Have a few things going on this week. Going to try to briefly discuss them all in this post.
First of all, a big THANK YOU to my friend Jeanne who was visiting over Thanksgiving who told me about www.sparkpeople.com. It's a COMPLETELY FREE diet website, with diets, exercise plans, groups, message boards, everything. Similar to EDiets, but again, it's free. Don't spend any money on an online plan, go to this one.
The site tells you before you change anything about your diet to post three small goals for the next two weeks. One fitness, one eating, and one motivation. Mine were to exercise 10 minutes a day, eat at least one fruit and veggie a day and to write down my goals. One of my goals is to measure out what I eat all week, even if I don't stay in my calorie limit, at least to be more aware of what I'm eating, especially at this time of year.
With it being the holidays and all, I'm trying to eat healthy at least some of the time instead of just giving up entirely between Thanksgiving and New Years Eve. There's a site called "Skinny Crock Pot" that has a lot of lower calorie holiday recipes. One of them I tried was called sweet potato mash with pecans. I'll be honest, it was okay, but still didn't give my sweet tooth all it wanted. I think I overcooked the sweet potatoes a bit which didn't help. I tried to do the recipe exactly how it is written, but next time I think I'll add vanilla and see if that helps. It does suggest adding some maple syrup or honey for those who like a sweeter version; I may try that when I heat them up. Here's a link for those who want to try it, or check out their other "skinny" recipes:
http://www.skinnycrockpot.com/skinny-sweet-potato-mash-with-pecans/
My first 10-day workout was climbing up and down our stairs for 10 minutes carrying an 8-lb medicine ball. Oh my goodness. I was depressed at how out of shape I am. I was totally winded and my lungs were burning after about three minutes. I finished and am glad 10 minutes was all I committed to for now. For those who don't have stairs, you can easily do a 10-minute circuit at home with no equipment. One minute jumping jacks, one minute push-ups, one minute butt kickers, one minute crunches, one minute mountain climbers, one minute tricep dips (need a chair for that one), one minute high-knees, one minute flutter kicks, one minute squat jumps, one minute wall sits. I think I just planned out my workout for tomorrow. =) And if some of those moves are too hard you can always just pick five you think you can do and then go through each one twice.
One last thing, I have another goal. The red dress I bought last year. I need to fit into it by Feb 11th. I will try it on tomorrow and see if it's even feasible. LET'S DO THIS! =D
