Bought a new outfit for the first time...

I haven't shopped for clothes in forever. The last time I did was probably over a year ago before I lost any weight and at that time 24's were too tight and I refused to go up to the next size so I didn't buy any clothes. Well, I decided yesterday to get a new outfit because most of my clothes are starting to look silly because they are too big. I was able to buy size 20 petite pants and I size 16 shirt. It's so nice to be able to buy such smaller sizes.

Week 4 Results

Here's my Week 4 Results...

1/1/07 Weight - 234.6
1/7/07 Weight - 229.8 (lost 4.8 pounds)
1/14/07 Weight - 224.6 (lost 5.2 pounds this week)
1/21/07 Weight - 222.6 (lost 2 pounds this week and lost 12 since 1/1/07)
1/28/07 Weight - 221.6 (lost 1 pound this week and lost 13 pounds since 1/1/07
TOTAL LOST SINCE LAST JANUARY 1, 2006 is 44.2 pounds

1/1/07 Waist Measurement - 43
1/7/07 Waist Measurement - 41.5
1/14/07 Waist Measurement - 39.5
1/21/07 Waist Measurement - 39
1/28/07 Waist Measurement - Still 39 (Total lost is 4 inches)

What I did this week...
*Walked 30 minutes every day (except I missed Tuesday because I had graduate class until late and Saturday because I am sick)
*Alternated upper and lower body workout everyday except Tues. & Sat. (about 30 minutes each day)
*Ate 3 meals and 2 snacks which were low in fat and sugar

Week 3 Results

Here's my Week 3 Results...

1/1/07 Weight - 234.6
1/7/07 Weight - 229.8 (lost 4.8 pounds)
1/14/07 Weight - 224.6 (lost 5.2 pounds this week)
1/21/07 Weight - 222.6 (lost 2 pounds this week and lost 12 since 1/1/07)
TOTAL LOST SINCE LAST JANUARY 1, 2006 is 43.2 pounds

1/1/07 Waist Measurement - 43
1/7/07 Waist Measurement - 41.5
1/14/07 Waist Measurement - 39.5
1/21/07 Waist Measurement - 39 (Total lost is 4 inches)

What I did this week...
*Walked 30 minutes every day (except I missed Tuesday)
*Alternated upper and lower body workout everyday (about 30 minutes each day)
*Ate 3 meals and 2 snacks which were low in fat and sugar
*Replaced some of Diet Cokes with water this week

This week has been going fine...

I have done well this week. My weight went up a little at the beginning of the week due to premenstrual bloating, but today it's back down to 222 (44 total pounds lost since 1/1/06). I have exercising every day except Tuesday because I didn't get home until after 9pm that because I had graduate class. I will try to do some extra exercise this weekend to make up for that. I will post again when I weigh in on Sunday.

Week 2 Results

Week 2 Results
Here's my Week 2 Results...

1/1/07 Weight - 234.6
1/7/07 Weight - 229.8 (lost 4.8 pounds)
1/14/08 Weight - 224.6 (lost 5.2 this week and lost 10 total since 1/1/07)
TOTAL LOST SINCE LAST JANUARY 1, 2006 is 41.4 pounds

1/1/07 Waist Measurement - 43
1/7/07 Waist Measurement - 41.5 (lost 1.5 inches)
1/14/07 Waist Measurement - 39.5 (lost 1 inch this week, 2.5 inches total)

What I did this week...
*Walked 30 minutes every day (about 1.2 miles each day)
*Alternated upper and lower body workout everyday (about 30 minutes each day)
*Ate 3 meals and 2 snacks which were low in fat and sugar

The 12 days of Healthy Living

Today is day 12 of walking, exercising, and eating healthy. It's still hard...my muscles ache, but it will be well worth the effort in the long run. I have been trying to be creative with my meals and try new things so we won't get bored with the same old thing. Last night we chicken on the grill, sauteed cabbage with italian diced tomatoes, and baked red potatoes. Then, tonight we had extra lean hamburgers with white wheat bread, baked homemade french fries and salad courtesy of our neighbors next door.

Weigh in day is coming on Sunday. I hopw we will all see a change!

10 days...almost 10 pounds

Today I am almost at 10 pounds lost since I recommitted myself on Jan. 1 and started folling the You On A Diet plan. I have walked 30 mintues, did strength training 30 mintues and ate healthy for 10 days in a row now. It's still hard sometimes, but it is well worth it. The eating plan is easy and I am never really hungry, but the exercise is hard sometimes when I am tired. However, I always feel better after I do it. Here's what I ate today:

*Smart Start Cereal, Skim Milk and Banana
*Slim Fast bar
*1 serving pack of Cashews from the gas station
*Salad
*Shrimp Creole with brown rice

I can't wait until I get below 200 pounds...just about 25 more to go. I have lost a total of 40 so far so I know I can do it. I hope to get to the under 200 pound mark by summer or maybe even by Spring Break if I work really hard.

Keep on going...

I didn't have time to post yesterday. I was late getting home and then had to cook supper. After that, I went on my 30 minutes walk and did my upper body exercises. I also did my walking on Tuesday and my lower body exercises, too. I have been eating right and have lost nearly 10 pounds since January 1. My husband and friends are losing, too. This plan is working and I can already invision a skinnier and healthier me.

Week 1 Results

Here's my Week 1 Results...

1/1/07 Weight - 234.6
1/7/07 Weight - 229.8 (lost 4.8 pounds)

1/1/07 Waist Measurement - 43
1/7/07 Waist Measurement - 41.5 (lost 1.5 inches)

What I did...
*Walked 30 minutes every day (about 1.2 miles each day)
*Alternated upper and lower body workout everyday (about 30 minutes each day)
*Ate 3 meals and 2 snacks which were low in fat and sugar

almost a whole week...

Tomorrow will make a whole week that I have worked out every day. Today I did the 20 minute beginner workout on the www.youonadiet.com website and then walked 1.2 miles. After that I did my pushups, crunches, leg lifts, squats and lunges. Tomorrow I will weigh in and take my official waste measurement for the week.

Today's eating was fine. I ate a piece of left-over chicken breast and a can of healthy choice soup for brunch, a salad and carrot sticks for a snack, and for supper we had red beans with healthy choice sausage and brown rice.

Tonight my walk was much easier. My ankles still ache a little, but not nearly as much as they did. My back didn't hurt at all and that's a real bonus since it usually hurts. Maybe my walk tomorrow will be a breeze. Then, I guess it will be time to either take a route that is longer or has more hills...

New Years Resolutions

....it's a little late, but I wanted to really think about what my resolutions should be for this year so here they are...
1. Eat Healthy
2. Walk at least 1 mile at least 5 days per week
3. Do strength training for at least 3 times per week.
4. Meet more of my neighbors in my new neighborhood.
5. Go out more instead of being such a homebody
6. Read at least 6 books in their entirety
6. Never go to bed with the kitchen dirty
7. Update my scrapbooks to include the last two years


I can't think of anything else right now, but will add more if I think of them. So, far I have been keeping resolutions 1, 2, 3, and 6 so that's a start.

It's getting easier now...

Well, yesterday I thought I was just going to die because I was so sore, but today was much better. My legs didn't ache nearly as much going up and down the stairs at work and our 1.2 mile walk was easier today. After the walk, I did my arm routine with my dumbells, pushups (modified girl ones) and abdominal crunches. Today I ate a cereal bar for breakfast and another one for lunch. For supper, I had brown rice, chicken stirfry, and one baked egg roll. If I get hungry before bed I will have some fruit probably, but right now I am not hungry. TGIF! I am so glad that I am off the next two days...Christmas vacation made me lazy so it's been hard to get back in the swing of things even though I was running around a lot of the time during my break. Tomorrow Cliff works all day so I will be home house cleaning and doing laundry. One of my New Year's resolutions has been not to go to bed with the kitchen dirty and that has helped a lot with house cleaning so tomorrow won't be too bad. Maybe me and R.J. can even sleep in a little tomorrow....that would be nice...

When will I be fit?

O.K. so today at work I had to go up and down stairs several times and my legs hurt so bad. They hurt so much that I was hoping for rain so that we could cancel are walk...I know that's sad. However, despite the fact that the chance of rain has been 100% for the past few hours, we only got a little sprinkle so we went on our walk and then came home and did our strength training. The soreness does seem to be getting a little better. I am hoping that by Sunday my body will have adapted somewhat to all this increased activity. My eating was fine today I think. For breakfast, I had cereal with flax seed and skim milk and a banana. For, lunch I just had a slimfast bar, but soon I am going to start packing a lunch because those bars have 14g sugar and partically hydrogenated vegetable oil and I am trying to give those two things up...when my bars run out I will eat turkey sandwhiches and fruit and things like that. For supper, I had 4oz. pork loin, steamed vegetables, and slices potatoes and onions sauteed in olive oil. For snacks, I had some nuts, some carrot sticks, a salad, and some wheat thins. Weigh in is one Sunday and I hope I have lost at least 2 pounds this week because I have been working my butt off...literally.

These legs were made for walking...

so that's just what they'll do. Unfortunately, walking is harder than one might think when you walk 1.2 miles and you are terribly out of shape. This was my third day of walking and I have survived thus far. I used to walk all the time, but I went at a very slow pace and only about 1/2 mile so this is very challenging. I am in pain...my ankles hurt and my upper thighs hurt (not from walking, but from squats and lunges yesterday. I don't know how I will do my squats and lunges tomorrow...

My eating was fine today. For breakfast, I had a scrambled egg and Oatmeal with ground flaxseed and walnuts. For, lunch I had a 6 inch Turkey Sub from Subway. Then, for supper, I had Tilapia with diced tomatoes, green beans, a mini-corn-on-the-cob, and a side salad. I had a few almonds and a banana for snacks today.

Today was my first day back to work. It was a staff development day and the students will be back tomorrow. I hope I am ready for the little bundles of energy. Thank goodness the weekend is just two days away! Then, next weekend will be a 3-day weekend because we are off for MLK day. After that, it's the long haul until Spring Break. Maybe I will be 15-20 pounds lighter by Spring Break...that would be awesome!

I am so out of shape...

Well, today I am sore...imagine that? I guess that's what happens when you sit on the couch for months and then try to walk 1.2 miles and lift weights. However, I am going to workout today and not let a little soreness stop me. As soon as my husband gets home from work we are going to walk and then we are going to our lower body workout. I will probably be really sore tomorrow, but I know that in a few weeks I will get used to actually moving my body around. My eating was ok today. For breakfast, I had cereal, skim milk, and a banana and then for lunch I had healthy choice soup and a turkey sandwhich. For snacks I have had carrots and almonds. For supper, we are having roast, red potatoes, carrots, and salad. Today I bought a 3lb exercise ball to use when I do lunges, squats, etc. You wouldn't think 3 lbs. would be that much, but it's actually heavy...I need to remember that when I lose my next 3 lbs. that it's really an accomplishment to lose that much. Maybe I will even lose 3 lbs. before weigh in on Sunday.

On my Weigh!

Hi everyone. I started my new program today. It was a success. For breakfast, I had 12 almonds, Smart Start Cereal with flax seed, and Skim Milk. For lunch, I had 12 almonds and a turkey sandwhich on whole grain bread. For a snack I had a salad and then for supper I had grilled chicken, steamed broccoli and a sweet potato. Before supper I walked for 30 minutes with my husband, two friends (a married couple who live next door who are doing the plan with us) and my 5-year-old son. Then, after supper we worked out our upper body 30 minutes with free weights (we are going to rotate upper and lower body each day). Our goal is to do this routine every day. I am not going to lie and say it was easy today...it was hard and I know I will be sore in the morning, but in a few weeks I know I will start feeling healthier than ever.

I hope everyone had a good New Year's Day.

Melody
www.2006weightlossfix.blogspot.com
www.myspace.com/luvteaching75

2007 is here...

This is going to be the year I get into shape...no excuses! I just read You On a Diet by Dr. Ozand I am going to try to follow his plan as well as what I know from Weight Watchers, too. I am changing my life today. Here's the basics of it:

*Eat 3 meals and 2-3 snacks
*Don't eat anything with more than 4 grams of sugar (especially high fructose corn syrup) or more than 4 grams of saturated fat
*Eat nuts 20 minutes before each meal to keep you fuller
*Aim for a smaller waist - Women's Ideal is 32.5 or smaller and Men's Ideal is 35 or less
*Walk every day for at least 30 minutes
*30 minutes per week of strength/resistance training
*60 minutes cardiovascular exercise per week (20 min x 3 days)

He also suggests that you eat the same thing every day for at least one meal a day or maybe even two...I like that idea since that makes it easier and you're less likely to overeat. In addition, I am going to start adding Flaxseed to my morning cereal so that I can get more fiber and Omega 3. I am determined to get healthy this year and this best part is that my husband is going to do it with me! I really hope he can stay motviated and stick with it. Our neighbors are also going to do it with us, too. We are going to exercise together and plan meals together.

Well, I guess that is all for now. I will let you all know how it goes.

January 1 Starting Points
Weight 234.6 (down 30.4 from last year's starting point) Waist Measurement = 43