snow days, lazy days

Today, we were out of classes once again due to snow! I am loving these 3 day school weeks! The snow is beautiful and all, but it is causing training problems. I can NOT get motivated to run in sub-freezing temps and wet weather… and tell me WHAT sounds appealing about the treadmill? Is anyone else having this problem?? Mother nature, work with me here. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll get back on the ball!

My friend Kristen has decided to make some healthy lifestyle changes, including going vegetarian! She stopped eating junk cold turkey, and has been experimenting with new recipes and finding great success! I am so proud of you Kristen! She also brought me a batch of delicious 15-bean soup! Thanks K-10! -side note- my camera has been dead for days, and until today, my charger has been MIA…I’m chargin up the ole point-n-shoot, so expect more pictures soon!

I also want to thank Scott & Lisa, Jessica, and my mom for their Team In Training donations! It means so much to me! Please continue to spread the word! I am thinking of calling it an early night and praying that school is cancelled tomorrow…It’s icey out there!

let it snow!

Today I awoke to a blizzard! A “chance of snow” turned into about half a foot-the most we’ve seen around here in years! My ethics test was canceled, so I threw on my rain boots and went out to play!

Needless to say, I felt just like a kid again. It was so much fun, and I also got a little exercise chasing my doggie around the yard too!

I’ve never been much of a calorie counter. I have made several attempts to keep a planner or write in a food journal and failed miserably.Yesterday, I was browsing food and nutrition blogs and came across Fitting Back In.  She is maintaining a 20 lb weight loss and has one of the most detailed blogs I’ve ever seen. She has her meal plans, daily weight, calories, workouts, and more posted and updated every day. She uses a program called SparkPeople and I was inspired to check it out. On Sparkpeople, you fill out a little background info on yourself and your fitness/weight goals and they create a plan for you based on your preferences and goals. I’ve never been a calorie counter because it is just too tedious (though I have a general idea about how much to consume a day), but now SparkPeople does the work for me! I can enter in what I have eaten for the day and it calculates the total calories, carb, protein, and fat percentages…and the best part is that it’s free! SparkPeople also has a fitness page that keeps up with workouts and calories burned. I’ve lost close to twenty pounds over the last year and would like to drop about ten more by the end of March, so this may be just what I need to stay on track! What do you do to keep track of your goals?