Alright, so last week had mixed success.
Did I go to bed earlier? Most of the time, yes, it was before 1am.
Did I wake up earlier? No. Because when I say it was before 1am, it was closer to 12:59 than, say, 12:30.
On the positive side, I can tell that I feel better having slept longer. I also don't press the button on my phone to snooze 24 times before I wake up, but don't get excited for me, it's still around 20 time (my snooze is only for 5 minutes and the alarm is set for 7:30, you do the math).
So to continue on the path of more sleep, being more refreshed, and generally healthier, I'm shooting for a bedtime between 12 and 12:30. I'm hoping the result will be that I wake up closer to 8am than 9am, getting me to work sooner, though that didn't work out so well today.
On to tomorrow. Do you find you feel better when you get more sleep?
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
I shouldn't have ate that...
I just realized what I did.
It wasn't good.
This morning for breakfast I wanted protein, and carbs. I wanted cheese, and Diet Coke. Solution: Bacon BOB (breakfast on a bun) which is Bacon, Egg and Cheese on a small Hamburger Bun.
Off I went to Whataburger.
Now I know that fast food is LOADED with fat and calories. I know. A bacon BOB alone is 13 points for WW. I don't WANT to know how much the Apple Pie is because I ate one and a half of those. That's right, 1 and 1/2 FRIED Apple Pies. I can't telly you WHY I did it, but I did. I didn't order them, I didn't ask for them, they were given to me by the people at Whataburger who had realized that the first Bacon BOB I took home had no bacon. See the people KNEW I was coming back and had the bag ready. I had no chance to say no.
I'm aware that I could have simply thrown them out, but I got curious as to the taste. After the first one, I decided that they tasted REALLY good, and started into the second. Half way through I got disgusted with myself and threw it out. I just ruined a day.
I am working out tonight and I do have the opportunity to turn the day around by eating better at the next two meals, but this bad meal has made me realized how many "ruined meals" I allow myself. If I really want to change, this HAS to STOP.
No More Excuses. I have a wedding dress to shop for in December and to wear in August 2012. I WILL NOT be a fat bride, and I REFUSE to take engagement and wedding pictures that I'm embarrassed of because there are SO many pictures in my life that I HATE (everything from age 11-now, with few exceptions). I refuse to have these be clumped in with those and have to hide them and sing the shoulda coulda woulda blues about them for the rest of my life, because even if you redo the pictures, you can't make yourself younger.
Alright, enough venting...hope everyone else is having a better day!
It wasn't good.
This morning for breakfast I wanted protein, and carbs. I wanted cheese, and Diet Coke. Solution: Bacon BOB (breakfast on a bun) which is Bacon, Egg and Cheese on a small Hamburger Bun.
Off I went to Whataburger.
Now I know that fast food is LOADED with fat and calories. I know. A bacon BOB alone is 13 points for WW. I don't WANT to know how much the Apple Pie is because I ate one and a half of those. That's right, 1 and 1/2 FRIED Apple Pies. I can't telly you WHY I did it, but I did. I didn't order them, I didn't ask for them, they were given to me by the people at Whataburger who had realized that the first Bacon BOB I took home had no bacon. See the people KNEW I was coming back and had the bag ready. I had no chance to say no.
I'm aware that I could have simply thrown them out, but I got curious as to the taste. After the first one, I decided that they tasted REALLY good, and started into the second. Half way through I got disgusted with myself and threw it out. I just ruined a day.
I am working out tonight and I do have the opportunity to turn the day around by eating better at the next two meals, but this bad meal has made me realized how many "ruined meals" I allow myself. If I really want to change, this HAS to STOP.
No More Excuses. I have a wedding dress to shop for in December and to wear in August 2012. I WILL NOT be a fat bride, and I REFUSE to take engagement and wedding pictures that I'm embarrassed of because there are SO many pictures in my life that I HATE (everything from age 11-now, with few exceptions). I refuse to have these be clumped in with those and have to hide them and sing the shoulda coulda woulda blues about them for the rest of my life, because even if you redo the pictures, you can't make yourself younger.
Alright, enough venting...hope everyone else is having a better day!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Another week another goal
So this week the goal is to go to bed before 1am.
It has been proven in several studies that at least 8 hours of sleep is best, and my body is right there with them. I frequently have nights where a bomb is dropped next to my bedroom window and I won't wake up till exactly 8 hours after I went to bed.
I find that I've hit another round of this need, and being that I have to BE at work by 9am, going to sleep at 1am will not work. With that in mind my goals for the next few weeks will be centered around my bed time. After I get that set, it will be keeping with a set wake up time and being more active in the morning. This will be especially helpful as GMAT testing date comes closer and I'll need the evenings for studying more than working out. I think if I can juggle things a little it will all work out.
It has been proven in several studies that at least 8 hours of sleep is best, and my body is right there with them. I frequently have nights where a bomb is dropped next to my bedroom window and I won't wake up till exactly 8 hours after I went to bed.
I find that I've hit another round of this need, and being that I have to BE at work by 9am, going to sleep at 1am will not work. With that in mind my goals for the next few weeks will be centered around my bed time. After I get that set, it will be keeping with a set wake up time and being more active in the morning. This will be especially helpful as GMAT testing date comes closer and I'll need the evenings for studying more than working out. I think if I can juggle things a little it will all work out.
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