Saturday Sessions

So, it is only two hours away from not being Saturday anymore, but I was determined to get this post in when it was actually Saturday.  This week has been extremely crazy for me.  I have had something going on every day this week and I have something planned every day of every weekend until January 3rd.  As much as I love having plans with friends and family it can be hard when you don't have any breaks to relax on the weekend.  Tomorrow I have no plans except for grocery shopping, working out and relaxing.  I have my laundry all done and I am nearly ready for the holiday week.


Recap of last weeks goals...


1. Change up my work-out routines.  As my brother-in-law calls it, muscle confusion. 
I think this went pretty well.  I made it to Soul Grooves, Zumba and Hip-Hop this week and mixed some cardio in there.  I am going to buy Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred to take to my Mom's house with me next week since I will not have access to a gym and we are supposed to have the coldest Thanksgiving weather in 21 years here in Minnesnowta. I still have not tried Deep Water, the MIXX or strictly strength at the gym and I really want to, so although I did mix it up this week there is still room for improvement.


2. Organize my closet, try on clothes and get rid of what doesn't fit.
I have started bags to go to the good-will and bags of clothes to hopefully give away or maybe sell for cheap.  I just really want the clothes to go to someone who will use them and maybe someone who is also in the process of losing weight and just needs something to wear until they make it to the next milestone.  I also got a little OCD with organizing my closet.  See photo proof below.

This is my T-shirt collection organized from ROYGBIV. I know, very over the top.

These are the clothes that fit me now, small amount, but I have a lot to look forward to...

This side of the closet is clothes that will soon fit me even though most of them are old.  I will wear them to get down even lower :) Some of the clothes on the far right if the picture are ones that are already too big!  Such a great feeling!

Jeans and pants that do not currently fit, but are organized by the next size I will be in all the way down to 4 sizes smaller than I am now.  I am really excited to just keep moving down the ladder. 


New Goals 


1. Make it a holiDAY and not a holi-week or longer.
Sarah at Fat Little Legs posted earlier this week about not letting your holiday turn into a holi-month or holi-year and I thought that was great.  I think it is important that people eat things that they are craving to a certain extent.  I think if you completely say everything is off limits you will fall off the wagon and gain all the weight back that you lost and then some.  I also think that some things are worth splurging a little bit on and some are not.  I think that too often around the holidays people take a holiday and turn it into a holi-month of bad eating.  It is a vicious cycle and it is not good for your waistline. I plan on eating some things that I never get, but still in smaller portions than I normally would.  I also plan on exercising heavily before the big meal and getting right back on track the next day.


1. Start keeping track of my mood more often. 
A lot of people say that our behaviors are a directly related to our mood and I could not agree more.  I think that people's actions correspond with their mood and more specifically that there is a reason why we eat poorly, over indulge, make excuses and don't work out.  I am trying to pin-point my mood and emotions throughout the day and week to see what kind of triggers I have to start thinking about a cheat day, or not going to the gym.  I want to spend this next week focusing on my mood and how that effects my eating and exercising habits. 

Organizing myself skinny

Happy Friday!

I just wanted to write a little bit about the importance of planning and organizing in my weight loss journey.   I am a very, very organized person.  I used to have a caboodle filled with nail polish and then I had each color on a sheet of white paper with the corresponding name next to it.  I also color coordinate my closet, accessories, etc.  I am also a list maker.  I make lists because it helps me feel like I have accomplished something when I cross it off.  I feel like my life is in order when I organize, plan, make lists, you get the point.  So, I figured why not incorporate this into my weight loss journey.  Actually, if I am being totally transparent I didn't think about this so much as I just started doing it without even thinking because that is what I do.  Don't get the wrong idea here.  I am NOT like a total crazy neat freak organizer.  I just like to think ahead and make sure that I have a plan for things because I hate being caught off guard.

I think that being organized and planning ahead works super well when you are trying to lose weight, whether it is planning your meals, work-outs, etc.  I went grocery shopping this week and I got lots of fruits, veggies, snacks (low-calorie, low-fat something salty because I LOVE chips and the hardest part of this lifestyle change is not sitting down and eating an entire bag of sour cream and onion chips... okay maybe not the whole bag, but more than anyone should eat).  So I made my own 100 calorie packs, portioned out my oatmeal for breakfast, cut my veggies and fruit and portioned them out into baggies and containers.  This has been AMAZING this week.  There is no excuse to not eat these delicious things when they are all cut, washed, packaged and ready to go.

Another thing that I have done is plan out things that I am going to do (as far as eating options goes) this weekend because I have a jam packed schedule.

Saturday- Ron's brother's birthday party.  This is a challenge.  I don't know what his mom is making to eat, so I will have to play that by ear and try and make decisions according to what is offered ( I am not publicly telling people about this weight loss journey until the results start showing up, so I don't want to tell her about it or offend her for not eating what she has prepared).

Sunday- Breakfast with friends.  I already looked at the menu and have decided what I am ordering.  So, I have dodged that bullet.  Lunch is going to be spent at the apple orchard with friends and we are having lunch there.  I called to see what they offered and it turns out that they have grilled chicken sandwiches, so I will probably have that and an apple.  The evening is going to be spent with one of my best friends baking fall goodies.  I know, i know, you are probably wondering how I am going to avoid over-indulging in these baked goods.  I LOVE to cook and bake, but I enjoy bringing it to people even more than eating it, so I plan on bringing all the goods to work.

Wish me luck!  Wait for an update on Sunday to see how the weekend goes.