Soyrizo

Guess what I discovered?

SOY CHORIZO!

Holy crap, that's some good stuff. It's the most believable fake meat I've ever had. You get all the flavor of chorizo with like a fraction of the fat and calories (and no questionable pig parts). Dee-lish!

I worked out again today at the JCC. Finished my weight orientation and tried to make it an actual work out instead of just a demonstration. I guess we'll find out whether I succeeded when I wake up sore (or not) tomorrow. Then I did 25 minutes on the elliptical before I had to get all my students back to the office.

It's kinda crazy, on the elliptical that I used the first two times, I can do a little over 2 miles in half an hour. On the one that I used today (which was a newer model/different brand), I barely made 1 mile in 25 minutes and it said I only burned like half the calories the other one did. Plus the one I used today felt much more difficult. I don't know what the deal is. I feel like I should stick with the latter because it felt like a better workout but the other one's screen says I did more...

I'm dying to use the pool there. We've been so busy, I haven't had a chance to go down without my students, but I'm determined to go at some point this week. I miss swimming. It allows me to tune out and push my body more than any other exercise.

I feel like I need to tighten up my eating habits, too. With this newfound success on the scale and time in the gym, I'm loosening up my standards on food. No good. I think maybe I should make it a rule that I eat my veggies first, especially at dinner, so that way I don't stuff myself with things like soyrizo without leaving any room for things like asparagus. That happens way more times than I'd like to admit.

Four is my new favorite number

DUDE! I weighed in today and I lost 4 pounds! I'm down to 276! Woohoo!

AAAAAAAAAANNNNDDD... I worked out for the THIRD time this week! I did cardio at the gym on Monday, yoga at my church last night (and holy crap, i'm sore!), and then more cardio at the gym this afternoon.

News flash - FREE yoga at my church (by a certified instructor) on Wednesdays at 7pm. It's a girls only class and all the ladies are invited!

I started the weight machine orientation today so by Monday I should be able to add strength training to the routine. I know building muscle is so important to losing weight and feeling strong.

I'm actually starting to enjoy working out which is crazy. I'm on a 5 visit free pass at the Jewish Community Center and then it's $29 for six weeks. I think it's $35/month thereafter, and I'm just not sure how we're going to be able to afford that.

But enough with doubting... it's good news for now! yay!

For the record...

I just want to record this feeling I have immediately after eating breakfast at the downstairs cafe. I ate half a piece of french toast, eggs with salsa and cheese atop an english muffin and potatoes.

Kinda gross. And heavy. A little nauseous. And a bit bad about myself.

Let's not do that again. Let's eat food that makes me feel awesome.

..since i lef' you, lef' you... without a dope beat to step to

Ack! Way too long since my last post AGAIN! LAME!

In my defense, life has been CRAZY. We've been moving and had stuff going on literally every night of the week for the past few weeks. It's nuts. But things are starting to slow down just a bit, which is nice.

So here's the major news from the past couple of weeks:

1. Vegetarianism is NOT as easy as I thought it was going to be. Turns out I like meat much more than I thought I did. It's also much more limiting than I had assumed - particularly at restaurants. There's just not that many options. It has been forcing me to eat more veggies, I think though. So, bonus.

2. Last week at Biggest Loser weigh-in I had gained a pound. SAD! However, I was super stoked to find out this morning that in the last week I have lost THREE (3!) pounds. WOOHOO! That was super awesome to hear and a big shot of positive motivation. I'm really motivated to get into the 270's this week. Those 10 lb markers just feel like a big deal.

3. Our new place is rad. There's been a few issues of things that need to be repaired and it not being handed over to us as clean as I had hoped, but the location is amazing. My commute to work if I drive is 1.5 minutes. Literally. Unless I hit a red light. Then it's 2.5 minutes. I also am walking to work one day out of the week (I'm required to drive the other days). So on Tuesdays I get a 2 mile walk in! (1 mile each way) There's also a lot more walking in general because it's such a walk friendly neighborhood. Parking sucks, so once the car is parked, we just leave it and can walk to cafes, restaurants, the drug store, etc. It's super cool. John and I just took a walk to the beach tonight - that's right - it's TWO blocks away.

4. The exercise front is looking really good. In addition to the new walking neighborhood, I also have the chance to join the Jewish Community Center for only $29 for 6 weeks. It's huge and really nice. There's a gym, pool, sauna, basketball court, group classes and more. I think I may even be able to talk my work into paying for it for me because I'll take students there during work hours (getting paid to work out!). Also, my church is doing a free yoga class on Wednesday nights (ALL are welcome to join, btw)! The woman who's teaching it is super fun and a certified instructor.

5. I'm contemplating getting on a more structured eating plan. I like not having a plan, but I feel like there will be more steady progress if I get on one. I'm thinking about Weight Watchers since I have the stuff and it's worked in the past. If anyone has any more awesome ideas, let me know.

The end.