My weight loss journey

Still working on it.

2009-03-14T19:52:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I have been here. Lost 7 pounds and still working on it. I am not giving up, however would love a partner in crime.

New Day 2009

2009-01-01T08:16:00.001-08:00

New Day New Year New Time to get my butt in gear. Happy New Year!

My Hero

2008-12-30T14:42:00.000-08:00

A while back before I had kids I had this little tiny book to help me get in shape. I used this book faithfully everyday, took it to the gym. In six weeks I went from a size 14 to a size 8. Then someone stole my book and I lost my compass. Life got busier and I forgot all about it until this Christmas. With the magic of the internet I was able to find this book on Ebay for a $1.00. The author of the book is Joyce Vedral. She even has a website at www.JoyceVedral.com. The picture is her at 65.

Taking care of yourself is everyone's business

2008-12-27T17:41:00.000-08:00

Sometimes you can look at someone who is in shape and think, well, it is easy for them and not for me. I have issues why I cannot take care of myself. Actually some of the problem is about time management. We simply don't place working out as a hight priority. When I go to a gym and I can look around and see alot of in shape people, and when I do one thought hits me. "They are in shape because they are in the gym." Duhhhhhhhhhhhh....................... of course, look at some restaurants especially ones that have high fat menus, you might even spot some fat people there, they are probably fat, at least for some part because they are there in that particular restaurant, another duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh............... moment.

2 Years Later and Still the Same

2008-12-26T10:11:00.001-08:00

I have come to the conclusion nothing will change for me unless I do the changing. First I change my mind, then I change the rest of my life. Taking it one step at a time I decide to change.

Today is the day after Christmas and it is not just about weight loss, it is about living life. This new year I should be better educated, look better and have more meaningful relationships in my life because I am going to set my mind to do just that.

Posting a picture although not my best

2006-10-24T23:23:00.000-07:00

Still Moving Forward

2006-10-20T06:00:00.000-07:00

I am increasing my cardio and walking every day. It is a routine I hope to keep up although not easy. I walk at the park and that certainly helps with boredom. I really don't want to expect too much too soon because I always get bummed out and quit. I am eating more fruits and veggies and I need to go somewhat vegetarian I see because it increases my energy. I plan to eat fish almost every day, I think I am getting hooked on it. Taking it one step at a time!

J

A New Plan

2006-10-11T18:18:00.000-07:00

Since I have been working out every day I feel like I look the same although I am getting pretty strong with the free weights. I started a walk run regime, I decided to do this everyday instead of every other day. I feel stronger. I am missing coffee but boy are my teeth white! Ha! Ha! Looking for a good day to post a picture.

So haven't weighed yet.

2006-10-06T06:43:00.000-07:00

I have not weighed yet but I do feel a little different. People tell me I am smaller but I will not let the scale determine if I am doing the right thing. Right now off of sugar and coffee. I can tell you it is hard, harder than I thought it would be, this is day 5 and I am still wanting my morning cup of coffee. Drinking Postum instead. Went and worked out the other day, today is my cardio day and I plan to work out. Keeping it up! Hard Work!

Posting my progress

2006-09-30T09:08:00.000-07:00

I will be honest and say that I do not know what I weigh right now. I have been going to the gym everyday one day weights, next day cardio for at least 30 minutes. I have been cutting back, and as of tomorrow I am going on a Daniel fast, no meat, no processed foods, sweets or dairy. Lots of beans and rice for the next 21 days. I will weigh myself after the fast. I will post an updated photo today if I can, then after the 21 day fast. My life is busy, last night I was at the gym at 9:45 PM because I could not go during the day, but I went so it counts.

Have a great week!

This week

2006-09-27T22:20:00.000-07:00

I don't post often but I am working out every day. I am doing it one day at a time. I will probably post a new picture although my weight has not gone down much. I am still learning new behaviors and doing this like brushing my teeth or combing my hair, even if my teeth needs braces or my hair needs a new style. I look at myself and I think, okay, not really what I want to see, but I am still doing it. It is especially hard to hit the gym with all the young teens that work out around me. I get a little introspective at that time, but I am still working out.

Im Back

2006-09-20T07:19:00.000-07:00

I was doing well and writing almost every day, then life got in the way. Busy with the holiday and family came to visit. Not such a good time since school just got started. We got threw it and now I am back. I have been to the gym every day since Monday! Two days and I am looking forward to the season premiere of Biggest Loser, maybe this time I will lose weight along with the show.

Today

2006-09-06T21:35:00.000-07:00

Well, it has been difficult to try to stay on track. With two small girls they keep me busy and also have their set of complaints. One is having nightmares, the other is going through an extremely whinining stage. I just want to lose weight. I feel like saying could you hold that complaint and that nightmare for two months while I work on my program. Anyway, went to the gym yesterday at 9:30pm. Not my usual time but I was determine to get it in. I went today at my usual time. Not off to wash the dishes, do laudry vaccuum and whatever else. I wonder how everyone else does it:).

Thursday

2006-08-31T15:43:00.000-07:00

I worked out even though I am having more of an emotional time right now. In my neighborhood I had kept calling a girl to work out with me. I called her almost every week and then I thought she was not available, afterwards I found out she was working out everyday and I like a dummy took forever to get my program going. Now it is September she is 4 sizes smaller and I am 1.4 pounds down. I am learning, a hard lesson that I have to do this for me and not for anyone else or with anyone else if they are not available. It should not stop me from working on myself. Anyway, I was up at 5:45 did some weights and walked. I would like to do something else before the day ends, I am not sure if I will get a chance to.

Today

2006-08-30T06:53:00.000-07:00

A hard day to get up. My daughter had nightmares all night long and I did not sleep well. I still got up and went for an early morning walk in the fog. I am still very tired. I will probably have to walk again today and also today is my leg weight day. Luckily I have my own free weights because the gym where I go is closed down for a week. I did have a victory yesterday, I went to Jack In The Box and bought a salad and a fruit cup instead of burger and fries. I felt good about that decision. Hope to write again.

Monday, started off right

2006-08-28T13:36:00.000-07:00

I did not feel like it, but I got up at 4:45 am and was actually exercising by 5:00am this morning. I did weights and stretches. I am home from work now and will probably go to the gym just because I can this evening. Tomorrow is a new day!

Friday is here

2006-08-25T06:28:00.000-07:00

Today is Friday and I got up and did my stretches. Tomorrow is a big day because I am going to run for the first time in years. Probably not all at once but I am going to run some. I still weigh 203 but I feel good.

Taking chances

2006-08-24T06:18:00.000-07:00

Because of my schedule today, I will not be going to the gym until this afternoon. This is taking a chance for me. I am trying to do something consistently in the morning every morning and I am finding it hard today, because it will make me late.

Yesterday was one of those days

2006-08-23T06:37:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was one of those days when life takes over. The car starter went out and I had to wait until earlier afternoon to even leave the house. Then it was off to make sure the kids had clothes for school and then it was buying groceries and then it was making dinner and then it was cleaning house. No wonder why I am fat. Well, I did manage to go to the gym for 30 minutes. I make myself and my kids go. I was like, "let's go, let's go, let go, hurry up, hurry up."

All that just to get in 30 minutes of weights. I did do my stretches this moring but today is my cardio day. I have planned healthy snacks for this afternoon. I plan to stick to the plan.

Monday today is a new day

2006-08-21T08:59:00.000-07:00

Monday is a new day to start over. Really hard to get going this morning. It is almost 9:00 am and I haven't stretched or anything. I have to make sure I don't let this day go by without exercise.

Weigh In

2006-08-19T21:33:00.000-07:00

Yesterday when I went to weigh the scale said I weighed 211.5. I didn't know if that was true or not, I did cheat on my diet last week and I only weighed myself once a week on my scale, but over 8 pounds. I was sooo discouraged again, and embarrased because I had to go weigh in with my weight loss consultant. Today I weighed in at 203.3. Two ounces heavier than last week and this is the week I retain water so. Yeah! I was surprised, shocked and relieved. I plan to stay with what I am doing even if the scale is my enemy.

Last Night!

2006-08-17T07:22:00.000-07:00

I started a new job yesterday and came home and blew my diet. I ate cookies and potato chips. I think I just grabbed the first thing that was available. I did not however go to Mcdonalds for dinner which I thought about because I felt too tired to cook. I did make a regular dinner so that was one positive. Today is my cardio day which I cannot do until after work. I did do my stretches this morning so I hope I am back on track.

Weights today.

2006-08-16T07:37:00.000-07:00

Today is my arm weight day. I have an early appointment this morning. I did half of my arm exercise and will do the other half later.

Today was a good day!

2006-08-15T16:05:00.000-07:00

Today was a good day because I at least did my cardio. 30 minutes is all that is required and I am done. Tomorrow is my arm weight exercise. All I need to do is get through tomorrow.

Exercise and diet whether you feel like it or not

2006-08-15T08:44:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I saw a friend that was exercising and dieting last year on a consistent basis, but a family tragedy kept her from her program. She stopped dieting and exercising and was probably all the weight she had before and more. She said she stopped all together in January. Now we are in August. I just thought to myself if she had just kept up her program instead of give it up, she would be at goal or almost at goal by now. It was an incentive for me to not stop my program. I have done it time and time again because I do not like what the scale says and I especially don't like having to work so hard to have the scale show little progress. It is like when people say I look like Whoopi Goldberg. Not that I think she is ugly or anything, but I work really hard to do hair and makeup and dress up and when people say I look just like Whoopi, I think, "I worked really hard to look like Whoopi, and she gets up in the morning and does nothing and looks like herself" I feel it is like that, however, I will keep working out until the scale says something better I will know I will progress when people start saying I look like Halle Berry. Ha! Ha!

New week 8-14-06

2006-08-14T07:31:00.000-07:00

Woke up today, after I had quiet time I did facial exercises, (this is a new addition to my routine). Took my vitamins and will be going to the gym later on today. This is my leg weigh exercise day, one of the dreaded because these muscles are the largest and work the hardest. Still taking it one day at a time. Getting to the gym and walking through the door will be the greatest challege.

Posting weight loss

2006-08-12T15:36:00.000-07:00

Last week 204.5 this week 203 down 1.5 pounds

The weekend

2006-08-12T10:46:00.000-07:00

Everyone has hard days or times to stick with a program. Mine is the weekend. I do want so to just eat everything I want and watch movies and sleep during the day on the weekend. My weekend starts on Friday and ends Monday morning. Today I will go to the gym. All I need is 20 minutes of cardio. I will do 30 and more maybe just because it is the weekend and I know what that will mean for my program. I weigh today and somehow I am not looking forward to it even though I stuck with a program all week. I do not post on Sundays so happy weekend!

The hardest thing.

2006-08-11T07:30:00.000-07:00

I think out of all that I am doing, cardio, weights and stretching, by far stretching is the hardest thing. I feel the burn I get exhausted and I do not look forward to another day. I exercise not only my body but my face as well. I figure one day at a time, one goal at a time. I am just trying to learn the behaviors until they become automatic. It is hard especially for Friday the last day of the week. I have one more workout tomorrow and then I rest. I might even update with a picture.

Did I work out?

2006-08-10T18:46:00.000-07:00

Yes I did

Sore today

2006-08-09T07:19:00.000-07:00

One thing I have never done is take the time to do weight lifting along with diet and exercise. Now I have added the third component of stretching. I probably stretch for one hour and a half. I come to the conclusion stretching is harder in some ways than the other exercise of weight lifting and cardio. To take the time to do all of these exercises slows down my actual weight loss but it speeds up my lose in inches and I can actually wear smaller clothes although my weight loss is very minimal. This is only Wednesday. Seems like a slow week for me.

Later on today

2006-08-08T16:52:00.000-07:00

Just a note to say I accomplished what I needed to today for exercise. According to the Body for Life program only 20 minutes of cardio, but I did 35 because I had the time. Tomorrow is my leg workout with weights and tonight stretching. Still trying to have fun.

Another day down a new one to go.

2006-08-08T07:19:00.000-07:00

My idea is to work on my weight every day. I have been following the Body-for-Life routine doing one day weights and the next day cardio. Today is my cardio day. I have been stretching either every morning or every night. I did it last night so I think I will wait until tonight again. Stretching is very hard. I am exhausted. I go to weigh in on Thursday so I hope to be down in weight. Until then, I am still here working out.

Another Day of Losing Work on Weight Loss

2006-08-07T19:52:00.000-07:00

I decided to start a blog about weight loss because I get tired of waiting for programs that show others in their struggle to lose weight. Weight loss is an American problem but whn I need to talk about it, it seems so hush hush I feel like I am the only one in the struggle. I am starting this mainly for me that I can get myself together. If it is never viewed by anyone else that is okay. I am going to take this one day at a time.