This past weekend, my husband and I ventured on a get-away to Chicago to see the sites and enjoy some time without the wee ones. It was a great weekend and we were able to enjoy fairly good weather to walk around town the whole time.
Knowing we were going to spend our time walking and wanting to see Just How Many Steps I could get in during our trip, I wore a cheap Pedometer all day on Saturday. Cheap as in 'Company Employee Freebie' = Super Cheap.
I was really looking forward to seeing our progress as we went about town and to then try to translate the steps walked to calories burned, thus getting to know how my '130s by Thirty' system was going to work for me.
Well by 3pm we walked from our Hotel to Macy's on State Street, to 'The Bean', back to Macy's, rode the rail up to Michigan Ave, walked Michigan Ave, and then walked back to our hotel. As we got into our room for a quick rest before dinner. (Cause who doesn't want to take advantage of a nap on a child-free day?!?) I checked my freebie Pedometer.
501 steps.
WHAT?!? Only 501 steps?? That does not add up AT ALL. Just the other day in our house and a few errands I racked up a messly 1200 steps for most of the day. How could all of our walking add up to 501 steps? Just a walk from the bathroom to the bed in the hotel room was 6 steps. Seriously?
I conferred with my hubby and he agreed. The Pedometer was bunk. For the rest of the weekend the Pedometer took a time out in my purse.
Today as I was thinking about '501' again, I decided to estimate just how much we walked during our weekend. A quick Google mapping and entering in our routes - I estimate in the same time period that I wore the Pedometer, we walked 2.5 Miles. So much more then the messly 501 steps! Combine the 2.5 miles with the rest of our walking and I estimate on the low end that we walked 4.5 miles the whole trip!!
All that walking did make me feel good, well, would have if I wore more sensible shoes. Boy did my feet get a work out and then add the great Chicago food we snacked on....
I am counting the trip as neutral calories 'eaten vs. walked off'!
Monday, December 14
Friday, December 11
130s by Thirty - The Plan
As I am an current a stay at home mom of 2 small boys, I need to have a realistic plan of attack for eating and exercising. I am limited on alone time to be able to work out in our house on a treadmill and currently do not have the opportunity to attend a gym. I also know that completely eliminating some foods in my diet will drive me crazy and will only set me up for failure. So I am going into this with a plan that is flexible for change and realistic for my current lifestyle.
The Do's
It just so happens that I have a yearly physical coming up in January, so I will have blood work taken at that time that will give beginning and ending physical statistics. I also plan on tracking my Weight and body dimensions with the frequency of weekly and monthly, respectively. I will also be wearing a pedometer to track my 'steps taken' each day. To create a baseline of the above tracking parameters, I will take body dimensions after Christmas and am currently wearing a pedometer a few days a week to figure out my current average steps taken each day.
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The Do's
- Drink More Water! 8 glasses a day
- Eat more fruits and Veggies - 2x a day.
- Start walking and exercising - 4 times a week.
- Increase fiber intake.
- Eat 5 times a day.
- Eat food that I enjoy in decreased quantities.
- Don't drink Soda. It is just empty calories and full of sugar.
- Decrease / Eliminate 'starches' as fillers. No sides of potatoes, fries, chips etc...
- Decrease White flour and breads.
It just so happens that I have a yearly physical coming up in January, so I will have blood work taken at that time that will give beginning and ending physical statistics. I also plan on tracking my Weight and body dimensions with the frequency of weekly and monthly, respectively. I will also be wearing a pedometer to track my 'steps taken' each day. To create a baseline of the above tracking parameters, I will take body dimensions after Christmas and am currently wearing a pedometer a few days a week to figure out my current average steps taken each day.
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Thursday, December 10
130s by Thirty - Who am I?
Who is '130s by Thirty'? I am 28yo Wife and Mother of 2 small boys who is by medical stanards - overweight and sick of feeling fat, un-cute/sexy and at most times doesn't enjoy shopping for clothes. I tend not to think of myself as 'overweight' but 'chubby'. Cause 'Chubby' is cute, right? Chubby is loveable, squeezable and happy. Right? Um. Not so much as an adult Woman/Mom.
I am Happy. I do enjoy my family, life and who I am. But am I doing everything that I would like to do? No. Do I enjoy being out in the summer weather playing with my hubby and boys? No. I choose not to wear shorts and tank tops, due to looking fat in them, having my thighs touch each other and then having my self esteem hurt in the process. I do wear a swimsuit to be in the lake/pools with my older son, but while I enjoy him having fun, I don't like how I look or feel wearing a swimsuit. Especially when the swimsuits that I do buy have features that are designed to cover up as much as possible and appear to be designed with a grandmother in mind. I Hate that.
I could totally go on and on about how clothes are not cute for 'the chubby', how my body jiggles and wiggles when I don't want it to. But to keep it short, it all leads to the reason why I am here. To be in my 130s by Thirty.
Starting in Jan 2010, I have 13 months until I turn Thirty and I plan to drop approximately 56 lbs to reach 130 pounds. 56 lbs - 56 weeks. A pound a week on average. I only wish it was as easy as it sounds. By making some changes in my eating and exercising habits, I hope it well be! *yes I know it is going to be hard work, just applying some posivite thinking for the moment.
I am Happy. I do enjoy my family, life and who I am. But am I doing everything that I would like to do? No. Do I enjoy being out in the summer weather playing with my hubby and boys? No. I choose not to wear shorts and tank tops, due to looking fat in them, having my thighs touch each other and then having my self esteem hurt in the process. I do wear a swimsuit to be in the lake/pools with my older son, but while I enjoy him having fun, I don't like how I look or feel wearing a swimsuit. Especially when the swimsuits that I do buy have features that are designed to cover up as much as possible and appear to be designed with a grandmother in mind. I Hate that.
I could totally go on and on about how clothes are not cute for 'the chubby', how my body jiggles and wiggles when I don't want it to. But to keep it short, it all leads to the reason why I am here. To be in my 130s by Thirty.
Starting in Jan 2010, I have 13 months until I turn Thirty and I plan to drop approximately 56 lbs to reach 130 pounds. 56 lbs - 56 weeks. A pound a week on average. I only wish it was as easy as it sounds. By making some changes in my eating and exercising habits, I hope it well be! *yes I know it is going to be hard work, just applying some posivite thinking for the moment.
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