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Well, that was a no brainer.  But, I don’t always do the right thing.  I started back to basics this week.  Eating my fruits and veggies and plenty of water. LET THERE BE LIGHT!  I felt so much better.  I even walked a couple of times this week which helped with my minor back pain.  Simplicity is usually the easiest answer, yet the one I do not want to hear.  Hope everyone has a great weekend.

I have been pregnant for almost two months now and have completely given up my healthy lifestyle I worked so hard to achieve.  I have been eating nothing but crap and swore if I ever got pregnant I would not do that!  Why did I do this to myself?  I had a difficult time conceiving and I know I will have a difficult pregnancy if I don’t nip this crap in the bud.  I need a swift kick in the arse!  If anyone wants to give it to me, I would greatly appreciate it.  But, I here today to rededicate myself to my healthy eating and exercise plan.  I want all my wonderful buddies to know.  I may not be able to lose weight now, but I definitely don’t want to gain everything I lost and any extra.  After all, when the baby comes out, I will have to face the scale once more.  Goals:  eating within my points allowance, and exercising 4 times a week, light strength training twice a week.  Everyone have a great week!

One of the main reasons I wanted to lose weight is because we were having a hard time conceiving.  I am eight pounds from my goal weight and discovered I was pregnant!  Apparently, that was part of the problem.  However, I am a little worried now.  I have lost fifty pounds and do not want to gain all that back.  This is not a vanity thing.  I am not worried about getting fat.  I am worried about all the health complications that can come along with being overweight and pregnant.  I know that gaining too much weight is a bad thing.  I was wondering if anyone here had any advice or any good sites to visit.  I still have a few more days til I see my doctor.   Thanks!

I am so close to my weight goal I can actually see the finish line.  Not my finish line on eating healthy though.  Just the healthy weight I want to maintain.  All along my journey, I have been cleaning out my closet.  Every size down, I have removed them from my closet so I won’t even think about fitting back into them.  Now, I have a serious problem.  I have NO clothes left.  I have 2 pair of jeans and 1 pair of shorts left.  I guess the Discover card will also be getting a workout soon.  Trouble with that is, any time my card gets a workout, it does not get smaller.  It gets larger, the bill anyway.  Just about time to take the dog for a walk.  She is also getting in better shape.

Yesterday, i used my weighted gloves while walking Britney.  I never knew 1 pound of weight could make that much of a difference.  My arms are actually sore today.  

I reached my mini goal today, after losing 2 pounds this week.  I am only 11 pounds from my final goal weight and am definitely seeing it in my sights.  Been exercising consistently, at least four times a week, but I try to do 5.  Walking and jogging are great, but Shaun T. and hip hop abs really get me sweating.  I love that guy!  I recently tried level two and purchased my weighted gloves.  Only a pound, but they really add intensity.  The weather is starting to get warm and my faithful exercise buddy is already showing the signs of the heat.  For her, I guess I will have to go either earlier or later in the day.  Even with her four legs, the heat makes it a little hard for her to keep up:)  Getting ready to go to the movies, so I have to sneak my caramel apple sucker and two point snack pretzels in.  SHHHH, it’s a secret.  Have a great week! 

I just used a recipe builder at calorie-count.com and subbed splenda for the sugar.  When the nutritional facts came back it said there were more calories in the one made with splenda than the one made with sugar.  So I looked up the stats on splenda alone and sugar alone and for a 1/2 cup, splenda actually has about ninety MORE calories than regular sugar.  How can this be?  I thought it was a no calorie sweetener.  Does anyone have any other info that could help?  Has anyone else had this problem?  Trying to make better choices, but I think they may be duping me!  Thanks

Well, just finished having birthday lunch with my grandmother.  We went to applebee’s and they have plenty of options to choose from.  I decided to go with the kids meal mini chicken ranch sandwich with steamed broccoli.  The sandwich was about a 3rd of a chicken finger cut and placed on a dinner roll with a 4th a piece of bacon and some sauce.  It was very good.  My grandmother, in the middle of my order, had to state ” you must still be on your diet”.  I am “still on my diet”  I have adopted a new lifestyle and am perfectly happy with eating kids meals and feeling great when I leave a restaurant.  I don’t feel bloated and sick for the rest of the day.  I have explained to her a million times that this is not a diet, but a lifestyle.  But you can’t teach an old dog new tricks and since it was her birthday, I decided to just let the comment go and agree with her statement.   

I called the guest relations department with applebees, just to see how many calories are in their regular menu items.  I was politely informed that the only items they have stats for are their weight watchers items.  COME ON APPLEBEES!  Help us make more healthful decisions.  I should not be limited to 6 or 8 items because I want to be healthy. 

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Another week down and another pound gone.  I am making healthy choices without having to think about it now.  I guess this is how people who are naturally thin live without having to work at it.  I wonder if I will never have to work at it? 

My goal is getting closer, but now it feels even farther away.  I hate when you get on the scale and it is only a .6 pound loss.  And, yes, I know, a loss is a loss.  But, sometimes you just want more. 

I am going to keep pluggin’ along.  Exercise, journal my food and eat healthier options.  It is more about the journey than the destination.  Last time I lost weight, all I could think about was what I was going to do when I got there.  Now I am thinking about what I am going to do on the way there.  I am living my life everyday, not waiting for that magical number on the scale to tell me it is ok to live and have fun. 

Already walked the dog today.  She was none to happy when she had to be hosed down in the front yard for running in the mud.  But, she still had a great time.  Have a great week!

Well, there is not a whole lot to report this week.  I have lost another pound on my journey to health.  I am enjoying many walks outside with my ever ready exercise buddy, Britney.  A leash and a plastic bag and she is ready to go.   I am hoping the exercise will get her in better shape, too!  I have had a positive impact on my husband.  He is watching his diet a little more closely, and confesses to me when he slips up.  He is also running again. 

We have had issues with becoming pregnant and I think our weights may have something to do with it.  So, before we try any drastic measures, I want to try the healthy approach and control what we can control.   Being healthy now will help us if, and when we do have children. 

So, I will be off on my daily walk.  

Well, this was one of those weeks that I was glad to see end.  Work was very stressful.  My exercise fell to the way side.  Eating stayed on track but I felt a little disappointed by the scale.  But a pound is a pound and I will take it however I can.  The weather here has been great.  The dog and I have been exploring the neighborhood.  One day I didn’t think she was gonna make it home she was so tired.  45 minutes is the limit for her walks.  She can find a mud puddle in the middle of the desert, I swear!  Have a great week:)