Stalled

My weight loss has stalled.
Am feeling sad about this, am also apprehensive about pushing myself to do more because of the resulting pain, soreness, health problems.

So am at a standstill and i know what needs to be done, but doing it..........

Get Going Again

My main lesson learned: FORGIVE YOURSELF when you slip. Tomorrow's a new day. Remind yourself that you can lose and will at your own pace.

(not original, but worth reading)

A vacation or 2, losing my way and other poor excuses

OK, so eating the healthy foods and moving away from all the cakes, cookies and ice cream is never, ever going to be easy. But i am writing today because a couple of my bff's said to me last night (we were at a party) "you really have a sweet tooth"!
In my immediate family i have two relatives who are both diabetic. One is a type 2 and the other is type 1---obviously that is what i thought about when i heard the comment.

In truth i believe that veryone has a 'sweet tooth'; it is just that if we allow ourselves to go, we end up allowing the world to see it in the poor health and the excess calories that show up on our bodies.

So my plan today is to get tough with myself again and to go back on track....am catching this train b4 it really runs away and gets ahead of the progress i had made two months ago.
Wanna know how things stand? I am up about 4 pounds from my low weight about 8 weeks ago that took so long to achieve. Actually it wasn't a long time as much as it was lots of effort.

We can do this!!!!

July 1st, 2012

Recently learned about "TOFI", this is the state of a person who appears to be of normal weight but is actually carrying excessive fat around the organs inside the body. Thus we have, what medical professionals, refer to as Thin Outside - Fat Inside or "TOFI".
I have known for years that i felt uncomfortable with my size. As you can tell, i thought this was because my present weight had surpassed my top 9 month pregnancy weight, now beginning to understand more about inflammation, food choices and internal fatty liver disease. But how do we, as a society fight this?

We can all absolutely forget about thinking that what most people eat is personal choice. The profit “at any cost” corporate culture inundates the airwaves with commercials and advertisements creating a climate for overconsumption of unhealthy foods.
So many, many people suffer from inflammation, obesity and diabetes…expect this problem to increase. Providing information and education about making healthy choices so far, has had little if any long-term impact on this major health issue.

What is the answer, can we help one another? Do we even have enough motivation to want to change.

June 21-June 24

Thursday- Sunday

A Facebook friend posted a beautiful poster and after following her link, am sharing. Who wouldn't want to boost the immune system? If positive emotions are available and within our grasp, then grab them we should and go even further......am thinking, "i want more" and want you to have them in abundance as well".
Likely they have lots to do with motivation, fitness and dedication to a healtheir lifestyle.
I've been eating tilipia, whole wheat pasta with fresh herbs and whole tomatoes, green salad with ginger dressing, sangria, lean chicken, cafe latte, hot tea, cherries, cherries, did i mention cherries, raspberries, mango....

                                   

June 19th and June 20th

June 19th
Very reasonable food choices and 120 minute workout....breakfast was milk and a banana. Lunch was a half stuffed cabbage with 2 good pickles. Dinner 0ne egg yolk, one apple, lotsa cherries and 2 cups of decaf cafe with soy milk. So that was an ok if somewhat busy, busy day.

Wed June 20th
Have started to use My Fitness Pal, and trying to hold more accountabilty. Also was able to wear a pair of jeans today that did not fit one month ago. Had lunch at Red Lobster with a great group of people, ate a kind of vegetable soup and a mango mai tai..no rolls or dessert.

                                                                

May 20th-June18th

This is how easy it is to get off-track, stop writing down the foods everyday and allow oneself to relax. Even knowing it takes vigilence to drop the pounds is not enough. So during the past almost one month, yes, am sorry to say i lost my way.
Went to St Augustine's, ate out a couple times a day, overdid the simple carbs (complex carbs are the good ones), indulged in my favorite Sangria.
So now am re-energized,food journal here we go again!!!

                          

May 18 ---May 19

MAY 18th

Friday Night--ok, so i knew a dinner party was coming up and wanted to conserve some calories for later.

Breakfast
Decaf Coffee
Soy Milk
Apple/ Blueberries

Lunch
Decaf Coffee

Snack 4pm
Bonefish Grille
Spinach & Bacon Salad (not enuf bacon)
Mango Sidecar

Dinner meaning DinnerParty (7pm)

Quiche Spinach App
Small Chicken Wings
Olive Tapas
Cheese & Crackers
Wine Spritzers
Etc Etc Etc

Woke Up at 4 am, had half water/half tonic water on ice b4 falling back asleep...no Fitness, rest day

MAY 19th

One Hour Aerobics

Breakfast

One Orange Juice
One Apple
One Grapefruit
( fruits were all sweet and good)

Lunch
Liquid 10 oz glucosimine chrondrotin acai flavor
One Apple and One Banana

Snack
Decaf Coffee with lots of Soy Milk

Dinner
Bowl House Special Fried Rice
2 egg yolks hrd bld
Hot Tea

Snack
Hot Tea
Smart Popcorn - 2 cups

Texas de Brazil --May16, 2012

May 15, 2012
Tuesday - 2 hours at the gym

May 15th
Breakfast
One Egg
Orange Juice

Lunch
4 small bacon slices
1 bowl steel cut oats
I glass soy milk

Snack
A peach
Small Glass OJ

Dinner
Green Salad
Chicken Salad
Decaf Coffee

May 16, 2012
Wednesday--only social walking-slow, meandering abt 60 minutes
Breakfast
Steel Cut Oatmeal
1 egg yolk

Snack
decaf cafe latte

Dinner- Texas de Brazil
choose the $24.95 vegetable/salad bar option
Red Sangria (drank half)
Decaf Coffee with half & half (no sugar)

Foods:
jasmine rice, crispy bacon, kalamata olives, beets, roasted red peppers,
pepperroni, hard salami,plaintains...full out of control eating tonight!

May 17, 2012
Thursday-One Hour aerobic fitness 15 minutes weights
Breakfast
2 hard bolied egg yolks
fried rice with veggies
Orange Juice

Lunch
oatmeal & one rasher bacon
hot tea with lemon

Dinner
7/11 Turkey & Cheese on Wheat
Lrg decaf coffee-one pk brown sugar

Snacks
2 peaches

May 12 & May 13th 2012

Food and Fitness
Saturday

60 minutes aerobics/weight training

 Breakfast
Oatmeal-Steel Cut Oats
Orange Juice
Vitamins

Lunch
(SaltLife Cafe)
Green Salad
Decaf Coffee
2 Hawaiian Chicken halfwings
Tropical Fried Rice- approx 3 tbls

Choc Cake-.25 of cake/no frosting   

Dinner
Stopped for appetizers b4 dinner at Bonefish
1. pepperoni, crackers, smoked provolone, .5 red wine
2. then Dinner (didn't need by that point)
3. Tasty Mango SideCar, Spinach salad with bacon, Bonefish bread and dipping oil
4. decaf coffee

Sunday
Fitness: a little bit of ballroom dancing, maybe 35-40 min

Breakfast
Orange Juice
Banana

Snack
Blueberries and Strawberries

Lunch
2 hawaiian half Chicken Wings
small amount fried rice

Dinner
Plate of House Special Fried Rice
Hot Tea
Decaf Cafe

Will try not to be too hard on myself, but obviously this weekend was not good for weight loss--will do better going forward.

May 10 & May 11

Hi ,
Just came back from playing ping pong at the beginner's tables. Gosh do i ever wish i had played anything..anything at all in my past life. it is so hard to develop a love for activity, but i'm trying hard. So if advice means anything to you, ride a bike, play volleyball, softball...do anything that requires "eye-hand" coordination. Sure wish i had.

May 10th

FOOD
Breakfast
.5 blk peppered bacon sandwich (multigrain toast)
vitamins
hot tea

Lunch
2 bowls mediterrenean soup
large green salad
iced tea

Dinner
Plate of house special fried rice
decaf coffee with soy milk

Snack
small popcorn
decaf cafe latte
EXERCISE
60 minutes of aerobics
15 weights

MAy 11, 2012
Food
Breakfast
wonton soup (house special)
banana
hot tea with lime

Lunch
2 peaches

Dinner
Spinach salad (pepitas, red pepper,scallon vinegarette,1 bacon,egg yolk)
Decaf Coffee

Snacks
banana, @costco tiny sample green salad

Exercise
3+ games of ping pong

May 8 & 9 Fitness and Food

MAY 8th
2 hours Aerobics and Weight Training

MAY 9th
One hour Aerobics

MAY 9th, 2012
(wednesday) Breakfast
Banana
Coffee
Orange Juice
Vitamin

Lunch
Turnip Greens
Green Beans
Carrots
Sweet Tea

Snack
Fruit from TCBY

Dinner
Fried Rice
House Special Wonton Soup
Decaf Coffee with Soy Milk

Food Glorious Yummy Food-2

May 6th

Breakfast

Hot Tea
Banana
Mango
Lunch
Southwest Chicken Soup
House Salad
Iced Tea

Snack
Decaf Soy Starbucks Latte

Dinner
Salad
Guiness Irish Pie

May 7th
Breakfast
Ikea Eggs, Bacon, Decaf Coffee

Lunch
2 peaches

Dinner
Matzho Ball Soup
House Salad
Carrots,
.5 Spinach Stuffed Roast Chicken Breast
Decaf Coffee
Cpl Bites Choc Cake

Exercise

May 5th

80 minutes aerobics (moderate intensity fitness)

15 minutes weight training

FOOD, Yummy Glorious Food

MAY 5th

Breakfast

Bowl of Steel Cut Oats
Small Banana
Glass of Milk

Lunch

.5 pint of blueberries
Banana


Dinner

lrg Caesar Salad
Bowl of Tomato Soup
1 cup Carrots
2 dinner rolls with oil
2 cups decaf coffee
2 oz roasted chicken breast

Snacks

4 prunes
1 cup of hot tea
12 oz acai cranberry joint juice

Introduction

I have decided to stop the yo yo weight loss and weight gain that my life has become. During the past 10 years I have probably lost and regained and once again managed to lose the same 20 pounds or more. So my height is 61 inches tall and my goal for permanent weight maintenance is 115 lbs. Present weight is 122 lbs, recent lowest weight in the past 3 years is 119 lbs. The weight loss goal is determined because I feel that healthy for me is less than I weighed B4 giving birth--9 months preggy weight was 119 lbs...also am having serious pain, joint pain and leg pain. This pain is decreased greatly when i weigh less. Why a Blog....i feel that accountability will help me reach goal weight and hopefully be committed to maintaining goal weight.