Weigh-in Day...

Yay...I lost 2 pounds this week.......that's a big loss for me! I was so happy when I weighed this morning.

My friend took me to see Mama Mia tonight and out to dinner. The movie was cute. I didn't do too good with food choices though at the restaurant. I rarely go out to eat and I was not prepared. Next time. I had a lot of fun tonight and I'm not going to dwell on what I ate....tomorrow is a new day for good choices!

Hope everyone is doing good this week....wishing you all sunny days! :)

"Space"...

Today was another good day. It's still Wednesday to me....I am just posting late! We had a hard work out in class today for an hour. I drank my water. I planned out what I was going to eat for lunch and took it in town with me for the day. I even took the kids for ice cream and didn't get one for myself, I did have a few bites though....I'm not that disciplined.
Then I came home...........I was very tired by the end of the day and getting grouchy! I had an hour and a half to take care of things at home, make dinner and get everyone ready to go back in town for youth group meetings. I made pizza and had a big piece, then I ate 1/2 of a small piece. That was ok because I had not eaten much for the total of the day......then hubby and I went to Starbucks while the kids were in classes. I got a tall white mocha, nonfat, no whip. Ok.....I still think Its a good day, I'm probably a bit over on my calories but it's ok.
Then we went to pick up the middle son........they had a pizza party and they were handing out pizza to everyone who came to the door so they could get rid of it......I got caught up in the moment and took one small cheese piece.......Ok now I know I'm over my limit.....how could I have done this tonight after such a great day..... the night before weigh-in!!!!! Hormones, I'm out of control when those hormones sneek up on me. I know excuses, excuses........but I really need to practice self control when my mood get down and I get tired...and especially when someone is waving pizza in my face at 9:00pm . :)
Oh, I almost forgot....I have something odd to share with you. I was typing yesterday and looked down at my fingers and noticed something.....I could see space between my finger and the ring I am wearing......never before has there been "space" between my finger and my ring.....usually just the opposite. I had to take a picture to try to show you all...so you would believe me. :) Look hard and you will see it. :)

resisted temptation...

We had our usual ministry class tonight that my husband and I help with and if that is not bad enough to resist all the food that people bring to share at break time, we also had a leadership meeting going on at the same time in another room. So we had to go back and forth and there was food in both rooms! The meeting had a fluffy desert with whipped cream on top! I didn't even go near the table and I didn't feel the pull to go either. Back in our class at break time I had a little bit to eat but was very choosey about it (I did have one of those really little creampuffs from Costco though....they just fit right in your mouth). I really felt good about not just diving in like I might have done in the past.
Tomorrow will be a good day...I'm starting to plan and think about what I will take to eat.

inspirations......all of you

Things are good with me.....I thought. I have been making pretty good food choices (not today though...I ate a creamcheese danish with my coffee this morning...not a healthy choice). I have been trying to get some activity in too. But, my foot has been hurting/numb feeling for a couple of weeks now and it makes it a bit difficult to be very active. I went to the dr. last week to get my foot checked out and they said they don't know what is wrong with my foot but, I am anemic and I have vit. D deficiency. So they want me to take prescriptions to get these to a healthy level. And I still have to go in for further blood testing on the anemia to see why and where it is coming from. I am wondering about the vit. D deficiency and why I have that. Wow, I had no idea. I just went in to see why the bottom of my foot is numb. It makes me a bit nervous to take prescriptions so I'm going to try to look into it further. Any ideas on the situation would be appreciated.
Yesterday was a great day. I made good food choices and went to class for an hour. They had me doing a jump thing that was not working with my foot problem so I had to ask for an alternate move.....not uncommon for me though as I have has so many injuries that I often have to ask for a different move to make it easier on my joints.
I have read some very inspiring blogs today and I do have to say you all are the ones who help me get through each and every day of this journey....the ups and the downs that we all struggle with. You are my inspiration! Keep up the good work and never ever give up! You are all doing so great.
And I can't say it enough......I love all the progress pictures!! If you don't have some kind of picture of yourself showing your progress, even if it is a body only shot, you really should consider it, you never know how that might inspire someone!

Weigh-in Day...a day late

Yes, I weighed in yesterday. I stayed the same (again). This is frustrating. I am not happy about the amount of staying the same that I'm doing. I really want to see more losses, even if they are small. I know I need to get on top of things and boost my exercise. I also have not been eating as much as I was when I first started. I get in to a panic and think I need to quit eating to lose this weight....but in reality I didn't start losing till I started eating more often. I have been happy with the choices in foods that I have been making and the way I think about food is better now than in the past (most of the time). Sometimes I still fall back into the comfort eating, but not nearly as much any more. I also really like walking across the parking lot and don't mind taking the stairs when I go places now. I have more energy most of the time (even though I found out that I anemic this week). I just need to really focus on my intake amount verses my energy output.
Ok, I need to talk about this again.....When I joined the Christmas challenge I really only wanted to put 11 pounds down as my challenge (to make a total loss for the year 35 pounds) but I felt pressure to make it higher because I saw what everyone else posted.... 30, 40 pounds or more I felt like mine was so small. I need to be good to myself and not feel the pressure. If I make the goal of 15 pounds lost it will be a miracle. I am not not going to let that challenge get to me any more....I am going to ignore it and just post my updates as if it was just a check-in during the week. :)
I need to not worry about the out come and whether or not I make the goal....I am not a failure if I don't make that goal.

So, that being said and off my mind....whew......... it has been weighing hard on me......I hope you are all doing well on your Christmas Challenge and I will be checking in still.

I'm thinking of taking a new picture for progress pics now that I have lost 25 pounds.??? not really feeling motivated about it though. I love progress pics of others though and they really motivate me!!

What motivates you? please let me know and if you have progress pics please share (or know of some good ones to look at).
Lets keep our chin up and hang in there.....we can do it!

Today is a new day.....a new hour......a new minute......no better time to start making good choices, you are worth it, everyday , every minute!

Weigh-in Day...

I lost 1 pound this week. The scale went up then back down this week and I ended up losing 1 pound overall. It is a great little one pound!! That one little pound added up with all the other little one pounds and now totals up to 25 lost for me so far. I am so excited to be able to update my HYC badge to a 25 pounds gone badge and check off another goal. Even though I am losing quite slowly it is more than I have lost in years....I'm glad to going on the down side and and not gaining. Sometimes I get so discouraged about losing slowly and want to see a bigger loss but, in the long run I know that I will be more likely to keep it off if I lose slowly.
I did not set out to meet a goal within a certain amount of time....I just wanted to start living a more healthy life by making healthy food choices and exercising and drinking more water. Over all so far has been pretty good with some ups and downs. You all are my inspiration and help me to keep going. I love reading your blogs and looking at your progress pictures. Your comments make my day!! Thank you to all of you!

Now I have joined Chubby Chic's Christmas challenge and feel the pressure. I think I will have to just put it out of my mind so I won't freak out when I think "I'm never going to make it, I'm never going to make it". At first I wanted to put 11 pounds for my challenge amount but then I though if I upped it a bit to 15 pounds it might "make" me work harder. Who was I kidding...I know I don't do good under pressure. I think I better just not worry about it and do the best that I can.

Hanging in there....

I did weigh-in on thursday of last week, just didn't get a chance to post. I stayed the same. I was kinda bummed because I was working so hard last week but, I know things will even out soon. I did well most of the week but I did have a few times I just didn't watch what I ate. I am retaining so much water right now that my foot is numb and tingling since Saturday. The scale jumped up 5 pounds overnight. I'm sure glad I don't record my weight everyday!!! It could drive a person to overeating. Ok...bad joke. It does get me crazy with how my body fluctuates though. And I've been thinking I may need to re-evaluate what works for me cause I'm slowing down on the losses. I've lost 24 pounds.....is that enough to hit a plateau? Maybe I need to change things around. I did double classes again on Monday, 2 hours.

Wonderful Wednesday.....

Well, another great day!  I am tired though tonight.  I did class today and even though my mind was not really there, my body was.  I could not remember how to do anything right!  I kept having to ask questions but, I finally made it through.  So that counts as 1 hour exercise today....yay I did it!

I tried some clothes on today at the store and was able to wear a couple of sizes smaller than the last time I was there.  I was a bit surprised.....I know that my clothes are getting baggy and I always have to wear my belt now but, I don't really know what size I am.  I had fun trying things on!

I felt really good about the food choices I made today too.  I probably could have drank a bit more water though.

Weigh-in tomorrow, cross my fingers. xxxx

Pirate's Booty info....

First things first.....For all of you out there who were wondering what in the world is "Pirate's Booty"......here you go=Pirate's Booty is a great tasting snack made from rice and corn similar to a cheese puff but with puffed rice in it like a ricecake that melts in your mouth combination but, lighter and no orange finger tips.  It is all natural, and I think it is a great alternative to chips when you are wanting something crunchy and salty.  I usually eat 1/2 of a serving at a time and that is only 65 calories.  It is so light and the size of popcorn you get a lot in a serving.  I discovered this when my kids wanted some to go camping and they said it was like stale popcorn so I said why do you like it then??  They said it is the white cheddar flavor they liked.  They had it at friends house a couple of months ago.  So...I tried it and instantly I thought of cheese puffs only better.  Once they thought of it as a cheese puff, instead of stale popcorn, they liked it even better!

I had a good day today too.  I didn't exercise today though.  I made healthy food choices.  I have to admit I am feeling a bit of pressure since I joined the Christmas challenge....I'm already thinking I'm never going to make it.  I am so hard on myself when I set a challenge, I usually end up failing !

Well, I better head over and check- in on the HYC, it is more my style of a challenge.....no time limit.  

Hoping every one is doing GREAT~Thanks to all of you who stopped by to leave me a nice comment. 

Praying for sunny days for you all.

Marvelous Monday....

Today was such a great day!

When I got up this morning I didn't think it was going to be a good day at all!!  I didn't get much sleep and  I really thought I was going to have a bad day.  I remembered to not rely on my feelings and just pray.  God is faithful and I had a wonderful day.  Good healthy eating choices, and did 2 classes today so I got a lot of exercise.  I did the 10:am class then my friend came in and didn't have anyone to work with so I stayed for the second class.  I did pretty good....I did get tired out a bit and about 45 minutes into the second class I was getting hungry!!  I didn't over eat though!!  I drank some water first and it helped then ate my nectarine and then my 1/2 of sandwich and celery.  I did have 1/2 an ounce of Pirate's Booty from Costco too....that stuff is sooooo good!

So I finally got up the nerve to join the Christmas Challenge......oh, the pressure is on!  We'll see how that goes.  :)

Weigh-in Day...

Today was weigh-in day and I lost another 1/2 pound.  Slow losing but, I'm ok with that.  Not extremely happy but at least I'm not gaining!! and that is a good thing!!!  I am at 24 pounds gone right now.  I am hoping to get to 25 pounds gone by next week.....then I can get a new badge!!  That will be exciting and I can mark off another goal.....wow,  I can do it.

This week I will focus more on my water intake and step up my exercise since I've been slacking on it ever since my first surgery in the summer and then another and two injuries.....but, I can get back to it and build back up.

I've been thinking a lot about the Christmas challenge that a lot of you are doing out there and at first I didn't really want to put the pressure on myself to do that in fear that I will fail.  I think I have changed my mind.  I have decide I can do it and I don't have to put a huge amount to lose, I can make it reasonable for me to succeed.  So, I'm going to try to find it again and join it if I still can...if not I might just do my own little Christmas challenge.  Hope I can find it...bye.

Hope everyone is doing good and I'm trying to make more me time to get on here more often and check in with everyone.