I just wanted to stop by and give an update on my progress! Still doing marvelous, making healthy choices is constantly getting easier. I find when I keep the good stuff in the house, it is soooooo much more easier to reach for it. I think I may be at another plateau, so I am just going to have to be patient. I am doing aerobics and belly dancing and my arms are AWESOME! I finally have definition and muscles!!! And guess what? I was getting dressed yesterday and noticed a muscle in my back just near my backbone, I have seen that on others, but never on me! Back too the bellydancing....It is a WONDERFUL workout and when you first start you will feel stupid, after a week of doing it you will be jiggling, winding and pumping everything up. I Love it! Well, I know I was supposed to be putting up pics but I am sooooooooo busy. I will come back later and do that, I just wanted to touch bases with my friends, I hope you are all well and had a FANTASTIC Thanksgiving! I did, I relaxed and didn't eat much. Tooo many mixtures of different foods, that just doesn't work well for Carol! Well, I will be back later.............
It does seem that my rate of weight loss has definitely slowed down and that can be frustrating. Nevertheless, I need to be thankful for still losing. I just read a few people saying they ate Halloween candy and they made it seem like they were horrible people.....YOU are NOT! I ate some too, so there....The key is know when to stop. I love a tootsie roll anything. So, yeah I ate a few, but I want my skinny so bad, I REFUSE TO OVER DO IT....Currently, I am at 175lbs and that is amazing because it is TOM....So, after this crap ends I may be lighter. I am tickled and I ate candy. What we have to keep in our minds is this..........the key word is MODERATION. When we lose focus where moderation is concerned that is when we have a problem. I am still healing with all that has went on this year and guess what???? I am so ready for 2008, but the beautiful thing is this.........I am still losing and falling back into my old habits of being that "emotional eater", we must change the way we think. Work is great, exercise, working out is great! And I don't know if you all are familiar with this or not but I am doing a bellydancing aerobic video to change up my workout and it is great. So many people think that isn't too much of a work out...Let me tell you this........."That belly dancing workout will wear you out!" and it will bring so much definition to your body you will LOVE the way you look ! I will be adding a new pic on Friday...Carol is going out on a date!!!! Listed below is my FOOD LOG:
Breakfast - Coffee w/creamer 35 cal/0 fat
Rice cake - 50 cal
Water
Snack- 100 calorie crackers / 6 grams fat
Water
Lunch- Wrap 50 cal/1 gram fat/
2 lean pieces of pastrami 70 cal/3 grams fat
2 oz of coleslaw mix (without the mayo) just the veggies, carrots and cabbage 35 cal
Water..water.............water....
Dinner- 3 oz of tilpia fish w/salsa 190 ca1/ 3 grams fat
Hey ya'll. I am good, just dealing with some changes. Most are really good and open several opportunities for me. I am happy, busy, healthy and loving life. I miss you all. Endurer has been my dear heart. Thanks so much! She just kicks me right in gear. I am still eating right, exercising, but having a problem coming here every single day with all that is going on in my life. I am still logging my food, I have too. Otherwise, I'd lose count of calories and fat intake. Well, let me tell ya'll whats new???? Not a whole bunch. I have convinced a friend to start a weight loss program, I told her what ever works for her that is safe and promotes exercise and healthy eating habits, she chose WW. I told her congratulations, and I surely will be there to help Jackie along the way. She is a beautiful person, but she like myself needs to shed a few pounds. She got the scare of her life, she started having chest pains so bad the other day, Jackie was actually calling people and preparing them for what she wanted to do with her 2 children. I politely told her this, if that is the case, you need to do something to change that situation. Thank God the chest pains kicked her in gear. Well, listed below is my blog. Oh I will be adding more pics! In my hott jeans. That I brought yesterday and didn't have to try on.....HOORAH, I could look at them and tell I could fit them. Then when I walked past the ice-cream section in our grocery store, I looked at the silhouette of my body and said OMG....My son, Christian said "Mommy, you've lost a lot of weight, just believe it!". What does the bible say, "Out of the mouth of babes!".... So, Stay tuned.
Food Log
Breakfast - coffee w/half and nonfat 45 cal/2 grams fat
2 graham crackers 120 cal/3 grams fat
Water.........water........water...........I am swimming in water!!!
Lunch- salad w/lettuce, mushrooms, carrots and fat-free dressing 200
Water....water....
Snack- 100 cal cheese crackers /3 grams fat
Dinner- 1 taco w/lettuce and tomato and 1 tsp cheese 160 cal 45 for cheese, total calories approx. 210 cal/6grams
Water...water..water............water........I am swimming.
I ate, but I was VERY BUSY....so...the importance of it wasn't important!
Total cal/ approx 750 cal
Fat - 13 grams
Not a real good day, but I ate..........My reason today is this:
Still On a Mission .....Continuing on to Road of Success!
Hello everyone, I missed you all. I have been so busy with so much going on in my life it is amazing. I am working out about 6 days a week, trying all that I can to maintain this nice, new body!!! Yeahhhhh....I am living the life of Viva Locka!!! Ha, ha. No I am still doing the same things but more busy than ever...I am training even more for the new position. I am working out more. I am doing more with my younger son, he is now playing basketball with an afterschool program. I am looking into a lot of other business opportunities. IT is so strange, you lose the weight and then you've got all this ENERGY to do so much. We are having a challenge at work a stepping challenge. The object is to see what region will get more active. My co-workers are shocked at the fact that I register over 40 thousand steps per day and lets not even talk about the weekend. Especially the 21 yr old . She is making it a habit of telling me what she registered with her pedometer everyday. There are a few reasons, I don't trip. One is this, she sits right across from the fax machine, I for one have to walk to it. I get up around 5 am every morning and upon rising I put that pedometer on my waist. I run after children after I get off work at 5 pm. And I don't sit down until time to go to bed around 10 or 11. On top of that, I work out almost everyday. I am a active 41 yr old now....I am truly loving life right now. Doing all I can to remain focused and set positive examples not only for my children, but for my family and friends as well!
Dinner- Veggie Beef soup....1 cup 210 cal/4 grams fat
Snack- 3 graham crackers 140 cal/3 grams fat
I am not adding up my calories, I am used too it, I know what I can and can't have....to keep losing........Anyway....
One good reason for waiting to lose weight- Cuz it feels so DAM awesome to get on an epilitic machine and not lose your breath!!! It finally feels good to do 50 situps without feeling like your side will crack!
And lastly..........Have you looked at my pics lately. Nahhh, just kidding. I am enjoying myself and not fearing the upcoming holidays at all!
peace and love to EVERYONE!
Diva
PS I forgot to give an UPDATE also....On my inches. I have lost an additional 8.5 inches. 4 inches in waist, WOW.....1.5 in my calf, 1.5 from my breasts and 1.5 inches in my hips........My measurements are so normal I can't believe it. Oh guess what happened the other day....I went to the restroom at work. At my house I own no full length mirrors, when I looked at my legs, I swore it was a trick mirror, and it was all Me! Then I looked at my face and it was skinny! I am still stuff in the fat gurl mode. I will eventually get to the skinny girl mode one day hopefully soon! Toodles all.
I am more determined to win than even I know! I am focused, happy and just looking at life in search of happiness. Not just happiness in a relationship, but happiness just for my ownself. Loving myself, respecting myself and getting reacquainted with myself. YOU know no matter how we look, people will always be cruel. They will always judge, they will always hurt, they will always continue to be the foul persons they are, FOUL people don't know anything else but! To continue to be foul! When u go on this weight loss journey, go toward the journey just with the hopes of becoming and working toward getting and maintaining your own optimal health. I am soooooo tired of so much, I refuse to talk about it again. I will just continue to be a conquerer, I have to continue to be a fighter... Please believe that CAROL is DETERMINED to WIN ! Bring on the BS, Bring on the doubt, BRING on the lies! I got ya.....I am determined to win! My Food Log is below!
Breakfast - banana & coffee w/half and half 90 cal for banana/85 for coffee = 175/ 3 grams fat
Hi Everyone! I hope this blog finds everyone in a good place. I am doing wonderful. Life has been so good with the weight loss, I have nothing to complain about.
I am still eating healthy, still working out and still losing. I am trying to debate if I need to lose 25 or 30 more. Everyone keeps saying "you are getting to thin". Now that is a frickin' JOKE! I have never been thin. But as you can see in my pic I am well on my way. I am so darn happy I can't even open my eyes!!!
Basically here is my log....Not as traditional, but I still watched what I ate:
Hello to my dear friends. I am back from Chicago, well rested and obviously lighter than when I left. I was supposed to do my WI on Saturday, but there was so much going on and I had no time. So, I didn't get to do it. But upon returning home and getting somewhat of situated, I weighed myself and I am happy and above all PROUD to say that I currently weigh, 180 lbs. Chicago was awesome, lots of R & R. I went to visit a wonderful person who specializes in making me feel like the PRINCESS I am. WE didn't do much at all, just lots and lots of R & R. But to make a lonnnggg story short, I was waited on hand and foot and it was so nice. I feel and felt amazing. I ate in moderation and had the BIGGGEST craving for a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup and although "T" was getting up to go and get it for me, all I did was say I wanted it....I said "no, it's a want, it's not a need". Thank God for people who care about you, BUT I also THANK GOD for me having the guts to fight the urge or the craving. I am jet-lagged to death right now, so I am going to cut this short. I promise I will post tomorrow. I just need to exercise, shower and take myself to sleep. I missed you all. Talk to you all soon,
Hi Everyone things are great! I am so happy to be here and blogging with you wonderful, great, inspirational and uplifting ladies! I have been a way for a few days but I am still focused, just working hard, going to school and raising children. I am going on vacation this Saturday for a few days. Going to Chicago and I am sooooo excited! I have been exercising, still eating really good and trying really hard to keep my eye on the prize...my goal weight of 150!!!! I am less than 40 lbs shy of that weight and I am excited....I am going to do a WI first thing in the morning on this Saturday. I am going to do this then so when I come back, I want to see if I stayed the same weight, lost more weight or just maintained. Sooooo, we will see...Things are wonderful, life is great and Prettydiva is continuing and striving to lose this weight....Love you all. Listed below is my blog:
Breakfast- coffee (couldn't eat much, I had a court date and I was stressed to DEATH) Yet it worked out in my favor...Praise the Lord..
Lunch- Chicken Florentine 260 cal/7 grams fat
Water
Snack- Graham crackers 160 cal/3 grams fat
1 Gala apple 70 cal
Water
Dinner - Vegetable soup 1 cup (homemade, lowfat) 200 (approx...)
Calories for day 690
Total fat - 10 grams
Today's reason for wanting and needing to lose weight?
Because I am worth it, I can do it, I will do it and aren't you excited about it?
I am so hyped.....I go on vacation on next Saturday.....whooooo whooooo!!!! I am doing really, really good. Still watching what I am eating. Exercising and watching every thing I let attempt to touch these here lips! Don't want the "bad" stuff to show up on the HIPS! So how is everyone? I will not do another WI until Saturday morning just before I leave. I am taking a much needed trip to Chicago and I am HYPED! So, I have something to work toward...you know? I don't come here everyday anymore, but I check in periodically and I am still remaining focused. I am currently taking courses for my Associates Degree in Health Information Management and I am a tad bit more busy than I had been in the previous months. I am still exercising too, the reading that is required makes me read, if I read while I exercise I am killing 2 birds with 1 stone....I am reading and exercising! Things at work are wonderful as usually.....I am still learning everyday and I will start training for the Back-up Consult Tracking person I believe this week and I am so excited. Well I had better go....I will try and check in everyday this week and I hope everyone is JUICED! I am....Talk to you all a little later on....Toodles.
Food Log-
Breakfast- coffee w/creamer and sweetner 45 cal/3 grams fat
Overall right now things are great. I am on a weight loss high and truly, truly lovin' life. Okay check this out....Yesterday, I had a get together with my family for my daughter, she turned 18 on 9/18. So we had to give her a celebration. Just so happens that the girly loves MEXICAN FOOD and so does her mother. So being the great mother I am, I cooked for her. I made tamales, chicken enchilada w/green sauce and regular ground beef enchiladas for my sister and her children. Refried Lowfat beans, light sourcream and fat -free cheese , no one noticed the diffrence....The continued to say how good it was.......especially my daughter, "the birthday girl". We all ate, yes including me, but....I ate in moderation....My stomach these days can't take much and regardless of whether I have to throw uneaten food out, I flat out refuse too overeat just because the food taste good and is here! I am actually eating like I am skinny and enjoying it. Then today at work we had a FALL potluck, OMG. They had everything from lowfat chicken pot-pie to carrot cake, shrimp w/cocktail sauce, and lots and lots of salads. I brought ginger bread, my favorite!
Well anyway...I had salad and steamed shrimp, it was sooooooooo yummy. I also had a very small bite of ginger bread. I literally bit a piece and disposed of the rest, not because it tasted awful, ( I can cook!) but because I am FINALLY aware of my limits.
I have just got to say this.....I have had 2 successful days of eating sensibly even when you have so much WONDERFUL temptation all around you. I don't know if you all remember, but I am a sweet fanatic!!! To see Carrot cake and and just walked away from it, for me the SWEETHOLIC.... AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT! I am training myself too understand that it is okay to eat anything in MODERATION. We get out of hand when we eat too much of anything in excess! I am doin' the happy dance due to my success!!!
I just wanted to stop by and give an update on my progress! Still doing marvelous, making healthy choices is constantly getting easier. I find when I keep the good stuff in the house, it is soooooo much more easier to reach for it. I think I may be at another plateau, so I am just going to have to be patient. I am doing aerobics and belly dancing and my arms are AWESOME! I finally have definition and muscles!!! And guess what? I was getting dressed yesterday and noticed a muscle in my back just near my backbone, I have seen that on others, but never on me! Back too the bellydancing....It is a WONDERFUL workout and when you first start you will feel stupid, after a week of doing it you will be jiggling, winding and pumping everything up. I Love it! Well, I know I was supposed to be putting up pics but I am sooooooooo busy. I will come back later and do that, I just wanted to touch bases with my friends, I hope you are all well and had a FANTASTIC Thanksgiving! I did, I relaxed and didn't eat much. Tooo many mixtures of different foods, that just doesn't work well for Carol! Well, I will be back later.............
Hey ya'll. I am good, just dealing with some changes. Most are really good and open several opportunities for me. I am happy, busy, healthy and loving life. I miss you all. Endurer has been my dear heart. Thanks so much! She just kicks me right in gear. I am still eating right, exercising, but having a problem coming here every single day with all that is going on in my life. I am still logging my food, I have too. Otherwise, I'd lose count of calories and fat intake. Well, let me tell ya'll whats new???? Not a whole bunch. I have convinced a friend to start a weight loss program, I told her what ever works for her that is safe and promotes exercise and healthy eating habits, she chose WW. I told her congratulations, and I surely will be there to help Jackie along the way. She is a beautiful person, but she like myself needs to shed a few pounds. She got the scare of her life, she started having chest pains so bad the other day, Jackie was actually calling people and preparing them for what she wanted to do with her 2 children. I politely told her this, if that is the case, you need to do something to change that situation. Thank God the chest pains kicked her in gear. Well, listed below is my blog. Oh I will be adding more pics! In my hott jeans. That I brought yesterday and didn't have to try on.....HOORAH, I could look at them and tell I could fit them. Then when I walked past the ice-cream section in our grocery store, I looked at the silhouette of my body and said OMG....My son, Christian said "Mommy, you've lost a lot of weight, just believe it!". What does the bible say, "Out of the mouth of babes!".... So, Stay tuned. 
Hi Everyone! I hope this blog finds everyone in a good place. I am doing wonderful. Life has been so good with the weight loss, I have nothing to complain about.