What a crazy week. Well maybe not so crazy. My life has become pretty vanilla. Black and white. So maybe not so crazy. The week started like it normally does. Eat really good (still not great) and exercise. I do still like my occasional bar food. You know, the chicken wings, poppers, Texas toothpics. Eating 3 chicken wings really sucks! All that work on 3 wings for chicken wing goodness. Sometimes it doesn't make it worth it. We all need our fix every once in a while. Thats the key right?
For all you calorie counters out there.
3 wings from Applebees is 385 calories and 29 grams of fat!
So just think about it. Eat 3 and eat more stuff. Or eat 12, exercise like a mad man for HOURS. Then squeeze in some great food. No thank you. This is the whole reason why I count my calories. Its a pain in the ass, but for once, I finally know what goes into my body. Don't get me wrong. I'm not going to deny myself these foods. I LOVE these foods. I just limit them. MODERATION is my key. I've tried eliminating these foods from my diet......scratch that NOT diet. Take 2. I've tried eliminating these foods from my new healthy changes. But it seemed to make it worse. I craved these foods. I mean super duper CRAVED! Once I ate them, it sent me into a downward spiral. 6000+ calories later, I was on an emotional roller coaster. Anger, guilt, depression.......stuff that nobody should be dealing with. So I've learned MODERATIONS. Its taken me years to learn this and not to diet. Just eat right and exercise.
I'm down 2lbs this week. I couldn't tell you how. Normal days earlier in the week. Then I got sick half way through the week. No exercise since I've been sick. To make it worse, I really haven't eaten well or eating food at all! I'm not too worried about it though. As soon as I'm not sick, I will be back on track. Next week is going to be tough. Lots of baseball stuff going on. Pretty much will be this way for the next few months. Finding time to exercise will be tough. Making sure I eat good meals will also be tough. Quick and easy will rule the next few months. We'll have to fight that urge, so lots or pre-meal planning for the next few months. My goal is to avoid fast food as much as possible. And to avoid the quick and easy frozen meals. I know how to do this, we can do this.
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Showing posts with label weight loss. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 7, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Before and After.....A Step in the Right Direction
Since I started this change last June, I've had my ups and I had my downs. Seems like there are more downs then ups. My downs have been over exagerated by my insercurities. I try not to, but I dwell WAY too much on the negatives. I spend way too much time trying to figure out why I'm not losing Biggest Loser poundage. I can't seem to look past this. I know 1lb a week is good and safe. But I'm disappointed when its not 10! What a dork! What a dweeb! Insert your insult here!
I finally took another picture. I could not believe the changes. I started crying like a damn baby. Can you believe that? Like a baby I tell you! Very very very happy. What the picture made me realize, FINALLY, that I'm heading the right direction. My dependance on the scale was a negative for me. The scale needs to be another tool. Not a be all, end all. The last 3 weeks I've been dwelling on why I've stayed the same. No changes. The problem. There has been changes. My new pants I got over Christmas. Too big now. New T-shirts. Too big now. I have leg muscles again. "Hello Mr Bicep! I haven't seen you since college." Friends telling me that I'm much thinner. Husband ears on! I ignored all of the comments and changes. Stupid scale! INSECURE JIMBO! BAD JIMBO!
Only a select few have seen these. This is a step for me. I feel more confident in myself again. Something that had disappeared. I still have a long road. Years and years of abuse. But I know, the end goal is getting closer. I love it!
Couple of changes I've made the last couple of weeks that seem to work out great for me. I've been basically eating 3 big meals a day with snacks if I'm hungry. The problem was, I was binging some days. I went back to eating 5 small meals a day. In the pass, I was ALWAYS hungry doing this. But some more reading, asking questions. I changed it up. My small meals consist of high fiber and good proteins. I'm eating every 2-4 hours. Shooting for 21g+ of fiber a day. Its amazing how NOT hungry I am. Thank you Men's Health!
Sample of my meals this week.
Plain oatmeal with bananas
Whole wheat toast with egg and egg whites
Yogurt and orange
Chicken tacos and brocolli
Unsalted mixed nuts, orange, apple sauce.
Healthy Request Chunky Beef Soup and orange or mixed vegtables.Don't get me wrong. I did have a burger from Juicy's. And I ate a lot of chicken tacos this week. But, I didn't binge on several tacos and burgers and pizza and chips and cookies. I love cookies. I'm eating a lot! But just making better choices. I love to eat. I hate dieting. Its a compromise.
Stay positive, be positive.
Special thanks to John!
Friday, February 19, 2010
Healthy Changes
What a slacker I am. I can't believe its been two weeks since I last updated my blog. I like updating it. I like attempting to write. I suck at it, but I do find it entertaining. So why no updates? I'm just a big ass slacker. That's the only explanation I have. A big HUGE slacker.
Speaking of big. I'm a litte frustrated again. Actually a lot frustrated. Since I decided to finally make a healthy change last summer, its been good. I weighed a ginormous 265. I've never EVER been that big. I never thought that I was that big. I've dropped 30lbs. But now I've hit the wall again. That stupid freakin' wall. Its been nice, consistantly losing about 1/2 - 1 pound a week. Some weeks gained, but I was always down at the end of the month. This time not so much. The thing that bothers me the most is I feel great. My clothes are huge. People are noticing the changes. So why does it not reflect on the scale? Thats the part that is very frustrating.
Talked to my friend John again. He's half the man that he used be. He's always been good for great advice. My first step is to not rely on the scale so much. I know my body, I feel the changes. Second step, take a picture. I don't want to. Who really wants to see that. Even I don't want to see that. A picture would be a great tool at how well I've progressed. So twist my arm, hold me down, duct tape myself to the wall. I will take a picture. I believe I still have a picture from last year when I first started. I would be nice to compare the two.
I've come a long way. In pass months, if I wasn't losing any weight, I would be really down. Which would end up me binge eating. Now I don't let these little things affect me. There will be ups and there will be downs. A lot more downs then I would have even known. I don't look back, I just move on and tackle the next day.
I like food. I LOVE food. I hate dieting. So I compromise. I make better, educated decisions of what I eat. I eat what I like (in moderation) and I most importantly, I exercise. At least 5 days a week. This has been the ONLY thing that has worked for me. No fancy pills, no fancy drinks, not cabbage soup diet, Atkins, South Beach. Believe me, I've tried some of these, great at first then major disappointment and failure.
Stay positive and be positive.
Speaking of big. I'm a litte frustrated again. Actually a lot frustrated. Since I decided to finally make a healthy change last summer, its been good. I weighed a ginormous 265. I've never EVER been that big. I never thought that I was that big. I've dropped 30lbs. But now I've hit the wall again. That stupid freakin' wall. Its been nice, consistantly losing about 1/2 - 1 pound a week. Some weeks gained, but I was always down at the end of the month. This time not so much. The thing that bothers me the most is I feel great. My clothes are huge. People are noticing the changes. So why does it not reflect on the scale? Thats the part that is very frustrating.
Talked to my friend John again. He's half the man that he used be. He's always been good for great advice. My first step is to not rely on the scale so much. I know my body, I feel the changes. Second step, take a picture. I don't want to. Who really wants to see that. Even I don't want to see that. A picture would be a great tool at how well I've progressed. So twist my arm, hold me down, duct tape myself to the wall. I will take a picture. I believe I still have a picture from last year when I first started. I would be nice to compare the two.
I've come a long way. In pass months, if I wasn't losing any weight, I would be really down. Which would end up me binge eating. Now I don't let these little things affect me. There will be ups and there will be downs. A lot more downs then I would have even known. I don't look back, I just move on and tackle the next day.
I like food. I LOVE food. I hate dieting. So I compromise. I make better, educated decisions of what I eat. I eat what I like (in moderation) and I most importantly, I exercise. At least 5 days a week. This has been the ONLY thing that has worked for me. No fancy pills, no fancy drinks, not cabbage soup diet, Atkins, South Beach. Believe me, I've tried some of these, great at first then major disappointment and failure.
Stay positive and be positive.
Friday, October 9, 2009
The Healthy Lifestyle Journey......
SET BACK! Damn it! I gained 2lbs! BOOOOO!!!!!!!!! 
I have no one to blame but myself. I over ate everyday. A few of the days I just couldn't stop myself. A beer here, a beer there. Mmmmmm beer..... Yellow sub! I love YELLOW SUB! Cookies, brownies, chips! Mmmmmm coookies..... Moderation is ok, but this week I went a LOT overboard. A LOT OVERBOARD. How in the hell did I not gain 20lbs???? Fell off the over eating wagon bad. BOOOOO!!!!!!
Bad week! Bad bad bad week! It gets worse. Super cold on Monday! Should have warmed up longer. Should have stretched more. Felt some tightness in my shins and then tightness in my hammy soon after. BAM! I've been limping around since Monday! STINKS!!!!!!!!!!! Its killing me that I've haven't been able to go for a run or at least for a stupid power walk! My leg is slowly feeling better. I sure wish I had my fast healing young body from 15 years ago!
Which brings me to one of my goals this month...........Jennie laid down the law today and I WILL not be running in the 5K next week. BOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! I'm upset, but deep down, I know she's right. This goal I will not be hitting.........
I am hoping that I will be healed up enough to participate with my kids for the 1 mile walk/run.
http://www.washoerunforeducation.org/
Picking myself up and dusting off. Past Jimbo would just give up and go back to my old ways. New Jimbo learns and moves on! Jimbo likes the new Jimbo. (Like how I went third person there?)
Picking myself up and dusting off. Past Jimbo would just give up and go back to my old ways. New Jimbo learns and moves on! Jimbo likes the new Jimbo. (Like how I went third person there?)
Stay positive and be positive!
Friday, October 2, 2009
The weight loss journey.....
VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!! I made it over my hump! FINALLY! 3lbs down from last week! WAAAAHhooooooooo!
Running the last 1 1/2 weeks made me realize that I don't know how to run. I see other runners around the marina and they look so smooth, so relaxed. I feel like Phoebe on Friends running in Central Park. I think I'm getting better. The last few days I feel more relaxed. I'm still trying to figure out the whole breathing thing with my strides. In basketball and volleyball its short burst. I'm can handle that. This jogging thing is a whole new animal for me.
My October goals.
Lose 8-10lbs (2-3 a week)
7-9 servings of veggies and fruit a day (been my goal the last few months, not as easy as you think!)
4-6 days of exercise a week
Run in the Run for Education 5k
Temptations, temptations. It gets easier for me all the time. Stayed away from the cheddar and jalapeno bagel on Friday. I did eat butter popcorn at the movies. But who doesn't eat popcorn at the movies? I've learned that I have to allow myself to have these treats once in awhile. I end up cracking and binging BAD if I don't!
Running the last 1 1/2 weeks made me realize that I don't know how to run. I see other runners around the marina and they look so smooth, so relaxed. I feel like Phoebe on Friends running in Central Park. I think I'm getting better. The last few days I feel more relaxed. I'm still trying to figure out the whole breathing thing with my strides. In basketball and volleyball its short burst. I'm can handle that. This jogging thing is a whole new animal for me.
My October goals.
Lose 8-10lbs (2-3 a week)
7-9 servings of veggies and fruit a day (been my goal the last few months, not as easy as you think!)
4-6 days of exercise a week
Run in the Run for Education 5k
Temptations, temptations. It gets easier for me all the time. Stayed away from the cheddar and jalapeno bagel on Friday. I did eat butter popcorn at the movies. But who doesn't eat popcorn at the movies? I've learned that I have to allow myself to have these treats once in awhile. I end up cracking and binging BAD if I don't!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
My BIG pants!
Stupid cold! I really, really dislike the artic cold. STUPID COLD!!! I was trying to be a grown up and wear pants. I'm already way over the pants. My pants are too BIG, my belts are too BIG. I don't want to go buy new pants and belts. My kids keep telling me to pull my pants because my underwear is showing.
paired with some shorts......
Today I went with my sweater.....
paired with some shorts......
SCREW YOU COLD WEATHER! I'm wearing my damn shorts!
Big day for me tomorrow! Hopefully I'm down and not the same.
Calorie Goal: 1750
Consumed 1760 and burned 300.
Lots of temptations today! Chips at Micasa Too. Fully candy bowl at work. Pub Mix in the break room. Today was good, had none of it.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
The weight loss jouney...
I've been going down this road for months, maybe even years. Only recently have I taken it seriously, and when I say recently, I mean this past JUNE! I gave this weight loss/life style change another whirl and its actually sticking this time. I eat in moderation and I exercise. This has been the ONLY thing that has worked for me. When I first started, I was losing about 1lb a week, which all the "experts" say is the healthy way to go. Of course I wanted it to be more, I was expecting "The Biggest Loser" poundage to be falling off my body every week. VERY UNREALISTIC.
After the first month, I started setting realistic goals. These were my goals for July. (I set new ones every month)
1. Eat 1900-2100 calories a day
2. Exercise 30-60 minutes, 4-6 times a week
Simple right? There is so much stuff out on the web, it was weight loss information overload. The light bulb finally went off in my head. I started logging all my calories on websites I found. My friend John suggested getting "militant" logging my calories. Tracking my calories and exercising and WHAM the weight and inches started happening. My energy level and confidence started growing. It became addicting.....
But now.........I've hit that wall! The dreaded wall!!! THE STUPID DREADED WALL!!! I knew it would eventually come. Its starting to get frustrating, NO, its actually starting to piss me off. I've been around the same weight (between 235-237) for the last two weeks. My clothes are fitting better than last month or even last week. I can hear the "muscle weighs more than fat bullcrap", but when you are overweight, you want to see the scale go down, not stay the same. Here comes the weight loss overload information AGAIN. Basically it boils down to this. My body has adjusted, now I need to challenge it again.
So.......this week I started lifting weights again. I'm jogging short distances (I'm want to run in the 5K Fun Run for Education in October). I went back to 4-6 days of exercise. I was only exercising 4 days and taking Friday - Sunday off. I'm giving Yoga another try. Hopefully when I weigh myself on Friday, its down and not the same.
Look at this stupid wind! Stupid wind! STUPID HURRICANE WIND! I was THIS close to not power walking / jogging today. But the guilt go to me. I just couldn't handle the guilt.
My cargo pants I wore today. WAY to big now. Had the whole underwear all showing while my pants hang half way down my leg look going today. I need to get a smaller belt, or buy new pants.
Calories Goal: 1750
I ate 1800 and burned 500 today.
Temptations all over the place. Had all the intentions of getting light ice cream at Baskin Robbins, but the pumpkin pie ice cream got my attention. The bad, high in sugar and fat, the good, high in calcium and protein. So it wasn't a total failure.
After the first month, I started setting realistic goals. These were my goals for July. (I set new ones every month)
1. Eat 1900-2100 calories a day
2. Exercise 30-60 minutes, 4-6 times a week
Simple right? There is so much stuff out on the web, it was weight loss information overload. The light bulb finally went off in my head. I started logging all my calories on websites I found. My friend John suggested getting "militant" logging my calories. Tracking my calories and exercising and WHAM the weight and inches started happening. My energy level and confidence started growing. It became addicting.....
But now.........I've hit that wall! The dreaded wall!!! THE STUPID DREADED WALL!!! I knew it would eventually come. Its starting to get frustrating, NO, its actually starting to piss me off. I've been around the same weight (between 235-237) for the last two weeks. My clothes are fitting better than last month or even last week. I can hear the "muscle weighs more than fat bullcrap", but when you are overweight, you want to see the scale go down, not stay the same. Here comes the weight loss overload information AGAIN. Basically it boils down to this. My body has adjusted, now I need to challenge it again.
So.......this week I started lifting weights again. I'm jogging short distances (I'm want to run in the 5K Fun Run for Education in October). I went back to 4-6 days of exercise. I was only exercising 4 days and taking Friday - Sunday off. I'm giving Yoga another try. Hopefully when I weigh myself on Friday, its down and not the same.
Look at this stupid wind! Stupid wind! STUPID HURRICANE WIND! I was THIS close to not power walking / jogging today. But the guilt go to me. I just couldn't handle the guilt.
My cargo pants I wore today. WAY to big now. Had the whole underwear all showing while my pants hang half way down my leg look going today. I need to get a smaller belt, or buy new pants.
Calories Goal: 1750
I ate 1800 and burned 500 today.
Temptations all over the place. Had all the intentions of getting light ice cream at Baskin Robbins, but the pumpkin pie ice cream got my attention. The bad, high in sugar and fat, the good, high in calcium and protein. So it wasn't a total failure.
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