Well I have jumped in and joined back up with Weight Watchers...and not just the on-line version, but the go to the meetings and be weighed version.
Laurie wanted friends to go with her to help her loose the baby weight. Megan jumped at it as did Laurie's mom Karen and I said okay I am in (Mom would have loved this and joined with us).....so Saturday morning.....yes I got up early. We signed up! To me this whole thing is now a competition...that is the Cole/Butters coming out.... I want to be the best and loose the most, the fastest. I know that is not what it is all about, but hey what ever motivates you.
The Weekend was a mess, but Monday morning I began in earnest, really watching and tracking my points......every food has a point value (even the LaffyTaffy that kept calling my name and begging to be eaten...they are 1 pt. a piece) and you are given an allotment of points for the day.
The Tracking has never been easier since they have a whole on-line tracking and calculating app. I totally love the app. It makes this whole thing a whole lot better. I can look up in an instant food point values and decide if I want to eat it...... The whole on-line support in addition to the meetings is awesome.....https://www.weightwatchers.com/
The best thing about the WW points thing is that most fruits and veggies are free points so you can fill up on them if you are still hungry.
Today I have had a heck of a time getting my points used since I have eaten so many fruits and veggies, and I am stuffed.
I can do anything for the next 12 weeks and then I am going to re-evaluate this diet choice. I will probably keep going since it is the closest to what I do when I truly diet.
When I began for real to lose weight 5 years ago it was a good thing. Today I am 80lbs. lighter than when I began and I have kept it basically off...there have been a few 5 to 10 lb. gains but I have really kept it under control by weighing everyday, exercising and paying attention to what goes in the mouth. I have set 10lb. goals, because you can only do it a bite at a time and I didn't gain it all in one big gain so what makes me think I can loose it that way? My goal is to loose another 30 lbs. This is very doable......
Let the games begin!
MCC
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Wednesday, June 19
Wednesday, March 13
Wednesday Weigh In
Wow it has been a very long time since I did the weigh in thingy. And this time it will be exactly about what it sounds like...diet and exercise
Over the past year I have been just living not particularly paying great attention to my diet and health and I can see how that is a problem...15 re-gained pounds this year later....yikes!
I wish I was more disciplined in this area....unfortunately I am not as good as my sister who I admire for doing her clean and healthy eating. That really takes a discipline I don't think I have, at least not now. But I do know I can do it and that it takes sometime to move those extra pounds away.
Once again I really need to figure out some healthy menus for dinner and ideas for snacks. Breakfast and lunch parts of the day aren't a big deal for me it is the snacking and dinners that are my undoing...everyday. Why does healthy eating take so much preparation??? I also need to stop the quick and easy meals and eating out without thought......Why does being healthy require thought??? And it is time to get back to exercising regularly.....with the nice weather the walking will resume but I need to do more. For my birthday I think an elliptical trainer is in the cards and will be joining our household.... the low impact and the chance to move my whole body in my own home and on my own time should be a good thing.
so with spring beginning to spring I am now springing into a new attitude about health .....however not so happy with he springing ahead with the time, three days later and it is still kicking my butt....
Life is great!
MCC
Over the past year I have been just living not particularly paying great attention to my diet and health and I can see how that is a problem...15 re-gained pounds this year later....yikes!
I wish I was more disciplined in this area....unfortunately I am not as good as my sister who I admire for doing her clean and healthy eating. That really takes a discipline I don't think I have, at least not now. But I do know I can do it and that it takes sometime to move those extra pounds away.
Once again I really need to figure out some healthy menus for dinner and ideas for snacks. Breakfast and lunch parts of the day aren't a big deal for me it is the snacking and dinners that are my undoing...everyday. Why does healthy eating take so much preparation??? I also need to stop the quick and easy meals and eating out without thought......Why does being healthy require thought??? And it is time to get back to exercising regularly.....with the nice weather the walking will resume but I need to do more. For my birthday I think an elliptical trainer is in the cards and will be joining our household.... the low impact and the chance to move my whole body in my own home and on my own time should be a good thing.
so with spring beginning to spring I am now springing into a new attitude about health .....however not so happy with he springing ahead with the time, three days later and it is still kicking my butt....
Life is great!
MCC
Wednesday, March 7
Wednesday Weigh In
On the diet front it is all slow go, but I am enduring and not gaining which is a good thing. Staying the same is a really good thing. I must be looking better since everyone comments. I hope it is the exercise that is giving me some shape. I now need the secrets of toning up old flabby skin...old is the key word, my skin is not young elastic and resilient as it once was.
Enough on that.....
Laurie sent me an interesting article about cancer, nutrition, health and attitude from John Hopkins.
here it is:
AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY ('TRY', BEING THE KEY WORD) TO ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY... (INCLUDES GOOD PREVENTATIVE INFO)
:
1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.
2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.
3.. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.
4. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastrointestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.
Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply..
CANCER CELLS FEED ON:
Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar, it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and are harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses, but only in very small amounts.
Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color. Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.
Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk cancer cells are being starved.
Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food, including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).
Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer fighting properties. Water-best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.
Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines becomes putrefied and leads to more toxic buildup.
Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.
5. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the bodies own killer cells to destroy cancer cells.. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.
6..Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, un-forgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.
7. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy tcancer cells.
8. No plastic containers in micro. No water bottles in freezer. No plastic wrap in microwave.
Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well. Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic. Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Cast le Hospital, was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc.., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.
Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.
I find it interesting that the core of this is the suggested health code mentioned in the Word of Wisdom. I know that it is my trying to implement these principles that has lead me to losing weight. who knows maybe I am keeping cancer at bay as well.
MCC
Enough on that.....
Laurie sent me an interesting article about cancer, nutrition, health and attitude from John Hopkins.
here it is:
AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY ('TRY', BEING THE KEY WORD) TO ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY... (INCLUDES GOOD PREVENTATIVE INFO)
:
1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.
2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.
3.. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.
4. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastrointestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.
Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites. An effective way to battle cancer is to starve the cancer cells by not feeding it with the foods it needs to multiply..
CANCER CELLS FEED ON:
Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar, it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and are harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses, but only in very small amounts.
Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in color. Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.
Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk cancer cells are being starved.
Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food, including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes to nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells. To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).
Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer fighting properties. Water-best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.
Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines becomes putrefied and leads to more toxic buildup.
Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.
5. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the bodies own killer cells to destroy cancer cells.. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.
6..Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor. Anger, un-forgiveness and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.
7. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy tcancer cells.
8. No plastic containers in micro. No water bottles in freezer. No plastic wrap in microwave.
Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well. Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic. Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Cast le Hospital, was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc.., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.
Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.
I find it interesting that the core of this is the suggested health code mentioned in the Word of Wisdom. I know that it is my trying to implement these principles that has lead me to losing weight. who knows maybe I am keeping cancer at bay as well.
MCC
Wednesday, January 18
Wednesday Weigh In
So a new week and I am definitely back in the exercise swing of things.....I like it which I never thought I would say in a million, trillion years. Today I even walked faster and a steeper incline than I have been doing and it was great. Meg still keeps me going and she gets up at 5am two times a week to train with Laurie and Jordan.......I didn't know that 5:00 happened two times in a day......All I am really trying to say is that is commitment.......and not to a funny farm....or maybe they should all be committed for getting up that early.
No great weigh loss but noting gained which is the best. I am still getting rid of clothing, however the replacement isn't happening so I am glad that I got belts and right sized sweaters for Christmas to tick in the excess fabric.
MCC
No great weigh loss but noting gained which is the best. I am still getting rid of clothing, however the replacement isn't happening so I am glad that I got belts and right sized sweaters for Christmas to tick in the excess fabric.
MCC
Wednesday, January 11
Wednesday Weigh In
It's back my confession and weigh ins on weight, and what ever.......
On the weight front I had a goal not to be the average person and gain 210 pounds during the holiday season.....and I ....drum roll please......I lost 8 pounds! That's right it was an up and down road but in the end between November 1, 2011 and January 1, 2012 I lost 8 pounds and they are staying off...yeah for me.
Melinda sent this to me and I loved it. It was not only entertaining but informative
Get out and walk everday for 30 minutes.
MCC
On the weight front I had a goal not to be the average person and gain 210 pounds during the holiday season.....and I ....drum roll please......I lost 8 pounds! That's right it was an up and down road but in the end between November 1, 2011 and January 1, 2012 I lost 8 pounds and they are staying off...yeah for me.
Melinda sent this to me and I loved it. It was not only entertaining but informative
Get out and walk everday for 30 minutes.
MCC
Tuesday, October 4
Wednesday Weigh In....... a Day Early
I just can't wait and I know it has been a while since I did a weight post........But I just had to brag. I reached my end of September goal and lost the stupid 15 pounds I have been fighting over for the last 4 months. And when I say lost, I mean I haven't been doing the up 2 and down 1 and dance around the goal weight for a week now so I know it is gone...sorry to who ever finds the lost 15 lbs.
DRUM ROLL....SO IN THREE YEARS I HAVE LOST 80 LBS AND KEPT IT OFF. Yes, it has been a slow go but, I haven't gained any of it back so that good.
Interestingly enough is the fact that I have noticed that I am eating smaller amounts at meals and not snacking on crap...except for white cheddar Cheetos every once in a while.......I guess I am really learning new habits.
The other interesting thing is that my clothing that was big but okay to wear isn't even okay to wear now.........what a great and potentially expensive problem to have!
Now for the last 30 lbs. I would like to loose. I haven't decided on the goal date but I am considering of doing it all by my birthday in March as a gift to me. Everyone tells me that it is harder the less you have to loose. I know that this last 15 was a chore.
Yeah for me!
MCC
DRUM ROLL....SO IN THREE YEARS I HAVE LOST 80 LBS AND KEPT IT OFF. Yes, it has been a slow go but, I haven't gained any of it back so that good.
Interestingly enough is the fact that I have noticed that I am eating smaller amounts at meals and not snacking on crap...except for white cheddar Cheetos every once in a while.......I guess I am really learning new habits.
The other interesting thing is that my clothing that was big but okay to wear isn't even okay to wear now.........what a great and potentially expensive problem to have!
Now for the last 30 lbs. I would like to loose. I haven't decided on the goal date but I am considering of doing it all by my birthday in March as a gift to me. Everyone tells me that it is harder the less you have to loose. I know that this last 15 was a chore.
Yeah for me!
MCC
Wednesday, September 15
Wednesday Weigh In
Nothing has changed in the weight department this week except for my attitude. I am more positive about the dinner menus and eating right. However I have had several people tell me you have lost a lot of weight, and these are people who see me at least once a week. Maybe my body is redistributing what I have and making things look better.
I also am drinking more water.....here is a fact I discovered this week: You wake up dehydrated so you really need to drink a glass of water before you eat breakfast, etc.... This made total sense to me. So I have been having a glass of water before I go to bed and when I wake up. I seem a bit better off. This whole water thing got me to remembering I also remember diet type people saying have a glass of water if you think you are hungry and after the water if you still are hungry you probably are. I bet that we all are more dehydrated than we know and our hunger for food is really a hunger for water.....just a thought.....at least I'm am going to try water first.
MCC
I also am drinking more water.....here is a fact I discovered this week: You wake up dehydrated so you really need to drink a glass of water before you eat breakfast, etc.... This made total sense to me. So I have been having a glass of water before I go to bed and when I wake up. I seem a bit better off. This whole water thing got me to remembering I also remember diet type people saying have a glass of water if you think you are hungry and after the water if you still are hungry you probably are. I bet that we all are more dehydrated than we know and our hunger for food is really a hunger for water.....just a thought.....at least I'm am going to try water first.
MCC
Wednesday, September 8
Wednesday Weigh In
So much for losing 20 lbs. this summer....I did lose 20 lbs. I lost and gained the same 7 lbs. several times....so now to be more specific.
I want to lose 20 lbs. by Thanksgiving. That is I will be 20 lbs. lighter when I weigh myself on November 25, 2010....78 days!
I had a great walk this morning. It seemed to be harder than it has been.
As for the food part of dieting....menus! I am having a hard time creating dinners. I enjoy cooking and eating I just don't enjoy figuring it all out. I have created list up on list of what we like to eat at our house, but for some reason I lack the motivation to make any of the meals.
I think I look at food as something that has to be fab, but really all it needs to do is sustain life and get us through the day. So I guess I just need to make a meal and not worry about it being more than it is.
Drink more water, eat more veggie and add 5 more minutes or something more to my workout.
MCC
I want to lose 20 lbs. by Thanksgiving. That is I will be 20 lbs. lighter when I weigh myself on November 25, 2010....78 days!
I had a great walk this morning. It seemed to be harder than it has been.
As for the food part of dieting....menus! I am having a hard time creating dinners. I enjoy cooking and eating I just don't enjoy figuring it all out. I have created list up on list of what we like to eat at our house, but for some reason I lack the motivation to make any of the meals.
I think I look at food as something that has to be fab, but really all it needs to do is sustain life and get us through the day. So I guess I just need to make a meal and not worry about it being more than it is.
Drink more water, eat more veggie and add 5 more minutes or something more to my workout.
MCC
Saturday, June 5
Weight Watchers
I joined Weight Watchers Online today...I need the extra help and J and L are doing it. Maybe I can get everyone else doing it as well. I will stocking the house and doing daily menus from them so there you have it. Maybe this will get me going and finish the weight loss.
The cool thing about it is having the tracker on my iPod...Good App for me.
Summer weight loss goal is 20 lbs.
Good luck to me!
MCC
The cool thing about it is having the tracker on my iPod...Good App for me.
Summer weight loss goal is 20 lbs.
Good luck to me!
MCC
Thursday, May 13
Stuff
I am behind this week due to the face thing...which by the way has improved significantly.
So here is the Weigh In....I am going down very, very slowly...these last 40 lbs. might be the death of me. I now need toning more than ever. My skin is flabby and muscles seem very week.....where is the magic skin my boys talked about as little boys? We kicked it up a bit at the gym this week and decided that besides walking we would do a more intense gym work out as well...intense for me is most likely a normal persons beginning workout.....hey, I am trying.
I still need to eat better and get more water into me every day.
The problems with eating better is that nothing sounds appealing to me...so you are thinking then the weight should be falling off, not. Just because it isn't what I would choose to eat doesn't mean I won't eat something, anything to find that perfect food to fill the void. Also coming up with what to eat and then having to make it and clean up after myself is just not fun to think about. I made up my mind today that I was going to make the weekly menu and follow through. i am going to make what is on the plan even if I don't want to and it doesn't sound appealing....I know pretty grown up of me. I hope this new resolve works out.
As for the painting project...it too is coming along very, very slowly....I have about half of it done if I stop and don't do any decorative painting...which is something, the decorative painting, I really would like to do IF I can do it perfectly...so in other words it probably won't happen and I can officially say I am half way done with the painting....now what to do with all the stuff /furniture/junk/etc....that is sitting in the center of the room. I have other stuff I want to load the room up with.....maybe a garage sale?
The rest: The garden is looking good, the rest of the yard is not....too much rain and cold to work out side. The other projects are just someday projects for the moment.....making a ton to do this summer. At least I have projects/work to look forward to on top of the rest of my daily jobs...oh well as they say no rest for the ...wicked or weary.
MCC
So here is the Weigh In....I am going down very, very slowly...these last 40 lbs. might be the death of me. I now need toning more than ever. My skin is flabby and muscles seem very week.....where is the magic skin my boys talked about as little boys? We kicked it up a bit at the gym this week and decided that besides walking we would do a more intense gym work out as well...intense for me is most likely a normal persons beginning workout.....hey, I am trying.
I still need to eat better and get more water into me every day.
The problems with eating better is that nothing sounds appealing to me...so you are thinking then the weight should be falling off, not. Just because it isn't what I would choose to eat doesn't mean I won't eat something, anything to find that perfect food to fill the void. Also coming up with what to eat and then having to make it and clean up after myself is just not fun to think about. I made up my mind today that I was going to make the weekly menu and follow through. i am going to make what is on the plan even if I don't want to and it doesn't sound appealing....I know pretty grown up of me. I hope this new resolve works out.
As for the painting project...it too is coming along very, very slowly....I have about half of it done if I stop and don't do any decorative painting...which is something, the decorative painting, I really would like to do IF I can do it perfectly...so in other words it probably won't happen and I can officially say I am half way done with the painting....now what to do with all the stuff /furniture/junk/etc....that is sitting in the center of the room. I have other stuff I want to load the room up with.....maybe a garage sale?
The rest: The garden is looking good, the rest of the yard is not....too much rain and cold to work out side. The other projects are just someday projects for the moment.....making a ton to do this summer. At least I have projects/work to look forward to on top of the rest of my daily jobs...oh well as they say no rest for the ...wicked or weary.
MCC
Wednesday, April 28
Wednesday Weigh In
Okay I am going in the right direction.....down. That is all that matters. I know I am frustrated because it isn't going off fast or in larger increments, but I am losing weight! I guess it is the old stubborn stuff that I am now working on.
More Water!!!!!
_________________
The garden is happening again. I learned so much last year I could not plant it again.....however this year there are many changes....first off I planted earlier...still not as early as dad ,but I got the things that do best in the cooler weather in and going. I am now waiting to plant the things that need a warmer climate, so I probably won't finish planting until close to Mother's Day....tomatoes even after that....yea, I plant tomatoes. Just because I don't enjoy them doesn't mean I should deprive my family who does.
I have been reading a lot of garden blogs lately and have learned that I am I an timid beginner. I don't risks in the gardening area....no brussel sprouts for me...have you seen a full grown brussel sprout plant, it is tall, like a tree. Who knew? Actually I like to stick with things that are easy to grow and known to me....not very adventurous, but hey I am trying...I am planting a garden.
MCC
More Water!!!!!
_________________
The garden is happening again. I learned so much last year I could not plant it again.....however this year there are many changes....first off I planted earlier...still not as early as dad ,but I got the things that do best in the cooler weather in and going. I am now waiting to plant the things that need a warmer climate, so I probably won't finish planting until close to Mother's Day....tomatoes even after that....yea, I plant tomatoes. Just because I don't enjoy them doesn't mean I should deprive my family who does.
I have been reading a lot of garden blogs lately and have learned that I am I an timid beginner. I don't risks in the gardening area....no brussel sprouts for me...have you seen a full grown brussel sprout plant, it is tall, like a tree. Who knew? Actually I like to stick with things that are easy to grow and known to me....not very adventurous, but hey I am trying...I am planting a garden.
MCC
Wednesday, April 21
Wednesday..........
I'm singing in the rain...I love the rain, especially when it is supposed to rain (Spring).
I also love the thunder and lightning, thus making today pretty awesome weather wise.
As for the weight, well. I guess my body is resting, not going up, but then not going down either. I need to figure out what to do to change things up more and maybe shock my body into responding to my new eating habits....
MCC
I also love the thunder and lightning, thus making today pretty awesome weather wise.
As for the weight, well. I guess my body is resting, not going up, but then not going down either. I need to figure out what to do to change things up more and maybe shock my body into responding to my new eating habits....
MCC
Wednesday, April 14
Wednesday Weigh In
It's here again....my accountability day.....and I am currently at a stand still, not up not down.
I read a bout Diane Thomas in the paper today over the past six years she has lost 125 lbs.....she said it was a slow and steady thing. She said that as long as she kept going in the right direction she was okay and I guess that is good for me as well....I haven't gone up, so the same or down is the best. She also talked about exercise and portion control...I know that it all works together and is important. I will keep doing what I need to and hopefully my direction will continue down...sooner than later.
MCC
I read a bout Diane Thomas in the paper today over the past six years she has lost 125 lbs.....she said it was a slow and steady thing. She said that as long as she kept going in the right direction she was okay and I guess that is good for me as well....I haven't gone up, so the same or down is the best. She also talked about exercise and portion control...I know that it all works together and is important. I will keep doing what I need to and hopefully my direction will continue down...sooner than later.
MCC
Wednesday, April 7
Wednesday Weigh In
I am so glad the Easter is over and the candy is gone......there is still a bit lingering, and I have no control, but it goes in the freezer or garbage tomorrow.
Laur is so much better than I am and has decided to do the Weight Watchers thing....I can't part with my money for that at this time and I guess that, that is okay.
Anyway my goal is to lose 20 lbs. in the next eight weeks! So far I have just been messing around. It is time to get serious.
MCC
Laur is so much better than I am and has decided to do the Weight Watchers thing....I can't part with my money for that at this time and I guess that, that is okay.
Anyway my goal is to lose 20 lbs. in the next eight weeks! So far I have just been messing around. It is time to get serious.
MCC
Wednesday, March 10
Wednesday Weigh In....and rant
Drum roll please...I lost a pound! And I ate oatmeal cookies for every meal on Monday.....Yes, I am out of control......Who knew that that they were good for weight loss?!?!?!?
I am moving along. I have 16 days to reach my goal, which may or may not happen with travel happening soon..... but I will make it...good positive self talk.
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Here is my rant for the week......
Why did the US Gov. spend hundreds of taxpayer dollars to send each household a letter telling them that their Census would arrive next next? First- like I was wondering when it was going to come...really? They have only been advertising on TV that it would come in March for months now. Second- we have a huge budget deficit, but we can spend more money on something stupid. We wonder why there are so many Americans in trouble financially. Their example is the Federal Gov. They spend what they don't have and it doesn't seem to matter, so why can't I?
Third- The Census...oh don't get me started. Why do they need to know my race? I live in America and we are Americans. If I am paying my taxes and living with in the law they should know this stuff.....
We need to pull our heads out...we need election reform, we need to hold our elected officials accountable for their mistakes....what if we charged or paid a small percent to each elected official for every wasted or saved tax dollar? I bet things would change. We need some accountability folks. That would make people think twice about doing dumb stuff.
MCC
I am moving along. I have 16 days to reach my goal, which may or may not happen with travel happening soon..... but I will make it...good positive self talk.
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Here is my rant for the week......
Why did the US Gov. spend hundreds of taxpayer dollars to send each household a letter telling them that their Census would arrive next next? First- like I was wondering when it was going to come...really? They have only been advertising on TV that it would come in March for months now. Second- we have a huge budget deficit, but we can spend more money on something stupid. We wonder why there are so many Americans in trouble financially. Their example is the Federal Gov. They spend what they don't have and it doesn't seem to matter, so why can't I?
Third- The Census...oh don't get me started. Why do they need to know my race? I live in America and we are Americans. If I am paying my taxes and living with in the law they should know this stuff.....
We need to pull our heads out...we need election reform, we need to hold our elected officials accountable for their mistakes....what if we charged or paid a small percent to each elected official for every wasted or saved tax dollar? I bet things would change. We need some accountability folks. That would make people think twice about doing dumb stuff.
MCC
Thursday, February 25
Wednesday Weigh in....late as usual.
I am a day late yet again...that's okay no big news here. I'm not up or down :.(
I think I need to change my mind set again. I have been looking back and when I was more interested in and focused on eating healthy I was better of than when I am focused on dieting.....surprise.
I got back out my book - Loosing It by Melanie Douglas. It is an LDS Guide to Healthy Living. It talks about the do's in the Word of Wisdom.
Back on track...cross my fingers, make a plan, etc....
MCC
I think I need to change my mind set again. I have been looking back and when I was more interested in and focused on eating healthy I was better of than when I am focused on dieting.....surprise.
I got back out my book - Loosing It by Melanie Douglas. It is an LDS Guide to Healthy Living. It talks about the do's in the Word of Wisdom.
Back on track...cross my fingers, make a plan, etc....
MCC
Wednesday, February 3
Wednesday Weigh In
My weight has stayed the same for 3 weeks now, not up , no down.....argh.....what am I doing wrong?
Everyone keeps telling me that my body is just taking a rest.....I guess that could be true. I have been losing it on the slow, so I guess I shouldn't expect more...but once you get a taste of the goal, it is sometimes hard to be patience.
Everyone keeps telling me that my body is just taking a rest.....I guess that could be true. I have been losing it on the slow, so I guess I shouldn't expect more...but once you get a taste of the goal, it is sometimes hard to be patience.
Wednesday, January 27
Wednesday Weigh In
Still all the same...... :( , which is also good....at least I am not getting bigger.
I need to get back on/better at the exercise thing. I am much more hit and miss with my 'cizing than I was before Christmas and so I guess that is why the minimal change from week to week.....
My exercise buddy is also a bit more hit and miss. I guess we need to discover a new something to do.
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Lots of frustration right now with the theatre website.... it is a piece of crap.....it is not user friendly, it is a pain to keep updated, the guy who is doing it for us doesn't understand our needs or business. ...... I have to keep reminding myself that technology is a good thing?!?!?!?! It is all so complicated. I just don't get it.I am trying , but gosh it is all getting too hard for me to figure out. I am sure my grandson will just laugh at me when I tell him about this.....he will probably be studying how to do this stuff in Grade School and think that I am just a crazy lady.
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Speaking of grandson and family. All seem to be doing well......from the Gary to the Ryan. All are busy and learning and growing and discovering.....It is amazing to look at Ry and think that everyday is really new to him...to me most days are just the same, not much changes in my life from day to day.
Nelson is an awesome missionary. He is running hard and doing good. 297 DAYS
J & L are figuring out this parent thing.....now if Jordan could get a job, life would be a bit better for them. Megan is busy, busy, busy! I Just wish she would be busy getting done with school and on with the adult portion of her life. Hayden's life has slowed down a whole lot. He did however get a 4.0 this last term ....he thought he just missed it..... I am glad that he is a good kid, great student and that teachers like him.
Gary is back to being a traveling fool.....I think I will call him Hoodini. He's here and then he is gone, but wait he is here again.....
I am on the decorating run... I found couches for my family room! Now I need the funds to get them and I need to get rid of the ones I have so that I can make room for the new ones. I am keeping the big chair and ottoman and having them re-upholstered again.....yes it is almost as much as buying new, but this way I get to pick the fabric and make them like I want, not almost like I want.
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but I digress.....exercise......exercise....exercise!
MCC
I need to get back on/better at the exercise thing. I am much more hit and miss with my 'cizing than I was before Christmas and so I guess that is why the minimal change from week to week.....
My exercise buddy is also a bit more hit and miss. I guess we need to discover a new something to do.
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Lots of frustration right now with the theatre website.... it is a piece of crap.....it is not user friendly, it is a pain to keep updated, the guy who is doing it for us doesn't understand our needs or business. ...... I have to keep reminding myself that technology is a good thing?!?!?!?! It is all so complicated. I just don't get it.I am trying , but gosh it is all getting too hard for me to figure out. I am sure my grandson will just laugh at me when I tell him about this.....he will probably be studying how to do this stuff in Grade School and think that I am just a crazy lady.
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Speaking of grandson and family. All seem to be doing well......from the Gary to the Ryan. All are busy and learning and growing and discovering.....It is amazing to look at Ry and think that everyday is really new to him...to me most days are just the same, not much changes in my life from day to day.
Nelson is an awesome missionary. He is running hard and doing good. 297 DAYS
J & L are figuring out this parent thing.....now if Jordan could get a job, life would be a bit better for them. Megan is busy, busy, busy! I Just wish she would be busy getting done with school and on with the adult portion of her life. Hayden's life has slowed down a whole lot. He did however get a 4.0 this last term ....he thought he just missed it..... I am glad that he is a good kid, great student and that teachers like him.
Gary is back to being a traveling fool.....I think I will call him Hoodini. He's here and then he is gone, but wait he is here again.....
I am on the decorating run... I found couches for my family room! Now I need the funds to get them and I need to get rid of the ones I have so that I can make room for the new ones. I am keeping the big chair and ottoman and having them re-upholstered again.....yes it is almost as much as buying new, but this way I get to pick the fabric and make them like I want, not almost like I want.
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but I digress.....exercise......exercise....exercise!
MCC
Thursday, January 21
Weigh In a day late.....just like my life.
I am down a pound.....Yeah 14 more to go by the first of March or my Birthday....the 26th.
I am not wacky about my weight loss , but ultimately would like to loose another 40 lbs. Why I am so obsessed...not wacky, with this is weird to me. I know that weight loss is a slow go, but for some reason I know if I lost 40 more lbs. I would be at my ultimate....of course I will then need a skin lift and tuck...especially on my upper legs and knees.....
I am enjoying my new found shape....I can actually purchase clothing at in regular stores. It is fun to see a thinner waste.
Now to keep on eating right and exercising.....
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I always seem to be a day late and a dollar short. I need to get it together and be more organized. I have two big projects in my home that I am currently focused on....
New Furniture for the Family Room and Painting and Decorating the Loft.....
Yes I began the loft last year, but the help in moving stuff out never happened until it was too late to continue the project...so now I have begun working on it again.
My biggest stumbling block for both projects is the cash.....I wish it grew on trees....I guess I need to go back to work. The next challenge is finding a style I like.....there are so many choices when it comes to sofas....shape, size, upholstery, etc..... also I want a lot of seating, but I am limited by lack of wall space, and the need to move through the room up the stairs or to the outside.....choices, choices, choices.....
MCC
I am not wacky about my weight loss , but ultimately would like to loose another 40 lbs. Why I am so obsessed...not wacky, with this is weird to me. I know that weight loss is a slow go, but for some reason I know if I lost 40 more lbs. I would be at my ultimate....of course I will then need a skin lift and tuck...especially on my upper legs and knees.....
I am enjoying my new found shape....I can actually purchase clothing at in regular stores. It is fun to see a thinner waste.
Now to keep on eating right and exercising.....
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I always seem to be a day late and a dollar short. I need to get it together and be more organized. I have two big projects in my home that I am currently focused on....
New Furniture for the Family Room and Painting and Decorating the Loft.....
Yes I began the loft last year, but the help in moving stuff out never happened until it was too late to continue the project...so now I have begun working on it again.
My biggest stumbling block for both projects is the cash.....I wish it grew on trees....I guess I need to go back to work. The next challenge is finding a style I like.....there are so many choices when it comes to sofas....shape, size, upholstery, etc..... also I want a lot of seating, but I am limited by lack of wall space, and the need to move through the room up the stairs or to the outside.....choices, choices, choices.....
MCC
Wednesday, January 6
Wednesday Weigh In
Back on track. I weigh less than I did last year at this time......
There is an ad on the radio that has someone saying my goal this year is to get fit. You then hear that statement rewind, then said again, rewind, said again, etc.... My Friend told me that she was just going to cross off 2009 at the top of her goal sheet and write 2010..... I asked on facebook for people to click like if they had set a diet or fitness goal for the new year.....lots of "like" response.
It's a New Year So it's back to paying attention to the diet and fitness area of my life. ..... my goal was to have 15 lbs. lost by the new year. I made this statement at the beginning of November, thinking that it was a worthwhile goal....no one had told me that the average person gains 10 pounds between Thanksgiving and the New Year....
Lucky me, I didn't gain those 10 pounds but I chased 5 up and down , back and forth, etc.... today I am exactly where I started the first of November..... so my goal now that the holidays are over is to lose 15 pounds by the first of March.
During the holidays I had several people ask me about my weight loss. They are all expecting me to tell then that I have been taking a magic pill or something like that.....when I tell them that I am eating right and exercising they get this silly look on their faces and say something like "of course, but I didn't want to hears that ."
I'll keep eating healthy and drinking plenty of water and I will exercise...I like to exercise!?!?!
MCC
There is an ad on the radio that has someone saying my goal this year is to get fit. You then hear that statement rewind, then said again, rewind, said again, etc.... My Friend told me that she was just going to cross off 2009 at the top of her goal sheet and write 2010..... I asked on facebook for people to click like if they had set a diet or fitness goal for the new year.....lots of "like" response.
It's a New Year So it's back to paying attention to the diet and fitness area of my life. ..... my goal was to have 15 lbs. lost by the new year. I made this statement at the beginning of November, thinking that it was a worthwhile goal....no one had told me that the average person gains 10 pounds between Thanksgiving and the New Year....
Lucky me, I didn't gain those 10 pounds but I chased 5 up and down , back and forth, etc.... today I am exactly where I started the first of November..... so my goal now that the holidays are over is to lose 15 pounds by the first of March.
During the holidays I had several people ask me about my weight loss. They are all expecting me to tell then that I have been taking a magic pill or something like that.....when I tell them that I am eating right and exercising they get this silly look on their faces and say something like "of course, but I didn't want to hears that ."
I'll keep eating healthy and drinking plenty of water and I will exercise...I like to exercise!?!?!
MCC
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