What Not to Wear

So TLC had a What Not To Wear marathon today and It got me thinking about some stuff.  A lot of the women they have on the show are dressing to hide their bodies.  One young lady they had on was soooo beautiful!! and she had a cute figure but she said that there weren't any pants in the whole world to fit her. She did find several pair that were very good looking and fit so they are out there!  Anyway she was so pretty but in part of her video diary she said that the problem areas of her body were getting in the way of  the parts of her body that are great.  So much of life depends on seeing the positive doesn't it?

So here are the positives from my day:  my DH made omelets for breakfast, my mom is staying with us for the weekend, I learned how to make my grandma's potato salad and deviled eggs, I have drunk 32 ounces of water so far today and I still have time to get on the treadmill!

Wishing everyone a happy Indepedence Day!  God Bless our veterans and all service men and women!!

Today

Okay, so school's out.  May is always so busy and I totally got off track. I had promised myself that come June 1st I was going to start exercising every day, eating breakfast every day, and having a fruit or vegetable with every meal.  Well I broke that promise!  It's hard to believe but I have maintained my weight hovering around 173,172,171 for the last several weeks but I really would like to start losing and get to my goal weight although it won't be in August.  I am disappointed in myself but am trying not to dwell on this.  Today is a new day .  Today I will exercise, drink 64 oz. of water and eat some fruits and vegetables. Today is what matters most! 

Here's wishing each of you success TODAY!

Back In The Saddle

Busy, busy, busy!  Food has been good today and water too.  Breakfast was 3/4 cup of Cheerios Crunch with sliced strawberries on top, light vanilla yogurt and a Coke (can't give up my morning Coke!)  Lunch was a baked potato with 1/4 cup cheddar cheese and an orange plus my second and last Coke of the day.  Have drunk almost 32 ounces of water--just half a bottle to go.  Have not been exercising because I have a huge bruise on the top of my right foot from being stepped on by one of our cows. It really, really hurts when an animal that weighs over 900 lbs. steps on your foot.  The podiatrist doesn't understand why it isn't broken!!  I am cleared to start back on the treadmill tomorrow.  You wouldn't believe how painful wearing tennis shoes has been! 

Caught up with some of you today and hope to have more time in future.  I am not only working on losing weight but also managing my time better!

Feeling Better

Well so far anyway.  Yesterday was just too weird!  But this morning I feel more like a human.  The plan today is to absolutely without a doubt, excuse or whine to exercise!  I had planned on doing some work in the yard--it was 70 degrees here yesterday but today it is cloudy and the high is only supposed to be 48 degrees.  We have had quite a few windy, windy days and there are branches down in our yard that need to be picked up. Oh I have tons of other stuff I should be doing too.  Like homework for the online class I'm taking, lesson plans for school next week, report cards also due next week, cleaning out the closet in my office etc., etc., etc. 

On the weight loss front, I did actually weigh myself yesterday morning before the mysterious sickness grabbed me--175.  So even though I have been eating crap and drinking lots of soda I lost a little.

Sick

So the plan for today was to get up, shower, get dressed and go to the grocery store to finish shopping for DH's big birthday bash next Saturday but just as I raised my arms to shampoo my hair I got very dizzy and had to sit down in the shower and ever since every time I stand up I get so dizzy I fall down not too mention the intestinal upheaval I have been experiencing.  So no errands for me today.  It is disappointing because for some reason the drawers in our dresser have begun sticking (really some of them will NOT open at all especially the drawers I keep my underwear in. DH has been having to get a pair out for me because I am not strong enough to pull it open) and I was going to get something at Lowe's to make them slide easier.

Have to go now because typing is making me dizzier.  Wish I knew what this is about....

Deep Sigh

I am so off track right now I am just about to give up!  UGH!!  At Christmas I was really going to change my lifestyle and then there was the treadmill fiasco and I can't get back on track.  I know what I have to do, the foods I need to eat and the exercise I need to do but something is holding me back and I don't know what it is...  I have been walking every night this week but even that has been less than great.  Last night I moved my arm and the safety key got knocked off and I had to start all over so I really have no idea how long I walked, how many calories I burned, or the distance I walked!  DOUBLE UGH!!  Oh and I have been paying myself one dollar for every thrity minutes I walk so the dollars ran out and DH suggested taking a hundred dollar bill to the bank and changing it for ones.  So I toddle off to the Bank of Old Monroe totally forgetting that this is a small town and everyone knows or is related to everyone and apparently the teller is related to someone related to a teacher I work with and next morning I get asked "What are you going to do with all those ones?"  Oh boy, can anyone just MTOB!  (mind their own business)  Thousands of smart aleck answers came into my head from "I'm laundering money for the mob" to "The Chippendale dancers are coming to town"  but  I smiled and chose my favorite of all time and said "I'd tell you but then I'd have to kill you."  No one quite knows what to say next just like when I answer telemarkters calls with "Domino's" or "County Morgue, you stab 'em we slab 'em'"  Tomorrow I will try to get on track because the only reason I'm not is because I am L-A-Z-Y!!!

My on track plan is breakfast, whole grain cereal, skim milk, fresh fruit, low fat yogurt and my morning Coke, (I allow myself two a day) lunch will be boiled shrimp, salad with tomatos, shredded carrots, pea pods, lite french dressing, dinner  ?????.  Since tomorrow is Good Friday I don't know --DH and I may go out. 

Have a great weekend everyone!

On the road again

Our new treadmill came on Monday--the trucking company dropped it off at DH's work and I walked last night --YEA!!  Watched BL while exercising--double YEA!!  Also scale read 173.8 this morning so I have approx. 2 more pounds to lose to reach 10 pounds lost.

Good News

Yipee!  Our new treadmill is on its way!!  I can start exercising again--I have been running up and down our steps about 10-12 times every day but it's not the same. Also TOM arrived and I no longer want to eat everything I see, hear or smell.  The saga of the treadmill is over!!

Bad Eater, Bad

I saw a T-shirt once that had a dog on it that said, My name is "No,no Bad Dog.  What's yours?  I feel like getting one that says My name is No,no  Bad Eater.  Before the dreaded SOTT (see previous posts) I was doing GREAT!  But I am lazy and have very little will power and I used the SOTT (which I am sure all of you are sick of hearing about but I am definitely OCD and am fixated on the subject right now) as an excuse to be a SLACKER.  Well no more sister! I am going to lose this weight by my goal date and I WILL do this by sticking to the plan.  Breakfast every day, two, only two Cokes a day and a salad or other appetizer before dinner to keep from going back for seconds.  Before when I was following my plan, the one I made for myself, I felt great.  No more acid reflux at night, sleeping wonderful, clearer skin, shinier hair and then .

I will not dwell on this (I am already dwelling on the SOTT) I will not beat myself up for not being perfect (another charming personality characteristic of mine.  Seems I got all the good ones! LOL) I WILL go forward and STICK to the plan and succeed.

Is it worth it?

Okay, so I wrote a nice long post about the saga of the treadmill, four times and lost it every time so here's the short version.  I haven't been exercising, I have been eating lots of junk, and am still waiting for NordicTrack to let us know if we're getting a new treadmill or not.  Will try to post more often, using excuses for not making the choices I need to make for my health, too busy, too sad, too boring blah, blah, blah.