My middle daughter noticed that I've shed a little weight. Thanks Alex, that's encouraging.
I have very far to go....... what she is noticing is that I'm not as bloated as two weeks ago. I am a far cry from even making in a dent in as much as 30 - 40 lbs that I need to lose. I really should step on the scale. But, I run the risk of becoming overwhelmed by the numbers. That has been a de-motivator in the past. I never feel as if I am losing weight fast enough and I become discouraged, worried, hopeless......then I inevitably eat over it.
Exercise: yep 20 minutes briskly paced walk.
Food: Good. 1/2 large apple, oatmeal, 1/2 c milk and 2 eggs for breakfast. Lettuce, tomato, chicken, rice, salsa and sour cream for lunch and tilapia, rice, cauliflower for dinner.
Travel day today. Hotel stay through weekend. Breakfast included. Brought almonds (portioned out), dried fruit, pineapple and cottage cheese. These things help me through the hungry times.
Have a great weekend.
Friday, June 28, 2013
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Inspiration
Where can I gather inspiration? I am mentally committed to this new way of eating. Where the spirit is willing, is the body weak? I have found the grace to stay on plan for fourteen days. My test usually comes at about the two-week mark into a new healthy eating effort. This is a critical day for me and a critical weekend coming up.
I am less enthusiastic about my food choices. I need to plan out new combinations. My food is getting boring. What can I do to find inspiration? How about a trip to Whole Foods or Trader Joe's? I bet that would work!
Traveling again on this weekend to Reading, PA. Baseball tournament, eating out, staying at hotel. (And, outlet shopping!) I've done great the last two weekends, bringing nuts and fresh fruit. I will do this again. It really helps in weak moments
Exercise: Tried to add a a little distance to my daily walk to get the whole effort up to about 20 minutes. I landed at 18 minutes. I'll add more tomorrow.
Food: Tummy issues last night. Don't know why. Hmmm. Yesterday was a fine food day. No breaks in my do's and don'ts. I'll keep on truckin'
I am less enthusiastic about my food choices. I need to plan out new combinations. My food is getting boring. What can I do to find inspiration? How about a trip to Whole Foods or Trader Joe's? I bet that would work!
Traveling again on this weekend to Reading, PA. Baseball tournament, eating out, staying at hotel. (And, outlet shopping!) I've done great the last two weekends, bringing nuts and fresh fruit. I will do this again. It really helps in weak moments
Exercise: Tried to add a a little distance to my daily walk to get the whole effort up to about 20 minutes. I landed at 18 minutes. I'll add more tomorrow.
Food: Tummy issues last night. Don't know why. Hmmm. Yesterday was a fine food day. No breaks in my do's and don'ts. I'll keep on truckin'
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
The Beach
Went to the shore last night. That's "down the shore" if you are from my parts. Woke up to a glorious and already hot day.
Exercise: I bumped up my walk this morning to a full 20 minutes and it was a walk on the beach next to the glorious ocean. I feel most alive by the water. It beckons me. Walking in the soft sand slowed me down, but what a great workout! No aches and pains from walking at all any more in the legs. Yay. Should I add a little weight resistance?
Food: Stayed on the food plan so far. Breakfast was Kashi and milk. Then, pineapple and cottage cheese for lunch. A cheeseburger no bun, tomato, a wedge of lettuce with a little dressing, pickles and olives for dinner. Tonight I'll end with blueberries, corn chex and milk. YUM.
I am going to Book club tonight. Book club is a gauntlet of yummy foods for indulging. I won't. I can't. I have too far to go. My clothes are already getting loose.
This is day 13, 83 to go..... I will be in a size ten, I know it.
Exercise: I bumped up my walk this morning to a full 20 minutes and it was a walk on the beach next to the glorious ocean. I feel most alive by the water. It beckons me. Walking in the soft sand slowed me down, but what a great workout! No aches and pains from walking at all any more in the legs. Yay. Should I add a little weight resistance?
Food: Stayed on the food plan so far. Breakfast was Kashi and milk. Then, pineapple and cottage cheese for lunch. A cheeseburger no bun, tomato, a wedge of lettuce with a little dressing, pickles and olives for dinner. Tonight I'll end with blueberries, corn chex and milk. YUM.
I am going to Book club tonight. Book club is a gauntlet of yummy foods for indulging. I won't. I can't. I have too far to go. My clothes are already getting loose.
This is day 13, 83 to go..... I will be in a size ten, I know it.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Numbers-2
I finally remembered to time my walk today..... 13 minutes. I thought I had been walking 20 minutes every day. Ooops, I will add another part of my neighborhood into the walk tomorrow and bump it up.
Exercise: No shin splints today! Hooray!!!!! My legs are getting used to the exercise (5 days in). I have been sedentary for about a year (due to the pain I was experiencing when I exercised with a trainer.) That pain on top of the pain I had because of my accident injuries was too much. I chose to put the money into massage therapy. Now, I am ready to conquer this weight!!!!
Food: Had a salad yesterday with bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayo. That's a little heavy, but what a treat! I find myself grabbing a bag of pre-portioned almonds when I am hungry before dinner. Better than chips, but, I must watch that. Yesterday was just ok food-wise, but I didn't break my food plan. And, that's a win!
Exercise: No shin splints today! Hooray!!!!! My legs are getting used to the exercise (5 days in). I have been sedentary for about a year (due to the pain I was experiencing when I exercised with a trainer.) That pain on top of the pain I had because of my accident injuries was too much. I chose to put the money into massage therapy. Now, I am ready to conquer this weight!!!!
Food: Had a salad yesterday with bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayo. That's a little heavy, but what a treat! I find myself grabbing a bag of pre-portioned almonds when I am hungry before dinner. Better than chips, but, I must watch that. Yesterday was just ok food-wise, but I didn't break my food plan. And, that's a win!
Monday, June 24, 2013
Numbers
Yep, it's been ten days on the new eating plan. It feels comfortable and healthy. No drama. No draconian limitations on food, so I am not mentally fighting the change....yet. I know this is going to take a while. But, I am already feeling the results of eating less junk food.....a little less bloated.
I don't weigh myself. The numbers play with my head unless they are going down. If the number in my head doesn't match the number on the scale, I can become so self-defeating. For now, I am avoiding it....the scale, and may never get on it.
I can say this. I am a size 16. Three years ago I was a size 10. It makes me so mad. I have great clothes in my closet that I won't be wearing anytime soon. But I keep them in my closet, always with the hope that some day.........
I am 5' 5", and my figure is such that at about 145 lbs., I look like I weigh a normal weight, even on the slender side. I am curvy and at 145, the curves don't bulge... if you know what I mean.
I will do my little power walk today. I had intended to walk 7 days per week. I spend each weekend at a baseball tournament, so I thought I would walk around the fields.....I sat in my chair. I guess five days will have to do. My legs were hurting at the end of last week. The rest did me a world of good. I am ready to go!
I don't weigh myself. The numbers play with my head unless they are going down. If the number in my head doesn't match the number on the scale, I can become so self-defeating. For now, I am avoiding it....the scale, and may never get on it.
I can say this. I am a size 16. Three years ago I was a size 10. It makes me so mad. I have great clothes in my closet that I won't be wearing anytime soon. But I keep them in my closet, always with the hope that some day.........
I am 5' 5", and my figure is such that at about 145 lbs., I look like I weigh a normal weight, even on the slender side. I am curvy and at 145, the curves don't bulge... if you know what I mean.
I will do my little power walk today. I had intended to walk 7 days per week. I spend each weekend at a baseball tournament, so I thought I would walk around the fields.....I sat in my chair. I guess five days will have to do. My legs were hurting at the end of last week. The rest did me a world of good. I am ready to go!
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Made it!
Made it! Another weekend has come and gone and I stuck to the plan. Weekends are usually my downfall. I can pretty much follow a regimen during the week. But, making it through a food weekend is a major victory for me.
I was traveling this weekend. Overnight travel for a baseball tournament in Lancaster County, PA....Amish Country! The area is really lovely, with bucolic scenery and shopping outlets, too!
I will be traveling almost every weekend for the next six weeks, so it is important I learn how to eat well on the run. I am blessed to live in an area with many food options. All you have to do is decide to eat well and you pretty much have all the necessary options.
I brought with me pre-portioned bags of almonds for weak moments and they are working. The bananas, tuna and fruit cup in natural juice did not get used. (But it was only an overnight trip this time.) I'm going to keep bringing them with me to avoid picking up off-limits foods.
Wendy's is my favorite go-to place for getting a less-than-processed meal on the run. Caesar Side salad and a baked potato give a lot of food energy, good nutrition and to me it's satisfying. I do not feel deprived when my companions eat their french fries and not feeling deprived helps me stay on track.
Here's my set of rules for my 95 day clean eating ritual: No fried foods, no white sugar, no wheat flour, no tortilla or potato chips. No pizza and no bread. Only whole foods. Plenty of veggies and fruit and lean meats and fish and whole grains. I mean the basics, right?
I have also started to walk in the morning. Not too far, but at a good pace for twenty minutes. It's not kickboxing, but it's a start, right?
I was traveling this weekend. Overnight travel for a baseball tournament in Lancaster County, PA....Amish Country! The area is really lovely, with bucolic scenery and shopping outlets, too!
I will be traveling almost every weekend for the next six weeks, so it is important I learn how to eat well on the run. I am blessed to live in an area with many food options. All you have to do is decide to eat well and you pretty much have all the necessary options.
I brought with me pre-portioned bags of almonds for weak moments and they are working. The bananas, tuna and fruit cup in natural juice did not get used. (But it was only an overnight trip this time.) I'm going to keep bringing them with me to avoid picking up off-limits foods.
Wendy's is my favorite go-to place for getting a less-than-processed meal on the run. Caesar Side salad and a baked potato give a lot of food energy, good nutrition and to me it's satisfying. I do not feel deprived when my companions eat their french fries and not feeling deprived helps me stay on track.
Here's my set of rules for my 95 day clean eating ritual: No fried foods, no white sugar, no wheat flour, no tortilla or potato chips. No pizza and no bread. Only whole foods. Plenty of veggies and fruit and lean meats and fish and whole grains. I mean the basics, right?
I have also started to walk in the morning. Not too far, but at a good pace for twenty minutes. It's not kickboxing, but it's a start, right?
Friday, June 21, 2013
The Journey Begins Anew
The journey begins anew. Welcome to my blog and incidentally, I don't expect anyone to be reading this, but for the poor schlub at the NSA who is assigned to infiltrating my online life : ) Hi Schlub.
I have just embarked on a new weight loss journey and I feel the need to write about. Thus, this blog. It started 7 days ago today. I cannot believe it. That went fast! I did it without the usual mental resistance I throw at my weight loss efforts.
I won't bore you with the details, but three years ago I was involved in a major auto accident. I was on my way to a kickboxing class. Did I mention I am obsessed with kickboxing? I have not been able to exercise with that kind of intensity and vigor since that fateful day. I am in mourning over the loss of the only exercise that ever interested me.
In my recovery, I also lost the ability and will to deny myself food at any time, in any portion and of any type.....mostly junk. I FEEL AWFUL. I have gained weight. I have no idea how much because I am afraid to step on the scale. My reaction to the accident was to freak out on the inside and cover it up with food. Three years is enough.
I have just embarked on a new weight loss journey and I feel the need to write about. Thus, this blog. It started 7 days ago today. I cannot believe it. That went fast! I did it without the usual mental resistance I throw at my weight loss efforts.
I won't bore you with the details, but three years ago I was involved in a major auto accident. I was on my way to a kickboxing class. Did I mention I am obsessed with kickboxing? I have not been able to exercise with that kind of intensity and vigor since that fateful day. I am in mourning over the loss of the only exercise that ever interested me.
In my recovery, I also lost the ability and will to deny myself food at any time, in any portion and of any type.....mostly junk. I FEEL AWFUL. I have gained weight. I have no idea how much because I am afraid to step on the scale. My reaction to the accident was to freak out on the inside and cover it up with food. Three years is enough.
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