It's a good thing that I biked for 2 hours on Saturday otherwise the entire weekend would have been a loss and set me back huge. But today is another day and we will just pick up and continue on from here. But first I have to get to the gym.
The hotel includes a continental breakfast. I don my workout attire (9am beckons) and check out. I have to get the key reissued when I realize that I left my doll behind in the room. ARGHHH. Good thing I remembered now! After putting everything (and my doll) into the car I head back to the restaurant for a bite to eat. It is laid out so nicely and I help myself to a spoonful of scrambled eggs, 1 sausage and what looks like a quarter slice of french toast. Coffee finishes off the meal. Quickly I head to the car and hit the 401. Smooth sailing ALLL the way to Milton. And then boom. Nothing is moving. Its a wall of traffic. I look at my watch and though I was making really good time I now have less than 10 minutes to get to the gym. I figure maybe I will be 5 or 10 minutes late now. Nope. 45 friggen minutes. I have not missed a class or been later than 5 minutes yet.
I run up the stairs and look around. Where is everyone??? The treadmills are empty except for Lee. Then I realize - its Monday - that means Nutrition at 9:30. Whew. So I start on the treadmill next to Lee to warmup. I guess I will do my own workout today. I know the drill. Maria spots me and comes over to ask me where the heck I was. I explain and she outlines what I missed - 100 squats, 100 jumping jacks, 5 miles of running....WHHHHATTT! No she is joking of course and brings over the hand weights and gives me a brief rundown on what to do. And being the good girl that I am, I do it. All of it.
As the rest of the group come back down the stairs I have to explain my tardiness a few times. It is nice to know that I was missed. Maria tells us that instead of weigh in on Wednesday we will be doing it on Friday. Thank god that will give me 5 days to get rid of that white bun I ate on Saturday.
For lunch today I grab a very berry smoothie with almond milk.
Dinner tonight I am going to make the BBQ pork shish kabobs as Drew hasn't had that as yet. I still have gardening to do in the backyard and that should help sweat/work off some of that wine from last night.
Tomorrow - Tuesday Yoga Day
Debbie
Friday, June 6, 2014
Day 36 - Workshop, Driving, St. Thomas
I just found out last night that the workshop begins at 9 AM. GREAT! We are out for a nice evening and I have to be ready for a 2 hour drive and get there for 9 AM. By the time I pack up it is after 1 in the morning and I have to set the alarm for 5:45. Five minutes after my head hits the pillow it is 5:45 and I get up and dress and load up the car. I am on the highway by 6:30 am. Since I have never been to the house where the workshop is I want to leave myself some time for getting lost. I take a moment and stop 1/2 way for a Tim's coffee and a whole grain flatbread egg white and turkey breakfast sandwich. It is not bad at all. The day is so beautiful and sunny and promises to be hot - as high as 27 in this area.
I found the house with little problem and it's nice to meet other people with similar interests and the lovely woman giving the workshop.
I'm not going to elaborate on the whole workshop, however, lunch time looms and I am starving now. I get up and go over to where the lady who organized the workshop - not the same lady who's house this is - has laid out sandwich meat and some deli salads - potato, macaroni. I start to help myself and I get reprimanded. Hey - what are you doing that's not yours! I drop the bread and stammer an apology. I am sooo embarrassed. I look around and the other participants are pulling out lunches. No where at No time did anyone say bring your own lunch. And at 6 am I was not thinking about that either. I am hungry and now I am angry and embarrassed. We are in the middle of nowhere and I do not know what to do. The lady concedes for me to have "a" bun and some cold cuts. There is MORE than enough for her and the instructor, oh well. At least I will have something in my stomach. But it is white bread. I have not had white bread in 36 days. It actually made me feel ill. From now on I will always bring my own food. And NO MORE white bread!!!
The rest of the afternoon passes quickly and we are all happy to finish our little dollhouse doll.
By 7 I am on the road to the Inn I have booked to stay overnight. I do not like to drive when I am overtired. I am now really hungry and thankfully the restaurant is open til 10 on Sunday evening. I throw my stuff in the room and go for dinner.
The menu is surprisingly enticing (Italian) and I order the chicken Mazano and a glass (or 2) of wine. No potatoes or bread thank you. It comes hot, with perfectly steamed vegetables and a delicious au jus sauce. I eat what I think is about 5 or 6 ounces and 1/2 the vegetables. I enjoyed that immensely! Hat's off to that chef. If you need to eat or stop somewhere near London I highly recommend the Stoneridge Inn and Convention Centre.
Tomorrow - driving back to Mississauga in time for TEAM!!
Debbie
I found the house with little problem and it's nice to meet other people with similar interests and the lovely woman giving the workshop.
I'm not going to elaborate on the whole workshop, however, lunch time looms and I am starving now. I get up and go over to where the lady who organized the workshop - not the same lady who's house this is - has laid out sandwich meat and some deli salads - potato, macaroni. I start to help myself and I get reprimanded. Hey - what are you doing that's not yours! I drop the bread and stammer an apology. I am sooo embarrassed. I look around and the other participants are pulling out lunches. No where at No time did anyone say bring your own lunch. And at 6 am I was not thinking about that either. I am hungry and now I am angry and embarrassed. We are in the middle of nowhere and I do not know what to do. The lady concedes for me to have "a" bun and some cold cuts. There is MORE than enough for her and the instructor, oh well. At least I will have something in my stomach. But it is white bread. I have not had white bread in 36 days. It actually made me feel ill. From now on I will always bring my own food. And NO MORE white bread!!!
The rest of the afternoon passes quickly and we are all happy to finish our little dollhouse doll.
The menu is surprisingly enticing (Italian) and I order the chicken Mazano and a glass (or 2) of wine. No potatoes or bread thank you. It comes hot, with perfectly steamed vegetables and a delicious au jus sauce. I eat what I think is about 5 or 6 ounces and 1/2 the vegetables. I enjoyed that immensely! Hat's off to that chef. If you need to eat or stop somewhere near London I highly recommend the Stoneridge Inn and Convention Centre.
Tomorrow - driving back to Mississauga in time for TEAM!!
Debbie
Day 35 - Biking and Galaing
Since its a beautiful day and we have the Canadian Black Belt Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to attend tonight Drew and I have decided to do some biking. Mississauga and Toronto have done wonders with the lakefront and the path which is part of the TransCanada Trail is handy and great for biking etc. First up I make an egg omelet with vegies and a dash of basil for the two of us. It is delish, full of protein and perfect before exercising. I bring a banana and some power bars that my daughter in law's mom has made for me - that's the last of them though. As well as extra water and some of the gatorade I made.
Since I have been asking since before Mother's Day for an exercise tracking watch we head over to Best Buy to check out the Samsung GearFit as Drew bought himself the fancier model that answers the phone, changes the tv channels and has a camera - did I mention he is a bit of a computer geek? His other name is now Dick Tracy. And yes I think I have mentioned that before - :p
Drew fiddles with the gearfit as I drive down to the lake but he is unable to get it to connect to his phone in order to download the apps etc. Figures... I know he will get it figured out. We park in Port Credit and decide that we will travel east towards Toronto for an hour and then an hour back. We get as far as 35th street in Etobicoke where we stop and have our banana and power bar before turning around and heading back to Port Credit. What a lovely day and what a nice way to spend it. We biked a total of 12 km., 6 out and 6 back. We decide to lunch at the Lake Affects bar where there is a nice outdoor patio. We both order a specialty salad and a soda water. I don't know when we will be eating dinner tonight and I do not want to be hungry.
After we shower and clean up we dress. First Drew weighs himself, truthfully I think he does it too often as Sara has suggested once a week, but what the heck. He discovers that on this scale he is now 217! On that note I have to see mine and it says..... 175! If only that jibed with the one at the gym. That means 15 lbs. I am very happy. Dressing is, well, now it used to be damn this thing won't do up or is too tight and now we seem to have a different thing going on. Drew's suit from 3 yrs ago (our son's wedding in Vegas) fits everywhere but in the waist. He has to pull it in so much with his belt that it has that paper bag look. I can't fix that now and he does look handsome in the suit :). I have a couple of dresses to choose from, all size 18. I know that they are going to be, shall I say, better fitting than they were before. Drew picks the white lace sheath I bought for our trip to DR. It is baggy on me and much looser in the armholes. Good thing I know a seamstress... Oh well it is what it is and we will be fine.
When we get there, after picking up our son Tyler, we do not know where we are sitting as we do not have our tickets and we can't seem to find the guy who has them. So one of the hostesses leads us to one of the tables for Sensei Bob (who we are there to celebrate). I go to grab the antipasto and when I return Tyler is moving us to the other table. Apparently the first table is reserved for Bob and his whole family. That's fine. We are next door to them. We sit and eat our starters and slowly the table fills up. And up... oh oh, looks like we are going to have to move again! Now we get our tickets and yes we are delegated to the far back table AA. Not near Bob after all. We are sharing with another dojo that split off from Bob's. That's ok, we know at least 1 other person at the table. Typical of us.
Here is a picture - the quality is not great kinda grainy.
Dinner was a challenge. As I mentioned, there was an antipasto buffet to start and I chose some mussels, grilled vegies and a piece of cheese. The meal consisted of 2 kinds of pasta (delicious) of which I ate maybe 3 or 4 pieces of each (tortellini and penne), chicken and veal - I only took the chicken, steamed vegies and roasted potatoes. I didn't have any of the potatoes or the bread on the table. So I think I did pretty well. Oh and a salad to start with oil and vinegar dressing so I had a good helping of that as well. Drew followed my lead but he had the veal and ate all of his pasta. Dessert was a thin crepe with icecream and berries. I ate 1/2. Sorry, I had to it was so good.
After the lengthy awards ceremony finishes we take our leave. It was a nice night and it was awesome to see Drew's Sensei receive such an honor.
Tomorrow is Sunday and I have an early morning's drive to London for a workshop
Debbie
Since I have been asking since before Mother's Day for an exercise tracking watch we head over to Best Buy to check out the Samsung GearFit as Drew bought himself the fancier model that answers the phone, changes the tv channels and has a camera - did I mention he is a bit of a computer geek? His other name is now Dick Tracy. And yes I think I have mentioned that before - :p
Drew fiddles with the gearfit as I drive down to the lake but he is unable to get it to connect to his phone in order to download the apps etc. Figures... I know he will get it figured out. We park in Port Credit and decide that we will travel east towards Toronto for an hour and then an hour back. We get as far as 35th street in Etobicoke where we stop and have our banana and power bar before turning around and heading back to Port Credit. What a lovely day and what a nice way to spend it. We biked a total of 12 km., 6 out and 6 back. We decide to lunch at the Lake Affects bar where there is a nice outdoor patio. We both order a specialty salad and a soda water. I don't know when we will be eating dinner tonight and I do not want to be hungry.
After we shower and clean up we dress. First Drew weighs himself, truthfully I think he does it too often as Sara has suggested once a week, but what the heck. He discovers that on this scale he is now 217! On that note I have to see mine and it says..... 175! If only that jibed with the one at the gym. That means 15 lbs. I am very happy. Dressing is, well, now it used to be damn this thing won't do up or is too tight and now we seem to have a different thing going on. Drew's suit from 3 yrs ago (our son's wedding in Vegas) fits everywhere but in the waist. He has to pull it in so much with his belt that it has that paper bag look. I can't fix that now and he does look handsome in the suit :). I have a couple of dresses to choose from, all size 18. I know that they are going to be, shall I say, better fitting than they were before. Drew picks the white lace sheath I bought for our trip to DR. It is baggy on me and much looser in the armholes. Good thing I know a seamstress... Oh well it is what it is and we will be fine.
When we get there, after picking up our son Tyler, we do not know where we are sitting as we do not have our tickets and we can't seem to find the guy who has them. So one of the hostesses leads us to one of the tables for Sensei Bob (who we are there to celebrate). I go to grab the antipasto and when I return Tyler is moving us to the other table. Apparently the first table is reserved for Bob and his whole family. That's fine. We are next door to them. We sit and eat our starters and slowly the table fills up. And up... oh oh, looks like we are going to have to move again! Now we get our tickets and yes we are delegated to the far back table AA. Not near Bob after all. We are sharing with another dojo that split off from Bob's. That's ok, we know at least 1 other person at the table. Typical of us.
Here is a picture - the quality is not great kinda grainy.
Dinner was a challenge. As I mentioned, there was an antipasto buffet to start and I chose some mussels, grilled vegies and a piece of cheese. The meal consisted of 2 kinds of pasta (delicious) of which I ate maybe 3 or 4 pieces of each (tortellini and penne), chicken and veal - I only took the chicken, steamed vegies and roasted potatoes. I didn't have any of the potatoes or the bread on the table. So I think I did pretty well. Oh and a salad to start with oil and vinegar dressing so I had a good helping of that as well. Drew followed my lead but he had the veal and ate all of his pasta. Dessert was a thin crepe with icecream and berries. I ate 1/2. Sorry, I had to it was so good.
After the lengthy awards ceremony finishes we take our leave. It was a nice night and it was awesome to see Drew's Sensei receive such an honor.
Tomorrow is Sunday and I have an early morning's drive to London for a workshop
Debbie
Monday, June 2, 2014
Day 34 - Stat Day & Picture Update
I was remiss to not do my stats and updated picture yesterday as has been the way I have been doing this all along. So instead I will do it today.
Start Day 19 Day 26 Day 34
Weight - 190 181.9 179 179
BF% - 47.8 41 39
Waist - 40.5" 38" 36" 35.5
Bust - 44" 42.5" 42" 41.5
Hip - 46" 44" 43" 42.5
Upper Arm - 15" 12.5" 12" 12
Calf - 18" 16.5" 15.5" 15.5
Thigh - 25 or 26" 23.5" 22.5" 22
Ok, so maybe I haven't changed in a few things such as weight and BF but a few of the numbers have still changed so something is still happening. I don't know how this works but it does.
So after measuring myself, I am feeling a bit happier and I will share a picture with you now too. I am wearing my new size 14 shorts from Joe Fresh (and they are actually a bit loose in the waist but not the hips).
Look Ma, no extra chins!! And I am smiling for a change. Those are also my new shoes from Winners. That chain belt I have had for awhile and when I last tried it I couldn't even meet the two ends now it is done up and there is a bit of slack. That is pretty cool :)
I need a tan.
Lunch was Kale salad with dried cranberries and pumpkin seeds.
Dinner is a new recipe for salmon. This weekend we have events going on and I have a feeling eating may be a challenge. So no carbs at all tonight. The salmon turns out really good and Drew says it is his new favourite salmon recipe. Score!
Tomorrow is Saturday and we are going biking but not spinning. In the evening we are attending a gala event.
Debbie
Ok, so maybe I haven't changed in a few things such as weight and BF but a few of the numbers have still changed so something is still happening. I don't know how this works but it does.
So after measuring myself, I am feeling a bit happier and I will share a picture with you now too. I am wearing my new size 14 shorts from Joe Fresh (and they are actually a bit loose in the waist but not the hips).
I need a tan.
Lunch was Kale salad with dried cranberries and pumpkin seeds.
Dinner is a new recipe for salmon. This weekend we have events going on and I have a feeling eating may be a challenge. So no carbs at all tonight. The salmon turns out really good and Drew says it is his new favourite salmon recipe. Score!
Tomorrow is Saturday and we are going biking but not spinning. In the evening we are attending a gala event.
Debbie
Day 33 - Last Nutritional Appointment
My last appointment with Sara. I have learned so much from her over the past 4 weeks and will miss seeing her in this manner. Since my appointment is at 11:30 I head to the gym to do some treadmill work. I push myself to run today somehow I have to get past this knee discomfort if I ever plan to try and run more than 3 minutes at a time. I do a full 40 mins on the treadmill and get ready to meet up with Sara. While I wait I stretch.
Sara joins me and asks how I'm doing. I tell her about my disappointing evaluation and how I seem to be at a bit of a plateau. We talk and I show her my food journal and also she had asked for me to do a dinner of my own so I share that with her. Its a recipe I found online for BBQ pork shish kabobs and it fits all the criteria. Yay me. lol. So we head over to my little friend again, and this is the 2nd time this week to do this. Sara tells me that I should not weigh myself more than once a week and it should always be on the same day, same time and this machine. I get on. It does it's thing and well look at that. My body fat percentage has gone down another point and my weight though has stayed the same. She compares my other numbers and notes the change in fat/muscle content and my water as well.
As we sit to finish up and chat about my results she makes an excellent point. In just one month of consulting with her, and on that first day my weight was 189 and my body fat percentage was 43, I am now 179 and the BF is 39. She thinks thats amazing since that is more than 2 lbs of weight loss /week. As always she makes me feel great and reaffirms that I am doing well. She thinks perhaps another supplement, Adreno-Med, may help. I may be overexercising (can you do such a thing) and putting stress on my body causing it harder to drop pounds. She also advises a rest day now and then. I do yoga or swim on my off days but I have to admit I also have been there every single day since Mother's day. I tell her I will give that try.
I give her a big hug and thank her for helping me and I promise her I will stay on track. We will see each other at the gym and I am sure we will talk food.
Dinner tonight is open faced burgers with carmelized onions and mushrooms. It is delicous and filling. Drew has hockey so he needs extra calories. I am enjoying the search for new recipes to try and so far haven't had any disasterous meals. Drew is enjoying the variety as well.
Tomorrow is Friday and another TEAM day.
Debbie
Sara joins me and asks how I'm doing. I tell her about my disappointing evaluation and how I seem to be at a bit of a plateau. We talk and I show her my food journal and also she had asked for me to do a dinner of my own so I share that with her. Its a recipe I found online for BBQ pork shish kabobs and it fits all the criteria. Yay me. lol. So we head over to my little friend again, and this is the 2nd time this week to do this. Sara tells me that I should not weigh myself more than once a week and it should always be on the same day, same time and this machine. I get on. It does it's thing and well look at that. My body fat percentage has gone down another point and my weight though has stayed the same. She compares my other numbers and notes the change in fat/muscle content and my water as well.
As we sit to finish up and chat about my results she makes an excellent point. In just one month of consulting with her, and on that first day my weight was 189 and my body fat percentage was 43, I am now 179 and the BF is 39. She thinks thats amazing since that is more than 2 lbs of weight loss /week. As always she makes me feel great and reaffirms that I am doing well. She thinks perhaps another supplement, Adreno-Med, may help. I may be overexercising (can you do such a thing) and putting stress on my body causing it harder to drop pounds. She also advises a rest day now and then. I do yoga or swim on my off days but I have to admit I also have been there every single day since Mother's day. I tell her I will give that try.
I give her a big hug and thank her for helping me and I promise her I will stay on track. We will see each other at the gym and I am sure we will talk food.
Dinner tonight is open faced burgers with carmelized onions and mushrooms. It is delicous and filling. Drew has hockey so he needs extra calories. I am enjoying the search for new recipes to try and so far haven't had any disasterous meals. Drew is enjoying the variety as well.
Tomorrow is Friday and another TEAM day.
Debbie
Day 32 - I Betya I am 102
I get to the gym on time and start warming up. Wednesday is usually endurance day and I may have hoped that since we worked yesterday that maybe we'd have a bit of a lighter workout but nope, business as usual. We joke a bit about what our results are going to be and after the class we head over to the desk for our results.
April is first and she is told she is 10 years older metabolically than she is. And she did well on the test. However, her flexibility number looks odd she thinks it was entered incorrectly. Each part of the test gets an individual result and then the average is your total metabolic age. Pat goes next and she gets 52. She is actually 61. That makes her happy and her flexibility number says 18. But that also doesnt seem right. I go next while Pat and April are trying to figure out where the issue is with the flex number. Ohoh - well good news is I am not 102, however I am 52. So that is good right?? No, because of the screw up with the flexibility number in how Maria. We figure out what she did and she reinputs the correct number and it recalculates. Dam it - now it says 67. I am metabolically 67. Ok - so now we have to get that down and I can already tell it is going to be difficult.
Two difficult days, yesterday no change in my weight or body fat percentage and today I find out that I am like a 67 year old. Not good, not good at all. BUT I am determined and will keep going.
Tomorrow is Thursday, my last appointment with Sara.
Debbie
April is first and she is told she is 10 years older metabolically than she is. And she did well on the test. However, her flexibility number looks odd she thinks it was entered incorrectly. Each part of the test gets an individual result and then the average is your total metabolic age. Pat goes next and she gets 52. She is actually 61. That makes her happy and her flexibility number says 18. But that also doesnt seem right. I go next while Pat and April are trying to figure out where the issue is with the flex number. Ohoh - well good news is I am not 102, however I am 52. So that is good right?? No, because of the screw up with the flexibility number in how Maria. We figure out what she did and she reinputs the correct number and it recalculates. Dam it - now it says 67. I am metabolically 67. Ok - so now we have to get that down and I can already tell it is going to be difficult.
Two difficult days, yesterday no change in my weight or body fat percentage and today I find out that I am like a 67 year old. Not good, not good at all. BUT I am determined and will keep going.
Tomorrow is Thursday, my last appointment with Sara.
Debbie
Day 31 - Fitness Evaluation Day - yikes....
Maria has asked we arrive at 9 so we can go through the evaluation. There didnt seem to be many people who said they wanted to do it but since it is Tuesday and I may like to do yoga later or swim, I thought if I get there early maybe she will do me first and I can then do something else. Silly me. I had NO idea what this evaluation compromised. I started warming up on the treadmill for 10 minutes but Maria was like no - no warmup. OK....
There are 6 of us and we line up in front of my little friend. Today it is not being friendly and it seems that I have stayed the same from last week. But this is the first time Maria is doing this so she writes all my particulars down. I guess with TEAM Weight Loss we are going to be going forward from this point. After we have all weighed in, the next part is actual physical tests. First up - army style pushups. So not a "pushup" on the treadmill where you are standing and leaning into the pushup. I manage to do 1. And fall flat on my face. Great start. We watch everyone go through the pushups and April does 12 in fairly quick order. One of the ladies has arthritis in her feet and it is impossible for her to do this kind of pushup. Another does 2. Frances does 10 and one lady manages to not do this test. Then we do the flexibility test where we sit with our feet flat against this metal box and try to push the metal tab on top past our feet. I don't do very well at this either. This is not looking good. Next back to the treadmill and setup the fitness test that is programmed into the machine. It is a 30 minute endurance walk/run with incline and you have to make sure that you hold the handles to get your heartbeat recorded as well. My knee is not happy and we just did treadmill etc yesterday so i do the fast walk instead of running. After we finish that we have to see how long we can wall sit. That is leaning against a wall with your legs at 90 degrees. I manage 1 minute but both April and Pat do over 3 minutes. Good for them.
After all this Maria will input everything into the computer programme and she will tell us our metabolic age. I betya I will be 102. I sure felt like that today.
Seems we did a full workout so I shower and head into work. Once again I feel discouraged and let down by myself and my body. Will I ever be able to do this stuff???
Tomorrow is Wednesday - TEAM day and results from the test day. I am not looking forward to that at all.
Debbie
There are 6 of us and we line up in front of my little friend. Today it is not being friendly and it seems that I have stayed the same from last week. But this is the first time Maria is doing this so she writes all my particulars down. I guess with TEAM Weight Loss we are going to be going forward from this point. After we have all weighed in, the next part is actual physical tests. First up - army style pushups. So not a "pushup" on the treadmill where you are standing and leaning into the pushup. I manage to do 1. And fall flat on my face. Great start. We watch everyone go through the pushups and April does 12 in fairly quick order. One of the ladies has arthritis in her feet and it is impossible for her to do this kind of pushup. Another does 2. Frances does 10 and one lady manages to not do this test. Then we do the flexibility test where we sit with our feet flat against this metal box and try to push the metal tab on top past our feet. I don't do very well at this either. This is not looking good. Next back to the treadmill and setup the fitness test that is programmed into the machine. It is a 30 minute endurance walk/run with incline and you have to make sure that you hold the handles to get your heartbeat recorded as well. My knee is not happy and we just did treadmill etc yesterday so i do the fast walk instead of running. After we finish that we have to see how long we can wall sit. That is leaning against a wall with your legs at 90 degrees. I manage 1 minute but both April and Pat do over 3 minutes. Good for them.
After all this Maria will input everything into the computer programme and she will tell us our metabolic age. I betya I will be 102. I sure felt like that today.
Seems we did a full workout so I shower and head into work. Once again I feel discouraged and let down by myself and my body. Will I ever be able to do this stuff???
Tomorrow is Wednesday - TEAM day and results from the test day. I am not looking forward to that at all.
Debbie
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