8 weeks

We don't succeed (as well) in isolation.  People tend to do better when they have someone working toward a goal with them.  Correct?  Yes!

The times I have exercised the most and consistently was when I had a routine with a friend. 

So I have my beautiful parents, a few friends, and now the hubs doing this program with me!  It is SO helpful and I am loving it!  One of my daughters might start soon too. 

This week- week 8- I lost another 3 lbs and 3 inches!  That's 29 lbs total and 25.5 inches!!!  I love this program!  I love that it's pretty easy (or I wouldn't be able to do it), I love that I see results every week!  (pounds AND inches) I love eating every 3 hours!  I love the variety and that I don't feel deprived.  I love the energy I have! I love that it's safe!  It's no magic pill, it's eating right and lifestyle change.  I can't say enough about this.  So thankful to have help getting the weight off.  I NEVER thought this would happen, I was sentenced to be big my whole life.

No more!  :) 

8 weeks 29 lbs and 25.5 inches GONE forever! 

I don't think I will get the exercise really going until after school is out, things are so incredibly busy right now, but I am trying to "move more" take the stairs more, park far away etc..

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Week 7- Excuses

I lost another 4 lbs this week!  26 lbs and 22.5 inches total in 7 weeks!  WHOA & YAY!!!!  I am amazed!  I am so happy!  This is working!  It is easy for me to have success, it is easy to follow, it is easy for me to NOT cheat.  I am not hungry- ever, I don't have cravings (maybe occasionally but nothing I can't control).  I am lovin' it! 

We all have excuses.  They're not invalid, they are real for most of us.  I think my excuses for being overweight are pretty good.  (though they don't comfort me)

~ having 6 kids

~ working full-time

~ haven't slept well in 15 years

~ can't afford all the healthy food/snacks

~ thyroid condition

~ gain weight no matter what I do

~ serious stress/trials in my life

~ survival mode

~ no time, no energy to exercise

~ sometimes depression

These are valid and real for me.  My priority has shifted to getting healthy and that helps with most of the excuses.  If you really want something you will find a way to get it.  If not you find excuses, we've all heard that.   But I think you need to recognize and validate the excuses for them not to have power over you.  

What are your excuses?  What's holding you back?  What has control over you?

I cannot express the freedom I feel now that food does NOT control me.  I control food.  I still enjoy things but it doesn't send me into an eating frenzy. Food is NOT my friend, it is fuel, that's all.

I have not eaten any Easter candy!  It's my favorite too- I love mini eggs and cream eggs and jelly beans...but I HAD NONE!  Success!!!  I said I wasn't cheating and I'm not, I won't.  I have lost SO much time being overweight, I cannot do anything to slow down my progress. 

Ugh, I still cringe at these pictures, but I have come so far and I LOVE where I'm going!  :)  And I SO need my hair done!

#watchmelose  #committed  #dailyhabits  #escapefromobesity

CONTROL

Just finished my 6th week on the program.  It was spring break and I didn't do much this week so I wasn't expecting to lose much, if anything.  But I lost 3 lbs and 4.5 inches.  That's a total of 22 lbs down and 21.5 inches!  Oh my goodness!  :)

More exciting than the weight loss is how I feel.

My last post started with how much I love food.  It controlled me- completely.  I never realized how much.

Guess what?  Food DOES NOT control me anymore!  Diet Pepsi doesn't control me anymore!  It's an amazing feeling!  It hasn't controlled me since week 2!!!  That's how I can say "no thanks" to cake, ice-cream, chocolate, Easter candy, chips, french fries... AND I don't even care, I don't even WANT it!  Wait what?!  Yep, no desire for it.  A few times I have wanted it emotionally, but not physically.  I wanted to treat myself in response to a stressful situation, but I didn't.  I had control.  Awesome!

I love being in control.

I love this program.  It works.  It's creating optimal health.  I still have a long road ahead.  But I love each week I get closer to my goal.  I can do this!  

22 lbs gone!  Forever!  :)

#watchmelose  #committed  #dailyhabits  #escapefromobesity

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FOOD

I have a love/hate relationship with food.  Mostly, I love food and then hate myself in the morning.

I love food 
I love food so much 
I love to eat when I'm with friends or family
I love to eat junk- ice-cream every night- chips and dip- candy- chocolate- fast food
I love food when I celebrate
I love food when I'm sad
I love to go out to eat- Olive Garden, Texas Roadhouse, Zupas, Cafe Rio, JCW's
I love food when I'm stressed
I love food when I'm bored
I love food when I'm happy

Obviously, I love food but it doesn't love me back.  Haha.

But that is all changing.

My life is changing

One habit, one day at a time.

If I can do this health program then ANYONE can do it.   Seriously ANYONE.  I am the girl who has no self-control, no stop button, no feeling full, no getting sick when I over ate, would eat whatever I wanted, when I wanted.  I was at a point where I said, "Who cares!  I'll never lose this weight. Why try?"  I totally enjoy candy parties with my family every once and a while.  "Movie Parties" consisted of double stuff Oreos, chips and dip, candy, ice-cream.  No control.

You don't realize how much being overweight restricts your life and not just physically.  I can see now that it affected me mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.  It held me back from my potential, it affected my relationships.

Tom keeps saying to me, "I'm so glad I have my Sally back."  I didn't realize I was such a zombie.  I feel SO good!  I can't even believe it.  It's such a small miracle that I don't "need" Diet Pepsi anymore!  I wasn't even trying to quit it.  It just happened naturally.  SO AWESOME!

This week I only lost one pound.  BUT I lost another 2 inches!  That's a total of 19 lbs. and 17 inches in 4 weeks.  I'm trying to think of it differently, and not say "Only one pound"  Have you seen one pound of fat?

Gross!  Goodbye and good riddance one pound of fat!  I will NEVER see you again.

I LOVE this program.  LOVE!
I love that it's working!
I love that I can do it!
I love that it is easy!
I LOVE having energy!
I love how I feel!
I love drinking water!
I love feeling like "me" again!

One month down and 8 more to go until I am at a healthy weight, then a lifetime of optimal health.

#watchmelose   #committed  #dailyhabits  #escapefromobesity

Week 3

I wasn't expecting to lose much this week, I know it's going to slow down and be consistent...

I lost 5 lbs!  That's 18 lbs total and 15 inches.  Holy moly!!!  In 3 weeks!!!!  Without exercise!

Things I am LOVIN-

Clothes are feeling loose! 
My ring isn't tight anymore!
My shoes are even feeling big! Sandals I couldn't wear last year I wore on Sunday!
I don't need my diet pepsi anymore!
I have so much energy! (Tom even wants to start the program because of my energy!)
I don't need naps!!!  (Whoa! Anyone who knows me will be blown away)
I LOVE drinking my water!
I am sleeping better!
I can put my shoes on without being in pain!
My baby fits better on my lap! ;)
Did I mention my clothes are loose!!!??



I AM SO HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY!!!!!

I feel so much hope for my weight AND health.  It's amazing!  I haven't had hope for so many years.  It's a great feeling!

I wish I could give this gift to everyone.

I wish I hadn't waited for a year to do this!  But I am so glad I'm doing it now!

Here's my week 3 picture-

        Before Picture                                              3 weeks! :)                

Excited for each new week! I start exercising this week!  Yay!  More energy and muscle! 

My favorite meals this week-
* Vegetarian sloppy joe with organic salsa and laughing cow cheese wedge
* Mac and cheese with meatballs and a little sauce (the only way I like the mac and cheese)
* Taco salad without the chips or tortilla
* Pesto tilapia
* French Vanilla shake with sugar free caramel syrup

#watchmelose #committed