Monday Weigh In

Well I hope all went well for everyone. Today is Monday and it's weigh in day. I have not measured myself, but I have weighed, and I like what the scales read. I look forward to hearing from all of you and the success that you had.

PMS

Okay, we all know when it's our week to be blessed by our little visitor we dread the bloating, tired, cramps, the mood swings, and lets not forget to mention the food cravings. Today is the day of bad habits. I've not done as good as I should, well, I've done horrible. For some reason, when I'm on my period I crave FOOD. Why????? I don't know, but I do know that next week will be a new week. lol.....Well I would rather say and think that tomorrow is a new day. So I hope to do much better tomorrow.

Why Do I Sabotage Myself?

I am doing great following the plan - half the time. Finally a light went on in my mind this week. One of those ah-ha moments that is so plain to see it should have been discerned a long time ago. But I finally figured out that I AM losing weight Mon-Thur or so. Then I pretty much eat too much on the weekend with no exercise and gain it back. Silly, but journaling has made me finally realize this. I have a lot of blank pages for the weekend. When I don't write anything it's usually bad eating! This week my goal is to stay with the program all week. We are not going anywhere this weekend so I CAN do this! Yeah me. (It's been a long time since I have been able to say yeah me).

Btw, I was so mad at Biggest Loser tonight. Jillian's team did a dirty-dog voting scheme. Sheesh!

Today is the Day.

Well girls, today is Monday, and it's our first day of measuring. I'm so excited to get this blog going and getting the support that we all need. Let's face it, it's just not a lose the weight and keep it off. This is our day to begin to live a healthy life. We all have small children and want to be there for them. We all have our motivations, we all have our pitfalls, temptations. But all in all, we all have good days and can be great support for our friends. I encourage all of you to have a great week this week. My goal for this week is to exercise and watch my portions. Wishing you all the very best, love you guys. Good Luck.

How's It Going?

So everyone is pretty quiet on here. Are we supposed to post our losses on here Monday? I don't know if I will measure my inches every single week. It seems like something to do every other week or every month. I did great last week, but Mike and I went to NW Arkansas for an overnight date last night and I ate plenty (P.F. Changs and Mimi's and movie popcorn)! I was aiming for 3 pounds this week, but if 2 is all I get so be it. If it is only 1 I might be a little sad. My goal is 2 pounds per week. I found a great North Face jacket this weekend that was a smidgen extravagant. Mike and I decided it could be my 10 pound goal jacket.

I think this is the first time in my life that I feel excited about losing weight. It has become more about health and feeling good about myself than just being a certain pant size (though some days it is just depressing to look in my closet). Unfortunately it has taken me 2 years to get this mindset. I was reading this week in a Beth Moore devotional about strongholds and things we overcome. If God instantly released us from our strongholds/problems we would probably just pick up another because we haven't learned anything. I can say with certainty that I have learned a TON in the past few years, about myself, health and God.

So I will put this chocolate I got on sale today away and get with the program!

My Jounal

This week is going well for me so far. After the holidays and having a cold I have gotten back in the swing of going to the gym (and am I sore!). And the weight watchers thing seems pretty easy if I sweets and I stay apart. (We have trouble living together in harmony). Of course it is only Wednesday!

Journaling what I eat helps me tremendously in staying on track. I started keeping track of other things that seem to keep my life more peaceful and focused. Here are things I note each day: weight (every day), exercise, water, quiet time, routine (as in my flylady routine), main mood and overall satisfaction. It is VERY interesting for me when I notice that if my food gets crazy or I stop working out that I get crabby or depressed. On the satisfaction category I usually just ask myself if I am satisfied with my efforts for the day. Did I do what I could to be healthy? Then I write a few sentences. It really only takes a few minutes each day.

Did anyone watch Biggest Loser last night? I think it is going to be a good season!
-Kristin

How did your Monday go?

Mine was alright... could have been better, but definitely could have been worse! I started out great drinking water, but my diet coke addiction took over about mid-day. Overall I drank four servings... so half of what I should... hmmm that needs to be a lot better, no excuse for that. Food wise I didn't do to badly until I started in on trail mix... again mid-day. The trail mix alone is good for me, but I wasn't really supposed to eat half the bag!! I hope you guys did well... first day and all. Good luck for today!

Could I just be thirsty?

Sonja's post about drinking more water made me think about the way our bodies handle hunger and thirst. Our bodies have developed signals to let us know when we need food or water... our bellies growl, our mouths feel dry... but what about all of the not so extreme signals. You know what I'm talking about... the little craving that makes us walk through the kitchen looking for something... anything to stick in our mouths. Thirst and hunger are actually triggered in the same parts of the brain and the first signals are the same... a craving. So maybe... we aren't so hungry, maybe we just need a drink of water!!

Challenge for the Weekend.

My challenge for me this weekend is to drink more water. I challenge all of you to do the same. I do good for one day, and then the next I don't. So I'm going to keep track on a chart of my water intake. I know that water will help flush all the toxins that my body currently hold.

Carrots v.s. Cupcakes

I've been thinking about dieting lately for a lot of reasons... getting a Wii fit for Christmas, being in my sister's wedding, New Year's resolutions and the new season of Biggest Loser starting last night... and I keep coming back to the same thought. The food that is bad for us tastes soooo good. I mean seriously, take carrots and cupcakes. Now I like carrots... they are probably my favorite vegetable (besides a potato but do those really count?). I can eat carrots about every way, almost every day and not get sick of them. But if you set a carrot and a cupcake on a table and ask me to pick... the chocolate cupcake with pretty pink icing and sprinkles will win every time.
There might be a time when I would pass over the cupcake but it would be a rare day... and not because I actually wanted to choose the carrots... maybe I just walked past a full length mirror and caught a big glance of the side view, came home from trying on clothes or *gasp* swimsuits!! Those experiences are enough to make me diet like a supermodel for a few days. I just think dieting wouldn't be quite so hard if carrots could just taste like cupcakes.