Thursday, July 1, 2010
Loss of Control!
For the first time in months I am out of control. I have been hungry all the time. Not the good hungry I get when I know I am on the right track. Insatiable hormone hungry where I could eat the paint chips from the walls. It started last weekend but culminated today in a snack fest. I tried to snack on fruit, nuts, etc. But the night ended in a giant burger and fries with s'mores for dessert. I have to stop this cycle. I got my bridesmaid back from the seamstress today and there is not one centimeter of leeway. Wedding next weekend. Tomorrow I will have to do some protein shakes and salads. Cleanse the system get up and running again.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Woot!
It was hot today. A humid 92 some odd degrees. I am not really into wearing shorts so I grabbed my favorite capris today and proceeded to get dressed. I pulled up and buttoned. Low and behold the pants literally fell off. Guess I have not worn them for awhile. Needless to say all the rest of my clothes are the same. Last week I went out to lunch with some friends and put on an outfit I thought looked pretty good. My friend said told me that the ass of my pants looked "saggy" and then my husband said they looked like "mom" pants. Nice. Today I went clothes shopping for a couple of things to get me through. Not expecting much because clothes shopping never really goes that well. I grabbed some capris in an 8 and a 6, and a bathing suit just because they were on sale. Guess what? They did not fit. Know why? Cause I am not and 8 or a 6 but a 4!!!!!!!!!!I have not seen size 4 since middle school. HOly crap am I excited. Then to top it off I tried on the bathing suit and it was not totally terrible.
I am back into exercise mode. Elliptical every day and weights. My chest and arms are feeling it today but I am loving it. Tomorrow butt work. Can't wait.
Here is day # 2 of the meal plan.
whole wheat wrap
2 eggs
salsa
milk 2 cups
fruit
chicken 1 med
brown rice 1 cup
peppers 1 cup
yogurt
whole wheat pasta 1 cup
tomato sauce 1/2 cup
steamed veggies 1 cup
fruit
I am back into exercise mode. Elliptical every day and weights. My chest and arms are feeling it today but I am loving it. Tomorrow butt work. Can't wait.
Here is day # 2 of the meal plan.
whole wheat wrap
2 eggs
salsa
milk 2 cups
fruit
chicken 1 med
brown rice 1 cup
peppers 1 cup
yogurt
whole wheat pasta 1 cup
tomato sauce 1/2 cup
steamed veggies 1 cup
fruit
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
140.2 Pounds
I admit since hitting my goal weight I have gotten a bit lazy with my workouts. I still have some flab to remove and I know the weight will never stay off without the exercise. So this morning, after my protein shake I hopped back on the elliptical. I did my program with relative ease and felt great afterwards. THis afternoon before work I will do some swiss ball crunches and some weight training.
I am posting the first day of my menu plan.
Breakfast:
Oatmeal 1 cup
Milk 2 cups
fruit
Snack: yogurt
Lunch:
Veggie Burger
Wheat bread 2 slices
Mixed salad 2 cups
carrots+hummus 2 tb
Snack:
almonds 12
Dinner:
chicken 1 med piece
veggie stir fry 2 cups
Brown rice 1 cup
Snack:
Chocolate Milk-Fat Free
Have an amazing day!
I am posting the first day of my menu plan.
Breakfast:
Oatmeal 1 cup
Milk 2 cups
fruit
Snack: yogurt
Lunch:
Veggie Burger
Wheat bread 2 slices
Mixed salad 2 cups
carrots+hummus 2 tb
Snack:
almonds 12
Dinner:
chicken 1 med piece
veggie stir fry 2 cups
Brown rice 1 cup
Snack:
Chocolate Milk-Fat Free
Have an amazing day!
Monday, June 21, 2010
Nothing Tastes as GOOD as Skinny FEELS!
This isn't your usual weight loss blog. I am not going to let you follow me through my weight loss journey. I already hit my goals, both of them. In January this year I promised myself that I was finally going to lose all the weight I was carrying around. Fourteen years ago I put on sixty pounds with my first pregnancy. I weighed 135 pounds when I got pregnant. With the second the same and the third less. I lost weight in between but never enough. At the end of nursing school I was 5'6" and 185 pounds. I lost some weight later on but not enough to even fit into skinny clothes for a month and then a new high stress job had the weight creeping back on. Over a three year period I went from 155lbs to 179 pounds. I had a vacation to Mexico planned and two family weddings coming up and I could not stand to look at myself in the mirror. It was time to change and change is what I did.
I have a history of insulin resistance and I know that the white stuff is terrible for me. My main body issues have been an unfortunate apple shape with a lot of post baby belly flab. I have had hormone issues and polycystic ovary syndrome, adult acne and other unpleasantness.
The first step I took was to research how many calories that I would require to lose weight. I downloaded an app on my iphone and began to track everything that I ate. I cut out white sugar and white flour. I added in vegetables, lean protein, and whole grains. I started a minimal exercise routine. Know what happened? Not much. By February I had lost 12 pounds. I was happy but not ready to wear a bathing suit. So I packed up my "Mom" suits and headed to Mexico. I was not happy with the way I looked.
Terrible Photo
When I got back I was discouraged but still dedicated. I still had the weddings coming up in the summer and I did not want to be "the fat one in the dress". I consulted my brother who graduated with a degree in the nutrition field and also has a personal training certificate. He told me a few things that I already knew.
1) "It's a marathon, not a sprint." It took so many years to put the weight on and I was expecting it to come off immediately. I realize that this is not a realistic notion. Yet, so many of us that are trying to get fit set these unrealistic expectation for ourselves. And that is why we ultimately fail time and time again. Because it is not attainable.
2} He wrote up a week of meals for me that fit within my calorie range. I had been eating too few calories and I was starving.I changed my diet plan. I added more snacks and even a couple of "cheat" meals a week.
3} I was not exercising enough. He said I need at the very least 20 min of activity a day. I knew this also but I hate to sweat and I have never liked the gm and I was hoping to get around the whole exercise part of it. I started cardio 3 days a week on the elliptical. I started reading every health and exercise magazine on the racks and I added in some weight training. I bought some yoga videos and started doing that 15 minutes a day.
I started seeing results. last month I hit my goal of 150 pounds. That is a weight I had not seen in a decade. I felt great and fit into size 8 jeans. But I still had belly flab and was not yet in the bikini that I had hung up in my room for motivation. Last week I hit 140 pounds. That was my weight all through high school. I never though I would see that number again. The best thing is that people are noticing. THey call me skinny and they ask me how I did it. This is why I am blogging it because people want to know that it can be done and how to do it.
40 Pounds Down!
I will use this blog to post my tips. I will keep you up to date on my progress in keeping the wieght off. I have gained and lost but never maintained. Wish me luck.
I have a history of insulin resistance and I know that the white stuff is terrible for me. My main body issues have been an unfortunate apple shape with a lot of post baby belly flab. I have had hormone issues and polycystic ovary syndrome, adult acne and other unpleasantness.
The first step I took was to research how many calories that I would require to lose weight. I downloaded an app on my iphone and began to track everything that I ate. I cut out white sugar and white flour. I added in vegetables, lean protein, and whole grains. I started a minimal exercise routine. Know what happened? Not much. By February I had lost 12 pounds. I was happy but not ready to wear a bathing suit. So I packed up my "Mom" suits and headed to Mexico. I was not happy with the way I looked.
Terrible Photo
When I got back I was discouraged but still dedicated. I still had the weddings coming up in the summer and I did not want to be "the fat one in the dress". I consulted my brother who graduated with a degree in the nutrition field and also has a personal training certificate. He told me a few things that I already knew.
1) "It's a marathon, not a sprint." It took so many years to put the weight on and I was expecting it to come off immediately. I realize that this is not a realistic notion. Yet, so many of us that are trying to get fit set these unrealistic expectation for ourselves. And that is why we ultimately fail time and time again. Because it is not attainable.
2} He wrote up a week of meals for me that fit within my calorie range. I had been eating too few calories and I was starving.I changed my diet plan. I added more snacks and even a couple of "cheat" meals a week.
3} I was not exercising enough. He said I need at the very least 20 min of activity a day. I knew this also but I hate to sweat and I have never liked the gm and I was hoping to get around the whole exercise part of it. I started cardio 3 days a week on the elliptical. I started reading every health and exercise magazine on the racks and I added in some weight training. I bought some yoga videos and started doing that 15 minutes a day.
I started seeing results. last month I hit my goal of 150 pounds. That is a weight I had not seen in a decade. I felt great and fit into size 8 jeans. But I still had belly flab and was not yet in the bikini that I had hung up in my room for motivation. Last week I hit 140 pounds. That was my weight all through high school. I never though I would see that number again. The best thing is that people are noticing. THey call me skinny and they ask me how I did it. This is why I am blogging it because people want to know that it can be done and how to do it.
40 Pounds Down!
I will use this blog to post my tips. I will keep you up to date on my progress in keeping the wieght off. I have gained and lost but never maintained. Wish me luck.
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