Yoga Fiend....and other things

So apparently I need to get better about this blogging thing. More than once every two weeks would probably be preferable. However, I don't actually have anyone who reads this, so really, the only person it matters to is myself....unless your out there in cyberspace reading without telling me, and if thats the case...then wow :)

I really started to get into the groove of being more healthy this week. I've notice that my body is starting to show OBVIOUS signs of this 50lb weight gain. Achy knees, painful hips, extremely tight muscles and a searing pain in my (R) shoulder blade that just won't go away. I wake up feeling like I'm 70 and that just isn't cool when one is 27. So what did I do? I went to Yoga.

Now, I've never been the type of person who would ever consider yoga. I'm just not into the whole "breathe through the pain, center your being, think about the breath and clear your mind" stuff. That might be because I have a mind that is constantly on the go, and the way I center my being and relax is to have a nap...but anyways. I went to my first yoga class at the gym on Tuesday. It hurt, it hurt a lot. I have no flexibility, my spine hates to sit up straight, my hip flexors don't want me to sit cross legged or on my knees. I walked away thinking I would never do it again.

Then I woke up the next morning. HELLO decreased body pain and loose muscles. So I went back again on Wednesday night. Class is growing on me slowly, the feeling of my body the next morning has grown on me completely. I might just end up a yoga convert.

In other news, I've actually tracked my food/points religiously since Monday. It feels good, eating lots of healthy food, writing things down, experimenting with new ideas. I weigh in at WW on Saturday morning for the first time in weeks. Expecting to see a gain (because of said weeks away), however it will be good to get a starting point again. Heres hoping I can keep this up at the cottage this weekend with G.

G is working nights tonight, so I'm by myself for dinner and decided to invent a new sandwich.

• Pita Bun
• 2 oz of BBQ chicken breast
• 1 oz goat cheese
• TBSP red pepper jelly
• lettuce

Yum yum! I put the goat cheese on the bun and stuck it in the oven for a few minutes which melted the cheese into creamy goodness. I think it paired well with the red pepper jelly....mmm red pepper jelly. I think I might have to take this for lunch tomorrow as well!

feeling good!

I've had three days of eating "healthy". I decided to take a break, not from healthy living, but from obsessing over Weightwatchers. I'm still going to weigh in every Saturday until the fall as I've pre paid for the summer pass, however I found (and I've found in the past) that when I get really into weightwatchers I find myself starting to obsess over what is going in my mouth.

I start thinking about food 24/7, as I eat I wonder when I will be eating next and what I will be eating next. It throws me off if I have planned 8 points for supper and then am really hungry for the day, eat more and end up with 4 points left for supper.

Instead the past 3 days I have been focused on healthy eating, and eating every few hours, and I think I've done really quite well with it. I haven't felt guilty, I haven't been hungry and I'm feeling great. (Despite the fact that I laid down at 5:00 today and slept till 9:00!! Ops!) So much for getting to the gym tonight!

Todays menu so far:

8:30 - 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup fresh berries
1/2 cup fiber one

10:30 - 1 apple
2 TBSP almond butter

12:00 - weight watchers bagel with TBSP of becel spread
1 cup southwest corn and chipolte soup
1/2 cup fresh berries
diet grapefruit soda

2:00 - peppermint tea
chocolate chip allbran bar

5:00 - 2 oz of BBQ chicken breast

9:30 - 1 PC Burger first bun
TBSP lite cream cheese
TBSP red pepper jelly
3 oz BBQ chicken breast
baby spinach
TBSP guacamole

2 L of H20 drank.

Vacation!

I'm on vacation today, and its a wonderful feeling, despite the fact that its been raining all weekend. I go back to work for part of the day on Wednesday, and then I'm off again Thursday/Friday. We're going to try to get up to Montreal for a day to drop off baby gifts to our friends S & K, hopefully the weather improves before then.

Needless to say, this week will be a challenge. I always find it harder to stick to healthy eating when its vacation time or when I'm travelling. Probably part of the reason why I gained so much this year. With all the travelling I did for my job, it seemed like I was always "treating"myself when I ate in restraunts or was sitting at the airport.

Anyways, todays plan for food. G is taking his CPAT test for the fire department on Wednesday, so has requested pasta for dinner tonight and tomorrow, I'll have to work around that.

B - strawberries (1) , shillohette yogurt (1 cup) (2) , 1/3 cup kashi go lean crunch (2) , 1/2 banana (1)

L - tomato soup made with skim milk (2)
apple (1)
1 0z extra old chedder cheese (3)

D - bruchetta chicken pasta (tomatoes, 3 oz chicken, basil, olive oil, balsamic vinagar) 5
1 cup whole wheat pasta (4)
large green salad with peppers, red onion and goat cheese (1)
balsamic vinagar and olive oil (1)

Post Gym Snack - protein shake made with milk (2) and 1/2 banana (1) and frozen strawberries (1)

Gym plan: 1 hour bootcamp