Yesterday was both good and bad. Eating was better. I made a point to (1) not eat everything on my plate and (2) make better choices. The bad part was after dinner I was still hungry...but I needed to go to the store. So I got dressed and my jeans were snug. In return that made my stomach pooch, it was hot so the pants were sticking, and I was hungry. UGH!!! But I am happy to report I didn't give into any temptations. I returned home after shopping and exercised on the stationary bike for 30 minutes. GO ME !!!! I am super excited because that is 2 days in a row that I made a point to exercise. I can't wait to see if I lose any weight from the exercie.
Oh for anyone who loves icecream, Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches are the best. They really taste good. They don't eveb taste diet.
My one deamon I will have to over come is breakfast. I ALWAYS pick something up on my way to work and I know in order to lose weight I will have to start eating breakfast at home. Although this morning I chose to get a mcmuffin (the healthiest thing from McD's ) and a diet coke. ( I have been on a coke kick lately.
I am not a moring person which makes it hard for me to get up.... I know that some of ya'll are probably the same way. What do you do that makes it easier for you to get up? Any suggestion?
So.... Here's to another day of making changes. Good luck to you all!
I am so excited to report that I exercised on my stationary bike yesterday for 30 minutes. It was very difficult , mostly due to my lack of exercie, but I made it. I made a decision that I would make a point to exercise and I followed through. The real test will be if I continue to exercise. Once I get over that hurdle I will be ON MY WAY. I am so excited!!! Over all yesterday was an ok day!!!! Hope everyone has a good day!
I definately made a good choice when I joined ep. Reading the blogs and interacting with new friends has definately helped motivate me.
I have had an ok day so far because of the motivation to succeed. My morning ritual is to stop and get breakfast, which is going to be the worst habit to break. Lunch was grilled chicken and sausage, with baked beans. Not the best, but my overall enjoyment was the fact that I didn't stuff myself. I am an avid overeater so anyday that I walk away with food left on my plate is a good day. I am also looking forward to working out tonight when I get home. I enjoy the success of everyone at EP and am looking forward to share my success with you.
Choices are what we are all faced with everyday. Try as we may our choices have led us to where we are now, good or bad. It's our own choices that have made us gain weight, and it's our own choices that have made us lose weight. I am proud to say that I made a choice to grab sandwich stuff at the local grocery store for lunch rather than stop at the McD's. I unofficially weighed in (had to peak) this morning with a loss of .6. Not bad for me considering all I have done all week is make bad choices. I can't help but think that I always want to blame my weight gain on something, other than admiting it's my fault. But if you stop, think, get rid of excuses, it all comes down to choices. Do you choose to let the depression take over, or do you fight. Do you choose to eat all of your emotions, or do you fight.
I think this blog journey will prove to be an emotional healing for the inside. All I must do is choose to make the best choices.
Here I am trying to improve my life and I'm already failing. At work I sit thinking and planning what I am going to do when I get home. Then when I get home it never happens. I forget, get to doing something else, or just watch tv. Even in the mornings it's hopeless. I decide to set my alarm early and all I do is get up and reset the alarm. I feel like I am stuck in a hopeless cycle. Help!!!! What keeps you going and how do you keep track of it all?
Here's to the start of my journey. A breif introduction in I may..... I am 28 yrs old and have always been over weight. I have always lingered around 200lbs , after the birth of my daughter I lingered at 218, but I was ok with that. A couple years ago I have a bout of depression which caused my weight to increase to 260. I am happy to say that I no longer battle the depression. Now it's the weight I gained that I must battle. I am sick and tired of wearing 2x shirts, and having to shop in the women's department. Oh, how I long for the days of the 200lb me. Don't get me wrong, my ultimate goal is 175. I know I would be super happy and healthy at that weight. Until then I have a mini goal of 220 by September. Wish me luck, I accept all advise, and need buddies for those tough days..... I'm off to undo the damage I've done.
