Tornado’s!

Posted by web1one on September 5th, 2010 |Filed Under Daily Grind, Tough Tidbits! | 1 Comment

Wild ~N~ Crazy!

School starting, our state fair, working like crazy people to pay off a big bill. These things have distracted me the last few days, but will I start tomorrow? No I have been keeping at it. Even if its one two or three small things a day.

School = routine and routine is good! Except when your working out the routine! We are going into the second week so things are getting better! We should have it down pat by the time summer rolls around again. Regular schedules should make working out easier!

State fair = (In minnesota) Fried foods on a stick, unusual taste creations that scream “try me, you only live once” Our fair boasts items like, Chocolate covered bacon, chicken fried bacon, deep fried twinkies, candy bars, cookies, fruit and veggies too! I can’t believe I almost left out pot roast sundae! YUM!  Thank goodness I tried most of those items last year, they do not taste very good so I didn’t feel deprived this year!

I had a plan this year while attending the fair, I ate only when I was hungry, and I shared each item with 2 family members. I knew I wouldn’t stick to anything to strickt, I ate 1/2 crap and 1/2 healthier options. This is the first year my stomach didn’t feel weighed down, and we walked all day!

Working extra hours = Eating quick meals (fast food), it also means less stress later when we knock out this bill! Yea for producing less cortisol! Side salads and regular hamburger with only 1 part of the bun, whoopee!

LOOKING AHEAD

I need to weigh myself and I want to take a current picture. I need cold hard evidence of where I am at. I have no idea what the scale says but I have slightly more energy, I don’t feel as weighed down after I eat. I am eating about 40% healthier stuff and when I eat crud it is about 25% less than I used to (in one sitting). My goal is to increase both those numbers.

I hope this isn’t too confusing, I was eating about 85% crud,  now I consume about 60 %. When I do eat crud I eat less of it. For instance instead of 3 scoops ice cream I am down to 2. Its a very scientific diet and I am a math whiz. FYI there is no truth whatsoever in that last sentence.

TODAY’S EXERCISE ACHEIVEMENT = I parked several blocks from where I needed to go. I arrived about 30 minutes early and parked about a 20 minute walk away (just in case). There were pro’s and cons to this way of sneaking exercise in.

CON’S-

  1. Had to force myself to leave early. Didn’t really feel like it.
  2. Required some extra planning and mathmatical calculations. Scared of being late.
  3. Became irritated when I forgot something in the car.
  4. Arrived a little sweaty.

PRO’S

  1. Less traffic because I left early.
  2. Better for the environment, used less gas.
  3. Felt accomplished! 45 minutes round trip!
  4. Got an extra 5 minutes of exercise in (because I had to go back to the car)
  5. Didn’t matter that I was a little sweaty just bringing the hubby a healthy lunch so he could bust his butt comfortably to work to pay our bill.

Humiliation!

Posted by web1one on August 27th, 2010 |Filed Under Funny Fat! | 3 Comments

REAL WAKE UP MOMENTS THAT ARE FUNNY~MAYBE SOME

  • (We’ve heard this one before) The scene: Fast food drive thru, one month after giving birth. The newborn snuggled in a carseat directly behind mine. The window attendant “Oh, you look like you’ll be going into labor soon!” I didn’t really say it but I thought, “If soon means a month ago then yes”
  • Had to hold my breath in order to lean over and tie my shoes.
  • “Mom, my hand gone” (Toddler pushing her hand into my belly)
  • Me~”Can I try yours”, My kid~”No, your going to eat it all”
  • “Mom you fat. ” my 2 yr old. In my defense he then patted his belly and said “Me fat”
  • Not wanting to leave the airline seatbelt adjusted to the last possible position.
  • Developing pics from a month before and realizing it appeared as if I had 4 breasts.
I would like to hear about other wake up moments feel free to comment!
Diets are for people who are THICK and tired of it. (Found at the following website:

danworona.50megs.com)

DANIEL L. WORONA

August 28th, 2010 DG

Posted by web1one on August 27th, 2010 |Filed Under DG (Daily goal) | Leave a Comment

FOOD: Drink green tea at some point. Gonna get stuck eating out cause a long workday~ Parfait and a burger it will be. (less than I usually eat) Dare I push adding a 3rd food goal? Broccolli with dinner? Bonus points if I do it!

EXERCISE: Work out video and walk if it is nice

BLOG: Write about something funny that will enevitably happen tomorrow.

THINKING AHEAD: Try some salmon this week!

I am crossing my fingers. I feel pretty optimistic about these goals! The suspense is killing me I can’t wait to see if I can complete them all!

August 27th, 2010 DG & Reflection

Posted by web1one on August 27th, 2010 |Filed Under DG (Daily goal) | Leave a Comment

FRIDAY

FOOD: Eat 3 super healthy items NOT COMPLETE only had oatmeal and salad everything else fatty!

EXERCISE: Bike ride with one of the kids

WORK: Off today

BLOG: Post and find motivational something or other

QUOTE: A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world.

- Paul Dudley White          Or a 30 minute bike ride with your kid!~me

I am so full!

Posted by web1one on August 27th, 2010 |Filed Under Daily Grind | Leave a Comment

BACON, CHEDDAR CHEESE AND POTATO’S, OH MY!

This was my dinner. Riviting I know. Delicious! It was not even fat free cheese. Lunch was a complete disaster, too (except salad with very little dressing) At breakfast I was a dieting angel, with my Old Fashioned Oats!

I bet your wondering if I said to myself, I’ll start tomorrow. No way I started a few days ago. I remember this is a process. I won’t change instantly or completely. I am proud I ate well this morning and even jumped on my bike for about 30 minutes, after gorging myself. Baby steps.

QUOTE: True life is lived when tiny changes occur.

- Leo Tolstoy


I will not start today! Of course I am!

Posted by web1one on August 26th, 2010 |Filed Under Daily Grind | Leave a Comment

Organizing thoughts…

I am 35 years old, I weigh somewhere above 200 and less than 300. I am not being demure about my size. I would share my weight in a heartbeat but the battery on my scale is out of juice, or the kids broke it. Probably the latter since it is only a couple of months old. But whatever.

I am inbetween sizes somewhere between 18-20. I am 5′9″ and my belly looks remarkably like my, what could be referred to as Jennifer Lopez’s best feature.

MY HISTORY

1ST Pregnancy, tiny didn’t even show until 9th month not one stretchmark! Weighed less after giving birth than pre pregnancy! Yeah breastfeeding! Had those bragging rights for 3 years until pregnancy number 2

2nd Pregnancy, stretchmarks galore gained sixty pounds or lbs if you prefer. lost only 1/2 of that even with breastfeeding this story continues through 2 more kids gaining then losing less than 1/2 of what was gained with the additional babies.

Tubes tied after baby number 4. A few of years go by, I become more active, make small changes, move more, make a couple big changes, (said bye, bye to regular soda) and WHAM someone says I’m skinny! Then WHAM again here comes baby number 5! Hello gestational diabetes, 75 pounds and being uncomfortable! I’ve held on to some of the good habits I developed but the old bad ones came back along with some new bad ones. Including my newfound fear of being uncomfortable.

I will explain. I dread the thought of being out of breath. Or muscles being sore and then having to go to work. I sprained my ankle twice a couple weeks apart, a few months ago and have some mild pain in it still. I favor it and am afraid to sprain it again. This mild dread of pain is one of my greatest excuses. I tell myself if I don’t move I will hurt less. I logically know that for the most part this is not true but usually allow myself to believe it anyway.

No more! I will move again. I will eat more of the healthy things that I love. I will eat less of the beige, sugary, fatty crud I love as well! I will be aware, of my movement, my eating, how I feel. I will rely less on impulse and choose on purpose. Even if I choose bad I will choose a touch less of the bad. I am going to change the balance from more bad to more good! I want the ride to be fun and incorporate more things that I will grow to love!

Warning really boring daily details.

Yesterday- 10 minute shape cardio, 25 min walk in neighborhood (Super fantastic weather), 1 trip around the block on the bike. (yes 1 block, not even a huge country block, it was a small urban block but it counts anyway! Felt blood pumping in legs! Love that feeling!

Slept 8 hrs!

Today- Work, some stairs, hustling when no one looking!            Busy with kids open houses, and although it was a full day already, went for 2.45 mile bike ride took 30 minutes, grabbed a kid and took off! I got the mileage from mapmywalk.com!                If I go the reverse route there will be less uphill riding! I am not used to it anymore and need to build up to it again! I got uncomfortably out of breath twice and had to walk the bike a bit. The weather was nice and I felt good when I came home. Worked up a nice sweat that was evidence I worked out!

I had a little more energy today!

Tomorrow I will start.

Posted by web1one on August 26th, 2010 |Filed Under Daily Grind, Funny Fat!, Might be motivating!, Tough Tidbits! | Leave a Comment

How many times have you said, I am going to start tomorrow?

I’ve said it 866 times. Actually I really don’t know. It has been a lot though! I am tired of saying it and not doing it. This is not where I proclaim that tomorrow August 27Th, 2010 is the day I change my life, the day I begin my journey to skinny, the day that I will change everything my life has led up to until now. You and I know that is a load of crap and won’t last.

At least I know that. I have lost weight before. Never from a fad diet, (never really tried one). I know they don’t work long term. Basically I am overweight from a combo of different things, here is a list of \ what I believe they are….(not in any particular order other than the order I think of them)

  1. Had a crapload of kids (technical amount is 5)
  2. Love of food (yum)
  3. Depression has played a part (I am a realist)
  4. Love to sit and not move! Laying down is good too!
  5. Hate to exert a whole lot of energy! (I guess 4 & 5 are the same)
  6. Busy, on the go (fast food and seemingly not enough time)
  7. I don’t know of any way to shorten this a more educated person probably could though. A facebook buddy once posted she went for a 17 mile bikeride. 17 miles. The thought of 1 mile is scary. Is there enough time in the day for me to do that, would I pass out at mile 6, what if i get too far away and can’t make it back?
  8. I am really good at coming up with excuses. I mean really good. If I got paid for good excuses I would be, well, rich. Filthy stinking rich. Diamond encrusted pacifiers, bowling alley in the basement rich.
  9. I am really good at believing my excuses.
  10. I have a great husband (not blaming him) but he loves me at 260 or 160. And he should but it makes it to easy to get a little fluffy.
  11. Inconsistent schedule. I want routine and my freedom too.