Losing Weight Again - The Scale Moved!

What can I say about weight loss today? I am learning or being reminded about so much when it comes to losing weight. For example, I mentioned the fact that my addiction to sugar is lessening every day that I stay on this path to healthier eating.

I also find that my high addiction to chocolate is lessening too. Don't get me wrong it is a love of mine that I don't think will ever fade, but now when I think of eating chocolate, I think of the icing on a chocolate cake, not a candy bar. I know that sounds strange, but for someone like me who ate chocolate almost everyday, it's a sure step in the right direction.

Now, about my weight itself. I finally saw a change in the downward direction when I stepped on the scale the other day. As you know, I didn't want to believe that after only losing 10 pounds, I hit a plateau. Well, it took me a whole week and a half to lose two more pounds, but I saw 176 yesterday. I'm almost afraid to step on the scale again today to see if there's a difference. Isn't that something to celebrate?

I know that the way to step up my weight loss is to exercise. I've tried walking to lose weight and it's excellent for the body, mind and spirit, but the weight loss is slow and for someone like me, that is not encouraging. I have decided to take the dust off of the weight loss videos I have and get moving in my weight loss. That's my goal for this coming week - to pull out the Taebo and get moving.

Finally, if you are starving yourself to lose weight, don't! It's not going to work for you, but against you. You must eat healthy meals, watch your portions and watch what you take in. Try to get away from red meat and sweets. Try to eat more fish and preferably chicken breast instead of dark meat. Try to make your meat portions no larger than the size of a deck of cards. Eat more nuts. I hear walnuts are very healthy for you. A portion size of nuts is only the size of your palm. Those are some of the things I've been doing to lose weight and it is working! Weight loss a journey. Set short term and long term goals and work hard to reach them. You can do it! You can lose weight.

Weight Loss Moves

Walking to Lose Weight is being updated to reflect a more well rounded version of what this blog represents. I am now calling this blog Weight Loss Moves and have updated my blog url from http://walkingloseweight.blogspot.com to http://www.weightlossmoves.com. The reasons for this are numerous, but most importantly, I feel that I will reach a wider range of people who are looking forward to losing weight, but who may or may not be "walking" to do so. So, let's get busy.

The unadulterated version of what's been going on with me over the last two weeks is that I've basically been "maintaining" my weight. I don't want to believe that I've reached a plateau yet since I've barely touched the surface of the amount of weight loss I look forward to seeing. What's been happening is that I am using the weekends as a "make-up" time for all the foods I didn't allow myself to eat during the week.

What do you suppose that is doing to my weight loss goals? It's destroying the PLAN! What I plan on doing this week, is staying on target and instead of splurging on the weekends, maybe do one crazy eat what I want meal for the week.

I have noticed a change in my taste for sugar that I'd like to mention here. I use to love grape juice, the dark purple, sweet kind. However, now when I drink it, it tastes too sweet. It's amazing! My craving for chocolate was at an all time high last week, but when I bit into the chocolates I craved, they just didn't taste the same. Is it possible that what I have been feeding myself, i.e. vegetables, fish and very little sugar, is what has caused my taste buds to change? I'm sure this is no great phenomenon, but anyway, I am making an observation that I find very encouraging. As you must know, being addicted to sugar is not a great thing.

I'd say that my addiction to sugar is lessening! I am grateful! Can you share some of your observations during your weight loss marathon? I'd love to hear from you.

Eating Well and Loving It!

I have been eating very well since I started my lose weight plan about six to eight weeks ago. I'm surprised at how much I actually like the foods I'm eating. I use to eat bread, lots of bread, every day. I love bread. However, since starting to lose weight, I notice that cutting out bread is having a significant impact on how much weight I lose.

I also eat brown rice now. I understand that brown rice is much healthier than the enriched white rice that I use to eat. I found out that the secret to making brown rice taste somewhat "normal" or like white rice is cooking it for a full 45 minutes. I use to treat cooking it like the way I cook white rice and the brown rice would always come out a little hard and bland. Another big change I've made to my diet is that I don't use iodized salt, but sea salt.

Well that is a little update on my lose weight plan. I'm still at 178, but yesterday I ate a whole lot more than I have been eating. Surprisingly, I didn't gain more. I had two servings of this shrimp/chicken dish I made and I thought it would surely bowl me over the 178 mark, but it didn't. YAY!

Losing Weight - Back in the 170s!

I am back in the 170s today as I stand on the scale and weigh myself! I am ecstatic. It's not just losing the weight that is making me feel so great. It's the accomplishment. It's the feeling that I know I can do it. My short term goal is to lose another 10 lbs. in the next six to eight weeks. I think that's doable. My long term goal is to lose at least 30 more pounds. I don't even know what I'm going to feel like when that happens.

In writing this walking to lose weight blog, I feel like those reading this might think that I'm only thinking about losing weight and that's it. I don't think about anything else. Well, that's not entirely true. I have a life. :-) To introduce myself a little, I'm a mother of two beautiful children, one three and one five year old. They are very energetic and constantly demanding and joys to be with...most of the time. Then there's my very loving, very adorable husband...who I sometimes can't stand, but it's all good! And of course, I can't not talk about my home business.

When I'm not thinking about losing weight, the above is where my thoughts are. I am a mother and a wife and then a business woman. What more can I say! Losing weight is putting all of those other more important things into perspective. I can't forget to take care of my health. That's what I was doing. I was gaining and gaining and gaining weight and without even realizing it, I went from a comfortable 140 something into an almost 190 something pounds. I'm sure that you know it didn't happen over night, but like a fine glass of white wine, it just crept up on me. However, I'm back in the business of losing weight and feeling great. What about you?

Five Weeks Into Losing Weight

I am now five weeks into my weight loss plan and I'm happy to say that I'm still on track. Some days I get seriously off track, like last weekend, but for the most part, I jump right back on board and continue where I left off. I am now approximately 10 lbs lighter and looking forward to getting another 10 lbs off in the next four to six weeks. I've been eating very well, vegetables, flax, high fiber shakes, fruit, not so much meat, no red meat, mostly chicken and fish and so many more changes to my diet.

Have I wanted, desired, craved chocolate? Absolutely! Just yesterday I was thinking seriously about getting a chocolate anything. I wanted really badly to bite into a three muskateers bars. However, I didn't do it. I keep remembering another persons' article where she asked herself - Why am I doing this? Not just for aesthetic reasons, but to be healthier. That's why I'm doing it too. I want to feel energetic, rested, light on my feet. I want to feel like I felt before my second child was born. I want to feel like I can conquer the world and I know my health has a lot to do with my self esteem.

So, this morning I weighed 180. Last Friday I weighed 178. I was 182 when I got on the scale on Monday, so I'm back on track, wouldn't you say. Weight Loss isn't just a temporary fix. Weight Loss is a lifestyle!

Losing Weight - Five Days Have Passed

Five days have passed since I last logged in. I feel good about this walking to lose weight blog, because I guess I'm using it sort of as a confessional too. I feel like, in the event you come across my posts, then I am somewhat accountable to you too for my actions towards my weight loss. This weekend I've been ultra celebrating since I finally hit the 170s last week. I believe I am back to the 180s just because of that celebrating.

That does not make me feel great, but since I know I'll be back into the swing of things come Monday, I'm not feeling too horrible. One of the main things that I notice is helping with the weight loss is preparation. If you prepare ahead of time what you will eat and what exercise you will try to get in during the week, then you just have to follow up on it. For example, I have purchased all of the vegetables I plan to eat for the entire week. I have also sliced, diced and zip lock bagged them into daily portions. That way, when it's time to grab a snack, their all set to cook, saute or what have you.

Walking to lose weight is not all it's cracked up to be in my opinion. One likes to see more immediate results, doesn't one. However, if you keep your eyes on the prize, in my case, 30 lbs less come September, then it all seems like I'm right on track and all I have to do is just keep it up. I'd say I've lost 10 lbs or so since starting this diet about a month or so ago. This weekend I've probably gained back about two, so tomorrow I'll be back on my Ps and Qs and working towards seeing more of the 170s more consistently. What a beautiful thing it will be when I actually hit the 160s, don't you think!

Losing Weight - A Dream Come True!

Walking to lose weight is slowly becoming a dream come true. I started this whole idea almost a month ago and I have lost 9 pounds. I am so proud of myself. I don't just walk to lose weight, I watch what I eat. That is becoming more and more easy as the days go on. At first, all I had to do was see Key Lime Pie and that was it, I was a gonner! Now, I realize I can eat a little slice and attempt to be satisfied.

When I had my first child, it was so much easier to lose the weight. I was more active. I ate more healthy and the pounds just dropped off. I went back to my pre-pregnancy weight within a year even though I was still breast feeding until my son was two. In reality, at first it was the breast feeding that did the trick, but as my son got older, the weight came off mostly because of how much walking I use to do.

Now that my daughter is three, I have no more excuses. Being 189 lbs when I started this diet was crazy. It's the heaviest I've ever been. Even when I was nine months pregnant and bloated, I still didn't weigh that much. So a month ago, I chose to be healthier. I chose to lose weight and stick to my plan. I chose to attempt to finally meet my goals. So today I am celebrating! I am nine pounds lighter and this is the first time in a long time that being in the 170s is on the brink of happening.

I don't know how I became 189, but it was scary to continually see the scale go up and up and up. Now that I'm focussed, I'm not depriving myself. I'm just eating a decent serving size when I'm in the mood for a piece of pie or a cookie. I'm not stuffing my face with mountains of junk food. I'm loving the way I'm cooking more and eating more healthy foods. My whole family is. I still don't recognize myself in the mirror, but I'll get there. You will too. Bye for now!

Weight: 180 lbs.

I Can Do This!

Well, I've been strong. I've been walking, not consistently, but walking nonetheless. I've been eating relatively well, except when my husband and children want to eat keylime pie right in front of my face. Yesterday, I just broke down and had some. It was there since Super Bowl Sunday. Was I satisfied? Nope. I still want more. Will I have more? Maybe. Even so, I have been eating very well, vegetables, fruit, no bread, little to no rice, chicken breast, fish, beans, protein shakes. Not bad, huh! Am I losing weight. Slowly.....very slowly.

Weight: 183

:-) I'm happy I'm not 189!

Detoxifying and Losing Weight

The good news is that I went walking yesterday. I decided to go to the beach since it was such a beautiful day. My daughter and I loved it! The other good news is that I have been slowly working my way off of sugar since I understand this to be one of my major issues. The only sugar I've been having is the sugar in fruit. My husband has a keylime pie in the refrigerator that is so tempting. I can eat the whole thing, but I have been extremely impressed with myself and haven't eaten one little bit of it.

O.K. I have to change my thought processes since just the idea of keylime pie is making my mouth water and it's still technically breakfast time. So, on to detoxifying... I've been reading this book that talks all about detoxifying and how much the foods that we choose to eat work against our desire to lose weight. I am not following this to the letter, but have been doing well on increasing my vegetable intake and in eating fish and chicken breast instead of red meats.

I've lost one pound this week, a good thing since I hadn't seen movement on my scale for over a week now. I only have four more pounds to go before I get out of the 180s. I can't wait to see the weight come off. I know this is a good thing for my health and for my family's health. If mommy isn't healthy, then the rest of the family will suffer, right. Anyway, this is me reporting on walking to lose weight and detoxifying. Until next time...

Lost Track of the Days

O.K. so it's gotta be technically day ten of walking to lose weight and I'm officially not walking, at least, I didn't walk this whole weekend and today either. I am also officially PMSing since I am very moody and don't feel like doing anything but vegetating. However, the good news is that I have been eating very well today. I am trying to stay away from sugars, packaged foods and fast foods and as of today it is working out nicely.

The key to any diet, I say, is preparation. If you stock your fridge with junk, then that is definitely what you will eat. I am addicted to sugar, so in order to change my way of thinking, I have decided to stop sugar cold turkey. Well, not entirely, I will be eating fruits. I will detail how well this works out for me as I go along. I realize I will be going through withdrawal symptoms, but these are suppose to last only a few days. In the meantime, my walking to lose weight goal is still a part of my routine and will be resumed tomorrow. So until then, this is walking to lose weight girl reporting to you live from South Florida. Signing out.

PMS - It Stinks!

My cycle is not one you can bank on as it varies between 30 and 50 days per period, so when I feel like I'm PMSing, it's not a sure thing. It could be something I ate or stress or lack of sleep. Anyway, that's what I've been feeling yesterday and today, thus the skipped day of blogging. I'll be back and as good as new come Monday. I'm going to take the weekend off and see if that helps any. Also, I've been reading up on toxins and detoxifying. One can't be on a strictly serious diet without coming across those two words. Well, that's it for now.