Hi. I'm Stacy and I am overweight and soooo ready not to be anymore. My reasons for starting this blog are simple. I need to lose weight. I want to lose weight. And....I can't do it alone. So here I am, hoping that by putting my struggles out there for the world to see, somehow I will be able to hold myself more accountable for my actions and make better choices. Like most of you, I have tried it all. Weight Watcher, Jenny Craig, Nutristystems, The Atkins Diet, The SouthBeach Diet, the PCOS diet....you name it, odd's are I've given it a go. And they all work in the beginning. Problem is, life doesn't stop after the first 2 weeks of a new plan. So while I'm GREAT at starting a new diet, I suck at sticking to one! We all know what we should be doing right? Eat healthy (real fruits and veggies and lean proteins- cut out sugars and processed carbs) and exercise regularly. Do this FOREVER. Make a life change. We all know what will work, it's commiting to the permanance of the life change that's so dang hard! Especially if you're like me and you happen to love food. (I mean really, what's not to love!!!!) I don't smoke, I hardly ever drink, I don't do drugs, but girls.....give me a loaf a soft, warm from the oven sourdough bread and stand back!!! (Well, you get the picture.)
It's time to do something about this once and for all. No one else is going to help. (and trust me I've asked for help.....I've applied to the Biggest Loser twice now and no one is calling me back!) So I'm on my own. Or maybe you will choose to join me. That would be nice!!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
THE WEIGHT LOSS PLAN
Here is the plan if you would like to follow along:
1. figure out how many calories a day you should be consuming
in order to lose weight. (7 calories x your current weight)
This is the net amount per day you should be eating.
Net amount = calories eaten minus calories burned
through excercise.
Example: 2200 calories eaten minus 450 calories burned on
treadmill= 1750 net calories.
2. Try to eliminate or drastically reduce the "white foods" you
eat. White bread, rice, pasta, flour, sugar or anything made
with these ingrediants.
3. Work out 1 hour a day, 7 days a week. No excuses.
(This does NOT have to be done all at one time.)
4. Keep Track of your calorie intake and your exercise and
weigh in only once a week.
That's it. It's just that simple and just that hard all at the same time!! Good luck to us all.
Also- if you would like a template of the Excel spreadsheet calorie and food log that I use, Just send me an email at WeighLessLiveMore@yahoo.com and I will be happy to send that to you.
1. figure out how many calories a day you should be consuming
in order to lose weight. (7 calories x your current weight)
This is the net amount per day you should be eating.
Net amount = calories eaten minus calories burned
through excercise.
Example: 2200 calories eaten minus 450 calories burned on
treadmill= 1750 net calories.
2. Try to eliminate or drastically reduce the "white foods" you
eat. White bread, rice, pasta, flour, sugar or anything made
with these ingrediants.
3. Work out 1 hour a day, 7 days a week. No excuses.
(This does NOT have to be done all at one time.)
4. Keep Track of your calorie intake and your exercise and
weigh in only once a week.
That's it. It's just that simple and just that hard all at the same time!! Good luck to us all.
Also- if you would like a template of the Excel spreadsheet calorie and food log that I use, Just send me an email at WeighLessLiveMore@yahoo.com and I will be happy to send that to you.
Coupon Kitchen
A Tasty treat made with this weeks coupon finds:
This week I had a dollar off of Duncan Hines Cake Mix. Last week I had a dollar off of Cool Whip. I bought both.
The cake was on sales for 1.66, so I paid .66
The Cool Whip was on sale for 1.25, so I paid .25
I purchased the Duncan Hines Spice cake mix (It had fewer calories) and instead of making a cake, I made cupcakes. The box said it made 12 servings (based on the cake) at 270 calories per serving, so I did the math. 270 x the 12 servings per box = 3240 for the whole cake. I made 24 cupcakes. 3240 /24= 135 calories per cupcake.
When we're ready to have one I "ice" the top with the cool whip for a cool 10 extra calories. I get a great tasting cupcake treat for only 145 calories! I think kids would love these and not really miss the heavier icing version. :O)
This week I had a dollar off of Duncan Hines Cake Mix. Last week I had a dollar off of Cool Whip. I bought both.
The cake was on sales for 1.66, so I paid .66
The Cool Whip was on sale for 1.25, so I paid .25
I purchased the Duncan Hines Spice cake mix (It had fewer calories) and instead of making a cake, I made cupcakes. The box said it made 12 servings (based on the cake) at 270 calories per serving, so I did the math. 270 x the 12 servings per box = 3240 for the whole cake. I made 24 cupcakes. 3240 /24= 135 calories per cupcake.
When we're ready to have one I "ice" the top with the cool whip for a cool 10 extra calories. I get a great tasting cupcake treat for only 145 calories! I think kids would love these and not really miss the heavier icing version. :O)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment