Weight: 183 lb
Exercise: Daily Jillian (took a rest day on Sunday), 3 nightly walks, 2 Cooking Light Arm workouts
Diet: Still eating on small plates, and doing well. Main thing is finding distraction when the stomach growls mid-morning and mid afternoon. Treated myelf to Strawberry Ice Cream on Saturday night and a Smore in Sunday night -- other than that, things are going well.
Day 6 was probably the "turning point." Those first few days of a diet can be rough! You are grouchy, sore, tired, and hungry! Finally, I woke up Saturday morning feeling pretty good. Woo Hoo!
I will be tested this week, as I have a few special events that will leave me eating out for a few meals. Planning has become my new friend, and thankfully websites are great to show you what foods are on the menu! Hopefully pre-planning will help me make the best choices.
Love,
The soon to be little peach
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
Peachy Update -- Week 1, Day 5
Weight: 186 lb
Exercise: Daily Jillian for 4 days straight (woo hoo!), 3 neighborhood walks, 1 Pre-K choir class, 1 May 2010 Cooking Light Arm Workout (pg. 66-68).
Diet: The past 4.5 days have gone well. Each day has started with Breakfast (small smoothie + protien/grain). Lunches -- 2 days of Healthy Choice meals, 2 days of leftovers, and 1day half Firehouse sub, chips and fruit. Dinner -- most days have been good. Monday - 1/2 Chicken Sicily + Asparagus (1/2 strawberry shortcake for dessert), Tuesday - Red Beans and Rice, Asparagus, and Cornbread, Wednesday - (BAD -- ate leftovers of kids McDonalds), and Thursday - Ham and Cheese Quiche, Baked Zucchini sticks.
Week 1 has been ok. Fuzzy Hubby told me he heard something on NPR saying that weight loss in women is difficult because they are hungrier than men. Nice....not exactly what I wanted to hear, but gave me a nice perspective on things :) So my mantra has become "Being Hungry doesn't mean you have to eat." I have tried to go with drinking water/unsweet tea before grabbing the snack / 2nd helping -- and its worked! Now, my stomach is growling as a write this, but otherwise the plan has gone pretty well. The weather today has been a little crazy -- the area is under a moderate risk for severe weather this afternoon. It was get cloudy and ominous, and then sunshine, and then back again. But, I did get out early this morning and mowed part of the lawn and took the kids on a good walk.
Gotta go plan dinner and to my 2nd arm workout. Want to get those good arms for summer sleeveless shirt season!
Love,
The Soon to be Little Peach
Exercise: Daily Jillian for 4 days straight (woo hoo!), 3 neighborhood walks, 1 Pre-K choir class, 1 May 2010 Cooking Light Arm Workout (pg. 66-68).
Diet: The past 4.5 days have gone well. Each day has started with Breakfast (small smoothie + protien/grain). Lunches -- 2 days of Healthy Choice meals, 2 days of leftovers, and 1day half Firehouse sub, chips and fruit. Dinner -- most days have been good. Monday - 1/2 Chicken Sicily + Asparagus (1/2 strawberry shortcake for dessert), Tuesday - Red Beans and Rice, Asparagus, and Cornbread, Wednesday - (BAD -- ate leftovers of kids McDonalds), and Thursday - Ham and Cheese Quiche, Baked Zucchini sticks.
Week 1 has been ok. Fuzzy Hubby told me he heard something on NPR saying that weight loss in women is difficult because they are hungrier than men. Nice....not exactly what I wanted to hear, but gave me a nice perspective on things :) So my mantra has become "Being Hungry doesn't mean you have to eat." I have tried to go with drinking water/unsweet tea before grabbing the snack / 2nd helping -- and its worked! Now, my stomach is growling as a write this, but otherwise the plan has gone pretty well. The weather today has been a little crazy -- the area is under a moderate risk for severe weather this afternoon. It was get cloudy and ominous, and then sunshine, and then back again. But, I did get out early this morning and mowed part of the lawn and took the kids on a good walk.
Gotta go plan dinner and to my 2nd arm workout. Want to get those good arms for summer sleeveless shirt season!
Love,
The Soon to be Little Peach
The Peachy Plan
Peachy Weight Loss Goals / Incentives
4 Week (May 9) -- Be at 182 lb (8 lb total loss)
8 Week (June 6) -- Be at 174 lb (16 lb total loss)
12 Week (July 4) -- Be at 166 lb (24 lb total loss)
16 Week (August 1) -- Be at 158 lb (32 lb total loss)
20 Week (August 29) -- Be at 150 lb (40 lb total loss)
23 Week (September 19) -- Be at 145 lb (45 lb total loss)
I have another friend who is loosing weight at this time, and she is giving away 1 lb of food to a needy shelter for every 1 lb of weight she looses. For now, that is my main incentive. There are several good hunger orgaznizations out there, and I will send a check at each weight-in for the weight lost.
Other incentives -- since its flip-flop season here, if I make my goal weights, I will treat myself to a manicure/pedicure combo. I'm not really sure how to celebrate at the end, so hopefully ideas will come.
4 Week (May 9) -- Be at 182 lb (8 lb total loss)
8 Week (June 6) -- Be at 174 lb (16 lb total loss)
12 Week (July 4) -- Be at 166 lb (24 lb total loss)
16 Week (August 1) -- Be at 158 lb (32 lb total loss)
20 Week (August 29) -- Be at 150 lb (40 lb total loss)
23 Week (September 19) -- Be at 145 lb (45 lb total loss)
I have another friend who is loosing weight at this time, and she is giving away 1 lb of food to a needy shelter for every 1 lb of weight she looses. For now, that is my main incentive. There are several good hunger orgaznizations out there, and I will send a check at each weight-in for the weight lost.
Other incentives -- since its flip-flop season here, if I make my goal weights, I will treat myself to a manicure/pedicure combo. I'm not really sure how to celebrate at the end, so hopefully ideas will come.
The Peachy Girl's Plan
Here is the plan for this Peachy Girl:
Peachy Girl's hunky husband, we'll call him Fuzzy Hubby, is also on this journey with me. However, I fully anticipate him reaching his goal in the next few weeks (while mine will take a little more time and sacrifice).
At 5 feet 5 inches, a healthy BMI of 20-25 is between 120 and 150 lb. My weight loss goal by my son's 3rd birthday (December 2010) is to be at 145 lb (back to my "best adult self" weight in 2003). On Sunday, April 17, 2010 I was 190 lb (ouch!). If I can lose 2 lbs a week (healthy weight loss suggestion), then I should be at my goal in 23 weeks (September 26, 2010).
Fuzzy Hubby and I are committed to doing Jillian's 30 day Shred for the next 30 days (Monday, April 18 - Tuesday, May 18) in the evenings either right before or after the kids go to bed. After this "habit former," we will then reassess and either add the Wi "My Personal Fitness Trainer" workouts, or some of the other DVDs collecting dust on the shelf to our nightly routine. We will also do our best to walk, garden, play with the kids outside, etc to burn off a few extra calories from the day (easier during this nice Springtime weather).
In addition to exercise, we are committed to portion control and healthy eating. First, I am eating all meals on my 8 inch salad plates, rather than 12 inch dinner plates. Second, No 2nd helpings, and will reach for 1 big glass of water 1st before heading to the pantry for a snack. Seeking to reach a healthy diet, I will try to have 1 grain, 1 protein, 2 fruits/vegetables per meal. For now, alcohol and sweets will only be reserved for special occasions (3-4 times per month), and should only have 1 serving per day (for example -- 1 glass or wine or 1 serving of cake, etc).
The first thing to be cut from peachy girl's diet is one of her favorites -- Sweet Tea! I'm not giving it up -- but it is on my "special occasion" list. To help ease the urge of McDonald's Sweet Tea (or Sonic Sweet Tea, or McAlister's Sweet Tea (you get the idea)), I have dug out my water bottles from last summer's swim stuff. They are ready for the day each morning, and filled with ice and water.
So -- that is the plan. Portion Control, Daily Exercise, and Special Occasion Lists. Let's see how this goes!
Peachy Girl's hunky husband, we'll call him Fuzzy Hubby, is also on this journey with me. However, I fully anticipate him reaching his goal in the next few weeks (while mine will take a little more time and sacrifice).
At 5 feet 5 inches, a healthy BMI of 20-25 is between 120 and 150 lb. My weight loss goal by my son's 3rd birthday (December 2010) is to be at 145 lb (back to my "best adult self" weight in 2003). On Sunday, April 17, 2010 I was 190 lb (ouch!). If I can lose 2 lbs a week (healthy weight loss suggestion), then I should be at my goal in 23 weeks (September 26, 2010).
Fuzzy Hubby and I are committed to doing Jillian's 30 day Shred for the next 30 days (Monday, April 18 - Tuesday, May 18) in the evenings either right before or after the kids go to bed. After this "habit former," we will then reassess and either add the Wi "My Personal Fitness Trainer" workouts, or some of the other DVDs collecting dust on the shelf to our nightly routine. We will also do our best to walk, garden, play with the kids outside, etc to burn off a few extra calories from the day (easier during this nice Springtime weather).
In addition to exercise, we are committed to portion control and healthy eating. First, I am eating all meals on my 8 inch salad plates, rather than 12 inch dinner plates. Second, No 2nd helpings, and will reach for 1 big glass of water 1st before heading to the pantry for a snack. Seeking to reach a healthy diet, I will try to have 1 grain, 1 protein, 2 fruits/vegetables per meal. For now, alcohol and sweets will only be reserved for special occasions (3-4 times per month), and should only have 1 serving per day (for example -- 1 glass or wine or 1 serving of cake, etc).
The first thing to be cut from peachy girl's diet is one of her favorites -- Sweet Tea! I'm not giving it up -- but it is on my "special occasion" list. To help ease the urge of McDonald's Sweet Tea (or Sonic Sweet Tea, or McAlister's Sweet Tea (you get the idea)), I have dug out my water bottles from last summer's swim stuff. They are ready for the day each morning, and filled with ice and water.
So -- that is the plan. Portion Control, Daily Exercise, and Special Occasion Lists. Let's see how this goes!
This peachy girl's gonna get healthy
This is my journal to reach a healthy weight, maintain an active lifestyle, and just general better living so that I can live my life to the fullest. I am a southern gal active with my family, church, and some community organizations. I work part-time as an engineer, and the rest of my time is busy just keeping the house in somewhat order!
My weight/fitness journey -- I would say that I was an average sized gal growing up. I stayed active through dance, cheer leading, and marching band through high school and never really had to watch what I ate. Once I went to college, I of course added the dreaded freshmen 15, and was about 160 once I graduated college and got married at 22. The next 18 months were fabulous as far as fitness -- while working on our graduate degrees, my husband and I were able to use our colleges activity center, and I did aerobics classes (step, kickboxing, high/low, etc) 3-4 times per week for 1 hour per day. Since we were young, graduate students with a small income, we also did a lot of "grilled cheese and tomato soup" and ate out less. By the time we finished graduate school, I was 145 and probably in the best shape since the end of high school.
We moved back home, and never joining a gym probably was my downfall. I would try to stay in good shape by exercise videos, church/apartment gym equipment, but with a busy job and now more flexible income for dinner parties and nights out with friends, my weight began to creep up again. Pregnancy #1 started at about 160, topped off at 200, and pretty quickly reached 165 and while weaning DD got down to 155. Then.......Pregnancy #2 came along with a max gain of 190, and quickly reached 170 after birth. I stayed at 170-175 until DS weaned at 14 months. Unfortunately, I was still eating like I had a nursing kiddo, and the calories just went to all areas of the body. A year has past, and I have hit 190 again and realize that this will not come off without a serious plan and some serious action.
My weight/fitness journey -- I would say that I was an average sized gal growing up. I stayed active through dance, cheer leading, and marching band through high school and never really had to watch what I ate. Once I went to college, I of course added the dreaded freshmen 15, and was about 160 once I graduated college and got married at 22. The next 18 months were fabulous as far as fitness -- while working on our graduate degrees, my husband and I were able to use our colleges activity center, and I did aerobics classes (step, kickboxing, high/low, etc) 3-4 times per week for 1 hour per day. Since we were young, graduate students with a small income, we also did a lot of "grilled cheese and tomato soup" and ate out less. By the time we finished graduate school, I was 145 and probably in the best shape since the end of high school.
We moved back home, and never joining a gym probably was my downfall. I would try to stay in good shape by exercise videos, church/apartment gym equipment, but with a busy job and now more flexible income for dinner parties and nights out with friends, my weight began to creep up again. Pregnancy #1 started at about 160, topped off at 200, and pretty quickly reached 165 and while weaning DD got down to 155. Then.......Pregnancy #2 came along with a max gain of 190, and quickly reached 170 after birth. I stayed at 170-175 until DS weaned at 14 months. Unfortunately, I was still eating like I had a nursing kiddo, and the calories just went to all areas of the body. A year has past, and I have hit 190 again and realize that this will not come off without a serious plan and some serious action.
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