Journey to fit in my jeans again: Back on track !

Journey to fit in my jeans again: Back on track !: "It has been a bumpy road for me the last couple of weeks that's why I haven't been able to concentrate on the blog but I'm trying to get bac..."

Back on track !

It has been a bumpy road for me the last couple of weeks that's why I haven't been able to concentrate on the blog but I'm trying to get back on track. The last thing that I want to do is lie to my peeps that follow me, so I will tell the truth. I haven't really worked out for a couple of weeks but I have been pretty good on not eating crappy. So I guess I even out somehow.....that's what I'm telling myself at least. Life happens to all of us. The only thing that I can do is start fresh and not worry about the last couple of weeks. So with that said, my mother-in-law got me on her membership to the gym today. I did Zumba for the first time and it was so much FUN! I sweated the stress away......it was so hot in there! So here's my back from the gym picture

By the way the last time I checked I weighed 214.......So I'm down 12 lbs!!

Making my weight loss a reality

 Day 2: Last night, after my walk on my closet........oh I mean treadmill, I thought to myself," what strategies am I going to use to help me obtain my long term weight loss goals?" After, some research I came across some helpful strategies and here they are:

       1. Make a commitment

                  The word "Commitment" alone means long term. It's just like a marriage and I want to treat this journey as such. I'm ready to make permanent changes in my life. I'm ready to stay focused on the mental and physical aspects of the long road ahead of me.

     

       2. Find your inner motivation   

•  Feel comfortable in clothes

•  Shop on the clearance rack at Forever 21

•  I want to love summer again

•  I want to have energy again without drinking energy drinks

   

   3. Set realistic goals

      Let's be realistic. This journey is going to be a challenge. If it was an easy one, then everyone would be thin and healthy, right? I would love to tell myself that I can lose 50 pounds in a month and that in just a few months my goals will be obtained. I would just get myself all worked up. I would probably workout hardcore for a full month. After that month when I step on that scale and it doesn't say 50 pounds lost, well I will most likely give up on myself. I don't want to do that to myself anymore. So here are my realistic goals for the present time:

   

  1) Walk for 30 minutes a day.

  2) Eat healthier. 

  3) Read labels on food.

  4) Water water and more water

  5) Lose 2-4 a week.

  6) Cook everyday. NO EXCUSES

                *** Subject to change

  
  

  4. Enjoy healthier foods

        Well, Mikey and I have started making healthier choices on meals. Were slowly starting to make our won little recipes. We have the help from this app on the iphone and Android. It's called "MyNetDiary". It's really neat. It helps me hold myself accountable on my calorie intake. It also keeps track of recipes that we have made along with the Food Label. Awesome, huh!! I love it. This is when your commitment comes in. It is hard to keep track of everything you have eaten but I'm telling you it helps a TON!! We are learning as we go and the app helps us. 

  

   

   

    5. Get active, stay active

       Exercise + Calorie restriction= Weight loss ... "DUH"!

         I found that when I exercise it helps with my mood. If you are a part of my family then you have seen my mood in action! Exercising really does help relieve some stress. I'm not going to lie, it is hard to get off my butt and exercise. I copy Nike and I "Just do it!"

 

  6. Change your perspective

         I have dieted many times before and have succeeded. Obviously, I am right back where I started. Something didn't work, right? Well, as I go forward with this challenge, I am forced to look back and see why I failed to keep the weight off. 

There were many factors. Oh.....one day of fast food won't hurt me. Tons of snacks on lazy sundays. A cupcake here maybe a doughnut there....I'll work it off later, yeah right! What's one can of soda gonna do?? I'm too tired to workout tonight....I'll do double time tomorrow. All excuses!!

I am done with the excuses....HUGE cop-out!

My plan is to remain positive and most of all be honest with myself. Learn as I go and make this a long term weight loss success story :)

 

 

 

The beginning of my journey

   Day 1: Today, on May 16, 2011 my husband and I started our journey to thin. I have been on this journey many times before. I woke up this morning and said to myself that today is the day to start changing my life. Not, just to lose weight but to learn how to eat right on an everyday basis. After having four children my weight was put on the back burner. I didn't care anymore. Fast food became my BFF because it was much easier to go through a drive thru than to actually cook something. My mind set is, it will cost more to buy the food at the store than to just go out and eat. I wouldn't have a mess to clean or worry about wasting food. Totally done doing that! I know that this journey is NOT going to be easy. I want to be realistic this time.  I have been successful in the past but I always find myself back to where I started. I am tired of doing this! 

    I have become ashamed of the way I look. I just want to be able to shop at regular stores that don't cost an arm and a leg just to buy an outfit! I want to start feeling good about myself from the inside out ! Some days I feel like this sexy beast on the inside but when I look in the mirror, it's a whole different story! I'm like that girl that has a pretty face but doesn't have the body to match. Well, I am ready for this body to match my most gorgeous face! 

I need for everyone to know how serious I am this time.With all that I have said today, I need to be honest with myself and with everyone who reads this. I am going to give this my all. I will be bitchy sometimes and I will beg for food....trust me! Don't let me give in. Today, I weigh 226 lbs. Above is my beginning day picture. OMG....I can't believe I am putting myself out here like this! (totally blushing right now with embarrassment) . This is how serious I am!

I would like to extend the offer for any of my friends and family to join me. I would love to be able to call on someone when I feel like I am going to crash. I know I have my husband to be by my side but it would be fabulous to go on this journey as a group. I really want to be held accountable during my mission to kill body fat! Who's with me??