I’ve been moaning and groaning that my Y doesn’t have classes at 5. Well, one class, but they changed it to zumba, which so far doesn’t fit into the fung shui of my workouts.
But I’ve got a little boot camp back! How? Kids joined basketball, and their practice is right at bootcamp time! I’m more excited to sweat than I care to admit.
I used to depend on those frozen Weight Watchers Smart Ones frozen dinners, but so glad I stopped after reading this Consumerist item about a woman who found a frog in her Smart One fettuccine. Which of course leads to the question: how many points did the frog add? Two fried frog legs is 4 points, according to my eTools. No set points value. There’s two legs on this frog, but they aren’t fried. And what about the rest of it?
And what about the frog? Can’t they survive being frozen? Perhaps after the woman warmed it up it could just hop on out of there?
Do you like sushi?
Of course you do! How about a snack that tastes like sushi but without that pesky rice and fish? How about 1 calorie per snack, or 10 calories per serving, with a big punch of flavor?
If you’re still with me, then nori snacks are what you’re looking for. Trader Joe’s sells something called Trader Joe’s Roasted Seaweed Snacks, but these from Yama Mota Yama are better: they have a bigger, resealable package so they don’t go stale. They also have less fat than the Trader Joe’s kind, which has 2 grams of fat per serving. Now, a serving of the TJ kind only have 30 calories, but hey, 0 grams of fat still rules. I believe you get more for your money, too; these were $2.30 a jar, which has 8 servings. Trader Joe’s had 2 servings for a dollar.
Once you get over the fact you’re eating seaweed, these are fantastic. They come in different varieties: plain, teriyaki, and my favorite, Hot ‘N Spicy, which indeed are, hot and spicy.
Best of all, you can just keep eating them and not feel guilty at all. Indeed, they are healthy! 10 sheets are 10 calories, 0 fat but 50% of your Vitamin A requirements for the day.
Yes, it does taste better with the sushi rice and fish, but these nori snacks are very delish.
I found these at Berkeley Bowl, but you can probably find them at any store that sells asian foods. Nori also comes in larger sheets for sushi making, but I prefer these jars because each sheet is smaller and more snack-like.
You’re still skeptical. I can feel it. But trust me: these are great!
I’ve been having a big problem with exercise classes at my local Y. My favorite class moved from 5 to 5:30, and so I couldn’t do it (need to pick up the kids by 6:30). The one class that was at 5:00 is now changing to a zumba class, and so far I’m not feeling the love for zumba.
So if after work won’t work, how about before work? The Y has classes at 5:30 and 6:00 am, which would give me time to exercise and get to work by 8.
I thought I’d give it a try this morning. I was totally ready! I had my gym clothes out, my bag packed with my clothes, towel, and shower gear. I set my alarm. I was doing it!
My alarm went off this morning at 5:30. And… I went back to sleep. Doing a bootcamp at 6 am was just more than I could imagine. The idea of doing burpees and mountain climbers before even a cup of coffee…
So you early exercisers, HOW DO YOU DO IT?
Well sorta. I know tracking works, but my perfectionism is getting in the way of tracking. Instead of seeing it as objective information about what I’m doing, I see it as damning evidence that I’m doing everything wrong.
When I lost 100 lbs, I was a great tracker. I was doing something I called “flore”, flex points but eating mostly core foods (now called filling foods). I didn’t eat activity points or extra weekly points.
I can’t do that now, so instead of owning what I’m doing, I’m just not tracking.
So, instead of tracking online, I got myself a little notebook. I’m starting by just writing down the foods I’m eating–no quantities, no points. Some days I’m getting everything in, some days I stop at noon. But I’m not letting it drop.
How do you get back on track(ing)?
