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This week was filled with lots of activities and events.   On Wednesday I went with  my two girlfriends to see NKOTB,  98 Degrees and Boys II Men.   I was looking forward to it all week,  I just adore live music! I felt like I was a 12 year old girl again and I believe that was the last time I saw NKOTB.  Before the concert we went to Jack Astor's to grab some dinner.  Rob dropped me off and I left my phone in the car :(.     I thought I made a decent choice on dinner veggie burger and sweet potato fries ( I know I should have had the salad)   I really wish I didn't forget my phone because when I got home to add up my points for the day.  The burger was 21 points!! or for people who are not in WW land over 700 calories!   Oh well lesson learned.  I also had a few rum and diet cokes which didn't help with my caloric intake.   In the future I would have made better food choices but what matters the most is that  I had a great time singing at the top of my lungs and dancing the night away. 

 

Here's a few pictures I took. 

 

 



Boys II Men













 

 



NKOTB
 

 

 

Weekly Workout

 

Monday- Jogging (25mins) & Tennis (40mins)

 

Tuesday- Brisk Walk ( 80mins)  Circuit Training (20mins)

 

Wednesday- Dancing at the concert (90mins)  Yes I am counting this as exercise :)

 

Thursday- Kicking boxing (Jillian Micheals DVD, 40mins)

 

Saturday- Volleyball (90mins) 

 

 

 

 

On Saturday I went to  a volleyball tournament.  The weather was decent it didn't rain but it wasn't sunny either.    I absolutely love this event for many reason including it's for a good cause, I get to see a bunch of friends and you get to play, four 30 minutes games throughout the day.   There is also a lot of alcohol consumed lol!     And this bring me to my weekly weigh in, I gained 2.7 pounds :( I am not happy about it especially since  I worked out a lot but I also ate and drank too much.  Alcohol doesn't help with making the best food choices.   On a positive note  I have been back on track with my eating and drinking tons of water to flush out the crap!  Next week will be better. 

 

Have you been to any good concerts recently?  What are you most excited for this summer? 

Weekly workouts/ Monthly Challenge

Weekly Workout Summary

 

Monday-   Dodgeball (60 mins.)

 

Thursday- Walking (60 mins.)

                  Spin Class (60 mins.)

 

Friday-      Kundalini Yoga (60 mins)

 

Total of 1700 calories burned

 

I am starting to feel my body and mind relax after quitting my second job.  I miss my clients but I was way too stressed.  Of course when I started to slow down,  I got sick.  I am slowly getting better after a week of this brutal cold.  

 

Monthly Challenge hasn't be great but I  still have 17 more days to complete it, here goes nothing! 

 

Have a great week everyone :)

 

Fall and Weekly update

Fall is just around the corner and for me it means: 

 

1. The Restaurant will be super busy again, more money but longer hours.   Working till Midnight or 1 am will be the standard.  The past week has started to get busy and my body has to get  use to running around for 7 to 9 hours again.  (One of these days I will wear a pedometer and tell you how much I walk in a shift)  

 

2.  My love for television shows.  I barely watched any television this summer but I do have a soft spot for quite a few shows such as Mike and Molly, 2 Broke Girls, Grey's Anatomy and The Biggest Loser.

 

3. Lastly fall means shorter light hours in a day.  Which means I have to be extra concerned about my SAD disorder. 

 

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/seasonal-affective-disorder/DS00195

 

November is usually one of my worst months.  I start feeling anxious, fatigue and extremely depressed which then leads to overeating.   This year instead of waiting for these symptoms to occur and I am going to be proactive and use the tools I know have worked in the past.  I am going to workout as much as possible, take yoga once a week,  start taking vitamin D, go tanning or try to be outside when it is sunny and write on my blog when I am feeling blue.   I am not going to lie I am starting to get nervous because these symptoms can be so severe and scary because my SAD disorder intensifies my panic  disorder but I am hoping this time around having a plan in action will help subside this.   

 

Weekly Workouts

 

Tuesday- 6 hours of walking (In NYC)

Wednesday- 2 hours of walking ( In NYC)

Friday- Sha'bam 40 mins

 

 

Does anyone else suffer from the lack of light in the winter?   I would love to hear your experiences too. 

Thanks for Reading!


 

Weekly update

So far WW is going well it is making me very aware my portion control and tracking my food is now become second nature.  I feel a sense of accomplishment to be see my eating going in the right direction.   In the last couple of years I have noticed I am unable to have sweets in my home  for obvious reasons I will the eat the whole box of cookies in one sitting.   But the other day I bought a scoop of ice cream when I was running errand and I felt satisfied and didn't want anymore.   I think for me, it's better to buy single serving it may cost  more but in the long run my health is more important.  It is odd how things work  out sometimes?

I have decided instead of writing about my weight loss every week I am going to change it to monthly.  I will input the number in the "Weight Watchers Tab"  but I want to discuss more about the changes I notice about the food I eat, reaching all the goals I want to accomplish, exercise, etc.  I don't want to focus only on the number.  Don't get me wrong it's important but there are  so many other things that comes a long with weight loss and I feel writing about this will help me get to the weight I want. 

I am super excited to announce that in the last year I have worked out/exercised 124 times!!   I have been keeping track of my mileage, calories and time every single workout.    

Lastly an update on my 100 mile challenge for the month.  Currently I have done 42.46 miles in just exercise!  11 more days to go here I come :)

Weekly Workouts

Monday- Cybex (30 mins.)

                    Stationary Bike (8 mins)

                    Volleyball (75 mins)

Tuesday- Skip Circuit (60 mins)

Wednesday- Stationary Bike (35 mins)

Saturday- Tennis (50 mins)

Total Calories 1930

Do you keep track of your workouts?  or Write down the foods you eat?