4 posts tagged “diet”
I'm just amazed at how quickly time has flown... today is my one year diet-versary! My journey started after having spent a week in Florida with my family for the Christmas holiday. I was so excited to get home, unload the memory card and review the hundreds of pictures I had taken during my vacation. But I found myself in tears as I photoshopped the fat from my body. The camera was showing the real me, the obese me, and I was so embarrassed that I was manipulating the truth. It was the breaking point for me, things had to change.
A month later I took my first steps towards healthy living. Of course they were baby steps but they were in the right direction and week after week I found it got easier, I was even enjoying myself. I used MyFoodDiary to track my progress, I realized I didn't need to eat such large portions, I fell in love with fresh vegetables, I taught myself how to run and I even purchased a gym membership. I now felt fresh, healthy and energized, to top it all off I needed a whole new wardrobe because during that time frame I had gone from a size 14 to a size 10! I had lost 26 pounds and 19.5 inches!
Some days I wake in the morning, step on the scale and half expect my weight to be back to 170, like this whole thing was a dream. But I look down and see 147 pounds and my heart skips a beat because it's real. With each pound lost I get closer to my goal, I still have another 12 pounds left but I know that I'll reach it soon enough and once there I've promised myself to maintain my healthy weight for the rest of my life because this isn't just a diet, its a lifestyle change. So here's to a lifetime of a healthier me and a happy diet-versary.
When Jon said he wanted to go ride the mountain bike trails at the park, I asked to go with him. I'm not a person built for mountain biking, I'm terribly awkward and not your most graceful of ladies. I would possibly survive three minutes on that trail. Instead I grabbed a bottle of water, the mp3 player, Luna with her leash and walked/jogged the paved path while Jon fought the dirt trails along the creekside. It was one of the hottest days so far and the locust were engaged in a screaming match. Though summer isn't official for another couple of weeks, I can feel its here in full force.
Months ago I never would have wanted to take a walk let alone jog in the park. I would have considered myself slightly active, because I love to hike but it wasn't for the physical activity, it was just to see the scenery and animals. Here at the park I walked along at a quick pace, Luna panting two steps ahead of me, and I realized that I'm starting to actually like to exercise. I took a break by the creek to let Luna cool off in the water and I stood under the shady bridge sweeting, red-faced and smiling. I couldn't believe it, no one had forced me to go to the park, in fact Jon was used to going by himself and seemingly shocked that I had asked to go along. Here I was enjoying exercise, just Luna and I alone on the trail.
Another step in the right direction of my life.
I justified the purchase of my HRM, telling myself that it would be an excellent motivator to exercise and the key to getting me off the couch. Since using it for the past two weeks, I've managed to find the time to exercise an average of twenty minutes, two days a week. I wasn't quite sure what kind of impact that would have on my weight loss.
I just did my two week weigh-in and measurements. The results are in:
I've lost 4 pounds and 6 inches (whoops) 8.25 inches!
That is twice as much as I was going for, my goal was 1 pound per week! I'm thrilled and so unbelievably happy to have such a great little gadget as a motivator. I can't wait for my next weigh-in and measurements, in another two weeks. At this rate I may meet my goal weight quicker then expected, I'm shooting for August.
If you could only see my beaming smile.
Did you order Girl Scout cookies this year? What kind?
OMG! Are you kidding me?! Thank goodness none of my co-workers children are old enough to be in girl scouts or I would be in big trouble! Oh, how I crave Thin Mints, Tagalongs and Somoas their cookie goodness just drives me wild! But I'm on a diet and If I don't want to be a tubby Terri I'll have to pass. For now, I have to avoid the cookie stands set up in front of the local grocer and try not to look into the girl scouts eyes with their evil cookie selling tactics. Shun!
