Day 2 update

Day: 2

Program length: 8 weeks as per the Biggest Loser game programming. I shall start another program when this one is up.

Goal Weight: To lose 32 lbs in 8 weeks which should put me at 216lbs. Is that correct math? I was never a math genious.

Thoughts for today's workout: I hope I can get through this one without passing out...laminate wood flooring isn't soft!

Thoughts after today's workout: Is "swoob" a technical term? And my legs feel like rubber hoses. I hope I can get through work this afternoon.

Tip for next time: Get a yoga mat...period. And, vacuum my floor before I lay myself down in it.

Weigh-in goal: I am going to have positive thoughts--but it's not about the number it's about how I feel. I am hoping by weigh-in to simply be able to move up from light to moderate impact without any trouble.

TBL challenge: To remember to count the calories. I get 1980 calories per day.

Daily question for the public: What's your exercise routine? Do you have one?

Welcome to my journey

Thanks to my generous father who bestowed to me funds for a Christmas gift, I went out and purchased the new Wii Fit Plus and The Biggest Loser game. I was pretty stoked to use it, the reviews were great but I was unsure how much real exercise I would get from it. It's just a board and a small space in my "livingroom" and I could do it in my pajamas. Surely exercising in your pajamas could not be considered real exercise and frankly I'd just be putting off the inevitable--going to the gym for a real workout.

I was wrong. *chirp chirp* Did RB hear that? I think a tree fell down?

What I love about Wii Fit and The Biggest Loser game is that it motivates me. I chose Bob as my personal trainer and the game maps out a fitness routine to do for 45 min every day targeting upper and lower body alternatively from what I can see so far. It goes through a Warm up, training and then cool down. All with a little itty bitty white pad (which should I just mention is SUPER sensitive which = awesome) and my laminate wood floor. Oh, and me.

So I tried it out this morning for the first time. Basically you have to create a profile first (enter your name), give it your age, height and then *dum dum dum* it weighs you. Now I know you're never supposed to ask a lady how much she weighs, how old she is, what political party she votes for or what religion she is. Is that it? However, public humiliation has always worked well for me (doesn't it work for most people?) so I shall, henceforth, state my starting weight for the public. After all, real Biggest Loser contestants do it, so why can't I?

Day: 1

Starting weight: 248 lbs. Eep. Now, I carry my weight well so no one believes me which I guess is a good thing. I've never been little so no one knows me at some smaller size. However, it does make it hard for me to think about a target weight or size. I have nothing to go by except BMI. Apparently I should weigh between 99lbs and 140lbs (top range). 140lbs it is. For now. Long term thinking here.

Program length: 8 weeks as per the Biggest Loser game programming. I shall start another program when this one is up.

Goal Weight: To lose 32 lbs in 8 weeks which should put me at 216lbs. Is that correct math? I was never a math genious.

Thoughts for today's workout: I didn't have any to begin with except that, this better be worth it! As well as 248 lbs?!?! What?!

Thoughts after today's workout: I didn't have time to think as I was paying attention to the sweat stains on my t-shirt and shaking my head at how unbelieveabley mistaken I was that this was anything but difficult.

Tip for next time: Get a yoga mat and/or towel to cushion my knees for the pushups. Contrary to my apple figure, I do have small legs and bony knees and they hurt on laminate flooring okay?

Weigh-in goal: I have thoughts that I may not lose anything. But here's hoping for 2 lbs which would be glorious.

TBL challenge: To cook at home because that way you control what it is you put in your mouth. Ahem. I can cook at home but last I checked control and cooking don't go hand-in-hand but we'll see. Here's hoping RB takes to lean turkey and whole wheat bread and not the wonderbread wholewheat that looks like white bread.

Daily question for the public: Any recipes that are healthy that you'd like to share for breakfasts? What about tips on motivating oneself to eat breakfast?

It's the hap-happiest time of the year?

Hello again from the hallowed halls of learning. It's me, Dawn. I know I haven't been around in awhile and/or written a decent post but I've been getting my bearings slowly but surely after this trek across the country. What this really means is unpacking, resting/sleeping, hanging out with RB and getting my feet wet again in proverbial academic pool.

The most interesting thing to date is my untimely cravings for peanut butter. Ever get those? Here I'll show you:

Down the hatch!

Yeah. That's me spooning peanut butter into my mouth. Originally I had brought it to eat with my oh so delish gala apples but found that the apple was overpowering the awesomeness of the peanut butter and thusly I ate the rest of my apple and spoon fed myself the rest of the few tablespoons of peanut butter. Mm. Peanuty goodness. It's a sin or at least it should be. The only thing that makes peanut butter better is chocolate with peanut butter.

I've been attempting to be more health conscious lately. What this really means is that I've been reading labels like a good girl. This doesn't mean I won't actually eat the 540 calorie 45 grams of fat Big Mac, it just means I'm consciously doing it! Erm, yay?

Now I need to consciously not eat it but that's next week's post.

I made RB a big batch of peanut butter (noticing a trend here?) sandwhich cookies which I would have posted if they had in fact turned out like the book said they would. Ever have that happen? Cookie recipe yields 6 dozen and you get only 2? And I don't understand! They said place generous tablespoon-fulls 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet! I think maybe I'm just a more generous baker than the author. Not a bad thing! And RB actually loved them. Tonight I'm making New York Cheesecake Brownies. Wish me luck. I may come out of here with only half a 9 inch baking dish of brownies. Not a bad thing for the waistline!

I have a doctor's appt tonight to go over a food and nutrition/weight loss plan. Is bringing her a peanut butter cookie in bad taste?

Until next time.