A FEW TIPS FOR YOU

• Change the way you think about food...EAT TO LIVE, DON'T LIVE TO EAT!
  
• NEVER drink calories
• juices and sodas are NO good for you
• Limit the carbs---bread, pasta and potatoes
• Eat 4-6 small meals a day
• Drink at least 64 ounces of water a day 
• Move your body...any amount of movement is good
• start out by walking 15-20 mins a day
  
• Focus on one change at a time
  
• Do not measure your success with the scale. Measure yourself! 
•  Visit a support group often...the motivation could make all the difference!
• I use YouTube and weight loss blogs
• Tell yourself you are worth it! You can do it! See yourself the way you want to be!
• use old photos as encouragement and motivation

(Taken from a FB post)

I'VE BEEN M.I.A

I have been a bit absent from my blog lately and I haven't been doing a great job with keeping up with posting. Life tends to get so busy at times with work, children, husband and everything else. Two of my kids are currently at the age where they are involved in extra curricular activities. My oldest just finished up with winter basketball season, and now they are about to begin track! So it will be back to running them to practices and weekend track meets etc, which if I am not mistaking will run into football season for my middle son! So life is seems to never be at a stopping point. Which is good to say the least, I have always vowed that I would let my children participate in after school activities. I was never able to do so and don't want my children deprived as I was.

Anyhow, on to me and how I am doing with my journey.....boot-camp ended last week and I have committed to doing it for another 4 weeks. I haven't lost any more weight and I am trying to stand clear of the scale. I can say though that my pants are feeling loose and I have been able to fit in a few that where once extra tight or just didn't fit at all. I feel like I need to kick it up a few notches though in order to gain maximum results. Figuring out exactly how and exactly what works best for me is the problem. I recently began to search YouTube for inspiring stories and boy oh boy have I found a few. It is AMAZING the dedication and determination that the ladies have. I have been in total AWW of the results that I have seen. That in it self has been motivation for me to continue to go forward with my journey and to not give up like I have done so many times before.

I will try my best to do better with my post for those out there that really care(LOL). More so though this is an outlet for me and sort of like an accountability. Holding me accountable for what I said I was going to do. As crazy as it sound it feels as though I have made the world a promise and I can't break that promise. So although I only have 6 followers, well 5 cause I make the 6th...it still feels like the world:)

Until next time continue to follow My Journey Back:)

Progress.....

I fell off the last two days with my lunch. On Tuesday the ladies in my department were treated to lunch, I gave in and had Grilled Teriyaki. Wednesday, hubby treated me to lunch at The Clarion hotel, didn't do to bad but still not great. But hey...when you have a bad day don't let it turn into a bad week or bad month. So today, I am back on track!! Myfitnesspal.com is my new best-friend, being able to keep track of what I am eating and receive encouragement from others who have similar goals is very helpful. If you are trying to lose weight, I would suggest you try it out!

I'M BACK FROM BEING DOWN FOR THE COUNT!!

Did my first night of boot-camp last night since being sick with Pneumonia. It felt great to get back out there even though it was COLD! 

I have been doing very well with my eating habits and have seen the changes! I'm down 6lbs so far...YAY for me! I have found that logging my daily intake has been really helpful for me. Myfitnesspal.com online and as an app on my IPhone. It has become sort of an addiction, but it is great to network with others who have the same goals in mind. Lose weight and be healthy for the long haul.

I am excited to see what my results are at the end of this month...I have vowed to stay of the scale until the March 1st. Which means I am going to have to hide that thing...out of sight...out of mind. 

Remember (per Michael Thomas) drink lots of water and eat plenty of fruits and vegetables:)

Down for the count....

I'm a bit bummed that I missed bootcamp today. Glad I did get a good morning walk/jog in on Saturday since I ended up at Drs. Care Sunday morning for the Dr. to tell me I have Pneumonia. Crazy thing is no coughing and wheezing, just fever, chills and pain....A LOT of pain. I actually thought is was flu again. So needless to say I've been popping pills and trying to keep the liquids flowing. My appetite has been ZERO!! Everything I thought I wanted tasted like it shouldn't been consumed by humans. I finally managed to get a bake potato from Wendy's down today. I know my husband will be glad when I am back to my normal moody unpredictable self, heck so will I. He's been a trooper though:)

I'll be back in full affect next week going twice as hard to make up for missed time:)

My Journey Back

Stairs are EVIL!

Boot-Camp Day 3

These stairs will be the death of me if my trainer continues to add them in our workout regimen! 5 times up and back down with a run/walk around the state house and then another 5 times up and back down. I felt like I needed an inhaler, nebulizer machine and an oxygen tank. My legs felt like jello once I was finished but I felt accomplished and great in the end!


I have learned in these few short days to give my all in every workout to gain full benefits from it. 

Big movements = Big Calories...Small movements = Small Calories!!!

By the end of these four weeks I plan to be running up those stairs like we are filming a scene from Rocky!

2 down.... many more to go!

Day 2 of boot-camp was hard but I managed to make it through. My goal now is to master eating healthy without feeling like I'm in a diet box. No one likes the word diet...at least I don't. Learning how to eat healthy and enjoy it will be a challenge in itself but I am committed to conquering it. I am going to keep pushing and see where it leads me in the end. 

I will post picture updates once I get up enough courage to show the world my flaws:) But until then, please deal with my jibber jabber and watch what happens next:)