I weighed in this morning and I am down SEVEN pounds!!! Woohooooo!!! I know it was some water weight, but TOM is here and it still showed a 7 pound loss. I can't wait until next week's weigh in!!!
I am using http://www.fitday.com/ to track my food. My goal is to be under 50% carbs each day, but that doesn't happen most days. I imagine as I keep going and discovering better snacks etc that I will get that under control.
I am on my way to Onederland!!!
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
6 days
Tomorrow is weigh in day!!! I have been back on the wagon for 6 days now. I have stayed under 1800 calories all but one day. The day I went over I went over my calories with protein and not junk food so that is sort of a victory. LOL
It is that TOM so I am hoping it won't affect the scale that much. I am going to continue to drink my water and stay on plan. I am going to try to do some on purpose exercise today. A few days this past week I very BRIEFLY did some upper body/arm exercises with my dumbells just to do something.
I'll be back tomorrow with weigh in results.
It is that TOM so I am hoping it won't affect the scale that much. I am going to continue to drink my water and stay on plan. I am going to try to do some on purpose exercise today. A few days this past week I very BRIEFLY did some upper body/arm exercises with my dumbells just to do something.
I'll be back tomorrow with weigh in results.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
I'm Back
I'm back. I think for good this time. I think I have finally "snapped." I decided last night that I can't continue to live like this. I decided that even though it is hard and grueling that it will be worth it. I didn't get this way overnight so for me to expect fast results is just unrealistic. I have to face it, it is going to take me a while. I talk to my kids about how anything worth having is worth working for yet here I am still fat year after year. WOW.
Last night I logged in to 3 Fat Chicks On a Diet forums that I have previously visited. I am committed to checking in there everyday for support, encouragement and inspiration. I also updated my stats at www.fitday.com and will be tracking progress there as well. I weighed this morning and did all my measurements.
Weight 257.4
Bust: 54 in
Waist: 45.5 in
Hips: 44 in
Upper Arms: 16 in ea.
BMI (Body Mass Index) 41.5
My target calories is 1733. I am not going to be doing any formal exercise yet because when I was vigorously walking before I was coming home feeling like I was starving and then I would binge. My "exercise" goals right now are to just MOVE MORE. Instead of asking someone to hand me something I am going to go get it. I can go up and down my stairs, take the dogs for short walks around the block, do sit ups etc. Once I get a grip on my food choices and see some weight come off then I will look for more formal outlets of exercise. I am also going this approach because I know from experience when I try to make too many changes at once that I set myself up for failure.
The other thing that is so important is that I eat more frequently. Since I am type 2 diabetic it isn't good for me to go 6 hours without eating. I need to eat about every two hours to keep my blood sugar steady and not put stress on my organs. I tend to get really busy with the kids throughout the day or caught up in working on something and before I know it the day has gone by and I haven't eaten since breakfast. Not good, because then I gorge and tend to eat all night.
I will be weighing in every Wednesday and will be checking my measurements about every 2-3 weeks for now.
Last night I logged in to 3 Fat Chicks On a Diet forums that I have previously visited. I am committed to checking in there everyday for support, encouragement and inspiration. I also updated my stats at www.fitday.com and will be tracking progress there as well. I weighed this morning and did all my measurements.
Weight 257.4
Bust: 54 in
Waist: 45.5 in
Hips: 44 in
Upper Arms: 16 in ea.
BMI (Body Mass Index) 41.5
My target calories is 1733. I am not going to be doing any formal exercise yet because when I was vigorously walking before I was coming home feeling like I was starving and then I would binge. My "exercise" goals right now are to just MOVE MORE. Instead of asking someone to hand me something I am going to go get it. I can go up and down my stairs, take the dogs for short walks around the block, do sit ups etc. Once I get a grip on my food choices and see some weight come off then I will look for more formal outlets of exercise. I am also going this approach because I know from experience when I try to make too many changes at once that I set myself up for failure.
The other thing that is so important is that I eat more frequently. Since I am type 2 diabetic it isn't good for me to go 6 hours without eating. I need to eat about every two hours to keep my blood sugar steady and not put stress on my organs. I tend to get really busy with the kids throughout the day or caught up in working on something and before I know it the day has gone by and I haven't eaten since breakfast. Not good, because then I gorge and tend to eat all night.
I will be weighing in every Wednesday and will be checking my measurements about every 2-3 weeks for now.
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