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06 April 2016

Weight: Lost so far: Still to go: Diet followed:
71.3 kg 8.1 kg 3.3 kg Reasonably Well
   (2 comments) Gaining 0.3 kg a Week

05 April 2016

Perhaps it was because I was stuck at home with a sick kiddo today, but I had a sort of epiphany. Or, maybe it was more of a Well, DUH! moment. I have been telling myself that I am tracking my food so I can get back into a healthy way of eating and lose the bad habits that have been sneaking back into my life, but I have not really changed anything. I have been eating cookies and stealing candy still left in the kids' easter baskets. (Curse you, Easter Bunny!) The only difference if that I have been more aware that I have been doing poorly. Today, I have resolved to do something about it! I am strong. I have been successful before and I can do it again. I am setting my mind to solving this problem, kicking one bad habit at a time and strengthening the good habits I do not want to lose.

To be completely honest, I have been avoiding the scale. For months, I have felt great, gotten a lot of exercise, and my new skinny clothes have been fitting just fine, so I felt like I could be free of the scale. Then, recently, I noticed just a little bit of snugness when I pull on my jeans. A little voice in my head insisted that it was just muscles from all this hiking, but I don't think I can believe that voice. I am a little nervous to see what that number turns out to be after a couple months of not stepping on the idiot box, but I am determined to face facts tomorrow. I would not be surprised if I have gained some weight back, but I will deal with it, whatever it is. No more avoidance.

My immediate goal is to phase out the sweets that I have let back into my diet. I don't need them. I feel better without them. When I crave something sweet, I will have fruit or an occasional dark chocolate, not back brownies or take candy from my children. That step right there will take me much closer to where I want to be.

My longer term goal is to make sure my weight gets back to my goal and to keep it there.

Well...DUH!

01 April 2016

This week I have been pumping up the amount of weight that I lift at the gym. I had sort of fallen into a rut and wanted to shake things up. I tried not to overdo, and had been feeling great all week, until today... I woke up with a very sore lower back. Ugh!

Since I obviously need to take a day off from the gym for my back's sake, I thought I would take a walk in the woods instead. I loaded up the dog and headed to the park near the house, unsure what how far I would make it. When I started, I thought I might just do the shortest loop, at least feeling good about getting out for a while. After I had walked a bit, my back didn't feel better, but no worse either, so I thought I would go a little longer. I ended up doing the much longer loop, hiking over five miles. My back did alright except for going downhill was kind of painful--but I had already done all the climbing and that was the only way home.

I went out and stocked up on a lot of beautiful fruits and veggies for the coming days. Standing in line to check out, I was looking at my items and thinking of how far I have come. There were no cookies or chips. It was not a pile of processed foods. It was a cart full of whole, natural foods. (That has not always been my policy! :) )

Have a great, healthy weekend, my friends.

30 March 2016

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