Baggy Pants x 2

I have lost 50+ lbs and I still feel fat. If it wasn’t for my clothes size, I would still think that I was a size 18. Is it all psychological and unless you feel good about yourself you will never be satisfied? I do feel good about my success and love what I can do now; that I used to not be able to do, but I am just not satisfied. I want more. I want the body I have never had. The tone arms, legs, abs. I want to look amazing. Now I just have to figure out how to work the work-outs into my crazy busy life to get the success that I want. With two little kids and a husband that works crazy hours it is hard for me to fit it in. I am going to come up with a workout schedule to start some strength training exercises to do at home. Hopefully, I can get the kidlets to do it with me. Well it is time to go home from a long day at work. Happy Monday.

I had an awesome day off of work. I sat in front of my computer and scrapbooked for over 12 hours. Some of you may think that is totally crazy, but there is something about it that is so addicting and you just can’t stop once you start. I am obssessed about learning new and cool things. I didn’t have a good day of eating, but I definitely enjoyed myself.

On the eating front, I need to figure out how to get over my plateau. I have started the couch to 5k training and I sure hope that will help me get over this hump. I haven’t really lost anything in a couple of weeks and just have a few pounds to reach the top of my goal. I would love to lose another 10-20 lbs, but we will see how it goes. Any suggestions for the plateau would be great. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

A

I have been so busy with work and home life that I haven’t had time to write this last week. We went out of town to the in-law’s this last weekend. Had to take the baby to the doctor on Monday for is semi-annual checkup. Today at work we had a big celebration to celebrate a 25 million dollar donation it was fun and exciting, but glad to have it over with. And the week is not over yet. Tomorrow I get to stay home with the kids in the morning while the husband goes to a Dr.’s appt and then I go to Weight Watchers. I am a little nervous about the weigh in since we did have a reception today and it always happens when I eat out of the ordinary that I gain the next day. Not looking forward to that. I am thinking about calling in sick on Friday to take a breather. I am very lucky to be able to call in sick and it not be a big deal.

I have been working on my couch to 5k training and it is going good. I started week 3 on Tuesday. It is such a great feeling once the run is overwith.

Hope all is well and I will let you know how the weigh in goes.

My husband always teases me that I have batman arms. You know the saggy arms that old grandma’s get. The last couple of days I have felt like I am actually getting some muscle in my arms. Is it actually possible to gain muscle by running? That is the only thing that I have been doing lately. I really want to start strength training, but haven’t yet. I have to work on the couch to 5k training first. By the way, it is going good. I am completing my second week and it seems to be getting easier. Well tomorrow is weigh in and I sure hope I have a good loss. I have been doing fairly well this week and hope to see some results. I will let you all know how it goes.

I am actually sitting at home enjoying a little bit a me time. I just love me time. When I actually get a little me time, I usually have a hard time deciding what to do. I have a million things that go through my mind and I have to decide what I would enjoy the most. Shopping, movie, just sitting at home watching TV, read a book. Well today for my me time - I went and got my haircut, ate at Subway, bought some new capri’s and shoes, and now I am home watching last night’s American Idol, and catching up on my blogging. Oh by the way, RICKI LAKE has lost a ton of weight. She was on Idol last night and I could hardly recognize her. I don’t think I have seen her in a few years. AMAZING. Later I think I will pick up the kids from daycare early and take them swimming. My five year old has been begging me to go swimming.

I am hoping for a relaxing weekend with not much to do. I really should clean my house, but never want to. It just gets messy again. Oh how I wish for a maid.

TGIF…. Happy Weekend.

So today was weigh in and I gained 1.8. I am sure a lot had to do with eating out the night before weigh-in. I did have a salad, but they are always more calories than you think. Hopefully, that means next week I will have a good weigh-in. I am going to try really hard this next week to stay within my points and not go over. When I was such a faithful point girl I lost on average 2 lbs a week. I just need to do that for one month and I should be a lifetime girl.

Today I got to drag my husband to the movie for a date. We had to take my car to get fixed and ended up having an extra two hours before we had to pick up the kids. The only movie that was playing at that time was Superhero. Kind of corny, but still fun to actually be able to go together. I can not remember the last time we got to go to a movie;  it has been years. Afterwards, he did tell me it was pure torture. He is just not a movie kinda guy. Oh well, he did it for me.

Here’s to a happy Friday tomorrow. Hopefully, I will only have to work half a day and then I can go bumming. Maybe get a little run in.

Amy

EVER HEARD CREATION EXPLAINED THIS WAY BEFORE?

In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth and populated the Earth with broccoli, cauliflower and spinach, green and yellow and red vegetables of all kinds,   so Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives.

Then using God’s great gifts, Satan created Ben and Jerry’s  Ice Cream and Krispy Creme donuts. And Satan said,  ‘You want chocolate with that?’  And Man said, ‘Yes!’ and Woman said, ‘and as long as you’re at it, add some  sprinkles.’ And they gained 10 pounds. And Satan smiled.

And God created the healthful yogurt that Woman might keep the figure that Man found so fair. And Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat, and sugar from the cane and combined them. And Woman went from size 6 to size 14.

So God said, ‘Try my fresh green salad. ‘ And Satan  presented Thousand-Island Dressing, buttery croutons and garlic toast on the side. And Man and Woman unfastened their belts following the repast.

God then said, ‘I have sent you heart healthy vegetables, and olive oil in which to cook them.’ And Satan brought forth deep fried fish and chicken-fried steak so big  it needed its own platter.
And Man gained more weight and his cholesterol went through the roof.

God then created a light, fluffy white cake, named it ‘Angel Food Cake,’ and said, ‘It is good.’

 Satan then created chocolate cake and named it ‘Devil’s Food.’

God then brought forth running shoes so that His children might lose those extra pounds. And Satan gave cable TV with a remote control so Man would not have to toil changing thechannels.
And Man and Woman laughed and cried before the flickering blue light and gained pounds.

Then God brought forth the potato, naturally low in fat and brimming with nutrition. And Satan peeled off the healthful skin and sliced the starchy centerinto chips and deep-fried them. And Man gained pounds.

 God then gave lean beef so that Man might consume fewer calories and still satisfy his appetite. And Satan created McDonald’s and its 99-cent double cheeseburger.Then said, ‘You want fries with that?’ And Man replied, ‘Yes! And super size them!’

 And Satan said, ‘It is good.’And Man went into cardiac arrest.

God sighed and created quadruple bypass surgery.

Then Satan created HMOs.

 Ain’t this the truth. If we didn’t have all these yummy temptations, we wouldn’t be trying to lose weight.

Amy

So today was my third day on Couch to 5k training and it feels great to make it a routine. I need that extra push out the door. Once I get started with something it is easier for me to stick with it, it just takes me forever to commit to the first time. Thanks sis for suggesting the mp3 downloads, they worked great. It was much easier than trying to run a stop watch while running.

For those of you watching Biggest Loser, isn’t Ali awesome? She is so inspirational. She makes me want to work that much harder. If she can do it, so can I. I can not wait until the finale. I hope either Ali or Kelley wins. It is about time a girl wins.

Tomorrow is weigh-in. We will see what the scale brings. I feel like I am stuck in a rut and can’t get out. Hopefully adding the exercise will soon show on the scale.

Amy

Why is it when you are bored and have nothing else to do, we turn to food? I felt like that is all I did this weekend was eat. I didn’t eat too bad, but I found my self constantly looking for a snack. We were all bored to death and just about rang each other’s neck. Saturday I got up and when for 1.5 mile jog/run. I did the same thing again today. I am trying to follow the Couch to 5K on the cool runnings website http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml schedule to be able to run the 5k this summer. There isn’t any reason why I won’t be able to do it. I want to be able to run and it be easy to do and not feel like I am going to kill over dead any minute. I was just telling my friend today that I would hate to imagine how the Biggest Loser contestants felt at the beginning of there training. I am such a whimp and would have been the one telling them that I couldn’t go on. Here is to a great week ahead.
So here is the yummy chocolate muffins I made. They are really yummy with a little bit of spray butter.

WW 1 point Chocolate Muffins

3 cups Fiber One cereal

2 ½ cups water

1 ½ tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla

1 pkg Krusteauz fat free brownie mix

Soak cereal in water for 10 minutes and add baking powder, vanilla, & brownie mix.

Mix well, spray muffin tins, and bake @ 350 for 20 minutes.

Makes 24

So I know there have been posts about this before, but now I know exactly what they are talking about. I can get on the scale in the morning and it says “One Sixty Something” and I am thinking that is sooo cool, but then later in the day if I am trying to remember what the scale said “One Ninety something” always comes to my head and then I really have to think about what it really said. It is like I will always think myself as being overweight. Is that extra weight going to haunt me for the rest of my life? How can I bury it forever? If it wasn’t for being in smaller clothes, I would still think I was overweight. If anyone has any thoughts, I would love to hear them.

Amy