Monday, April 30, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Important Note! Gym Day 2
This is important to note, very important!.. Before going to the gym on day 2, I felt SUPER TIRED! I just wanted to sleep! In fact I did, for a couple of hours before going. But I pushed myself to go, and I did. After getting home I felt energized! I did some work, some house work including laundry. All at like 5 am... which is so unusual for me.
So I just wanted to make a special note about this so that I don't forget about being super tired, then energized!
So I just wanted to make a special note about this so that I don't forget about being super tired, then energized!
The Best Strength Training for Women | Women's Health Magazine
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/weight-loss/weight-training-tips
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Wednesday 4/25, Journal + cpap
Today was a good day! I ate well and have not been hungry until just now.
Hubby and I went to the gym tonight. We only had 55 minutes but we made the best of the time. There were maybe 10 other people there and I was the only sweating profusely. So does that mean I'm more out of shape, or that I was working it harder? Let's go with working it harder! Woot woot!
Gym Summary:
10 min on arc trainer, 5 min stretching, the rest of the time on machines. I definitely pushed myself.
Food Journal:
1st meal: 2 fried eggs and 2 sausage patties
Meal 2: salad with grilled chicken and one chicken + spinach sausage dog
Snack: (after workout) 1, atkins peanut butter bar
I missed a 3rd meal today. Gotta fit this in, I know its important!
Oh, and I used my cpap today like a good girl. I'd had trouble with the "nasal pillows" leaking air so I've not been wearing it. Well, after I put it on, it occurred to me to tighten the straps... Duhhhh. So I did and now the leaks are gone. I use ear loops to wear my mask as opposed to the standard "head gear" ... You know, so I don't have to mess up my hair! :-) Its by ResMed, and is called Bella Loops Swift FX. Its very nice and makes using the cpap so much more tolerable!
Ok, thanks for reading! I'm off to bed
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Hubby and I went to the gym tonight. We only had 55 minutes but we made the best of the time. There were maybe 10 other people there and I was the only sweating profusely. So does that mean I'm more out of shape, or that I was working it harder? Let's go with working it harder! Woot woot!
Gym Summary:
10 min on arc trainer, 5 min stretching, the rest of the time on machines. I definitely pushed myself.
Food Journal:
1st meal: 2 fried eggs and 2 sausage patties
Meal 2: salad with grilled chicken and one chicken + spinach sausage dog
Snack: (after workout) 1, atkins peanut butter bar
I missed a 3rd meal today. Gotta fit this in, I know its important!
Oh, and I used my cpap today like a good girl. I'd had trouble with the "nasal pillows" leaking air so I've not been wearing it. Well, after I put it on, it occurred to me to tighten the straps... Duhhhh. So I did and now the leaks are gone. I use ear loops to wear my mask as opposed to the standard "head gear" ... You know, so I don't have to mess up my hair! :-) Its by ResMed, and is called Bella Loops Swift FX. Its very nice and makes using the cpap so much more tolerable!
Ok, thanks for reading! I'm off to bed
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Re-post: Going Back to What you Know & Mental Work
Another inspirational video about challenges. She has lost around 80 lbs (I think) and looks awesome!
http://youtu.be/aU1Q7DhBv4k
http://youtu.be/aU1Q7DhBv4k
Minus 11, Down 3 after re-start
Got on the scales, and they said 252.0. That's going in the right direction! I feel good today :-)
Re-post: When you fall down, get up! STILL truckin along!
One of my favorite inspirational people even has failures and sometimes tells herself she'll start tomorrow. Key word here is "sometimes". She's back on track now! She talks about this nearing the 4 minute mark, but listen from the beginning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPPfZuWQltg
She has lost about 130 lbs!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPPfZuWQltg
She has lost about 130 lbs!
When you fall down, get up! STILL truckin along!: youtu.be/FPPfZuWQltg via @youtube
— LowCarbHaley (@LowCarbHaley) April 25, 2012
Round 1 - I win!
One of my main battles is not wanting to make my meals, then I get too hungry and end up eating stuff I shouldn't.. or just snacking too much. So today, I made this within 15 minutes of getting up! So for round one today ... I win!
I'm changing how I label what I eat.. I'm going to be posting it as "food journal"
The battle is about to begin
I'm laying here in bed, thinking about getting this day started. This sounds good right? I didn't get much sleep but I'm feeling excited about what I'll accomplish today, then ...bum bum buuummm... I realize my battle with food is about to begin! Grrr So this is the deal... I am the master of my fate, and I'm just going to win this battle! I'll win it 1000 times today if necessary! I'll win it every waking moment! I'm going to win today!
Gym Log - Day 2 - Happy Happy!
For me, this is still Tuesday and so I did go to the gym 2 days in a row. yeah me! I have to say that I'm quite proud of myself. I did 20 minutes on the arc trainer. I hate that thing! I said going in that I wanted to do 20 minutes. After 5 minutes, yes 5! I wanted to Q U I T !! I don't know where I got this phrase but I told myself "only fat people quit after 5 minutes!".. so I pushed on. When 10 minutes came around, the same routine that occurred at 5 minutes.. then again at 15 minutes.. then finally I had reached my goal! I didn't quit! That felt so good. I know I didn't kill the arc trainer, but I didn't want it killing me either. I forgot to google what my max heart rate should be, and since I didn't want to die, I kept my heart rate between 145 and 150 bpm. I calculated it now, and the image of the results is below. Yes, my resting heart rate it high... sometimes is even higher :-(
My pics from the gym will show you that the place was packed! Ok, not really.. I was the only one there. It was kinda cool having the whole place to myself... at 3 am. I think I see a full time membership in my future.
After I got home, I ate one of the peanut butter Atkins bars... yummy!
My pics from the gym will show you that the place was packed! Ok, not really.. I was the only one there. It was kinda cool having the whole place to myself... at 3 am. I think I see a full time membership in my future.
After I got home, I ate one of the peanut butter Atkins bars... yummy!
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| Hip Abduction - 3 sets in each of the 2 positions @ 55 lbs |
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| Abdominal - 2 sets @ 50lbs, 1 set @ 60 lbs |
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| Lateral Raise - 3 sets @ 10 lbs |
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| Leg Press - 2 sets @ 130 lbs, 1 set @ 150lbs |
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| Lat Pull - 2 sets @ 30lbs, 1 set @ 40 lbs. |
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| I'm guessing 160 is a good target heart rate for me. |
Thank you for following my journey.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
4/24, Food Journal
So today I woke up and the scales said 254.2. I like that # better than 255! lol So I'll take it.
I have my 1st 3 followers on Twitter... thank you!
My body aches a little from last nights workout. Yeah! My body hurts from something other than just being heavy and sitting the wrong way, or hurting for no reason at all... this is good.
Today's Food Journal:
1st meal: salad minus and nuts, cilantro, and with mushrooms. I don't usually add mushrooms. They were yummy. I also added 1/2 can of salmon. And of course, I forgot to take a picture! As for low carbing it today, so far so good.
2nd Meal: Hubby made us a salad and a steak & cheese melt (that's what I'm going to call it anyway. It's angus beef pieces with a little mozzarella cheese melted on top). I was super tired and feeling a bit of depression. I didn't want to get out of bed. Yes, I went back to bed.. I was plagued with an all too common headache. It's better now though! :-)
Snack: Atkins peanut butter bar after returning from the gym.
I have my 1st 3 followers on Twitter... thank you!
My body aches a little from last nights workout. Yeah! My body hurts from something other than just being heavy and sitting the wrong way, or hurting for no reason at all... this is good.
Today's Food Journal:
1st meal: salad minus and nuts, cilantro, and with mushrooms. I don't usually add mushrooms. They were yummy. I also added 1/2 can of salmon. And of course, I forgot to take a picture! As for low carbing it today, so far so good.
2nd Meal: Hubby made us a salad and a steak & cheese melt (that's what I'm going to call it anyway. It's angus beef pieces with a little mozzarella cheese melted on top). I was super tired and feeling a bit of depression. I didn't want to get out of bed. Yes, I went back to bed.. I was plagued with an all too common headache. It's better now though! :-)
Snack: Atkins peanut butter bar after returning from the gym.
How to Maximize Your Chances of Dieting Success
An article on the Atkins site that I didn't have time to read, but need to...
No matter where you start the Atkins Diet, follow these 15 tips diet success:
http://www.atkins.com/Program/Overview/How-to-Maximize-Your-Chances-of-Success.aspx
The Mistakes Atkins Dieters Commit
Low Carb This..
http://lowcarbthis.com/good-exercise/the-mistakes-atkins-dieters-commit/
The Mistakes Atkins Dieters Commit
http://lowcarbthis.com/good-exercise/the-mistakes-atkins-dieters-commit/
Take 2! + twitter
So I've been on a "break" for about 2 weeks? I don't even know. It's been too long, and I'm plus 5 lbs. Grrr So this is "Take 2". I'm not officially going low carb today, but I'm committing to less carbs and more exercising.
It is 2 months from now that we leave on our Vegas trip. I had hoped to be further along in the processes but I just didn't fully commit myself to the task. So this is my consequence.
Yesterday, hubby and I signed up for a week free trial at a 24/7 fitness center. We even worked out a bit.. 50 minutes. I know it's not much, but it was all the time we had. We both felt good afterwords, and I know I'm going to keep going, hubby says he will too. If we do well, and actually GO, we will sign up for a membership. Fingers crossed, we will not let ourselves down... again.
It is 2 months from now that we leave on our Vegas trip. I had hoped to be further along in the processes but I just didn't fully commit myself to the task. So this is my consequence.
Yesterday, hubby and I signed up for a week free trial at a 24/7 fitness center. We even worked out a bit.. 50 minutes. I know it's not much, but it was all the time we had. We both felt good afterwords, and I know I'm going to keep going, hubby says he will too. If we do well, and actually GO, we will sign up for a membership. Fingers crossed, we will not let ourselves down... again.
So I really have no clue how to work twitter, but I'd really like some "followers" and so I've signed up for twitter. I'd like to have followers for accountability reasons. Maybe it will help me stay focused? Maybe I just want to be a star! lol My twitter name is @
Monday, I didn't eat too badly, I had subway for 2 meals. 1, 6" sub for each meal. It was yummy. Too bad it's not low carb!!! And as usual, after exercising, I was famished!!
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Snack..
4/4 - Today's Food Journal
1st Meal: 2 turkey dogs w/ cheese
2nd Meal: Salad with all the good stuff, and a new thing we got tonight at wal-mart... its pieces of precooked Angus beef. It has 2 carbs per serving. I heated that up in the microwave and melted a little mozzarella cheese on top. It was pretty good, and another low carb option.
New things.. We picked up some nuts at walmart tonight and some new peanut butter, and something that is supposed to be like peanut butter, but isn't. I'm not sure if I like it or not. Anyway, all are low carb and the nuts are crunchy! Crunch is hard to come by on this diet.
I will probably eat again before going to bed. I have eaten a few nuts.. not to many, as a snack.
2nd Meal: Salad with all the good stuff, and a new thing we got tonight at wal-mart... its pieces of precooked Angus beef. It has 2 carbs per serving. I heated that up in the microwave and melted a little mozzarella cheese on top. It was pretty good, and another low carb option.
New things.. We picked up some nuts at walmart tonight and some new peanut butter, and something that is supposed to be like peanut butter, but isn't. I'm not sure if I like it or not. Anyway, all are low carb and the nuts are crunchy! Crunch is hard to come by on this diet.
I will probably eat again before going to bed. I have eaten a few nuts.. not to many, as a snack.
Day 14 - Review & Comments - Don't gain it again!
So today is day 14. I'm pretty pleased with the weight loss and how I feel physically. It's amazing how I feel so much lighter, less bloated and have more energy just after almost 14 lbs. I get a little depressed when I catch my reflection in the mirror and see that I'm much bigger than I think I am. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT REGAIN THE WEIGHT! Let's not go through this again! I'm below 250, I never ever ever want to see that number again! When I was at 211, I thought to myself that I would never let myself gain that weight back. How did I do this to myself? Over indulgence! Isn't that the American way? You want what you want, and you want it now... and to hell with the consequences! Well, "to hell" is right. I've been living in a physical hell again, trapped in a body that I have failed. I choose, what I eat. I choose my fate... I choose my health.. I choose my weight. period. I am the master of my fate.
I'm 38 and to date have no health issues other than being over weight. I am very lucky! By the time my Mom was 35 she had high blood pressure. Soon followed by diabetes and high cholesterol. She's even had a gastric bypass... and today, she spends about $700 a month on medicines. I am lucky! I cannot afford to wait any longer to lose this weight! And I cannot afford to gain it back!
My Grandma (on Dad's side), we are pretty sure, died of a heart attack. She seemed to be sick for all of the time I can remember. She had all kinds of problems like heart disease and diabetes. So I am lucky! Don't waste the luck, eventually it runs out! It always does!
The more I type the more angry I get at myself for having to start this over. I have tears in my eyes now. Please don't do this again! I just need to get to where I am comfortable and stay there. I cannot become a slave to sugar! Sugar, sweets, chocolate, CARBS! Are my enemy! They will take my life if I don't keep them out of my body! (yes, I'm using a lot of these !!!... I'm angry!!!)
I love to eat. Name the food and I probably love it.. in large quantities. Although, my normal weight step kids can out eat me at every meal, I still gain weight and they don't. How is that fair?? Food is my comfort. I celebrate, I eat. I'm sad, I eat. I'm bored, I eat. When not doing low carb, I'm constantly thinking about food, and I'm not the only one. Hubby asks me right after we get done eating, what we will be having for the next meal.
Now, as I type this I am thinking about the "day off" the diet that we have planned for Saturday. It's my b-day, and we are craving pizza! So hubby & I figured that one meal off won't kill us, and will give us a reward, and treat, to hold us over until the next day off. Sounds good, but isn't that still celebrating with food? When does it end? I'm quite imaginative, I could think of something to celebrate every day! I don't know. I guess I've got some thinking to do.
The bottom line is this.. I was happy and felt comfortable and girly at 211 lbs. I could wear cute jeans! I need to be able to be happy in my own skin. I need to be healthy. I finally have the man of my dreams, my soul mate, my true partner for life... I don't want to cut my time short with him, or burden him with health problems prematurely. I've got to get down to at least 215, then re-evaluate my goal. No questions about it, 215! Then, I've got to watch carefully, EVERYDAY, what I'm eating to make sure I'm not slipping back into an unhealthy pattern that will lead to weight gain. EVERYDAY! This is the ONLY body I'm ever going to get! Don't waste it!!!!!!!!!
Do or do not, there is no try!
I'm 38 and to date have no health issues other than being over weight. I am very lucky! By the time my Mom was 35 she had high blood pressure. Soon followed by diabetes and high cholesterol. She's even had a gastric bypass... and today, she spends about $700 a month on medicines. I am lucky! I cannot afford to wait any longer to lose this weight! And I cannot afford to gain it back!
My Grandma (on Dad's side), we are pretty sure, died of a heart attack. She seemed to be sick for all of the time I can remember. She had all kinds of problems like heart disease and diabetes. So I am lucky! Don't waste the luck, eventually it runs out! It always does!
The more I type the more angry I get at myself for having to start this over. I have tears in my eyes now. Please don't do this again! I just need to get to where I am comfortable and stay there. I cannot become a slave to sugar! Sugar, sweets, chocolate, CARBS! Are my enemy! They will take my life if I don't keep them out of my body! (yes, I'm using a lot of these !!!... I'm angry!!!)
I love to eat. Name the food and I probably love it.. in large quantities. Although, my normal weight step kids can out eat me at every meal, I still gain weight and they don't. How is that fair?? Food is my comfort. I celebrate, I eat. I'm sad, I eat. I'm bored, I eat. When not doing low carb, I'm constantly thinking about food, and I'm not the only one. Hubby asks me right after we get done eating, what we will be having for the next meal.
Now, as I type this I am thinking about the "day off" the diet that we have planned for Saturday. It's my b-day, and we are craving pizza! So hubby & I figured that one meal off won't kill us, and will give us a reward, and treat, to hold us over until the next day off. Sounds good, but isn't that still celebrating with food? When does it end? I'm quite imaginative, I could think of something to celebrate every day! I don't know. I guess I've got some thinking to do.
The bottom line is this.. I was happy and felt comfortable and girly at 211 lbs. I could wear cute jeans! I need to be able to be happy in my own skin. I need to be healthy. I finally have the man of my dreams, my soul mate, my true partner for life... I don't want to cut my time short with him, or burden him with health problems prematurely. I've got to get down to at least 215, then re-evaluate my goal. No questions about it, 215! Then, I've got to watch carefully, EVERYDAY, what I'm eating to make sure I'm not slipping back into an unhealthy pattern that will lead to weight gain. EVERYDAY! This is the ONLY body I'm ever going to get! Don't waste it!!!!!!!!!
Do or do not, there is no try!
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Hubby has lost 17 lbs!!
My hubby is doing the low carb diet with me. He is having trouble getting into ketosis, but is still losing weight like a real low carb pro. I'm so proud of him, he has lost 17 lbs! Good job honey <3
1st meal: 2 pork grease sausage patties. 420 calories!
2nd meal: 2 double cheeseburgers with no buns and plain. I don't know how many calories this is but its too many.. but only maybe 2 to 4 carbs total.
Still have a headache.. had one about everyday for a week or more. Other than that, I'm feeling good. That said, I can't seem to get myself to exercise. I have so much work (job work) to do, I feel overwhelmed and like I don't have time to exercise.
As of today, I'm minus 13.8 lbs!
2nd meal: 2 double cheeseburgers with no buns and plain. I don't know how many calories this is but its too many.. but only maybe 2 to 4 carbs total.
Still have a headache.. had one about everyday for a week or more. Other than that, I'm feeling good. That said, I can't seem to get myself to exercise. I have so much work (job work) to do, I feel overwhelmed and like I don't have time to exercise.
As of today, I'm minus 13.8 lbs!
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Lazy woman's 1st meal
Weight today 249.2... Which is a loss!!
Monday, April 2, 2012
Ok, I'm eating..
Just a little tip.. Don't sit down with the bag of jerky! Just take out the amount you can afford and put it on a plate. Hubby sat down while "starving" today and ate most of the bag. He went over his carb limit today :(
12 Hours, No Food!?
It has been almost 12 hours since I ate. I did drink about 1/2 of an Atkins shake about 2 hours ago with my vitamins. I just couldn't stomach drinking the whole thing.. too nasty! I don't really know why they are so nasty to me now, back in 2008 I had to worry about drinking too many each day... now I dread drinking them at all!
Anyway, so it's been too long since I've eaten. I'm not hungry and nothing sounds good. I know this is a bad thing because I'll get sick if I don't eat and it will slow down my metabolism. But wait.. I don't feel like eating? Not craving food, or wanting to eat gobs of it? This part is a good thing! Big change! But I need to eat more. I'll go eat something now.. maybe.
And I just created a youtube account for the videos I will make soon.
http://www.youtube.com/user/lowcarbhaley
Anyway, so it's been too long since I've eaten. I'm not hungry and nothing sounds good. I know this is a bad thing because I'll get sick if I don't eat and it will slow down my metabolism. But wait.. I don't feel like eating? Not craving food, or wanting to eat gobs of it? This part is a good thing! Big change! But I need to eat more. I'll go eat something now.. maybe.
And I just created a youtube account for the videos I will make soon.
http://www.youtube.com/user/lowcarbhaley
Jillian..
Flipping through the channels tonight I saw an advertisement for a new system by Jillian Michaels called "Body Revolution". It looks really good, I think I may get it. Jillianbodyrevolution.com. The advertisement stated a statistic about people keeping food journals lose more weight than those who don't. So yeah me for already thinking of that!!
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Sunday, April 1, 2012
Minus 12.6 lbs!
As of today, I am minus 12.6 lbs. Feeling much much smaller. The amount of difference I feel is amazing for only being nearly 13 lbs less.
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