Starting Today

Monday, January 14, 2013

Starting today I am starting over, trying to get my weight in check. I spent the past few months packing my house in Norway, doing home repairs and fixing this and that. I arrived back in the U.S. a few days before Christmas. (I got that dreaded flu on Christmas Eve, as many others probably did, also.)

I spent last week signing up at a temp agency in hopes that I can get some temp work and earn some money while I wait for my husband to sell our house in Norway. I am thankful that I am living with my parents, but I would like my family living here to be less of a burden to my retired parents. It is amazing the amount of paperwork that one has to complete and the hoops you have to jump through (proof of previous employment, assessment tests, etc) just to get in the door!

Starting today I am back to drinking meal replacement drinks for breakfast and lunch, eating fruit and veg between when I am hungry, and eating a healthy dinner and cutting out snacking before bed.

I hope to borrow my parents' treadmill to get started with walking daily until the weather improves (or I can earn money to buy appropriate footwear to walk outside).

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Reboot

Monday, October 22, 2012

Well, there is a wrench in the mix! I wouldn't have thought I would be moving so soon. So, everything has literally got thrown out the window. I am trying to decide if I should make time and buck up and just do it, or try the best I can with the time I have. Time is so limited these days because I spend my days packing and cleaning and working on house projects.

My revised plan for success (or at least maintanance)

1. Try to eat freggies at each meal
2. Exercise will now be after dinner walks with my husband and the dogs
3. Drink a glass or 2 of water in between carrying boxes up and down the stairs
4. Take vitamins if I can remember
5. Do some yoga if I get too stressed out
6. Check in at least every other day with my Blazing Blue Bombshell teammates
7. Try to get as much sleep as I can. This one is my biggest challenge. I need to sleep less during the day and more at night. I need to start using my lightbox to get my sleeping cycle fixed.
8. Weigh myself daily so that I know which direction my weight is going and can fix it if it is going the wrong way.

I haven't made it to a goal to reward myself, but I am itching to get the new Experiment in Terror book when it comes out! I have to lose at least a few pounds to get that reward!

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Focus on NSV's

Monday, September 24, 2012

Goal weight: 145, I know that this is a good weight for me. I have weighed more and I have weighed less, but I think that is a realistic number for me. I don't think that the scale is all that important to me. I have discovered that what the scale says doesn't determine my state of health. I have gained a lot of muscle and weighed more, but looked thinner than at a lower weight when I was more out of shape. I was once put on a drastic diet by a running coach and I lost inches like crazy but I stayed the same weight!

Measurements: They are not so good right now. I know I can do better than this. I would like my waist to be 30 inches, eventually. I need to stick with the program and really, really try to get more sleep in order to reach this goal. I know I can do it by March.

Favorite NSV's: My most recent NSV's that I am proud of is that I completed the hundred pushups program and 200 crunches. Also, I am so happy that I am able to run without too much pain (I had knee surgery in October of last year). I have also mostly cut dairy from my diet. I did it to help my stop the cycle of chronic sinus infections. This is a big deal because I LOVE CHEESE!

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BLC20 start photos

Monday, September 17, 2012

I had my son take the pictures so they are a little blurry.

Starting weight: 202

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BLC 12 Week Plan for Success

Saturday, September 15, 2012

12 Week Plan for Success

1. Track food - try to stay in range
2. Track exercise - a minimum of 30 minutes of cardio
3. Drink a minimum of 100oz of water a day
4. Take vitamins
5. Stretch and do yoga daily
6. Check in daily with my Blazing Blue Bombshell teammates
7. Try to get 8 hours of sleep. This one is my biggest challenge. I need to sleep less during the day and more at night. I need to start using my lightbox to get my sleeping cycle fixed.
8. Weigh myself daily so that I know which direction my weight is going and can fix it if it is going the wrong way.

I have started a new eating plan. I no longer eat dairy products for the most part. I do allow myself a small cheat here and there. This is mostly for health reasons because I have been struggling with chronic sinus infections. Instead of getting a lot of protein from milk and cheese, I will be getting it from soy milk and other sources. I am going to make sure that I have a lot of options of fruit and veg that I like to eat, so I will not be as tempted to grab something bad.

My son and I have been running the Couch to 5K program. Our goal is to run a 7K in November (and in December, January and February). It is a run around a small lake here. I am sure that I will need to run in spikes for these runs because it will be icy and snowy for sure.

I am going to reward myself for every week that I cam lose 1.5 pounds or more with a new Kindle book (and not a free one like I usually get...I know I am cheap!) or some new tunes (for my runs, of course!).

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