All Fruit?!

"God always gives you enough strength for the next step"



 

When I started eating yesterday morning, I thought to myself, "This is so easy!!" Oh how wrong I was. I was downright hungry all day long. I lost count how many bowls of soup I had just trying to offset my hunger. I had apples, oranges, strawberries, cantaloupe and it just was not keeping me full. Also, a lot of these fruits are not in season so they were not as fresh tasting and sweet.

I was miserable all day but I was able to avoid all the temptations of sweet stuff... until the end of the night (I knew I should have gone to bed early!!) My mom had a bowl of fresh popped Kettle Popcorn and I probably had a quarter of the bag with her. As soon as I finished eating, I felt so guilty. Why do we do so well during the day only to mess up at night? Is there some sick voice in our head telling us to eat badly? But seriously, why do we lose that self control at night and give into temptations?

I did manage to drink all 64soz of water and only felt like I was floating away a couple times ha-ha today I will start on eating all vegetables and I get to eat a baked potato for dinner (YAY!!) But that’s a whole different post

One day at a time



Bring it on 2013!

Well, it is the start of a new year and new goals. This morning, I sat down and wrote down 3 goals for my year. 1) I am going to be more faithful in my Bible reading and study 2) I am going to be successful in my Premier Designs jewelry business and reach some goals that I set and finally, 3) I am going to reach my weight loss goal of 150lbs and become more active.

Those are just basic goals. I put more details in my list but you get the idea with this list. With this being my weight loss blog, I am going to focus more on that topic here.

Tomorrow morning I will start a 7 day cleanse to help me start the year off right. It is called the 'Sacred Heart Cleanse' that is used to stabilize your levels. You are supposed to lose 10-17 pounds in this week but before you start thinking how unhealthy this is, I am aware that this is mostly water weight and will most likely gain it all back. The last 3 weeks have been horrible on my weight and I have not been watching what I eat. My mom had major surgery 2 weeks ago and was in the hospital for 5 days so obviously I didn't eat properly there. Then we had Christmas and new years and you know how that goes. I have gotten back into my bad habits of eating fast food and soda and eating late at night (usually all at the same time too) so I feel like I need to 'reset' and start fresh.

I also would like to get more active. It’s easy to make excuses I know but right now, adding exercise to my "to do list" might set me over the edge. as I said, my mom had major surgery 2 weeks ago so starting tomorrow, I will be her main caregiver and I will gladly take on that role as well as the housekeeper (cleaning, laundry, cooking) but I will also have both my niece and my nephew to watch and in march, my sister will be having another little boy by scheduled c-section and I will be the main caretaker for Logan because of her surgery. Also, I still run a successful jewelry business and every Saturday from now until March is booked with shows. Then there is church where I am a teacher on Sunday mornings. I don’t say all this to brag or to get sympathy; I say all this because I just do not see how I could add a workout in everyday. I would like to walk a little bit everyday but I am not going to beat myself up if I miss a day.I took a picture last night and then took the picture from last Christmas and I compared them side by side and was surprised when I saw a difference. All I can say is that it encouraged me to keep on keeping on and to keep pushing forward with my journey to a new me!!

 

This year, I want to be more faithful in updating my blog. I was using this as an outlet and then I let myself get to busy to update. So this year, a goal of mine is to update at least once a week if not more.

I read a quote today from a friend of mine and it seemed like a perfect way to end my post today-

"No one can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."

As always,

One day at a time

I hit a milestone!!

I have not posted to much lately because life is just downright busy! I finally just downloaded the Blogger app for my phone so when I get a spare moment I can write a little bit.

When I first started to write my blog, I honestly didn't think anybody would read it. Because let's face it! Who wants to read about a fat girl trying to get skinny. But then I started writing so I can look back and remember where I started.

On May 3rd, I wrote my first blog entry. I was determined then to lose weight but like most people in life, I gave up. I stopped trying to watch my calorie intake, I made excuses for myself, I stopped believing I could do it, I GAVE UP. On May 3rd, I wrote my starting weight of 201. As I type this, my current weight is 186!!! I finally stuck with something and it works! I have lost 15 pounds in 5 months. 5 of those pounds were on my own, but the other 10 are because I made a promise to myself to do weight watchers for 3 months. Not to give up and to stick with it. Well, I have only been on Weight Watchers for a month and a half and I am already seeing results!! There is no way I am giving up when my 3 months are up. I am in this thing for the long run. I most likely will not meet my goal by thanksgiving like I originality planned but that's okay. The important thing is that I reach my goal. And I will! No doubt about it!! :-)

I cannot wait to see where the rest of this journey takes me!!

One day at a time...

WW - Week 3

So I wanted to do a quick update about my journey with Weight Watchers. I kept meaning to update last week but to be honest with you, I was disappointed in myself. I jumped on the scale last Monday hoping to have dropped a pound and nothing! I was happy that I didn’t gain weight but I was really bummed out that I hadn’t lost any.

Every year, on thanksgiving, we always take family pictures and lots of "sister" pictures. Also, since the kids have been born, we also take professional Christmas pictures. I had set in my mind that this year, I would take my family pictures and I would see a difference. So when I got on the scale last week and it said no change, I thought, oh great, I’m still going to be the fat one in the pictures... Well, after I got off the scale, I was really low and feeling stupid and disappointed in myself until I reminded myself that I lost 3 pounds last week, and those were pounds off my body to make me healthier. So I changed my mind set, started a new week with WW and work hard to stick to my commitment.

Like every time I write a blog, I mention my lack of self control when it comes to food. This week I had a hard time with eating healthy. I ordered lunch for me and the kids on Thursday and instead of ordering a salad or something healthy, I ordered chicken fingers and fries. So for dinner, I ate light. This whole journey is about a life change. Not just a diet that will come and go but I am learning how to do things the healthy way so I can do this for the rest of my life.

My mom and I were talking this morning and when I told her I had lost 5 pounds, you would have thought I told her I won the lottery. She was so happy and excited for me and it made me proud! Anyway! We were talking about WW and the cost of being in the program and I told her I was committed to myself to pay for a year of this program and then I would reevaluate my situation. Money is hard to come by. Yes I am a stay at home Aunt. But I also own my own jewelry business so any money I make; I want to put back into my business. But I have come to learn, that I am worth $18.75 a month!! I am worth it! My hope is that in a year’s time, I will be at my goal weight and I will not be as dependent on WW Mobile. I am hoping to learn how to maintain. Not saying I won’t join up again at some point in my life I want to learn and train myself to eat a healthy diet for a lifetime.

I have lost 5 pounds in 3 weeks and to me, that is such an accomplishment! I am proud of myself. This week, for the first time in a long time, my family told me that they can see a difference in my face. Goodbye double chin!!!! :-) I am 5 pounds away from my first goal and I cannot wait to do it!! I might even splurge a little bit and have an apple with peanut butter that day! ha-ha!! This morning, I logged onto me WW Online to put in my current weight and a couple other things and I got a pop up on my screen telling me I had lost my first 5 pounds. There is a major sense of accomplishment when you read those words!

One day at a time...

 

 

 

Starting Weight: 201 pounds

Short Term Goal: 186 pounds (5% of my weight)

Long Term Goal: 150 pounds

Pounds Lost (total): 5!!! WoHoo!!!

Current Weight: 191 Pounds

WW - Week 1

Okay so last Monday I made the decision to start Weight Watchers. When I went into, I had hopes of losing weight but I seem to let go of just about everything on church night, or date night or any other night I deem as a special reason why I cannot "diet" for that day. But as church night, date night and every other night came by, I stuck to it! I continued to count points, continued to drink my water and continued to stay positive about my goals. Well I am happy to say that I have been successful this week and the scale showed that my hard work paid off. I jumped on the scale this morning and did a little happy dance because I lost 3 pounds in a week. That's huge for me! I have also decided that with every pound I drop, I am going to be proud of it. Most of the time with I try and diet, i'll get discouraged when I don’t lose 5 pounds or something crazy but this time, I’m looking at it different! Every pound lost is a pound closer to my goal!

I'll give a quick rundown on last week. Wednesday was church so as always, we went to McDonalds for dinner but instead of my normal meal with french fries and a large sweet tea, I had chicken selects {6 points} and a bottle of water. I felt proud of myself. After church, my Dad wanted to go out to Rita's Water Ice for a little treat. Normally I would go for the Vanilla Galati with lemon water Ice (YUM) but I got a child’s size Lemon {7 points} and was very satisfied and felt no guilt. I stayed within my allowed points and had a sweet treat. I would consider that a success.

Thursday was a little easier. I did run by my favorite Starbucks and order myself a Chai Tea {7 points} because I was dealing with a wicked caffeine headache that just wouldn’t go away. For dinner, we had Subway and I order the 6 inch wheat with turkey and ham, lettuce, American cheese, pickles and light mayo {10 points} Unfortunately they gave me regular Italian bread so that added extra points. Bummer.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday are where I struggled with my points but I never went over my weekly allowance so I think that was good. I have always said I will be honest on this blog because it keeps me accountable to everyone reading and to myself!!! On Friday night, my honey and I went out to The California Pizza Kitchen for dinner and boy what a temptation. Luckily, I had downloaded this app that is a restaurant guide and gives you the points as well. So I looked that afternoon so I was prepared for what I should order. I order a chicken Caesar salad - half size {12 points} and RJ had ordered my favorite pizza (BBQ Chicken and Bacon) so I swiped a piece of his pizza {4 points} and then I was REALLY BAD!! We walked around the mall for a little bit and then decided to get dessert. Cinnabon. WARNING!!!!!!!! RJ bought one of those 6 packs because it was cheaper and we went back to my house to watch a movie and we had our dessert. I had half of a cinnabon {12 points} Holy Moley that’s a lot of points for a sweet treat. I had 47 points that day. I told you I was bad!

Saturday morning I woke up feeling soooo guilty because of all the points I had allowed myself to eat the night before but I couldn’t go back, I could only go forward. That day Renee (my sister) and I were going to her new house to rip out some hideous and huge bushed that were taking over the front of her house. So on the way we stopped and picked up salads and ate them when we got there. That afternoon I got one intense workout so for dinner I had quite a bit of food. My dad made a London broil in the crock pot, homemade mashed potatoes, and broccoli and cheese. It was fantastic! After dinner, RJ and I sat down with my parents to watch the movie "The Hunger Games" (really good movie) and of course! I had half a cinnabon {12 points} because RJ left the box at my house, big mistake. I had 35 points that day (2 over).

Finished job

Sunday was easier. For lunch, my dad and I headed out to Taco Bell and I had 2 steak Tacos {8 points} and they were really yummy and filling. For dinner we went out with my mom to Cracker Barrel (my goodness we ate out a lot last week!!) I had a really hard time with what to eat but I had eaten so little that day that I splurged just a little. I had a house salad, chicken and dumplings, pinto beans and half a biscuit. It was quite yummy and worth the points. I actually don’t have them on my computer yet, I wrote them out on my tablet and calculated my points but never put it in my computer. Oops!

That brings us to today. Are you tired of reading about my food yet?? Because I sure am tired of talking about it!! :-)

Thanks for following me in this journey. All the encouraging words mean so much to me and really have helped me along the way. I'm not saying that there won’t be times where I will want to give up but I won’t let myself because now I have let my entire facebook world know that I am overweight and a diet jumper. But that’s okay; because that means that I am going to see this thing to the end. I am going to reach my short term and long term goals because all of you are following this and know my good and bad days.



One day at a time...

Starting Weight: 201 pounds

Short Term Goal: 186 pounds (5% of my weight)

Long Term Goal: 150 pounds

Pounds Lost: 3!! WoHoo!

Tuesday, 8/14

Day 2 of Weight Watchers

Last night when I went to bed, I was starving and somewhat miserable so I decided I needed to change up my day and make it different. This morning when I got up I actually made myself breakfast. I don’t normally eat breakfast because I don’t make the time but by the time lunch rolls around, I am beyond hungry!! Anyway, so I made a whole grain English muffin with a tablespoon of peanut butter and a banana. I was hungry at lunch but I was able to eat a smaller portion of lunch and feel full. At lunch, I had leftovers from dinner the night before so I had a hot dog and a half as well as a 1/4 cup of baked beans. Yummy!! Around 2 I was ready for a little snack so I had a serving of Special Crackers with a Laughing Cow spreadable cheese. Also, Logan and I made a trip to Wal-Mart and I picked up some slim fast protein powder so I could add it to my milk. I cannot have the pre-made meal substitutes because I am lactose intolerant but when I counted all the points together, they were dead even (wohoo!) So around 4, I had a Slim Fast Shake. For dinner, Jenny made a lemon and herb chicken helper meal. It was delish and I was able to have a cup of it and it was only 3 points. At like 8:30, I was watching TV with Jenny and I got "the munchies" so I had an apple with some peanut butter.

So I know that sounds like a TON of food but actually, I only went over my point allowance by like 4 and I have 49 weekly points so now I am down to 45 weekly points but I won’t call this day a failure because I have not had a soda in 2 days and I have not had any fast food in 2 days. Fir me, this is quite an accomplishment.

Tomorrow is Wednesday so I always will be faced with fast food but if I watch my points and make smart choices, I will still be successful!!

One day at a time!!!

Weight Watchers

My sister Jen joined Weight Watchers in January and since then she has lost 30+ points and I have been so proud of her and she looks great. I have decided to join her in doing Weight watchers (it’s easy because I live with her for part of the week so we can help each other).

So this morning, I woke up and had a determination to jump on a scale and get myself back into gear. Only 1 problem, jenny doesn’t have a scale. So with a grumbling, I sat down at my computer to check my e-mails and I had one from Weight Watchers telling me about a promotion that they have going on and I was hooked. The wheels in my head started turning and I thought, "If Jenny can be so successful at this, why can’t I?!" So, I just signed up for 3 months of Weight Watchers Online and we'll how it goes. Fingers crossed, points calculated, and food weighed. I CAN DO THIS!

I have plugged in all of my numbers and set my short term goal and I am reaching for it! I am allowed to have 33 points a day and 49 points a week. My first goal is to lose 5% of my target weight so that goal is 186lbs. I figured if I just spent a ton of money to get started I need to begin right away and make this happen! For lunch, Logan wanted Chicken Nuggets and Crispy Crowns. So took out my little calculator on my phone and started calculating points. I had 5 chicken nuggets, 11 crispy crowns, half a cup of sweet peas and a tablespoon of ketchup. I used 12 points and I can still have 21 today! Wohoo!! First meal a success!! :-)

One day at a time...