Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Starting new workout routine

I joined a gym.

Worked out on Monday, Friday and Sunday, plus did cardio at home on Sat. night. The ball routine is quite intense, and I'm feeling it!

My big weakness in diet is still eating junk while away from home. My diet at home is actually quite good, as long as I'm eating a regular meal and not mindlessly snacking. Having quick lunches and snacks to go will need to be a priority. I can feel my body feeling crappy after eating the junk, but I need to keep the cravings away.

The other issue is getting through my work without procrastinating. That will alleviate stress, give me more money, and in turn I'll be less likely to eat out of stress, and will sleep better.

So, new goals are:

Make lunch and snacks.
Do my work!!

I'm planning on a billing blitz before July 1, to avoid the new tax.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Let's try this again.

I tried doing 30 min cardio in the morning instead of the evening yesterday, and did feel energized for the day.

I also tried taking some Smartburn tablets, and just taking veggies and a hummus whole grain wrap from home. It worked - I didn't feel hungry, and felt a surprising amount of energy. I'm not a pill-popper, but whatever helps. I checked the reviews of it online and talked to the pharmacist, and there don't seem to be any reports of major side effects. It did produce a bloated feeling - but that's part of what killed my appetite. The key seems to be that I really need to take it 30 min before meals, and do it for all meals. I skipped one today, and got hungry again.

My assistant is off sick, so that's definitely slowing down things at work. I was just getting used to having someone deal with all of the administrative stuff, and now I'm back to doing it this week.

In terms of diet, I'm getting into the routine of making fruit smoothies every morning. I tried it with milk instead of juice one day - yuck. I'll stick to the fruit in fruit juice mixture.

Finally, I've put in a request - again - to close my Babycenter account. It was just sucking up too much time.