Today was weigh-in day and I am excited to see I lost a 1 1/2 pounds. I realize it was definitely just water weight but I will take it. This gives me hope that next Sunday when I weigh-in again I will see another pound gone. I know it can happen. I was doing it only a few months ago. I just have to keep watching what I eat and exercise plus drink lots of water and it will happen. I am surprising myself with how easily I have been drinking water. I have this small container that I fill up with water and for some reason I have no problem sucking it down...lol. I am happy about that. Trying to drink more water was always a sore spot for me. Now it looks like I might be finally able to do it on a regular basis. I did exercise with weights yesterday. I actually designed a weight lifting workout for my arms and chest from this book I have.
I bought this book that I would definitely recommend to anyone who wants to work out with weights but is at a loss of what exercises to do for each body part. It is called "The Women's Health Big Book of Exercises." It has exercises for your core, arms, chest, back, shoulders, and glutes just to give you some examples. Plus it even provides some workouts at the back of the book based off of the exercises in the book. The only downfall I will have to say about it is some of the exercises require you to have additional equipment or be at a gym. I only have dumbbells so I am limited to those exercises. I am thinking about purchasing a swiss ball since a lot of the exercises use that. It looks like it would be more challenging. If you do belong to a gym, then this book can show you some extra exercises to do to work on maybe a problem area for you. I did purchase this book at Amazon for $16.95. I am pretty sure that was the price anyway...lol. I have been really enjoying it and do find it quite helpful. So just wanted to put that out there in case it might help someone.
Well today it is beautiful outside so fiance and I are planning on going for a walk. It is a pretty good walk with lots of hills and should be a little over a mile when done. I am just excited about getting out of the house. Breathing in some fresh air.
Here is to a great week for everyone! I wish you all lots of luck! Even if you have a day where u might fall of the wagon, don't forget tomorrow is another brand new day to get up and try again. Never stop trying! That is why I am still here. I have not stopped trying. I hope everyone has a great day today!
LOL well I don't think I will be attempting the Spartacus Workout anytime soon. My poor thighs are sooooo sore it is unbelievable. First of all I barely made it through the first round. Had to stop several times during each station as a matter of fact. Once I was done with the first round I knew there was no going on. So now I am going to work out today with weights and work my arms and chest. Those thankfully are just fine today. I figured I would wait a little bit before I attempt to try walking on the treadmill. Give my legs some time to recover. I will try the Spartacus Workout again but most certainly not for some time. It is amazing how fast you can fall out of shape. I was never in superb shape to begin with but over the past two months of not really working out and eating terrible, my body decided to revert back to being out of shape.
On a brighter note, I did really well with my eating yesterday. I stayed very close to the range I wanted to be for calorie intake. I am trying to stay within a 1500 to 1700 range. My total was around 1536 when I was done for the day. I was quite pleased since I was able to actually eat and didn't have to skimp. So that gives me hope for today. Weigh-in is tomorrow. I drank a lot of water and Crystal Light Tea yesterday. LOL definitely had some water weight on me. The frequent trips to the bathroom proved that. My plans for today are workout, eat good, and drink lots of water. Hopefully that will show something positive on my scale tomorrow.
I hope everyone is having a great Holiday weekend!
Well I had a feeling I had gained some weight and I was most certainly right. I stepped on the scale today just to see where I was at. Wow, I really didn't like what I saw. I only gained 2 pounds which maybe isn't a lot but the way I am looking at it is now I am 2 pounds away from being back into the 190s weight range. I had tried so hard to get out of the 190s and all my effort is being wasted because I can't get myself motivated for some reason. I really was off to a great start this week then every since my "free" day on Tuesday, I have been going downhill. Today though I have made some good choices. I made myself a healthy breakfast and filled up one of my gallon containers with water so I will have nice cold water to sip on through out the day. I am going to make sure I get off of my butt and work out too. Even if I don't do much I want to at least make the effort. I know once I work out I will feel better. I usually do. I get that endorphin rush which peaks me up for pretty much the rest of the day. Not to much the feeling of finally doing something other than sitting in front of my computer. I have been doing a lot of that lately.
I have been under so much stress lately that I can't keep on track. Eating has become my past time on top of sitting a lot either in front of the computer or the TV. I have got to find things to keep me busy. Take my mind away from food. I am just miserable that I am allowing myself to undo all that hard work I did. I had lost 16lbs which was the most I have ever lost in a very long time. Now I am watching it slowly slip away from me. Well maybe not that slowly...lol. Seems we all know how fast weight can come back on compared to coming off. Well I have had enough!! Time to get off of my lazy butt and get moving. Time to make those better choices! I know I have it in me just have to dig deep and stop letting my inner demons dictate how I should be. Here is to a fresh start! I will do this one way or another. I can't stop now. I may have back tracked but I can still go forward and reclaim what the progress I had made.
There now I have vented and gave myself a little pep talk. Always good for the soul. You have to be your #1 fan otherwise you will only sabotage yourself. To everyone - Happy Friday and don't forget to be your own cheerleader! Pat yourself on the back! You do all deserve it! Hope everyone is having a great day!
Yesterday was a lot of fun and it really felt good not worrying about what I could shove into my mouth. Gotta love those "free" days. I haven't gotten around to doing my Spartacus workout yet. It has been a lot busier today than I had planned. Amazing how your day can go nuts without you even planning on it.
I did get some really exciting news today. I had applied for a new job yesterday and got a phone call today for an interview. YAY!! My interview is not until next Tuesday but that just gives me time to get to Walmart or JcPenny and find an awesome shirt to wear. My wardrobe leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to nice shirts to be interviewed in. I am really hoping I get this job. I think it will be a great change from my old job and a fresh start. Also who knows where this job could lead for me. I had applied to be a Unit Manager for a rehab center that is local. Basically I am a babysitter sort of...lol. I keep an eye on the adults and take care of my other job duties as well. I am not sure all the details of what is going to be expected of me but still very excited to begin. I have always wanted to help people and that is one of the main reasons I became an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician). In case anyone is not sure what that is, I provide pre-hospital care and transport patients to the hospital if they need to go. Now as a Unit Manager I will have the opportunity to help people along the road to recovery. I am keeping my fingers crossed hardcore!!
Well yesterday started out to be pretty overwhelming but today I managed to complete some major projects that have been hanging over my head. I feel so much better and relieved to because now they are out of my hands. I just have to sit back and wait for the results. Hopefully good results will come my way. Today I am not even going to worry about what I eat. It is my fiance's birthday today so I know there will lots of food later and drinks to follow. Our friends are throwing him a cookout. I figure one "go wild" day once in awhile is not a bad thing. It lets me let off some steam and relax for a bit. I know I will be back on the wagon again tomorrow so I am not worried. Plus I think it will increase my chances of success if I allow myself one day every now and then to have what I want. Then the others days will not feel so daunting. I really am not working on a particular diet just mainly trying to eat healthier and cut back on my portions. That I have found works the best for me.
I did manage to make it to the beach yesterday. It was fun and the water was awesome! So I managed to burn some calories. Tomorrow I am going to attempt to start my workout I have planned to do if I am up for it of course...lol. Hard to say how I will feel come tomorrow after tonight's festivities. I am hopefully going to be able to at least try it anyway. It looks like a killer and some of the reviews I have read about it say it is a great workout.
I know this workout is probably considered just a fad since it is based off of a tv series but I liked what it had to offer. It seemed like it would be hard but keep me interested at the same time. It is called the "Spartacus Workout." I even found some music to go along with it. You have to be able to keep track of time doing this work out because it wants you to do 10 exercises at 60 seconds for each one then rest 15 seconds in between the exercises. You repeat the 10 exercises 2 more times for a total of 3 sets. That is where the music comes in to play. It helps keep track of the time for you. It is a killer but I figure I will just work my way up and start out slow. I am not going to kill myself right off the bat. I have learned from past mistakes not to rush into things and think I can be all tough. I plan on taking it easy and working my way through it. If I can't do all 3 sets then I will keep trying until I can. Either way whatever I can do will be burning calories so it works for me.
Well if I do manage to try it out tomorrow I will post with my results. We will see how I feel when I am all done and what I think of that work out then...lol. Good luck to everyone today! I wish you all the best! I hope everyone has a great day!
Today feels like a very overwhelming day for me. I have so many things that I have to get done that I feel as though I will never accomplish them all. I am trying to take each one on one step at a time but I can still feel the pressure from all the other things in the background. At least it looks like we will make it to the beach after all. It is definitely a very hot day today with the temp up in the 90s so the water is going to feel extra nice. I will be glad when some of the things from my "to-do-list" are finished. That I know will help ease up the pressure. This is where my diet starts getting hard to manage. When I get stressed or down in the dumps food is one of the things I turn to. Believe me the last month and half food has been the main subject of my thoughts. I lost my job in July so have been struggling with staying afloat. I am in the process of trying to get it back but the place where I used to work has some many hoops you have to jump through before you will know for sure if you can come back to work or not.
So in the meantime, I have been trying to not let the weight I did actually manage to lose before I lost my job creep back on. So far I have gained about 6 pounds of the 16 that I lost. That is the starting weight I listed when I started on this site. I really don't want all the hard work I did to be for nothing. This is why I am here on this site. To try and not undo all my efforts. Plus I know I need to find other ways to deal with my stress other than eat, eat, and eat some more. I grew up using food as my comfort zone so this is one bad habit that is going to be really hard to erase. I want to make it happen though. I am tired of food being such a big influence in my life. I still want to enjoy it but I don't want it to control me when I am upset.
I am definitely glad I found this site. I think this blog is going to help me out a lot in working through some issues I have. Plus I am a "venter" which means I really need to talk about things instead of letting it all build up inside. When I am on this blog I can let it all out. I think too it will help me to see what is going on and hopefully open up new ways for me to cope. Today, I will do what I can to finish at least some of my projects and greatly enjoy the beach. I wish everyone lots of luck with their weight loss journeys.
Well this is my first day of trying to lose weight and get into shape. So far with what I have eaten based on my calorie total for today, I am off to a decent start. I am trying to aim somewhere between 1500 -1800 calorie intake per day. I have yet to find a good enough website to give me a decent number to work for. Each site tries to give me such strange numbers. I had one site say to lose weight I would need to take in something like 2400 calories. Ummmm....that seems a little to high of a number for me. Maybe if I was working out for a bodybuilder competition perhaps...lol.
I didn't get to work out like I had hoped I would be able to. Had my fiance's son here today and I am not that comfortable working out in front of him. Well basically I don't like to work out in front of anybody. Too self conscious I guess. My fiance is the only one I can really workout in front of. So tomorrow it looks like it is going to be quite the scorcher. A beach trip sounds in order. I know I read somewhere you can burn up to 700 calories or something close to that if you vigorously swim which I do because I love being in the water. So that will be my workout tomorrow if our plans go accordingly. So here's to a good start to a difficult journey but one hopefully which will have more downs then ups (scale joke lol).
I found this website while searching for a way to express myself through a blog while I struggle through my weight loss journey. I really liked everything this site had to offer so decided to give it a try. I am hoping to make some friends on here since I really could use as much support as I can get my hands on. In the meantime, I just wanted a way to make myself see my journey written down somewhere. It is much easier for me to type then to write so this is a perfect way to help me vent or jump up and down in excitement. I don't have to worry about someone discouraging me or not being happy with my success. So starting tomorrow, I am jumping back on that weight loss wagon and seeing how far it will take me this time. I really want to see the end finally. This journey has been 20 years in the making. Constant yo-yo dieting and weight going up and down over and over and over. I am determined so hopefully with the help of friends and this site, I will know what it feels like to reach my goals. Excited to try again so wish me luck.
I realize it was definitely just water weight but I will take it. This gives me hope that next Sunday when I weigh-in again I will see another pound gone. I know it can happen. I was doing it only a few months ago. I just have to keep watching what I eat and exercise plus drink lots of water and it will happen. I am surprising myself with how easily I have been drinking water. I have this small container that I fill up with water and for some reason I have no problem sucking it down...lol. 
I am happy about that. Trying to drink more water was always a sore spot for me. Now it looks like I might be finally able to do it on a regular basis. I did exercise with weights yesterday. I actually designed a weight lifting workout for my arms and chest from this book I have.
My poor thighs are sooooo sore it is unbelievable. First of all I barely made it through the first round. Had to stop several times during each station as a matter of fact. Once I was done with the first round I knew there was no going on. So now I am going to work out today with weights and work my arms and chest. Those thankfully are just fine today. 
I drank a lot of water and Crystal Light Tea yesterday. LOL definitely had some water weight on me. The frequent trips to the bathroom proved that. 
I had tried so hard to get out of the 190s and all my effort is being wasted because I can't get myself motivated for some reason. I really was off to a great start this week then every since my "free" day on Tuesday, I have been going downhill. Today though I have made some good choices. I made myself a healthy breakfast and filled up one of my gallon containers with water so I will have nice cold water to sip on through out the day. I am going to make sure I get off of my butt and work out too. Even if I don't do much I want to at least make the effort. I know once I work out I will feel better. I usually do. I get that endorphin rush which peaks me up for pretty much the rest of the day. Not to much the feeling of finally doing something other than sitting in front of my computer. I have been doing a lot of that lately.
I had lost 16lbs which was the most I have ever lost in a very long time. Now I am watching it slowly slip away from me. Well maybe not that slowly...lol. Seems we all know how fast weight can come back on compared to coming off. Well I have had enough!! Time to get off of my lazy butt and get moving. Time to make those better choices! I know I have it in me just have to dig deep and stop letting my inner demons dictate how I should be. 
Here is to a fresh start! I will do this one way or another. I can't stop now. I may have back tracked but I can still go forward and reclaim what the progress I had made. 
Gotta love those "free" days. I haven't gotten around to doing my Spartacus workout yet. It has been a lot busier today than I had planned. Amazing how your day can go nuts without you even planning on it. 