Sunday, November 21, 2010
291
There I did it. I posted my weight for the world to see. I cannot believe it but I am 63 inches tall and 291 pounds heavy.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Contest entry
I entered the Mary Lou's Weigh Platform Giveaway!
Check out Roni’s Weight Loss Blog for more information.
Contest entry
I entered the Mary Lou's Weigh Platform Giveaway!
Check out Roni’s Weight Loss Blog for more information.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Goodbye Butt Dam
My SP life has been full of surprises! I am still not sure this one is true, but I think when I took my shower today all the water drained out when I was done! I always sit in the shower and let the water flow over me to relax and unwind. When I am done there is always a lake of water behind me still to drain out and when I stand up a flash flood occurs in my home everyday. You have never seen water move so fast! No butt dam today though!! This was not on my list of reasons why I wanted to lose weight. Never thought of this one. I'll take it though. I just have to be sure to pay more attention tomorrow. Will let you know if my observation was correct or a fluke. Maybe all that walking is reducing the spread of my Hoover lol!!
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Sunday, July 22, 2007
The Honeymoon is Over
Today marks the end of my first month on SP. I update my ticker on Saturdays so yesterday my scale showed a loss of 15.2 pounds. Yes, of course I am psyched but the first month is always easy. That's when motivation is highest and the weight loss is most dramatic. Believe me, I know. I have been on pills, potions, and believed the purveyors of impossible promises for many years. There is always some secret ingredient or magic combination that someone has recently discovered to assist the masses with their masses. I have noticed this week that my excitement has dwindled. I am still on program, but it is not as fun as it was at first. It is funny how the mind and body combine to work against the new and exciting to make it just ho hum after a while.
I know I will have to fight this to succeed in this long journey. I will have to find ways to bring back the thrill, to celebrate the little victories that will finally add up to a healthier me.
I am worth the work, the effort, the pain. I have to keep on track, on target. Yes, it is hard. Name something worthwhile that doesn't take working at it, my marriage for example. That is the one thing in my life that I've started that by the grace of God, I will complete. My weight loss goal will be the second. And like my marriage it will be hard, but the rewards will be surprising, not easily seen from the outside, and lasting.
The honeymoon is over, now comes the hard part.
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I know I will have to fight this to succeed in this long journey. I will have to find ways to bring back the thrill, to celebrate the little victories that will finally add up to a healthier me.
I am worth the work, the effort, the pain. I have to keep on track, on target. Yes, it is hard. Name something worthwhile that doesn't take working at it, my marriage for example. That is the one thing in my life that I've started that by the grace of God, I will complete. My weight loss goal will be the second. And like my marriage it will be hard, but the rewards will be surprising, not easily seen from the outside, and lasting.
The honeymoon is over, now comes the hard part.
A
Saturday, July 14, 2007
The Thrill of Victory
I know that most experts recommend you NOT weigh everyday because of hormones, water fluctuation, etc. When I am "dieting" though, I am obsessed with the scale. I can ignore it for months when I am not on a plan, but otherwise that baby calls me like I'm its mama. And I respond SEVERAL times a day. This has its good points and bad points. I really only count the morning weigh in measured nude, bone dry, sans glasses and jewelry. If I am down that morning, it motivates me to be "good". If I am up, it also motivates me to be "good", but it also plays with my mind which says "See! you cannot do this, never have never will" and I lose my resolve believing the evil thoughts. For instance, yesterday when I weighed, the bad boy showed a gain of 2.8 pounds from the day before. I had being doing everything right. Logging my food, staying within my calories with the exception of going very slightly over the day before, and walking a mile daily since 7/10/07. How in the world was it possible that I could be almost 3 pounds heavier than the day before? Right then, I did something I have never done before. I asked for help. I promptly posted my dilemma and Coach Jen responded by saying since I had not exercised previous to 7/10/07 it was very likely I was retaining water for muscle repair. I was skeptical, but since she is an expert and I am not, I decided to give Coach Jen the benefit of a doubt and myself and the bad boy a break and not pound either of us into a bloody pulp for the gain showed. That was victory #1 for yesterday. It was two-fold I guess, but I'll count it as one.
The next victory came that night when after sharing 2 pieces of pizza with my husband, the chips and queso started calling me. I responded by going to the refrigerator to check on the Cheez Whiz and I couldn't find it. I looked and looked and I finally spotted it, but by this time my senses kicked in and I realized that I was not hungry. Why eat when I am not hungry? Weird thought. I always eat, hungry or not. If I want it, I eat it PERIOD. Well, this was new for me too. Listening to my body and paying attention to it to overcome a mindless automatic response. Victory #2. The only thing is when I was ready for a snack, I STILL wanted the queso and chips!! And boy did I struggle. If I caved I would probably go over on my calories as there was little hope that I could stop with 2 tbsp of Cheez Whiz and 14 chips. I was really low on salsa, but that wouldn't stop me. It would just be more cheese and less salsa, no problem there. And the problem lay not only in the willpower to stick to an appropriate serving, but that the sodium would help me to hold onto all that water that Coach Jen told me I was hanging on to. I did not want to face the scale in the morning, knowing I could avoid a bad experience by avoiding the sodium. So again, I did something I have never done before. I found a healthy substitute. Sure, I still wanted what I wanted but I chose something I wanted even more. A healthier me. And the carrots and spicy mustard were crunchy and spicy, just what the doctor ordered. Oh, and the bad boy? He was good to me this morning. I am down exactly 5 pounds from yesterday.
I have to post my Monday weight for my challenge group and even though it might not show a victory in my numbers, I know that if I continue to be good to myself, the numbers will fall into line. Besides I am learning I am much more than a number!!
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The next victory came that night when after sharing 2 pieces of pizza with my husband, the chips and queso started calling me. I responded by going to the refrigerator to check on the Cheez Whiz and I couldn't find it. I looked and looked and I finally spotted it, but by this time my senses kicked in and I realized that I was not hungry. Why eat when I am not hungry? Weird thought. I always eat, hungry or not. If I want it, I eat it PERIOD. Well, this was new for me too. Listening to my body and paying attention to it to overcome a mindless automatic response. Victory #2. The only thing is when I was ready for a snack, I STILL wanted the queso and chips!! And boy did I struggle. If I caved I would probably go over on my calories as there was little hope that I could stop with 2 tbsp of Cheez Whiz and 14 chips. I was really low on salsa, but that wouldn't stop me. It would just be more cheese and less salsa, no problem there. And the problem lay not only in the willpower to stick to an appropriate serving, but that the sodium would help me to hold onto all that water that Coach Jen told me I was hanging on to. I did not want to face the scale in the morning, knowing I could avoid a bad experience by avoiding the sodium. So again, I did something I have never done before. I found a healthy substitute. Sure, I still wanted what I wanted but I chose something I wanted even more. A healthier me. And the carrots and spicy mustard were crunchy and spicy, just what the doctor ordered. Oh, and the bad boy? He was good to me this morning. I am down exactly 5 pounds from yesterday.
I have to post my Monday weight for my challenge group and even though it might not show a victory in my numbers, I know that if I continue to be good to myself, the numbers will fall into line. Besides I am learning I am much more than a number!!
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Sunday, July 1, 2007
Good News/Bad News
The good news is we haven't been to the ER since Friday night! WOO HOO! More blood work in the AM though.
The bad news is I need a new scale. Now it is hovering between 220 and 230 and of course there is no possible way that is anywhere near accurate as much as I want it to be. Even as well as I'm doing sticking to healthy choices and 5 of 7 days within my calorie range (the other 2 days were 1666 and 1768) even I know it is time to get another scale. I am so bummed! Now, even if I have lost this week I don't know how much and even worse, I don't know what my starting point was. I'll have to get over it. Don't want to throw a wrench in everything with something that is truly trivial in the long run.
Back to good news! I got batteries and BP is a little elevated but that is because I stopped taking one of my meds. It started making me feel really weird a while ago and since I've stopped taking it the elevation is not significant 130-140/70-80ish. I could only take the Terazosin at night because of the weirdness but decided to stop when I woke up to go the the BR and had to support myself against the wall to get there. My sugars aren't too bad either. I need to get them down about 30 points before breakfast, but the weight loss should take care of that. Cardio should help too and my plan is to start that tomorrow. The lady downstairs is gonna love me! I got a walking DVD but it is basically marching in place, so she's going to think a herd of elephants is invading. I could walk outside, but I don't have the confidence or stamina that I think I need to accomplish what I want to do and know I'll have to break up my 60 minutes a day into 10, 20, or 30 minute sessions at first. Besides, I can't use weather as an excuse with a DVD!
The bad news is I need a new scale. Now it is hovering between 220 and 230 and of course there is no possible way that is anywhere near accurate as much as I want it to be. Even as well as I'm doing sticking to healthy choices and 5 of 7 days within my calorie range (the other 2 days were 1666 and 1768) even I know it is time to get another scale. I am so bummed! Now, even if I have lost this week I don't know how much and even worse, I don't know what my starting point was. I'll have to get over it. Don't want to throw a wrench in everything with something that is truly trivial in the long run.
Back to good news! I got batteries and BP is a little elevated but that is because I stopped taking one of my meds. It started making me feel really weird a while ago and since I've stopped taking it the elevation is not significant 130-140/70-80ish. I could only take the Terazosin at night because of the weirdness but decided to stop when I woke up to go the the BR and had to support myself against the wall to get there. My sugars aren't too bad either. I need to get them down about 30 points before breakfast, but the weight loss should take care of that. Cardio should help too and my plan is to start that tomorrow. The lady downstairs is gonna love me! I got a walking DVD but it is basically marching in place, so she's going to think a herd of elephants is invading. I could walk outside, but I don't have the confidence or stamina that I think I need to accomplish what I want to do and know I'll have to break up my 60 minutes a day into 10, 20, or 30 minute sessions at first. Besides, I can't use weather as an excuse with a DVD!
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