Unofficial first day

Technically I won't start till tomorrow. You know because I just love being behind and playing catch-up. I did walk today - 43 minutes. Only 2 minutes shy of my goal and I'll blame Janis Joplin for that. The CD was only 43 minutes long. Food today - I don't honestly remember. Probably not too good since I was out and about and not really paying attention to what I was eating. I know, I know, I have to work on that. But since today was all unofficial, I'm not worried about it and will just mellow on out here for now.

Whoa, this is hard!

The last time I did something like this, I lost weight really quickly, and it seemed quite easy. This time, not so much. Yesterday a whole load of stress hit me at once and I lost my focus. Yes, I admit it, I fell off the wagon on the first day... I am so ashamed!

But I picked up the pieces of my shattered diet and started over today. I did great! The hardest part is remembering to drink lots of water. I keep on forgetting because I get distracted. Does anyone have ideas on how to remember to drink water?

This first week I am concentrating on eliminating junk food and unnecessary snacks. Next week I am going to begin adding in healthy snacks. I am still trying to figure out the best way to motivate me to exercise. I am always moving, busy with school, work, and so many other things, but just not exercising. I gave away all my exercise videos a while back and I don't have the time or money to join a gym. I wonder if Wii Fit would work? My sister has it and I might try it sometime.

I am so grateful that I have this group to work with! It is so nice to have others to talk to and to see that we are in it together! Thanks Angie for all your hard work putting this group together. It is great motivation and I am glad to have all the support and help!

Sally

I made it the whole 20 minutes!

Think there's a reason my water bottle looks like poison? lol

I made it through my whole work out without passing out tonight!  That's a victory in my book! :)

I had to drink water through out, but I did it!

Day 2 of non-motivation :(

So, here it is Day 2 of the "6 in 6" and my motivation is not there. Makes me sad!!!! But I do have to say that even with the lack of motivation, I did eat healthy yesterday and today and did country dancing yesterday for 4 hours. That's got to count for something, right??!!!

I think to help me get into the right motivation...I'm going to buy a pair of jeans I want to fit into and also buy a swim suit that I WILL fit into for the summer.

I know that doing this will help me feel better about myself and I will look better also. So, tomorrow is a new day and I WILL have the motivation to get into the right mind frame and knock this out of the park!!!!


Keep up the good work everyone!!

♥ Shelly

Eating like a Hobbit

Hi, I'm Velda, I'm a geek and a mom, and my goals are two-fold: lose (and maintain the loss of) 15-20 more pounds, and find some ways to exercise that are so enjoyable, they don't feel like exercise at all.

Anyway. I feel bad that I'm not going about this in the most healthy way, but I did the HCG diet before and it worked well. So I'm doing it once more. Today is Loading Day 1 and I am eating quite a bit. I felt like Bilblo Baggins as I went after a "second breakfast" this morning. I'll load again tomorrow, and then start the VLCD, which is how hobbits eat when they're out on an adventure, right? ;-) Will let you know how it goes.

Day 2: If I make it through this week I will be amazed

Yesterday I chose two fish tacos from Del Taco and ice water for lunch.  Was it a healthy choice? Ehhh... Healthyish LOL  The fish was fried, but the tortillas were corn and they were overloaded with fresh cabbage and tomatoes.  Here's what yesterday looked like:

Breakfast: two eggs, 1 slice whole wheat toast, a bit of shredded cheddar and water

Lunch: two fish tacos, water

Dinner: boneless pork, 1 potato (in bbq sauce done in the crockpot), 1/2 can of peas (almost 2 servings), water

Snack: small handful sugared peanuts

Work out: 15 minutes of Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred... it was a 20 minute work out and I passed out 15 minutes in... yes, actually passed out.  I'm lucky I hit the couch and not the floor.  That pretty much sucked.  It was the first time I've ever passed out.  I'm sore from the work out though, so even 15 minutes did something.

Today I'm doing good food-wise so far.  But I'm depressed... really really depressed.  I'm having a hard emotional time and it's a good thing I'm doing this 6 in 6 thing right now or I don't think I'd be eating very healthy right now (can you say Cherry Coke and chocolate?) and I KNOW I wouldn't have exercised last night.  I actually bawled through the warm up last night.  If I wasn't feeling this pressure to succeed I would have been laying in my bed crying, not cursing Jillian Michaels and crying.  I packed leftovers for lunch today, so I won't be eating out again.

I'm so proud of all my 6 in 6-ers!  They are helping me already... without this I'd be taking a bath in chocolate right now!

{First day down}

My first day was good until about 5:30 in the evening and a massive migraine hit me and I ate a bunch of junk and then curled up in a ball with MJ (my baby) and fell asleep with her. I woke up around 2:30 am this morning (it's 3:08am now) because MJ woke up and decided to weigh myself with MJ and then again without her, since I was already up.

I weighed 293 with MJ and 280 without her - I've gained some weight since my first initial weigh in and it's bummed me out but I knew it was going to happen since we did have mostly junk to eat during New Years Eve and I did eat junk today - but it's not as bad as I thought it was going to be, (only 3.5 lbs up from my original weight).

I haven't started walking yet but plan to start tomorrow since I now have a new stroller (my other one broke) and can take both Ruth & MJ with me. I just hope it's not super cold tomorrow like it has been the last few days.

I did pick up some good fruit and some fresh vegi's at the store and I am working on cutting out the amount of sugar in my diet and only going to drink water (I have a large re-usable water bottle that I will be carrying around with me and will be refilling a minimum of 8 times) I am also going to be making homemade meals instead of going out to restaurants (be it fast or other wise). I also plan on working out with both my wii fit and some workout video's via Netflix's "instant" feed over the net.

I am so glad I have others that I can be accountable to!! I am super excited that Angie started this group!! I am looking forward to all of our progress in the next 6 months. Below is a workout goal sheet that I am going to be using to help me keep track of my weight loss during each week/month. You can use it too if you want.

Anywho, MJ is getting cranky now and I better be getting back to bed. Tomorrow, (well later today), is going to be a better one for sure. I am hoping that I get back on track! Nighty-nite!