today i had my weekly weigh in at jenny craig and i lost 3.2 lbs this past week!!
so i'm down a total of 9.3 lbs and 5 1/2 inches in the past four weeks :)
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Sunday, January 28, 2007
yoga booty ballet
well, darian and i did the yoga booty ballet dvd last night....
the latin flavor one was too hard for us first-timers so we started with the light & easy dvd....made it through but was tiring....also realized i am more coordinated that i thought i was :)
it's something we'll definitely do again and again.
the latin flavor one was too hard for us first-timers so we started with the light & easy dvd....made it through but was tiring....also realized i am more coordinated that i thought i was :)
it's something we'll definitely do again and again.
Saturday, January 27, 2007
today i did it!
my husband has been blogging forever, and since i have begun a personal journey i thought it might be good to journal it......so here i am: entering the blog world.
you who know me know that i have struggled with my weight for many years....i've realized i am an emotional eater so for me, it's harder than just eating less/exercising more....sad, but i've tried anything and everything out there to lose weight.....and it would work temporarily then i'd gain it back and then some.....i've lived in the world of yo-yo dieting---bad world.
i guess in my head i just ended up thinking i was just supposed to look like this/that this is just how i am.
but then when i was at mom's over the Christmas holidays, i happened to get out my high school yearbooks and realized that i used to be really thin & healthy looking.
this may sound silly, but it was a bit of an eye opener....
i was talking with one of my sisters and she was telling me how she hates to exercise but has found things she can do at home. she told me that for her to work out, it has to seem like she's not really working out.....i've also been talking about food/nutrition with one of my other sisters a bit lately...it's good to talk about things with others.....my mom and family are very positive and encouraging....i love them all dearly...thanks for the support!
well, i had joined Curves (30-minute workout/gym for women) back in june and had lost some weight, but then stopped and gained some back--for some reason, i think i fell back into the thinking that maybe i was just supposed to be like i was....
over Christmas, david and i went to hastings book/music store and i came across a book titled, 'lose it for life'. it's pretty much a bible-based book that talks about the different reasons one may be overweight and the keys to lose weight and keep it off for life....the seven keys are:
surrender
acceptance
confession
responsibility
forgiveness
transformation
preservation
**again, an eye opener.
while reading the book i realized that i had been holding on to some false beliefs about myself from things that have happened to me and had been told to me in the past...reading the book made me realize that my worth/value does not come from what others say or do to me, but comes from God. that is all that matters. people will say and do things that can be hurtful, but if i remember to put and keep God first, i will be fine...i am learning to forgive others and myself and take responsibility for things in my life......it's something i will work on daily.
i had an awakening that i am worth it----worth taking care of myself and becoming physically, emotionally, and spiritually healthy.....
so, my journey begins:
i know the foods that are good for me verses the foods that are bad for me---but my problem is portion control....and too much of anything is bad for me....so, on january 2nd, i joined jenny craig to help me relearn portion control and have been working out at Curves almost daily, and doing the exercises at home that my sister showed me. i've been getting out and walking during my lunch hour at work and have also bought a sports-hoop (a 3 lb hula hoop). i'm doing what jean said---making exercise FUN....and today, darian and i bought a Yoga Booty Ballet dvd so we'll see how that goes.....
in the past three weeks, i have lost 6.1 lbs and this week i was able to wear pants that i haven't been able to wear in a long time :)
so, YAY for me!!
you who know me know that i have struggled with my weight for many years....i've realized i am an emotional eater so for me, it's harder than just eating less/exercising more....sad, but i've tried anything and everything out there to lose weight.....and it would work temporarily then i'd gain it back and then some.....i've lived in the world of yo-yo dieting---bad world.
i guess in my head i just ended up thinking i was just supposed to look like this/that this is just how i am.
but then when i was at mom's over the Christmas holidays, i happened to get out my high school yearbooks and realized that i used to be really thin & healthy looking.
this may sound silly, but it was a bit of an eye opener....
i was talking with one of my sisters and she was telling me how she hates to exercise but has found things she can do at home. she told me that for her to work out, it has to seem like she's not really working out.....i've also been talking about food/nutrition with one of my other sisters a bit lately...it's good to talk about things with others.....my mom and family are very positive and encouraging....i love them all dearly...thanks for the support!
well, i had joined Curves (30-minute workout/gym for women) back in june and had lost some weight, but then stopped and gained some back--for some reason, i think i fell back into the thinking that maybe i was just supposed to be like i was....
over Christmas, david and i went to hastings book/music store and i came across a book titled, 'lose it for life'. it's pretty much a bible-based book that talks about the different reasons one may be overweight and the keys to lose weight and keep it off for life....the seven keys are:
surrender
acceptance
confession
responsibility
forgiveness
transformation
preservation
**again, an eye opener.
while reading the book i realized that i had been holding on to some false beliefs about myself from things that have happened to me and had been told to me in the past...reading the book made me realize that my worth/value does not come from what others say or do to me, but comes from God. that is all that matters. people will say and do things that can be hurtful, but if i remember to put and keep God first, i will be fine...i am learning to forgive others and myself and take responsibility for things in my life......it's something i will work on daily.
i had an awakening that i am worth it----worth taking care of myself and becoming physically, emotionally, and spiritually healthy.....
so, my journey begins:
i know the foods that are good for me verses the foods that are bad for me---but my problem is portion control....and too much of anything is bad for me....so, on january 2nd, i joined jenny craig to help me relearn portion control and have been working out at Curves almost daily, and doing the exercises at home that my sister showed me. i've been getting out and walking during my lunch hour at work and have also bought a sports-hoop (a 3 lb hula hoop). i'm doing what jean said---making exercise FUN....and today, darian and i bought a Yoga Booty Ballet dvd so we'll see how that goes.....
in the past three weeks, i have lost 6.1 lbs and this week i was able to wear pants that i haven't been able to wear in a long time :)
so, YAY for me!!
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