Well, it looks as if the haze of illness is through at my house. (fingers and toes crossed) Grace was sick as a dog this past week, but hopefully after 4 days of throwing up she's done.
My MIL had to come visit to help take care of the house, the kids and me. You have no clue how demeaning that is. The fact that I can't take care of my own house. Plus I'll be getting my hard cast in 3 days. I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing. lol I'll be able to put boot to butt easier, but at least if I fall, like I did today, it won't hurt so bad.
Gavin got a hold of some sanitizing wipes and I was trying to chase him, lost my balance, took a step with my bad food, tripped over a crutch, landed on a crutch with my knee on my "good" leg. See, I'm a klutz!
I'm trying to get back on track with my Shakeology. If I can't exercise, I can still lose weight with Shakeology. People usually lose about 10-20lbs a month with it and I've been burning cals like crazy b/c you burn 473 cals/hr using crutches. So, today I had a yummy double chocolate Shakeology at only 250 calories! So, I'll have to take my weight with the cast on and see what happens, lol.
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Friday, March 25, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Do you have saboteur in your house?
sab·o·teur /ˌsæbəˈtɜr/ Show Spelled
[sab-uh-tur] Show IPA
–noun
a person who commits or practices sabotage.
Origin:
1920–25; < F, equiv. to sabot ( er ) to botch ( see sabotage) + -eur -eurDictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2
Or, in my case, saboteurs. Yes, the whole family is out to get me! That is, their eating habits are. I do my little changes here and there, but you can only lead a horse to water yada yada.
I've done some research and here are some ideas I'm going to try to get my family to jump on my bandwagon.
1. Ask your family to be your cheerleaders. Have them remind you to to not take that extra piece of pizza. See if they're willing to go for a fun family walk together. Also enlist their help. My kids love to help me cook. You can also ask them to help decide the week's menu (given healthy options, of course).
2. TRICK THEM! Haha! A favorite of mine. I'm going to get Jessica Seinfeld's cookbook "Deceptively Delicious". Sub low-cal, low-fat ingredients when you can. I already do this with certain items. My family is already accustomed to turkey burgers and meatballs. I'll just have to work on cutting back on egg yolks (and using more whites) and seeing how I like sweet potato french fries (not sure that one will fly with me 'cuz I'm not a huge fan of them myself).
3. Be patient. It takes 15 "tastes" for somebody to develop a liking to something. You've heard of "acquired taste" and our tastebuds change every 7 years. Except for my distinct dislike for anything that has every lived in water. I will not be enjoying the Tilapia thank you.
4. If you're having a hard time working in exercise because you "just don't have the time" between carpooling, soccer practice, tutoring, cooking dinner, etc; wake up an extra half hour earlier and do a half hour of cardio. You'll burn anywhere from 500-1000 calories and start your day with a great adrenaline rush!
5. If you want your family involved try child friendly workouts. Team Beachbody has Shaun T's kids DVD (there's a link at the bottom of the page and it's VERY affordable). You can pull out the stroller and go for a walk. Any activity can be a family workout- apple picking, hiking a trail, visiting the local farmer's market are all good examples. Even better, a game of tag in the back yard.
6. Schedule your workouts. Let your family know that is your time! No excuses! Even if you have to carve out a little niche in the corner of your basement with a small tv and a DVD player for a half hour before you start preparing dinner. That is YOUR time. Nobody is allowed to bother you for those 30 minutes.
On a more personal level, I injured my foot back in the beginning of December. It was and ugly incident and the ER deemed it a severe foot and ankle sprain. Well, after a month and a half later, I'm going through x-rays, MRIs, and physical exams trying to figure out what's wrong with my foot because it is NOT getting better at all. I haven't been able to work out since my injury occured. I feel like such a slacker preaching, "push it" "work harder" "you can do it" "schedule your workouts", but I'm supposed to hear from the doctor about my MRI next week and hopefully will be on the road to recovery soon.
[sab-uh-tur] Show IPA
–noun
a person who commits or practices sabotage.
Origin:
1920–25; < F, equiv. to sabot ( er ) to botch ( see sabotage) + -eur -eurDictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2
Or, in my case, saboteurs. Yes, the whole family is out to get me! That is, their eating habits are. I do my little changes here and there, but you can only lead a horse to water yada yada.
I've done some research and here are some ideas I'm going to try to get my family to jump on my bandwagon.
1. Ask your family to be your cheerleaders. Have them remind you to to not take that extra piece of pizza. See if they're willing to go for a fun family walk together. Also enlist their help. My kids love to help me cook. You can also ask them to help decide the week's menu (given healthy options, of course).
2. TRICK THEM! Haha! A favorite of mine. I'm going to get Jessica Seinfeld's cookbook "Deceptively Delicious". Sub low-cal, low-fat ingredients when you can. I already do this with certain items. My family is already accustomed to turkey burgers and meatballs. I'll just have to work on cutting back on egg yolks (and using more whites) and seeing how I like sweet potato french fries (not sure that one will fly with me 'cuz I'm not a huge fan of them myself).
3. Be patient. It takes 15 "tastes" for somebody to develop a liking to something. You've heard of "acquired taste" and our tastebuds change every 7 years. Except for my distinct dislike for anything that has every lived in water. I will not be enjoying the Tilapia thank you.
4. If you're having a hard time working in exercise because you "just don't have the time" between carpooling, soccer practice, tutoring, cooking dinner, etc; wake up an extra half hour earlier and do a half hour of cardio. You'll burn anywhere from 500-1000 calories and start your day with a great adrenaline rush!
5. If you want your family involved try child friendly workouts. Team Beachbody has Shaun T's kids DVD (there's a link at the bottom of the page and it's VERY affordable). You can pull out the stroller and go for a walk. Any activity can be a family workout- apple picking, hiking a trail, visiting the local farmer's market are all good examples. Even better, a game of tag in the back yard.
6. Schedule your workouts. Let your family know that is your time! No excuses! Even if you have to carve out a little niche in the corner of your basement with a small tv and a DVD player for a half hour before you start preparing dinner. That is YOUR time. Nobody is allowed to bother you for those 30 minutes.
On a more personal level, I injured my foot back in the beginning of December. It was and ugly incident and the ER deemed it a severe foot and ankle sprain. Well, after a month and a half later, I'm going through x-rays, MRIs, and physical exams trying to figure out what's wrong with my foot because it is NOT getting better at all. I haven't been able to work out since my injury occured. I feel like such a slacker preaching, "push it" "work harder" "you can do it" "schedule your workouts", but I'm supposed to hear from the doctor about my MRI next week and hopefully will be on the road to recovery soon.
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