Back again!

Looks like we have to reset our "lost butter sticks" There have too many "butter sticks" between then and now :o( I hate to say it but I weigh more now than I ever have before). Why is it that you swear you will NEVER do THAT(gain weight) again after you have lost weight. Every time I swear that it's my last and I will stay within my healthy boundaries. Oh well, time for another fresh start. I rejoined Weight Watchers again this week. It seems the only way I can stay on track is to stay in Weight Watchers. They provide support, structure, encouragement, motivation and accountability. I guess I need all that to stay on track as I just don't have enough "stick-to-itness" to do it on my own.

Yommy Jodie

So great to see my friend Arlene at Prism last night! Kimberly and I went and enjoyed hearing where everyone is at. People! Yes I NEED people around me to be successful. This is going to be great. We have our Women's Retreat this weekend, so I will officially begin the program Monday. I'm starting to get really excited!

Another good day

I have had a cold and usually being sick has sent me to the fridge. I have the need to take care of myself but I have done it in the wrong ways. Today, I did not turn to the fridge. I called my dad to come on over and we went bike shopping. The boys all three needed new bikes. Spencer has always had hand me downs and the twin's bikes have been broken for about 8 months. Daddy bought them new bikes and they have had so much fun riding. One of my twins is way energetic but the other needs to be encouraged to exercise. I am so glad to have an activity he loves doing. I am grateful to my dad for his willingness to buy them all bikes. Tomorrow, we drag my bike out of the garage, dust it off and head off on a ride. I can't wait.

Dusted off the ole' Pedometer Today

This morning was crazy..I could really feel the attack of the Enemy as I try to eat right and not eat over my feelings and emotions. I have a cold which does not help as my head may at any second, explode. I ate what was in my plan today and dusted off the pedometer. I walked 7163 steps which translates into 3 points or 3.16 miles and that is without trying. Wonder what would happen if I actually tried?

Tonight at church we had a pot luck...you know what that means...mashed potatoes, pie, cake, did I mention Pie? I shared a slice of pie with a friend who is also doing WW and passed on the cake. I did not go back for seconds.....that is a first for me...OH, I thought about it to the point where I had a second plate in my hand but I just put it down and walked away.

Thanks be to God for the strength to make it another day. Drink the Living Water and never thirst again.

Alrighty now!

I
am
so
tired
right
now.

I am literally falling asleep in the chair where I have parked my booty.

I know that if I had worked out at lunch, instead of just eating at lunch, I would probably be getting my second wind right now.

But instead, I will have to an artificial (albeit, natural) form of energy production.

Coffee.

Boo.

Tomorrow is a new day, though! And I'm looking forward to writing on this here blog tomorrow, saying something like, "Worked out today...I'm going to go die now."
and then, of course, posting later, "I'm so glad I worked out today! Lots of energy this afternoon...how wonderful!"

I've decided to go to my local Prism Weight Loss meeting Thursday PM and begin my new plan Friday! So excited! Time to get back on the barge that takes me down the river of time and devotion to destination healthy body!

For those of you who don't know my story, I just had my sixth baby last October! I have about 40 lbs to shed from this grand experience to get back to my goal weight.

I think it would benefit us all to post some updates on what is going on in our lives. Also, I am going to re-read some of the archives for fresh inspiration.

Howdy

Hey everyone! I'm new here...my name is Kimberly Loomis and I know Julie through House of Paine and working together and now we're great friends!



I am soon to be 31 (in a couple months, anyway), I have three kids, Loren (a boy) who will be nine soon, Kaeleigh who is four and Paige who will be three soon. I've been married for nine years and my husband does live audio (like for weddings, parties, concerts, etc) and is a musician.




You can get to know me more by reading my blog The Musician's Wife!

My weight-loss goal is 70-80 pounds. I am only five feet tall and my weight really gets in the way of everything I want to do with my life. I don't really care what I look like so much as I care about how I feel...I want to have energy and do more fun stuff like hiking, biking and horseback riding.

Right now most of those activities are too difficult...mostly because of the overwhelming boobs I've got going on.

Seriously, they're ginormous and even though my hubly loves them, they gotta do some shrinkin'!

So that's me in a nutshell!

Who are you?

YEA!!!

Twist my arm...that is all it takes to get me back. We must all be on the same wavelength. I started back to Weight Watchers three weeks ago and have lost 3.4 pounds. Our pool opened over the weekend and I braved the chill to swim some laps. My knee seems to like that much better than other exercise. I am so glad Julie has decided to get back to this blog. I have missed it and have checked from time to time but never written anything..matter of fact...I had to go through password recovery to even find my password.

Ate within my points range.

Swam 20 minutes with my boys (which means half the time someone was hanging on me.)

Emotionally: Uplifted and encouraged

Until tomorrow,

Test post from iPhone

Let's revive this thing...its been dead for far too long!

Hey girls, I'm back. I need to eat, move and lose once again, who's joining me?


Jules

Guess what? There is a limit to excuses when it comes to health.

New Year's Resolutions ladies???

I must be honest, I've been avoiding this blog like the plague. And why might that be you may ask? Because I have gained more than half of my weight back by being over indulgent and not as active as I should be. So here I am, kicking up the cardio again, drinking more WATER, and eating healthier. It's been about a week since I've started working at weight loss now. What I could really use at this point is a few cheer leaders!!! Any takers?

Sigh...

Ok, here I am, back after a year or more. I have gained back all but about 40 lbs right after I stopped taking the Meridia. Long story, three surgeries for different stuff and here I am again.

It's depressing and demoralizing to admit it, but I am not going to go there. I have to start out with an up mood in order to get this weight BACK OFF.

I started with trying to root out the bad stuff, soda, sweet tea, junk food. I am down 11 lbs, but I don't see any changes yet. I am back to working out, but in much worse shape than I was in before. Now I can barely do a half hour on the treadmill at half the speed I was at before.

But these things are all counterproductive, comparing myself to where I was, so I will just say, I am back, with a long way to go. About 60 lbs to lose.

Elicia can FLY

BACK

I don't know about you - but I'm back on this blog, baby.

I am nine pounds away from my goal weight - 138. After MONTHS, no...a YEAR of 19lbs to go, it is so much fun to see that NINE.

WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING?

Join in the movement - BLOG YOUR HEALTH/DIET/EXERCISE/IDEAS!

In Which I Get My Butt Kicked

Last night, a girlfriend of mine lured me to a "Core Yoga" class with the promise of a pedicure afterward. My toes are now painted "I'm Not a Really a Waitress" red and my abs, tush, back, and arms are sore. It was such a tough workout that halfway through I was shaking when we had to try and balance and dripping sweat (they had the heater on too).

But, my abs feel stronger, my rear feels tighter, my back feels straighter, and I know that it was good for me. But next week, forget the pedicure - it will take the promise of at least one margarita to get me through that door again!

(I am always amazed at yoga. How balancing yourself and barely moving can work you so well. If anyone hasn't tried it but is thinking about it, I highly recommend at least one class).

Food Journaling

I'm on week two of writing down what I have been eating. It is easy enough since I basically only eat at home, and that not far from my computer.

Where do you journal and what is your main motivation? For accountability? For content?

Weight loss already??

I've been documenting my eating habits and checking their digestive PH for a week. I have already lost TWO pounds?

Yay!

Feeding my Life

My life has a hunger. It shall not want! I have to feed my body, mind, soul, spirit. What am I doing to make sure it has everything working as it should? What am I willing to give up? Substitute? Reject? Re-integrate?

I am journaling every time I eat something. For me, its not a question of eating healthy as much as being consistent. So, for the next six weeks, I'll be focusing on getting myself to eat approximately five little meals/fiber snacks a day. Its hard for me to eat regularly, so this itself is a baby step and something crucial. I need to be able to look at what I've put into my 'temple' so that I can see an overview of my general nourishing of my body.

You are what you eat? Right?