NO EXCUSES
Still on the right path here...
I was very excited this morning... I stepped on the scale and the number changed from 18- to 17-!
Made my whole day a positive one.
Got my trusty water bottle beside me at my desk - been a tad cold lately as its definitely turning to Fall time.
I love those crisp mornings and warm days.
I am sitting with slippers on and a sweater but oh so cozy and I love cozy.
Tis a good day today.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
I'll take it
NO EXCUSES
I am still tracking, still drinking lots of water, still... well okay I am not setting aside time to stretch, me bad, but I am still walking so that counts.
Today was WI...I had great expectations... I shouldn't do that cause then I get let down.
Good news is I did lose weight - 0.7lbs to be exact but I was hoping for more.
I'm going to blame it on being a woman LOL
This body does what it wants to no matter how well you feed it or exercise it.
I will stay the course and hopefully next week will show bigger numbers.
One week down and 27 more weeks to go.
If I lost a pound a week I should be down 27 pounds by my 25th wedding anniversary. I still won't be at goal - I would be a little over 8 lbs from goal... but I will be a much happier me! I will have a whole new wardrobe (that box that has been sitting in my closet saying "hurry up so you can wear the stuff that I have been storing for you!"
I can do this... I know I can... I have done this before. I will do this... I need to push myself harder.
“I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." Jimmy Dean
I am still tracking, still drinking lots of water, still... well okay I am not setting aside time to stretch, me bad, but I am still walking so that counts.
Today was WI...I had great expectations... I shouldn't do that cause then I get let down.
Good news is I did lose weight - 0.7lbs to be exact but I was hoping for more.
I'm going to blame it on being a woman LOL
This body does what it wants to no matter how well you feed it or exercise it.
I will stay the course and hopefully next week will show bigger numbers.
One week down and 27 more weeks to go.
If I lost a pound a week I should be down 27 pounds by my 25th wedding anniversary. I still won't be at goal - I would be a little over 8 lbs from goal... but I will be a much happier me! I will have a whole new wardrobe (that box that has been sitting in my closet saying "hurry up so you can wear the stuff that I have been storing for you!"
I can do this... I know I can... I have done this before. I will do this... I need to push myself harder.
“I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." Jimmy Dean
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Twas the night before...
Weigh in...
and all was quiet.
the crockpot was steaming
the aroma a delight.
Beef stew on the menu
chalk full of vegetables.
Potatoes, onions, carrots & parsley too.
Soon to be greeted
chopped Swiss chard,
celery and beets heated
a choice to be made,
homemade biscuits or bread,
truly depends on points paid.
Although this little ditty
is quite the jumble
it will fix my tummy rumble.
by Marianne Iberg Aug 21,2012
and all was quiet.
the crockpot was steaming
the aroma a delight.
Beef stew on the menu
chalk full of vegetables.
Potatoes, onions, carrots & parsley too.
Soon to be greeted
chopped Swiss chard,
celery and beets heated
a choice to be made,
homemade biscuits or bread,
truly depends on points paid.
Although this little ditty
is quite the jumble
it will fix my tummy rumble.
by Marianne Iberg Aug 21,2012
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Not Subway
NO EXCUSES -
For those who may know me... I am a super duper Subway Fan... but we have a friend that really likes Quizno's.
For the record - Quizno's is NOT Subway! or vice versa.
If you haven't guessed already Hubby and I went out for lunch with our friend today to Quizno's.
I never know what to order cause everything comes "with" and they don't like it when you change up so to me they don't have much selection.
Today, cause I hadn't done any homework before I left, I got my "safety" salad. A bowl of lettuce topped with mushrooms, green pepper, cucumbers,shredded cheese, and some roasted chicken. Well, when they "top" with the veggies you get very few. I mainly had a bowl of lettuce - even the chicken was skimpy- maybe 1-2 oz *sigh* nothing like homemade..... You can't even see over the counter at what they are doing! Its all stainless steel blocking the view! Our friend is 6'+ tall so I use him as my birds eye view LOL.
I added a tad of Ranch dressing but either way it had no real flavor so I bought a bag of baked lays (BBQ) for 3 pts.
Yeah, my lunch was not fulfilling at all - oh I am full but it wasn't too inspiring.
I am home drinking down my water and making plans for a wiener roast tonight.
I will make a nice salad, veggie tray, watermelon and go get me some low point wieners.
Next time I need to be prepared for Quizno's or be a little more persuading on going to Subway LOL
Eating is always a decision, nobody forces your hand to
pick up food and put it into your mouth.
Albert Ellis, Michael Abrams, Lidia
Dengelegi, The Art & Science of Rational Eating, 1992
For those who may know me... I am a super duper Subway Fan... but we have a friend that really likes Quizno's.
For the record - Quizno's is NOT Subway! or vice versa.
If you haven't guessed already Hubby and I went out for lunch with our friend today to Quizno's.
I never know what to order cause everything comes "with" and they don't like it when you change up so to me they don't have much selection.
Today, cause I hadn't done any homework before I left, I got my "safety" salad. A bowl of lettuce topped with mushrooms, green pepper, cucumbers,shredded cheese, and some roasted chicken. Well, when they "top" with the veggies you get very few. I mainly had a bowl of lettuce - even the chicken was skimpy- maybe 1-2 oz *sigh* nothing like homemade..... You can't even see over the counter at what they are doing! Its all stainless steel blocking the view! Our friend is 6'+ tall so I use him as my birds eye view LOL.
I added a tad of Ranch dressing but either way it had no real flavor so I bought a bag of baked lays (BBQ) for 3 pts.
Yeah, my lunch was not fulfilling at all - oh I am full but it wasn't too inspiring.
I am home drinking down my water and making plans for a wiener roast tonight.
I will make a nice salad, veggie tray, watermelon and go get me some low point wieners.
Next time I need to be prepared for Quizno's or be a little more persuading on going to Subway LOL
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Losing it
NO EXCUSES =
I am still on track... keeping track and drinking lots of water. Minimum 2 L a day. I try to drink one before lunch, one by dinner time and anything after that is bonus :)
I did have a problem today... My mom commented that it looked like I had lost weight. My comment back was "well the scale ain't reading that but thank you for the compliment!" (the compliment wasn't the problem!) LOL
Tonight when I was putting my sheep to bed, I went through my routine and came into the house. I got settled with my kitty cat on my lap when all of a sudden I realized I forgot to close a gate to one of the fields. I popped my cell phone in my back pocket, threw on my chore shoes and ran out to close the gate... hoping to beat the rams and alpaca's to the draw. I was hoping they were still eating their evening grain and hadn't noticed the gate was still open.
Well, this is where the problem came in...
While running out the door and across the yard to the first gate....
(I had to get through that gate to get to the one I needed to close)
... I found my skirt was rapidly falling down off my waist and sliding over my hips.
I couldn't stop cause I also noticed one of my rams decided to leave his grain and greet me... If he was going to greet me it could trigger the other 3 to greet me too! and possible the alpaca's. So it was a race. I got to the gate, quickly popped it open, closed it behind me and caught Mr. Black ram before he scooted through the main gate into the open field. Thankfully the others were far too interested in eating.
Yep, there's a picture for you... skirt halfway down to the ground, caught a rambunctious ram, reached and swung the gate closed. At this point I managed to shimmy my skirt back up where it was supposed to be sitting!
So I guess my Mother is right.. even though the scale isn't reading less I must be losing inches.
Yep I am losing it :)
Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality. Ralph Marston
I am still on track... keeping track and drinking lots of water. Minimum 2 L a day. I try to drink one before lunch, one by dinner time and anything after that is bonus :)
I did have a problem today... My mom commented that it looked like I had lost weight. My comment back was "well the scale ain't reading that but thank you for the compliment!" (the compliment wasn't the problem!) LOL
Tonight when I was putting my sheep to bed, I went through my routine and came into the house. I got settled with my kitty cat on my lap when all of a sudden I realized I forgot to close a gate to one of the fields. I popped my cell phone in my back pocket, threw on my chore shoes and ran out to close the gate... hoping to beat the rams and alpaca's to the draw. I was hoping they were still eating their evening grain and hadn't noticed the gate was still open.
Well, this is where the problem came in...
While running out the door and across the yard to the first gate....
(I had to get through that gate to get to the one I needed to close)
... I found my skirt was rapidly falling down off my waist and sliding over my hips.
I couldn't stop cause I also noticed one of my rams decided to leave his grain and greet me... If he was going to greet me it could trigger the other 3 to greet me too! and possible the alpaca's. So it was a race. I got to the gate, quickly popped it open, closed it behind me and caught Mr. Black ram before he scooted through the main gate into the open field. Thankfully the others were far too interested in eating.
Yep, there's a picture for you... skirt halfway down to the ground, caught a rambunctious ram, reached and swung the gate closed. At this point I managed to shimmy my skirt back up where it was supposed to be sitting!
So I guess my Mother is right.. even though the scale isn't reading less I must be losing inches.
Yep I am losing it :)
Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality. Ralph Marston
Friday, August 17, 2012
Is it just me?
I have been pondering today...
decided to go back to the WW website - why not? I pay for it I may as well use it.
I do use the App all the time but its very limited.
Didn't find any of my Farm girls there :( oh well...
As a Life timer I could get e-tools for free.... BUT... there is always a catch! You have to be at goal or within 2 lbs of goal weight to get it free. Well, I am not.
Working on it, but not there yet.
Anyway, that isn't what I have been pondering about.
I have about 30 pounds to lose. I went on the boards and I looked at some of the blogs but for me, most encouragement doesn't come from a gal struggling to lose 10 lbs (unless she has already been on this journey for some time and has lost lots of weight already). I get my BIGGEST encouragement from those gals and guys that have 100+ lbs to lose. I figure if they can do it, "I" can do it! It puts my issues in perspective... I "only" have 30 lbs to lose - they have way more. I understand when they say they can't look at the whole picture cause its overwhelming and they would get discouraged quickly. I get that! Heck I feel that way with only 30 lbs to lose! Well, it doesn't feel like "only" 30 lbs to me... but I get it!
At my last WW meeting a gal got an award for losing 6 lbs. Normally I clap and hurrah for the recipient. But when a chick stands up to receive it and if she turned sideways she would disappear... I wonder why she is even trying to lose weight. Now WW has a rule that you have to have at least 10 lbs to lose before you can join. I was trying to figure out where this gals 10 lbs was on her body to lose.
You see, I have a MIL like that. She will pat her thighs or butt and say "oh, I gotta do something about this 5 lbs I gained"................ My MIL is a stick! seriously she is a stick! The size of a Broom handle, shovel handle - what ever you want to call it. Every time she says that my eyes get big and my eyebrows raise... what I wouldn't give to have only 5 lbs to worry about. (If my MIL is reading this... no offence ;)
One could call it jealousy - it has been my choices that got me to the place I am at now. Then again, sometimes I feel that being skinny comes easy to some. Its their make-up. Although my grandmother on my fathers side was relatively thin... I don't know about my mom's side as her dearest mother passed when my mom was 3 years old. From the pictures I saw of her though she looked pretty good!
I don't know, maybe I just worry about all this too much. I have to admit when I am reading articles and they are saying do this and don't do that or eat this but not that... then the next month it all changes - I have come to the conclusion that it is all marketing ploy - eat healthy, drink lots of water and it will all fall into place - or fall of the place ;)
I have to admit I did watch that show Supersize Me this guy only made a pig of himself and did not "chose" to eat healthy. I am not an advocate for McDonald's but I do firmly believe that if you ate there all the time they have improved their menu where you can eat very healthy - I can't speak for the USA but I certainly can for Canada. Why didn't it show him eating fruit n yogurt parfaits? They have apple slices... salads... and McD's very kindly puts the "additives" in separate packages so you have a choice whether you want to add it or not. AND you can now fill your own beverage so why not fill it with ice then put in the beverage - that's what I do. Oh and McD's sell water too - so you don't have to have pop or juice. Yes, I firmly believe Supersize me was a hoax.
Which brings me to the next documentary I have watched and I thought was awesome! It blew Supersize me right out of the water and had a lot of truth to it! The show is called Fathead and I highly recommend you watch it. If you have Netflix its on there. Or I also believe the whole thing on www.youtube.com
I don't know if I can say I have strayed off topic... I did say I was pondering.. sorry if my mind did too much wondering.
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
decided to go back to the WW website - why not? I pay for it I may as well use it.
I do use the App all the time but its very limited.
Didn't find any of my Farm girls there :( oh well...
As a Life timer I could get e-tools for free.... BUT... there is always a catch! You have to be at goal or within 2 lbs of goal weight to get it free. Well, I am not.
Working on it, but not there yet.
Anyway, that isn't what I have been pondering about.
I have about 30 pounds to lose. I went on the boards and I looked at some of the blogs but for me, most encouragement doesn't come from a gal struggling to lose 10 lbs (unless she has already been on this journey for some time and has lost lots of weight already). I get my BIGGEST encouragement from those gals and guys that have 100+ lbs to lose. I figure if they can do it, "I" can do it! It puts my issues in perspective... I "only" have 30 lbs to lose - they have way more. I understand when they say they can't look at the whole picture cause its overwhelming and they would get discouraged quickly. I get that! Heck I feel that way with only 30 lbs to lose! Well, it doesn't feel like "only" 30 lbs to me... but I get it!
At my last WW meeting a gal got an award for losing 6 lbs. Normally I clap and hurrah for the recipient. But when a chick stands up to receive it and if she turned sideways she would disappear... I wonder why she is even trying to lose weight. Now WW has a rule that you have to have at least 10 lbs to lose before you can join. I was trying to figure out where this gals 10 lbs was on her body to lose.
You see, I have a MIL like that. She will pat her thighs or butt and say "oh, I gotta do something about this 5 lbs I gained"................ My MIL is a stick! seriously she is a stick! The size of a Broom handle, shovel handle - what ever you want to call it. Every time she says that my eyes get big and my eyebrows raise... what I wouldn't give to have only 5 lbs to worry about. (If my MIL is reading this... no offence ;)
One could call it jealousy - it has been my choices that got me to the place I am at now. Then again, sometimes I feel that being skinny comes easy to some. Its their make-up. Although my grandmother on my fathers side was relatively thin... I don't know about my mom's side as her dearest mother passed when my mom was 3 years old. From the pictures I saw of her though she looked pretty good!
I don't know, maybe I just worry about all this too much. I have to admit when I am reading articles and they are saying do this and don't do that or eat this but not that... then the next month it all changes - I have come to the conclusion that it is all marketing ploy - eat healthy, drink lots of water and it will all fall into place - or fall of the place ;)
I have to admit I did watch that show Supersize Me this guy only made a pig of himself and did not "chose" to eat healthy. I am not an advocate for McDonald's but I do firmly believe that if you ate there all the time they have improved their menu where you can eat very healthy - I can't speak for the USA but I certainly can for Canada. Why didn't it show him eating fruit n yogurt parfaits? They have apple slices... salads... and McD's very kindly puts the "additives" in separate packages so you have a choice whether you want to add it or not. AND you can now fill your own beverage so why not fill it with ice then put in the beverage - that's what I do. Oh and McD's sell water too - so you don't have to have pop or juice. Yes, I firmly believe Supersize me was a hoax.
Which brings me to the next documentary I have watched and I thought was awesome! It blew Supersize me right out of the water and had a lot of truth to it! The show is called Fathead and I highly recommend you watch it. If you have Netflix its on there. Or I also believe the whole thing on www.youtube.com
I don't know if I can say I have strayed off topic... I did say I was pondering.. sorry if my mind did too much wondering.
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. - Mark Twain
Water Logged
NO EXCUSES -
I have been drinking A LOT of water lately. At LEAST 2 or more Litres a day. Way up from what I drank when I wasn't on the wagon. But.... Um, whats going in, ain't coming out.
It has been very hot here and I don't do too well in the heat. I got sun stroke really bad a few years ago and since then heat and I don't agree too much. I have been a BIG puff ball - swollen face and hands. This morning when I stepped on the scale I was 2 lbs heavier than the day before.
It is supposed to start cooling down in a couple of days. Hopefully my body recuperates and I see a difference on the scale. Either that or my cells are needing the extra moisture and repairing themselves. :) One can only hope.
Did really well this morning - got up on time, did my stretches, made and ate my breakfast before heading out to the barn to do chores. For anyone who knows me that is a HUGE feat! Before I would have totally skipped out on both and ate at around 11am when I got back in from the barn... then binge ate the rest of the day and not bothered with my stretches.
Well, the day isn't over - I have work to do so I better get at it.
I have been drinking A LOT of water lately. At LEAST 2 or more Litres a day. Way up from what I drank when I wasn't on the wagon. But.... Um, whats going in, ain't coming out.
It has been very hot here and I don't do too well in the heat. I got sun stroke really bad a few years ago and since then heat and I don't agree too much. I have been a BIG puff ball - swollen face and hands. This morning when I stepped on the scale I was 2 lbs heavier than the day before.
It is supposed to start cooling down in a couple of days. Hopefully my body recuperates and I see a difference on the scale. Either that or my cells are needing the extra moisture and repairing themselves. :) One can only hope.
Did really well this morning - got up on time, did my stretches, made and ate my breakfast before heading out to the barn to do chores. For anyone who knows me that is a HUGE feat! Before I would have totally skipped out on both and ate at around 11am when I got back in from the barn... then binge ate the rest of the day and not bothered with my stretches.
Well, the day isn't over - I have work to do so I better get at it.
Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.
by Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Repeat
NO EXCUSES -
Well, this morning did not go as planned. I had a rough night ...
I had made this awesome Greek salad:
cucumbers, green pepper, tomato, red onion, Greek seasoning and 1/4 cup of shredded feta cheese.
It was SO good! I had 3 helpings :) But found out later that was not such a great idea!
Um I never thought it would go straight through me!
Yep, I was up all night running to the bathroom - on top of it I had drank 3.5 L of water throughout the day and that wasn't helping me sleep either! You see my body swells up when its hot and doesn't "let go" til it cools down. Well it was 35 degrees Celsius and very warm ... and at night it cools down; as does my body... and then its - well you get the idea.
So... come morning my grand idea of getting up early and doing stretches, getting breakfast and cleaning some bathrooms before 8am... kind of went by the way side. Cause once I settled I slept til 8am. I don't normally set my alarm cause I wake at 4:30am to my hubby's and when I stay in bed I am always awake by 7am or sooner. Well, this morning I wasn't.
At 8am I got up, let my sheep out, chatted with hubby while I made and ate my breakfast in my jammies. Once he was out the door (around 9am) I could have easily gone upstairs, got dressed and started my day doing other things other than my stretches... instead I MADE myself turn on that DVD. Then I did the other stuff I had to do today.
I do pay attention to Fly Lady. Anyone who doesn't know about her can click here ... Fly Lady . One of her main topics is "time". How long does it take to do something? She gives 15 minutes - just take 15 minutes and it is amazing what you can get accomplished in that short amount of time. Some jobs, including exercise, appear huge jobs to me and I don't do them because of perfectionism. If I can't do it perfect then I don't do it. Well... If I do stretches for 15 minutes instead of 30 or an hour... at least I have done something! My body thanks me for it.
The same goes for making my breakfast... how many times (oh boy another truth) have I gone on my computer for 15 or more minutes and not thought anything of it?
Time Management - organization - flexibility... all things I used to do and have fallen away from - partly due to burn out. Now I am starting to crave structure again. I am slowly working myself into a structured (not perfect) day - and loving it.
Its getting late... and part of weight loss is getting a good sleep - so here's to another pretty good day!
Well, this morning did not go as planned. I had a rough night ...
I had made this awesome Greek salad:
cucumbers, green pepper, tomato, red onion, Greek seasoning and 1/4 cup of shredded feta cheese.
It was SO good! I had 3 helpings :) But found out later that was not such a great idea!
Um I never thought it would go straight through me!
Yep, I was up all night running to the bathroom - on top of it I had drank 3.5 L of water throughout the day and that wasn't helping me sleep either! You see my body swells up when its hot and doesn't "let go" til it cools down. Well it was 35 degrees Celsius and very warm ... and at night it cools down; as does my body... and then its - well you get the idea.
So... come morning my grand idea of getting up early and doing stretches, getting breakfast and cleaning some bathrooms before 8am... kind of went by the way side. Cause once I settled I slept til 8am. I don't normally set my alarm cause I wake at 4:30am to my hubby's and when I stay in bed I am always awake by 7am or sooner. Well, this morning I wasn't.
At 8am I got up, let my sheep out, chatted with hubby while I made and ate my breakfast in my jammies. Once he was out the door (around 9am) I could have easily gone upstairs, got dressed and started my day doing other things other than my stretches... instead I MADE myself turn on that DVD. Then I did the other stuff I had to do today.
I do pay attention to Fly Lady. Anyone who doesn't know about her can click here ... Fly Lady . One of her main topics is "time". How long does it take to do something? She gives 15 minutes - just take 15 minutes and it is amazing what you can get accomplished in that short amount of time. Some jobs, including exercise, appear huge jobs to me and I don't do them because of perfectionism. If I can't do it perfect then I don't do it. Well... If I do stretches for 15 minutes instead of 30 or an hour... at least I have done something! My body thanks me for it.
The same goes for making my breakfast... how many times (oh boy another truth) have I gone on my computer for 15 or more minutes and not thought anything of it?
Time Management - organization - flexibility... all things I used to do and have fallen away from - partly due to burn out. Now I am starting to crave structure again. I am slowly working myself into a structured (not perfect) day - and loving it.
Its getting late... and part of weight loss is getting a good sleep - so here's to another pretty good day!
You will never "find" time for
anything. If you want time, you must make it.
Charles Bruxton
Charles Bruxton
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Scheduling
NO EXCUSES -
Well today I have stayed on track.
I was quite proud of myself this morning.
I was awake at 6:30am... got up at 7am (as soon as my cats know I am awake they pile on top of me; sometimes they don't wait til I am awake! Hence the getting up 1/2 hour later)
I decided last night that I needed to start doing "some" form of exercise and right now it is 32-35 degrees Celsius every day. I also prefer to "exercise" alone and not have on lookers - the best time to do this is in the morning when its cool, Hubby is in the barn and son is still in bed ;)
I quickly grabbed my house coat, slipped on my shoes and ran out to my sheep shed - ---
HAHA no this is not my exercise! I opened the gates for my sheep and alpacas to go out into the pasture.
Back into the house I went... upstairs to my room and dusted off the TV and DVD/Video player *cough-cough* yeah it was dusty!
Two weeks ago WW had their exercise DVDs on sale - I purchased the set - meanwhile asking myself why I purchase exercise DVDs when I don't usually use them.
Problem... I couldn't find the DVD! Off to search... hmmm, couldn't find it in all the "usual" places... eventually found it in my "to do" pile on my desk HAHAHA Well, I guess it was next on the list of to do's.
I popped in the DVD - hit start and... "SNOW"... hmmm, changed channel, 03 or 04? oh wait HA DVD machine was not plugged in to TV! hmmm, still snow.... ummm, oh crumb I have forgotten how to use this crazy machine. Oh wait! TV has a "set up" button... I have plugged machine into the front of the TV and it helps when the TV is set on FRONT.
Wallah! We now have a picture!
I don't remember how long I "stretched" for (15 to 20 minutes?)- I put it on beginner stretching. WOW are my muscles TIGHT. Can 't believe that (years) ago I used to be a gymnast and a figure skater! Such shame!
With that done - I had a nice shower - it was starting to get hot in the house already so I closed all the windows and blinds. Skipped down stairs (that is skipped, not tripped) to the kitchen and started to make my breakfast. YES I made breakfast! a healthy one at that! I cut up a peach, toasted a piece of bread and boiled an egg. I put them all in a lunch bag; filled my 1L water bottle and headed out the door to WW. Oh I think I missed a very important step here... I DID get dressed! No I did not go skipping down the stairs and make breakfast in the kitchen in the nude! Although there are times when I wish I could weigh in the nude! But that only backfires later.
Due to the fact that I only set my mind to this getting back on track yesterday morning I was quite surprised when I actually stepped on the scale and had lost 0.2lbs. Now to some of you that may seem like nothing. Really it is very little... BUT... I take whatever I can. At least it wasn't UP 0.2.
I was VERY happy and I wasn't going to let anything spoil it.
I sat through the meeting... I do love the meetings.. (P.S. I eat my breakfast, along with others, during or after the meeting)...we have an awesome leader that is very down to earth.... BUT there is one thing that REALLY bugs me! She does a lot of cross border shopping (Meaning shopping in the USA) I am a stickler for keeping my money at home and supporting Canadian businesses. She shops so much down in the States that she can't even tell you where to buy certain items up here. So I am thinking I need to start shopping around and bring items to the meeting from CANADA to show members that you can get just as good, actually BETTER products in Canada. Don't get me started on Dairy products... I know the regulations in the States and I know the VERY STRICT regulations in Canada. Hence why people have to go to the States for some products that are not allowed to be sold in Canada... they don't pass the Strict Canadian Health regulations.
Okay, I will stop now cause that is one hot subject for me.
Wednesdays are ME days. I decided when I rejoined WW several years ago that I was not going to leave again - so through ups and downs, thick and thin I have continued going. I chose Wednesdays as my WI day and I don't miss them unless I have a darn good excuse - but as my title said yesterday any excuse isn't going to work anymore! Anyway, my ME day consists of WI and reflexology. After my WI I go to a reflexologist and relax for an hour and a half. She is a great therapist as we can talk about anything - we are very much on the same wave length and it has been great for my health.
After reflex... I call my hubby and find out "whats happening" or "whats the plan". 99% of the time I end up at Subway and purchase our lunch.
Today was a Sub day :) I LOVE Baked Lay's (BBQ) and I get a turkey on wheat with LOADS of veggies! um, *cough cough* yes I usually get a foot long that is 14 points.... But I count it in. The foot long thing is a habit but I have always fit it in so I am not worried too much about it.
I have 3 points left for dinner which will probably consist of a salad sprinkled with chicken. Being a hot day I don't feel like eating too much in the evening anyway. I am on my 2nd Litre of water and will be on my 3rd by dinner I am sure.
HA I guess I should really mention something about my topic! Scheduling... I am slowly going to start scheduling things in to make them a habit.
Begin Schedule list:
Once I get those 2 scheduled events becoming a habit the next item I will add is menu planning... that's a BIG one for me cause it has been YEARS since I have done that!
Phew! I was long winded! I am off and away to get feed for my sheep and alpaca's. Oh and I need kitty litter and litterbox pan liners
Mark Twain: Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.
Well today I have stayed on track.
I was quite proud of myself this morning.
I was awake at 6:30am... got up at 7am (as soon as my cats know I am awake they pile on top of me; sometimes they don't wait til I am awake! Hence the getting up 1/2 hour later)
I decided last night that I needed to start doing "some" form of exercise and right now it is 32-35 degrees Celsius every day. I also prefer to "exercise" alone and not have on lookers - the best time to do this is in the morning when its cool, Hubby is in the barn and son is still in bed ;)
I quickly grabbed my house coat, slipped on my shoes and ran out to my sheep shed - ---
HAHA no this is not my exercise! I opened the gates for my sheep and alpacas to go out into the pasture.
Back into the house I went... upstairs to my room and dusted off the TV and DVD/Video player *cough-cough* yeah it was dusty!
Two weeks ago WW had their exercise DVDs on sale - I purchased the set - meanwhile asking myself why I purchase exercise DVDs when I don't usually use them.
Problem... I couldn't find the DVD! Off to search... hmmm, couldn't find it in all the "usual" places... eventually found it in my "to do" pile on my desk HAHAHA Well, I guess it was next on the list of to do's.
I popped in the DVD - hit start and... "SNOW"... hmmm, changed channel, 03 or 04? oh wait HA DVD machine was not plugged in to TV! hmmm, still snow.... ummm, oh crumb I have forgotten how to use this crazy machine. Oh wait! TV has a "set up" button... I have plugged machine into the front of the TV and it helps when the TV is set on FRONT.
Wallah! We now have a picture!
I don't remember how long I "stretched" for (15 to 20 minutes?)- I put it on beginner stretching. WOW are my muscles TIGHT. Can 't believe that (years) ago I used to be a gymnast and a figure skater! Such shame!
With that done - I had a nice shower - it was starting to get hot in the house already so I closed all the windows and blinds. Skipped down stairs (that is skipped, not tripped) to the kitchen and started to make my breakfast. YES I made breakfast! a healthy one at that! I cut up a peach, toasted a piece of bread and boiled an egg. I put them all in a lunch bag; filled my 1L water bottle and headed out the door to WW. Oh I think I missed a very important step here... I DID get dressed! No I did not go skipping down the stairs and make breakfast in the kitchen in the nude! Although there are times when I wish I could weigh in the nude! But that only backfires later.
Due to the fact that I only set my mind to this getting back on track yesterday morning I was quite surprised when I actually stepped on the scale and had lost 0.2lbs. Now to some of you that may seem like nothing. Really it is very little... BUT... I take whatever I can. At least it wasn't UP 0.2.
I was VERY happy and I wasn't going to let anything spoil it.
I sat through the meeting... I do love the meetings.. (P.S. I eat my breakfast, along with others, during or after the meeting)...we have an awesome leader that is very down to earth.... BUT there is one thing that REALLY bugs me! She does a lot of cross border shopping (Meaning shopping in the USA) I am a stickler for keeping my money at home and supporting Canadian businesses. She shops so much down in the States that she can't even tell you where to buy certain items up here. So I am thinking I need to start shopping around and bring items to the meeting from CANADA to show members that you can get just as good, actually BETTER products in Canada. Don't get me started on Dairy products... I know the regulations in the States and I know the VERY STRICT regulations in Canada. Hence why people have to go to the States for some products that are not allowed to be sold in Canada... they don't pass the Strict Canadian Health regulations.
Okay, I will stop now cause that is one hot subject for me.
Wednesdays are ME days. I decided when I rejoined WW several years ago that I was not going to leave again - so through ups and downs, thick and thin I have continued going. I chose Wednesdays as my WI day and I don't miss them unless I have a darn good excuse - but as my title said yesterday any excuse isn't going to work anymore! Anyway, my ME day consists of WI and reflexology. After my WI I go to a reflexologist and relax for an hour and a half. She is a great therapist as we can talk about anything - we are very much on the same wave length and it has been great for my health.
After reflex... I call my hubby and find out "whats happening" or "whats the plan". 99% of the time I end up at Subway and purchase our lunch.
Today was a Sub day :) I LOVE Baked Lay's (BBQ) and I get a turkey on wheat with LOADS of veggies! um, *cough cough* yes I usually get a foot long that is 14 points.... But I count it in. The foot long thing is a habit but I have always fit it in so I am not worried too much about it.
I have 3 points left for dinner which will probably consist of a salad sprinkled with chicken. Being a hot day I don't feel like eating too much in the evening anyway. I am on my 2nd Litre of water and will be on my 3rd by dinner I am sure.
HA I guess I should really mention something about my topic! Scheduling... I am slowly going to start scheduling things in to make them a habit.
Begin Schedule list:
- when I get up I will do my exercise DVD
- I will make a healthy breakfast and eat it.
Once I get those 2 scheduled events becoming a habit the next item I will add is menu planning... that's a BIG one for me cause it has been YEARS since I have done that!
Phew! I was long winded! I am off and away to get feed for my sheep and alpaca's. Oh and I need kitty litter and litterbox pan liners
Mark Twain: Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
NO EXCUSES
I am going to tell myself that EVERY day!
I am back "on" again... At the beginning of summer we had to fill out a paper at the WW meeting and set a goal... I had completely forgotten about that until yesterday!
My goal was to lose 10 lbs by September - Well, if I don't get my butt in gear that goal will go down the tube like all the other goals I have set.
Time to break the cycle.
I have not told my "family" that I am back on track. I have not made any conversation at all about eating or drinking, how much and what kind...
I am going to quietly go about my day, counting, tracking, drinking (water) ... eventually I will throw exercise in there - and see if anyone notices... or how long it takes them to notice.
There is enough junk food in this house to sink a ship but I haven't been eating it over the past 2 days... my hubby doesn't need to be eating it either but he is.
My FIL came by today with fresh veggies from his garden... I popped them in the fridge and will start chowing down on them.
I have 2 friends whom both carry the same name and live in 2 different provinces of Canada... but they support and encourage me no matter how frumpy and dumpy I get about this journey. They are both an inspiration and its because of them that I have picked up my sorry self, threw me back on the wagon and decided this journey is worth travelling again.
For all my other friends... you too are an inspiration and every little bit counts! I love the comments to know I am not alone... and others believe in me when I don't.
I was watching a show the other day and the gal was trying to lose lots of weight... when she never made her goal she had loads of excuses... I was getting frustrated watching her speak excuse after excuse of "why not". It dawned on me that that was ME. As much as I HATE to admit that, seriously, I hate admitting I have loads of excuses - so many so that I will make excuses for my excuses.
Now that I have my pain under control I should be able to push myself a little more (in the exercise department) and find the will power to say NO and throw out the Lazy's when it comes to meal preparation.
Tomorrow is WI - I didn't go last week... but I intend to go tomorrow... until then.
I am back "on" again... At the beginning of summer we had to fill out a paper at the WW meeting and set a goal... I had completely forgotten about that until yesterday!
My goal was to lose 10 lbs by September - Well, if I don't get my butt in gear that goal will go down the tube like all the other goals I have set.
Time to break the cycle.
I have not told my "family" that I am back on track. I have not made any conversation at all about eating or drinking, how much and what kind...
I am going to quietly go about my day, counting, tracking, drinking (water) ... eventually I will throw exercise in there - and see if anyone notices... or how long it takes them to notice.
There is enough junk food in this house to sink a ship but I haven't been eating it over the past 2 days... my hubby doesn't need to be eating it either but he is.
My FIL came by today with fresh veggies from his garden... I popped them in the fridge and will start chowing down on them.
I have 2 friends whom both carry the same name and live in 2 different provinces of Canada... but they support and encourage me no matter how frumpy and dumpy I get about this journey. They are both an inspiration and its because of them that I have picked up my sorry self, threw me back on the wagon and decided this journey is worth travelling again.
For all my other friends... you too are an inspiration and every little bit counts! I love the comments to know I am not alone... and others believe in me when I don't.
I was watching a show the other day and the gal was trying to lose lots of weight... when she never made her goal she had loads of excuses... I was getting frustrated watching her speak excuse after excuse of "why not". It dawned on me that that was ME. As much as I HATE to admit that, seriously, I hate admitting I have loads of excuses - so many so that I will make excuses for my excuses.
Now that I have my pain under control I should be able to push myself a little more (in the exercise department) and find the will power to say NO and throw out the Lazy's when it comes to meal preparation.
Tomorrow is WI - I didn't go last week... but I intend to go tomorrow... until then.
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