So I had a bit of a lazy day. Couldn't sleep because I didn't really get any good exercise in, slept till 11 in the morning, got up, cleaned the HECK out of my house and hinted at the roommate that he needed to start packing.
We had Chinese takeout tonight. Oh it was great tasting, but I'm bloated, can't sleep because again, no working out, so I'm afraid I may repeat the cycle.
I have a lot going on in my life. I'm getting married this coming June, we're kicking our roommate out so we can have the two bedroom townhouse to ourselves, and I'm a perfectionist and ideally want to have everything planned and paid for months in advance. I just picked out my ring, and have yet to go dress shopping as the engagement isn't known to the parents yet, and my best friend just broke up with her boyfriend of over a year, so no need to rub my relationship wonderfulness in her face unintentionally. I'm unemployed at the moment, and have the savings so I don't have to work for a little bit. I'm planning on waiting until after our Atlanta trip (8 hour drive one way) during Thanksgiving. Wouldn't be too good to get a job, then have to quit because I can't get off during the time I need. I have no idea why I'm saying all this. Just feel like I need to share.
But back to fitness, I gotta get out of this house and do some real exercise. I went for a short bike ride on Sunday, worked up a sweat, but didn't push myself like I should have. Provided i can wake up before it gets too hot outside, I'll do just that. I went 3.8 miles and was panting up a storm, but I'm going to try to make it 5 miles tomorrow morning. I'll have the heat of the day to clean house and change out the dishwasher (that's a whole other rant), and then take another walk with D when he gets home from work.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Weigh-In
So I'm not ecstatic about my number, but I'll take it.
Amy : 239 | (-3)
D : 279 | (-3)
I went walking this morning and my right calf is on fire! It's not the back though, it's on the outer side of it about a third of the way from my ankle to my knee. Strangely enough, the hurting stopped when I picked up the pace to a jog. BUT! I haven't jogged in so long, I either forgot how to breath or I'm borderline asthmatic. Probably the forgetful part.
I'll try again at some point. Went bowling last night and that worked up a sweat too. I never remembered getting sweaty when I bowled before, but geez. Throwing a ten or twelve lbs ball does get tiring after an hour.
So this week I really need to keep doing my walking (maybe soon jogging) even if Dylan can't. I barely made it out of the 240s this week and hoping to smash that 235 mark that used to be my heaviest when I was in college this coming week. Lots more water. Lots more walking.
Amy : 239 | (-3)
D : 279 | (-3)
I went walking this morning and my right calf is on fire! It's not the back though, it's on the outer side of it about a third of the way from my ankle to my knee. Strangely enough, the hurting stopped when I picked up the pace to a jog. BUT! I haven't jogged in so long, I either forgot how to breath or I'm borderline asthmatic. Probably the forgetful part.
I'll try again at some point. Went bowling last night and that worked up a sweat too. I never remembered getting sweaty when I bowled before, but geez. Throwing a ten or twelve lbs ball does get tiring after an hour.
So this week I really need to keep doing my walking (maybe soon jogging) even if Dylan can't. I barely made it out of the 240s this week and hoping to smash that 235 mark that used to be my heaviest when I was in college this coming week. Lots more water. Lots more walking.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Fish, Gardening, and Injuries
I haven't posted in a few days, and I haven't been the best little dieter. I had a calzone yesterday for lunch. Half of a calzone, but still a good amount of food. I didn't feel like i was being terribly bad, but it's something i wanted so I ate it, but tried to be smart about it. It was filled with Spinach, Feta, and artichokes. It wasn't as good as I had hoped. I've been spoiled to fresh spinach for months now and I could tell right away that it had been frozen. Sadly enough, my favorite part of a calzone is the dough where they roll it together, and that was just great. Took care of a craving and just alloted myself 500 for half of the calzone, since there are no nutritional facts for the local restaurants.
To help make up for it we had a very light, but very GOOD dinner. Tilapia with Mushrooms was to die for. We made a few changes, we added at least 3 handfuls of sweet peppers we had picked up at the farmer's market and used the usual white mushrooms (not really sure what they are called) that you get at the grocery, and also used the zest of a whole lemon. We used herbs de provelonce (a mix of herbs that D puts on everything from France), Tony's, and cracked lemon pepper salt to season. We also had two artichokes boiled and dipped it in the sauce left over from the tilapia. I had never had tilapia and am not a huge fan of fish, but it was so good.
One more food thing - Pumpkin-Cinnamon Bread = Yummy!
Enough about food. Let's talk about growing food! I found onions and sweet peppers growing in my compost! Well I guess it's full of nutrients even though it smells AWEFUL right now. D and I live in a townhouse, so we don't have much room to grow anything really. We have two beds and until recently, they were overgrown with bamboo. I have to tell you what, bamboo is insanely hard to get rid of, and a complete workout to try to uproot. I'm working hard trying to get the beds cleared out so that I can plant a winter crop. Onions, garlic, some sort of lettuce, and spinach are what I'm thinking for winter. Louisiana doesn't get too too cold, so I'm hoping for some good results after all the work I'm putting into the soil, but I can't be sure given that the soil was riped of nutrients by the bamboo and still is until I can get most of the roots out.
D's been injured for the week and I'm not letting him make it worse, so he's been worried about his weight. I've taken it easy on the walking the past few days. Walks are very boring without my dear next to me, too so that doesn't help my motivation, either. I'm so happy with how my life is turning and realize that when I don't go for walks, it is really hard for me to get to sleep. It's almost like the guilt of not working out is keeping me awake at night. This isn't going to end anytime soon. My wedding is in June and I want to look and feel great!
To help make up for it we had a very light, but very GOOD dinner. Tilapia with Mushrooms was to die for. We made a few changes, we added at least 3 handfuls of sweet peppers we had picked up at the farmer's market and used the usual white mushrooms (not really sure what they are called) that you get at the grocery, and also used the zest of a whole lemon. We used herbs de provelonce (a mix of herbs that D puts on everything from France), Tony's, and cracked lemon pepper salt to season. We also had two artichokes boiled and dipped it in the sauce left over from the tilapia. I had never had tilapia and am not a huge fan of fish, but it was so good.
One more food thing - Pumpkin-Cinnamon Bread = Yummy!
Enough about food. Let's talk about growing food! I found onions and sweet peppers growing in my compost! Well I guess it's full of nutrients even though it smells AWEFUL right now. D and I live in a townhouse, so we don't have much room to grow anything really. We have two beds and until recently, they were overgrown with bamboo. I have to tell you what, bamboo is insanely hard to get rid of, and a complete workout to try to uproot. I'm working hard trying to get the beds cleared out so that I can plant a winter crop. Onions, garlic, some sort of lettuce, and spinach are what I'm thinking for winter. Louisiana doesn't get too too cold, so I'm hoping for some good results after all the work I'm putting into the soil, but I can't be sure given that the soil was riped of nutrients by the bamboo and still is until I can get most of the roots out.
D's been injured for the week and I'm not letting him make it worse, so he's been worried about his weight. I've taken it easy on the walking the past few days. Walks are very boring without my dear next to me, too so that doesn't help my motivation, either. I'm so happy with how my life is turning and realize that when I don't go for walks, it is really hard for me to get to sleep. It's almost like the guilt of not working out is keeping me awake at night. This isn't going to end anytime soon. My wedding is in June and I want to look and feel great!
Monday, October 18, 2010
Random Rantings - Running from Ruby.
I found a show that I can't stand about weight loss. It's called Ruby. She's starting to doubt her personal trainer, saying she knows her body better than he does, etc. I can remember being like that, and it just angers me to see someone else like this.
I know I can push my body harder than I am, but I'm scared to, especially since D's ankle is still acting up. Today we're going to try to do some situps, and maybe some 'girly' pushups so we can still do SOMETHING, but not to aggravate his ankle. I walked 2.6 miles this morning and my calf was sore. Not sure why, as I stretched more today than I have in the past week, but I distributed my weight onto my other leg and I was fine after 20 minutes.
I thought about trying to do the couch to 5k. I think they need to retitle it Couch to Grave. Cause I got through 30 seconds of jogging and was panting like crazy. I will try again after another 5 lbs are gone or just pay more attention to my stepping and breathing. I've jogged a 5k, and jog and walked half a marathon before (Thanks to my crazy PE couch, Ms. Mason). I wish I could run or fail a class like back then. Might give me more motivation to run. Although I was about 210 back in high school, when jogging like that. It's so annoying knowing that you were once able to do shit like that, but can't cause you couldn't stop eating cake. =/ Damn Cake.
I know I can push my body harder than I am, but I'm scared to, especially since D's ankle is still acting up. Today we're going to try to do some situps, and maybe some 'girly' pushups so we can still do SOMETHING, but not to aggravate his ankle. I walked 2.6 miles this morning and my calf was sore. Not sure why, as I stretched more today than I have in the past week, but I distributed my weight onto my other leg and I was fine after 20 minutes.
I thought about trying to do the couch to 5k. I think they need to retitle it Couch to Grave. Cause I got through 30 seconds of jogging and was panting like crazy. I will try again after another 5 lbs are gone or just pay more attention to my stepping and breathing. I've jogged a 5k, and jog and walked half a marathon before (Thanks to my crazy PE couch, Ms. Mason). I wish I could run or fail a class like back then. Might give me more motivation to run. Although I was about 210 back in high school, when jogging like that. It's so annoying knowing that you were once able to do shit like that, but can't cause you couldn't stop eating cake. =/ Damn Cake.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Today is a great day.
Why is it a great day?! Because it's weigh-in day, it's farmer's market day, and it's get to hang out with D all day' day!
The scale was very kind to us this first week and makes us very eager to push on.
Me 242 (-5)
D 283 (-7)
Wait? WhAT?! YAY! *happy dance* I was so excited to see 5 lbs gone and D was amazed at his 7. More water, watching what we eat and taking an hour out of our day to take a walk.
Our walks are getting easier (except we had an injury today =(! ) and more enjoyable. We bumped it up to 3.6 mi the last few days. I think once D's ankle is feeling better, or when I'm at home during the day with no D, I may start trying to keep the distance the same, but try to walk faster as it took us an hour the last few times. Endurance is great, but I don't want to take all day to exercise by trying to go 8 miles at that slow of a pace. Point is to make it challenging, right?
We got fresh muffaletta (I'm sorry I can't spell) bread from a lady that bakes it with no sugar, eggs or dairy, red romaine, sweet peppers, and 4 really delicious cucumbers. We got there late so we missed out on the spinach from the farmer's market. But all in all got some great produce.
We also stopped by the local church's pumpkin patch and got 2 nice sized pumpkin, one for cooking, one for carving. Will definitely have leftovers and have to avoid that pumpkin pie, but I'll somehow cope.
With all the cooking we've been doing, a dishwasher was really needed so we bought one today after doing a few weeks of research and finding one we liked but was out of our price range on sale. We ended up with a savings of $80. That may be lazy of me, but we have a tiny kitchen, with a tiny area to dry off dishes, so I'm enjoying it.
I'm tired after a busy day and our walk, but it's time for dinner. Steaks and roasted potatoes. We've been good all day, so we'll indulge just a tiny bit with our red meat.
We're so excited for this journey. Maybe another 5 lbs this week?
The scale was very kind to us this first week and makes us very eager to push on.
Me 242 (-5)
D 283 (-7)
Wait? WhAT?! YAY! *happy dance* I was so excited to see 5 lbs gone and D was amazed at his 7. More water, watching what we eat and taking an hour out of our day to take a walk.
Our walks are getting easier (except we had an injury today =(! ) and more enjoyable. We bumped it up to 3.6 mi the last few days. I think once D's ankle is feeling better, or when I'm at home during the day with no D, I may start trying to keep the distance the same, but try to walk faster as it took us an hour the last few times. Endurance is great, but I don't want to take all day to exercise by trying to go 8 miles at that slow of a pace. Point is to make it challenging, right?
We got fresh muffaletta (I'm sorry I can't spell) bread from a lady that bakes it with no sugar, eggs or dairy, red romaine, sweet peppers, and 4 really delicious cucumbers. We got there late so we missed out on the spinach from the farmer's market. But all in all got some great produce.
We also stopped by the local church's pumpkin patch and got 2 nice sized pumpkin, one for cooking, one for carving. Will definitely have leftovers and have to avoid that pumpkin pie, but I'll somehow cope.
With all the cooking we've been doing, a dishwasher was really needed so we bought one today after doing a few weeks of research and finding one we liked but was out of our price range on sale. We ended up with a savings of $80. That may be lazy of me, but we have a tiny kitchen, with a tiny area to dry off dishes, so I'm enjoying it.
I'm tired after a busy day and our walk, but it's time for dinner. Steaks and roasted potatoes. We've been good all day, so we'll indulge just a tiny bit with our red meat.
We're so excited for this journey. Maybe another 5 lbs this week?
Friday, October 15, 2010
A Math Blog.
I don't think I'm going to be purchasing the no-calorie sweeteners for this. Yes, they do the job without the calories, but at the price of throwing my food budget out the window? I can buy a lb of sugar for $1.38, but I can only buy 10oz of the generic artificial sweetener for $5.99.
Before I get into my little rant here, let me explain that I'm an ex-Biomedical Engineering major (plan on fixing the ex part), and my 2nd best subject behind science has always been mathematics. I love numbers, I love budgets, I LOVE figuring out random factoids with math.
So, after the division, that's 60 cents per oz for the sugar substitute, and 9 cents per oz for sugar. That is a total of 6.89 times more I'm going to spend on sugary substances by making the switch. I don't know about you, but I don't have the money to increase my sugar budget by almost 7 times its previous amount.
For another fun factiod I figured out, I learned how many of my favorite doughnuts (Krispy Kreme Chocolate Covered Kreme Filled) it would take to equal the amount of calories I need to burn to lose the 112 lbs it will take me to get to 135 lb goal. Each of these doughnuts is 340 calories. It is going to take me 392,000 calories to get to my goal weight (112lb x 3500 calories/lb). So by dividing the number of calories I need to lose by the caloric value of the doughnut, I get 1153 doughnuts when I round up to full doughnuts. That's a lot of fricking doughnuts! I remember I would go through a half dozen of these in at most 2 days when I would get them.
I'm not depriving myself of foods for this journey, so I'm going to eat my sugar, I might even have a doughnut, but I'll just control how many sugary things I intake. I read Tony fromOne Man's Trip to the Half's blog today and he has a family tradition of making a Monster McIntosh Pie (I actually don't know if it's McIntosh, I just like alliteration). I love that he's continuing this tradition, and commend him on not throwing away treasured things like that.
That's not saying that I'm not committed to this though. I don't ever want to return to the 250 almost mark once I get away from it. This time it's bigger than myself. I have D, and the prospects of having a family ahead of me. I have PCOS, so the further away I get from diabetes, heart disease and feeling yucky, the closer I get to having a family and looking great in my wedding dress.
Before I get into my little rant here, let me explain that I'm an ex-Biomedical Engineering major (plan on fixing the ex part), and my 2nd best subject behind science has always been mathematics. I love numbers, I love budgets, I LOVE figuring out random factoids with math.
So, after the division, that's 60 cents per oz for the sugar substitute, and 9 cents per oz for sugar. That is a total of 6.89 times more I'm going to spend on sugary substances by making the switch. I don't know about you, but I don't have the money to increase my sugar budget by almost 7 times its previous amount.
For another fun factiod I figured out, I learned how many of my favorite doughnuts (Krispy Kreme Chocolate Covered Kreme Filled) it would take to equal the amount of calories I need to burn to lose the 112 lbs it will take me to get to 135 lb goal. Each of these doughnuts is 340 calories. It is going to take me 392,000 calories to get to my goal weight (112lb x 3500 calories/lb). So by dividing the number of calories I need to lose by the caloric value of the doughnut, I get 1153 doughnuts when I round up to full doughnuts. That's a lot of fricking doughnuts! I remember I would go through a half dozen of these in at most 2 days when I would get them.
I'm not depriving myself of foods for this journey, so I'm going to eat my sugar, I might even have a doughnut, but I'll just control how many sugary things I intake. I read Tony fromOne Man's Trip to the Half's blog today and he has a family tradition of making a Monster McIntosh Pie (I actually don't know if it's McIntosh, I just like alliteration). I love that he's continuing this tradition, and commend him on not throwing away treasured things like that.
That's not saying that I'm not committed to this though. I don't ever want to return to the 250 almost mark once I get away from it. This time it's bigger than myself. I have D, and the prospects of having a family ahead of me. I have PCOS, so the further away I get from diabetes, heart disease and feeling yucky, the closer I get to having a family and looking great in my wedding dress.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Planning out meals and such
So I'm learning the art of compromise. I can have a cinnamon roll if I keep down my starchy foods for the rest of the day and get in some good proteins.. I have good days. I have bad days. Calorie wise I've been a little roller coastery within a few hundred calories throughout the week.
Sun: 1592
Mon: 1500 (No idea how I accomplished that pretty number)
Tue: 1866
Wednesday:1639
Thats the thing i'm trying to figure out. Do I go hardcore now and keep it at like 1200 calories a day? or do I go for the 1500-1600 calories, which is taking a good bit of will power? Or do I follow dailyburn and eat 1708 - 1958 ? That number seems a bit high to me given that my resting metabolic rate is 2292 and I know I need to cut my calories by -500 a day to lose 1lb a week. Obviously, I want to lose as quickly as I can safely. My 'goal' is 5 lbs a month, leaving me at my goal weight in just over 2 years. If I do better, great, but I want to lose at least 1 lb and a little bit more each week.
We'll see what works for me, but this week is hell with TOM and me having serious cravings. Poor D is being a trooper through this for me though. I'm the queen of mixed signals, especially when I'm hormonal. Taunting him is just SO much fun. Yes, yes, I know I'm an evil b*tch.
I also have another favorite recipe.
Basil Chicken
Changes I made was 3 times the garlic, added 1 cup of fresh chopped spinach, twice the chicken, marinated in basil and Italian dressing overnight.
O.M.G It was amazing and flavorful.
I have more recipes I'm trying out. Sweet and Savory Tofu, White Pizza Florentine, and Southwestern Salsa Pasta. I love to cook so i'm super excited.
Sun: 1592
Mon: 1500 (No idea how I accomplished that pretty number)
Tue: 1866
Wednesday:1639
Thats the thing i'm trying to figure out. Do I go hardcore now and keep it at like 1200 calories a day? or do I go for the 1500-1600 calories, which is taking a good bit of will power? Or do I follow dailyburn and eat 1708 - 1958 ? That number seems a bit high to me given that my resting metabolic rate is 2292 and I know I need to cut my calories by -500 a day to lose 1lb a week. Obviously, I want to lose as quickly as I can safely. My 'goal' is 5 lbs a month, leaving me at my goal weight in just over 2 years. If I do better, great, but I want to lose at least 1 lb and a little bit more each week.
We'll see what works for me, but this week is hell with TOM and me having serious cravings. Poor D is being a trooper through this for me though. I'm the queen of mixed signals, especially when I'm hormonal. Taunting him is just SO much fun. Yes, yes, I know I'm an evil b*tch.
I also have another favorite recipe.
Basil Chicken
Changes I made was 3 times the garlic, added 1 cup of fresh chopped spinach, twice the chicken, marinated in basil and Italian dressing overnight.
O.M.G It was amazing and flavorful.
I have more recipes I'm trying out. Sweet and Savory Tofu, White Pizza Florentine, and Southwestern Salsa Pasta. I love to cook so i'm super excited.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Today will be a good day.
Yesterday was hell for me, emotionally and dietly (it's my word, spellcheck, get over it). I went way over on my carbs and had a DYING chocolate craving.
I don't know how dieting choco-loving ladies do it, especially when Aunt Flo is in town. I cracked for a Caramel Milky Way yesterday but didn't eat it until today. OOooo It was good.
Going shopping to pick out a dishwasher! YAY for no more dirty dishes to wash.
Today is much better. I laid out my meal and controlled my snacking. My carbs are in check, but still trying to get more protein into my diet. Blah.
I don't know how dieting choco-loving ladies do it, especially when Aunt Flo is in town. I cracked for a Caramel Milky Way yesterday but didn't eat it until today. OOooo It was good.
Going shopping to pick out a dishwasher! YAY for no more dirty dishes to wash.
Today is much better. I laid out my meal and controlled my snacking. My carbs are in check, but still trying to get more protein into my diet. Blah.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
A few small steps for woman....
... A huge pain in the back for that same woman.
The first few days have been incredibly painful for me. My back is killing me from gardening and after the first half mile, my back starts up again. The only thing that seems to give it any release is walking backwards for a while. Is my rump so huge that my back is saying, "WHOA! You're approaching the weight limit on this haul, Bub."? But I push through it the first time of the day, and I have D to keep motivating me.
This time we were going to not count, just making better choices, but I couldn't do it. I want this done right, so I joined Dailyburn,which appears to be a wonderful site. It's a bit slow around lunch time as I am assuming the servers get busy with everyone tracking their nutrition. The only real peev I have is that the iPhone app only works for the iPhone 4. Boo!!! That model is way too rich for my blood, and the otterbox for it is really flimsy compared to the 3GS Otterbox.
But back to the original point, I've been exercising twice a day, and I wake up to what this morning? A very loud clap of thunder. -_- I walk along a very busy road, so unless I want mud and whatever else (urine, cigarette butts, trash) thrown up on me when people speed by (and i don't), then I need to exercise indoors today. Thank goodness I have Netflix on the Xbox. You have to go online to put them in your queue, but there are plenty of exercise videos, so I think I'll do pilates for my morning workout, and see how it is this evening for my evening walk.
But somehow, SOMEHOW, I cannot stop trying to step on the scale, so much that I put the laundry hamper on top of it so I can't see it. I know this isn't going to have immediate effects. I'm not going to take one good poop after a good meal and be 10 lbs lighter, but darn that'd be great.
I just hope that it's nice and not raining this evening so D and I can have our walk. It really gives us time to just talk.
The first few days have been incredibly painful for me. My back is killing me from gardening and after the first half mile, my back starts up again. The only thing that seems to give it any release is walking backwards for a while. Is my rump so huge that my back is saying, "WHOA! You're approaching the weight limit on this haul, Bub."? But I push through it the first time of the day, and I have D to keep motivating me.
This time we were going to not count, just making better choices, but I couldn't do it. I want this done right, so I joined Dailyburn,which appears to be a wonderful site. It's a bit slow around lunch time as I am assuming the servers get busy with everyone tracking their nutrition. The only real peev I have is that the iPhone app only works for the iPhone 4. Boo!!! That model is way too rich for my blood, and the otterbox for it is really flimsy compared to the 3GS Otterbox.
But back to the original point, I've been exercising twice a day, and I wake up to what this morning? A very loud clap of thunder. -_- I walk along a very busy road, so unless I want mud and whatever else (urine, cigarette butts, trash) thrown up on me when people speed by (and i don't), then I need to exercise indoors today. Thank goodness I have Netflix on the Xbox. You have to go online to put them in your queue, but there are plenty of exercise videos, so I think I'll do pilates for my morning workout, and see how it is this evening for my evening walk.
But somehow, SOMEHOW, I cannot stop trying to step on the scale, so much that I put the laundry hamper on top of it so I can't see it. I know this isn't going to have immediate effects. I'm not going to take one good poop after a good meal and be 10 lbs lighter, but darn that'd be great.
I just hope that it's nice and not raining this evening so D and I can have our walk. It really gives us time to just talk.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Yet another start...
I want to cry. I am officially the heaviest I have ever been. This sucks sooo sooo badly, and I'm beating myself up over it because time and time again (even on this blog), I have to restart.
My bike's rim strap is broken and that popped the tube in my bike, so that takes away that. I've been gardeneing up a storm the past few days and my back, quads, and shoulders feel it.
I need to change my dietary habits. I LOVE SWEETS! If there is a cake nearby, I know. I've been experimenting with more and more vegetables (although my waist hasn't shown that) and really have opened up to new stuff (like eggplant), so maybe that I have more options, then that may keep me on track. With portions and slowly eliminating the bad and substituting with better options to wean myself off of the junk, I have a fighting chance.
Also this time I have my wonderful fiancé, whom I will refer as D, to push me along. I was so upset that he actually made me get up and made us go walking so I'd feel better. We had plans to go to the BBQ joint (another one of my favorites), but cancelled after that weigh-in and realizing I really wasn't that hungry after eating those buffalo wings for lunch. He was ok with that. He was ok with my whining and bitching so much that he made up the Garbage Pail version of the 7 Dwarves (teehee) that are Grumpy's cousins. We have Bitchy, Grouchy, Moody, Whiny, Mopey, Weepy and Rawr! It's over-done, but it made me giggle in my worst of moods so kudos to D for being him. He even pushed me to go a few more extra blocks even though I was whining the whole time.
With my best friend by my side, I think we can do this as if I don't want to go, he'll push me and likewise. Today marks the beginning of our new lifestyle. I'm going to try to chronicle our meals and exercise to keep us accountable.
Beginning Stats:
Amy | Weight: 247# BMI: 45.18
D | Weight: 290# BMI: 39.33
What are our goals?
We want to be happier with ourselves. The weigh-in last night was both of our heaviest and that made us unhappy. To be able to look at the scale and rejoice, and try on clothes without having a muffin-top or being discouraged because that cute pair of jeans doesn't go up to your size. No more stuffing that flab into my jeans.
I don't want to have diabetes. My girl-bestie has it and she's my age - 22. That's way too young for Type 2! My grandmother has it also so I know I'm prone. I want to be able to work in my garden without getting winded and not having to retreat into the house when it gets above 80 out as my heart starts to race. I don't want it to hurt my back to walk. As you can see, I could go on and on about this. To put a number to it. D wants to be 165. I want to be 135 and never go back over that number again. My healthy BMI is between 101 and 135 so I'm just shooting for healthy. If I'll reassess my goals when I get closer to that weight. I have a long way to go and pray that I'm strong enough to do this.
My bike's rim strap is broken and that popped the tube in my bike, so that takes away that. I've been gardeneing up a storm the past few days and my back, quads, and shoulders feel it.
I need to change my dietary habits. I LOVE SWEETS! If there is a cake nearby, I know. I've been experimenting with more and more vegetables (although my waist hasn't shown that) and really have opened up to new stuff (like eggplant), so maybe that I have more options, then that may keep me on track. With portions and slowly eliminating the bad and substituting with better options to wean myself off of the junk, I have a fighting chance.
Also this time I have my wonderful fiancé, whom I will refer as D, to push me along. I was so upset that he actually made me get up and made us go walking so I'd feel better. We had plans to go to the BBQ joint (another one of my favorites), but cancelled after that weigh-in and realizing I really wasn't that hungry after eating those buffalo wings for lunch. He was ok with that. He was ok with my whining and bitching so much that he made up the Garbage Pail version of the 7 Dwarves (teehee) that are Grumpy's cousins. We have Bitchy, Grouchy, Moody, Whiny, Mopey, Weepy and Rawr! It's over-done, but it made me giggle in my worst of moods so kudos to D for being him. He even pushed me to go a few more extra blocks even though I was whining the whole time.
With my best friend by my side, I think we can do this as if I don't want to go, he'll push me and likewise. Today marks the beginning of our new lifestyle. I'm going to try to chronicle our meals and exercise to keep us accountable.
Beginning Stats:
Amy | Weight: 247# BMI: 45.18
D | Weight: 290# BMI: 39.33
What are our goals?
We want to be happier with ourselves. The weigh-in last night was both of our heaviest and that made us unhappy. To be able to look at the scale and rejoice, and try on clothes without having a muffin-top or being discouraged because that cute pair of jeans doesn't go up to your size. No more stuffing that flab into my jeans.
I don't want to have diabetes. My girl-bestie has it and she's my age - 22. That's way too young for Type 2! My grandmother has it also so I know I'm prone. I want to be able to work in my garden without getting winded and not having to retreat into the house when it gets above 80 out as my heart starts to race. I don't want it to hurt my back to walk. As you can see, I could go on and on about this. To put a number to it. D wants to be 165. I want to be 135 and never go back over that number again. My healthy BMI is between 101 and 135 so I'm just shooting for healthy. If I'll reassess my goals when I get closer to that weight. I have a long way to go and pray that I'm strong enough to do this.
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