Finally Friday!

 

Happy Friday, people!

Well, today my weight is up (+1.6!!!) but I have myself to blame.  Last night for dinner I made panzanella salad and ate a huge bowl. Sounds fairly healthy, right? Tomatoes and bread? But, I also added LF feta cheese and kalamata olives. Yummy but high on sodium. Then I ate a Hershey bar. The whole thing. I used last evening as my no-exercise day. No wonder I had a gain. Today is another day. I must force myself to drink more water today and exercise. I was starting to feel pretty good but when I saw the huge jump on the scale this morning, it's like I got slapped back into Fatville.

This weekend I have a Pampered Chef party and a Tupperware party on the same day to go to. I'm not really into it but one is for my best friend and the other for my daughter, so obligation rules.

This weekend the weather is supposed to be great - sunny and mid-80's so I'm going to get some walking in outside.  Let's make it a great weekend so we have a good report for Monday morning. :)

Happy Summer

Happy first day of summer! Here on the east coast we're having a heat wave. It's supposed to reach near 100° today and tomorrow. I guess that puts me exercising inside.

Last evening I walked 3 miles on the high school track. Lord, I didn't feel like it; it was so hot but I told myself that I was doing 3 miles no matter what and I was happy with myself after I pushed through.

My eating has been good lately. I've (once again) cut out all soda, red meat and ALOT of sweets. I'm also working on eating nothing after dinner. Bob Harper said that your body enters fat burning mode about 5 hours after your last meal so that will put me in that mode about 11 pm and then all through the night. Yeah! He also says that you should go to bed hungry and should wake up hungry ready to eat a nice breakfast. I did this before when I dropped all that weigh so I'm going to do it again.

Another thing that I read in a book from Bob Greene called The Best Life Diet he said that you should try to think of/eat your meals like this: Eat breakfst like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper. Great way to think about it. I really enjoyed this book and there is alot of great information in there.

Todays weight = 233.6

Keep it going!

Today I'm up exactly one pound. Wth. I know I didn't eat 3,500 calories over yesterday. It is what it is. I'll just keep pressing forward.

Last evening it was raining so I did my Bob Harper kettlebell workout dvd. I like him and he is not annoying like so many other dvds I've tried so I think I'm going to try another one of his. I'll look around this weekend and see what I can find - maybe a cardio one. I think I may also buy a 15 pound kettlebell, I have a 10 pound one now and I think I can go a little heavier.

I bought a pack of freeze pops to eat for something sweet when I get the urge. They are only 25 calories each but I have to watch I don't eat too many. I LOVE those things, like a little kid, lol.



Let's make it a great day!

Finding My Groove

Todays weight 233.0

I had a great weekend. I walked over 7 miles this weekend, plus did some kettlebell exercises. I stocked up on tons of healthy foods, too. My eating has been great for a week now, and I'm starting to feel better already with more energy. I did, however, eat at Red Lobster on Saturday. I had the broiled seafood platter with a tiny bit of rice and 2 of those yummy biscuits. 

I treated myself to a pedicure and then went shopping and bought myself 2 shirts, earrings, a pair of sandals and a lot of stuff from Bath and Body Works. It felt good to focus on me for a change.

Yesterday I had a big cook day. I made a bunch of stuff that I can eat off of all week so when I get home from work and I'm ravenous, all I have to do is heat something up. I made the most yummy fish packets yesterday with Tilapia, soy sauce, cajun seasoning, fresh spring onions and orange bell pepper.

I'm glad to be getting back into the groove again. It sure helps to see a drop on the scale, too - makes you want to keep going.

Hanging in there

I'm hanging in there with diet and exercise. I've been alternating my days all week between walking 2 miles and the Bob Harper kettlebell workout. Last night was the dvd. I finally tried the parts that I couldn't do before (pushups, mountain climbers, cliff scalers), I still couldn't do them right but I did what I could and I guess I will build myself up. My arms aren't strong enough to do those moves. I couldn't even do a girl push up on my knees. Baby steps. I do like using the kettlebell alot though.

Last evening after I ate dinner I wanted something sweet (of course) so I went for a skinny cow ice cream bar that I had in the freezer. I took two bites and decided that they weren't good enough to spend my calories on and I threw it away. In fact, I threw the entire box away. I don't need any trigger foods in the house. I also had a big bag of dehydrated mini marshmallows (like the kind that you put in hot chocolate) that kept calling to me so I pitched them in the trash too.  Today is payday so I'm going to stock up on produce and try a new fruit or veg that I've never had before. I always have the urge to snack in the evenings so I'm going to make kale chips again. I saw them in a magazine and made them a few times before and liked them. I am a chip girl. I would rather eat chips than a piece of cake or candy. I like putting garlic powder on my kale chips. If you've never tried them before you can check the recipe out here. So easy.

Since my daughter moved out 3 weeks ago and I now live alone I don't know if meals are harder or easier for me. In one way harder - it is easier to grab something already prepared or processed since I have nobody to cook for and that's not good. I have nobody to sit down and have dinner with so I want to eat on the go and so on.  On the other hand it is easier, I don't have to cook if I don't want to, I don't have to worry what someone else wants to eat - I can eat cereal for supper if I feel like it. Of course my grocery bill went down too. So, I'm really not sure about it yet. I do know that most of the time that I don't want to mess up the kitchen cooking for just me. Maybe I can make alot of things on the weekend that I can just heat up and eat through the week. I also find myself wanting to snack more since I'm home alone with nobody to talk to. I need to do a little exercise every time I feel like snacking.  I think I also need to try a few new recipes to switch it up a little.

I lost a little on the scale  - this morning I weighed in at 136.2.  As long as I'm moving in the right direction I'll take it. I have also gotten through the whole week with no soda! YAY!

My daughter and her BF started the Insanity workout 5 days ago and he has already lost 7 pounds and she has lost 3. Damn! They both said that it's the hardest thing that they've ever done but they are hanging tough. I'm anxious to see the results. Do any of you know anyone who has completed Insanity?

Here's to a great weekend! :)

One day at a time.

I'm trying desperately to regain my motivation. My eating was pretty good yesterday except I'm having a hard time drinking more water. Last evening I walked 2.5 miles outside. I enjoy being out in the the fresh air and sunshine. I think I will alternate days between walking and a dvd workout. I will aim for 6 days a week. I've started checking off the days on the calendar that I have on the fridge so that I can see how many days I've exercised that week, hoping that it will motivated me.

I weighed in this morning at 238.4. OMG! I have TOM but still... My daughter and her BF bought the Insanity workout and have just started it. I watched the infomercial for it and was looking at the before and afters. I weigh alot more than the men do at their "before" stage. Holy shit. I feel really gross lately, between being fat, a bad new haircut, same-old-same-old clothes, shoes, accessories. I need to treat myself to something new. I would always buy stuff for the house because it is easier than shopping for stuff for myself. I don't have to worry about trying it on or how it will fit. I would buy stuff for the house before I would buy myself something that I needed. I need to start making myself a priority. I scheduled myself for a pedicure this Saturday at the spa where my daughter works. I'll start with that. Maybe I will treat myself to a new pair of sandals to show off my pedicure.

One day at a time on the path to learing to love myself.

What does it take to get motivated?

I can't get motivated to save my soul! I'll do good for a day or two and then I will slide right back into the fat pit. The hell of it is that I know how good I will feel after a few days on track, of exercise, clean eating, vitamins, exercise... so what is my problem? Emotional eating is my problem.

How did I get and keep that motivation before when I lost 60 pounds? I must somehow find it again. I must do this for myself. I think before that I never really liked myself or I wouldn't have let myeself become obese. I've learned to like myself (I'm working on loving myself) and I want better for myself. I want deserve to be slim and healthy. After recently becoming an empty nester I've realized that I'm not so bad after all. It's time to move into the next phase of my life. It's time to find a mate to share the rest of my life with. And I know to catch a big fish you gotta' have good bait.