Thursday, January 31, 2013
Persistence
After I got off work today, I really just wanted to go home. I was a good girl and didn't though. I don't want to put off working out ONE TIME if I can help it. I am afraid that the ONE TIME I do, it will be easier to put it off. I pushed myself really hard today at Curves and I feel great, both physically and mentally. I am proud of myself!
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Still movin' along...
Had another great day. It is getting easier to eat all the food they want me to and I am feeling pretty good. Just got home from working out at Curves. You know one of my favorite things about Curves? The encouragement from EVERYONE there. Complete strangers until now, but they want nothing more than for me to succeed. I love it!
Oh, and I finally tried a protein shake when I got home. It was surprisingly tasty. Not something I would want "just because", but I can handle one after a workout.
Well folks, my wonderful hubby made supper since he got rained out today, so I am going to get off here and enjoy his handsome face. I haven't seen it much this week. Till tomorrow...
Oh, and I finally tried a protein shake when I got home. It was surprisingly tasty. Not something I would want "just because", but I can handle one after a workout.
Well folks, my wonderful hubby made supper since he got rained out today, so I am going to get off here and enjoy his handsome face. I haven't seen it much this week. Till tomorrow...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
My main source of inspiration.....
Remember when I mentioned how supportive my husband is of me...I just thought I would share some pictures of him. Don't know what I would do without him and what I ever did to deserve such a great man. I love you, Harley Wetzel!
Weekly Weigh-In
Went for the weekly meeting with my Curves Coach and first thing she did was weigh me. I have lost a total of 6.5 pounds in a little over a week. That makes me happy!!!!
My Motivation
Here are a few of the reasons I decided to adopt a healthier lifestyle:
- I am doing this for myself more than anything. I am tired of not loving myself when I look in the mirror. I am tired of not fitting into cute clothes. I am tired of always feeling the need to hide in the clothes that I do have. I am tired of always being tired. I am tired of feeling guilty for letting myself get into this shape. I am ready to love everything about myself again.
- I am doing this for my husband. Let me start off by saying just how amazing Harley is to me. I know that he loves me for who I am. He tells me all the time. I also know he would be so happy to have a happy, healthy wife who wasn't constantly judging and putting herself down.
- I am doing this to be a good example for my kids and grand daughters. I see how happy it makes Miss Gracie when I tell her that she is finally going to get to see me as her skinny grandma. Not overnight, but before long.
- I am doing this for my Mom and Memom. I know that they worry about my health, especially since I have high blood pressure. I want to make them proud of me.
Can I really eat all this food?
One aspect of the Curves Complete program is aiming to ramp up my metabolism and keep it up there while establishing healthy eating habits as well. How do I accomplish this? By constantly (or so it seems) shoving food in my face. Actually it is really just three meals and two snacks per day, but those who know me know I don't really eat a lot. That has never been my problem.
I have to say that the choices are amazing though. The problem I have is eating all of it when I am supposed to. My coach tells me that I do need to eat everything on my list and I am doing good.
My meal plan for today is:
Breakfast - Mushroom cheddar scramble with toast. ( I couldn't eat the toast ).
Snack - 1/2 apple, 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, and 1 T of peanut butter
Lunch - Turkey sandwich on whole wheat, small salad
Snack - 4 stalks of celery with peanut butter (my fave so far)
Dinner - Beef stroganoff and grean beans
This doesn't look like much, but it really is. I know I can do this though and that it is for my benefit. I will just keep plugging along. I am doing excellent on drinking water...it is all I drink, other than a glass of milk with supper and breakfast. I did allow myself to have a small amount of diet Coke this morning because I really needed the caffeine. The coach told me that is ok from time to time, but I don't want to make a habit out of it.
All in all, I feel like I am doing the best I can and working HARD to succeed with weight loss.
I have to say that the choices are amazing though. The problem I have is eating all of it when I am supposed to. My coach tells me that I do need to eat everything on my list and I am doing good.
My meal plan for today is:
Breakfast - Mushroom cheddar scramble with toast. ( I couldn't eat the toast ).
Snack - 1/2 apple, 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, and 1 T of peanut butter
Lunch - Turkey sandwich on whole wheat, small salad
Snack - 4 stalks of celery with peanut butter (my fave so far)
Dinner - Beef stroganoff and grean beans
This doesn't look like much, but it really is. I know I can do this though and that it is for my benefit. I will just keep plugging along. I am doing excellent on drinking water...it is all I drink, other than a glass of milk with supper and breakfast. I did allow myself to have a small amount of diet Coke this morning because I really needed the caffeine. The coach told me that is ok from time to time, but I don't want to make a habit out of it.
All in all, I feel like I am doing the best I can and working HARD to succeed with weight loss.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Worried :(
Ok, I know I am probably being silly, but I am worrying myself to death about weigh-in tomorrow. I just weighed last Tuesday and had lost five pounds already, but I am freaking out thinking the scales might show that I gained or something. Regardless, I will keep a good attitude. I know that weight loss is a process. I know I have been successful with it before. I know I will be successful again.
My Story
I hope everyone can bear with me some, as this is my first time to ever attempt to blog about anything. I have read LOTS of them, but was never sure if it was for me. However, I think this will really help me along my journey to lose weight and hopefully help others as well.
HERE GOES.....
I grew up thin and never had to worry about my clothes fitting, or how much I ate, or any of that stuff. I was always outgoing and energetic. The day I came home from the hospital with my third child, I weighed 98 pounds. My trouble came when my mom....meaning well....suggested I get Norplant for birth control. I wish I could go back to that day and pick something else....anything else. It made my life hell. I started having a huge acne problem, my hair was dry and brittle, I had a constant heavy period the whole time, and to top it off, I started putting on weight.
At first, I was super excited about the weight gain. I mean, I needed it. I was only 98 pounds. Yippee! I got up to about 130 and people told me that I looked ok and that I needed this weight. I was ok with it at that point in time, but it just kept creeping up. In 1998, I knew I was ready to do something about my weight and I was determined. A Curves had opened up in my town and a friend asked me to try it out with her, so I went. I felt tired, but like I had the power at the end of that workout. I signed up and went faithfully for around a year. I went from a size 12 to a size 6 AND I HAD MUSCLES!!! I loved the new me. I actually felt like I fit back in with my family. You see, none of them have had weight issues and none of them understand what it is like. It was hard still feeling like a skinny person on the inside, but being fat on the outside. I had control of my life and body again....and then it happened....I got EXTREMELY sick with bronchitis and they thought I had an infection of the lining of my heart. I had been sick for three months and had absolutely no stamina, so I gave up my workouts. The Curves I had been going to closed down and I just didn't pick back up somewhere else, so the pounds slowly began to creep back on.
I tried different things from then till now to get the weight off, but nothing ever REALLY worked. I never had an issue with overeating or loving junk food and sweets. I just didn't know what to do. I joined a fitness center in January 2012, but just didn't have the structure I needed. I did manage to lose about 20 pounds before my wedding in May and then I just gave up. I hated myself for it. My husband doesn't have an ounce of fat on his body and I always beat myself up because he deserves a wife that is in shape. At least this is what goes on in my head.
Anyways, we recently moved to Louisiana and I started working. On the way to and from work, I discovered that there is a Curves fitness center. It took me a few weeks, but I called and made an appointment. I went in on January 16 and joined. They took my measurements and weighed me, and it was just as I figured....I weighed 200.5 pounds. I had my first workout on Friday, the 18th. It was amazing the way I felt after that workout. It was just like before. I felt that old determination resurface and I left there knowing that I am on my way to a skinnier me and a healthier me as well.
I have gone every day they are open since and had my first appointment with the Curves Coach on Tuesday, the 22nd. She weighed me and I had already lost 5 pounds! I am so excited for each and every workout and can't wait to get there today. Did I mention that I signed up for Curves Complete? It is exercise, but also meal plans to get your metabolism fired up and teach you how to eat right. It is amazing the amount of food I have to eat in a day and I am still losing! I am also taking supplements and I have so much energy.
Well, I hope this isn't too boring. Like I said, I am new to this blogging stuff, but if it helps me or someone else, it is worth it. Tomorrow, I will post some pictures of my "before" look. Can't wait to start posting "after" ones.
HERE GOES.....
I grew up thin and never had to worry about my clothes fitting, or how much I ate, or any of that stuff. I was always outgoing and energetic. The day I came home from the hospital with my third child, I weighed 98 pounds. My trouble came when my mom....meaning well....suggested I get Norplant for birth control. I wish I could go back to that day and pick something else....anything else. It made my life hell. I started having a huge acne problem, my hair was dry and brittle, I had a constant heavy period the whole time, and to top it off, I started putting on weight.
At first, I was super excited about the weight gain. I mean, I needed it. I was only 98 pounds. Yippee! I got up to about 130 and people told me that I looked ok and that I needed this weight. I was ok with it at that point in time, but it just kept creeping up. In 1998, I knew I was ready to do something about my weight and I was determined. A Curves had opened up in my town and a friend asked me to try it out with her, so I went. I felt tired, but like I had the power at the end of that workout. I signed up and went faithfully for around a year. I went from a size 12 to a size 6 AND I HAD MUSCLES!!! I loved the new me. I actually felt like I fit back in with my family. You see, none of them have had weight issues and none of them understand what it is like. It was hard still feeling like a skinny person on the inside, but being fat on the outside. I had control of my life and body again....and then it happened....I got EXTREMELY sick with bronchitis and they thought I had an infection of the lining of my heart. I had been sick for three months and had absolutely no stamina, so I gave up my workouts. The Curves I had been going to closed down and I just didn't pick back up somewhere else, so the pounds slowly began to creep back on.
I tried different things from then till now to get the weight off, but nothing ever REALLY worked. I never had an issue with overeating or loving junk food and sweets. I just didn't know what to do. I joined a fitness center in January 2012, but just didn't have the structure I needed. I did manage to lose about 20 pounds before my wedding in May and then I just gave up. I hated myself for it. My husband doesn't have an ounce of fat on his body and I always beat myself up because he deserves a wife that is in shape. At least this is what goes on in my head.
Anyways, we recently moved to Louisiana and I started working. On the way to and from work, I discovered that there is a Curves fitness center. It took me a few weeks, but I called and made an appointment. I went in on January 16 and joined. They took my measurements and weighed me, and it was just as I figured....I weighed 200.5 pounds. I had my first workout on Friday, the 18th. It was amazing the way I felt after that workout. It was just like before. I felt that old determination resurface and I left there knowing that I am on my way to a skinnier me and a healthier me as well.
I have gone every day they are open since and had my first appointment with the Curves Coach on Tuesday, the 22nd. She weighed me and I had already lost 5 pounds! I am so excited for each and every workout and can't wait to get there today. Did I mention that I signed up for Curves Complete? It is exercise, but also meal plans to get your metabolism fired up and teach you how to eat right. It is amazing the amount of food I have to eat in a day and I am still losing! I am also taking supplements and I have so much energy.
Well, I hope this isn't too boring. Like I said, I am new to this blogging stuff, but if it helps me or someone else, it is worth it. Tomorrow, I will post some pictures of my "before" look. Can't wait to start posting "after" ones.
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