Okay, so it's been one week since I've decided to focus more on my health. I've been attempting to do this for the past two years. And I suppose I was doing okay, with a few slips here and there. But let's face it, the last time I attempted to seriously lose weight, I was still nursing the Baby. I had that 500 calorie buffer to rely on, and believe me I took advantage of it. Now I just have to get it into my head that I can't stuff my face and expect to see the scale go down. But I can't help it. I love food too much.
This morning, for instance, I made chocolate chip pancakes for the kids. I used whole wheat flour, wheat germ and light soy milk to add a bit of healthiness. But then I realized there was some leftover bacon in the fridge (because God only knows what made me cook the whole entire pound on Sunday) and that about did it for me. I only had 1/2 a slice, but that arome has stained my house and the inside of my nostrils and all day long I've been craving a burger, a steak, a leg of lamb. Anything juicy and meaty.
Gah!
I think I did pretty well this week, however. I've relied heavily on food with high fiber and high protein, I've watched my portion sizes, I've listened to my stomach growl in the late night hours of surfing the web. The only thing lacking is a regular exercise routine, which I am still trying to figure out. So it was no wonder that the scale told me I was only down .5 pound, the damnable thing! Better than .5 up, I think? Right?
I need to hang onto that measely little half pound lost and celebrate the accomplishment, regardless of how small and insignificant it feels to me, and hopefully say goodbye to it forever. In the mean time, I need to find myself a new pair of running shoes, as the neat looking black and pink Nike runners I have did quite a number on my right heel when I attempted to do a run on the treadmill last week. And I have to get used to dragging my butt out of bed before the kids (and mostly everyone else) are awake so I can implement a real exercise routine and really start to see those numbers going down.
Tonight? BodyCombat. This should be interesting. :) I will try not to whine too much about my aching muscles the next time I blog.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
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I'm doing the same thing... smaller portions, more water, cut out most carbs and back on the treadmill.
What is this body combat? Video? Looks interesting.
Let me tell you about the amount of food my father is feeding me! I swear to God, I'm going to weigh at least 10 lbs more than what I got here when I leave Saturday!
M~
Leesa, it's a class at the gym. They seem to have a whole series of Body-something... BodyStep, BodyCombat, BodyPump. It's my first time to hear about this so we'll see how this evening goes!
Oh but Marianna, that is the BEST kind of food... homecooking with friends and family. MMMMMMMM.
I've tried that protein water by special k, I figured it probably wouldn't work but gave it a try. Surprisingly it did subside the hunger as long as I wasn't fixated on eating. Start slow and small, don't give in to boredom eating, you can do it.
Heh..we all seem to be on the same kick. I started a new blog-if you go to my profile, it's on there and it's all about my love-hate relationship with the treadmill.
That's a mostly hate relationship, by the way.
Bah!!
Blog about the class! I want to hear about it!!!
~L.
When you get hungry, eat an apple or orange or just about any fruit or veggie.
Looks like I'm the only one not fixated on weight loss. I'm lovable just like I am :).
Hehe, Richard... you're absolutely right. It's too easy to get obsessed with the scale. In the past it was always best to focus on the health aspect rather than how my jeans fit. I just won't sit down so that I don't feel my gut oozing out. :P
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