Ok so I am down 10.75 inches in 36 days. I am feeling better about myself and have a lot more energy. I am still only 4 pounds off my original weight but I have so much more energy. I have changed my eating a bit so we will see if this helps. I am exercising some each day even if it is just 20 minutes. Pretty sure that is helping as well.
Sorry I haven’t blogged much lately….with work and school my time free time is close to null.
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The Scale
I haven’t been on one going two weeks due to a few things….one I don’t have one at home and two my doc said if the inches are coming off don’t worry so much about the scale. So I have been putting it off. Maybe next week I will get on the scale at the gym. However a friend of mine posted this picture and I wanted to share it with you all.
If I had a scale I would be writing this on it today!
Be true to you !
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31 Days In
After 31 days I am eating better and feeling better health wise but I feel a bit unsettled. I am still losing inches and I am very thankful for that. If I didn’t tell you all I am down another inch. Happy noises go here! Still only the 4 pounds and I guess I should be thankful for that. I know what the problem is. I am not drinking enough water, changing that. I got a water bottle :0) If I have it with me I will drink it. That and I eat to many carbohydrates. I know this about me. One change at a time.
I have had a great month. I am feeling good and looking thinner. I have a few new projects in the works. I got my taxes done today. usually this is a big event that takes place the day before they are due. So thankful that is over and I got my financial aid paperwork done today as well. that is the way to end January. On a positive note!
I am ready for February. One day at a time. One step and one breathe……that’s how I am gonna roll!
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One more inch
So I dropped another inch off my body this week!!!! Happy claps go here. Did some journal searching and I see I’m doing good on getting out and moving but not so good on cutting down on the carbs. So that is what I’m going to work on this week. Scale went up I think half pound. I’ll weigh in tomorrow or Tuesday. I’ll blog more soon school is really busy with two papers due this week.
Have a great week!!!!
This is our year!!!!,
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Working out with a friend
I have found a buddy to walk and work out with. Kinda funny how that happened. One of my dearest friends had been watching my updates and started asking me what I was doing to lose weight. As I began to tell her she decides that she wanted to join me.
We spent an hour tonight walking on the treadmill and doing some weights. It was nice to walk and talk tonight. We talked about school. She could be a professional college student where I just wish it was over. I am the story-teller of our circle of friends so I was able to tell a lot of funny class story’s.
It’s great to work out with a buddy. I look forward to more and more time just hanging out. We made plans to do this again. She makes me believe in me. She is also trying to get to know me for me. Interesting concept :0)
When I got home from school I spent 45 minute doing the Wii fit. It cracks me up. Its fun and a work out. Gotta love that!
Well I need to hit the showers!
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Day 25
Here I sit on day 25 and I have learned during these days.
1. I can control what goes in my pie hole :0)
2. 1100 calories are way to little for me to eat.
3. Going to the gym 2-3 times a week makes me feel better about me.
4. When you feel discouraged read other peoples blogs or ask for help.
5. Surround yourself with people that truly care for you.
6. I am smarter then I thought I was (went back to school and things are going good)
7. Learned pizza and I are not friends anymore (not the calories, the grease makes me sick)
8. Using a pedometer helps me see how active and inactive I am (pro and con)
9. Taking time for me everyday has helped me get a better understanding of me
10. I am learning more patients and tolerance of ignorance. I am hoping that the people in my Soc class are seeing things from a different perspective. Its ok to agree to disagree
11. I study better at the library. I can spread out more :0)
12. The best laid plans can always be changed.
13. Its ok to be the oldest in the class. It has had its advantages.
14. Taking a picture a day with my cell phone has been an interesting adventure for sure.
15. I have also been talking to random people. Sometimes it is just that smile or hello that gives a person hope in humanity.
16. Blogging helps keep me honest.
17. I am taking a religion class and it has brought my father and I closer.(we have more to talk about)
18. I have learned to be still and listen (hard for me to do I am a mover)
19. Bad days come and go…get over it and move on to the next day
20. Listen. Sometimes that is the best answer.
There is my top 20 off the top of my head. I hope that each of you are doing well and have a support system that works for you. I am lucky that I do and I am thankful for that more then I could ever say.
I am thankful for friends, family, blogs and bloggers, the gym, school, cameras, creativity, work and a whole bunch of other things.
Have a great Wednesday everyone.
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Revision
Well I took the advice of alot of you and changed my calorie intake. I am feeling better and Im still loosing inches. Pretty sure the scale will start changing as well. I have changed it to staying under 1300 calories and that seems to be working better. With adding walking and all that going below 1100 was making my body think it was starving.
My little family here dug out the Wii fit and have been using it. If you do it right you can work up a sweat…lol
hope you are all doing well on your journey. I am still taking one day at a time and asking for help when I need it.
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Doing with-out then….
As we all know in our culture we celebrate everything with Food. Promotion…..food…..graduation….food…Birthday….food. Well my sister had a Bday this week and we as a family celebrated it yesterday. Now I have spent 22 days trying to eat better and stay away from sweets for the most part. I do love my Skinny Cows but why on Gods green earth did I think I could share a cupcake with my partner….BAD IDEA! Now I want more. I knew better but I let her talk me into just a bite. Now I want another. The good news is there are no more and I don’t have it in the house so I am saved there but I can’t stop thinking about it.
I know that I can have a treat now and then but I now know that cupcakes are more of my weakness then I thought. Don’t worry my will power is strong but I will have to so not even smell them if they are passed my way…lol
All in all it was a good weekend. I’ll post measurements later I just needed to vent on the cupcakes!
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Week Three
It has been an interesting three weeks. First off let me just say that this is going better than I could have expected. This week was a test. There ware cookies everywhere at work and I only tried a bite of one. (talk about temptation) I pretty much stayed under calories all week. Most likely not today but I am allowing myself a day of what ever within reason.
But anyway to the point this weeks results are in:
4 pound weight lose in 3 weeks
-9.5 inches off my body this year already as well!
Hope you all are sticking with it! This is our year! We can and will do this.
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Finally 1 Pound
As the title of my blog states I finally lost a pound after 19 days. I know the doctor said if I am feeling better and things are moving around then it is good…but we (women that is) know that the scale is our nemesis. I am thankful that the pound is gone and is never allowed to return :0)
It has been a crappy week….truck issues, that caused money issues, that caused not being able to go the gym issues…but I am not letting that stop me. Lucky for me the gym is already paid for and I can go up there and walk off my frustrations. Felt good this morning to turn up the tunes and just walk. So I will call this a win day and make it continue there my work day this afternoon.
I am making this dream a reality….
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