What's the Matter with Me?

Tuesday, May 04, 2010

I started this program at 270 pounds with a shape like a barrel. In the last 10 months I have lost 68 pounds and lots of inches. I now am shaped like a woman and I like it. I have changed my lifestyle and my eating habits and feel comfortable with the amount of food I am eating and exerise I do. ( I think that means I have to eat less and exercise more )

Today my DH and his brother are coming back from a hiking trip in Canyonlands Utah. DH's brother hasn't seen me since I lost weight - 68 pounds ago, and I want to "impress" him. So this morning I must have tried on 4 or 5 outfits to find the one that looked best. Not one of them pleased me. When I was heavier I always wore loose fitting clothes to hide my "barrel". As I have been losing, I have been wearing better fitting clothes and it feels good. However, this morning I was obsessed with my "muffin top" . How petty. Now at least I have a shape to show a muffin top.

I vow to be more grateful for what I have accomplished and my health and activity and not worry about little flaws.

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Lazy Sunday

Sunday, May 02, 2010

Without DH around, I can do whatever I want. I have been very busy and active this week so today I am going to stay home and do mundane things. I have put the laundry on and am cleaning the fridge one shelf at a time. I cleaned the utility room and watered the plants. I have to finish the bills I started yesterday. The only exercise I think I'll do is to walk my dog, Bucky. Right now, I am going to listen to instrumentals and finish reading a good book I started a couple of days ago. It's very popular right now so I only have a 7 day loan from the library. Its called A RELIABLE WIFE and is written by Robert Goolrick. Boring blog, but relaxing day!

Nancy

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Wonderful Weekend

Saturday, May 01, 2010

Yesterday I walked for about 4 miles up the Chataqua (sp?) Trail in Boulder with a friend. It was sunny, rainy, snowy and hailed all in the course of our 2 hour hike. We had a great time and came back bubbling.

We met up with 2 other friends and made a nice salad with shrimp, pork and turkey and ate it with a glass of white wine and garlic bread. I was well within my calories.

Today I went to spinning class, went to the Farmer's Market then took Bucky for a 2 mile walk around some lakes. It was sunny and beautiful with a cool breeze. This afternoon I will probably go shopping for some new teflon cookware.

I made some bean and ham soup in my crockpot with a SP recipe...Boy was it good!

I hope the rest of the weekend is as nice as the last 2 days.

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Moving Forward!

Thursday, April 29, 2010

I had 2 high calorie days in a row...Darn it! I was feeling a little discouraged. I haven't slipped 2 days in a row before. But I read a great article on Spark - 1 Step Back, 2 steps Forward. So I will move on today - within my calorie range. I will do my Strength Training, Walk my dog, and go to my Master's class tonight. It would be really stupid to let the slips derail me now. I have been feeling so good, so strong. Now I've had a taste of what my life used to be like and I am NOT going back. My DH is in Utah, hiking with his brother and I am a little lonely, but I won't let that get me down. I have made arrangements with a friend to go hiking together in Boulder on Friday and then make a healthy meal together at her house. I am just going to move on with my healthy life.

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Walk at Work Day

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Since today is National Walk at Work Day, I am wearing my grey and lavender Shape Up shoes along with grey pants and a lavender top. I am going to see how many of my co-workers I can get to walk with me. We have a small park near our office which has a nice 1 mile walk.

You can tell I'm near retirement 'cause I'm much more excited about that than the big business meeting at 11 am.

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