Not feeling up to par....

Day 22

I woke up this morning at 5 am with a horrible tummy ache... by 6:30 I decided forget trying to sleep so I got up and started my day... I tried to do a 42 min workout but only go 30 min. in before my stomach starting acting up again... SO... today should be interesting... definetly feeling tired right now... hopefully by the time I get off of work this afternoon I will be feeling back up to par and can squeeze in my 2 mile workout today... wish me luck!!!

Tracking my Challenge's

Walking Challenge: Goal 2 miles in 35 min.

Turkey Trot Challenge: 231 min. to go (out of 500) ... 8 day's to finish

On to today's daily info...

FBS: ??? No strips

Exercise:
30 min. of Scuplt and Burn workout with the walkblaster (stopped 10 min. early due to stomach ache... but Turkey Trot now down to 201 min to go!!!)

Breakfast: 1 cup of hot berry tea

Snack: (10 am) 1 marie callender pot pie

Lunch:

Dinner:

Back to work...

Day 21

Well, my weekend is over and it is back to work for me today... It should be a busy one... I have my household chores to do here at home before I go, then my 4 1/2 hours of work, pick up my son from the sitter, and then on to the school to pick up my daughter from Spanish Club.... BUT I will still get both my workouts in today... I did one first thing this morning... It certainly does feel good to be back on track again.... however seeing as there is so much to do I am not going to let this computer screen suck me into the world of zoning... in which time seems to disappear and next thing you know the day is gone.... So on with it then....

Tracking my Challenges:
Walking Challenge: OFF today
Turkey Trot: 261 min to go!!! 9 day's to do it in!!!

Daily Info:

FBS: ??? get paid tomorrow so I will have to buy some strips

Exercise:
2 Mile Walk Away the Pounds Workout - 30 min. (Turkey Trot... 231 to go now!)

Breakfast:1 bowl of life cereal with 1 cup 1% milk

Lunch: 1 bowl of soup with 8 crackers

Snack:

Dinner: 2 slices pizza, motza bread, cinna stix, diet pepsi, and milk (BLAH... shouldn't have eaten all that)

Week 3 Weigh in and Measure up

Day 20

Ok, today is yet another weekly weigh in and measure up day... so this morning I did the deed... and while my weight loss is not going as quickly as I would like to see it I am losing inches and the weight is not going back up... So that is a good thing... I am planning on going back to the South Beach Diet again after payday (until then we have no extra money to do the kind of grocery shopping I will need to do).... My doctor recommended it to me a while back and it did work when I did it last time.... So hopefully then we will see things progress a little bit faster... as long as I maintain the daily exercise and eat right I will be fine!

Ok today's results are as follows...

Weight: 269.0 (same as last week)

Measurements:

Hips: 50 (same)
Waist: 44.5 (-1.5)
L Leg: 29.5 (-.5)
R Leg: 29.5 (-1.5)
L Arm: 16 (same)
R Arm: 16 (-1)
Chest/torso (under bust): 38 (-1)

So as you can see... my numbers are progressively going down... all good news even without the weight loss this week... at least there wasn't any gain!!!

Tracking My Challenges:

Turkey Trot Challenge: 207 min of 500 done... 293 min to go (10 day's to do it!)
Walking Challenge: Today's goal is 3 miles in 60 min.

On to the daily info...

FBS: ??? Still out of strips

Exercise:
3 mile Walk Away the Pounds workout with the stretchy band - 45 min. (Walking Challenge)
Shape & Firm 32 min. workout with the Walkblaster (Turkey Trot)

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal with a dash of 1% milk, 1 cup green tea and a glass of water.

Lunch: 1/2 skinless chicken breast, 3/4 c. mashed potatoes, 3/4 c. green beans, and a glass of water.

Snack: 1 snack sized package of peanuts

Dinner: 2 sm pork ribs, 1 c. rice a roni, 3/4 c. green beans, crystal light lemonade

OKAY... time to focus on the TURKEY TROT!!!

Day 19

I joined a weight loss board and on this board there are these wonderful challenges to keep you motivated along the journey to meet your weight loss goals... this month one of them is called the TURKEY TROT ...the goal is 500 min of exercise before Thanksgiving... and I am at 104 today... so I have less than 2 weeks to get that 400 or so min of exercise in ... in addition to the walking challenge I am doing... so it is really time to get refocused and start the exercising twice a day again... and now that the move is done I can do that!!!! So wish me luck!

Oh and tomorrow is my weekly weigh in and measure up day... so hopefully I didn't fall behind in my weight loss with this move in the last week.

NOW... on to the daily info

FBS: ??? Out of strips still

Exercise: 42 min. Scuplt & Burn workout with the walkblaster
30 min. 2 mile Walk Away the Pounds workout with the stretchy band
31 min. Slim & Thin workout with the walkblaster

Breakfast: 3 med. eggs with shredded cheese, 2 sm. pancakes with 2 Tb. sugar free jam

Lunch: 1 Marie Calender's Cheesy Chicken Pot Pie

Snack: 3 small pieces of carrot cake (Slap me .... that's a no no!)

Dinner: 2 c. stir fry chicken with vegetables

Done!!!! I'm DONE DONE DONE... with the move!!!!

Day 18

FINALLY!!!!!!! I'm finished with my part of the move... the only thing left is for Mike to clean the carpets and then we can finally turn in our keys and be done with it! Today was very busy for me... I went early to the other apartment to get the work done and then worked the office till 3... of course then I had the grocery store run to do and dinner to make for the kids (which I cheated and took a short cut as you will see)... My kids had a friend spend the night and I also babysat 3 more kids ... so for a while I had 6 kids in my house!!! yikes... LOL... no really it wasn't that bad... at least not until the baby got tired (she is about 6 mo)... she really just wanted her mommy and her own bed.... so I did the baby walk/dance/bounce for about an hour...LOL... got that evening workout in doing that. ok... on to the daily stuff.

Daily Info

Exercise: Slim and thin 31 min/2 mile workout with the walkblaster
1 hour of baby walk/dance/bouncing

Breakfast: 1 c. All Bran, 1 c. 1% milk

Lunch: 1 Marie Callender's Cheesy Chicken Pot Pie ~ It was HEAVENLY!!!!

Dinner: 1 Parmesan Pot Pie, 10 oz milk

Dessert: 2 small pieces carrot cake (homemade...that sucker has 3 cups of shredded carrots in it!), 8 oz milk

Still finishing the move

Day 17

Well, we are almost offically done with the move. I still have a final wipe down to do and the paint needs cut in around the trim tomorrow... as far as my part I am sooo close to being done. Thanks goodness!!! So, I'll make this short and sweet....

Daily Info

Exercise: 12,864 steps (my goal was 6,000)

Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 sausage, 2 toast and 1 glass crystal light

Lunch: Left over pork roast, potatoes, carrots, and crackers with crystal light tea

Snack: 4 slices turkey and 1 slice of cheese

Dinner: 1 totino's pizza and water

Back to Exercising?!?!?!?!!!!!!

Day 14

Well, with all the moving the last week I haven't been exercising all that much at all... none really since last Wed. ... SOOOO tonight my goal is to get at least a 1 mile back in and start back up with the morning workouts tomorrow morning... So wish me luck!!!

Daily Info:

FBS: ??? Out of strips

Exercise:

Breakfast: 2 med. eggs, 2 sausage links, 2 whole wheat toast with Margarine, 1 - 16 oz cup of water

Lunch:

Snack:

Dinner:

Ok... I have been MIA for a few day's....

Day 13

Well, I have been so busy moving... Man is that a task.... but we are almost done... Today the computer was hooked up (apparent by my appearance here)... and we are almost done over at the old apartment.

Today is also Weigh in and Measure up Day!!!

So lets see how we are doing shall we?!?!!

Weight: 269.0 WOOO HOOO -3.5 lbs!!!

Measurements:

Hips: 50
Waist: 46
L. Leg: 30
R. Leg: 31
L. Arm: 16
R. Arm: 17
Torso: 39

As for the daily info... here it is.

Breakfast: 3 med. eggs, 3 sausage links, 1 toast with margarine

Lunch: 1 turkey and cheese sandwich made with Whole wheat bread and mayo

Snack: 1 Dannon Creamy Fruit Blends yogurt

Dinner: 3 small homemade taco's with 1 cup of milk.

Resisting the sweet tooth....

Day 8

Last night, I wanted an extreme chocolate blizzard from Dairy Queen sooooo bad... that sweet tooth "Monster" was just really nagging at me... I keep trying to talk my self into it but I just couldn't break my no fast food challenge.... So, I had a frozen go-gurt instead.... it wasn't the same .... but it did the trick. I guess I am going to have to look for some more healthy alternatives to have on hand when that sweet tooth hits.

I am also finding that the "honeymoon" period of my lifestlye change is wearing off... I don't want to exercise everyday... but I know if I don't I will regret it so I am pushing myself to follow through with my commitment.... Hopefully this feeling will subside after a while of pushing through. Until then I am very thankful for the weight loss group I found on msn.... the people there have been great and I have joined in a few challenges to keep me motivated. The following are the challenges that I have joined:

1. the walking challenge
2. the turkey trot challenge (500 min of exercise seperate from your other challenges)
3. the water challenge (drink at least 64 oz of water a day)
4. no fast food challenge

So that is what I am committing to.... Now on to the daily stuff...

FBS: 124 yikes!!! from the pasta I'm sure

Exercise: 7 am - Leslie Sansone's Sculpt & Burn 42 min. workout with the walkblaster and hand weights

Breakfast:

Snack:

Lunch:

Snack:

Dinner:

1st day of my new job....

Day 7

Well, actually it's the same job... only now I will be getting paid cash instead of getting my rent paid for.... and I will be going into the main office for 1/2 hour each day.... I'll be honest... I'm a little nervous... but I'm sure it will be fine... I am kinda playing it by ear... one step at a time.... cause I'm not really sure how much will change.... so wish me luck on that. On another subject the carpet was laid in our new apartment yesterday so I am hoping that tomorrow we will be able to start moving in... Crossing my fingers!!!

As far as the weight loss journal.... Last night I REALLY did not want to workout a second time... but I know myself and if I would have given into that desire then I would be more likely to not do it again tonight... SOooooo .... I pushed myself through it and did a 1 mile power mile at 8 o clock last night... I did however sleep very well after that :o) LOL

On to the daily stuff:

FBS: 119

Exercise: 6:45 am Leslie Sansone's Shape & Firm 32 min workout with the walkblaster

Breakfast: 3 - 16 oz glass water, Sara Lee's 100% whole grain bread with 1 cup creamed eggs and parmesan

Snack:

Lunch: 2 corndogs, 1 mandarin orange, 2 - 16 oz cups of water, 1/2 diet coke

Snack:

Dinner: 1 1/2 cups Birds eye Garlic Chicken w/pasta and vegi's, 2 - 16 oz cups water

Dessert: 1 go-gurt, 1 - 16 oz water

1st Weekly Weigh In....

Day 6

It has only been 3 day's since I did my beginning weight weigh in and measure up... I would like to say that there has been some progress with my weight and measurement's today but it has only been 3 day's as I said before so I don't really expect there to be yet...I have been diligent with sticking to the exercise routine and even added some extra in yesterday to try to make up for that pizza the other night... and the knitting is still working for the night time munchie monster... I just keep telling myself "the bigger the blanket gets the smaller I will get" LOL... so all in all I am hanging in there. As far as moving goes I am told that the carpet is getting laid in the new apartment today so hopefully by Wed. we will be able to start moving over there.

Ok... lets see where I am at...

Weight: 272.5 (1/2 lb up) :o(

Measurements:
Torso: 39 (1 in down) :o)
Hips: 50 (also 1 in down) :o)
Waist: 48 (also 1 in down) :o)
L thigh: 31.5 (1.5 in up - wondering if I measured that wrong last time)
R thigh: 32 (no change)
L arm: 16.5 (.5 in down)
R arm: 16.5 (.5 in down)

Wow!!! no loss in the weight dept but some interesting progress in the measurements... I certainly didn't expect that already... Guess all that exercise is worth it!!!

Now for the daily tracking info...

FBS: 117 (best since I started... keep it going down!!!)

Exercise: 7:15 am - Leslie Sansone's Slim & Thin 31 min workout (approx. 2 miles)
6 pm - Leslie Sansone's 1 mile power mile workout with the hand weights 20 min.

Breakfast: 9 am - 2 slices Sara Lee 100% whole grain berad with 1 cup creamed eggs and parmesan, 3 - 16 oz cups water

Snack: 1 Slice cheese and 1 16 oz cup of water

Lunch: tuna sandwich (2 slices sara lee bread, 1 can tuna, slice onion, chopped celery, and 1 tb. mayo) with Campbells Soup at hand classic tomato, 1 16 oz cup of water

Snack: 1 mandarin orange, 1- 16 oz cup of water, 1- 8 oz cup of licorice tea

Dinner: 2 bean and cheese burritos with sour cream, 16 oz milk, 16 oz water, 1/4 a can of diet coke

Have a safe and wonderful Halloween!!!!

Oops!!!

Day 5

Ok... I have been doing great with sticking to the exercise and as amazing as it is the sorness is finally starting to subside.... BUT I did kinda have an *Oops!!!* moment with last nights dinner.... let face it pizza is just not good for me (look at my FBS and you'll see why)... but I was tired, didn't want to cook, didn't thaw anything out from the freezer and to be perfectly honest corndogs and cup o noodle's (the bulk of what's quick and easy left in my kitchen til we move) just didn't sound all that good... although they probably would have had the same affect on me as the pizza did.... I felt so guilty about eating so much of the pizza that I talked myself into doing a 2 mile workout last night instead of the 1 mile that I had planned on... so at least I did that... but I am thinking that next time I should just order a salad on the side and stick to one small piece of normal pizza or the delite(which has half the carbs and half the calories) instead of a stuffed pizza.... So I am letting last night go and moving on to the future!!! No use beating myself up over one meal right?!?! Tomorrow is my weigh in and measure up day though so hopefully it didn't throw me off too much for that.

Today's meals and exercise:

FBS: 126 (there it goes again....would have been higher if I hadn't worked out after dinner)

Exercise:
8 am - Leslie Sansone's Shape & Firm 32 min. workout with the walkblaster, 2 miles
11 am - 15 min. walk 2 x's around the track (1/2 mile) with Johnathan
11:45 am - Leslie Sansone's 2 mile walk away the pounds with stretchy band (30 min)
6:30 pm - Leslie Sansone's 1 mile walk away the pounds with stretchy band (20 min)

Breakfast: 10:30 am - 2 slices Sara lee 100% whole grain bread, with About 1 cup of creamed eggs with parmesan and 2 16 oz cups of water

Snack:

Lunch: 2:30 pm - 1 mandarin orange, 2 slices cheese, 1 cup o noodles, 1 diet coke, 2 16 oz cups of water

Snack:

Dinner: 5:30 pm - 1.2 cups Shrimp stir fry with vegi's and 1 c. milk

Night time munchies???

Day 4

You know.... I have a hard time beating those evening/night time munchies.... what's the best way to beat them??? Well, I am trying something new... I used to just try to ignore that little monster nagging at my gut and just go to bed early but then it is just hard to sleep... so.... I am going to take up knitting.... YES you heard me right... KNITTING.... I tried it last night....... I made a big ol bowl of popcorn for my kids... it was friday night which around here means movie night.... I took a small handful... more like half a handful and passed the bowl to them... then picked up my yarn and knitting needles and knitted the rest of the night.... Nothing fancy ... just a plain old blanket.... I've never really done any knitting successfully before........ but the idea worked last night... I didn't once dip back into that popcorn bowl...not because I didn't want any but because my hands were busy... and you can't knit and eat at the same time. I know knitting is not for everyone but the concept can be applied straight across the board...so... for now knitting will be my shield against night time munchies!!!

OK... Now for the daily info.....

FBS: 118 .... much better than yesterday.... I hope to see it continue to go down.

Exercise: 8:15 am - Leslie Sansone's Sculpt & Burn with the walkblaster 42 min. workout

9 pm - Leslie Sansone's Walk away the pounds 2 mile 30 min. workout with the stretchy band

Breakfast: 1 cup fiber one cereal with 1 cup 2 % milk and 2 glasses of water (16 oz cups)

Snack: none unless you count water

Lunch: 1 outdoor roll with turkey, ham, swiss cheese and american cheese and a squirt of mayo....and 1 diet coke

Snack: 1 carrot stick with water

Dinner: Oops!!! 2 Lg Slices stuffed pizza and 4 bread sticks with fresh marinara sauce and 2 diet coke.

OK.... I caved in and unpacked my scale....

Day 3

I am weighing myself this morning and to perfectly honest I am a little nervous.... I'm not really very happy with myself for letting my weight go back up again... But on the other hand at least I know what I have to do to fix it and am ready and willing to work on it....after today Monday will be the day that I weigh in and measure up!!! So be watching to see progress... and once a month... probably on the 1st of every month I will be doing a front view and profile view photo of what I look like.... this for 2 reasons.... 1 - I can see myself the way other people see me... what I really look like... pictures don't lie! and 2 - after the weight loss begins I can see the progress over time. So.... lets get on that scale and get some measurements!

OK.... here are the results.... I have alot of work to do!!!

Weight: 272 lbs!!! yikes

Measurements: torso (under bust): 40 inches hips: 51 inches waist: 49 inches
l thigh: 30 inches r thigh: 32 inches l arm: 17 inches R arm: 17 inches

Now on to the daily stuff....

FBS: 138 !!! WHAT?!?!? I'm taking that again.... 124!!!... still high but not as bad as the first test.

Exercise: 7:00 am Leslie Sansone's Shape & Firm workout with the walkblaster, 30 min 2 mile workout.... worked up a sweat today!

Leslie Sansone's 1 mile power mile, 20 min workout with hand weights

Breakfast: 8 am - 2 eggs cooked in olive oil and garlic with 4 slices swiss cheese and 3 glasses of water (16 oz glass)

Snack: 11:30 am - 2 more glasses of water (16 oz glass), 3 slices cheese wrapped in salami

Lunch: 12:30 pm - 1 outdoor roll with turkey, ham, swiss cheese and american cheese and a squirt of mayo....and 1 diet coke

Snack: 3 pm - more cheese.... it's one of my weaknessess..... LOL... and 1 more glass of water (16 oz glass)

Dinner: 5:30 pm - 2 cups Spinach salad left over from dinner last night... with 5 slices deli ham... and another glass of water (16 oz glass)

Snack: 1/2 handful of popcorn and 2 glasses of water (16 oz glass)

Ok.... earlier this afternoon I had Mike take my first front and profile view photos.... BUT I'm not sharing those ... they are kind of scary (only in 2 piece).... but I will be taking some more in shorts and a tank top to keep record on here.... at least I have the first one's done for my "starting point" to look back at later.

Good Morning!

Day 2

Well this is today's info....

FBS: 123 yikes a little high ... should have passed on those potato chips!

Exercise: slim & thin 30 min. workout with the walkblaster at 7:15 am - boy did that
feel good!!!

9:30-10:50 am - time spent scrubbing 2 bathrooms (tubs, toilets, floors,
cabinets) Does that count as exercise too?!?!???

7:30 pm - 1 mile Walk away the pounds workout tape (about 20 min.)

Breakfast: 2 medium eggs cooked in olive oil and garlic, 1 toast with trace of butter, 2 TB fresh pico de gallo (on the eggs) and 3 sm. slices swiss cheese with crystal light iced tea to drink. (8 am)

Snack: 11 am - 2 slices swiss cheese wrapped in salami w/ a diet coke

Lunch: 12:30 pm - a deli sandwich on a stadium roll... so good...fresh deli meat, cheese.... mmm mmmm..... I know white bread is a big no no... I'll worry about that after we move and I go back to phase one of SBD... for now however it was a nice treat.. oh yeah had it with a nice cold glass of water... gotta make sure to drink enough of that!

Dinner: 5:30 pm - 1 Chicken Breast Rotiserie Style, 2 c. spinach salad w/egg, real bacon bit, sunflower seeds, mandarin oranges, and a orange flavored vinagrette .... it was so good... one of the best store made salad's I have ever bought! Plus lots of water

Snack: No evening snack tonight!!!!

Weight: ??? my scale is still packed.... we start moving next week!!!!!


I talked to Mike last night about ways to help me see progress over this journey and we decided that it would be a good idea to add once a month photo (front view and profile) and measurements to my personal log... then I can see from month to month the progress aside from the once a week weigh in.... of course this will unfortunately have to wait until after we move too.... I am starting to get really excited about this new journey... it is going to make such a difference in my health, my energy and how I feel.... Can't wait to see some progress..... I know it is too soon to see anything now... wait a few weeks then the progress should start....today I am very encouraged!!!

Today's Exercise & Food Log

Day 1

Exercise for today: 1 mile power mile at 7 am this morning
1/2 hour playing at the park with the kids at 6 pm... boy did
they wear me out... LOL

Breakfast: 1 everything bagel with garden vegetable spread
1 Venti sugar free vanilla latte

Lunch: 1 Campbells soup at hand Clam Chowder

Dinner: 1 hoagie sandwich (yumm) and a handful of potato chips with 1 diet coke

Snack: 1 diet coke, 1 hand full of chips, cheese


Weight: ??? I think around 270

Current Pants Size: 20
Next Goal size: 18

Finally getting started!!!

I have decided that I am finally going to get started with resuming my exercise program... it will not be easy... BUT ... it will so be worth it in the end... The picture featured is a picture of me today (10/26/2005).....I have 80 pounds that I would like to lose and truth be told I should actually lose 100 to be at an "ideal" weight... but I don't really care about a vain 10-20 pounds... its the 80-90 pounds that really affect the health... pcos and diabetes... well technically I'm borderline diabetic ... but I just look at it as if I am already diabetic.... Anyhow... wish me luck!... If I can do this (which I know is achievable) than my dh said that we can ttc again... but not until I reach my goal first... How logical of him.

I can't weigh myself today because I packed my scale (we are moving next week to a new apartment)...although I think I am about 270 lbs again. Yikes!!! ... But hopefully not for too much longer!

What I am doing right now is just getting back into the routine of the exercising... I prefer to use Leslie Sansone's walking programs... I have her walk away the pounds express series (1 mile, 2 mile, and 3 mile workouts, which include using the stretchy band for the upper body strengthing and toning), the 1 mile power mile (which is with hand weights to work your upper body), and her walkblaster series (which includes slim & thin, sculpt & burn, and shape & firm workout dvd's and a inclined stepping tool called the walkblaster, this series REALLY focus's on your lower body, the butt, the thighs, the legs, and will also affect the abs). I just bought the walkblaster series so that is a new addition... but let me tell you ... oh my... I was so sore the first time I used it ... but it was a good sore.... really gives you a workout... especially the shape and firm.

Last time I did this (focused on a lifestyle change fore the better) I did a 2 or 3 mile tape in the morning and either a 1 or 2 mile in the evening everyday... which totaled about 45- 60 min. of exercise a day. I also did the South Beach Diet... my doctor recommended it for me because of the insulin resistance. It worked great until I hit phase 2 and then my fasting sugars went up again.. But I wasn't doing the exercise regularly... which is when she suggested exercising at least 30 min. a day EVERYDAY... So I did ... and it worked wonderfully.... a couple months later I was 30 pounds down and ALL of my blood work came back great... my A1C was 5 which is great! fasting was good... my glucose tolerance was normal and my insulin function was normal... I'm sure it's not so normal now. But it will get back there soon!

This time I am going to do a 30 - 45 min. workout in the morning.. alternating every morning between the walk away the pounds with the stretchy band and the walkblaster series and then a second workout, 1 mile in the evening possibly a 2 mile after a couple of weeks into it... it will just depend on how much energy and stamina I have... As far as the diet... after we move (which we will be starting next week) .. I am going to go back to the phase 1 of SBD and start all over again there... I also will be re-enforcing the no food after 7 pm rule.... that is a big one for me because often around 9 pm I get the munchies... so I have to ignore it and just chose to go to bed instead.

I know it can be done... I started this morning with a 1 mile (the power mile)... just to be able to say I am doing something... and it is a good place to start.... and by next week will be moving up to the 2 mile, 3 mile and walkblaster again... It just feels odd getting started again... I'm the only one in the family with this problem and I hate to say it but it's almost embarassing to exercise with my dh and kids around..... I know it is a good example for the kids... so I just have to get over it.... but I also know from experience that after a few weeks that feeling goes away too. So, here's to digging in and getting started!!!

Well, I am off... going to go out for a bagel and tea this morning I think.... I know a bagel is a big no no ...... but.... It is my 9 year wedding anniversary today... I am going to enjoy a moments peace, without the kids, and celebrate the last 9 years and the future year to come, along with all the changes that will be happening in our lives.