April 10 pound challenge.

Its my 2 year weightless anniversary month!

I am eager to lose 10 pounds this month. I've already lost 1 pound!

Who's with me?!

Spring is coming! And I wanna go running! outside!

Hidden calories!

So your on a diet. You've been watching what you eat and exercising.. and yet.. the scale won't budge. Its time to look for.. the HIDDEN calories.

I love cereal.. but one problem. Most cereals have like 130 calories without milk it just 3/4 a cup.
That's not a lot of cereal. So I'm guessing your eating 2-3 servings. And drinking the milk.

Perhaps its time to get out that measuring cup or switch to oatmeal or toast. Something you can measure. (check out kellog's website-http://www2.kelloggs.com/)

My recent find is Honeycombs. Childhood favorite. Bringing it back.. It has less that 200 calories with milk and 1 1/2 cups a serving.

How many calories are lurking in your morning coffee? Adding cream & sugar? you could be taking your calorie free coffee up to 300 calories. For a small cup. Lay off the sugar and check out light creams or use fat free milk with truvia with flavored coffee. And for those who like strong.. drink it black.

Write down what you ate to day and look out for those hidden calories!

Giving up.

Its so easy to give up.. isn't it?

Its been almost 2 years since I began this journey. At times it feels like nothing is changing.. and then I look at pictures of how I use to look.. and can not believe the change..

Or I put on a size 10 jeans.. and they fit!

Its puzzling to think that my weight isn't going down and yet I'm getting smaller.
Its easy to measure this journey in pounds... cuz after all.. pounds are what everyone wants to hear about.

I know eventually the pounds will even out. And I am sooo glad to see my tummy shrinking.. even if it is ever so slow.

I feel like I am slowly learning how to eat normal.. like having cake at a party. But a small slice with no ice cream. Or drinking tea, but having it black. Using every chance to get in some calorie burning activities, even if its cleaning my house. Choosing to exercise, even when I'm tired.

I've felt a little stuck in this journey lately. No less inspired.. Just anxious.

I've been counting calories like crazy. (myfitnesspal.com)

Its all worth it... Feeling better. Being comfortable in who I am.. knowing my heart is beating freely.. and my lungs are not being pushed down..

It feels like discovering life all over again..

I know this is life long. And no matter how slow the race. I will finish it.

Today's snap shots

Photo flash back!

Me after my first 10 pounds of weight loss.. almost 2 years ago.

Losing 1 pound to me now, feels like losing 10!

put some sugar on it

I've been doing some thinking and some research on if "fake" sugar is better for you than "real" sugar.

One article said that we should avoid both. But I'm a tea drinker. And I like my tea sweet. But my family has diabetes in it.. and I think I might be brainwashed into thinking "fake" sugar is actually real.

Fake sugar.. splenda, sweet & low, equal.. (and many more).. are made of chemicals.
You wouldn't got around eating cleaner or plastic. But I put nice little spoon fulls of chemicals into my tea. hmmm..

well, I decided to decrease my intake of the "fake"..

And increase my intake of actual sugar.

This week I've eaten a few mini cupcakes. Some chocolate. And tons of fruit. And what to you see.. my weight is going down!

I still have a little (fake) sweet in my tea. But I've been avoiding diet drinks. Eating less like a diabetic and more just healthy. Feeling pretty good!

1.2.5

I have to be 125 pounds to no longer be overweight.

hmmm.

If you never try. You'll never see who you could have been.

Tip of the day!

"Only got ten minutes? You can still squeeze in cardio with this highly effective activity, which can have you burning 130 calories every ten minutes (or 780 calories per hour). According to MedicineNet.com, you’d have to run an eight-minute mile to burn as many calories as jumping rope for the same amount of time."kaboodle.com

that Girl can't run a mile

When I was in the 10th grade, I was overweight.

I was suppose to run a mile to pass gym class.

I dragged myself around that track.

Most of the time, I walked.

My gym teacher even yelled at me to take larger strides.

I was about 180 pounds, 4 foot 10.

I had exercise induced asthma.

On that day I felt humiliated.

Today. I ran 6.5 miles.

my goal was a 10k. And I ran that and then some!

While I was running I kept remembering that I can never quit.

I can never give up.

I couldn't run a mile just a few years ago. And now..

I'm on my way to a half marathon.

Running has brought me the strength, I never knew I had.

worth it all.

Perhaps my life has become consumed...

I was once a prisoner of my own body.

And now I spend all my thoughts and energy trying to improve it.

I can't help but feel moved by those who have the same struggle I have.

Somehow something so simple as a cupcake has worked its way into my life as something much more.

Turning to food to eliminate those feelings. To relax those thoughts. To be the friend we never had. To be the hobby we could never find. To be the love we never felt.

The relationship becomes something it was never support to be. A relationship at all.

Food. As good as it is. Can be like a drug. A drink. An addiction.

It was be the one thing that takes us to our grave.

We have to consider if things are worth it. If eat bite is worth our lives.

We have to rediscover who we are, and why we do what we do.

Our lives are precious.

I'm sorry if you didn't have a friend when you needed one.

I'm sorry if you feel as no one loves you.

I'm sorry if you are hurt.

But this is your chance.

This is your moment to do this. For you.

To show yourself worth. You are worth it. You have something to live for.

Let your life be consumed by love and self worth.

You mean something. And no matter the damage done to your life.

You still have time to shine.

Home made chocolate milk

mix 1 oz water with 1 and 1/2 teaspoon unsweetened coco powder.

add 2 packets splenda (or sweetener of choice)

stir till smooth

add 11 oz of cold milk (skim for low call)

stir together.

Serve.

I make this in a glass 2 cup measuring cup, then poor into cup when finished.

Its yummy and good for you!

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I found this wonderful blog today.

10 Foods that Burn Fat

Click on link below.


10 Foods that Burn Fat

try this video

If you are like me and can't get to a gym...

try this video


Trainer's Edge: Killer Abs and Back with Michael Olajide

I got it off netflix.

Its amazing cardio, a great arm and ab workout...

I've done it about 3 times and feel great already.

If you like boxing, you'll like this.

I promised New Years Photos.

Here are my new years Photos. I posted a few blogs ago about taking a picture this new years and then comparing it to next years... and so.. here are mine.

Here is this years...































Here is last year...



Can you tell the difference?

January 5th 2011

Its a little past 11 pm. I am tired.

I have been strangely hungry all day long.

I don't want to.

But I am about to...

Exercise.

yep. yep. yep.

Here I go.

Move those feet.

So.. I am totally sick of my same old exercise videos.. but I didn't want to spend 10 bucks just to find out I didn't like them..

About a week ago..
I was happy to find out I can watch some on Netflix! How exciting!

So, I've been working my way through a variety of workouts on "instant play".

I've done like 6 videos so far. Today I found one awesome one with a guy who has an eye patch. But it was seriously amazing. It had boxing and cardio all for your abs! I am feeling pretty thin since I starting working out almost daily. I am pretty determined right now. And enjoying my new workouts.

I am excited to see what the scale says!

My day in exercise

I woke up this morning completely ready to exercise. I had lots of time.

I made some whole grain waffles for my husband and I.


I got on my workout outfit and started the work out video.

Well.. my video happened to be playing on netflix. And my computer happened to stop connecting to the internet. After 7 minutes the internet would not stay connected.

Annoyed... I began trying to fix it.

Then... the power went out. yep. 3 times.

then the phone rang and a person stopped by...

the power came back on.. 2 hours later.. I attempted to fix the internet problem.

still.. nothing..

then I cried.

almost 4 hours later. I showered. Quit my efforts and got ready for the day.

Very upset.

Since today is 1.1.11..

I was starting my big new work out program.. and since I couldn't begin. I was very, very upset..

well.. after all that time.

I tried again.

And it worked.

We had to be some place, so I had to leave my exercise for the next day.

At 1 am we returned home.

And I decided. I would still exercise.

And so I am writing this at 2:24 am. After a 45 minute workout.

I finished what I started. Happy new year!