JOANNINE's SparkPeople Blog

Going the right direction

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:07:33 EST

Well I am not where I had wanted to be at this time. I wanted to be in the 250 weight range. Yet I am not in the 270s so I am going in the right direction. I ended up down 1 pound from where I started this month. I wanted to be at least 259 or less, but a loss is a loss. I am working on taking each day at a time. Following my own advice and taking each moment as it comes. Not taking too much on as a rule of thumb. I will get where I want on this road. I may not reach the end at the excat mom...

Marking my smart phone work for me

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:26:28 EST

I got the 3 Sparkpeople apps; Quote of the day, Spark Recipes, and Sparkpeople moblie. I have used the Scan Bar to scan in the items I have eatten. The ones with bar codes. I am going to take this one day at a time.

Looking Back

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 11:57:47 EST

Looking back over past blogs I am seeing a pattern. I am and emotional eater and I repeat the same patterns over and over.

To say I a ashamed of myself would be an understatement... I am going back to basics and while I am doing that I am going to think what has been the cause of my emotional eating.

My Aunt comes and stayed with me. I have trouble keeping things in the order she things they should be. I love her dearly but at times I feel like I can not do anything righ...

Starting over

Sat, 1 Sep 2012 09:20:09 EST

Well I wish I could say I was here and I had lost some weight. I Yo-yo'd I am just going to dust myself off and start over....

Black Bean burgers with lime cream sauce

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:48:20 EST

Ok tonight I am doing the Black bean burger's with the lime cream sauce. I am not going to use fresh cilantro & I am going to use why chess I have at home. I am not usre if I am going to use the lettuce. I will post how it was later tonight 489

Trim Tamale Pie

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:49:13 EST

Ok this is 1 of the 4 bonuse recipes upi get online after buying the cookbook. I am trying to find away to make this and be able to track it. I am really loving the ideas that I am getting from the Cookbook 756 I wish there was a way I could get this tracked with out adding it... Yes I am am in a SUPER LAZY MOOD today. I will get this done... Sounds wonderful!!! I am a fan of all things spicy( not that this has to be) but a little spice revs up the metabolizim and that is a good <...

Warm & Spicy Bananna Waffle!

Wed, 9 May 2012 14:35:11 EST

Ok my little one love waffles & bananas. So this is a easy no brained. I am making up a large batch so they can be toasted in the toaster. I love simple plan ahead meals!!!

Pizza night

Tue, 8 May 2012 09:54:29 EST

Ok so piazza is not a diet friendly item. But with the addition of flax seed & Quinoa flour to the dough the crust can be healthy. I make homemade piazza all the tme. Making the carve better is another step in the right direction. I am going to use Pedro reciepe in the book instead of tomato sauce. So tonight is a green garden pizza. I am going to make the Quinoa flaxseed piazza crust on both pizzas. Mine will have green sauce and their red sauce. Knowing my daughter she will have to try mine...

Stephanie's Quinoa Black Bean Casserole

Sun, 6 May 2012 14:31:15 EST

I am a big Quinoa fan & I love Mexican food. The family loves cheese &onion enchildadas. I am ting to slip this one in. If it is as big as hit as I think it will be then I can buy less corn tortillias.

Stephanie's Quinoa Black Bean Casserole

Sun, 6 May 2012 14:31:14 EST

Spark Cookbook Challenge

Sat, 5 May 2012 11:23:11 EST

What is for Dinner tonight ? ?

I just bought

for my Kindle fire. I love the book. read it Cover to Cover last night. Yes I read Cookbooks.

I am going to jumpstart my journey with the Cookbook. It worked with the so now I am going to work with the C...

Over 2000 Cardio Minutes

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:18:58 EST

I DID IT!!!!

As of this Mournings workout I am at 2031 Cardio Minutes. I still have my evening workout and the rest of the week... 236

Almost at the 2000

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:29:13 EST

I have just a few workouts left and I am at 2000 Cardio minutes for the month. I only need to workout 30 minutes everyday this next week and then with my weekly 90 minutes of swimming. I will have that in plus some. I always workout at least an hour.....THat would have Killed me before and now it is second nature. So I should be well pass the 2000 mark my this coming Saturday

Dinner Tonight Mexi Pizza

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:44:33 EST

recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detai
l.asp?recipe=2045884 My version
www.hungry-girl.com/chew/show/2239 Hungry girl's version

I am going to try to make dinners that I have entered here on Sparkpeople and keep better track of my Blood Sugars Along with the work outs I hope that these make a big differnce

In Need of a Fix & Food Hangovers

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:09:23 EST

Self proclaimed Work Out Junkie - I need a fix. I blew off my work out yesterday and I have paid for it, The late night Munchies called and reached me. I had not worked out nr had I drank my water. I ended up eating Goldfish and Frozen Custard. I know I should have drowned out the voices and worked out instead. But I did not. I am Diabetic as well and that really shot my Blood Sugar threw the roof.
I fealt HORRIBLE this Am. It was my fault. I had a Food Hangover. Those are when you eat ...

I will make the 2000 cardio Cause I have a plan

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:57:25 EST

Well I think I will be able to make the 2000 Cardio Minutes. I have 2 weeks left 14 days. I swim every Saturday for at least 1 ½ hours. I go to the Wellness Center every Sunday after Church for 30-45 to ride the recumbent bike. So that will be 4 hours, 240. I am already at 1135 minutes, so all I need to work out 45 minutes a day. Considering that my normal work out time is 60 minutes I KNOW I will make it.

I Did it I did It

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:17:52 EST

As of 11 am 1015 cardio Minutes

1 workout left

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:16:26 EST

I only have 45 minutes left and i will have my 1000 cardio minutes. Since the month is over 1/2 over I am working toward 2000 cardio minutes

97 Minutes left on Count Down to 1000 Cardio Minutes

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:14:39 EST

As of Today I am at 903 Cardio Minutes this Month. 236 My daily workout have gone from 30 to 60+ minutes each time. I am Hooked on the WII. I think it is the reason I have stuck to this. I don't think of it as a workout but a game of who is going to beat the system. I do mostly Cycling and running. You wouldn't think that would be effective but since Sunday the 4 thru the 11th I lost 14.8 pounds and lost 9.5 inches......I am very happy and ADDICYED TO MY WORKOUTS AND MY WII..
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My Name is Joannine and I am a Junkie . . . ,

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:43:07 EST

It is Official

I have become a work out junkie…. If I need to be addicted to something I guess this is the best. I wake up thinking about my work out, I think about it in the shower and while I make breakfast. I really used to avoid all physical activity. The word Exercise used to make me ill. I would break out in a sweat and hyper ventilate. I admit it I was and I still am lazy. I knew I NEEDED to work out but WANTING just was not in me. I used to look of was to count everyday th...

Count Down to 1000 Cardio Minutes

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:09:07 EST

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14.8 pounds and 9.5 inches.....

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:43:40 EST

I Lost 14.8 pounds and 9.5 inches…….

Happy Dance Time. I think I have become one of them. You know the people who work out each day and just can’t keep that fact to themselves. I used to think those people were NUTS. Losers without a life! Stuck Up People. People who were out of touch with the real world. Now I am one.

1) Yes I am nuts. If I miss a workout I get depressed, and only working out will lift my mood.
2) I am a Loser(Of weight) and I am getting my life ba...

Almost there

Thu, 8 Mar 2012 12:08:32 EST

Almost at Goal

Well I have yet to work out today. But I will before the day is done. As of right now I only have 440 minutes until I am at my goal of 1000 minutes this month. I am so pumped. I am going to now try for 2000 this month…

Day 7 (day 13)

Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:49:05 EST

Not listening to the voices in my head, or how I shut them up.

I started my challenge to get myself in the habit of working out daily. I started practicing on February 24th. I have been working out daily since then so I am on a 13 day streak. This month I have worked out every day.

I had my mind telling me I was hungry and ended up mindlessly eating bags of Junk food and not knowing until the bag was empty. I was drinking diet pop and not water. I was also staying until...

Do I NEED to Work Out? No. . .,

Mon, 5 Mar 2012 15:37:47 EST

Another day Another Lesson Learned

Ok there has only been actually five so far in this month. I have been working out every day for the last ten. This all happened after visiting the Ortho Dr. I had asked for an alternative to Hydrocodone to help with the occasional pain in my left knee. I was told a overweight persons favorite line, “Well you know your weight is causing a lot of the pain problems?” Couldn’t be the Arthritis in the leg, or the fact that I had my leg in an immobiliz...

Day 4 Scale vs Inches

Sun, 4 Mar 2012 09:40:34 EST

Just an early mourning check in before church and then the WII and the Gym.

The scale is not moving they way I want so I remebered that Muscle weighs more than Fat. So I have been burning fat but replacing it with muscle 85 So I took my measurements. I have lost 7.5 inches this month so far 42

Small Steps - Already over 225 minutes day 3

Sat, 3 Mar 2012 20:43:55 EST

Well day three . . .
I wish I could say I still was feeling good. I got up late and had a late start going to the pool. I did not have a healthy breakfast….MacDonnald’s Sausage Breafkast Burritos are not good.

Spent 90 minutes in the pool today, the Whirlpool is down until after the 10th. Bummer

Went to my folks to see my daughter and grandsons, and got one that came home with me. Adding a 7 year old boy to my already built in cheering section was not a great ide...

Small Steps Day 2 - Changes are Happening WooHoo

Fri, 2 Mar 2012 11:30:16 EST

To say I slept like a rock would be an understatement. 102 I did my workout just before dinner. I could have eaten dinner and crashed. I am only counting the cardio minutes I do Strength workouts are just additional.
Who knew that 45 minutes of cardio would make me so tired I did not feel like eating. Imagine that me not want to eat. 4 I needed to get my nutrition numbers up or I would have just gone to bed.
This has taught me to rethink the need to stay up ...

Week 1 of the Count Down to 1000 Fitness Pts

Thu, 1 Mar 2012 21:22:17 EST

Week one of my journey to make small steps to make BIG CHSNGES. I am going to make working out a Habit

Day 1 Small Steps

Thu, 1 Mar 2012 20:46:48 EST

My Normal B-fast
1 Cup Oat Bran
1t butter
1.5t sugar
4 8 ounces of Water
12 ounces Brewed Coffee.

Lunch was a 6 in sub with smoked Turkey , Pepper Jack Cheese, and tons of veggies
12 ounces Diet Pepsi
4 8 Ounces of Water

Dinner
4 8 Ounces of water
1.5 Cup Venison Chili
1 ounces of shredded cheese
16 crackers

I worked out on the WII for 45 minutes. I burned 291 calories. I am doing 2 set 10 reps each of ...

Count Down Part 2

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:49:51 EST

Well I just finished foing 34 minutes in the afternoon and this evening after dinner. To say I am tired would be an understatemnet. 198 Tomorrow I start keeping track and and working toward the 1000 minutes. Tomorrow is another day.

Count Down has started - Part 1

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:45:08 EST

Ok last night wa not my best. The Munchies struck. I can't workout this Mourning because of Dr, Appointments all day. I will do a least 30-45 minutes tonight. Small Steps take time to set in and become habits.

I will be back tonight after I work out.

Small Steps to Make Big Changes

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:45:09 EST

I issued a Month Long Challenge to all the Spark Team I am Administer on to log 1000 fitness minutes in the Month of March. I started working on it as of 2/24. I work out on my WII FIT PLUS. I have it set to burn 230 calories a workout. I do the Body Test daily and try to make small changes in my eating. Small steps to make big changes, you have to crawl before you walk and walk before you can run. I like the WII because it is like I am playing games and not working out. I play Snowball Fight...

A Kick in Seat

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:36:03 EST

Went to the Dr. Yesterday and was told that my knee trouble would improve if I lost weight?!? DUH!! I paid for that advice.
Well I have no one to blame but myself. I have had a terrible time lately. I will find myself eating when I have consumed over have a bag. It is not that I am hungry I just eat and I do not realize I am doing it until I have eaten most of what it was I was eating. So at that point what is the use, I finish the food and mentally beat myself up.
I am tired of t...

Ending the Year on a Higher note

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:07:26 EST

This really has not been my year. My Cancer re-occurred, I ended up with a metal rod in my left leg from the knee up. My ability to do the work out Videos and routines I started on at the start of the years has been limited.

But I am alive. I can walk I am not in a wheelchair. I only occasionally require the use of a cane to walk. I only have a slight limp when I walk. I have reduced greatly the amount of pain pills I need on a daily bases. I spent 7 glorious in the "Rivera Maya",...

Afraid to workout?

Tue, 4 Oct 2011 10:16:26 EST

I feal like I am a broken record! 198

I have a metal rod inserted in my left femur. I had a matastatic breast cancer tumor and had broken the leg. This all ended up with me in a leg brace from Feb 19th until June 20th. I have been told that my leg could break again and the pain of sitting, walking or standing is horrible. I take pain pills but I do not want to take them forever, I already have to take chemo & xgeva shots monthly for the rest of my life. I was cleared for...

Sabotaged By Stress and myself

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:06:30 EST

Ok since all know that stress is a killer, you would think I would know that stress turns me into an emotional binger. My daughter, her girlfriend & my son have until Saturday to find enough $ to move out of my parents’ home and into a place of their own. My son works part time and the girlfriend is on disability, their only income. Since they all basically lived rent free for a month, my son longer, you would that the smart thing would be to save the $ to be able to pay the expense. Nope, di...

Medically Beneficial spices-The Doctor in your Kitchen

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:25:21 EST

Jamie Oliver has realy inspired me to use more fresh spices in my cooking. I never new the benefits of these until I looked them up

The orginal articail is by
By Mike Falcon
With medical adviser Stephen A. Shoop, M.D.
A Doctor In Your House.com
and can be found at

www.usatoday.com/life/health/doctor/
lhdoc207.htm

Garlic, onion, allspice and oregan...

Start Somewhere Walk

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 02:08:05 EST

As promised a Blog for Spark Des Moines.

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Ok This Might stretch me thin I wish!

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:16:49 EST

Ok I am not the Team Leader or Co-Leader of five (5) Spark teams. Yes that is correct.
1.Cooking with Jamie Oliver
2. Diabetic Divas
3. Spare time Sewing
4. Spark Des Moines
5. Helping to “Kick Cancer”
I am also a Community Leader. Well since I came back to Spark People in January this year it has been tough to make sure I did not fall behind on my groups, at that time I only had #’s 2 & 3. I posted monthly but I did not really stay in touch with my members mind...

Daily Struggle

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:38:05 EST

I am managing my stress better but I stil am having trouble. I cook most every thing in my rlrctric Pressure cooker; yet I still find my self bingeing. I am fine until after 4pm. Then It is no hold barred. I know my portion controls are out of wack and I am not as diligent as I onc was about tracking my food. I did it for the whole day and could have just kicked me in the seat f my pants. I went ove 2000 calories in one day. I need to stop this. I looked back on what had worked for me before ...

Struggling but not giving up.

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:36:02 EST

I have been stuggling recently to control my binges. I can be really good all day and tnen after little one is in bed the binge monster is out an on the loose. I have started to print out my food track and post it on the front of the refigerator. I am not going to let the scale climb back up I have worked to hard at all of this to let that happen.

9/11 Remberance, Reflection and Some ME time

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:18:37 EST

10 years ago I stood in total disbelief as did all Americans When the world stood still. I was still working for CitiCards, Gas Card division, Collections. I got breakfast in the café and stopped to see what everyone was watching on TV, Al Roker. Then the first Tower was hit. It had to be a terrible accident. But then the second tower was hit. I ran to my department to see if I was seeing what everyone else was. The normal company news on the over head TV,s were set to the news. We stop makin...

Update on the Drama. . . . How I was almost sucked back in

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 22:39:31 EST

Ok those who have followed my recent blogs have heard about the Drama that is my family. I took my little one to go do laundry, fun times right 211 well we needed to get gas in the van. Our local Grocery store has a gas station and depending on your grocery receipt you can get up to $0.10 off a gallon. Well we got gas and I must have hit the hazard light button. I did not know how to turn them off. I freaked out and went to the parents, The auto parts store said it was not a fuse. ...

New Drama.... But I am OUT of it!

Fri, 9 Sep 2011 23:34:23 EST

Ok this the latest. My youngest grandson had a double hernia surgery today. Wile the soon to be ex son in law's gf leaves with my mom to get something for use to drink, He tells me that he misses my daughter. WTF. Then once the baby (3) year old was in the final stage of recvery, he texts me that Ally ( the daughter) should come in to see the little guy since he needs Mmmy & Daddy. Remeber the Restraining order? Well the both broke that. He tells her that he misses her, still loves her and is...

Learning to Say No and What is ME Time?

Thu, 8 Sep 2011 21:17:08 EST

I am slowly learning to say NO when asked to do things that grown adults can do for themselves. I have told both the soon to be ex son in law and the daughter that they are going to need to find a way to bring the kid to me and then for the other one to pick them up. I have given them until months end to figure it out or I start charging gas money. My son well he has never had to deal with paper work. Now that he is an adult (HA HA) I can not answer questions for him and or call doctors for h...

Why am I still in pain

Tue, 6 Sep 2011 14:24:11 EST

Ok I am not even back a month from the vacation of a lifetime. I spent 1 week in Mexico, 50 miles south of Cancun at a 5 star all inclusive resort; and I am miserable. I had surgery on my left leg on March 15th; prior to that and almost 1 week before and 4 weeks after in a complete knee immobilizer. I had broken my lower left femur and had been walking around with the broken leg. Around March 8th I was admitted directly from the Dr.’s office to the hospital. I had been holding out hope that I...

5 pounds is 5 pounds

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:01:26 EST

Wed 6/29 after workout. Still not happy with the face in the morror but I can see the changes. I am under 250 and closer to the 245 or less I want to be by the time I get to go to CanCun. Time to practice what I preach.

CanCun Here I Come

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 22:06:18 EST

Ok this year has been a major stressful one. First my Mom is diagnosed with Breast Cancer and has a double masectomy. Then I fall downstairs, and break my leg. Then I find out that on top of the break I have a Breast Cancer Tumor in my leg, Then comes surgery and a visit to a rehab center(not happy about that). Then I am told I need to live on a ground floor. I have to move from my large 3 bedroom two bath aprtment to a two bedroom one bath ground floor apartment. I had to pratice some tough ...

Angels in Your Life

Fri, 13 May 2011 12:53:21 EST

Little by little day after day their are Angels we meet along the way.
The Kind Gentleman at the store
The Well Behave child at the mall
A family member who goes out of their way to help
A Lost friend you suddenly find.
The nap you get to take on a rainy day
The smile a random strange gives you.

Everyday we are blessed by Angel's, small things that brighten your day. Each one is given freely and we all enjoy them. We all need to look for the Angels ...