I thought I would update for the month of May. I have done low carb the entire month of May. I did take one day off this week because we were traveling then I did very low carb the next day. I am still doing well on exercise. Except for the week I had Jury duty I am still exercising 6 days a week (I am now on week 13 of consistant exercising). The week of Jury duty I only got 5 days in.

I plan taking my measurements again on Monday. When I weight last Monday May 26 I had lost 8 pounds since doing low carb.

I am keeping my carb count 25 or less.

My goal now is to loss another 32 pounds. This will put me at the weight I was at in 1996 when my weight struggle began.

I have not been doing very well with fitness since I hit my big mile stone. I am now setting new goals. It is now time to get back in the groove. My biggest problem right now is lack of motivation. It seems like once I hit size 14 pants it was such a mile stone I seem to just settle here. I can not seem to stick to an eating or exercise plan at all.

I need to find motivation however, I need to exercise and eat better even if I can not find motivation.

Pratical Solutions
Exercise Tuesday through Saturday. I am going to not allow myself to watch any of my favorite TV shows unless I have exercised.

Eat healthier. I am going to count calories and start my food journal again.
Calorie goal 1400 average over the week.

I need to pray and find motivation. I can list a bunch of reasons yet none of them seem to be the right motivation. I need to find a new motivation.
New motivation:
since my goal is a quality of life filled with quality days of serving the Lord, attention to my body is key!

I will post daily my numbers

Monday no exercise calories 1413

Tuesday 30 Minutes walking calories 1729

Wednesday 47 Minutes walking calories Calories 1393

Thursday 35 Minutes Lower Body work out Calories 1309

Friday 20 Minutes Pilates Calories 1426

Saturday 30 Minutes Upper body Calories 1441

Sunday no exercise Calories 1560

Weekly average (figured daily) 1467.29

In 1996 PL and I ate low fat and exercised faithfully. I had lost most of my pregnancy weight from my youngest son. I was down to 138 with about 8-10 pounds to lose.

This is where my down fall began. I injured my ankle and could not exercise soon following that I became very ill, I had carditis which is water on my heart. I was on steroids for about 6 months and by the time this virus ran its course I was very prone to illnesses. Everytime I got sick it turned to bronchitis or pneumonia. This is where the weight began to creep on.

In 1998 I began my own business and due to stress and eating out all the time more weight piled on. By June of 1999 I was up to 208. I decided to try and lose the weight again. Started exercising and by October of 2000 I was down to 180.
I kinda bounced around for the next year between 180 and 190. In the spring of 2001 my health began to challenge me again. I was in constant pain and could no longer exercise. Over the next 2 years the weight began to increase omce again.

By the spring of 03 I had topped the scales at 222. I decided I had to do something even if I could not exercise I needed to get my eating under control. I began seperating my carbs and protiens and dropped my weight to 175 in July of 04'.

In July we realized my Mom's cancer had come back and she was not expected to make it through the year. With multiple trips to Texan and the stress of the loss of my Mom in September of 04' , by Jan of 05' I was back up to 204.

This is about the time PL was really doing great exercing, eating good and losing weight she talked me into trying the accountability thread here. I joined in July of '05 I was at 201. I was now able to exercise because in '04 I have a hysterectomy which alleviated the constant pain. With exercise and portion control I was abe to reach 185 by October 05'. From October 05' until March of this year I plateaued and bounced from 178-186 with reaching 173 at one time because of a stomache virus.

This is when I decided to reduce carbs and finally was able to break the plateau. Now it is April of 07' and I am at 170 with a total of 52 pounds lost. It has indeed been a long journey. I have learned I am very much an emotional eater and to continue in this journey I must give my cares over to our dear Savior and not allow myself to overeat. At times of success in this journey were times of prayer and devotions at times of defeat my eyes failed to look at our Lord and looked to other things to help with the pain whether it was physical or emotional. This journey was not only a journey of healing my physical temple but a Spiritual journey as well. I do pray daily about my eating. It is God's strength that has allowed this success.
Thank you Lord Jesus.

Now I am going to post some before pics. I was a tight size 22
All these pictures were taken around the same time in the fall of 02. I was at my heaviest of 222. The first pic is a scan of a scan that is why it is unclear.

This last pic is me at 170

These pictures are taken at 170.

I lost another 2 pounds. I am now at 170 another pound and I will be out of the 70's yeah.

I am still waiting to get my old hard drive added to the new computer so I can do a testimony of the journey in weight loss with pics. I still have at least 30 pounds to lose maybe even 40.

I do want to thank my dear friend Prairie Lady she has been my encouragement and has helped keep me accountable.

I am so excited I finally lost my 1 pound to make my total weight lost 50 pounds. I am going to post my pics and story in the next few days.

Yesterday I did The Billy Blanks Boot Camp Mission one and boy was it a workout.  A Friend well actually 2 friends lent me some dvds and I am so excited to try another workout to keep these pounds coming off.

My next goal is to lose 2 more pounds then I will have lost 50 pounds. Wow I can not believe it. It has been a long drawn out process. (over 3.5 years)  My next goal would be another 3 pounds after that and it will put me under 170.

I am going to work and eat well and hope to see the scale move quickly.

I also am in a Local contets for weight loss and have until April 29 to do my final  weigh  in.  I know I probably will not win the contest because so far I have only 11 pounds during this contest however, I will still do the final weigh in.

Today I skiied on the Norditrack for 3.23 miles. It was a great work out. I am doing fine on my carbs.

As my struggle with my eyes continue my dh had an idea. He suggested I give plasma or blood and see if this relieves any leakage. Since the leakage is plasma. I went and gave blood today. I did okay better that last time 8 years ago but I was a little quesy and had to eat more than I wanted to to overcome the light headness. The ladies told me twice that it would be much easier for them to help me lay down now than try and pick me up off the floor.

I have yet to notice any difference. I may try plasma next time.

I received a letter from my retina doc this last week and here is the name of the disease he has diagnosed me with. "juxtafoveal telangiectasia"

Another week passes and the scale does not move.  I keep saying do not weigh, do not weigh, do not weigh and what do I do on Monday? I weigh! Of course the scale did not budge. I was so discouraged. How can I exercise like crazy, count calories and not see the scale move. I know my pants are looser than a few weeks ago yet the pounds are consistant. Sometimes I just want to scream.. It is not like I am close to my goal weigh I am at least 36 pounds away from it. I have reduced sugar, I drink a lot of water and I do a variety of exercise.

As I was moaning about the scale my husband mentioned to me how proud he was of me and that I was looking at things wrong.

I need to think of where I would be if I have not been exercsing and watching what I eat. I would probably be at least 30 pounds heavier than I am now. He said 30 pounds I say in all reality it would probably be more like 40.

So, for now that is where I will find my encouragement. I will draw strength from his words. Thank you Greg.

thanks for adding this to my blog

Lost one pound last week. Still up 3 pounds from weight in June. I still need to work on reading the Bible consistantly. I did well on exercise last week and not so good on calories

Goals this week:

Exercise 6 days with 4 days of Abs

Calories Average under 1600 With one free day

Bible Reading 30 Minutes a day

Monday  

Exercise: None

Calories 1723

Bible Reading 0 Minutes (not a good start)

Tuesday

Exercise: DDR 80 Minutes, Walking 13 Minutes

Calories 1432
Bible Reading 35 Minutes

Wednesday
Exercise 50 Minutes w/ abs
Calories 1728
(Wkly average 1627.33)
Bible Reading 35 Minutes

Thursday  

Exercise 122 Minutes with abs

Calories 1615
(Weekly Average 1624.25)
Bible Reading 35 Minutes

Friday
Exercise 68 Minutes no abs

Updated picture. It has been 9 weeks since  my last picture. I exercised 8 of the nine weeks.

I actually gained 2 pounds over the last 4 weeks but lost 2 inches. I hope tos ee the scale start moving soon. I will put it away for another 4 weeks.

Last week I did very well. I exceeded my goals in exercise and I met my calories goal. Goals this week are pretty much the same I want to maintain my level of exercise.

I need to work on Bible Reading as I missed one day last week.

Goals for this week:
Exercise 6 days

Abs 4 days
Calories around 1600
I will weigh on the 16th 

Weight: up 2 pounds down 2 inches
Read my Bible daily at least 30 minutes

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Goals for this week:
Exercise 6 days

Abs 4 days
Calories around 1600
I will weigh on the 16th
Read my Bible daily at least 30 minutes

Monday:

DDR 83 Minutes

Calories 1456

Bible Reading 30 minutes

Tuesday:

Bowflex Lower Body 34 Minutes

Abs of Steel 15 Minutes

Calories 1666

Bible Reading 1 hour

Wednesday:

DDR 86 Minutes

Abs of Steel 10 Minutes

Calories 1527

Bible Reading 30 Minutes

Thursday

Walking 23 Minutes

Bowflex Upper Body 46 Minutes

Calories 1517

Bible Reading 30 Minutes

Friday

DDR 95 minutes

Abs of Steel 15 Minutes

Calories 1661

Bible Reading 0 Minutes

Saturday

DDR 55 Minutes

Abs of Steel 15 Minutes

Buns of Steel 15 Minutes

Calories 1689

Bible Reading 35 Minutes

Sunday

Day of Rest

No Exercise

Free Day on Calories

Bible Reading 45 Minutes

Goals this week: Exercise 6 days Keep Calories around 1600

Monday

80 Minutes DDR (Dance Dance Revolution)

Calories 1668

Tuesday

Upper body 46 Minutes

Abs of Steel 15 Minutes

Calories 1683

Wednesday

DDR 60 Minutes

Calories 1570

Thursday

15 Minutes Buns of Steel

15 Minutes Abs of Steel

Additional exercise: About 2 hours of digging and moving dirt around.

Calories 1657

Friday

DDR 45 Minutes

Additional Exercise: About an hour seeding and fertilizing yard.

Calories 1644

Saturday

No Formal exercise today although I spent about 2 hours digging a trench today. For me I am counting this as 6 days of exercise for the week.

Calories: Free Day

Sunday:

Exercise: Day off

Calories: took another day off Spent day with dh and we treated ourselves to some good food and treats.

Over all I accomplished most of my goals. I did exercise 6 days and kept calories in line 5 days.

I took this week off. Will start back up next week.

Last week was okay I only exercised 5 days and did 3 days of abs. I have decided to start counting calories this week. I need to watch what I am eating so I can move the scale. It is hard to continue to exercise so much and not move the scale. Oh, I know it is not all about weight but it is still hard for me.


My goals:

Calories 1600 per day with one free day
Exercise 6 days with 5 days of abs
Drink lots of water
Eat lots of veggies.
No Sugar
No Potatoes

Monday

Exercise 46 minutes Upper Body

71 minutes DDR (Dance Dance Revolution)

Free Day on eating

Tuesday

DDR 1 Hour

Abs of Steel 10 minutes

Calories 1614

Wednesday

Lower Body 29 Minutes

Abs of Steel 10 Minutes

Calories 1643

Not really my exercise just more activity. Yard Work 30 Minutes this includes raking and weeding

Thursday

DDR 75 Minutes (heart rate average while doing this 128 I hit 145 during songs with lots of jumps)

Calories 1589

I learned today that McDonald's Snack Wrap has a  "whopping 330 calories".

My heart rate goals for exercising:

80 %   146.4    
75 %   137.2    

70 %   128.1    
65 %   118.9    
60 %   109.8    

Friday

No Exercise

Calories 1704

Saturday

15 Minutes Buns of Steel

10 Minutes Abs of  Steel

Not sure on Calories

Sunday

No Exercise and I did not count calories

Last week I lost 1 pound.  This was another week for measuring. I lost 3.25 inches in the last 2 weeks. Most of it was from my from my chest. This is a good thing however I would of liked to see my waist and hips lose some and they remained the same.

Goals this week are exercise 6 days. 5 days of abs. Eat better with one day off. Lots of veggies  and a shake once a day.

Monday

Ate well

Exercise 1 hour DDR (Dance Dance Revolution)

Tuesday

Eating Ok I did have some sugar

Abs of Steel 10 Minutes

Upper Body Work Out 46 Minutes

Wednesday

Norditrack 33 Minutes 2.67 Miles

no abs

Thursday

Day off (Dereck's birthday)

Friday

Walking 2 hours @ Cowtown

Abs of Steel 10 Minutes

Buns of Steel 15 Minutes

Saturday

DDR 1 hour

Abs of Steel 10 Minutes

Sunday

No Exercise

Last week I stayed the same as far as my weight goes, but Greg did mention he thought I was losing inches, and my pants are fitting looser. My goals this week are to exercise 6 days and do 4 days of ab work. As far as eating goes I need to eat better. Eliminate potaotes.

Monday

No Exercise

Tuesday

DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) 1 hour

Wednesday

Lower body

Abs of Steel

Thursday

DDR 70 minutes

Abs of Steel

Eating okay still a little sugar and potatoes.

Friday

Upper Body Workout

Eating: had pizza and homemade chocolate cookies so, today will be my day off of eating.

Saturday

DDR 1Hr

Abs of Steel 10 minutes

Sunday

Buns of Steel 15 Minutes

Abs of Steel 10 Minutes

I lost 2 pound  last week. That puts me 1 pound down in the last 3 weeks. However, I am still up from my weight in May by 3 pounds.

The best news is I actually lost 8 inches in the last 3 weeks. My waist and hips are smaller now than they have been in about 5 or 6 years.

All of my goals for this week are listed on left. The main points are to exercsie 6 days and  add 1 more day of "abs of steel" making my goals 4 days and I will supplement 1 meal a day with a protien drink. I need to work on getting sugar out of my diet. All others are same be more active, take suppleements, drink lots of h2o etc...

Monday

Eating fine no sugar

Exercise DDR 1 hour

Tuesday

Eating Okay ate French Fries no sugar

Exercise Day Off

Wednesday

Eating Okay had Fries again no sugar

Exercise Abs 10 minutes

Lower Body 30 minutes

DDR 25 Minutes

Thursday

Eating Ok however the potato phatom hit me again. I did not have sugar. I need to get off the fries.

Exercise: Abs 10 minutes

DDR 1 Hour

Friday

Eating Okay

DDR 1 Hour

Abs of Steel 10 minutes

Saturday

Eating Okay

Walking 2 hours

Sunday

Eating okay

No Exercise