One of the hardest things for me to do (even still) is to spend time on my own and do nothing. Nothing to me means not cleaning or running around like a crazy person and certainly not working. And with Steve heading out to the Dodgers game with his dad, I knew tonight was the night to do nothing.
I resisted making plans with friends- which was really difficult for me- and managed to stay in for most of the day and caught up on TV, ate dinner by myself and got in bed before 9pm. A few times I was tempted to make plans, but I'm happy to say, I managed to spend a night by myself and everything went just fine thank you very much!
I've come a very long way from always having to have every second planned and scheduled, and needing to be surrounded by people all the time, but I still feel like it's something I have to work on. In fact, for the next round of the game, I may make my habit having to spend 30 minutes on the couch watching TV, reading a book/magazine or writing. No technology invited! I think I can really benefit from chilling the f out.
It's nice though, to have that alone time to do whatever I want (I chose to get caught up on the rest of Friday Night Lights- that show is really really good!). I feel really rested and am very happy I still have one more day of this weekend to enjoy!
Night night!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
The day before weigh-in is always an interesting day. Today's meals have consisted of:
1- balance bar.
2- 2 pieces of string cheese, 1 piece of wheat bread with 1t of natural peanut butter.
3- red leaf lettuce with rotisserie chicken, apple, oil & vinegar.
4- red leaf lettuce with rotisserie chicken, apple, oil & vinegar.
I have yet to consume meal #5, but I think it'll be either another balance bar or a protein shake. While my husband, on the other hand, will be treated to Umami Burger here in Santa Monica. I just discovered they have a Santa Monica location inside Fred Segal and thought it'd be a great way for Steve to spend his dinner. I am a good wife. I will be sitting watching him devour a really f'n good burger.
I'm fine with it. And will be happy when week two is over and we head into week through after the weigh-in.
One quick side note. I jump roped today for the first time in a million years and I really loved it. It got my heart rate up really high and I could feel it in my legs. I love exercises where you feel them working instantly!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Yes I'm Here
I lost six points today. The first six points I've lost in the nearly two weeks since we've been playing this round of the game. A burger and hot dog at a work BBQ were calling my name. I couldn't turn away. Or rather, I didn't want to turn away.
I've been struggling a bit with the game lately. Not in any monumental way. I'm still holding steady at around 40lbs lost. Which is great. But I want to keep moving the number down. Since I've been playing for nearly a year, I'm feeling an urge to switch things up a bit. And I think I'm going to do just that after this round ends.
After playing for so long, and realizing that this just needs to be incorporated into my life, I want to entertain changes to make this more manageable for the longer haul I need to be focused on:
1. Take more time off between rounds. When we only have a few days or a week off in between rounds, I find myself going to town trying to cram in all the foods I can't eat on a regular basis while on program. With more time before starting the next round, I'm hopeful that I won't feel the need to do as much damage as I can in a short period of time.
2. Instead of taking a day off, when I play the next round, I'd like to play around with having the option to instead take multiple meals off throughout the week. I think this'll allow for more flexibility and eliminate the day off mentality of fit it all into one day to satisfy all your cravings.
I've gone back to working out with Britt two times a week. And it's been amazing. One of the hardest exercises she had me do was a plank with a dumbbell row. You can watch a super quick video of it here so I can illustrate my point. By the way, I was doing that with 17 1/2 lb weights. Yowzers.
My good habit this round has been to write at least once a day. I can do that either online (which I've clearly not been doing much of lately), in my journal or through writing a letter. I like to write and find that it clears my head, but lately I've been doing it through real letter writing (who doesn't like to get a real letter in the mail?) or in my journal. I will try and be better about updating on here.
I have an 8am training sesh, so I must sign off!
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Santa Monica Pretty House Series...
...comes to an end.
For now.
But in the meantime, enjoy a slide show of almost all the houses I took pictures of over the course of the past two weeks.
I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did!
The crazy thing is I only went around a very small part of Santa Monica. I know there's so much more exploring I can, and will, do all around me and once I'm back in LA, I hope to do more.
It was a fun way to get out more frequently than I may have normally and it helped me fall even more in love with Santa Monica.
And maybe, if I hit it big (my mom mentioned getting lottery tickets no fewer than four times during her visit), I will be taking a picture of my own Santa Monica house one day!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Santa Monica Pretty House- 10
We started our day with a walk to Peet's and then meandered our way through some more Santa Monica neighborhoods. I only took a few pictures today as I'd walked a lot of this route before. However I did manage to snap a photo of a house I hadn't seen before that caught my eye!
9th Street
Favorite Part: I'm loving the frame of the front of the house and the big balcony.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Santa Monica Pretty House- 9
With me mum in town visiting, I wanted to take her to the gym so she could get a shot at seeing some of the famous people Katie and I keep running into. So instead of a morning stroll around Santa Monica, we went to the gym before dinner. I got in a 3-mile run, but made sure to take a short walk to drop the rent off.
Steve and I walked a few blocks out of our way to get tonight's picture. Some complained more than others, "You said we were only going to drop off the rent. I just want you to acknowledge that I've been on my feet all day!" I continued blissfully unaware that I was inconveniencing anyone and happy to continue exploring. For as short of a walk as we went on, I was happy with the options.
The house I chose reminds me of Pretty House #2 in style. While not entirely similar, it resembles the house slightly. Take a look:
9th Street
Favorite Part: The turret is what captured my eye and then the green trim and tile sealed the deal!
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