I am still doing it, slowly but surely, eventually this gets easier right? Isn't it 2 weeks it takes to make a habit?
I am on my way.
I scored a nice treadmill! Granted its older but its nice and big and it works great, best of all it was free!!
Mom called and said that a coworker was giving his away because he got a new one, so yay me!!
I have been walking and did my Jillian Michaels video, heck I even watched and attempted (poorly I might add) a Zumba video. I am pretty sure my chunky abdomen moved on is own volition, and it was not pretty.
I did however, feel like I was going to have a stroke by the time it was over, I can't wait to try it again. I must be crazy.
So I haven't done great on the diet end, I did try some new recipes with more veggies,but, the take out and the pasta dishes haven't disappeared from our household just yet. I did get some staples though, hopefully with being at work I can utilize them and cut my calorie intake.
I got the protein bars, the protein shakes and have incorporated water into my daily routine, which is HUGE!!!
The most amazing thing is I already feel better. Despite recent stressors and a sick child, I am really sticking with it.
I have more energy, my house is clean (more from boredom than anything else LOL)
and I feel like I am following through. Only time will tell.
First weigh in is next Monday!
Comments are welcome, come on folks Keep me motivated!!!!
Hanging on faithfully
C
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Yuck, snow and ice, a clumsy girl's worst nightmare.
We got about five inches of snow here the night before last, temps are staying below freezing and so the snowy stuff is sticking around. Its cold and miserable outside, the roads are still really bad out here so I had to miss work today rather than wreck my new car. Daniel ran it in the ditch yesterday and we had to get a tractor to pull it out, not my idea of fun.
I hate being cold, and I am so clumsy its almost a handicap, so the thought of trudging down the icy driveway a few times sounds like a form of punishment to me.
I have been walking daily, which is really good for me. I have been moving which is a start.
I also have been a little bit better on my diet as well. I haven't completely broken the coca-cola habit but I am at least now drinking only diet coke and only drinking one (okay so maybe two) a day. I think that is a HUGE step.
I rescheduled my appt with the bariatric doctor, so I will be officially monitored in a six month diet and exercise program. I want to do the best I can during this time and see what happens. I am really ready to shed the pounds.
Yesterday was my baby girl's 7th birthday, I realized that I have been carrying around this extra weight now for 7 years, how is that healthy for my heart or my joints? I am gonna do this folks, I really am.
I did go outside with the kiddos yesterday and throw some snowballs and make some snow angels and it felt good to be out playing with them and hearing them laugh , I want to be here to hear those laughs for a long long time.
I was really proud of myself for staying out and playing as long as I did, so despite the cold and the ice in my driveway I am gonna get dressed and head back out. It may be a brisk walk, but I am gonna do it.
Drive safe folks, that ice is sneaky.
Faithfully trudging along-----C
I hate being cold, and I am so clumsy its almost a handicap, so the thought of trudging down the icy driveway a few times sounds like a form of punishment to me.
I have been walking daily, which is really good for me. I have been moving which is a start.
I also have been a little bit better on my diet as well. I haven't completely broken the coca-cola habit but I am at least now drinking only diet coke and only drinking one (okay so maybe two) a day. I think that is a HUGE step.
I rescheduled my appt with the bariatric doctor, so I will be officially monitored in a six month diet and exercise program. I want to do the best I can during this time and see what happens. I am really ready to shed the pounds.
Yesterday was my baby girl's 7th birthday, I realized that I have been carrying around this extra weight now for 7 years, how is that healthy for my heart or my joints? I am gonna do this folks, I really am.
I did go outside with the kiddos yesterday and throw some snowballs and make some snow angels and it felt good to be out playing with them and hearing them laugh , I want to be here to hear those laughs for a long long time.
I was really proud of myself for staying out and playing as long as I did, so despite the cold and the ice in my driveway I am gonna get dressed and head back out. It may be a brisk walk, but I am gonna do it.
Drive safe folks, that ice is sneaky.
Faithfully trudging along-----C
Monday, January 17, 2011
Lets get it started
A new study shows that being accountable to others by use of a blog is a great way to keep on track with weight loss. So here I am, ready to start a new adventure and share all the gory details with the world.
Now, I have tried all of this before. I have told myself multiple times that "I am going to to do this I am really going to lose this weight. I am going to feel better, look better, just wait til you see me."
But it hasn't happened. There is no magic button to push to make yourself finally follow through with that diet and exercise plan. You don't wake up one day and find that your jeans are miraculosly two sizes too big.
You have to work at it and want it and follow through.
That's been my problem from the beginning. Not with everything mind you, just this weight loss thing.
I went back to school with four kids at home, graduated first LPN then RN school while working a full time job. I wanted it, I went for it, and I did it.
So, why the hard time with losing weight?
Well for starters, I like to eat. I hate to diet, I detest exercise and I am, well, I am lazy.
Yep, I said it L-A-Z-Y.
Most people wouldn't admit that, but I figure that if this whole blogging thing is going to help me I need to be brutally honest.
Do I want to be thin? Yes, absolutely. Do I want to work for it? No, not really. But since I haven't been blessed with a naturally thin frame or a fast metabolism then I guess I am just gonna have to buck up and do it.
My other issue is that I constantly lie to myself and I hide things from others.
I do, I tell myself things like "that one cookie/ice cream cone/milkshake/candybar ect, won't hurt"
"I will just eat out tonight and I won't tomorrow"
But I do.
I eat out everyday I work, usually after 7:30 pm on my way home I will stop and get a fast food meal. I order bigger than I usually do and have it all eaten before I am halfway home. I get rid of the papers and trash so that nobody will realize what I ate, I would be ashamed if they did.
I eat crap at work.
I work at a hospital. There are healthy choices available. Do I get them? Nope, Do I bring food from home so I won't be tempted? Nope. I just run downstairs (via the elevator) and get a cheeseburger and fries, or chicken tenders or some other greasy grilled crap that I definitely don't need.
I eat breakfast there too. Here lately I have been on a cream of wheat kick, don't know where that came from, but my favorite thing is the bacon egg and cheese sandwich on texas toast, yep, mega calories.
And I have a coke with every meal, not a diet one either.
So there is a lot of my problem.
On my days off I get the kids off to school, then sleep late. I may go to the store or hang out with a friend, but usually I stay home, watch tv or play on the computer and watch my life pass me by.
I am tired of it, this isn't living.
I want to play outside with my kids, I want to go swimming without feeling embarassed by my looks. I want to go dancing with my husband. I want to feel better. I want more energy. I want cute clothes. I want to inspire people. I want to be me, but better.
I want to live.
So it starts, bright and early in the morning. I am lacing up my tennies and hitting the trail, after my protein shake that is.
I am going to do this, lets get it started.
Now, I have tried all of this before. I have told myself multiple times that "I am going to to do this I am really going to lose this weight. I am going to feel better, look better, just wait til you see me."
But it hasn't happened. There is no magic button to push to make yourself finally follow through with that diet and exercise plan. You don't wake up one day and find that your jeans are miraculosly two sizes too big.
You have to work at it and want it and follow through.
That's been my problem from the beginning. Not with everything mind you, just this weight loss thing.
I went back to school with four kids at home, graduated first LPN then RN school while working a full time job. I wanted it, I went for it, and I did it.
So, why the hard time with losing weight?
Well for starters, I like to eat. I hate to diet, I detest exercise and I am, well, I am lazy.
Yep, I said it L-A-Z-Y.
Most people wouldn't admit that, but I figure that if this whole blogging thing is going to help me I need to be brutally honest.
Do I want to be thin? Yes, absolutely. Do I want to work for it? No, not really. But since I haven't been blessed with a naturally thin frame or a fast metabolism then I guess I am just gonna have to buck up and do it.
My other issue is that I constantly lie to myself and I hide things from others.
I do, I tell myself things like "that one cookie/ice cream cone/milkshake/candybar ect, won't hurt"
"I will just eat out tonight and I won't tomorrow"
But I do.
I eat out everyday I work, usually after 7:30 pm on my way home I will stop and get a fast food meal. I order bigger than I usually do and have it all eaten before I am halfway home. I get rid of the papers and trash so that nobody will realize what I ate, I would be ashamed if they did.
I eat crap at work.
I work at a hospital. There are healthy choices available. Do I get them? Nope, Do I bring food from home so I won't be tempted? Nope. I just run downstairs (via the elevator) and get a cheeseburger and fries, or chicken tenders or some other greasy grilled crap that I definitely don't need.
I eat breakfast there too. Here lately I have been on a cream of wheat kick, don't know where that came from, but my favorite thing is the bacon egg and cheese sandwich on texas toast, yep, mega calories.
And I have a coke with every meal, not a diet one either.
So there is a lot of my problem.
On my days off I get the kids off to school, then sleep late. I may go to the store or hang out with a friend, but usually I stay home, watch tv or play on the computer and watch my life pass me by.
I am tired of it, this isn't living.
I want to play outside with my kids, I want to go swimming without feeling embarassed by my looks. I want to go dancing with my husband. I want to feel better. I want more energy. I want cute clothes. I want to inspire people. I want to be me, but better.
I want to live.
So it starts, bright and early in the morning. I am lacing up my tennies and hitting the trail, after my protein shake that is.
I am going to do this, lets get it started.
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