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The summer of sabotage
I have blown it temporarily! Between my kids and their summer activities, family cook-outs, family from out of town spending the week with us ... More calories have been consumed in the past month ... and NO EXERCISE time at all. Now a single work out in the month of August. NOT ONE!!! It's been going down hill since late…
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A WONDERFUL feeling .. even though I am stuck
There was never a more wonderful feeling, than when my mother decided to jump on board, after my "selling" MFP as if I had some stock in it, and has already lost 15lbs. (way to go Mom) HOWEVER ... my son's pre-school teachers have been hearing about my journey at almost every milestone. ONE of his teachers asked how I was…
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When i look back ...
I have several pictures out there of me before my lifestyle change and i just posted one up here of a friend and me. When i compare that picture with those that exsist today ... the difference is ... well, you have to see for yourself!! Being 4' 10.5" and weighing over 150 is obese, unhealthy, and definitely not…
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Oh boy ... didn't just fall off the wagon ...
I set the damn thing on FIRE this past weekend. From Friday .. all the way through yesterday ... I thought nothing of working out or eating right ... i didn't even log in for Saturday and Sunday. Just a nightmare. DEF skipping weigh-in this week. DEF getting to the gym tonight ... have to!! But i feel so defeated ... i…
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Gained for the first time
So, i started this in January ... i was losing every week. I started going to the gym and doing the curcuit training at PF on March 31st and have added the elliptical 10 minutes before and after i am done with the training. New curcuit schedule is Monday/Wednesday and Friday and I still either do 30 minutes on the…
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YOU INSPIRE ME!!!
I just wanted to share an email that i wrote to someone who asked ... "how do you do it?" She said she lacked motivation and couldn't understand how i could find the time and energy to work out every day. This was my response to her: Well ... first .. HI!!!!! Long time!! YOU look fantastic which is probably why you have a…
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The journey JUST got longer
The journey just got LONGER!!!! I just want to cry so badly. I keep losing my pound a week, and I have been so excited of reaching the 20lb mark and I still feel good HOWEVER … I have been saying my height is 4’ 11.5” and I have been basing my BMI information on that this whole time. So … I have shooting for my first goal…
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OMG!!! I have lost my first 20!!!!!
This is so not easy to do. Every milestone is amazing, and brings a new feeling of accomplishment. So although i only lost ONE pound this week ... My total loss to date is 20 pounds. I have been struggling to do my work-outs every day ... since the start of March, (and my 13 year old's cheer competition season) I've been…
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Fell off the diet/workout wagon!! **UGH**
It's amazing how just 2 short weeks ago, I was soooo high from feeling good :happy: and today, not so much.:explode: This past weekend KILLED me. I lost all my self control and reason. :sad: I ate double my calories on Saturday and I took ... ready??? 4 days off my treadmill. :sick: I can't even use the excuse of being…
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I'm addicted to feeling GOOD!!!
On January 8th, I stepped on the scale for the first time in a long time. I knew I had gained weight because I was deleting pictures of myself with my family from Christmas. I thought to myself, “how sad, my family pictures have to go because I can’t look at myself like this.” I’m 4’ 11 ½ “ and my healthy BMI range is…
