Tuesday, December 19, 2006

As I sit here

Hello to me!

I looked on the internet all day today about bloggers that was in my situation. I have researched and read everything imaginable about weight loss. What to do? Well what I have concluded is - exercise and keeping calories between 1200 to 1400 cal. WW, Body for Life, Atkins, and South Beach. All will work if you are dedicated and are ready to make changes in your life. Change is the hardest thing to do. Because you have to get out of your comfort zone. Break thru barriers that keep you in your box. I believe anytime you want to make a change you have to be focused and you have to rid yourself of all excesses. I am tired of living around food. I am tired of being fat. I am tired of hearing myself say I am going to do something and I don't do it. I am tired of reading all the latest and greatest diet gimmicks, magazines, and internet traps for money.

So in my learning for the past year. Here is what I have to do.

Drink Water
No caffeine
Vitamins
Eat Fruits and Veggies (preferably fresh)
No sugar
No White flour
No Fatty meats
Walk, Walk, Walk
Workout, Workout, Workout

With that said.

I will start tomorrow.

I am so funny!

Tuesday!

Breakfest
2 cups of coffee w/ ff cream
Oatmeal

Well here is the scoop. We are heading to KC on Friday. I am ready to get away. We get to go to my parents for the weekend then Chris's Mom for Christmas. Chris gets his staples out of his leg Wednesday and a hard cast put on his leg. So that should be fun. ;)

I plan on walking today and I will try to get as much as I can done at work. Here I go!

Thanks Jullian

I get daily emails from "Losing it with Jullian" I loved the inspiriation that flowed thru her email. So I am sharing it with those who happen to peak at my blog.

Slow and Steady
Remember the fable about the tortoise and the hare? The hare got off to a zippy start and seemed sure to win the race. But he didn't, did he? The tortoise, while naturally much slower than the hare, kept moving steadily towards the finish line and was able to cross first.

What's the take-home message of this fable? Slow and steady wins the race. To reach your weight-loss goals, you need to switch from the hare's to the tortoise's mindset. In other words, you must break the "all or nothing" mentality.

Do you start diets with superhuman resolve — determined to eat right and work out seven days a week without fail — only to fall off the wagon and give up hope?

This kind of approach to anything — especially to your health — can be very tempting, and may even feel motivational. But I'm telling you right now that it's a dangerous approach that will only set you up for failure. Human beings are imperfect. It's inevitable that you will eventually skip a workout or give in to temptation, and you'll feel like a failure and want to give up entirely — i.e., trade the all for the nothing.

So, start thinking like a tortoise. Pace yourself. Allow yourself to have a slice of pizza or take a day off now and then; just don't stray too far from the path that will lead you to your goals.


Perfect!


Monday, December 18, 2006

Got A plan

I am going to give up until after Christmas. Everytime I think I am getting back on the wagon. Food enters my mouth!

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Why Bother

Okay here I am again. Better then yesterday but not good.

Breakfest
half a bagel

Snack
Cookie

Lunch
twiced baked potatoe small
3 minature candy bars

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Depressed

You are not going to believe this. I can't believe it myself.

Breakfest
Cookie 2
Coffee

Lunck
Mc Deee's
Big Mac
Lg Fries
Lg Diet Coke

Snack
Cookie

I am walking 1.6 Miles

What is wrong with me.

I must be depressed. All I want to do is eat and sleep. I must be depressed.

K - I just came back from walking and it took everything I got to finish. I am so tired and sluggish. I am not going to eat like that again.

Going to see my hubby tonight and then to a AA Meeting! My son stays late after school to make up some homework.

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

I am making myself write this!

Okay I went to pot! What is up? Maybe I have to much going on.

Breakfest
2 Cookies 180 Total 360
1 Sm Cookie 120
Diet Dr. Pepper

Lunch
Spagetti 360
Sm Salad 100
Bread 180
1 cookie 180
Tea

Total So Far 1300 CALORIES

I did not walk. I had to pick my car up from getting an oil change.

Shame on Me!

Dinner
WW TV Dinner 320 Cal
Handful of dark choc chips
Nutti bar

Monday, December 11, 2006

Way to LONG!

Okay I am writing this a second time becuase my computer crashed. Didn't save! Ugh!

My life has been turned upside down and inside out. With the weather, my hubby having surgery, and my kid in school. I have not walked for two weeks and I have ate everything in sight! I have gained two pounds. So back to the grind stone.

Breakfest
Orange 45Cal
Coffee w/ Splenda Cream 30 cal

Snack
100 Cal Cookies
Water

Lunch
Subway 6' Steak and cheese Sandwich 400 Cal
Chips 220 cal
Diet Coke

Total so far... 795
I Have walked 1.5 miles. Plus I have belly dancing tonight. Calories spent 155.

DINNER
1 cup of Lassanga
1 Brownie
Handful of Dorittos

Dessert
Hot Chocolate with 10 marshmellows and a tablespoon of choc chips

Gotta a ways to go. It is suppose to be nice this week. So I will just walk my little but off.

UPDATE
Plus I did not go to Belly Dancing!



Monday, November 27, 2006

I sucked All Weekend Long!

Okay I threw the diet out the window. I ate anything and everything I wanted and then some. Plus I did not walk. It has been a long weekend and I am so glad to be home. But on the filp side I did not gain any weight. I will be hitting it hard the next three weeks before we head off to North Carolina!

Breakfest
Oatmeal
100 Cal Cookies
Lunch
Chicken fajita, 1/4 cup cottage cheese, 1 cookie
Snack
1-90 Cal Stick
Almonds 5 or 6

1.5 Miles walked
Belly Dancing Tonight!

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Tuesday - But Friday for ME

Hey there, Last day of work before we are off to KC for Thanksgiving.

My weight has not budged. So once I am back from this little shin dig. I am getting back to the gym. Although I am wearing a pair of pants I bought last year and they are falling off of me.

I went belly dancing last night and I am a little sore today. I so enjoy doing that and wish I could up my classes but she only has them one night a week for right now.

Chris my hubby has hurt his Achilles and I think it is tore! Poor guy is a bunch of pain but will not go to the doctor because of NO INSURANCE! I would much rather pay for his doctor bills and be indebt then for him to be in pain. We will see what he does.

Vinny my son has a concert tonight and we need to pack for the five days we will be gone. Leaving in the morning once I drop of Jake our yellow lab lap dog. He goes to doggie daycare.

Breakfast
Coffee w/ ff cream
Eggs

I wont be able to walk today. Got a meeting with the boss to see if I can get a raise.

Monday, November 20, 2006

Monday!

Hello, A lot has happen over the weekend. I ate pretty good. I even went shopping on Sunday and I could get back into size 12 jeans. Actually the ones I tried on were to big and the size 10 were to small. So Yeah baby! can't wait till I am back into my size 10's!!!

Today
Coffee w/ ff cream
Sm Orange
Sm salad
Sm spagetii
1/4 cup of fluffy stuff.
roll
Diet coke
Tea
Water
Pork Rib 2
1/2 cup of Stuffing
Snack stick 90 Cal
Hot Chocolate

Doing great.
Walked 1.65 miles
at 6:00 tonight I will be doing belly dancing.

I have been so busy today. Just getting ready for Thanksgiving. We are leaving for KC on Wednesday Morning!

I feel good! I just want to jump for joy and keep on going.
Well got get a move on..

Friday, November 17, 2006

Thanksgiving is upon us!

Before you begin your Thanksgiving feast go check out this website...

http://walking.about.com/library/cal/blthanksgivingcalories.htm

This will give you some idea about how long it will take to walk off your food.

Facts

Fewer Calories Mean Less to Burn

That Old Math
A candy bar equals 3-5 miles worth of walking. A Big Mac is worth 10K. If you have fallen into eating habits where you are taking in more calories per day than you use, you will not lose weight.

No Wonder I failed math!

Friday "Thank God"

I started the day of right.

Oatmeal 120 cal
Coffee w/ ff milk and splenda

I could of easliy grab a doughnut. But Not after Yesterdays incedent.

Lunch

Turkey
Mashed Potatoes & gravey
Dressing
Cherry fluffy stuff
Roll w/ honey butter
pumpkin pie

Lets just say I blew it again. No dinner for me.

Walked 1.65 Miles 30 min.

It is 2:00 and I have an hour and a half to go before I am off work. Yeah I get to sleep in!

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Thursday Daily

Hello I am blowing it big time today.

2 orginal krispie cream doughnuts 400cal 24g fat
1 choc brownie 200cal
egg cassarole 1/2 cup 150cal
1 Slice of cheese 40 cal
1 slice of summer sausage 40 cal
1/4 cup mixed nuts
Coffee w/ ff milk and splenda

I have ate most of my calories before 8:30 We have Thick Thursday Today. I have no self will what so ever.

Oh and then I got sucked into going to the Middle school and ate
Turkey
Dressing
Potatoes & Gravey
Home made dinner roll
Pumpkin dessert
Tea

I walked for 1.5 miles but man I feel like crap and I have a herendous headache.

Serves me right!

Dinner I had four or five bites of hamburger helper. Nasty and then I ate a cinnomon roll it was 110 cal.

I went way beyond my calories. Train Wreak!

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Wednesday daily food

Good morning!

Oatmeal 1.5 cups
Coffee with ff milk and splenda

I hate food!

Potatoe w/ butter, sour cream, ham, cheese (sm)
Salad (Sm)
Pickle
100 cal cookies
tea
Pork chop
1/2 yam
1 slice of french bread
salad w/ blue cheese
green beans


No walking today it is pouring rain ourside with possible snow showers tonight!

Tuesday Night

Okay then 3:30 came and I got a phone call from a friend that her husband was going to the hospital. Could I drive her and I said oh yes and headed to her house. There I find her hubby on the floor in so much pain he could not get up from the floor. Yet he would not go to the hospital by ambulance. Ugh so we had to get him into his suburban some how. In the mean time my friend brings out some potato chips. Which I eat a handful. Hen I eat a banana. My husband finally shows up (he has been deer hunting) to help drive and get our friend into the car. We all head to the hospital an hour away. While we wait me and my hubby goes to the hospital cafeteria. I ate the following…

Grilled Chicken breast
½ cup of mashed potatoes
Roll with butter
2 jalapeƱo peppers.

Oh yeah we stopped at a gas station and my friend buys me a ½ cappuccino and ½ coffee. Which I drank!

Then once we got him back home. I eat another handful of chips and a small size of skittles package the kind you get for Halloween.

So let’s just say my diet got blown to hell. What was amazing is that I did not want any of it yet I ate it. What the F**K! I am so disappointed in myself. I could have had a salad. No I run towards comfort food. My nerves were shot but come on. Why can’t I be one of those that don’t reach for food?

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Life Is Great today

Wow it is amazing what can happen to your love life, if you just go hunting with your hubby. He is something else and just thinking of him makes me smile. He has been so loving and he started wearing his wedding ring. I don't think he realizes how much my heart skips a beat when he does that. His hands swell and so it is hard for him to wear his ring and I understand. And the Sex - Oh My God! Hello! Lets just say, well lets not say and let your imagination wonder. Its that Good!

I won't be missing deer hunting next year. I will be looking way forward to it. LOL If you know what I mean.

Tuesday Food Intake

Breakfest

100 Cal Cookies
coffee w/ ff milk and splenda 1 cup
Diet coke
Lunch
water
School Chesse Pizza (I know I know)
1/3 c Nacho Chesse Dip and 6 chip
Tea
100 cal cookie
diet coke

Walked 1.7 miles in 30 min.

Monday, November 13, 2006

Monday Food Intake

Well here I go!

Cocoa Cereal 110 Cal
Special K Bar 90 Cal
Coffee w/ FF cream
Diet Coke
Mc Dee's Bacon Ranch Salad minus tomatoes
1/2 salad dressing 335Cal
100 Cal Cookies
100 Cal Cookies
Diet Coke
Mc Dee's Bacon Ranch Dalad minus tomatoes
3/4 salad dressing 375

Total - 1140 cal

Walked 1.7 miles 30 min
So far So Good!

Belly Danced 1 hour - It felt good!

Monday

Weekend Report

Oh my, this weekend was something. We deer hunted all weekend. By Sunday I was so tired I was making myself sick. We got up Sat and Sun at 4:00A.M. I am not a morning person. But I did this for my son and hubby. I ate so badly. I made Lasagna and cupcakes for Sat. Then my friend made chicken fried steak, fake mashed potatoes, and green beans for dinner. Then on Sunday we had eggs, hash browns, and sausages for breakfast after the morning hunt. Then stew and bisquick biscuits for dinner with a cookie. With all the heavy food, my stomach was revolting. My goal this week is to try to lose 4 pounds. I am still at 174. I am going to walk everyday and I do belly dancing tonight. I want to be at 169 before Thanksgiving. Then be to 160 before Christmas. So let’s begin!

PS: No Deer for our family but our friends got one a six lopsided point buck.

Friday, November 10, 2006

Its Friday!!!

I am so glad it is Friday. This weekend I will be hunting with my son. Ugh its suppose to get cold. But I am a trooper and I will do it for my hubby and kid.

Breakfest
90 cal bar Kellogs
Coffee w/ ff creamer
Diet coke
Pizza
Sm Salad
Brownie
Tea no suger

Walked 1.5 miles - It started to rain and I had a blast walking and talking!

Skinny here I come.

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Breakfast Ideas Under 300 Calories

Here is so more info I recieved of another website. Check out there site.


If you are like me, you don’t have time to whip up a great meal in the AM. I rotate between Weight Watcher’s cereal and… nothing (which is the worst thing to do). Instead of starting off your day on the wrong foot, here are some great ideas for your morning fix.

Banana Peanut Butter Combo - Mix one banana with one tablespoon peanut butter and spread on 2 slices of reduced calorie whole-wheat bread

An Apple (to Start) a Day - Polish off one crisp apple, one ounce mozzarella cheese and 4 whole-wheat crackers for a wake-me-up.

Laughing Pair - Laugh it up with one small pear, one ounce reduced-fat Laughing Cow cheese, and one cup mixed dry Chex cereal. Mix your own: rice, wheat, corn, bran Chex with pretzels and shredded wheat.

English Apple - One small apple goes great with either a whole-wheat English muffin or a bagel plus either one ounce reduced-fat Laughing Cow cheese or one individually-wrapped mozzarella cheese log

Grape Sandwich - Put one ounce lean ham and one ounce low fat cheese, such as Weight Watcher’s slice or Laughing Cow reduced-fat wedge, between 2 slices reduced calorie whole-wheat bread and enjoy with a cupful of juicy grapes.

• Omelet Orange - If you prefer egg, OK. Blend one egg or egg substitute with 1/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese and saute until set, using nonstick spray in your frying pan. With one slice whole-wheat toast and an orange, you’re still at 260 calories and 7 grams of fat.

How to lose weight!

I found this off of another blog. http://fast-weightloss.blogspot.com/2006/11/how-can-you-lose-weight.html

I thought this was awesome!!!!

You know
1 gram of protein = 4 calories
1 gram of carbohydrates = 4 calories
1 gram of fat = 9 calories
1 pound of fat = 454 gram
So 1 pound of fat = 9*454 = 4086 calories

Note: Our body fat contains around 3500 calories, as 10% of it is water.
So in order to lose a pound of fat (4086) in 2 weeks, we need to decrease calories consumption by 290 per day as 4096/14=290(approx)

15 minute of good exercise will help you in losing around 100 calories. So in order to lose 1 pound of fat in two weeks, we need to exercise for around 45 minutes (290 calories) if we do not want to make any changing in our eating habit. So just take care of the amount of calories in the food you take. The best idea for losing weight will be by cutting down the junk food with exercising. So greatest way to lose weight is a mixture of diet and exercise as exercise builds muscles, and bigger muscles burn more fat.

Good Morning!

Today is going to be a great day! I feel like I am back on track.


1 cup Coffee with ff cream 30
Granola bar 180 c.
100 Cal cookie
Rice 1 cup 242 Cal
Chicken Nuggets 250
small salad 50
Diet coke
Tilapia
Noodles 1.5 cups
Corn .25 cups

Walked 1.5 Miles in 30 min

I started tanning and that always makes me feel good. I have a little sign on my keyboard at work that says "Sit Up Straight" and another on my monitor "How bad do you want it? Little reminders to keep me on track!

I am wondering if anyone does this. Thinks they look skinny or not that fat and then looks in the mirror and sees something totally different. You try on cloths and you old sizes don't fit and you make an excuses that they don't make cloths like they used to. The cloths are really to small. Well I have done that for the past two years. I kept getting bigger and bigger. Feeling miserable! Maybe I have had a wake up call.

Since I have lost the 11 pounds I gained back 2 of the 13. My cloths are getting bigger and I see small difference. Like the rolls on my back are going away. I can wear tighter cloths and not feel bad or ashamed. I really like the saying and understand it with just the 10 pounds that I did lost. "Nothing tastes as good as thin feels!"

I am on my way!

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

New Goal

Its been a month since I last posted. I have lost some weight not a lot. I am going to get back to doing what I need to do. I am so tired of being fat. So I walked today 1.5 miles in 30 min. and I ate good so far today.

Granola bar
Small salad
Potatoe w/ sour cream, cheese, and ham. Med Size
Bread
100 Cal Dessert.
Pizza slice 380

I am going to start posting what I eat everyday. So that I can be held accountable. I need to lose 10 pounds in 5.5 weeks before we head to North Carolina.

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Update

Okay I have been pretty sick for the past couple of weeks with Strep throat and the flu. So I have not been getting my walking in. On the flip side I am down 12.5 pounds. I can get into my old cloths and feel comfortable.

I finally understand this quote: " Nothing taste as good as skinny feels. "

I want to lose another 15 pounds before Christmas.

Friday, October 06, 2006

Friday the 6th

Well, I have lost some weight. I have made changes in what I eat and drink. I have weined myself off of coffee in the morning. I did get strep throat last Friday and I was down and out for several days. I started walking last week @ 1:00 with some gals at work. I walked .75 miles yesterday I did not want to over do it. I will walk today as well. - Totoal Weight loss as of today 7 pounds.

Monday, September 25, 2006

Mrs. Barbie


Mrs. Barbie - Before

Monday Sept. 25 Touching Base

Well, Here we are into our two weekchallange. As for me I have started Belly Dancing classes on Wednesday night. They are a blast to do. I will be doing Yoga in afternoon after work and then I will hit the gym. I have lost a total of 4 pounds and I feel good. - Vanessa Making the Change

Mrs. Janna


Janna

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Oh My look how frumpy I am! Ugh!


Our Club

We started this club to lose the weight that just keeps hanging on. Enough is enough! WE started this on Sept. 11, 2006. We met after school and talked about our club and how we are ready to make a life change in how we eat. We all decide that we will join Missouri Shape Up to keep us accountable. We weighted in on Nurse Paula's Scales and took our before pictures. We will meet on Monday & Fridays for weight in and exchange recipes, growth spurts, articles, or webpage’s that has helped us along the way.

Right now we have
Vanessa
Janna
Barbie