Fit Mommy Friday

Well, it's not been such a good day around my house.  I am getting desperate and I'm not ashamed to say it.  My clothes are getting tighter and my middle is swelling outward at an alarming rate of speed.  I have been drinking my water, eating right, exercising, and trying to cut back on the soda.  It has all gone pretty well but still the expanding waistline and pounds added to my weight.

Why?

I was freaking out.  Seriously.  It is making me depressed. 

Or it was until I figured out what was causing it.  For one it is that lovely time for women that cause us no end of lovely physical problems as well as emotional ones.  The other problem is-now I warn you this is TMI.  Seriously and no kidding.  It's personal.  But it's where I'm at.

I'm constipated.  I don't just mean a day or so, I mean almost a week and half.  Yeah, you read that right.  I'm thinking of calling the doctor on Monday to get some help and relief. I am getting crankier by the day as I put on my clothes and they don't fit.

I am not a happy momma. 

Head on over to Got Chai? to find out what other Fit Momma's are doing.

Fit Mommy Friday

Well I am doing this on my ipad and I am not sure how to do everything yet so I won't have the button- unless I can figure it out! Lol

This week has been better. I have my perspective back, mostly, and that has helped. My eating was much better. Better portion control and better choices. Yay!

My water intake could have been better. Only two days did I get up to my goal of at least 72oz or more but it is better than last week so I'll take it!

Sleep- ugh that is not going well. My hubby snores when his allergies are acting up and thay really have been lately. So that means not very much sleep for me. I am seeing a direct correlation between how much sleep I get with how well I do with eating right and exercising. Goodness knows that I am a good deal crankier when I don't get enough sleep! We are trying to figue this one out, soon. ;-)

Exercising...well the beginning of the week I still couldn't use my arm or move my neck so I didn't start exercising until Thursday. That was after being taken out for my birthday two meals in a row. I'm not sure I have ever felt so disgusting as I did Wednesday night. I was miserable and my clothes weren't fitting right. My jeans were too tight and I was getting more and more depressed. Until God reminded me that He loves me just the way that I am-the way He made me. he is more concerned with the condition of my heart than my jeans size. Now mind you, He reminded me that I needed to be taking better care of the temple but the outer shell that is my body is not who I am.

That was a balm to my soul.

So today when I exercised I thought about His goodness to me and the blessings He has given me and prayed for those that have requested or that He brought to mind. The time went faster and I wasn't focused on me.

Don't get me wrong, I still want to lose 50lbs but the reasons are starting to change.

So I count this as a good week and I can see the sun shining ahead.

That's how I'm doing-how are you doing?

i am going to have to figure out how to add a link but until then click on the Fit Mommy Friday button to go to Got Chai?

:(

Well, I didn't exercise at all this week.  Not one single day.  Why?  Well, this post on my regular blog explains it all.  It has not been a great week.

My clothes are getting tighter and I am getting depressed about the back sliding.  I don't know if I will be able to exercise next week or not.  I may try to walk if the doc says it's ok. 

So not happy.  :(

Fit Mommy Friday

Well, it's Friday and I am checking in!!  Woohoo!  I wish this week had been better but it wasn't too bad.  I exercised a few times but not enough.  I watched what I ate and drank more water.  I have tried to get more sleep but alas it hasn't worked very well.  I have had some shall we say intestinal problems and they tended to hit at night.

My clothes did not get any tighter and my attitude was better this week.  I focused on being intentional about doing the things I need to and trying to be in a better mood.

It has worked mostly! heehee

I wouldn't call this week a resounding success but it was better and I'll take it!

What I really need is a trainer to come to my house and haul my hiney out of bed and make me work out.  But then it wouldn't be me doing it for the right reasons and so it wouldn't really matter in the end.  I might lose the weight but my heart would still be in the same place so it would be for naught.

No, this is my battle and I will wage war against apathy and and the bulge one little skirmish at a time.

Fit Mommy Friday

This update is going to be short.  I have the stomach flu again.  Steven gave it to me.  I am fighting the urge to, ya know.


So, I worked out twice with the Wii, shoveled snow two days this week for more than an hour each time, and today-nothin'.  I'm hoping that I won't lose weight by losing my lunch.  ;-)

My eating has been good, only portions sizes that I need and no extra snacking.  Feeling pretty good about that aspect of it all.  For now, anyway! lol

My water intake has been low, but not too bad.  Sleep has been iffy because Steven was sick most of the week and I slept on the couch so that I wouldn't hear him...ya know, throwin' up.

That's all for now, I am off to bed with some saltine crackers!

Head over to Got Chai? to check out the other Fit Mommies!!

Fit Mommy Friday

It's still Friday and I'm getting my post up!  Yay me! lol

This week has been better.  I have worked out everyday except Monday.  Well, I did a little on Monday since I was teaching choreography to our homeschool choir-that counts doesn't it?  I did my Wii work-out for 45 min. a day.  On Wednesday I did 280 crunches.  Yup, you read that right.  I seriously can not move my stomach right now.  It hurts to breathe!

My eating has been right on target.  I have controlled my portions and snacking and have only eaten what I needed.  There have been cookies sitting on our counter for the last two weeks and I haven't touched 'em.  :)

I could be drinking more water-I did pretty well with it, right around 64 oz.  I just really want it around 72oz a day.

I have not been getting enough sleep though.  :(  I have been waking up around 3am for the last three nights and can't get back to sleep.  Hopefully that will change very soon.

I didn't weigh myself this week since it is that time and I knew there would be no loss and a possible gain.  I didn't even want to see it bc I knew it would make me feel bad.  yes, I know it is temporary and just water; I still didn't want to see it.  It isn't too much though bc my clothes are still fitting just fine.

So, how did you do this week?  Wanna see how everyone else did?  Head on over to Got Chai?  and check 'em out!

:( I have been bad

Okay, I missed checking in last week and then again this Friday.  :(  So not good.

Why did I miss last week?  There was so much sickness in our house that I couldn't think of anything else.  By the time the weekend rolled around, I was exhausted and didn't want to do anything.  So I really didn't.

I also didn't exercise last week.  Unless you count running around getting things for sick kids, helping them run to the bathroom, running up and down the stairs for medicine, water, soup, etc.  That all counts, right?  Nah, not really.  At least not enough.

This week?  No exercise either.  Why?  I don't honestly know.  I thought about it everyday and it just didn't happen.  And I can tell.  I didn't watch my food as well, either.    Sleep?  Nope.  My sleep schedule got mixed up since I was up most of the nights with the kids and I am having a hard time getting it back to normal.

Not a good week.  I need to do better.  I did continue monitoring my portion sizes and am pretty happy about that.  I am not obsessing about feeling bloated, it's that time soon, I am just going to get back on track and work what I know works.

I will do better this week.

Fit Mommy Friday Week 1

Okay, the Challenge is over but we are still moving our way towards healthier us's. roflol  I know that's not a real word but it seemed appropriate.  :-D

This week was a bust as far as exercise.  I didn't do much.  Honestly.  I had one girl puking and then I got it but wasn't puking.  I will just let it end right there so as not to share TMI!  I have been tired and feeling icky so no exercising.

The water intake wasn't great either because of the puky feeling.  I tried to keep hydrated and drank more soda this week than I should have but it was 7up for my tummy.

My sleep this week has been atrocious because of the aforementioned items.  I have been napping during the day to make up for it but still feel the lack of sleep.  I am going to start remedying that right away-I am craving my sleep almost as much as I am craving water.

My eating this week was LOW!  Obviously.  My stomach was churning for several days and so I could only eat a very little BUT I wasn't thinking the whole time, "Yes, I am going to lose weight bc I'm not eating."  Instead I was thinking, "I need to eat a little something to get fuel for my body."  That is major in my book!  Last night I started eating regularly.  I had a meeting and we were supposed to bring our own food.  I treated myself to a Mediterranean restaurant that I just love!  I actually stopped myself from eating the whole thing.  About 3/4 of the way through the sandwich I was just done.  AND I still had about half the fries sitting there.  I just closed the box and put it away and didn't think of it again!  Woohoo!!

Thank you, Ladies, for going on this journey with me.  What an encouragement and inspiration you all are to me.  Blessings!

Head on over to Got Chai?  and check out what all the other fabulous ladies are doing!

Fit Mommy Challenge Winner!!

Denise at Got Chai?  asked me to write up a How I did it post.  I laughed out loud when I read her email!  It just seemed odd to me to have somebody asking what I did to lose weight.  But I did lose 17 pounds and I have changed my attitude about food, so I guess I have something to share. lol

I started the Challenge knowing that I couldn't restrict my food because I was anorexic in high school.  Restricting my food has always led me down the 'stop eating to lose weight' road and I know that that is not the road God wants me walking down.  I have tried diets that require weighing food and cutting out certain food groups and they all had the same results.  I stopped eating all together.

Not this time.  I knew that something would have to be different with my eating but also my attitude.  I decided that I wouldn't make a No List, but have a limit on How Much.  I also decided to view food as a means to an end.  The end being energy to live and to take care of my family.  The ultimate end being my health.

With that in mind, I approached each meal with the thought of only eating what I needed for fuel, listening to my body for signs that it was full.  I ate a lot less than I thought I needed and had always eaten.  My serving sizes went down drastically. I also upped my water intake to around 72 oz a day.  That helped my body be able to get rid of extra water weight and helped control my eating.  I felt fuller therefore I didn't gorge at meal times.

Sleep was another biggie for me.  I am a night owl by nature but when I would stay up late, I noticed that the next day I would snack a ton more.  My body was craving energy from rest and I was trying to get it from mindless eating.  When I went to bed at a decent hour and slept for more than 6-7 hours a night, I didn't crave the fattening and sugary snacks as much.

Exercise was also a big part of it.  I know, I know no one wants to hear that.  I would so love for the weight to fall off without me having to get up off the couch and move; but it won't!  I started with doing 30-45 minutes a day, five days a week with the Wii and would sometimes take a 2 mile walk around our neighborhood.  I do not like waking up early in the morning but when I do I actually feel better.  Honest!  It also helped to get the kids involved and working out with me.  I worked harder if they were watching! lol  The key was to move my body.  Dance around while cleaning, walk up the stairs extra slowly and squeeze muscles while doing it, park farther away and walk, stop sitting around watching t.v. or playing on the computer.  Ouch!  That one really hurt.  Not just one thing, but all of them adding up together are giving me the results I want.

The biggest change for me was my attitude.  I stopped looking at myself and thinking/saying negative things and started getting realistic.  I admitted to being overweight and seeing the things I needed to work on.  I would think the negative, "I am so fat" and instead would say, "I am overweight, but I am working on it."  I stopped focusing on the bulges and bumps and focused on the effort and changes I was making.  I accepted me the way I was and then made changes based on the results I wanted.   It's an every minute kind of thing!

I have a long way to go but the change in my attitude towards food is a lasting and permanent thing.  I do not need it to make me feel better or to cheer me up.  I need it for fuel.

I hope that made some kind of sense! lol  I have some pictures but I'm not sure they really show the changes I'm feeling.  The first picture where I'm in blue I was wearing my fat pants!  You can't see them but I know I was wearing them.  The second picture was taken this morning after I was able to fit into a pair of jeans that I hadn't been able to before.  AND they were even baggy around the waist and butt!  It's not a great pic but I had to have a pic in those jeans. lol

Before

After

So, how about you?  Are you ready to join the Fit Mommy Friday group and get healthy?  Come on, it is so worth it! ;-D

Fit Mommy Final Week

Well, this week ended pretty crazy with major changes coming to our household.

Did I make my goal.  No.  But I got really super close.  I lost 17 pounds!!!  I met most of my other goals and am happy with the changes in my attitude change.

I can't wait to keep up with everything and see where I am in 6 months.

***Okay, so I was in a major panic thinking that I had missed the deadline for posting on Got Chai?  and didn't go back and read my goals.  It turns out that I DID MEET MY GOALS!!!  My goal was to lose 15lbs, drink my water, get enough sleep, workout 4 to 5 times a week.  I think those were it...and I DID IT!!!  Woohoo!!  I am doing a happy dance tonight!

Can't wait for the next 10 weeks!

Fit Mommy Friday Week 9!!!

I can not believe that it is Week 9 already!  I don't think I'm ready for this to be over.  I'm not quite at my goal, but I'm really close.  This week was another bust.  I only worked out once and my food and water intake was very bad.  Really.  I had the stomach bug Tuesday night, Wednesday, and Thursday.  I ate almost nothing, drank even less.  My stomach hurt so much.  :(

I feel much better now, but I'm still not able to eat much at one time.  I did lose about 4 pounds this week.  Just not the right way.  I am fitting in my clothes much better and am feeling better about the way I look.  I can feel some confidence returning and it feels pretty good.  Several of my pants are downright to big!! 

I may not lose the 20 pounds that I wanted to but the changes in my attitude towards food are the best payoff because they will last even after this challenge is over.  I have my eye on a cute spring/summer dress that's been in my closet for way too long gathering dust.

Want to see how everyone else has been doing this week?  Head on over to Got Chai? and check them out.

Fit Mommy Challenge Week 8

Week 8 already?  I can not believe it.  It has flown by so quickly that I don't think I'm ready for it to be over!  This week hasn't been one of my best (again) but it wasn't too bad either.

As far as exercising went I worked out three of the five days.  I think I am starting to enjoy it...did I just say that out loud?  lol  I find that I am thinking about working out if I haven't done it yet and really want to get it done. 

Sweet!

My water intake was a little low, only about 50-55 oz a day.  Not bad, but not where I want it to be.  I haven't been having much soda so that's a good thing.  Even when I have had the soda, Pepsi is my weakness, I haven't finished the glassful.  Nor have I wanted to.  Yay!

I have been sleeping not so peacefully.  Steven has been sick and so I have been up and down with him and sleeping on the couch a lot of nights.  I have been trying to nap a little in the afternoons to make up for it though. 

I am most excited about my food portions, though.  I have noticed an almost complete turn around in my attitude towards food.  I am no longer eating to make me feel better but to fuel my body.  I am sharing meals with my husband or just ordering a meal and putting some in a box right away(if we are out).  I am not snacking between meals but if I get a snack I am looking at the serving size and having only that much.  I don't find myself thinking about food all day long. 

I am loving being free from the pull of having to eat until I pop.  Of needing food sitting in my belly to make me feel good. 

I don't need food except to fuel my body.  And I don't need that much. 

This challenge has been so amazing.  I have loved participating in it and I love the results I am having.  Not only the weight loss but the whole attitude change.  Not that I am not loving that 12 pounds are gone, I do!  Plus, I am almost in a smaller pant size than when I started.  heehee

I don't know if I will make my goal, but I'm gonna try! 

To see what everyone else is doing, head over to Got Chai? and check them out!

Fit Mommy Friday

...On Monday!  My oldest dd and I were in our church Christmas program last week and I was completely consumed with practices and performances.  So I am late, but I am updating!

Last week was still not a great week for me.  I exercised three of the five days, watched my portions very well, drank at least 60 oz of water daily, and went to bed on time all but once.  I was pretty happy with everything except the exercising. 

I am finding that my attitude towards eating is changing.  I sit down to a meal and look at the food thinking, "Do I really need this?  If so, do I need that much?"  I have passed on cakes, cookies, and other desserts this last week without so much as even a little feeling of being deprived.  I am starting to pass on things that I would have normally eaten just because they were there.

That is success even though I didn't lose any weight last week.  I maintained my weight AND am seeing an attitude change.  :) 

Fit Mommy Challenge Week 6

I haven't posted in a week?  I have a good reason though.  I have been SICK.  Sinus infection and then an allergic reaction to the antibiotics.  Seriously not fun.



It is Week 6?  I'm not sure I lost some days somewhere!  I have slept a lot this week and eaten way less than I should have.  Water consumption for the week has been low.

Everything has been low.  Exercise has consisted of walking up and down the stairs but only as little as possible.

Check-in will be pretty short. 

Not enough water or exercise.

However, since I wasn't really eating I did lose a pound.  I think it might have been more but for a certain monthly occurrence.  But, I will take the pound and not complain.  ;)

If you want to see how everyone else is doing, head on over to Got Chai? and check them out!  Oh and show 'em some love by leaving a comment!

Fit Mommy Friday

It's check in time!  I have to admit that I wasn't looking forward to this week's check in.  What with Thanksgiving and all.  And especially after the trip to Arizona.  But I am going to just bite the bullet and do it.

How did I do with my goals this week?  Let's see...

Monday-my water consumption was awesome!  I drank about 74oz.  Yay Me!  I watched my food and controlled the portions.  For exercise I ended up doing the stairs at church about 15 times.  There are twenty steps up to one level and twenty more to get all the way up.  Plus the walking around getting pictures for our homeschool group.  I also got to sleep at a decent hour. 

Tuesday-my water consumption was again wonderful.  As evidenced by the multiple trips to the bathroom every twenty minutes!    I controlled my portions and stayed away from junk food.  Exercising today consisted of running around with the girls and dancing to music.  :)  I went to sleep a little late but got to sleep in on Wednesday!

Wednesday-water consumption was around 74 again and I find myself really craving water!  I skipped lunch this day by accident because of my exercising.  What kind of exercise would cause me to miss lunch?  Deep cleaning of the entire house.  It took us about 5 hours of scrubbing, vacuuming, washing, folding, dusting, and running up and down the stairs carrying heavy things.  I was completely wiped out by the end of the day and fell into bed early.

Thursday-Turkey Day!  I was up early doing a little more cleaning and then spent all of the morning cooking and cleaning.  After lunch, I cleaned the kitchen and washed dishes.  I am so proud of my eating for this Thanksgiving!  See my previous post if you want to know more!  I even drank all my water for the day and only had one cup of soda.  I was so tired that I again went to bed early.

Friday-Today has been a pretty lazy day.  I have cleaned and walked all over this house trying to find things.  Going up and down the stairs I have tried to squeeze and take my time to get more out of them.  I have controlled my eating but my water hasn't been as great-only about 32oz.  We even went to the movies and I only drank half of my soda and had just a few hot tamales!

I am feeling great about the changes that I feel/see happening with my attitude towards food and exercising.  I am certain to succeed this time and realize my goals of better health and a smaller size. 

If you haven't noticed the ticker on my sidebar, it has changed!  I have lost 10lbs!!  I can't believe it.  I am so happy about that.  I am trying not to think about the fact that this time last year I was 15lbs lower than that.  :(  So, I am going to focus on the changes I am making now and keep making choices that are getting me to that goal. 

If you want to see how everyone else is doing head on over to Got Chai? and check them out.

Fit Mommy Friday Week 4?

Well, this week didn't go so well.  On Tuesday we, my dh and I, went to Arizona with my sister and her dh.  Between traveling and eating out for every meal...it got ugly.

I didn't exercise except one time in the pool and the walking we did looking for stores to shop in.  In other words, not much.

I can not wait to get back to exercising and eating right.  I did watch my portions-for the most part.  But my water consumption was almost nil.

This week is going to be better.

Fit Mommy Friday Week 3

Week 3 is over.  It has been a pretty good week just very long.



Monday- no exercise.  :(  We had homeschool group and then a doctor's appt. to get a cast on my oldests' arm and then BSF.  I did pretty well monitoring my food until supper.  I ate too much.  No way around it I just did.  And I felt miserable all evening.  I drank around 50 oz of water-not my goal but not too bad.

Tuesday-I worked out with the Wii Fitness Coach for 45 min!!  Woohoo!  I ate in moderation and drank 72oz of water.  Good day!

Wednesday-I worked out again with the Wii for 45 min and found it a little easier this time.  I ate in moderation and drank just over 70oz of water.

Thursday-I ended up working out for about an hour.  The Fitness Coach puts you through an evaluation every tenth workout or so and then still makes you workout after that!  I ate in moderation and drank 72ish oz of water.

Friday-Well, I am writing this first thing in the morning so I haven't technically done anything yet.  BUT, I am going to workout for 45 min at lunch and drink my 72oz of water and eat in moderation.

I am determined.  What makes me this determined after my whining yesterday?

I LOST 5 POUNDS THIS WEEK!!!

I couldn't believe it!  I am stoked.  Wouldn't it be awesome if I could lose another 5lbs next week?

I am going to try.  :-D

***UPDATE:  I worked out for 45 min at lunch time and am up to 50oz of water as of 3pm.  Yay!

Fit Mommy Friday

This week was an interesting roller coaster.  I thought I had been doing well and stepped on the scale to see an gain of three pounds.  :( So not cool.

This morning I stepped on the scale and those three pounds were gone plus one more.  I don't know if it is accurate, but I will take it!

So, here is my check in.

Monday-I did the Wii Personal Trainer for 30 minutes and got all my water in.  I limited my portions and did generally pretty well.

Tuesday-I only worked out for 20 minutes today and only got 38oz of water in.  I did limit my food portions well.

Wednesday-Thirty minutes of the Wii today, 42oz of water with small portions of food.

Thursday-I didn't work out except for running up and down the stairs countless times!  68 oz of water and smaller portions of food.

Friday- I worked out this morning for 45 minutes and am planning to drink all my water with limiting my portions.

I plan on working out on Sunday to make up for the day I missed during the week.  Generally I feel better this week despite fighting a cold.  I feel like I have a little more energy and am feeling better about myself.  I think I might feel/see some changes in my proportions based on the way my clothes are feeling.

I don't know if I will make my goal by the end of the challenge, I'm thinking not since it is going so slowly, but that's okay.  I am changing my life and that is what matters in the long run.

Next week I am going to work out for 45 min a day and cut out some more calories.

Fit Mommy Friday Update

Today is the day to check in.  Do I want to? Nope.  But I'm gonna.


Let's see...How did I do this week?

Well, I did pretty good on my water consumption each day.  I hit 64oz most days and several time hit 72oz.  So that's pretty good!

I went to be earlier every night except last night when I couldn't breathe lying down due to a stuffy nose.  I feel more rested already!

I ate somewhat smaller portions but could do better.  I think that altogether I ate less this week.

I worked out, a little, every day.  It only amounted to about 20 min. a day but at least I did it.  And I think I have set a pattern with my internal time clock to wake up at 6:15am bc I have done it twice w/o the alarm!!  woohoo!

Have I lost any weight?  It's hard to tell.  I gained back the 3lbs I lost when I started this blog and it is that time of month that I gain about 4lbs anyway.  :(  But if I figure it right, I think I have lost the 3lbs I gained and am back to ground zero. 

Not too happy about that but there it is.  Right now I weigh more than my dh and I don't like it. 

I will change it.

oops!

I guess I should have posted what my goals are! lol  I think I was just feeling so convicted that I completely forgot.  Or maybe I was trying to ignore the goals that I know I need to set.

Either way, here they are:

1.  Work out at least 4 times a week with 5 being optimal.
2.  Eat smaller portions.
3.  Lose 15lbs-that is a lot but I think it is totally doable since I have 50 to lose
4.  Drink 72 oz of water a day.  I can do this if I really thing about it.
5.  Get to sleep earlier and not stay up too late.  (Easier said than done!)

Okay, there are my goals.  Now, I feel a little pressure since they are out there!