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popping in

Posted elaine19 on January 10th, 2011 | Filed under Uncategorized | Comment now »

I have a ton of stress in my life right now, and my weight seems to be the furthest thing from my mind, yet I have to check this site nightly! 

I love coming onto 3FC and seeing what everyone has accomplished today, this week and this month!  I truly love knowing that you are succeeding, and making your lives better, it gives me great hope!

So cudos to you, and I KNOW you are going to have a great week!!!!

New year??

Posted elaine19 on January 3rd, 2011 | Filed under Uncategorized | Comment now »

I was wondering todaywhat makes this year different from any other ?  I always have the same basic resolutions, be a better me, better wife, better mom, etc.  And I think on the whole, I do improve in who I am, I am kinder than I was two years ago, I try new things, broaden my experiences, I am more patient… but the weight issue NEVER changes, so why is this year going to be different??

this year is different because my mind set about weight loss is different!  I don’t want a fad diet to loose 50 lbs in 2 months, I want slow and steady weight-loss.  I want to lose weight so it will NEVER return to my hips… change in habits, and the way I look at food. Fuel is what a friend calls it and she is so right, I need to fuel my body, and enough fuel is great too much, and you work poorly.

So this is the new way I am working on my weight journey, and I hope you all are well, and living to your best:)  happy NEW year!!

sleep

Posted elaine19 on November 21st, 2009 | Filed under Uncategorized | Comment now »

I did have a good day … my diet was healthy, I got 30 mins of walking in…all in all, I am happy with the way it went today.   And, I learned a very cool fact about sleeping and sugar. I have never been an excellent sleeper, I sleep lightly, and have  a hard time sleeping beyond 5-6hrs.  Today I read an article about sleep deprivation and how your body becomes unable to handle blood sugar.  this really made me stop and think ! I have  aways slept the same way, but as I have gotten older, I have noticed that my metabolism is like it is standing still… could this be because I am not sleeping therefore, my body is not using the sugar in my body for energy, but turning it into fat??!  Maybe, and the fact that until this year I have not cared about my diet didn’t help.

Have a good night everyone, I am going to try really hard to be in bed by 11:30pm.. which is about 2 hours early for me:)

Quotes

Posted elaine19 on November 20th, 2009 | Filed under Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

I find a good quote can be very inspiring and help me really get back into the groove of what I really want to accomplish.  I was borrowing other peoples favorite weight loss quotes and this one HIT me between the eyes, this is sooo me!! ‘  Don’t give up what you want most for what you want now!’ 

I love this because I am a ‘eat it now!!’ kind of person, and I don’t always think of the consequences… like how much will I have to walk to work off the calories of the 8 cookies I had inhaled.  Anyway, I loved it, so I wrote about it, maybe it will make someone else think differently too:)

By the way I am back on the diet wagon, and hopefully after this week (TOM), I will start to drop pounds again.  As it stands right now, I am up 8 lbs, but I always go up at this time, so no big:)

Have a great, healthy weekend everyone!!

Falling off the Wagon

Posted elaine19 on November 18th, 2009 | Filed under Uncategorized | Comment now »

This week I have absolutely fallen off the wagon, as a matter of fact, I can no longer see the wagon!!  I have eaten terribly and have NO desire whatever to start again.  I feel like I am ALWAYS goingto be fat!! And yes, I am having a very stressful time at home… we are renovating, and my husband is working full time, so the reno’s are taking FOREVER!!  And Christmas is coming and I have 3 family functions happening here… anyway a lot of STRESS!!!!!  So I started eating and now I am putting on weight I worked really hard to lose.. and that makes me want to eat more! 

Any advice??  Anybody else go through this kind of circle thinking, and break out of it?  Also, how do you encourage yourself to excercise daily?  Really struggling with it, too!

Night all:)

Birthday Girl

Posted elaine19 on November 14th, 2009 | Filed under Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

I am celebrating my daughters 10th birthday:)  My middle child is an amazing girl and I am so proud of her!  My Mary is thoughtful, speaks her mind and is fun to be around… in short I think she is a great kid!!

Anyway, this weekend is whizzing by, and  I did some outdoor stuff today, raking and bagging leaves.. I was out for about an hour, worked up a bit of a glisten, so I am counting that as excercise for the day:) 

Looking forward to walking tomorrow, and maybe jogging a bit, just to see if I like it or hate it.  What if I combine it, would all the joggers laugh at me?  or would the other walkers laugh at me??  well, I think I might give it a try anyway…

have a good Sunday!!

Movies

Posted elaine19 on November 10th, 2009 | Filed under Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Went to see a movie tonight with my hubby.Going to the movies is one of my favorite things to do, and especially with my husband:)  When we got there, I was very determined only to get water, which I did… but my husband bought nachos and Reeses Pieces candy… yum!  I got half way through the movie and had 6 nachos and 10 RP candy… and have been angry at myself ever since!!  I knew better!!I had a very good eating day, have not gone over my points, and I did excercise, then I ruin the day!  I guess tomorrow is another day, and I can start again, but it is the falling off taht is bothering me.  How long until I can resist a bit of temptation??

Anyway, tomorrow is a big work out day for me, and I am looking forward to it!

A little peace and quiet

Posted elaine19 on November 9th, 2009 | Filed under Uncategorized | Comment now »

I have  a lot of kids!!  Well, actually I have five kids, and for some people this is not a lot of kids, and normally I don’t even think that they are hard to handle… but on very rare occasions, I think to myself, WOW THIS IS ALOT OF KIDS!!!  There is noise, and toys, and laundry… and hugs and laughing and fun and learning… and it is totally worth it!  But sometimes I crave quiet.. like tonight.  My family is all in bed, and I am alone….sigh, lovely,  and  I am looking forward to the morning when my youngest one will come in and say ‘Momma can I snuggle up in your bed? ’

I am finding it hard to find the time to walk, I like walking because it is quiet and I can do it anywhere… the problem is finding the time.  Maybe I should say that I am not MAKING the time.. hmm, this sounds more like it, I can make the time to have coffee with a girlfriend, or shop.  Okay, well, that is all the patience I have for self discovery tonight.  Basically, I HAVE to make the time to walk, or this weight is never gonna come off…

night all:)

Sunday naps and racing

Posted elaine19 on November 8th, 2009 | Filed under Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

On Sundays we are a typical family, there is a routine that we follow …. church in the am, then lunch then my hubby naps and the kids and I watch a movie or play outside , then dinner and we start prepping for the rest of the week.   Today I changed our routine… well, actually I just changed my routine, and my husband graciously went along with it:)

After lunch was eaten, and everyone had scattered to colour play the computer and see when the Nascar race began, I told my husband that I felt like taking a walk… this would entail him waiting about a 1/2 hour before he began his nap…. (the same nap he had been taking at the same time for years!!)  I loved his answer, ‘ Well the weather isn’t going be beautiful like this again for a while,  you should get out there!’  so for 33 mins, I had a great time of quiet and the sunshine was amazing! I actually got a slight burn:)  And felt so good about taking time for me!!

With the weather in Canada soon getting snowy and cold, don’t know that I wll be venturing out for many walks, but I have a Wii fitness trainer and I think that it will probably become my new best friend!

It is tea time, so gotta go, then baths for kids, and prep for tomorrow….

Posted elaine19 on November 7th, 2009 | Filed under Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Just a quick note tonight about who i am and why I am starting a blog about my weight loss journey.  I am doing this for me, because I think it will help keep me on track to remember the good days ,what worked for me( and what didn’t).

I have been married for 16 years to a great man, and we have 5 kids, ages 13-5 yrs.  I am a stay   at home mom, work p/t for my husbands business and volunteer at my kids school and our church. 

I am DETERMINED to lose 66 lbs !  I made this decision on Oct.28th, and have lost 11 lbs so far.  I am using WW , not going to meetings, but have their system and am sticking to it.  I like the food journalling  because it makes me realize what I am eating, and how much water I am taking in.  I am Also walking 30mins a day( except Sundays), and hope to start to work out on Mon. and Wed. as well.

Okay, that is me in a nutshell:)  Looking forward to losing with all of you!