A snowy day

But not enough to build a good fort outside. Yesterday, Friday, was a great day! I did a pilates DVD workout before my Friday night pizza and garlic bread feast. My abs were still a little sore from Wednesday's workout. Thursday I walked 4000 steps downtown to run some errands and kept up a good pace.

Friday I cleaned out my dresser and closet. A nice pile of dresses, skirts and shirts to donate - all in great condition but they either don't fit well anymore (which is a good thing) or they just aren't me. I filled a garbage bags with other clothes that were stained, shrunk or stretched out. I even tried on 5 items that once were tight and now they fit! Hooray! Well, of course at one point they fit back then too.

I applied for 3 advertised jobs too. Feeling positive!

Saturday morning weights and cardio workout is around the corner. After that, some mommy and son time and then on to counting and compiling receipts to prep for tax time. I want it all completed tomorrow and ready to send. I need to get better organized in the receipt area.

Keeping track of drinking lots of water and eating well today.

Breakfast: whole wheat toast (1 slice) with peanut butter, banana and large glass of water. Multivitamin.

Post-workout will be a blueberry protein smoothie.

Thursday cardio day

I can't remember when I posted last - Monday? I had 3 salads that day. Tuesday I had light veggies beef soup for 240 cal for a big can. Yesterday was super healthy eating at less than 1200 calories. At the gym, I tried the Hammer Strength ab extension machine. You have to pull down, the seat moves to a crunch position. Kinda scary to be truthful. I did low weight and 2 sets of 12 reps to try it. My abs hurt today. Maybe that's because I also did the ab crunch for 3 sets of 20 reps at a slightly higher weight. I walked to the gym that day.

Today is Thursday. It's cardio day! Rather than doing a specific work out, I opted to walk downtown about 1 km or maybe more to do some errands. Kept up a good pace and walked over 4000 steps, burning 151 calories according to my pedometer on the iPod.

Breakfast was a breakfast burrito from the freezer and 6 oz of milk. Not high in calories but not as healthy as it could have been I suppose but with the cold and walking, I think my body was craving more substance. Water when I returned.

For wellness: went to a business meeting Tuesday night. One presentation was on personal image and branding. Great spiel about wardrobe, body type and accessorizing. I am inspired to finally clear out my closet once and for all from the items that are too big, too tight from way back before I had kids and there is no way my shape will ever change that much to be truthful, too shapeless, too blah or just old that I never choose to wear. Must go through my jewellery too.

For me: finished sewing 7 crests on a camp blanket last night at work #3 and read more of my Happiness Project book. It was a good night at work. Work #4 of the day - delivered an order, received payment for another order and had a small inventory order placed. Also had a ref. letter dropped off for me. Yay! Productive!

Job hunt? Sent 21 resumes since Jan. 27. I have to send more. Need inspiration.

Lots to do. I don't see how anyone could be bored at home. I think I am my hardest boss. I don't give myself many breaks, keep a to do list with deadlines for myself to follow, just so much to do in day. One day I would like my house organized, no piles everywhere, no emails to catch up on and some hours in a day to do fun stuff.

Tonight - volunteering!

Back on the horse - again

After a hiatus, stuff happening, new job search which is not that easy I might add, I am back!

About 20 resumes sent out so far in a week or so. Not bad, not bad, considering I don't have all day to send them. Feeling discouraged in this health journey. Seems I make progress, go off track and indulge a little but still keep the exercise up and the scale jumps back up. Yeah, yeah muscle weighs more than fat but seriously, I think I need help. Weekend indulgence should have been offset by Friday night ice skating, Sat. 1 1/2 hr. weights and cardio, Sun. house cleaning and Wii tennis and bowling but it was not offset. Sigh ... HELP!

Health today:

6:15am treadmill at home for 25 mins. Sweating away! Whoo!

7:30am Breakfast - smoothie made with 1/2 scoop protein powder, pineapple, canteloupe, honeydew melon and 1/2 little yogurt single serving cup of Silhoutte 35 cal. yogurt.

8:35am Power walked to the gym

8:50am Weight lifting.

Today I challenged myself with the Back Extension machine. Only 50 lbs and 2 sets of I think 12 reps but that thing freaks me out. I never know if I'm doing it correctly and I feel like I will fly over the balcony there. Adductor, abductor, ab twist machine, ab crunch machine - 3 sets of 20 reps each, leg curl, leg press, chest press with dumbbells on the stability ball, squats with 10 lb weights in each hand, shoulder shrugs with the same weights, curls x 2 sets and more curls with heavier weights x 2 sets. I skipped the tricep extension machine. I used it again on Saturday and am still a little sore from it.

10:00am Salad - tuna, lettuce, celery, broccoli and tbsp or so of ranch dressing, plus spices

Little bit of artichoke dip and pita chips for my daily fat intake :)

1:30pm Salad - lettuce, broccoli, celery and vinaigrette dressing - and a homemade mince tart. Should not have had it but no one else will eat it and I forgot to serve it yesterday for dessert.

Happiness today: Applied for 1 job so far, played 3 games with Jr. after school, had fresh air, house is reasonably clean, paperwork for volunteering tonight done, but of my other job done too. No chill out time really except maybe now.

Feeling overwhelmed by the job sit. though. It will happen. Stay positive.