These Words
Life, Happiness and the pursuit of losing weight
I don’t remember Progress season being this…brutal. I started out good but as the weeks wear on so did being good. It became more like NaNoWriMo season then Progress season.
Here is Progress season for you in a nutshell. Businesses for an an ad and get a free story with it. We, us awesome editorial staff, at all four of the papers owned by our publisher, write the stories. And as it wound down for me last week because I set a goal to be done last week, I think I started weening to the bad side. Mostly in caffeine drinks.
Looking back I wasn’t as bad as I could have been.
But I went on a Scrapbook Crop weekend which I know I wasn’t my very best. And I have had chocolate almost every day for a month. But now the chocolate has weened down so whatever phase that was - it is gone.
Now Progress is done. It is time to focus. I have stuff coming up.
April is March for Babies.
May is a 5k Walk for Brandon Township Library - which I would like to do.
June is my goal to go back to the doc or someone in same specialty since his diagnosis of “lose weight and exercise” didn’t really inspire me.
July is Warrior Dash - which I really need to get my booty and other parts ready for.
September is birthday.
November is Florida - wouldn’t it be nice to not have chubby vacation photos. Wouldn’t it be nice to be in photos with my niece and nephew and just want to crop myself out because I look horrible. I don’t like my photo of when I had my photo taken with Scooby in 2010. I would like a less rolly me with Scooby this year.
Progress is over. No excuses. Not to mention spring season is around the corner and once it is warm - no winter coat or sweatshirts to hide in.
Join the healthybody revolution. Decode what friends are really saying.
“You won’t be able to do this.” I’m scared you actually will.
“It’s a lot harder than it looks.” I’m jealous of how much you believe in yourself.
“We’ll see how long this lasts.” If you fail, I’ll feel better about my own insecurities.
“You’re fine the way you are.” I’m afraid this is going to change you.
YOU CAN DO THIS. <3
I love my followers, just thought I’d say <3
“You’re fine the way you are” really pisses me off.
Don’t worry about them - focus on the friends who are motivated by your motivation. It works full circle - they are motivated by them and you are motivated by their actions. Even before you find out you are part of their inspiration.
(Source: ad-mare-ad-astra-ad-lunam, via roadtopro)
If this isn’t motivation to shed those extra pounds, I don’t know what is.
HUGE motivation.
I’d venture to guess that this data is based on obese or morbidly obese patients — not those within the normal weight range. So if you’re 124 lbs looking to weigh 110, I wouldn’t exactly expect your asthma to disappear. But for those who are overweight or obese, this is definitely true and a great motivator!
Ah, there it is Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver disease. There is the boost - right ehre
(via roadtopro)
“What Role for the Educated Woman?” “Midi v. Mini” and other so-ridiculous-they’re-amazing vintage Newsweek covers. See the full gallery: The Language of Liberation.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY… CELEBRATING LADIES ON NEWSWEEK COVERS
I try to weigh myself every week. Well now that I am more actively trying to lose weight, I do. I missed this week’s by one day. So I weighed Thursday. Down 2 pounds.
Really?
REALLY?!?
I have pretty much had chocolate every day. I did have pop on Tuesday. But I had a sip and tossed the rest. Well, technically twisted the cap back on and threw it into the back of the car. It is tossing around the back somewhere building fizzy carbonation. But the pop just didn’t taste right. I have to remember that next time the mind thinks it needs it because the $1.50 could have gone towards something else. Like new sneakers.
Well besides the oopsie of chocolate and a wee bit of pop - I still haven’t had fast food since Jan. 9. It is hard considering yesterday I was running around and needed something. My veggies were in the cooler at the office. But I passed by several fast fatty chains without a second thought. I have gone over a month, I am doing good. Plus, $30-40 a week in groceries is much better than $8 in fries, hamburger and pop. Because let’s be honest it is easier to say number X with a coke. Plus, I try to think of the Happy Meal someone kept on their desk on a year - and the sucker did not rot.
As usual, some days are better than others and exercise… (laughs)… Yeh….
This month is like November (National Novel Writing Month) but instead of novel working on special section. I need to really start kicking my own ass - I have March for Babies coming up and a trip to Walt Disney World - flying or not I want to fit in seats. But I have hips. It happens.
1.) CLOSED FOR BUSINESS: After your last meal, it’s time to close up shop. Do the dishes, put away left overs, and turn off the light. You’ll be less tempted to go back into the kitchen and graze if everything is cleaned up and put away. Out of sight, out of mind.
2.) BRUSH YOUR TEETH: After a meal/snack, brush your teeth. Don’t ruin your sparkly-clean teeth by eating again. And besides, nothing tastes good when your mouth is minty-fresh. Have you ever tried drinking orange juice after brushing your teeth?! The horror, the horror!
3.) STOP MINDLESS EATING: If you must have a snack, especially in the evening, portion out your snack and put the container, bag, or box away. When you eat in front of the television/computer, you won’t realize how much food you’re actually putting into your body. Tip: choose wisely and pick a healthy snack that will allow you to feel satisfied.
4.) MAKE BETTER DECISIONS: If you don’t feel satisfied after a meal, chances are, you didn’t consume enough calories and/or the best calories for your body. You’ll probably want to have an all out binge fest later on in the day, whether it’s healthy foods or not. Start your day the right way by making choices that will keep you full and focused. The 10 most filling foods.
5.) RETHINK YOUR SHOPPING LIST: If you purchase unhealthy snacks, they’re going to eventually end up somewhere and that place is your body. Don’t buy tempting, unhealthy snacks when you shop (TIP: go shopping when you’re full). If you don’t have any junk food on hand, then you won’t risk consuming empty calories. Stock up on good choices as a “just in case of an emergency” for when the munchie monster strikes.
6.) GET BUSY: Do something productive when you feel a snack attack coming on. A lot of people tend to snack when they are bored, lonely, or depressed. Find something to do! Call a friend, read a book, walk, clean, etc. It doesn’t matter what it is, as long as you don’t ultimately find yourself looking at the bottom of an empty ice cream carton.
(Source: chasefear, via soon2befit)
Snooze is an awful button.
Being able to set eight different alarms on the cell phone and setting five of them for 15 minutes apart from each other is also awful.
I had a plan when I went to bed last night - I would get up early and do Wii Zumba. I kept pressing snooze. Every time my feet poked under the covers - they went right back under. Darn winter and its coldness.
Well, at least I fought my chocolate craving yesterday by not buying anyway. I was going to be bad and go next door (we have a mini grocery store next to the office) to get some. But a Hershey bar is 99 cents, the same bar you can get at the dollar store, two for a dollar. So I didn’t. And when I went to Michael’s for scrapbook paper I forgot about it because the candy was at a different register.
But still have to focus on waking up, not pushing snooze and working out.
