Weight Loss

Hey Ladies ~

I am back with my journaling. It has been a busy couple of months. So much to do and so little time!! Ahh but isnt that just the way life goes?

So here I am back to committing myself to do better, be better and feel better. Not only for myself, but for my family as well.

I have been on this weight loss journey for almost two years...can you believe it? Time sure does fly by.

I have had my share of ups and downs (literally and figuratively). Currently, I am up on the scale but still down overall. When I started my weight loss journey, I was seeing 182 on the scale. I had reached an all time high with my weight and felt very defeated and frustrated with myself. I realized that I had to start doing something otherwise it was just a matter of time before the negative effects of weight gain and obesity would take its toll.

I had envisioned myself dropping down to 130-135 lbs. I thought to myself, that growing up and as a teenager, I was always below 130 in my weight considering my taller yet small frame of 5'8". I thought it would be a piece of cake to get back down to what I was so many years ago. Heck, even after two back to back pregnancies, I was 128 lbs following the birth of my son which is exactly what I weighed prior to getting pregnant with my daughter.

It seemed simple enough....but man has it been a struggle!!!

I managed to get down to 140.5 lbs earlier this year and then I made some changes to my diet and had life events occur that helped push me off the wagon. I slowly crept up to 150...155...157....160. Eeeek!!! What is happening here?

As of Wednesday, I am sitting at 158 lbs. A far cry from what I had envisioned being a piece of cake almost 2 years ago!!

My exercise routine is sporadic at best. I am still doing kickboxing and coming up on my Blue Belt at the end of the month. Again, life situations tend to get in the way. I am committed to eventually getting my Black Belt and continuing down this path of exercise.

The diet...well lets just say...as I have said before. Carbs are my enemy!! I really need to understand why when I include carbs in my diet I blow up like the stay puff marshmallow man. I try not to eat a lot of carbs and usually I tend to go for healthier ones instead of empty ones.

DH is diabetic and trying to incorporate a lifestyle for all of us has been frustrating. Since we have no set routine, I have decided that I am going to do an inventory of the kitchen and see what we have and what we need and what needs to be thrown away. After this, I am planning to sit down and look at meal planning and get set menu ideas written down. Maybe get a recipe box and put the menu ideas in there so that we can mix and match and not have the same things week in week out. However, I intend to put 7 daily meal ideas out for each week. That will be the menu; that will be what I shop for.

Now as I stated my commitment to all of this, I am heading back down to Costa Rica tomorrow morning for another week of training. I enjoy being the trainer and working with this group and have no issues going to Costa Rica whenever my  manager needs me to go. Unfortunately, a week in a hotel and room service or restaurant food does not help with the program!!

As we approach the holiday season, it is going to get more and more difficult to stick with the plans especially as all the goodies come out between Halloween and New Year's!!

Apologies for the novel, but I needed to write out my commitment to myself in order to give myself that kick in the pants that I need. Now off to finish laundry and to start packing for my trip!!

In the long term of things you are doing great! You are still less than when you started the journey and that is an accomplishment. It shows that you are starting a healthier lifestyle! So many people go on a diet.....only to gain all the weight back plus more, so 2 years later you are still ahead of the game!

I love your idea of a recipe box. Here's a suggestion. Make dividers of entres, salads, veggies, etc. and make a card for each thing you eat. They have 7 days for menus, and mix and match the cards from each category. Perhaps when you have it put it at the back so that you can have other choices in the front.

Have a great time in Costa Rica! Do the best that you can!

 

      

Okay, I got home late Saturday night, however, I have been sick since last Tuesday/Wednesday. Not sure how long I should expect this cough to linger but it will be nice for it to go away.

The trip was good and very productive, but I am glad to be home.

Since I need to get back on track, I am thinking lots of soup until I feel better.

I will be getting my meal planning under way this week. I am searching many websites looking for recipes that sound yummy and are relatively easy to make and healthy for all including DH. Diabteic friendly is a must!