6 weeks and counting

Yup, here is the first day of the 7th week and so far I'm down 23lbs, and still not being any more physically active than usual. Watching lots of TV and still playing games (when time permits). That's not to say that I won't become active, just that I haven't and the results are still there. Even though I have "cheated" (only due to time constraints and lack of options... or non-desire to starve, if you will) a couple times (a couple hot dogs at a bon fire, a hot dog on a bun at a hockey game, a real Mt. Dew), I'm still dropping.

The porch will be keeping me active at times, but after that it's time for getting back to walking, or jumping on that damned treadmill that I've never used.

Next up... Thanksgiving... crap.

Week 2 down

HI! It has been two weeks since Bob and I have "changed our lives". I have lost a total of 14 lbs in 2 weeks. HOLY COW. I'm pretty sure that at some point it's going to taper off a bit and slow down. AND I"m pretty sure we're going to have to start exercising. (oh goodie), but I'm more excited that it will help burn more pounds.

Results are in...

I dropped 9 pounds in the first week! That is just from changing diet and no exercise whatsoever.... yet.

So, my daily menu consists of the following...

Breakfast:
3 scrambled eggs with peppers, onions and a little cottage cheese
1 oat bran muffin (either pumpkin or banana flavored)
1 fruit serving (an apple, orange or a cup of grapes)
1 hot lemon drink (8oz hot water, 2 tablespoons of 100% lemon juice, and some Splenda to taste), but I make mine in 12oz size.

Morning snack:
1 fat-free yogurt
1 fruit serving

Lunch:
Large salad with typical greens, topped with white-meat chicken, and a vinegar and oil dressing (don't know the exact ratio's, but red wine vinegar, canola oil, Lowry's seasoned salt, and some sweetener)
1 oat bran muffin
1 fruit serving

Afternoon snack:
1 serving of vegetables (handful of mini carrot nubs)
1 fruit serving

Supper:
1 chicken breast (skinless, boneless) seasoned with either Lowrys seasoned salt or Old Bay seasoning
1 medium baked potato with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter... Spray! and seasoned salt
1 heap of steamed (or bag microwaved) vegetables

Evening snack:
1 serving of vegetables
1 fruit serving

By the end of the day, it's not so much that we're full... it's that we're tired of all that damn chewing! That's a lot of jaw work throughout the day! We just wear our jaw out and don't want to put anymore food in!

I don't expect the same 9 pound drop this week, but come next weigh-in (Monday mornings, now) we'll see how we fare.

Starting Again....again...well, okay, again...

Hello cruel world! If you're still reading this, I'm still fat. Yep, like my husband stated, we have fallen off the wagon. Shoot, we fell off the wagon and the wagon kept on goin! A friend of mine at work is helping us out this go around. We have a really good program (I hate that word) in place and as long as we stick to it...we will be successful! GO TEAM PLOOF!

Kinda empty 'round these parts...

Yup, slacker me has slipped back into the comfort (if you wanna call being overweight, out of shape, and out of breath comfortable) zone. We are getting serious again, and this weekend begins our Sunday weigh-in's again.

Must.... stay.... focused....

CRAAAAAAAAAAAP

How come it is SO easy to fail? I find myself worse off than I was last year. I am fat. I am miserable and I'm spiraling downward into a pit that I fear I cannot climb out of. I just am at a crossroads. I HAVE to get back on the bandwagon. I HAVE to do something to better my health and future or my husband will HAVE to watch me slowly kill myself. I am finding out that right now I am committing suicide by unheathy living. Every day my life is cut shorter and shorter. Can I reverse it? Of course! And I will!

I have decided to visit my blog every day and keep a constant vigil on it. I am also going to keep track of the foods I eat and hold myself accountable (ible?).

I watched a re-run of Oprah yesterday and was shocked by the information. I know I've been told things like that before from my sister, but to see it in all it's glory and have it "dumbed down" to my level of understanding was eye-opening. It was about diabetes. My father, grandmother and uncle are all afflicted and I'm pretty sure I'm close in the running. Not anymore. No more will I feel sorry for myself. It's an excuse. A pretty lame one at that.

Again, wish me luck, pray for me and help me out if I am falling!

Remember Me?

Hello! Remember me? I was the girl that was so gung-ho about losing weight that she decided that she would keep a blog to keep her on track. Well, I jumped the track, but am starting to find my way back onto a different one. I have had a rough go lately. In March, I found out I was pregnant.I can tell you that Bob and I were "super excited"! Then I thought, great, I'm going to be a semi-truck in a few months and I was becoming more apprehensive about being able to carry a healthy pregnancy. Well, my fears were solidified Apr. 22nd, the day of our first ultra-sound. We found out that we had what was called a blighted ovum. Basically, the egg is fertilized and implants itself but for some reason, the fetus doesn't develop. Quite common, I'm finding. SO, I kind of fell into a funk and started eating bad for me things. Crap! I knew better. I KNEW tasting chocolate goodness would start me into a tailspin of unhealthy proportions. Well, I feel like dog pooh. I loathe myself for letting it get this way again. Where I don't feel as though I can do it.

Today, however, Bob brought in and set up the treadmill that was given to us and I actually used it. No, not as a clothes hanger! I used it as it was intended. Okay, so it was only 1/2 of a mile (and barely at that) but it's a start!

Wish me luck!!