Thank you so much Katie for allowing me to join this blog. After having 2 children 14 months apart, I need to get back into shape!!! Over the last year I have tried many things and failed them all! Well, at the beginning of this year, I knew it was time for a change. So I have been doing it on my own and so far so good!
This time last year I joined Jenny Craig and loved it, but hated the price I had to pay for it. While doing JC, I lost 15 pounds. I did not renew my membership and gained the weight all back. How frustrating is that? Shortly after that, I joined E-diets. That before Thanksgiving. I liked it and am still using their concepts and recipe ideas. I just didn't re-join after my trial membership ran out.
Now today...this is what I am doing and what I am trying to accomplish.....
I eat three meals a day. I make breakfast a good once since it really does start me on my feet the right way! It usually consists of hot cereal or cold cereal with skim milk and a banana. For lunch I eat at the office so I have been doing "smart ones" they are made by weight watchers. For only $1.50 each you can beat that. Throughout my work day I will allow myself 1 piece of fruit and some crackers or snackwell cookies. I use the "diet" food because they are created in mind of counting calories! Then we will have a decent meal and after dinner there is NO snacking for me!!! Drink wise...I have cut ALL the pop out!!! I drink three bottles of water a day (20 oz. each) and in the morning I usually have 2 cups of coffee. I am really working on cutting that back to one but just haven't gotten that far!
As far as keeping myself on track..I have created a chart that hangs by my scale. For each day I check off if i have had my water, no pop and no sweets! I also only weigh myself every Sunday! I was on that scale more than anything else. So I cut it back to Sunday's only! My goal day is the 15th of each month. I like to see 5lbs off of my original weight when I step on the scale on the 15th. Is that a lot to ask? 5lbs a month. I don't think it is.
Working out....I work out 4 times a week doing "Walk away the pounds". I do the 2 mile walk and love it. I have recently started to do 2 x's a week on the weights. (Katie, you inspired me to do this!)
Some think that I have gone overboard but I have 40lbs that I would love to lose! I have to change my lifestyle so that way the pounds stay off forever! Some also think that it is strange that I pray about making the right decisions, but I have too...up to this point, I have not made the right decisions at ALL!!!
Thank you so much for creating this blog and allowing me to get the accountability I need!