Sometimes weight loss can be slow and frustrating. I find it helps me to go back and look at older photos of me to remind myself how far I have come. Here are a few pictures I came across today when I was sorting through my pictures on my laptop. What helps you find inspiration?
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I have a few favs I am enjoying this summer including food, drink, and fitness. Here are a few summer things I am loving. What are you loving this summer?
Papa Joe had his 79th Birthday this weekend. It was a wonderful party. We had about 20 people. I did a slideshow with lots of old photos. We had great food including an ice cream cake and fruit pizza. Mom and I spray painted some old frames and used them for a fun photo booth. A great time was had by all. Here are a few photos...
I have been in Nashville for training. I am proud of myself for being so good. I have been eating well and working out. My hotel has a fitness room and I have worked out every day. Yesterday I did 40 mins and this morning I did 30 mins. I may do some yoga tonight. Below is a picture of my fitness center at the hotel. They have a treadmill, eliptical, and stair master. What do you do to be good while traveling?
As I have noted these last few blogs, I have gained weight. I gained about 4 pounds since March. I am happy to report that Saturday I had the first weight loss since MARCH! I wanted to give up but I didn't. I am back on track and have lost 2 pounds. I still have two more pounds to go to -74lbs but I know I am on the right track. It felt great to see those numbers again on the scale. Here are a few tips I found to help get back on track. This week I will be in Nashville for training. It can be so tempting to backslide by over eating and not exercising. I plan on using the fitness center where I will be staying planning my meals, and counting my calories. What do you do to stay on track when you travel?
Here is a little travel diet humor for you ... To say that I have been through a hard time in my weight loss these last few months might be a bit of an understatement. I only weighed in once in the month of May. For the first time since early May, I weighed in Saturday. I knew it would be bad but I had been working hard over the last few weeks to try to make that gain as small as I could. I guess that is cheating but it’s my journey so I make the rules :). At my weigh in Saturday I was up 2 pounds. I wasn't thrilled with that but it was better than I expected. I can still claim -70lbs. I have been checking my weight this week and I have been seeing some good numbers. I hope to continue to lose these gained pounds and reach my goal of -75lbs by sometime next month. I can do it! It is so easy to want to give up but I can't. There is no way I am going to give up now. I have put so much work into this. I have made so many changes. There is NO Turning Back!!!! I have the privilege of being connected with a lot of other folks who are also trying to lose weight and change their lives. I found this yesterday... I can't see the shore from where I started now. I have gone too far to try to head back. Its time to suck it up and swim the rest of the way across. I only have 25 more pounds to go. I can do this! What are you doing to make it across?
Ok so there are no expensive jewels and I don't have one of those long sticks but Breakfast at Izzy's has been kind of fun. I have found several dishes that I like and can stay right at 100 calories. One of my go to meals is half a serving of Special K Honey and Oats flakes, half a serving of Bran Buds (lots of fiber), a little less than half a serving of Almond milk and a few blueberries (100 cals). Another yummy that is great for colder, gloomy days is half a serving of plain quaker oatmeal with sugar sub and cinnamon and two pieces of turkey bacon (100 cals). Another is dry toast, one piece of turkey bacon and a few pieces of fruit (100 cals). An all time fave of mine is turkey bacon (25 cals), southwest egg beater 1/4 cup with fresh ground pepper, garlic, cilantro, a few blue cheese crumbles, and 1/2 teaspoon of fresh salsa (35 cals total egg beater is 20 cals, blue cheese 10 cals, salsa 5 cals, small peach (40 cals) for a grand total of 100 cals for my very yummy breakfast! Here is a picture... Like many Americans I was skipping breakfast. Even after I started loosing weight I remained a breakfast skipper. I was watching the HBO documentry Weight of the Nation http://theweightofthenation.hbo.com/ and they were interviewing a woman who has turned her life around and lost a lot of weight. She talked about not eating breakfast but realized she was eating and snacking before lunch becasue she was starving. I realized...I was doing that too. I decided I needed to start eating breakfast and that I could take away a few calories from my lunch and supper. I realized I don't miss those few calories and I don't snack either since I feel full until lunch.
I woke up early this morning. I tried to go back to sleep but to no avail. I made myself an iced cofffe and put on my hoodie and headed to the deck. It was nice to just sit and read a little and meditate. I was reminded of my favorite Nick Drake song, From the Morning when I took the picture below. When I came back inside I was wide awake and decided to do 30mins of Yoga (http://yogaone.com/pbsshow.php). If you have ever attempted Yoga and own cats it is quite funny. Spike seemed to go from jealous to concerned. Both he and Yin Yang seemed perplexed by what I was doing. I really feel back on track with my fitness and weight loss. I know I am not going to weigh in Saturday and have the few pounds gained disappear but I am confident that there will be fewer and fewer each week if I stay on the right path. What are you doing to stay on the right path? I have made lots of changes over the past year and few months. These last few days I have been thinking about all these changes. I have changed my whole way of thinking when it comes to exercise, transportation, food, free time, blogging, and eating breakfast. So many CHANGES. Even in this last week or so I have made a lot of changes. Tommy and I now have 2 bikes. I have a Fixie for in town and ridding with Spicer and a Performance Hybrid with very thin tires for longer rides. I have been walking to the store and using my re-usable bags to carry my items purchased. Spicer and I are spending more time outside. I have been reading in the evenings instead of just watching tv all the time. I have been eating breakfast for the first time consistantly in YEARS. I take vitamins and check my blood pressure. I read nutrition labels and look at calories. I plan my meals. I have really changed. I travel more than ever. I think in life we are always evolving and changing. I love the changes I have made in my life. But I must give credit, there is no way I would have been able to make all these changes without such a supportive partner. It is amazing that Tommy and I both have been able to make these changes together. I leave you with this quote about change. What are you doing to changes the things you need to in your life?
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