Cakes, cookies, brownies, cinnamon rolls, blueberry muffins, toasted blueberry bagels with syrup ... you can see where I am going with this. I love sweets, so much that I eat something sweet everyday; or twice a day, who was counting before this week?
My weight loss by substituting water for sodas is so great, that I am inclined to put a cap on my sweet tooth. That is only a figure of speech (I don’t really have caps).
I just want to thank everyone for your cheers and kind words in passing. I will still acknowledge you when I am supermodel status again. Just joking; however, my dad has always taught me to show gratitude. You know say thank you with a call or a note someone is kind to you. Gratitude is also taught to my children. We have a prayer bench at our home and before the boys and I conclude prayer, we always stop and pick one thing about God that we love and tell Him why.
One day, my youngest one son said, “Father God, I love you so much. One of the things I love about you the most is that you are so sweet. You are sweeter than my sweet tooth.” Ah, a child after my own heart with an innate love for God and great appreciation for baked goods.
Today’s weight is 219.6. Yeah!
Two Weeks Later ...
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I am down to 224.4 lbs. I was not as successful with exercising as I would like, but I was able to kick the soda habit.
Because of the weather, we experienced power outage and were forced to stay at a hotel for a couple of days. My exercising consisted of snowball fights and learning new dance moves from my boys. I believe the biggest contributor to my weight loss has been me, soda free.
I work on the weekends and usually take a couple of two-liters in with me. I know ... yes … two-liters. When I looked in the refrigerator, there they were … two two-liters. I pulled them out and thought about having a drink. Trying to reason with myself thinking, “It’s only one drink.” The fact that it was a small struggle for me gave me cause to pause and thank God for delivering people from addictions, even those that we don’t realize we have, or decide to label as other things.
Finally, with all the fervor of a recovering alcoholic stumbling across the last hidden bottle of Grey Goose or Disaronno; I emptied the bottles…..down the drain of course!
I never thought that I would be excited about being 224.4 lbs, but I am; and moving in the right direction (down on the weight scale).
Next items on the list: Actually accomplish my cardio 30 minutes per day, four days a week; and incorporate an abs workout two days per week.
Because of the weather, we experienced power outage and were forced to stay at a hotel for a couple of days. My exercising consisted of snowball fights and learning new dance moves from my boys. I believe the biggest contributor to my weight loss has been me, soda free.
I work on the weekends and usually take a couple of two-liters in with me. I know ... yes … two-liters. When I looked in the refrigerator, there they were … two two-liters. I pulled them out and thought about having a drink. Trying to reason with myself thinking, “It’s only one drink.” The fact that it was a small struggle for me gave me cause to pause and thank God for delivering people from addictions, even those that we don’t realize we have, or decide to label as other things.
Finally, with all the fervor of a recovering alcoholic stumbling across the last hidden bottle of Grey Goose or Disaronno; I emptied the bottles…..down the drain of course!
I never thought that I would be excited about being 224.4 lbs, but I am; and moving in the right direction (down on the weight scale).
Next items on the list: Actually accomplish my cardio 30 minutes per day, four days a week; and incorporate an abs workout two days per week.
A New Beginning
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Two hundred thirty pounds ... Terrell Owens plus six pounds, Dallas Mavericks James Singleton, the Colts quarterback Peyton Manning; and according to the Feed the Children website enough food in pounds to feed a child for one year and 11 months. Unfortunately, it is also my current weight. According to every weight chart I find, I also find myself overweight ... no actually obese ... O.K. morbidly obese. Ouch! The realization of that stings a bit!
I was actually 5’5 weighing 135 pounds before I had my two sons. With work, taking care of a family, maintaining a home, helping others and a couple of other stressors thrown in; I am not only far away from my normal weight, but my weight gain from pregnancy 9 and 10 years ago has gone from:
135 pounds + infant baby weight to 135 pounds + fourth-grader son weight holding a 20 pounds bag of potatoes
I don’t have much time for myself, but I will make time to exercise and hopefully get closer to my ideal weight of 135 pounds to 145 pounds within the next 12 months. The purpose of this blog is to hold me accountable with weigh-ins, better food choices and ultimately keeping my word to myself. I have an entire garage of workout equipment and impulse infomercial buys that I will try out from time to time. I will give an update every two weeks with my current weight and things and/or circumstances that I encounter along the journey to a healthier, better feeling, more attractive me.
God allows things to happen in seasons. Hopefully this is my season of restoration starting with my weight. The first items on the list:
Substitute my soda intake with water (I drink about four 20 ounce bottles per day), and exercise (cardio) at least 30 minutes a day, four days per week. Oh yeah, and lots of lots of prayer!
See you in two weeks!
I was actually 5’5 weighing 135 pounds before I had my two sons. With work, taking care of a family, maintaining a home, helping others and a couple of other stressors thrown in; I am not only far away from my normal weight, but my weight gain from pregnancy 9 and 10 years ago has gone from:
135 pounds + infant baby weight to 135 pounds + fourth-grader son weight holding a 20 pounds bag of potatoes
I don’t have much time for myself, but I will make time to exercise and hopefully get closer to my ideal weight of 135 pounds to 145 pounds within the next 12 months. The purpose of this blog is to hold me accountable with weigh-ins, better food choices and ultimately keeping my word to myself. I have an entire garage of workout equipment and impulse infomercial buys that I will try out from time to time. I will give an update every two weeks with my current weight and things and/or circumstances that I encounter along the journey to a healthier, better feeling, more attractive me.
God allows things to happen in seasons. Hopefully this is my season of restoration starting with my weight. The first items on the list:
Substitute my soda intake with water (I drink about four 20 ounce bottles per day), and exercise (cardio) at least 30 minutes a day, four days per week. Oh yeah, and lots of lots of prayer!
See you in two weeks!
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