A great day for a walk...

Today was a great day for a fall walk. My daughter and I went for a walk today. We took the dog with us and my son went half way with us. It was very refreshing to breath in the fall air. I love this time of year. I really do not like the hot weather of the summer. I have been tolerating the heat a lot better lately though......maybe because I have lost weight or maybe because I make myself work out in it.....who knows?? This summer I did double training classes at 5:00-6 pm and 6:00-7pm when the heat is so bad in the building....no air conditioning what so ever!!!! HOT HOT HOT! sweat, sweat, sweat I only felt like passing out 2 times through the whole summer. I stayed on track today and had a great walk!

Good Friday...

Today was good. I ate well, stayed in my calorie range, drank my water, and got in a bit of exercise. I can't believe I did all of that in one day....I'm so proud of myself. It's been a while since I've gotten everything in that I need to do in one day. Mainly I lack in daily exercise, and then there is the daily strugle with the calories but, I am not giving up. I am worth taking care of myself. I deserve to be healthy. ;).
I can do this!!

Weigh-in Day...

So, here it is again..... weigh-in day. It seems to come so quickly sometimes. Ok...I'll get it over with.....I stayed the same again. I am disappointed but, not at all surprised.
I've been telling myself that I need to make some changes to get the ball rolling but I'm just not making progress. I have some good plans in my head, I think, just not put into action yet. I'm not giving up though!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I went to train on Tuesday night and worked hard...that felt good to get that in but was overall in a down mood and feeling stressed. No training class tonight...it has been canceled. I'm bummed about that today. I went yesterday morning to teach and had a blast. I'm really liking teaching the new students and when I get a chance I love to help fine tune the ones that have been there awhile, like I did on Monday.
My goal is try to get in more exercise this week and keep on my calorie count as usual.
I did make more time to blog this last week and I'm glad for that......the inspiration and encouragement really helps.
I can do this and I'm not giving up....I am worth it!! :)

Hope everyone had a better weekend than I did! I haven't been feeling very good this week and I'm extremely tired. I already had a migraine this morning.....what a way to start a Monday!
I have really been trying to curb the sweet cravings but, this morning I gave in to temptation.....I started the day with half a brownie and a cup of mocha.
I better get ready to go, time is ticking away and I have a training class to get to this morning so I can help teach. (Tomorrow I will go to train)
Have a great day!

Weigh-in Day...

Well, I think the sweets are catching up to me. I Stayed the same this week....no loss, no gain though either. I will need to work harder this next week if I want to see a loss. I think I need to do some changing around again of calories and exercise. Or maybe it's that I just need to get more serious and motivated. I don't mind small and steady losses but, I'm really slowing down here. I need to do some reading about how many calories I should be eating to lose weight....I know most of you are good at this...how do I keep the weight coming off?? What is the lowest amount of calories to be eating and still be healthy?? I always heard you should never go under 1200 but I'm getting close to that and I still have quite a bit of weight to lose. How do I keep lowering it?

I went to train tonight for about 1 hour & 45 min. with some stretching in there. I had a good time. I am a bit sore from my arm curls yesterday though. My goal is to get back into 2 classes by next week then I will get in 2 hours of training twice a week and then try to get in 30 minutes of some other movement on the days I'm at home. We'll see how that plan works out.

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!