One More Month!

In (almost) exactly one month I will be walking down a California beach with my amazing man, sweet sister and her hilarious husband!! I am so excited!

I've lost several pounds since my lost entry (YAY!!!!), but this whole "I'm going to look super good in a bathing suit in just a few months" has been a lot more challenging than I had originally thought it would be. I wan't losing the weight as fast as I thought I would, which made me depressed, which in turn reduced the number of times I was working out each week.

However, because I have the worlds most supportive husband, he went out and got me a treadmill. But because I was depressed, I didn't use it every day like I wanted. I just can't seem to workout on my own-I either need to do it with someone else or I need to follow someone off of a DVD. Yes, this shames me and I might despise myself a bit for it, but it's a fact of life. I ended up ordering Julian Michael's Ripped in 30 and all I can say is wow. I haven't been that sore from a workout since I was living in Logan. Anyways, I think I found exactly what I needed to help me reach my goal by the end of the month!

The other reason why the weight loss is taking longer than expected is due to the fact that I still do not have a kitchen. Which means that we've been eating out or have been at the mercies of our family and friends to feed us. I know how shocking this might sound, but I am SO SICK of eating french fries! I want to actually cook dinner and not eat out. I've been getting a wheat bagel for breakfast and one of those Naked drinks, which has seemed to help with the whole not getting fat idea. Salads for lunch, which has been interesting. 

Because my husband is innovative and much smarter than I am, he's slowly been setting up a mini kitchen in the basement for us. We have our toaster oven and a skillet, along with several bowls and some plastic forks. We've enjoyed some pizza and grilled chicken, along with pepperoni slices with cheese. Such is the life when you're remodeling your entire upstairs and the painters come once every few weeks. 

Hopefully I'll have full access to a kitchen within the week, and I can make some of the healthy meals I've found on pinterest and use my new stove. I'm still on the lookout for any new recipes that are delicious as well. If you have any, please send them my way!

Until next time,

Britt

I work out!

After my last blog post, I was upset and ashamed with myself. So that night I spent about three hours putting together a workout calender, printing off the workouts, putting them together, and even working out. I was feeling very accomplished and proud of myself; I thought "I can do this". The, I went to the store to buy myself a new pair of jeans and I was even bigger than I had thought (I wear dress pants every day, which are measured differently. I found that out last night). There were many tears shed and I was cursing myself for gaining so much weight since the wedding and especially since college. 

Once my tantrum was over, I came out of the dressing room with a new resolve. I am determined to get at least one pant size down by May and to have a flat stomach. I was telling this to my husband over dinner at Denny's (I got the fit and fare omelette meal, which was surprisingly good) and was trying to figure out a way to further motivate me.

That was when I came up with what seemed like a brilliant plan: Brysen will only take me out on a date after I have worked out for 14 days straight. For those who know me, I love to go on dates to restaurants with my husband and get a steak or something else equally delicious, depending on my mood. So I know that this will help to keep me motivated to stay on track with my weight loss. 

It's my goal to never eat over 550 calories at a restaurant either, so I have been looking up healthier options online and through Pinterest. Here's what I've been able to find so far: 

Red Lobster: 
Garlic-Grilled Jumbo Shrimp
370 Calories

Applebee's: 
Grilled Shrimp and Island Rice
360 Calories
Asiago Peppercorn Steak
390 Calories
Grilled Dijon Chicken and Portobellos
450 Calories

Chili's:
Classic Sirloin Steak
370 Calories
Salmon with Garlic and Herbs
520 Calories

McDonalds:
McChicken Sandwich with garden side salad
395 Calories
Chicken McNuggets with garden side salad, ice cream cone, and diet coke!
484 Calories (Just the nuggets and salad: 260 without any sauces, which are 10 calories)
Grilled Chicken Wrap with garden side salad
340 Calories

Let me know if you know of any other meals with less than 550 calories!

Until next time, 

Britt

Update

I am ashamed to admit that there has been no real progress on my end as far as working out and weight loss goes. You see, my goal was to lose weight. But I didn't have a date for when I wanted the weight to be off. Because of that, I have been lacking the motivation and have been putting off exercising. Then, on top of that, we moved into our new house (which means that we ate out frequently because we had no food at either the house or the apartment) and we celebrated my husbands birthday at the Rodizio, celebrated out anniversary, were too tired to cook, blah. blah, blah. I know: excuses, excuses.

But, now that we finally have a set schedule again and are fully living in our house (although we are still waiting for it to get painted), not only am I ready to start working out but I also have a date that I want the weight to be off by: May 2nd, 2013. I will be walking down a sunny California beach that weekend and would like to look nice in a bikini once again. 

I've spent the last few hours putting together some workouts, printing them off and putting them together and next to my work out equipment. As of right now that consists of a few Turbo Jam dvd's, a ball and some light weights (I'm hoping to score a treadmill in the near future, as well as some resistance bands). 


Here are my calories for the day, as well as my workouts:

Breakfast
 2 rolls from Maddox: 275 Calories

Lunch
Vegetable Beef Soup: 180 Calories

Dinner
Cheesy, gooey pepperoni, stuffed crust pizza: 475 Calories
Live Wire Mountain Dew: 120 Calories


Workouts:
Cleaned the house: 408 Calories
       (This only counts because I was carrying out excess tools and putting them away, throwing 
         away wood flooring scraps, things like that)
Yoga: 85 Calories

Please comment on your workouts, share your ideas, any new findings as well as recipes that are not only healthy but delicious!

Until next time, 
Britt

New Beginnings

Here is the first official post of the Spencer Family's workout blog. My husband and I are about to approach our first wedding anniversary with much excitement. However, we have both gained some weight over the past 12 months. 

I've tried going t the gym and working out that way, and it worked for a few months. But once the school year was over, I stopped going and now I can't seem to find the time or the motivation to go to the gym by myself. Hubby works too far away to meet up after work, and once we get home all we want to do is sit around, play some games or watch some t.v. 

In light of all this, I have decided to create a blog to record our progress and to keep track of what we do and how it works. I got on pinterest (because it literally has everything imaginable on it) and looked up not only workouts that can be done outside of the gym but also as a couple. I will also be keeping track of what we eat in order to prevent from any candy binges. However, I promise that I will be totally honest with what I eat and just how active I am, just to keep it real.

So, here goes nothing :)

Day 1: January 13, 2013
Weight: 150 lbs

Water: 10 oz.

Breakfast: Bowl of Coco Puffs (these things are seriously addicting)
                   Calories: 109

Lunch: Sunflower bread toast with butter
            Calories: 184

Snacks: 2 pieces of Ghirardelli chocolate
              Calories: 110
              1 cup of carrots
              Calories: 30

Dinner: Bacon wrapped chicken with a green salad on the side (at least the plan for dinner)
              Calories: 317, 33

Snack: Air popped Popcorn without butter
             Calories: 62

Workout(s): None

Total calories: 844 out of 1,200


Let me know of any workouts you've found that work for you, as well as any deliciously healthy recipes!