Tomorrow begins 2010 and a fresh start!
Here are my goals:
1. Daily workouts
2. Vegan eating and living
3. Kicking smoking
4. Cutting out refined sugar
5. Cutting out soft drinks
Eventually, I'd like to knock off the consumption of cafeffine entirely, but this is a pretty good start.
This year has been just gut wrenching for my weight loss efforts. But now that my back seems to be healing up pretty well, I have no more excuses. I had a scary revelation yesterday. I've gained so much weight back that I'm a mere 16 lbs away from being back at 300. 16 lbs. That's less than half of what I've gained since March. I am going to win this battle once and for all. My health is suffering, my existence is suffering. I'm ready to LIVE!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Sigh
Well, I'm going to make a valid effort at posting everyday from here on out. I may not have much to say most days, but hopefully it will help keep me accountable.
My weekend has not been the greatest healthiness-wise. I came home today and threw some dinner in the crockpot and went to the gym and did a half hour on the treadmill, so that's something.
I'll post my daily weight starting tomorrow. Couldn't bare to weigh today.
My weekend has not been the greatest healthiness-wise. I came home today and threw some dinner in the crockpot and went to the gym and did a half hour on the treadmill, so that's something.
I'll post my daily weight starting tomorrow. Couldn't bare to weigh today.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Frustration
I can't stop eating crap!!! Okay, actually I can and have for the past few days, but my Weight Watchers following is not going as smoothly as I'd like. I don't get it...what is holding me back? Speaking of "backs", that's mostly what I blame it on...I don't feel good because my back hurts, so how can I be expected to workout and cook healthy meals instead of picking up something quick? Ugh, whatever, me.
The Biggest Loser the other night was quite inspirational and seems to have helped me get somewhat back into the grove.
The end.
The Biggest Loser the other night was quite inspirational and seems to have helped me get somewhat back into the grove.
The end.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Post-10 Day Challenge
So my 1st 10-Day Challenge ended on Thursday and it was a success. I lost 2.6 pounds at my official Weight Watchers weigh-in that night. I took two days "off", but still managed to exercise and eat healthy and stay in my points.
Today begins another 10-Day Challenge. Here are my requirements:
1. Vegan
2. No soda
3. 6+ glasses of water daily
4. 15 minutes of daily exercise
Pretty much the same as the last one, only I'm upping the exercise a bit.
Meanwhile, my sister and I are challenging each other to 5 smoke-free days, as we are both trying to quit, so starting tomorrow and ending Friday, no cigs. Friday will be excessively difficult as I am having people over and my friends are notorious smokers. But I can do it.
Today begins another 10-Day Challenge. Here are my requirements:
1. Vegan
2. No soda
3. 6+ glasses of water daily
4. 15 minutes of daily exercise
Pretty much the same as the last one, only I'm upping the exercise a bit.
Meanwhile, my sister and I are challenging each other to 5 smoke-free days, as we are both trying to quit, so starting tomorrow and ending Friday, no cigs. Friday will be excessively difficult as I am having people over and my friends are notorious smokers. But I can do it.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
So...
Haven't updated in awhile, because frankly, there was nothing to update.
Back in February, I went whole-hog with the vegan thing and lost copious amounts of weight. I had challenged myself to 31 days of eating vegan, giving up sweets, caffeffine and alcohol and I did great! I got to 243, my lowest weight in years and years. Then as soon as the challenge ended, I got strep throat and shortly thereafter, herniated two discs in my back leading to massive amounts of pain in my lower back and all down my left leg. Oh, yes, I now deal daily with a condition called sciatica.
As a result of these things, I put back on over 40 lbs in the following 6 months or so. I rejoined Weight Watchers 2 months ago and as of today have gotten back down to 265. I restarted my "challenge" several times, but could never seem to get my act together. Well, this time I decided instead of challenging myself to 30+ days at a time, I'd try 10 day increments. So I'm now on Day 6 of 10 and doing really well. The weight literally seems to fall off of me when I go all vegan and stick with it, making sure that I stay in my WW points for the day and week.
So after this 10 day challenge? Another 10 day challenge. And another. I can do this and I can rid myself of this weight and back pain once and for all. :)
Back in February, I went whole-hog with the vegan thing and lost copious amounts of weight. I had challenged myself to 31 days of eating vegan, giving up sweets, caffeffine and alcohol and I did great! I got to 243, my lowest weight in years and years. Then as soon as the challenge ended, I got strep throat and shortly thereafter, herniated two discs in my back leading to massive amounts of pain in my lower back and all down my left leg. Oh, yes, I now deal daily with a condition called sciatica.
As a result of these things, I put back on over 40 lbs in the following 6 months or so. I rejoined Weight Watchers 2 months ago and as of today have gotten back down to 265. I restarted my "challenge" several times, but could never seem to get my act together. Well, this time I decided instead of challenging myself to 30+ days at a time, I'd try 10 day increments. So I'm now on Day 6 of 10 and doing really well. The weight literally seems to fall off of me when I go all vegan and stick with it, making sure that I stay in my WW points for the day and week.
So after this 10 day challenge? Another 10 day challenge. And another. I can do this and I can rid myself of this weight and back pain once and for all. :)
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Oh Boy
I'm trying to figure out what it is that keeps me eating things that I know aren't good for me. Fear? Loneliness? Boredom? Maybe a little bit of each.
I just finished reading Skinny Bitch and was pleasantly surprised. This book wasn't at all what I'd expected. It promoted a vegan, organic lifestyle. I'm already vegetarian and I'm trying to incorporate more of the vegan aspects into my life. And I made a decision a few days ago to begin slowly transitioning to organic, including all natural beauty products. Inside of just going whole hog, I'll replace items as I run out of them, with natural, organic substitutes. I'm trying to be more green these days, so not only do I think this will be healthier for me, but will be healthier for the world.
So, anyway, back to my original thought - why am I eating like I am? These two things actually do tie in together. I went shopping yesterday with the intention of looking for some snack items that were mentioned in Skinny Bitch. I found a few things and brought them home and almost immediately ate a good chunk of all of them. Then tonight after having a massive migraine all day, ordered pizza, that quite honestly I couldn't even really afford. I'm at a loss. Maybe I'm scared that if I lose weight, I really will have to move on from all the relationship heartache I've suffered the past several months. Maybe I'm scared that if I lose weight, I might actually meet someone else and that someone else could hurt me all over again. Hmm. I know my fat is my shield against the world. But guess what? I'm so tired of being shielded. I'm ready to get out there and live my damn life, good and bad!
Everything just feels so chaotic and disheveled. I want peace and harmony.
I just finished reading Skinny Bitch and was pleasantly surprised. This book wasn't at all what I'd expected. It promoted a vegan, organic lifestyle. I'm already vegetarian and I'm trying to incorporate more of the vegan aspects into my life. And I made a decision a few days ago to begin slowly transitioning to organic, including all natural beauty products. Inside of just going whole hog, I'll replace items as I run out of them, with natural, organic substitutes. I'm trying to be more green these days, so not only do I think this will be healthier for me, but will be healthier for the world.
So, anyway, back to my original thought - why am I eating like I am? These two things actually do tie in together. I went shopping yesterday with the intention of looking for some snack items that were mentioned in Skinny Bitch. I found a few things and brought them home and almost immediately ate a good chunk of all of them. Then tonight after having a massive migraine all day, ordered pizza, that quite honestly I couldn't even really afford. I'm at a loss. Maybe I'm scared that if I lose weight, I really will have to move on from all the relationship heartache I've suffered the past several months. Maybe I'm scared that if I lose weight, I might actually meet someone else and that someone else could hurt me all over again. Hmm. I know my fat is my shield against the world. But guess what? I'm so tired of being shielded. I'm ready to get out there and live my damn life, good and bad!
Everything just feels so chaotic and disheveled. I want peace and harmony.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Not Gonna Lie
I'm eating the remainder of a bag of milk chocolate chips as I type this. I can pretty much target the reasons as to why I'm eating them, but I can't seem to stop myself anyway. I have a meeting tomorrow at work that I feel ill prepared for and I'm dreading it. Add to that a good chunk of loneliness and some frustration and sadness over a potential friendship that is not going the way I'd like it to. I was already eating those fuckers before I checked my bank account only to find out that I'm $60 off in the bank's favor and can't figure out where my mistake is anywhere. Ugh.
So...the chocolate chips are gone now. Do I feel any better? No. I just have a gross, plaquey feeling in my mouth. So I'm going to drink this bottle of water, try and finish reading Confessions of a Carb Queen and watch the season premiere of Biggest Loser before going to bed and starting anew tomorrow. No, starting anew right this moment. :)
So...the chocolate chips are gone now. Do I feel any better? No. I just have a gross, plaquey feeling in my mouth. So I'm going to drink this bottle of water, try and finish reading Confessions of a Carb Queen and watch the season premiere of Biggest Loser before going to bed and starting anew tomorrow. No, starting anew right this moment. :)
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