A. Age: 33 years young
B. Bed Size: California King
C. Chore You Hate: Cleaning Bathrooms
D. Dogs: Love 'em. We hope to get a dog in the next few years.
E. Essential start to your day: Cereal
F. Favorite Color: Blue
G. Gold or Silver: White Gold
H. Height: 5' 6"
I. Instruments you play: I can play the piano a little bit, but never had any lessons.
J. Job Title: Auditor
K. Kids: Like 'em alright!! Lol. LOVE my girls, Madelyn (age 6) and Meredith (age 3)
L. Live: for Jesus!
M. Mom's Name: Veronica
N. Nicknames: I don't have any in recent years. Used to be called Ape sometimes.
O. Overnight Hospital Stays: 3, I think. Had Pneumonia and Kidney infection when I was 4 for a week-long stay. Then, two children equals two more stays.
P. Pet Peeve: Slow drivers in fast lane, inconsiderate people who park in two parking places.
Q. Quote from a movie: "Sweetie, you have $#!* on your face!"--"Life as we Know it"
R. Right or Left-Handed: Leftie and PROUD of it!
S. Siblings: Holly and Kim (sisters)
T. Time you wake up: About 7:00 a.m.
U. Underwear: Commando.
V. Vegetables you dislike: Peas, eggplant
W. What makes you run late: My children
X. X-Rays you've had: Wrist, foot, elbow, arm, teeth, chest
Y. Yummy Food you make: Cereal. lol
Z. Zoo-favorite animal: Elephant
Monday, February 28, 2011
The Biggest Loser Challenge-Week 12
Well, I've finally finished the 12-week Biggest Loser Challenge. During the Challenge, I lost 15lbs!!! That's 1.25 lbs. a week. I wish it had been a little more, but I'm still happy with these early results. I've learned over the course of my journey to not focus so much on the scale, but to be excited about the non-scale victories as well. Like the towel that goes around my body farther, like the fact that I can touch my toes, like the abs that are developing quite nicely on my body, like jeans that fit perfectly that didn't just a few weeks ago. This journey is definitely not limited to the scale. It involves the mind as well as the body. I have learned I am physically stronger than I thought I was. I have learned that a lifestyle change isn't really that hard, it just takes some dedication and will. In these 12 weeks, I have not felt deprived at all. There are times when I would have liked to eat more at a sitting just because I enjoyed the food so much, but didn't and didn't feel like I was missing out. I learned I don't need as much to feel full and of course the prospect of something chocolate for dessert that night helped curb my immediate appetite. And I can honestly say that I've had some sort of chocolate every day since I started the challenge. I've planned for it and decided early on that in order for this to be a sustainable lifestyle change, that I would have to figure in my chocolate. I can't live without chocolate!
All in all, I'm pretty satisfied. I'm not finished yet!!! I'm embarking on a new 12-week challenge tomorrow. I'm personally challenging myself to lose 1.5 lbs. a week this time. That would put me at a 33 lb. weight loss in 24 weeks. I would be within 22 lbs. of my goal. It's taking me longer to reach my goal than I had originally planned, but I'm trying to embrace that fact and look at it from a good angle considering this IS a lifestyle change and the slower I lose, statistics say the more consistent I'll be in the long term. I'm excited about the next leg of the journey!
Total Weight Lost: 15 lbs.
Weight Loss Goal: 55 lbs.
Pounds to Goal: 40 lbs.
All in all, I'm pretty satisfied. I'm not finished yet!!! I'm embarking on a new 12-week challenge tomorrow. I'm personally challenging myself to lose 1.5 lbs. a week this time. That would put me at a 33 lb. weight loss in 24 weeks. I would be within 22 lbs. of my goal. It's taking me longer to reach my goal than I had originally planned, but I'm trying to embrace that fact and look at it from a good angle considering this IS a lifestyle change and the slower I lose, statistics say the more consistent I'll be in the long term. I'm excited about the next leg of the journey!
Total Weight Lost: 15 lbs.
Weight Loss Goal: 55 lbs.
Pounds to Goal: 40 lbs.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
2 month Pictures
Just a short post here. Here are the pictures from the first week I started and exactly 2 months later. I can see a small difference, I think. What do you think? Comment please. I need encouragement!!!
Total Weight Lost: 12 lbs.
Weight Loss Goal: 55 lbs.
Pounds to Goal: 43
Monday, January 24, 2011
The Biggest Loser Challenge-Week 7
Ok....so I haven't blogged in 3 weeks. It all boils down to being discouraged. I have not given up on my lifestyle change, but I haven't felt like writing about it. I compare my weight loss journey too much to other's journeys and I expect mine to be just the same. That's just not going to happen. My body is my body and it's different. It's going to lose weight in it's timing. As long as I do what I'm supposed to do, then the weight will come off....in due time! That's what I've figured out in these 3 weeks of non-blogging. My weight loss has really been a roller coaster thus far. I'll recap:
Week 1: 3 lbs. lost
Week 2: 1 lb. lost
Week 3: 0 lb. lost
Week 4: 4 lb. lost
Week 5: 3 lbs. gained
Week 6: 3 lbs. lost
Week 7: 2 lbs. lost
for a total of 10 lbs. lost in 7 weeks which is 1.42 lbs. a week. Actually not a bad amount at all. It's well within the normal range of healthy weight loss. It's just been so up and down that it's been hard for me to see. Week 3 was Christmas, so the 0 lbs. weight loss seemed normal to me. Week 4 involved a stomach virus, so I believe the weight loss was skewed a bit. Week 5 was normal and the large weight loss the week before was stabilized. I must just be one of those people who lose weight sporadically. That's ok with me as long as it comes off. I have decided to not care so much about what the scale says and pay attention to how my clothes are fitting. I can see changes in my body, especially my abs and that is encouraging. I will NOT quit!!! After all, this is a lifestyle change and not a fad diet. After 7 weeks, it's all pretty normal and doesn't feel depriving at all. I took pictures at the beginning of my journey and again at the one month mark. I didn't see a big difference as of yet. Hopefully I can post pictures at the 2 month mark and we'll be able to see a difference.
Total Weight Lost since December 7th: 10 lbs.
Weight Loss Goal: 55 lbs.
Pounds to Goal: 45 lbs.
Week 1: 3 lbs. lost
Week 2: 1 lb. lost
Week 3: 0 lb. lost
Week 4: 4 lb. lost
Week 5: 3 lbs. gained
Week 6: 3 lbs. lost
Week 7: 2 lbs. lost
for a total of 10 lbs. lost in 7 weeks which is 1.42 lbs. a week. Actually not a bad amount at all. It's well within the normal range of healthy weight loss. It's just been so up and down that it's been hard for me to see. Week 3 was Christmas, so the 0 lbs. weight loss seemed normal to me. Week 4 involved a stomach virus, so I believe the weight loss was skewed a bit. Week 5 was normal and the large weight loss the week before was stabilized. I must just be one of those people who lose weight sporadically. That's ok with me as long as it comes off. I have decided to not care so much about what the scale says and pay attention to how my clothes are fitting. I can see changes in my body, especially my abs and that is encouraging. I will NOT quit!!! After all, this is a lifestyle change and not a fad diet. After 7 weeks, it's all pretty normal and doesn't feel depriving at all. I took pictures at the beginning of my journey and again at the one month mark. I didn't see a big difference as of yet. Hopefully I can post pictures at the 2 month mark and we'll be able to see a difference.
Total Weight Lost since December 7th: 10 lbs.
Weight Loss Goal: 55 lbs.
Pounds to Goal: 45 lbs.
Monday, January 3, 2011
The Biggest Loser Challenge-Week 4
Yippee!! Finally a really good week. I lost 4 lbs. this week for a total of 8 lbs. in 4 weeks. Right on schedule!! I was really disappointed last week when the scale showed a 0 and I didn't understand Why! I was starting to think that the game was calibrated wrong or something, but I figured out that where I was looking to show my current weight each day, it was actually showing my current weight from when I officially weighed in last. That makes sense and explains the difference between my weight on there and my weight on the scale and my weight on the Wii Fit Plus. I believe we are all in line now. I can't tell you happy I was to see that 4 on the scale. I see now how the actual Biggest Loser contestants must feel when they attain a personal victory week after week.
Since I wrote in last Wednesday, I had an idea that I might actually be consuming too few calories on some days. The game says I need 1491 calories a day to lose. Some days I have been getting about 1200 and average about 1350. I haven't been hungry with those numbers, so I just figured the bigger the deficit, the better. I've done some research on it though, and I think that weight loss is a major balance of exercise and calories. I really need to try to hit my calorie target every day, not less to optimize my weight loss. That means that some days, I have had to have a chocolate treat in the evening to get to my 1491. That's not such a bad deal!! I also read that it's best to actually try to meet your weekly caloric intake in a week and not focus exactly on the daily intake. Meaning that 1491 calories x 7 days is 10, 437. So, instead of worrying so much about hitting 1491 everyday, I can mix it up a little to "confuse my metabolism and keep it in high gear." Like I could get 1491 calories one day, 1591 the next day, 1391 the next day, 1641 the next day, 1341 the next day and so on. That way, I can keep my body guessing and if I have a special occasion in there, I can get a few extra calories without the worry.
Friday, David and I went to Logan's Roadhouse again to eat for New Year's Eve. I got the same meal I got in one of my previous posts for 600 calories, but I did let loose a little more. I had two small rolls and two beers on top of that. So, it made for about a 1300 calorie meal. I really felt it in my pants too. I hadn't felt that full in a long time. I was almost miserable. I told myself right then and there that I would be working out double or triple on Saturday.
Saturday came and I slept until 12:15 p.m. Now, understand, it really wasn't all as wonderful as it sounds. I couldn't fall asleep until 5 a.m. and I woke up several times between then and noon. I woke up at noon and had terrible stomach cramps. Surprisingly, I didn't have diarrhea, but I felt like I could throw up and my stomach just hurt really badly. I went back to bed after having a small bowl of cereal around 1:15. I just tossed and turned and was doubled over with stomach pain. I guess I did doze off and woke up around 2:30 and texted David to bring me a thermometer. I felt hot and had aches all of a sudden. He brought it to me and at that moment it was 99.7. It gradually went up all afternoon till it hit 102. I felt awful! I even cried and wanted my mom. Needless to say, I didn't exercise, and hardly ate anything all day.
Sunday was much the same. I slept a lot and just rested. My stomach felt better and my fever was gone by the end of the day. I guess it was a 24-36 hour bug. That's the good thing about stomach viruses....at least they are over quickly. I hardly ate anything that day too.
I'm very happy with my first month's statistics! I started it in the hardest month of the year in my opinion to not give into temptation. I did that on purpose because I knew that I was making a lifestyle change and from now on, this would be my life every Christmas. And I NEVER felt deprived. I am a choco-holic and I can promise you that I've had my fair share of the brown stuff this month....I've just modified my usage. I have not had ANY back pain since I've started exercising. I believe my fatigue is being helped by working out too. I have averaged 6 days a week exercising since I've started. I attribute that to the game. I do something different everyday and if I can't finish an exercise one day, I'm anxious to try it the next time when I'm stronger. I'm anxious to be in a smaller size too....maybe next month. I'm going to keep working hard!
Total Weight Lost since December 7th: 8 lbs.
Weight Loss Goal: 55 lbs.
Pounds to Goal: 47 lbs.
Since I wrote in last Wednesday, I had an idea that I might actually be consuming too few calories on some days. The game says I need 1491 calories a day to lose. Some days I have been getting about 1200 and average about 1350. I haven't been hungry with those numbers, so I just figured the bigger the deficit, the better. I've done some research on it though, and I think that weight loss is a major balance of exercise and calories. I really need to try to hit my calorie target every day, not less to optimize my weight loss. That means that some days, I have had to have a chocolate treat in the evening to get to my 1491. That's not such a bad deal!! I also read that it's best to actually try to meet your weekly caloric intake in a week and not focus exactly on the daily intake. Meaning that 1491 calories x 7 days is 10, 437. So, instead of worrying so much about hitting 1491 everyday, I can mix it up a little to "confuse my metabolism and keep it in high gear." Like I could get 1491 calories one day, 1591 the next day, 1391 the next day, 1641 the next day, 1341 the next day and so on. That way, I can keep my body guessing and if I have a special occasion in there, I can get a few extra calories without the worry.
Friday, David and I went to Logan's Roadhouse again to eat for New Year's Eve. I got the same meal I got in one of my previous posts for 600 calories, but I did let loose a little more. I had two small rolls and two beers on top of that. So, it made for about a 1300 calorie meal. I really felt it in my pants too. I hadn't felt that full in a long time. I was almost miserable. I told myself right then and there that I would be working out double or triple on Saturday.
Saturday came and I slept until 12:15 p.m. Now, understand, it really wasn't all as wonderful as it sounds. I couldn't fall asleep until 5 a.m. and I woke up several times between then and noon. I woke up at noon and had terrible stomach cramps. Surprisingly, I didn't have diarrhea, but I felt like I could throw up and my stomach just hurt really badly. I went back to bed after having a small bowl of cereal around 1:15. I just tossed and turned and was doubled over with stomach pain. I guess I did doze off and woke up around 2:30 and texted David to bring me a thermometer. I felt hot and had aches all of a sudden. He brought it to me and at that moment it was 99.7. It gradually went up all afternoon till it hit 102. I felt awful! I even cried and wanted my mom. Needless to say, I didn't exercise, and hardly ate anything all day.
Sunday was much the same. I slept a lot and just rested. My stomach felt better and my fever was gone by the end of the day. I guess it was a 24-36 hour bug. That's the good thing about stomach viruses....at least they are over quickly. I hardly ate anything that day too.
I'm very happy with my first month's statistics! I started it in the hardest month of the year in my opinion to not give into temptation. I did that on purpose because I knew that I was making a lifestyle change and from now on, this would be my life every Christmas. And I NEVER felt deprived. I am a choco-holic and I can promise you that I've had my fair share of the brown stuff this month....I've just modified my usage. I have not had ANY back pain since I've started exercising. I believe my fatigue is being helped by working out too. I have averaged 6 days a week exercising since I've started. I attribute that to the game. I do something different everyday and if I can't finish an exercise one day, I'm anxious to try it the next time when I'm stronger. I'm anxious to be in a smaller size too....maybe next month. I'm going to keep working hard!
Total Weight Lost since December 7th: 8 lbs.
Weight Loss Goal: 55 lbs.
Pounds to Goal: 47 lbs.
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