New You 3/06

With all you coffee cutters. I'm not ready to give up my coffee fix just yet, I'll put it on my to-do list with the smoking issue. To be dealt with at a later date .

Everyone loses weight differently. What works for one person won't work for the next. I love hearing what you're all doing to lose.

I don't do well on a "diet". I start off gung-ho then cheat, cheat, cheat. What works best for me is making a list(love making lists and stroking them off)of items I must eat sometime during that day. I don't tell myself I can't have anything, just that I must consume the listed items. Usually if I eat those listed items I won't really feel like, or crave, the entire pie.

Tomorrow I go and get my hair cut and colored. It will be my second and last transitional cut. I'm growing from a bad "do" to a better "do".

I'm off on a golf trip for 1/2 this month so I'll make no weightloss promises to myself. We have a condo to stay in for this trip so it will be easier to control food intake. Three meals a day eating out off a menu is just trouble. Getting up in the morning and fixing my usual breakfast will be a whole lot better than what we consume when we go out for breakfast. Diner breakfast X 14days = about 1 month or more of recovery. If we control the eats and I get lots of golfing and shopping exercise perhaps I'll have a victory to report at months end.

The fall Italy trip is one I've been waiting on for several years. It's finally going to happen, and yes, it's great motivation to lose some pounds and get my fitness level up. I suspect we'll do *alot* of walking around and sightseeing during the four weeks we're over there. 20-30 pounds would be a real relief for these poor old knees. 50lbs would be even better but I must be realistic right?

It's time to find myself some breakfast. Good old All Bran I'm thinking. Have any of you tried the All Bran cookie bars for some extra fiber? They are quite good.

Onward gals .

It's been a slow couple of days around here. Are you all hiding away with a chocolate cake or something?

It's that special time of month when everything salty/sweet/starchy/salty/sweet holds mega appeal. I have to pick up some groceries today so I'll be fighting with my other self the entire time I'm at the store. I've got starchy and salty in the house right now but no sweet. Wouldnt you just know *that* is what I wanted last night...and badly. Boy was I nasty cranky. . DH hid in his bedroom .

Hairdo day for me. Eat out for supper, or DH will make french toast(all he can do). It's Survivor day and so...I don't cook.

Have a great and healthy day all .

PLAY!!!!! :) :)

Lookee what I got at the store today... ... chocolate coated peanuts.

Naughty!

is dying of strep throat. It tricked me too - I said I was going to the doctor on Wednesday if it was no better, but I felt much better. So it slapped me upside the head yesterday evening. I was up before 4am because I can't sleep without choking on my own saliva.

so this morning I'm definitely just waiting to get to the doctor.

but hey, I'll bet I've lost some weight recently!

Kerri.

I'm here!

...and another pound lighter, according to the scale yesterday! (That's 8lbs in 6 weeks!) I think losing 5 more pounds in the next 4 weeks (before vacation) should definitely be achievable...IF I get up and do some exercise! My original (pesimistic) goal was just to lose 10 lbs before vacation....but since that is well within my sight, I'm "upping the ante" so-to-speak!

Did I tell you that we broke down and bought an XBox so DD11 could have "Dance Dance Revolution" for her birthday? It was all she wanted. DH and I spent quite a bit of time considering alternatives then we did it. The game system (our FIRST-ever) belongs to DH and I but the DDR game and the dance mats (we got 2) are DD11's. The DDS are loving it and dancing up a storm! I'm pathetic at it....but it IS really engaging...you just want to master "one more" combination..."one more" song; move up "one more" level of difficulty...I wouldn't dream of trying it in front of anyone except my DDs and would NEVER be able to compete with DD15's crew (I just don't MOVE that way! ) but it's exactly what we needed to get us up and moving!

Anyway...the plan for March is to pick ONE healthy habit where consistency is a challenge and focus on that this month: drinking water? eating enough fruits and veges? taking medications? getting regular exercise?

Pick-one!

Mine is "to do something EVERY DAY that requires me to break a sweat." (Trust me...that's a good goal for me!)

Blessings,
Lenora
"...if woman's work is never done, why bother about how much of it [isn't] getting done at any given moment?"
~ Claire Fraser in The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon

I've been walking a few times a week but not every day, and I want to bring it up to every day. So that's mine.

My food diary has been going pretty well. I figured out that during the times in my life when I was heavily averse to food and got malnutrition, I got in the habit of eating very quickly so that I could force down as much as possible without tasting any of the yucky food stuff. Now that I have more of a normal feeling about food, I have to remind myself to slow back down to a normal pace. So my portion sizes and sugar consumption have decreased.

We are ordering pizza tonight though. But smaller than we usually do, and I am going to eat some leftover soup before I eat my pizza. DH is trying to lose weight as well so he is having salad with his.

I bought a new pair of jeans today......size 10!!!

I switched us to half regular-half decaf coffee, too...and only drank 3 cups! (about half what I usually drink...and my coffee cups are pretty big!)

I walked around the mall for about 45 minutes...only went in 2 stores...just "walking." That felt pretty good, too. I went to a mall where there is a JC Penney's outlet store and the rest of the mall is about 80% empty. I bet I didn't pass more that 25 people while rambling around. I can remember when it was THE mall. It makes me sad that we can't find a way to keep our urban areas thriving.

Anyway, time to get the DDS off to bed.

(HA! made that sound like a "task," didn't I? Actually, all I have to do is "tuck, talk, and smooch!")

Blessings,
Lenora
"...if woman's work is never done, why bother about how much of it [isn't] getting done at any given moment?"
~ Claire Fraser in The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon

Hey, friends! Wassssssssup?

Come ON! I know you've not all given up your healthy goals already, have you?

Maybe the anti-caffiene crew is drooping? (I did switch us to half regular/half decaf without any trouble!)

I realized that my dream of "5 more pounds" lost before vacation "ain't" gonna happen...at the rate I'm losing it will take me that much time to hit 10 pounds. I'm losing about half a pound a week and I've decided to be o-kay with that right now! I'm not wiling to cut my food intake any more...and frankly I just haven't been motivated to exercise, either.

Anyway! The new (old) goal is 10 pounds off by March 25 (only 1.5 pounds to go!) Then I have to attempt to NOT gain it all back the next week...Aunt Flo will probably tag along on vacation which won't make my food chioces any easier.

We (the family) have a crazy week this week with something to do every evening until NEXT Monday! I've stocked the fridge with healthy "on-the-go" foods...but I know that there will be desserts at at least three of the events...and two others are "dinners" so I'll need to be pretty watchful.

(sigh)

Come on, ladies! Check-in/Check-up! Spring is just around the corner!

Blessings,
Lenora
"...if woman's work is never done, why bother about how much of it [isn't] getting done at any given moment?"
~ Claire Fraser in The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon

I'm back on the wagon...

I actually did very well with exercise during our vacation: ran/walked my 5 miles twice and took a spinning class, which I only made it through half of before my knee gave out.

I ate like a hog, but managed to only gain one pound, so not too shabby.

Once we got back I was hit with some virus that made me dizzy and sick to my stomach and headachy. I am over that and back on the treadmill today! Whoo-Hoo!

Ran 3.5 miles, walked 1.5

Back with healthy eating too. I didn't eat badly when I was sick, but I had no appitite and ate bland things when I did eat.

I made a date with my half marathon partner to do a 5 miler on saturday, so that should keep me on the up-and-up the rest of the week.

Hows about the rest of yous?

In the form of physical therapy for my hurt foot, that is!

Unfortunately that's resulting in more and more hunger, which means more and more eating. I'd better get back to the food diary I guess!

Hello all, no posts since the middle of March? What happened?

I'm going to try and catch up, things have been hectic for me since February when my Dad got sick. It is a long stor and a real rollercoaster ride for us and I'm sad to say he passed away May 15th. So my family has been trying to get by day by day. So many changes. We're hanging in there. So I need to work again seriously on a New "Me", so come on people, come back and tell me what's going on in your life and what you are doing for a New "You"...

Peace,
Michele

I'm glad to hear from you again, though. Thanks for bumping the thread!

Sorry to hear about your Dad.

How are you? I haven't been doing anything remotely New Me for a long time, and I suspect no one else has either!

Feel free to inspire us!

we'll probably join you if you start us off. We're just too idle to do anything ourselves this year I reckon! What are your plans, or what would you like to change? I've been changing from SAHM to businesswoman and SAHM - it's been exhausting!

be gentle with yourself for a while, but see if you can't do something to boost your mood a bit - if you've got good weather get out and enjoy it. Three months of nursing someone close is very draining, so be careful about what you expect of yourself for a while.

Kerri.

Boy, it's been a while, so you are a SAHM and business woman...woo hoo, what kind of work are you doing?

I'm trying to take care of myself, really i am. But it's just so odd, everything in my family has changed w/Dad gone. We all have different roles and there's more responsibility (on me in particular) which is fine. We're working it out. Mom and I are doing well, figuring it all out at the house. There's some legal stuff to take care of too. But besides all that, i am making 'me' time and i'm finding things i enjoy outside to do. Starting Skeet Shooting next week with a friend of mine, we'll go once a week. It's a sport, it's outdoorsy and i'm a good shot! I can't wait.

So the New Me things I'm trying to do is think of food as sustenance, as fuel, and not as just eat whatever is there. What is good for my body. What do i need to eat to fuel it. It's small and subtle changes but it's good for me to think of it like that.

and now that i said that, i'm going to chuck e cheese's today with my friend and her kids. Does cheese pizza count as sustence?? LOL

I'm also reading a book that is quite compelling, it's called Fat Girl. I haven't figured it out yet, but the things she says to herself is all the mean things i sometimes say to myself. I hope she turns it around.

Have a great weekend.

Peace,
Michele

I'm sorry to hear of your father's passing. Hugs to you all.

I need to get back to thinking about "New Me." Old me is stretched pretty thin right now though, so I'm not sure how that will go.

Hopefully, once the weather decides to cooperate, afternoons at the pool with the girls will get me motivated.

We're trying to do a better job of eating fresh fruits and veggies...at least we're counting!

...and YES, pizza must count as sustenance!

Blessings,
Lenora
"...if woman's work is never done, why bother about how much of it [isn't] getting done at any given moment?"
~ Claire Fraser in The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon

My foot with the injured nerve is almost all better after several months of physical therapy, and I'll be starting to take tennis lessons in two weeks. We'll see how that goes! DH and I were looking for something fun to do together that involves outdoor exercise, and he used to play tennis in high school, so we thought we'd give that a try.

I am a new comer here and I can't seem to get any blogs to post nor any articles. Anything that I should know?

Eliza