Tuesday, July 14, 2009

I had an "Ah-Ha Moment"...

At 6:30 this morning, while the rest of our family slept, my son and I headed out for our walk and that's where it hit me.....my Ah-Ha moment.......You can DO all you want on vacation rather than eat all you want on vacation.

Hayden and I walked for an hour at a good brisk pace. Came home and ate well. (Cottage cheese with fresh blackberries and blueberries drizzled with honey....YUM!) Then we packed up and went to the beach to watch my niece take her first ever surf lessons. She did AWESOME!! Totally got up on the board and rode some waves. So proud of her! That's experiencing life. That's what I want for her and for Hayden. And for me!

Had a ball watching Hayden on his first trip to the beach. Spent the rest of the day with the family, which was nice but I did notice one thing.....my food issues come from my family. I listened to my mom today....really listened....as she made excuses for why she stopped dieting this time. "I had to cook for company" she insisted. My thought was, yes....but you could change what you cook. You could serve healthy meals instead. etc. I tried to say it to her but she's not ready to hear it. And it's all so new for me too, I don't want to sound like I'm preaching what I myself am still trying to master.

We all need to make choices for ourselves. I am trying to make new ones for myself and my family. That's what this website is all about. I believe the change is possible. I believe it can be a lasting change. I believe ....... do you?
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Monday, July 13, 2009

Lost Track of Time...

Wow.....It's Monday night. Were did the whole weekend go? My sister, son and I drove to Myrtle Beach on Sunday morning. Spent the day with family when we got here. No time to post a blog. I will say that we ate well. Stayed within my calories, but sadly.....did NOT get in my workout. Too easy to let it slip. I have to be careful.

Monday morning, I got up, strapped Hayden in to his stroller and headed out for a walk around the Golf Course my parents live on. We walked for a full hour, getting in our 3 mile minimum. I feel really good about that. :O) Then we went to the pool and swam some laps, did some water aerobics.....etc. I may be on vacation....but I'm not giving up!!! Hope you're not either. :O)

Tomorrow, the plan is to get up and walk again and then go watch my neice as she takes her very first surf lessons!! It will be Hayden's first trip to a beach. Looking forward to the day. That's part of that "living" I was talking about doing. Participating in the events and not sleep walking through them. That's my goal for tomorrow and the rest of my tomorrows. 'Night.
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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.

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)