Well, I've got a sense of renewed motivation. My husband and I are doing a 10 week challenge using Beachbody's Focus T-25 program. It was developed by the same trainer that came up with Insanity and Hip Hop Abs. If you've never heard of these programs, check out www.beachbody.com. By the way, I am in no way being compensated for writing about this program.
Off to the grocery store to pick up some healthy food for the week!
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Friday, July 26, 2013
Operation Hot Mama: The Confessions of a Yo-Yo Dieter
Here I am almost 8 weeks after I committed to joining Weight Watchers and getting in shape. How's it going? Well, I'm still round. And overweight. I've lost 7 pounds on the WW plan but to be honest, all of it was in the first two weeks. Since then I've fallen off plan multiple times and have been making excuses for myself left and right. Am I the only one who does this? Apparently not because the weight loss industry is making BILLIONS every year.
So what went wrong? Did I feel deprived? A little. Should I have? Not really. I mean, did I really need to bake brownies? Have another glass of wine? No, but after years of eating whatever I wanted (equating to a 60 lbs weight gain may I add) when I put boundaries on my habits, I crumble. It sucks. How can someone be so organized and prepared for everything else in life, but when it comes to something as important as my health, I just fall to pieces? My husband made a comment to me the other night that hit me square in the chest and my pride. He saw me making a grilled cheese sandwich while snacking on chips and asked how my diet was going. I met his question with a glare and told him I had cancelled my WW membership because it was cheaper to join our local gym at $30 per month then my $45 per month WW membership. So his next question was "Well, when are you going to join the gym?" and I told him next payday which to him pretty much equals the brush off. Next came the comment that almost brought me to tears, "I don't know why you bother with these diets, you never follow through." Wow. Talk about a gut check. Did he say it to be mean? Of course not. Did I need to hear the truth from someone I love? Yes.
So here I am, admitting that I am a yo-yo dieter. I have bought just about every "get thin quick" plan ever shown on an infomecial. I've spent thousands (ugh) over the years on gym memberships, shakes, videos, workout gear, shoes, mp3 players etc without anything to show for it and the pity party stops here. Recently I was with a friend who is also dieting and we started joking about our "healthy mindset". This pretty much sums mine up:
So what went wrong? Did I feel deprived? A little. Should I have? Not really. I mean, did I really need to bake brownies? Have another glass of wine? No, but after years of eating whatever I wanted (equating to a 60 lbs weight gain may I add) when I put boundaries on my habits, I crumble. It sucks. How can someone be so organized and prepared for everything else in life, but when it comes to something as important as my health, I just fall to pieces? My husband made a comment to me the other night that hit me square in the chest and my pride. He saw me making a grilled cheese sandwich while snacking on chips and asked how my diet was going. I met his question with a glare and told him I had cancelled my WW membership because it was cheaper to join our local gym at $30 per month then my $45 per month WW membership. So his next question was "Well, when are you going to join the gym?" and I told him next payday which to him pretty much equals the brush off. Next came the comment that almost brought me to tears, "I don't know why you bother with these diets, you never follow through." Wow. Talk about a gut check. Did he say it to be mean? Of course not. Did I need to hear the truth from someone I love? Yes.
So here I am, admitting that I am a yo-yo dieter. I have bought just about every "get thin quick" plan ever shown on an infomecial. I've spent thousands (ugh) over the years on gym memberships, shakes, videos, workout gear, shoes, mp3 players etc without anything to show for it and the pity party stops here. Recently I was with a friend who is also dieting and we started joking about our "healthy mindset". This pretty much sums mine up:
As funny as it is, I've got to change my mindset. And that is just step 1...
To be continued...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Operation: Hot Mama - Week 1
Well, here we go... I went ahead and signed up for weight watchers and am contemplating a gym membership. Anyone out there in blog world doing the new 360 plan from weight watchers? Any favorite work outs that I simply MUST try? Any favorite recipes you would like to share with me? Yes people, I am fishing. I've been scouring Pinterest and a few other sites for "new" versions of my favorites but nothing epic so far.
You see, my love of food has been a life-long battle beginning at the early age of 12. I was a very active child and continued playing soccer and running track well through high school. Let's admit it, when you are 15 you CAN eat a foot long sub for lunch, cookies for a snack and a whopper and fries for dinner. Especially when you are running 3 miles as a WARM UP for soccer practice. So what about now? I still love subs, burgers, fries and just about anything else. What makes me weak in the knees? Chocolate. Cake. Brownies. I would say ice cream too but I'm lactose intolerant. :) The problem is I can no longer run 3 miles then work out for 2 more hours on a daily basis so I don't really have anything to counteract my love of food. Now add the baby weight. I gained about 35 lbs with baby J and lost 20 lbs pretty quickly but now here I am with an extra 15 lbs (on top of an extra 60ish lbs - yes, 60 - I'm only 5ft 2in) so most BMI charts say I should be somewhere around 130 lbs. Yikes. Long road ahead. But, like my last post said, a journey of a thousand miles starts with just one step. So here I go...
You see, my love of food has been a life-long battle beginning at the early age of 12. I was a very active child and continued playing soccer and running track well through high school. Let's admit it, when you are 15 you CAN eat a foot long sub for lunch, cookies for a snack and a whopper and fries for dinner. Especially when you are running 3 miles as a WARM UP for soccer practice. So what about now? I still love subs, burgers, fries and just about anything else. What makes me weak in the knees? Chocolate. Cake. Brownies. I would say ice cream too but I'm lactose intolerant. :) The problem is I can no longer run 3 miles then work out for 2 more hours on a daily basis so I don't really have anything to counteract my love of food. Now add the baby weight. I gained about 35 lbs with baby J and lost 20 lbs pretty quickly but now here I am with an extra 15 lbs (on top of an extra 60ish lbs - yes, 60 - I'm only 5ft 2in) so most BMI charts say I should be somewhere around 130 lbs. Yikes. Long road ahead. But, like my last post said, a journey of a thousand miles starts with just one step. So here I go...
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