Jillian posted this on faceboook and twitter, so my guess is many of you have seen this, but it is really worth repeating!!!
studies found prescription-antihistamine users are more likely to be overweight. Drugs like Olanzapine & Risperidone carry the side effect of blocking weight loss. Research shows that blocking histamines, although good for managing hay-fever, can contribute to over eating & slow fat breakdown.If you take these drugs, talk to your Dr. about natural alternatives & environmental fixes such as dust proofing.
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Improving!!
I had 10 hours of sleep. I did wake up at 5:30am, so my body is already getting used to the new wake up time. However, Friday and Saturday, I am not planning to go to bed at the same time and wake up at the same time as I do during the week. That could change, but for now, that's the way I'm anticipating it to be.
I got up and ate, and had a long list of things to do, especially to do a workout. I ended up getting so much done both at home and in my business with the TEAM and Mona Vie that I was very short on time because I was headed to a leadership seminar. However, I had been blogging and got all caught up so you wonderful people could read them, and totally lost track of time. But, I got up and went over to the gym here at my apartment complex. I feel sooo good about what I accomplished in such a short time!
so, here's the comparison to show you how I'm improving...
Monday: 30 minutes, 1.81 miles, walk @ 3.0 pace, run @ 4.0 pace(60 second sprints) last sprint at 6.0
Saturday: 26 minutes, 1.91 miles, walk @ 3.7 pace, run @ 5.2 pace( 120 second sprints), last sprint at 7.0
Shay Sorrell from Biggest Loser a couple of seasons ago told me that increasing my incline or just .1 on speed each week would help me get better. I am banking on that! Monday I will be running 3.2 miles on the treadmill. I might have to stop since I took about a month off of working out, but the goal is to run the entire thing. Tomorrow will be another busy day, but workouts will be done, and I can't wait!
calorie deficit: 1124
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
I got up and ate, and had a long list of things to do, especially to do a workout. I ended up getting so much done both at home and in my business with the TEAM and Mona Vie that I was very short on time because I was headed to a leadership seminar. However, I had been blogging and got all caught up so you wonderful people could read them, and totally lost track of time. But, I got up and went over to the gym here at my apartment complex. I feel sooo good about what I accomplished in such a short time!
so, here's the comparison to show you how I'm improving...
Monday: 30 minutes, 1.81 miles, walk @ 3.0 pace, run @ 4.0 pace(60 second sprints) last sprint at 6.0
Saturday: 26 minutes, 1.91 miles, walk @ 3.7 pace, run @ 5.2 pace( 120 second sprints), last sprint at 7.0
Shay Sorrell from Biggest Loser a couple of seasons ago told me that increasing my incline or just .1 on speed each week would help me get better. I am banking on that! Monday I will be running 3.2 miles on the treadmill. I might have to stop since I took about a month off of working out, but the goal is to run the entire thing. Tomorrow will be another busy day, but workouts will be done, and I can't wait!
calorie deficit: 1124
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
moving furniture, the Biggest Loser and Jillian
It was the end of a very long week with the new schedule! HOwever, I did it!!
I worked a total of 51 hours. It felt good, but need to work on getting the workouts in. Sleep was way more important this week than anything.
for today, I got to work at 7:15am. The kids were in a great mood..luckily! I had volunteered to move the girls' room around earlier that week, but mom hadn't decided on it yet. Last night she gave it the okay, and I moved a bunch of it within 15 minutes..then took the older one to school and the younger one and I finished the room. That was the only major activity today. Food was pretty good overall, but I did feel hungry a lot today. Allison and I have talked about that, and we agree that when you are tired..you eat more..no scientific proof..just an overall observation. I used green tea this morning too.
I got home and was so tired!! I had my gym bag in the car, and just couldn't go. I knew I could sleep in, but I was beat! I took a long bath and watched the Biggest Loser on my laptop while I soaked :) Hoss Parvisian talked about this episode in his blog: https://newhosscity.wordpress.com/ if you want his slant on it. He has amazing insights and is a great writer and story teller. If you haven't checked out his blog, please do, it's wonderful!!
so, regarding the Biggest Loser...
SPOILER ALERT!!! If you haven't watched it yet, and don't want to read about it until you do..skip this blog until later :)
It was really cool to see that it has changed a bit. With Jillian leaving after this season, I knew that this season would be different. I was very excited to NOT see anyone at my weight on the show, that felt really neat! I know that Hoss mentioned that it bothered him that there were people on there at his weight. I have to say, Hoss, look at how tall that person was..waaay different, right? :) I agree with Hoss, they do show the loud and crazy side of Jillian. As a Jillian fan, that is one thing that I love about her. She will get in your face, push you as far as she can to break down that wall that you have up that is stopping you from moving on. Crashing through the fear, the hurt, the pain of the past that has put you in the position you are in. Then, she takes you outside and talks with you, shows you how much she cares and wants to help that person. Last year they showed that calmer and caring side so much more than the other years. I will also agree with Hoss, she is one of the most thoughtful and caring people!! I will write the cruise blogs by tomorrow, you will see that side. She gives so much to everyone, especially her fans. Her heart for people is really big and I think that when people give up on themselves and she is working so hard to help, she just yells because she is trying to get them to see that. I don't know if I am right, but that is what I see on the show and what I saw and felt when I met her and talked with her. I'm not trying to say she is perfect or the most amazing person, but before I even met her, I started this blog and named it with her in mind..um, yeah, she makes a difference to millions every week! Not that she will ever read this blog, but I'm saying it again..thank you, Jillian, for all that you do for all of us. You are such a thoughtful person for sharing your time with us so that we can learn and grow into healthier, and hopefully happier, people!
I fell asleep about midnight. I have grand plans for Saturday, but with going to bed so late, not sure how it will play out. This is the first week and I am not setting an alarm to get up.
calorie deficit:1422
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
I worked a total of 51 hours. It felt good, but need to work on getting the workouts in. Sleep was way more important this week than anything.
for today, I got to work at 7:15am. The kids were in a great mood..luckily! I had volunteered to move the girls' room around earlier that week, but mom hadn't decided on it yet. Last night she gave it the okay, and I moved a bunch of it within 15 minutes..then took the older one to school and the younger one and I finished the room. That was the only major activity today. Food was pretty good overall, but I did feel hungry a lot today. Allison and I have talked about that, and we agree that when you are tired..you eat more..no scientific proof..just an overall observation. I used green tea this morning too.
I got home and was so tired!! I had my gym bag in the car, and just couldn't go. I knew I could sleep in, but I was beat! I took a long bath and watched the Biggest Loser on my laptop while I soaked :) Hoss Parvisian talked about this episode in his blog: https://newhosscity.wordpress.com/ if you want his slant on it. He has amazing insights and is a great writer and story teller. If you haven't checked out his blog, please do, it's wonderful!!
so, regarding the Biggest Loser...
SPOILER ALERT!!! If you haven't watched it yet, and don't want to read about it until you do..skip this blog until later :)
It was really cool to see that it has changed a bit. With Jillian leaving after this season, I knew that this season would be different. I was very excited to NOT see anyone at my weight on the show, that felt really neat! I know that Hoss mentioned that it bothered him that there were people on there at his weight. I have to say, Hoss, look at how tall that person was..waaay different, right? :) I agree with Hoss, they do show the loud and crazy side of Jillian. As a Jillian fan, that is one thing that I love about her. She will get in your face, push you as far as she can to break down that wall that you have up that is stopping you from moving on. Crashing through the fear, the hurt, the pain of the past that has put you in the position you are in. Then, she takes you outside and talks with you, shows you how much she cares and wants to help that person. Last year they showed that calmer and caring side so much more than the other years. I will also agree with Hoss, she is one of the most thoughtful and caring people!! I will write the cruise blogs by tomorrow, you will see that side. She gives so much to everyone, especially her fans. Her heart for people is really big and I think that when people give up on themselves and she is working so hard to help, she just yells because she is trying to get them to see that. I don't know if I am right, but that is what I see on the show and what I saw and felt when I met her and talked with her. I'm not trying to say she is perfect or the most amazing person, but before I even met her, I started this blog and named it with her in mind..um, yeah, she makes a difference to millions every week! Not that she will ever read this blog, but I'm saying it again..thank you, Jillian, for all that you do for all of us. You are such a thoughtful person for sharing your time with us so that we can learn and grow into healthier, and hopefully happier, people!
I fell asleep about midnight. I have grand plans for Saturday, but with going to bed so late, not sure how it will play out. This is the first week and I am not setting an alarm to get up.
calorie deficit:1422
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
Saturday, January 8, 2011
what I learned Wednesday...
I wrote this Thursday night when I didn't have internet acces:
I told you I would be honest and take you along on this crazy journey so that you can see the day to day things that I battle and how I work through to hopefully overcome them. Then get input from you to learn more and hopefully the person who says: "I can't", "I don't have the time", "I don't have the money", "I don't know how to start", "I messed up on food, what do I do now?" to be able to read one way of doing that from soene who is on the journey and not a big fitness guru. I think gettnig our info from teh correct source and learning from someone who has the results that we want is most important. So, I do my best to follow those people and then tell you how I am woring through those things(positive or negative).
With that said...I am going to tell you what I learned yesterday...
---1---pack your gym bag so that you can go straight to the gym instead of going home and getting side tracked.
---2---don't assume your schedule will go excactly as planned. Be flexible, but still put your health at the top of the list.
---3---If I keep eating how I need to in order to move closer to my goal weight, then if I have a day planned with a workout and am unable to do it, I still have a positive day with making healthy food choices.
---4---even though I have a long list of things to do, and eve if I am driving past a store where I need to pick up a few things, I don't need to stop...it can wait until a day whe I don't have a full schedule. For me that means on Friday night, Saturday or Sunday.
---5---if I stay caught up with paperwork and laundry, everything seems easier and more balanced. (by this sunday all paperwork will be gone through and a better system in place..the last one was NOT working well for me!)
---6---even if I don't get the blog onto the computer, journal daily and transfer it on line when you can.
---7---work with what time you DO have to make the most of your day both with food and activity. Don't beat yourself up if you"plan" goes of track, adjust your game plan to try and avoid that in the future.
today I slept in a bit bec ause I had made and packed my food for the day last night before bed. I missed a work out yesterday because a work shift got extended, and I will today(thursday) also. Hopefully tonight I can get in 30 minutes after I get home about 8:30. If I don't, then it means that I need sleep as I am adjusting to the new schedule, and I am okay with that.
written saturday:
thursday I had to pick up my replacement phone. I got home about 9:30, and made food and went to bed. It was going to be a very early morning and a long day on Friday, so again, I opted for sleep.
calorie deficit: 1398
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
I told you I would be honest and take you along on this crazy journey so that you can see the day to day things that I battle and how I work through to hopefully overcome them. Then get input from you to learn more and hopefully the person who says: "I can't", "I don't have the time", "I don't have the money", "I don't know how to start", "I messed up on food, what do I do now?" to be able to read one way of doing that from soene who is on the journey and not a big fitness guru. I think gettnig our info from teh correct source and learning from someone who has the results that we want is most important. So, I do my best to follow those people and then tell you how I am woring through those things(positive or negative).
With that said...I am going to tell you what I learned yesterday...
---1---pack your gym bag so that you can go straight to the gym instead of going home and getting side tracked.
---2---don't assume your schedule will go excactly as planned. Be flexible, but still put your health at the top of the list.
---3---If I keep eating how I need to in order to move closer to my goal weight, then if I have a day planned with a workout and am unable to do it, I still have a positive day with making healthy food choices.
---4---even though I have a long list of things to do, and eve if I am driving past a store where I need to pick up a few things, I don't need to stop...it can wait until a day whe I don't have a full schedule. For me that means on Friday night, Saturday or Sunday.
---5---if I stay caught up with paperwork and laundry, everything seems easier and more balanced. (by this sunday all paperwork will be gone through and a better system in place..the last one was NOT working well for me!)
---6---even if I don't get the blog onto the computer, journal daily and transfer it on line when you can.
---7---work with what time you DO have to make the most of your day both with food and activity. Don't beat yourself up if you"plan" goes of track, adjust your game plan to try and avoid that in the future.
today I slept in a bit bec ause I had made and packed my food for the day last night before bed. I missed a work out yesterday because a work shift got extended, and I will today(thursday) also. Hopefully tonight I can get in 30 minutes after I get home about 8:30. If I don't, then it means that I need sleep as I am adjusting to the new schedule, and I am okay with that.
written saturday:
thursday I had to pick up my replacement phone. I got home about 9:30, and made food and went to bed. It was going to be a very early morning and a long day on Friday, so again, I opted for sleep.
calorie deficit: 1398
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
i'm changing..but missing some things
this was written Wed morning on paper..just transferring now.
Wow, well, went to bed closer to 11:30 last night. Not good, but Like I have said, this is just the 1st week and I am working out all of the kinks in the new schdule, right? Scheduling my time has always been easy, but sometimes other things get in the way because I haven't had a priority to focus on. I have one now though, so that is helping!! Sometiems I will work a few hours later or go in a couple earlier for a family and will have to rearrange work out schedules. I the past that would have made me stresssed and frustrated..mainly just internally, but I'm sure that then I would respond in a not-so-nice tone sometimes because of the underling frustration. That is terrible to think about how I affected people with my words!!
What I am noticing is that I miss catching up with people in the evenings and on facebok/twitter..luckily I get texts from people and updates from facebook and twitter on my phone too, so that's nice. I know I will have weekdnds to do that and I will be able to meet even more people on my journey when I take some wekend classes at the gym. Those people will be like minded as me on my health journey and motivate me too, so that will be awesome!! Like I have said, I am just trying to be honest about the journey because someone reading this might say, "if i work out, I can't keep in contact with my friends, I miss facebook, I miss my tv show". So, I guess I'm writing this to help all of us work through that. Do things with your goal in mind. If you love a TV show, set a goal to watch it, for example: when I eat my meals within my calorie budget, I get to watch one show. OR I will get a stair stepper and step during every commercial or every show that I want to watch. OR if I hit my calorie burn I get 30 minutes uninterrupted time on facebook. Whatever it is for you, set a goal and get your reward if that helps.
I can't believe I am getting up and making 4 meals each morning. Breakfast is the only one I really get to eat at home. Today I got up, went straight to thekitchen and steamed some brocolli, whewn that was done, I steamed the spinach and snow peas together, then used the water to make my pasta for my lunch. I plan to try out new recipes on the weekend and make more elaborate meals then, but during the week, meals need to be portable.
I would love comments on some of your favorite on-the-go meals you pack for yoursleves!
later I added.....
I ended up finishing one job, going straight to the other with no gym time in between. I did 20 wall push ups in the morning at a job. At work, not super active all day. I got off a bit early then helped my mom with something then headed home, made my meals and went to bed. no work out because sleep is more important so that I can do a good job with the children that I care for and for a better workout later.
I am disappointed that I didn't work out, but know that in the long run, all the kinks will be out of the system and I will have my workouts when I need to.
calorie deficit for the day: 1711
** had green tea with honey today as I needed a little boost. Seems that warm beverages seem to satisfy my gut.
think I did pretty well, considering I didn't go to the gym!!
Learning and growing into a healthier me!!
~Cindy Lou
Wow, well, went to bed closer to 11:30 last night. Not good, but Like I have said, this is just the 1st week and I am working out all of the kinks in the new schdule, right? Scheduling my time has always been easy, but sometimes other things get in the way because I haven't had a priority to focus on. I have one now though, so that is helping!! Sometiems I will work a few hours later or go in a couple earlier for a family and will have to rearrange work out schedules. I the past that would have made me stresssed and frustrated..mainly just internally, but I'm sure that then I would respond in a not-so-nice tone sometimes because of the underling frustration. That is terrible to think about how I affected people with my words!!
What I am noticing is that I miss catching up with people in the evenings and on facebok/twitter..luckily I get texts from people and updates from facebook and twitter on my phone too, so that's nice. I know I will have weekdnds to do that and I will be able to meet even more people on my journey when I take some wekend classes at the gym. Those people will be like minded as me on my health journey and motivate me too, so that will be awesome!! Like I have said, I am just trying to be honest about the journey because someone reading this might say, "if i work out, I can't keep in contact with my friends, I miss facebook, I miss my tv show". So, I guess I'm writing this to help all of us work through that. Do things with your goal in mind. If you love a TV show, set a goal to watch it, for example: when I eat my meals within my calorie budget, I get to watch one show. OR I will get a stair stepper and step during every commercial or every show that I want to watch. OR if I hit my calorie burn I get 30 minutes uninterrupted time on facebook. Whatever it is for you, set a goal and get your reward if that helps.
I can't believe I am getting up and making 4 meals each morning. Breakfast is the only one I really get to eat at home. Today I got up, went straight to thekitchen and steamed some brocolli, whewn that was done, I steamed the spinach and snow peas together, then used the water to make my pasta for my lunch. I plan to try out new recipes on the weekend and make more elaborate meals then, but during the week, meals need to be portable.
I would love comments on some of your favorite on-the-go meals you pack for yoursleves!
later I added.....
I ended up finishing one job, going straight to the other with no gym time in between. I did 20 wall push ups in the morning at a job. At work, not super active all day. I got off a bit early then helped my mom with something then headed home, made my meals and went to bed. no work out because sleep is more important so that I can do a good job with the children that I care for and for a better workout later.
I am disappointed that I didn't work out, but know that in the long run, all the kinks will be out of the system and I will have my workouts when I need to.
calorie deficit for the day: 1711
** had green tea with honey today as I needed a little boost. Seems that warm beverages seem to satisfy my gut.
think I did pretty well, considering I didn't go to the gym!!
Learning and growing into a healthier me!!
~Cindy Lou
less worry
I haven't had the best luck with my internet or time this week, so I have been writing in my notebook each day. Now I am posting them all hope they help you a little bit! all of your input always helps me, thanks a million!!
I am finding htat as much a I enjoy the variety of working at various hours, not having to worry about the money aspect of ththings is good when trying to focus on my health and fitness goals. I do look forward to the day when money is not an issue but for now, it is, and my set schedule is also shoeing me how much I can do in one day if I make tha tmy #1 priority. I ahve alsways known that I do my best work when I have a busier scheudle, so this new one seems to be working out fairly well as of day 2..LOL
not much to report since it was not a work out day! I did the morning job, the afternoon job, ate when and what I was supposed to, had my meeting, and a bunch of things after that..but to bed much later than planned because of food prep and all, but it's a learning process. I know I have much less worry about money, now to focus on not worrying about the food stuff as much, ya know?
Calorie deficit for the day: 1473
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
I am finding htat as much a I enjoy the variety of working at various hours, not having to worry about the money aspect of ththings is good when trying to focus on my health and fitness goals. I do look forward to the day when money is not an issue but for now, it is, and my set schedule is also shoeing me how much I can do in one day if I make tha tmy #1 priority. I ahve alsways known that I do my best work when I have a busier scheudle, so this new one seems to be working out fairly well as of day 2..LOL
not much to report since it was not a work out day! I did the morning job, the afternoon job, ate when and what I was supposed to, had my meeting, and a bunch of things after that..but to bed much later than planned because of food prep and all, but it's a learning process. I know I have much less worry about money, now to focus on not worrying about the food stuff as much, ya know?
Calorie deficit for the day: 1473
Learning and growing into a healthier me!
~Cindy Lou
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