Mother nature is very crule! I am trying to eat right and keep up on my points. BUT! I am craving food! All types of food. Salty food, sweet food, hot and cold food!!
AHHHH! I think that this week if I dont lose anything I will most deff gain a pound or two!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Down 5lbs!
YES! I have have lost a total of 5.6 pounds!!!
Starting weight: 276.4
Last week: 272.6
This week: 271
Yay! So excited!!
Starting weight: 276.4
Last week: 272.6
This week: 271
Yay! So excited!!
Day 14
Tomorrow is weigh-in. And today I did not track my points. (Although I did have about 20ish weekly points left.) I think that I may have eaten one to many today, expecially the day before weigh-in!
On the menu today I had lots of fruit (watermelon and strawberries...YUM), turkey tacos, diet soda cake, and so many other things! :/
Well I just had to vent that I did not to to well today, and that I will hope that it wont kill me on the scale tomorrow.....wish me luck.
On the menu today I had lots of fruit (watermelon and strawberries...YUM), turkey tacos, diet soda cake, and so many other things! :/
Well I just had to vent that I did not to to well today, and that I will hope that it wont kill me on the scale tomorrow.....wish me luck.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Diet Soda Cake!!
Alright - I know this sounds crazy, but its a must try!
What you need:
- One box of chocolate cake
- One can of diet pepsi (diet coke doesnt taste as good)
What to do:
- Mix cake and Diet Pepsi together!
- Bake at 350 for about 25 minute (or until done)
Serve:
- Warm (not too hot or too cold)
- Add cool whip or redi-whip on top
- Cut up strawberries
ITS AWESOME! And low calories but hits the sweet spot!
What you need:
- One box of chocolate cake
- One can of diet pepsi (diet coke doesnt taste as good)
What to do:
- Mix cake and Diet Pepsi together!
- Bake at 350 for about 25 minute (or until done)
Serve:
- Warm (not too hot or too cold)
- Add cool whip or redi-whip on top
- Cut up strawberries
ITS AWESOME! And low calories but hits the sweet spot!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Day 13
Wow. Hard to believe that it has been almost 2 weeks so far!
This week was a hard one. I think that I only tracked like 3 of my days! Which is not good! If you dont get all of your points in or you eat to many points you could gain weight!!! So I hope that this Tuesday on the scale I will have lost more weight.
We shall see.....which me luck!
This week was a hard one. I think that I only tracked like 3 of my days! Which is not good! If you dont get all of your points in or you eat to many points you could gain weight!!! So I hope that this Tuesday on the scale I will have lost more weight.
We shall see.....which me luck!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Day 8: First Weigh-In
Alright! I did it! The first week is behind me. But I only see things getting more difficult from here! Tonight I finished all my daily points by 9pm! And by 11pm I had the munchies!!!
But lets get back to the good news! I stepped on the scale and saw that I was 3.6 pounds lighter!!! YAY!!
Start weight: 276.4
Current weight: 272.8
Goal weight: 165
But lets get back to the good news! I stepped on the scale and saw that I was 3.6 pounds lighter!!! YAY!!
Start weight: 276.4
Current weight: 272.8
Goal weight: 165
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Emotional Eating
For many years, as you know, I have struggled with my weight. But this year 2010, I plan on taking control of this issue once and for all. And one way I plan on doing that is discovering different things about myself and changing the way I look at things.
I saw a commercial today and it said " You eat when you're happy. You eat when you're sad. You eat when you're bored.....". I felt like they were specifically talking to me! But I would continue to add that I eat when I'm angry, I eat when I'm frustrated. I eat when my heart is broken.
I think that I have been "eating" my problems aways since I was young! Food was my comfort, my best and only friend. I turned to it whenever life let me down, whenever I felt alone.
I relize as I look back that I would eat in secret. I felt ashamed of my eating habits and of how much I would eat. I felt like I was too fat and that I didnt deserve to eat, so I would hide food and eating. I would sneak out to the fridge or hide food in my drawers. Whatever it was it was mine, and it could make me feel better.
This week I did not emotionally eat. However, I'm not sure if I was really presented with the opportunity to emotionally eat. I think that I was on an adrenaline high from starting with weight watchers.
But emotional eating and comfort food is most deffinatly what got me to where I am in the first place. Now I have to learn to control my habits and my emotions so that I can get out of this obese state of being that I have been stuck in for so long.
I saw a commercial today and it said " You eat when you're happy. You eat when you're sad. You eat when you're bored.....". I felt like they were specifically talking to me! But I would continue to add that I eat when I'm angry, I eat when I'm frustrated. I eat when my heart is broken.
I think that I have been "eating" my problems aways since I was young! Food was my comfort, my best and only friend. I turned to it whenever life let me down, whenever I felt alone.
I relize as I look back that I would eat in secret. I felt ashamed of my eating habits and of how much I would eat. I felt like I was too fat and that I didnt deserve to eat, so I would hide food and eating. I would sneak out to the fridge or hide food in my drawers. Whatever it was it was mine, and it could make me feel better.
This week I did not emotionally eat. However, I'm not sure if I was really presented with the opportunity to emotionally eat. I think that I was on an adrenaline high from starting with weight watchers.
But emotional eating and comfort food is most deffinatly what got me to where I am in the first place. Now I have to learn to control my habits and my emotions so that I can get out of this obese state of being that I have been stuck in for so long.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Day 7
Well I have almost completed my first week on Weight Watchers!! :)
Tomorrow is my first weigh-in! To be honest I am really nervous to see how much (if any) weight that I lost! :)
I think that this week I am going to make it my goal to work out at least 4 times. I've been doing well tracking my points now I think that I need to get my body moving. Even if its just walking on the treadmill for 30 mins.
Wish me luck!
Tomorrow is my first weigh-in! To be honest I am really nervous to see how much (if any) weight that I lost! :)
I think that this week I am going to make it my goal to work out at least 4 times. I've been doing well tracking my points now I think that I need to get my body moving. Even if its just walking on the treadmill for 30 mins.
Wish me luck!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Day 5
Today I at out with a friend. But! I stayed within my point limits AND still had enough left for dessert when I got home!! :)
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day....and I have to work all night. But thats okay it will keep me from eating a bunch of chocolate while trying to drown my sorrows!!
Its day 5 and I think that I am doing well. I am still motivated and really excited to be losing weight! Plus, a few people have already said that they thought I looked like I was losing weight!!! YAY! But I cant tell, nor will I know until Tuesday when I have weigh-in. I guess we will have to wait and see.
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day....and I have to work all night. But thats okay it will keep me from eating a bunch of chocolate while trying to drown my sorrows!!
Its day 5 and I think that I am doing well. I am still motivated and really excited to be losing weight! Plus, a few people have already said that they thought I looked like I was losing weight!!! YAY! But I cant tell, nor will I know until Tuesday when I have weigh-in. I guess we will have to wait and see.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Day 4
Today was a good day. I work all day and now my feet hurt!! But I stuck to my points and still have 4 left for the day! But I know I will finish those before the day is out.
Only 3 more days until weigh-in! I am very anxious to see how much I have lost already. I'm not sure if it will be a high or low number, because I dont feel like I lost anything at this point. But I guess thats normal.
We shall see what tomorrow brings.
Only 3 more days until weigh-in! I am very anxious to see how much I have lost already. I'm not sure if it will be a high or low number, because I dont feel like I lost anything at this point. But I guess thats normal.
We shall see what tomorrow brings.
Day 3
Today: I met yesterday's goal and I ate ALL my points!! :)
Exercise: I did 35 minutes of dance/cardio workout today!
I feel: Like I am doing good. But have a headache.
Tomorrow: I work all day! I have to figure out how I am going to eat all my points and not go over them at the same time!
Exercise: I did 35 minutes of dance/cardio workout today!
I feel: Like I am doing good. But have a headache.
Tomorrow: I work all day! I have to figure out how I am going to eat all my points and not go over them at the same time!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Day 2
Today: Was an interesting day....On a daily basis I have to consume 34pts worth of food. I have not been able to eat all of my points either day! And you have to eat all of them in order to lose weight! UGH!
Other than that to day went well. I went to work and did not eat any breadsticks or mints!! Yay!
Exercise: I did not get to the gym today. :(
I feel: I feel full.
Goal for Tomorrow: Eat all 34pts!
Other than that to day went well. I went to work and did not eat any breadsticks or mints!! Yay!
Exercise: I did not get to the gym today. :(
I feel: I feel full.
Goal for Tomorrow: Eat all 34pts!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Day 1
Today: My first official day of WeightWatchers!!
At the meeting: I weighed in and learned how the program works.
During the day: I kept track of all of the food I ate, and tried to determine when I was hungry and when I was bored.
Exercise: I stayed home today and used my Wii Fit board and game. I got in 30 minutes of aerobics and did some boxing and yoga for fun.
I feel: I feel accomplished today. I am excited to be taking this giant leap into a new, healthier me!
Goal for Tomorrow: I will go to work and NOT eat breadsticks or mints!
I weighed in at: 276
My goal weight is: 165
Pounds to lose: 110
At the meeting: I weighed in and learned how the program works.
During the day: I kept track of all of the food I ate, and tried to determine when I was hungry and when I was bored.
Exercise: I stayed home today and used my Wii Fit board and game. I got in 30 minutes of aerobics and did some boxing and yoga for fun.
I feel: I feel accomplished today. I am excited to be taking this giant leap into a new, healthier me!
Goal for Tomorrow: I will go to work and NOT eat breadsticks or mints!
Stretched to the Max
We all have days when we look in the mirror and ask, "What happened to me?". And other days we see nothing but beauty and the person whom God created us to be. Today, for me, was a mind blowing, life changing, "What happened to me" moment.
I had an itch on the back of my leg. Thinking nothing of it, I rolled back my pant leg, and there it was. Proof that I was to big for the skin I am in! I did not even know that you could get stretch marks in some of the places that mine have been showing up.
This was my "ah-ha" moment. The time in which I almost (for a lack of a better term) burst out of my skin! What is happening to me? What have I allowed my self to become?
I had an itch on the back of my leg. Thinking nothing of it, I rolled back my pant leg, and there it was. Proof that I was to big for the skin I am in! I did not even know that you could get stretch marks in some of the places that mine have been showing up.
This was my "ah-ha" moment. The time in which I almost (for a lack of a better term) burst out of my skin! What is happening to me? What have I allowed my self to become?
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Spiritual Healing = Physical Freedom
(1). First, repent for yielding to the temptation of lust for food. (Phil 3:19, "Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things".)
(2). Then, submit to God and ask Him for the power to overcome gluttony through His Holy Spirit and resist the devil through prayer and obedience to God. (James 4:7, "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you".)
(3.) Next, ask for God's plan for your weight loss. Allow Him to lead you as to what He wants you to do. He knows your body and He will direct you as to how you are to eat. Ask for a desire for healthy foods and ask Him to remove your cravings for unhealthy foods. (1 John 5:14-15, "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him".)
(4.) Daily, thank God for setting you free and do not allow the devil to discourage you by his condemning whispers to your mind. Sometimes the Lord does a quick work at other times it may be slower. Don't be discouraged even if at times it seems slow or you fail occasionally.. Remember, this came "little by little" and it is sometimes more healthy to lose it "little by little" (Losing as little as 2 lbs. a month amounts to 24 lbs. in a year). In the process you will be developing new habits and disciplines that will eventually become established eating patterns. (Romans 8:1-4, "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: 4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit".)
(5.) Add fasting periodically as the Lord leads. Even fasting one meal or one day a week will help in disciplining your body to be subject to your spirit man. (Matthew 6:17-18, "But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly".)
(http://bible.com/bibleanswers_result.php?id=164)
(2). Then, submit to God and ask Him for the power to overcome gluttony through His Holy Spirit and resist the devil through prayer and obedience to God. (James 4:7, "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you".)
(3.) Next, ask for God's plan for your weight loss. Allow Him to lead you as to what He wants you to do. He knows your body and He will direct you as to how you are to eat. Ask for a desire for healthy foods and ask Him to remove your cravings for unhealthy foods. (1 John 5:14-15, "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him".)
(4.) Daily, thank God for setting you free and do not allow the devil to discourage you by his condemning whispers to your mind. Sometimes the Lord does a quick work at other times it may be slower. Don't be discouraged even if at times it seems slow or you fail occasionally.. Remember, this came "little by little" and it is sometimes more healthy to lose it "little by little" (Losing as little as 2 lbs. a month amounts to 24 lbs. in a year). In the process you will be developing new habits and disciplines that will eventually become established eating patterns. (Romans 8:1-4, "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: 4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit".)
(5.) Add fasting periodically as the Lord leads. Even fasting one meal or one day a week will help in disciplining your body to be subject to your spirit man. (Matthew 6:17-18, "But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly".)
(http://bible.com/bibleanswers_result.php?id=164)
1 Corinthians 6:19-20, "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's".
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
My Body Is a Temple
"All things are possible to me. I am a believer. I can do all things through the anointing, the burden removing, yoke destroying power of God. I am transformed by the Word of God. My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit Who lives in me. I was bought by the blood and death of Jesus on the Cross. I honor God and bring glory to God through my body. Like a boxer I handle my body roughly and with discipline. I will not be mastered by my body, but rather I master my body to bring glory to God. The Spirit of the Lord is in me and brings me liberty. I am free from the bondage of fleshly desires. I present my body as a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable, pleasing to God. This is my reasonable service and worship to God. I prove and demonstrate God's will by managing my body correctly. Patience is completing and perfecting me so that I lack nothing. My God is not my stomach. My mind is not on earthly things. I glorify God in my eating and drinking. God is for me and He is freely giving me every good thing. I love God with all of my heart, mind, and strength. I overwhelmingly conqueror through Jesus." (http://freebibleemail.com/the_word/weight_loss_and_self_control)
For many years I have struggled with self-esteem and weight-loss issues. Even now, I continue on a daily basis to struggle with insecurities of who I am and what I look like. I have tried many, many fad diets, made numerous New Year's resolutions and have failed. I have watched others succeed as I look in the mirror and am disgusted by the person I see. But, all that is about to change!
I have decided that I am going to take a different approach to shedding these needless and unwanted pounds. The first change that I am making is this blog. I have decided not to go on this journey alone. I am making a commitment to being open and honest each week about the journey that I am walking no matter what it looks like.
The second thing that I am doing differently than the other attempts is prayer; lots and lots of prayer. The bible says that our bodies are a temple of the Holy Spirit, so why not take care of it? I know that this will not be easy but I trust my God to help lighten the load and ease the cravings.
Thirdly, I am joining WeightWatchers. This program is not a quick fix, or a program of frozen meals. WeightWatchers is designed to teach and equip you to change your lifestyle. WeightWatchers holds a meeting once a week. In these meetings you weigh-in, and discuss ways to stay on track. In additions to weekly meetings there is an online tool to help track your daily food in-take, recipes and exercise tools.
Next week I will post my first blog after joining WeightWatchers. Please keep checking back to see my progress. I will need your support and your prayers!
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