tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19063184398131324512024-03-13T13:17:30.961-07:00Walk it OffThis is my journey to lose weight and getting fit, by walking and learning to live well and eat better. I will share my story as it unfolds, along with everything it takes for me to finally get fit. I'm finally going to walk away from my fat life for good.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200274742733326370noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906318439813132451.post-75816535244619310162015-03-18T22:46:00.001-07:002015-03-18T22:46:49.330-07:00Mini updateI got a job as a cook at the zoo, and I have no free time left it seems. Also its adding activity to my life, as well as forcing me to go a long time without water and no eating scheduled. I also get charged for a meal every day regardless of rather or not I eat it, so I have a salad everyday. So it has its ups and downs.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200274742733326370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906318439813132451.post-62531875914174027702015-03-01T20:59:00.000-08:002015-03-01T20:59:22.029-08:00Weigh-in #5<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">
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Start weight: 271.4 lb<o:p></o:p></div>
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Weight change: Lost 17.8 lbs<o:p></o:p></div>
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Current weight: 254.2 lbs<o:p></o:p></div>
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BMI Status: Obese<o:p></o:p></div>
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Goal weight: 145.0 lb<o:p></o:p></div>
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% Goal Complete: 14%<o:p></o:p></div>
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% Time Complete: 9.6%<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm down almost 18 lbs, I'm still not working out like I said I would. My hips are -5 inches, and my thighs are -3 inches. The rest of my body is the same. Odd, yet great. </span></div>
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Start weight: 271.4 lb<o:p></o:p></div>
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Weight change: Lost 12.4 lbs<o:p></o:p></div>
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Current weight: 259 lbs<o:p></o:p></div>
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Goal weight: 145.0 lb<o:p></o:p></div>
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% Goal Complete: 10.2%<o:p></o:p></div>
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Yep, I lost even less. I did yoga 3 times this week and was active indoors, and I lost less. I believe its because yesterday I broke down and had Taco Bell for lunch yesterday. last week I started stepping on the scale every day. So I know yesterday I was 257.2, today I'm 259. I was mad and sad and this makes me not want fast food anymore. That is the positive I'm taking away from this. </div>
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The ice and snow made it easy to get away with not jogging and not working out as hard. But this week I'm jogging in the hall if I need to. I will keep the yoga, but not as a real workout. Yoga is a small workout but I need to bust my butt a little more than this. </div>
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Next week is the first week of the new month, so I will be doing a Feb. evaluation. I want to feel like I want to look back and feel good, I fear I will not. Here is to Hope. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200274742733326370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906318439813132451.post-43898845966863664352015-02-16T09:39:00.002-08:002015-02-16T09:39:39.309-08:00Goal Update 1<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">GOAL 1:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Weigh 145 lbs or less.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Complete a fun 5k</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Strengthen my arms</span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;"><br /></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">260.0 lbs</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">I want to try for the Nashville <a href="http://www.runordye.com/" target="_blank">Run or Dye</a> if they have it. Otherwise its going to be the <a href="http://www.blacklightrun.com/" target="_blank">Blacklight Run</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">For now I'm just jogging indoors to keep from the cold and ICE 3 times a week for 30 min. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Strengthen my arms</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm incorporating 1 lb and 5 lb weights into my workouts. I'm also dedicating 30 min 3 times a week to this. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.8400001525879px; line-height: 22.1760005950928px;">Be able to belly dance.</span><br />
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no where really. I've watched a few videos, This week I need to really make a move and DO SOMETHING. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200274742733326370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906318439813132451.post-4607047239901149102015-02-16T09:12:00.000-08:002015-02-16T09:12:57.261-08:00My Plan 1.1.16<br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">I will follow <a href="http://www.nutrisystem.com/" style="color: #674ea7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Nutrisystem </a> for 3 months.<br />In that time I will plan out my weekly meals based on the foods I am given, and I will plan my families meals at the same time and try to make the same meals for them that I will be eating.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">I will do everything I can each week to achieve <a href="http://jamiewalks.blogspot.com/2015/02/journal-1-goals-and-motivation.html" target="_blank">my Goals</a></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">I will also start using a <a href="http://fitstronglean.com/fit-strong-lean-fitness-binder-free/" style="color: #674ea7; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Fitness Planner</a> for tracking my weight and journaling.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">I will record both a written and a video weekly update of my weight and progress on Sundays.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">I will become more active in my daily life, to include a 5 day workout plan. </li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">I will keep using the Mindset Makeover, and I will keep following the weekly lessons.</li>
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First off, I am sorry I have not posted my Goal Update, I will do so today. Yesterday was Valentines Day and I had other things on my mind than writing. I am marking my agenda so as to not miss it next week. </div>
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I feel I have lost all of the easy weight I had (water shed mostly). Now I need to really work at this. I only did 2 workouts this week. I did one on the day I was having a hard time, and I worked hard for an hour. Today I jogged back and forth in my garage for a solid 45 min. I have no idea how far that is, so I am just counting it as prep. So this week I am not letting myself make up reasons to not workout in some way. I have Yoga, walking and jogging, and weights (I found my 1lb set and my 5lb set), and the internet is full of free workout videos I can cast to my TV. I WILL workout EVERY DAY. There is no reason not to. I like it, I feel better, I'm getting better fast, so its just my lazy ways that are stopping me. I can not be fit and lazy, my husband my get away with it but he had years in the armed forces to teach his body to stay lean and mean. </div>
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As for my eating, this was a week of love, so there was a date night with Sushi with way less rice. I did eat some Sugar Free chocolate yesterday. I need to find some new fast veggies, and I need to break down and get some fat free ranch and other healthy dressings for my salads. Also I will get some sugar free creamer, so I can stop using the normal stuff. These things may only count for a few calories a day each, but if I have more than 1 coffee, or a salad with lunch and dinner, it adds up. I do now have alarms set on my <span style="font-family: inherit;">phone for each meal and snack. This is not only to remind me to eat at snack time, but to keep me from eating when I don't need to. I'm taking control of my hunger and learning about </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Internal Hunger vs. External Hunger. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200274742733326370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906318439813132451.post-75563810883778891532015-02-13T12:50:00.001-08:002015-02-13T12:51:03.648-08:00Feeling betterSo I did work out for an hour, and I worked hard to some mood fitting music. Nothing like some Tool and NIN for jogging back and forth in a small space. I kept my heart rate up, and when I would walk/jog I found that I like slow jogging more than I ever thought. At the start of the hour I was jogging for the heat, by the end I was jogging for the wind on my skin. I think that is my target from now all. I finished my workout by taking the dog for a walk and my playlist started playing the Guardians of the Galaxy sound track, happy and uplifting. A great end.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I didn't know I was so big, I was 272 when this started. But I didn't see it. the mirror only shows a little of me, and I block out what I don't like. Now I see it, and I want to change it. But Its affecting me. I don't see why my husband would want to touch me, let alone think I'm sexy. I am grumpy, and moody, and today I just want to cry. I've started waking up at night and not being able to go back to sleep because before in my dreams I was thin. I dreamed myself how I want to look, now I dream me as fat, and alone. That may sound stupid to some people, but I am seeing the truth for the first time, and it keeps me up at night. </span><br />
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Start weight: 271.4 lb<o:p></o:p></div>
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Weight change: Lost 10 lbs<o:p></o:p></div>
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Current weight: 261.4 lbs<o:p></o:p></div>
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Goal weight: 145.0 lb<o:p></o:p></div>
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From now on I will do Weigh-in Sunday mornings, and on the First Sunday of each month I will add my measurement changes as well. I will also add a Goal Update every Saturday evening regarding the <a href="http://jamiewalks.blogspot.com/2015/02/journal-1-goals-and-motivation.html" target="_blank">4 main goals</a>. I will also work on organizing this blog now that I am posting so often about so may things. I will keep it all here, for me and for you. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200274742733326370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906318439813132451.post-20271344780111522822015-02-07T17:35:00.001-08:002015-02-08T08:05:19.003-08:00Journal #1, Goals and Motivation<b>GOAL 1:</b><br />
Weigh 145 lbs or less.<br />
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<b>WHY NOW?</b><br />
I realized I'm slowly creeping my way up to the 300 lbs mark. I can't move fast to help when there is need to move fast (like to stop the dog from getting out of the yard). And I want to live to see my son grow up.<br />
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<b>WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE?</b><br />
Being alive is important. Also feeling good and being happy are important.<br />
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I will feel better, I will be able to breath when I am active. I will feel good about how I look. I will be able to ware nice clothes. I will live longer. I will me more like the me I see in my head. It will be a positive impact on all parts of my life<br />
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<li> Modify my eating habits with 3 month Nurtisystem to train my mind and body. </li>
<li> Become active daily to begin to burn off fat.</li>
<li> Keep my blog and journal so that I can look back and keep moving ahead.</li>
<li> Learn skills to prevent falling back on old habits. </li>
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<li> Get back to the 230 lbs that I was at before my son.</li>
<li> Get below 200 lbs, brake that number line.</li>
<li> Get below 180 lbs, the weight I was when I was 18.</li>
<li> Get to my goal of 145 lbs!</li>
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<li>Special Date Night with my hubby.</li>
<li>New Clothes. (this will repeat as I loss, but the first time is a big one) </li>
<li> Spa Day (I've always felt I was too fat)</li>
<li> On top of finally being being 145 lbs, and all of the above, we will be saving to get me Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck). Something like $5k to $10k depending on things. </li>
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Complete a fun 5k<br />
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<b>WHY NOW?</b><br />
I now live where there are all kinda of fun 5k events with foam, mud, dye, and water. I want to be able to do it so that we can do them as a family.<br />
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Being an active family help us bond and gives my son positive memories that will help him live a healthy life as well. Also, its fun!<br />
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Being fit enough to do a 5k is a marker for me to know that I can do other things as well. It a motivating health activity.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml" target="_blank"> Use a Plan</a></li>
<li> Be consistent </li>
<li> Pick a 5k for this summer and sign up</li>
<li> Make a jogging playlist to get me pumped</li>
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<li>Jog 50 yards</li>
<li>Jog 100 yards</li>
<li>Jog 200 yards</li>
<li>Jog 1/4 mile</li>
<li>Jog 1/2 mile</li>
<li>Jog 1 mile</li>
<li>Jog 2 miles within <a href="http://www.armystudyguide.com/content/army_board_study_guide_topics/physical_training/apft-female-2mile-run-sta.shtml" target="_blank">APFT Standards</a></li>
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<li>hot bath</li>
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<li>hot bath and i don't cook dinner </li>
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<li>$200 to spend exclusively on self.</li>
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<b>GOAL 3:</b><br />
Strengthen my arms<br />
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<b>WHY NOW?</b><br />
Right now my right arm falls out of socket all the time, even in my sleep.<br />
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<b>WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE?</b><br />
The doctor said that the muscles were too weak to hold in my arm. If I don't get the strength back soon, they want to open me up, and maybe put a pin in to hold my arm in. my dad has a pin in his arm, so does one of my older brothers. Its painful and cam tale 6 months to a year to recover. No thank you.<br />
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<b>HOW WILL MY LIFE BE IMPROVED?</b><br />
It will save me lots of pain, money, and time. Also, hot arms<br />
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<li> Begin using resistance bands</li>
<li> Push-Ups</li>
<li> Ask Husband for more ideas</li>
<li> Get real weights</li>
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<b>Milestones:</b><br />
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<li>Can do 10 girl Push-Ups</li>
<li>Perform a Push-Up</li>
<li>Perform a Pull-Up</li>
<li><a href="http://www.armystudyguide.com/content/army_board_study_guide_topics/physical_training/apft-female-pushup-standa.shtml" target="_blank">APFT Push-Up Standards</a> passed with 60%</li>
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<li>Massage from husband</li>
<li>Purchase Weight Set</li>
<li>Purchase Pull-Up Bar</li>
<li>Pole Dance Bar</li>
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<b>GOAL 4:</b><br />
Be able to belly dance.<br />
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<b>WHY NOW?</b><br />
After I had my son my left hip never went back into place, it means sometimes I have a limp, and it hurts a lot of the time.<br />
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<b>WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE?</b><br />
Like my arm, I have been told by doctor that I need to strengthen my hip muscles and abs. There is little they can do to help me, hips are not something easy to fix.<br />
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<b>HOW WILL MY LIFE BE IMPROVED?</b><br />
It turns out belly dancing is great for doing what I need, and it is fun and can be sexy. I would not be in pain all the time. It will help me look better. And other reasons that relate to my hubby. :3<br />
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<li>Watch YouTube Videos</li>
<li>Create belly dancing multireddit</li>
<li>Locate active local communicate + engage</li>
<li>Practice Yoga using above techniques</li>
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<b>Milestones:</b><br />
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<li> 30 minutes of private belly dancing</li>
<li> 30 minutes of private belly dancing 3x week</li>
<li> belly dance for my husband</li>
<li> be able to belly dance for entertainment</li>
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<li>Sign up for a class.</li>
<li>Get Belly dancing equipment</li>
<li>Get Belly dancing outfit </li>
<li>Get Ribbon/Fire Dancing Equipment</li>
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These are the 4 goals I will be working on. They are just the first 4, but I feel they will be fun and I can start now.<br />
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<li>1-23-15 272 lbs <br />I realized how close I am to 300 lbs and I put my foot down. I picked up the fast 5 from Sam's Club and made an agreement with my hubby.</li>
<li>1-26 271.4 lbs<br />Start day for Fast 5.</li>
<li>2-2 263.0 lbs<br />I finished the Fast 5 and my hubby and I did a pro/con of joining Nutrisystem. I place my order.</li>
<li>2-6 262.2 lbs<br />I start my program.</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200274742733326370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906318439813132451.post-26497814553972326192015-02-05T21:32:00.002-08:002015-02-08T08:00:29.288-08:00Big BoxToday my box of Shelf Stable foods got here. I filmed an <a href="http://youtu.be/zJaEepbm51s" target="_blank">unboxing</a> but it is really not the best but it is my first time. I had a friend help out, and I also got a few text messages while we were doing it. In short, don't judge me :3 But it is also an honest look at me, as I am, before I start.<br />
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So the F5 actually had 3 Muffins! It also had more bars, so I now have a total of 13 meal bars for breakfast. Of 25, 13 are bars. Even if I like then, that is a lot of meal bars. So I will change that up. I'm adding donuts and muffins and yummy things to the Next month.<br />
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The only thins missing is the popcorn, it was off to the side and I didn't see it until I was putting it all away. But its a good mix of sweet and salty. There were none in the F5, so the numbers will not match, That just means I will skip a nigh snack from time to time. no big deal,<br />
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Right now the plan is to bind the 3 mean meals for each day and store them in the 3 clear bins, and I can choose the snack that fits my mood. </div>
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So I Start first thing in the Morning. I will update in weight (I know it went up... ) and I am planning on filming the first taste of each food. I have a plan in mind as to how to do that. Until tomorrow!<br />
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<li>I will follow <a href="http://www.nutrisystem.com/" target="_blank">Nutrisystem </a> for 3 months. <br />In that time I will plan out my weekly meals based on the foods I am given, and I will plan my families meals at the same time and try to make the same meals for them that I will be eating.</li>
<li>I will losses 2 lbs a week.</li>
<li>I will also start using a <a href="http://fitstronglean.com/fit-strong-lean-fitness-binder-free/" target="_blank">Fitness Planner</a> from now on.</li>
<li>I will record weekly updates of my weight and progress.</li>
<li>I will become more active in my daily life, walking, jogging, working out, and moving more.</li>
<li>I will start the Mindset Makeover tonight, and I will keep following the weekly lessons.</li>
<li>I will set 2 to 3 weekly goals as part of my weekly posts and weigh in.</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200274742733326370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906318439813132451.post-87301755624483287762015-02-01T08:38:00.001-08:002015-02-07T18:54:38.590-08:00Beginning of Day 7Its the last day, tomorrow I will weigh in and see if I lost the 5 lbs that is my mini goal.<br />
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<a href="http://imgur.com/a/Tazcj" target="_blank">Day 4</a> what good, I was at the Zoo so I packed my lunch. I realized with having my foods set up like this I have no need for fast food, so I have not eaten out one. That in itself is going to be great. On the way home I got a call for a Nutrisystem Rep and we had a short chat. I told him I want to do it but I need to see this week through and that I need to convince my hubby its worth the cost. So I have his number and I will give him a call tomorrow to talk about what we can do to make this work.<br />
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<a href="http://imgur.com/a/goDjQ" target="_blank">Day 5</a> was good, I found myself hungry when it was time to eat, and full when I was done. I have also noticed that I eat slower and I am taking the time to enjoy my meals and snacks. I do still need to treat snacks as meals, and sit and eat it at the same time, not over an hour. When I do that it messes up when I feel hungry.<br />
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<a href="http://imgur.com/a/6BVHz" target="_blank">Day 6</a> was a little out of walk. I was up early, and on the go a lot. so my timing for the day was all over the place. but at the end of the day I was ok. and really in the end I just need to feel like I'm doing better and I'm not too uncomfortable. I know I will be uncomfortable, that is normal when you tell your body it can't have what it wants and to do things it does not want to do. Now that I'm not feeling so hungry all the time I'm starting to be more active. Going to the zoo is good because I can walk all day and be really active and not even notice. My son loves it and we will go back and forth to see animals 2 or 3 times. It counts and its fun.<br />
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So today is my last day on the Fast 5. Tomorrow I will give my before and after weight, and a recap of how I feel. I will also have a plan for the month of February so that i don't just gain it back. This is it. I'm done being fat.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200274742733326370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906318439813132451.post-2654868667256972592015-01-28T20:30:00.001-08:002015-01-28T20:30:35.937-08:00End of day 3First off, yesterday was a good day. I felt good by the end of it, and I've started taking my gummy vitamins and gummy fiber at night, and its like a mini snack. The <a href="http://imgur.com/a/fvlDB" target="_blank">food for day 2</a> was great, and so far there is nothing I would not eat again. But I've looked into ways to make it my self and that is going to be hard. <div>
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<a href="http://imgur.com/a/jl0m6" target="_blank">Day 3</a> was a hard day, today I made banana bread with nuts and chocolate chips. I also had a slice, or 2. I know I know... I cut other foods out to try and make up for the calories but in the end I cheated. Now I need to took at it, admit it, and get over it. It was good, and it made a loop hole that I had to deal with for the rest of the day. as so and I had the first bit I found my self talk was making it ok to have more. After slice #2 i realized how bad this was. I then had to have a constant fight with my inner voice, it kept telling me that I already cheated, and that I may as well have a full dinner too. NO! Hell its still going off, telling me that the strawberry shortcake has to be tossed in the trash if it's not eaten tonight, and how bad that is. I just have to keep in mind that if I eat it I'm tossing my heath in the trash instead (I just told my husband that, he tossed it for me and told me he loved me).</div>
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I also started walking the dog yesterday, and today I did 20 sit-ups. I know its not a lot, its not the 30 min a day I should be getting, but its a start. I also dance around with Zed off and on all day. But I want to work on getting stronger as well as smaller. Hell, if I stayed big, but were fit with abs and viking arms, I would be ok with that. Being small is not my goal, being healthy is, living to see my grande-babies, having a body that makes me feel good is my goal.</div>
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So tomorrow is a new day, I will buckle back down, I will also leave the house for more than just walking the dog. I have to get some things ready for my brother and his son to get here, so I will be moving around a lot. I like the foods, so I enjoy eating the meals that are planned for me, and I am enjoying knowing that I'm doing this right. Yes i messed up today, but that's part of this. </div>
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My hubby and I have talked about the cost of keeping it going with Nutrisystem, and 2 things play into the yes or no of it. 1: Will i stick with it, or if this a faze. 2: Does the cost of the food work for our family knowing we still need to buy my veggies AND food for 2 grown men and 2 growing boys under age 3. </div>
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The first is more about my dedication to my self than anything. I WANT to lose this 100+ lbs NOW. This year, not next year. If i had stuck with it before I would be done by now! This feels motivating! So than my real problem is the cost. </div>
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The plan is $329.99 for 4 weeks, plus another Fast 5 and a free extra week for 3 months (a deal that came with this kit). OK, so for 3 months there would 16 weeks worth of food for about $990, So the first 4 months (a month of extra food) would cost about $9 a day, and about $12 a day after that. So I need to find a way to make up the cost of the $330 a month before I can start. OK, that's a new project for me... why does getting healthy cost so much! </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200274742733326370noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906318439813132451.post-12062410043015004422015-01-26T17:56:00.001-08:002015-01-26T18:25:14.336-08:00End of Day 1<div dir="ltr">
So today was a mixed bag. All in all the Nutrisystem food was good. The oatmeal was the first meal I've ever had that didn't leave me in a blood sugar crash 2 hours later. It tasted good, and I didn't feel hungry. The energizing shake that is the AM snack everyday emphasizes the zing because it has a zingy taste. It was not my favorite but I think I could get used to it. The lunch bar tasted really good, no funny aftertaste or anything. the craving crusher shake that is PM snack for every day was really good, and it did the job. Too bad it was short lived, 2 hours later all I could think about was how much I wanted dinner. The dinner lasagna was amazingly good. It looked like it was going to be gross, but I could totally get used to eating that on a regular basis. And it's been less than 10 minutes since I finished dinner, at first I wanted more. But now that I've had time to sit and drink more water and let my stomach realize that I've given it real food I feel great. I am a little afraid of that by 10 p.m. I'm going to be starving again. I took pictures of all of the food, & I'm reaching out to the local community as well as the online community for people losing large amounts of weight. Right now all I can think about is how much I want to sleep, and I still need to make my husband his dinner of salmon, rice, and corn. All things that I cannot have this week. </div>
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I know that this is still the first day and the excitement will wear off at some point. Some of it were off today as cravings kicked in and hunger strike hard. I just had to keep telling myself that I want to be thinner more than I want to eat that food. That was basically my mantra today. </div>
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Anyhow I will keep <u>posting</u>. I'll keep it honest , and I know cheating is only cheating myself. I'll check in again tomorrow.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200274742733326370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906318439813132451.post-9047738432252014702015-01-26T07:33:00.000-08:002015-01-26T07:33:42.475-08:00Here were go again<div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding: 0px;" title="">
I'm 30 yrs old and 271.4 lbs female just beginning weight loss journey. I have 100 lbs to loss minimum. My End goal is to weigh 145 lbs again, but my first goal is to loss that first 5 lbs. I'm starting the <a class="imgScanned" href="http://www.nutrisystem.com/jsps_hmr/home/index.jsp?_requestid=2980067" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none;">Nutrisystem Fast 5</a><span class="keyNavAnnotation" style="font-size: 9px; position: relative; top: -6px;" title="press 1 to open link">[1] </span>today, I got my <a class="imgScanned" href="http://imgur.com/a/FGwFm" name="img3" style="color: #336699; text-decoration: none;" title="" type="GALLERY">7 day meal kit</a><a class="toggleImage expando-button collapsed collapsedExpando image gallery commentImg" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" style="-webkit-user-select: none; background: url(https://s3.amazonaws.com/b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/tBwwK20XXxtpgudWx1L7bDXla-iotv-JA0jgA0Y-FVs.png) 0px -368px no-repeat scroll rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #336699; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; float: none; height: 23px; margin: 2px 6px 2px 4px; max-height: 23px; max-width: 23px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 23px;" title="7 items in gallery"> </a><span class="keyNavAnnotation" style="font-size: 9px; position: relative; top: -6px;" title="press 2 to open link">[2] </span>at Sam's Club. I did some looking into it and Nutrisystem have a mixed audience as far as I can tell. The people that stick to it 100% do well bet give up a lot. While the people that mix in there home cooked meals and snacks stop gaining, but don't loss a lot and are upset.</div>
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Going into this I know its going to be hard, and its not over night, but I want to live a good life, and see my kids grow up, I want to stop feeling like everyone is looking at me and seeing the fat chick and making judgement while I'm playing with my 1 1/2 yr old. Last week a little kid told me I was too big to play at the park, and I wanted to leave, go home, hide, cry, and yell about how mean the world is. But I told her "I promise not to brake anything" and I kept playing with my boy.</div>
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My problem is I'v been "working on losing weight" for 8 years, and I GAINED 60 lbs! My husband is thin as a rail no mater what he eats, with a 6 pack to boot without ever working out, AT 32!! Jerk better have passed that to our son. :p Anyhow, I feel alone. I don't know very many people in Nashville (I'm not from here), so I get discouraged easily.</div>
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Does anyone have any tips for when I'm ready to give up and eat my feelings?</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200274742733326370noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906318439813132451.post-357700667759481632014-04-14T19:32:00.000-07:002014-04-14T19:32:33.645-07:00as i see it..<span style="background-color: white; color: #4f4f4f; font-family: freight-sans-pro, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.285715103149414px; line-height: 30px;">I myself am overweight and working on my size. The problem is not loving the XXL girls, we get our love. The problem is telling my 11 year old slim and fit little girl that she can never weigh over 120 lbs and be liked. The Problem is selling clothes that are labeled a size larger than they really are to make girls try to be smaller than they would normally be. The problem is giving one color 2 names, the true name, and the fat name. The problem is making healthy food cost 3x to 5x more than fattening food. The problem is telling the small sized people that its not only ok to be mean to the larger sized people, but its expected. the problem is not so much how you treat me, its how you treat my kids because of my size.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200274742733326370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906318439813132451.post-2570277457398047152014-03-07T11:31:00.000-08:002014-03-07T11:31:10.907-08:00mini posts ok?Again, my charts show i need to eat more... that will forever tick me off. tell me i'm fat because i eat too little... bull crap. but ok, i will add more good food to my meals, toss in a V-8 or 3. Also I'll fight my emotions and suck it up. Turn on some music, and move on. anyone have a favored workout song list?<br />
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also, are the short burst posts like this ok? With Zed, I don't feel like i can just sit and write out everything in one go. so pounding it out in mini form may end up being what i do. kinda like long facebook posts, but not... i don't really feel like that is the place for this. also i can come here are all my weight loss stuff is just here, no game crap or other posts to weed out to find what i am looking for. sound good?<br />
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also, i have been working out more, and now i just want to sleep more. is that going to be the thing now? before i did that, but it turns out i was also making a baby, so idk if this is just another thing. lol<br />
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o, also i found where my hidden calories were, i eat a LOT of nuts and peanut butter, any reason for craving nuts? or is that for the milk?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200274742733326370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906318439813132451.post-32806306086918922742014-03-05T10:15:00.000-08:002014-03-05T10:15:08.128-08:00March GoalsI promise to make healthy and positive choices so that I can live a healthy lifestyle and reach my goals.<br />
3-5-2014<br />
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My weigh in days are Wednesday the 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th.<br />
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March Goals:<br />
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1. Lose 10 lbs<br />
2. Do 5 daily 10 minute workout videos a week<br />
3. Log weight every Wednesday, and no "peaking"<br />
4. Use http://www.sparkpeople.com/ to track food and workout everyday<br />
5. Hang out with a friend at least 1 time per week RIL<br />
6. Drink at least 8 cups of water per day<br />
7. Read 1/2 of "This Star Won't Go Out" by the end of the month<br />
8. Fallow the 28-day Workout Boot Camp Plan<br />
9 Attend weekly "meeting" for emotional heath with friends<br />
10. No Yelling<br />
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Weigh-in:<br />
5th: 248.6<br />
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Goal: -10<br />
So far: -0.0<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200274742733326370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906318439813132451.post-90780766705723132422014-02-26T12:45:00.000-08:002014-02-26T12:45:34.134-08:00I'm Back! (mini post)<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I have been "away" for about 16 months. Why? I had a baby boy! So he is about 7 1/2 months old and I feel like I can start working on my weight. The sad thing is I gained back some of the weight I had lost before. I gained 11 lbs! not a lot, but when your trying to lose weight it sucks to lose it more than once. So today (2*26*14) marks my fresh start. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Mini goal: lose said 11 lbs! </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">As a side not I'm still breastfeeding my son and the cravings are hard core. So if anyone out there has any tips to help out I'd love to read them! </span><br />
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New Start Weight: 247 lbs<br />
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New End Goal: 160 lbs or less<br style="background-color: white;" /><br />I'll post more later when I can find time.<br />
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Thanks Everyone!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200274742733326370noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906318439813132451.post-82203599245591266422012-10-08T13:52:00.002-07:002012-10-08T13:52:37.501-07:00Week 15 Weigh-in<br />
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Start weight:
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Weight change: Lost 26.4 lbs<o:p></o:p></div>
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Current weight: 238.8 lbs<o:p></o:p></div>
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Goal weight: 145.0 lb<o:p></o:p></div>
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Days left: 707<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m moving right along. I had a full week last week but here
is where I’m at. I had no change last week and it pissed me off to no end. I’ve
been walking more, I just didn’t log it… sorry.
I’m going to “back-log” today. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200274742733326370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906318439813132451.post-53601803906701390822012-09-24T10:30:00.002-07:002012-09-24T10:30:53.844-07:00Week 13 Weigh-in<br />
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Start weight: 265.0 lb<o:p></o:p></div>
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Weight change: Lost 24.4 lbs<o:p></o:p></div>
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Current weight: 240.6 lbs<o:p></o:p></div>
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Goal weight: 145.0 lb<o:p></o:p></div>
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% Goal Complete: 12.3%<o:p></o:p></div>
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% Time Complete: 10.4%<o:p></o:p></div>
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So I realized that my miles update
on here anyway so no need to repeat. I really need to find my motivation. I lost
over 2lbs this week so I should be happy, but I don’t feel too happy. I hate
this season… my head hurts and I need
coffee. I’m going to go play minecraft… sorry everyone. I failed to post. I did change my calorie needs to 1310 – 1660 per
day. So I should keep losing. I’ll keep
it up. The down feeling should go away
soon, about the same time as the headaches thin down too. Funny how my mood
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200274742733326370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1906318439813132451.post-7197651343548618372012-09-18T10:21:00.001-07:002012-09-18T10:21:08.359-07:00Week 12 Weigh-in<br />
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Start weight: 265.0 lb<o:p></o:p></div>
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Weight change: Lost 22.2 lbs<o:p></o:p></div>
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BMI Status: Obese<o:p></o:p></div>
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Goal weight: 145.0 lb<o:p></o:p></div>
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% Goal
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% Time
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Days left: 728</div>
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I’m sorry I’m
late. I’ve been fighting with seasonal depression, add that to not knowing
anyone in town, hiding from the rodeo that worked it's way into a nightmare last
night, and toss in that time of the month (sorry to the men) and you have
someone that feels very down. I have lost 1.8 lbs even with it being “shark
week” (as I call it), so I should be happy. I’m almost out of the 240’s so that should be
helping. I’ve lost 22+ lbs, and yes my clothes do fit better. But I still feel
fat. When I take a bath I add bubbles to hide my fat. Know there is 20+ lbs
less, but there is still 90+ lbs extra that I, and others, see. </div>
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When I was at PAX I
stood in line for myself and others, kinda like a “gofer”, for food and coffee
and other things. and when I would walk away with the stuff for 3 people I would
get looks. That look that screams “you pig, going to go fatten up some more?”
and they did nothing to hide it. Why should they? I leave the coffee shop with
my coffee, and Shaun’s coffee (the same thing), and come back for a 3<sup>rd</sup>
for a friend (still the same). Some of the same people were there and one
looked at me and said “jesus…” just that. </div>
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The thing is at
the time I didn’t really care too much. But now that my mood is dark all the
little things are trying to suffocate me. Yes Shaun is a loving husband but
there is not a lot he can do. as I said, I have seasonal depression, and I live
in Oregon. But yesterday I made my mind up. I may have seasonal depression, but
seasonal depression does not have to have me. I don’t have to let it take over.
I have a very dark and sad past that makes for the dreams that make you not
want to sleep. But I dealt with all that. I don’t need to deal with it every
fall. So I need to focus, change my thoughts, and keep my brain busy. </div>
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Shaun has been getting
on to me for not writhing more, and I stopped logging food, and walking. I’m
eating better, but that’s it. We had a talk, by that I mean he told me what was
what and I said nothing because he is totally right and I needed to hear it. So
I need to get back into my lists, logs, and walk daily. So the next week will
be full of my thoughts, feeling, and random stuff. Next week’s weigh-in will
have my miles for the week and my total. I said I was going to walk it off, and
Shaun got me the tools to do it. I can’t just stop walking. So I’m moving that
up in my day on my list of things to do. Coffee and a bite to eat, then walk. Everything
else can be done after that. And no youtube walks, or tv type stuff for the
first week. Music only! I love to walk to music, so I’ll walk to music. </div>
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So I’ll stop here.
There will be more to come this week. So I’ll talk at you latter. </div>
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