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28 May 2014
Ok, I've been crying this morning...before you have pity on me, they were
tears of JOY
!
I've spent my entire career in offices; and even working for myself, it still means lots of indoor, desk work. So what's a chubby girl to do? Only one solution: Move it to lose it.
I started this new fit life in March of this year. I'd like to say I had some type of clean-living epiphany. But it was mainly because I took my daily shower and noticed I'd actually gotten winded during all the scrubbing! LOL (Funny now, but not so much about three months ago). I didn't even know where to begin with fitness, just knew I had to do something.
Well, spending money on a gym was unappealing because of (1) expense, and (2) I had no desire to spandex my jiggle and display it for all the world to see! (Heck, I didn't even want to see it!!) I searched options and found
Leslie Sansone
online <wwwDOTyoutubeDOTcom/watch?v=df2gn6-w0dE>. I figured, this is free to try and if I don't like it, I've not wasted money. Likewise, if I love it, I will buy her products and spread the word.
I did a 15-minute workout and literally had tears in my eyes. I cannot begin to tell you how very difficult this low-impact, walking-only workout was for me. I was alone but embarrassed by how much it all hurt my unused muscles (and by how much I'd just let myself go). Gaining 10 lbs in your 20's doesn't seem like such a big deal. Then you gain 10 a year for 10 years, and..."Houston, we have a problem."
I've never been thin, but I was always in fairly decent shape (not much jiggly fat, loved to roll around on the floor so no problem with knees or joints). And yet, now here I was with aching knees and a screaming back from walking 5 minutes! Here I was unable to do anything even resembling a lunge or squat! I just kept walking in place. Then when Leslie said that we were "wrapping up the warm-up" my tears swelled.
"Warm-up!?!?!? OMG! I am NOT going to be able to do this..."
And then the sobering realization...
"I am not going to be able to do this. This is walking and I'm not going to be able to do this. When did I become unable to do this?"
And then stark determination...
"I am going to do this (period). Even if I can't keep up. Even if I can't swing my arms with her. Even if I only march in place for 15-minutes...I AM GOING TO DO THIS!"
I kept walking. 15 minutes (Mar-Apr). Then 30 minutes (Apr-May). Five days a week. I just kept walking.
Which brings me to this morning's tears...
I walked 3 miles in 45 minutes today
with Leslie Sansone (and she is encouraging every step of the way).
My message to all the newbies on FatSecret and especially those of us with over 100 lbs to lose, YOU CAN DO THIS! Out of shape, out of breath. Out of sorts. Simply make a start. Even a consistent 15 minutes of walking a day is better than nothing at all. Renew your commitment and make a start. I'll still be here walking with you.
#StillFiguringItOut
(36 comments)
04 May 2014
I wanted chocolate...deep, dark, rich chocolate -- pure and unadulterated (...a snippet of Dove bar was NOT going to do it this time). So, combined a few recipes and ideas to come up with this
Dark Chocolate Yogurt Cake
<http://fatsecret.com/recipes/rec-5d62d94309cc4428b84035365920cf4b/Default.aspx>
I was a good girl and saved room in my food budget today so I could have a slice of this heaven. By all means, tweak the calories with Greek yogurt, large eggs and applesauce in place of the oils. I used what I had on hand and it turned out pretty darn tasty. Whole wheat flour, a protein boost from the yogurt and antioxidant-laden cacoa. (My photo shows a dust of powdered sugar). Bon appetit!
(15 comments)
01 May 2014
I've had to be out and about for the last two days with my sons and it is wreaking HAVOC on my diet!! Stopped at Taco Cabana yesterday -- simple Chicken Quesadilla w/pico (the small personal) netted me nearly a 1000 mg sodium! Chili's today with the Lighter Choice Mango Chile Tilapia came in at 1760 mg sodium (the equivalent of sucking on a salt lick! And what the heck is in the regular choices? I shudder to think about it cause I've been eating that stuff for 12 yrs or better)!
I was so tired and despondent I
undid
my 3-mile walk with the last of that doggone Blue Bell Southern Blackberry Ice Cream (I should've washed it down the sink when that pint showed up here Monday! LOL). I try to hold to 1500-1600 calories per day but I'm hovering around 1800 a couple times this week with sodium >3000! (Twice as much I manage when I maintain preparing my own meals). Drinking water now to maybe flush some of this salt out and hopefully get back on track now and through the weekend. Not weighing to see the actual fluctuations could be a really good thing right now. I'm not sure I could handle seeing the scale inch up!!
In lighter news, (no pun intended) my oldest son is investigating colleges. What an exciting time. Ah, yes, seems like only yesterday...
(10 comments)
29 April 2014
OMG! I had the best salad for dinner! Poached chicken breasts yesterday. Sliced and warmed to put on top of bed of Power Greens. Went to farmstand this past weekend for fresh strawberries. Halved them and tossed them on the salad with some feta cheese, a tbsp of crumbled bacon, and a quartered boiled egg. Drizzled the whole thing with my homemade Sweet Balsamic Vinaigrette (I keep it in a mason jar) and a smattering of toasted walnuts. It was SO good! (And so easy..Is this even a recipe?)
I'll have you know that I've paid BIG bucks for salads just like this at laMadeleine and Panera Bread! I can't believe something so quick, simple, healthful and d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s came out of my kitchen so easily. Oh, and my husband cleaned his plate!! YAY! This meal was my post-workout protein and it was SO worth the work. :D I know...food still excites me. Not sure that will ever change, but at least it's a salad and not late-night Whataburger runs!
(20 comments)
28 April 2014
Forgive me Father of Weightloss, for I have sinned
...Do I even need to say that today was not a good day!?!?! Our air conditioner went out yesterday evening. Of course, I noticed as I had the oven heating the whole first floor of the house -- was baking a blueberry lemon breakfast cake for the family today. Needless to say, it was a miserable night and even hotter today when the repairman finally made it this evening. (We're already creeping towards the 100's in Southeast Texas!) Getting on to the sin...I was so hot, I ate Blue Bell Southern Blackberry Cobbler ice cream! {{gasp!}} Add that to the blueberry crumb cake this morning and it's been a banner day :(
Yes, the cake used turbinado, yogurt and whole wheat flour...but still, I feel so incredibly guilty. I only had a pint of ice cream (it was a gift) and I only ate 1 serving (a half-cup, 4oz) and put the rest of the pint in the freezer. But Blue Bell has changed its formula and there were plenty unpronouceable ingredients, hfcs, and even shortening (real cobbler bits)! Hungry...too hot to cook (and Heaven help us if I turned on the oven)...I felt like crying...
I've not been weighing (Trust Fall Challenge) and I'm just deathly afraid that I've undone weeks of work over the last few days -- even though it's highly unlikely. I've been very cautious but I feel like I've struggled for the last week finding my rhythm again. A week ago I bought nothing at the bakery standing next to my sons eating their treats...so proud. Yet, today, ice cream featuring high fructose corn syrup (a Frankenstein sugar) after so many weeks denying the refined! So defeated.
I didn't work out earlier today (too darn hot)! Didn't cook dinner (PeiWei take-out, Kung Pao Tofu no nuts). But I make a vow to do my 2-mile Leslie Sansone tonight. I'll probably be okay on calories and fat|protein|carb split...but my choices don't feel like the best.
However, feeling a little better now that the house has cooled to a breezy, 75-degrees F and I'm no longer starving. I will be back paying homage to WeightLoss tomorrow. I have a message for refined foods (esp that ice cream I ate), "I will surive!" <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tth-8wA3PdY> I think the lyrics from the 70's song are aprospo! "Go on now go, walk out the door. Just turn around now, 'cause you're not welcome anymore..."
(8 comments)
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