Hello BECKstars!!!!!
and.... Welcome Lisak!!!!!
CeeJay~ YIPPEE! - for doing the walk with your DH, "even though it was -23 C." ... I know how hard it is to get out there when it's cold! So, yay you!!!
onebyone~ I feel ya! - looking at those "facts" ... noticing just what the weight is doing to your health, & how it will affect your future! - getting to THAT POINT is soooo important in our struggle with our weight. It's not pleasant looking at it with a magnifying glass, but that seems to be what it takes to really get to the nitty-gritty. We must love ourselves & appreciate ourselves in order to take good care of ourselves! You're doing GREAT!
PW-penguin~ WOO HOO for exercising, taking vitamins, eating mindfully & reading your ARC!!! YAY!!! You said you need some encouragement... feel like you should be doing "more" for weight loss? Here's my trick... 1-2 minutes MORE per exercise sessions IS more. You don't have to go 30 minutes more, or an hour more, or twice a day more... MORE IS MORE - no matter how you look at it. Besides, 2 minutes here, 3 minutes there... really adds up!!! Credit yourself for every single little "more"! And the more you credit yourself, the less discouragement will creep up on you. ALSO - keep up with The Beck! - it's all about self-encouragement!
MLCrisis57~ Thanks for the "LETS GO 2010" words of encouragement! I completely agree!!!!
gardenerjoy~ Way to go for starting that Excel file!!! - I'm thinking of doing that, too!! - and thanks much for the "welcome home"!!! Cause truly, there IS no place like home!!!
Bill ~ CREDIT for walking and gym time! And I'm very glad no hawks ate you! LOL!!
Ruthxxx ~ "I am not doing anything anymore that isn't fun - except funerals and even then" OMG!!! LOL!!!! Thank you for that giggle! And CONGRATS for following your food plan yesterday & doing treadmill! You go girl!!!
AS FOR ME....
I had TONS of yummy baked goods from "well-meaning do-gooders" thru-out the holiday season. I gave most of them away to other peeps (who were NOT dieting!!) and some, I just said "OH THANK YOU!" and threw it out when no one was looking!! I'm getting better & better at that "throwing away food" trick. Wootage!!!
I was doing very well with my exercise until the big break from work ... when my "routine" goes away, seemingly so does everything else. It's very hard to keep on track (eating, etc.) when I'm not in my regular routine, so I want to work on that.
Altho I have been eating "ok" - I have not really been eating OP either (also due to non-routine) so I must hop back on that wagon - especially where the sugary stuff is concerned. It really is making me sick. I thought I could just "cut down" & be OK, but it looks like I might have to cut it completely out, and boy will THAT be hard. I've actually done it before, tho... about 6 years ago - I completely cut out junk food - the only sugar I got was naturally, from fruits. I felt SO GREAT then! (And coincidentally lost 30 pounds! ...but that was by dieting AND exercising) - so if I did it then, surely I can do it again. Wish me luck!
Remember y'all... EVERYDAY'S A NEW DAY!!!