Fat Burning Friday 1/30/09

I'm a little late in posting this, I debated not posting at all, but here goes: I still lost no weight. The saddest part is that I really didn't try. I'm disappointed in myself, but it is what it is. We were iced in here in Oklahoma, so I wasn't able to go to the gym all week. My husband and I moved furniture and cleaned while we were iced in and played with our dogs outside as much as we could, but when you are reading, playing board games, and watching tv for the biggest part of the day its hard to lose weight. And I ate way more than I should have. At least I maintained.

I also did not read any of my book, Faithfully Fit. It really helps me to start the day with the devotions geared toward weight loss. But with sleeping in because I was off work, it didn't happen.

Next week we are on vacation. I am hoping to maintain my weight next week as well. My goals are:

1. I will make healthy choice while eating out
2. My husband and I will be active together and hopefully we will get to take the dogs out walking too, they need it just as much as I do.

Fat Burning Friday 1/23/09

This week the topic in the Faithfully Fit book was Point of view. One of the devotions that hit me was to see ourselves from Gods point of view. He created us, we are created like him, in his image so no matter what we look like on the outside, we are beautiful to him. I keep having to remind myself of this. And that got me thinking, we are his temple here on earth. I don't want to represent him poorly because I constantly overeat and make the wrong choices. I have been trying to remind myself of that too. I want to be the best that I can for Him. The book also points out that the person who is completely and totally obsessed with counting calories and dieting is not fun to be around. This starts a cycle of loneliness so they turn to food to fill the void. I do not want to be that person. I desperately want to change my life, and eat right, but I want it to become second nature so that I'm not constantly thinking about it and talking about it.

This week I am proud to say that I worked out 2 days. I did not lose weight, but I am just so happy I finally went back to the gym. I hope that I can keep this up and then I will see the weight come off. I decided that on the days I work out I will eat 1300 calories. On the days that I don't work out 1200. So far I have not stuck to that calorie intake on any day. So my goals for next week are:

1. Work out every day
2. Eat healthier choices, more fresh fruit and veggies

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Fat Burning Friday 1-15-09

This week in the Faithfully Fit book was about Surrender. Specifically surrendering to Gods will in your life and letting him control you in all areas, including eating and working out. This is eye opening for me, I know that God care for every aspect of my life, but it never dawned on me that he even cares what I eat and how I treat my body. It was a great realization about how terrible I have treated my body by eating foods that I shouldn't. This really helps you rely on God to work in you, and to let him have control. I have been thinking about what I want to eat, and consciously asking what will I gain from eating this, weight or nutrients.

I didn't eat perfectly and I am still struggling with my late night eating habits, but I maintained. And since I could never get myself out of bed to go work out I'm happy with maintaining this week.

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Fat Burning Friday 1/9/2009

I was planning to start my diet on Monday, I never did. I have had Starbucks everyday this week, which is not good for a diet. So I am committed to begin my diet on Sunday.

Why wait until Sunday?

I have a party to go to on Saturday and I can't control the food that will be available, I will try to eat healthy until then. I am also going to start back on the book Faithfully Fit again so I need to get my notebook ready and I have to go to the store to pick up a notebook.

The book Faithfully Fit is a huge help. It really refocuses your mind to letting God help you lose weight, and relying on God to help you because you can't do it without him. It really helped the last time I read it and so I know it will help this time.

Thanksgiving Game Plan

Since I have been on this road to being faithfully fit and in the final week of this journey, I don't want Thanksgiving to derail me. I am not having my gallbladder removed until next week so I can't eat too much without taking pain pills. This will not be my favorite Thanksgiving, but I am not going to deprive myself either. My plan is to eat veggies first, then have a plate of food. I will have small amounts of desert, just a few bites. I also plan on staying off the scale until Monday just in case. I have a long way to go in this weight loss journey, but I am sticking with it this time. One holiday is not going to ruin everything I have been working for, there will be other holidays to overdo it at after the weight is gone. Do you have a game plan?

Weight Loss: 10 lbs
Weight to go: 50 lbs

Faithfully Fit

I found out yesterday that I have to have my gallbladder removed. I am going to finish the book and then restart it. By then I hope I will be able to work out. I really enjoy the devotions. It helps me be more mind full of what I am eating. Right now I really can't eat anything bad so I am really struggling with not eating sugar and a lot of dairy products. So this book is helping me even though I am not dieting per se. So far I have lost 10lbs. I am sure once I have surgery I will be back to eating more food, but hopefully I will be able to maintain the weight loss. I have almost adjusted to eating this way so hopefully that will not go away.

Faithfully Fit

I have been having stomach problems the last couple of days. It is either my gallbladder or a stomach ulcer. Either way I have to modify my diet. Lots of fruit and veggies, whole grains, low fat dairy, and beans. No sugar, highly processed foods or fried foods. This will be hard for me I love chocolate and diet coke (caffeine free). I also really like to have cracker or granola bars for a snack and can't anymore. I have been pretty good about everything in moderation, but the doctor said no more. I am tired of being at the doctor and the ER. Pain is defiately a motivator, if I eat bad food I am in quite a bit of pain. I am not able to work out because of the pain. And with all the meds I am on, I get dizzy if I do too much around the house. I also get sick if I eat too much or too quickly so I haven't been eating much the last couple days.

Food Journal

• Fruit & Walnut Salad (mcdonalds) 210
• Banana Chips 109
• Spaghetti 200

Total 519

Faithfully Fit

I am behind on my reading, but I skipped ahead to where I should be. This week is about patience. We must be on this journey to the end to get the best results. I love the quote in the book "There is no quick way to get from this weight to that, from this size to that or from this bad habit to a better one" (pg. 94) We are so focused in our society on instant gratification. I think we forget what patience means. I know that I did not put on an extra 60 lbs overnight, so why should I think I can take it off overnight too.

I did not have time to read my devotion before I left work and it was apparent in my eating.

I had 2 Bagels (for breakfast and lunch) 760
Cream Cheese on both 330
Roasted Veg Pasta Bake 450
1/4 c Dark Choc M & Ms 210

Total 1750

Back to Reality

I am back from vacation, I go back to work on Monday. We went to Dallas and did some shopping. We got some Christmas shopping done which was my goal. We got some bad news while we were on vacation. I was told a few days before we left I was pregnant. On Tuesday night when we got home I miscarried. This is the second time this year. I ate pretty healthy over the weekend, just a lot more than normal. I am trying to get back into eating right. The first time I had a miscarriage I ate really bad using food for comfort. Now I am more conscience about turning to God for comfort through this time so I will not use food for comfort. I want to be in good shape the next time I get pregnant. I want to have the healthiest pregnancy that I can, and losing weight and eating right before I get pregnant is the best way to do that.

Faithfully Fit

This has been a long weekend. We were in charge of the fall festival so we were at church all night Friday night. On Thursday, we found out that our vacation was a week earlier than we thought. The vacation was sprung on us. We had some ideas of what we were going to do but we had a week to figure it out. Luckily my boss was nice enough to let me off a week early. I will probably not be around much online. I am going to take my book with me so I can keep up with the reading and hopefully I will not eat out too much and I will be able to be active.

Faithfully Fit Day 10 & 11

Yesterday was a very busy day for me. I worked at my church on the fall festival from 12-7. I was exhausted by the time we left.
Day 10: The reading was about the joy of exercises. I love to work out, my problem is that I still think I am more in shape than I am so I want to run, and I hate that I can't. I compare myself to others a lot when I am exercising. Especially since I am a lot younger than most people working out at 6 am in the morning.
Day 11: Was about expecting something to happen, which translates to having faith. I went to the doctor on Thursday about something weird that has been going on. My husband kept telling me that I am not trusting God enough. Then I come home after my long day and read this devotion. So I am giving everything over to God and learning to trust him more and trying to have more faith that he will take care of me.

Faithfully Fit Day 9

The reading today was to see things through Gods eye view. And to be able to see ourselves as God sees us. This is so important. We see our outward appearnce, but God see's our heart. We need to be able forget about what the outside looks like and focus on making our insides as good as we can. I believe if we can do that, everything else will fall into place.

Food for thought: If we could catch a God's eye view of our own lives, we would not hurt our bodies by stuffing them with harmful amounts and kinds of food. We would daily be about the business of nurturing ourselves because we would know that we are God's treasures.
This struck me because I never thought of the food we eat this way. I want to be able to eat the food that my body needs, not the food that I want or crave.

Food Journal:

• 3 c coffee with 6 tbsp creamer 210
• Fiber One Pop Tart 190
• 2 c Broccoli Pasta 474
• Oreo Candy Bites 100
• Fried Okra 242
• Mac & Cheese 170
• Salad 20
• Cheese 200
• Ranch 145
• Walk 35 Min 2.06 Miles -270

Total 1751-270=1481

Since I ate out I think this is pretty good. And I think I made a couple good decisions for a dinner out.

Faithfully Fit Day 8

The reading for Monday encouraged you to think of some positive aspects of being healthy. Here are mine:

1. I feel more energized when I work out in the morning
2. I feel like I have accomplished something when I work out in the mornings
3. Foods that are not good for me cause me to feel sick after I eat them, but I feel good when I put good food into my body

My goals are pretty simple. 1. To exercise at least 30 mins, daily and 2. Lose 8 lbs in this 6 weeks. Both are pretty doable goals that I really think I can accomplish.

Here's what I ate Monday

• 2c Coffee with 4 tbsp creamer 140
• Fiber One Pop Tart 190
• Salad 50
• 1 c Chickpeas 286
• 40 Sprays Ranch 60
• Oreo Granola Bar 100
• 2.5 c Chickpea/Broccoli Pasta 592
• 1c Milk 120
• 4 tbsp Choc Syrup 200

Total 1738

Faithfully Fit

This weekend I ate horribly. I felt so miserable, after eating well all week long and I blew it this weekend. I had way too much ice cream and all I wanted to do was sit and watch tv. I made myself get up and do some things around the house that needed to be done so at least I moved a little. One thing I have learned is that today is a new day. I will eat better today and forget about the weekend. While I was doing the dishes the idea hit me that if I post my food journal online I will be more accountable about what I eat. So I am going to begin with Sunday because Saturday I didn't even count anything it was that bad.

• Coffee with 4 tbsp creamer 140
• Fiber One Choc Pop Tart 190
• 1/4 c Veg Lo Mien 150
• 1 1/3 c Tabouli 240
• 1 sm bag sun chips 140
• 1 slice cheese 60
• 1/2 c ice cream 170
• 2 tbsp choc shell 220
• Veg Ribs 220
• Mashed Potatoes 135
• 1 can corn 210

Total for the day : 1875

And I didn't work out all weekend.

Book Club

I thought that I would start this out by writing about my past experiences with food and dieting. I began thinking about my weight when I was in junior high. I struggled with anorexia until I graduated high school. My mom worked nights so I would make dinner, and take a bite or two and put it away for her. usually that bite or two was the only food I ate during the day, sometimes I might eat a bag of pretzels for lunch if I was really hungry. When I went away to college, I still didn't eat much but I ate late at night while studying and quit working out as much as I did during high school. I started gaining weight. When I graduated high school I weighed about 105 at 5'0. I thought I was fat. I gained about 15 lbs in one semester, but I was at a normal weight for once in my life and I hated it. Shortly after I started getting sick and the only way to make myself feel better was to eat. I eventually went to the doctor for it and was diagnosed with hypoglycemia. Which means I have a lack of protein and since I am a vegetarian its harder for me to eat the right amount of protein. I have a weakness for sweets and junk food which makes my condition worse so I have to eat more protein.

Lately I have had no motivation to go to the gym or eat right. I prayed about it and God showed me that I would get all those things that I desire if I seek him first, then he will give me the motivation I need. When I ran across Becky's blog I realized that this is perfect for me

My "diet" will be to eat right and work out. I want to begin by walking at least 30 mins everyday. I will also count calories to make sure I am not overeating. I found this calculator it shows you how many calories you should eat to maintain your weight, or how many to lose 1 lb or 2 lbs a week.

Check out Becky's blog if interested in joining in this journey.