Forgot how GOOD it feels

To do yoga.  To do yoga minus 60 pounds of fat.  I can actually move without the fat getting in the way.  I can feel my back tugging sometimes, but I think it's ok.  I felt SO open, and SO relaxed, almost high afterwards tbh, and if anything will make me want to quit smoking it's doing yoga.

whoot whoot!  :)

Happy Thursday!

Step in the right direction

So, I'm STILL smoking.  Need to set ANOTHER quit date.  Haven't really looked into the hypnosis thing.

Going back to yoga this week.  The plan is Mon/Wed 6:30 - 8:00 so if anyone feels like texting me to insure I am indeed on my way to yoga around 6, feel free!  PM me and I'll send you my cell number.  :)

I'm really into Pilates:




So, I bought this little beauty last week.  Can't wait to get it!  I am IN LOVE with Pilates, it's FANTASTIC for my back:




The plan is 2 days yoga (possibly 3), 3 days pilates.  What's cardio?  :P

Anywho, happy Monday ladies!  Hope all is well.

Hypnosis

What do you think about hypnosis to quit smoking?

Grrrrr

Tobaco companies need to be shot.  I didn't throw them away, I smoked them all!  And bought another.  WTF!??!?  My dad is FINALLY saying, it's good that you quit smoking, before, he'd say, to each their own, but now that he's really having difficulties, I think he's seen the proverbial light, and is encouraging me to stay quit.

MUST pick a NEW quit date.  Yes, should be now, or tomorrow, but..... grrrrrrr.  Nicotine is BY FAR the MOST addictive substance on earth.  I swear.

On a good note, I'm down 4.1 pounds this week..... hmmmm coincidence?  Nicotine DOES speed up your metabolism.  YUCK mouth AGAIN.  bleh

Anywho, happy Friday, ladies, we have ALOT of snow that is going to melt.  :)

I've fallen, but now I'm up

:(

I may or may not have smoked three cigarettes yesterday.  For w/e reason, I was RAGING yesterday. 

I'm over it, I'll throw them away when I get home.

Happy Snowmageddon (ridiculous, sensationalist crap that spews from reporters mouths), ladies!  :)

Body balance

I have figured out that It takes about two weeks for my body to catch up with what I've done.  The last two weeks I have slacked at the gym.  Paybacks are a bitch.  :)

Happy Friday, ladies!

Grazing

I feel bingey.  I want to graze.  HELP!  :)  Probably due to the boredom.

BDS - Day 8

Ok, so, it's been a week, and I haven't posted.  I'm simply bored to tears with life in general and don't see a reason to stop playing my video game.

So, BDS day 7:

Make Time and Energy for Dieting

The Beck Diet Solution makes the point that in order to be successful at dieting, one must have the time to devote to shopping, planning and preparing meals, exercising, etc.

The book includes some worksheets where you can examine your schedule and also work on prioritizing. To make more time she recommends things like getting others to help, not requiring perfection, etc. Many people aren't used to making themselves a priority and the book includes responses to various self-sabatoging thoughts.

This is going to be a problem once I'm off JC.  Currently, I go to the grocery daily on my lunch hour, and I generally pickup whatever I'm lacking at home, veggies, soy milk, cereal, etc.  Just the basics.  Once I'm off JC, I'm going to have to make actual grocery runs, so I"ll have to revisit this when I start the transition.

Currently, I am spending every waking hour playing a video game.  I have alot to do before the expansion comes out, namely, getting my new characters to max level.  I have a month left, wish me luck!  :)

Happy Tuesday, ladies!

BDS - Day 5 - 7

So, tell me, how I can lose 35 pounds and when I decide to start wearing a lower size pant I start feeling fat again?  Well, I know I'm still overweight, but I was feeling SO good in my baggy, loose, comfortable pants that I wore when I should have been wearing a size larger.  POOF!  Gone is that great feeling when putting on the size down and I can't get it back.  It's like I'm back at square one.  grrrrr

Anywho, on to days 5 - 7, (I didn't blog over the weekend, mostly because of the eq2 addiction)  :P

Eat Slowly and Mindfully

The Beck Diet Solution reminds us that it takes up to 20 minutes for the brain to get the message from the stomach that it's full. In addition to slowing down, she recomends concentrating on what you are eating in order to increase satisfaction from smaller portions. In the long run she feels it's unrealistic to eat without distractions (her patients never stick to it) but she suggests practicing without distractions at first to learn how to eat mindfully even if you're distracted.

Get a Diet Support Coach

The Beck Diet Solution recommends getting a coach to increase your chances of being successful at weight loss. The purpose of the coach is to help with motivation, accountability, keeping perspective, giving yourself credit, etc.

Arrange Your Environment

Eliminate trigger foods from your home and work environments.

"Don't worry about throwing out food. It's going to get wasted one way or another - either in the trash can or in your body."

So, since starting JC, I've made it a point to eat slowly and mindfully.  I'm ok with this, lately I've found myself eating faster in an effort to get back to my game, but I remind myself the game can wait, and slow down again (unless there are people waiting on me then all bets are off).  Remind me why I started playing again?  grrrrr

I've elected Raspberry Cordial as my diet coach and ALL of EP!  If you don't mind.  :)  Please hold me accountable, I have 32 more pounds to lose.

As far as my environment goes, I never had a problem with food in the house, my trouble was McD's, BK, Taco Bell, Wendy's, Arby's, 5 Guys, etc etc etc  In other words, I'm a fast food junky not an eat at home kinda gal, so I"ll put this on the back burner in case I need it later.

Anywho, happy Monday ladies, I need to wake up.  :)

BDS - Day 4