I did it!

Ok, so maybe I haven't been the best at not eating sweets. I'm going to have to rid my house of them...that means no easter candy!  But I did run my first mile in about a month!!  Not sure how my times compare to what they should be, but I did it in 12 1/2 mintues! I even ran through the cramps...granit now I feel like I should go puke! But I did it!  Pushing yourself to do it the first time is the hardest- After that you KNOW you can do it! 

I want some cake.

The End

(Guess it's a good thing I don't want to make any cake.)

But if someone just happened to stop by with a piece of cake...

I would gladly eat it! :)

I'm back

So, I left on vacation last week and haven't checked in. If any of you visit my house, you'd see why. I haven't done much of anything this week-except eating good!! I even had a couple of cakes to make this week and DIDN'T eat the part I have to level off the top! I'm hoping that the motivation continues. I'm down a couple of pounds. The BEST part to me is that I have control. I love the feeling of deciding on whether or not I'm going to eat something and being able to say no. I'm not usually the best at that, because I LOVE FOOD! I haven't done the best at working out this week though. I missed a couple of days.I caught the stupid "spring" cold. I just don't have much energy. I'll get working on that this week. Good to read all the posts I've missed. You girls ROCK! Great job and thanks for sharing!

Resistance!

I found a great way to resist snacking! I was feeling those afternoon hunger "pains" today. (3:30 pm).  I was about to get something to munch on.  Then I remembered my goals!!  I was going to give myself 30 minutes.  If I was still hungry, then I could find something healthy to eat. Because me feeling hungry is really my mouth just saying I WANT FOOD! and when I give in I eat like...a PAN of brownies.  So I started reading my book to distract myself...before I knew it I woke up (5:00 pm) and it was time to start dinner! Yay! Now dinner will be so much more yummy becasue

I REALLY WANT TO EAT NOW!!!

"healthier-eating"?

Yesterday and today - not such good "healthier-eating" days for me! But thanks to the practices we've been doing for the ward talent show coming up on Friday night, I have been getting in my workouts! :) Hopefully tomorrow I will get some of my "healthier-eating" willpower back! :o/

My Turn...

I guess its about time I jump on the bandwagon.  I have been trying very unfaithfully to loose all this extra baby weight aroun the midsection. I'm really not concerned about the numbers, I just hate my muffin top/spare tire. I usually do pretty good for a couple weeks...but it never lasts any longer than that. So here are my goals:

1. Stick with it until summer starts, then re-evaluate.

2. No extra SUGAR-I think thats the hardest part!

3. Run (jog) a mile 5 days a week.

4. Ab workout 5 days a week.

5. No snacking, and only eat enough to make me full-

NOT stuffed.

Today didn't start off too great. I had a brownie for breakfast! (But I hadn't written my post yet, so it wasn't official yet...right?) But good news: I sent the rest of the pan to work with Ron, I knew if I didn't I'd eat AT LEAST half a pan of Texas Sheet Cake before he got back home from work! My slef control is VERY weak!

I WISH!

Sometimes... when you're thighs are burning with every step from the last workout... it's really hard to want to work out again. Because, let's face it, when your muscles are sore, doesn't that mean that the last workout is still working it's magic?!
I wish!

Garlic Bread - MMmmm...

I just couldn't get enough garlic bread tonight!!! Dangit!

So I woke up at 6:45 this morning and couldn't get back to sleep so I figured it must be a sign or something since its Saturday and I had no reason for being awake. Instead of just laying there and being lazy I got up and did a 1/2 hour to 45 minutes of exercise before anyone else was even awake. I"m proud of myself for getting up and doing this on a SATURDAY morning!! Have a great weekend everyone!!!!

LoViN' It!!!

What a great way to end a really long week. Stepped on the scale this morning and noticed I had dropped a little in weight. So I went to the wii, and weighed. I am now down 15 pounds. YEAH!!! I was so excited. I love to look at the graph and just see the drops in my weight. I still have a few more to go to be where I want to be, but I am just so happy to have made it this far.

I love to read what everyone writes on here. I sometimes laugh at comments and it makes for a great day! I can relate with you guys on a lot of the things that you write about. But I think we need to just remember that even the smallest accomplishment, brings the greatest rewards.

Have a great weekend.

p.s. I am planning something great for this blog!!!

I allow myself a little wiggle room

In order to keep my sanity, I allow myself a little wiggle room.
For example: Today I was in town and I went to Dixie's Diner. While I was there, I shared a fabulous shamrock shake with Ryker. Yes, this did mean that I was going to do a harder workout tonight... but I am not going to deprive myself of the foods that I love. The workout was more rigorous, but the shake was delish... and worth every sip!

I did it!!

I worked out. I rode my bike this morning for 20 minutes. I am so proud of myself. Yay me!

Town tomorrow

So I'm REALLY going to make it a good eating day, even though I'll be in town. I have planned out my meals and think that since I have my PLAN that I might be a little stronger in my resolve to eat better.

P.S. Gonna try to start cutting back on the caffeine.

JUST OFF

I've felt off all day today. Kinda sleepy, kinda grouchy, kinda coughy, just off! I don't want to work out tonight- but I will.

I am happy!

I am happy with my progress since I started this Phat journey two weeks ago. I have done well with my eating and feel like I have kicked butt keeping my workout goal. Today I celebrated the two week mark by eating out with Stan and Ryker! We got a 1/2 lb burger and fries and split it between the three of us. I know that if I don't allow myself to still eat the things I love, I will totally fail, so now and then... I indulge a little. I don't know if this same thing applies to anyone else, but for me, I don't cut any food out of my diet. I just try to be more careful. I know that chips (Doritos and yellow Lays) are my biggest weakness. So, if I want to have some chips, I take 6 or 8 instead of just eating them straight from the bag. I could sit and eat a half a bag of chips by myself in one sitting (sick, I know)! Anyways, I just wanted to say, "I am happy"!

Torn

So every Monday night my husband and I get together with some of our friends to watch "24". Yea, we're a bit nerdy and I totally have a crush on Jack Bauer! We ALWAYS have snacks. Sometimes just popcorn, other times an all out feast. So tonight I made the worst (Best) dessert ever! I'm totally dreading it (or can't stop thinking about it). It is so bad (for my butt, great for my mouth!). I won't even tell you what it is, don't want to make anyone want to jump off the wagon Ü. I'm hoping to only sample it this evening (even though I really want to eat the whole entire thing before anyone else knows that it existed). Maybe I'll have some 94% fat free popcorn...Sometimes it is so hard to be good. Jack knows.

SUGARY GOODNESS!!

So for today.... I've been wanting to totally cave and have some sugary goodness!! Now I didn't go nuts or anything, but I did have a popsicle tonight and I have to say... it totally worked! 50 calories for a whole popsicle is way better than however many calories are in a piece of cheesecake or a brownie! And it lasted longer too! Totally delicious! :)

YES YOU CAN!!!

So today on the way home from church I saw a man riding his bike.....he has one leg. I thought to myself "if he can do it with one leg why can't I with two legs?" Cameron told me that he has seen him several times riding his bike and running on that road. It is not a nice flat road.....it is a bendy and hilly road. (I don't know if that is a correct sentence.) Well I am going to really try this week to do something more than just walk to class. I think I will try riding my bike.....and doing some abs. I always loved doing abs.

Have you ever heard of the Rick and Dick Hoyt? Well if not, and even if you have, maybe this will bring some more motivation your way. If not well it defiantly did for me.
It is a long video (10 minutes) but worth every minute.



Do you need a tissue?
If you want to know more about them just google Team Hoyt.

I hope you all have a successful week and I hope that I can report better progress for myself next Sunday.

The Reunion...

So I found out that there is going to be a reunion this summer for my college class. I'm really excited! I got to know some awesome people, and haven't seen any of them since I graduated. I thought that could be some good motivation to be looking better...But then I think...I graduated in Culinary Arts...we're probably all a little fat now Ü. But still want to look better, so its a little more motivation.

Ok, so I've been putting this off since Bobi invited me to the blog but here goes. It sickens me that my little sis (Bobi) seems to be much better at this than I am, that it the whole getting motivated with losing weight thing! I am at the heaviest that I have ever been and it is disgusting!! The problem is that I just love to eat out and not cook way to much! However, I have decided that I must do something about and get with the program. I'm planning a trip to the beach in July with my kids and I don't want to look like a beached whale! I want to not think about it and have a good time. Wish me luck with the not wanting to eat out as much part!! On the upside I did actually workout twice in the last 3 days.

0 lbs in 2 weeks...

So I had my 29 week appointment yesterday and was a bit nervous to get on the scales even though after my 18 lb gain last time I told myself screw it bring on the goodies! I got on and it said the exact same number as last time which = 0 lbs gained in the last two weeks!!!! I have not been careful by any stretch of the imagination either! Seriously that sale on O...R...E...O...S was not a good one to take part in;) Thanks Bobi!!!!

So I am glad to say that my body leveled off for the time being but I am sure I am in for it in 2 weeks where the baby should be beefing up real good right now.

I am getting very anxious to go running. All these dry snowless side-walks are driving me cRAzY;) Soon enough I will have to go run and then may not want to!

Oh and I broke down and got a super awesome comfortable pair of pants to finish off this pregnancy! I love them. They look really good, especially on my 1-square butt-cheek! LOL oh gotta love the baby fat!

You girls are so awesome! It truly motivates me to get going as soon as I can after the baby! Thanks for all the good ideas and honest confessions to help me remember I am not alone in this and neither are you!

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!

P.S. I am totally fine with any of you that would like to work out for me!!!;) My target areas are -thighs(scary), butt and my biceps... so tone, squat, tone, squat!!!

Squats Kick my butt!

Anyone else here have issues with squats?! They seriously KICK MY BUTT!! Squats just might be my least fave thing in the whole wide world! (But abdominal stuff comes in at an EXTREMELY close second!)
Can I just talk about working out for a second?
I do not like thinking about having to workout...
I don't like to workout...
BUT I do LURVE the feeling of accomplishment that I get when I have finished a workout and done it well! I have never been this consistent with a workout plan before so I am super happy with myself for actually sticking with it! I set a workout goal and I have not failed it yet. It has been hard to do with all the crazy last minute stuff that I have had to do for Junior Miss this week but I am hanging in there.
Hang in there with your goals ladies!
We can all do this!

HOW?????

How do you ladies get the motivation to work out. I do not have any motivation to do this? I know I will feel better after I do it but that still isn't enough for me to get it done.
-feeling discouraged
Danielle Gurr

All about the PLAN

So, since I have not been journaling what I eat, I decided to write down everything I want to eat, well not everything I WANT to eat, but my plan on what to eat today. Then I can add to it or subtract from it. Maybe that will be easier. I don't know why, but I tend to skip meals and just munch all day long. So maybe having a plan will help me to actually sit down and eat a MEAL!

I am SOOO excited for spring! I think it is the perfect time to get motivated to loose weight. It starts getting warmer, so we get out more. We stop wearing so many layers, and want to look a little better. But my FAVORITE is the energy that seems like it is in the air! It makes me think I CAN do it!

Tonight I am really not looking forward to working out. But it will get done! I am going upstairs to get my workout clothes on as soon as I am done posting this.

WoOhOo!!!

After having a bad day yesterday and eating terrible last week why we were in Boise, I was a little nervous for my Wednesday weigh in. But I am happy to say...I am down 2.4 more pounds. So that puts me at a total of 13.5 pounds lost since February 4. YEAH!!! I am so excited.

unexpected do-over...

Re-do program (until 1 in the am) = No workout last night. :o(
But I did stay on track with the eating part. :o)

I Slipped...I Gave In

I pretty much did what the title says. Let me just start by saying it has been THE LONGEST WEEK and its only Tuesday. Long week + Long day = nap time pig out. But I didn't eat that much. I had some baked cheddar and sour cream chips and then a 97% fat free ice cream sandwich. Then I fell asleep.

I have got to get out of this RUT and start getting myself in it again. Maybe I could blame it on the gloomy day!!

Hope everyone else is doing good!

Been a while...

So my sister made an impromptu visit and came for a couple days this last weekend. I got a bit distracted. I didn't do good. Not too terrible, but NOT good. I did better yesterday. But I didn't journal what I ate, which makes me think that I may have been worse than I thought I did. (I usually give myself the benefit of the doubt Ü). I did work out though.

Good Job to you guys doing good! Hope to join you soon.

What I wanted

Tonight for my after dinner, late night snack...
What I wanted:
The leftover piece of pizza in the fridge. (I love cold pizza!)
What I had:
A juicy orange.
Did it make me "oh so happy" at the time?
Not so much.
Will it make me "oh so happy" tomorrow?
I'm pretty sure it will.
Now on to my workout! :o}

The Swing of Things

It's hard to leave and go on vacation for a few days when you are dieting and doing sooooo good. It's like you leave and then you start to think "no one will know...I don't have to be too careful...I will just work harder when I get back!" And that is exactly what I thought.

When you are away from home, you have the option of eating out or eating out. And so what did we do, we ate out every meal except for breakfast. (well we did on Saturday and it was yummy) By the time we got home Saturday night, I was ready to hurl. If I saw one more french fry, or smelled one more restaurant or fast food place, I swear I was going to be sick.

I didn't do too bad with the over eating. I chose the healthier things to eat when we ate out, but I still wasn't as strict with myself as I should've been. I weighed in this morning and I only gained 1.9 pounds back. So it shouldn't be hard to lose it again.

I woke up this morning at 5:50 and started my workout and boy did it feel good to work out. I have never enjoyed it as much as I did this morning.

Much needed sleep - I guess...

Last night Stan and I put the boys to bed and then got comfy downstairs to watch TV for a while. Well, I don't remember too much after laying down on the couch until I woke up at 1:00 am! It's been a while since I've been asleep by 8:00 - I must have needed the sleep I guess! Needless to say, I didn't get my workout in last night. I was kinda ticked off about it when I woke up because I had been planning on it (I was even wearing my workout clothes), but I refuse to beat myself up about it since I worked out 6 out of the last 8 days! I am happy about that accomplishment! I don't know that I have EVER been that consistent with working out!

W I L L P O W E R

Today has really tested my willpower. I've been wanting to snack all day long- BAD! But I powered through. I haven't really been comfortable in my own skin for a while now. I am really hoping that I can get back- no, I will get back to where I am feeling okay with my body again. A couple of years ago I got down within 6 lbs of my goal weight, and now I am almost back to the same weight I was before I lost that weight! So now, here I am trying to lose that stinkin' weight again, and this time I am determined to keep it off.

doritos = torture

Oh, doritos... why do you torture me so?

How I am doing

So I have NOT worked out at all. It is really hard. My excuse is that I have no time. I have been staying up until 12:30-1:00AM working on home work and when 6:00 rolls around I do NOT want to get out of bed to work out. I am doing well with not eating after 8:30 and not eating junk when my hubby is not around. Except for today, I ate a brownie. It's my birthday though so I cheated a little. But just the one time. I also am still struggling with eating lunch and writing down what I am eating. I need to just keep a little note book with me and when I eat something, write it down. *note to self*
All in all I am doing pretty crappy with this. Oh well. The two that bring in the most calories I am doing the best at.

Good job Bobi on working out consistently!!!!

I'm taking the night off!

I have decided that I am taking the night off (from working out). I have worked out every night since Staurday and tonight I feel sleepy. Hope everyone's been doing well. It's been so nice for me to have this Phatty blog to write about what's going on with me. It has really been helping me stay on track so far. Keep up the good work everyone!

Today I am Loving my Fat SO MUCH!

So for a while now I have had this walnut sized lump under my right armpit. I guess I've been a little nervous about what it might be and I was more comfortable with the unknown than I thought I would be with the answer to what it actually was, so it has taken me a while to get up the nerve to go have it checked out. Well, yesterday I finally decided to go have the doc look at it. He told me that 80% of breast cancer is found in the exact spot where my lump was located. I wasn't really sure how I should feel about it, but I was trying to be positive. :) He sent me to the hospital this morning to get an ultrasound on it and mamogram if needed. Turns out, the GIANT lump is actually a giant lump of FATTY tissue! Gross I know, but today I am totally loving my extra "fat"!

Chocolate!

I am really needing some chocolate right now and I know exactly where some is. AHHHH! But I am all alone so I can't have any. I have gone since Monday without eating after 8:30 and w/o eating treats by myself. So I am eating an apple.

Helpful

Found this SITE, and it had some good ideas for meals. I think I get stuck in a rut. This was helpful for me.

I love me some Doritos!!

Today was a good food day for me! I also got a pretty good workout at mutual tonight! (We played dodge ball.) And when dodge ball was over and everyone went to the kitchen to eat Doritos, I didn't eat a single one (which is a pretty big deal for me!) They certainly smelled delicious though!
I do love me some Doritos! Okay, I'm going to stop thinking about them now! ;)

What now?

So I'm thinking this is my blog of excuses. Everyday I seem to find something. Today it was the muffins that I made "for my kids" (and then I ate 4-oops!). Just off to a bad start. Got a little better as the day went on. Finished somewhere in the middle.

It's a toss-up

I have to say I didn't do GOOD today, but I also didn't do BAD either. I was in town all day and that always makes it harder to stay with-in where I want to be. I DID however make a few wiser choices and did not throw in the towel when I realized I wouldn't stay in my goal. So I feel like I had some good moments. I do really need to STOP GOING TO TOWN though.

Better than it could have been...

So today was my start day...
Yep...
I ate out two meals today... it was a town day :)! But in my defense, I usually would have eaten something like this:
Lunch at McD's- Big Mac, medium fries, and a large HI-C Orange drink (I love that drink!)
Dinner at Bajio- Pork chimichanga, sweet rice, refried beans, water.
Instead, I ate this:
Lunch at McD's- Cheeseburger, small fries, water
Dinner at Bajio- Half of a pork chimichanga, milk.
Oh, and a half of an ice cream cone... it was a town day :)!
BTW- I did get my workout in... as soon as all three hours of bachelor stuff was finished! YAY for Jake picking Vienna (she was my fave!!)

Monday...blah

I haven't struggled with wanting to sit and snack for the longest time, but for some reason, Monday's are always the worst day for me. It was a real struggle today. I don't know if its because there was no school today, the lack of sleep I've had for the past week, or the fact that I was a little bored. I am sure they all factored in.

But I FOUGHT it off. I told myself I couldn't eat anything. I chewed my favorite gum, turned on some music, and I tried to keep myself as busy as possible. I started on my next big project, baked bread (to give away), and cleaned up around the house.

Its going to be a great rest of the day, I just know it!