11/29/2009 21:19
Still here
I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. I know I did. We went out of town for the holiday. I have an aunt who lives in Alabama and she hosted the festivities this year. We had a really nice time. It's always good to see family whom you haven't seen for awhile. My oldest turned 10 on Thanksgiving also. That made the day even better.
Good News!!! Dh has decided that he needs to lose some weight. Hopefully this will make the dieting a little easier. It's always better if you have a partner to encourage you. We'll see how it goes. He is supposed to start tomorrow. We are a bit competitive, so this should be fun. The girls have divided us into teams and they are our trainers. It's going to be interesting. He wants to get ready for his class reunion this summer (and so do I).
11/17/2009 04:21
T-45 days and counting
Today was the first day of the Carbohydrate Curve. Everything went well. I am slowly getting on board the water wagon. I made a conscious effort to make sure that I drank water today.
Here's an overview of my day:
Exercise: 45 minutes on the exercise bike
Eating: Stayed within the boundaries of my diet
Water: drank more than usual (baby steps)
Journal: wrote down everything that I ate
11/04/2009 03:35
Another day down
Today was much better than yesterday. I got up and rode my exercise bike for about 45 minutes and then had a protein shake. I have all sorts of personal challenges going on. I'm trying to be consistent with taking my vitamins. I am also trying to drink more water.
I am in the process of trying to grow my hair out too. There have been times that I have let my hair be a hindrance to my weight loss. I don't want to workout because I don't want to sweat my hair out. I wore braids for awhile, but it thinned my hair out. I ended up cutting my hair really short in July. So now I will wash and condition and just dust my ends and try to grow it out.
My first semester school is almost complete. It has been a challenge, but I am hanging in.
11/03/2009 04:06
Day 1
Today started off very well. I got up early and hit the treadmill. I wogged for 2 miles. A wog is a walk/jog combination. I had a protein shake for breakfast. I was so ON!! Then came lunch. Today we were celebrating the intern's b'day. I ate just enough to be polite. I did okay. I just need to be sure that I thrrow in a little extra cardio sometime this week to offset those calories.
11/01/2009 23:04
Let me introduce myself.
I am a 36 year old mother of two girls ( 9 and 7). I am married to my college sweetheart. I have recently decided to go back to grad school. My life is very stressful at times. I looked in the mirror a couple of days ago and declared myself both tired and fat. So now, I am determined to do something about it.
My youngest dd and I cleaned the garage and set up a very neat looking mini gym. We left a clear wall so that the girls could practice soccer (and stop ruining my furniture) and I dusted off the treadmill and spin bike. I actually wiped them down with bleach. It looks really good. Dh is out of town and will be surprised to see how nice the garage looks when he returns.
Now that we've gained this extra hour, I have no excuse. If I can get my mindset right, then I will be okay. I remember a comment that Oprah once made: I know what to do to lose weight- I just have to do it. I think most of us know what to do, we just have to apply those principles.
I know I won't be able to post every day, but I will try to update at least 2 - 3 times a week. I like reading other people's blogs for insipiration and hope that I can inspire someone too.
