So last week I did ok, then I got sick, Ugh but at least it was the kind of sick that I didn't want to eat. So I wasn't taking in tons of calories (I made up for it on the weekend.) Here I am back to trying my best to get healthy, like the saying, "Fake it til you make it!" So this is what I want to try tomorrow for my pinterest diet.

 

 

I think these look good, I love oatmeal and bananas so we will see. I forgot to mention that the yogurt and blackberries were ok. I wonder if I would have used the regular Greek yogurt instead of the 100 calorie it would have been better. However my kids thought they were great!

 

Here's a little thought I want to keep in mind all week

 

 

Tomorrow is going to be awesome!

Well I have done a good job with my water today. I am almost done with all of it. Because I am finishing it so late I will be spending much of my night in the bathroom, oh well.

 

So it was an ok day, but I did something that I didn't want to do, but because I did I told myself I had to confess it on my blog. SO I ate a loft house sugar cookie. Not so bad right, well I didn't stop at one, oh no I ate three! Yep three, gross! (well really they tasted so good!) I ended up throwing the rest of the cookies away so I wouldn't eat any more. Well tomorrow is a new day and the dang cookies are gone, so I will do better.

 

I found a little something on pinterest that I thought looked pretty tasty so I thought that would be my thikng to try tomorrow.

 

 

So mine don't look quiet like this, I used blackberries, and a different 100 calorie brand of Greek yogurt. I am excited to try them out. 

Well I was just about to give up, when I had a good talk with my wonderful friend (well text). We decided that we will work really hard and eat so healthy for 5 out of the 7 days. The other 2 days we will relax. I can do that, RIGHT! I mean I will have 2 days to eat what ever I want. Now my plan is to not go crazy but if I want to I can. I am hoping that with that in mind I won't feel so tied down.

 

Here is another fun idea I had. I love pinterest! I have found some pretty great ideas to getting in shape. The only problem is they just sit in my boards and I don't do anything with them. So I am going to call this the pinterest life change!! I am going to try new thing throughout the week and post about the success I have found with them.The first one I want to start with is one I have used for a while. It is a special drink from  Dr. OZ.

 

 

It's 2 liters of water 1 medium cucumber, 1 lemon, 10 to 12 leaves of mint. I tell you what when I drink this I can feel such a difference. I don't love it but I love the way it makes me feel. So I have been slacking on making this every night so this week I will have it everyday for 5 days!

 

 

I also liked this little thought. I want to eat better and take better care of my self. Lets see if I can gain that lasting will power to carry it out!

So I had big plans for last week, ummm wish I could report that I was successful. I had a small most humbling accident that left me deflated. I took a bit of a fall, in the middle of the street. Yep it's the truth, fortunately it was dark and there weren't any cars coming and I really don't think there were that many people around. Even if no one saw me I was mortified, and my pride was hurt, not to mention my knees were pretty banged up. I guess I was so embarrassed because I just kept thinking about those heavy people who fall on the tread mill on "The Biggest Looser." It made me realize I need to feel better about myself. So here's to another week and another try at making myself more self confident.

 

I also thought this was eye opening!

 



I found this little thought and I love it...

 

 

 

So tomorrow is my day 1of week 1 (because I am starting over) But seriously think about it it's only 12 weeks! That's nothing! I can do this..... I CAN DO HARD THINGS!!! Some people may laugh that I consider this hard but I have created such bad habits and I give up on myself the minute I crave junk. I justify my goals away. Well I am going to work hard this week. I am going to remind myself that it is only 12 weeks!!! Also as I have mentioned that when I want something I like to picture myself doing or having it. Well I would like to fit in some cute clothes so I try to picture myself that way. So here is the cute outfit I willl be picturing myself in....

 

 

WOOT! WOOT! don't you love it!!

 

Here we go week 1!!!!!

So here I am almost at the end of my first week. Sadly there's not much to brag about, but because I am being positive I will mention a couple of things. I did really well drinking my special water mixture. That's 2 liters of water with 1 medium cucumber, 1 lemon, and 10 mint leaves. I am going to be honest, I don't love it, however I can truly feel the difference. I didn't have any soda, Woot!Woot!  

 

I also did get 3 really good workouts in. I usually do 5 but  for some reason I was struggling with severe headaches. The workout I did today did a number on me. I can barley move my body! It is a good feeling! I saw this little picture and it made me think of myself, love it!

 

Ok I am on day two of my new years resolution, and well I wish I could report that I had done so much better, but I haven't done awesome but I haven't done terrible. I can be really hard on myself  when I mess up, and then that leads to just giving up because I tell myself there's now use, "you've failed." I started to do this yesterday, and I stopped myself because you know what I did do some things pretty good. I woke up early and exercised, and I didn't have any soda. I did have a few sweets but not like I had been having so not so bad. I decided that I will take baby steps.

 

I have things that need to be worked on I need, need, need to make sure I have a good healthy lunch. I hate making myself lunch and so I just snack and that leads to huge calorie build up. That is something I will work on.

 

I also learned a lesson about exercise. I woke up this morning with a killer headache and laid back down promising myself I would exercise in the afternoon. Well this is all I can say about that.

 

 

TRUE THAT!!!

Well hello there!! I know not a real big surprise that I decided to come back when it's a new year. I have highly enjoyed the holidays! My hind end not so much. It is time to buckle down and get serious about my health. I saw this little quote and loved it because it fits me to a tee!!

 

I am sad to say that I really did this! Gross, I know, but if I am going to be serious about this I can't have junk food hanging out in my cupboard tempting me! and throw it away? Now that is just wasteful!

 

I have thought a lot about goal lately. I recently did a church lesson on goals and it made me evaluate my life and the goals I have for it. I found some awesome quotes on goals and I also felt that fire within start to build up and I am ready to take this on.

So here's to a great year!

 



AHHHHAAAAAA!!!!! I have been struggling with posting on blogger.I don't know what was going on but I made it work today! Yipeeeee! So I found this little challenge and I decided to take it on. I love, love, love fall! I love the weather and the smell in the air. I thought this would be a perfect challenge for me to truly appreciate the season. I have to say it has been wonderful. I told Kev it's like a detox to go out and walk for just a bit. I have made it a point to not put too much pressure on myself, I just want to enjoy the beauty around me. I get a chance to reconnect my thoughts and try to work out any worries I may have, I have enjoyed it!

HERRRRRE WEEE GOOOOOO!!!!!

Yep I am back (for the most part)

This is something I want. I want to feel good about myself from the inside out. The other day I was rebelling, yet again, and I was so sick when I went to bed it was disgusting!! So I am trying my very hardest to do better. I want to sleep good at night not twist and turn all night because I ate too much junk! So although I didn't take any picture this morning (mornings are just too crazy with getting everyone off to school) I did take pictures of other things I am trying.

The first:

 Yep it says "One pound at a time." and it is posted in my pantry so every time I open it I can remember what my goal is.

This is a little drink I found on pinterest. The title of the pin was, "This drink will boost weight lose and help your skin and hair look better." I thought doesn't hurt to try it. It is 2 liters of water with one medium cucumber, 1 lemon and 10-12 mint leaves. It says to seep all night. It doesn't taste too bad.

I also saw this on pinterest (no, I don't spend that much time on pinterest, but when I do I find awesome stuff!) I am so excited about this. Apparently I am a visual person. When I made it I found myself so dang excited to start filling up the pounds lost!!!

 

So I am ready to start getting healthy from the inside out! 

I have always liked the saying, "Fake it til you make it." I am working pretty hard to fake it right now. I think  when one is able to truly loose weight and get healthy is when they have a burning desire from the inside out. So I am working on getting the burn back, and until I do I will fake it.

I am also a believer in the power to pretend or envision myself thin and healthy. It's a mind game, if we can convince our mind that this is what we want then the success is bigger and more long lasting. I think this is why I like to post picture of outfits I would like to fit into. I have a hard time picturing myself thin with the frumpy clothes I wear everyday, so I find cute outfits I would like to wear if, "I had the body." here are a few I have found recently.

I love the first outfit, just don't know what I can do to lengthen my legs!!
So here's to faking it and to envisioning fashionable tomorrows!

Alright I am slowly finding my way out of this haze. With school starting and being sick for the last two weeks, I have NOT found the motivation to eat healthy at all!! So because I am scared to step onto the scale this is how I am going to weigh in.....

I have to say I am sad that I didn't stay as committed as I wanted because I was starting to feel so good and I want that feeling back! I am ready to start working for it. I am glad to say that although I haven't been eating great I have continued to exercise. It is such a true fact that you have to be all the way healthy to feel healthy. While exercise it AWESOME! making sure my body gets the kind of food it deserves is essential to feeling great. I found this little saying and it is so fitting to me right now I had to share.

So here's to slowly making my climb back onto the wagon! I guess I may have to go to the doctor to get some help with this sinus situation so I can feel 100% committed!

This is where I say week 5 and post some pictures, but not this week. I have not been feeling well and I hate to say that eating right and exercise have taken a back seat. I was certain that this week would be soooo much better, but I am sad to admit that it hasn't been. I have gotten up and had a good workout, but still am struggling with my eating. I am always amazed at how when you don't feel 100% everything in life just seems so dang hard! I mean seriously how much harder is it to have an apple over a piece of candy?!!

I am slowly climbing back on the wagon tomorrow I am sure I will have both feet firmly planted and ready to go!

So I have been struggling these past few days. I came across this outfit on pinterest and I felt that giddy excited feeling about loosing weight again. By no means is it a glorious outfit, and I don't wear tank tops but there is something about it that made me want to get healthy and be able to wear it on a cozy winter day. Wear this in stead of having to wear sweats because nothing else fits.
I guess whatever inspires a person!! I am going to look at this often to help keep me motivated!

Week 4

WOW! These pictures are just not getting better! I did not do as well as I would have liked on our camping trip. But life goes on and today is a new day. I am one of those people that beats myself up when I give in, and I have found that tearing myself down doesn't work. It doesn't make me want to do better, in fact I think, "Oh I've already done bad, I might as well go ahead and eat that candy bar."

I found this list of fun encouraging saying from Dr. Seuss and I thought it was needed to help pick myself back up and get back on the wagon.

Kind of hard to read but I love it! I might just print it out and put it on my fridge.

Feeling a little bumbed today. I gained a bit, just a tiny but, .4lbs but still it was a gain. At first I was mad and thought, "This is for the birds, I am trying my best and I GAIN!!!" but then I really looked back over my week and thought about what I ate, and I realized that I wasn't as good as I needed to be. I ate over my calories on a few days, and most days ate my exercise calories. Next week will be better. I am going camping so I am going to have to work really hard!

This made me laugh right out loud! So funny, I do exercise and I love to exercise this is not my problem. My problem is I like to eat pizza (cookies, chips, doughnuts) after I exercise! Last night as I was reading my motivating stories I came across one that I really liked. The individual talked about when one has a ton of weight to loose, it can become overwhelming and they give up. She decided to start with one thing at a time. She started eating right and then slowly started adding in exercise. By doing a little bit at a time she was able to focus on one thing, get good at it then move on. I like this, in the past I have felt that it's all or nothing. I am good for a few days and then it is just too much for a busy mom of four to handle and I would throw in the towel. This time feels different, I have already been exercising 5 to 6 days a week and so it was more natural to start eating healthy. Natural, but not easy! I have developed habits, bad habits that are hard to break, and I'm not going to lie I still dream about all that delicious junk food!

This is how I feel right now...

Just kind of a BLAAA day. I struggled with being hungry and wanting all the wrong things to eat (I only gave in once, but still that was empty calories!!) Well tomorrow is a new day and although it may not be any easier I will make it through!

Because I am in need of a little motivation I turned to one of my favorite magazines.

Yep I LOVE Good Housekeeping! This month is perfect because it is full of inspirational stories of people who have lost weight, just what I need right now! Another magazine I love is, Health. It is a good magazine full of tips and inspirational stories.

Week 3

Well, I have to say these are the least attractive of all the pictures I've posted of myself so far. So, they are very much a great motivation for me to keep going!!

Last week was a good week. I had ups and downs but overall I did well, and I can feel the difference. Sunday was mine and Kev's anniversary so we went out to dinner on Saturday night. I did ok I had a dinner that had beef, rice and lots of veggies. So I focused on eating all the veggies first and then the beef with a little taste of rice here and there. It was a great meal and I felt satisfied. I have to admit that we did get a malt afterwards, but we shared it and I made sure that Kev had the majority of it.

Some of my favorite meals that helped me get through the week are:
Lunch: Tuna sandwich (I don't really even like tuna but I crave these sandwich's) to the tuna I add onions, celery, and radishes, and a tiny bit of mayo to hold it all together. I use a really good 12 grain bread, but only one slice and I top my sandwich off with mild pepper rings. SO GOOD!
Dinner: I usually have this salad when the dinner I have prepared for the rest of the family is high in calories, or I just don't have enough calories left. I place a huge amount of spinach on my plate and top it with, toasted almonds, mozz cheese and red onions. I top it with a little bit of raspberry vinaigrette. DELICIOUS!

For this week I am keeping this little thoguht in mind.

So here's to another great week!

It's weigh in day!!!!

I am down 2.1 pounds! That is a total of 4.9 all together!!

I am so excited it feels so good. After I weighed in I told Kev, "It really does work, this eating right and exercising!!" I have tried really heard to stay within my 1200 calories. I have also tried really hard to not use my exercise calories. I can feel a change taking place in my body and it is awesome!