so...last night

i decided to make exercise a little more fun and cook a healthier version of my chicken quesadillas. so the exercising i decided to do my wii zumba early in the morning first thing before going to work.  doing this i noticed i had more energy throughout the day and could actually function.  i felt better too. like amazing walking on air amazing. wednesdays are my rest days so i got to sleep in a little.  then for evening exercises i want to just do something fun to keep things interesting. so i tried the wii biggest loser first and did some exercises there and then decided to play some wii sports (tennis, bowling, and boxing) and cranked the heat up so i could sweat more.  i had a lot fun just playing around and not stressing about how perfect my form is and all.  so i'm finally making good use of my wii.  i will continue this routine for a while. i really hope to keep it up.  my kitties enjoy watching me play and they also help themselves to my glass of water.  yes they are extremely spoiled.  so i guess note to self buy a water bottle. then i decided to make a healthier version of my chicken quesadillas since i had leftover whole wheat tortillas and chicken breast.  i grilled the chicken first then seasoned it with some southwestern chipotle.  i then put the rest of the ingredients together which were chopped chilles, sliced banana peppers, a serving of shredded cheddar and a serving of shredded monterey jack. sprayed a pan with some olive oil cooking spray and placed the tortilla first and then added the ingredients.  cooked till the cheese was melted and tortilla was lightly toasted.  drizzled some hot mango habanero sauce on top and enjoyed.  it was very tasty.  i will post a picture of that all very soon.  i'm going to make addition next time and see how it turns out first when i can get to the store.

have a wonderful day!
Catherine

so how am i going to do this?

well i started out with my eating.  i completely changed the way i eat the first week. i did pretty good. i made fresh pesto and used grill chicken, avocado, and fresh mozzarella on top of a whole wheat tortilla to create a nice personal size pizza (picture coming soon).  i eat more veggies and fruit and try to cut sugar and carbs out where i can and if i crave something i just go ahead and eat it but in moderation of course.  now i want to try and continue to create one real meal a week and then gradually cook more each week.  most of the time i eat like snack foods. cut up veggies and have a dip, eat some cashews or have a tasty yogurt. on to the exercise portion. so i was really focusing on going to a gym but don't really have the money at the moment to invest in going to a gym so i decided to check out the gym at my apartment complex.  um yeah so that place is super small. i think it's all of a exercise ball, some kind of chuck norris total gym thing and 2 treadmills and plus when i tried to go i need some kind of special key card to get in. i decided it just wasn't worth it.   i tried other gyms before and i just get bored of using the same equipment all the time.  then this pass weekend it occurred to me that hey i have the wii and i have zumba and the biggest loser games.  i will do the those instead and in the comfort of my own home. so that's what i start to do this week. i'm excited to try this. one, i love zumba and 2 way back in my high school days i lost weight using the richard simmons sweat into the oldies and galad. remember those? come to think of it i've been struggling with my weight for a really long time. so on another note this weekend i've been helping my parents clean out their home so they can move down south by june. going through some things we found a box of old workout dvds so i will be trying those out as well.  definitely blog about my findings on them. so that's how this will work. change my eating habits, my lifestyle and keep exercising interesting and fun.

enjoy life!
catherine

the start...yet again!

my intro...
so i decided to try to lose weight again. this time i have way more motivation than the other times. no really! i do!  the office here that i work at is doing their version of a biggest loser competition. so i definitely have the motivation now and then some.  we are into week 3 for this thing i have lost 8.2 pounds so far.  i did set up a nice little excel spreadsheet file to record my successes and keep track of my weight loss.  i'm only saying successes because that will be the only thing that happens.  there are no failures just lessons learned.  i lost quite a bit back in 2008 time frame, starting at 260lbs i lost up to 80lbs with the help of a weight loss program.  then met some friends who love to drink and eat soooo the weight came back on about 20lbs of it and then with added stress of losing a job i am now back up to 233lbs.  i'm very depressed with myself that i did allow to get to almost right back where i started.  so i think this time it's going to be it.  i'm going to stick with this one. promise. i don't want to be that very sad little girl that i was when i was at 260lbs. i seriously wanted to just die. i will post a before picture soon.  this time next year i will be a completely new me!!!! 

enjoy life!
Catherine