dieting and vacation don't mix...

why is america such a meat and potatoes kind of country? not that i have anything wrong with it... it's just when you're trying to practice vegetarianism, it's kind of hard. good thing i'm not too strict with it, so i allowed myself the mc muffins in the morning. no longer, though. time to get back in stride.

pilates vs. running

pilates is winning. *sigh*

ok, took my week off...

now it's time to get back in gear. going to go running before i head over to hunny's in woodside tonight. hopefully it's not too gross outside that the vile smells of nyc won't make me pass out while mid-step. i can't wait until i get my bike so i can start ride around without falling flat on my face. :) a ride would be awesome down the west side promenade in the morning.

yay pilates! boo running!

another missed sunday... got too caught up doing things today ("caught up" is more like laziness, actually) so i didn't go meet my brother today. *sigh* it's ok, though... i went shopping and purchased a yoga mat and pilates ball workout set. yay! pilates all the way, baby. so onto newer ventures in pilates... i'm really impressed with the results i've had so far (which i'm assuming is also due to my change in diet). even today, my mom said i looked a lot slimmer. that's the first time i've heard that in a while. :-P so yay, pilates!

other wonderful news, the bike has been finalized for the birthday present and will be added to the sunday workout sessions with my brother. so hopefully by the fall i'll be set with that as well. woo hoo! on my way to the ironman! lol... just kidding. i'll be happy hitting the new york city marathon at the age of 30 - 2 years ahead of my brother. ;-)

bah! what happened!!!

AGAIN i didn't wake up to go running. and it's not like i didn't wake up on time.... i just laid in bed for a good hour before i got up to shower. wtf is that? *sigh* i need to get my ass in gear. i told myself i was going to go walking for an hour during my lunch break. and if i don't i'm donating $50 today, dammit! well, at least i did pilates last night.

trying...

so i missed running this morning. i'm going to try to make that up after work today, but we'll see. after hunny fell asleep last night i was able to get a pilates session in from memory which i thought was fairly impressive. hopefully i can keep the momentum up... i can see my eating habits slipping and my water intake going as well. oh no! why did i have a feeling this was going to happen.

see joy's lazy ass

as expected, i didn't get to do anything last night or this morning. i was hoping to go walking or running before i left for work but since i was in woodside i really couldn't. i even brought my pilates tape, but harry was up so i felt self-consious. *sigh* so tonight is yoga at cruch with kat. i figured since it's at 8 PM and on lafayette street, that's a good 15-20 minute jog from my apartment so i'll do that for my cardio tonight. then it's on to vinyasa yoga for 2.5 hrs, then back home! i just need to get my eating habits back to speed.... i stuffed myself on sunday and yesterday wasn't much better. i bought cherries and yogurt, so i should be ok today. hopefully.

down two pounds... off my ass!

so something's working... i put on the same pair of pants i was really upset about (see Tuesday, June 29, 2004 entry) now have more room in the kaboose! no joke! quite excited about that.

so this weekend should be quite interesting workout-wise... hunny's back from north carolina, so handling my diet is going to be a litte harder. i guess i can keep the diet simple in the morning and at lunch, and then eat normally with him... hmmm... i guess as long as i increase my workouts, i should be ok.

f*ck "bikini fit"

after two days keeping strictly to that "all liquid" diet, i broke. i was miserable, and i couldn't function. so i went to dinner last night and said "f*ck it" and ate pasta. that's right. take that 'bikini fit'! :-P

anyway, i figured maybe the best way to go about this diet is stick to the fundamentals, and still have a healthy dinner at night. it's not like i was really following it to begin with - it directs you not to take OTC drugs and i was taking a vitamin and ginkgo tablet every day. oh well. i'll just leave it to the exercise to make me a hottie.

day 2... liquids + fruit

so i almost got through the day being solid-food free... but i ended up eating 5 wheat thins because i thought i was going to fall over. but that was it! i had soup and water for dinner and kept it at that, and before going to bed i did the pilates tape again since i half-assed it in the morning. :-P

this morning seemed to be a little better... i woke up early (god knows how) and went jogging for 20 minutes. boy, new york is stinky on humid days. i need to find less busy streets to run so i don't have to inhale all the fumes from warm garbage. blech. it's nice to see so many people on the street in the morning, especially the runners. makes me feel like i'm finally getting somewhere with this. :)

aww i feel all warm and fuzzy.

so today is day two, where i can finally eat something. i'm really excited. i've had my morning juice, vitamin, ginkgo and water so i'm all set for the morning. hopefully i won't be running to the bathroom as much as i was yesterday.

stage 1... all liquids...

ok, i think i started today off right. i woke up early, didn't go running, but went through my "tae bo 8 minute workout", the first half of my "windsor pilates 20 minute workout", and 15 minutes of abdominal work. woo hoo! and today starts the liquid diet.... urgh. if anything i'll just lose weight from the first two days alone. day 1 is just liquids, day 2 is just liquids and fruit, day 3 is just liquids/fruit/raw veggies! i'm sure i can stray... i'm supposed to stay away from over-the-counter medicines, but i need to take my vitamins and gingko. eh.

damn, i never realized how full juice makes you feel. i've only had half of my spirulina drink and i am done! hmmm... well, maybe this will work out better than i thought?

all liquids?

ok, i read some of my "bikini fit" book today, and i'm not sure how i feel about the "all liquid" thing... i'm going to go grocery shopping today for the first part of the diet, but we'll see how it goes. i can be pretty grumpy when i'm hungry... oh well.

so today is a big day for me... after work i'm going to the gym to sign up for my summer membership, then i head home to go grocery shopping and once i'm back i head out for a 3 mile jog to the park and back. should be fun. hopefully when i get back i can start back on my pilates, but we'll see. maybe i'll just do some ab-work or something. sounds promising, yes no?

ugh my aching *@#$I

damn i must've been really out of shape. my joints hurt, my thighs hurt... urgh. i wanted to do a nice little walk today as well, but not going to happen. maybe tomorrow then. this morning bro and i went to barnes and noble's and i purchased "bikini fit: the 4 week plan" which i know is all a crock of bull, but they had some really good tips in there so i figured why the hell not. plus it was only $13 with my b&n discount, so sure. start day 1 tomorrow... wish me luck!

one sunday down...

only 20 more sundays and 40 more weekdays of training to go...

just came back from 3K powerwalk with my brother... boy am i out of shape! it's ok... joining the gym in 2 days. i will be back in top form in no time. i think in 2 weeks we work up to jogging if i keep training on my own. or something like that. eh.

the awesome thing is we're talking about climbing again in the fall. i miss climbing... i'm probably going to do the ems climbing camp in the boston area a little before the fall. should be loads of fun. so that's something to look forward to... i can dust off my climbing shoes. :-P

other interesting news... my brother has threatened to buy me a bicycle since i keep complaining that i never properlylearned how to ride a bike on a bicycle that's meant for my size. i think i'm his project or something, because he wants me to join the road runner's in 6 months and do a bike race in 1 year. is he crazy or what? who does he think he's talking to? lol...

plans for the weekend...

...are butting in with my schedule! except for sunday... i'm going running with my bro on sunday. hopefully he's leave me alone about my weight now.

last night i told him and my mom that i was joining a gym. his response?

a gym membership will only work if you use it

the love, i tell you. can you feel it?