I feel Skinnier already....

Or maybe it's just the fact that my thighs are on fire. Whatevs.

I work for my county government in a tiny office for school health services. This week, my school nurses are on Spring break, so I am all alone in here. Since my husband and I are flat broke, I rarely go out for lunch and just spend that time at my desk, eating my leftovers and playing games on my phone, lol!
This week however, I am trying something different.

HOLY CRAP. Am I really this out of shape, or is this little video that good? Granted, I don't do much in the strength training department, I sort of let my Yoga class be in charge of that, so to speak.
So, for those of you who don't know her, Leslie Sansone does the "walk at home" videos. The premise is that if you keep time to the music, you can complete 1,2,3 or 5 miles depending on the video you choose.
They are a great low-impact workout and I have done them from time to time when I get a free one on our cables on demand service.
Well, Gaiam.com was having a good sale a while back and I got a 3 pack of her videos for $5.99. It included this little gem/video of doom (however you look at it!). I popped it in the dvd tray of my computer yesterday at lunch, locked the office door and got movin'.
Everything was going great, a little sheen of sweat, some heart pumping and then it happened. SQUATS. With Hand Weights.
Are you nuts!
I don't "Squat". I might not get back up. 

Well, I did get back up, hallelujah! Rinse and repeat.
It was a good video. It was only 30 minutes, and I wasn't so red faced or sweaty that if someone had come in the office I would have been embarrassed. So that's good.
And then I woke up this morning. Oh My Word. My thighs are on fire!
I can feel them burning as I sit here typing this.
And you know what, I am happy about it! I forgot how rewarding a good work-out burn was.
I feel skinnier already!! I brought a different video from the 3 pack for today, without the strength training moves, I think the thighs need a rest at least until tomorrow.

Crafternoon!

Happy Monday everyone!

Weekend recap:
Friday: 30minutes of Yoga. I love yoga, even if my gut gets in the way!
Saturday: Crafternoon with my friend Erica! We made front door wreaths while wearing pipe cleaner crowns and drinking wine and just general silliness. Best part of the day was when I answered the door for the pizza guy still wearing my crown. OOPS!

Sunday: Quick back story... 2 years ago my father had a stroke, leaving him partially and legally blind. He can no longer drive, so every Sunday I drive a half hour to his house and take him to visit his friends and go grocery shopping and fill his pill bottles and write his bill checks etc.

So, Sunday was much the same, with me only doing a half hour on the Elliptical by the time I got home Sunday night. Just in time to shower and watch Walking Dead with the Hubs!! (And WHOA!!, crazy ending this week, right!)
Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Only over my daily target by 31 WW points!

There it is kids. 61 daily points used. I get a total of 30 to work with.
How does this happen on the first week of your new journey into healthiness??!

It starts with a breakfast burrito. And a starbucks mocha frappucino bottle. And lunch out with a friend.. and a milkshake after an hour and 15 minute yoga class.
What the hell is wrong with me!! I ate an entire day's worth of points between 7 and 9 pm.

I know why I went nuts, I just wish I had exercised some restraint! I work until 4:30pm. Yoga starts at 5:30pm until 6:45. I didn't eat a snack after lunch. I had been having a clementine and some almonds as a snack, but I forgot to pack them!!! So after yoga I was absolutely ravenous. I thought everyone could hear my stomach grumbling oh so loudly during my one man death twist show. Otherwise known as trying to get into Utkatasana, "Twisted Chair Pose". Kinda hard to do when you have a 50lbs gut in the way, lady!! (I mentally scream this at my teacher every time!).

So, I thought I would take my activity points and put them towards a snack. And then the shamrock shake sign appeared behind the fog, with angels singing and beams of light and fireworks escaping from behind the drive-thru menu signage... or not. Either way. 15PP+ later, I was still hungry and my teeth were green.
Sigh.
This is going to be hard.

Overthinking and trying to get it right!

Welcome invisible reader!
My name is Lisa and I am a planner. See, it says it right there on my nametag.

My husband and I have have decided to have a baby. However, due to my neurosis and all that, we won't begin trying until the fall.Because I plan everything, and this is me, planning to plan to get preggers.

Sidetrack: Here is why I want to wait until September/October to get pregnant...
Who wants to be 8 months pregnant in the winter?!? The risk of falling on ice just scares me too much. Alternately, who wants to be super pregnant in the summer? All huge and hot and hormonal???? No thanks. So. Super pregnant in April or May... perfect. Give birth in June.. Perfect. I am fairly confident in my scheme given the procreational health of the women in my family. Sit next to us on the couch and you knocked us up!
Anyway... That give me roughly 6 months to lose some weight and get into a healthy lifestyle before trying to conceive.
So this is where my journey begins I guess. With a resolve and baby fever!
First up is my trip to the gyno to talk pre-preggers and go off my birth control.
I will post here as often as I can. Be it only for myself and the one poor soul that finds their way to this blog!!