We are off for a little vacation in a little over an hour and I am so not focused. I can picture all the BAD stuff I want to eat this weekend!
Oh no! This isn't the way I had wanted this weekend to be but I can tell it will be. For me the battle is all in the thoughts.....I am thinking fatty, salty and chocolatey today.
I did pack my fruit & vegetables along with bottles of water so I will still try to get these in but I plan on enjoying whatever it is I consume. BAD, BAD, BAD!
The scales will definitely be way up this Tuesday!
I will refocus on Monday night when we are back.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Hmmmm.....
The whole family has been eating all natural, preservative and additive free for 9 days and some how I was up 0.4lbs today.
I admit that I wasn't tracking my points this week....that was obviously a mistake and I resumed today using the WW tools that I paid for back in December. I know in myself that .4 really isn't a big deal but I had hoped for a loss.
I am going away this weekend and staying with family so I know the food choices will not be the greatest plus we will be on the road eating in fast food places for a few meals. Two birthdays to celebrate this weekend.....birthday cake. My plan is to bring alot of fruits & vegetables plus bottles of water from home because my in laws do not have these things in their house so at least I know I will have healthy choices in the house.
My goals for the next 4 days are:
1)Drink 2.5L of water
2)Track all my food
3)Not to use any of my flex points
4)2 days of 30 minutes of exercise
While I am away I plan to:
1) Drink 2.5L water
2) Eat my 5 Fruits & Vegetables
My goal is to at least stay the same this week if not record a loss.
I admit that I wasn't tracking my points this week....that was obviously a mistake and I resumed today using the WW tools that I paid for back in December. I know in myself that .4 really isn't a big deal but I had hoped for a loss.
I am going away this weekend and staying with family so I know the food choices will not be the greatest plus we will be on the road eating in fast food places for a few meals. Two birthdays to celebrate this weekend.....birthday cake. My plan is to bring alot of fruits & vegetables plus bottles of water from home because my in laws do not have these things in their house so at least I know I will have healthy choices in the house.
My goals for the next 4 days are:
1)Drink 2.5L of water
2)Track all my food
3)Not to use any of my flex points
4)2 days of 30 minutes of exercise
While I am away I plan to:
1) Drink 2.5L water
2) Eat my 5 Fruits & Vegetables
My goal is to at least stay the same this week if not record a loss.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
News from the Scales
Just a quick stop to report that I was down 2.4lbs this week!
Going to a new exercise class tonight here in my town, all ladies, should be fun!
We don't have anything like that here and I hope it lasts because many could benefit from this kind of thing.
Going to a new exercise class tonight here in my town, all ladies, should be fun!
We don't have anything like that here and I hope it lasts because many could benefit from this kind of thing.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Baking Bread
Today I am making bread! No more store bought bread in our house!
Whole wheat bread, white bread and hopefully some other recipe with Red River Cereal in it if I have time left.
I need to get some loaf pans so I can make smaller loafs like a friend had told me she does because right now I only use the bread maker and that is a huge loaf. Everyone loves it though so we eat a loaf a day.
This bread may be one of the foods that I will have to monitor my intake of. Most of the other stuff we are eating will not hinder my weight loss.
Another exciting day at our house, the children and husband are trying foods they have never had. So far everyone is doing great!
Whole wheat bread, white bread and hopefully some other recipe with Red River Cereal in it if I have time left.
I need to get some loaf pans so I can make smaller loafs like a friend had told me she does because right now I only use the bread maker and that is a huge loaf. Everyone loves it though so we eat a loaf a day.
This bread may be one of the foods that I will have to monitor my intake of. Most of the other stuff we are eating will not hinder my weight loss.
Another exciting day at our house, the children and husband are trying foods they have never had. So far everyone is doing great!
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Cleaned House
So my husband is now on the same train as I am and we spent a better part of the day going through the cupboards and fridge to eliminate any and all foods with those bad for you chemicals in them.
The list of stuff we threw out was crazy but we should all feel better for it physically and also knowing that we are not putting into us 'things' that were never meant for human consumption.
I am sure we will still eat things here and there that are not the best but we took a giant step in the right direction today.
The cupboards and fridge look pretty bare right now until I get shopping and replenish them with healthy foods. I think it is going to take me a while to get use to buying the kinds of foods we plan on consuming. My shopping trips may be exciting for the next few weeks.
I began this adventure of eating 'raw' in January but have only been half hearted about it, now that my hubby is with me on this it will be easier.
The list of stuff we threw out was crazy but we should all feel better for it physically and also knowing that we are not putting into us 'things' that were never meant for human consumption.
I am sure we will still eat things here and there that are not the best but we took a giant step in the right direction today.
The cupboards and fridge look pretty bare right now until I get shopping and replenish them with healthy foods. I think it is going to take me a while to get use to buying the kinds of foods we plan on consuming. My shopping trips may be exciting for the next few weeks.
I began this adventure of eating 'raw' in January but have only been half hearted about it, now that my hubby is with me on this it will be easier.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Nothing New
Life can get so busy yet I feel like nothing is 'new'. Laundry, learning, reading, talking and housecleaning take up the day completely.
Food focus was on track yesterday and so far today.
There are so many great bloggers out there that I get inspiration from, Thank you ladies for putting finger to key (so to speak) and expressing yourselves so well.
Since I don't have much to say but have the urge to write I will give show my food plan for today.
Breakfast
Oatmeal (apple & cinnamon) 2pts.
orange 1pt.
Snack AM
Apple 1pt.
1 tbsp. peanut butter 2pts.
Lunch
2 Hard boiled eggs 4pts.
slice of high fibre bread 2pts.
1 tsp. margarine 1pt.
1 cup baby carrots 1pt.
Snack PM
1cup grapes 1pt.
1 cup Cheerios 2pts.
Supper
1 sausage link 4.5pts.
3/4 cup brown rice 3pts.
2 cups mixed greens 0pts.
1 tbsp. light Thousand Island Dressing 1pt.
Total Daily Points Used 25.5
(3.5 to use for something? maybe a weight wathchers dessert or popcorn)
Hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!
Food focus was on track yesterday and so far today.
There are so many great bloggers out there that I get inspiration from, Thank you ladies for putting finger to key (so to speak) and expressing yourselves so well.
Since I don't have much to say but have the urge to write I will give show my food plan for today.
Breakfast
Oatmeal (apple & cinnamon) 2pts.
orange 1pt.
Snack AM
Apple 1pt.
1 tbsp. peanut butter 2pts.
Lunch
2 Hard boiled eggs 4pts.
slice of high fibre bread 2pts.
1 tsp. margarine 1pt.
1 cup baby carrots 1pt.
Snack PM
1cup grapes 1pt.
1 cup Cheerios 2pts.
Supper
1 sausage link 4.5pts.
3/4 cup brown rice 3pts.
2 cups mixed greens 0pts.
1 tbsp. light Thousand Island Dressing 1pt.
Total Daily Points Used 25.5
(3.5 to use for something? maybe a weight wathchers dessert or popcorn)
Hope everyone has a GREAT weekend!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Total Vent
Well I am going to sit here and vent! "Its my blog and I can if I want to, can if I want to, can if I want to." (Hum while you read!)
I feel like a loser today because I have allowed the fact that I am going to start a 2 week challenge tomorrow to eat healthy and stay on points ruin my strength to eat well today!
Why??? What makes me sabotage myself in this way??? Why does food have such control???
I want to do what I know is good for my health. I lost my father to heart disease at the young age of 50. I am only 15 years from that now. I want to see my children grow up, marry, explore and have children and if I don't continue this journey to health than I will miss these milestones.
In the more short term my husband and I are considering having another baby (getting pregnant in the summer) and I know I can't start a pregnancy without having lost a good amount of weight and got into a good routine for exercise. Motivation? Should be!
So what will it take???That I haven't come to fully understand yet but will continue to look at.
Tomorrow the challenge starts and I will succeed in this for the next 14 days!
For the remainder of the day I will focus on the positive and use the support I have to work through these thoughts and ideas.
I feel like a loser today because I have allowed the fact that I am going to start a 2 week challenge tomorrow to eat healthy and stay on points ruin my strength to eat well today!
Why??? What makes me sabotage myself in this way??? Why does food have such control???
I want to do what I know is good for my health. I lost my father to heart disease at the young age of 50. I am only 15 years from that now. I want to see my children grow up, marry, explore and have children and if I don't continue this journey to health than I will miss these milestones.
In the more short term my husband and I are considering having another baby (getting pregnant in the summer) and I know I can't start a pregnancy without having lost a good amount of weight and got into a good routine for exercise. Motivation? Should be!
So what will it take???That I haven't come to fully understand yet but will continue to look at.
Tomorrow the challenge starts and I will succeed in this for the next 14 days!
For the remainder of the day I will focus on the positive and use the support I have to work through these thoughts and ideas.
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