I don't blog much anymore. I don't know why! I'm really kicking it right now with weight loss.
Anyway, I hit 189 pounds today. First time since 1993 that I've been in the 180s. I broke my "192" curse. I got to 192 in 2001 and again in January of this year. Both times I gained weight. The first time was stress and I gave up. This year it was the kidney stone surgery/depression/change of diet due to the kidney stones.
Well, since August 1st I've been hot and on the move. I busted that curse and plan on keep going all the way to goal--whatever that is. I updated my goal page, and I'm re-thinking what exactly my goal is. I still say I'll know it when I get there.
Unbelievable to think I'm in the 180s. Me. After all the grief, pain, and hard work: finally. I'm six and a half pounds from losing 100 pounds. I WILL be there soon.
10.14.2011
10.03.2011
Monday Morning Weigh In
5 pound loss this week. Holy buckets of fat, Batman!
I think stress did me in this past week. It was very scary, something personal happened and then I got a bad reading on a mammogram. Turns out everything was a-okay with the mammogram, Thank you, God, and the other problem is slowly working itself out.
For the first time in my life, I did not crave food when I was stressed. The opposite happened, I did not want to eat. I never understood that before. Food made me nauseous. Strange--when did that happen! By Friday I was eating normally again, though. It's very strange to force oneself to eat, though.
I'll take the loss either way. I'm now 2 pounds away from my weight before my kidney stone surgery, which rocks. Moving in the right direction, back on track, emotionally improving--with room to grow.
Making big mistakes that bite me in the a$$ BUT learning instead of beating myself up, that mistakes make us learn and grow. So no guilt, just lessons learned. Growing. Moving forward.
I think stress did me in this past week. It was very scary, something personal happened and then I got a bad reading on a mammogram. Turns out everything was a-okay with the mammogram, Thank you, God, and the other problem is slowly working itself out.
For the first time in my life, I did not crave food when I was stressed. The opposite happened, I did not want to eat. I never understood that before. Food made me nauseous. Strange--when did that happen! By Friday I was eating normally again, though. It's very strange to force oneself to eat, though.
I'll take the loss either way. I'm now 2 pounds away from my weight before my kidney stone surgery, which rocks. Moving in the right direction, back on track, emotionally improving--with room to grow.
Making big mistakes that bite me in the a$$ BUT learning instead of beating myself up, that mistakes make us learn and grow. So no guilt, just lessons learned. Growing. Moving forward.
9.16.2011
Skin Burn!
Well, I've been logging tons of steps lately. Today I walked 23 miles, over 50,000 steps.
Word to the wise: Wear pants that fit. I woke up with my thighs throbbing. They were beet red. I have a skin burn!
I took a bath then but some burn lotion on. Feeling a bit better.
Today I wore a pair of really nice sweat pants (my hubby hates them and doesn't think they're nice lol) and they were a size too large. All that walking, rubbing, caused the skin burn.
Oh joy.
Time to go shopping for some relaxed at-home wear that FITS.
Live and learn!
9.12.2011
Monday Morning Weigh In
Forgot last week's post: Last week down 3 pounds.
This week down 2.5 pounds.
Thank you, thank you, thank you SKOGG System. It works!
8.29.2011
Monday Morning Weigh In
Haven't done one of these in a long time. Drum roll....
3 pounds gone! WOO HOO
This gives me an 11-pound loss for the month of August.
I'm back, baby, I'm back.
There's nothing I can't do.
8.16.2011
8.14.2011
Magic
There's magic in the air. After so long counting calories, micromanaging protein, carbs, fat, oxalate, calcium and sodium, then changing my exercise routine...
I've lost some weight. WOO HOO I'm actually down two pounds from the last reported weigh-in on my side bar. Double woo-hoo.
Trying to figure out the magic bullet, and the food is pretty much the same, but the exercise is not.
A few weeks ago, I asked hubby for help. I could not get it together on the exercise front. I asked for help. He stepped up to the plate. We did a few workouts together, and God bless him, he even did The FIRM's Tough Tape with me. Then we ordered The Skogg System.
Whoa. Learning kettlebells is tough, but his instructional DVD is fantastic. We've finished the second week of the rotation and I'm losing weight. Could it be from The Skogg System??? I think so!
I'm still doing other workouts, but I've drastically lowered the intensity. If I do step, I do it on a 4" platform instead of 6". If my heart rate gets in the 140s, I drop my arms and drop my movement until it's in the high 120s or low 130s. So I'm getting a much lower intensity workout. However, I save all my intesnity for The Skogg System. I give that my all, let my heart rate soar, and give it 110%.
It's working.
I'm THRILLED.
May it keep on working, because I'm actually having fun here!
The other workouts I'm doing are The Firm's Not So Tough Aerobic Mix and Tough Cardio Mix and Christi Taylor's Fit to Dance. I've done some Leslie Sansone's walking DVDs as well. I've traded for a few other intermediate level cardios similar in nature to those I've mentioned. (At least I hope they are, anyone familiar with Anni Mairs?) Also, some other intermediate Christi Taylor DVDs.
And so it goes. The cloud is blowing away. It's about time for some sunshine! =)
I've lost some weight. WOO HOO I'm actually down two pounds from the last reported weigh-in on my side bar. Double woo-hoo.
Trying to figure out the magic bullet, and the food is pretty much the same, but the exercise is not.
A few weeks ago, I asked hubby for help. I could not get it together on the exercise front. I asked for help. He stepped up to the plate. We did a few workouts together, and God bless him, he even did The FIRM's Tough Tape with me. Then we ordered The Skogg System.
Whoa. Learning kettlebells is tough, but his instructional DVD is fantastic. We've finished the second week of the rotation and I'm losing weight. Could it be from The Skogg System??? I think so!
I'm still doing other workouts, but I've drastically lowered the intensity. If I do step, I do it on a 4" platform instead of 6". If my heart rate gets in the 140s, I drop my arms and drop my movement until it's in the high 120s or low 130s. So I'm getting a much lower intensity workout. However, I save all my intesnity for The Skogg System. I give that my all, let my heart rate soar, and give it 110%.
It's working.
I'm THRILLED.
May it keep on working, because I'm actually having fun here!
The other workouts I'm doing are The Firm's Not So Tough Aerobic Mix and Tough Cardio Mix and Christi Taylor's Fit to Dance. I've done some Leslie Sansone's walking DVDs as well. I've traded for a few other intermediate level cardios similar in nature to those I've mentioned. (At least I hope they are, anyone familiar with Anni Mairs?) Also, some other intermediate Christi Taylor DVDs.
And so it goes. The cloud is blowing away. It's about time for some sunshine! =)
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