Saturday, February 27, 2010
Speedbump
Well, I've had my first official speedbump. I need to stop weighing myself everyday. When I don't see a drop after a few, I get discouraged. I know I shouldn't. However, this is what happens to me. I drop some and then I plateau. I'm going to get back to measuring everything. I thought I had a pretty good idea, but maybe not. I know I'm not getting my healthy oils in everyday. They are SO important. Everyone I see is dropping weight faster than me (and they CHEAT regularly.) I don't cheat. However, I don't have a metabolism so I do need to realize that I will drop weight slower than the population. Just frustrating! Going out tonight to a banquet and I'm fearful that there won't be anything that I can eat. Maybe I'll eat my 1/2 cup of beans before I go. That way I won't be extra hungry. I need to turn my attitude around. If you have any cheerful things to say, please post. I need a pick-me-up.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
My pants are falling!
I put on my old stand by chocolate brown "slacks" today and they were so baggy, they looked ridiculous! My butt was baggy, my legs were baggy and I could pull my waist out a few inches! Holy smokes. This never happens. It's a great feeling! Here are my latest totals.... 7 weeks in....
Weight Lost (removed!) 13lbs.
Inches off:
arm- 1
chest- 2 (darn!)
waist- 3
stomach- 3.5
hip- 2
thigh- .75
total inches lost- 12.25 inches!
Of course, I am very happy about this and am finding this plan VERY easy. I am still having cravings for chocolate, but they aren't as bad as they were. I am also craving a good beer on the weekends. Sometimes, I'll allow myself 1/2 a beer or if it's been a bad Friday, a whole lite beer. I try to remind myself that this isn't a race or a game, it's the way of life from now on. I will have temptations, but I need to pick my battles. Mark and I enjoyed a fabulous plate sized chocolate cookie with a glob of vanilla ice cream for valentine's night. Yes, I felt sick afterwards. However, it was very yummy.
There has been a lapse in time since I posted last. That's because I was sick with some nasty stomach virus. All I could make myself eat was toast and soup. My body did not like all of that grain and fat! Therefore, it didn't work well. I was actually craving my new healthy eating! Can you believe that???
My tip for this week is to google low glycemic foods and try to work your diet so you are only eating the foods at the low level. They won't turn into sugar as fast. It really works. Try it and post how you do! I have a great tip for next time.... Stay tuned.
If you haven't clicked to follow me, please do. I am anxious to find out if people are really reading this or I'm just causing more havoc for my carpal tunnel. My goal is to help and encourage others. I need to hear from you!
Inches off:
arm- 1
chest- 2 (darn!)
waist- 3
stomach- 3.5
hip- 2
thigh- .75
total inches lost- 12.25 inches!
Of course, I am very happy about this and am finding this plan VERY easy. I am still having cravings for chocolate, but they aren't as bad as they were. I am also craving a good beer on the weekends. Sometimes, I'll allow myself 1/2 a beer or if it's been a bad Friday, a whole lite beer. I try to remind myself that this isn't a race or a game, it's the way of life from now on. I will have temptations, but I need to pick my battles. Mark and I enjoyed a fabulous plate sized chocolate cookie with a glob of vanilla ice cream for valentine's night. Yes, I felt sick afterwards. However, it was very yummy.
There has been a lapse in time since I posted last. That's because I was sick with some nasty stomach virus. All I could make myself eat was toast and soup. My body did not like all of that grain and fat! Therefore, it didn't work well. I was actually craving my new healthy eating! Can you believe that???
My tip for this week is to google low glycemic foods and try to work your diet so you are only eating the foods at the low level. They won't turn into sugar as fast. It really works. Try it and post how you do! I have a great tip for next time.... Stay tuned.
If you haven't clicked to follow me, please do. I am anxious to find out if people are really reading this or I'm just causing more havoc for my carpal tunnel. My goal is to help and encourage others. I need to hear from you!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Update
I had my update yesterday morning and I'm a star student!! Yahoo! I'm down 9lbs (from the official scale!) and 3 inches off my waist. My internal oven is working well and is adjusting to my new foods. I am very happy with the improvements to my energy level and desire to eat well.
A wise woman once told me, "Genetics loads the gun, Lifestyle pulls the trigger." I love this quote. I come from a family of overweight adults. I am heading down that same path, unless I take action now. Most of them are diabetics too. Which path will I take? Not a hard decision, just a hard road. I'm ready and willing to take the right path and stumble along the way.
As I took my walk this morning, I witnessed our new layer of snow. It was beautiful to see all of the old, dirty snow covered. It reminded me of my journey. Sometimes, we just cover up what we don't want to see and then the snow melts leaving us back to where we were. Don't let your snow melt! Keep that layer growing, bringing new layers of fitness and nutrition. Create a new you! Until next time....
A wise woman once told me, "Genetics loads the gun, Lifestyle pulls the trigger." I love this quote. I come from a family of overweight adults. I am heading down that same path, unless I take action now. Most of them are diabetics too. Which path will I take? Not a hard decision, just a hard road. I'm ready and willing to take the right path and stumble along the way.
As I took my walk this morning, I witnessed our new layer of snow. It was beautiful to see all of the old, dirty snow covered. It reminded me of my journey. Sometimes, we just cover up what we don't want to see and then the snow melts leaving us back to where we were. Don't let your snow melt! Keep that layer growing, bringing new layers of fitness and nutrition. Create a new you! Until next time....
Monday, February 15, 2010
What is making me fat?
Why is the world fat? Why do we eat when we aren't hungry? What are we hungry for? I have never been thin. I only noticed that I was fat when I was in the 3rd grade. What made me eat the junk that I was eating? This is one of the journeys I need to take. Inside the depths of my mind to figure out the answers to these questions.
I just finished watching one of my favorite shows, Ruby. Ruby was a 750lb woman who is documenting her weight loss journey on the Style network. She is now in the 350's and is still trying to answer the same questions for herself. Last night's show was about enabling. I often think about the many enablers in my life. I am not innocent of this either. I am an enabler. Why do we enable? Because we love? I have often heard these comments, "You have to have a treat once in a while" or "It's a special occasion" or "You have to live a little" or "You're not fat" or "Oh, just try a taste" or "It's not going to kill you" or "You deserve this!" These are enabling words. The brain is a powerful thing. It's my worst enemy. I can rationalize the frosting off a cupcake. If I am given even one of these words to ponder, I'll eat the cupcake. The devil always wins.
As Ruby sat on her sofa last night with her "Fat Club" friends listening to the therapist, I wanted to help her, to enable her. She wasn't admitting that she had a food addiction. I felt like she was being cornered by her friends and a woman who really didn't know her. I wanted to pull her off that couch and give her a hug. Does that really help? Maybe for a moment, but it doesn't help her address what is really making her fat.
What is making me fat? What is making me lose some weight and then regain it a few months later? I need to find out these answers.
I just finished watching one of my favorite shows, Ruby. Ruby was a 750lb woman who is documenting her weight loss journey on the Style network. She is now in the 350's and is still trying to answer the same questions for herself. Last night's show was about enabling. I often think about the many enablers in my life. I am not innocent of this either. I am an enabler. Why do we enable? Because we love? I have often heard these comments, "You have to have a treat once in a while" or "It's a special occasion" or "You have to live a little" or "You're not fat" or "Oh, just try a taste" or "It's not going to kill you" or "You deserve this!" These are enabling words. The brain is a powerful thing. It's my worst enemy. I can rationalize the frosting off a cupcake. If I am given even one of these words to ponder, I'll eat the cupcake. The devil always wins.
As Ruby sat on her sofa last night with her "Fat Club" friends listening to the therapist, I wanted to help her, to enable her. She wasn't admitting that she had a food addiction. I felt like she was being cornered by her friends and a woman who really didn't know her. I wanted to pull her off that couch and give her a hug. Does that really help? Maybe for a moment, but it doesn't help her address what is really making her fat.
What is making me fat? What is making me lose some weight and then regain it a few months later? I need to find out these answers.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Here we go!
Here we are.... at the beginning of my journey....again! This is my year. The year to get to a healthy size. The year to cure my chronic tendonitis. The year to heal my bum knee. The year to end the threat of diabetes. The year to gather back my self esteem and confidence. The year to cure it all.
I have been overweight my entire life. There are so many chins in my 3rd grade school picture that my teacher used it for a math equation. I have never been thin. I can't say that I haven't been healthy though. I've never been the type of person who gets addicted to fast food restaurants. I have always tried to eat well with an occasional slip-up on the weekends. I'm not a big drinker. I like to have a beer or a glass of wine twice a month. I am also an exerciser. I hate it, but I do it. I enjoy strength training and like to see my muscles take shape under my skin. During one of my yo-yo diets, my son said to me, "I liked it when you were comfy as a pillow. Now, you are hard as a rock." Needless to say, I'm back to being "comfy as a pillow" and I don't like it. I am very frustrated because I have tried every diet and have jumped on every fitness bandwagon. I just end up underneath the wagon and it's tough to push it off.
Here I am....in my 40's. It's harder to remove the weight and get healthy. One medical test a few years ago proved that my adrenal glands were burned out meaning that I had no metabolism. My hormones are starting to falter and it's not fun. I'm on Lexipro for mild depression, Zyrtec for allergies, Tums for constant stomach discomfort. I see a PT for chronic tendonitis in my arms that was accidentally diagnosed as carpal tunnel years ago. My right knee is constantly aching and now, my foot has an injured tendon. I'm constantly bloated and my digestive tract doesn't seem to work correctly. My female plumbing has also changed for the worse. My self esteem has plummeted. The road to diabetes has shortened and I will be joining my entire family unless I do something about it. My body is self destructing and I am the only one who can change it.
On January 6th, I started a plan called First Line Therapy. This is (yet another) nutrition, fitness and stress management plan that focuses on the inside out. Your body gets read by a BMI machine. This machine tells you how your body metabolizes food, how much body fat you have and how your cells are doing. Every six weeks, you check in with your therapist who weighs and measures your waist to hip ratio and retests using the BMI machine. You eat real, low glycemic food and exercise for 30 minutes a day.
I am happy to say that I have never felt better after six weeks. I have lost 12 lbs and a ton of inches. I am happier and feel better. I am truly hopeful that THIS is the nutrition plan that will turn my body around from the inside out! It is a lifestyle change and not a diet.
I will be checking in for my FLT visit on Tuesday. I am excited. I am a little skeptical that things will keep going as well as they are. I tend to plateau after a few pounds on other diets.
My hope and purpose for this blog is to help others on their journey. I had given up and thought that without a metabolism, I would never lose weight. I truly believed I was on the road to obesity like other family members before me. I have seen some glimmer of hope with FLT.
I'll post again after my visit on Tuesday. Wish me luck!
I have been overweight my entire life. There are so many chins in my 3rd grade school picture that my teacher used it for a math equation. I have never been thin. I can't say that I haven't been healthy though. I've never been the type of person who gets addicted to fast food restaurants. I have always tried to eat well with an occasional slip-up on the weekends. I'm not a big drinker. I like to have a beer or a glass of wine twice a month. I am also an exerciser. I hate it, but I do it. I enjoy strength training and like to see my muscles take shape under my skin. During one of my yo-yo diets, my son said to me, "I liked it when you were comfy as a pillow. Now, you are hard as a rock." Needless to say, I'm back to being "comfy as a pillow" and I don't like it. I am very frustrated because I have tried every diet and have jumped on every fitness bandwagon. I just end up underneath the wagon and it's tough to push it off.
Here I am....in my 40's. It's harder to remove the weight and get healthy. One medical test a few years ago proved that my adrenal glands were burned out meaning that I had no metabolism. My hormones are starting to falter and it's not fun. I'm on Lexipro for mild depression, Zyrtec for allergies, Tums for constant stomach discomfort. I see a PT for chronic tendonitis in my arms that was accidentally diagnosed as carpal tunnel years ago. My right knee is constantly aching and now, my foot has an injured tendon. I'm constantly bloated and my digestive tract doesn't seem to work correctly. My female plumbing has also changed for the worse. My self esteem has plummeted. The road to diabetes has shortened and I will be joining my entire family unless I do something about it. My body is self destructing and I am the only one who can change it.
On January 6th, I started a plan called First Line Therapy. This is (yet another) nutrition, fitness and stress management plan that focuses on the inside out. Your body gets read by a BMI machine. This machine tells you how your body metabolizes food, how much body fat you have and how your cells are doing. Every six weeks, you check in with your therapist who weighs and measures your waist to hip ratio and retests using the BMI machine. You eat real, low glycemic food and exercise for 30 minutes a day.
I am happy to say that I have never felt better after six weeks. I have lost 12 lbs and a ton of inches. I am happier and feel better. I am truly hopeful that THIS is the nutrition plan that will turn my body around from the inside out! It is a lifestyle change and not a diet.
I will be checking in for my FLT visit on Tuesday. I am excited. I am a little skeptical that things will keep going as well as they are. I tend to plateau after a few pounds on other diets.
My hope and purpose for this blog is to help others on their journey. I had given up and thought that without a metabolism, I would never lose weight. I truly believed I was on the road to obesity like other family members before me. I have seen some glimmer of hope with FLT.
I'll post again after my visit on Tuesday. Wish me luck!
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