Good things to come…

The New Year is upon us and many of us make New Year resolutions of changes they want to come.

My New Years resolution is to not look back in life and look forward to the future and what I can make happen. My health and outlook are the main things I need to work on. My relationships with family, friends and loved ones comes next My business is always an ongoing project

So to the reason why I started writing again…my weight. To date this morning upon weighing myself, I was weighing in at 276.6 lbs. Not too bad since Christmas has just happened and I really have not been applying myself. I am procrastinating and this is one change (health and body) that will be changed.

I am not discouraged by any means with my progress. I am basically keeping the weight I lose off and staying to the healthier side of life. The New Year offers me more opportunity during the day to get out walking and for interaction with people. An awesome outlook for the future!!!

Wishing everyone a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2012 New Year! Cheers and <3

One Month :)

It has been one month since I started posting my weight loss online. I have had fun writing on here and seeing some comments come back. Thank you to everyone’s comments and for reading my posts.

The last post was not a landmark post by any means. I had some frustrating moments and realized I am only human. This post a bit of the same but never giving up as I am the only one that can make the changes I need to make.

First, I weighed myself today and i am at 275,9 lbs. A little at a time is good. This past week or so, I did eat out a couple of nights due to a flood in our place and me looking after a house/dog for friends. The clean-up of flood not as bad as it could have been but it still took time to clean up. Then work and babysitting a puppy just adds to the stress load. I didn’t want to deal with figuring out meals on top of everything else.

The next month will be a true test as we have Christmas and New Years coming up. I will just have to watch what I eat or at least portion sizes.

Off to work for a bit. I’ll write again next week. Thanks for the comments

Cheers and <3

Don’t get Discouraged…

Here I am with an update.   The figures are not as good as I wanted but I will take it :0)   Let’s get this show on the road!

Height:   5ft 4in

Weight:  276.6 lbs

Hips:       54 in

Waist:     47 3/4 in

Chest:     49 1/2 in

Since my last quick update about 15 days ago, I have only dropped 0.20 lbs.   “How do I feel about this” you ask?   I actually feel okay about this.  I was a bit disappointed with myself at first but then I started looking at what I had been doing and how I was feeling.  I have been a bit stressed with work (as usual), I had been looking after a friend’s puppy (health reasons) for about 5 days, I have had (and still have) allergies and a cold.  And the least favorite thing I like to go through every month.  And with that special time of the month comes bloating, cramping, and possible fluid weight gain.   Sorry to any guys out there that may read this but this is a naturally occurring thing for us gals! 

So with saying all of this, here is my plan of attack!

1)  Make sure with the cold and allergies that I get plenty of rest and drink a lot of beneficial fluids.

2)  While working, take breaks and walk around to keep my body and mind active, motivated and alert.

3)  Try some relaxing music or another form of meditation

4)  Talk to my doctor about vitamins to help with stress.

5)  Get out and exercise more.  A walk everyday to keep the pounds away! (This might take care of the stress lol)

If you have any comments or things you have tried in the past, please comment or let me know.  Sometimes hearing from the people going through the same day-to-day struggle can give great suggestions and advice.  Plus this can be a very great support system in itself!

Cheers and <3

Quick Update…

Just a quick update on my weight.   I just weighed myself and was happy to see my weight drop from 280.2 lbs to 276.8 lbs.  This was an unexpected surprise.  I attribute this loss to a few things.  Let me explain.

1st:  When losing weight, the weight that will drop off the fastest is fluid.   This is why it is important to keep drinking water.  It keeps your system replenished plus it also expels the toxins in your body.   I think the majority of my loss so far is fluid based.  You might think “Ewe” but it’s a proven fact that fluid weight is usually the first to go…and there is not much of that.   And I truly believe that this is why people get discouraged through their weight-loss programs they start on.  They see great progress over the first months but then it gets harder for the weight to drop off.

2nd:  I kept physically busy…whether it be a quick walk, listening to music and moving around or house cleaning.  I was pretty busy over the last few days.

3rd:  I was watching what I was eating and my portion sizes.  Boy oh boy…a few times I wanted to just grab anything and binge but I didn’t and either drank water or coffee to fill me up.   I basically ate healthy except for the 4 cookies and 2 pieces of banana bread I scarfed down lol.

Just a point of interest…coffee is my hero and my nemesis.   I could drink coffee 24/7 as I am addicted to coffee but as a fluid replacement when trying to lose weight, you should go with water and 100% fruit or vegetable juices.   With water or juices, you are getting the fluid or nutrients you need to help keep your system in check.  Coffee or diet water, pop (diet or regular) or diet juices are not the best choices in fluid replacement. Coffee is a natural dehydrator.  With pop, the carbonation in the drink can affect your bones.  Diet juices or diet pop…chemicals again to deplete your system of its nutrients.  It’s your choice on what you drink in the end but keep these things in the back of your mind.

4th:  Try and do things to make yourself happy and responsive.   A happy person is more likely to get out and do things or keep themselves active.  Any type of exercise is guaranteed not only to make your body look better but make you feel happy or satisfied with yourself.  This is important…to be positive and happy.  The only thing…if starting out on an exercise regimen, talk with your doctor and maybe seek the help of a trainer if working out.  The doc will give you the okay to start an exercise program…usually they suggest walking a minimum of 30 minutes a day but everyone is different.  Go slow and work into any exercise program.

When reading any of my posts, please keep in mind that I am not a doctor or health specialist but just a person that has been dealing with my weight issues my whole life.  Every person is different and will respond differently to what I wrote above.

Remember…LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE, LEARN and BE HAPPY!  These are words I live by.  Cheers!

A Few Details…

Since I am embarking on a new adventure of weight-loss, a few details should be disclosed if I am going to be realistic about my weight and body.  This way there are no surprises or unrealistic views of my outer self.

There are a few things that people should try and do on a day to day basis when trying to lose weight.  Here is a short list:

* Remember that you are a strong, vibrant and beautiful person.  You should tell yourself this everyday. 

*  Starting on an exercise program is a good start but always start slow and with advisement from your physician.  Remember…start slow.  If you over-exert yourself, this will put your train of thought into a negative energy and you might lose your momentum to carry on this part.

*  Cut out the junk food, eating out and if possible, coffee, pop and any carbonated beverages.   Drink a lot of water as this will flush any impurities out of your system.  And be careful of your fruit intake as fruit contains a lot of sugar (natural as it may be) and can increase your weight also.

* Find one thing that you like to do that does not involve eating or sitting around watching TV and do it.  And no…sitting around on the computer surfing the web or on Facebook/Twitter/MSN etc. chatting with friends is the same as watching TV. 

*  Avoid stressful situations as this can throw your system into a tizzy allowing you not to benefit yourself.   Try and relax or use relaxation techniques to calm yourself if you should get stressed.

* Don’t be afraid to talk about you with people.  You are exposing a very private part of you that you have hidden mentally.  But be careful not to overdo it and push people away.  If they want to discuss you and your goals etc., they will bring the subject up…usually.

*  And most important…be true to yourself and who you are inside.

*  Keep track of your progress.  This is the true factor to how you really are doing on your quest.

First thing…measurements.   This is always a scary part as you find out how truly large you really are.   Well…no time to dilly dally.  Let’s get on with it.

Measurements as of November 11, 2011

Height:  5 ft 4 in.

Weight:  280.2 lbs

Hips:  53.75 in.

Waist:  47 in.

Chest:  50 in.

Every week I will update on these figures above and give information about what I am doing to bring these figures down.  Weight has always been a challenge for me all of my life.   Cheers and <3

Weighted by Time

Hi, I’m back trekking on territory charted before…MY WEIGHT.
In the past, I had started writing about my weight-loss when I had separated from my ex. I am going to recap a bit of my life’s history as a chubby child going into young adulthood to where I am now.
As a child, I was always on the heavy side. I never really understood how my siblings could not be “fat” yet I was. I just carried on like there was nothing really wrong…as if I were like them. I couldn’t understand it. And I was one of the lucky kids that didn’t get picked on because of my weight.
As I grew up, I just accepted that I was heavier and tried to excel at everything I could. I had a couple of boyfriends my last years of highschool, was doing okay for grades, was babysitting and working and had a few people that I knew would always be a friend in my life. It wasn’t until I was 17 and was diagnosed with a colon disfunction and had to change my eating and overall health status. I was at this point in my life 220 lbs.
With the help of my parents and keeping an extremely close eye on what I was eating and doing, I had lost 65-70 lbs fluctuating around the 160 lb mark. I had lost about another 25 lbs but at the 130-145 lb mark, I was always sick. For about 10 years after losing the weight, I had jumped between the 160-180 lb mark depending on the things that were going on in my life.
At the age of 28, I had met my ex. We had been together for a year before getting married. At first, things seemed great but after a few years, things became strained and between parents being sick and dying, we grew apart but still stayed together to help each other through the times of all 4 parents dying. Due to my unhappiness in my life, I had grew to 280-290 lbs with my heaviest being 294 lbs. My ex had also put on 50-60 lbs. With being unhappy, I turned to volunteer work to try and make me happy. My ex went online to find happiness. It was about 4 1/2 years ago that we separated.
In the first 4 month, I had dropped 45 lbs weighing in at 245 lbs and dropping. I was active physically again walking 1 to 2 hours in the evening just to burn off energy from the day. This was great losing weight and feeling great with no stress. This is when i decided to try the dating scene again. What a mistake I made. I was not ready to date but didn’t know this until I screwed up my life royally and took it out on good people in the process.

Word to all of you out there just getting out of relationships…wait at least a year before getting into a serious relationship again. Trust me…you’ll thank me for this.

Okay let’s get to now. About 3 years ago, I had my weight down to 240 lbs again. I was happy, vibrant, active in life and, even though I needed to deal with stuff, I felt great…alive. I met a great guy and due to my non-diligence in my habits, gained back all of the weight I lost again. I had hit the 290 lb mark again. I was depressed as I let myself down. Time to take control of my weight-loss again. As we are both heavy, we started up with the Sourh Beach Diet. I saw a lot of results from this. My boyfriend…not so much. After us moving in together full-time the diet died and i have become a bit complacent in my life. The weight came back.

This weight at 290 lbs plus was 3 weeks ago. I am now weighing in at 280.2 lbs. Still a long way to go…but I will get there again. I’ll keep you up to date on the weight-loss saga.

Thanks for reading. Cheers<3