OK. 13 days of cutting back meals and such. As it stands I am down 9 pounds and feeling pretty good about it. I did know that the big loss would slow quite quickly, so here I sit. Although 4 pounds in a week is not bad either!! I sure will take it. Actually I didn't expect that much of a loss right away anyway. Is nice to see some of the reward already!!!
I know 9 pounds isn't alot, but I (for some odd reason) expected to put my pants on and have some big change in size. It was kinda funny, I was getting mad at myself for not fitting them. Then I put the realization in my head that it is only 9 pounds, not 50!! then I laughed at myself for it! The trying on the pants did make me wanna push even more to get into them comfortably again! So, I am stating this and allowing people to kick my butt for not doing it! Yes, that means you!!! lol. I am going to add exercise every day. I put some in 2 or 3 times this week, but I will admit it was half hearted and no where near enough. So, I gonna make it more from the heart and MORE of it! I am sick and tired of being fat and not being able to put ANY of my pants on comfortably and having the rolls cover over and having a bigger belly than boobs. The last one will be very difficult to get to considering I have small boobs! I Don't want to be skinny minnie, but smaller would be wonderful. If I haven't said it before my ultimate goal is be under 167 pounds. That is the lowerest number I ever remember on the scale! First goal is to hit the 200 pound mark. That way I be the same weight as I was in January!
As for the job I applied for in the wonderful world of Walmart. I am now a full fledged member of the team. I have orientation on Tuesday and Wednesday and then I get to start working. I am excited and scared too. Am very excited to get some time away from the princess. Think it will be good for the both of us! and the little bit of money doesn't hurt either!. I not sure how I am going to do with cranky customers though. Being christmas and a cashier will be interesting!
Can't wait to see what next week brings!
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Day 10
Not sure why I am counting the days. Just feels like a neat thing to do! Anyway, I am feeling pretty good today! Within the week last week I have lost 6 pounds. Which means I am at 214 (as of Monday). What can I say other than WOW. I was totally amazed that I dropped that much by just cutting back the portions I was eating and putting more of the good stuff on the plate! I am still amazed! Can't believe that it is going that fast. I have to keep reminding myself how good this does feel to see results quickly. I am thankful for a quick result like this. I am quite the type to get discouraged quickly and be done with it! After all this is a big change that has lots of work to it. Just nice to see it pay off so quick! I am so psyched to continue now. Once I noticed the weight I immediatly thought, ok let keep it going. So I have put more exercise in. I wanna see how much more gets lost with a little exercise. It hasn't been large amounts BUT it is 20 minutes each day more active than I was last week! I have been walking the tread mill while Carrie asleep. Have gotten 20 yesterday and 20 so far today! I broke a sweat both times. But that is a good thing!
At the same time I have applied for a job. It is a job that I have been bugging my family that I would never do, but I did it. I applied at Walmart. I keep telling everyone that I don't want to add to our walmart family. Carrie and I the only 2 that have not worked at walmart!!! But I did it. Was talking to one of the ladies that does the scheduling the other day (I know her from the many visits to pick up mom) and she stated that she could make life easy by making my schedule the same or as close as she could to my moms schedule. That would make life way too easy! Car pool with mom and have dad babysit for me! This way the only inconvenience is having dad stay home. But once the money starts coming in, I can find a daycare or home for her to stay the day and dad can have his days back!! Now I just got to get a job with them! Here is to hoping! Would be great to bring in some money and get out of the house more often! I think it is time for Carrie and I to start having breaks from each other. We are getting bored with the things that we do together. For as much as I bring in new things it still is quite boring!
Anyway... Think all is said and done. Time to go and entertain the little darling!
One last note...... I sure do like this upswing. Am going to hang on to it for as long as possible! or as long as the fates have it coming to me! lol..... just kidding. I know I make my own happiness! and I intend to do it. Be sure to kick my ass if I start faltering again. I give full permission!
At the same time I have applied for a job. It is a job that I have been bugging my family that I would never do, but I did it. I applied at Walmart. I keep telling everyone that I don't want to add to our walmart family. Carrie and I the only 2 that have not worked at walmart!!! But I did it. Was talking to one of the ladies that does the scheduling the other day (I know her from the many visits to pick up mom) and she stated that she could make life easy by making my schedule the same or as close as she could to my moms schedule. That would make life way too easy! Car pool with mom and have dad babysit for me! This way the only inconvenience is having dad stay home. But once the money starts coming in, I can find a daycare or home for her to stay the day and dad can have his days back!! Now I just got to get a job with them! Here is to hoping! Would be great to bring in some money and get out of the house more often! I think it is time for Carrie and I to start having breaks from each other. We are getting bored with the things that we do together. For as much as I bring in new things it still is quite boring!
Anyway... Think all is said and done. Time to go and entertain the little darling!
One last note...... I sure do like this upswing. Am going to hang on to it for as long as possible! or as long as the fates have it coming to me! lol..... just kidding. I know I make my own happiness! and I intend to do it. Be sure to kick my ass if I start faltering again. I give full permission!
Friday, November 12, 2010
DAY 5
Well, it has been a week. All I can say is wow I made it! There were some rough moments where I was wondering if I was going to be able to make it to the next meal, but I always did. And funny enough, most times I made it without hunger. I guess I was really aver eating and not realizing it. We figured out the kinks throughout the week for things that we could cut or do differently. We even tested things and had my favorite breakfast this morning. I LOVE my dad's pancakes and can usually eat 4 or so. They tasted so good that is was hard to so just 2, but I did it! Carrie wonders whey we eating less than usual and she is starting to follow it too. She tells me, not so much mommy. To this I say ok, but if you still hungry after you can have more. The hard part is when she gets to have a candy or something and wants to share with mommy and mommy says no thank you. She has gotten mad at me saying no. Guess it is just as big of a change for her as it is for me.
Big surprise. I was going to get on the scale on Monday, make it a weekly thing. I couldn't stay away this morning. I know the chances of seeing a difference was not too likely, but I had to check! And SURPRISE!!! I was down 5 pounds. YAY ME!!! I was ssoo excited. I was at 220 on Monday and 215 on Friday. To those that say ah its just fluctuating weight lose and not really a loss..... suck it up. I am down 5 pounds and nothing is going to bring that down!!! That is what I needed to see. I know it will be slow, but the idea that it was down over being the same was a wonderful feeling. Enough to renew my drive and keep going with a vengance!
On the front of smoking, it is up again. With the focus on watching when and what I am eating there are times that I needed something to take the mind off of when the next meal was I smoked. It is after a glass or two of water and trying to find something else to do. Just haven't found the thing to do instead of it yet. Am going to keep trying different things to revanmp what I am doing. I know, one crutch for another. It will all work out though. Get the kinks out of one before the other. Slow and steady!!!
Think this weekend is going to be quite the challenge. I have visitors at the house for the weekend and a get together at the house tomorrow and a possible dinner and movie afterward. Good thing I have that boost of confidence. Would not want to lose that 5 pounds that I am ahead of the game. Is a good idea to let my dinner companion know before we go out. This will allow them to be aware of what we need to watch!
Will inform all how it all went on Monday when I do an official weigh in!!! lol
Big surprise. I was going to get on the scale on Monday, make it a weekly thing. I couldn't stay away this morning. I know the chances of seeing a difference was not too likely, but I had to check! And SURPRISE!!! I was down 5 pounds. YAY ME!!! I was ssoo excited. I was at 220 on Monday and 215 on Friday. To those that say ah its just fluctuating weight lose and not really a loss..... suck it up. I am down 5 pounds and nothing is going to bring that down!!! That is what I needed to see. I know it will be slow, but the idea that it was down over being the same was a wonderful feeling. Enough to renew my drive and keep going with a vengance!
On the front of smoking, it is up again. With the focus on watching when and what I am eating there are times that I needed something to take the mind off of when the next meal was I smoked. It is after a glass or two of water and trying to find something else to do. Just haven't found the thing to do instead of it yet. Am going to keep trying different things to revanmp what I am doing. I know, one crutch for another. It will all work out though. Get the kinks out of one before the other. Slow and steady!!!
Think this weekend is going to be quite the challenge. I have visitors at the house for the weekend and a get together at the house tomorrow and a possible dinner and movie afterward. Good thing I have that boost of confidence. Would not want to lose that 5 pounds that I am ahead of the game. Is a good idea to let my dinner companion know before we go out. This will allow them to be aware of what we need to watch!
Will inform all how it all went on Monday when I do an official weigh in!!! lol
Monday, November 8, 2010
day 1
Well, I am on day 1 of a reduction plan and to be truthful it was a difficult day. Not that any of it is really hard, just a little more preperation. It sounds kinda silly and non sensical but this is how it works. You get what you normally would eat at a meal and once it is ready you put half of everything but the veggies and fruit in a container and eat what is left. Yes, that is a little crazy, but it cuts the portions of things in half, which means cutting the calories in half!!! The only good thing is that I have all of the meals planned for tomorrow already. Well, everything but the cereal and milk. That is kinda nasty to have day old cereal (especially sitting in milk). I did give the rest to Carrie so she was happy. The cutting the extra little snacks out was hard too. Things like sneaking a smartie when giving them to Carrie or whatever. You really have to watch what you are doing all the time.
Have to admit you watch every little thing when you are watching what you eat. I could not believe all the little things that you don't even think of throughout the day! As I sit here, I am hungry. Starving actually and craving a pop. I know, it is just the first day thing. I am not going to deprive myself of all of the good things, just cut back. There is no need to have drinks of pop every day or to have chips every day. They are extra things and not food staples. I am thinking 1 of each a week would be a good thing to reach for. Or even a bigger stretch than that. Will work towards once a week. If I can limit it towards that I think I will be well on the way to decreasing the intake of calories.
Big thing to remember........ decrease calories in, increase calorie use!!!!! more out than in! ! !
Notice these are the reminders to myself. Have to keep reminding myself, so that I keep all this stuff in my head.
One last thing I need to remember.......................... I THINK I CAN, I THINK I CAN!!! oh wait, should be I know I can!!!
Have to admit you watch every little thing when you are watching what you eat. I could not believe all the little things that you don't even think of throughout the day! As I sit here, I am hungry. Starving actually and craving a pop. I know, it is just the first day thing. I am not going to deprive myself of all of the good things, just cut back. There is no need to have drinks of pop every day or to have chips every day. They are extra things and not food staples. I am thinking 1 of each a week would be a good thing to reach for. Or even a bigger stretch than that. Will work towards once a week. If I can limit it towards that I think I will be well on the way to decreasing the intake of calories.
Big thing to remember........ decrease calories in, increase calorie use!!!!! more out than in! ! !
Notice these are the reminders to myself. Have to keep reminding myself, so that I keep all this stuff in my head.
One last thing I need to remember.......................... I THINK I CAN, I THINK I CAN!!! oh wait, should be I know I can!!!
Friday, November 5, 2010
Not sure what it will be!
Well, it has been quite a little while and I guess it truly is time.
Good news, a dear friend is back in the city (I think anyway). Wish to welcome her back and have big hugs to her soon. Think we both need the hugs muchly!
After a month of sitting on my ASS doing nothing but wonder why the heck I can't do anything it occured to me. I can't do anything because I think I can't do anything!. Am working on ways to see that I can do something and anything that I can put my mind too. Am starting with little things and working towards other things. Such things as to do lists and achieving those things. Another thing that I am starting to do is writing down one thing every day that was good or great about each day. Have been also taking more pics to try and truly capture it all!!! Pic's not working too well (I no good a pictures), but I trying! lol
Like today. I had a pretty good day. Was out for most of the day. And I was out without my baby for all that I was away. Went to a carreer fair and shopping and cutting my hair. There was one pot hole within the entire day. I also went to see my doctor. It is official, I am at the second highest weight of my life. The only other time was when I was pregnant and that weight doesn't count because there were 2 of us!!!! It not getting me down too badly though. Was a good excuse to let my mother in on some of the things in my head. So, as of Monday her and I are going to be healthier people. We gonna start with this little calorie reduction challenge thing I saw in a paper. It is just a reduce what you eat and add simple exercise into it. It is as simple as 3 flights of stairs within the day. Of course mom doesn't have to add anything cuz she moves alot at work. This could be just the thing I need to jump start it all.
Focus has changed to weight over smoking. Although smoking is not thrown out yet. Am still watching what I am doing and when and am making an effort to keep to half a pack a day. There are more days of under a pack than over a pack.... so not a loss!!!!!
Wow I wrote an all positive statement (I think). yay me! Sure someone will pick something out of it, but that ok too!!!!
Good news, a dear friend is back in the city (I think anyway). Wish to welcome her back and have big hugs to her soon. Think we both need the hugs muchly!
After a month of sitting on my ASS doing nothing but wonder why the heck I can't do anything it occured to me. I can't do anything because I think I can't do anything!. Am working on ways to see that I can do something and anything that I can put my mind too. Am starting with little things and working towards other things. Such things as to do lists and achieving those things. Another thing that I am starting to do is writing down one thing every day that was good or great about each day. Have been also taking more pics to try and truly capture it all!!! Pic's not working too well (I no good a pictures), but I trying! lol
Like today. I had a pretty good day. Was out for most of the day. And I was out without my baby for all that I was away. Went to a carreer fair and shopping and cutting my hair. There was one pot hole within the entire day. I also went to see my doctor. It is official, I am at the second highest weight of my life. The only other time was when I was pregnant and that weight doesn't count because there were 2 of us!!!! It not getting me down too badly though. Was a good excuse to let my mother in on some of the things in my head. So, as of Monday her and I are going to be healthier people. We gonna start with this little calorie reduction challenge thing I saw in a paper. It is just a reduce what you eat and add simple exercise into it. It is as simple as 3 flights of stairs within the day. Of course mom doesn't have to add anything cuz she moves alot at work. This could be just the thing I need to jump start it all.
Focus has changed to weight over smoking. Although smoking is not thrown out yet. Am still watching what I am doing and when and am making an effort to keep to half a pack a day. There are more days of under a pack than over a pack.... so not a loss!!!!!
Wow I wrote an all positive statement (I think). yay me! Sure someone will pick something out of it, but that ok too!!!!
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