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Reset button (again)

Grace — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:04:09 +0000

I haven’t touched this blog since mid-March. After some negative comments based on the writings here in I stopped blogging. That was a mistake. I am going to start doing it again for the accountability. For the record:

*I am not this anal and meticulus about numbers with anything except this blog. I think it is important to have a record of the numbers if I am going to reach my goals.

*If you have questions, ask. Please don’t assume.

*I have set goals. Some of them are realistic. Some of them are not. I will sort that out.

So with the reset comes new goals. I would like to lose between 70-85 pounds by March 6, 2011. I don’t know how possible it is but I am willing to work toward it. Stay tuned!

Workout and the week

Grace — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:20:06 +0000

Workout Stats: 40:20 minutes, 9.2 miles bike, 542.5 calories

This week will be a bit ambitious. I plan to get a big chunk of the merchandise for an upcoming event done this week. There is a bunch to do but I think it is workable. It is grocery shopping day as well tomorrow. It will be good to have fresh veggies in the house again. With any luck we will find what we are looking for.

Should be a good week.

Back from Toronto and Working out

Grace — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:58:05 +0000

So I flew in from Toronto yesterday afternoon. I had a good trip but my weight loss to one hell of a hit. I am going to have to work my butt of for it to do any good and get back to where I was.

Workout Stats: 41:39 minutes, 9.0 miles bike, 530.8 calories

I might try for some strength training this afternoon, we will see how I am feeling.

Food prep day

Grace — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:37:26 +0000

Made it up this morning, got the workout in and now am doing food prep for the week. I have the nuts dry roasting in the oven, will make cheese in a little while and am getting the rest of the weeks plan together. I haven’t made protein donuts in a while and am going to try it again this afternoon.

Workout 1 stats: 30:16 minutes, 7.0 miles on the bike resistance level 2, 411.1 calories

Today’s stuff

Grace — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:40:48 +0000

So I didn’t quite make it out of bed by 7:30 but I did manage to get breakfast and be in the gym by 8:30. I did my first cardio workout of the day this early so with any luck I will get some stuff done today then get into the sewing room, to the permit office and take care of the rest of the to do list.

Workout 1 stats: 30.12 minutes, 7.2 miles on the bike, 422.9 calories

Starting today

Grace — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:04:21 +0000

So the reality of me not crawling out of bed until 8 am is just that, reality. I want to get up earlier but clearly not enough to go to bed earlier than my partner. So I will have to figure that out. In the meantime this week starts the two workouts a day thing. Now that my back, neck and shoulder are back in place I feel like I can do two a days starting tomorrow.

Workout stats: 25:15 minutes, 6.3 miles on the bike, 371.6 calories

I made the second batch of yogurt up today. That gives us both a calcium rich mini meal. Now I just have to remember to take care of it tonight. Ok, off to grab a post workout snack and see what happens from there.

Workout Stats and notes

Grace — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:33:30 +0000

Workout Stats: 21:09 minutes, 4.9 miles bike, 287.2 calories

Not the best workout day. I am struggling with my right shoulder which made things more painful than is good. I will try to double up tomorrow. We will see.

I like the old scale better

Grace — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:20:59 +0000

I purchased a new scale several weeks ago. It has been in the closet staring at me for a while now. I set it up this morning. After struggling to find the right units and getting the whole damned thing set up, I stepped on it. According to it I am five pounds heavier. It will be a good thing in the long run and I will be happy with it but it still sucked this morning. This scale also shows muscle mass, body fat percentage and BMI. I really hate that last one. I look forward to seeing that sucker dropping.

Spelt Gnocchi that rocked

Grace — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:26:57 +0000

So tonight I decided to try something new. With my goals in mind I feel like being inventive in the kitchen is really important. Tonight I made ricotta gnocchi with spelt flour. I made a half batch and we have leftovers. I had some home-made 1% ricotta and combined it with spelt flour, herbs, an egg, onion powder and garlic. I then boiled them and they turned into these perfect little pillows. They had great flavor and fantastic texture. I am very happy with them. I also made a sauce with lean ground pork, tomato powder, garlic, onion, mushroom and diced tomato. I have enough left over of both to make a lunch and I am also going to make a variation on Minestrone soup with the remainders. Keeping this one handy and I might have to see if I can use the same dough concept to make some other styles of pasta.

Productive day

Grace — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:04:26 +0000

So today was a good day. I manged to get up this morning but not nearly as early as I probably should have. I went south of here and picked up a freezer for the garage. Having the ability to store a good quantity of food makes keeping healthy things in the house on a budget much easier. With the garden we have planned there will be a lot of frozen veggies for next winter. I also was able to sell the washer and dryer that are out in the garage which will mean a couple more big things out-of-the-way. I started a batch of feta and am making ricotta gnocchi for dinner tonight. Artichokes are also in season and they are looking amazing. They are on the menu two nights this week so obviously the menu post changed.

Workout stats: 40 minutes, 10.2 miles on the bike, 601.1 calories