Well, I have to admit that I actually feel like I had a really good weekend. I do have a couple of confessions in keeping with the theme for my "Monday" blog, but in general, I was much better than I was last weekend....Ok, here goes.
1. On Saturday, I went to a party with my "brother-in-law's" family....His mom made a coconut creme cake that was delicious. I had 1 bite on Saturday night (and 2 bites on Sunday). Not pieces....just 1-2 bites. I didn't allow myself a whole piece.
2. On Sunday, instead of making myself a salad, I went to Chili's and bought their boneless buffalo chicken salad. I'm sure it's got way more calories than I need with the blue cheese & fried chicken.
3. Sunday night I had a friend in town from Houston and we had the munchies and went for mexican food. I did order a Taco Salad ---- which I think is the first time i've ever ordered a salad in a mexican place (like ever, in life). I also had chips & queso ---- I had the munchies bad.
That's it. A few of my successes from the weekend should also be noted as I dont want to always be negative towards myself.
*I found time on Saturday not only to work out but also to go for an "interval" run for 30 mins around my parent's neighborhood. (Walk 1-2 mins, Run 1-2 mins, Walk, Run, etc).
*Other than the 1 bite of cake at the party on Saturday, I didn't snack --- they had chips and salsa...and jello shots....amongst other calories....none of which I ate.
*My sister was honored at church on Sunday and they had a reception to honor her with all sorts of food and I didn't eat anything. I enjoyed the reception separate from the food.
I had a great weekend. I got to spend time with a lot of old friends on Friday night as I went to a reunion for my old job --- 25 "ex" employees (and 1 current employee) all got together to enjoy a night of fun. It was a lot of fun. It was hosted at a mexican restaurant --- but I had my shake before I went and I wasn't tempted at all to eat. It just showed me that i can socialize even in a restaurant and still not be tempted for food.
My friend IB is in Austin for a couple of days to hang with me. She told me that our other mutual friend (her roommate) told her that he almost didn't recognize me and that I must be "on crack" to have lost the weight.....I thought it was funny ---- and a high compliment coming from Chris. :) It's always nice to have people notice....it keeps me on track and focused on the end goal. My health and well being but also an appearance that will get me noticed. :)
Food Yesterday/Today:
Breakfast: Shake (plain vanilla)
Lunch: Shake (blackberry)
Dinner: Fajitas with trimmings
Weight: 204.0 lbs (up 3.5 lbs from yesterday) --- The munchies last night --- killed my success.
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Monday, August 17, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Food is everywhere....even in movies.....
Today I woke up with good intentions. After the dinner party that I threw for my friends last night, I knew that I needed to get focused and not waste the entire weekend. I had plans to go to the movies with my friend Suzana to see "Julie & Julia". Knowing that I was going to watch a movie that was all about food, I wanted to be sure and start my day right.
I worked out on the Wii and had an Isagenix shake for breakfast. I still wanted to go for a walk/run outside. My apartment complex has a great hiking trail within the complex. It's part paved and part gravel. I usually try to run in the gravel and walk on the pavement. It gives me a good "interval" to alternate walking and running. At some point I hope to have built up enough endurance to be able to run completely. I've definitely built up more endurance from before. I used to not be able to run more than 2-3 times during the 20 minute loop. Now I run about 8-10 times during the loop. I always feel like I've accomplished so much when I come back off my run.
Suzana picked me up for the movie about 10:45am as the movie started at 11:20am. The movie was quite enjoyable despite all the food references and looking at delicious food for the entire movie. It left Suzana and I wanting to host a dinner party for our friends where we cooked everything from scratch out of the cookbook. I dont think Julia Child's had a section for "diet" or "low calorie" foods, therefore, I may enjoy cooking, but I might not eat a lot of the food we prepare. I do love to cook though, and would thoroughly enjoy the challenge of cooking something new from a recipe.
Suzana and I went to lunch at Red Robin. While I wanted a cheeseburger, what I chose was the Cobb Salad with no tomatos/black olives. I got a side of bleu cheese dressing and a side of balsamic vinagrette. When I order salads at restaurants I always order dressing on side and i dip my fork in so that i use less dressing (and can still enjoy my favorite dressings without a ton of extra calories).
We proceeded to go shopping the rest of the afternoon which used to be an activity that I dreaded and therefore rarely did, but these days I find myself enjoying it more and more. I spoiled myself with 3 new pairs of shoes!
It's always good to reward yourself with things that aren't food.
Since I had eaten out at lunch, I had an isagenix shake for dinner (with blueberries & 1/2 banana).
Overall, I feel like it was a semi-successful way to end my weekend.
Food for Today:
Breakfast - Isagenix shake with 1/2 banana
Lunch - Cobb Salad at Red Robin
Dinner - Isagenix shake with 1/2 banana and blueberries
Current Weight: 204 (up 3 lbs from yesterday)
I worked out on the Wii and had an Isagenix shake for breakfast. I still wanted to go for a walk/run outside. My apartment complex has a great hiking trail within the complex. It's part paved and part gravel. I usually try to run in the gravel and walk on the pavement. It gives me a good "interval" to alternate walking and running. At some point I hope to have built up enough endurance to be able to run completely. I've definitely built up more endurance from before. I used to not be able to run more than 2-3 times during the 20 minute loop. Now I run about 8-10 times during the loop. I always feel like I've accomplished so much when I come back off my run.
Suzana picked me up for the movie about 10:45am as the movie started at 11:20am. The movie was quite enjoyable despite all the food references and looking at delicious food for the entire movie. It left Suzana and I wanting to host a dinner party for our friends where we cooked everything from scratch out of the cookbook. I dont think Julia Child's had a section for "diet" or "low calorie" foods, therefore, I may enjoy cooking, but I might not eat a lot of the food we prepare. I do love to cook though, and would thoroughly enjoy the challenge of cooking something new from a recipe.
Suzana and I went to lunch at Red Robin. While I wanted a cheeseburger, what I chose was the Cobb Salad with no tomatos/black olives. I got a side of bleu cheese dressing and a side of balsamic vinagrette. When I order salads at restaurants I always order dressing on side and i dip my fork in so that i use less dressing (and can still enjoy my favorite dressings without a ton of extra calories).
We proceeded to go shopping the rest of the afternoon which used to be an activity that I dreaded and therefore rarely did, but these days I find myself enjoying it more and more. I spoiled myself with 3 new pairs of shoes!
It's always good to reward yourself with things that aren't food.
Since I had eaten out at lunch, I had an isagenix shake for dinner (with blueberries & 1/2 banana).
Overall, I feel like it was a semi-successful way to end my weekend.
Food for Today:
Breakfast - Isagenix shake with 1/2 banana
Lunch - Cobb Salad at Red Robin
Dinner - Isagenix shake with 1/2 banana and blueberries
Current Weight: 204 (up 3 lbs from yesterday)
My journey thus far....
I started this journey on December 29, 2008. I was so excited about my new year's resolution that I couldn't wait to start. I started by making goals and rewards for myself....rewarding myself with non-food things for doing well. For example, I promised myself that if I was still sticking to the diet and losing weight in 2 months, that I would go out and buy myself the Wii Fit (which of course would involve buying a Wii as well).
I'm 7.5 months into this journey - almost 8 months and I've lost 83.5 pounds. Now it's getting difficult. Now I'm way past losing water weight at this point but to be honest, I never thought I'd get here. When I started this journey, as much as I wanted to be a size 10, I never even thought a size 18 was possible. I was a size 26, going on a 28. Currently I am a size 16. I'm not one to worry about what size my clothes are as long as I feel great and healthy - that's all that matters to me....so I'm not looking to get to a specific size by the end of this journey....I have a feeling that if I reach my goal, I will be right around a size 10 --- which will make me very happy.
You may ask how I am having such success. I attribute it to a few things....
1. My Diet - I've been doing Isagenix (Go to: http://fanclublady.isagenix.com/ for more information).
2. Exercise - I added in exercise on a regular basis after I had lost the initial 30-40 lbs. Once I got the Wii, exercising became a game for me --- and I LOVE GAMES. I currently use Wii EA Active Sports and the Wii Fit to keep track of my weight. I also love Wii Gold's Gym Cardio Workout as well as the Wii Fit games. I also have Wii Dance Dance Revolution --- which is fun and a good workout. For the last few months though --- I'm all about the EA Active Sports.
These last 50 lbs that I want to lose are going to be hard. My friends keep telling me that i'm on the downhill side of this battle and that I'm more than halfway done with it and I am in theory --- but it's only going to get harder. I've watched my mother battle to break into the 170's for the last 2 years. I'm trying to break through and keep going in 4 months. My overall goal was to lose 130 lbs in 1 year. To go from 282 lbs to 152 lbs. I'm currently sitting on the border tinkering between 201 and 199. I want to get into the 100's and stay there ---- and then my future goal will be to never hit 200 again.
There are a few things that I've realized in this journey --- that I wish someone had told me before I started it ---- and if they did - I guess I just didn't hear them.
1. There will be plateau's. You will gain when you do everything right --- and you will lose weight when you cheat.....it's just your body's natural way of being funny.
2. Cheating is the key to sticking to a diet. Every once in awhile I give in to whatever i'm craving. I try not to do this too often as it gets me going in the wrong direction.
3. Make simple goals. Small goals. Multiple goals at the same time. Be excited about the process and the small goals. Don't just set the 1 overall goal ---- set small goals to accomplish.
4. My one daily goal: Never to weigh as much as I weighed yesterday. If I say that every day, every day I will have a daily goal which will keep me going in the right direction.
Now that i've learned all of these things in my journey, I'm putting them to use.
My current/overall goals:
1. Hit 90 lbs lost before I leave to go to Denver for my Aunt's wedding over Labor Day. I have 4 weeks to go. I think I will easily accomplish this.
2. Lose 10 lbs a month - this is what I have to do in order to stay on task of finishing by Dec. 29.
3. Exercise outside (walk/run) at least 2 times a week (i work out on my wii 5 days a week).
4. Lose 100 lbs by end of October. At 100 lbs, we have a celebration planned which will involve Betsy quitting smoking and Melisa coming for a visit to TX. These are my rewards....:)
5. Lose 130 lbs by December 29. WHEN I hit my goal, I will be throwing the BIGGEST new years eve party for all of my friends & family to celebrate with me. We will be burning my outfit that I wore to my new years eve party with my friends last year.
So here's to not weighing more than I did yesterday.....and hitting my goal by December 29, 2009. 2009 was my year about change. This change is not easy and it's a daily struggle.
This blog will just be about my thoughts about this journey.....the ups & downs.....the cheating and the sticking to it.....and everything in between. It may not be pretty or fun but losing weight is neither of those things.
And so the journey continues....
I'm 7.5 months into this journey - almost 8 months and I've lost 83.5 pounds. Now it's getting difficult. Now I'm way past losing water weight at this point but to be honest, I never thought I'd get here. When I started this journey, as much as I wanted to be a size 10, I never even thought a size 18 was possible. I was a size 26, going on a 28. Currently I am a size 16. I'm not one to worry about what size my clothes are as long as I feel great and healthy - that's all that matters to me....so I'm not looking to get to a specific size by the end of this journey....I have a feeling that if I reach my goal, I will be right around a size 10 --- which will make me very happy.
You may ask how I am having such success. I attribute it to a few things....
1. My Diet - I've been doing Isagenix (Go to: http://fanclublady.isagenix.com/ for more information).
2. Exercise - I added in exercise on a regular basis after I had lost the initial 30-40 lbs. Once I got the Wii, exercising became a game for me --- and I LOVE GAMES. I currently use Wii EA Active Sports and the Wii Fit to keep track of my weight. I also love Wii Gold's Gym Cardio Workout as well as the Wii Fit games. I also have Wii Dance Dance Revolution --- which is fun and a good workout. For the last few months though --- I'm all about the EA Active Sports.
These last 50 lbs that I want to lose are going to be hard. My friends keep telling me that i'm on the downhill side of this battle and that I'm more than halfway done with it and I am in theory --- but it's only going to get harder. I've watched my mother battle to break into the 170's for the last 2 years. I'm trying to break through and keep going in 4 months. My overall goal was to lose 130 lbs in 1 year. To go from 282 lbs to 152 lbs. I'm currently sitting on the border tinkering between 201 and 199. I want to get into the 100's and stay there ---- and then my future goal will be to never hit 200 again.
There are a few things that I've realized in this journey --- that I wish someone had told me before I started it ---- and if they did - I guess I just didn't hear them.
1. There will be plateau's. You will gain when you do everything right --- and you will lose weight when you cheat.....it's just your body's natural way of being funny.
2. Cheating is the key to sticking to a diet. Every once in awhile I give in to whatever i'm craving. I try not to do this too often as it gets me going in the wrong direction.
3. Make simple goals. Small goals. Multiple goals at the same time. Be excited about the process and the small goals. Don't just set the 1 overall goal ---- set small goals to accomplish.
4. My one daily goal: Never to weigh as much as I weighed yesterday. If I say that every day, every day I will have a daily goal which will keep me going in the right direction.
Now that i've learned all of these things in my journey, I'm putting them to use.
My current/overall goals:
1. Hit 90 lbs lost before I leave to go to Denver for my Aunt's wedding over Labor Day. I have 4 weeks to go. I think I will easily accomplish this.
2. Lose 10 lbs a month - this is what I have to do in order to stay on task of finishing by Dec. 29.
3. Exercise outside (walk/run) at least 2 times a week (i work out on my wii 5 days a week).
4. Lose 100 lbs by end of October. At 100 lbs, we have a celebration planned which will involve Betsy quitting smoking and Melisa coming for a visit to TX. These are my rewards....:)
5. Lose 130 lbs by December 29. WHEN I hit my goal, I will be throwing the BIGGEST new years eve party for all of my friends & family to celebrate with me. We will be burning my outfit that I wore to my new years eve party with my friends last year.
So here's to not weighing more than I did yesterday.....and hitting my goal by December 29, 2009. 2009 was my year about change. This change is not easy and it's a daily struggle.
This blog will just be about my thoughts about this journey.....the ups & downs.....the cheating and the sticking to it.....and everything in between. It may not be pretty or fun but losing weight is neither of those things.
And so the journey continues....
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