It dawned on me that summer is about to end. Kids are going back to school and that usually marks the end of total freedom. =) I have to say that I am very glad to have gotten a foothold on my eating before summer’s end. The first week of September, my schedule will change and that always seems to throw me for a loop for a couple weeks. Usually, I am loving September - the cooler weather & promise of changing leaves. This year, I am digging my nails into summer and feel like I am having to be pulled kicking and screaming towards September.
I homeschool my kids - I have a daughter who is 6 and a son who turns 8 at the end of this month. I love teaching them, but preparation for it takes time. This week I will need to get our curriculum ordered and my homeschool papers filled out and sent to the local public school. The first week of September, we’ll be starting off a new year. That means, no more sleeping in AT ALL.. for any of us. In fact, I might have to get up an hour and a half, maybe even two hours earlier to get my morning routine done (exercise, a good breakfast for all of us, & school setup for the day).
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Posted on August 20th, 2009 by hotwings
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This is a catchup post about how my eating/exercise plan has evolved since I started on July 5, 2009.
At first it was just all about my weight. I started out counting calories. I knew this had worked in the past, and it was very flexible regarding food choices. I figured I would need to keep this up for life, so it had better be flexible. I loaded up on little frozen Weight Watchers, Healthy Choice & Lean Cuisine meals. Grabbed some fruit, fresh veggies & lots of lean chicken breasts - and away I went! I also knew from previous attempts that water was vitally important. So, my goal was no less than 64 ounces of water per day. I started tracking all my calories on SparkPeople, and gave myself a range of between 1500 and 1800 calories per day. I also knew I would be needing to watch my portion sizes, so I decided to measure everything - at least at first.
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Posted on August 17th, 2009 by hotwings
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The majority of this entry was posted on the 3FC forums earlier today. But, as it sums up what I have learned so far quite nicely, it will be my first post here.
July 5, 2009 I started on my final weight loss journey. I know it is the final journey. I have changed dramatically in the way I see weight loss for me - and all the past few months.
I have tried to “diet” my way thin many times in my life, only to fail each and every time and regain the weight. And though I have only lost 23 pounds so far in my final journey to being healthy, I have gained knowledge about myself that I did not have before. I had a lot of knowledge before regarding how to actually lose weight. But the missing piece, which I only realized this time around, was knowledge about my SELF.
I read a lot of posts on the 3FC forums. I don’t respond to all, but I read *a lot*. Over and over again I see people struggling to stay afloat on their eating plan. I see people who have fallen and are finding it hard to get back on. I see people with stress in their lives that find it difficult to stay on their eating plan at those times. I see people who eat their feelings. And, I see people with medical issues who have to deal with those along with trying to lose excess weight. The one thing that all of these seem to have in common, is that it’s a struggle - some days on plan, some days not. Some days wanting to give up, some days perfectly happy.
Why is this? What really makes us grab that donut? Is it just because we haven’t removed it from our house? Is it because of the food industry making things so tempting? Is it because there are fast food places on every street corner? Is it because we are stressed or emotional? Is it our environment? Is it because of the co-worker that keeps bringing in the tempting food?
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Posted on August 17th, 2009 by hotwings
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