What do I eat in the summer time when all the world is green!

 One thing I am learning is that eat green, more greens, and if its green keep eating it..green dark veggies are oh so good for you!!

 Not that I want to advertise but this shake mix is awesome, I buy it at Costco for $29.99 its so good if you add a banana and/or healthy peanut butter. This is not a meal replacement, but a midmorning and mid afternoon snack!

 Breakfast with a half a cup of jasmine rice, left over sautéed veggies from the fajita's and eggs. So, yummy!

 Another veggie, two plumbs, eggs with turkey lunch meat in it, half a cup of rice, and sweet peas.

 I love this grapeseed oil. it is amazing…I use it all the time. I love the garlic in it.

 I use this too, its almost yummy!

A new journey!

Last week my daughter and I started a new journey to get into shape and find better habits…We first joined a class called T.E.A.M. Weight loss at our gym. Then we changed our eating habits to eat clean and with that we hope that the two combined with show some results.

This morning we went into the gym for our metabolic testing to see where we were and what our levels were. Basically what all that means is they tested our breathing and tested our heart rate to find the best range for us to workout and burn fat. Which is the biggest part of weight loss, burning fat. Our class is three days a week and then we will walk, swim, or do other classes the other three days a week. We love it so far.

I do have to admit after the first day, I could not even sit to pee on the toilet the next day, much less sitting in a chair, or my car, three days later I felt better! My daughter was also sore, but not to the extreme I was. I had muscles I didn't even know I had hurt.

This is what the pictures were like this morning for the metabolic testing…

I know its not pretty, but it was good to find out where I best work out. I know that I'm out of shape and overweight.

Yesterday, I got on the scale and I weighted 298.6. When I started last week I was 302.8. Aubrey has been at 205 and can't seem to break through the 200 barrier. So, with exercise and healthy eating we are doing it.

Week Two

This week has been crazy and busy, but I was able to continue with the program. I have to say that this has been a great week, program wise. My fail would be journaling. I am going to try to do better this week.

This morning when I woke up, I weighed myself. I was very happy to get on the scale and see that I was finally below 300. I am now 298.4, that is a 3 lb weight loss for this week and 11.6 lbs over all. YAY

I feel great, and am sleeping great. I love this program.

Week One

The first week of any controlled weight loss plan is always fun and interesting because once someone tells your that you can't eat, the only thing you want to do is gorge. 

Going into this program I realized that I needed to have a better attitude, especially since my daughter was joining me. So with that and a great attitude. We did GREAT!!

I did not find myself craving anything, which is not common. I didn't want soda or junk food. I was satisfied and full with the meals I was given. 

I weighted in at 301.4 a total of 8.6 lbs lost. I'm so proud of myself for doing this. 

Review

As I reviewed my blog from years ago, starting at the beginning and working my way forward to now, I had written about my aha moment. I wanted to share that with you because what I wrote was powerful, and I forget and forgot to follow those promptings and counsel. So, you can find that moment here and if you'd like to read the whole blog from the beginning you will read my honest feelings and how I handle life in general.

So, with this thought I will not give up. I will continue to put one foot in front of the other. 

Thanks for reading! 

Here I go again!

As any of my followers know, I have had a love hate relationships with diets. I have tried pretty much them all and I continue to work on the ME part so that I can became the women I am meant to be. One of the things that bogs me down is that I have never been able to truly control my weight.

So, here is the deal, this summer after much stress and a lot of traveling to be with my parents to help them. I got home the end of August and I was at the highest my weight has ever been. I was so embarrassed about this, that I completely, felt defeated. Now, while all this is going on my husband decided in June to join weight watchers, while he was happily losing weight, I was happily gaining weight, apparently I had found his, maybe because we sleep in the same bed, I  must have rolled over  on his lost weight and well it attached to me!!?!! isn't that a great idea?

Reality is that I didn't exercise, I sat in a car and drove from my home to  my parents which is exactly a 1373.10 mile drive which is about 22.1 hours, I took two and half days to drive it because my best driving is nothing past 8 hours, after that I am not able to stay awake, so with my safety and my kids safety in mind, I embarked on this journey.

Since, I have been home, I have lost 4.8 of those lbs on my own, just cutting out junk and ice cream. Ice cream is a huge downfall of  mine, especially when I am around my mother. My mother is 5'4 and petite she does not need to lose weight and she has ice cream every night of her life. My mother knows how to control what she eats most of the time, but to her bowl I could have double what my mother eats and then some. My mom could have ice cream twice or three times a day, but for sure every single night without fail. When we go grocery shopping its the one thing she makes sure is in her cart.

When I only lost 4.8 and no more, I decided that I needed to do something drastic because I have never been this heavy in my life, so my daughter and I decided to take this journey of weight loss and getting healthy together. Here is our journey.

I am 5'6 inches tall, I used to be 5'6" 1/2, tall, but with age comes some shrinking…sad day! When I stepped on the scales when I got back from my mothers house, I weighted 314.8, last Monday when I started this new venture I weighed in at 310.0, today my first weigh in I was excited to see that I had lost 8.6 lbs. I weigh 301.4 now.

What I started was the Take Shape for Life Program.. This program works with Medifast foods, and you buy the food from them. You eat 5 of their meals through out the day and 1 lean and green meal. I figured I could handle that because it was prepackaged and that would make it easier, and I wouldn't have to think all that hard. The first week was nothing of the horror stories I had heard. I didn't have cravings like some people do, I did not have a headache or feel dizzy. I felt sluggish the first two days and that was all. If I can figure out how to get my pictures on to this computer, I will put them on and add a current pictures to follow my progress.

Today, I opened up to someone about my weight, I couldn't see the reaction, but my heart has felt so heavy since. I have an easier time telling perfect strangers how much I weigh then I do someone I care about. Just one more reason to lose the weight, so I can feel good about myself and be able to not to consider myself as a number on the scale.

Throughout this journey I will not allow myself to focus on negative things. This days entry will be as negative as it gets. If I have a tough week (say Christmas) I will just be honest and make new goals.

My first real tangible goal is to lose 50 lbs, by a very important meeting I will be attending in February. The next goal is to lose 50 more lbs by June. That will leave me 61 by December 2015. I plan to exercise and diet. Once I get to a transition point I might change programs, but for now. I am starting with Medifast.

Whole 30

It has been a long, long time since I have posted. Weight loss is a love hate relationship with me. I have lots of great idea…but never follow through. Recently, I have been ready a lot of books. My husband went back to Weight Watchers, he wants the accountability. I don't want to pay anything at all, I know how to lose weight, I just need to do it…plan my meals and make things that are healthy and nutritious. I am so interested in eating whole foods. Eating clean…I'm finally going to make the plunge with my daughter and do it.  Only whole foods. The program is called The Whole 30, so in 30 days we do not eat any sugar, grains, dairy and legumes. 

I will weigh myself in the morning and measure myself and Aubrey. Then we will not weigh again until 30 day later. I'm excited to start, I hope to feel better and less tired. 

Please look up www.whole30.com

I will post tomorrow and be honest.