Yes, yes I know!! I've slacked the past two days on posting. Ugh I know it!! But that doesn't mean I slacked on my dieting.
Lets see, day 155....That was Wednesday. I kept thinking back to yesterday..... (roughly what I wrote from the previous blog)....I had to work for a while and then go to class. I was excited about having about twenty people, a few more than my class before. Mom and I went and set up for everything, got my mic, turned on the music. About 6:20pm I happen to be talking to someone where I could see the stairs outside the door. I saw heads coming up like crazy. People in groups of four, five, three, four again. Oh my, I kept thinking! At the end of the class, we had 35 people. I was shocked beyond believe. God is so great!!
Lets see, day 154....That was yesterday. I had tons of running around to do. Which in started with taking Mom to urgent care. I felt like all I was doing was running around. Came home just in time for Zumba. Got ready, and headed out. I did my usual run before class, by putting up the signs. I was excited to have a big class. There is something about having a big class that pumps me up! Class started and we had 35 people again. I was thinking, no to shabby. We then had more people walk in. We ended the class with 43 people!! Yay!!
Day 153. That's today. I decided to measure my waist since everyone is saying I'm getting really small there. The last time I measure and recorded it was in November last year. I took the tape measure and wrapped it around. Looked at it and thought there was no way it was right. Redid it, and sure enough four inches off my waist!!
I thought I knew exactly who I was, but God is proven me wrong. If you would have asked me a year ago about doing this Zumba class, I would have thought, who do you think I am, I will never get in front of people. Slowly, I am learning little pieces of who I am. But overall I am learning to be proud of me and who I am. So, although I would love to be ALOT less than what I am now, I will take 15 pounds since January 1st and 4 inches since November. I'll take it, I really will!!
Now, off to practice new songs for Zumba!! :o)
January 28, 2011
January 25, 2011
156 Days to Go
I planned on working out this morning at the gym. I got up earlier, well earlier than I usually get up, and ate breakfast. I got thinking and I seriously did not want to go out in the cold. So, with my many fifty-million DVD's and Wii games, I pulled some out and worked out that way. Halfway through, I just remember I had my Zumba class. Oh well, double workout. Haha.
Today went pretty well. And the whole thing about praying before you choose something to eat is really working. I don't have many cravings and I feel AWESOME!!
Tonight was my class. I went in knowing I would be down a few people due to work, illness, etc. That's life, and I know I will never have the same amount of people over and over again. I just know that. So I got set up, moving things, and putting up signs. By judging my class before hand, I knew people always came in late. I was really surprised when I had people showing up at a quarter after. Wow, I thought.
As time went on, and I mean minutes, not hours, I saw groups, YES GROUPS, of people walking upstairs. I thought they may have been lost and wounded up by my room. Then I see them walk in. Oh my. And then another group of people. Oh, oh my. I was in complete overwhelm mode when class started. I had twenty-six people when I started. Then, people kept coming in!! I ended up with thirty-five, yes 35, people tonight!! And only 12 were from the church. Praise God. I had some new ones that said they would love to come back. I even had one lady say she was pumping gas by Payless and saw the sign outside and decided to join. Wow, amazing, thank you Jesus!!
I am safe to say that I have VERY happy tonight. :o) God has always been good, and always will.
Today went pretty well. And the whole thing about praying before you choose something to eat is really working. I don't have many cravings and I feel AWESOME!!
Tonight was my class. I went in knowing I would be down a few people due to work, illness, etc. That's life, and I know I will never have the same amount of people over and over again. I just know that. So I got set up, moving things, and putting up signs. By judging my class before hand, I knew people always came in late. I was really surprised when I had people showing up at a quarter after. Wow, I thought.
As time went on, and I mean minutes, not hours, I saw groups, YES GROUPS, of people walking upstairs. I thought they may have been lost and wounded up by my room. Then I see them walk in. Oh my. And then another group of people. Oh, oh my. I was in complete overwhelm mode when class started. I had twenty-six people when I started. Then, people kept coming in!! I ended up with thirty-five, yes 35, people tonight!! And only 12 were from the church. Praise God. I had some new ones that said they would love to come back. I even had one lady say she was pumping gas by Payless and saw the sign outside and decided to join. Wow, amazing, thank you Jesus!!
I am safe to say that I have VERY happy tonight. :o) God has always been good, and always will.
January 24, 2011
157 Days to Go
I try to typically weigh in every week. Today I got out my Wii and set it up for the weigh-in. I had my dad weigh in first. He gained 1.1 pounds. I thought, oh great, what will it be for me. I thought back to what I ate this past week. We had tacos one night, and I instantly thought about all the sodium that was in the seasoning. Oh yikes!! Then I thought about all those workouts I said I was going to do, and didn't. I actually thought I would gain.
BUT WRONG!!
I actually lost 6.4 pounds. I stood there and started crying. I haven't weighed that amount since December of 2009. I have always tried to get back down there, and always gained it back because I gave up on myself. I kept thanking God for pulling me through. So it's a total of 14 pounds since the beginning of the year. I think I can handle that!!
BUT WRONG!!
I actually lost 6.4 pounds. I stood there and started crying. I haven't weighed that amount since December of 2009. I have always tried to get back down there, and always gained it back because I gave up on myself. I kept thanking God for pulling me through. So it's a total of 14 pounds since the beginning of the year. I think I can handle that!!
158 Days to Go
I woke up this morning feeling like 'ugh'. Ugh like what have I got myself into, ugh why do I feel this way, and ugh I already hate this now. It wasn't as if I were dreading the whole journey, I just didn't feel like myself. And if you know me, I do not like that. So, right before church, I kept praying, "Lord, let me came back to normal."
I have been reading bits and pieces of this book entitled, "Made to Crave." It is about a woman who has been trying to loose weight. When I started reading it, this woman started out at 167 pounds or so. And of course, I'm like what the heck, I would LOVE to weigh that much! But as I read on, it was more than beyond the words written on that page. She basically said that we should crave God more than we should crave food. And this is so true. In one sentence she wrote, "Do you love food more than you love God?"
And once you think about it, many of us do. Who or what do we turn to when we are depressed, upset, stressed??? Most of the time it's food because it doesn't turn it's back on us, doesn't talk back, and sure enough doesn't tell us what we don't want to hear. This woman also made it appoint to pray before she ate, no matter what it was--even throughout the day.
On my other blog, I said something like why not include God into this process? I always had, but I only prayed once a day about it, typically with my devotions. And my prayer always was me, me, me. So I took her advice and "rolled" with it. In the morning, I pray to God and ask him what I should have for breakfast. An idea pops into my head. I do the same thing over and over again with every meal and every snack. I even pray when I am craving something I know I shouldn't.
For example, there is a new commercial for Pizza Hut about the breadsticks with pepperoni. They look oh-so yummy in that commercial, also knowing they are filled with TONS of calories, fat, carbs, and who else knows what. Of course, after seeing this I craved that pizza. I knew my mom craved it too, but just that one little slip up can lead me back to the road I was on. And I do not want that. I mean afterall I have been trying to loose weight since 8th grade, and look where I am right now. Still fat as I was before.
For supper last night, I decided to have chef salads. Of course it wasn't going to be as good as that cheesy, crispy pizza. But as I was making the salads, I prayed. I prayed and said, "God thank you for not letting me give into the pizza. This salad is made from items you created and I will eat it and enjoy it." Of course it did not taste the same. But it sure saved me tons of calories.
Overall what I am saying, is to think about what you put into your mouth. Let your body tell you what you need, not your heart or mind. Sometimes when you crave something you will literally make your mind think about nothing else. And you keep thinking about it until you get it. For me, enough was enough, and I need to eat things that I am Made to Crave, items He made that are good for me.
I have been reading bits and pieces of this book entitled, "Made to Crave." It is about a woman who has been trying to loose weight. When I started reading it, this woman started out at 167 pounds or so. And of course, I'm like what the heck, I would LOVE to weigh that much! But as I read on, it was more than beyond the words written on that page. She basically said that we should crave God more than we should crave food. And this is so true. In one sentence she wrote, "Do you love food more than you love God?"
And once you think about it, many of us do. Who or what do we turn to when we are depressed, upset, stressed??? Most of the time it's food because it doesn't turn it's back on us, doesn't talk back, and sure enough doesn't tell us what we don't want to hear. This woman also made it appoint to pray before she ate, no matter what it was--even throughout the day.
On my other blog, I said something like why not include God into this process? I always had, but I only prayed once a day about it, typically with my devotions. And my prayer always was me, me, me. So I took her advice and "rolled" with it. In the morning, I pray to God and ask him what I should have for breakfast. An idea pops into my head. I do the same thing over and over again with every meal and every snack. I even pray when I am craving something I know I shouldn't.
For example, there is a new commercial for Pizza Hut about the breadsticks with pepperoni. They look oh-so yummy in that commercial, also knowing they are filled with TONS of calories, fat, carbs, and who else knows what. Of course, after seeing this I craved that pizza. I knew my mom craved it too, but just that one little slip up can lead me back to the road I was on. And I do not want that. I mean afterall I have been trying to loose weight since 8th grade, and look where I am right now. Still fat as I was before.
For supper last night, I decided to have chef salads. Of course it wasn't going to be as good as that cheesy, crispy pizza. But as I was making the salads, I prayed. I prayed and said, "God thank you for not letting me give into the pizza. This salad is made from items you created and I will eat it and enjoy it." Of course it did not taste the same. But it sure saved me tons of calories.
Overall what I am saying, is to think about what you put into your mouth. Let your body tell you what you need, not your heart or mind. Sometimes when you crave something you will literally make your mind think about nothing else. And you keep thinking about it until you get it. For me, enough was enough, and I need to eat things that I am Made to Crave, items He made that are good for me.
January 22, 2011
159 Days to Go
Last night Mom and I went to the gym. I know I need to learn to go by myself and push myself. My gym buddy moved a month or so ago, and I haven't been back until last night. I started with the eliptical. I LOVE THE ELIPTICAL!! I wish I could buy one for home, that's how much I love it! Ha. Anyways, a little while after getting on the treadmill, my hip started hurting. For most of you, you didn't know we got into a car accident back in August. The guy totalled our car, and leaving me with cortisone shots in my hip. Any cold weather, repeatable movements, or not moving will make my hip act up.
I am really disappointed in myself that I didn't get in the workout I wanted. But like I said in the contract, the past is in the past, and I must move forward. And so I did.
I didn't get a work out in today, and yet I'm disappointed. I need to learn to quit hitting the snooze button when I try to get up early. What can I say, I love staying up late, yet sleeping in. So my goal for tomorrow is to get up early before church and get a mini workout in. I need to get a workout in. Well I'm off to bed, goodnight all.
I am really disappointed in myself that I didn't get in the workout I wanted. But like I said in the contract, the past is in the past, and I must move forward. And so I did.
I didn't get a work out in today, and yet I'm disappointed. I need to learn to quit hitting the snooze button when I try to get up early. What can I say, I love staying up late, yet sleeping in. So my goal for tomorrow is to get up early before church and get a mini workout in. I need to get a workout in. Well I'm off to bed, goodnight all.
January 21, 2011
160 Days to Go
Okay, I get it. I understand. This may be the cheesiest thing I have ever done, but if it works, then it was worth it. For the past couple of weeks, there was a new show out on MTV. It profiled young people who were overweight. They had 90 days to loose ninety pounds. Although I would absolutely love to go for that, I need to make sure my goals and dreams are realistic. I started thinking about when 90 days were. It was in the middle of NOTHING! All our family birthdays are in the winter. There were no holidays or special celebratioins that came within 90 days.
So an idea came to mind. I knew I had to have a yearly check-up with my doctor. I then set up the date for July 1st. I called the Woman's Clinic and asked for an appointment then. I could tell the woman on the other side of the phone was very confused. "You mean February, not July," she said. "Nope, I want it July," I repeated. Everything worked out, but little did she know, I wanted that date for a reason. After hanging up with her, I got out my little calendar and started counting the days until July 1st. I thought of a reasonal amount of weight I can loose. I came up with fifty. If I can accompish that, great. If I can lose more than that, great. I have to go into this with a positive attitude. Another little cheesy thing I did was create a contract. I basically wrote in there that I will have a positive attitude along with motivation on any weight I lose. I will pick up where I left off, and leave the past in its past. I also created a little word process page where I could print "so many days to go" on it. I cut paper into 160 little 4X5 inch sections. Loaded it into my printer, and let the printer do its job. One hundred and sixty pages later, I was set...for that part anyways.
I had a conversation with my mom one night. I told her how I was tired of trying to loose weight, and never sticking to it. And many of you people who read this that know me, can vouch for that! I told her I also wanted her to loose weight; especially for her health. Surprisingly she went along with it. My approach is to cut calories, watch sodium, and cut down on carbs. Her stradedgy is to eat as much fruit, veggies, and meat she wants. That's fine, but I'm sticking with my approach because I know it works.
So last night we went out to a couple of stores and got some healthy food. We were browsing at this one store, and saw some organic yellow carrots, so we said lets try it. Then we saw some collard greens. So, we will try those as well. I may not know what I got myself into by picking those things up. Ha! But at least I can say I tried them, rather than just saying I do not like them. While shopping, I happened to look into a cart by a nearby shopper. All they had in their cart was junk food. Chips, fried food, soda, and the list goes on and on. I looked into our cart and saw all these veggies and fruits. We bought NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING, that was junk food. Everything was all natural, grown from the ground. It felt good having all that natural food in my cart, rather than all that junk food.
Thus brings me to this blog. Everyday I will write on it, and share with you. Everyday I will get one step closer to my goal. I'm not looking back now, this is it.
So an idea came to mind. I knew I had to have a yearly check-up with my doctor. I then set up the date for July 1st. I called the Woman's Clinic and asked for an appointment then. I could tell the woman on the other side of the phone was very confused. "You mean February, not July," she said. "Nope, I want it July," I repeated. Everything worked out, but little did she know, I wanted that date for a reason. After hanging up with her, I got out my little calendar and started counting the days until July 1st. I thought of a reasonal amount of weight I can loose. I came up with fifty. If I can accompish that, great. If I can lose more than that, great. I have to go into this with a positive attitude. Another little cheesy thing I did was create a contract. I basically wrote in there that I will have a positive attitude along with motivation on any weight I lose. I will pick up where I left off, and leave the past in its past. I also created a little word process page where I could print "so many days to go" on it. I cut paper into 160 little 4X5 inch sections. Loaded it into my printer, and let the printer do its job. One hundred and sixty pages later, I was set...for that part anyways.
I had a conversation with my mom one night. I told her how I was tired of trying to loose weight, and never sticking to it. And many of you people who read this that know me, can vouch for that! I told her I also wanted her to loose weight; especially for her health. Surprisingly she went along with it. My approach is to cut calories, watch sodium, and cut down on carbs. Her stradedgy is to eat as much fruit, veggies, and meat she wants. That's fine, but I'm sticking with my approach because I know it works.
So last night we went out to a couple of stores and got some healthy food. We were browsing at this one store, and saw some organic yellow carrots, so we said lets try it. Then we saw some collard greens. So, we will try those as well. I may not know what I got myself into by picking those things up. Ha! But at least I can say I tried them, rather than just saying I do not like them. While shopping, I happened to look into a cart by a nearby shopper. All they had in their cart was junk food. Chips, fried food, soda, and the list goes on and on. I looked into our cart and saw all these veggies and fruits. We bought NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING, that was junk food. Everything was all natural, grown from the ground. It felt good having all that natural food in my cart, rather than all that junk food.
Thus brings me to this blog. Everyday I will write on it, and share with you. Everyday I will get one step closer to my goal. I'm not looking back now, this is it.
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