Cindy’s Weight Loss Blog

2187 calories :0(

Today I ate 2187 calories and yet I just reached for a Dove chocolate :0( I must get a grip on my emotional eating. I’m also sinking into a depressive funk with only my part time work at the local humane society being the only break in the tedium. Why do I find it so hard to stick to a to-do list and finish anything I begin? There is no clue to why… no obvious answer to that frustrating question. There is only the belief that I am lazy. Also the dreadful feeling that I have no direction, no ambition, no future chance of success or a definition of self-worth. What a pathetic outlook :0( I contacted my personal coach today and have asked for assistance in reaching my goals. With Rose’s help and God’s guidance, I will not face the uncertainty of the future alone!

You must begin to think of yourself as becoming the person you want to be – David Viscott

The person I want to be made guest appearances in 2009; in 2010 she will become the star of the show! I took a slight u-turn at the end of the year but today Greg agreed to join me on my journey. I’m very excited that he feels it’s time to start taking care of himself and I can support him in this :0) We deserve good health. It won’t be easy with our crazy schedule and the move to Northern VA but well worth the price. Our lives depend on it.

Stay Tuned…

Plans were meant to change

WOW I’ve been out of touch for a while! I know that not just by the date on this blog but also the 2 additional pounds I’m carrying :0(

But now autumn is on it’s way… my favorite time of year! That means 4 months till the end of the year, my year. I promised that I would reach my goal of 166 pounds this year. I have lost 32… 44 to go.

OK so I won’t lose 11 lbs. each month but I can get out of the 200s!

Every good plan is flexible so I’m adjusting the goal to lose 50 lbs total for the year which means I have 18 lbs till goal :0) Yeah, I can reach that!

Revised plan:

RULES: No Snacks, No Sweets, No Seconds… except on days that start with S- Saturday, Sunday, Special = Holidays/Birthday/sick days

Eating Plan: 9 servings of fruits & vegetables daily (2 servings for breakfast, 1 serving for snack, 3 servings with lunch & dinner), 75-100 grams of protein daily  (protein with every meal), 35 grams of fiber daily. 100 ounces of water daily (16 oz. plain water with each meal + 16 oz. crystal light as AM & PM snacks and 20 oz. all bran drink at bedtime)

Support: OA meetings on Saturday, Monday, Thursday; Tops meeting on Tuesday

Exercise: Stretching Daily, Walking- T, TH, Sat, Sun/Swimming- M, W, F, Strengthening- 2 days a week (T & TH), Yoga (W 12-1pm)

Stay tuned…

sometimes words are easier than actions

Did you every make those grandiose promises to yourself… this week, I’m going to exercise everyday, follow an elaborate eating plan to the tee, work 20 hours and add a new client, write some incredible, deep chapters of future best-selling novel, clean the house till it shines, and be the absolute perfect spouse.
Yeah, the promises that this week you will finally turn over that new leaf and become everything you know you can be. It is that simple isn’t it?
Well of course not, but I keep hoping it would be :0) And when things don’t change, I get so frustrated. What… I have to change? But that will take so much time!  Well isn’t that all we have? The time God gives us to do what he wants us to do. I read in the Bible “all things in His time”.  I doesn’t matter what I want when I want it.
All things in His time.
So I wait, do my best and take it day by day. No more grandiose plans, just do the right thing in each moment of each day.
Plus remember that I already lost 27 lbs. with 50 to go!

WTF!

Here I thought I was doing well :0( Yes I was on a plateau but I could feel I was getting stronger and healthier.

Then I went on vacation and what happens? I lose complete control and gain 3 pounds. To make it worse, I continue the rampage and am now up to 222! GOOD LORD… I thought I was beyond this but obviously I have farther to go.

So now all I can do is start over and realize that I am only human. Food has a greater hold on me than I let myself believe. I must resume attendance of OA meetings, follow the eating plan that I know works, kick my exercise up a notch, and not give in to weakness.

I’m on the right track; I just need to start the engine back up again and move forward. Learn from this experience and know that I am in control. I will say no to overeating and to foods that don’t honor my body, to laziness and ignoring it’s need for exercise.

Be Brave!

Second 5k completed!

Though I’m still sitting on my plateau, I believe I’m gaining muscle and losing inches. My clothes are looser, and I have more energy. I feel healthier which is great because that is one of my goals along with weight loss. I decided to break my remaining weight loss into two goals of 26 lbs each. I’m joining a 12 week weight loss challenge to reach the first goal. Then I will complete the final goal by implimenting Tops and the things learned during the challenge. I am also bumping up my exercise workouts so I can get my body to start losing again. There is one more goal that I will start working towards… I will be removing white flour and refined sugar from my diet. Wish me luck! 52 lbs to go!

Been a long time…

I’ve been trying to climb off a plateau for a few weeks now and am very frustrated. I knew I hadn’t written any posts lately because am stuck big time and felt that just posting “still at 216″ would be even more depressing than seeing it on the scale. But then I realized that if I had promised to blog daily and if I broke one promise, how would I be able to keep all those others I had made? Then out of the blue, a friend sent me this link <http://www.thedreamsmovie.com/> the message was clear… I made a promise to myself that this time I was going to succeed, I am not only going to lose weight but more importantly, I was going to get HEALTHY!

The scale might not be moving but my clothes are looser, I have more energy, AND today I finished a 2 mile walk in 30 minutes! I AM SUCCEEDING! I have no reason to mope… I have every reason to celebrate. I refuse to give up and get depressed. I’m winning while losing :0)

So come back tomorrow… I’ll be here!

March Goal

My weight goal for March is to reach 209 which means a 10 pound loss for the month. Right now, I’m frustrated, sitting on a plateau but hope to break through this week by pumping up my exercise and cutting down on my sodium which seems to have been very high this past week. I need to get my butt to water aerobics! I also need to have better dinners planned as that is my downfall. I am good all day, then dinner time comes and it’s a free for all. I need to have stuff available for quick meals or I just give in and order fast food. NOT GOOD! Hence the high sodium :0( So it’s time to look through the cookbooks and check out some healthy and fast dinner options.

49 pounds to go… those jeans FIT!

A few weeks ago, I blogged about those comfy jeans I inherited from my sister. Well, after hitting 219 (20 lbs. lost) I am proud to annouce that those jeans fit! Well, they’re not perfect but I can zip them up without turning blue :0) A few more inches on my hips and I’m in like Flynn.

Well that’s the good news; the bad news is that I had a rough week… food-wise. I ate out a lot and worse of all, I allowed Girl Scout cookies into the house. How I love GS cookies! They are divine and one of the my favorite comfort foods. So now the battle begins.. I have to stay on target. I need to use this challenge to learn how to control the urge to eat all those cookies. I CAN have one serving a day and savor the taste, so I don’t feel deprived. This is a skill I have to learn to make this lifestyle change successful.

Wish me luck!

It’s not going to be pretty :0(

This week has been crazy… writing, working, getting house clean and having house guests,  then dealing with the coming of my period. You know what that means… BREAD! Yup, when I stress, I eat bread… LOTS OF BREAD! Just when I’m feeling great, “that time of month” comes (normally at the same time life gets interesting). I try… really I do; sadly my brain has not yet learned how to say “no” when the hormones are kicking in.

I can’t give up! I need to just suck it up and do what I can. I can exercise more, drink more water, keep my mind occupied. This week I will have to accept whatever I’m dealt and stay focused on the big picture. I need to be proud that I’ve lost 20 pounds in 3 months. I’m only 49 pounds away from my goal. If I stay on the same schedule, that’s only a little more than 6 more months!!!!!

I can do this. I’m feeling so healthy. I need to just keep focused, make small changes and stay positive.