LRIVARD's SparkPeople Blog

Fasting to lose weight????

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:32:43 EST

I've been working really hard trying to lose weight, however the increased exercise and maintaining my food hasn't seemed to start the process off, and i've been really struggling trying to reduce my calories. I would have a good day - keeping my calories down and then come dinner time I would be really hungry and then eat more than I should and sometimes even have a snack. Ending the day with a 1500 - 1700+ calorie range instead of the 1200 range.

I have talked with a friend who ...

Complete! 2 week challenge finished

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:26:45 EST

Well I ended off my two week challenge with 1.8 lbs of weight lost, however that was just lost during the second week as at the end of the first week I lost it and had a bit of a binge during the weekend. Still felt good though.

I meant to start another 2 week challenge on Tuesday of this week, however I ended up with Vertigo on Monday. It is now day 4 with vertigo and it is finally showing signs of stopping, hope to start my challenge tomorrow now that i can start exercising a...

Weigh scales can be addictive ... 2 week challenge continues

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:42:26 EST

I didn`t realize how addicting the weigh scale was... I had told myself that i wasn`t going to weigh myself again until my 2 week challenge had ended. but then i couldn`t get it out of my head... What if I`ve lost... I really want to know... I caved! I weighed myself, thankfully things had moved in the proper direction and didn`t change my mood for the day. Seriously though, how sad is it that i couldn`t even make it one day without stepping on the scale!! I have 4 days left to my chall...

1200 calories! yahoo! 2 week challenge - Day 8

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:52:18 EST

Did way better today and felt really in control and not hungry. I managed to eat just over 1200 calories and then enjoyed an hour long boxercise class this evening. It was great to go and do some punching and skipping, which I hadn't done in quite a while.

Going to take things one day at a time and avoid stepping on the scale for a little while. I feel really good tonight and positive and I want a repeat!

walking - 2 week challenge Day 7

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:51:11 EST

Monday, Jan 9th - Did better today I was more conscious of my food intake, however I went above my recommended calorie count. Now just need to be conscious enough not to put the food in my mouth. 20

Exercise was great though, at least I felt good about it. I did 20 minutes on my elliptical trainer in the morning and then went for a 60 minute walk at night time. 224

Sabotage! - 2 week challenge day 6

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:44:31 EST

Sunday (jan 8) Day 6 - i think the attitude from yesterday crept in again. Started off great - made a fruit/protein shake for breakfast, but for whatever reason it congealed ( i think because I made it with too green of a banana?) so then I couldn't drink it. I had some veggies instead but was hungry and then we had a potluck lunch at our church and everything was so delicious and really how could i track things on Sparkpeople with everything being casseroles right?. Good excuses, yah righ...

2 week challenge - day 5

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:33:00 EST

It's Saturday - having felt pretty good about my week i decided to weigh in... Should not have as I hadn't lost anything, not even .2 of a pound!!! talk about frustrating. I then hopped into the shower and tried to talk myself out of the pre-slump feelings. I know that it doesn't always show up on the scale, and I am feeling better, but I REALLY Want that scale number to move!!!

Today I had planned a date night with my husband so had planned on a certain items at the restaurant,...

2 Week Challenge - Day 4

Fri, 6 Jan 2012 21:18:39 EST

Day 4 - Did not do too badly on food, however did go over my maximum calorie count of 1500 and ended the day with 1640 calories eaten. I caved in the evening and had a hot chocolate. I felt hungry most of the day and still was tired this afternoon with a headache.

I had plans on doing a workout tonight, but I think I'm going to jump in the hot tub to relax a bit and then get to bed early. I will get up early tomorrow morning for a work out and then work out on my scheduled day...

2 Week challenge - Day 3

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 23:25:20 EST

Day 3 - Ate well today ~ 1540 calories, which I feel good about, and more of those calories came from salads. I had a salad for lunch and dinner. I did feel rather sluggish in the afternoon though and it was really hard not to fall into the habit of snacking. However, I made myself my tea and went out shopping with my kids and managed to get through the day.

Also, have managed to reduce the gluten intake, only having 1/8 of a piece of quiche with crust. Hoping the reduction wil...

2 week challenge - days 1 and 2

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 21:09:36 EST

Day 1 - ate well and controlled throughout the day, but by the end of the day I caved! Ate a box of smarties and a caramilk choclate bar! Ah, thankfully it still didn't make things go crazy calories wise as I had aimed for the 1200 calorie mark. So it ended up being 1600 calories for day 1.
Also did 30 minutes pilotes DVD - which ended up replacing my cardio, but still good.

Day 2 - Have felt really good and controlled today! yahoo only 1360 calories ate today. When I go...

2 week Challenge

Tue, 3 Jan 2012 14:23:51 EST

Ok. today starts the first day of my 2 week challenge. To eat between 1200 - 1500 calories per day. To do weight training 3 days a week and Cardio a minimum of 4 days a week.

My diet will consist of healthy foods with a planned treat on the weekend. I will also attempt to delete gluten from my diet.

This two week challenge will be followed by another 2 week challenge - but during these next two weeks I will use Xocai healthy chocolate protein shake and compare the tw...

I'm Back....

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:11:28 EST

This is the first entry in a very long time... Kind of lost my way. I'm really trying to find it again. It's been hard! I had done so well, but just can't seem to repeat the efforts. No more! I have got access to a computer right by the kitchen and am starting to track my food through Sparkpeople, which I never did before. I mean I've tracked my food, but just in a book and you can easily fudge the numbers when you are writing it down. With it being spit back at you by the computer, yo...

Frustration!!!!! I need a kick in the butt!!!

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:36:48 EST

Wow, the last blog I wrote was about me running 5Km. What a difference a couple of months can make!

I have completely lost motivation and energy to keep fighting the weight-loss battle. I know that it is the right thing to do. I know that I enjoy running, walking and exercising in general. But I also know I enjoy very much the wrong kinds of foods. Unfortunately for me the third knowledge statement seems to be the strongest!

I have managed to maintain my 30 pound weigh...

I ran my first 5km race!!!

Wed, 9 Jun 2010 16:16:14 EST

I completed a goal!! I ran my first 5km race and completed it in 38 minutes and 16 seconds. I was aiming for 40 minutes so I was happy with my time. It was a tough race, with some VERY big hills, that I did not train for, but I pushed through. It was helpful that my husband met me at the bottom of the last one and ran up it and to the finish line with me. (My children were also waiting at the top of this hill, and I could hear them yelling "go mommy go!" over and over. My 2 year old sure ...

The path I went for a walk on made me feel guilty!

Fri, 21 May 2010 22:57:14 EST

I went for a walk today and I felt guilty! It was crazy, I was walking and the entire time I was walking I was thinking "I should be running". It felt like I was doing the path an injustice for moving so. A few months ago that would have sounded insane, but you see the path that I was walking was now the path that I've been running during my training for my 5K. So it felt wrong, somehow to only be walking it. My how things have changed!! I guess I can now add the "road I take" to my lis...

Me and My Jelly Belly ran 5KM!!!!

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:49:32 EST

What a feeling! I have been doing the couch 2 5K group challenge and am in Week 7 of the program. Week 7 is 5 min. warm-ups and 25 min. runs. So D1 I head outside to do mine, but this time I had figured out a 5km loop around my house, so I thought i would do the route and then walk the rest of the distance as part of my cool-down. When I reached my 25 minute run time I realized how close I was too home and decided that I would go for it. I did it! I ran for 5km! I ran into the house and...

30 lbs gone! Woohoo!

Tue, 6 Apr 2010 10:39:34 EST

I'm back! It's great to know that feeling of motivation and success again. I have reached my 30 pounds lost mark and that feels GREAT! It kind of snuck up on me, I've been so focused on the one day at a time, and then one day I realized, 'hey, I've lost 30lbs!' With reaching this goal, my husband is treating me to a Cirque de Soleil show, which I am totally looking forward to. I am now working on running a 5k run, and am looking towards a run on June 5th in Burlington. I am struggling at r...

Why are down days always SO down?

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:45:46 EST

Where do I begin....? I have just recently celebrated my 33rd birthday, and had goals of being a good 5 pounds less by that date than I am. A week before my birthday I seemed to unconsciously decide to take the week off of tracking food and enjoy myself. Looking back though I'm not sure if I really did enjoy it. I still did my regular workouts, which I'm sure helped to counteract the indulgence, other than that though I seemed to not really care. What happened to my motivation? I was o...

I had a picnic in March!!!

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:20:12 EST

It is gorgeous outside! The sun is out and the snow is almost gone. My kids and I decided to have a picnic on our deck in the sunshine. It was awesome! My three year old, was thanking me for the lovely picnic, and saying how nice and warm she was. I don't think i've had a picnic outside in March before. 67

Yesterday, I finished my week 2 of the learn-to-run program and it felt great! Yeah! I can't wait until it's warm enough at 7a.m. to go outside and run. My shins...

children fitness trainers

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:22:35 EST

Ahhh.... what a night. All three of my kids where up with the flu, fever, up-chucking I felt like i was out of bed more than I was in it. Then the time change was on top of that. I woke up at 8:30 a.m. after getting a half hour more sleep and tried to see if they wanted to try any thing to eat, - crackers, toast? My oldest was curled up under a blanket on the couch - she just wanted to know if I was going for my walk? Uh, No, I was barely functioning. 10 minutes later my 3 year old gets u...

Need to pull myself back up again!!!!

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:34:12 EST

I have completed day 4 of the learn to run program, felt pretty good, but I am definitely staying at this level for a few more days, as it did push me by the end of the 20 minutes. It still felt great to have said I accomplished it though. I loved the feeling of having muscles working and I even felt as though everyone else should be able to see them working as well. I made the mistake of looking in the mirror and realizing that in fact you couldn't see any muscles on my body, even when fl...

"mommy run?" ha, ha, ha

Fri, 5 Mar 2010 10:10:02 EST

I did it!! This morning I just finished day 2 of the learn-to-run 5k program. Even better than just doing it, is that it felt really good and I felt like I could have even kept going! When I started a learn-to-run program in 2009, I could barely make it through a 30 second run and now I can do a minute no problem. Yeah! Day number 3 is still 1 min. run/ 1.5 min. walk, so it is breaking me into things gently. Definitely feeling energized.

Although, Wednesday, when I did day 1...

Spring is in the air... time to start running. Any help?

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 16:47:08 EST

So I didn't reach my challenge weight by the end of February. I was 1.6 pounds away. So close. My husband says that I can re-negotiate for the cirque de soleil tickets, so hopefully I can still get them. I know I've got to get them before July because that is when the show is. So that was a bummer, but I looked at things a bit closer and I still lost 2 pounds last week making it a total of 10 pounds lost since the start of January, with an over-all grand total of 22 pounds lost since st...

Numbers are not the only indication of success!!!!

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:40:41 EST

Thank you to those that have replied to my blog. I've never done one before, and it certainly made my day! It's great to get such encouraging feedback! Thanks!

Yesterday, I stepped onto the scale to see how I was doing and I had gone up! I've been doing good with both food and exercise so I was disappointed, especially since this Sunday is a goal target, with entertainment tickets on the line. Normally this would have probably got the better of me, but instead I hopped into the ...

Can you run, mom? Fitness challenge from my 5 year old.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:27:34 EST

I've been working hard, or I think i've been working hard. yet today I was issued a challenge that I couldn't/can't ignore. The challenge came from my 5 year old daughter. The conversation went like this.
D - mom, can you even run?
M - yes, (disbelief in my voice)
D - I don't know, I've never seen you run
M - I just don't like to do it that much
D - prove it, you have to show me real soon

So now I have a challenge to show my daughter that yes, I can act...

Lessons for life, learned from my toddler

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:39:59 EST

You think you have things figured out and that life is good, safe ... and then it takes a 20 month old to show you that there will always be hiccups around, and lessons that can be learned.

my son has discovered a new way to get around two different baby gates in order to get up the stairs that are off limits to him. Talk about determination!!! I honestly had to laugh and shake my head in wonder and then of course get him in trouble so that he wouldn't do it again. But then I ...

The journey begins.... continues....

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:38:33 EST

This is the first blog ever for me, and I'm a little nervous as to what to expect. That's ok though as new challenges are good and what keeps things motivated.
I have decided to join Sparkpeople as a way to stay and increase my motivation to keep loosing weight and to increase my physical fitness.

I have been on this journey now for just over a year, and man have I struggled. In that year though i have found that it is not so much my weight that has been the issue, as it ...