Healthy lunch followed by chocolate....

I did it again after lunch. I ate a healthy lunch and then ate a bite of brownie and a small piece of chocolate. I am going to keep working on this. I did not go on a sweet binge so I can be happy about that.

I am not training on Wednesday mornings any more because I am now teaching. I have a new beginner that I help teach things to. I still do warm ups with everyone but not a full hour of training. When I came home I did some arm curls and leg lifts today as I watched The Biggest loser. I did about 40 minutes. I feel good about doing that and not just sitting there. I am working on getting in some exercise at home again. Last night I had a good training hour and worked on a lot of new things.....laughed a lot trying to do new things but, laughing burns calories too......right???

Sweets...trouble!

I'm having trouble with sweets this week. I have been craving sweets lately. I never really had trouble with sweets before but, lately I have been wanting sweets after every meal that I eat. What is that all about?? Then I end up adjusting my calories to accommodate the sweets and it doesn't leave much for good healthy food. I hate how it makes me feel at the end of the day. I get bloated up and sometimes I get jittery after I eat something sweet. Then I drink more water to hopefully flush out my body.
What is wrong with me.....I need a healthy alternative! I think it actually started a couple of weeks ago when our neighbor came back from India after being there for 5 months and brough back 2 boxes of Indian sweets. They are like ground almond and ground cashew fudge. And the other one is like crispy pie crust with layers of lemon and licorice....indescribable yumminess!!!
Well, needless to say no one in my family liked them except me. I did limit myself to one a day after the first couple of days but I think that set me on a sweet craving..??
Ok....enough of that.
I am trying to get in more exercise this week. My summer training schedule has ended and I need to get a new plan. I used to try to get in 30 minutes of moving each day at home on the days I'm not training. I think I will try to do that again. I love to play DDR and Wii Fit. My bike has had a flat and I haven't rode it all summer. I like to walk too. So, I have options, I just need to get my rear in gear!!
Have a GREAT week!

It's been how looooong???

Wow, It's been so long since I posted or updated my tickers that they are gone!! I updated one of them but can't get the other to update. I guess I will have to post a new one now.
I have been so busy all summer long. I am trying to get settled into a fall routine right now.
I realize how much I miss all of your support and encouragement. And how I miss encouraging all of you too.
My weight is still going down (ever so slowly - topic for a future post). I hit 75 pounds lost on September 9 and did not post it. This week I am up 2 pounds so I didn't think I should get a new HYC badge till I get back down and take the time to post it. That is my mini-goal right now...to get the 2 pounds back off and keep them off so I can get that new "75 pounds lost" badge!!
Hope everyone is having a GREAT week.
I would love to hear from anyone who is still out there.

Wow..I can't believe it...

I finally did it! I reached my goal!! I never ever really thought I could do it but, with the help of all you bloggers and others that encouraged me I finally made it! I have set a new goal of 30 more pounds and that will put me at 100 pounds lost. I do not have a final goal in mind because I have never been thin and have no clue what to expect at any lower weight than I am at now. I weigh less than I ever did in high school right now so I can't even go back to memories of then...and before that I don't recall too much about size or weight...that was more than 30 years ago. I will go for another 30 pounds lost and see what I feel like and look like then. I am pretty short 5'2" and know that I could lose another 70 or so pounds for my height but, I have a lot of extra skin from being so overweight all my life and I'm not sure how that will play into my weight ??? just don't know right now.
I do know that I am not stopping what I have been doing and I feel great! I love being active and healthier!!! I wanted to share this big milestone with you all I got to check off several goals achieved...
70 pounds lost
25% of my weight lost
added another healthy heart
got a new HYC badge
I'm so excited today!!!
How should I celebrate??? I rarely reward myself.
Have to get going to go get ready to train tonight.
WOO-HOO for me. :)

Positive thinking...

It has been sooooo long since I have posted. I am still working on being healthy and slowly losing weight. I have been working on extra training classes for the summer. I was hoping that it would help me lose a bit faster but, not so far. I have been trying a new thing more lately......it's called "positive thinking". You've probably heard of it before and most likely already do it. I have been trying to put it into practice more in my life to help me achieve my goals and it really makes life a little happier!
Hope you all are having a great summer and staying healthy and positive.

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.