Today I hit 25 pounds lost! (233.8) Yippee! Next mini-goal is to get out of the 30s.
When I strictly stay grain and sugar free and get good exercise in, the weight peels off. So worth it!
Make it a great day (and weekend) with no excuses.
Friday, June 28, 2013
Milestone Day
Today I hit 25 pounds lost! (233.8) Yippee! Next mini-goal is to get out of the 30s.
When I strictly stay grain and sugar free and get good exercise in, the weight peels off. So worth it!
Make it a great day (and weekend) with no excuses.
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Buy Fresh, Buy Local
Down another .4 this morning :D
Last evening DD and I walked 3 miles. It was rough in the heat and I know I was going slow for her, but God bless her, she won't say a word. We had a nice time chatting and catching up.
I wish we had Whole Foods and Trader Joe's where I live; the closest ones are about an hour away. We do have a couple of grocery stores that carry organic items and I'm slowly starting to make the switch. It's hard to pay more money for organic but I keep reminding myself that it's well worth it. My DD is lucky that a member of her BF's family works at a mom and pop slaughterhouse/meat processing place that has been around forever and they give her alot of fresh, local, organic meets for free. (That sounds disgusting to say/think that someone works at a slaughterhouse, but where do we think the meat comes from?) Anyway, I recently discovered that our city has a food co-op that is actually a store, open 7 days a week (not just a farmer's market stand - although those are way cool) that sells local meat, produce, bulk foods, hard to find spices, organic and health foods and so on. I'm anxious to check it out and I hope they have a good selection with prices that won't hurt my wallet too much.
That's it for today. Make it a great day with no excuses.
Last evening DD and I walked 3 miles. It was rough in the heat and I know I was going slow for her, but God bless her, she won't say a word. We had a nice time chatting and catching up.
I wish we had Whole Foods and Trader Joe's where I live; the closest ones are about an hour away. We do have a couple of grocery stores that carry organic items and I'm slowly starting to make the switch. It's hard to pay more money for organic but I keep reminding myself that it's well worth it. My DD is lucky that a member of her BF's family works at a mom and pop slaughterhouse/meat processing place that has been around forever and they give her alot of fresh, local, organic meets for free. (That sounds disgusting to say/think that someone works at a slaughterhouse, but where do we think the meat comes from?) Anyway, I recently discovered that our city has a food co-op that is actually a store, open 7 days a week (not just a farmer's market stand - although those are way cool) that sells local meat, produce, bulk foods, hard to find spices, organic and health foods and so on. I'm anxious to check it out and I hope they have a good selection with prices that won't hurt my wallet too much.
That's it for today. Make it a great day with no excuses.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
No Excuses
Today I was hoping to hit 235.something on the scale, but I didn't. I hit 234.8!!!! OCD me even weighed three times to make sure it was real. It was. YES!!! I'm now on the downside to getting out of the 30s and I can't freakin' wait! One more pound and I'm down 25 pounds. I'm finally starting to notice a slight change in my appearance.
No excuses that it's too hot to exercise: It has been in the 90s here and so humid for about a week now. Yesterday didn't seem as bad so as soon as I got off work I decided to go walking early so that I'd be done exercising in time to watch Extreme Weight Loss. I was determined to get in 3 miles. It was so hot that I could only eek out 2.5 miles. I kept thinking, "it's only another half mile, just to it" but I started feeling a tiny bit light headed and weak so I stopped. I got back to the car and cranked up the air and got chills even though I was dripping sweat. Heat exaustion symptoms! I'm glad I listened to my body. I went home and chugged water and ate a light supper of an egg muffin, cherry tomatoes and cherries. I actually liked exercising early to get it over with and also, I wasn't really hungry after exercising so I ate less.
No excuses that it's too hot to exercise: It has been in the 90s here and so humid for about a week now. Yesterday didn't seem as bad so as soon as I got off work I decided to go walking early so that I'd be done exercising in time to watch Extreme Weight Loss. I was determined to get in 3 miles. It was so hot that I could only eek out 2.5 miles. I kept thinking, "it's only another half mile, just to it" but I started feeling a tiny bit light headed and weak so I stopped. I got back to the car and cranked up the air and got chills even though I was dripping sweat. Heat exaustion symptoms! I'm glad I listened to my body. I went home and chugged water and ate a light supper of an egg muffin, cherry tomatoes and cherries. I actually liked exercising early to get it over with and also, I wasn't really hungry after exercising so I ate less.
No excuses that you don't have time to exercise: Over the years I would see this cozy couple at the high school track where I usually walk – they are probably in their mid-30s or so. I've talked to them several times before and the girl would always say how she wanted to get fit because her husband is and she felt like she needed to keep up with him (he would jog, she would walk). Both are very friendly and she is real cute and is from South Africa and has a pretty accent. Over time she finally built herself up to jogging. I hadn’t seen them around for a while but last night here they come jogging with a stroller!!! She had a baby – he’s 15 months old already - that’s why I hadn’t seen them for a while and now she’s back at it. I thought good for you for not making excuses, she just takes her baby with her. I congratulated them both and told them what a great example they were setting for their child. The man told me that I was very kind for saying that. Who knows? Maybe that little comment will motivate them more, too ;)
No excuses that you aren't able to exercise: Did anyone watch Extreme Weight Loss last night? (If not - SPOILER ALERT!) Love that show! It is so inspiring and always makes me cry. The young man that was on there last night (age 23) only had one arm (lost in a car accident at age 19) and worked his ass off, literally, and lost over 200 pounds in a year through eating and exercise alone. He also realized his dream of learning to ride a bike. He had never even learned as a child when he had two arms but he learned with one arm and an obese body and rode 43 miles in memory of his uncle. So inspiring...
Let's make it a great day with no excuses.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Build Me Up Buttercup
Last evening it was too hot to walk outside so I cranked down the A/C and did 20 minutes of a kickboxing video (lots of high-energy kicking and punching, as you can imagine). I was so tired and dripping sweat when I finished. I know this is a good thing, but this is a video that used to be pretty easy for me a couple of years ago when I lost alot of weight. (For those of you that aren't familiar, I lost 63 pounds back in 2009/2010 but have since gained it all, plus more, back.) This was a reality check for me in two ways: how out of shape I have gotten (again), and how strong I was getting before and didn't even realize it at the time.
When I started on this journey back in 2009 I was 242 pounds and could barely walk a quarter of a mile at a time. Over the course of a little over a year, following Weight Watchers and blogging, I lost 63 pounds, dropped 3 dress sizes and built myself up to walking anywhere from 4-7 miles, most days of the week. I was in the zone, I tell you, and I felt fabulous. On days that I wouldn't walk outside (usually rainy days, because I loved being out in the sunshine and fresh air - or in the winter) I would do exercise videos and slowly built myself up to the harder ones. I was getting a good mix of cardio and strength training.
Last night I got to thinking of what I used to do, exercise-wise, and how strong I was getting at the time and didn't even realize it. I want to get there again. I WILL get there again. That's when I was in the zone and the weight was coming off nicely. Now I'm eating better that I ever have in my life. I still count WW points, only to keep track of my calories, but eating primally now. If I can build myself up to that exercise level that I had before, while eating primally, I'm going to be hard to handle, LOL. It's going to be hard, for sure, but I can do it. It was hard the first time and I did it. I have to keep remembering how fabulous I felt wearing clothes that fit better, having a better clothing selection, how great I would feel when people would compliment me on my weight loss, how much more energy I had, how I felt more feminine and attractive, how my aches and pains disappeared.
This time around I started out at 258 (ugh!) and I'm now down to 236. I've gotten my craving under control, since going primal, and I continue to work on my emotional eating. I'm starting to feel better and slowly starting to see a change in my body and clothes. Now to build on my strength/stamina...
Eyes on the prize. I can do this. Again.
Monday, June 24, 2013
What do you attract?
Busy day at work today but I'm taking the time to post before I run out of time.
Not much exciting happened over the weekend, it was just nice to be off. It was so hot and humid (still is) which made me not want to exercise but I knew I had to force myself to do it. I'm reading this really good book so I wouldn't let myself read any of it until I walked at least two miles. I was dripping with sweat afterward but yet I felt refreshed and glad that I forced myself to do it. I came home and rewarded myself with reading my book - not food. The scale was down .8 this morning ;)
I made some egg cups (baked in a cupcake pan) yesterday that I can grab all week for a quick breakfast before work. I made two kinds: baby portabella mushrooms, fresh tyme and muenster cheese and the other kind is Canadian bacon and cheddar. They are both really good.
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Do any of you watch Super Soul Sunday on OWN Sunday mornings? There are some really great shows on there that talk about meditation, zen habits, self improvement, how to live a happy(er) life and so on. I love it and watch every Sunday. If these kind of topics interest you, I urge you to check it out; it's all day Sunday - hour long shows all day starting early in the morning. Some of the shows are very spiritual. Yesterday one of the shows talked about the Law of Attraction. I truely believe this and alot of these principals can be directed toward weight loss. We'll become what we envision so it is very important to keep a positive mindset and keep telling ourselves that we are doing this. Have you ever heard that quote, "If you think you can't, you're right"? This is the same principal. Have you ever had a day where you felt fabulous and then noticed yourself getting checked out or receiving compliments? Same thing. We must focus on what we're doing right, even when we have a bad day. If we focus on bad things we ate or that we didn't exercise and beat ourselves up over it, we seem to stay in that rut and attract more of the same. (I'm guilty of this and am trying to stay more focus and positive.) When we're feeling good and doing everything right, we get in the "zone" and draw ourselves nearer to our goal. This can also apply to food - the more crap we eat, the more crap we want. The better we eat, the better we feel so we want to keep going. We can really dig deep into this subject, but you get the idea, right? Think positive things and positive things will happen ;)
Don't compare yourself to other people. Your real job in this world is to be you.
Your self worth is your job to cultivate.
When you find yourself thinking about something that you don't want to think about (maybe food) - let the thought pass like a cloud drifting across the sky or a log floating downstream. Just because the thought comes into mind doesn't mean that we have to act on it. Let it pass.
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On another note - my beloved Mad Men had the season finale last night, ugh! Now I have to wait until 2014 for the next season!!! I'm going through withdrawal already. :(
Not much exciting happened over the weekend, it was just nice to be off. It was so hot and humid (still is) which made me not want to exercise but I knew I had to force myself to do it. I'm reading this really good book so I wouldn't let myself read any of it until I walked at least two miles. I was dripping with sweat afterward but yet I felt refreshed and glad that I forced myself to do it. I came home and rewarded myself with reading my book - not food. The scale was down .8 this morning ;)
I made some egg cups (baked in a cupcake pan) yesterday that I can grab all week for a quick breakfast before work. I made two kinds: baby portabella mushrooms, fresh tyme and muenster cheese and the other kind is Canadian bacon and cheddar. They are both really good.
__________
Do any of you watch Super Soul Sunday on OWN Sunday mornings? There are some really great shows on there that talk about meditation, zen habits, self improvement, how to live a happy(er) life and so on. I love it and watch every Sunday. If these kind of topics interest you, I urge you to check it out; it's all day Sunday - hour long shows all day starting early in the morning. Some of the shows are very spiritual. Yesterday one of the shows talked about the Law of Attraction. I truely believe this and alot of these principals can be directed toward weight loss. We'll become what we envision so it is very important to keep a positive mindset and keep telling ourselves that we are doing this. Have you ever heard that quote, "If you think you can't, you're right"? This is the same principal. Have you ever had a day where you felt fabulous and then noticed yourself getting checked out or receiving compliments? Same thing. We must focus on what we're doing right, even when we have a bad day. If we focus on bad things we ate or that we didn't exercise and beat ourselves up over it, we seem to stay in that rut and attract more of the same. (I'm guilty of this and am trying to stay more focus and positive.) When we're feeling good and doing everything right, we get in the "zone" and draw ourselves nearer to our goal. This can also apply to food - the more crap we eat, the more crap we want. The better we eat, the better we feel so we want to keep going. We can really dig deep into this subject, but you get the idea, right? Think positive things and positive things will happen ;)
A couple quotes/things that stuck with me from yesterdays shows:
Don't compare yourself to other people. Your real job in this world is to be you.
Your self worth is your job to cultivate.
When you find yourself thinking about something that you don't want to think about (maybe food) - let the thought pass like a cloud drifting across the sky or a log floating downstream. Just because the thought comes into mind doesn't mean that we have to act on it. Let it pass.
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On another note - my beloved Mad Men had the season finale last night, ugh! Now I have to wait until 2014 for the next season!!! I'm going through withdrawal already. :(
Friday, June 21, 2013
Happy First Day of Summer! :)
I wish I was at the beach celebrating today. Remember that Rare Earth song from the 70s? - "I just want to celebrate another day of living, I just want to celebrate another day of life." That's one of my favorite songs. In fact, it's one of my ringtones. I feel good today. Down another .6, first day of summer, gorgeous weather, I feel great physically, I won $20 on a scratcher lottery ticket this morning before work, and the best part - I get off work at noon today! WOOT! :D
Usually on my short Fridays I dress more casual for work, but today I dressed up. I have on a silk, colorful tank, lots of pretty jewelry and heels. And nobody is here to see it, lol; I'm the only one in the office again. I did it for myself; to make me feel good. I even wore my body spray called "Beautiful Day" from Bath and Body Works in honor of the first day of summer. If you look good, you feel good and then you make the right choices. Chain reaction. :) My DD and I were talking about this very thing the other day when we were on our shopping trip. We'd see something cute and dressy and say "...but where would I ever wear it?" Then we decided that we were going to wear it just because - to make ourselves feel good. Who better to feel good for than yourself? We need to celebrate every day - we don't need a "special occassion". The gift of another day on this earth is a special occasion, and I thank the Lord for just that every morning.
I don't have any plans for the weekend except the usual laundry and house cleaning. I do want to log several miles in walking outside. The weather is supposed to be great.
Here's a NSV that I wanted to share; it might seem minor to you but it is huge if you're fat. I bought a shirt with a belt the other day! It's a black and white striped tank with a ruffly bottom and a red belt. Not a belt that ties either - IT BUCKLES! And it's red, which draws attention to your middle! I was surprised when I tried it on because I didn't think it would work but it actually is slimming. Makes me feel so much better to have something cute to wear.
Speaking of celebrating each day... I work at a University and I'm sitting in my office now with my window open and already two different students have walked past my window singing. I would turn to see, just out of curiosity, and each one of them was alone! Just walking along alone singing their hearts out at 8:30 in the morning. LOVE.IT.
Have a great weekend everyone and celebrate each day. :)
Thursday, June 20, 2013
SOS
Not much happening to post about. I'm the only one in the office today and tomorrow. Yippee! I've been watching Dr. Oz videos online about primal eating and how the food industry manipulates food to keep us eating.
I found out yesterday that I'm getting a new iPad through work that I can use at home so I will be able to blog from home now. :) I have to wait until we get our new FY budget, but it won't be long.
That's it for today. I'm off to see what everyone's up to.
I found out yesterday that I'm getting a new iPad through work that I can use at home so I will be able to blog from home now. :) I have to wait until we get our new FY budget, but it won't be long.
That's it for today. I'm off to see what everyone's up to.
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