t really eat the school food.
• Friday drinks, I vow to only have one vodka tonic, but it is a necessary calming/venting ritual with my fellow teacher friends.
• Anything my mother/mother-in-law make for me.  I know I should suck it up and tell them that broccoli/noodles/anything covered in butter isn’t really healthy and I don’t want it, but I value the relationship I have with them too much to get bogged down in something like that.  I can always nibble a little, be polite about it and try and pass it off to the dog or something.
• Real sugar.  Splenda is kinda gross and scares me.  I don’t add sugar to things very often anyways.

If those things keep me from having a perfect body, I think that’s a price I’m willing to pay.

Lunch @ work: Spinach, turkey, almond slivers, cherry tomatoes, fiberone bar and cheese.  It was quite delicious, I think my coworkers might have been jealous, or they just make fun of my child’s lunchbox.

I did eat some junk at work today, which I think gave me a headache (or perhaps it was my lack of water consumption?).  I’m heading off to a 60 minute spinning class soon and when I come back I think I’m just going to have some greek yogurt with honey and some grapefruit for dinner.

Dinner: 3/4 of burger+bun with tomatoes, 1/2 of fries, Bud Light.

Lunch: Whole wheat bread with hummus, turkey, and spinach.  Low fat cottage cheese, cherry tomatoes and diet coke (not pictured).

Breakfast: Whole wheat toast, egg over easy (but I broke the yolk, so it was more like over medium), strawberries, Women’s one a day, flaxseed oil, coffee with tsp sugar (not pictured).

I like the idea of taking pictures of  my food better than keeping a food diary.  I’m a visual person and seeing what I ate gives me a better idea than just writing it down.  I could’ve done better today, but it’s certainly not terrible.

I went to the gym and did 25 minutes of this elliptical/stair stepper hybrid, then did 3×12 cable curls w/ 30 pounds, and 3×12 tricep cable curls (correct name??) w/ 40 pounds.  I also did 3×30 sit - ups with the weighted ball.  I also spend about 20 minutes shoveling out my car which must count for something right?

Hi, does anyone remember me?

I pretty much forgot this place exists.  I desperately needed a break from grading thesis papers (I swear if I see Britain spelled wrong one more time I may seriously harm someone) and was looking for ways to waste my time online.  I’d exhausted all my usual haunts when I thought, "Hey, remember way back when you had that bodyspace thing?  I wonder what happened to that."

I dug up my old profile and looked through all my old blog posts full of good intentions.  Oh the nostalgia, I couldn’t take it, so I’m back!  I’ve revamped my profile and pictures and got rid of the all those old blog entries (I guess I didn’t want people to see my six month gap of no blogging, how embarassing!).

Not much has changed with me.  I’m loving my life, my job (except for those papers, grr), my fiance, and going to the gym with him!  Lately I’ve been doing a lot of spinning and elliptical but I know if I want to look super hot on my wedding day, or before then, I’ve got to be hitting the weights.  I’m looking forward to getting back in touch with people on here and working hard to live a long, healthy, good looking life!