got my game plan

gonna get going with my game plan:

I will go to the grocery store and buy some salad, lunch meat, eggs, fruit

gonna hard boil the eggs to have with salads and also as snacks

gotta have a game plan or else I am sunk

no "last supper" for me

I have this really bad habit of having "last hurrahs" prior to making any changes in my life....

If I need to start saving money, I have 1 last spending spree; if I need to start back to school and studying, I get a lot of TV/computer time in; and in this instance, if I am starting a diet, I always have a "last supper".....ya know, full of all the stuff I "can never ever eat again"

So what do I gain? Lets see, probably at least a pound, indigestion, and a sense of deprivation at what I can "never" have again....and thats very unhealthy.

I am going to eat sensibly today, but really jump in with the exercise tomorrow. No more swearing off certain foods either, just gotta eat sensibly, but lets face it, the minute you say "no more brownies"...what is ALL you can think of? I will use common sense and eat sensible portions and not act as if the world will end if I eat a brownie or a cookie....will they be part of my daily diet, no, but I cant avoid them forever.

starting anew

Ok so it's been a while since my last post.

I need to make some changes, been a bit lax in my eating/exercising.....but I really need to make a concerted effort to make changes....

I am tired of being that person who complains about her situation but yet does nothing about it; isn't the very definition of insanity doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results....?

As of Monday, I have 6 weeks until my 15 year wedding anniversary...my goal is to lose 15 lbs...2.5 a week, which is TOTALLY doable, as long as I do some planning and stick with it this time.

I am GREAT at starting....finishing is the problem. I am the queen of instant gratification...if the numbers go down on the scale I am in 7th heaven, but heaven forbid, my weight loss would happen to stall, I go into self defeat mode, which usually gives way to giving up and reaching for the Haagen Daaz

So my plan is simple, yet challenging:

1. work out 30-45 minutes 5x a week
2. do some simple toning 3x a week
3. stop the candy bar/pop run to the vending machine at work....this will be difficult being as it is right in my line of site 30 feet from my desk at work...lol
4. portion control!!!! load that plate with veggies, and then the meat and carbs
5. fruit and crunchy veggies as snacks
6. water, water, water.....it does a body good!! LOL.....no only does it aid in weight loss, but it also makes for glowing skin


I really need to follow thru and achieve my goal.....I want to look sexy for my anniversary and be able to buy a nice new outfit in a smaller size!!!

day 7/30 and weigh in

woot I did it.....

didnt feel like working out but I did

I worked out later in the day than I normally do, but feeling good, my endurance is getting better, feeling stronger


Ate good today, well, mostly....

we went out to breakfast, ate hashbrown casserole and 1 pancake from Cracker Barrel, gave the leftovers to the kids

we didnt have time to eat lunch, as we went to a passion play

after the passion play we all went out to dinner, I had 1 roll, wedding soup (YUUMO!!!) and ate only 1/4 of my chicken parmesan

I had a kitkat bar and a small lo fat, no whip hot chocolate from Starbucks



my weigh in.......


drum roll please!!!!!!



160.1.....down 5.1 lbs in a week!!!! I am beyond thrilled!!! I must be doing something right, I am at 160.1......goal for next Monday is to be at at least 157.0....so at least 3 lbs...I can do this!!!

day 5/30

i know its out of order forgot to post last night

worked out today, feel good, getting stronger

went over calories by 99 today, but it was good food

work was really crappy, bad night all around, came home and ate an extra 2 pieces of fish

day 6/30

1/5 of the way thru the shred!!!!!

I wasnt really feeling working out today, but Carlie reminded me that it is 30 days!!! If i didnt work out today I have a feeling that I may have skipped tomorrow as well

I have a good sweat and I feel good.

I know I was gonna do 2 weeks on each level but I think on day 10 I will bump it up to level 2 because I am strong and capable

I went to Denny's with Nick and Morgan today for brunch and I got the philly cheese steak but I only ate 1/2 of it....the other 1/2 is in fridge I am saving it for Rex.
Tonight Rex and I are going out to see Limitless and I have popcorn budgeted in my calories

day 4/30

day 4 workout is done!!! Am getting more endurance every day. Also I am not sore, which is very good!!! I feel good. Jillian, let me tell you, she really pushes you!!!

As far as diet, I had raisin bran for breakfast, gonna have a nice big salad with turkey slices and an orange for lunch, dinner will be hamburger helper green beens and an orange and snack wheat thins

Cant wait to step on the scale Monday and see some results!!!