Lifestyle change...

Monday, November 16, 2009

I always seem to have an issue with my memory. I'd forget my head if it wasn't attached... you think I'm joking. I've decided that I am now going to record all the quick and easy bites that I create, here, so that in the future I can go back to this and have everything in one place.
My main problem is not me eating too much, but rather I don't eat enough or frequently. A lot of times I eat one meal a day, so I've figured that my body is constantly in starvation mode, which isn't helping anybody! My solution is just this. Have a list of quick, easy and portable food... that I like (I'm rather picky) here so that when I'm going to the store, I'm not stuck standing in the aisle repeating to myself, "what do I want... what do I like"? It's all here!

Salame Pita Wrap
Hummus & Crackers
Cucumbers w/ Salt & Lime
Cashews
Carrots w/ Hummus
Yogurt or Kefir
Guacamole and a corn tortilla
Mini Bagel & Cream Cheese

  

Learning something new...

Monday, September 17, 2007

about myself is always very interesting. When I first started SparkPeople almost a year ago, I was filled with great ambition and strength. As the months wore on I continued on my journey with a few slip ups just like everyone else. Once June rolled around and I finished with Broadway and was no longer dancing in class or rehearsals I decided to take a break... it wasn't an entirely conscience descion but that was what happened. So I gained 15 pounds of the 25 that I intially lost and I came back to SparkPeople with a new respect for my body, but somehow I was noticing that I was sabatoging myself as well. When I first began this journey I had no use for meal plans, I did just fine picking and chooing as I went through my days and managed to stay within my caloric range. This time around that has not been the case, I kept finding myself constantly slipping something into my mouth that I shouldn't have. By the end of the day every day I have blown it! So I started thinking, hmmm, why is this happening and why I never had a problem with it before? Was it because I didn't do the "fast break" this time around? I don't know? But I did come to a conclusion the other day, I will create daily meal plans for myself and then I have something to "stick" to, I'm not just flying by the seat of my pants. I know that SparkPeople have meal plans for us to use, but the food that they always suggest is just not what or how I eat, so I decided to make my own. It seems to be doing the trick, or at least for the moment.
But there was also something else that I learned about myself this week. If I am awake anytime past 10:30pm I get uncontrollable urges to snack. Generally, during the day I 'm not one to snack, but past 10:30 it's all over! It's almost like I go crazy... really, I am not myself in those moments. I'm sure others can identify with this problem, but I think this is the first time I have really put it upon myself. All reason and sanity goes out the door and I am not really able to get it back until I am done. My solution?? GO TO BED! It sucks, I'm not really happy with the idea, since my son goes to bed at 9pm and my daughter goes to bed anywhere from 9pm - 10pm. Which means if she goes to be at 10pm I get 1/2 hour of quiet time before I "have" to go to bed and wake up the next morning and do it all over again. Also it makes for a pretty sad love life with my husband. But for right now that has to be the only solution, considering I can't think of anything else to fix the problem.

  

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PADDINGTONBEAR 9/23/2007 8:39AM

That's tough! Are the kids old enough to stay with friends once in a while to give you some time alone with your husband? Or young enough to make their bedtimes a little earlier?! ;-)

Nutcracker '07

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Well, here I am again starting rehearsals for Nutcracker. I can't believe it's been almost a year since I found this place. As of June, I had lost 25 pounds since Novemeber. When we finished Broadway in the middle of June I somehow decided unconciously that I didn't need to continue with the healthy lifestyle, don't ask me why... I have no idea. Well, from the middle of June to now I have managed to gain 15 pounds. Can you belive that!?! In two months I gained back half of what I had already lost. Yesterday I had a meltdown, well not really but I got very upset with myself when I stepped onto the scale, I about lost it! So hopefully the motivation of Nutcracker, and my disappointment with myself will be enough to get me going at full speed again.

  

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GROOVYGIRL623 8/29/2007 9:11PM

Nutcracker is always a good motivator! The important thing is that you're back on the wagon now. Focus on today and tomorrow. Yesterday has passed.

PADDINGTONBEAR 8/22/2007 3:32PM

Don't be so hard on yourself! If you've lost it once you can do it again - and less pounds to lose this time! I'm sure it will drop off once you're rehearsing in earnest. Good luck.

My feet kill!

Monday, March 12, 2007

Ok, so this is my second week of rehearsals for Broadway in the Foothills. Every Sunday I have rehearsal from 9am to 6pm. I am choreographing and teaching 5 dances and actually dancing in 3 of them. 9 hour rehearsals are crazy!!! Fun... but crazy. I start out with one of our teacher dances to Let the Sunshine In, which I choreographed and am dancing in. That starts at 9am. From there at 10am I have an hour to work on any other dances that need to be added on to. From 11am to 12pm I have Aquarius and then 12pm to 1pm I have Hair. I then get an hour break to eat lunch and relax. From there at 2pm we've got Smooth Criminal which is a large production piece that the teachers dance in and a ton of kids too. From 3pm to 4pm I have two hours to relax a bit and work on Buenos Aires (from Evita) which is our last teachers dance. At 5pm all of us teachers come back together to rehearse Buenos Aires. Totally fun and totally latin dancing, but it KILLS!!!! By the end of the day I can barely get my feet and brain to function at the same time, and I am not the only one, we all have been there for hours and working non-stop. But all in all, it really does feel great. I am burning something like 950 calories in that one day. Each week something else always hurts, which means I am getting stronger and closer to my goal.

  

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PURPLEKLIPSE 3/12/2007 5:13PM

Yo go girl!!! I WILL (via the Internet and good fortune) some epsom salts and peppermint foot lotion and leg gel to you! :-) Have fun with it - you are rockin!

Back on track...

Monday, February 19, 2007

Well, I have been sick for about a week. I think I was passing a kidney stone, but I am not for sure on that, it lasted for about 6 days. Let me tell you, I was in complete hell for that week. Anyways, I am finally over that mess and now I can go back to my normal daily life and get back on track. Had this happened a few months ago, I am pretty sure I would have given up, but this has finally become a lifestyle and I don't seem to have a problem getting back on the horse so to speak.