So while I'm busy at Disneyland this hump day [or potentially yesterday, depending on when we decided to go], you guys need to get busy with this smoothie. Or should I say get busy DRINKING this smoothie. Not sure how well it would work out to actually get busy with it. I've heard of using fruit during foreplay, but this probably won't work great for that. A little too runny and sticky and ewwww....
Ok, now what was I talking about? Oh yeah, smoothie recipe. This one is particularly yummy with fresh, in season fruit. So here it is, aptly named, non?
"The Spring Break"
2 cups green or red seedless grapes (I prefer red)
3 kiwis, peeled
1 ripe orange, peeled, seeds removed
1 tbsp agave nectar
1 small leaf of aloe vera, with skin
5 leaves red leaf lettuce
2 cups water
Blend. Drink. Repeat. This smoothie is 6 WW points.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Monday NO Stats - Week 17
Fat Girl Slim has abandoned me. My office mate and running buddy, the only other girl in an office entirely made up of computer geeks (read: men) - she's gone.
Woe is me.
And she isn't even sorry about it. She's in southern Cali hanging out by the pool. For an entire week. I wasn't even invited. (Not that I could have gone, but that's not the point)
She told me last week that she was absolutely not going to weigh in or do measurements while on vacation. So, I've decided that I'm not going to either! It's only fair. Plus she's not here to bitch at me! Bonus!
It's Monday, and Monday sucks. The weekend is a memory, and entire work week stretches out before you.
Mondays are hard for me - and facing a lunch time 3-miler all by my lonesome didn't help my attitude this morning. I did my scheduled 4.5 miles early Saturday morning. Usually while I'm running I chat it up with FGS, so I completely spaced bringing some music with me. Now don't get me wrong, I crack myself up, but after the first 20 or so minutes I was completely bored with myself. There's nothing like a little juicy gossip to make the miles fly by!
Knowing exactly what fun I was in for did not help in getting me out the door. Go I did though, eventually. The first mile was okay, by the end of the second I was thinking "screw this!". I hate to admit it, but I seriously considered cutting the run short. After all, who would know? Problem was - I would know. I would know that I was doing exactly the same thing that I have always done, I was giving up on myself.
So, if nothing else, FGS being gone has shown me how much everyone needs a little help and encouragement. Having a workout "buddy" to keep you company and get you out the door on days you just don't want to, is priceless. I've really begun to understand the last few days, but don't tell you-know-who, she'll just get a big head.
Woe is me.
And she isn't even sorry about it. She's in southern Cali hanging out by the pool. For an entire week. I wasn't even invited. (Not that I could have gone, but that's not the point)
She told me last week that she was absolutely not going to weigh in or do measurements while on vacation. So, I've decided that I'm not going to either! It's only fair. Plus she's not here to bitch at me! Bonus!
It's Monday, and Monday sucks. The weekend is a memory, and entire work week stretches out before you.
Yep, I've got a BIG ol' case of the Mondays...
Mondays are hard for me - and facing a lunch time 3-miler all by my lonesome didn't help my attitude this morning. I did my scheduled 4.5 miles early Saturday morning. Usually while I'm running I chat it up with FGS, so I completely spaced bringing some music with me. Now don't get me wrong, I crack myself up, but after the first 20 or so minutes I was completely bored with myself. There's nothing like a little juicy gossip to make the miles fly by!
Knowing exactly what fun I was in for did not help in getting me out the door. Go I did though, eventually. The first mile was okay, by the end of the second I was thinking "screw this!". I hate to admit it, but I seriously considered cutting the run short. After all, who would know? Problem was - I would know. I would know that I was doing exactly the same thing that I have always done, I was giving up on myself.
So, if nothing else, FGS being gone has shown me how much everyone needs a little help and encouragement. Having a workout "buddy" to keep you company and get you out the door on days you just don't want to, is priceless. I've really begun to understand the last few days, but don't tell you-know-who, she'll just get a big head.
Friday, May 7, 2010
Vacation: Starting NOW.
Happy Friday afternoon, bloggie folk. Fat Girl Slim here. I'm literally bouncing up and down in my chair. In just a few minutes I'm going to get in the car and drive twelve solid hours. Only stopping to pee, eat and get gas. Then it's nine days of chillaxing with the family. Eating good food, visiting cool people, swimming, lounging, and oh yeah, running my ass off. You didn't think I'd forget to run, did you?
To say that I'm too keyed up to write anything of importance would be quite the understatement today. I am completely and totally focused on making this a healthy vacation, however. I've got my eyes on the prize. I want to come home with a weight loss for the week. I really have no excuse. I've got my DVDs, I've got my Vita-mix, and my sister has a treadmill.
I figured since I'm so spastic today, I'd just leave everybody with a few motivating quotes. I'll probably need a little motivation to stay away from all the crazy, yummy food my family cooks. Here's a few of my favorite quotes from days recent.
Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness. ~Edward Stanley
Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person's physical, emotional, and mental states. ~Carol Welch
Running is a big question mark that’s there each and every day. It asks you, “Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?”- Peter Maher, Canadian marathon runner
Continuous effort -- not strength or intelligence -- is the key to unlocking our potential." ~Liane Cardes
Have a great weekend, friends.
To say that I'm too keyed up to write anything of importance would be quite the understatement today. I am completely and totally focused on making this a healthy vacation, however. I've got my eyes on the prize. I want to come home with a weight loss for the week. I really have no excuse. I've got my DVDs, I've got my Vita-mix, and my sister has a treadmill.
I figured since I'm so spastic today, I'd just leave everybody with a few motivating quotes. I'll probably need a little motivation to stay away from all the crazy, yummy food my family cooks. Here's a few of my favorite quotes from days recent.
Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness. ~Edward Stanley
Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person's physical, emotional, and mental states. ~Carol Welch
Running is a big question mark that’s there each and every day. It asks you, “Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today?”- Peter Maher, Canadian marathon runner
Continuous effort -- not strength or intelligence -- is the key to unlocking our potential." ~Liane Cardes
Have a great weekend, friends.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Time Is NOT On My Side
No matter how you use it, time is passing you by.
We each have a finite amount of time on this earth. I don't know about you, but a lot of my time feels like it just drags on and on and on - especially the time that I spend at work and away from my kids. It's not that I don't have anything to do either. But I spend so much of time anticipating (or dreading) the next thing on my list of things to do. Every day I've got to get up, get ready, pack lunches, get my boys ready for school, get them to school on time, get myself to work on time, do work and work and work, pick the boys up from school, bring them home, clean the house a little until Mr. MT gets home, go back to work for another 1.5 to 2 hours, go home, make dinner, do bath time, hang out with the kids for a little, try to get them to bed on time, do a little more laundry/cleaning, and finally get into bed way to late. (That doesn't even include the days we have soccer or bmx...)
And then I get up and do the whole damn thing again.
Looking back though, it's as if time is just racing by. And I can't for life of my figure out where the hell it's gone. I swear to you my baby boy was just born, he was a toddler just the other day. Somehow though, we celebrated his FIFTH birthday a couple of months ago!!! WTF?! When the hell did that happen???
So, what does this have to do with half marathons, or exercise, or getting healthy?
No matter how you spend your time ... if you exercise or if you don't ... whether or not you have the very best of intentions, time is going to slip by you.
In a month from now, a year, a decade - I'm going to be something somewhere. I have to choose right now if, when I get there, I'm going to be still whining about how I "coulda shoulda". Will I be saying oh poor me I don't have the time to exercise as much as I need to. Am I going to skip preparing and packing healthy snacks and meals because it just takes SO much damn time?
Yeah, I don't have free or spare time right now. But if I don't MAKE the time NOW - nothing is ever going to change. It will be 5 years from now and I'll be saying how amazed I am that my baby is 10 and I'll still be fat and unhappy.
Nothing will have changed.
So I'm carving out that time now. What do I have to lose?
I'll tell you what - I'm losing that damn muffin top!!!
We each have a finite amount of time on this earth. I don't know about you, but a lot of my time feels like it just drags on and on and on - especially the time that I spend at work and away from my kids. It's not that I don't have anything to do either. But I spend so much of time anticipating (or dreading) the next thing on my list of things to do. Every day I've got to get up, get ready, pack lunches, get my boys ready for school, get them to school on time, get myself to work on time, do work and work and work, pick the boys up from school, bring them home, clean the house a little until Mr. MT gets home, go back to work for another 1.5 to 2 hours, go home, make dinner, do bath time, hang out with the kids for a little, try to get them to bed on time, do a little more laundry/cleaning, and finally get into bed way to late. (That doesn't even include the days we have soccer or bmx...)
And then I get up and do the whole damn thing again.
Me on a GOOD day (not actually me personally, but you get the idea)
Looking back though, it's as if time is just racing by. And I can't for life of my figure out where the hell it's gone. I swear to you my baby boy was just born, he was a toddler just the other day. Somehow though, we celebrated his FIFTH birthday a couple of months ago!!! WTF?! When the hell did that happen???
So, what does this have to do with half marathons, or exercise, or getting healthy?
No matter how you spend your time ... if you exercise or if you don't ... whether or not you have the very best of intentions, time is going to slip by you.
In a month from now, a year, a decade - I'm going to be something somewhere. I have to choose right now if, when I get there, I'm going to be still whining about how I "coulda shoulda". Will I be saying oh poor me I don't have the time to exercise as much as I need to. Am I going to skip preparing and packing healthy snacks and meals because it just takes SO much damn time?
Yeah, I don't have free or spare time right now. But if I don't MAKE the time NOW - nothing is ever going to change. It will be 5 years from now and I'll be saying how amazed I am that my baby is 10 and I'll still be fat and unhappy.
Nothing will have changed.
So I'm carving out that time now. What do I have to lose?
I'll tell you what - I'm losing that damn muffin top!!!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
The Big Green Hump: Week 16
Let's detox, everyone, shall we? As you all know, I've ate like crap the past few days. It's been really bad. So I figured now would be a great time to try a detoxing smoothie. I found a recipe that was recently featured on ABC News. Apparently this particular smoothie is great for cleansing the liver [Pay attention MT!! I know you like to wreak havoc on your liver!!!], as well as draw heavy metals out of the body.
As usual, this smoothie is also loaded with vitamins, phytonutrients and fiber. So give it a whirl, and enjoy the health benefits of a good old fashioned detox!
"The Cure"
1 1/2 cup of cold water
1 head of romaine lettuce, coarsely chopped (may substitute any leafy green vegetable you have on hand)
3 large stalks of celery
2 apples, cored and chopped
1 banana
1/3 bunch of cilantro (may double the parsley if you don’t like cilantro)
1/3 bunch of parsley
Juice of 1/2 a fresh lemon
Blend it all together and drink up. This smoothie is 3.5 WW points.
As usual, this smoothie is also loaded with vitamins, phytonutrients and fiber. So give it a whirl, and enjoy the health benefits of a good old fashioned detox!
"The Cure"
1 1/2 cup of cold water
1 head of romaine lettuce, coarsely chopped (may substitute any leafy green vegetable you have on hand)
3 large stalks of celery
2 apples, cored and chopped
1 banana
1/3 bunch of cilantro (may double the parsley if you don’t like cilantro)
1/3 bunch of parsley
Juice of 1/2 a fresh lemon
Blend it all together and drink up. This smoothie is 3.5 WW points.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Nut Up, Beyotch!
I've been feeling like a slug all day. Lack of sleep + bad eating decisions = totes whiney FGS this week. This afternoon as I sit at my desk, I've been mentally berating myself. Why in the hells bells did I eat a fucking hamburger for lunch? [With French fries, no less!] What would possess me to have a Mt. Dew with my breakfast? My brain is mush right now, and I have the 4pm munchies like I had a really good last dance with Mary Jane. [And let me assure you, I most certainly DID NOT, or I'd be in a much better mood.] It's like I'm slipping into vacation mode four days pre-vacation, and that's totally ridiculous, because I don't even plan on eating this unhealthy during the actual trip! I've been a blubbering, emo mess all day over this and enough is enough really!
Friends, it's time to nut up. I was thinking maybe I'd just head to bed early tonight since I'm feeling so out of sorts. You know, skip the workout, and just relax. About fifteen minutes ago however, I realized that I'm just not going to freaking do that. That is quitting! That is giving in! That is the behavior of the old me, and I cannot bear to be that person anymore.
It's time to do some damage control. First, I started downing water. I'd realized in my lameness, I haven't even touched the stuff today. I'm plowing down a good 64oz before I head home. Next, I'm going to make a green smoothie for dinner because I assure you, I haven't had anything healthy today whatsoever. Finally, I'm going to pick a work out and do it. Even if it is going to hurt and I don't want to! Sometimes exercise is the only way to get myself back in the correct frame of mind, and I am sorely in need of that right now.
It's hard for me to admit when I've been having a rough week. It's tough to stop the freight train once it's going full speed ahead, you know? However, that's exactly what I'm doing. At 4:30pm on a Tuesday, I'm saying "No more!", because I'm willing to do whatever it takes.
That's what I've been doing all day!
Friends, it's time to nut up. I was thinking maybe I'd just head to bed early tonight since I'm feeling so out of sorts. You know, skip the workout, and just relax. About fifteen minutes ago however, I realized that I'm just not going to freaking do that. That is quitting! That is giving in! That is the behavior of the old me, and I cannot bear to be that person anymore.
It's time to do some damage control. First, I started downing water. I'd realized in my lameness, I haven't even touched the stuff today. I'm plowing down a good 64oz before I head home. Next, I'm going to make a green smoothie for dinner because I assure you, I haven't had anything healthy today whatsoever. Finally, I'm going to pick a work out and do it. Even if it is going to hurt and I don't want to! Sometimes exercise is the only way to get myself back in the correct frame of mind, and I am sorely in need of that right now.
Yep, I could use something like this to get me going...
It's hard for me to admit when I've been having a rough week. It's tough to stop the freight train once it's going full speed ahead, you know? However, that's exactly what I'm doing. At 4:30pm on a Tuesday, I'm saying "No more!", because I'm willing to do whatever it takes.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Monday Fat Stat's Week 16
Holy hell, it's week 16! How did that happen? I'm quite honestly dumbfounded that we've kept this up for so long. Who would've thought we would still be going strong after 4 months? Of course, I wish that I had lost all the weight I wanted to by now, but I'll get there eventually.
What have I done this 4 months? Last week we ran a total of 12 miles, not to shabby if you ask me. That's almost a half marathon (just spread out over a few days). Yesterday morning FGS and I went for a FOUR mile run. That's right, no walking either! Never in my life have I been able to do that. Kick ass, non? And guess what we did today on our lunch? We ran another 3 miles. Holla!!!
Now, I'd be totally lying to you if I said my ultimate goal is anything other being skinny. I'd even like to be too skinny - like my thighs don't even touch - skinny. And if running is the conduit to achieving this - I'm lacing up my shoes...
Here's what went down this week - number wise, not a super week. Right now I'm just focusing on the fact that I ran twelve miles last week and trusting that next week the numbers will reflect that.
I've heard that losing slowly is the best way to lose weight. Yeah, that sucks. I need some instant gratification and it's just not going to happen that way. The only thing I can do right now is to focus on all of my accomplishments so far, look at what my body is capable of, and most importantly, do not give up.
What have I done this 4 months? Last week we ran a total of 12 miles, not to shabby if you ask me. That's almost a half marathon (just spread out over a few days). Yesterday morning FGS and I went for a FOUR mile run. That's right, no walking either! Never in my life have I been able to do that. Kick ass, non? And guess what we did today on our lunch? We ran another 3 miles. Holla!!!
Now, I'd be totally lying to you if I said my ultimate goal is anything other being skinny. I'd even like to be too skinny - like my thighs don't even touch - skinny. And if running is the conduit to achieving this - I'm lacing up my shoes...
Why, oh why, can't I look like this?! It's just not fair!
Here's what went down this week - number wise, not a super week. Right now I'm just focusing on the fact that I ran twelve miles last week and trusting that next week the numbers will reflect that.
Fat Girl Slim's Week 16 Numbers:
Muffin Top's Week 16 Numbers:
I've heard that losing slowly is the best way to lose weight. Yeah, that sucks. I need some instant gratification and it's just not going to happen that way. The only thing I can do right now is to focus on all of my accomplishments so far, look at what my body is capable of, and most importantly, do not give up.
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