For the past two days, I haven't made it to the gym, BUT, I've been good and have worked out at home! I realize that we don't always have time to make it to the gym, so just improvise. I have one of those big blow up balls, you know the ones they have at the gym, well anyways, you can do a lot with that one ball and a resistance rope. I mean, man, you can really get your heart rate up and get all sweaty and gross, lol. But even the grossness is all worth it if you lose a pound or anything, lol.
With working out being talked about a lot on my blog, I wanna make sure and tell everyone to stay hydrated! Drink plenty of water! carry some with you at all times, and if possible, drink water when you go out for a meal. Next time I write I'm going to write about ways I've changed my eating habits and stuff :) I probably won't be around for the next two days tho because I have to work and I'm usually too tired to do anything after, lol. So enjoy your Friday and Saturday! and stay hydrated!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Oops! I did it again!
I made it 2 days in a row! Yay!! I'm finally back to going to the gym! I was so ready to go today too! I was excited about it; the drive in me is back! Trey went with me today too, which makes me happy :) But I've learned that sometimes I just have to go by myself, I have to remember that I'm doing this for MYSELF, for MY health and MY happiness. I think that's where a lot of people tend to fail, because if we had a partner to go with and then they back out at the last minute, we tend to not go too. We make us reasons not to go like "well, if she isn't going with me, we'll just go tomorrow" and then tomorrow comes and you still don't go, next thing you know...a whole week has passed without you working out; I've been there, I'm speaking from experience!! Some days i would be so set to go, but Trey would not go with me, so I would just stay home and watch TV or whatever and not get a lick of exercise, then I would feel bad for not going and I would make excuse after excuse after excuse...its a vicious cycle and so easy to get trapped in.
The best way to get out of a cycle of not going to the gym or working out at home is to do it. Even if you start off by going for a 5 minute walk down the block or doing a video at home, or as I like to do, play Wii Sports on our Wii. Its a lot of fun and you don't even realize that you are working out until you are all sweaty, lol.
The choice to start losing weight should be your own, not because someone else tells you to. You have to do it for yourself, you can't do it because your significant other wants you to lose weight or your friends tell you that you should, its a very personal decision to come to and YOU have to decide to do it, otherwise you will fail. Again and sadly, I'm speaking from experience, I've had people push me to lose weight and I would do good for about a month, then, whammo! right back to where I started or worse, because it was not what I wanted to do. Since mid 2008/beginning of 2009 it is MY own goal to lose weight, I realize that I'm fat because I did this to myself and now I've realized that I have to lose the weight by myself, no little fat fairy is going to come and take it away (boy, don't we all wish she existed!!) so I'm going day by day doing what I can for myself and if I happen to help someone along the way, thats even better.
Enough for today. But I'm heading back to the gym tomorrow! Good luck to all of you who are going tomorrow too! Rememer...take it one day at a time.
The best way to get out of a cycle of not going to the gym or working out at home is to do it. Even if you start off by going for a 5 minute walk down the block or doing a video at home, or as I like to do, play Wii Sports on our Wii. Its a lot of fun and you don't even realize that you are working out until you are all sweaty, lol.
The choice to start losing weight should be your own, not because someone else tells you to. You have to do it for yourself, you can't do it because your significant other wants you to lose weight or your friends tell you that you should, its a very personal decision to come to and YOU have to decide to do it, otherwise you will fail. Again and sadly, I'm speaking from experience, I've had people push me to lose weight and I would do good for about a month, then, whammo! right back to where I started or worse, because it was not what I wanted to do. Since mid 2008/beginning of 2009 it is MY own goal to lose weight, I realize that I'm fat because I did this to myself and now I've realized that I have to lose the weight by myself, no little fat fairy is going to come and take it away (boy, don't we all wish she existed!!) so I'm going day by day doing what I can for myself and if I happen to help someone along the way, thats even better.
Enough for today. But I'm heading back to the gym tomorrow! Good luck to all of you who are going tomorrow too! Rememer...take it one day at a time.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Back on the wagon....
Well, its official, I'm back on the wagon....er, back to working out, lol, although I did not make it this morning as planned, I went this evening and am feeling absolutely awesome!!! I was afraid that I would struggle to regain my momentum that I had before, but even after not working out for a month, I went back and it was like I never left, I did all that I used to do and more!
I notice that I've been really vocal about my weight with people, I'm not as ashamed as I used to be, don't get me wrong, I'm still not happy with myself, but I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm the way I am is because I used to overeat and not get enough exercise, I think that realizing what is/was holding you back is one of the key things to talk about with others, even if you just talk about it to a good friend. I had many long conversations with a friend named Christina, it is so nice to talk to her because she knows how I feel and knows the everyday struggles I face, because she faces them too; a lot of us do. She knows the embarrassment and the shame that we hold onto, the things that make us feel guilty when we indulge in that chocolate bar or that really yummy piece of cake after dinner, whatever your struggles and guilty pleasures are, we all face them and we all have them, just embrace them and talk about them and talk about your goals with others, they can be your friends in person or a good online friend, there are so many people to talk to, even I'm here to talk to; because, chances are, I know your struggle and I face it too.
I want to take a moment and thank the people who are always there for me and always have an ear to listen to me complain and to those who have given me all the support I need and more for this journey I'm on. I also want to thank my husband for always encouraging me to do my best and be the best person I can be.
I notice that I've been really vocal about my weight with people, I'm not as ashamed as I used to be, don't get me wrong, I'm still not happy with myself, but I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm the way I am is because I used to overeat and not get enough exercise, I think that realizing what is/was holding you back is one of the key things to talk about with others, even if you just talk about it to a good friend. I had many long conversations with a friend named Christina, it is so nice to talk to her because she knows how I feel and knows the everyday struggles I face, because she faces them too; a lot of us do. She knows the embarrassment and the shame that we hold onto, the things that make us feel guilty when we indulge in that chocolate bar or that really yummy piece of cake after dinner, whatever your struggles and guilty pleasures are, we all face them and we all have them, just embrace them and talk about them and talk about your goals with others, they can be your friends in person or a good online friend, there are so many people to talk to, even I'm here to talk to; because, chances are, I know your struggle and I face it too.
I want to take a moment and thank the people who are always there for me and always have an ear to listen to me complain and to those who have given me all the support I need and more for this journey I'm on. I also want to thank my husband for always encouraging me to do my best and be the best person I can be.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
I'm back!!
Well, we all fall off the wagon sometimes and I'm getting back on mine. I'm getting up tomorrow morning at 8:30 and going to meet my husband at the gym and workout til I can't work out anymore...or til at least 11:30, when he has to head back to work, lol.
I've done good and have not gained back any of the 32 pounds I lost, but I also realize that I NEED to get back to my regular workouts, they make me feel alive and they make me feel better about myself. On the outside I'm always happy, but my insides are torn up because of my insecurities about my weight, I don't like being overweight, nor do I like being stared at when we go to a waterpark...You know, that stuff all hurts, even if it does not show on the outside...it still hurts. I realize that we all have insecuries about our bodies and we all have things that we want to work on, but I want to be a size or two smaller by the end of summer. I'm tired of being the fat girl, the one who doesn't ride rollercoasters because I can't fit in the seats, or being the one who is left behind because people don't think to ask if I wanna do something fun.
I will log on tomorrow and make a post about how my workout goes, but for now, I need to head off to bed to get some rest so I will feel like getting up early, lol.
Let me know how you all are doing? We all need encouragement sometimes.
I've done good and have not gained back any of the 32 pounds I lost, but I also realize that I NEED to get back to my regular workouts, they make me feel alive and they make me feel better about myself. On the outside I'm always happy, but my insides are torn up because of my insecurities about my weight, I don't like being overweight, nor do I like being stared at when we go to a waterpark...You know, that stuff all hurts, even if it does not show on the outside...it still hurts. I realize that we all have insecuries about our bodies and we all have things that we want to work on, but I want to be a size or two smaller by the end of summer. I'm tired of being the fat girl, the one who doesn't ride rollercoasters because I can't fit in the seats, or being the one who is left behind because people don't think to ask if I wanna do something fun.
I will log on tomorrow and make a post about how my workout goes, but for now, I need to head off to bed to get some rest so I will feel like getting up early, lol.
Let me know how you all are doing? We all need encouragement sometimes.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Back in action! and a Recipe :)
Yay!! I got back in action today at the gym!! It makes me so happy to have been back after almost 2 weeks of no gym. I did 2.5 miles on the bike, 105 regular crunches, 50 straight leg crunches, ball twists and 10 laps in the lap pool, we were kind of short on time today so I had to condense my workout! I feel amazing tho!!! I've lost 30 pounds now!! People always ask me how I'm doing it and I tell them, just lots of hard work and determination! I'm not taking any pills or any appetite suppressors or drinking any weight loss drinks, I'm just working out and watching my portion sizes on my meals and drinking LOTS of water; I average about ten 8oz cups a day. People also ask if I quit eating out and the answer to that is, no...Trey and I love eating out, especially Mexican, but we both do our part and watch how much we eat, what we order and we always substitute corn tortillas instead of flour tortillas.
Okay, as you can tell, I love food! I love to cook it, eat it, smell it, whatever..lol. Tonight we are barbecuing some pork steaks and some brats, yum!! I'm sure we will have lots of leftovers. But here is another favorite of mine from the grill...
Grilled Greek Chicken Skewers with whole wheat pitas -
2 chicken breasts, sliced thin into bite size pieces (grill the chicken on skewers)
low fat greek vinaigrette salad dressing
whole wheat pita bread
large tomato, diced
large cucumber, diced
small red onion, diced
Pour dressing over chicken and put in fridge to marinate for 30 minutes. Grill chicken or cook over stove...grilled gives that nice smokiness :) If grilling, grill for about 15 minutes over medium heat.
Once cooked, serve skewers of chicken in pitas with cucumber, tomatoes and red onion. Also have extra dressing out, for those who like more :)
Okay, as you can tell, I love food! I love to cook it, eat it, smell it, whatever..lol. Tonight we are barbecuing some pork steaks and some brats, yum!! I'm sure we will have lots of leftovers. But here is another favorite of mine from the grill...
Grilled Greek Chicken Skewers with whole wheat pitas -
2 chicken breasts, sliced thin into bite size pieces (grill the chicken on skewers)
low fat greek vinaigrette salad dressing
whole wheat pita bread
large tomato, diced
large cucumber, diced
small red onion, diced
Pour dressing over chicken and put in fridge to marinate for 30 minutes. Grill chicken or cook over stove...grilled gives that nice smokiness :) If grilling, grill for about 15 minutes over medium heat.
Once cooked, serve skewers of chicken in pitas with cucumber, tomatoes and red onion. Also have extra dressing out, for those who like more :)
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Huge Week!!
This has been such a big week!! I have not had a chance to post until today! Trey worked on Monday til noon, then we loaded up and headed off to Branson for a mini vacation type trip; it was great, we started out Monday with going to the shanghai circus, with amazing Chinese acrobats!! Then Tuesday, we got some rest and then went to Ripley's Believe it or Not and spent a good hour and a half to two hours walking around taking pictures and just having fun, went to Starbucks and got some drinks, then we went to the Rib Crib and ate with my mom and her fiancee and his best friend...food was yummy!!! After dinner, Brandon, my mom, Trey and I went miniature golfing and had a blast!! Brandon and I each got a hole in one, and the scores were so close...mom and Brandon each got 52, I got 53 and Trey got a 65 (mind you, Trey and I have not been mini golfing in years!!). Then we headed back to our condo and wouldn't you know it, there was a fire alarm going off for almost a freaking hour!! It didn't get shut off til almost 11p.m., needless to say, i was pretty upset, especially since we had to get up at 5 a.m. the next day; I got very little sleep that night.
And now we are going to jump to Wednesday morning(after no sleep)!! The BIG day for my mom and Brandon, it was great, we got dressed, got some pictures taken and then headed off to the little church at Silver Dollar City in Branson, the church was so cool, it was a real church that was over 160 years old and still had the original roof and floor, unfortunately, the walls had been damaged in previous storms and had to be replaced. But there it was, 8:30 in the morning and my mom was getting married!! They both read their own vows they had each written to each other and were going to start a life together as man and wife, it was so romantic and so sweet, I cried a little, just knowing that a chapter in her (my mom) life had ended and was closed and there was a new one beginning. I think they are perfect for each other and I know that Brandon loves my mom more then anything, he was there through some hard times, like when she had to have a hysterectomy and almost died on the operating table, he was there for me(and her), he really helped me through that, I thought I was going to lose my mom and he stayed with me and talked and just let me cry my eyes out. Enough about that, even now, still brings tears to my eyes.
The rest of the say at SDC was great!! We went on water rides together and the boys got to ride roller coasters to their hearts content!! Mom and I just walked around and talked and hung out and let the boys be boys, lol. We closed the park down, and then headed back to our condos and passed out!! It was a long, but wonderful day!! Thursday brought a lot of sleep and packing for Trey and I to head home, but we did go to the Dixie Stampede with my parents before we left, and that show was great too!! We got home sometime after midnight and were so happy to see our kitties were okay, we spent friday recovering from being tired and let the dogs recover from having too much fun at Happy Tails.
In closing, even with all the food we ate, we still got a lot of exercise walking around a lot and I still lost a two pounds!! So I can go new places and still lose weight, its just a matter of eating the right portions and staying active.
And now we are going to jump to Wednesday morning(after no sleep)!! The BIG day for my mom and Brandon, it was great, we got dressed, got some pictures taken and then headed off to the little church at Silver Dollar City in Branson, the church was so cool, it was a real church that was over 160 years old and still had the original roof and floor, unfortunately, the walls had been damaged in previous storms and had to be replaced. But there it was, 8:30 in the morning and my mom was getting married!! They both read their own vows they had each written to each other and were going to start a life together as man and wife, it was so romantic and so sweet, I cried a little, just knowing that a chapter in her (my mom) life had ended and was closed and there was a new one beginning. I think they are perfect for each other and I know that Brandon loves my mom more then anything, he was there through some hard times, like when she had to have a hysterectomy and almost died on the operating table, he was there for me(and her), he really helped me through that, I thought I was going to lose my mom and he stayed with me and talked and just let me cry my eyes out. Enough about that, even now, still brings tears to my eyes.
The rest of the say at SDC was great!! We went on water rides together and the boys got to ride roller coasters to their hearts content!! Mom and I just walked around and talked and hung out and let the boys be boys, lol. We closed the park down, and then headed back to our condos and passed out!! It was a long, but wonderful day!! Thursday brought a lot of sleep and packing for Trey and I to head home, but we did go to the Dixie Stampede with my parents before we left, and that show was great too!! We got home sometime after midnight and were so happy to see our kitties were okay, we spent friday recovering from being tired and let the dogs recover from having too much fun at Happy Tails.
In closing, even with all the food we ate, we still got a lot of exercise walking around a lot and I still lost a two pounds!! So I can go new places and still lose weight, its just a matter of eating the right portions and staying active.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Random thoughts
Well here is it, Sunday evening and we are getting ready to leave for our mini vacation to Branson, for lunch, we had homemade chicken tenders with my mother in law, who doesn't cook chicken very well, usually burned and very dry. Today's were not much better then normal. But I'm glad we don't have to see her for at least a week!! While Trey and I are in Branson for my moms wedding (yay) we get some much needed alone time away from the daily stresses of home life, we are looking forward to it. Trey and I have only gotten one vacation where it has just been him and I, even or honeymoon was spent with his overbearing mother, who wanted to spend all the time with us she could, she was going to come to Branson with us, but then decided against it when her friend decided that he was not going to be able to go either, I hate to admit it, but I was jumping for joy when she told us she was not going!! We were going to be sharing a condo with her and that would have meant no free time for "us" time, unless we snuck off somewhere just for that.
Today's blog is mainly to let everyone know that I will be gone for most of the week and will post when I get back. Have a great week everyone :)
Today's blog is mainly to let everyone know that I will be gone for most of the week and will post when I get back. Have a great week everyone :)
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