I started the day off doing my WATP tape and did 1.5 miles. Could have done probably the whole 3 miles, but DD was waiting patiently to watch cartoons! And she did part of it with me. At least she was watching me while I moved and shaked my bootie! It was a nice workout!
A beautiful day here yesterday and we got to go play outside for a while. I shoveled/chopped the ice from the sidewalk so DD could ride her bike up and down it. My wrist and back were certainly sore last night. It was kind of fun watching her ride her new bike that she got for Christmas. Still training wheels but they will be off this spring/summer. She's ready! (I digress)
Food eaten for the day: (Pretty much on plan, with a few variances)
B-fast: Cheerios, 1/2 cup milk, 1 small banana
Mid Morning Snack: 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 cup mixed fruit
Lunch: 1 can Chunky bean soup
Late afternoon snack: a handful of tortilla chips & 2T lite veggie cr. cheese
Supper: Olive Garden (I'm so proud of myself on this) Some chicken dish with a tomato based sauce-don't remeber the name (the originally brought it with spaghetti, but when I said I thought it didn't have spaghetti, the waitress offered to bring it back without and with some veggies. Of course, I said sure!) It was so good! I had their yummy salad and only 3/4 of a breadstick! Yea me! I am sure my calories were up there but at least I made some good choices. I almost forgot to mention the Margarita and the two samles of wine (before dinner) I had. Oops!
I will check in more later today. A certain 4 year old wants some attention!
Hikein - great job at Olive Garden. That's true will power!
Mama Mia - I'm so glad that you enjoyed your mom's birthday! It sounds like you did really well with your eating too.
My weekend has been pretty sucky. On Thursday I went to my step class and about 15 minutes in I totally biffed it. I stepped up to do a kick, but my foot slipped on the edge and I fell straight on my *** and twisted my ankle. It was so humiliating. I'm the biggest person in the class any how and then I do something like that. Well I tried to work through it, but my ankle kept hurting more, so I left after about 30 minutes. I think I sprained it, because I've hardly been able to walk all weekend. So I haven't been able to exercise and I've just been sitting around eating. Definitely not one of my better weeks. I'm going to get back on track this week though. I won't be able to exercise, but I can still work on my weight regiment and keep my eating under control. I'm just so pissed, because I really enjoy my workouts and I won't be able to go to Kung Fu. Oh well, better to let my ankle heal than to injure it further by jumping into my exercise routine to quickly.
Well I hope everybody else's weekend was more successful.
Julie, that little girl has got a great mom- it's so cool that she does the tape with you! Awwww- I can picture teeny little legs that somehow move faster than ours do! LOL
Angie- ouch! sorry to hear about the ankle. I think we're all getting a little roughed up this past month..give yourself time to heal- but maybe some upper body work while you rest that ankle? Or Yoga or Pilates, on the floor, where your ankle isn't providing the same support? Just thinking out loud...
Been a good weekend here...hubby put our exercise bike together and yesterday I did a quickie 15 minute ride- 4.328 miles (hey, if it gives me 3 decimal places, I'm gonna count them all! LOL) and then today I did 30 minutes for 8.657 miles...woo hoo! And, now that I finished one class assignment, I'm ready to get back on for another ride...
When did something in my head change? Who flipped the switch? When did I start looking forward to physical activity & actually seek it out??? What have they done with the real me???? Aaaaack!
Anyhow, anal-retentive, bean counter, uber-geek here had to make a chart so I could keep track of these "bike trips" and hubby thinks it's a great idea to tally up the mileage, and pick a place here in FL...once I bike that distance, we can go there...Now I've gotta cruise mapquest and see how far away things like the Keys, Orlando, Singer Island, and Naples are...Maybe I can accumulate mileage for the year, and once I meet my goal (whatever that ultimately is....) we can go on vacation however many miles I've ridden over the year or two it will take to get down to where I need to be.
Our super-heavy-duty scale is supposed to be shipped on 3/4....so I will have a nasty shock when I get real data, and not just my measurements to go by...I'm already having that scale anxiety...deep breaths...don't obsess over the metal monster....Relax....
Ok, off to sweat- have a wonderful rest of your weekend, chickies- it's March tomorrow!
Today = junk food, no diet day. I decided to cut my no-dieting day down to one a week, with just soda allowed on Saturdays. Sundays are now my junk food day. And I have taken advantage of it!
It's been stressful... but we'll get through it. Money problems, thanks to the tech wave of disaster, Gary Locke's idiocy, and the state's economy... but oh well, we're in the same place as thousands of other WA folks. UGH. Oh well.
Cleaned up the closet in our bedroom today, which looked like a bomb filled with clothing had hit it. Ech! but it's done now, and we're working thru the giant laundry mountain that has accumulated. =)
Rest of the house is clean, though. I even washed the walls yesterday!! (Yeah, dude... ME, with a sponge, cleaning?! HAHAHA. Funny. I'm not that kinda girl...heh.) I amaze myself sometimes. =)
My knee is really sore, still, and I might go to the free clinic next week sometime to have it looked at... hopefully I don't have a break in it somewhere! But, I'm sure I'm just worrying over a pulled muscle or something... so bah, I'll keep working out until I hear otherwise. I'm a worrier... what can I say.
I did a mile on the bike this morning, and noticed that my tummy is slowly but surely going away! YAY!! In another 2 months, I juuuust MIGHT be bikini-top ready. As for the bottom...well... hah, yeah right. Maybe next year. *G* (I have leg issues... don't like to wear shorts in the summer, even.)
So... today's horrible, evil, bad foods?
Brownie for breakfast (yeah, so sue me. It's my day off!)
Some popcorn (Which is healthy, however, so :P)
2 slices of bread with raspberry jam on them...
And I'm about to go make some deep-fried chicken and fries for lunch. I don't care if it's bad. It's my day off, my one day to NOT feel guilty for eating junkfood. And I intend to abuse this day to the limit!! (that means up until 11:59:59!)
Hope everybody had a great weekend!! Keep up the good work, you guys!
Jennifer-how cool that you are now looking forward to exercise! Me too! It feels good, doesn't it? And what a cool plan to bike to somewhere you want to travel and then travel there! YOu are so creative!!! The scale! I hate it too (read more below). When do you take your measurements or did I miss them? Two thumbs up to you, oh great leader! You are doing so awesome! Don't lose momentum on us, ok!? (I mean that scale thing can get pretty ugly!) We need you!!!
Angie-great positive attitude on the bad luck with the ankle! I am so sorry that happened to you! Ice the ankle. Sprains are sometimes worse than breaks because they hurt so darned much. But keep the swelling down with ice for the first 3 days then heat and ice alternate. Gee, do I sound like someone with experience??? I have sprained my ankles so many times (from the time I was 10) that I stopped counting. But that was back in my more active days when I thought I could do anything and be anyone!! LOL! Now I am much more careful where I put my feet!!! (No puns intended!) Hope you heal up quickly!
Lameducky-You my dear, crack me up! Way to not feel guilty for having what you want on your free food day! I wish I could have one and know that it wouldn't just set me up for failure for the following 3, 4, 5, ... days!!! I just can't do it. But, what a great feeling to have that tummy disappear when you ride the bike. Sometimes I wish I could just cut that little roll right off when I ride (and other things ) Hope you enjoyed that fried chicken and fries!!!
OK chickies, well here goes the rest of my day. Not too bad!
We went grocery shopping after church today and I loaded up on all kinds of fresh produce! I made a huge pot of cabbage/veggie soup tonight and will freeze it in portions. It's pretty much free calories. Just cabbage and other assorted low cal veggies in chicken bullion with lots of yummy seasonings (garlic, onion, basil, itallian seasoning, etc.) I always share some with a co-worker because she just loves it!
My post today started with my exercise from YESTERDAY (sorry, should have clarified that!) Here's today's rundown!
Exercise: 3 miles on the WATP DVD. (DD right by my side, under my feet, in front of me, behind me...you get the idea...she just has to be right where I am at all times!!!) It kicked my butt. I should have done the whole thing (4 miles) and I intended to, but my knees really started to hurt (the bike doesn't do this! Waaahhhh!!) so I stopped and did the cool down! It was great. I am going to work up to the 4 miles, I think! This is exactly what I needed for a variance in my exercise routine. Tomorrow I will do the bike and my weights. This usually takes me 60-90 minutes, but is getting shorter because I have a routine on the weights/toning now! I guess I need to add afew more minutes on the bike. I do 25 minutes now but could do more. I will kick it up to 30 minutes tomorrow and see how far I can ride! (Jennifer, you did great your first day on the bike!! You , go girl!) My goal will be 15 miles in 30 minutes. I will try this week!
Food today:
B-fast: coffee w/ creamer (am giving that up this week and going with Lemon Lift Tea in the mornings if I need a kick!), Low carb spinach/garlic tortilla nuked with 1 oz. cheese & salsa! (How's that for having stinky breath on the way out the door to church???)
Snack (at church coffee hour) 2 cookies
Lunch: Leftover chicken & veggies from last night!
Supper: Hubby made BBQ ribs on the grill (Yummy!) Had steamed mixed veggies with it, Milk and no PM snack!
OK, I feel like I am getting back on track after a few not so good days this past week. I am kind of afraid to weigh this week, so I am going to skip this week and just work my butt off (I hope!) this next week! I'm such a baby! Can't stand to see + on that scale. (I will not be a slave to the scale, I will not be a slave to the scale...I will repeat this over and over until it sinks into my thick skull!)
Tomorrow is my day off! My plan is
Fold the trillion baskets of laundry that I neglected this week (fluff in dryer as needed), finish the few loads left to wash and FOLD them and put them away before the day is done! (Oh my how I loathe laundry!!!)
Repair DD's "blankie"--actually take it to a friend's so she can repair it!
Workout: Bike & weights
Food:
Breakfast: Oatmeal, fruit, milk
Snack: 1 oz. cheese & triscuits
Lunch: Veggie Soup & some sort of protein!
Snack: Celery, PB & Raisins (Ants on a Log)
Supper: Hubby wants to make some sort of Mexican dish!
(Religion mentioned below this)
I did forget to mention (how could I?) that starting tomorrow I am going to go "Sugar Free" and it's gonna kill me, I just know it, but then it's a sacrifice and that is what Lent is all about, so I am going to do it! Are any of you doing a "Lent" thing? I think this whole attempt at weight loss is such a "Lent" thing. We saw "The Passion" this weekend and, although I have been a beleiver all of my life, it really got the discussion going with DH and I. The ultimate sacrifice! So with that, I leave you until tomorrow! (Hope this didn't offend anyone. I really didn't mean for it to.)
Huge hugs to all of you and let's have a great week together!
Julie
Well, it's March...we're in the heart of the challenge now...can you see the buds on the trees? Can you smell the change in the air? Hear the birds? See the tips of the crocuses peeking through the snow where you are?
It's a time for renewal, for rebirth....and for us, a time for re-commitment, re-dedication to the task at hand...getting into better shape, regaining our health...making sure that we're ready to take on anything that's headed our way.
Time to re-post your goals...revise a little, if needed, and meet March head-on.
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Morning chickies!
I wrote a really long post in the journals before heading here...it's a great day today, and I hope we're all getting a taste of that spring fever, getting antsy to get outdoors...and be rid of winter weather & the drearies that can go along with it.
Today, I have a major butt ache. In the last 2 days, I did over 17.5 miles on the bike...I though I had plenty of cushioning back there, but I see now with my shrinking #s, that maybe it's not as padded as it once was.
The chart didn't fit in here, so I'm going to have to link you to it......
Woo hoo! I'm particularly proud of the last 4 #s on the chart...and hubby is noticing a lot of changes and giving me the "atta girls" and support that helps so much!
I've got to run this morning- lots of loose ends to tie up from Friday, and a whole new month to contend with, but I wanted to get in here early, and tell everyone how wonderful I think you are, and how great you are all doing!
WTG JENNIFER!! (And, I have to laugh... the bike got YOUR butt, too?! Oh no!!)
Well... this week is going to be awesome. Here's the plan... (and re-stated goals, to remind myself, if nothing else!)
Goals: 1 size drop. (This means go from 14 to 12. And actually FIT in the 12, not be able to zip up the jeans lying down, with pliers).
Flatten that tummy! I'd like to be able to wear a semi-snug shirt w/o feeling self conscious by the end of March.
The plan for this week:
Work out for 40 min (20 min biking, 5 min stair-stepper with free weights, and 250 situps every day, 300 if I can handle it).
Drink 5 bottles of water per day (which works out to 84.5 oz daily).
The meal plan today:
Breakfast: granola bar, 1/2 cup cottage cheese (with salt), cup of OJ
Lunch: 2 hard boiled eggs made into egg salad with mustard and little (if any) mayo, on 2 slices of bread.
Dinner: I'm thinking spaghetti with meat sauce, but not too sure. Something with hamburger, though, and something YUMMY.
Other goals: go on a long (1-2 mile) walk with the dog and husband at least 4 days a week.
Wake up before noon - back to 10am, I think?
Do 30 minutes of non-regular housework every day. This includes decorating, rearranging, super-duty cleaning, etc. This house WILL be spotless, I tell you! IT WILL!!
Off to work out, I say!! (why am I posting so early, for those of you who may notice I'm awake before I'd normally be? Had a headache, went to bed early yesterday, now I'm up at this horrible early hour!)
I still didn't get to exercising over the weekend, but I'm going to be disciplined about it this week - I swear!
Monday: Curves, jog 1 mile @ 4.3mph on treadmill, walk 2 miles @ 3.3-3.5mph
Tuesday: LB dumbbell workout, ab workout, walk 2-3 miles on treadmill
Wednesday: Curves, jog 1.25 miles @ 4mph, walk 1.75 miles @ 3.3mph
Thursday: UB dumbbell workout, ab workout, walk 2-3 miles on treadmill
Friday: Curves, jog 1 mile @ 4.3mph, walk 2miles @ 3.5mph
Saturday: do run/walk intervals for 3 miles, 50 sit-ups, 6x5 pushups
Sunday: walk
On the positive side, the scale finally moved, so I may be able to make my weight goal after all.
First, let me just say...Jennifer, girl...you are kicking butt! Over 4" in the chest! That is certainly something to Woo Hoo about! No wonder those new shirts are starting to feel loose! Way to go! That should do it! (Had to get that in there!)
So, I have to go back and look at my old goals and see where it needs to be revised. I am staying the course, which is a good thing and today so far has been a good day. No sugar yet and it's 12:30. No exercise either, unless you count hauling (up and down 2 flights of stairs) and folding laundry!
Food:
B. Oatmeal, pecans,raisins & cranberries & milk
No snack
L. l serving Chi-Chi's tortilla chips & 1/3 c. salsa, 2 slices deli turkey & l oz. cheese.
Water: Drinking my 2nd 16 oz. glass so far today! Gotta get going on this!
Goals:
Here were my original goals...they definately need fine tuning!
*Be honest and true to myself especially with food
*Journal food eaten daily
*Weekly Meal plans (they do work for me!)
*Check out a specific diet plan (The Zone, South Beach, etc.) and stick with one.
*Buy a work out tape/DVD (Maybe WATP)
*Be kind and loving to myself and others daily!
Updated/Revised: (3/1/04)
1. I have been honest with myself and relating to food so far this challenge.
2. I have journalled my food eaten (to the best of my memory). This is a huge accomplishment and has really kept me accountable. (Thanks Jennifer)
3. I have not done this consistently, but do make a plan daily, at least.
(I am finding that I know where the limits are with what I need to eat. For instance, I know I need at least a serving of veggies with lunch & supper and fruit with two meals and a snack. I know I need protein every time I eat, etc.)
4. I did check out some of the other diets, but find that by following my "gut" and the knowledge I have of food, that this is working! I feel like a failure when I veer of a specific diet and then I lose faith. This way it's easier for me to get back up when I don't eat the things I plan for! Does this make sense?
5. I am trying to be loving to myself and others daily. I may not always succeed but this is my goal and I do strive for it. I do know I am much more loving to myself, at least.
Plan this week:
Here are some things I am "tweaking" this week:
Exercise: Daily at least 20 minutes (walk, bike, aerobic tape)
Increase bike to 30 minutes and distance 15 miles starting Monday.
WATP: 4 miles by next Sunday (March 7)
Food: No sugar all week (Lent)
Increase water to 80 oz./day (5-16 oz. Glasses/day or 4-20 oz./day)
Calories at or under 1400 daily.
It's great to have you all here with me on this journey. I look forward to all of your posts daily and am inspired by all that you do! Thanks!
On the positive side, the scale finally moved, so I may be able to make my weight goal after all.
Current: 166
SF Goal: 160
Goal: 135
Good for you! You are doing great. Those are some high aspirations for exercising! I have to have one day off a week for myself! Keep up the good work and hang tough with those goals! You will get there!
julie
Jennifer - awesome job on the measurements. That's so awesome that you're seeing such an improvement. I love your biking plan. Sounds like it'll really motivate you.
hikein - that soup recipe sounds yummy, you'll have to share it with us.
I'm going to have to readjust my goals a little bit with my ankle knocking me out of commission. I am going to focus more on my weight regiment, doing that 3 days a week. I'm going to try to find a low impact exercise like biking. I'll have to see how that goes. I'm going to cut my calories, because I won't be getting as intense of workouts. So my calorie goals are 1200-1400. I'll try to work back into my regular routine next week, but I don't want to press it to much and mess up my ankle. BOO HOO! Well I'll be back on track soon enough. I weighed myself yesterday and I was down another 3 pounds, so now I'm at 176. 183/176/120, so I still have a ways to go. I want to get to 169 by the end of March. I'd be happy with 170, but it's such a mental thing to bet below 170. LOL. Well I hope everybody has a great day!
Okay, lunch time, when I can actually take 10 minutes, read, and respond. LOL. Lunch was as planned, but I added 1/2oz of fat free garden cheese from what I didn't eat at breakfast- I was hungry- so that means the exercise is really working ...still feeling really good- I can feel some soreness in my upper ab area...but my tush is still protesting!
First Things First!
2sw33t : 4 pounds!!! Way to go! (yes, I did my homework )
Lucy- even washing the walls- dang, that's motivation! I can't keep reading your cheat day food because I start tasting french fries...LOL. Dropping that 1 dress size sounds doable, for sure! You go, chica!
Julie: 15 miles in 30 minutes? Are you crazy?? LOL- okay, I know you're in much better shape than me, but how can you move your feeties that fast??? LOL. I did my whole chart thingie, and the WATP gets me into the cardio/aerobic heart rate zone, and the bike gets me into the fat-burning zone. Can you smell that? That's my fat burning....
Angie, yeah, take it easy on that ankle, girlie- we don't want you out of commission totally! Be careful now.
My Goals- Restated:
1. Walk 1 mile every work day- either WATP, or outdoors
2. Drink 72oz water every work day before leaving the office- 120oz total daily goal.
3. Stay within my #s daily except for the 2 pre-planned outings with hubby.
My added Goals:
4. Weekends- find some way to exercise each weekend day- even for 15 minutes.
5. Bike- cycle 100 miles by the end of March (provided my buns don't go on strike)
6. Preview & try 2 new workouts this month to see if I can incorporate them into my existing rotation.
And that's it! LOL- yeah, like that's *ever* "it" But it's add ingon to what I've done in the last 2 months, and increasing activity, while keeping food in control, and increasing water.
Okay, I'm back! LOL! You didn't even have time to miss me!
I wanted to share an email newsletter that I got from the Skinny Daily Post, which we might all benefit from, as hectic as our schedules are. If you are interested in more motivation, Click here to see the Skinny Daily Post Webpage
No Time for This
Overbooked, overextended? It's the morning rush, the calendar haggles, the job, the lunch-hour errands, the doctors' appointments, meals, kids' after-school programs, committee meetings. Or it's pure overwork, plain and simple. Your life is so demanding. You don't have time to cook. You don't have time to exercise. No time. No energy. No way.
Bull.
Look, overbooked is a fact of life these days. You can be ridiculously overbooked, or very overbooked, or kind of overbooked, or slightly overbooked, but all these degrees of too-too-much amount to the same thing: You have more to do in a day than you have time to do it.
So adding cooking healthy meals and exercising to all of that won't actually make things much worse, now will they? It's just a matter of degree and priority. And they will make your energy stores and the years you have to enjoy overbooking yourself more plentiful.
If you put off eating well and exercising, you're not modeling good behavior for your kids (my favorite guilt card). If you put off eating well and exercising, you're doing damage to yourself that may become permanent, or very hard to heal. If you put off eating well and exercising, you're missing out now. Today. And you shouldn't miss out now, no matter how busy you are.
The busiest people I know who enjoy good health work in a workout and find a way to eat nourishing, whole foods every day. The rich and famous do, the grand and powerful do, the introverted geniuses do, the chronically busy do. Why not me? Why not any of us?
Some hints for eating well, exercising, and multi-tasking from friends who get it done:
*Cook up whole grains, roasts, and casseroles over the weekend to enjoy, reheated, stir-fried, cassaroled, sandwhich-wrapped during your busy week.
*Eat more vegetable-puree soups you simmer on the stove while going through your mail, catching up with friends on the phone, helping somebody with their homework.
*Bread machines and whole-grain recipies, people.
*Leave the fruit in a bowl in the middle of your kitchen. Keep the bowl full.
*Crock-pot cooking is back, baby. It's the groovy new old thing.
*Splurge once in awhile on good takeout.
*Grocery Store Salad bars are for families too, and faster than fast food.
*Shop together. Read labels together. Make good choices together.
*Many grocery stores now deliver. It's not cheap, but it's better than relying on fast food.
*You can get in a good walk while talking with your parents on a cell phone headset.
*You can get it in a good walk with your spouse or kid or parent or sibling or buddy.
*You can get in a good walk or jog while catching up with a co-worker or colleague, negotiating deals, or planning hostile takeovers.
*When you drop off your daughter at her Kung Fu class, look for classes for yourself that run at the same time.
*When you take your kids to the ball park, pack your walking/jogging shoes, and let the kids know you'll see half the game, but the other half you'll spend getting your own exercise.
*Sign up all your friends for a dance class.
*Meet your buddies for long walks on the weekends.
*Trade morning rush supervision with your dear other so one of you always gets the chance to exercise.
*Exercise with the family during commercial breaks, during TV viewing, or instead of TV viewing. Keep plenty of exercise equipment in front of the TV for everybody else: Therabands, Exercise balls, dumbbells. Make sure everybody knows how to use them.
*Dance around the house while dusting and vacuuming.
Don't try to sort out your life before scheduling eating better and exercising. Sneak it in to your busy day, which is likely to be overbooked no matter what you do.
Hi ladies
Had a great weekend, ran 4 miles saturday and swam an hour yesterday, and this morning I ran a little over 3 miles in 32 minutes thats so unreal for me! I couldnt believe it. So Im skipping along today!
Love all the tips jennifer, thanks, for sharing!
Also I weighed myself and Im 151.4, i can hear the 140s calling my name! WOOOHOO
I changed my meal plan for the day (imagine that!).... but it's still good. =)
I'm about to start my last tape for today's workload, and I'm going to do my tapes late tonight after I get them. No reason to procrastinate!
I know I already worked out this morning, but what the heck is wrong with me?! It's mid-afternoon, I'm finishing my lunch, and I want to go work out AGAIN.
So, to satisfy my wacky brain (and body, too!), I'm going to do some stair-stepping while I watch a tv show, and keep using my free weights. It can't hurt, right? A little extra kick after the junk I ate yesterday... wow. I thought I would feel dead to the world after all the ice cream, huge plate of fries, etc etc etc. Instead, I'm all revved up and my knee feels completely healed! (I threaten to make it go see a doctor, and voila, it's done hurting. Bah!)
So... wtg everybody! You guys are doing so well!
Also, I'm going to post an awesome recipe for a yummy dinner later on. =) It's something that I think every diet allows, and it's absolutely wonderful!
Saturday's doin's
and twisted my ankle. It was so humiliating. I'm the biggest person in the class any how and then I do something like that. Well I tried to work through it, but my ankle kept hurting more, so I left after about 30 minutes. I think I sprained it, because I've hardly been able to walk all weekend. So I haven't been able to exercise and I've just been sitting around eating. Definitely not one of my better weeks. I'm going to get back on track this week though. I won't be able to exercise, but I can still work on my weight regiment and keep my eating under control. I'm just so pissed, because I really enjoy my workouts and I won't be able to go to Kung Fu. Oh well, better to let my ankle heal than to injure it further by jumping into my exercise routine to quickly.
Weekend Update
(No puns intended!) Hope you heal up quickly!
) Hope you enjoyed that fried chicken and fries!!! 
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That should do it! 
(Had to get that in there!)
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That's my fat burning.... 
