Started out great!
Points Target= 32 Points
Breakfast- 1 apple w/1 tbls peanut butter = 1 + 2 = 3 pts
Snack- 9 (9 is a serving size) multigrain Rice Cakes = 1 pts
Lunch- Penn Station (on the way to ball games) 1 Small Italian Sub - no mayo, no vinegar and oil, no banana peppers, no red onions and 3/4 of a small fry and diet coke to drink-- so here is the breakdown of the sandwich:
Bread= 5 pts
Ham= 1 pt
Salami= 3 pts
Pepperoni= 3 pts
Lettuce= 0 pts
Tomato= 0 pts
Oregano= 0 pts
Provolone= 2 pts
TOTAL= 14 pts
3/4 of small fries- cooked in peanut and soy oil = 3 pts
Total for Lunch = 17 pts
21 points so far so that leaves 11 points for dinner.
At the ball game I had a diet soda, a box of popcorn and a hot dog on a bun- dry.
The hot dog with a bun is 8 pts
Popcorn was about 3 cups- so that's 4 pts
Total for Supper = 12 pts
Went over by 1 pt.... next time I go to Penn Station I will not get the fries. Or if I am really craving them split a small with Steven and get a lite size sub (33% of the points- so a lite sandwich would be 10 pts) However, I did walk 1607 Steps from 3:00 to when I got home from the ball game. That burned 144.6 calories (I got a new pedometer- lol) ... so that should be worth a point or two- in fact it is two for my weight... but I don't want to get in a habit of using those.
I also want to start drinking more water. I drink a lot when I work (that's all I drink) but I have trouble with it on the weekends or when I am off work. The only time I drink water is at night.
THE GYM--
Well I went today to see about JCC. It doesn't even compare to Urban Active. It has more pools because of the outside pools. But the workout areas are very small and they are in separate rooms. The cardio machines were all taken when I was there. The weight rooms were empty though. They didn't have all the machines that Urban Active has- especially cardio. I just didn't think it was the right fit for us right now. And it would be totally different if we had kids because JCC is all about family. They have an adult/kid playground where the parents and kids can climb and jump around in this jungle gym thing. They have acting classes for the kids and shows that the kids perform in. They have programs for the kids like summer/winter and day camps. They have a family pool. And their locker rooms are split- Women, Girls, Men and Boys all have their separate locker rooms and showers. So if we had lil ones running around- that is where we would be. So I decided to stay with Urban Active and see how it goes- but I still can't afford a personal trainer and I am torn about that because I wish I could.
I am excited to put on my pedometer and see how many steps I walk in a day. The program that came with the pedometer is the one I am going to follow and I am starting with the Beginners section. For week one (I will have my weeks start on Saturday) you have to do 3 walks of 5 min warm up, 15 min walking with your heart in the target heart range, 5 min cool down. So that means 25 minutes on the treadmill. My target heart range is from 109 to 14o BPM. I don't have to worry about trying to figure out my BPM because the treadmill does that for me. I am worried about staying 25 minutes on the treadmill because 5 minutes last time and my legs were wobbly. Maybe if I get in a rhythm I will be ok. We shall see- I will try my best. The Beginner Walking Program is for 10 weeks. At the end it has you walking 4 times a week for 5 min warmup, 32 min walking, 5 min cool down time. To keep from under or over training the books states to stay within my target heart range. If you remember-- that is what the personal trainer was fussing about ... that we would over or under train and hamper weight loss benefits. So now I know what he meant by that-- for this particular exercise only though. But at least I know it for this part!
So my measurements are posted. Now I have committed to the walk program. I also want to check out the group classes and do some of those. I am going to do some research on the elliptical machine and the cycles to see how to tell if I am under or over training and what I should be doing on them. Then of course I want to swim. And I bought some racquetball balls today!! Now I have to buy the rackets (LOL- funny story behind that. I didn't know if they were different than tennis rackets and I saw some shorter ones and I was like I wonder what these are for- but I didn't see anything that said racquetball- so I just thought they were for kids. Later when I showed Steven the balls he said did you get the rackets and I said is there a difference than them and tennis rackets and he said yes... they look just like them only shorter and I was like OHHHHHHH thats what those wereeeee- He laughed at me.. can you believe that LMAO ROF) Anyway I cant wait to play with Steven!!!... We even have a basket ball court.... BUT I need to get Steven a good knee brace. I have got him several but none fit him. So he needs a prescription so the insurance will pay for a custom fit brace - so it will work for him.
Well I have to be at the gym in the morning at 9:00 and it is 1:43 AM... yeah... I am going to be one tired lil girl. So I am cutting it here. See ya next time.
Love and Hugs to everyone,
Christy
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