Weight loss and exercise

I haven't talked about my weight loss goals in a while. I guess I just didn't know whether or not it was appropriate for me to share those goals in a public forum like this. After some thinking, I'd decided to share my action plan with you. (I'd love to hear your feedback as well.)

-I'd like to lose at a healthy pace while NOT counting calories. Counting calories becomes troublesome for me. I am just not a numbers person.

-To combat this one of my friends suggested journaling what I eat daily. She said not to write down calorie counts but to write down whether it was a protein, whole-grain, dairy, fruit or veggie serving. Eventually I'll work with a nutritionist on this. Ideally my goal is to cut back on portions.

-As you know, Andy and I attended a few food truck and beer festivals (which have yet to be blogged) I think we did a decent job at keeping our portions down. I'm pretty proud of that!

-Since I can't run yet, I am planning on getting my cardio in via Jillian Michaels Shred DVDs. (I own a ton of workout DVDs so I'll change it up. She has a kickboxing one that I love.)

-I'm working on yoga and weight-lifting as well. I love both. I think my body really responds to any kind of strength training. I do all of my yoga via DVDs since my schedule is too weird for taking classes.

In short, I'm hoping that journaling and increasing my exercise will help. I don't want to give myself a goal of X amount of pounds in X amount of time because that has NEVER worked for me. I want to be healthy and strong, not skinny. I don't want to talk about my weight loss obsessively or hate myself for eating ice cream. Hopefully this plan will work for me. We'll see.

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Neglected blog :(

I have been neglecting this blog lately. We've both been so busy and stressed! Still, I know I can find time for blogging. I'm just so frustrated with the whole weight loss thing (or lack thereof!) I feel like I will never lose anything.

The real problem is how I haven't been working out. We cancelled our gym membership recently because a. we never go b. we have a gym in our apartment complex and c. it was too expensive!

But I haven't been to the apartment gym at all since then. So last night I researched and found a yoga studio near us! I have no idea how expensive it is but I'm thrilled at the prospect. I'm thinking about trying it out tonight! Wednesday is really the only night that I'm home by 5:30.

We recently tried a Roasted Veggie Kashi Pizza.



Ready to go dinners like these are great for us because we are usually in a hurry.



I threw some broccoli on top and viola! Dinner was served in less than 15 minutes.

Last night I made the most amazing salad. It consisted of an italian lettuce blend, balsamic vinegarette, feta cheese, sliced & seasoned chicken breast, tomatoes, cucumber and whole wheat croutons.

But I am an idiot and didn't take a picture!!! :(

Here's to getting back in the saddle! I'll let you know if we try that yoga class tonight.