Today is Tuesday? Gosh...it doesn't feel like it
For breakfast I had 2 pieces of whole wheat bread w/jelly and a fried egg. I had my usual coffee. We had play group today. Nicole made chicken salad (which was yummy). I had some on a crousant and had carrots, broccoli and dip. I also had a handful of doritoes and sweet tea.
Amelia and I went outside and washed the car. Then we played in the water too! It was nice but cold water...brrrr.
I fixed spaghetti for dinner. I use ground turkey (93% fat free) and whole wheat noodles. I made my own garlic bread on whole wheat. I had some sweet tea.
Sweet tea is my NUMBER 1 weakness. I know this so I try to drink it only at eating times. I'm trying to keep my water bottle filled w/water and I drink that between meals. It's very hard to drink water now that I'm a stay at home mom. When I was working, I drank water very well b/c it was next to the computer and easy to drink. Now, I rarely sit down all day and I never seem to focus on drinking water. What's crazy is I am SOOO busy all day, yet I was gaining weight AGAIN. It has to be what I'm eating, so I need to change that, I know.
Another thing I'm not doing is spending time in the Word and with God. This has fallen on the wayside and is another reason I haven't lost weight. I keep taking my focus off the Lord and without His guidance, I am vulnerable to Satan creeping in and tempting me with laziness and food I shouldn't eat. A good friend at church suggested I get Beth Moore's "Believe God". I have to wait until John's check is in the bank but I plan on buying it very soon!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
My day
B-fast was 2 leftover wheat pancakes w/syrup, fried egg and my usual coffee. Rebekah got up at 7, which is earlier than usual. I fed her, got Amelia fed then finally sat down to eat. I NEED my coffee in the morning...it calms me! Ha.
I had a banana and 1/2 tbsp pnut butter before we went to the gym. We left at 10 am for the gym, which is later than I wanted but Rebekah went back to sleep at 8:30 so I had to wait for her to wake up. We finally got to the gym and I did biceps, triceps, some back, some lunges and abs. Then I did 20 min on the bike, then 15 min on the elliptical. I drank a lot of water too.
For lunch and dinner I had my own version of nachos. Baked tostitoes, fat free refried beans, onions, cheese and low fat sour cream. The cheese is the thing w/the most fat so I don't use much. I had 3 mini chocolates and some sweet tea. I also vaccumed, cleaned the kitchen and bedrooms and did laundry.
Now the girls are bathed, Rebekah is in bed, Amelia is in bed and I'm fixin' to take a shower and enjoy a new episode of Heroes. G'nite.
B-fast was 2 leftover wheat pancakes w/syrup, fried egg and my usual coffee. Rebekah got up at 7, which is earlier than usual. I fed her, got Amelia fed then finally sat down to eat. I NEED my coffee in the morning...it calms me! Ha.
I had a banana and 1/2 tbsp pnut butter before we went to the gym. We left at 10 am for the gym, which is later than I wanted but Rebekah went back to sleep at 8:30 so I had to wait for her to wake up. We finally got to the gym and I did biceps, triceps, some back, some lunges and abs. Then I did 20 min on the bike, then 15 min on the elliptical. I drank a lot of water too.
For lunch and dinner I had my own version of nachos. Baked tostitoes, fat free refried beans, onions, cheese and low fat sour cream. The cheese is the thing w/the most fat so I don't use much. I had 3 mini chocolates and some sweet tea. I also vaccumed, cleaned the kitchen and bedrooms and did laundry.
Now the girls are bathed, Rebekah is in bed, Amelia is in bed and I'm fixin' to take a shower and enjoy a new episode of Heroes. G'nite.
What I ate this weekend (condensed version)
I made homemade whole wheat pancakes on Saturday morning and they were packed w/fiber. I ate 2 each morning w/a fried egg. On Saturday I had a meal bar then a protein bar later. Our neighborhood had a block party and I had a menagerie of stuff, not a lot of anything. I drank a lot of water too.
After church on Sunday, we met 2 couples from church at the mexican restaurant in Cleveland. I had a chicken quesadilla w/beans and sour cream. I had some chips as well. Honestly, what can you eat that's really healthy at a mexican restaurant?! I think what I ate was ok, not outstanding but ok. Later, before going back to church, I had some crackers w/lf cream cheese and sweet tea. Then after church I had cheerios. Not the best day, but Sundays are crazy.
I walked a lot on Saturday. I got out of the house and went to a few thrift stores and an antique store. That helped my soreness a bit. Today I'm going back to the gym so hopefully I will work out some of the soreness as well.
I made homemade whole wheat pancakes on Saturday morning and they were packed w/fiber. I ate 2 each morning w/a fried egg. On Saturday I had a meal bar then a protein bar later. Our neighborhood had a block party and I had a menagerie of stuff, not a lot of anything. I drank a lot of water too.
After church on Sunday, we met 2 couples from church at the mexican restaurant in Cleveland. I had a chicken quesadilla w/beans and sour cream. I had some chips as well. Honestly, what can you eat that's really healthy at a mexican restaurant?! I think what I ate was ok, not outstanding but ok. Later, before going back to church, I had some crackers w/lf cream cheese and sweet tea. Then after church I had cheerios. Not the best day, but Sundays are crazy.
I walked a lot on Saturday. I got out of the house and went to a few thrift stores and an antique store. That helped my soreness a bit. Today I'm going back to the gym so hopefully I will work out some of the soreness as well.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
What I ate yesterday:
B-fast: whole wheat english muffin, fried egg, jelly, coffee w/sweetner and sugar free creamer
snack: protein bar
lunch: homemade nachos made w/chicken, tomatoes, onions, cheese on baked tostito chips w/lf sour cream, sweet tea
snack: apples and pnut butter
dinner: grilled chicken salad w/ranch
snack: small bowl of cereal (for some reason I was needing something else before I went to bed)
I also drank a big thing of water, which for me is improving from drinking no water. I did a lot of weight work yesterday on my quads, hamstrings, booty and abs before I worked out on the elliptical for 30 min. Total workout was 1 hr, 15 min. Today I am SORE. my booty is very sore!
B-fast: whole wheat english muffin, fried egg, jelly, coffee w/sweetner and sugar free creamer
snack: protein bar
lunch: homemade nachos made w/chicken, tomatoes, onions, cheese on baked tostito chips w/lf sour cream, sweet tea
snack: apples and pnut butter
dinner: grilled chicken salad w/ranch
snack: small bowl of cereal (for some reason I was needing something else before I went to bed)
I also drank a big thing of water, which for me is improving from drinking no water. I did a lot of weight work yesterday on my quads, hamstrings, booty and abs before I worked out on the elliptical for 30 min. Total workout was 1 hr, 15 min. Today I am SORE. my booty is very sore!
Friday, April 24, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
I've missed the gym this week because:
Monday: too much to do at home (does cleaning and grocery shopping count as exercise?)
Tuesday: Playgroup at my house (11 kids, 6 adults and 3 babies)
Wednesday: trip to Smyrna to visit family (driving 1.5 hrs there/back)
Thursday: Playgroup in G'ville, then ran errands, then took girls to the park where I walked the track 2x then played w/the girls
I'm hoping tomorrow morning that I will get to the gym and maybe Saturday as well. Some weeks it's just really hard to get to the gym but I will prevail! I may not get there as much as I want but I will get there at least once a week.
Stuff going on: Rebekah is teething BAD, which means she's a normal happy baby one second and a screaming crying baby the next. Amelia did not go through this so this is all new to me. She's also not eating regular food and only wants her bottle which we are trying to wean her from. It's frustrating. Amelia is 4 and asks the same question 100x times a day (this is the truth). That drives me crazy! John is giving his middle schoolers the CRCT exams but school is going good for him. He's looking forward to the end of the year but will be teaching summer school so his summer vacation doesn't really start until July.
I'm in search of a good devotional for weight loss/women/health/exercise. If you know of one, please let me know. I was doing the devotional for First Place but then I missed several meetings and kind of lost my way. So I'd like something to replace that.
Monday: too much to do at home (does cleaning and grocery shopping count as exercise?)
Tuesday: Playgroup at my house (11 kids, 6 adults and 3 babies)
Wednesday: trip to Smyrna to visit family (driving 1.5 hrs there/back)
Thursday: Playgroup in G'ville, then ran errands, then took girls to the park where I walked the track 2x then played w/the girls
I'm hoping tomorrow morning that I will get to the gym and maybe Saturday as well. Some weeks it's just really hard to get to the gym but I will prevail! I may not get there as much as I want but I will get there at least once a week.
Stuff going on: Rebekah is teething BAD, which means she's a normal happy baby one second and a screaming crying baby the next. Amelia did not go through this so this is all new to me. She's also not eating regular food and only wants her bottle which we are trying to wean her from. It's frustrating. Amelia is 4 and asks the same question 100x times a day (this is the truth). That drives me crazy! John is giving his middle schoolers the CRCT exams but school is going good for him. He's looking forward to the end of the year but will be teaching summer school so his summer vacation doesn't really start until July.
I'm in search of a good devotional for weight loss/women/health/exercise. If you know of one, please let me know. I was doing the devotional for First Place but then I missed several meetings and kind of lost my way. So I'd like something to replace that.
What I've been eating (I've been crazy busy and haven't had time to post)
Breakfasts: I usually eat a whole wheat english muffin w/a fried egg and jelly. I've found that the egg helps my sugar stay stable more than peanut butter.
Snack: granola bars
Lunch: Tuesday, I had 2 tacos w/made w/ground turkey and low fat sour cream. Yesterday I had chargrilled chicken sandwich and some fries.
Snack: granola bars, some cookies
Dinner: Tuesday night grilled chicken, corn, broccoli and rice w/some cheese. Last night was chicken quesadilla w/sour cream and chips
Breakfasts: I usually eat a whole wheat english muffin w/a fried egg and jelly. I've found that the egg helps my sugar stay stable more than peanut butter.
Snack: granola bars
Lunch: Tuesday, I had 2 tacos w/made w/ground turkey and low fat sour cream. Yesterday I had chargrilled chicken sandwich and some fries.
Snack: granola bars, some cookies
Dinner: Tuesday night grilled chicken, corn, broccoli and rice w/some cheese. Last night was chicken quesadilla w/sour cream and chips
Monday, April 20, 2009
My crazy weekend in SC
Well, I go to mom's and get sick...again. So on Saturday I ate practically nothing but toast b/c my stomach was not well. Then on Sunday I felt better and I had more food but my bad food was pizza last night, which I was craving. NO MORE PIZZA unless I make it from scratch. I really don't eat pizza a lot but sometimes I crave it so bad. Why do we have bad cravings?!
Anyway, starting over this morning! I had toast w/jelly and a fried egg. I also had coffee w/Truvia and sugar free creamer (see...I'm improving...I didn't use sugar!). Truvia is SOOO much better than any other sweetner out there. It's the closest thing to sugar yet.
I can't go to the gym today, or tomorrow, or Wednesday. Today, I have a lot to do at the house and I need to go to the grocery store. Tomorrow I have playgroup at my house and Wednesday I am going to Austell to see my grandfather. It's gonna be one of those weeks I guess.
God will be with me as I make my choices this week. I will pray that I will make healthy choices and avoid the things that hinder me (laziness, chocolate, fried food, pizza).
Well, I go to mom's and get sick...again. So on Saturday I ate practically nothing but toast b/c my stomach was not well. Then on Sunday I felt better and I had more food but my bad food was pizza last night, which I was craving. NO MORE PIZZA unless I make it from scratch. I really don't eat pizza a lot but sometimes I crave it so bad. Why do we have bad cravings?!
Anyway, starting over this morning! I had toast w/jelly and a fried egg. I also had coffee w/Truvia and sugar free creamer (see...I'm improving...I didn't use sugar!). Truvia is SOOO much better than any other sweetner out there. It's the closest thing to sugar yet.
I can't go to the gym today, or tomorrow, or Wednesday. Today, I have a lot to do at the house and I need to go to the grocery store. Tomorrow I have playgroup at my house and Wednesday I am going to Austell to see my grandfather. It's gonna be one of those weeks I guess.
God will be with me as I make my choices this week. I will pray that I will make healthy choices and avoid the things that hinder me (laziness, chocolate, fried food, pizza).
Friday, April 17, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
THE BAD NEWS
Yesterday I went for my free consultation and fitness assessment w/one of Bodyplex's personal trainers. I was dreading it but I need to know the truth about what I'm dealing with. Here's the results (gulp):
Weight: 225
My age: 34
My age w/the body I have now: 40 (OH MY GOSH)
% body fat: over 35% (which is off the chart!)
While most of this is not a surprise, it was sobering to see it laid out for me. At least now I can fully grasp the monster I'm facing.
So, here's my goal. I would love to lose 10% of my weight by my trip to the beach in July (about 4 months from today). So that's 22 lbs. I know I can do it if I don't get discouraged. The personal trainer also said that I need to do weights first then cardio. This will help me burn the right fat and build better muscle. While I would have LOVED to sign up to have a personal trainer, I just cannot afford $35/hour. When I talked to John later, he said that there a ton of free information to use online for personal trainers. I will investigate that later.
Well, I'm off to the gym.
Yesterday I went for my free consultation and fitness assessment w/one of Bodyplex's personal trainers. I was dreading it but I need to know the truth about what I'm dealing with. Here's the results (gulp):
Weight: 225
My age: 34
My age w/the body I have now: 40 (OH MY GOSH)
% body fat: over 35% (which is off the chart!)
While most of this is not a surprise, it was sobering to see it laid out for me. At least now I can fully grasp the monster I'm facing.
So, here's my goal. I would love to lose 10% of my weight by my trip to the beach in July (about 4 months from today). So that's 22 lbs. I know I can do it if I don't get discouraged. The personal trainer also said that I need to do weights first then cardio. This will help me burn the right fat and build better muscle. While I would have LOVED to sign up to have a personal trainer, I just cannot afford $35/hour. When I talked to John later, he said that there a ton of free information to use online for personal trainers. I will investigate that later.
Well, I'm off to the gym.
What I ate yesterday (I was too tired to blog last night)
Breakfast: english muffin w/peanut butter and cream cheese
coffee w/sugar and cream
Snack: granola bar
Lunch: small burger w/broccoli salad and low fat mac n cheese
Snack: vanilla wafers and milk
Snack: granola bar, chips
Dinner (didn't get it until 9:45): bowl of cereal
Breakfast: english muffin w/peanut butter and cream cheese
coffee w/sugar and cream
Snack: granola bar
Lunch: small burger w/broccoli salad and low fat mac n cheese
Snack: vanilla wafers and milk
Snack: granola bar, chips
Dinner (didn't get it until 9:45): bowl of cereal
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Where to start? I've never done a blog before. I started this blog for John and I to use, but we seem to be posting on Facebook more than here, so I guess I will take over our blog for my own. So for all interested, this is my weight loss journal (and I hope it's a LOSS not GAIN journal). I hope to be brave enough to tell you the truth in my journey. I'm very scared to do it b/c it means BIG accountability but I need that so here goes. This is an account of my weight woes over the years.
I have been fighting this weight fight since age 13. A lot of stuff happened at this age. I moved from FL to GA. I had no interest in anything but sitting on my booty and being pouty about having to move. Thus I gained about 25 lbs. Well, I got involved in softball and that helped the lbs, but not my eating habits. I think that I didn't start really losing the weight and gaining self esteem until I started earning my own money by having a job. Then, at age 18, I met someone and fell hard for him. Then we broke up and I kind of starved myself thin. I got down to a size 8 by eating nothing but chicken. And I ran about 2 miles a day too. I really denied myself a lot of food, good and bad. It was not a healthy time for me. What's funny though is people told me I was TOO skinny!! HA.
Flash forward to my second year of UGA. I was probably at my healthiest. One great reason for this is I walked everywhere on campus. I also worked out everyday at the campus gym. I was around a size 10 and really didn't have to think too hard about my weight. Well, then my senior year hit and I had zero time to do anything except projects for school. So, here came the weight. By the time I'd graduated I was probably a size 14.
So everyone knows the next story...get a job where you sit on your bum for 9 hours a day and ZOOM...weight goes up faster than gas prices. I tried Weight Watchers for awhile and lost 20 lbs but then that came back when I didn't keep it up. I couldn't even lose weight for my wedding dress (a size 18). Even though my wedding day was the happiest day of my life, a part of myself was upset that I couldn't lose the weight.
Well, next came being pregnant w/my first baby Amelia and the gaining of 35 lbs (which isn't awful but I was already 50 lbs overweight). That was my heaviest (and I cringe to mention this) at 240 lbs. GASP! I really hated my body and this affected my relationship w/my hubby. You don't exactly feel beautiful in bed w/your hubby when you are that overweight.
Finally, after seeing pictures of me at the beach (which can blow anyone's self esteem to pieces), I committed this journey to God Almighty and began to go to First Place at church. AHHHH...clarity comes. What is the real reason for overeating, laziness and running from the truth? Well, myself really. Myself giving into what the devil offers me in place of our Savior. Finally, the pounds started dropping. Not a lot, but enough. I joined a gym w/some girlfriends at work and then I started noticing that my pants weren't as uncomfortable.
Then...boom. PREGNANT. Well, this time was different. I was committed in First Place and by the time Rebekah was born, I actually had lost about 15 lbs. Cool huh? God is so good.
So that takes me to this point. I lost my job last July (a huge blow to my self esteem) but I actually kept the weight off for awhile. However, it's coming back. ARGH. I can honestly tell you that I rarely sit on my booty anymore but somehow the weight is STILL hanging on. It is like an addiction I can't get rid of. I'm sick of it! AND I'm sick of this body I've put myself in. God gave me this body and look what I'm doing to it! I have to get better or my future looks grim. So, I took the first step today. I joined Bodyplex and I'm so scared that I will not finish the work God has started in me. Tomorrow I have an "assessment" at the gym. I will get all the bad news then and post my weight and measurements (ugh...i cringe). Hopefully I can start w/the bad and end w/the REALLY GOOD! Thanks for joining me in this journey :)
I have been fighting this weight fight since age 13. A lot of stuff happened at this age. I moved from FL to GA. I had no interest in anything but sitting on my booty and being pouty about having to move. Thus I gained about 25 lbs. Well, I got involved in softball and that helped the lbs, but not my eating habits. I think that I didn't start really losing the weight and gaining self esteem until I started earning my own money by having a job. Then, at age 18, I met someone and fell hard for him. Then we broke up and I kind of starved myself thin. I got down to a size 8 by eating nothing but chicken. And I ran about 2 miles a day too. I really denied myself a lot of food, good and bad. It was not a healthy time for me. What's funny though is people told me I was TOO skinny!! HA.
Flash forward to my second year of UGA. I was probably at my healthiest. One great reason for this is I walked everywhere on campus. I also worked out everyday at the campus gym. I was around a size 10 and really didn't have to think too hard about my weight. Well, then my senior year hit and I had zero time to do anything except projects for school. So, here came the weight. By the time I'd graduated I was probably a size 14.
So everyone knows the next story...get a job where you sit on your bum for 9 hours a day and ZOOM...weight goes up faster than gas prices. I tried Weight Watchers for awhile and lost 20 lbs but then that came back when I didn't keep it up. I couldn't even lose weight for my wedding dress (a size 18). Even though my wedding day was the happiest day of my life, a part of myself was upset that I couldn't lose the weight.
Well, next came being pregnant w/my first baby Amelia and the gaining of 35 lbs (which isn't awful but I was already 50 lbs overweight). That was my heaviest (and I cringe to mention this) at 240 lbs. GASP! I really hated my body and this affected my relationship w/my hubby. You don't exactly feel beautiful in bed w/your hubby when you are that overweight.
Finally, after seeing pictures of me at the beach (which can blow anyone's self esteem to pieces), I committed this journey to God Almighty and began to go to First Place at church. AHHHH...clarity comes. What is the real reason for overeating, laziness and running from the truth? Well, myself really. Myself giving into what the devil offers me in place of our Savior. Finally, the pounds started dropping. Not a lot, but enough. I joined a gym w/some girlfriends at work and then I started noticing that my pants weren't as uncomfortable.
Then...boom. PREGNANT. Well, this time was different. I was committed in First Place and by the time Rebekah was born, I actually had lost about 15 lbs. Cool huh? God is so good.
So that takes me to this point. I lost my job last July (a huge blow to my self esteem) but I actually kept the weight off for awhile. However, it's coming back. ARGH. I can honestly tell you that I rarely sit on my booty anymore but somehow the weight is STILL hanging on. It is like an addiction I can't get rid of. I'm sick of it! AND I'm sick of this body I've put myself in. God gave me this body and look what I'm doing to it! I have to get better or my future looks grim. So, I took the first step today. I joined Bodyplex and I'm so scared that I will not finish the work God has started in me. Tomorrow I have an "assessment" at the gym. I will get all the bad news then and post my weight and measurements (ugh...i cringe). Hopefully I can start w/the bad and end w/the REALLY GOOD! Thanks for joining me in this journey :)
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