If you are wondering what brought on this sudden desire to lose weight? You won't believe but it was cat pee. Shaking your head??? I smelled cat pee somewhere in my guest room and it seems that Jag was made a me for some reason and he PEED on my wedding dress bag!!! The dress is fine and hanging on the bookshelf waiting for me to get a new bag. If you know anything about cat pee...once it is on something it doesn't come out. I had to throw away my dress bag (picking a new one up this week). I was looking at my wedding dress (size 6) and I got mad at myself. I realized that when I met Mark I weighed about 35 lbs less than I do now.
I will tell you when I weighed on Sunday (9-11-11) I actually cried. This is the heaviest I have EVER been and I weighed in at 142.2. I couldn't believe it. When I met Mark I weighed 105 lbs. I can't believe how much I have gained.
I made a decision then that I was going to lose this weight! I started that day and have done a 30 to 40 minute workout each day. I am working out 6 days and resting on the 7th (Saturday). I write down on a calender which workouts I do and I can see my progress.
I am not following any special diet because I hate to measure, count and I like to eat real food. So, I am just cutting back on what I eat. I am not denying myself anything. If I want it ..I eat a very small portion of it. I do not eat 3 hours before bedtime. So If I eat dinner at 7:30 pm...I can't go to bed until 10:30. I am also drinking 64 ounces of water a day. I carry around a huge jug of water every day at school but it makes drinking water easier. Since I know how much I have to drink to reach my goal. I have however, not had a coke in over a week so that is one thing I have cut out of my diet. I don't like diet drinks so if I can't have a real coke....I won't drink them.
I am giving myself a prize if I meet my goal of 2 lbs per week. Just something small such as a new book or magazine.
I weighed this morning and weighed in at 140.0!!!! I lost 2.2 lbs by just cutting back on my food!!! So I bought myself a new book today. I bought The Diva Haunts the House by Krista Davis. Tomorrow is another week.
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It sounds like your off to a great start. Keep it up!
Good for you, Vickie. Diets never work, it has to be lifestyle change. I, myself, weigh more now than I ever have in my life and it's driving me crazy. I keep telling myself when school is done, I'm going to get into an exercise routine... so we'll see. I don't diet because like you, I get hungry and want to eat everything! I don't eat a lot of snacks, but I eat larger portions than I should. Bad me! Good luck with the weightloss.
Great job on your new lifestyle. I do weight watchers and it is a lifestyle change. Some weeks I do really well and sometimes I fall off the wagon. Hang in there.
Congratulations! I fully support lifestyle changes. Not dieting, but lifestyle changes. As someone who has always struggled with my weight, I know the horrors of it. I feel like I'm constantly dieting and exercising and eating right and not seeing the fruition. (hugs) I believe in you!
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