Thursday, June 27, 2013

Got the UMPH!

The last few weeks have been all trials and errors as I try to get into my grove of getting healthy. It is a everyday battle, wait! who am I kidding, it is a every second of the day battle. I battle the urge to eat bad things, I battle the umph to get up off the couch and bust out a workout, I battle when a loved one offers me bad things, it is hard and some times I just give in.

As I was watching my fav show, I was in awe of the progress he was making, but noticed in his eyes he looked weak. Well just as I predicted he was cutting corners and not eating well. His Dr. said he was malnourished. I was surprised at that, you can be malnourished and still over weight. This happens when you cut corners and starve yourself, thinking it will help you lose faster. I have come to understand this just isn't the way to go. You can kill yourself by this and that price just isn't worth it!

So as I go in to another week of tweaking my diet and workout routine, I will be conscious of what my body feels like when I eat and when I work out. I will not be so fixated n the scale but how I feel. I have be to compulsive about that scale, I will keep logging my weight every week but I wont get side tracked on what it says. Getting in touch with why I do things is key.

                           So I got my UMPH and I'm going to Gitterdone!

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

If it is broke fix it!

 
Can you believe we are half way through the month?!
It has been a month of struggles for me, cookouts, birthdays, and all of life's events. It is so hard to stay on track when ice cream season is in full effect.
With summer time comes new shows on t.v. and one that hit me in the face was Extreme Makeover. I just love this show. Though I'm not over 400 lbs. I have many traits of the people I see on the show. Every day struggles are all around us in this big old USA. We as a nation keep getting bigger and bigger and we allow it. We are just letting each other kill ourselves. Killing ourselves with our forks. Is it bad to keep each other accountable? Some say yes it is my business and I don't care how much I weigh. But I don't think that way. I think man I love this person enough to say get on track, I want you here as long as you can be. I think if it is said in a loving way we all would be in such a better place.
I praise my sister and wife for always keeping me on track and vise versa. Everyone needs that support system to keep them accountable for their well being. Its not out of vanity it is out of love.
So as I was saying this show sparked a new flame in me, one I haven't felt in a while. I was at my ends rope again for the thousandth time and wanted to give up and claim I was forever fat! Then I watched these transformations and said dam if someone 400+ lbs. can do it what the hell am I complaining about 50 lbs.? So I friended Chris on F.B. and heard about his book, I ordered it and read the whole thing with in 2 days. I made a plan for myself and with a few slip ups I've been doing good. I will have to keep tweaking it and making it my own but he gave me the foundation to do it. I will succeed this year in losing these lbs.! 
With a new fire lit here I go :)    

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Big Secret to life...


I just love this quote from Oprah! It made me think, wow, this is so true! I'm always looking for the almighty secret to weight loss. Well honey there is only one and it is to get off your ass and work, close that fridge and mouth and all will fall into place.
Now tell my mind that and all will be A OK hahaha!

For the past few weeks I have had little weight losses. 1/2 lb here, 1/2 lb there. But I keep telling myself in the end it adds up. I'm proud to say I'm not discouraged and the fire is still burning, slow and steady. I WILL NOT give up!

My last 2 challenges was hard but I was so happy that I completed it. I made it clear to myself the only one in my way is me. I don't know what it is that stops me some days, but I'm working every second of every minute of every day to find out more about why I do the things I do. I may never figure it out but I will never give up on me.

My food intake is still going good, few treats here and there but I always keep myself in check. I try my hardest to get whole, organic foods. It is costly but like I have read so many times before, so is the E.R. when your body breaks down from all the chemicals in the foods out there. So I will pay the price to eat well. I have found if you shop in season and buy wisely, like using coupons, it isn't to bad on the wallet.

This last month has been a big eye opener for me, I was in the E.R. with a severe asthma attache and almost died. It made me reevaluate what I want out of life. I don't ever want to feel that helpless again. I pride myself on being a strong woman and try to inspire others. I need to step back and do that for myself. Lately I have been doing just that. I take baths with meditation music, I workout every day, I quit smoking, I eat good foods. I feel the best I have in years! No turning back for me NO WAY!