Down 8 since I recommitted

Today was the second weigh-in with my friend Virginia.  I lost 5 the first week and 3 this week.  Each week we make a goal and neither of us made it so we rewarded ourselfs with 100 crunches each. I hate crunches...I don't feel it now but I'm sure I will tomorrow.

This past week I got in some good exercise but not so good eating but still managed a loss. Why can't I do both great?  The things that I shouldn't have eaten were almost all fast food items.  I've been craving root beer floats for some reason.. it could be the sign I pass every day at the sonic that has then for 99 cents.  Wouldn't it be great if they had healthy things cheap and fattening things overpriced.  Then Paris Hilton would be fat and most of us would be thin..... 

Still staying strong

I wrote a post earlier today and poof I made it disappear.. not sure how but it was gone.

I'm still staying on track. ... 4 days back on the recommit.  I was wavering a bit during the afternoon and did go to our vending area but found a pack of mixed nuts with not too much salt.  The rest of my day was great and I got a good walk in.  I need to start on some strength training and plan to hit the gym tomorrow morning or afternoon.

I'm determined to stay strong and focused until my trip in July - I hope to be down at least 10 pounds.  Not a problem if I continue as I have been.

I was going to have my brother and his family in this weekend  but they have decided to wait a few weeks. Which really is great for me because I won't be cooking any big meals and can stick to my plan.

Off to bed...

Back after a long hiatus

I can't believe I haven't posted since Easter but when you have no good news to report ... it makes it harder to blog.  And there has been really no news to report.  I'm back up to where I begin.

Well actually there is good news... I have remained faithful to my healthy eating plan for 3 days and I'm seeing the scale move again and I feel good.

My girlfriend from church and I are doing a short challenge and encourgaging each other. I have a trip planned in a few weeks and I want to be feeling good for that and that means getting the junk out of my innards and hopefully a little junk out of the trunk too.

I'm at 234 this morning.  Hope to be down at least 10 pounds before my trip.  It's doable if I keep doing what I'm doing

HAPPY BLESSED EASTER EVERYONE!

Today is the day we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus! 

It's also for me a time a rebeginning... again.  I'm back on track!  I'm focused to get back to where I was in January... I wonder if I can lose it as fast as I gained it over the last two months.  I had been resisting changin my weight on the blog until I get down to where I was but I gotta be honest... I would love to be back down to 215 but I'm way far from that at 232.  I just got in on Miss Ronda's challenge!!!  Thank the Lord - at least I stay motivated and accountable to someone!  And the timing is perfect for when I go to St. Simon's Memorial Day.

Yesterday I did some hiking at my churches property.  We have about 150 acres and a lot of it is still wooded. I went with a friend and I only had been on the close trails to the church building. Yesterday I found out there were others and they are quieter and steeper.  My calves feel it this morning which is a good sign.

Last night I tackled the veggies in my fridge.  I don't know why I had bought so many and let them just stay there.  I made a awesome vegetable soup.  Just a bunch of veggies, beef broth, and crushed tomatoes.  It tastes so good.  I'll be eating on it for the beginning of the week.  I still have more veggies in the fridge and I'll cut them up tonight for salads for work next week.

Hope all of you have a wonderful Easter with your families!!

Where does the time go....

I'm back somewhat on track again.  The weight hasn't changed much but I'm feeling better.  I've had a couple of stressful weeks at work and another one about to start.  Hopefully it won't be soooo bad.

Good things that have happened this week.  I have been released from physical therapy by the doctor for about a month to see how I do on my own.  So I've decided to join the gym again.  I joined last night and worked out a little bit on the eliptical and treadmill. Tonight I'll go back and do a little bit of the weights too.  I have to be careful about the upper body and my arm. But my physical therapist gave me some dos and don't dos exercises.  I've missed the eliptical and the treadmill with hills. I have one but it is stuck on no incline.   I mowed my lawn yesterday YIPPEE. I got a new mower that will start with a key instead of pulling it.  Since July of last year I've had to rely on others to mow my lawn. 

I'll write more later... really I will.. just got too much to do today.

PAPA JOHN DEMONS

Does anyone else have this problem? ...... this is a frequent battle in my mind... I was out walking my dog yesterday evening around the neighborhood.  I walked approximately 2 miles between the two dogs I have and if I'm walking alone (no other humans) it gives me a lot of thinking time.  Sometimes I pray, sometimes I plan out my life, sometimes I dream.. but last night and a lot of nights lately if I haven't had dinner... I think about Papa John's. I think okay.. one last pizza and I won't have anymore. And then 5 steps later.. I'm no! you're crazy that's not going to help you in getting to your goal.. 10 steps later what I'm going to have on my pizza, 5 steps later NO NO NO  think of a healthy satisfying alternative,  10 steps later.. 972-PAPA ... and so on.. this can go on for a good 20-30 minutes or however long I'm out there alone.   This was my battle last night and I had decided about the time I hit the pavement I was going to eat something healthy but was still on the fence.   Then by the absolute GRACE of GOD - I got a phone message from one of my friends telling me to come over and play a card game with some other girl friends.  NO food or drink on the table!  THANK YOU LORD!  Saved me from calling Papa Johns.   I ended up drinking a cup of coffee.  I forgot to tell you I had already eaten a late lunch and really wasn't hungry when I was battling the Papa John Demons....   One day at a time, one bite at a time.

Today is a gorgeous day..but cool I'm going to get outside and work in the yard and get a great walk in today.  If I can get someone to go with me maybe I won't think about Papa John...

Hope everyone has a great and successful week!!!

The Shadow of my BUTT!

I was walking into work yesterday morning and noticed only the shadow of my butt... it eclipsed everything else. ARRRGGGHH!

So this week was not as good as it started out.  About Wednesday I went into no plan mode which really really really hurt me.  I netted a smidgeon of a loss this week.  But am back on it this morning.  I have a plan!  Already had high fiber cereal and strawberries this morning.  There is salad and some more strawberries in the work refrigerator leftover from yesterday and I'll go there in a bit.  Tonight I will walk both dogs the long walk.. I've cheated them and me this week on that. Buddy and I may go to the church land and walk the hills and trails.  

I made a decision I've been wrestling with for a few weeks. I am taking a backpacking course through church and they are doing a 3-day camping trip to the mountains.  It's car camping so I don't have to carry much but during the day we will be hiking.  Lord knows I am not in any shape to do that with mostly hard core backpackers that are going. So I finally wrote the leader that I would not be going but would still take the classes.  I've been stressed about this for awhile.  Part because of my stamina which is great on the flatland but this will be hiking of inclines and stuff and mostly because of my arm.  Still going to therapy to get it back to normal.  I felt sooooo much better about the decision when I talked with a woman that is in the class who is also taking physical therapy for her rotator cuff surgery.  She's not going and she has a husband and a son to help her but she didn't want to go unless she felt 100% too.  So that is my goal, to get the shadow of my butt to look smaller and to get my arm/shoulder stronger for the fall season. 

Off to work and to drink a bunch of water! 

Not Great but getting there

I'm still having my lapses where food is concerned but i am doing better... down to 226.8.  Exercise is still ok, but didn't get on the treadmill last night.   The good news is the bad food is gone.... mostly cause I ate it.   I had a bag of chips and some ice cream in the house....   things should be better.  My BP was up a little yesterday and that concerns me... I know it's because I have been intaking a lot of sodium lately.    That's got to stop!

Off to work... yippee....

Things are a little better today

I got on the scale this morning and it said 227.... amazing what a bit of high fiber and uping the exercise will do.  That's 3.4 pounds in one day.....If only that kind of results will be every day... I'm not counting on anything.  But I do know that I ate way less salt, took in more water than I had been, ate much more fruits and veggies and fiber and walked probably 3 times as much as I have in a normal day.  But the exercise is nothing I can't do everyday if I just got up off the couch.   OK time to get back at it today... stay focused on what goes in my mouth and my activity.   I'm also going to plan my meals for the week tonight  - so the laziness doesn't creep back in to foil my plans.

OMG - No wonder I feel like a blob

OK as promised in the previous post..... I got on the scale this morning something I have refused to do for a long time... I just didn't wan the bad news.    This morning.... 230.6.... it's been a long time since I've seen something that awful.... that's about 15 pounds of blubber... in a couple of months... how and why did I let that happen... not gonna go there now.   But the consequences of it is that I feel phsyically bad... I feel bloated, my hip joints are starting to have pain (nothing I have ever had before),  I feel lethargic..... I am back on track!  

Turn around-------  so far this morning it has been good turn around... I got up and fixed breakfast... I brought my measuring cups out and measured my high fiber cereal in the bowl with a banana and skim milk.   While I was waiting for the cereal to soften up a bit, I washed and cut up some strawberries.