I am going to point you in the direction of an amazing blogger. Her name is Holly and her blog is called 300 Pounds Down.
Holly is very inspirational. Pretty much everything she writes hits home with me.
Show her some blog love and follow her..................you won't be disappointed.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012
Weekend Re-cap
This weekend was CrAzY!
Lily had a basketball tournament that went Thursday night, Friday night and half the day Saturday. My kids were exhausted. We got home Thursday night about 9:30 p.m. and they were very reluctant to leave their beds Friday morning.
You know I HAD to take pictures (and not just of the kids anymore!).
Lily had a basketball tournament that went Thursday night, Friday night and half the day Saturday. My kids were exhausted. We got home Thursday night about 9:30 p.m. and they were very reluctant to leave their beds Friday morning.
You know I HAD to take pictures (and not just of the kids anymore!).
The girls and me at the game Friday night.
Lily at the big tournament.
I was really good with my exercising and food choices...................except...................
Friday night I had a mini size Blizzard from DQ. I still log all my calories on MFP and when I logged it, it was 426 calories. For a mini size. I almost threw up in my mouth. It is most definitely a once or twice a year treat. I don't eat ice cream often so I did not beat myself up. I am a firm believer in moderation. Even with the mini Blizzard I stayed within my calorie range.
Saturday I did not get a chance to exercise. We were crazy busy traveling to and from the tournament. I packed snacks so I was at least able to make good food choices.
Kevin's brother came in town Saturday and so I really have not seen much of the hubs for the last two days. They had golf-a-palooza.
Sunday was my mom's birthday. I did however walk....lots. It was a beautiful day and I am sunburned today and it is only March! Gotta love Texas...........you never know what the weather will be.
My mom and me at the big tournament this weekend.
It was a great weekend, just busy. I am almost glad it is quiet around here today with the kids at school. It will give me a chance to catch up a bit.
Anyway, I never post just an update but I am amazed that this weekend food and weight really were not on my mind. I ate when I was hungry. I didn't make horrible choices (with the exception of the mini Blizzard). I walked. And I was rewarded......................
The scale this morning was down 2.6 lbs. for the week.
I will leave you with one last picture of me and my girlies.
Hannah, Georgia and me.
Life is good.
Happy Monday!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Ten Things Thursday
Ten Things Thursday, brought to us by Laura at Beer, Dogs and Getting Healthier.
1. I am hobbling around today. I can barely sit on the toilet without crying. Why? Because I decided that I needed to increase my weight resistance at the gym. Oh, the pain.....the sweet, sweet pain. I love knowing that the hour I spent at the gym was not wasted.
2. Yesterday the kids talked me into taking them to Subway for dinner. I am not a fan of Subway. I know, I know........it is healthy. Or at least, you have healthy choices. But, I always feel like I could make the same sandwich at home for at least half what I pay. Plus, I don't eat bread (at least not soft bread). My choices were very limited. I ended up eating a bowl of soup because I was HUNGRY. Super duper stomach rumbling HONGRY. It was either eat a bowl of soup or gnaw off my own arm. I chose the soup. I think I made a good choice.
3. Since I have started lifting weights again, I have noticed that on the days I lift I am hungry all day. Not just head hunger. Shaky, pass out hungry. Does lifting boost your metabolism? Should I be eating more calories on weight lifting days? I don't want to bulk up. I would love any info you could give me! MFP isn't a big help. Those forum posters are NUTS. Nuts....I..........Tell...........You!
4. Tonight, Lily has her first all-star basketball game. The game starts at 7:45 p.m. in a town 45 minutes away. My child is sound asleep by 8:15 every night. She is not a night owl like her mama. I am hoping I don't have to go out on the court and splash her with water to wake her up. Maybe I should give her some pixie stixs and go-go juice (Toddlers and Tiaras mom's give their kids Mt. Dew and call it go-go juice). Yes, sometimes I watch T & T 's. It is my guilty pleasure. It makes me feel better about my parenting skills to know there are crazier moms than me out there.
5. I went thrifting the other day and found the most gorgeous jade green vintage cardigan. It has white beading on the front. It reminds me of my Nana. She was the perfect 50's housewife that wore shirt dresses and cardigans. It is a little snug right now but I am hoping with all this lifting I will lose some of my back fat deposits.
6. Last night I stopped at the gas station on the way to basketball practice. My tummy was rumbling and since this is a large, newer (and nicer) gas station, I thought I could find a healthy alternative to a candy bar. What I found was this:
It is a Kashi Go Lean Chocolate and Peanut Butter bar. Yeah, they claim it tastes like chocolate and peanut butter................keep dreaming. It tastes like sawdust and something bitter. Definitely not chocolate. Not even chocolate like. It had no peanut buttery goodness. What it did have was the ability to sit right on top of my band for an hour and tease me with the PB feeling. I wanted to have the sweet release of a good PB but no, I never did. Next time Kashi, you won't trick me into buying your faux chocolate/peanut butter bar. So what if it has 10 g of protein and 5g of fiber. It was nasty. Very, very nasty.
5. At dinner, Georgia (my 7 yr. old) was staring at my arms. When I asked her what she was looking at she said: "Momma, you have muskles now. You are strong." I will always remember that and how it made me feel.
6. It is my mom's birthday this weekend. She will be 49...again! (haha) When I asked her what she wanted to do she said go for a walk. Seriously? I said what about shopping, eating a piece of cake, going to a nice lunch. No, just walk she said. She claims I have inspired her. Hells bells! I wanted a bite of a good cheesecake. But, it is nice to know that I have touched peoples lives. Made them change things for the better. That is something all of us need to remember. That we have the ability to make changes by setting a positive example.
7 I am sitting here writing long entries because I am avoiding cleaning. I HATE TO CLEAN.
8. I think I am going to cut it short so I can go clean (big sigh). I can't avoid it forever.
That is all my pretties!!!!! Have a great Thursday.
1. I am hobbling around today. I can barely sit on the toilet without crying. Why? Because I decided that I needed to increase my weight resistance at the gym. Oh, the pain.....the sweet, sweet pain. I love knowing that the hour I spent at the gym was not wasted.
2. Yesterday the kids talked me into taking them to Subway for dinner. I am not a fan of Subway. I know, I know........it is healthy. Or at least, you have healthy choices. But, I always feel like I could make the same sandwich at home for at least half what I pay. Plus, I don't eat bread (at least not soft bread). My choices were very limited. I ended up eating a bowl of soup because I was HUNGRY. Super duper stomach rumbling HONGRY. It was either eat a bowl of soup or gnaw off my own arm. I chose the soup. I think I made a good choice.
3. Since I have started lifting weights again, I have noticed that on the days I lift I am hungry all day. Not just head hunger. Shaky, pass out hungry. Does lifting boost your metabolism? Should I be eating more calories on weight lifting days? I don't want to bulk up. I would love any info you could give me! MFP isn't a big help. Those forum posters are NUTS. Nuts....I..........Tell...........You!
4. Tonight, Lily has her first all-star basketball game. The game starts at 7:45 p.m. in a town 45 minutes away. My child is sound asleep by 8:15 every night. She is not a night owl like her mama. I am hoping I don't have to go out on the court and splash her with water to wake her up. Maybe I should give her some pixie stixs and go-go juice (Toddlers and Tiaras mom's give their kids Mt. Dew and call it go-go juice). Yes, sometimes I watch T & T 's. It is my guilty pleasure. It makes me feel better about my parenting skills to know there are crazier moms than me out there.
5. I went thrifting the other day and found the most gorgeous jade green vintage cardigan. It has white beading on the front. It reminds me of my Nana. She was the perfect 50's housewife that wore shirt dresses and cardigans. It is a little snug right now but I am hoping with all this lifting I will lose some of my back fat deposits.
6. Last night I stopped at the gas station on the way to basketball practice. My tummy was rumbling and since this is a large, newer (and nicer) gas station, I thought I could find a healthy alternative to a candy bar. What I found was this:
5. At dinner, Georgia (my 7 yr. old) was staring at my arms. When I asked her what she was looking at she said: "Momma, you have muskles now. You are strong." I will always remember that and how it made me feel.
6. It is my mom's birthday this weekend. She will be 49...again! (haha) When I asked her what she wanted to do she said go for a walk. Seriously? I said what about shopping, eating a piece of cake, going to a nice lunch. No, just walk she said. She claims I have inspired her. Hells bells! I wanted a bite of a good cheesecake. But, it is nice to know that I have touched peoples lives. Made them change things for the better. That is something all of us need to remember. That we have the ability to make changes by setting a positive example.
7 I am sitting here writing long entries because I am avoiding cleaning. I HATE TO CLEAN.
8. I think I am going to cut it short so I can go clean (big sigh). I can't avoid it forever.
That is all my pretties!!!!! Have a great Thursday.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
I Got Pac Man Fever
Remember the 80's? When Pac-man was all the rage? Do you remember the Pac-man song?
I got Pac-man fever. Pac-man fever. And it's driving me crazy.
Do you remember the little noise Pac-man makes as he gobbles up the colored balls?
Woka....Woka
Well, I got the fever. Except my fever goes something like this:
Woka, woka..................chocolate
Woka, woka...................chips
Woka, woka..................anything I can shove in my pie-hole
Woka, woka..................any bad food choices
Is there junk in the house? Watch out. I am a human vaccuum right now. Hide your chocolate. Lock up your cupcakes.
Why is it my band seems to loosen up during TOM? I have read others blogs. Lucky them their band actually gets tighter.
The funny thing is a "bad" day for me is around 1,500 to 1,600 calories. That is most people's good day. Before band I would have kicked myself and beat myself up over a bad day. Now? Well, today is a new day. A fresh start.
Oh wait................it's Leap Day. Everything you do today doesn't count (for all you 30 Rock fans you know what I am talking about).
Does that pertain to chocolate intake?
I can dream.
Happy Leap Day!!!!
Monday, February 27, 2012
Unsupportive Spouses
This weekend while logging my food choices on MFP I just happened to read a post. Okay, I just didn't happen to read it, I actually was intrigued by the title.
I almost never read anything posted. At the beginning of my journey, I read, commented and posted a lot on a lap band forum. But, somewhere along my journey as I became successful at my weight loss I grew bored with the constant ramblings and belly aching of people who really were not trying. It seemed there were many (not all) posts asking the question "why haven't I lost weight?" When in reality they listed mostly crap they were eating and they had a sedentary lifestyle. Anyway, I digress..............
This post was from a woman who wanted to know if others believed her husband was sabotaging her weight loss success. I guess he has become her food pusher. Bringing home junk (and I mean lots of junk) and trying to make her eat it. She fully admitted to indulging in the food on several occasions.
My first thought was...........well, just because he brings it home doesn't mean you have to eat it. But, that is a very simplistic way to look at it. Too simplistic really.
Food holds such emotional power over us. Half the weight loss battle is fighting the "head" hunger and the emotional part of us that is tied to food. Yes, she has the ability to say no. But, emotionally is she in that place?
I don't know. It is just something that really got me thinking about the power of food. How the weight issue plays such a huge part in our relationships.
Sure, the husband is a food pusher. That was obvious. But clearly this woman was battling her own food demons. That is the hardest part of the whole weight loss journey. At some point we have to cut the emotional ties that bind us to food. Is that possible?
(Oh by the way........since my husband is banded, he has no choice but to be supportive!) I can not imagine being at my own home and feeling sabbotaged.
I almost never read anything posted. At the beginning of my journey, I read, commented and posted a lot on a lap band forum. But, somewhere along my journey as I became successful at my weight loss I grew bored with the constant ramblings and belly aching of people who really were not trying. It seemed there were many (not all) posts asking the question "why haven't I lost weight?" When in reality they listed mostly crap they were eating and they had a sedentary lifestyle. Anyway, I digress..............
This post was from a woman who wanted to know if others believed her husband was sabotaging her weight loss success. I guess he has become her food pusher. Bringing home junk (and I mean lots of junk) and trying to make her eat it. She fully admitted to indulging in the food on several occasions.
My first thought was...........well, just because he brings it home doesn't mean you have to eat it. But, that is a very simplistic way to look at it. Too simplistic really.
Food holds such emotional power over us. Half the weight loss battle is fighting the "head" hunger and the emotional part of us that is tied to food. Yes, she has the ability to say no. But, emotionally is she in that place?
I don't know. It is just something that really got me thinking about the power of food. How the weight issue plays such a huge part in our relationships.
Sure, the husband is a food pusher. That was obvious. But clearly this woman was battling her own food demons. That is the hardest part of the whole weight loss journey. At some point we have to cut the emotional ties that bind us to food. Is that possible?
(Oh by the way........since my husband is banded, he has no choice but to be supportive!) I can not imagine being at my own home and feeling sabbotaged.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
173.9!!!!!
I am skipping 10 Things Thursday today because I am officially claiming my overall big goal. I have been bouncing back and forth between 176 and 173 for about 1 week. Today is the second day the scale has been consistent at 173.9. My original goal was 175.
When I first was banded, 175 felt like a pipe dream. I did not believe that I would get here this quickly. But, as I have said before, this is not where I need to stop. Therefore, I am creating a new weight loss ticker for every 10 lbs. after 175. Somewhere around 155-160 will be perfect for me...or so I think.
One thing that I have learned along my journey is that it is good to be flexible. I really believe that is why I need to reevaluate my goals. I will know when the number is right for me.
Anyway, I took a picture just to have concrete evidence of the number that my scale said today.
Usually I am full of funny comments, but not today. Today is kind of sacred for me. Sacred and surreal.
When I first was banded, 175 felt like a pipe dream. I did not believe that I would get here this quickly. But, as I have said before, this is not where I need to stop. Therefore, I am creating a new weight loss ticker for every 10 lbs. after 175. Somewhere around 155-160 will be perfect for me...or so I think.
One thing that I have learned along my journey is that it is good to be flexible. I really believe that is why I need to reevaluate my goals. I will know when the number is right for me.
Anyway, I took a picture just to have concrete evidence of the number that my scale said today.
Usually I am full of funny comments, but not today. Today is kind of sacred for me. Sacred and surreal.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Uh-Oh......I think I am getting sick
For the last two days I have dropped the kids at school and climbed back into bed. Where I slept in a deep coma-like sleep until 10.
That is not the norm with me.
Usually, I have so much energy there is no way I could fall asleep.
And now?
I am achy and just plain BLECK (is that a word?).
I know I am getting sick. There is no way around it.
Last night, I went to the gym and tried to sweat away the sickness. Today? Not gonna happen. I can barely keep my eyes open.
I have not been sick, since being banded (at least not really sick) and I am not looking forward to it. I am trying to deny, deny and deny that I feel like complete crap.
Whoa is me (I am throwing myself on the bed with my hand over my head to set the dramatic mood).
There is a bright light though.................I am not hungry. AT ALL. So, I have been drinking protein shakes. Perhaps, the scale will reward me with a low number. I can hope, right?
That is not the norm with me.
Usually, I have so much energy there is no way I could fall asleep.
And now?
I am achy and just plain BLECK (is that a word?).
I know I am getting sick. There is no way around it.
Last night, I went to the gym and tried to sweat away the sickness. Today? Not gonna happen. I can barely keep my eyes open.
I have not been sick, since being banded (at least not really sick) and I am not looking forward to it. I am trying to deny, deny and deny that I feel like complete crap.
Whoa is me (I am throwing myself on the bed with my hand over my head to set the dramatic mood).
There is a bright light though.................I am not hungry. AT ALL. So, I have been drinking protein shakes. Perhaps, the scale will reward me with a low number. I can hope, right?
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