Well I had a good weekend with all 3 of our boys. Eddie and I took the kids over to the neighbors for their son's 8th birthday pool party. Chicken wings, shrimp and corn on the cob, mmmmmmmmm!! I didn't over do it so yay! On Sunday morning however I did have 4 biscuits with breakfast... why oh why do I love carbs????? I know I need to scale them way back and up the intake of lean meats and veggies to get the rest of this weight off.... so why don't I JUST DO IT?
Anyway, I just got back from the gym. I go everyday at lunch but I have changed from classes to straight cardio for 25-30 min then 30 min stretching and weight training. My body is stronger, my muscles are toned and bigger... my weight... THE SAME. I have to change the way I eat. So wonder when my mind will catch up enough to tell my body..... you don't crave that... you need to eat this! (wonder if my mouth will comply??) LOL jeeezzzz this is not rocket science, why is it so hard to do?
Anyway, you all have a good day while I fight the carb beast within.
I am still hitting the gym everyday that I am at work. I had a business trip week before last and didn't go... not even once. I eat on plan everyday during the week and the weekends tend to slip. It is like I give myself a break from the routine. I know I need to stick to the routine even on the weekends. I am going to this weekend and that scale will move on down!
You all stay motivated and realize this is a journey, a lifestyle change..... when you get to goal it is just more of the same. Oh and a revelation I had...... when you get to your goal weight your body will probably not be what you imagined for all those years. My body is the same, just a smaller version. The gym is where I am seeing the most results, the sculpting is occuring very, very slowly. If any of you have secrets to quicker results in the gym, PLEASE SHARE!!
This week makes my 4th week of working out 4-5 days a week at the gym! Woooooooohoooooooooo! My body looks sleeker, not so many lumps and bumps. I wore a bikini over the weekend (yes a real TWO piece, no skirt, no frillies, no mesh to hide my belly) and I held my head high. Sure there were women there with better bodies (no kids I'm sure lol) and there were alot there with worse than me. So I fit right in the middle... Girls I have arrived. I am AVERAGE! Yay! Now the scale has not moved but my body is tighter, more toned, and stronger! The more I work out the better choices I make with food. My reasoning is.... my body is strong and getting stronger and it needs good CLEAN food to become what I want it to be. Who makes the food choices, I do!! No one has control over the food that I put in my mouth except me.... (light bulb moment!) My 32nd birthday is on Sunday (yes I share it with all the Father's out there this year) and I am in the best shape since high school. Wooooooooooooooohooooooooooooo!!!! I realize I still have work to do and the goal has not been met but dammit it feels good right now :-) I went to my medical Dr this past Friday for treatment of a UTI and he was impressed with my weightloss progress. He said with my large frame I need to be around 160lb. I am changing my goal. So I am off to eat to live and workout because it makes me feel good. I will check in periodically to update my stats and check on all of you.
I have worked out at the gym 3 days this week, tomorrow is a step class and my muscles are so sore! I will go anyway and do it! I don't want to ruin the streak now. I have ate well everyday too. It seems when I work out I don't want to ruin the day by making poor food choices. Well tomorrow is our big camping trip. We will pack the suv tonight (everything is out in my dining room now) so we can leave first thing tomorrow evening. We need to get the tent set up by nightfall and it is an hour drive to the campground. I have some choices to make this weekend as far as food goes and I have confidence I will choose wisely or at least work it off!
Well this is 2 straight days at the gym for me. Today was my yoga class, yesterday was upper body sculpt (ouch my abs!!) I walked this afternoon at the park across from my work building just like yesterday. Eat less, move more (right girls?? hahaha!) I have started taking the stairs too. I have stuck to my eating plan and the scale will move on down!
You know when I was in yoga class today, I got right up front so I could see the mirror well. I see the skinny girl in there! I do, I do!! She was looking back at me for a moment, then I saw my wings, ugh! Oh well, focus on the face, the legs, the flatter tummy..... Oh me, how do I get rid of the wings under my arms??????? Well hopefully they will continue to shrink like the rest of me
We are going camping on the new river Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, no rain in sight as of now..... please hold off! I bought our 3 boys their own tent so maybe Eddie and I can get some alone time in our tent Come on Friday!! The challenge for this trip is to stay on the good eating plan. Fat free hotdogs, white wheat hot dog buns, 97% fat free burgers. I can and will stay perfectly on program. (I have allowed my flex points so I can indulge in roasted marshmallow & smores! mmmm)
Well I am outta here in 30 minutes to take my yorkie, Shelton, to the park for his walk.
I have been maintaining for the last little while. I guess the rapid weightloss and my mindless eating have done this. Well I am back on track,journaling my food and exercising. I have played tennis twice this week and have been packing healthy lunches/snacks for work. I want the rest of this weight off! I have back fat.... yuck! There is no way to get it off other than overall weightloss. Off, off, off I say! Well my mini goal is shot and I am changing my tracker..... hopefully my long term goal will still be attainable.
You all take care and make good choices for your health!
Well I am officially off of phentermine. It just way too expensive. So I am back to counting points on Weight Watchers. I lost 15 pounds since the beginning of March. Pretty cool. With summer coming up and counting points (actually writing them down again :-) the weight will continue to melt away. Slowly of course but that is the healthy way. I started my journey on extra pounds a year ago this month weighing in at 247. I have done alot of hard work and I have lost 62lb. I still have 38lb to go. It will be gone this summer. By October I will be at goal weight! <declarative statement inserted here> lol.
Come on Friday!! The challenge for this trip is to stay on the good eating plan. Fat free hotdogs, white wheat hot dog buns, 97% fat free burgers. I can and will stay perfectly on program. (I have allowed my flex points so I can indulge in roasted marshmallow & smores! mmmm)