I'm on track so far for all I wish to achieve this week. Today, I reached a total of 60 lbs lost. I could fluctuate back up tomorrow of course, but I am happy to have finished something for the week.
I did do my first extra exercise of the week. So yay for me. Hopefully that will prevent my weight from going up tomorrow. But in any case, I know it will help in the long term.
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Monday, July 27, 2015
Weekly Goals for 7/27 - 8/02
- This week I expect that I will reach a total weight loss of 60 lbs. I am only a tenth of a pound away from reaching that, so should be totally doable.
- This week I expect that I will reach my next goal of 299.0 lbs. That means I need to lose 2.1 lbs this week. I have had some weeks where I have lost less weight; but, I am going to set my hopes high.
- This week I expect that I will walk everyday, even if it means driving to a store or the YMCA to do so. I can not afford to miss a day if I want to reach my next goal. To that end...
- This week I expect that I will get up between 5:30 AM - 6 AM every weekday this week. I will be much more productive overall if I get up early and get a walk in right after breakfast.
- This week I expect that I will finish the quilt I am working on. It will be donated to Project Linus.
- This week I expect to make muffins or cookies to take to Church Sunday, since it is my day to bring an after-service snack. I will not eat any.
- This week I expect I will use my Walk Away The Pounds (1 mile) DVD to get in two extra work-outs. I want to get in some extra exercise. Starting with two extra workouts a week seems like a good place to begin.
- This week I expect to make and decorate a cake for my Mom's birthday. I asked her if I could make something other than white or chocolate and she gave me to go ahead. In fact, she told me to get creative and anything other than eggplant and avocado. (In other words, nothing that could be gross as a cake.) So now I have to come up with something to "different" make. I have some ideas, just need to settle on one. I will not eat, or even taste, any of it. Cake is very tempting.
So I want to meet my expectations for myself. I already walked this morning, so I am off to a good start! I don't know what my body is doing regarding exercise. When I do exercise, my legs get random pains throughout the day. I also seem to lose less weight when I exercise. Maybe there is a point that I am not reaching where I would lose more weight due to exercise. Science and anyone who promotes exercise seems to think so. So perhaps I am just not doing enough. But why the random leg pains? It is not muscle soreness.
Anyway, good luck to me. I'll see how this week goes.
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Review: Sugar-free Popsicles
In our efforts to have a tasty guilt free evening snack, we have tried just about every sugar-free popsicle available in our area. Here is what we think.
Sundae Shoppe's Sugar Free junior pops sold at Aldi: They come in 4 flavors: watermelon, raspberry, cherry and lime. The raspberry and cherry were edible if you are in a fix for a sweet. The lime is not very flavorful at all. Then there is the watermelon. It is only lightly flavored, but it leaves a nasty after taste in your mouth. Yuck! These are our very least favorite. We are never going to buy them again even if they were the cheapest, which I cannot verify as true. But since we bought them at Aldi's it is likely.
Kroger's Sugar Free iCE PiX sold at Kroger: These come in 4 flavors: orange, raspberry, strawberry, strawberry-banana. The orange is the best. Definitely my pick over the other flavors. I felt the raspberry was just okay. I do not like the strawberry or the strawberry-banana. My husband liked all the flavors except for the strawberry-banana. These are a bit softer. Not that they fall apart, but rather you can pretty much starting biting the pops off without licking them. If I had my druthers, we won't be buying these again either.
Budget $aver Sugar Free Twin Pops sold at Walmart and Meijer: These come in 6 flavors: Cherry, Grape, Banana, Blue Raspberry, Orange, and Pina Colada. The blue raspberry is amazing! Followed by orange, cherry, and grape. I definitely like these popsicles the best so far. I don't like banana or Pina Colada, but my husband does and says he likes both flavors a lot as well as all other flavors. But he rarely gets a blue raspberry. These are also a softer popsicle and the highest in carb so far. Go figure. The package is a clear plastic bag with the following print on the front.
The Original Brand Popsicle Sugar Free sold at most grocery stores. They come in Orange, Cherry, Grape, Tropical Orange, Caribbean Fruit Punch, Hawaiian Pineapple. These popsicles are the hardest, least sweet in my opinion. They are my second favorite brand. They are probably the healthiest choice of all of these. I do not like the grape as I think it has a funny, ungrape-like flavor. I am not a fan of pineapple, but my husband is. They sell the basic flavors in a separate box from the tropical flavors.
Sundae Shoppe's Sugar Free junior pops sold at Aldi: They come in 4 flavors: watermelon, raspberry, cherry and lime. The raspberry and cherry were edible if you are in a fix for a sweet. The lime is not very flavorful at all. Then there is the watermelon. It is only lightly flavored, but it leaves a nasty after taste in your mouth. Yuck! These are our very least favorite. We are never going to buy them again even if they were the cheapest, which I cannot verify as true. But since we bought them at Aldi's it is likely.
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| Calories: 20, Fat: 0 g, Carbs: 5 g, Sugar: 0 g, Protein: 0 g |
Kroger's Sugar Free iCE PiX sold at Kroger: These come in 4 flavors: orange, raspberry, strawberry, strawberry-banana. The orange is the best. Definitely my pick over the other flavors. I felt the raspberry was just okay. I do not like the strawberry or the strawberry-banana. My husband liked all the flavors except for the strawberry-banana. These are a bit softer. Not that they fall apart, but rather you can pretty much starting biting the pops off without licking them. If I had my druthers, we won't be buying these again either.
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| Calories: 30, Fat: 0 g, Carbs: 7 g, Sugar: 0 g, Sugar Alcohol: 3 g, Protein: 0 g |
Budget $aver Sugar Free Twin Pops sold at Walmart and Meijer: These come in 6 flavors: Cherry, Grape, Banana, Blue Raspberry, Orange, and Pina Colada. The blue raspberry is amazing! Followed by orange, cherry, and grape. I definitely like these popsicles the best so far. I don't like banana or Pina Colada, but my husband does and says he likes both flavors a lot as well as all other flavors. But he rarely gets a blue raspberry. These are also a softer popsicle and the highest in carb so far. Go figure. The package is a clear plastic bag with the following print on the front.
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| Calories: 30, Fat: 0 g, Carbs: 8 g, Sugar Alcohol: 4 g, Protein: 0 g |
The Original Brand Popsicle Sugar Free sold at most grocery stores. They come in Orange, Cherry, Grape, Tropical Orange, Caribbean Fruit Punch, Hawaiian Pineapple. These popsicles are the hardest, least sweet in my opinion. They are my second favorite brand. They are probably the healthiest choice of all of these. I do not like the grape as I think it has a funny, ungrape-like flavor. I am not a fan of pineapple, but my husband is. They sell the basic flavors in a separate box from the tropical flavors.
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| Calories: 15, Fat: 0 g, Carbs: 4 g, Protein: 0 g |
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Slacker
I have been a complete and utter failure at walking for the past... 5 days! It has been horrible of me.
I took Friday as a day of rest, totally legitimate; I had not had one for 4 days. I try to get one in every 4-5 days, so it was time.
Saturday, we had plans that included leaving the house very early. Then, in the later afternoon when I could have walked, I reasoned with myself that it was over 90 degrees out. And I pretty much didn't think about it again all day.
Sunday, We had another busy morning, but I had some downtime starting in early afternoon. Again... too hot, didn't want to think about it, then our A/C busted and we focused on trying to keep the house cool via windows and fans.
Monday I could have walked in the morning. I just didn't. I didn't go to any store to walk, although I did venture out to stores.
Tuesday, I told myself that I had to be home for when the a/c people arrived. So I stayed home in the house the entire time.
Which brings me to today. Today, I walked and rocked it by being over 2000 steps above goal. Thank goodness! I have to get back into the swing of things. I admit that it was nice resting so much. At the same time though, I miss the walking. I can tell in my legs too. Plus, I worry that my back will start to hurt if I slack off any longer. So while I am not fond of exercise, I do want to do it. Hopefully one day I will like it. Perhaps even become addicted to it. That would be nice for a change.
I took Friday as a day of rest, totally legitimate; I had not had one for 4 days. I try to get one in every 4-5 days, so it was time.
Saturday, we had plans that included leaving the house very early. Then, in the later afternoon when I could have walked, I reasoned with myself that it was over 90 degrees out. And I pretty much didn't think about it again all day.
Sunday, We had another busy morning, but I had some downtime starting in early afternoon. Again... too hot, didn't want to think about it, then our A/C busted and we focused on trying to keep the house cool via windows and fans.
Monday I could have walked in the morning. I just didn't. I didn't go to any store to walk, although I did venture out to stores.
Tuesday, I told myself that I had to be home for when the a/c people arrived. So I stayed home in the house the entire time.
Which brings me to today. Today, I walked and rocked it by being over 2000 steps above goal. Thank goodness! I have to get back into the swing of things. I admit that it was nice resting so much. At the same time though, I miss the walking. I can tell in my legs too. Plus, I worry that my back will start to hurt if I slack off any longer. So while I am not fond of exercise, I do want to do it. Hopefully one day I will like it. Perhaps even become addicted to it. That would be nice for a change.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
First Goal Accomplished!
I was so excited yesterday about dropping a clothing size that I completely forgot to say anything else weight loss related.
I have met my first goal! I reached 306 lbs and am no longer categorized as "Super Obese" per my BMI. I expected it to take another week at the rate I had been going, so I am doubly happy that it was this week.
For my reward, I bought a bed frame! Totally not what I expected I would buy.
Our home has three bedrooms. The master bedroom, the craft room, and what we call "the second bedroom." It currently has some storage in it, but over the past few months I have gotten it sorted out and some what cleaned out. This was in the hope that we would actually turn it into a bedroom. I have been wanting to decorate it. It is a very small bedroom, but I thought it would be nice to have a place guests or even a couple of nephews could sleep.
So, I bought a daybed frame, I thought that having storage under it would be the most economical use of the space. It is a very small room (7ft x 10ft) and I have the closet stuffed to the gills already with storage. The frame should be delivered tomorrow. It looks like this:
I have met my first goal! I reached 306 lbs and am no longer categorized as "Super Obese" per my BMI. I expected it to take another week at the rate I had been going, so I am doubly happy that it was this week.
For my reward, I bought a bed frame! Totally not what I expected I would buy.
Our home has three bedrooms. The master bedroom, the craft room, and what we call "the second bedroom." It currently has some storage in it, but over the past few months I have gotten it sorted out and some what cleaned out. This was in the hope that we would actually turn it into a bedroom. I have been wanting to decorate it. It is a very small bedroom, but I thought it would be nice to have a place guests or even a couple of nephews could sleep.
So, I bought a daybed frame, I thought that having storage under it would be the most economical use of the space. It is a very small room (7ft x 10ft) and I have the closet stuffed to the gills already with storage. The frame should be delivered tomorrow. It looks like this:
Maybe next, I will buy the mattress. Then there is the skirt to hide the storage. It will also need pillows and sheets. I plan on making the bed spread myself, probably the pillow covers too. I've asked my husband to build a bookcase for the room which will hold all of our games. I was thinking about painting the room first, but decided not to waste the money on paint, I can deal with white walls.
I am really excited about the whole thing!! I will try to post a picture of the room when it is done... though that may be a few months.
Monday, July 20, 2015
Dropping a Size
It took two months, but I have dropped a size in my jeans and bra. I don't own any size 34 jeans, but I do have two pairs of size 32. I tried them on this morning and there are about 1.5-2 inches until they will close comfortably. I could squeeze now, but I want to be accurate. Besides, who really enjoys wearing tight pants? So I feel safe saying I am now a size 34 in jeans. I had two sizes of bras in my drawer, and I can easily wear the smaller size now without discomfort. The larger size I have to use the tightest hooks.
The only thing that hasn't changed at all is the circumference of my arms. I am going to have the biggest bat wings! But I will deal with that. It feels so good knowing I've gone down a size. My shirt size is all over the place, which is why I am going by the jeans. It really depends on the material, how long the shirt it, and even the manufacturer. I wish there was standard sizing, it make it so much easier to buy clothes.
On a side note: Our Central Air died yesterday. Hopefully, someone can come out this afternoon, otherwise I was told it would be tomorrow morning. If we can go by yesterday's temperatures, it is going to get well over 85 degrees in the house today. It got up to 83 in here yesterday, and that was with the a/c on for half the day. I can't even leave because the A/C place is supposed to call me later. Maybe I'll sweat some pounds away!
The only thing that hasn't changed at all is the circumference of my arms. I am going to have the biggest bat wings! But I will deal with that. It feels so good knowing I've gone down a size. My shirt size is all over the place, which is why I am going by the jeans. It really depends on the material, how long the shirt it, and even the manufacturer. I wish there was standard sizing, it make it so much easier to buy clothes.
On a side note: Our Central Air died yesterday. Hopefully, someone can come out this afternoon, otherwise I was told it would be tomorrow morning. If we can go by yesterday's temperatures, it is going to get well over 85 degrees in the house today. It got up to 83 in here yesterday, and that was with the a/c on for half the day. I can't even leave because the A/C place is supposed to call me later. Maybe I'll sweat some pounds away!
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Recipe: Tuna Salad
This is really easy and just like my Mom used to make for the family when I was a kid, except she used full strength Miracle Whip.
Tuna Salad
3 hard boiled eggs
1 (7 oz) can light tuna in water
5 tablespoons of Light Miracle Whip
1. Diced eggs and put in a 4 cup or larger bowl.
2. Add tuna and Miracle Whip; mix well.
3. Cover with an air tight lid and allow to mellow overnight.
4. Makes about 4 - 1/3 cup servings or 3 - 1/2 cup servings.
You can add pepper if desired or any other seasoning really. When I can have vegetables I like to put a little celery in it for some crunch.
Tuna Salad
3 hard boiled eggs
1 (7 oz) can light tuna in water
5 tablespoons of Light Miracle Whip
1. Diced eggs and put in a 4 cup or larger bowl.
2. Add tuna and Miracle Whip; mix well.
3. Cover with an air tight lid and allow to mellow overnight.
4. Makes about 4 - 1/3 cup servings or 3 - 1/2 cup servings.
You can add pepper if desired or any other seasoning really. When I can have vegetables I like to put a little celery in it for some crunch.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings 4.0 | |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| calories 126 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 6 g | 10 % |
| Saturated Fat 1 g | 7 % |
| Monounsaturated Fat 2 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 2 g | |
| Trans Fat 0 g | |
| Cholesterol 158 mg | 53 % |
| Sodium 325 mg | 14 % |
| Potassium 136 mg | 4 % |
| Total Carbohydrate 3 g | 1 % |
| Dietary Fiber 0 g | 0 % |
| Sugars 1 g | |
| Protein 14 g | 29 % |
| Vitamin A | 4 % |
| Vitamin C | 0 % |
| Calcium | 3 % |
| Iron | 7 % |
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