Showing posts with label weight loss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weight loss. Show all posts

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Weigh-in #5

WEIGH-IN:



Start weight:                     271.4 lb
Weight change:                 Lost 17.8 lbs
Current weight:                 254.2 lbs
BMI Status:                         Obese

The "week’s" change:
-4.8 lbs

Goal weight:                   145.0 lb
% Goal Complete:          14%
% Time Complete:       9.6%


Days left:                         330





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. 

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Weigh-In #4

WEIGH-IN:



Start weight:                     271.4 lb
Weight change:                 Lost 12.4 lbs
Current weight:                 259 lbs
BMI Status:                         Obese

The "week’s" change:
-1 lbs

Goal weight:                   145.0 lb
% Goal Complete:          10.2%
% Time Complete:       7.9%


Days left:                         336




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. 

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. 

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. 

Monday, February 16, 2015

My Plan 1.1.16


  1. I will follow Nutrisystem  for 3 months.
    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.
  2. I will do everything I can each week to achieve my Goals
  3. I will also start using a Fitness Planner for tracking my weight and journaling.
  4. I will record both a written and a video weekly update of my weight and progress on Sundays.
  5. I will become more active in my daily life, to include a 5 day workout plan. 
  6. I will keep using the Mindset Makeover, and I will keep following the weekly lessons.
  7. I will set 2 to 3 weekly goals as part of my weekly posts and weigh in.

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Weigh-In #3

WEIGH-IN:



Start weight:                     271.4 lb
Weight change:                 Lost 11.4 lbs
Current weight:                 260 lbs
BMI Status:                         Obese

The "week’s" change:
-1.4 lbs

Goal weight:                   145.0 lb
% Goal Complete:          9.4%
% Time Complete:       5.8%


Days left:                         344




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. 

Now than.

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.  

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 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 Internal Hunger vs. External Hunger. 

I got some gum to help with the need to chew and for the sweet tooth attacks. I also got stuff to add to my water, I didn't really like it. I like water, Ice Cold Water. mmmmmm 


Sunday, February 8, 2015

Weigh-in #2

WEIGH-IN:



Start weight:                     271.4 lb
Weight change:                 Lost 10 lbs
Current weight:                 261.4 lbs
BMI Status:                         Obese

The "week’s" change:
-1.6 lbs

Goal weight:                   145.0 lb
% Goal Complete:          7.7%
% Time Complete:        3.5%


Days left:                         351




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 4 main goals. 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. 

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Journal #1, Goals and Motivation

GOAL 1:
Weigh 145 lbs or less.


WHY NOW?
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.


WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE?
Being alive is important. Also feeling good and being happy are important.


HOW WILL MY LIFE BE IMPROVED?
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


Action Steps

  •  Modify my eating habits with 3 month Nurtisystem to train my mind and body. 
  •  Become active daily to begin to burn off fat.
  •  Keep my blog and journal so that I can look back and keep moving ahead.
  •  Learn skills to prevent falling back on old habits. 


Milestones:

  1.  Get back to the 230 lbs that I was at before my son.
  2.  Get below 200 lbs, brake that number line.
  3.  Get below 180 lbs, the weight I was when I was 18.
  4.  Get to my goal of 145 lbs!

Rewards:
  1. Special Date Night with my hubby.
  2. New Clothes. (this will repeat as I loss, but the first time is a big one) 
  3.  Spa Day (I've always felt I was too fat)
  4.  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. 



GOAL 2:
Complete a fun 5k


WHY NOW?
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.


WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE?
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!


HOW WILL MY LIFE BE IMPROVED?
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.


Action Steps

  •  Use a Plan
  •  Be consistent 
  •  Pick a 5k for this summer and sign up
  •  Make a jogging playlist to get me pumped


Milestones:

  1. Jog 50 yards
  2. Jog 100 yards
  3. Jog 200 yards
  4. Jog 1/4 mile
  5. Jog 1/2 mile
  6. Jog 1 mile
  7. Jog 2 miles within APFT Standards
  8. Finish 5k!

Rewards:
  1. big hug
  2. hot bath
  3. hot bath
  4. hot bath
  5. hot bath and i don't cook dinner 
  6. hot bath and i don't cook dinner 
  7. hot bath and i don't cook dinner 
  8. $200 to spend exclusively on self.



GOAL 3:
Strengthen my arms


WHY NOW?
Right now my right arm falls out of socket all the time, even in my sleep.


WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE?
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.


HOW WILL MY LIFE BE IMPROVED?
It will save me lots of pain, money, and time. Also, hot arms


Action Steps

  •  Begin using resistance bands
  •  Push-Ups
  •  Ask Husband for more ideas
  •  Get real weights


Milestones:

  1. Can do 10 girl Push-Ups
  2. Perform a Push-Up
  3. Perform a Pull-Up
  4. APFT Push-Up Standards passed with 60%

Rewards:
  1. Massage from husband
  2. Purchase Weight Set
  3. Purchase Pull-Up Bar
  4. Pole Dance Bar



GOAL 4:
Be able to belly dance.


WHY NOW?
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.


WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE?
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.


HOW WILL MY LIFE BE IMPROVED?
 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


Action Steps

  • Watch YouTube Videos
  • Create belly dancing multireddit
  • Locate active local communicate + engage
  • Practice Yoga using above techniques


Milestones:

  1.  30 minutes of private belly dancing
  2.  30 minutes of private belly dancing 3x week
  3.  belly dance for my husband
  4.  be able to belly dance for entertainment

Rewards:
  1. Sign up for a class.
  2. Get Belly dancing equipment
  3. Get Belly dancing outfit 
  4. Get Ribbon/Fire Dancing Equipment

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.

Friday, February 6, 2015

mini update 2-6-15

I don't normally agree with weighing myself so many times in a week. but its for record keeping. I'm just going to list dates, weights, notes, and move on. Today is day one, I will be doing full weigh in updates starting Sundays. what will mean I weighed myself 3 times this week. but it will only be one time a week after this week.


  • 1-23-15       272 lbs
    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.
  • 1-26          271.4 lbs
    Start day for Fast 5.
  • 2-2          263.0 lbs
    I finished the Fast 5 and my hubby and I did a pro/con of joining Nutrisystem. I place my order.
  • 2-6        262.2 lbs
    I start my program.

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Big Box

Today my box of Shelf Stable foods got here. I filmed an unboxing 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.

First off, the Order comes with another Fast 5, and I had said I would do that again in 3 weeks. I will not be doing that. I decided to go ahead and open it, and just add the 7 days of meals to the meals I have I will not have the 7 snacks, but I get 7 of each of the shakes, so that is a pay off in my book. I didn't record the unboxing of that because I though it would just be more of the same. But the foods Were diffident. I do have pics of the foods and where they are set up for you. In the end, I have 25 each of Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinners that are Shelf Stable. Plus 18 Snacks, and 7 of each shake. Frozen Food Still to come.




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.




yep, 10 meal bars there. I'm stuck on them because there are so many. that too will change next month. But there are a few things I know I like, and a few that I feel may be not to my liking. I am giving them a go no mater what. Online there is a score I can give each food, 1 to 5 stars. I will be keeping track. 




Ok, so dinners are looking good. the Joke here is I worked at a Domino's before this, and now Pizza is not a treat at all. and I have 5 so far. But I also have a lot of good looking things to try for the first time. Its a good round selection too. So far I'm feeling good about this. 





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,




The shakes are the same ones as in the F5 I did before. I looked them up and they are not cheap, so I count this as a bonus. At first I didn't like the ZING shake, but after a few days it was good.



This is how I am going to store and organize my dry goods. The breakfast and snacks stack right now, and if next month that changes I can change how I do it. With less bars I may need both shelves for stored food and move the weeks planned meals into the kitchen.


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. 

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!

Monday, February 2, 2015

Weigh in #1 (new count)

WEIGH-IN:



Start weight:                     271.4 lb
Weight change:                 Lost 8.4 lbs
Current weight:                 263.0 lbs
BMI Status:                         Obese

The week’s change:
-8.4 lbs

Goal weight:                   145.0 lb
% Goal Complete:          7.1%
% Time Complete:         2.5%
Days left:                         356




I'll post my plan tomorrow! 

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

End of day 3

First 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 food for day 2 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. 

Day 3 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).

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.

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. 

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. 

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. 

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! 

Monday, January 26, 2015

End of Day 1

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. 
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.
Anyhow I will keep posting. I'll keep it honest , and I know cheating is only cheating myself. I'll check in again tomorrow.