So, I had the best of intentions (as always) of starting my great and wonderful plan over the weekend.
A - Never start your plan on a weekend, it's impossible
B - Kids make it impossible
C - I will look for any excuse not to start apparently
We ate junk all weekend. McDonalds, Whataburger, Taco Bell... and too many large Dr. Peppers
So, here we are at Monday..
I hate Monday! I'm a hair away from biting someone's head off because I have not had my caffeine fix yet this morning.
My typical morning consists of either ... a pastry of some sort with a 20 oz Dr. Pepper OR something like McDonalds sausage biscuit and hashbrown with a large Dr. Pepper OR Whataburger potato and egg taquitos and a med Dr Pepper which is the same size as a large everywhere else. Notice how that Dr. Pepper is always in there?
So, my first change HAS to be the soda. I'm consuming approx 1000 calories a day JUST in soda... that's so not good. Bad for all your body parts and esp bad for women's bones.
I ate oatmeal for breakfast with a bottle of water. There has to be a way to make this more appealing. But I'm really going to try and stick with it. I'm spending a fortune every week on junk. Sodas, snacks, lunches out. Almost $130/week on these things, in addition to what I spend for groceries at the house that we never really take advantage of because in all reality I detest cooking :( But I need to be better. I WILL be better!
Monday, January 10, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Desperate need of a diet
Why am I putting this out on the net? Because then hopefully I will actually start and stick to the diet changes I desperately need.
I have put on almost 70lbs in the last two years. Now weighing almost 190 and at 5'4" let me tell you, it ain't pretty!
Here comes the story behind it:
I used to take really good care of myself, but I had an accident that put me out of commission for strength training for almost a year (techncally 2). Then came the stress...
I separated from my husband, moved to Houston (without a job) with my kids and started a life here. He (my ex) treats my kids terribly, very controlling and can't seem to stop bashing me to them.
After 3 jobs in 4 years I've discovered I've got a terrible track record for jobs in addition to the one with men. I don't think I seek out the trouble, but it seems to invariably find me. Job #1 - drunken bosses with a penchant for criminal activity. Job #2 I trained my own replacement (yay me!) Job #3 is where i'm currently working... let me tell you, if I didn't have kids and bills or the economy was better I'd be so out of there. This job takes the cake, I've worked in some insane places before, but I could combine every one of those and it would still not equal this one.
ANYWAY...
Stress is definitely a contributing factor to my weight gain. While I know what is causing it and I even know how to fix it, I can't seem to find the motivation to get off my butt and do it. Why? I'm not lazy, have a desire... yet, there it is. No motivation.
So now, I'm hoping to motivate myself with this blog and a plan.
Important part of the plan - appropriate diet...
I'm using www.bodyforlife.com - Reasons:
1) it worked before REALLY well. Lost 25lbs in 3 months, gained a little muscle and toned up. Went from an 11 in juniors to a 3.
2) it's cheap and doesn't require any supplements, etc. to work.
3) NO special foods required - only have to remember to have a protein and carb at every meal and add a green veggie to 2 of the meals.
4) OH, and I get a free day once a week to eat all the crap I can't eat the rest of the week. What I found last time was that eventually by the time free day rolled around I didn't want that junk anyway.
Drawbacks are that I don't eat alot anyway, but now I have to not eat alot at least 5 times a day. At least 10 glasses of water AND I have to actually make an effort to workout 6 times a week.
I'm not brave enough yet to post a before pic, but maybe one day.
I hope you'll come along on this journey with me as I strive to reach my best self, not just in weight but also in figuring out a way to be my most positive and content self.
I have put on almost 70lbs in the last two years. Now weighing almost 190 and at 5'4" let me tell you, it ain't pretty!
Here comes the story behind it:
I used to take really good care of myself, but I had an accident that put me out of commission for strength training for almost a year (techncally 2). Then came the stress...
I separated from my husband, moved to Houston (without a job) with my kids and started a life here. He (my ex) treats my kids terribly, very controlling and can't seem to stop bashing me to them.
After 3 jobs in 4 years I've discovered I've got a terrible track record for jobs in addition to the one with men. I don't think I seek out the trouble, but it seems to invariably find me. Job #1 - drunken bosses with a penchant for criminal activity. Job #2 I trained my own replacement (yay me!) Job #3 is where i'm currently working... let me tell you, if I didn't have kids and bills or the economy was better I'd be so out of there. This job takes the cake, I've worked in some insane places before, but I could combine every one of those and it would still not equal this one.
ANYWAY...
Stress is definitely a contributing factor to my weight gain. While I know what is causing it and I even know how to fix it, I can't seem to find the motivation to get off my butt and do it. Why? I'm not lazy, have a desire... yet, there it is. No motivation.
So now, I'm hoping to motivate myself with this blog and a plan.
Important part of the plan - appropriate diet...
I'm using www.bodyforlife.com - Reasons:
1) it worked before REALLY well. Lost 25lbs in 3 months, gained a little muscle and toned up. Went from an 11 in juniors to a 3.
2) it's cheap and doesn't require any supplements, etc. to work.
3) NO special foods required - only have to remember to have a protein and carb at every meal and add a green veggie to 2 of the meals.
4) OH, and I get a free day once a week to eat all the crap I can't eat the rest of the week. What I found last time was that eventually by the time free day rolled around I didn't want that junk anyway.
Drawbacks are that I don't eat alot anyway, but now I have to not eat alot at least 5 times a day. At least 10 glasses of water AND I have to actually make an effort to workout 6 times a week.
I'm not brave enough yet to post a before pic, but maybe one day.
I hope you'll come along on this journey with me as I strive to reach my best self, not just in weight but also in figuring out a way to be my most positive and content self.
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