Another successful week much to my surprise. I was not as active this week. My body was still recouping from the challenge with my cousin. I still managed to get my minimum calorie burn in. But did have a little splurge and a lot of sodium this week and did not realize my sodium until after I had eaten.
With that being said. I was down another 2.2 pounds this week. A total of 62.4 pounds now and I just cannot wait to reach my goal. 37.6 pounds left to get to goal and I plan on being there by Christmas.
I have had a lot of messages from people since I posted a current picture and I thank you for every one of your messages. I have also had people reach out for some guidance and information and I am only too happy to lend some support. I would not be as successful without my BodyMedia Armband. If your interested in purchasing it. Please follow the link. If you have a smart phone you can download the app and sync it to your armband to see the live data. This is the armband I have and it is The Link Armband. Again if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly.
http://bodymedia.extole.com/a/clk/1rnzkJ
Until next time. Be Kind.
Cheers!
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Onward and upward. Or should I say downward?
Wow! I need to wrap three weeks of posts into one. First of all. Thank you to all of you who took the time to message me to see how I was doing because you had not seen a post update. Messages of a lot of you on your own journey in secret as well telling me how you follow me and that I inspire you. That really made my day, my week, my year.
The last three weeks have been a whirlwind. Work got crazy busy for me and when that happens things get out of whack. Long hours means eating on the road when not prepared (which means foods full of sodium) and not being as active as I have been. With that said. Although I kept my calories in check. I did not always get my minimum hour jog in every day. I also had at least 3 days of high sodium. Sodium can be just as bad for you as high calories or fat can be. So the scale 3 weeks ago didn't move. I was the same. I was ok. I knew it was going to take my body a few to level back out and get back to normal.
The week after was better. Time was a little more manageable and I planned better with making my lunches to take with me and not being strapped for time. I also got my jogging in. Big difference!!! The scale was my friend that week. I was down 3.4 pounds. Woo Hoo! Happy dance! The last 2 weeks have now balanced out. So here I sit at 56.8 pounds lost. Wow! I can't tell you how much better I feel. More energetic. Sleeping better too. It is also quite noticeable now. I get many comments every day about how I look and that makes me want to strive for more.
I have people asking me almost daily about what is on my arm. I am only too happy to share how my BodyMedia Armband has helped me on my journey. It's my accountability partner. When I see how close I am to a goal, because of checking my live data. I can push myself that much more.
I was asked recently if you can still have a social drink? Go without? Let's be clear. If I had to give anything up all together. I would not be successful at this. Everything in moderation. When I go state side. I still go to Frank and Teresa's Anchor Bar for Beer and Wings. I also know I will be doing some extra steps to make up for those beer and wings. Piece of delicious red velvet cake with cream cheese icing for my grand daughter's birthday. Of course I had it. I also had to work a little for it. You cannot totally deprive yourself of things you love. It's when you do that you fall off the wagon and the binge eating starts and it's hard to get back on track. Remember. This is not an over night fix. This is life long. I have been at this 7 months now and this is a day in the life now.
I generally jog now 1 to 3 hours daily. Depending. I have not been able to jog since my 20's. The smoking held me back. Then it was the weight. Now it's neither. I actually feel crappy now if I don't get a jog in.
Summer is a hard time as well. There are a lot more social commitments where the food that is being served might not be what you eat. Or it's your time to indulge in some drinks and desserts. Again. Moderation and my commitment to myself was to move extra for those extra calories. One of the things that helped me this summer was 2 challenges I have done with my cousin Val. God love her. We have done some silly stuff trying to get our steps in to beat one another. If only there were hidden camera's taping what we were doing. I am sure you all would be laughing as much as we have. But it helped me strive for more. Strive to beat her and strive to beat MYSELF. Something I really challenged myself with this week and hope it pays off on the scale.
This was the end of a challenge week for Val and I. So I pushed myself a lot further then even I thought I could. I am attaching pictures of my BodyMedia App so you can see what I mean by the data is right in front of you. So on a normal day. I want to get in a hour of jogging. You don't have to jog. Even start by walking 30 to 60 minutes a day. Just get that body moving. I generally keep my calories between 1200 and 1400 a day. Women should never be below 1200 calories a day. Your body goes into starvation mode and stores the fat. So in order to lose 2 pounds a week. I need to burn 1000 more calories then what I consume. So if I eat 1200 calories, I need to burn 2200 calories. If I burn 1400 calories, I need to burn 2400 calories. Easy math right? Well it's trying to figure out what your body does burn is the hard part. Your body burns while sleeping, while cleaning, while walking and while I am sitting here typing this. Figuring out what your body burns is the hard part. That's where the BodyMedia Armband comes in. I am attaching 2 pictures. 1 of a normal workout day with an hour jog and an extreme day where I pushed myself for 6 hours.
I hope this explains it more for a lot of you asking questions. It is far easier for me to explain in person or on the phone even. But if you do have any more questions. Please feel free to ask me.
Now for this past week. I have worked hard pushing more than I thought. Thanks to wanting to beat Val in our current step challenge. We have been tied 2 weeks a piece. I however did win the tie breaking week and it helped me push more than I thought possible. I also needed to make up for a Red Lobster night. That being said. The scale this morning read 187.8! Down another 3.4 pounds for a total of 60.2 pounds! I am a VERY HAPPY GIRL this morning!
So thank you everyone for your support, words of encouragement, compliments and questions. You help me keep going. Find your motivation and start your own journey with No Excuses.
Until next time. Be Kind!
Cheers!!!
The last three weeks have been a whirlwind. Work got crazy busy for me and when that happens things get out of whack. Long hours means eating on the road when not prepared (which means foods full of sodium) and not being as active as I have been. With that said. Although I kept my calories in check. I did not always get my minimum hour jog in every day. I also had at least 3 days of high sodium. Sodium can be just as bad for you as high calories or fat can be. So the scale 3 weeks ago didn't move. I was the same. I was ok. I knew it was going to take my body a few to level back out and get back to normal.
The week after was better. Time was a little more manageable and I planned better with making my lunches to take with me and not being strapped for time. I also got my jogging in. Big difference!!! The scale was my friend that week. I was down 3.4 pounds. Woo Hoo! Happy dance! The last 2 weeks have now balanced out. So here I sit at 56.8 pounds lost. Wow! I can't tell you how much better I feel. More energetic. Sleeping better too. It is also quite noticeable now. I get many comments every day about how I look and that makes me want to strive for more.
I have people asking me almost daily about what is on my arm. I am only too happy to share how my BodyMedia Armband has helped me on my journey. It's my accountability partner. When I see how close I am to a goal, because of checking my live data. I can push myself that much more.
I was asked recently if you can still have a social drink? Go without? Let's be clear. If I had to give anything up all together. I would not be successful at this. Everything in moderation. When I go state side. I still go to Frank and Teresa's Anchor Bar for Beer and Wings. I also know I will be doing some extra steps to make up for those beer and wings. Piece of delicious red velvet cake with cream cheese icing for my grand daughter's birthday. Of course I had it. I also had to work a little for it. You cannot totally deprive yourself of things you love. It's when you do that you fall off the wagon and the binge eating starts and it's hard to get back on track. Remember. This is not an over night fix. This is life long. I have been at this 7 months now and this is a day in the life now.
I generally jog now 1 to 3 hours daily. Depending. I have not been able to jog since my 20's. The smoking held me back. Then it was the weight. Now it's neither. I actually feel crappy now if I don't get a jog in.
Summer is a hard time as well. There are a lot more social commitments where the food that is being served might not be what you eat. Or it's your time to indulge in some drinks and desserts. Again. Moderation and my commitment to myself was to move extra for those extra calories. One of the things that helped me this summer was 2 challenges I have done with my cousin Val. God love her. We have done some silly stuff trying to get our steps in to beat one another. If only there were hidden camera's taping what we were doing. I am sure you all would be laughing as much as we have. But it helped me strive for more. Strive to beat her and strive to beat MYSELF. Something I really challenged myself with this week and hope it pays off on the scale.
This was the end of a challenge week for Val and I. So I pushed myself a lot further then even I thought I could. I am attaching pictures of my BodyMedia App so you can see what I mean by the data is right in front of you. So on a normal day. I want to get in a hour of jogging. You don't have to jog. Even start by walking 30 to 60 minutes a day. Just get that body moving. I generally keep my calories between 1200 and 1400 a day. Women should never be below 1200 calories a day. Your body goes into starvation mode and stores the fat. So in order to lose 2 pounds a week. I need to burn 1000 more calories then what I consume. So if I eat 1200 calories, I need to burn 2200 calories. If I burn 1400 calories, I need to burn 2400 calories. Easy math right? Well it's trying to figure out what your body does burn is the hard part. Your body burns while sleeping, while cleaning, while walking and while I am sitting here typing this. Figuring out what your body burns is the hard part. That's where the BodyMedia Armband comes in. I am attaching 2 pictures. 1 of a normal workout day with an hour jog and an extreme day where I pushed myself for 6 hours.
I hope this explains it more for a lot of you asking questions. It is far easier for me to explain in person or on the phone even. But if you do have any more questions. Please feel free to ask me.
Now for this past week. I have worked hard pushing more than I thought. Thanks to wanting to beat Val in our current step challenge. We have been tied 2 weeks a piece. I however did win the tie breaking week and it helped me push more than I thought possible. I also needed to make up for a Red Lobster night. That being said. The scale this morning read 187.8! Down another 3.4 pounds for a total of 60.2 pounds! I am a VERY HAPPY GIRL this morning!
So thank you everyone for your support, words of encouragement, compliments and questions. You help me keep going. Find your motivation and start your own journey with No Excuses.
Until next time. Be Kind!
Cheers!!!
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