Good Reading!!

I am recommending the book "Just 10 LBS" by Brad Lamm. He appears on the Dr. Oz show and is a recommended reading from Dr. Oz for weight loss issues. I have been reading it and have learned alot about why I binge and how to overcome my eating addiction.

What the scale doesn't tell you.

Someone posted this on my facebook page and just had to share it with you!!

It's not about the numbers...it's about honoring your body and making good choices everyday to keep it healthy so that it can do all the amazing things it was meant to do for you everyday of your life...Take good care of your body,  it's the only one you've got! 

Eat Healthy! Play Healthy!

Half way there!!!

I hit the half way mark on my goal to walk 500 miles this year.  I'm at 254.6 miles as of today.  I will get there!!!  I think I will even go over it a little too!!!

Addicted to food

I watched the show "Addicted to Food" this weekend on the "OWN" (Oprah Winfrey Network) A must see for those of us struggling with this addiction. You can also see the episodes on www.Oprah.com It truly is a disease but there is hope....it is something that can be cured! Find out what is eating you!!!! It is on Tuesday nights at 10:00pm This is your assignment for the week!!! LOL
Take care weight loss friends!!

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Three day weekend!!

Had another great week!  Stuck to the plan and tracked lots of miles.  Been really good about drinking all my water this week.  I realized that I haven't been getting all my water the past few weeks so I remedied that this week...got lot's of steps in running to the little girls room also.  A win, win situation!!! 
I have a 3 day weekend in front of me and I'm a little scared about that.  I have to keep in mind that my weigh in is on Tuesday so I will have to muster up all my willpower to make it through without sabotaging the great week I had.  I have make it through the last couple of weekends with out any major disasters to my diet, only a couple little slips but I didn't let them snowball out of control.  So I can and will do this.  I really want to reach my goal before bathing suit weather is upon us so,,, I will be good, I Will Be Good,  I WILL BE GOOD! 

Quote for the day:
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst, for they are sticking to their diets....LOL

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

Blogger's Healthy Heart Weekend 5K

Just finished my 5K for the Blogger's Healthy Heart Weekend Challenge!  I feel fabulous!!!

Now off to an early Valentine's dinner with the hubby!! 

Thanks Lori for the Challenge!!

My computer was held hostage!!!

I didn't get to get on here yesterday to post my miles walked as I had three 12 year olds who took over my living room and computer.  My son had a sleep over and monopolized the electronics.  Anyway....I walked 4.8 miles and did my weekly 5K on my treadmill in the garage.  I easily made my 10,000 steps too.  Did 30 mins. cardio on Wed. Thurs. and Friday also with some strength training on the boxflex thrown in to boot.  I am so in the Zone this week.  I think weigh in day is gonna be a happy event for me again this week.  Another weekend under my belt with no problems (binges) yet...still a few hours to go but I feel very confident!!.  Going shopping for a bit so gonna get more steps added to the pedometer.

I had a NSV this week that I have to share...Happiness is buckling your belt and realizing that I got into the next hole on the belt loop comfortably!!!  Doing the happy dance!!!

WEIGH IN DAY!!!!

My hubby took a sick day today so I did get to go to my meeting and weigh in. The results are in.......I lost .8 lbs. almost 1 pound, at least it is still in the right direction.   My grand total is now 14 lbs since Sept. 2010. I am a turtle at losing but we all know what happened to the turtle. I know if I keep on going and persevere I will eventually win this race!!

GREAT WORKS ARE PERFORMED NOT BY STRENGTH, BUT BY PERSERVERANCE!!!

Oh Weekend How I Love Thee So!!

The weekend is here...my favorite time of the week!! I really have to watch myself though as I don't want to spoil all my great efforts during the week on mindless eating these 2 days. They are just days like the rest of the week and I still have to plan my meals, write every point down, drink lots of water and get some great exercise in. I will keep in mind that my weigh in is only 3 days away. (Tuesday)
How about you all...do you have a plan to get through the weekend? 
Please share.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!!
Kathy-Lifetime Member

                                                           

          Quote for the weekend:
"Say yes to the skinny jeans
by saying NO to the donuts"

"I'll Have What She's Having"

I was watching a program on TV today, it was a panel of Drs. and they were talking about the benefits of exercise.  They actually said that some woman can achieve the big "O" while exercising.  That's right I said it...orgasm. Come on now!!  REALLY???!!!  They said it was all the movement and friction. OK my question is what equipment were they using and where can I get it!!!  They left out those important details!!!!! LOL  Has any one else ever heard of that?  I mean I get that natural high feeling when the endorphins kick in but nothing like what they are talking about.  Now when I see other woman at the gym I will question their real motives for being there...tee hee hee!  If I were to be so lucky I would definately be an exerciseaholic. 
Sorry, but I just had to share this,  it was too good to keep to myself.   LOLOLOL  (I hope I didn't offend any one.)     :-)

Weigh in results.

Drum roll Please............................... I lost.  2.2 lbs!!!  That's 5 lbs this month for me. Since Sept. it is 13.2 lbs. I was really hoping for more this week cause I worked so hard but I'll take it. Also that is a total for 2 weeks b/c I didn't weigh in last week. They talked in W/W today about not eating enough and how sometimes your body holds on to the calories cause it thinks its starving.   I usually don't use my 49 extra points throughout the week and just use about half of them on the weekend.  This week I'm gonna do a little experiment and use 5 extra points on top of my daily 29 each day which will still leave me 14 extra points to play with on the weekend.  Now I know that 2.2 isn't terrible but it was so much easier to lose weigh when I was in my 20s and 30s  I would have easily lost 4 to 5 lbs with all the work I put in these past 2 weeks.  Damn you menapause and slow metabolism!!!  But I'm still happy that the scale is still going in the right direction!!  Just a little slower than I hoped.

Quote for the day: 
"Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go".

Motivational Song - You're Unstoppable

Who inspires you?

Is there someone in your life that has been in inspiration to you as far as losing weight and living healthy?

For me it is a husband and wife who I have seen walking together since I was a first grader going to school on the bus.  I would see them every morning in the sunshine and rain.  Cold and hot.  Snow or not.  They were walking every day together.  I saw them faithfully every morning for years and years.  After a few years my bus route changed and I did not see them anymore but as the years went by in my travels through town   I have seen them out together doing their daily ritual. I am almost 51 years old now and I saw them the other day, STILL out together walking. They were walking to the local super market here in town which is about 1 1/2 miles from their home. 3 miles round trip. (I knew where they lived because their son's were a friend of my brother in highschool ). This couple is now in their early 80s and doing almost a 5K nearly every day.  They made a lifetime commitment to taking care of themselves and just look at the results!  They are mobile, they are thin, they are healthy, they look great, they are enjoying there senior years and they will probably live well into their 100s.  What an inspiration to us all!!  That is where I want to be when I'm 80.
Now that's commitement, that's perseverance and they are living proof of it's rewards!!!  Just look at them go!!

I've been walking and biking in my neighborhood for nearly 20 years now and I hope that someday someone will think of me as I think of  that couple.  You never know who is watching you!!!

Weekly wrap up.

Well it was my first week back to work since Dec. 23rd.  Our company shut down for 2 weeks.  It has been hard getting back into the swing of things and I was tired all week. I guess I got too used to having so much time on my hands.  I Did manage to get in all my exercise and meal planning but felt rushed all the time.  (I work 2nd shift)  Now I hit the ground running as soon as I get up in the morning.  After a great breakfast each morning I try and get all my house work done so I can get some exercise in.  As soon as I finish the exercise I have to start getting my lunch made then prepare a dinner for work.  By then it's time to get ready for work.  It's rush rush rush all week.  The only relaxing time I have is when I get home from work at midnightish and come on here and check all my "stuff"  This has really helped me get through my week though and kept me motivated.  I love checking every one's blogs and hearing from like minded people who are all battling the bulge like me.  It keeps me from binging which is a bad habit I got into over the years.  This week not one binge!!!   A huge accomplishment for me!   Yeah me!!!   (I'd paste a picture of a gold star right here but I haven't figured out how to do it yet...but I will...LOL)

On another Note:  I just finished watching the Biggest Loser (on Demand).  This is another thing that is a great motivator for me.  To see those people overcome so much and watch them push themselves to the limits they never knew they had is a true inspiration to me.  If they can overcome those obstacles then I know I certainly can.  No excuse I have can ever be justified after seeing them triumph when there is so much against them.

 Which brings me to my quote for the day:

"The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph!"

Get your umph on!!!!

WEIGH IN DAY!!!!

I'm doing my happy dance!!!   I went to my W/W meeting this morning and I lost 2.8 lbs.  Oh ya...Oh ya!!!  Who is a happy, happy lady today...that would be me!!!!!  I also reached my 5% goal.  I totally was in the zone the past week.  I tracked my points everyday, even on the weekends which is usually a problem for me. I got in 30 mins of cardio every day and did some strengh training at least 4 days.  It really does work if you are determined and persevere!!!

My Quote for the day:  "Be bold. Be confident. Be alive. A gallery of possibilities awaits you when you make change your friend."

Give yourself lots of credit!!

The process of losing weight is hard!!!  We need to give ourselves credit each time we engage in a helpful behavior of think about something in a helpful way.  This will protect us from feelings of despair and help to build our confidence so that we can realize our weight loss goals!!! 

"Did I drink all my water today..YES!!!   Did I track everything I ate today..Yes!!!  Did I stay within my daily points today...YES!!!   Did I get in some healthy activity today...Yes!!  Did I avoid a binge today...YES YES YES!!!   I had a great day today!!"

This is how we need to think EVERY DAY!!!  Give yourself credit for even the littlest things you achieved towards your new healthy lifestyle!

(TIP: pick up some little motivational stickers to put on your calendar.  Each time you engage in an activity that will get you to your goals, give yourself a GOLD STAR!!!)

Quote for the day..."What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals".

My Thoughts on Exercise...

Sometimes I don't feel like exercising but EVERY TIME I have pushed myself to just do it I am always happy that I did.  The great feelings I get from exercise far out weigh any sabotaging thoughts I had before hand.  Keeping this in mind is always a great motivator to help me accomplish my weight loss goals. Also, Research shows that exercise is essential for most people to lose weight and maintain their weight loss.  If I want the benefits of being thinner...I know I have to exercise often!
I strive for 30 mins or more of  cardio 5-6 days a week and strength training 3 to 4 days a week.  I also throw some yoga in a few times a week.  I also suffer from Fibromyalgia and exercise is my "drug".  As long as I exercise on a regular basis my symptoms are almost nil.  If I go for more that 2 days with no activity I start to feel the fibro creeping back in.  Exercise is also a great deterrent for depression.  I suffer from seasonal depression or SAD and it is not nearly as bad as long as I keep moving all winter.  So you see there are many benefits from exercise.  Can you name some benefits you have noticed because of exercise?
You've got to use it to lose it!!!!  It won't burn if you don't heat it up!!!!!  
JUST DO IT!!!!