It's 10:46pm on Saturday and I am just now getting a chance to sit down at the computer. Where does the day go sometimes? Was busy packing my son this morning (we leave for the beach in the morning) then went to hold an open house (I'm a part time real estate agent) then ran some errands, dropped son off with mother-in-law, went to dinner and a movie with my husband (he's not coming to the beach..... so we won't see him for a whole week!! ) Came home threw in laundry and am getting me packed this time.... Whew...that was a mouthful.
Oh....and speaking of mouthfuls.....I ate eggs, bacon and whole wheat toast for breakfast. Had some trail mix at mid day to save up calories for dinner out. Went to Mexican, but counted every calorie and stayed within my daily allowance. No time to work out tonight, but I will work in a double tomorrow and you can hold me to that!!! :O) I've already packed my work out clothes and laptop to log my calories. Hope you all had good Saturdays. Talk to you tomorrow.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
Happy Friday!
7:15am
Hi All,
It's Friday morning and that means another chance to make all the right choices today. We can do this!!!
10:20am:
Had doctors appointment at 8:30am and needed to grab something on the go. I hit a drive thru and picked up a sausage McMuffin with egg. It had 18 grams of protein even though the english muffin is made with all the white stuff. I'm still counting the calories (300) and plan to get in my workout tonight. After all ....isn't that what it's all about....Balance? learning to balance good and not so great choices. I'm not going to beat myself up about that yummy breakfast concoction....but I'm not going to eat one every day either. :O) Also...I didn't buy the "meal". No deep fried potato patty or sugary orange juice either. I just got the sandwich and a coffee. I'll call that a win.
9:46pm:
Ah....it was my last day in the office before I go on vacation for a week. Busy, busy, busy, which was good. No time to eat, means no time to eat poorly! :O) I got home and went to dinner with my "boys". I had grilled chicken with BBQ sauce, cole slaw and fried okra. (the okra was a total splurge but sooo worth it.) .....and yes, I live in the south!! We got home around 8:30 and while all I wanted to do was plop on the couch and turn on the tube....I handed my son to my husband to feed, put on my workout cloths....(not a pretty sight......YET) and headed to the gym in my basement where I powered my way through my 1 hour on the treadmill. It took all I had to get on the dang thing, but when the walk was over, I was really glad I did it. I feel better and it allowed me to stay within my daily calories for today. Day 18.....Successful. How did you all do?
Hi All,
It's Friday morning and that means another chance to make all the right choices today. We can do this!!!
10:20am:
Had doctors appointment at 8:30am and needed to grab something on the go. I hit a drive thru and picked up a sausage McMuffin with egg. It had 18 grams of protein even though the english muffin is made with all the white stuff. I'm still counting the calories (300) and plan to get in my workout tonight. After all ....isn't that what it's all about....Balance? learning to balance good and not so great choices. I'm not going to beat myself up about that yummy breakfast concoction....but I'm not going to eat one every day either. :O) Also...I didn't buy the "meal". No deep fried potato patty or sugary orange juice either. I just got the sandwich and a coffee. I'll call that a win.
9:46pm:
Ah....it was my last day in the office before I go on vacation for a week. Busy, busy, busy, which was good. No time to eat, means no time to eat poorly! :O) I got home and went to dinner with my "boys". I had grilled chicken with BBQ sauce, cole slaw and fried okra. (the okra was a total splurge but sooo worth it.) .....and yes, I live in the south!! We got home around 8:30 and while all I wanted to do was plop on the couch and turn on the tube....I handed my son to my husband to feed, put on my workout cloths....(not a pretty sight......YET) and headed to the gym in my basement where I powered my way through my 1 hour on the treadmill. It took all I had to get on the dang thing, but when the walk was over, I was really glad I did it. I feel better and it allowed me to stay within my daily calories for today. Day 18.....Successful. How did you all do?
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Sex Counts
Okay....for the record I may have broken or fractured my foot. I think I forgot to mention that. I had it x-ray'd (is that a word?) yesterday and am waiting to hear back from my doctor. In the meantime she suggested that I stay off of it as much as possible, and NO TREADMILL, doctors orders. Well.....who am I to go against the advice of my physician!
I stayed within my calorie budget for the day, but as the night wore on I got to feeling anxious about skipping a workout. I know me....miss one day and before I know it another 3 months have gone by without so much as a jog to the mailbox.
And then a funny thing happend.....My husband.
Now I'm not saying we did or we didn't, but I will say this.....sex counts! And sex done well should probably count for double. :O)
Just a little something to think about the next time you've missed a workout!
I stayed within my calorie budget for the day, but as the night wore on I got to feeling anxious about skipping a workout. I know me....miss one day and before I know it another 3 months have gone by without so much as a jog to the mailbox.
And then a funny thing happend.....My husband.
Now I'm not saying we did or we didn't, but I will say this.....sex counts! And sex done well should probably count for double. :O)
Just a little something to think about the next time you've missed a workout!
Day 17
Today is day 17 of the Best of my life and I have to admit I've been doing pretty well.....BUT....I also have to confess that for some reason right now all I want to do it raid the fridge! It's probably because I just finished putting together this website and the overwhelming knowledge that I've posted this for the world to see has me a little stressed. I mean .....I put my NUMBER out there. Who does that?!?!?!!
But rather than hit the fridge...I'm typing this entry. (I'll call that a win!) So far today (it's 5:08pm est) I have eaten 957 calories. My daily goal is 1636. And I still have to put in my hour. Ugg! I've been doing this for 2 weeks now and that part hasn't gotten much easier. A little but not a lot. My goal for this week is to lose 2.4lbs. That would put me at a 10 pound loss in 3 weeks. I'm nervous about meeting this goal because my sister and I and our kids are going to be in Myrtle Beach visiting our parents for a week. We leave on Sunday. Mom's cooking. Beach food. Vacation Brain. You get the picture. CHALLENGE!!!!
But rather than hit the fridge...I'm typing this entry. (I'll call that a win!) So far today (it's 5:08pm est) I have eaten 957 calories. My daily goal is 1636. And I still have to put in my hour. Ugg! I've been doing this for 2 weeks now and that part hasn't gotten much easier. A little but not a lot. My goal for this week is to lose 2.4lbs. That would put me at a 10 pound loss in 3 weeks. I'm nervous about meeting this goal because my sister and I and our kids are going to be in Myrtle Beach visiting our parents for a week. We leave on Sunday. Mom's cooking. Beach food. Vacation Brain. You get the picture. CHALLENGE!!!!
Time To Tell The Truth (Let's get started!!)
Okay.....I'm a new mom, so I would love to blame my weight gain on my pregnancy but there is a problem with that. My beautiful son was adopted. :O) So while he's not my reason for gaining weight, you can be sure he's a huge part of my reasons for wanting to lose it!! I want to be healthy for him (and me). I want to be able to play with him and keep up with him as he grows. I desperately don't want to be the "big" mom on the sidelines. I want more than that for the both of us. For all of us. I want us (My husband, son and I) to be an active family. So that's my motivation. (What's yours??)
3 Years ago when I married my husband I weighed in at 185 pounds. (So I've never been little!) Sixteen days ago I weighed in at 243.2!!!! I've gained almost 60 pounds in 3 years. I've heard of getting married and becoming fat and happy, but this is rediculous!!! And it's effecting my health and if I'm being totally honest, my self-esteem.
So here was the plan I set out for myself. Cut back on all the "white stuff". (little to no white bread, rice, pasta, flour or sugar or anything made with these ingrediants) I also planned to work out 1 hour everyday, no excuses. That' was it. Simple. Basic. BARBARIC!!!
But at day 14 with the support of my sister and a few friends, I weighed in at 235.6. I've lost 7.6 pounds in my first two weeks!!! I'm feeling good about that, but this is a journey. One that I need to document along the way. One I want to share with my friends. So everyday, I will tell you what I've eaten, if I've exercised and I will let you all hold me accountable. :O) I would love to do this with all of you. Be a support system. Share recipes or workout routines. Keep each other motivated. Keep us all successful. This is the goal of this site. So ready or not.....here we go!!!!
3 Years ago when I married my husband I weighed in at 185 pounds. (So I've never been little!) Sixteen days ago I weighed in at 243.2!!!! I've gained almost 60 pounds in 3 years. I've heard of getting married and becoming fat and happy, but this is rediculous!!! And it's effecting my health and if I'm being totally honest, my self-esteem.
So here was the plan I set out for myself. Cut back on all the "white stuff". (little to no white bread, rice, pasta, flour or sugar or anything made with these ingrediants) I also planned to work out 1 hour everyday, no excuses. That' was it. Simple. Basic. BARBARIC!!!
But at day 14 with the support of my sister and a few friends, I weighed in at 235.6. I've lost 7.6 pounds in my first two weeks!!! I'm feeling good about that, but this is a journey. One that I need to document along the way. One I want to share with my friends. So everyday, I will tell you what I've eaten, if I've exercised and I will let you all hold me accountable. :O) I would love to do this with all of you. Be a support system. Share recipes or workout routines. Keep each other motivated. Keep us all successful. This is the goal of this site. So ready or not.....here we go!!!!
Welcome to the first day of the BEST of your life!
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!!
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!!
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