Well last night I burned off a few more calories playing for 4 hours the Xbox Kinect with my family. Super fun! We are about to play again tonight.
Family is so special. I love my husband and kids a bunch. They are the reason I push myself to be better, live better, and to love myself better.
So tomorrow is weigh-in Wednesday and I can not wait. I hope you come back to see how much I loss for week 3. My goal is 2 pounds. Crossing my fingers.
Moving around and being active is very good for your heart. I will also have my blood pressure reading tomorrow as well.
Read this article about making an habit of doing something for 21 days.
My husband told me about the 21 days habit forming a few years ago. I kind of didn't believe at first when he first told me about, but later realized that it could be true.
I am so proud of myself. I feel like I am losing weight. A little at a time. My mama told me one time that you want your weight to come off slow and not too fast. I am a bit nervous about my weight on Wednesday. I want to have reached my goal for this week. 2 pounds.
I have been on the treadmill and watching everything I eat. I did have a piece of cake (thin and small piece) a few days after Christmas, but it was fine. I did not go over my calories for that day. I am not starving myself, so I am good.
And also, I AM NOT TAKING ANY DIET PILLS.
There have been a lot of people asking me that. I am doing this the natural way. A way where I can live for the rest of my life doing it.
Today is my dad's birthday and we all went out to eat to a ALL YOU CAN EAT place. Wow! I did really good. I walked between the different kinds of foods with my plate in my hand wondering what the hell am I going to eat. I panic for a second. Until I looked over and saw my husband standing at the stir fry area. I said to myself, "Okay. I can pick what I want and have the guy cook it for me. Cool."
I went over and got 4 oz of shrimp and vegetables. I asked the guy please not to add anything to it. I gave me a funny look like I was getting on his nerves. But he did it. I grabbed some sushi, oysters, and some pineapple. That is all I had.
DINNER Calories
Bigelow - Green Tea, 8 oz
0
Generic - Shrimp and Stir-Fry Vegetables, 1.5 cup
300
Sushi - California Sushi Roll, 4 pieces
70
Generic - Fresh Fruit - Pineapple, 1 g
1
Generic - Whole Oysters Boiled - 6 Medium, 4.2 medium
40
Total -
411
I had my tea when I got home.
Later I had for snack:
Warm water with lemon and honey. A grapefruit and 12 raw almond.
My blood pressure reading has been wonderful lately. I have not check yet to day, but first thing in the morning I will.
So today I have about 1300 calories. The last two days I did go over my sodium intake a little, but today I am back on track.
Any woo......................
Today is a very special day because it is my dad's birthday. My dad looked so happy to see us all to eat dinner with him. I also made him a cake that I did not eat. (Yay Me!)
(A pic of me, my dad and my two brothers)
Oh and my goal pants......................I can pull them up and zip them now. So by the end of January they will fix nice.
Whoa! So today I worked out for 35 minutes and I am going to eat 1500-1800 calories but I only have 1329 down that I am eating, so I guess I need to eat more.
The last two nights I had been hungry after 8, but I have not ate anything. My husband had to help me out with that. He would just say, "No! Don't eat!" I was not scared of him or anything, it was just funny and cute. He trying to help me not to eat after 8. He has also stop eating after 8 as well. My kids also always watching me. They would ask, "What are you eating?" My daughter would say, "No eating after 8." I likes telling me that because she is bossy.
I am also glad I got a break from my daughter today. She is with my brother and his wife. I have time to breathe. She really no bother after she got a Nook for Christmas. She loves that thing. Hooked on it already. She can not go any where without it.
My plan for today is to stay within my calories, spend time with my family, cook dinner, and re creative some recipes. Oh, and wash and fold clothes. That should burn some calories. It is a lot of clothes.
I worked out and going to my brother and sis-n-law's house to eat dinner. I love being with my family. Well the ones that are not full of drama.
I did not want to exercise this morning because I felt tired and depressed.
You ever have a dream that feels like it is real? Well I did last night (well early this morning) of my mom. We were talking and laughing like it was old times. She was smiling and happy. And I was happy to be with her. I woke up confused and realized it was not real. It was a dream. So it made me sad.
It is a lot going on right now in my family. I just feel a little bit overwhelmed.
I'm still eating my calories. Today I will eat 1600-1800 calories. I exercised for 35 minutes and tomorrow I will do the same.
I ate good but was still under my calories. I did eat a small piece of cake, that's it! I had no alcohol! Yay me! I thought it was going to be hard, but it was not. It was also helpful that my husband was not drinking as well. He supports me to the fullness. I love that man to death. I had a wonderful time at my brother's house. He and his wife cooked so goooooooood food.
Now I am at my husband's grandma's house eating dinner that she made. Also good. Both families did make stuff that I can pick and choose from so I would not make bad choices.
So I did say I will do my blog every day, but only do my videos on weight-in Wednesdays. I will also be doing recipes from time to time. Enjoy the rest of your day.
I only had 1700 calories today and yesterday I had the same. I will see you guys tomorrow.
Today is cool so far. I am enjoying my family and trying to push myself into the Christmas spirit. I exercised for 37 minutes and plan on eating 1500 calories.
Well my day was full and I didn't even step outside my house today.
I had to call the healthcare.gov today and tonight. Yes, twice. First time I was on hold for 30 minutes and the second for almost an hour. Wow! Crazy!
But oh well, got it done.
So today I workout for 40 minutes and ate 1,501 calories. I have to eat a little more. Ha Ha That is funny. I have to eat a little more. I been feeling tired. I really suppose to eat 1880 calories a day but I never hit it.
Hope you watch the video and see you tomorrow. I am going to watch Monday Night Football.
Today is rest day, so I thought it was. I did some last minute shopping for my kids and visited my mother's grave. It was a very sad moment for me. I am so blessed to have a very sweet husband. He has been holding my hand through this whole thing. My mother was (still is) very special to me and I miss her every day. I know she is watching me and my brothers smiling.
But for now I feel better. I will be exercising again tomorrow. Still watching what I eat.
I am going to put a recipe every week of something I made.
Last night I made something very good. My whole family loveddddddddd it. Just don't add sugar to it.
Watch the video for today.
So folks................I will see you guys tomorrow.
So today I was busy with my husband. He was not feeling very well today and I had to take him to the doctor. I did miss lunch but I was not hungry. I just focusing on my man getting better. But he is getting better and is resting for the rest of the day.
I did get my workout in this morning. 50 minutes. Cardio and played on the Wii doing exercises. It was fun.
So now I am about to eat dinner with my family and watch a family movie.
Tomorrow I will rest and visit my mom's grave. I miss her so and asking everybody to pray for me and my brothers through this tough time.
Today I am a little on the edge. Yes. I want to eat, eat, and eat! That is how I feel. My kids and my husband are out for school break and I am already pulling my hair out. My husband is fine, but my daughter is driving me nuts. She jumping up and down. Talking my head off and asking too many questions about everything. I don't think I had enough to eat for lunch, which was a Greek Chicken flat-bread from Quiznos.
My husband said it was too small. I should had went to Subway. Quiznos does not have too many healthy choices. Plus the sodium is SUPER HIGH. My flat-bread had 993 mg of sodium. WHOA! I know. So I was a little off today.
I did work-out today. Check out the video.
So today I hit 1800 calories. I know, I know. It is what I had for lunch that took me over my 1200-1400 mark. But can't cry over spilled milk. I gotta keep movin'. No problem. I just think it was no where what I used to eat. I used to drink a bottle of Moscato wine by myself in one night(Only on Fridays). Can you image how many calories was in that bad boy. I don't think I want to know. Now I drink nothing. Going from a bag of chips and wine on Friday feels so different. I will have to get used to it.
Today we were in the store and I seem so many things I wish I could eat. Mmmmmmmmm. I tried not to look to long so I would not buy them. I did good.
Well folks, I will see you all tomorrow. I will have so kind of recipe to share with you.
I just have to keep in mind, "Don't try harder! Do harder!"
This is my 10th day of my new lifestyle and I have a cold. My daughter was sick earlier this week and now she is feeling much better. Now I am sick from the cold she had. Nasty cold. I feel tired and weak, but I am going to still exercise.
After Workout: I did it! I really had to push myself today. 40 minutes workout
So, NO MORE EXCUSES!
See ya tomorrow. I am going to rest for the rest of the day.
I had a crazy dream last night, that I thought was real, about me gaining weight when I got on the scale.
Bad dream, so you know I was even more nervous to get on the scale this morning as soon as I woke up. I told my daughter and she ran and gave me a big hug and told me she was so proud of me. That was priceless.
Wow!
But I must keep going!
It is not over. For the rest of the day I will spend time with my family and finish, 'Fifty Shades of Grey." Very good book. But N-E-Way......................I exercised for 50 minutes today and burned 566 calories. I will hit 1200 calories eating today.
Snack -( 1 cup) Air-Popped Yellow Popcorn with 1 Tablespoon of Olive with water. Tomorrow I will try it with protein snack.
This is what I had for lunch, which I could not eat all my salad. I got really full half way eating it.
So talk with your doctor first to see what is best for you. Some people just hurt themselves trying to lose weight and they still don't lose anything. I am not hurting myself but I am working hard to lose my weight and live for my family.
First day of week 2 and I am in pain, but a good pain.(If that makes sense)
I am sore from exercising. Today I exercise for 30 minutes, so for now I will do 30 minutes a day 6 times a week.
I have been reading about some people lose weight without exercising which sounded interesting. I will do some more research on that topic. But really I exercise for health reasons for my blood pressure. Which is 138/91 today (kids making all kinds of noises while I am taking it, I will take it again later.) My numbers are looking good and they are going down. I would still talk with your doctor first to see what you can do or what your doctor thinks what is best for you to lower your blood pressure.
7 Best Foods to Reduce High Blood Pressure in 7 Easy Steps
So tomorrow I will eat 1200-1400 calories and do my 30 minutes of exercise. The holidays are coming up and I have to stay strong and not overeat or eat stuff that is bad for me.
So the moment of truth is tomorrow morning. Is what I doing so far working? We will see tomorrow.
Today I am tired. I have no idea why. I did do my hour of exercise this morning and ate breakfast on time.
My daughter is home with me today because she was not feeling well today, she is going to school tomorrow. She is keeping me busy and I feel like I need a nap.
So maybe tonight I need to get some sleep. I still did not eat anything after 8. Doing good with that.
My meal are scheduled. I eat breakfast at 730, snack maybe sometimes at 1030, lunch at 1230, and dinner at 430/5 o'clock.
At 7 O'clock, I drink my lemon/honey warm water mixture. Still drinking green tea three times a day 30 minutes after my meals. Or sometimes I drink it right after. It does not really matter. It still will work the same. 1200 to 1400 calories a day is my daily goal. No added sugar or salt.
I have been working out on my treadmill. Today I jogged a little and walked fast. In all 40 minutes on there, 10 minutes jump roping, 5 minutes weight training, and 10 minutes playing Wii sport.
My muscles are sore, but I am not in pain or uncomfortable. Tomorrow, my daughter will be off to school and I will be able to work out a little more. Tomorrow I think I might stay on the treadmill for 50 minutes and 10 minutes weight training/jump roping.
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