Catching up..

Well last week I had lost 2 lbs again. So this was a good thing. I am at 213 pounds. I am not going to make my birthday goal of 190 now so I am changing that to 200. It is 3 weeks from today and I think I can make it. I am going to a very low carb diet as I am having trouble with my eyes and have not been checking my sugar levels (not good) It is hard for me to go low carb and low calorie but I'll see what I can do. I will not give up! I see the changes in my body and I want to see more. Now any tricks on getting rid of the tummy?! That's going to be the last thing to go.. ugh! :P

I let my emotions get the best of me..

On Sunday I ate what I wanted and I didn't do a bit of exercise. I do not want that to take over my life again! I did better yesterday and again today. I want to lose this weight and change my lifestyle!! I am praying for a loss again on Saturday. I haven't kept up with the blogs either, I'll have to look and see how everyone is doing!

Yet another gain?

Scale says I am back up to 215. I am so frustrated. I have eaten right, exercised, drank water. This makes no sense to me and I am bordering on giving up! There is no way now that I can make my birthday goal and a month ago I thought I was way ahead. I wish I knew what was going on!!

UGH!!

Scale says I GAINED 4 lbs and hubby gained 5 this week! I am shocked. We both felt we lost weight. This is really discouraging to me today. :(

A new exercise tool..

Hubby brought home an elliptical machine! Ouch! He has been working out on one at work and really likes it and decided it would be alot easier to have one at home. So far I can only do a few minutes at a time, it kills my calves! But I am glad to have it! I bought a new dress a couple sizes too small planning on wearing it on our anniversary in July but! it is so close to fitting now I'll be in it by my birthday instead! Yay! Next weigh in is Saturday morning.

What we have learned..

Having hubby along on this journey is so nice! He has lost 22 lbs now! We have learned alot. Just tracking our daily calories is such an eye opener. We used to go out to eat and not think about it, just enjoy ourselves. Today Doug really wanted Arbys so we sat down and looked over the nutrition guide and ordered one meal to split between us. We looked at the container of fries and I said Its ok.. It is OK to toss it! So we ate just a few and tossed the rest. We did not get hungry until this evening and then just had a light snack. I am so happy we are on the right track now! :)

New weight update!!

Down another 3 lbs!! Woohoo!!! I will be seeing my weight start with a 1 in the next few weeks! PTL!!! I haven't seen that in a longggg time! I cant wait to see it. Sooo happy right now!!

Checking in..

We are all getting sick here! The coughs and cold stuff. Ugh! :( I can't complain as we are really rarely ever sick. Doing ok.. Church ladies started a zumba class and I finally got the chance to join in last night.. Fun!! a full hour of it.. I was exhausted but what a great calorie burner! :)

I lost, I lost!!!!

3.7 lbs!! Wow! I honestly expected a gain! I am thrilled beyond words! PTL!! I am on my way! Now only 23 lbs to make my first big goal for my 43rd birthday which is exactly 2 months from today! I can do this!! I can!! Woohooo!!! :) :) :)

Not getting in enough exercise..

I was doing really well and the last few days I have had nothing! It is too cold to be outside and I haven't had any quiet time to do my videos. It is frustrating to me.. really need to get to it tonight.

Urgh! Mama got mad!

Someone not only took the batteries out of my wii balance board but neglected to put the battery cover back on it! So Mama has confiscated the wii until batteries and cover are found. That is how I weigh in! Bummed.

NO time to post!

Still here, still doing well. I will weigh in on Sunday. Have had mostly good days but have cheated a couple of times.. :) Trying to check in with everyones blogs too as much as I can. :)

Is it pms week for anyone else?

I about lost it yesterday.. I was so irritable I could not handle being around myself!! I don't remember it hitting me quite that hard before. Today it seems to be my 9 and 4 yr old sons turn? They are battling it out over everything! Both are now in the corner with their noses to the wall. Whew! Bring on bedtime!!

On a good note.. I cannot get over how good I feel. I had a small drink of Dr Pepper the other day and other than that I have not had any soda and I do not miss it!! That is a huge deal for me.. though we did not keep it at home, we always had soda when we were out. I used to crave chocolate cake so bad I would give in..but I don't now. I am able to control my cravings so much easier. I did have apple pie and ice cream the other night but I stayed within my calories for the day! :) My pants are loose.. I feel so good when I am exercising. Why didn't I do this sooner? :) Loving it!

I weighed in..

I am trying to figure out if I need to weigh again.. maybe i read it wrong. The wii says I lost 3 lbs.. but when I put my new weight into my fitness pal it is only showing like 1.5 lbs.. hmmm I always put my new weight into mfp immediately. Anyway I am at 217 now. That is actually the least I have weighed since my 15 week miscarriage 4 years ago.. so that is a good thing!! :)

A quickie post!

I am on my way to class.. Did I mention that I found out my walk class comes with a full gym membership for the semester?? Woohoo! Going to be making time to work out at least a couple of times a week.. Love my walking class, by the way. I found a walking buddy in my class! We are the same age and in the same shape.. how awesome is that? Ate too much last night.. but I will not let it get the best of me as I used to.. back on track today! Haven't weighed in again yet.. I don't want to get discouraged. :P

I am still here..

I have slacked off a bit but not too much. I am keeping up with my diet, though not getting as much exercise in.. I think the emotions of the last week caught up with me.
Today I went back to school.. I had grapes and cheese as a snack while I was there and then went to a restaurant with my little brother but did well according to my fitness pal. I have not checked my weight again yet. I think I will wait another week at least and see where I am at. Good news! My hubby has decided to join me. He started working out at the gym at work and keeping track of his food also. So glad about that! I was getting worried about him.
:)

The importance of better health..

My friend, Micki, died last night. She was 42, 5 months younger than I am. Micki has been quite overweight most of her life. She went through a very difficult ceserean 4 years ago with her youngest child and her recovery was long. Micki was diagnosed with colon cancer in December and the surgeon felt it was in her best interest to do the surgery sooner rather than later. They did that last week and felt optimistic that they had removed all of the cancer. I went to see her on Saturday and she was miserable.. but as Micki always did she smiled at me and she held my hand. I could only stay a minute as she was in ICU.. I didn't know that that would be my last visit with her on this Earth. Her body was just worn down.. she began having difficult breathing that night and by the next evening pneumonia had set in and they put in a breathing tube to help her. I am not sure what happened next but by yesterday afternoon they told her family that she would not survive.. Micki leaves her husband and 7 children and I was going to say 4 grandchildren but there were 7.. One of her sons had taken in his wifes 3 siblings and Micki immediately called them her grandbabies. That was Micki. She loved. She will be missed so much.

I first met Micki online. She joined a christian moms of many site that I had started and within a few weeks I found out that they were planning to move here not far from me to minister on the Indian reservation. I got to meet her and her family in person right after they came out and I was blessed. I did not get to see her often but when I did she was always Micki, always full of Joy..one of those women you know who exude the love of Christ.. She had such a devotion to her husband and children and her pride was very evident. I am thankful for the time I had to know her. Please pray for her family and for the many many friends, loved ones.. young christians that she was mentoring. She meant so much to so many.

Where was I?

I started a long post earlier and my computer locked up on me and I lost it all.
On a good note I just realized I have $16 in Amazon gift cards on my account from swagbucks.. whatever shall I use it for?? Any recommendations?? :)

Yesterday I did not get alot of exercise in. I did burn calories standing in line at the college bookstore for nearly 2 hours! I had to leave for a Drs appt and my daughter stood in line another 2 hours! Ouch! College books are fun.. but oh my word, how expensive.. Crazy! On a good note, last semesters math books are being used by my homeschooled highschoolers, so they get a good long life! :)

My drs office scales once again weighed me in about 6 lbs heavier than my Wii does. Last year I had a different scale and it was the same thing. This time I mentioned it to the Dr and she said it does the same to her and to consider my wii the accurate number.. phew! That was very discouraging.

I am managing to stay within my calories for the day, but I am not eating as well as i was last week. I need to be careful with that.

I need a good pair of walking shoes before my walk, jog, run class begins on Tuesday.. Hmm I'll go check Amazon! LOL

I am still here!

Yesterday was just a busy day. I did 3 miles of walking but have not gotten back to the Shred yet! I definitely intend to do that..and hate missing these days. But I am glad to continue on in my walking and eating pretty well. I love reading through everyones blogs, I love this way of having and being an encouragement! :)

January 7th

Yesterday was great. Hubby and I went shopping.. which means we basically hung out together alone all day and walked and walked! I estimated 3 miles, hubby thinks we did 4 or 5.. too bad we didn't have a pedometer :) I got really tired at the end of the day and realized I had barely eaten anything all day! So I pigged out a little last night but still kept it under my goal calories, especially with all that walking. On the right hand bar i added the link to my fitness pal page.. I track my food and exercise there daily :)

Praying for a better day..

Yesterday was pretty well a bust for me. I got no exercise in other than just a little bit of walking/house cleaning.. This morning I woke up to do the shed and only made it halfway through, I could not keep going at all.. but I didn't sit, I did keep moving. I have to do this so I am not going to let it get me down or keep me from trying again! Hope everyone is having a great day!

I could not wake up this morning!

I have no idea why. I did not get my walk in last night and did not get up to do my exercise this morning. I will fit it in at some point. I just get really discouraged with myself for not getting up.. but I can't let that frustrate me into giving up. I am in this for the long haul.. 2011 is my year!
We are going to pennsylvania in July for my family reunion and I want to get out of the car and surprise everyone. That would make me happy! Of course just seeing my family I do not see often enough makes me very happy! :)

Yep it hurts more the 2nd day..

I had no idea there were so many places to get sore. No pain, no gain, right?
It does feel good also! I have more energy, I am getting more done around the house. Surprises me! :) I am eating well also and drinking plenty of water. It feels so good!

Ending the day with a 2 mile walk.

Whew! I have to say I am so proud of myself. I have never started out this strong before and I know that I will make those goals this year. Breaking up into those mini goals just makes it seems so much more manageable. I am so excited! 3 miles down, 500 to go this year. I have already seen a difference in my jeans with my 9 lbs lost.. unfortunately my tummy is my largest (haha) area and it has not changed yet so I am still wearing the same jeans, with a baggy rearend. I won't complain though, just cant wait to see the change in my tummy too! :)

I did it!! 30 day Shred

Day one is over! I not only began this video but I did so by getting up early in the morning and preparing myself for it. I am so happy with todays accomplishments!
I did a little bit of modifying because of a bad knee but not nearly what I thought I would need to. I am really happy with it!! I feel so encouraged today. 2011 is my year!

I sat down and created some weight goals for myself and they are encouraging me so much! Adding them to my right side bar here. Yay!

I am also reading through the bible in a year and Day 3 is done. :)

The Shred

I heard so much about this that I went out and bought it today. So far I have managed to sit and look at the yet unopened package. But first thing tomorrow morning I am going to go for it. I am scared. terrified. is it going to hurt?

1/1/11

A year of Gain. That is my goal for 2011. I want to gain a thinner, healthier me.
I want to gain a more confident wife and mother for my family. I want to gain a better relationship with the Lord. I can do this. I know that I will do it.

Now could someone please bring summer back?! :P