Eat.Water.Sleep.Exercise.

I didn’t get a chance to do it last night, so I am posting my food/water/sleep/exercise from yesterday:

EAT:

breakfast: 1/2 cup Shredded Wheat, 1/2 cup 1% milk, 1/2 cup bluberries

snack: Fuji apple, 2 Tbsp peanut butter

lunch: Venti sugar-free Cinnamon Dolce Latte, Asiago cheese bagel w/2 pats butter

snack: skipped

dinner: 3 oz whole grain spaghetti, 1/8 cup Parmesan Cheese, 1/2 cup Summer Squash Medley

dessert: 1 chocolate cupcake

Total calories:  1,605

WATER:

Yesterday I drank 7 cups of water…..oh, so close!!

SLEEP:

Last night I slept 5 hours (from about 1:30 am to 6:30am).   At least it was straight through and I wasn’t exhausted when I woke up this morning!!

EXERCISE:

I didn’t do any exercise yesterday.  I was tired most of the day and had a ton of errands to do.  The tiredness would probably be because I only slept for about 4 1/4 hrs.  So, then, why do I have energy today??  I got right up and ate breakfast and started doing housework.  I’m just going to go with it and not ask questions……

Back to the beginning

Okay, so I’ve slacked on just about everything lately!!  It’s now time to get back on track, yet again.  I can’t believe we are already into July!?  This year is just flying by isn’t it?  And, I’m back where I started from…….

I have slacked on my exercise and gorged over this holiday weekend.  I am tired of going down this road and need to get it right once and for all.  Besides overeating over this weekend and not really exercising much lately, I still am not drinking enough water and definitely not sleeping more than 4-5 hrs at a time.  I do believe that if I can conquer those 4 things: eating, drinking enough water, exercising, and sleeping enough–I will be successful.

My mistake has been trying to focus on, and fix, everything at once. Now I will try something different.  I am going to set my menu’s and exercise schedules and follow them.  I don’t feel these are my biggest problems. My biggest problems are lack of sleep and not drinking enough water.

I think I’ve said in previous posts that I get insomnia every couple of years and it wreaks havoc for a few months before finally disappearing.  I’m in the midst of it at this time and need to find steps (non-medicine) to get myself to sleep at least 7 hours each night.  I wake up every day still exhausted and it takes me forever to get up the energy to get myself ready.

Each morning I get up I tell myself that this is the day I will finally get to 8 glasses of water.  The closest I got was on this past Monday when I actually drank 7 cups of water!  So, let’s see if I can surpass that today?!?! 

Oh, and I didn’t yet mention that over the holiday weekend, I managed to gain 5 lbs.  How does one do that?  Honestly, I ate a lot of crap……..and I mean A LOT of CRAP!!

I hate doing this alone, but I am realistic in my knowledge that I won’t get help from family and friends.  This is a sad truth I keep hoping will change, but I know won’t.  So, I will be my own motivator.  How I will do this, I’m not quite sure at this time.  I am going to take it one step (and day) at a time.  That’s the best I can do for now.

Tuesday Wrap-Up, RealityTV, & a Book Review

I haven’t been very good at logging my food & everything else this week so far.  Today I haven’t written anything down but it’s pretty easy so here goes:

Sleep:

Last night I slept a total of 7 1/2 hrs, which is a lot for me lately!!  Too bad it wasn’t all at once.  I slept for 6 hrs, was awake for about 45 min’s and then slept again for 1 1/2 hrs.  At least I got over 7 hrs of sleep!  If it’s going to take baby steps to get back on track, then I’ll take it!

Eating:

Breakfast:  1/2 cup Shredded Wheat, 1/2 cup 1% milk, 1/2 cup blueberries

Snack:  Venti sugar-free Cinnamon Dolce Latte

Lunch:  1 cup of watermelon, 1 Klondike bar (I know, not good–but I wasn’t really that hungry and ice cream sounded soooo good!)

Snack:  2 Wasa crackers, 1 wedge Laughing Cow cheese

Dinner:  Herb & Gorgonzola Frittata, 1 bottle of Snapple diet Trop-A-Rocka

Dessert:  It’s It (another ice cream sandwich…what can I say??)

Water:

So far I’ve had 4 cups of water and I’m still drinking…..I’m hoping to get to 7-8 cups by bedtime

Exercise:

**crickets**

I only ran once last week but it was a good workout.  The heat has been so bad the past couple of days (Sunday and Monday were both over 100*F.  Today was in the high 90′s.  I really need to start getting up early in the morning to workout otherwise I won’t do it since it’s so hot.  Let’s see what happens tomorrow morning….I really need some motivation!!

As for Tuesday night TV, I am watching the San Francisco Giants get beat by the LA Dodgers.  I’m so NOT happy right now…..I had to change the channel to Hell’s Kitchen.  I watched part of Losing It With Jillian.  Later on I’ll be watching The Hills, The City and Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D List.

Last night I watched Real Housewives of NJ.  What is up with Danielle?  She is the craziest person on TV (well, she’s tied with Kelly from Real Housewives of NY).  But the difference between Danielle and Kelly, I think, is that Kelly is crazy cuckoo and needs to go see a psychiatrist but I don’t think she’s dangerous; whereas Danielle is off-her-rocker, she’s-gonna-snap-at-any-moment, scary crazy.

Both Kelly and Danielle live in their own little worlds, which don’t even come close to reality…..but Danielle is the one I think I would be afraid to be anywhere near at any time!!  Neither one should be on a reality show or anywhere on TV or the public eye.  Hopefully Bravo does what’s best for those two and let’s them out of their contract so they can get the help they desperately need!!

I have been trying to watch The Bachelorette this season since Ali is from the Bay Area.  I’ve never seen this show before this season, but to be honest, I cannot believe people watch it.  Has anyone on the show that matched up ever actually marry each other?? And if so, how many?? It HAS to be a very low number.

This seasons bachelorette, Ali, is a little dim, I think.  She’s very cute and all, but not so bright.  And, as for the guys, I am so NOT impressed!!  I have honestly found this show to be one of the most boring reality shows that I’ve ever seen!!  I’ll see it through to the end, but this is one girl who will not waste another Monday night watching this sham of a show!!  And, I can’t imagine watching the Bachelor where it’s a house full of women.  That would have to be the biggest catfight every single week.  I don’t think I could take it!! haha

I finished reading Lipstick Jungle this weekend.  It started off really slow and took a while for me to warm up to it.  The warm up, however, was lukewarm at best!!  Ms Bushnell has managed to have her characters appear in 3 books:  Four Blondes, Trading Up (which I’m still trying to read) and Lipstick Jungle.  What’s the matter, couldn’t she come up with any original characters??

If the characters were really interesting, then it would be okay.  However, they were cliched Hollywood or wealthy types and I was very disappointed to see them rehashed!!

After reading 3 Candace Bushnell books (Sex & The City, Four Blondes, & Lipstick Jungle), I find her writing sub-par and amateurish at best.  I’m so disappointed considering all of the hype around her and the fact that I am a HUGE Sex & The City TV show and movie fan.  But then, she didn’t write any of those, now, did she??  Thank goodness for that!!

After I finish reading Trading Up (so far just as boring as the others with forgettable characters) I will read The Carrie Diaries.  Luckily I didn’t buy any of these books, but  checked them out of the library.  I’m on a long list for the Carrie Diaries at the local library and it should be my turn in about a month or so…..

I started reading The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella last night.  It’s okay so far but at least it’s more entertaining than what I’ve been reading!!

Day 2: Eat.Sleep.Exercise.Water

These are my totals for the day:

Sleep:

I slept 7 hours last night but not straight through.  I fell asleep around 1am and woke up around 6:40am.  Fell back to sleep around 7am and woke up at 8:15.

Eat:

Breakfast: 1/2 cup Shredded Wheat, 1/2 cup 1% milk, 1/2 cup blueberries

Snack: Venti sugar-free Cinnamon Dolce Latte no whip (2% milk)

Lunch: 3 oz whole grain pasta, 1/8 cup Parmesan cheese, 2 slices watermelon

Snack: 1 small Fuji apple, 1 Tbsp peanut butter

Dinner: 1 Turkey burger (no bread or condiments), 1 cup summer squash medley, 3 oz whole grain pasta and 1/8 cup Parmesan cheese

Dessert: 1 cup watermelon

Nutritional Value: 1,681 total calories, 43.25 fat, 293.5 mg cholesterol, 683 mg sodium, 177.5 g carbohydrates, 35 g sugars, 22 g dietary fiber, 73 g protein

Exercise: I ran 22 minutes/walked 22 minutes = 44 minutes and total distance was 3 miles

Water: As of right now I’ve had 6 cups of water and will drink at least 2 more before I go to bed in an hour or so.  So, my goal is 9 cups, but I will probably get to 8 cups.

Eat. Exercise. Sleep. Drink Water.

Starting today, I need to start posting what I ate, how much water I drink, my sleeping patterns and my workouts on a daily basis because I’m definitely doing something wrong.  So, I’ve made the decision to start counting calories and measuring my food again (things I haven’t really done regularly in years and truly dislike!) as well as logging my sleeping and workouts.  I need to figure out what the problem is so that I can fix it.

So, here goes:

Breakfast:

1/2 cup Shredded Wheat, 1 cup 1% milk, 1/2 cup blueberries

Snack:

1 small Fuji apple, 1 Tbsp peanut butter

Lunch:

Turkey burger (3 oz–no bread or condiments), 2 slices of watermelon

Snack:

1 wedge Laughing Cow cheese, 2 Wasa crackers–Light Rye, 1 cup chocolate milk (1% milk and 2 Tbsp Nestle Quik), 1 cup watermelon

Dinner:

6 oz whole grain pasta, 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan Cheese, 1 cup Summer Squash Medley (zucchini, crookneck squash, pattypan)

Nutritional Value for the day:  1799 calories, 41.5 g fat, 583.5 mg cholesterol, 1236.5 mg sodium, 208.5 g carbohydrates, 29 g dietary fiber, 51.5 g sugars, 79.5 g protein.

I have had about 4 1/2 cups of water (but I’m still drinking).  Hopefully, I’ll be at 6 cups when I go to bed (and I hope that won’t be at 2:30am again!!).

I didn’t exercise today.  Honestly, I didn’t feel like it.

I didn’t sleep well last night.  I fell asleep around 2:30am (I’m an insomniac) and slept for 4 hours, up for about half an hour, fell back to sleep for about an hour, woke up for about 45 minutes and then fell back to sleep for another 40-45 minutes.  This really has to stop…

Right now I am exhausted…..but once I take my contact lenses out, I get a second wind and get all of this energy!  My family and friends think I’m weird.  Does this happen to anyone else???  Or, am I the only freak????