Hello world,
I love to blog and have been doing so for YRS on all sorts of sites, LiveJournal, MySpace, Facebook, etc. however, I am not comfortable talking there about my weight and lifelong struggles with it so I am starting this blog in hopes of keeping myself honest by setting goals publically even if no one is reading and maybe...when I hit my goal, by sharing with those on my other sites.
My weight has been a constant lifelong struggle, winning at times and losing at others. Right now I've lost but am setting myself back on the winning track.
This time, no fad diets...just healthy eating, calorie/portion control and exercise.
This morning I was 217 lbs! Yes....217 lbs! OMG! How did I let that happen??? I got up and did some wii fit Yoga and started my healthy eating plan. I'll post my daily menus as much as possible as wel as exercises and any healthy recipes I find and make.
And with that, we're off!!!
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ABOUT THE DIVA
41F
Married
Starting Weight: 217lbs
Goal Weight: 140lbs
History (posted on Atkins Diet BB so I thought I'd share here as well)
I was always a chubby kid. In 10th grade I lost down to 120lbs and kept that off, even after the birth of my first child until I was around 26 after the birth of my second child.
Since then I have been bouncing between 150 and 219 - yes 219!!! OMG!!! I stayed between 190 and 150 for about 10 more years, between 26 & 34. When I was 34 I started Atkins and lost to 148 which I kept off for 3 or 4 years. It was around that time I started having some female trouble and by the time I went in for my hysterctomy 2 years ago now, I had ballooned up to 219!!
After my surgery I started Quick Weight Loss Centers which cost me a couple grand, a COMPLETE waste of money!!! I got down to 184 and quit because the ladies were mean to me and yes, I mean - MEAN!! My 17 year old daughter had recently informed us she was pregnant and I was really, really fighting seeking comfort in food. Each time I went to weigh in, someone else would see me and make me re-tell my story, all in an open room for anyone to hear. I did not handle the pregnancy well and flat quit eating right at first. I wasn't gaining but wasn't logging all my foods, I was a walking zombie for a week or so and after making me repeat my story yet again, they scolded me loudly for not recording my foods.
Shortly after that, I saved up my daily carb allowance to eat 1/2 cup of brown rice at dinner as opposed to 2 servings of 1/4 cup that day, the representative loudly scolded me saying, "You can't do that, you can NOT do that!" Sheesh - okay - just tell me lady!! The last straw was when I asked advice for our upcoming vacation to California and what to eat at Disney and Universal. The rep there said that they have restraunts at the parks. Um, yea....at $30-$40 a person, we were taking a group of six. We're all about the grab as you go hot dogs (which on Atkins, would have been FINE!). Anyway, she just acted horrified and said that she tells waiters, etc that it is important to her health that her food be prepared a certain way and that if they couldn't accomodate her needs she would eat elsewhere. Ya - right - I'm going to uproot a table of 8 (grandparents + us) because they cook with butter. Needless to say - that was my last visit.
After that I continued to lose on my own, stress mainly I'm sure and as of last summer this time I was down to 169.
This summer I am back to 217.6 - why? I have NO idea other than poor food choices and lack of exercise. How I gained that much in a year, I have no idea. I am 41 now, a new grandmother and I have GOT to beat this thing FOREVER, for me, for my husband, for my kids and for my beautiful little grandbaby who after all the stress is the light of my life. I want to run and play with her and the other little grandbabies who are yet to be but loved already!!! I am SICK AND TIRED of being SICK AND TIRED!!
So, a new leaf. A fresh beginning! I am starting tomorrow!!!
During my last venture with atkins, mentioned above, I did GREAT however, I could have done better by healthier habbits (ie: cutting the fat off the pork) so this time I'll try the same plan with even healthier choices!!
One day at a time right?
Married
Starting Weight: 217lbs
Goal Weight: 140lbs
History (posted on Atkins Diet BB so I thought I'd share here as well)
I was always a chubby kid. In 10th grade I lost down to 120lbs and kept that off, even after the birth of my first child until I was around 26 after the birth of my second child.
Since then I have been bouncing between 150 and 219 - yes 219!!! OMG!!! I stayed between 190 and 150 for about 10 more years, between 26 & 34. When I was 34 I started Atkins and lost to 148 which I kept off for 3 or 4 years. It was around that time I started having some female trouble and by the time I went in for my hysterctomy 2 years ago now, I had ballooned up to 219!!
After my surgery I started Quick Weight Loss Centers which cost me a couple grand, a COMPLETE waste of money!!! I got down to 184 and quit because the ladies were mean to me and yes, I mean - MEAN!! My 17 year old daughter had recently informed us she was pregnant and I was really, really fighting seeking comfort in food. Each time I went to weigh in, someone else would see me and make me re-tell my story, all in an open room for anyone to hear. I did not handle the pregnancy well and flat quit eating right at first. I wasn't gaining but wasn't logging all my foods, I was a walking zombie for a week or so and after making me repeat my story yet again, they scolded me loudly for not recording my foods.
Shortly after that, I saved up my daily carb allowance to eat 1/2 cup of brown rice at dinner as opposed to 2 servings of 1/4 cup that day, the representative loudly scolded me saying, "You can't do that, you can NOT do that!" Sheesh - okay - just tell me lady!! The last straw was when I asked advice for our upcoming vacation to California and what to eat at Disney and Universal. The rep there said that they have restraunts at the parks. Um, yea....at $30-$40 a person, we were taking a group of six. We're all about the grab as you go hot dogs (which on Atkins, would have been FINE!). Anyway, she just acted horrified and said that she tells waiters, etc that it is important to her health that her food be prepared a certain way and that if they couldn't accomodate her needs she would eat elsewhere. Ya - right - I'm going to uproot a table of 8 (grandparents + us) because they cook with butter. Needless to say - that was my last visit.
After that I continued to lose on my own, stress mainly I'm sure and as of last summer this time I was down to 169.
This summer I am back to 217.6 - why? I have NO idea other than poor food choices and lack of exercise. How I gained that much in a year, I have no idea. I am 41 now, a new grandmother and I have GOT to beat this thing FOREVER, for me, for my husband, for my kids and for my beautiful little grandbaby who after all the stress is the light of my life. I want to run and play with her and the other little grandbabies who are yet to be but loved already!!! I am SICK AND TIRED of being SICK AND TIRED!!
So, a new leaf. A fresh beginning! I am starting tomorrow!!!
During my last venture with atkins, mentioned above, I did GREAT however, I could have done better by healthier habbits (ie: cutting the fat off the pork) so this time I'll try the same plan with even healthier choices!!
One day at a time right?
My Health Mantras
"Nothing tastes as good as thin feels"
"Munchies? Take a drink and wait 20 then see"
"You CAN acheive this!"
"Take twice as long to eat half as much."
"Munchies? Take a drink and wait 20 then see"
"You CAN acheive this!"
"Take twice as long to eat half as much."
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