I'm starting a redesign for this blog. Hopefully it will serve a few purposes: 1) a fresh start mentally and a chance to recommit, both to blogging and getting healthy; 2) work on some of my blogging skills; 3) give me something to focus on, a project that will keep me from getting bored (and eating too much); 4) and just cause I want to freshen this up and have some fun.
So, sorry if it is a bit messy for a bit. I'm hoping it won't take too long. All links, previous posts and most the content will stay the same.
Showing posts with label new things. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new things. Show all posts
Taking Measurements
I started taking my measurements..waist, hips, thighs, etc. I figured it couldn't hurt, and might help me understand better how my body is changing. It's hard to see the changes sometimes, but numbers are very easy to understand.
I took my second measurements today. And it's good to see some positive results. :) But the only thing is that I feel like I don't know exactly where/how I took my measurements last time. So I didn't know how accurate the changes were. I followed the Weight Watchers Guidelines (you can find them here) but I'm still not sure I did it the exact same way I did last time. So I think I'm going to start taking them every week for awhile. This way I get use to taking measurements and hopefully I will become more consistent.
I took my second measurements today. And it's good to see some positive results. :) But the only thing is that I feel like I don't know exactly where/how I took my measurements last time. So I didn't know how accurate the changes were. I followed the Weight Watchers Guidelines (you can find them here) but I'm still not sure I did it the exact same way I did last time. So I think I'm going to start taking them every week for awhile. This way I get use to taking measurements and hopefully I will become more consistent.
Adventures in Cooking: Salmon and Veggies
If you know me at all, you know that I typically eat a black bean and cheese burrito for dinner almost every night! It's easy, it's tasty...and not terribly bad for me. And when getting home from the gym at 8:00 PM it just perfect.
Needless to say, eating this on a regular basis has not done wonders on my cooking skills. I have two other signature dishes that I will make on occasion, but I am not a good cook by any means. And honestly, I don't have too much of a desire to be. I can throw together a great salad and I love breakfast, but besides that I'm just fine with my bean burrito. But....
In my get-healthy journey I have often thought to myself it would probably be a good idea to add some other healthy dishes to my nightly routine. So with that goal in mind tonight I made salmon and veggies.
Ok, so not the hardest dish. Just grilled the salmon on the stove with a grill pan and cooked the veggies in the microwave.
But, it wasn't a bean burrito and I'm proud of that! It was pretty tasty too! Hopefully I can have a few more nights sans bean burrito. ;)
Oh...but I do love that bean burrito...
Needless to say, eating this on a regular basis has not done wonders on my cooking skills. I have two other signature dishes that I will make on occasion, but I am not a good cook by any means. And honestly, I don't have too much of a desire to be. I can throw together a great salad and I love breakfast, but besides that I'm just fine with my bean burrito. But....In my get-healthy journey I have often thought to myself it would probably be a good idea to add some other healthy dishes to my nightly routine. So with that goal in mind tonight I made salmon and veggies.
Ok, so not the hardest dish. Just grilled the salmon on the stove with a grill pan and cooked the veggies in the microwave.
But, it wasn't a bean burrito and I'm proud of that! It was pretty tasty too! Hopefully I can have a few more nights sans bean burrito. ;)
Oh...but I do love that bean burrito...
Because Mall Walking is Not An Option
I joined a gym this year in Connecticut (near my work). It's cheap and has exactly what I need right now. And honestly, I can't afford anything else. The only kicker is that I can only go to that one location. Which leaves me with no gym to go to when I don't drive to work. Oh, and it's the middle of January and has been snowing a lot and it hasn't been out of the 30s in days. I love walking and getting outside, but everything I just mentioned requires me to have a bit motivation to get out and move my butt around on the weekends. I considered mall walking, but my ex is a manager at a dept store in the mall...and...well...I just don't feel like running into my ex while I'm mall walking. Not the sexiest thing.
But, I have to keep moving when I can't go to the gym. And this week I have been pretty good at doing that. On Wednesday we had a mini snow storm which meant working from home. I thought I wasn't going to get in a workout that day, but just before the sun went down I talked myself into going outside and walking. I had to find a new route because most of the sidewalks were not shoveled yet and I didn't want to walk out on the streets where there was heavy traffic. So I went on a bit of journey to places I haven't been before and it was fun.
Today I did one of my usual walks. It's about a 4.3 mile walk and I recently added a killer hill right in the beginning to get my heart pumpin. 6th Avenue in Nyack is one of the STEEPEST roads I have ever seen in my life. It actually makes me a little nervous to drive down it and I have no idea how people drive on it when it's snowing and slippery. I'm pretty sure they probably don't.
Anyway, here is the route I take:
Gmap Pedometer is a great little tool to have. This is the first time I recorded this route and I was surprised how long of a walk it was. I thought I was only walking about 3 miles.
Point to all this is I have to remember how much I love being outside and how great I feel after a good walk. Even if it's freezing outside and I have to be careful not to slip on the ice. I don't get outside nearly enough these days. Which is hard for me. I use to spend my entire summers living outdoors. Now I rarely get a chance to relax in the sunshine. I need to use my weekends to be outside. Because, really, the opportunities are endless.
But, I have to keep moving when I can't go to the gym. And this week I have been pretty good at doing that. On Wednesday we had a mini snow storm which meant working from home. I thought I wasn't going to get in a workout that day, but just before the sun went down I talked myself into going outside and walking. I had to find a new route because most of the sidewalks were not shoveled yet and I didn't want to walk out on the streets where there was heavy traffic. So I went on a bit of journey to places I haven't been before and it was fun.
Today I did one of my usual walks. It's about a 4.3 mile walk and I recently added a killer hill right in the beginning to get my heart pumpin. 6th Avenue in Nyack is one of the STEEPEST roads I have ever seen in my life. It actually makes me a little nervous to drive down it and I have no idea how people drive on it when it's snowing and slippery. I'm pretty sure they probably don't.
Anyway, here is the route I take:
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| The arrow points to the steep hill. |
Point to all this is I have to remember how much I love being outside and how great I feel after a good walk. Even if it's freezing outside and I have to be careful not to slip on the ice. I don't get outside nearly enough these days. Which is hard for me. I use to spend my entire summers living outdoors. Now I rarely get a chance to relax in the sunshine. I need to use my weekends to be outside. Because, really, the opportunities are endless.
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