Well today is day 22 on the "NEW ME.." and I have to say it's going pretty well. I did gain a pound last Wednesday but I'm thinking it's muscle, lol...but seriously it did bum me out. I know that my weight is going to go up and down while I'm transitioning into the NEW ME, but I just couldn't understand it...I've been eating under my calorie goal and working out everyday so I just couldn't grasp that I had gained a pound! It was truly upsetting to me but I kept on it...and I won't give up. I can't give up. This is my chance to really make a huge change in my life and I'm not going to pass it up. We've been eating better at home and not wasting the food I've bought and its helping us save money.
My husband has lost 12 pounds as of Friday...he's been eating better and less food so I have to give him some huge props for that...especially for pulling it off without any exercise. He'll have to start exercising soon before he plateaus... hopefully he won't, but I do want to get him to start working out - at least 3 times a week for 45 minutes to an hour each time.
Well I will be weighing myself again tomorrow...wish me luck. My clothes are still feeling loose and even looser than last week, so I'm hoping this is a sign that I've lost instead of gained :)
My babes
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Something New in 2011
okay, so I know I've said before that the new year is going to be a new "me"...Well this time I'm finally ready to fully commit to becoming a new me...not only am I attempting to shed some pounds, but I'm also attempting to cook more at home and try and save some money... So far everything is going pretty good... I started to get back into the exercise routine back in the middle of December, but I then decided to attempt to work out every day for 30 days straight along with dieting...well not really dieting, but counting my calorie intake. Not only am I doing this, but I have my bro and sis in law along with my mom in law and of course my hubby to join me on this new journey to better health. My inlaws work out with me about 5-6 days a week and I workout sometimes with Tomas on Sundays at home. So far, as of last Wednesday I have lost 7.5 pounds and I'm hoping that by this Wednesday I've lost another 2.5 pounds. I'm really putting in alot of work and thought into this. I'm cooking at home new and leanier meals. I've started using Splenda in my coffee versus sugar.
As far as the cooking goes, I'm going to try new dishes every week. I plan the meals on Friday before I go grocery shopping. This way I can cook at home during the weekends too! I don't want to fall off the wagon on the weekends - that's usually what happens - so I'm hoping by doing this I can stay on track. I haven't fully given up sodas but I did switch to diet and 5 out of the 7 days I will usually have 1/2 to 1 diet drink a day. I know that's not healthy for me, but for now it's a start. I don't want to give up the foods I love but I do want to start eating smaller portions of what I eat or find different ways of making them without all the grease and fat that they usually come with... The food I've made so far, the kids and my hubby have truly enjoyed and so have I. I think that by just tweaking some original recipes of things that this can help me and my family eat better but still enjoy the foods we love and try foods in different ways that we don't love... I really am putting alot of effort and work into this and I hope by changing our eating habits we can become healthier and just used to eating things without all that sugar, salt and oil that we're used to eating. I know I can do this and especially since I have my other half supporting me and rooting for me and us...then I will make my goal. I can't do this alone and having my inlaws call me to remind me about our workouts really does help push me on those days that I don't "feel" like working out. Wish me luck! hopefully the next post I will be able to say that I've lost those 2.5 pounds that I'm going for :)
As far as the cooking goes, I'm going to try new dishes every week. I plan the meals on Friday before I go grocery shopping. This way I can cook at home during the weekends too! I don't want to fall off the wagon on the weekends - that's usually what happens - so I'm hoping by doing this I can stay on track. I haven't fully given up sodas but I did switch to diet and 5 out of the 7 days I will usually have 1/2 to 1 diet drink a day. I know that's not healthy for me, but for now it's a start. I don't want to give up the foods I love but I do want to start eating smaller portions of what I eat or find different ways of making them without all the grease and fat that they usually come with... The food I've made so far, the kids and my hubby have truly enjoyed and so have I. I think that by just tweaking some original recipes of things that this can help me and my family eat better but still enjoy the foods we love and try foods in different ways that we don't love... I really am putting alot of effort and work into this and I hope by changing our eating habits we can become healthier and just used to eating things without all that sugar, salt and oil that we're used to eating. I know I can do this and especially since I have my other half supporting me and rooting for me and us...then I will make my goal. I can't do this alone and having my inlaws call me to remind me about our workouts really does help push me on those days that I don't "feel" like working out. Wish me luck! hopefully the next post I will be able to say that I've lost those 2.5 pounds that I'm going for :)
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