Something I can stick with......hopefully

I joined the 50 million pounds challenge and it seems simple enough. You have access to meal plans and shopping list which are sent to you daily weekly or monthly. There is the option to join a team or form a team which I think is a good idea. There is nothing better than motivation from your friends. I'm able to keep up with what I ate, how much I exercised and I can even journal about how I'm feeling that day, etc. I'm going to give it a real try.

I'm on it

Well I attempted to run yesterday and did ok. Now I'm a beginner runner so I started slow with a mile. I have every intention of working my way up to MORE miles but you have to crawl before you can walk. I'm eating better and I prayed to God to give me the strength to withstand the food temptations and the junk food gluttony. Now it's not about me being sexy or cut or w/e superficial reasons people decide to lose weight. It's about my taking care of my health and treating my temple with care. You only get one body and one chance to live. I don't want to shorten the duration of either one. So here's to the beginning of a better life style.



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No Diet for the Weary

This has been officially put on hiatus for the time being, but I'm now a practicing vegetarian. *sigh* NO good deed goes unpunished.

Drop and gimme 6.......weeks

I've made an executive decision and that decision is that I'm going to do 6week body makeover. Six weeks seems like forever but time really flies so that time will be up in no time. I picked up my Kettlenetics yesterday and plan on starting that along with 6wbmo today. So let's count em up. My short term goal date will be.......May 5 2009. I know that everyday is going to be a battle of wills but I have to make it. I'm not a failure and I refuse to accept failure. I'll update my blog on a weekly basis so you guys can know how much I'm losing by the week.

Slipped and Failed

Today was NOT a good day for a diet. I realized a while back that I am an emotional eater. Stress and anger make me munch on junk like mad. I probably would not have fallen off the wagon had I not had to leave the house today. There was absolutely nothing bad in my house and I would have done fine, but something required me to leave home on an errand. That fact pissed me off and then came the random cravings. Today it was cheese dip and tortilla chips followed by Tollhouse cookies. There was NO real food eaten today. I'm sure I got my calories or close to them but in such a bad way. Even my body wanted to do right. when I came back home my body was saying " let's go for walk" but my mind said "ha ______ that!." So the mind won out today.

In other news


I saw an infomercial early this morning about this workout call Kettlenetics and was interested in what they were saying. First let me go on the record to say I am an infomercial junkie so a lot of things catch my eyes but this workout claimed to do the two things I really want : Slim and Tone. I want to not only lose the weight but I want to gain muscle definition. I've always wanted the 6 pack abs and the cut thighs. Now I know that Kettlenetics isn't going to make my body totally sick but I think it would be a good start. I've seen some articles in Self and Shape about kettle balls and the one with the program is only 4lbs. I should be able to manage that. I know that it'll be tiring b/c I'm not very strong but I want to work on that also. I bit the bullet about 10 mins ago and ordered the program. The cost is only 54.85 with s/h or 2 payments of 19.95+ s/h. In 7-10 days I should be on my way to a new body. I'll keep you updated with how I'm liking the program.


Daily Update:
Attempted to sleep 8hrs but only managed 5hrs. Had a 2-3hr nap around 4-5pm.
1300 calories not attempted today.
Na+ intake high, probably over recommended 2500
No exercise

And so it begins

Ah yes. It's that time of year again where I decide that I want to lose weight. This time I'm seriously trying to do things differently and to see this thing through. I'm tired of being overweight and I know what most people would say, " If you're tired do something about it." Well I have tried and its hard. It takes motivation, dedication and sheer perserverance to stick with a diet/exercise plan especially when there is no one there to kick you in the butt. For my activity level right now, I calculated that I need to eat no more than 1300 cals a day. My work schedule makes it hard to work out AND get enough sleep for work. I know some of you reading this are sayin "oh she's making excuses." That may be so but I really don't think I'm using that as a crutch. Everything I read says I should get at least 8 hrs of sleep but for the past year and a half I've only been clocking between 5-6. The cycle just constantly repeats itself. So first things first, I'm working on getting more sleep. Secondly, I'm trying to adjust my caloric intake to the 1300 and maintain it. I want to lose some weight to see that the diet part is working. Right now my exercise program consist of 30 mins of brisk walking. I'm trying to gradually upgrade to doing this at least 5 days a week. I have more intense workouts that I could do i.e. Turbo Jam etc but I just want to take it slow. I really don't have the energy for anything excessively aerobic right now. I just know that I'm tired of lugging around this excess weight. I'm tired of not finding clothes that are cute AND fit. Most importantly, I'm tired of living unhealthily. There are some things in life you can't change but this isn't one of those things. I've come to the realization that nothing worth having ever comes easy. It's gonna take hardwork and sheer willpower on my part.

Pat Benetar once said LOVE is a battlefield. Well if that is true, getting THIN sure in the hell is.




Goal for this week:
Lose 4lbs
Walk 30mins x 3days
Eliminate high Na+ foods
Hit 1300 cals a day x 6