Lazy Sunday

Lazy, lazy Sunday! I had a relaxing evening last night, and perhaps drank a little too much wine. I did save points for it though! I journeyed everything I ate and calculated out all my points to allow myself to indulge last night. Go figure, I haven’t had a drink in over two months for no real reason, then the day I join Weight Watchers I decide I want to unwind with a bottle of wine!

Rob and I saw the movie, Date Night last night. I have to say, Steve Carell is one of the funniest men in Hollywood right now. I am bias of course because I am a ridiculously huge fan of The Office, but seriously- every movie he signs on for is amazing! Tina Fey is also no stranger to comedy, and I find her a hoot as well. I don’t know if they’re both in relationships or are married to other people or not, but if they’re both single I sincerely hope they get married to each other! They were just so funny together in the movie they make a perfect pair. 

I’ve been jotting down a little list of mini challenges I am giving myself. On this list is: drinking at least 8 cups of water a day, going to bed earlier, waking up earlier, tracking everything that goes in my mouth (edible- perverts), walk 10,000 steps, and to get in some type of daily physical activity. I won’t try to tackle all of these at once, but I will continue to introduce the challenge of a new one every time I meet the challenge for 1 week straight. The first challenge I am going to attempt is drinking at least 8 cups of water a day. This is a no brainer and I really should already be doing this, but sadly I admit I am not. I’d also like to add, only stepping on my home scale once a week. This will be the toughest challenge for me yet. But I think with an official weigh in every Saturday, I should realistically be able to control myself and only utilize my home scale once a week. I think I will make Wednesday my in home weigh day. A nice middle of the week weight to see where I’m at. That way if I see my weight is creeping up I can nip it in the bud before Saturday. I’m a frequent victim of water retention, so if I see my weight spike I typically know I need to drink more water and flush myself out and then steer clear of high salt/sodium foods.

Tomorrow I plan on waking up before noon and am going to go to the gym. I would like to start strength training again, and throw in some cardio. I will blog about what a day in the gym looks like for me tomorrow. I’m also hoping for the weather to be kind to us because I talked my mother and sister into walking a local bike/walking trail with me. 

Tomorrow is a day of big things! I’m also going to attempt to cook quinoa! I finally managed to buy a box of it and after looking at the nutritional info I questioned how I’ve managed this long without it! It has SO MUCH fiber and protein! Something that generally takes the place of rice in an entrée having this much fiber AND protein should be illegal! It’s great! Now if only I knew how to cook it… I’ve been looking up recipes on how to prepare it and have utilized the bariatrictv.com forums for some great tips from great people I know and trust.

In other non-weight loss related news, I’ve decided to look into taking up another hobby. After chatting with someone from the bariatrictv.com forums on Facebook, I found out you can take knitting classes at JoAnn Fabrics. I’ve always wanted to learn how to knit and I think it would be a great way to relieve stress and also do something that doesn’t involve stuffing your face! So in the next coming days I’m going to look into if my local JoAnn Fabrics offers these classes and if so when are they offered. I’m typically always cold so I just think it would be so neat if I could just knit myself a blanket while I lay under it on the couch!

Quote of the Day: Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Benjamin Franklin