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Day One .. success

Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Well .. day one on new eating/exercise plan and doing well so far ... like they say .. one day at a time ... I just hope I can keep this up instead of another failed attempt... Went to the gym .. did one hour and then ate to plan ...

Yay!

I also hear that going gluten free will help with irritability which will make my family much happier!! I will keep posting if nothing else :) Keeps me honest :)

  
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UNIQUEYGIRL 3/5/2013 8:13PM

    Good job! You have succeeded and you are one day closer to your goal!!! What a great way to start changing your life!!

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I'm BAAAAAAAACK!!!!

Monday, March 04, 2013

Well it has been almost a month since I abandoned my Sparkpeople Post!

I went to Florida .. or should I say .."ate my way" through Florida .. and I have to admit I enjoyed every bite full ... Then I was switching a medication that can be stressful in itself and had to watch my reactions so I decided to leave my diet alone until I got stabilized on it..

Now .. after much research as far as what type of eating is best for me .. I chose to go Primal!

Primal Lifestyle seems to be the one for me .. I love rich sauces as well as meats and nuts etc and I also researched going grain or even gluten free and that it really helps with irritability which my poor family has had to put up with during this transition.

So I am back .. and back on track .. I don't know if I am on track yet as its my first day of this eating .. but one thing I knew is I needed the support of my Spark Family if nothing else...

So here i am committing myself to participating daily and tracking my food etc.

I am so grateful for Sparkpeople! I am looking forward to positive results once again!

  
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SMCDONALD624 3/5/2013 8:41AM

    Thanks everyone for the responses.. just what I needed! Love the support of Sparkpeople! emoticon

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UNIQUEYGIRL 3/4/2013 8:24PM

    And yes, you are on track! You will learn as you go if it needs changing or tweaking. And we cannot move forward if we don't do something. You are doing something! Good for you! I can't wait to hear how it works for you!

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HAWTGRANNY2014 3/4/2013 4:38PM

    glad you are back. I used to love sonic too. Wish they would build one here. I don't eat meat anymore...just fish but I loved their cherry limeade.
Hope you had a great time in Florida.

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SMCDONALD624 3/4/2013 9:16AM

    Hi Cynd59!

I went to Jacksonville .. I lived there for 3 years on a contract .. I loved the southern hospitality and made a few very good friends there!

Of course we had to go to sonic for their fresh fruit slushy drinks, sweet tomatoes for their endless salad and soup bar ... and no u.s. visit would be complete without Chick-fil-A ... and don't even get me started on Golden Coral!!!

I know I am speaking blasphemy on this site LOL I could have at any place eaten fairly well and not budged off of my diet although I chose to go full force! :)

I miss Florida and my friends .. I am hoping when my husband and I retire we can become snow birds ... :) emoticon

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CYND59 3/4/2013 8:15AM

    Where did you go in Florida? I live in Pensacola.
Glad you are back on track.
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Guilt, Guilt and more guilt

Friday, February 22, 2013

This blog has been the hardest so far .. I was doing well on the sparkpeople program and then went to florida .. deciding I would have one last harrah on the diet front .. big mistake .. I am so sick of eating .. I am positive I gained back all the weight I lost and more .. i don't even want to get on the scale that is how bad it is ...

I guess the best start is that I am back here writing again .... I will be going gluten free soon as I feel it is the best thing for me and my "bingefest" was my last .... at least I hope ...

I bought a Ninja kitchen set and I hope to prepare fresh foods for myself and the more effortlessly I can do that the better ... I figure . at least if I can't keep to a diet regimen .. at least I can come back here and talk about it ...

  
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UNIQUEYGIRL 2/22/2013 8:52PM

    This is what blogs are all about. At least to me anyways. I blog everyday like it is a journal, just to keep my strength up. OK, so you binged and it was wrong. Remember how you feel now, learn and promise yourself not to do it again. Try not to put yourself in tempting situations. The better your surroundings are for you, the easier it is to stay on track. One thing my husband does for me is put the snack foods he eats(that I like) in the cupboard and out of sight. If I needed him to hide them from me he would.
Tomorrow is another day. Check out your weight(if you want) and go forward from there. Try to remember that is you gain 2 pounds you need to lose those plus it puts you more behind where you should have been if you did not gain them. So, remember, we have all been there(I dieted for 2 weeks before I even started weighing myself) and we are all on the same journey together. Stay strong and when you weaken, get right back up and keep fighting!!!

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DALID414 2/22/2013 2:57PM

    Welcome back. emoticon

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    you just have keep on going and never give up. emoticon emoticon emoticon

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ATAMBE 2/22/2013 8:51AM

  The way I see it, I decide which holiday I will splurge on. Pick one. weight is not what we eat on one holiday but what we eat between them. So I do not over eat at Christmas but when I go on my vacation I just do not worry. I simply put myself back on track when I get home and weigh myself a week later. Yes we gain a bit ( restaurants use more salt and give bigger portions)
Don`t beat yourself up. Life is to be enjoyed as well as have good health.
So Back to the spark and all will be well for you. emoticon

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MOM2OR 2/22/2013 8:35AM

    Don't beat yourself up and look towards the future. emoticon emoticon

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Yay! Made it to the gym!

Tuesday, February 05, 2013

I didn't do strength training ... but I did do 10 minutes on bicycle .. 10 on treadmill and 10 on cross trainer .. so at least I put in 30 minutes

I can never post a blog until I have done something I have accomplished .. and today I accomplished something instead of "I could have gone .. but didn't"

Yay me!

  
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UNIQUEYGIRL 2/6/2013 7:21PM

    Good job! I don't like strength training. Of course, I am not very good at it..maybe that is why I don't like it! lol Keep up the good work! emoticon

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    That is great keep up the good work.

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Too busy for gym .. or so I said

Monday, February 04, 2013

My daughter and I joined a gym ... we usually go together ... today .. she had a fitness class at school .. my husband even said before I knew this "go to the gym while you have time" ..and it wasn't like he was being controlling .. he is being supportive and I said .. no I will wait for my daughter to get home and we will go together as I knew she would be disappointed.. as it turned out she was too tired after her fitness class .. so in hindsight I should have gone ... although I have to admit her not wanting to go .. gave me a good excuse to pass this day up too ... and of course feel guilty .. I always want to be able to blog that I went to the gym or did some exercise .. but sadly today I can't

Next time I will do work out in the daytime .. if I have time .. worst case scenario .. we go and I just get another work out when my daughter is free .. will try harder tomorrow ...

  
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UNIQUEYGIRL 2/5/2013 6:24PM

    Well, chalk this one up as a lesson learned. We all learn things all the time. I can't wait to hear about your next trip to the gym for real!!! emoticon

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DALID414 2/4/2013 10:39PM

    There's nothing wrong with a double workout, I doubt you'll feel double guilty about it.

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FITFRIT 2/4/2013 10:29PM

    Going twice is better than not going at all! GO for you, if she can go with you that is wonderful, but it's even better if you don't pass up the chance to do it for yourself.

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