175 lbs...Oh Happy Day! I haven't seen that number in a few weeks. I was getting worried. I've been walking, cleaning, exercising and basically sweating everyday. My sweat periods have been specifically designed so that I could make sure I'm getting my heart rate up and toxins out.
I have also cut back "again" on eating meats. I tell you that this is a big factor in my particular weight gain. When I eat meat once a day instead of twice, replacing the meat with beans, nuts, or other veggie/fruit, things really start moving on the scale. On the other hand, there are just those days when I can't help it. I'm craving chicken or even fish. I guess fish is definitely the better choice there, but I'm not always in the mood for fish.
That reminds me that I need to go to Costco and the super market. WOW! Talking about Costco, are all Circuit City stores gone now? They were around for so long and the one I use to go to was on the way to Costco. I use to love making stops in there just to browse.
Anyway, I have just a few weeks left to lose some unwanted pounds before I go on my trip. I've lost about 5 lbs. I'm thinking I could sprint the no-meat deal for another few weeks just to get the extra 5 lbs off. I'll feel really great if I see 169 or something in the 160s. I want! I want!
So, I CAN DO IT! How are you doing?
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Times are Changing - Weight Loss Moves
Times are changing and so must I. My son is almost finished with his first year in school (Kindergarten) and my daughter is on her way in to pre-school. I'm going to be on my own for the first part of the day and will no longer have an excuse for my weight gain. I really shouldn't have an excuse now, but I can't avoid the fact that caring for a child at home does bring with it challenges such as exhaustion at the end of the day, entertaining foods that should not be eaten by a 36 year old without penalty and even the constant demanding housemaking workload. All of those things have certainly contributed to my feeling unmotivated to work out.
Yes, I know that working out is a stress reliever and that it's healthy for me, but tell my body that when all I want to do is sleep or just sit there and ignore everything I should be doing. Most days I dream of just laying down uninterrupted. Alas, it's still just a dream. Although, I must admit that lately, every now and then, my husband does allow me a little "me" time on the weekends.
I guess I have to gear up for the next step to parenting, that of taking the kids to their events, supporting them when they need homework help and the like. I'm glad I'm not in the acne treatments phase. I don't know what I'm going to do when they start going through puberty. Oh my goodness. I'll be in my 40s and they'll probably be taller than me. I'll just have to keep repeating to myself, "You're not alone. You're not alone." LOL!
Anyway, so this weekend was a bust for weight loss. I was PMSing big time and wanted to eat everything in site. On the other hand, it's all down hill from today forward. The monthly came and I'm no longer ravenous. I have to find a way to control those urges during that week before my friend hits. Oh well, on to more research on how to control urges to eat everything in site.
If you have any input, please divulge.
Yes, I know that working out is a stress reliever and that it's healthy for me, but tell my body that when all I want to do is sleep or just sit there and ignore everything I should be doing. Most days I dream of just laying down uninterrupted. Alas, it's still just a dream. Although, I must admit that lately, every now and then, my husband does allow me a little "me" time on the weekends.
I guess I have to gear up for the next step to parenting, that of taking the kids to their events, supporting them when they need homework help and the like. I'm glad I'm not in the acne treatments phase. I don't know what I'm going to do when they start going through puberty. Oh my goodness. I'll be in my 40s and they'll probably be taller than me. I'll just have to keep repeating to myself, "You're not alone. You're not alone." LOL!
Anyway, so this weekend was a bust for weight loss. I was PMSing big time and wanted to eat everything in site. On the other hand, it's all down hill from today forward. The monthly came and I'm no longer ravenous. I have to find a way to control those urges during that week before my friend hits. Oh well, on to more research on how to control urges to eat everything in site.
If you have any input, please divulge.
Friday, May 15, 2009
The Weather and Walking - Weight Loss Moves
It's finally raining. Hooray!!! I guess that puts a damper on my walking plans for the day. Does that mean I'm not going to get my exercise in? It better not mean that even though I want to jump up and down and say, "YES! YES! YES!" The fact is that I can't let today go by. I was suppose to go walking yesterday, but my daughter had an accident, so I ended up taking her to the ER and was exhausted after we finally got home.
Thank goodness for health insurance. You know, I had so much trouble getting with MediKids here in Florida. I qualified, but the process took almost six months to finalize. In the meantime, since I wasn't sure what I was going to do if my daughter got sick, I was following up on all of these health insurance leads. I was really worried when she would catch a simple cold. There is nothing like the idea that you won't be able to pay for your children's doctor bills. It was pretty scary. When I finally started to make a decision to just buy into a health plan, things finally passed with MediKids and I'm in heaven now.
I can not tell you how much peace I have not having to worry about money whenever one of my babies gets sick or has an accident. I have to count my blessings.
Thank goodness for health insurance. You know, I had so much trouble getting with MediKids here in Florida. I qualified, but the process took almost six months to finalize. In the meantime, since I wasn't sure what I was going to do if my daughter got sick, I was following up on all of these health insurance leads. I was really worried when she would catch a simple cold. There is nothing like the idea that you won't be able to pay for your children's doctor bills. It was pretty scary. When I finally started to make a decision to just buy into a health plan, things finally passed with MediKids and I'm in heaven now.
I can not tell you how much peace I have not having to worry about money whenever one of my babies gets sick or has an accident. I have to count my blessings.
New York and Weight Loss Moves
I wonder what the percentage of overweight people is in a place like New York City where people are practically forced to walk day in and day out. I mean, I can't see how there can be fat people in NY City. I'd love to get one of those Wall St jobs so that I can be forced to walk everyday. It will certainly provide more incentive than what I'm giving myself now. I'd get paid and get skinny at the same time. On top of that, I love New York. I mean, I love the atmosphere, the hustle and bustle.
I have lots of family in New York and every time I visit, I get to go into the city to enjoy all of the noise. If there is one thing I'd love to do the next time I go is I'd like to climb to the top of the Statute of Liberty. Now there's a bit of exercise! I wonder how much it costs to get in. It's probably disgustingly hot in the summer time. Anyway, these are just some of my musings as I think about walking this afternoon.
I have lots of family in New York and every time I visit, I get to go into the city to enjoy all of the noise. If there is one thing I'd love to do the next time I go is I'd like to climb to the top of the Statute of Liberty. Now there's a bit of exercise! I wonder how much it costs to get in. It's probably disgustingly hot in the summer time. Anyway, these are just some of my musings as I think about walking this afternoon.
Life Insurance - Weight Loss Moves
My husband's job has finally offered him a way to get some life insurance. There still aren't any offers in the way of term insurance comparisons, but considering his preexisting condition, we thought this was awesome. Otherwise, it's been very difficult, in fact, impossible for him to qualify for these programs otherwise.
Hooray for his company! That being said, I've never really found it affordable or necessary to have life insurance. It seems so morbid to think of yourself dying while you're still in your 30s. I'm sure I'm not the only one to feel this way. However, talking about losing weight, I'm in a category of people who will have problems if they don't shape up.
I gain weight mostly around the belly area which means that my body is at a higher risk for developing disease since my main organs are being taxed the most. Being crowded with belly fat is not the way things were intended for them. That's why I have to get it together. I'm working on it, as you can see if you are one of my blog readers, but it is certainly a struggle and I'm not nearly as overweight as some. Well, happy weight loss.
Hooray for his company! That being said, I've never really found it affordable or necessary to have life insurance. It seems so morbid to think of yourself dying while you're still in your 30s. I'm sure I'm not the only one to feel this way. However, talking about losing weight, I'm in a category of people who will have problems if they don't shape up.
I gain weight mostly around the belly area which means that my body is at a higher risk for developing disease since my main organs are being taxed the most. Being crowded with belly fat is not the way things were intended for them. That's why I have to get it together. I'm working on it, as you can see if you are one of my blog readers, but it is certainly a struggle and I'm not nearly as overweight as some. Well, happy weight loss.
Losing Weight is Like Taking Piano Lessons
Losing weight is like taking piano lessons. The more you practice playing piano or any instrument for that matter, the better you become at it. If you don't practice, nothing happens. So, I've started walking to and from my son's school to pick him up instead of driving there. It takes about 30 minutes to get there and 45 to come back. The extra time coming back has to do with the fact that it's extremely hot right now and my son loves to rest under every shade we come across.
What I try to do is challenge myself going so that I don't waste my time walking for nothing. The other day I decided to walk in the grass instead of the sidewalk. I didn't mention this, but I push my four year old in a stroller, so walking on the grass is a pretty good challenge. The land is flat, so there's not much in the way of hills to make things versatile. That's why the grass is great.
However, now that I've been doing this for the past two weeks, I'm getting bored out of my mind. I've been trying to run and walk. I run a block then I walk three blocks. I found that I can't do too much running, especially not while pushing a stroller. It just feels too awkward.
Anyway, at least I'm moving in the right direction. Now if I could only curve my eating habits.
What I try to do is challenge myself going so that I don't waste my time walking for nothing. The other day I decided to walk in the grass instead of the sidewalk. I didn't mention this, but I push my four year old in a stroller, so walking on the grass is a pretty good challenge. The land is flat, so there's not much in the way of hills to make things versatile. That's why the grass is great.
However, now that I've been doing this for the past two weeks, I'm getting bored out of my mind. I've been trying to run and walk. I run a block then I walk three blocks. I found that I can't do too much running, especially not while pushing a stroller. It just feels too awkward.
Anyway, at least I'm moving in the right direction. Now if I could only curve my eating habits.
So Close and Yet So Far - WeightLossMoves.com
Have you ever been so close and yet so far from a goal. I know what I can do to get there more quickly, but my mind and my body are doing two totally different things when it comes to trying to lose weight. I want to lose ten more pounds before my trip in June, but then there are all these goodies that I keep bringing home for the kids and hubby, goodies like cookies, chocolate, you know.
Well, I bought into a few magazines to rev up my body so it can go in sync with my brain or vice versa. I'm also PMSing, so I know that's why I'm having this crazy increase in my desire to eat everything in my path. I think I'm even overeating healthy food. LOL!
A while back, I'm talking at least six months ago, I took some pictures of me in bra and panties so that I could see my "before" shot. Well, I have slimmed a bit, but not much, let me tell you. I need to go back into that compact flash memory and print out the pictures so I can post them on my refrigerator. I hear visualization is a good encourager to keep moving forward. I don't know though, because I've tried that too.
What's really going on? Discipline. I need more discipline, oh, and I need to start running. The walking thing is good, but it's not good enough. I need more of a challenge. My body does nothing with the walking. Well, maybe it does a little something, but still. It's definitely not happening fast enough. I need to lose more weight!!!
Well, I bought into a few magazines to rev up my body so it can go in sync with my brain or vice versa. I'm also PMSing, so I know that's why I'm having this crazy increase in my desire to eat everything in my path. I think I'm even overeating healthy food. LOL!
A while back, I'm talking at least six months ago, I took some pictures of me in bra and panties so that I could see my "before" shot. Well, I have slimmed a bit, but not much, let me tell you. I need to go back into that compact flash memory and print out the pictures so I can post them on my refrigerator. I hear visualization is a good encourager to keep moving forward. I don't know though, because I've tried that too.
What's really going on? Discipline. I need more discipline, oh, and I need to start running. The walking thing is good, but it's not good enough. I need more of a challenge. My body does nothing with the walking. Well, maybe it does a little something, but still. It's definitely not happening fast enough. I need to lose more weight!!!
Monday, May 11, 2009
Weight Loss Moves - Quote
I just received an email and at the bottom in the signature section, there was this anonymous quote. I thought it would be perfect for today:
"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it."
God Bless.
"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it."
God Bless.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Colon Cleansing
About a year and a half ago I read a book that I quickly became crazy about. It's called Fit for Life. In that book I learned a lot about how the body behaves to the way we eat. One of the most profound aspects of the book was how to combine food to make it work more efficiently in your system (i.e. Don't eat meats and starches at the same time, but rather eat one or the other). This was not a lose weight quick diet book. It was a book that broke down why your body gains and loses weight so that you can understand clearly what you are doing to your body when you pop that pizza in your mouth or that glass of bear at the same time that you're just sitting there day after day without moving.
Well, although I learned so much from that book, I'm ashamed to admit that I stopped working on the principals I was taught and started gaining back weight that I lost so slowly it was almost painful. It is even more painful to know that I could have been much further along had I stuck with the plan.
At any rate, one of the main concepts of the book helped me realize how important it is to make sure you colon has been cleansed of impurities and toxins so that the body can receive foods more efficiently. I forgot about that until just recently when I decided to get back to where I stopped so that I can move forward. I encourage this process since it really worked for me. Find ways to do it naturally.
On the other hand, if you are a pill popping kind of person and would rather help yourself in that manner, be sure to check out the colon cleanse reviews on the internet or even in books and magazines. Shoot, go to your local library. Don't just take it from one source either. Really be sure that what you are going to put into your system won't cause results that will land you in the hospital. It happens, you know! Be careful.
I'll leave you with a quote about dieting:
"Reality check: you can never, ever, use weight loss to solve problems that are not related to your weight. At your goal weight or not, you still have to live with yourself and deal with your problems. You will still have the same husband, the same job, the same kids, and the same life. Losing weight is not a cure for life."
~Phillip C. McGraw, The Ultimate Weight Solution: The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom, 2003
Well, although I learned so much from that book, I'm ashamed to admit that I stopped working on the principals I was taught and started gaining back weight that I lost so slowly it was almost painful. It is even more painful to know that I could have been much further along had I stuck with the plan.
At any rate, one of the main concepts of the book helped me realize how important it is to make sure you colon has been cleansed of impurities and toxins so that the body can receive foods more efficiently. I forgot about that until just recently when I decided to get back to where I stopped so that I can move forward. I encourage this process since it really worked for me. Find ways to do it naturally.
On the other hand, if you are a pill popping kind of person and would rather help yourself in that manner, be sure to check out the colon cleanse reviews on the internet or even in books and magazines. Shoot, go to your local library. Don't just take it from one source either. Really be sure that what you are going to put into your system won't cause results that will land you in the hospital. It happens, you know! Be careful.
I'll leave you with a quote about dieting:
"Reality check: you can never, ever, use weight loss to solve problems that are not related to your weight. At your goal weight or not, you still have to live with yourself and deal with your problems. You will still have the same husband, the same job, the same kids, and the same life. Losing weight is not a cure for life."
~Phillip C. McGraw, The Ultimate Weight Solution: The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom, 2003
Body Reactions to Crazy Eating
You know that old saying, "You are what you eat?" Well, I'm in my 30s and the older I get, the more true that statement becomes to me. My husband takes it to a new level when he tells our kids that if they eat too much chicken, they will become a chicken..replace chicken with whatever other food and they have this imagination that runs with the idea of becoming a brocoli/potato chip/french fry/tomato, etc.
Kids really catch on much faster than we adults too. My little girl is now telling everyone about how we don't go to McDonald's anymore because we're going to become chunky. She loves the fries, so talk is cheap, but she did get the point. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that our body does some crazy things when we don't eat right. The more oily the foods are, the more acne I see popping out on my face. Now, I'm not normally a person with an acne issue. That just goes to show you.
Another thing I notice when I don't eat right is how my functions start doing all kinds of crazy things. One day I'll be super regular, stuff coming out like a tube of tooth paste and the next nothing is happening and I'm all stuffed up. Yuck! It feels horrible. So, what's the solution?
You know what to do! Now as Dr. Laura would say, "Go do the right thing!"
Kids really catch on much faster than we adults too. My little girl is now telling everyone about how we don't go to McDonald's anymore because we're going to become chunky. She loves the fries, so talk is cheap, but she did get the point. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that our body does some crazy things when we don't eat right. The more oily the foods are, the more acne I see popping out on my face. Now, I'm not normally a person with an acne issue. That just goes to show you.
Another thing I notice when I don't eat right is how my functions start doing all kinds of crazy things. One day I'll be super regular, stuff coming out like a tube of tooth paste and the next nothing is happening and I'm all stuffed up. Yuck! It feels horrible. So, what's the solution?
You know what to do! Now as Dr. Laura would say, "Go do the right thing!"
Exercise vs. Diet Pills
I am sure that there is a whole lot of research out there on the pros and cons of exercising vs taking a diet pill, much of which I may even have read thanks to magazine stands and catchy titles. I have my own take on the whole diet pill craze. What I can say is that there is more and more news on which pills work, which don't and which sort of work.
There are crazy notions about how much weight can be lost and lots of promises that all state in fine print how much the results can vary from person to person. One thing I can tell you is that although exercise has its dos and don'ts, the consistent notion that it is good for you is all over the place. It's a natural necessity of the body that produces natural chemical reactions not designed to harm you unless you overdo it. Let's face it, everything done to an extreme can be detrimental.
I promised myself that I would start walking again after I put back 10 pounds of the weight I worked so hard to lose. It is doing wonders for my self esteem and boosting my weight loss mentality to boot. I am stoked!
I hope you can take advantage of just a little walking daily. It is so good for you.
There are crazy notions about how much weight can be lost and lots of promises that all state in fine print how much the results can vary from person to person. One thing I can tell you is that although exercise has its dos and don'ts, the consistent notion that it is good for you is all over the place. It's a natural necessity of the body that produces natural chemical reactions not designed to harm you unless you overdo it. Let's face it, everything done to an extreme can be detrimental.
I promised myself that I would start walking again after I put back 10 pounds of the weight I worked so hard to lose. It is doing wonders for my self esteem and boosting my weight loss mentality to boot. I am stoked!
I hope you can take advantage of just a little walking daily. It is so good for you.
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