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| Start weight: | 258.00lb |
| Current weight: | 253.00lb |
| Goal weight: | 175.00lb |
| Lost to date: | 5.00lb |
| Remaining: | 78.00lb |
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Day 7/7 - Goal achieved
I reached my goal plus more! A 5 pound loss! 253...1.5 more to go! I'm really finding the R.I.S.K. method I developed is helping me significantly...I'm staying conscious of what my body requires and not obsessing over the whole eating aspect of my life. When I think about it I already spend a lot of time in a week planning meals, buying groceries, preparing and eating!
251.5 for next Sunday.
Day 5 of 7!
Well I had a bit of a slip yesterday but I'm back on the road today. Went for my walk this morning with my cow dog and worked up quite a sweat. We walked for 5 minutes longer. Today will be trial and error because it's my first day off since I've started and it always seems my days off are a little more uncontrolled as far as the food goes.
My youngest is having a birthday party tomorrow and I'll have lots of work to do to prepare for it on top of making the cake. So my goals of course are RISK...I'm going to have a fantastic day!
Well a very big thank you to the two gals that commented on my last post because Lord knows I needed a bit of motivation today!
So I went a little batty with the sugar today...not so good. It was so bad that I feel guilty to mention it but I will because it involves a cinnimon bun with cream cheese frosting...
It all started yesterday...I was doing so well after I stepped on the scale and noticed I was down 3 pounds. So exciting! I took Fatty for a walk at 0600 hours and felt great! The day went on and the hubby asked me to pick up lunch for him. I went to a local restaurant that serves wraps thinking that wouldn't be too bad.
The boy had football after school and we have to drive 90 minutes to the next city so hubs and the boys decided they'd like Mickey D's for "a snack". I said, OUT LOUD, "I don't want anything because I'm not really that hungry" (the guts were still working on the wrap). But I ended up getting a meal anyways!! Geez!
And then the sugar rush hit me like a bomb last night. We stopped in at Costco and I picked up these 100 calorie packs of Hershey, York, and Reese waferish chocolate bars. Completely delicious. I thought they'd be great to through in a lunch or have one as a snack, afterall, I did tell myself I'm not giving A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G up because that's just abuse. And I didn't have any of them last night....mission accomplished. But wait.....
My mom calls me up at 2100 hours after she got back from her trip and mentioned she brought me a treat - treat as in fudge. So I ate it. Yup, last night after we got back home. All of it. Hmmm...
This morning I had 300 calories for breakfast. You can probably figure out where that came from. Then a grilled cheese sandwich from the school canteen (hubby is a teacher and I went to visit him at lunch because I forgot my house key at home).
And then the cinnimon buns...yes bunS. And 200 more calories.
I'm a little ashamed of myself but at the same time I'm not sure why it happened?!?
Anyways. Thanks again to the ladies who commented on yesterdays post. I feel okay about it now and I'm ready to start fresh tomorrow.
Reduce fat/sugar 
Increase fruit/veggies
Stay hydrated - I've been doing REALLY good at this one
Keep moving - Every day 30 minutes!
Tomorrow is going to be alright.
Well I got up this morning as planned and took my cow dog for a walk along the riverbank. It's very lovely this time of year. October 1st! I can't believe it's already so close to Christmas!
I decided to jump on the scale this morning just to see my progress and low and behold I'm down to 255! I'm super excited because that's 3 pounds but kind of kicking myself now because I wasn't supposed to weigh myself until Sunday. So I've lost 3 pounds instead of the 1.5 I was planning. What do I do now? Make another goal of 1.5 until next Wednesday or wait until Sunday and set a new goal from there? I'm not sure...
Okay so I'm not particularly liking this Day 1,2,3 stuff. I mean how long is it going to go on for? I think since I've focused on 1.5 pounds per week it's going to have to be 7 days - so day 3 of 7. That's easier to manage. So far I've been doing really, really well. No keeping track of points or calories but I'm drinking more water, exercising every day, limiting my salt/fat, and eating more fruit/veggies. Believe me, I've come to acknowledge that I'll never be able to completely give up on the "bad" carbs...at least if I limit them I know I'm not depriving myself of anything. So today I ate:
Breakfast: 1 cup red grapes, 1Babybell cheese
Lunch: 2 slices whole wheat bread; each topped with 2 slices of tomatoe, 1 slice of ham and shredded havarti cheese - baked in oven for 5 minutes - YUM!; 100 cal pack of Oreo Goldens
Snack: 1 XL Double-double and a smile cookie from Timmy's
Supper: ~2 cups basmati rice; turkey stir fry with veggies (~1 cup)
Snack: 10 Veggie crackers
Okay...when I look at this, it doesn't look good; I know. Well it's truly quite obscene when I really look at it...but I feel like I've tried a little harder today and really I ate a little bit less. And I told myself I wouldn't be obsessing about food and writing it down although research has proven that keeping track of your daily intake of food has its benefits when trying to get fit. I drank a lot of water today AND I played volleyball for 90 minutes so it's all good. And it will only get better.
So on top of the RISK factors, my only other goal tomorrow is to wake up at 0600 hours so I can take my cow dog for a walk. I'm very much an UN-morning person so this is truly quite a challenge in itself.
And I'm very frustrated with my hubby right now because he's just finished making deep fried battered zucchini - why at 2135hours? Well I'm not down with that sh*t. So I'm going to bed wondering if I can get the smell of fried food out of my head. I'm going to bed now though so I'll be up at 0600 hours.
I really believe I'm going to do it this time and I'm sooooo excited!
So I decided to bite the bullet and post a picture of myself. Yup...that's what 258 pounds at 5'10" looks like. ( on me...)
Well I followed my 4 things today. I've come up with a pretty clever acronym for them too. In order to reduce my RISK for diabetes, heart disease, and other weight related health concerns (on top of just being a good role model for my kids) I need to:
Reduce fat
Increase fruit/vegetables
Stay hydrated
Keep moving!
It's actually a neat little thing to remember and basically common sense. I've lost weight before and that's how I've done it, I just have to keep up with those habits.
I went for a walk today with my big fat dog. Seriously he's got a weight problem too. We went through the forest amongst all the paths that are intended for cross country skiers in the winter. It was beautiful as this time of year in Saskatchewan is lovely!! I live next door to a forest so it's very accessible too! We worked up quite a sweat to say the least!
My oldest was busy as well today: volleyball after school, football after that and then hockey practice. Crazy night!
I'm trying really hard not to eat any snacks in the evening and so far it's been good. I'll see how that goes.
258 pounds. Hmmm.........
I'm forcing myself to lose 1.5 pounds per week - completely attainable according to any medical/health standards.
I WILL be down to 256.5 next Sunday. How will I do it?
1. Water, water, water
2. Exercise 1/2 hour EVERY day
3. Increase fruit/veggies
4. Limit salt/sugar
That's all! I'm going to do it because I've had enough of the heavy, gross feeling that 258 pounds brings you. I've set my goal for 175 pounds but who knows, I may be happy with 200 pounds. Or if I feel comfortable in a size 14 I may decide to stay there too. I hate being a size 18. I hate unconsciously tugging at my shirt around my gut because I feel it's getting sucked into the depths of my rolls. I definitely dislike shopping for clothes - especially when I love them soooo much!
Well this is day one and I'm trying something new to help me stay focused. I have a feeling this just might work....you know that feeling you get when you're determined to get/do something? That's how I feel at this exact moment.
4 simple things to focus on and I'll lose 1.5 pounds this week. I know it.
