What Can I Change in Eight Weeks? Part Four

Sometimes everything seems dead and thorny
It can be hard to see past the desperate situation



Thank you for coming over to read the final part of
What I Can Change!
It might be the final, but it won't be the last!

Week Seven
Part One, What I Can Change in Eight Weeks!
Part Two, What I Can Change, Part Two
Part Three, What I Can Change, Part Three!


*January 29*
Monday
 I didn't change my exercise routine, this week. I can stick with this plan for two more weeks. Ate some sodium bombs on Sunday and Monday.

*Jan 30*
Tuesday
The snow missed us. That doesn't bother me. The best snow storm is the one that never happens.

*Jan 31*
Wednesday
I had a huge, major setback, today. I seem to have gained three pounds in two days. As you can imagine. That has made me extremely upset. It feels like two steps forward and two steps back. Feels like spinning wheels.

Now that I have had my pity party. Time to pick myself up. Dust  off the fluff and keep on moving. Can't let a small setback derail my progress. Maybe it's just water weight?

I did reach my exercise goal.
I had to give myself the You Are Amazing sticker.
I was feeling so bummed



*February 1*

Thursday

Two steps forward and two steps back. Sounds like a dance?

So I'm going to be cheesy and dance.

*Feb 2*

Friday

It was definitely water weight. I weigh myself three times a week. It only really counts on Sunday. Unless it starts to bum me out.

It's really cold outside!



*Feb 3*

Saturday

Been having a hard day. Going to use prayer and faith not food to get me through.

Started over by working on my Number 3 New Year's Resolution.

New Year's Resolution Update!



*Feb 4*

Sunday

Last weeks weight 136.9

This weeks weight 140.2

The scale isn't my enemy. Food isn't my enemy. Some types of food are full of sodium and cause water weight gain.

 

Update on Saturday. The situation that grieved me so terribly. I would have usually drowned my sorrow in a bag of cheese snacks. I didn't the situation was a miracle. Not turning to food was a miracle Thank You Lord!

Plus a what could have been a major snow storm. Ended up being a rain event. Double Thank the Lord!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week Eight

*Feb 5*

Monday

The crisis on Saturday. That would have upset me so much in the past. Has fully resolved. Thank you Lord!

I can't wait until next week. When I get to change my exercise routine. I am getting so bored with my current one.

Mandie was sick all this weekend. She is much better now

It was supposed to be cold and frigid today. It really wasn't that bad.

*Feb 6*

Tuesday

Had planned to hide rocks today. Small crisis instead, but life is what happens when you've made other plans.

 

*Feb 7*

Wednesday

This song has helped my out so much! I hope that it can help you, too.

Thy Will by Hillary Scott



*Feb 8*

Thursday

Had another crisis, today. Why does life have to be one crisis after another? It's so hard.

*Feb 9*

Friday

Note to self. Don't drink coffee close to bed time. It will result in staying wide awake. Plus your skin feeling like you have the creepy crawlies. The only way to describe Creepy Crawlies is crickets running through my skin. With little Tasers tied to their legs. So annoying. 

*Feb 10*

Saturday

Had a bad cold. Couldn't exercise today. Could barely put one foot in front of the other. That is a good excuse. 

 

*Feb 11*

Sunday

Week One 142.6 (Monday 12/18/17)

Last Week 140.2

This week 139.8

Total Lost in eight Weeks? Almost 3lbs

 

Had a calzone for lunch. I used to love stuff like that. Now that I am trying to eat healthier. It wasn't all that great.

Pictures From Week One!





Pictures From Week Eight!

 

 

In Conclusion!

Lessons from the past eight weeks? I can do this! With exercise and making better food choices. Never been able to stick to a strict diet. Cut out an entire food group. (This girl eats pasta. Not Zoodles real pasta) Monitoring the triggers in my life that cause a binge. Dealing with them. Instead of binging. I can do this!

While this is the final blog of this series. It is far from the last. Hope to see you again soon!

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All healthcare choices should be discussed with your Doctor before you begin.
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Ugly Truth! Week Fifteen! Holiday Motivation Where Art Thou?

          Last week there was no motivation to be found.  None anywhere. I exercised one day and didn't record my food. The week before was quite similar. I think that I at least exercised, April 3-8th. Even if I didn't record my food.




Current Week Fifteen!
Week Thirteen Internetz broke no back up plan
Week Fourteen lazy and no motivation

As a result I am 143.1
The most I have weighed in three years.

Back on track with Week Fifteen!

          Oh I remember!  On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the 6th through 8th. My innanetz was down. So no music or You Tube. Or Place to record my food. Made me realize. When something like that happens. A back up plan is what is needed. I need to get some old school CD's and print out some workouts.

        On April 10th. Internetz was back up. I exercised on April 10th. Lost all motivation to do anything remotely healthy, April 11th-16th. As you all know, the 16th was Easter. Also known as Resurrection Sunday. The Super Bowl of Christianity. And we eat too. Oh wow! Did I eat!

        So I am back and not giving up. Even with this small set back. I will use my error to figure out what needs to done differently. Not giving up.

         My hope is that your takeaway from this blog. Even if you lose your way. For a week or two or more. You can find your way back. You have only failed when you give up completely. If you find your way back. Then you haven't failed!

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The Ugly Truth! Week Two, Confessions is Good for the Soul!

          I have a confession to make. I don't like exercise. Still make myself do it. I confess, I also gained two pounds. Weight gain could be because recent intense exercise, maybe? 

Week Two 139.1
Week One 137.6
+1.5 

     Does muscle weigh more than fat? The answer is no. A pound, is a pound. A pound of whipped cream (yum whipped cream) and a pound of steel. Weigh the exact same amount . It is just that the pound of steel takes up less space and seems heavier. Hoping to turn my pounds of whipped cream into pounds of steel.

I look pregnant and I have never been blessed with a child



Normally not a fan of bathroom selfies. It is just that the light is so unforgiving.

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New Goals, Exercise!

        I made it to my third week. And the past two weeks I have exercised as planned! Yeah! Despite last weeks dip in motivation. My favorite motivational quote.

People often say Motivation doesn't last. Well neither do

showers and that is why they are recommended daily. 

~Zig Ziglar

        So this week I have a new goal. I wanted to get up at 6 am every day and exercise. That way I have the rest of the day to do the things I need too and exercise will be over. Today I did not. I just kept hitting the snooze button. I did exercise in the morning. A lot sooner than I did last Monday. Last Monday I exercised at 5 pm. So I consider that a small victory. Thankfully that tomorrow is a brand new day with no mistakes in it. (that came from Anne of Green Gables, I am not sure who said it)

              So do you ever jusr have one of "those" days? That was my morning. First I did not get up when I wanted. Then when I went to take this precious little lady out......

 

 

     The grass murderers, I mean landscapers were outside.  They were outside killing I mean trimming the bushes. And sweet Olivia doesn't like strangers, AT ALL. Strangers with power saws, fuhgedaboudit!

 

           Well at least I exercised. And the day is beginning to look up. Let's see what the rest of this week brings. Being hopeful is fabulous.

 



**Note: Don't began any exercise or diet program. Or make any health goals without first consulting your doctor.

Where is My Motivation?

         Last week I did well. I exercised like I planned, five days and at least thirty minutes. I got my little prize for exercising.  It was a tube of mascara. I figured I would tell you. I know that you all were waiting with baited breath. I felt my motivation waning, but I still exercised. 

         This week, I cannot find my motivation.  I cannot talk myself out of exercise. I am not sick enough to cancel a hair appointment.  It is just that the zippity has gone out of my doo dah.

         Well it is past 4pm and I still haven't found my motivation. Must find my motivation. Where did it go?

         I finally found my motivation and exercised. I wish that I loved it, but I don't. I do feel better for doing it. And at least it is over with today.        

**Note: Don't began any exercise or diet program. Or make any goals without first consulting your doctor.

Motivation and New Goals!

     **Note** All my weight was lost using Points Plus. I have not and will not. Use Smart Points. **Note**

     **IMPORTANT NOTE** Exercise is wonderful, but before you start any program. CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR. This is my journey. Just make sure that you are healthy enough to exercise before you start any program.

    I have no motivation to exercise. I try to get involved in an exercise program and I just cannot stick to it. I am so jealous of those people that love exercise. Maybe they got my exercise loving genes? And I got their carbohydrate loving genes? On the subject of carbs, I love them and not giving them up, ever. I digress.

    So far with Spark People and Weight Watchers. I have lost 40 pounds. The first 20 with Spark People took a while, because I kept falling off the wagon. I could have saved myself a lot of disappointment. If I hadn't fallen off the wagon. The last 20 with Weight Watchers were all lost in 2014. Both are very good programs in their own right. And it [isn't] Spark Peoples fault that I kept falling off the wagon. Ok there is no use in beating myself up over what is in the past.

     I have started on a new path in my weight loss journey and that is maintenance. Those people that are in maintenance tell me that keeping the weight off is as hard as losing it. I can believe that. If you relax and stop tracking your food. Then it would be easy to start gaining it back. I know that I must track my food for the rest of my life. Whether through Spark or Weight Watchers. I need that feature to keep me accountable.

     So where is my motivation to exercise? I know, it is good for you. It can help prevent disease. It will help you feel better. A pound of muscle takes up a lot less room than a pound of fat. It is a misnomer that muscle weighs less than fat. What happens is fat is like a container of feathers. Muscle is like a piece of steel. You are going to need a lot of feathers to get to add up to a pound. A pound of steel would take up a lot less space. And that is what I want to do. I want to turn my feathers into steel. And yet that is still not enough motivation.

     I like to get prizes. When I was little. I liked earning the chance to pick out of the treasure box. I was always so proud of my little doo dad. I have fond memories of earning VBS bucks and getting to spend them at the little shop in the church basement. And that is how I am going motivate myself to exercise. The prize will be cheap but fabulous.

     My goal is to exercise, five days a week for thirty minutes a day. Every week that I do that. I will give myself a little inexpensive and yet totes fabu prize. And when I continue for six weeks. I get a bigger prize at the end. I have no idea what that will be.  The ultimate prize is a dress from a website called Mod Cloth. The way that fat collects around my tummy. Makes me a plus size at Mod Cloth. I want to be able to buy any of their dresses. And not be disappointed that I have to send it back. That might be a while from now. Maybe at twelve weeks or more. Or maybe six weeks, I hope, I hope.

    And for every six week period of exercise. I get one week of rest. And there are rules. To miss a day of exercise, I have to be sick enough to cancel a hair appointment. The salon I go to, I usually make my hair appointments at least two months in advance. Don't even ask about making a Saturday appointment. I have made those three or four months in advance. And to get another can be difficult. Which is why I don't like to cancel them.

    So I will do that. I will be back every week to share my progress. And the pictures of my cheap but fabulous prize. You don't have to spend a lot of money to be fabulous.