Life Changing Journey

I was just looking at my “weight stat” on the side bar and realized it’s been over 8 months since the last time I met my goal of 190 and I still haven’t reached my next goal, 170!
4 more months and it will be a year since I reached that first goal. And I’m having difficulty…
I am not sure if it really hit me that hard..because when weekend comes, I still eat out with my daughter and my bf. I try to eat healthier and whole food, ordering salad, trying to eat less or stop when full…but I know I can have better and cleaner eating habit. I have been working out at least 5 days a week if not all 7. With at least 40 minutes. And lots of cardio. But since I jumped back on the wagon back in January, I’ve been going up and down non-stop and it’s bugging me.
I lost average of 7 lbs/month when I was losing last year. If I can pull it off again, by June 23, 2009, I should be able to reach two goals. 170 and 153…since it’s almost 4 months. I will be actually just below 150.
I need to do this. I can do this. I can be cleaner.
Maybe it’s time for me to look at the detoxing phase of FSD. The last time I tried it, I was already eating very healthy that it didn’t do much for me. But this time, I wonder if it will do anything. But I just do NOT like the idea of limiting certain items because that will just make me want to eat more of those I can’t have…
I need to listen to Paul’s CD again.
I need to.. I need to.. I need to.. So many “I need to”s… Sigh…

I WILL REACH MY GOALS BY JUNE 23!!!

I know I can make it this year because…

1. I now actually like the feeling of sweat and don’t feel right and am not satisfied if I don’t work out.
2. I learned not to give up even if I have little set back because it’s not all or nothing anymore.
3. I learned that this is life style change, not just a “quick fix” to lose weight.
4. I know how to eat healthier and am a better cook
5. I am setting small and big goals, and number of different things to motivate me.
6. I like feeling my bicep muscle I gained since I’ve started working out. lol

Excuse my no-makeup, sick looking face. I did not realize how bad my eyes were without makeup…  Wow…

Well…I was just about to go work out… I weighed 176.2 on the morning of this day.

No…no photo yet. But I found Leigh’s blog and loved her idea… it really shows the changes! (Yay for her!!!) Leigh’s blog

I don’t have time right now but I’m going to start doing the photo journal.. I think it will motivate me big time, too!

**edit: Picture to come on Monday… as that’s my weigh-in. Then progress pictures will be coming every month or every 4 weeks…

**edt 2 (16-Feb-09): I have pictures. I even uploaded them into my computer. BUT I didn’t want to stay on the computer and upload them here because I needed time to work out. So I will do that tomorrow.

–> Look at the next post. hehe

Blend 2/3 cup skim milk, 1/3 cup oatmeal, frozen strawberry, banana or any other fruits

Excerpt from Jillian Michaels’ article…

There is nothing more discouraging than stepping on the scale after a week of diligent dieting and grueling workouts and not seeing any drop in the numbers. The plateau is a common problem among dieters and can typically be waited out, but there are measures you can take to keep your metabolism fired up even as you reduce your caloric intake.

The best way to approach a plateau is to keep your salt intake below 2,000 mg a day and drink lots of water. Don’t eat any processed carbs for a week (that’s right — no chips, sugar, white flour, and so on) and hit the gym hard! The boost in exercise will make your body swell and hold a little water weight for a few days, but after a week you should see the benefits on the scale.

Jan. 16 - 30 minutes walking and running, 45 minutes Hi-Def Sculpt

Jan. 19 - 40 minutes walking and running

Not that bad, huh?

I didn’t get to work out on Saturday or Sunday (17 and 18), though…because my car had problem and I had to run around to get it fixed in the middle of 6 inch snow.

My plan is to make up for it this week…

I planned on starting to write my workout again…and yup, I forgot to do it! blah.
I was going to note down the food intakes too…but then again, I don’t do calories, I don’t do anything special…other than intuitive eating.. So..I eat what I want when I am hungry until I am satisfied. So… it’s really hard to measure how much I ate… and since I’m eating what I want, no need to really track it down..since I AM not overeating.

So…here is workout so far this week…

Jan. 15
30 minutes run/walk (more running which was good)
30 minutes Hard Core Fusion
5 minutes yoga on Wii Fit

Jan. 14
30 minutes run/walk (more walk than I wanted but I still ran…)
some jackknife

Jan. 13
35 minutes run/walk (more walk than I wanted but I still ran…)
20 minutes Core Rhythms Quick workout

Jan. 12
15 minutes Free Walking and Hoops on Wii Fit

4 months from now, what you will look like if you quit and what you will look like if you keep going? 4 months is going to happen no matter what, what will be your choice?

by Here We Go Again from 3FC

When I first started, I remember being so surprised on how I could keep working out because I am usually really bad at finishing things. When I was young, I started taking guitar lessons and lasted 2 weeks. I started learning Chinese and it lasted less than a month… You get the picture. I don’t know if there are any Gemini ladies here but that’s my Gemini side. lol
Well, with my working out and cooking healthy, it was different. It did last about 6-7 months and I was surprised. Read more »