Different Perspective

It appears that i have successfully dropped 10lbs in 2 months.  That doesn’t seem like enough but in all fairness i feel 10 lbs loss is what i deserve for the amount of work i have put into it! I am happy, i am feeling better, and as always it helps push me further. 

I was told that an airplane never stays on course from point a to point b, even on auto pilot.  The airplane is constantly in correction of it’s flight pattern and flys in a zig zag to it’s destination. 

Myself, similar to airplanes, am constantly re-evaluating my exercise routine, eating issues, etc.  I will make it to my goal, but alot of corrections will need to take place on the way.

Green Giant Steamers are great! I have been buying these pups for about a week now.  I get the ones that have the vegetables in them.  45 calories per serving with 3 servings in the pouch.  10 calories per serving of fat.  4g of sugar per serving, 8g of carbs. Again those numbers vary slighty in each bag, but that is the average.  They taste great and have very few calories.  Pop them in the microwave for 5 minutes and you have an excellent tasting snack or lunch.  Just thought i would share.  These are around 1.87 at walmart! No dirtied dishes to clean up afterwards.  Good stuff.

Yesterday was extremely nice here in Missouri.  Instead of hitting the gym for some cardio, my bro and I figured it would be a great day for some basketball.  We had an excellent workout, lots of fun, and it helped mix up our weekly routine.  I think everyone should thrown in a few fun exercise days just to keep it interesting. 

I woke up in the middle of the night with a severe calf cramp.  I can never figure out what causes those, but they are seriously no fun!!!

Since we are moving this weekend, we have decided to hit the gym strong all week and take the weekend off, although moving is no light task and will prove to be its’ own workout. 

This morning, i was totally unprepared for breakfast.  We are in the process of moving, and so food is scarce around the house.  I decided to stop by the local gas station and opt for a health bar.  I found a couple different kinds, and the one i chose was a Powerbar. 

This thing had 20g of sugar!!! This is NOT a health bar, rather another candybar.  Might as well picked up a snickers and chowed down on that.  Point is, does anyone know of a good health bar with protein and/or fiber that has very very low sugar??? I would be very interested in knowing with kinds.  Also any feedback on the best and worst protein bars would be appreciated. 

I just can’t see these so called "Health" bars, being healthy at all!

I have been exercising faithfully for almost 3 weeks.  I have been doing cardio, weight lifting, and have completely overhauled my diet to eat right.  My portions are much smaller during the day than they have to.  I have a very hard time replacing the cereal though! Cereal is great, i am almost convinced i am addicted to it.  Most days i replace it with a nice bowl of oatmeal. 

I feel better mentally and physically.  It is almost as if i feel much better than i actually look!  I have been drinking 2 protein shakes a day, and that seems to help alot.  Yesterday, i clearly did not want to go to the gym.  With an incredibly stressful week, and i mean one where i spent hours so worried that my heartrate was clocked at 120 without doing anything, i was worn down and then had to put in a full days work.  I knew that these were the times where I would know whether or not i was dedicated to my exercising.  I still mustered enough energy and motivation to make it to the gym for a great workout.  I felt so good and proud of myself afterwards as i usually do.  Once you get inside the doors to the gym, everything changes. 

I literally "pep" talk myself the whole time.  I am my own bestfriend and workout partner when i am at the gym.  Of course i have my brother there to help most of the time to be accountable.  He has done a great job with his motivation as well, and it helps me to continue.  We give each other good feedback, positive statements and even some critical ones along the way, but it is helping us get closer to our weight loss goals realistically.

I would encourage anyone out there who doesn’t have a workout partner, to be your own.  Count on yourself, reward yourself, and most importantly talk nice to yourself.  Get a good mp3 player to workout with, it really helps me!

I am waiting for the day, the week, and the months, where the fat starts to melt off.  I am no longer looking at starting a workout routine, i am looking at continuing a workout plan.  If you haven’t lately, verbally reward yourself for being involved in a workout plan, to having a goal for your life.  Don’t wait for someone else to compliment you, compliment yourself, take a few minutes just to take pride in what you have accomplished, whether it was a simple 30 minute exercise this morning, or replacing one bad meal, with a good one, or whether you overlooked a can of soda.  Whatever it is, soak up all the small accomplishments.  Trust me, it will help with motivation