PJ Weight: 157.8
Week Loss: -0.4
Cumulative Loss: -33.8
Seth Weight: 170.6
Week Loss: -0.4
Cumulative Loss: -28.5
Maybe there's something to that whole Christmas miracle thing after all. Somehow amidst the holiday donuts, dinners, lunches, and the other assorted holiday gluttony, Seth & I managed to lose about half a pound apiece.
I have no idea how this happened, so I'm chalking it up to a Christmas present to us from the scale. I was so totally mentally prepared for a gain this week that I really don't know what to say about it other than "Yay". So...yay!... moving on.
We tried the Phase 2 cardio workout from Power 90 on Monday. It went so well that we were back to Phase 1 yesterday and today. Really, it wasn't any different than Phase 1. All the moves are the same, it's just sped up and you do three rounds of the exercises instead of two. Since we don't have the time to devote almost a full hour to cardio in the morning, we're going to stick with Phase 1 and just work harder at it.
I figure we'll try the Phase 2 weights workout tomorrow and see how it goes - the weights workouts are generally shorter. Hopefully we have enough time before the tiny one wakes up and demands our attention. She seems to have a sixth sense for when we're exercising, and wakes up halfway through the workout, which makes the last 10 minutes or so somewhat rushed and stressful.
My thoughts on Power 90 is that it lacks variety in a big way. I was hoping Phase 2 would be at least some different stuff to do, but no, same exact workout - just longer. So we're now about 45 days in, and I've gotta say it's kind of boring.
We're sticking with it, but ... yawn.
So that's it for this year, I'll check back in with y'all in January. Happy new year!!
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Week 29: The Perfect Donut
PJ Weight: 158.2
Week results: 0.0
Cumulative loss: -33.4
Seth Weight: 171.0
Week loss: -0.4
Cumulative loss: -28.1
Perhaps a year ago, Dunkin Donuts had a little "design a donut" contest going. Now, I don't know what won, but the point is you could design and submit your dream donut and they'd make it for a while. The one I designed was like a boston creme donut, but with vanilla frosting instead of chocolate. It of course did not win.
But fast forward to this weekend, and what did I see when I went into a Dunkin Donuts for some coffee? Lo and Behold! It was the perfect donut!
OK, it's star shaped and has some of those crunchy round sprinkles on it, but it's a vanilla frosted boston creme donut. And it's only there seasonally. LIMITED TIME!! Who knows whether it will ever come back again?!?!
I will be eating these donuts, make no mistake. I will not be denying myself this long-dreamed-of dessert while it's here within reach only to pitifully mourn its loss when it goes. Oh hell no.
I'm doing my best to fit them into my weight watchers points for the day (with neutral results, as shown by my remaining at exactly the same weight as last week), and I'm limiting myself to a maximum of one per day, not half a dozen, but lest there be misunderstandings allow me to reiterate and make this abundantly clear:
I. WILL. BE. EATING. THESE. DONUTS.
That is all.
Week results: 0.0
Cumulative loss: -33.4
Seth Weight: 171.0
Week loss: -0.4
Cumulative loss: -28.1
Perhaps a year ago, Dunkin Donuts had a little "design a donut" contest going. Now, I don't know what won, but the point is you could design and submit your dream donut and they'd make it for a while. The one I designed was like a boston creme donut, but with vanilla frosting instead of chocolate. It of course did not win.
But fast forward to this weekend, and what did I see when I went into a Dunkin Donuts for some coffee? Lo and Behold! It was the perfect donut!
OK, it's star shaped and has some of those crunchy round sprinkles on it, but it's a vanilla frosted boston creme donut. And it's only there seasonally. LIMITED TIME!! Who knows whether it will ever come back again?!?!
I will be eating these donuts, make no mistake. I will not be denying myself this long-dreamed-of dessert while it's here within reach only to pitifully mourn its loss when it goes. Oh hell no.
I'm doing my best to fit them into my weight watchers points for the day (with neutral results, as shown by my remaining at exactly the same weight as last week), and I'm limiting myself to a maximum of one per day, not half a dozen, but lest there be misunderstandings allow me to reiterate and make this abundantly clear:
I. WILL. BE. EATING. THESE. DONUTS.
That is all.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Week 28
PJ Weight: 158.2
Week Loss: -2.4
Cumulative Loss: -33.4
Seth Weight: 171.4
Week Loss: -0.8
Cumulative Loss: -27.7
What a week for Team Mintz! We just hit the combined weight loss total of 61.1 pounds. GO US.
Take THAT, plateau!! HAH.
But now... ah, the challenges abound.
This week I have a buffet Indian lunch to go to, a coworker's mid-afternoon baby shower to attend (with baked goods aplenty in evidence), and then my boss is taking me and some other coworkers out to the Cheesecake Factory for lunch on Friday. Friday evening, we generally dine out with friends.
Hm. And this is before all the holiday festivities and related gluttony of the following two weeks.
Methinks I may foresee a problem. I'll just have to do what I can. (You can find healthy options everywhere, etc, etc, blah blah blah.... It's the frickin' Cheesecake Factory for cryin' out loud!! Do I really WANT to find a healthy option??)
Seriously. I'll try. And I won't have dessert. Or the pasta dish that I absolutely love and haven't had in a year that's 2500 calories. Sigh. [After finishing this blog and doing some research, it appears they have a "Skinnylicious" menu now. We'll see if I can bring myself to order from that. The thought depresses me.]
On the exercise front, we've finished our first 30 days of the Power 90 program. We dutifully took pictures this morning to track our progress. You'll note the distinct lack of any pictures here. This should tell you that I'm not as of yet keen to post a picture of myself in a sports bra & workout shorts, and have not arrived at my "After" photo.
I might never get to a point when I'm ready to share these pictures. They're a record for me (and for Seth) to see progress over time. Though I have to say this month showed but little progress, honestly. Seth's pictures show a lot more progress, but guys put on muscle quicker than us ladies, and it shows a lot more. (And they get to eat more, and lose weight faster. But it's more taboo for women to carry extra weight in our society than it is for men. WHERE IS THE JUSTICE?!?)
When we get closer to the June finish line, I'll certainly post my non-workout-clothing pictures from before diet & after, but those are T-shirt / Jeans pictures. Different story entirely.
Back to Power 90 - we're still doing the "easy" DVD. The program comes with two DVD's. I forget the exact terminology they use for them, but no matter, it breaks down to easy & harder, no matter what you call them. I'm starting to get sick of doing the same 2 workouts all the time, and I think we might switch around the 45 day mark to the more advanced DVD just for a change of scenery.
Certainly the weight routines have gotten MUCH easier over the past month. I've upped the weights several times, and I don't feel that my form's suffered at all.
Cardio is much more difficult for me. I just can't take the jumping. My feet have bunions, and it's just plain painful to try to jump around, so while I try to do as much as I can without hurting myself and I just keep moving, I don't think I'll ever get to a point where I'm duplicating everything the trainer does.
I'll keep trying not to get discouraged, different strokes for different folks and all. It's tricky. Now that I think about it, it gives me a whole new respect for those athletes who compete missing limbs and such. I get bummed about not being able to do everything the trainer does because a few little bunions. Those folks get out there and rather than just get discouraged, they do these amazing things while MISSING ENTIRE LIMBS.
Thinking of it from that angle, I'll just shut up about my bunions now.
Week Loss: -2.4
Cumulative Loss: -33.4
Seth Weight: 171.4
Week Loss: -0.8
Cumulative Loss: -27.7
What a week for Team Mintz! We just hit the combined weight loss total of 61.1 pounds. GO US.
Take THAT, plateau!! HAH.
But now... ah, the challenges abound.
This week I have a buffet Indian lunch to go to, a coworker's mid-afternoon baby shower to attend (with baked goods aplenty in evidence), and then my boss is taking me and some other coworkers out to the Cheesecake Factory for lunch on Friday. Friday evening, we generally dine out with friends.
Hm. And this is before all the holiday festivities and related gluttony of the following two weeks.
Methinks I may foresee a problem. I'll just have to do what I can. (You can find healthy options everywhere, etc, etc, blah blah blah.... It's the frickin' Cheesecake Factory for cryin' out loud!! Do I really WANT to find a healthy option??)
Seriously. I'll try. And I won't have dessert. Or the pasta dish that I absolutely love and haven't had in a year that's 2500 calories. Sigh. [After finishing this blog and doing some research, it appears they have a "Skinnylicious" menu now. We'll see if I can bring myself to order from that. The thought depresses me.]
On the exercise front, we've finished our first 30 days of the Power 90 program. We dutifully took pictures this morning to track our progress. You'll note the distinct lack of any pictures here. This should tell you that I'm not as of yet keen to post a picture of myself in a sports bra & workout shorts, and have not arrived at my "After" photo.
I might never get to a point when I'm ready to share these pictures. They're a record for me (and for Seth) to see progress over time. Though I have to say this month showed but little progress, honestly. Seth's pictures show a lot more progress, but guys put on muscle quicker than us ladies, and it shows a lot more. (And they get to eat more, and lose weight faster. But it's more taboo for women to carry extra weight in our society than it is for men. WHERE IS THE JUSTICE?!?)
When we get closer to the June finish line, I'll certainly post my non-workout-clothing pictures from before diet & after, but those are T-shirt / Jeans pictures. Different story entirely.
Back to Power 90 - we're still doing the "easy" DVD. The program comes with two DVD's. I forget the exact terminology they use for them, but no matter, it breaks down to easy & harder, no matter what you call them. I'm starting to get sick of doing the same 2 workouts all the time, and I think we might switch around the 45 day mark to the more advanced DVD just for a change of scenery.
Certainly the weight routines have gotten MUCH easier over the past month. I've upped the weights several times, and I don't feel that my form's suffered at all.
Cardio is much more difficult for me. I just can't take the jumping. My feet have bunions, and it's just plain painful to try to jump around, so while I try to do as much as I can without hurting myself and I just keep moving, I don't think I'll ever get to a point where I'm duplicating everything the trainer does.
I'll keep trying not to get discouraged, different strokes for different folks and all. It's tricky. Now that I think about it, it gives me a whole new respect for those athletes who compete missing limbs and such. I get bummed about not being able to do everything the trainer does because a few little bunions. Those folks get out there and rather than just get discouraged, they do these amazing things while MISSING ENTIRE LIMBS.
Thinking of it from that angle, I'll just shut up about my bunions now.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Week 27
PJ Weight: 160.6
Week Gain: +1.2
Cumulative Loss: -31.0
Seth Weight: 172.2
Week Loss: -0.8
Cumulative Loss: -26.9
Dear Scale,
I am becoming very frustrated with you.
Sincerely,
PJ
At least Seth is doing well. Yay.
The exercising continues, though as it nets out I haven't lost a pound since the program started. I'm hoping that I'm adding muscle, which is causing me not to lose weight. Not seeing any results on the scale is really disheartening.
Week Gain: +1.2
Cumulative Loss: -31.0
Seth Weight: 172.2
Week Loss: -0.8
Cumulative Loss: -26.9
Dear Scale,
I am becoming very frustrated with you.
Sincerely,
PJ
At least Seth is doing well. Yay.
The exercising continues, though as it nets out I haven't lost a pound since the program started. I'm hoping that I'm adding muscle, which is causing me not to lose weight. Not seeing any results on the scale is really disheartening.
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