01/08/2011 04:04
Back Again!!!
Hopefully success is measured by how many time you get up, not how many times you fall down. So I am back again. I have had a crazy good year. After not working for almost 2 years, I went back to work this year. I was only expecting to work for a few months and we have been going strong ever since. I'm so thankful to be working again. It's a true blessing. I am still working on my masters. I slowed down so that I could work full time. I have 3 more semesters to go. YAY!! But with working full time, school and my other activities, I started eating bad and stopped working out. As a result I have put on 30 extra pounds :o(. So I am back to Weight Watchers. I'm doing the online one, but I probably need to go into a center. I am inspired by Jennifer Hudson. She looks amazing. I want to look amazing too.
I am also motivated by somethings that have happened in my life. This summer a good friend of mine died suddenly from cancer. She went to the doctor for fatigue and found out that she had cancer. It was so unexpected and she had a teenage son. It was a rough time. The next thing just happened. A friend of mine, that I have known for years, husband died Tuesday of a heart attack. He was home from work because he wasn't feeling well and had a heart attack. They both are overweight, well obese. I'm sure that had a lot to do with his heart attack. I am not ready to give up on my life just yet. I need to fight back and win this war over food. I love fried food and mostly potatoes. It time to get on the healthy track again. The thing is I like cooking and enjoy healthy green veggie, it is just easier to stop in the drive thru. But I am committed this time to live a healthly lifestyle. My journey starts again. I'm glad to be back here with others who understand. I promise journal more. Happy 2011!!! I'm ready!!
03/15/2010 03:11
So a month later......
Where to begin? Okay so I gave up alcohol for Lent. The first week was rough and there are times that I still want a drink, but I have been don't good for far. Not one drink since Ash Wednesday. I went to spend a little QT with my friend last week. He (like me) is a vodka drinker. He also gave two damns about me not drinking, as he continued to drink in my presence. But I give myself a high five because I did not give in and have a drink.
So I decided to do the Daniel Fast the last 3 weeks of Lent and today is my first day. It is not going to well. You can't eat meat, butter, bread, sweets, or alcohol. At least I have already given up alcohol. I am doing a modified one were I eat fish. I need my protein :o). I didn't have any thing to eat for breakfast, so I went to Dunkin Donuts and got me a coffee (with cream and sugar) and a bagel. That is not on the Daniel Fast. My dinner was good. I cooked blackened tilapia, red potatoes, and spinach. It was really good. I am planning on starting the 6 week Body Makeover when I finish this fast, so I am trying to give up salt too. This is going to be a tough one. Pretty much everything that you can eat on the Daniel Fast, you can eat on the 6WBMO. So this is a good start for me. For my body type, I can't have salt or oil on the 6WBMO.
My new exercise plan is to start walking 3 times a week. I still have my gym membership at Bally's, but they closed the one closest to my house. It is a long drive to the next closest one. However if I get this new job I will be close to 2 other Bally's so I can get back in the gym on the days I do not have class. I am excited about losing some weight so that I can try out my Wii fit plus. I gained too much weight and right now I can use it. I am hoping to be using it this summer.
I will also be increasing my water intake. On the Daniel Fast you can drink 100% fruit juice, but not on the 6WBMO. I am working on being more focused this time. I hope you all have a great week.
02/17/2010 18:36
Guess who's back?!?!
Well, I am starting this journey again. So much has happened since the last time I posted. But I am trying to live in the present and not the past, because that is where I gained 20lbs!!! Anywho, I ordered the 6 week body make over. I thought about a lot of different diets, WWers, Jenny Craig, Nutrasystem; before settling on this on. If you have tried it, please let me know your thoughts. I should get my package next week. I am ready to hit it hard at home. My friend got me a wii fit plus for my birthday and I am order the Gold's Gym workout for the wii too. I can't wait to try it.
My goal is to workout and blog more. I will have more of my witty post as I go along.
Have a great week!!
Ranetta
03/27/2009 17:51
Letting Go
Nothing is more difficult to do than letting go, well at least for me in some situations. I remember a several years ago, I had a girlfriend that I thougtht was a great friend. We partied together, joked around together, and talked all the time. I later found out that she was not the person I thought she was. She was lying behind my back and lying to me. I had to let that relationship go. She never came clean about eventhought I completely caught her in her lie. I stopped being friends with her and never looked back. Somethings are more difficult. I dated this guy in college and I can honestly say that he was my first love. We dated a few year back and I was hurt when things didn't work out. Now time has passed and we decided that we were going to be friends. For awhile the friends thing worked out great. It was like we were best friends, now things are not so great. He can be a totally difficult person. When are going great with him, he can be a great friend. When things are not so good, he can be an ass. Right now things are not so good with him. When we talk, it is always a borderline fight. He is rude and nasty at times. Yesterday, we were on the phone and he hung up on me. Then he called back later and I wanted to talk about how I felt about him hanging up on me and he hung up on me again. I understand we people are going through a rough time, I have been there done that several times. This past year was terrible for me. I am sure that there were times that I was not the nicest person. I didn't think that I was just rude because. I decided yesterday that I could not be this punching bag for him anymore. If I was mean to people, I think I at least spread it around
. It is rough but I am letting go.
This brings me to food. I LOVE FOOD!!! That is easy to tell. When I have a rough day, I turn to food. I love french fries. They are my #1 weakness. I really need to learn to let go of that too. The crazy thing is I like eating healthy. I love veggies. But potatoes have got me like a crack pipe. I need help with that one. My promise today is to be strong. I have did before, I can do it again.
Hang in there kitty!!
Ranetta
03/22/2009 01:23
My feet hurt!!!
Today was my first Saturday back in the gym in awhile. I am pretty proud of myself I must say. I rode the bike for 60 mins, went to my dance class, and did weights. YAY ME!!! Well let me clarify some thing. I did ride the bike for 60 mins, and I did go to that dance class. I am not sure what it is with me and that class on Saturdays, I just can't do it. The moves are so disco!! Today we had a different teacher, I guess I am used to the teachers I take all week long. I only go to this class every once and a while. I just can't stay there for the whole time. I normally just leave but today I wasn't finished so I went back upstairs to do weights. My goal is to focus over the next two months. Calculate all my points and exercise.
02/28/2009 17:56
Time to pay the piper
Yes, all of my unclean living caught up to me this week. I gained 1.2 pounds. For the past I really don't even know how many weeks, I have been exercising but not eating right. Somehow I still managed to lose a 0.6 pounds here and there. This week those bad eating habits came back to bite me in the you know what. Ol' well there is always next week. I am doing good with my points. Journaling has truly made me accountable for my eating. Next week will be better. Now I am focused on the goal. I need to go to the grocery store soon. I will get some healthy stuff to put in the kitchen for next week. More fruits and veggies.
On a good note. I got up this morning and was supposed to go to the gym. It is raining here today. I decided to take Reese for a walk instead. Eventhough it was wet, she still needs some exercise. I decided when I left that I was only going to do a half mile. Well I ended up doing 1.5 miles, which is less than my normal 3 miles. I still up my hill in it and it only took me 32 mins to walk it. I am really working on my speed. I remember when it took me 30 mins to do a mile now look at me. Listening to Reese now bark at something out the window reminds me of why we do 3 miles. It tires her out so that she doesn't have to bark non stop at the neighbors.
Have a great weekend!!!
Ranetta
02/25/2009 18:19
Really Back on the Points
I just looked at my weight loss log. I have lost 10 pounds in 2 months. Eventhough this is a good number I know I can do better. I would like to lose 10 pounds a month, which is still healthy. I decided to pull out my WWers material for really this time and guess what?!?! I have been eating too much. That is not a shocker. But the thing is I thought I was doing good this week. I calculated my points from Monday and Tuesday last night. I was hungry on both days so I figured I was below on my points. NOT!!!! I was over on Monday by 3 points (thank goodness I worked out) and I was at my point total last night when I calculated my points. Wow!!!!! It really does help to journal. The crazy thing is when I started trying to lose I was eating great and not exercising. Now I am exercising and eating like crap. The scale is still going down but only by 0.6 pounds each week. So now I have got to find the sweet balance between diet and exercise. So I pulled out the old weight watchers material for help. We will see how it goes. I had a birthday and lost a point. That is so not fair!!!!!
I hope everyone is doing great! I am off to visit blogs!!
Ranetta
02/09/2009 03:06
Back on the points
I've made the decision to go back to WWers. Well I can't really afford it right now to go back to meeting, so I plan to pull out my old stuff. I am starting back counting points and journaling tomorrow. A few of my friends went back so I can use them for support. My eating sucks. Somedays I eat too much and some days I only eat 2 meals a day. It is crazy. I am back kon the water too because that has not been good either. I think this will be a good turn around for me in February. Just the little jump start I need.
What I really need is for all my friends to get on board. I went to another house party yesterday. Being the live of the party can get tiring . We had fun but of course I ate too much. And then there was cake. I love birthday cake and cocktails and there was plenty of both. At least I got some exercise in on Saturday. I was supposed to go walking today but I had too many cocktails on Saturday night. I did feel like. I will hit the gym up tomorrow and I am planning on taking Reese on a walk. I need to walk her daily, even if it is just for 30 mins. I am committing to doing that. I guess I already messed up since we didn't go today. But we will start fresh on Monday!!
Be good!
Ranetta
