This is going to be my weight loss journal... it's going to be completely honest... I really just want to know where I can go with this.. but in the mean time I'm already opening my eyes!
~179 lbs~
FYI I weighed 181 lbs the day I delivered my second daughter.... Hmmmm...
This is what started me on this path...
Journaling reads... and yes it's all true...
So today I did it... I unpacked last years summer clothes.....The days are getting
warmmer and I can’t get away with wearing my thick fleece pants anymore 
Truth be told I unpacked my clothes last week ... and they have been the elephant in
the room ever since
Now I know since my accident two years ago when I slipped
Now I know since my accident two years ago when I slipped and broke both heels that I would gain weight.... this is something I expected but
never in a million years would I have thought I would one day weigh more than the
end weight of both my pregnancies. good grief! So with a heavy heart I decided
today was the day. I had to stiff cups of coffee and started ploughing through the
heap of my “I must have that” clothes. First pair went up to my hips, I gave it a
little wiggle and got them on .... but the thought of sitting made me nauseated... so
tho se are a no go! On go the second pair... now these are a given... they are draw
string, cotton, brand new and are HUGE! So I did a little happy dance... feeling
triumphant I bent down to celebrate by giving my kitty a good cuddling .... and
BOOM I split the bum! Now I have to say this must be a manufactures defect;)
so I toss them in the garbage, pull up my socks and courage.. pick up the next pair....
this goes on and on until I’m sweaty and feeling like a cookie... In the end I
narrowed the piles down to...
-no go-
-you’re too old to wear-
-I’m gonna fit into (even if it kills me)-
-these must be really stretchy
because they fit pile (my favorite pile) -
So it starts today!!
* making better choices and
*being more active!
So what am I doing about it?? Well yesterday I found Sparkpeople! It's a free on line community with tools such as calorie and fitness trackers! I'm just taking baby steps so I thought I'd try out the calorie tracker.... Now you must know I know nothing about this. I have no idea how many calories are in something... and have never thought about what I eat... when I have to pee I go pee.... when I'm hungry I go eat... just makes sense... at least I thought it did. I had a bit of an awakening... this is what happened.
I started tracking my meals and snacks for yesterday.... here is what I had... This is my real calorie counter on Sparkle.
So really I think I eat pretty good... I love to eat healthy food... I have to admit I had McD's for breaky but I have to say in my defense I haven't had McD's in nearly a year... I'm not a fan of fast food... but still a wake up call!! Oh and I did over do it at dinner... I don't usually eat 2 potatoes and 3 TBSP os sour cream... gee-sh! Did you see that I should be eating 1,200-1,550 calories a day and I had 2,496!!! And I tracked this before I did my usual evening snack attack! SO I shut done the kitchen right there! My god!
Another thing I did is... switch from drinking beer to wine... I tricked myself into thinking it's more grown up and I can really sip a glass of wine for a long time and I really don't want a big beer gut, then I tracked it... 8 oz of beer is 96 cal and 8 oz of white wine is 160!!!! MAAAAAAAAAAAN! And here I thought I was making good choices! Not that I pound them back much at all... I only have a glass of wine maybe twice a week and the occasional wine feast with my gf's but still it all adds up in the end!
The fitness part of this is going to be tricky! It is summer so I should be more active just doing my day to day things. But I used to hike, roller blade and bike quite a bit. I did break my heels two years ago and I still suffer from severe foot pain... so this weekend I'm off to buy some good running shoes and I'm just going to work through it! Yes that's right I don't even own a pair of running shoes... sad I know!
SO I'm inviting you all ... or challenging you to join Sparkle and become my Spark friend... lets see where we can take this!
I will post a photo here this weekend so I can track the changes... oh and today all I had is breaky and I've already used up 461 calories of my 1,200 for the day!! I'm going to have to make some better choices for the rest of the day!
