I have nothing planned for today but to sit at home and watch TV, movies, go to sleep whatever I want to! YAHOO!!! After planning my exercise last week, I decided to fit in all my workouts during the week and take Saturday and Sunday off! I love having the weekend off from working out! IT just makes my body that much stronger!
Another week starts tommorow! Then this week is well behind us and all that matters is the choices we make in the future.
Yesturday's plans went out the door. They decided that they didn't want to go. Like how I say they! Because I wanted to go!! Haha! Well anyways we then decided to just go and have a nice lunch at Applebee's and then go back home and watch a bunch of movies and have fun. I do have to say it was very
R-E-L-A-XI-N-G, so that was nice. Did everyone have a nice Cinco de Mayo? Boy were the Mexican Resturants full! Everytime I drove past one they sure were starting the party.
Happy Sunday!
-The difference between can and cannot are only three letters. Three letters that determine your life's direction.-
Ole! Happy Cinco de Mayo!!!! Lets do the Cha Cha! Haha! Hopefully everyone has a wonderful Saturday and if anyone is having celebrations you can call me at....just kidding! Kick up your heals and have come fun! No party over here! Haha!
Thank you to everyone for their encouragement from yesturday's post! Last night was awesome! I was nervous none the less but I have to take every experience as a lesson. I decided to eat dinner before I went. I didn't eat a huge meal like I would have but I cut it in half. Got to the get-together and everyone was their chit chatting. I brought a fruit platter, I cut up pineapple, strawberries, bananas and added a side of wheat thins. The platter was gone in less than ten minutes, literally! It was inhaled, glad everyone liked it! I ate alot of fruit, I wasn't guilty about it because fruit is good for you!
After that we had dinner, it was Baked Ziti, garlic bread and pot stickers. I had a small portion of the Baked Ziti, no garlic bread and one pot sticker! I thought I did well, heck wanna know the best part? The brownie cake came out and I only had one and a half of brownie. I wanted more but I didn't eat anymore! I knew I could do it! Wow sometimes I amaze myself! Haha!
Today im going down to Tombstone, Arizona. Its a historic place where the O.K. Corral was and it has alot of history and its filled with ghosts! EEK! Im soo excited!! I have never been to Tombstone and its something different! Im going to go prepared with snacks and lunch I have this down!
Jiminy Crickets! It's Friday! Woot! Woot! Already another week down! Which means a nice weekend ahead.....ahhh yes, bring it on
Thank you to all who responded on my TOM talk! It helped me alot! Yesturday was just not my day at all. I didn't know if it was my TOM getting ready to be delivered to me but all hell broke out yesturday! I was so happy in the morning, nothing getting me down, then towards the afternoon I got emotional started to cry and then I got pissy. Yeah that was a trip! Then it was back to emotional oh all night long! It was great! I figured it was my TOM that is being so ever nice to me! It's just weird because each and every month I have to get used to something new and I feel like a lost puppy with all these new signs and symptons, but I figured our bodies are changing all the time so these changes are normal. I Woke up this morning feeling refreshed and happy! Got on the scale this morning and my weight was back down to 142.2 from yesturday's reading of 143.2! Im actually not taking it to bad, before that gain would have tripped me but im getting used to these fluctuations!
On to other talk, tonight im going to a gathering with my family and other friends and family there and I know that I can do good with my eating. I tell myself that Im going to control myself while there and then what do I end up doing....scarfing down the whole brownie pan or something in that area! Well this time I want to go prepared, I dont want to put something in my mouth just to put! So how do you stop this mindless eating? I have been thinking and thinking its just so much harder when everyone that is going to be there doesn't care about what they eat!
So my goals for the little get-together
Eat before the party a lite snack
Try to not be around the food
Bring along something to chew on to be distracted
enjoy the foods in moderation!
Good list? I think so, I just have to be looking out like the portion police!
Oh yeah I signed up to bring fruit salad! So at least something healthy will be there besides the Baked Ziti, garlic bread, brownies and cream puffs! Oh my!
Good Morning! Today is my day off and of course what do I do? Wake up early! I tell you the less and less I can sleep in now! lol! Its okay because I thought to myself today I have alot to do, so I'm glad I got up early!
I have decided that this maintenance thing is going to have to be small baby steps, and I mean small! Im going to have to take each and every challenge that comes my way and learn from it more than ever! Im ready for this and im just soooo excited!!!
Okay I have some questions for you ladies out there! Im due for my TOM in a week and Im just curious because I have been craving sweets again. I think its kinda odd because I have never seen it this early! I usually go into craving mode a couple days before! Oh and is it normal to gain weight a week prior to your TOM? Oh man this is one big learning process!
Today im going to clean my place up, it's amazing how in just a couple of days your house can look like a tornado hit it or something like that!
Last night I was going through my closet to get rid of my "bigger clothes" and I stood there looking at my XXL shirts and my size 18 jeans and I looked in amazement, I couldn't believe it. I just stood there in awe maybe a couple tears rolled down but my point is im so damn proud of myself. Through every bump in the road I made a detour and kept on going. NO matter what happened I didn't give up. Everyone out there on this journey with me, we have to hold strong and know that one everything is going to be okay and we just have to show it who is in control. No matter what happens, never give up! Ever!!!
So yesturday I made the decision to stop losing weight and to start maintaining it instead. I didn't just decide all of a sudden it has been taking me weeks of thinking of doing this. I came to the realization of a couple of things
I had reached a weight that is defined as normal, Im no longer in a category that unhealthy
My blood results came back normal, everything is working good
Im happy at this weight, I know if I went lower I wouldn't look good. Im glad that I decided to go further than my first goal of 150
Im ready to start toning. I have been building muscle since the start, I love my legs, my arms are taking shape and now my main concentration is my tummy!
So with that in mind I decided to stop losing weight and start to maintain it instead! Im going to be honest with everyone im scared out of my mind. I know im not going to gain the weight back because I have so much faith in myself. That is not why im scared. Im scared because everyday is going to be a new challenge and im already having to learn about myself more and more and I just don't want to become overwhelmed with all of it. So im taking it one step at a time.
I ran across an article about maintaining and I thought it was a good one about tips for how to maintain your weight
Keep problem foods you have a history of abusing out of your home. Almost all the women and a very large percentage of the men I have worked with who regained weight started the slide in their own homes. The slide often began with a food they had a history of abusing but had avoided while they were losing weight. Remember the study by researchers at the National Weight Control Registry that found that two out of three people who lose weight and keep it off keep problem foods out of their house? Although that food might not tempt you at this moment, I can't urge you strongly enough to remove it from your home or at least keep it permanently out of your sight. Remember, you're always vulnerable to the foods that have tripped you up in the past -- even on maintenance. Eventually, people tend to return to their old favorites if they are continually available. On maintenance, even more than weight loss, availability stimulates craving -- even if it doesn't happen immediately.
Set a weight ceiling, and defend it. Pick a number -- typically about 3 pounds for women, 5 pounds for men -- and don't let your weight go above it -- ever. No matter what happens, don't let yourself off the hook. Draw a line in the sand. If you see your weight going up get back on track!
Weigh yourself every day. Your bathroom scale can't weigh your behavior. However, it will tell you when you gain a pound or two. If you step on the scale the morning after a big meal at a restaurant or special event, your weight could be up. Don't be alarmed. If it's water weight, it will dissipate in 24 to 48 hours. You should expect slight variations during the week, especially after maintenance meals. If it's real weight (3 or more pounds that remain over a period of several weeks), that should be a warning to you to take immediate action.
I already write down everything I eat in a journal and I blog all my feelings here so I have that down. I already have bunches of before pictures on my fridge. I think Im going to get this down! I just have to take it one step at a time!
Sorry for the long post! If anyone has any suggestions send them my way!!! Thank you!!!
April is now gone and is in the past and now we have a new month too look forward to, May! May is my favorite month, I just love it!I also love summer, something about being in the sun, being warm! and having fun! Its always a time of vacations, BBQ's, I just love this time of year!
I love new months because this can allow us to start fresh right from the start. Even though I have taught myself to start fresh whenever I slip, its just something about the 1st day of a new month!
After lots of thinking and thinking, I have decided im done losing weight! I don't want to lose anymore weight, I want to start to maintain it and I want to concentrate more on toning than anything. So those are my new goals! I think that I have reached a good weight. According to the extrapounds IDEAL weight chart im in my normal range for my height and my BMI is right where I want it @ a whopping 21.7! When I first started my BMI was 35.6 and I was classified as "obese" now im in their "normal range" Thats a difference of 13.9 points! Wow! YEEHAW!
Im healthy and im on fire! All of my results from the doctor came out normal!!! Everything is a whopping normal! Everyday im learning something new about myself and guess what! I LOVE IT!
Happy May To Everyone!!! Let's celebrate and let's kick some BOOTY!!!!
Arg! I lost my entry! dfkjdlkfj! Lets try another time!
Happy Monday!!!!
Sorry I didn't post over the weekend, it was one crazy weekend, I will tell it all!
On Saturday morning we drove up to Phoenix and we drove up early so we could go shopping! Who doesn't love to shop?! I know I do, and I know that sometimes you have to put a restrain on me from those sale racks! We shopped for about two hours and trust me with five other girls thats a hard thing to do! Lucky on my wallet I only came out of the mall with one item! Best of all it was only 5 bucks! Thats right 5 buckaroos!
After the shopping of course what happens? We get hungry! I packed snacks in my bag, so I wouldn't get grumpy when I started to get hungry! So we all decided to go to Fazoli's Fast Itailian food! We all know that when it comes to Italian food im all over it! I ordered the Kid's Ravioli and it was just so yummy! I didn't even touch the breadsticks! YEEHAW!
After eating we headed towards the concert to chit chat and wait! The concert didn't start till 8 so we had enough time. Lady Soverign came on at 8:30 and I really didn't know who she was and I wasn't intrested in her, she screamed too much haha! So that was a perfect time for a potty break! After she preformed Akon came on next! Oh my goodness!!! My dancing feet came on and we started to dance and sing and the party started haha!
After Akon, Gwen came on and put on an AWESOME show! She played for an hour and a half and it was just awesome! Best concert I have ever been to!!! We didn't get out until 12 at night. I was full of energy, got in the car and all I wanted to do was sleep! Everyone was hungry and we stopped at In and Out. I wasn't hungry so I ordered a milk and slept the whole way home!
Got home around three in the morning and I woke up at SEVEN! Yes SEVEN!! I only slept for four hours! I don't know what my body was thinking! I couldn't go to sleep after that! So after getting caught up and getting ready for Monday, I came home around five in the afternoon and zonked out on my bed and didn't wake up until 6:30 this morning! Ahhh im feeling refreshed!
The weekend was amazing! I had the best time ever!!! Its a new week today and I love new and fresh weeks! Im putting my right foot forward and starting fresh! Today is the last day of April and May 1st is tommorow! I wish I knew where time went!
Friday!I'm so glad Friday is here! I love Friday's, then again what day don't I like?! Haha! This morning I woke up early and couldn't go back to sleep. Just my luck whenever I don't have to get up early and be somewhere is the day I have no problem waking up at anytime! Geesh! Anyways woke up at 6 and layed in my bed just thinking. I had a bad dream and I was feeling so weird inside. I can't even explain it because I don't remember the dream.
Last night as I got home I was checking my messages and I get one from my doctor's office, saying I have an appointment today! Snap! I forgot! I don't mind going, but I didn't want to go anywhere! After that im going to go and box, im starting to get really good, im excited! The other day we had to fight with other partners, and the rule "guys cannot hit girls" But we can! So I hit my partner and actually hit him in the face three times, I wanted to say sorry but I kept on punching. He should have been protecting his face. Number one rule, always protect your face.
Last night my sister has me come to her house, as if it was an emergency and I get over there and she has me sit down and talks to me and she has this serious face and starts talking and then the next thing that comes out of her mouth is well here these are for you. I get handed these tickets, I read them and next thing I started to yell! Her and my mom got my tickets to go see Gwen Stefani and Akon in concert!!! IM SO EXCITED!!!!! The last concert I went to was Kelly Clarkson which was AMAZING!!! I have been a fan of Gwen since back in the day when she was with No Doubt! Im going up there tommorow and hopefully my sister will bring her camera!
Got to go and get ready for the doctor's! Have an awesome Friday!
P.S. Tonight is dinner with the family @ none other than Olive Garden! Love that place!
Oh and when I was at my sisters house I didn't munch on anything! Nada! Not on the candy bars she had in the pantry or the two packages of Chips ahoy! None here!
This morning, my alarm goes off and the first thing that comes to my head is "I just went to bed ten minutes ago!" It must be a fluke, haha well no, indeed I needed to get up and get movin! I just wanted to sleep for five more minutes, I was just soooo comfy!
This morning as I was doing my daily routine of (stepping on the scale, eating breakfast and checking emails) It dawned on me that Im no longer scale obsessed! A smile appeared on my face and I recalled to a time where I was weighing myself about 7 times a day. Now I only way myself once and that is in the morning. I thought something like this was going to never let me rest, I hated being obsessed by a number on a scale. It takes over your life and then all you start to care about is a number on a scale. Well let me tell you to everyone who is having a problem like this, you can in fact snap out of it! As I was checking my email, I got an newsletter, funny about "the number on the scale" If you have time to read it, its very intresting and useful!
Nothing planned for today, I hopefully will be coming home and resting! My soreness is slowly going away! Even though I did get used to it! lol!!
Well im off! Have a wonderful Thursday!!! GUESS WHAT?!?! It's almost FRIDAY!!!!
Thank you for all your comments from yesturday's post! I found my lovely ipod! <-----This is me smiling, because I really thought I was going to have to buy a new one! I just don't have the mula right now. Anyways, like I said I was a mouse looking for cheese, well im looking high and low. Nothing. My sister calls me I explain to her that im in "panic mode" because of my lost ipod and she starts to laugh. Then she comments about how that sucks and Im going to have to buy a new one, then my lovely sister who I love dearly said, or you could come pick up your ipod at my house! WHAT!? How did my ipod get over there. I will never know, but she has had it for more than a couple days! I only use my ipod when im not boxing and doing my own workout so that's why I needed it!
Im feeling relaxed to have my ipod back! Without music i would die!
Last night I stayed the night at my sister's again, and we had a Full House Marathon. Warning: I love Full House! I have some of the complete seasons, im trying to collect all of them. Anyways we bought KFC and had a picnic with her kids in the living room while watching Full House! Im a kid at heart!
Im not a big fan of KFC but I had a drumstick with no skin and corn on the cob. Not a bad dinner!
Today was weigh in! I didn't think the scale was going to be nice to me at all considering 1. im SORE 2. I ate KFC well I beat the odds and I weighed in this morning at 142.4!!!!! ((HAPPY DANCE)) That means I have lost 91.4 pounds! Thats alot of pounds!!!
!!!I HIT MY NINTEY POUND LOSS!!!
Im so happy! Im excited, thrilled, amazed, most of all I knew I could do this! So no one out there quit! We can all do it!! NEVER GIVE UP!
Last night was awesome! I was nervous none the less but I have to take every experience as a lesson. I decided to eat dinner before I went. I didn't eat a huge meal like I would have but I cut it in half. Got to the get-together and everyone was their chit chatting. I brought a fruit platter, I cut up pineapple, strawberries, bananas and added a side of wheat thins. The platter was gone in less than ten minutes, literally! It was inhaled, glad everyone liked it! I ate alot of fruit, I wasn't guilty about it because fruit is good for you! 
I think that I have reached a good weight. According to the extrapounds IDEAL weight chart im in my normal range for my height and my BMI is right where I want it @ a whopping 21.7! When I first started my BMI was 35.6 and I was classified as "obese" now im in their "normal range" Thats a difference of 13.9 points! Wow! YEEHAW!
We shopped for about two hours and trust me with five other girls thats a hard thing to do! Lucky on my wallet I only came out of the mall with one item! Best of all it was only 5 bucks! Thats right 5 buckaroos! 
Everyone was hungry and we stopped at In and Out. I wasn't hungry so I ordered a milk and slept the whole way home!
and May 1st is tommorow! I wish I knew where time went!
<-----This is me smiling, because I really thought I was going to have to buy a new one! I just don't have the mula right now. Anyways, like I said I was a mouse looking for cheese, well im looking high and low. Nothing. My sister calls me I explain to her that im in "panic mode" because of my lost ipod and she starts to laugh. Then she comments about how that sucks and Im going to have to buy a new one, then my lovely sister who I love dearly said, or you could come pick up your ipod at my house! WHAT!? How did my ipod get over there. I will never know, but she has had it for more than a couple days! I only use my ipod when im not boxing and doing my own workout so that's why I needed it!
