Well it is time to start thinking about becoming healthier. This is the first real blog I have started and I am hoping as I go through this journey I will keep up with this blog. My biggest problem right now is my weight. I will not disclose how much I weigh becuase, well it is a girl thing....but I will say that I am overweight and uncomfortable with how I look.
I never had much of a problem with my weight until the last few years. It seems as I get older, I am 49 years old, it is harder to lose weight. I am not calling this journey a diet because that is a bad word that seems to set me up for failure. It is a journey to a healthier me. A me that I can be proud of and comfortable with.
I do not like how my clothes fit and I do not like feeling bloated. The feel of my skin tightening is also not comfortable. The only times my skin has felt like this was when I was pregnant...that is not a good sign. I am done feeling this way, it is time to change.
I realize that I have picked a very bad time to begin any kind of healthier living style....the holiday's, uh what a great time to set myself up for failure. So, my journey is beginning however I am not starting in full force yet. I am working myself up to when things begin. I have my plans in place so once the holiday's are done I can move forward. This blog is my first step.
I plan to limit my eating through the next few days, by limit I mean...no more eating after I am full just to eat. I do a lot of nervous eating......but I will allow myself the goodies that will be around me over the next few days.
Once the holiday's are done my real journey will begin. I will go more into detail of that journey when the time comes...
So, that is enough for now. I will check in here and post daily.
Happy blogging....
Well, no one commented so far. I was sure hoping to see a few responses before my next post...
ReplyDeleteI did good at avoiding a lot of junk food yesterday. I am programming my mind to eating better but not yet depriving myself of goodies. Today I am baking cookies and a cake to sell. Thankfully I cannot eat the cake. The cookies are another story. But hopefully I will be good. Actually I am sort of sick of sweets. My downfall are salty foods and carbs. Love my taters.
I am going to join a local Biggest Losers event and hopefully I can really do well. The lost weight would be great and the money would be icing on the cake.
So day three and it is just me. I sure wish someone else would join in...I did ok today. Got mad and ate a half can of olives. When I get depressed I don't eat, when I get angry I eat. Tomorrow will be a better day. One thing I need to learn is to eat for nourishment and not to eat when angry. Once I get my "diet" going I won't do that anymore. I will come here when I am angry. Should have been what I did today.
ReplyDeleteOops I did not write in here on the 21st, and 22nd. They were very busy days. I did not do that great at eating healthy those two days. The holidays will be over soon and I will get busy and do better.
ReplyDeleteI am taking a break from this page until I start my Biggest Loser program....I don't think anyone will care since no one reads this anyhow....
ReplyDeleteAnd so once again the only comments are my own....oh well I will keep going hoping someone will join in to support me....
ReplyDeleteStarted Lose2Win today. I am very excited to start losing weight. I am tired of being overweight and uncomfortable with myself. I have never been this big before and it will be great to get back to what I feel comfortable with.
My goal is to lose 45 lbs. I hope to lose it before the end of the Lose 2 Win contest. If not though I will have a great start.
Today I did great. I joined sparkspeople.com because a friend of mine told me it has helped her. I think it will help me too. So far today I am 300 calories under what I can eat. This means I can maybe have a snack later on....
I am counting calories and will exercise too. For now I will do my elliptical machine and Wii Fit. Well for tonight just the elliptical. This is going to be a fun journey. I will win the money and lose the weight!!!
way to Go Kim! I am trying to watch what I am eating too. I don't know much about these blog things but I will try to post : ) keep up the great work!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Bobbie, I don't know much about blogging either....
ReplyDeleteI sure wish it was easier to lose than it is. I just love food too much. Did not have to worry about it when I was younger...it is hard to have to be careful now....
I did good all day today. I stayed under the calories that I planned which is 1200-1500. I stayed in under 1200. I should lose 2 lbs a week if I stay within that range. Not too hard if I avoid junk food and fatty foods......
I did eat popcorn tonight but it is ok to eat because I did not put butter on it and portioned it out. I use the calorie free sprinkles...it was yummy.
I did good again today. I stayed within my calories. So happy to be doing well on this diet thing....I cannot wait until I do not feel so miserable. I can't believe I let myself get this huge. I never thought I could be this big. I am hoping to have at least 8 or 10 pounds dropped by Monday but yet keeping it healthy.
ReplyDeleteIt amazes me how easy and fast I gained this weight but yet losing it is so much harder.
It has been hard today due to lots of stress and wanting to nibble. But I refrained.....so day two was good too...
Well here it is just me again.....I guess a lot of people can't post here for some reason...
ReplyDeleteI stepped on the scales this morning and have lost 3 lbs. YAY I am so excited. I did great yesterday, staying within my calorie range. I know that 3lbs in two days is a big much but usually the first week there's a big weight loss. Then it levels out to what is considered healthy. My goal is 2lbs a week but this first week it is 8lbs. I mean shoot I gained this last 15 lbs in 3 weeks, I should be able to lost it that fast too....right, wrong. Never seems to work that way.
I am feeling a bit weak today but that will change as my stomach shrinks and it is used to less food. Next week I start an exercise program. I do not like to start one right away because exercise makes me hungry. I need my stomach shrunk first.
I am still using my elliptical though. I do not get hungry when I use it.
And that is pretty much that for now.....
Kuddos to you. I need to find the motivation to do the same. I agree that we should be able to drop the weight as fast as we gain it, but no such luck.
DeleteKatie, it is sure hard to get that motivation to begin. Once you begin it is easier but that first step is rough...that is why I entered Lose2Win. I needed some motivation. You would think being miserable would be enough right?? Sometimes it is just not.
ReplyDeleteSo yesterday was yet again a great day in the process of meeting my goals. Did I say that my goal is to lose 50lbs. I want to at least lose 40 by the time we go to California.
I don't feel as hungry or deprived as I usually do when I am trying to lose weight but I am starting to feel depressed. I am not sure if it is because I am not eating as much or if it is the weather. Maybe a little of both.
This morning I stepped on the scales and I lost another pound. So excited about that. I know that it will even out next week but for this week I am making huge progress.
Well day 6 of Lose2win. I am doing great so far! I have now lost 5lbs, on my scales. We'll see what the official results are tomorrow. I am feeling a little better, but still very huge. However I am moving in the right direction. Yesterday eating right was difficult because it is the first time since I started this that I went where there was junk food like fries. I had to smell them and it was rough...they are one of my weaknesses. I think I need to make some in my air cooker.....the they are just potatoes....anyhow, I did not even taste one so I am proud of myself!
ReplyDeleteDepending on how I did this week after I step on the scale, I am going to allow myself one day to eat one meal that is just what I love. For instance a burger and fries or a piece of pizza. But I won't over do it. However I might not allow that until I am one month into this. Maybe that will be my reward for being good for a month...I won't go crazy though..............I hope! I have been successful before by giving myself one day to "cheat" but not go nuts. It makes the other days easier.
Next week I start my exercise program too. I think I will use my Wii Fit. It has worked before. I might go walking at the rec center too. Can't wait to be able to go for a walk every night. I love walking but not in the cold. Oh and I am still doing my elliptical.... So here we go, another day....
Well it has been one week since I started Lose2win....I weighed in and only lost 4lbs. I am bummed that it is not 5 like I thought but hey 4 lbs is good too. Hoping for more next week. However my goal is 2 lbs per week. Shoot this takes way too long. I am not going to get discouraged though. I am going to start my exercise program tonight. That will most certainly help boost my metabolism and I should lose more this next week.
ReplyDeleteStarted my exercise program today. I am using my Wii Fit. I will still use my elliptical but have added Wii too. Can't wait until it is warm and I can go walking though! Did good on eating right today. Kind of losing interest in blogging since no one reads it.
ReplyDeleteAnd yet here I am again, just me..I really need to find a better blog spot so I don't lose interest in this. I did good yesterday and today. I did not use the wii fit yesterday but did use my elliptical. Today I did both. I stayed within my calorie intake goal yesterday and under it today. I made meatloaf yesterday, mac and cheese and squash. I ate a lot of the squash because it only has 25 calories per cup. I at the other items in amounts that kept me under 400 calories for dinner. It was so good eating ground beef. I did not eat much of it as leftovers tonight but feel very full. I am glad my stomach is shrinking.
ReplyDeleteI am feeling better about this whole plan but yet am getting a bit discouraged because I want the weight to come off faster and I hate looking at myself right now and I know it will take time to get back to a decent body....but I am impatient. I want it now. I wish I knew of a way to dump this weight overnight. I will keep working toward my goal however because at least I am moving in the right direction....down.
The last couple of days I have done fine on my diet and on exercise. Losing interest in the blog though since it does not get read..
ReplyDeleteI have done good the last couple of days.. A bit discouraged because I have only lost 2 lbs. But I guess that is better than gaining.
ReplyDeleteWell weigh in today was discouraging. I did not lose a bit of weight. I have not had that much to eat all week either and started exercising too....I guess I will have to eat under 1000 calories a day to lose. That is rough...
ReplyDeleteI hope that this week I do better.