My mom might get a kick out of this post. I usually have a hard time making goals. It’s not that I don’t want to accomplish things, it’s more like there are so many things that I would love to accomplish that I don’t know where to start. Well, I’m taking this class with my mom at TCC, it’s called Concepts of Lifetime Wellness. So I figure if I’m going to be taking this class and learning all these things, I might as well try and put them in to practice in my life. Of course, seeing as it’s 11:20 pm and I’m sleeping yet means I’m not doing a very good job at some of these things, but hey, I just really decided like, 20 minutes ago that I was going to do this, and I HAD to come and put it out here for you to read!

Before I set these goals, I have to make sure they are “SMART” goals, meaning: Specific (significant, stretching), Measurable (meaningful, motivational), Acceptable (agreed upon, attainable, achievable,  action-oriented), Realistic (relevant, reasonable, rewarding, results-oriented), and Time-Specific (time-based, timely, tangible, trackable). Now, the main words there are the ones from the book, the ones in parenthesis are other words I have found when researching SMART goals.

So here are some of my new goals for me to work starting Monday, Feb 2nd through the duration of my class:

1. Play the piano Monday through Friday from 6:30am-6:50am for the next 4 months.

• Specific: Days and times are specific. Monday through Friday, 6:30am-6:50am.
• Measurable. Actually, let’s go with Meaningful. If I get up and play the piano in the mornings, it could A) Improve my mood and the mood of my family in the mornings, and B) Improve my piano playing.
• Acceptable: I’m setting this goal up for myself because it is something that I want to do.
• Realistic and hopefully Rewarding: How hard can it be to play the piano in the morning? I realize it’s only 20 minutes, but that’s part of the realistic part. Eventually, I can add more time to it. And I do love piano music! I think it will be rewarding for me, as well as for my family.
• Time-specific and Trackable: The completion date of this goal is the end of my class in May. Play from 6:30am-6:50am. It’s trackable because I can put a check mark (or some other sort of mark) in the calendar that I will start using to track the progress of my goals. (This I am taking from the examples of my mom and Shannon, as they are both doing really great jobs of keeping track of their goals using calendars. Both in very different ways, but both very effective!)

2. Be in bed by 11pm Sunday through Thursday for the next 4 months.

• Specific: 11pm. (This might be stretchable..as in..it’s going to be tough for me to be in bed by that time….) I thought about going with mom’s 10pm, but that’s just not attainable for me.
• Meaningful: I will get the rest that I need…………………
• Attainable: Even if I think it might be impossible to be in bed by 11pm, it is actually possible…
• Rewarding: I will feel refreshed and well-rested in the morning. Oooh..more R words!
• Time-specific: 11pm. Trackable, also on the calendar. The completion date of this goal is the end of my class in May.

3. Do moderate physical activity for 30 minutes a day 4 times a week for the next 4 months. Remember, this is just where I am starting out. As I achieve these goals, I will make more advanced goals.

• Specific: 30 minutes 4 times a week
• Measurable: 30 minutes is a measurable amount of time.
• Acceptable: Since I am making this goal for myself, and not being by someone that this is what I HAVE to do, then it should be easier for me to decide to do it.
• Realistic: 30 minutes for 4 times a week is a very realistic amount of time for a person to exercise in a week.
• Time-specific: To be able to do this for 30 minutes a day, 4 days a week, for the next 4 months…or whenever my class is over.

Ok. I’m tired. I don’t know if that turned out the way I wanted it to, but at least it’s there. Somewhat. I think I had some other goals in mind, but at the moment, they have escaped me. And this is without taking any cold medicine tonight. Oh…that explains it.

Well, hopefully I’ll do better at these goals than I did with trying to keep up that food diary type thing before. And I know if I set my mind to it, I can do it.

There we have it. A new blog post, goals, and it’s still January. And it’s only been WEEKS since my last post, instead of Months like before! w00t!! Mabye I should add writing in the blog as a goal! HAHA!

Ice days…see what they can do for you?? So enough with my randomness and my stalling to go to bed. I hope you have enjoyed this little piece of my mind!! 

So, according to some friends, it’s been a while since I’ve written on here.  Apparently I don’t have the gift for blogging as some of my friends do.  Even now as I’m trying to think of what to write on here, nothing much comes to mind.

It is interesting to read the things that a friend writes as you are napping, or was I playing guitar at the time? I really don’t remember now. But she wouldn’t let me peek to see what she was saying. (Make sure you read the previous post made here) Some imagination that girl has, huh? But it does give me an idea, to have a “guest blogger” write on here every once in a while. If you are interested, let me know! HA.

Just in case you are wondering, things are going well for me. I have a really good job, which I’ve had for about a year and a half now. And since I’ve been there for over a year, I am able to get tuition reimbursement from them if I go to school.  This may sound crazy to some, but mom wanted to take a class at TCC, so I decided I’d take it with her. It’s called “Concepts of Lifetime Wellness”. It starts this Tuesday, and let me tell you, I am VERY nervous! It’s been over a year and a half since I’ve taken any classes, and much longer since I’ve taken any health classes. It should be interesting, especially since I will be taking this with mom.

One last thing I’d like to share with you this evening. There is this video someone linked to on Facebook that is the most AWESOME video I have ever seen. I’m sure most of you have seen it by now, but I thought I’d link it here as well, because really, it is AWESOME! I hope you all love it as much as I do!

Well then, I guess that is all I have for now. I’ll try and post again soon, or at least, I’ll try not to have such a large gap of time in my posts. Thanks for stopping by!

So it’s been awhile since Pam updated anything for us, so I convinced her to let me make a post for her.  Hi everyone! 

Let’s see, what has Pam been up to the last FOUR MONTHS?   Well, she took an Alaskan cruise in September, saved a child from getting run over by a bus in October, did a triathlon in November, donated one of her kidneys in December, and so far in January already has 8 chapters done for a book she’s writing.  And those are just some of the things I know about!  No wonder she hasn’t had time to update her blog!   

She’s amazing huh?  Okay, so even if all of the above aren’t completely accurate, she’s still kept busy with her usual amazing awesomeness, always going out of her way for others and being an all around great friend outside of her busy work schedule.  Pam, you seriously are one of the most giving and kind people I know!  I am so grateful to have you as a friend!

lots of love,

Terumi 

HAHA! It just fit..I had to use it as a title! LOL!

So, I’ve been reading some of my friends blogs, and I noticed on their blog roll, under my name, it said 1 month. Oops. Looks like I forgot to post here in a while!

I got bored with what my blog looked like. The colors were a little too dark, and it really wasn’t me. I’m not sure if this is it yet, but so far, I like it! I’m still new (sort of) to this whole blog world. I’m also new at the whole…download it, edit it, do it (sort of) yourself thing. Hopefully it’ll all work out. I’m sure I’ll keep making changes here and there, but it works.

Man..there are so many things I can do with this blog, and not even time to figure it all out! If only it weren’t 1 in the morning, I could keep playing around. Too bad I have to go to work tomorrow. :^( It’s ok…maybe another day.

OH! There is a hurricane headed for Texas! I have friends in Houston who are staying put, so I’m kind of worried about them. I’m sure they’ll be fine…but I can’t help but be anxious about it! I am, however, excited about the thunderstorms that will hopefully be coming to us! I love a good thunderstorm when reading a book!

There’s not really much else to say. I think I need a new change in my life. How about something exciting?? Yes, something exciting.  Who wants to bring me some excitement?? HAHA!

Ok, seriously, I’m headed to bed now. Of course, I’ll be up reading New Moon for a bit, and then I’ll fall asleep. So until next time…ADIOS!

So last weekend was a blast! We went to Sea World for 2 days and Schlitterbahn for 1 day. It was so much fun! And I have a very nice color now! I got a Season Pass to Sea World, because I absolutely love that place! The Viva show was my most favorite one! I think we saw it twice while we were there, but I could have gone to see it again and again! It included the Beluga whales (which my mom adores, she thinks they have the cutest faces, which, they do) and the Pacific White Sided dolphins (absolutely beautiful!!). The show really was incredibly, and had high divers and synchronized swimmers and awesome music. It was great!! I can’t wait to go back. And I think that during those 2 days, I spent maybe 5 hours over at Dolphin Cove. I wish we could have gotten in to swim with them! They are incredible! So graceful, beautiful and playful! I spent $10 at first on fish to feed them, and then at the last feeding of the day, I decided that I was going to buy another $5 tray of fish, so that I could help get the dolphins close to some kids who wanted to touch the dolphins. It was a really good feeling. I just felt really peaceful being there with the dolphins. Oh, and the Viva show, for some weird reason, made me cry. I’m such a dork, I couldn’t help it. They are just amazing animals, and I was just so grateful that I was able to enjoy them.

I very much enjoyed our little vacation. I know I got on my family’s last nerve, and they on mine, but really, I very much enjoyed spending the time with them. I hope they know that I really do love them.

I plan on going back to Sea World soon. Maybe around the end of August, right before everyone goes back to school, so if anyone wants to go, let me know! I can get discounts for my friends and stuff, and it would be a blast!

Eventually, I’ll come back and add some pictures, but at the moment, you can see some of them on my facebook.

Ok, so I kind of failed at the whole keeping track of what I eat thing. It’s ok though, I’m still doing ok. And my pants have started to fall off. Seriously..it’s a pain, but it’s a good thing!

So I figure maybe I’ll just actually keep up a blog blog. Even if I don’t have too much to say, maybe I can at least come by and post something to keep people up to date. Especially since certain of my friends will be moving away very shortly…that makes me so sad!!!

Ok, I have a migraine. I hit my head last night on the towel rack. I had dropped a ring, went to pick it up, and BAM..right into the towel rack. OUCH! It hurt..lots. Last time I hit my head (yeah, I seem to have a problem with that lately) I had a headache for days!

Well, I’m headed to bed!

Ok, so I haven’t posted anything that I have had to eat since Wednesday, oh dear. So here goes:

Thursday June 5th:

Breakfast: 1/2 cup humus, 10 crackers, 1 cup fruit (papaya, strawberries, cherries and blueberries)   385 cal 8 g fat

Lunch/Dinner  BBQ, brisket, sausage, potato salad, beans, roll.

Snack: Take 5 210 cal 11g fat

Water: 6 cups

Exercise: Weights, Bike 10 min.

Friday June 6th:

Breakfast: Oatmeal

Lunch: Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Dinner: Sloppy Joes, beans, chips and queso

Water: 8 cups

Seems like I’m forgetting something things, but I don’t have anything else written down. hmmm..

Saturday June 7th:

Breakfast: 1/4 apple

Lunch: BBQ, beans, potato salad, roll, choco chip cookie, lemonade

Dinner: Sweet onion chicken teriyak subway sandwich 370 cal 5 g fat

water:8

exercise: running , playing with, and carrying Joshua and Evan…whew…that’s some workout!

Sunday June 8th:

No Breakfast…

Lunch/Dinner: Sloppy Joe, beans, a couple of chips and queso, and a small piece of chicken enchilada casserole

Snack: Brownie (ooo…Sister Williams kind! YUM!)

Water: 5 cups

Monday June 9th:

Breakfast: scrambled egg mixture, platanos

Lunch/Dinner: Belgium waffle with strawberries and whip cream

Scrambled eggs with cheese, and hashbrowns.

Snack: Apple and string cheese

Water: 6 cups

Exercise: Water aerobics and laps

AHHA!!! I finally figured it out! I knew I would eventually!

So I’ve been trying to figure out how to put a link on my page so that I can log in to it….and then how I can put links to other people’s blogs or websites that I like and stuff. Well, I was just going through a bunch of things in my wordpress dashboard…and I FINALLY found it! YAY!

If you want me to post a link to your blog or website, let me know! I’ll get it up there!!!

YAY!!!

Ok, here’s what I ate yesterday:

Breakfast:

1 egg scrambled w/spinach, onions & green peppers          (100 cal 7g fat)

1 slice wheat bread       (60 cal 1g fat)

1 tsp Peanut Butter        (50 cal 2g fat)

honey            (15 cal)

Lunch:

Subway Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki Sandwich        (370 cal 5g fat)

Baked Crunchy Cheetos                     (200 cal 70g fat)

Smart Ones Mint Chocolate Chip Sundae         (150 cal 3g fat)

Dinner:

Wendy’s Chicken BLT Salad               (350 cal 18g fat)

1 pkt Light Honey Dijon dressing     (100 cal 5g fat)

Dessert:

Tres Leches cake 1 slice              (232 cal 4.75g fat)

Total Cal and Fat: 1627 cal   115.75g fat

Water: 6 or 7 cups

Exercise:

10 min Bike

10 min Eliptical

5 min Bike

Average Heart Rate 158

Well….not TOO bad. I’m sure I could have done better. I asked for Fat Free Ranch Dressing at Wendy’s, and when I opened my bag, I had this other stuff. I wasn’t happy, but I didn’t have time to go back and get it. And I was too hungry and headed to class. Also, I normally wouldn’t have had Tres Leches, but it was for class….

Ok, so here is what I ate today:

Breakfast (7am)

Crunchy Raisin Bran with Almond Milk (190 cal 1g fat)(milk 80 cal 2.5 g fat)

1 Corn Tortilla w/refried beans and shredded cheese (165 cal 5.5g fat)

Snack:

4 Saltine Crackers (10:30 am) (48 cal 1g fat)

Apple (12:15am) (65 cal)

Lunch (1:30pm):

SmartOnes Salisbury Steak and Mac n Cheese (260 cal 7g fat)

Snack (2:50pm):

SmartOnes Mint Chocolate Chip Sundae (150 cal 3g fat)

Dinner:

Subway Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki (370 cal 5g fat) (5pm)

Minute Maid Fruit Punch (100 cal 0g fat) (5pm)

Dannon All Natural Strawberry Yogurt (110 cal 1g fat) (7pm)

Water: 5 cups

Exercise:

Life Fitness Circuit Series weights at YMCA 2 sets of 15 reps each:

Squats, Chest Press, Seated Row, Leg extensions, Seated Leg curl, Lat Pulldown, Shoulder Press, Biceps Curl, Triceps press, Ab crunch

10 minutes on bike, average Heart Rate 131

Well, not so bad for my first day of keeping track of everything. But I’ve felt SO hungry all day and kept feeling the need to put something in my mouth every hour! UGH! This is going to be tough. Crazy tough. But if I keep it up, it will get easier for me to do it. And I know it will be worth it.

“That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do. Not that the nature of the thing has changed, but that our power to do has increased.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

EDIT:

So I just realized that I had WAY too many calories here. I didn’t realize that my breakfast was so many calories. I guess that’s why I’m keeping a food diary, to realize what I’m eating. The total calories I ate  yesterday was 1538 cal and 23g fat).