Delphi’s Diary

Today I hit the half way point of my journey, or at least the half way point of my goals when I joined the site in May. I’m not sure where I will end up, or how my body will respond, but I intend on moving forward and listening to my body. I’m sure it will determine the end point, as opposed to me choosing one. I know at this point, I must work harder and I am willing to do all that be required to get myself to a maintenance weight.

I, like many consumers, rushed out to purchase the new EA Active game for the Wii. After reading many reviews and hearing personal accounts, I thought this fitness game, would be the next great fitness workout to be released via the Wii platform. Boy, was I wrong. If you are looking for an intense cardio workout, you will not find it with the EA Active program.

All that EA accomplished by the release of this game, is what EA is notorious for…sheer disappoint amongst hardcore gamers and those wishing to get in a great workout. Don’t get me wrong, it is a lot of fun to play with your children or friends. But the benefits are unclear. I managed to soak up an hour of playing and never broke a sweat. The game, constantly pauses to reset exercises and there is nothing new or revolutionary about the interface, graphics or the games. Essentially, you are paying for a glorified version of the low impact Wii Fit with the ability to customize your workouts, which in my gaming eyes, is not worth the sixty dollars consumers are paying.

If you are looking for that intense, heart pumping cardio workout, my advice is to stick with the My Fitness Coach program and save yourself an extra sixty bucks.

Today I actually broke my plateau! Ya! For the past week and a half I’ve been bloated and retaining water for some reason. However, yesterday I began to feel lighter and the bloating went away. Then low and behold the scale moved down a pound, almost two, but I am simply thrilled I’ve began to see movement again. It’s definitely discouraging not to see the weight loss on the scale when you are busting your rump everyday to make the right choices and exercise. I am very much pleased with myself and ecstatic, the journey continues. So it’s time to kick this thing into gear for my 10lb 4th of July Challenge. You guys wish me luck and good luck to all of you. Remember, if you do hit a plateau, ride it out and do not get discouraged.  Patience is indeed a virtue.

This has been a rather peculiar week for me. Not only has the number on the scale NOT declined, at one point it was up! Although, I’ve stayed completely on plan and really active with exercise and other activity, the number on the scale has been baffling. According to my calculations, I should be down two pounds with another by tomorrow and yet I am where I started last Sunday. A conundrum indeed!

I’m gonna try a few things this week. I been experiencing bloating and a feeling of never being hungry. Which may translate into me not getting enough calories. Because at the end of the day if I have to force myself to eat, I simply feel miserable and that, to me is counterproductive. So the up coming week will include a reduced intake of water, from 160oz to 96oz a day and a more structured schedule for exercise and my diet.

However, the week is not over. With all the negative this week, a few positives have emerged. I lost three inches off my right arm and two off the left. One inch around my waist and one per each leg but no movement around my hips. So the week was indeed a success even though, my scale has been relentless this week.

I want to wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day weekend as well. Enjoy it!

I know I haven’t blogged in a few days, but nothing really exciting has taken place to blog about. I am however, pleased that school is now out and summer time is here. It’s definitely the time of the year where it is so easy to stay extremely active.  Lots of activity, translates to plenty of extra calories being burned daily and that is indeed a good thing. The more the merrier I say. Ha!

Other than the weather being absolutely beautiful—finally—not much is happening with the weight. I’m toning up, gaining muscle and steadily achieving my goals. I know it’s a slow process and I’ve always been of the mind set, to take each day as slow as possible, because you simply do not know what tomorrow may bring. However, I know what my hard work will bring. I see it clearly in my head and the anticipation of the months to come is excruciatingly exciting. Patience is indeed a virtue, but this lady wishes her body, would catch up with her mentality.

This week will be dedicated to giving ye ol’ metabolism a boost. I’ll be increasing my morning calories intake and decreasing my evening calorie intake. Simply want to shake it up a bit and hopefully keep my metabolism going at a steady rate. I started my week with a 45 minute walk and I simply feel great—which is nothing new, as ever since I started this new lifestyle, I seem to always feel great!!!

Well the weight loss God’s are surely smiling at me, as today I dropped another two pounds, almost three but not enough to actually count that third pound, regardless, I’m quite excited. It’s been another excellent week of staying focused, staying on plan and simply enjoying life. Gotta love living la vida loca. Ha! So another week, another loss and life is good by all accounts. Let’s hope the up and coming weeks are just as successful!

So today my son and I spent the morning walking around the mall and our afternoon, making a nifty solar system model of the planets. Which by the way was loads of fun. It definitely took me back to my childhood. I loved those projects from school, so it was definitely nice to relive a little of that with my oldest. I just hope it stays in tact on the the bus ride to school Monday morning.

That’s pretty much our day in a nutshell. The morning at the mall was not as difficult as I thought it was. We did walk around for an hour or so and speed walked by all those over sized cookies they sell. It’s amazing how good everything smells at the mall. It’s ridiculous even…but I managed to get out of there without induging myself.  I did however, indulge a bit and purchased me a brand new pair of shoes to exercise in. I’m really excited to put them on and break them in on the treadmill.

So all and all another productive day…I just hope I can get back on schedule tomorrow!

What? Foxy Friday? Oh yeah!! Everyday I get up I feel so good about myself. Regardless of the trials of the previous day, I simply feel great. This life change has been the best decision I have ever made and I thank God daily that I made it. Even though, the body changes are minute, the mental barriers are gone and I feel renewed in every way! A mental cleansing if you will. No longer does negativity rule my thoughts. No longer will I submit to pressure or temptation. No longer will I remain in a unhealthy body. I have freed myself mentally…now I’m just waiting on my body to catch up with my mentality.

Today is Friday and that means only four more days left of school and then the kiddos will be out for the summer. Woot! I’m escatic. Bring on the water guns, pool time and soaking up the rays! Summertime, simply can’t get here quick enough.

So I got this fancy doohickey to measure my calories burned daily. It has several functions that work in conjunction with a website where you upload your data from the armband daily. It then charts your calories burned down to the minute. I was highly impressed when I uploaded my data yesterday and saw how many calories I was burning, simply doing nothing. I believe, it was indeed a jaw dropping moment for me. I’m really excited to have this tool at my disposal, to more accurately adjust my diet as my calories adjust.

My day went relatively well yesterday. No bumps or problems to speak of and the evening was in fact a great one. I’m getting adequate sleep these days and I feel so much better doing so. To be honest, I simply feel great all the time now. I wish I could pin point the magic pill, unfortunately, I can’t. Perhaps, making the right choices with food, getting plenty of exercise, multi-vitamins, and simply staying positive is the secret to my success. Regardless, it feels great!