35 pounds til summer

Here we go again…

pedersonkm — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:32:00 +0000

Ok here we, or I rather go again gathering motivation to loose weight. I’m back at 165.6 lbs and feeling every one of the extra pounds. So here I go…

I’ll be journaling daily to keep my head in the game. A game is essentially what it is. Today I’ll be out of the house most of the day, so I’ll pick up some apples, slice them up and put them into baggies for snacks. Hmmm… sadly that’s all of the healthy snacks I can think of at the moment.

Contest

pedersonkm — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:32:45 +0000

My favorite SIL, also one of my best friends, and I are both lacking in intrinsic motivation for weight loss so we’ve decided to give ourselves some outside motivation. We have decided to challenge each other to a weight loss duel, if you will. We are both thinking of either a reward for the competition that won’t cost money, embarrassment perhaps, money no. We’re up for suggestions. The best prize I can think of, or rather punishment, is for one person to have to sing rather than talk for a day at our upcoming family reunion. I would hate this! I seem to have an overwhelming need to explain or apologize for myself in a myriad of situations (daily). Singing a response to a question, especially one asked by an in-law I hardly know would be almost mortifying to me.

Anyhow this is the best motivation I’ve had for a while. I weighed myself yesterday in the morning, (day 2 of my period) and I was up to 167.8. I’m still jogging a few times a week. However I’ve been eating to maintain, not really to loose. So here goes…

Finally!!!

pedersonkm — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:53:33 +0000

Weight 164.4

I have switched from Weight Watchers to Sparkspeople. I’m very happy with my decision. I am a weight watcher member and will begin weighing in there after I hit goal. I really like going to meetings and being inspired by other members, however, Sparkspeople has what I need to get me to goal and it’s free. I love all the support available on Sparkspeople; I find it motivating and easy to use.

As for new tools, I’ve invested in a couple that are wonderful! 1) Jillian Michael’s “Shred” DVD, 2) ” 100 Days of Weight Loss” by Linda Spangle, and 3) Jillian Michael’s podcast (which is free). All three have been very helpful. What I love about “Shred” is that it is only 30 min. including a cool down. I’ve also been learning a ton about weight loss/nutrition on her podcast ( her KFI Sunday radio show). That being said, I didn’t do so well yesterday. I woke up and weighed myself, and was so happy with the result. Then I think I spent the rest of the day eating, and eating, and eating. “Exercising?”you ask, “No, eating.” I didn’t read my “100 Days of Weight Loss,” I didn’t listen to my BFF Jill (that’s Jillian Michaels to you), and I didn’t even do exercise. My first and biggest mistake was not made yesterday, but the day before. That was to go to bed too late! I had no reason for going to bed so late, except to watch T.V. So I woke up, and had to drag myself around all day. So today is a new day. I didn’t like how I felt yesterday, so I will not be repeating that today.

Today I’ll be reading Day 6 of 100 Days of Weight Loss. It’s entitled, “Protect Your Program” I’ll report back tomorrow with what I figure out from it.

Nothing lost this month

pedersonkm — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:44:10 +0000

Today’s weight: 166.8

For a month I’ve managed to loose nothing. On the other hand, I’ve gained a lesson. I’ve learned that loosing weight is hard work! Duh! I know, but I think I tricked myself into thinking that somehow it wasn’t really that hard and that I had it down. So I’m going back to the basics again. Focusing on the Weight Watchers healthy guidelines and especially working out more. To be specific, I need to work out 5 times a week, instead of 2-3 times a week.

Journaling

pedersonkm — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:22:11 +0000

Today’s weight: 166.8

Today my 2 youngest are home with me while the 6 & 8 year-old are off at school. I weigh in tomorrow at Weight Watchers so I’m going to watch what I eat today very carefully so as not to have “unprocessed food weight” (I know TMI) show on the scale. This week I discovered a new food that I can’t afford to have in the house…Trader Joe’s Whole Grain Chocolate Squares. Yummo, but 5 points a serving, ‘nuf said. Here’s what my plan is for today:

Breakfast:

2 eggs scrambled w/garlic, spinach, and feta cheese

coffee w/cream and sugar (2pts)

Snack:

2 home-made gingerbread cookies

Lunch:

TJ’s 17 bean soup- Made from the recipe on the package of Trader Joe’s dried beans

Grape smoothie- 1 Cup grapes, 1/2 Cup soy milk, 1 Cup ice blended

Dinner:

Large serving of ceasar salad w/canned chicken on top

Now I’m off to take in the recycling.

slacker

pedersonkm — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:06:13 +0000

Ok I’ve been slacking. I think I’m a slacker. Yeah, I am, I clean only when I have to, and if I can get by reading a book or making something pretty (ie. knitting, designing a card) I will. I think the same is true for me with weight loss. When consulting my google calandar for my last period (it feels about that time of the month) I discoved I’m 10 lbs off my goal. 10 lbs!!! I hoped to be weighing around 153 by now I’m not even 163. So it’s time to get my butt into gear. My goal is to weigh 163 by next week. Get the scale to say it anyway that I can, if I have to run 6 miles before I weigh myself to sweat out any water so be it! I’m going for it.

That being said, my goal for today is to stay under 25 points, and to eat all my fruit and veggies. Oh and to run.

Update

pedersonkm — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:48:59 +0000

Today’s weight: 166.2

I don’t have much to report other than, I’m feeling so much better than when I started this journey. In some ways it feels as if it’s getting easier. Just knowing how to stock my fridge and pantry with better food choices makes it so much easier. The last couple of weeks we’ve had company and so I’ve been very busy. It was nice that I didn’t stress too much about what I was going to eat, because I had my soy crisps and fruit to snack on while preparing meals as a result I didn’t go overboard out of a feeling of deprivation or because I wasn’t starving by the time it was ready to eat. It’s wonderful to feel in control again.

On Friday one of our guests and I went for a jog in the park. He owns a running store and runs about 30 miles a week. We ran for an hour and it felt wonderful to be able to have a conversation while jogging. He also brought up a pair of trail shoes for me. I’m so excited! I’ve always wanted a pair. Anyhow, after our run, he came home and reported to my husband that I’m in really good shape. That for me was a wonderful affirmation.

Weight loss update

pedersonkm — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:04:22 +0000

Today’s weight 166.6

Total weight loss: 8.8 lbs

I’m so happy that the scale finally dropped. I am trying new things almost everyday and focusing on meeting the good health guidelines. Another positive thing is that we’ve started going to church again as a family. I am so pleased, that was something that I’ve really been missing…food for the soul. My mom said that she’s been praying for us to find a church. Thanks mom!

New week, New start

pedersonkm — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:14:31 +0000

Today’s weight 169.4

Today is a new week, I’m so releaved that my points reboot and give me a blank slate, a new start. So here I go…my goals for this week are this:

1. Make a new list of reasons/benefits of reaching my goal.

2. Plan my meals for each day.

Exercise goals:

Thursday: Run 4.75 miles

Friday: Cardio Max video

Saturday: Run

Sunday: Rest

Monday: Run

Tuesday: Exercise video

Wednesday: Run

Finding motivation

pedersonkm — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:34:01 +0000

This week I need to go to a meeting. I want to go to a meeting. I want to be in a meeting right now. The past couple of days I’ve been eating way over points. I baked brownies and pumpkin muffins. I’ve learned once again that I can’t handle baked good in the house while loosing weight. I thought I would just altogether not eat a brownie. A muffin, one muffin a vegetable kind of muffin I could handle right? Wrong! Absolutely wrong!!! This weekend I didn’t plan and I failed…you know the saying right?

I did however jog 5 miles on Saturday. That was a good thing. So now to get back on track and find some motivation. Tonight we’ll have chicken, green beans, and salad. For exercise I will jog, even if it’s 2 miles instead of 4, I’ll exercise 20 min. Now I’m off to glean some inspiration from my blogroll.