You really want to test your will power, spend the day at a sporting event. Where the people surrounding you are all enjoying delicious, fatty, perfect concession food. And instead of water they are all drinking pop or juice or something equally as tasty but not so good for you.
Saturday is football day. We get there at 9 a.m. and don't leave until about 2 p.m. I had a sensible breakfast, some toast and cottage cheese. I even cut my coffee intake in half because the mocha flavor has almost double calories as the vanilla flavor. That my friends is what they call progress :)
I got to the game and I just couldn't stop myself. I wandered to concessions and got a can of coke. Now, I grabbed a water bottle too, let's not just jump to negative conclusions so quickly!! Oh, I also indulged in handful of salty, buttery popcorn. But, it didn't taste so good so I wasn't tempted to eat more. Anyway, back to that coke. It was ice cold. It was crisp. It was everything a soft drink should be. Including horrible for my diet (I hate that word, lifestyle change, but eh...). Where was I, oh that's right, that ice, cold can of coke. Guess what, I only drank about half of it before I put it down and picked up that water bottle. So, I caved, but I corrected myself.
I stuck to my almond snacks and string cheese I brought. I needed something other than water though, I think that is why the coke was so enticing. So, I mixed up some Crystal Light peach tea, I never read the ingredient list before but I discovered only 5 calories per serving. So, now I can drink something besides water and not feel so guilty about it. Don't worry, water is still my main source of beverage.
I opted to skip a work out today. I needed the time to just rest and recoop a bit. I ended up taking a nap for about 45 minutes and I feel alive again. Tomorrow I am joining the gym so that I have some different options for work-out. I enjoy walking, but something about doing a YouTube work out in my living room makes me feel silly I'm sure I'll continue to do them here and there, but I am finding that the more people that are around, the better I feel. Something about others knowing what I am doing so they can help keep me in check.
I am just one day shy of a week into my new lifestyle. I am eating better. I am sleeping better. Oh, and I lost 2 pounds. Small steps. Although, I am super excited for the day I step onto that scale and see more than just a few pounds off. I know I'll get there, one step at a time.
Saturday, September 30, 2017
Friday, September 29, 2017
Day 5: You Gotta Get up and Try, Try, Try
Today was not a good day. I mean, it started out ok, but I was late getting to eat breakfast. Mainly because I was distracted at work. Ok, I was talking, but still...It really didn't matter what I ate today and just couldn't get full. I know the lack of water played a portion in that, but I'm sure my stress level today didn't help either.
I'm an emotional eater and I eat when I am bored. I am so tired today. All the changes are weighing on me, but I'm not sorry. Well, not entirely. I may be feeling sorry for myself today. I worked and then ran errands all afternoon. It's 8:40 and this is the first I've sat down today. I went to pick up my step son from his mom so he could spend the weekend with us, and by the time I got home I really didn't even want to work out today. And, I drowned my stress in a fudge bar. Don't worry, it was still a weight watchers one and I really wanted to eat the entire box. I refrained. I put on my big girl panties and my running shoes and went for a walk. I only did a mile today, but I'm calling that success because all I really wanted to do was lie on the couch binge watching Pretty Little Liars on Netflix while shoving my face full of greasy, fatty foods.
Oh, I almost caved and bought a coke today. I was thisclose to pulling into the McDonald's drive thru. A divine intervention is the only was I can explain why I kept going straight rather than make that turn.
My attitude was really shitty once I realized I was having an off day. And that pretty much set the tone. I think I am heading to a hot shower and my bed. Praying that tomorrow will be a better day.
I'm an emotional eater and I eat when I am bored. I am so tired today. All the changes are weighing on me, but I'm not sorry. Well, not entirely. I may be feeling sorry for myself today. I worked and then ran errands all afternoon. It's 8:40 and this is the first I've sat down today. I went to pick up my step son from his mom so he could spend the weekend with us, and by the time I got home I really didn't even want to work out today. And, I drowned my stress in a fudge bar. Don't worry, it was still a weight watchers one and I really wanted to eat the entire box. I refrained. I put on my big girl panties and my running shoes and went for a walk. I only did a mile today, but I'm calling that success because all I really wanted to do was lie on the couch binge watching Pretty Little Liars on Netflix while shoving my face full of greasy, fatty foods.
Oh, I almost caved and bought a coke today. I was thisclose to pulling into the McDonald's drive thru. A divine intervention is the only was I can explain why I kept going straight rather than make that turn.
My attitude was really shitty once I realized I was having an off day. And that pretty much set the tone. I think I am heading to a hot shower and my bed. Praying that tomorrow will be a better day.
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Day 4: Hurt So Good
Come on baby, make it hurt so good, sometimes love don't....wait, I think this song is about something totally different! Ok, well I can at least use a little of it. My initial thoughts when walking today were to just maintain what I did yesterday. I started at the top of the hill and made my way down to the track. I've got some Flo Rida and Pitbull jammin' in my ears and it is a nice, cool evening. I was on some sort of roll, because I walked that first lap faster today than I have since I started.
It was about half way through that first lap that I decided I was going to walk back UP the hill, turn around and go back down for one more lap. By the end of lap two, I was dragging. I lost a little of my pace, but I was feeling confident about getting back up the hill to my car in a reasonable time. I went 1.9 miles in about 38 minutes today!
I'm surprising myself by finding new ways to continue to challenge myself each day. Like, today at lunch I opted for a child's size smoothie and half a sandwich. I know it's only been 4 days, but I have noticed slight changes. The biggest one I am finding I am not nearly as tired as I was last week. I mean, most days I would catch some Z's in my car and still go to bed at 9 every night. I've slept better at night too. The only time I get up in the middle of the night is to pee, I guess that's a side of effect of being 27 for five years though, at least that's what I hear ;)
My sweet tooth got the better of me tonight, so I did indulge a little bit. But, it was with a Weight Watchers fudge bar. All my snacks and meals today and I was still under my calorie intake today by 27 calories. I'll take it! I also bought a few different snack ideas so I don't get burned out on eating the same thing every day.
This is the longest I have ever stuck with a weight loss, exercise program. I have gotten amazing support from everyone. My awesome co-workers, my friends, and even my mama had some words of encouragement! I am feeling so pumped up and proud of myself. This has been a long time coming.
It was about half way through that first lap that I decided I was going to walk back UP the hill, turn around and go back down for one more lap. By the end of lap two, I was dragging. I lost a little of my pace, but I was feeling confident about getting back up the hill to my car in a reasonable time. I went 1.9 miles in about 38 minutes today!
I'm surprising myself by finding new ways to continue to challenge myself each day. Like, today at lunch I opted for a child's size smoothie and half a sandwich. I know it's only been 4 days, but I have noticed slight changes. The biggest one I am finding I am not nearly as tired as I was last week. I mean, most days I would catch some Z's in my car and still go to bed at 9 every night. I've slept better at night too. The only time I get up in the middle of the night is to pee, I guess that's a side of effect of being 27 for five years though, at least that's what I hear ;)
My sweet tooth got the better of me tonight, so I did indulge a little bit. But, it was with a Weight Watchers fudge bar. All my snacks and meals today and I was still under my calorie intake today by 27 calories. I'll take it! I also bought a few different snack ideas so I don't get burned out on eating the same thing every day.
This is the longest I have ever stuck with a weight loss, exercise program. I have gotten amazing support from everyone. My awesome co-workers, my friends, and even my mama had some words of encouragement! I am feeling so pumped up and proud of myself. This has been a long time coming.
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Day 3 What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger
Day 3 is in the books. I went for a walk tonight. I put on some workout station on Pandora and got to it. I was feeling pretty good and then the ultimate song came on. Kanye West's Stronger. I never in a million years thought I'd find myself jammin' to Kanye, but today I was wrong. I was about half way through my first lap when I had a burst of energy. I got through lap 1 and headed right into my second one for the day. I walked 1.5 miles today. The second lap wasn't nearly as hard as the first.
It may have helped that some Uptown Funk made its way onto my play list. I found myself walking to the beat of the music. In my head I looked like the Bee Gees in their Stayin' Alive video, but in reality I'm sure I just looked like chubby girl walking :)
The weather wasn't nearly as hot today, so the walking was a lot more bearable than it was yesterday. Since it was my day off I decided to give a YouTube workout a try. Just 10 minutes, I didn't want to overwhelm myself.
The Fitness Marshall takes today's music and does quick and fun workouts to them. Two of them and I was sweating pretty good and my legs were burning, but I felt so good afterwards. I didn't even regret not taking an afternoon nap today!
My water intake was much better today, I think I logged in about 32 oz. Food is where I am struggling the most. Mostly because I know I am going to need more variety. Peanut butter toast and vanilla coffee for breakfast was a much better option than my Cheerios yesterday. I felt fuller longer and I enjoyed the taste better too. I actually had the same for lunch because, well, slim pickins' around here until grocery day. I had some cheese cubes and pretzels as a snack, one serving of each and it was more filling than the yogurt yesterday too.
I was feeling pretty tired today, and I almost decided against my walk since I had that quick work out this morning, but I pushed through. I'm feeling amazing, even though my legs are so sore.
Goals for the rest of this week are to maintain the 1.5 mile walks in the evening and just continue to make better food choices. I've stayed under my calorie count these last few days and I hope to maintain that as well.
It may have helped that some Uptown Funk made its way onto my play list. I found myself walking to the beat of the music. In my head I looked like the Bee Gees in their Stayin' Alive video, but in reality I'm sure I just looked like chubby girl walking :)
The weather wasn't nearly as hot today, so the walking was a lot more bearable than it was yesterday. Since it was my day off I decided to give a YouTube workout a try. Just 10 minutes, I didn't want to overwhelm myself.
The Fitness Marshall takes today's music and does quick and fun workouts to them. Two of them and I was sweating pretty good and my legs were burning, but I felt so good afterwards. I didn't even regret not taking an afternoon nap today!
My water intake was much better today, I think I logged in about 32 oz. Food is where I am struggling the most. Mostly because I know I am going to need more variety. Peanut butter toast and vanilla coffee for breakfast was a much better option than my Cheerios yesterday. I felt fuller longer and I enjoyed the taste better too. I actually had the same for lunch because, well, slim pickins' around here until grocery day. I had some cheese cubes and pretzels as a snack, one serving of each and it was more filling than the yogurt yesterday too.
I was feeling pretty tired today, and I almost decided against my walk since I had that quick work out this morning, but I pushed through. I'm feeling amazing, even though my legs are so sore.
Goals for the rest of this week are to maintain the 1.5 mile walks in the evening and just continue to make better food choices. I've stayed under my calorie count these last few days and I hope to maintain that as well.
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Day 2
I downloaded My Fitness app as well as a pedometer on my phone today. I started my day by eating breakfast, something that is pretty rare for me. A bowl of cheerios with 2% milk. Is the lesser percent of milk better for you? Maybe I will work my way to drinking them, but for now I will stick with my 2%. I have a fairly flexible job that allows to me to be able to grab a snack in the morning.
I ate breakfast around 8 and then at 10 I had a yogurt. Lunch time brought another yogurt, an orange, and a leftover brat without the bun! It's all been good, but not quite so filling. So, I'm going to find some different foods that keep me a bit fuller longer. By the time I got done work at 5 I was starving.
My water intake has been tough today. I managed to drink about 18 ounces. Much of that after my workout for the evening. Speaking of, I walked while the boys were at football practice. I know, not such a big deal to most, but for me it was huge! Normally I sit and watch practice or just sit in my car depending on how my day went.
It was 90 degrees in Michigan today and it would have been so easy to just say forget it to a quick workout, but I went anyway. I walked just under a mile. It took me 17 minutes, but I burned about 69 calories! Our park has a track around it, which is where I walked today. I wanted to go around twice, but about halfway through my first round I knew that wasn't going to happen. I thought I was going to be discouraged about that, I expect quick results. But, I told myself I didn't gain this weight in a day and it is going to take much more than that to get rid of it too. I felt pretty damn good after I got back to my car. Sweaty, but good. I'm already looking forward to getting back out there tomorrow.
While I was walking, that track looked so big and intimidating. It didn't look as big when I was just casually walking it while Jack rides his bike :)
I know it's just been two short days, but in these two days I haven't even looked at the junk food stashed in the house. I'd be totally lying if I said I wasn't thinking about it, but making better food choices is key for me right now. I'm on the right track and I can't wait to see what the future has in store.
Here's to another great day tomorrow!
I ate breakfast around 8 and then at 10 I had a yogurt. Lunch time brought another yogurt, an orange, and a leftover brat without the bun! It's all been good, but not quite so filling. So, I'm going to find some different foods that keep me a bit fuller longer. By the time I got done work at 5 I was starving.
My water intake has been tough today. I managed to drink about 18 ounces. Much of that after my workout for the evening. Speaking of, I walked while the boys were at football practice. I know, not such a big deal to most, but for me it was huge! Normally I sit and watch practice or just sit in my car depending on how my day went.
It was 90 degrees in Michigan today and it would have been so easy to just say forget it to a quick workout, but I went anyway. I walked just under a mile. It took me 17 minutes, but I burned about 69 calories! Our park has a track around it, which is where I walked today. I wanted to go around twice, but about halfway through my first round I knew that wasn't going to happen. I thought I was going to be discouraged about that, I expect quick results. But, I told myself I didn't gain this weight in a day and it is going to take much more than that to get rid of it too. I felt pretty damn good after I got back to my car. Sweaty, but good. I'm already looking forward to getting back out there tomorrow.
While I was walking, that track looked so big and intimidating. It didn't look as big when I was just casually walking it while Jack rides his bike :)
I know it's just been two short days, but in these two days I haven't even looked at the junk food stashed in the house. I'd be totally lying if I said I wasn't thinking about it, but making better food choices is key for me right now. I'm on the right track and I can't wait to see what the future has in store.
Here's to another great day tomorrow!
Day 1
It's a Monday. I weigh 262 pounds. I am 5 ft 2 inches tall. I have been heavy my entire adult life. I've tried to lose weight before but nothing has ever stuck. These last few weeks though something has clicked in me. My motivation is different now than it ever was before.
I'm not doing this to get skinny, although being thinner is a bonus. I'm doing it to be healthier. I haven't gained much weight lately, but it has been increasingly difficult to do the simplest things. Just walking to my car from the football field and I am out of breath. I hate that I can't keep up with my kids. That I have to tell them no to something because I simply don't have the energy for it.
Having a new motivation besides appearance should make this easier for me to keep in mind. Not that I expect any of this journey to be easy. I know it is going to be hard as hell. But, I want to be around when my kids get older. I want to be able to enjoy life like I did when I was younger.
I'm not planning any sort of crash diets here. I'm planning an entire lifestyle change. I want to be more mindful of the foods I eat. I want to make better, healthier food choices. And, I want to be a better influence on my kids, too.
I'm sharing my story because I need encouragement. And, if I can help someone else along the way, well then that is an added bonus. Thanks for following along with me on my journey!
I'm not doing this to get skinny, although being thinner is a bonus. I'm doing it to be healthier. I haven't gained much weight lately, but it has been increasingly difficult to do the simplest things. Just walking to my car from the football field and I am out of breath. I hate that I can't keep up with my kids. That I have to tell them no to something because I simply don't have the energy for it.
Having a new motivation besides appearance should make this easier for me to keep in mind. Not that I expect any of this journey to be easy. I know it is going to be hard as hell. But, I want to be around when my kids get older. I want to be able to enjoy life like I did when I was younger.
I'm not planning any sort of crash diets here. I'm planning an entire lifestyle change. I want to be more mindful of the foods I eat. I want to make better, healthier food choices. And, I want to be a better influence on my kids, too.
I'm sharing my story because I need encouragement. And, if I can help someone else along the way, well then that is an added bonus. Thanks for following along with me on my journey!
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