Bad weekend...

I had a bad weekend with food. I started out everyday doing well on my choices. By the night time though, I over ate everyday. I can't believe I did that and, Had a potluck that I went to on Sunday. You guessed it ...I did not have any self control and I overate.
When I weighed in today I was really surprised to see that I had lost .4 of a pound. If I had eaten better on the weekend I could have lost more. Well, life goes on and I have been much better the last couple of days.( except today...high calorie day)
I went to Starbucks and a bakery today and had a piece of chocolate raspberry cake. (went out with my friend)
Hope everyone has a better weekend than I did last weekend. I will be working on self control and making healthy food choices and moving on to better days.

Weigh-in Day...

A quick post today. I lost 1 pound last week to get me below 65 pounds lost and was able to get my new badge from HYC. I love it!
This week I gained .6 of a pound but, not worried, it is water weight. I started feeling bloated the day before I weighed in.
Next week should show a loss.
I'm still working on getting healthy and making healthy choices and exercising at least 2-3 times a week. With the weather improving I can't wait to get outside a bit more.
Hope all is well with everyone and you are all making healthy choices.
Have a GREAT week!

Unexpected challenges....

Saturday was mine and my husbands 24th wedding anniversary. We were going to go to town and just spend some time together not big plans but, spending time together is the best plan. I ended up facing an unexpected challenge when it came to eating lunch. I had eaten oatmeal with a spoon of yogurt and a half of a banana and coffee. A pretty typical breakfast for me. After eating I got ready to go to town and in the mean time our son made plans to go to a friends house so it was getting late and I was getting hungry for lunch but I wanted to wait to eat because I wasn't sure if we were going out to eat for lunch or for dinner or both and I wanted to plan out my calories and not overeat for the day. Well it ended up that I waited too long to eat and got extremely hungry. My husband asked me what I wanted and I said I would probably go get a Taco bell taco (170 calories) and the apple I had in my bag. This way I could save the most of my calories for a sit down dinner but, he didn't want Taco bell he wanted KFC and I wasn't sure what they had that I could eat so I suggested that we go to the grocery store deli and he could get his fried chicken and jojos and I could get something healthy. Sounded like a good plan till I got there. I did not see anything in the deli that looked even remotely healthy! I could not believe it. I was getting so hungry that I could not think. I looked in the produce for celery but it was too dirty and I didn't want to eat it that way. I looked at the pre-made salads but they didn't look very good and were too expensive. I was starving and didn't have a plan....what was I going to do?? I decided to get a cheese stick and some reduced fat wheat thins and eat my apple with it. I thought that would be a good lunch and it would fill me up. My husband got a bit ticked that I wasn't getting a "real lunch". I just didn't give in and stuck to my decision. So we ate a quiet lunch in the car. I felt so much better after I ate. About 3 hours later I started to get hungry again and didn't want to wait so long like last time so I started to tell my husband that I was getting hungry. He was not hungry at all because he was stuffed with fried chicken and fried jojos and not really feeling very good after eating it. He wanted the fried chicken because I don't buy it anymore and he was really wanting some but, after how he felt eating it he did admit that he needs to rethink eating fried chicken again. I didn't want to make him eat again just because I was hungry but, if I ate now I wouldn't be hungry for dinner when he was and we would not have a good dinner date. I talked him into sharing a dinner with me....he never wants to do that because he likes to have his own food and I don't like to go out any more because I don't want to overeat. So, we ended up going out to eat for dinner and shared a plate of grilled shrimp tacos and 2 cups of chowder. It turned out to be very nice and he saw that he could share a meal with me and feel good about it in the end. Our son's friend gave a card for our anniversary with money to go out for dessert at a little patisserie in town the thought of that was a challenge too but, we went. And guess what.... it was great! We ordered the chocolate mouse tort with kalua whipped cream....and surprise.....we shared one. We ate it out on the patio at a small table in the sunshine and had a wonderful time! At the end of the day we went to a movie with no popcorn or pop.....just two mini dove dark chocolates.

I had some challenges for the day but overall I worked them out and stayed within my calorie count and had a wonderful time with my husband.

I posted a new progress picture today and can't wait to weigh-in tomorrow to see if I made it to 65 pounds lost!! I'm so close.

Hi everyone...

Weighed in yesterday....I lost .8 of a pound. Well, I guess it's a loss. I was hoping for more but I will take it. I am below the pesky 2 pounds that I have been fighting now and hoping to get lower to get to my ticker goal. I am so close to losing 70 pounds now. I never in my life thought that I could even get close to reaching that goal. When I reach it I am not stopping, I have been trying to think of a good weight to get to and I haven't got a clue. I have been asking around to see what others weigh and I seen to be about 20-30 pounds heavier than others at my same size. (or they're not tell the truth) So, I think I will just set a new goal but be flexible with the number and try to go for a size.....not sure what size yet but, I think I will know when I get there.???

I missed class on Monday and went on Wednesday and worked out pretty good. I did some exercise at home last night on my own and then today I did alot of house work and then dug and shoveled gravel for a couple of hours....oh, the blisters on my hands hurt. I've been trying to stay busy.

When I'm not busy I have discovered The Biggest Loser Australia online videos. I know this is terrible that I just discovered it but you have to understand I don't have any TV so I don't even get to watch the US version except when NBC releases a new episode once a week. I love it and it has been so fun to watch. My kids watch it with me and sometimes my hubby.

Missing the encouragement...

I miss all the encouragement and inspiration you all give me. I have realized that I really need the support. I have been doing o.k. but your encouragement helps so much more than without it.
I usually have one day a week that I allow high calories and yesterday was that day for me. I ate way too much bread. I'm shocked that I ate it but, I'm moving on today. Bread is a weakness for me. I used to eat toast everyday after highschool... lots of toast. I usually allow for bread in small amounts in my calorie count so I don't feel like I can never have bread again. And I like all kinds of bread....not just white fluffy bread so now when I make a choice to have it I like to choose a grain bread (my favorite)....still full of calories though.
I have updated my weigh-ins. I lost 1 pound this week. I have been battling the same 2 pounds for a month or so now. I really need to break through and get down below where I am now. I only have a few pounds left to lose to get to my ticker goal and I really want to get there so I can set a new goal.
Hope you all are doing well and moving in a forward motion. Never look back just keep on going.

Good, bad, and ugly...

Last week I had some good things happen. I went to my class on Wednesday and did pretty good for not being there in almost two weeks. I blanked out on a couple of things but made it through. I'm sitting at class right now and am going to go get a head start as soon as I'm done posting. Another good thing that I did last week was buy some Greek yogurt. I know it is not new to any of you but, I have not ever seen it around here. I did enjoy it alot and liked the fact that it is fat free and double protein. The calories are half of what I have been eating, and I eat yogurt almost every day.
Ok, now the bad. I gained 2 pounds last week. After that I kinda went into a carb overload. It wasn't intentional...every day I tried to make good choices but by the end of the day I was over my calorie limit and mostly from "evil white carbs".
Now the ugly. I have been puffy and bloated (hormones don't help) and feeling miserable.
I'm going to exercise today and get some fruit and veggies in. Oh, and lots of water.
Hope you all have a great Monday and beginning of the week.

I'm not lost...

I'm still here......just lurking in the background for a quick bit of motivation or inspiration every time I get a minute out of my very busy life. I have not taken the time to post because my brain is in such a whirlwind I can not seem to quiet it down enough to think about what I want to post.
So, here is a quick update of where I am. I am still losing, ever so slowly, but still losing. I have lost about 5 pounds from the last time I posted. I have been missing my exercise class the last 3 times for different reasons. One day I had a migraine and only got in half an hour workout. I have been on the move way more that usual though.
Hope everyone is having a great week and I hope to get more time to post soon.

Last weigh-in of the year...

My last weigh-in for 2009.........I gained 1 pound!

OK...not what I wanted to have to post but it is the truth. I kinda knew I would have a gain this week, I have not been eating very healthy in the evenings and I have not exercised all last week.

I am not going to dwell on that 1 pound gain. I am moving on and ready to continue getting healthy....one little step at a time. I have been eating healthy for 2 days now and staying with-in my calorie allotment for the day. I have even exercised twice this week......so far.

I found some pictures of me before I started eating healthy and decided to post a comparison of then and now. I added them to my progress pictures page too.

This first one is a before and now picture of my face.


My husband took a picture of me on Christmas day 2009 (after my sponge bath and soup-pot hair wash) and then I found an older picture of me on Christmas 2007.


I may not have had a loss on the last weigh-in of the year but I have had a loss for the year. I am thinner now than I have ever been as an adult. My losses are not big and I would never win on the biggest loser but, I am still losing. I am worth it and I will get healthy!

A real country Christmas...

Weigh-in day was the day before Christmas and I lost .4 of a pound this week. Not much but, a loss is better than a gain. (which I will probably see next week O_o ) I did good at healthy eating last week but once again I did not exercise.

My Christmas was very interesting to say the least. Our pump to our well broke down on Christmas eve. We had no running water for 36 hours! We had a wonderful Christmas morning with the kids opening presents but, it was back to reality as soon as everyone had to go to the bathroom and there was no water to flush the toilet or wash hands. My husband found a 5 gallon bucket and dipped it into the pool in the back yard to bring in water to flush toilets...what a life saver!
We had planned a big Christmas breakfast and to head off to the in-laws for early dinner with the rest of the family. Well, I couldn't cook much without water. We had some water in a few containers to drink from and use for cooking about a gallon. I made a small breakfast and we all ate and appreciated it. No one wanted to go anywhere without showering so we called the in-laws to tell them what was going on. They still expected us to go so my husband found 3 gallons of water out in the garage that we heated up and washed up with. So off we went to town to see the in-laws and to eat dinner. When we arrived they had already started eating and not much was left. I had to slice turkey off the bone for us to eat...it tasted better than usual this year. We stayed to visit for a couple of hours. We took every container with a lid on it in our trunk and filled it with water once we got there. It wasn't too bad this year and at least we got to eat and get water for the next day till we could get parts for the pump. The next day my husband had to drive back into town to get parts and hope it would be the right thing. He found a guy that knew what he was talking about and helped him get the right part. The best thing we got for Christmas this year was running water the day after Christmas. Christmas in the country......real life!

One big disappointment was that half(2) of my son's presents didn't work and he couldn't enjoy them at all. I had to take them back the next day after the pump got fixed and because it was late in the day already, we didn't get back until 8:30 pm and then had to make dinner....it didn't end up being healthy.

On Sunday we had our oldest son and his girlfriend over for a Christmas celebration, a turkey dinner and to give them their presents. It was so nice to have water back to be able to cook and clean and go to the bathroom...and flush!

My eating has been pretty bad this week. Every day I get up and start the day out right and by evening I am craving something sweet or just munching on things that I shouldn't be eating. My water intake was very little for a couple of days and really made me feel bloated....along with eating not so healthy foods. I'm not feeling good today maybe it is because I have been eating too many sweets...I don't know...maybe I have an ear infection left over from my cold. Maybe both!!

feeling better today...

My cold is going away and the hormones are moving in. Oh, my. I'm so tired today.

I did end up going to class yesterday and working out. It was a great class...very productive. I am ready to be training to the next level. It always feels good to work hard. I only worked out once this week though.

So, I weighed in today and lost 2 pounds this week. I am happy with that considering I was not exercising and ate a lot on some days but, not on others, I guess it evened out.

I plan to go shopping tonight so I better get going and make a plan. We have a huge party planned at our house on Saturday. I am a bit nervous to see some of the people that haven't seen me all year and need to be mindful of what I put in my mouth regardless of what others are eating.

Have a great week!

I have a cold...

I've had a cold this week. So my eating has been off and on....sometimes I'm really hungry and other times I don't feel like eating. Drinking a lot of tea though. Feeling stressed and emotional but keeping my head above water one hour at a time. I am trying to get in any rest I can get but, my schedule is so busy right now. I have not exercised all week. Maybe tomorrow?? maybe not. we'll see. I need to get over this cold so I can get back to the normal things in life and not feel so burned out.

Thoughts about the test...

I weighed in today to find a loss for the week of 1.2 pounds. I was a little worried that I had not lost this week because I have not made it in to exercise much this week. I am hoping to get my rear in gear and exercise at home more and not use the excuse that I couldn't get to class this week or some stupid thing like that. It's really up to me....no one can make me do it.

Speaking of exercise and class, last week was testing week at my class and this was the first and only time I have not tested in four years. I am having mixed feelings about it. I know that I am at a level that does not require me to test until next term but it just felt weird to not do it. I was there and watched everyone test and move up a level. Not testing made me feel like I was not good enough to move up, even though that is not logical thinking......I am at the highest level I can be right now.....higher than everyone who tested this term. I should be proud of myself and confident with where I am. Next term is the soonest I can test to achieve the ultimate goal in our classes.....will I be ready??.....can I do this???...do I deserve this???...how much does this mean to me??...have I worked hard enough???...will I push to make it to the top???
I need to think positive about this...I can do it!!!! enough of that I just had to get it off my mind and move on.

How is everyone doing with the holiday eating? Next week we are having two parties and I am trying to prepare foods and have healthy choices available and I am also trying to prepare mentally. At Thanksgiving I was doing great with the healthy choices that I put out till my sister-in-law came over and started eating the bean dip and chips. She was saying how good it was and really enjoying it. It made me want to eat more. I knew it was really good, my son had made it and I tried it when he got done to make sure it was good. I had been having a little bit on celery every now and then but when she started to eat it I wanted to join right in. I did have a few too many dips of it on celery still and then moved away but, I really want to be more prepared next time. I noticed my daughter joining right in with her and tried to divert her with out making a scene about it.

Here's to healthy holiday eating and being prepared to fight the temptations to overeat and make bad choices.
We are worth it and will be happier in the long run! Good luck.