malina

So last week was pretty good didn’t get to work out as much as I hoped to but still lost 1lbs. Not too bad. I did a good job of tracking my points and it totally paid off. The best part is I spent my Kohls gift card and got some rockin jean. They aren’t the size I want to be but they are 1 size smaller then that last pair I bought. I have to say I feel pretty good when I have them on, I have to admit I kind of forgot how good it feels when you scale is moving they way you want. Even if it’s not going as fast as you want it to. I hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

“If you’re standing in a field in Iowa, there’s an immense amount of food being grown, none of it edible. The commodity corn… nobody can eat it. It must be processed before we can eat it. It’s a raw material, it’s a feed-stock for all these other processes. And the irony is that an Iowa farmer can no longer feed himself. ”

so that quote is from Corn King. Someone was talking about it the other day and I haven’t seen it in a while so I rented it. I forgot how much it opens your eyes. Do you buy beef, chicken , well actually anything in the grocrey store….you are most likely being cornfed.  If you haven’t seen it rent it today. I will leave you with a few other quotes that hopefully will make you think a little more about your food and where it came from.

“The meat that we eat in this day and age is produced in a feed lot. It’s grain-fed meat, and we produce a characteristically obese animal, animals whose muscle tissue looks more like fat tissue than it does lean meat in wild animals. And if you look at a T-bone steak from a grain-fed cow, it may have as much as 9 grams of saturated fat. Whereas a comparable steak from a grass-fed animal would have 1.3 grams of saturated fat. “

“The corn fed to cattle is supplemented with low doses of antibiotics, that help them combat acidosis. Live stock now consumes 70% of the antibiotics in the United States.” - The reason for this is that on a cornfed diet the cows can only live a healthy life for less than 200 days.  

So all in all my bday was pretty great and I only gained .7 lbs…yeah thats right less than 1lbs.  I was a little in shock becuase of all the food and drinks I had friday but saturday and sunday were good day. Actually on saturday I went sky diving and couldn’t eat that much. However it was the best thing I have ever done. We had to wait around for a few hours due to the weather but it was totally worth it. I think once I hit my goal weight I am going to do it again. Hope everyone else had a good weekend.

So the one day at a time thing is working pretty well for me. Today we had a bbq at work and I brought my chicken and rice and at that instead of a hamburger or hot dog….baby steps right Things are going well I am kind of a slacker on updating my workout on here but I’ve done really good. Sat - 30 mins on the elliptical, Sun - 30 min on the elliptical + 20 mins weight lifting, Monday - 30 mins on the elliptical, today 10 mins on the elliptical + 20 mins weight lifting + 10 yoga cool down.

This weekend is my b-day so I am thinking about skipping my weight in just because I don’t want be bummed plus I am going out and while I told myself that I am still going to ask myself do I really want to eat that before I eat it however it’s my 30th b-day so there will be adult beverages. Is that a good idea or no ? Suggestions.

Aduki (also spelled Azuki) beans, ever hear of them ? I caught a show on bbc america called You are what you eat and the person on the show couldn’t get enough of them. I would love to try them but have had no luck finding them anywhere, any ideas ? Has anyone ever had them? If yes are they good?

Hope everyone is having a good week!!!!

Ahhh… so I’ve been working out but stress from work is totally taking it’s toll on my diet. Ah I’ve had a few set backs in the way of M&M’s and cookie but I still trying to take it one day at a time. Today there was a moment when I said self you really don’t want that cookie toss is out and guess what I did however for every moment like that I think there is also a moment when I say yes, yes I do want that cookie. I know it’s just a phase and it will pass however this week I feel like for every 2 steps forward I take one step back ….on the plus side at least I am still headed the right direction.

So my fiancé got costco chocolate chip cookies. Oh it is so hard to not eat them. They look so good, I wish I could get eat one or have a bit. But I know if I have won I will want another and then another and another. Oh why is live so cruel

Today is a good day this morning got up before work and spent 3 mins on the elliptical. I’ve eaten pretty well, well actually really good. I have enough points to eat bbq steak…mmm. Okay so that will taste way better than the chocolate chip cookies

I am totally felling lazy today haven’t done much. By this time yesterday I had done 40 mins on the elp and done 30 mins of yoga….This morning all I’ve done is watch TV. On thing that kills me is all the weight loss / diet ads that are on TV. If we had a pool I would be taking a nap pool side oh well. I am going to try and motivate myself to do something, maybe I should get a roommate that’s a personal trainer or drill instructor to keep me in line on days like this.

Blah okay so I am totally grumpy. I was going to get up and exercise however I couldn’t go to sleep till 2am making that 6 am alarm an unwelcome surprise. There is a yoga class tonight I the gym so I thing I am going to hit that up instead. Okay I am don’t complaining I just had to get that out. I guess on the positive side I get to go to yoga tonight.

So this is the first day of the rest of my life. I’ve lost weight before, never made it to my goal, but still weight less than I do today. So I am going to try again, wait not try just do.