Day 6

Day 6

I think I'm getting sick. I woke up with a really sore throat and as the day went on, I had a progressively heavier head. I drank a lot of water to try to stave it off and I am not going to the gym late today like I did yesterday. I am going to bed early so I can make it out tomorrow.
That does not mean I didn't have any physical exertion today though. While in the city this morning, Amanda and I did a fair amount of walking. It's not that much, but I had a BIG workout yesterday and I'm trying not to get sick, so I'm making an executive decision to not push it.
This morning I made eggs with a bit of feta cheese in them and drank a small starbucks frappaccino in a bottle on the way to service. Although I had packed a lunch, Amanda and I found ourselves away from a microwave at lunchtime so I had a tuna sandwich with hot peppers on it. It wasn't a normal tuna-salad sandwich. It was hunks of tuna from a can on the bread with some Italian dressing and chopped olives and artichokes mixed into it too. Quite delish. We ate Indian food at the Varghese's after meeting. It was really good. Papadum, dosa, samosa, chicken curry and rice and a couple other things. I wish I had taken pictures but the links will have to do. It wouldn't have mattered because they all would have been blurry from us eating it all up. Ha ha. But really, it was so good. And then to top it off we had mango ice-cream!

Sorry no real pictures today.

34 days to go!

Day 5

Day 5
Major Workout Day #1! Zane kicked my rear! I did ok with eating today, Indian food for lunch before heading out to DP. Amanda made a great salad with cranberries and almonds and balsamic vinegarette and maybe some other things that made it amazing. Cindi had cut up papaya too. After coming home we used a coupon for a new-ish place by our house called Dr. Dogs and then we studied our WTs and went to the gym. Like I said: rear-kicking workout. Abs and legs on the machines for 35 minutes and stairmaster doing intervals for another 20 minutes and then stretching. I am so tired! But happy. I gotta admit, before we left I was a big whiney baby. "I do-on't wa-nuh go-oh to th-uh gy-ym!" But afterwards I was glad Zane made me stick to my word. That Zane, always with the good advice.

35 Days to go!

Day 4

Day 4

Concert Day! (See thezandme.blogspot.com)

Well, today was weird. I did a lot of snacking. I had a smoothie for breakfast (mango and strawberry.) I did some dancing and grooving in the kitchen while I did dishes and put them away. That was one part of my workout. We had talapia and Indian food for lunch. During family worship we had coffee and then afterwards I made pumpkin spice cookies and we had milk n' cookies! I had an orange and grapes and a string cheese and a few more cookies later in the afternoon.

We went to the concert in the evening which was a blast and I will write all about it on my other blog. That was the other part of my workout.

36 Days to go!

Day 3

Day 3. Service Day. Ate a left over pancake from yesterday with peanut butter and blackberry jam and had cut up a grapefruit to go with it. Then I made some Indian food and chapati for lunch, which we ate just before heading out in service. Afterwards we came home and had more Indian food. We picked up some new decaf coffee from Starbucks and I had a nice cup of coffee with a ice-cream fudge bar before heading to the gym. I swam and sat in the hot tub and steam room.

37 days to go!

Day 2

Day 2

Today was work day. I made pancakes for us and they were good. At work Nilimabhen had made

dal dhokli and papadum for lunch! One of my favorites. Who am I kidding, all of her cooking is my favorite. (ok, not the bitter melon.) And, so there was not a repeat of last night, I went grocery shopping! YAY! We had some bean/salsa and chips before going to the gym and then I had some after too. Then I finished up with an ice-cream bar. It even says 'healthy' on the box.

At the gym I worked out on the stairmaster for 25 minutes. I made it 6 intervals of 1:20 slow steps and 1:20 fast steps. Then I just slow stepped for the rest while watching Christina Aguilera on 'The Voice' which is interesting but I don't get the entire concept. Probably because I didn't stay for the whole show.

38 days to go!

Day 1

Day 1

I started it off with a good day! Mango smoothie and an egg w/veggies for breakfast, chili and chips for lunch . . . and chicken nuggets for supper after meeting. Ok, well first day went as well as could be expected. I need to go grocery shopping! And it's hard to feel like cooking after meeting. We just grabbed it on the way home.

But I worked out around 4pm for 20 minutes. I have a small set of 5lb barbells that I used to work on my arms. I did overhead presses, bicep curls, tricep pushes and lateral raises that I would hold out for a minute and it burned! I also did wall sits and squats and ab crunches. I'm pretty proud of myself. Er, except for the nuggets.

39 days to go

weight: x

40 days and 40 nights

My last challenge ended January 1st, 2011. I went all of 2010 without wearing pants, only skirts and dresses. I want a new challenge.
In 40 days my cousin Jessica is getting married! Zane and I will be at her wedding in Wisconsin. I am going to be in a pretty dress. I will do my hair nicely. We will see all our family and take many pictures and be in many pictures.
I do not want to be at the weight I am in those pictures. I also do not want to be huffing and puffing on the dance floor.
I challenge myself to work out everyday for the next 40 days.
The rules:

1. Break a sweat at least once every day.

2. Have an elevated heart rate for at least 20 minutes everyday.

3. Do a workout (of Zane's choosing) at the gym every 5 days. It must last 1 hour at least.

The goals:

1. Not miss one day of working out.

2. Lose some weight.

3. Have a great time at the wedding and not be worried about how I look.