Weigh In Day after the vacation

 

Weigh In Day

August 10, 2014

 

Started Jan, 2014

Beginning weight 250lbs

Today's 230.8

Total weight lost 19.2

BMI 38.5

cal. intake 1388

need to lose 83lbs



estimate date May 20, 2015

 

A gain of 1.4 pounds.

Vacation, that's what happened. I had so much fun on my vacation. The family, the food, the wine, the cakes....yes there were cakes.

Something else happened when I got home though. I was kind of depressed, totally unmotivated, and didn't exercise at all or plan healthy meals.

I also did not get on the scale until today, a week after I got home from my vacation!

I just knew I had gained weight so I avoided the scale.

As it turns out there is a real depression that takes hold of you after a vacation.

Turning to YouTube I found this:

Post Vacation Stress

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bVbJJXSuL4 

On Friday we went to Twin Falls for my chiropractor appointment and I got great news. I have improved so much that I can now come in every other week for an adjustment and P/T.

I credit losing weight to exercising, planning healthy meals and meditating.

This motivated me to get myself back on track. As you can see I have a lot more weight to lose and a long time to do it.

I got back on track first by drinking more water this week. I did not drink enough water over my vacation. It is the easiest step to take when you're trying to gather yourself back from a gain.

Second, I started adding more vegetables to my meals. Fresh raw vegetables and cooked. Limiting my fruits for now.

3. I brought out my measuring tools.

4. Started to use my Lose It app on my phone.

5. On Monday the exercise will come back.

I still have some mental work to do. I have to get better at looking at food as Risk/Reward. The risk of eating or drinking something, is it worth the depression of a gain, or the happiness of the Reward. It's a battle with each meal. I love to cook. This is one of the meals we made this week end and in the right proportion they can be eaten a stay within my calorie limit.

Bacon wrapped pork with Bourbon Barbecue Sauce 4 oz, harvest peaches 1/2 cup, homemade red mashed potatoes 2 table spoons, green beans with shallots, bacon and walnuts 1/2 cup, and a Cesar salad 1/2 cup.

I can't eat only lettuce and meat. But I can eat this. So if you plan your plans and keep with the measurements you don't have to feel deprived of tasty food.

Be Inspired,

~jean

 

 

 

Weigh In Day

Weigh In Day
July 9, 2013

The Dreaded Plateau



started Jan, 2014

beginning weight 250lbs

today's 229.4

Total weight lost 20.6

BMI 38.3

cal. intake 1385

need to lose 79lbs

estimate date April 13, 2015
 

I now go to the doctor every six months for a check up...On the left is the doctors scale and on the right is mine.

For the last month I have been on a plateau. I have been waiving between 230 to 228...up and down. No higher, no lower.

My doctor sat with me and explained how plateau's work. She said it is time for me to up my exercise program. Yoga is nice, she says, but you need to get out there and get your heart pumping. Cardio is good for burning calories, and helping you to get your blood pressure down.

What did I hear her say? Sign up for the Lazyman Triathlon.

So that is exactly what Sarah and I did.

We have now added walking/running 26.2 miles, swimming  2.5 miles,and biking 112 miles,to our yoga routine.

The Lazyman Triathlon is a one month long program to get all the activities in.

 I have said this before, it's the swimming that  my body responds to. I'm at a point in my weight loss journey where it's now all about moving, burning calories, and getting my heart beating.

Kerry and I did the Freedom Run on Fourth of July. It is our 3rd 5K this summer.
It was a perfect day to walk around the marina. .

I got new shoes so I wont get Runner's Toes again. Note, they are still purple,  yellow and ugly.
I have since painted them with polish so I don't have to look at them.
We are getting better at our walks. I am no longer the last person to cross the finish line.
This time we even passed two groups of walkers. YEAH!!!

Kerry got 4th place in his age group and I got 12th. 

I am going to buy a stop watch for our next 5K so we can keep track of our times. I can not see the screen of my phone when I'm outside.

Fourth of July came was lots of food, good and bad.

Why is it I still think I deserve to eat desserts if I exercise?

Ice Cream, brownies, fudge sauce ....

Plus after the race, I went down for a 5 hour nap!!

Have you ever napped so hard that when you woke up you thought it was the next day?
I'm mentally at a stand still. All this exercising is making me sore, and tired.
My motivation for cooking and eating right has slipped. I have stopped using my "lose it" app. which I can now see how important it is to write everything down....
I can't really afford this kind of behavior. My journey is long and I can see I'm slipping back into bad habits quickly.
So......I think I will have to weigh myself more often, write my food intake in again at each meal, and plan meals. I have the exercise part down but not the "I'm too tired to cook anything healthy".
Everything needs help and attention.
check this out for idea's to help break a plateau.
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/10-ways-to-move-beyond-a-weight-loss-plateau
Yes, of course there's always just going into child pose and staying there until the need to snack passes.
Be Inspired,
~jean
 

 

 

Weigh In Day

Weigh In Day

May 29th, 2014

That's the next weigh in on the scale.

But there are different ways to measure your success.

Lot's of things have changed since I started this journey in January.

Measuring changes can be seen more in my attitude about food. The dinner plate above looks pretty full. Look closely and you will notice that 3/4 of the plate is vegetables and fruit, pasta is 2 tablespoons and the chicken is about 2 oz.

I am determined to lose weight by eating real food. Mostly not processed but fresh. I am not losing my weight with shakes, protein bars, fasting or paying for pre-made meals.

I want to learn to eat and control myself with real food, homemade meals. I have to cook every day for the family so why would I punish myself by starving, eating separate special "diet" foods, or shakes. That's not living.

I wish I had taken my measurements when I started in January.

It's a good way to measure how you are doing when the scale wont move!!

Here I go.....

I started at a size tight 22W and I'm now wearing pants 16W

Neck 16 1/2"

Bust 48"

Upper arm 15"

Waist 44"

Hips 49"

thighs 24 1/2"

Calf 15 1/2"

Those are my numbers, I thought about not posting them, but then that would not be looking at myself honestly. If I needed anymore motivation , well here it is.

I will take measurements every 3 months. Remember my estimated goal is Feb. 14th, 2015.

This is not about , quick loss, it's about permanent weight loss, life style changes, and getting healthy.

It's the small things that change at different intervals that keeps me motivated.

EXERCISE

 

I hurt my toes doing my 5K walk last week. I went to the doctor to make sure they were not infected. She told me to stay off them for one week and not to swim for two weeks.

Even doing yoga last week at home hurt my toes!!!

But I can't not exercise. It's a routine I have put into my day and know that it is helpful for my weight loss plan. Not to mention, my knees, back and joints.

It would have been easy for me to say, Great stay off my feet and watch TV.

NOPE!!! Don't go there.

I looked up on YouTube some chair exercises to do . There are many to choose from so each day you can do a different one.

https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=A0SO80TYA4JTDGEAa7JXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0YW5jaDA3BHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2dxMQR2dGlkA1ZJUDQzOV8x?p=youtube+video+chair+exercises

Next week I will be back to yoga classes.

Peace and Namaste

Be Inspired,

~jean

www.zazzle.com/jeanhar1*

 

 



Weigh In Day

Weigh In Day

 

Well, no, I'm not weighing in today, or next week, but soon, My next weigh in day is on April 30th.

But that doesn't mean I'm not sticking to my program.

Easter is this week end and to not be caught in some kind of chocolate trap,

I must prepare.

I use an app on my phone called "Lose It", it calculates my calories and I put in all my food choices for the day. I love it.

The other tools I use for every meal are, scales, measuring cups, measuring spoons, and lots of ice water.

I have told everyone who is coming for dinner. There will be no chocolate eggs, jelly beans or peeps.

What will there be?

There will be, wonderful healthy food, a great dessert of fresh fruit and chocolate almonds.

We are planning a hike for Sunday to the Ruby Marshes, a picnic lunch and then back to the house for a great Lamb Dinner.

Here is my menu:

Smoked Lamb with apricot glaze

Cashew Grape Salad *

Brussels Sprouts Salad with Cranberries and Almonds *

Skillet Masa Cakes *

Suddenly Salad Pasta

Pineapple Pico Salad *

Dessert

Berrylicious Crisp

Meringue Kisses

Peaches & Creme cake

Chocolate Almonds

Drinks

Fruit water

Hot Tea

Wine/Beer

Have a wonder Easter

The best dinners are the ones you plan for.

Be health, happy and strong

~jean

*recipes from the Extra Raley's magazine