Off the Wagon

Swam for 3 hours with Ainsley, played hockey, ran around the 4-H overnighter. Have not exercised at all this weekend. too tired and schedule is off. Mostly I am upset with my eating. I ate a total of 4 yeasty dinner rolls on Saturday, then after I drove Nick home (with Brianna) we stayed up to watch the Sorcerer's Apprentice which I had also rented from Redbox and I ate Tostitoes scoops with Ainsley till 1:30 in the morning. Today I slept from 2 until 5:30 and cooked Tacos. I am not giving up on losing weight but am really disgusted with myself and my will power. Back on the wagon tomorrow with a cleaner diet and exercise.

What else?

First official weigh in at school and I weighed the SAME. 210.5 pounds. It's been two weeks of vegetables and exercise and no weight came off. I feel great, my tummy seems smaller and I feel muscles in my legs. I know that muscle weighs more than fat but for the contest at school it is the scales that determine the winner. So now I'm going to focus on my eating while keeping on with the exercise. Measurements tomorrow as tonight we are going to the 4-H Overnighter and go swimming, basketball, whatever all night long.

Black and Gray Outfit of the Day

Friday weight and measurements

Weighed in on my scales at 204. No school today due to snow storm. Jarrett told me something very interesting about losing weight. He said the first 4 minutes of exercise you burn cholesterol, up to 20 minutes you burn sugar in the blood, and after 20 minutes you burn the fat. I knew about the 20min/fat info. 20 years ago when I worked as the 4-H program assistant, we took the Food and Nutrition Board to Physicians Weight Loss and they said only people with high cholesterol were to exercise on their program, because exercise helps lower cholesterol. So all the information fits together like pieces of a puzzle. My new goal is to ride my exercise bike for 30 minutes each time. New measurements are:
Neck: 16.25 Gut: 43.5 Calf:15.5
Arm: 13.75 Hip: 43.25
Bust: 45.5 Thigh: 23.25
Waist: 40 Ankle: 8.75
Overall inches lost this week is disappointing: 250 - 249.75 = .25 lost. BOO!!! I have done 2 weight lifting sessions and I know that I tend to put on muscle easily. who knows? I am not giving up. On the bright side, since my last official weight on my scales 12/28/10, I have lost 5 pounds and 4 inches off my waist. so Yeah Me!

Up or down?

I've been faithfully riding my exercise bike for either 20 or 30 minutes a day. Yesterday I felt really bloated and gassy. According to my scales I had gained 4 pounds. Today I weighed myself at school and was 209.5, even just after eating my lunch. Hopefully by Friday I will lose another pound.

The Biggest Loser

I talked John into letting me join the Biggest Loser at school. Paid my $10 and weighed in. My starting weight is 210.5. I'm going to use each Friday's weigh in to log my weight loss. Here are my new measurements.
Neck: 16.5 Gut: 43.75 Calf: 15.5
Arm: 13.25 Hip: 43
Bust: 45.5 Thigh: 23.25
Waist: 40.25 Ankle: 9 and 2/16
My measurements are slightly smaller. I wonder how people calculate total inches lost. I'm going to add up my total measurements and subtract for an overall total. 256 - 250 = 6 inches overall lost!

Biggest Loser?

The teachers at my school are starting the Biggest Loser this Friday. It's $10 to join, a dollar each Friday to weigh in, and if you gain, you pay a dollar per pound. Ends April 29, with the money to be split between those who lose 10% of their total weight. I want to participate but my husband doesn't. He won't let me join Weight Watchers either. Biggest Loser at school would be much cheaper, with the possiblity of getting some cash back. I want to do it so that I will be accountable each Friday at the weigh in. I really want to do this.

I've been exercising and sort of watching what I eat and have managed to lose maybe 10 pounds, from 215 to 205, but I go up and down within that range. Progress is slow and I want to see some results! rode my bike today for 30 minutes while watching E! News.

Weekend update

Exercised Saturday but not Sunday, or today. We are expecting a huge snowstorm in our area (up to 6 inches) and Jarrett and I went to town to pay bills and get some groceries in preparation. Diet hasn't been bad, did eat some of Ainsley's pringles, but not a lot. Jarrett put Doritoes in the grocery cart and I had him put them back because my self discipline is NOT developed completely yet. So....baby steps toward better health, baby steps.

The rest of the story

I rode my exercise bike w-r-f. Proud of myself. 2 days it was as I was changing after work, and 1 day I was too hungry and ate first, exercised later. Still having a hard time with my food choices. I need more self discipline. The main thing is...I am not giving up this time. I will keep trying until I lose this weight and become healthier. I will succeed, in time.

I let life get in the way

Haven't rode my exercise bike for 5 days now. Back to school yesterday and we needed groceries so no time yesterday. Today I visited with another teacher after school for a while and was very late getting home. By the time Jarrett and I got dinner cooked, we put in the movie A-team (very good movie) then I did dishes and laundry. At 9:45 I got on Youtube to watch any tutorials I am subscribed to.

I must figure out and commit to an exercise program. I'm letting life get in the way again. So looking at my situation, some choices are to get to bed earlier so I can wake up earlier to exercise (if Ainsley will get to bed and everyone cooperates to let me sleep) or exercise as soon as I get home and change clothes, before I cook dinner (like this option the best) or possibly exercise right before bed?(might energize me too much to go to sleep?)

Journaling really lets me think and evaluate my situation. I think I will try option 2...exercise as soon as I get home before I do anything else. I'll check back in a couple days to reevaluate my progress.
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Got several compliments today on my outfit, so might have to do an outfit of the day video. Wore my Kohl's leopard bl/gr top, black swing pants, and new gray Wal-Mart jeweled shoes.

Bad diet news

Went to C-Bus to help Coral and Greg rearrange their living space, ate at Wendy's on the way to and from. In all, I had 3 double stacks, 1 chocolate frosty, 1 med. fry, and 1 large fry. Have not exercised for the past 2 days, feel kind of yucky. Not going to give up on my weight loss venture, so tomorrow I will be starting again with good food choices.