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mom24monsters

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I figured it was high time for me to step up and lose some weight! Not only for me but for my kids. They need a mom and I am cheating them out. I started my diet on Monday January,12Th I have been eating more greens like instead of eating lettuce I eat baby spinach with cucumbers, tomatoes, a little cheese and dressing. I drink juices. .100% only. I have actually been making my own juices like they do for the raw food life style. They are SOO good!
I am the type of person that doesn't have to eat I get carried away with whatever it is that I am doing and forget to eat and then when it comes time to make dinner for the kids I am starving. NOT GOOD!! I know that is my problem. If I can make changes in my eating habbits and stick to them I know I can lose weight, never tried before but I know it can happen.

My normal routine used to be wake up 6Am drink a pot of coffee mabey have a pepsi some time in the afternoon dinner rolls around I eat while I am cooking and then sit down to eat with the kids and I have a plate or two of portions the size as big as BOTH my fists. after dinner and the kids go to bed I might have a litte chips or something sweet I never really have over indulged on snacking I know my limit but mabey that is only because I ate so much dinner. .lol then I wouldn't go to bed till between 12 midnight and 3Am.

MY NEW ROUTINE. . .wake up 6Am Drink one glass of warm water and lemon juice have my coffee as regular. .since starting this warm water thing I think I have tricked my body into thiking it has already had coffee so I have noticed I haven't been drink an entire pot latley BUT it's not cut out completley yet. I have juice after one cup of coffee and get full and I am usually good for a while after that as long as I can get my water in. It's still hard for me to stop what I am do ing and go eat something so the juice really helps with that I just prepare it before hand and then I have it. It's always easier to grab a drink then to prepare something. hmmm Guess I'm just to lazy. .lol. .so anyway around lunch I TRY to just have the spinich salad or mabey a half of sandwich on whole weat but usually I just grab some juice because It's easier. sill trying to drink water throught out the day.
by dinner time I make my kids dinner and when we sit down to eat I grab a dessert plate and put my main dish and and side dishes on there mostly with vegis covering my plate because I do love me some vegi's. I am trying to make it to bed any time before midnight. That's about it for now. I know it's not a lot but It has been working for me just feeding my body with some fuel in the day time I think has helped because since Monday I have lost 4 1/2 pounds!!! Today is Friday. I know how my weight fluctuates and I understand this is mostly water weight and that is okay as long as I feed myself the fuel I need during the day and not over eat and dinner I think we can do this. .I want to also say that I am tryinig to fit more excersize in. I have a stair master I do for 15 to 30 minutes and the wii fit running for 30 minutes not everyday but I do try to squize it in as much as possible. okay well enough rambeling form me for one day. If you actually made it to the end of this post, thanks for reading!!. wish me luck! and good luck to you on your journey as well. cheers. .to a better life!!


 
yeah. . .I have kept it off so far. I thought for sure it was just water weight and it would come right back and it has stayed off and the scale seems to be going down little by little not enough to change my ticker though ;) I am going to ween myself off the coffee. I really don't want to go cold turkey because frankley I have four kids and really really really don't need the headache. .lol so my plan is that when I am done with coffee the weight will just mest away. .thanks for the comment ;D anyway, I am dedicated so I will be back and update.
 
hey girl ... i noticed you are stationed in germany for 8 years! =D my dad was in the military till recently when he retired and i graduated highschool... lol within days of each other =P

we were stationed at spangdahlem/bitburg about 2 hours from frankfurt and about 50 minutes or soo from ramstein depending on how fast you drive on the autobahn ^.~

good luck on your weight loss i look forward to seeing you around the forum =D
 
military brat on board. . lol. . that's great! Was he happy to retire? My father in-law just retired as well. I hope he was able to attend your graduation. That's kinda awesome if you think about it father and daughter reaching huge milestones in there lives at the same time ;D
We are actually stationed at Meiseu army depot but live in Ramstein and NO way are we here for 8 years. .lol. .My husband just extended so we are here for a total of 5 years, would have been only 4.

That is kinda the reason why I am writing tonight. I didn't want to even mention it for reasons I won't disclose but my husband just deployed for his second tour to Iraq for another 12 months. I thought I could do this with out him, ya know, get in shape and then r&r roles around and TADA here I am looking good but damn, he is my. . .everything, he's my best friend he is the one that I can just sit here and rant and rave to about how I want to eat this huge chuck of chocolate right now. He is my rock and with out him it is so hard :nopity:. . .blah blah freakin blah okay I am done I am over it I put the damn chocolate back in the freezer were my kids found it because I won't eat frozen chocolate. . lol. and ate an orange instead. . yeah me That my friends was my first real choice I have had to make when it comes to food. I haven't had chocolate in so long and I don't even think about having any until it sits and stairs me in the face pleading with me to just take one bite. .then we all know how that ends.

Okay so today wasn't a very good day I had 2 hours of sleep last night and I woke up this morning got the kids off to school and drank a pot of coffee DunDunDun. . .then I had a Pepsi for lunch and before dinner I drank a glass of warm water with lemon in it, just sipped it for a bit then ate about 20 or 30 minutes later but I think that might help me to not eat so much at dinner so anyway for dinner I had left over home made chicken noodle soup and a few Ritz crackers okay so it was more like 4 cut me some slack. Then low and behold the kids were begging for some sweets (I hardly EVER give my kids candy and stuff but ya know once in a while they just deserve it) and we all know how that ended so now as I sit here and write about the chocolate I wonder if it is frozen yet and if one square would hurt.. . . .Naaaaaaaa I won't do it, I have been challenged to lose 10 pounds my V day :O If I can keep my head straight I'm sure I can do this. I know I messed up today but ya know what I am not going to get discouraged over it I am just going to kick my self in the ass and start fresh. "kicked self in ass"

Tomorrow I PLAN on only having 1 maybe 2 cups of coffee so I can actually eat lunch cause I bought lots of salad goodies. lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggs, some boiled chicken from my soup I saved before hand and lemon juice for dressing. . . .yeah that sounds pretty good. I just know that if I drink to much coffee I won't eat. okay well I am done today. If you made it this far all I can say is sorry I can't seem to control my fingers when I get on here they just seem to type away. wish me luck tomorrow I think I'm gonna need it.
 
Good luck for tomorrow, we all have slip ups and it takes time to get into a new regular healthy routine but YOU can do it :)

nice effort choosing the orange over the chocolate, I don't like frozen chocolate either, so hubby keeps his in the freezer :)
 
haha... i think it was more stressful for my mom than anything =P

-_-" dont worry i slipped up today as well... my dad has a new job offshore in louisiana and soo he is home 14 days and gone 28.

but i sort of like the idea of him being gone a month. soo then he gets to come back and see all the effort im putting in =P my mom is also supposed to be working on her lifestyle ... but that went down the drain when he came home... i was kinda upset with her... but i think the 6 or soo pounds i lost while he was home and she did nothing was a nice kick in the pants for her >=D

i think your husband would really enjoy coming home after twelve months to a sexier and most of all healthier you.^^
 
I didn't post yesterday but I am here today. .running on no sleep is exhausting :sleeping: so anyway I didn't think I did that great yesterday but I did manage to drink only 1 1/2 cups of coffee then for lunch I had a half of Pepsi and then for dinner I had 1 1/2 slices of pizza with a salad and water then my arss went to bed at 10. today I managed to have the same amount of coffee then some friends and I had a farewell lunch and I hate half of a cordon blue and rice with lemon and a salad and some apple juice to drink. .I have yet to eat dinner yet I am still so full from lunch but strangely I have lost 2 pounds I don't know, weird. anyway still need to catch up on my sleep so I can start on my Tae Boe this weekend. ..night all
 
just little baby steps will help. change takes a while... just cutting down helps, you will be less likely to cheat or binge if you dont quit coffee and soda all at once.^^ you can do it. and nice job on the 2 pounds =D
 
I hear what your saying. I just know that if I stop drinking coffee I can start losing. I started my morning off with a fresh pot of tea. . .It's better right?? I dunno. .I was really surprised though because I have been waiting for a caffeine headache all day and it hasn't come. I wonder if that detox tea really worked last night. .hmmmm ( I drank some before bed so I could wake up and drink tea Thinking it might help with caffeine withdrawls) Because usually if I don't get my coffee I get huge headaches!! Okay, well, I forgot to have dinner last night and then I haven't eaten all day till dinner and we had left over chicken noodle soup again tonight. .I told you I made a HUGE pot and it's just me and the kiddo's. . lol. . ( It's gone now thank goodness) I had a small bowl and I'm good. .I just don't get it though I don't feel hungry all day, am I supposed to force myself to eat??? I know I need more fuel in the day but dang I really do hate eating, don't get me wrong I loooove food I just hate the time it takes to prepare and eat it. I cook for my kids and sit down with them for dinner but as far as breakfast and lunch go. .ugh uh forget it.

My question for today is. . .Do I force myself to eat during the day?? even though I'm not hungry.
 
mom24monsters said:
don't get me wrong I loooove food I just hate the time it takes to prepare and eat it.
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Why don't you just eat an apple or something during the day? I mean as long as you do not feel hungry and as long as you eat at least 1200 calories per day everything will be fine but do not cut the calories under 1200 otherwise lossing weigth will get really hard! But good luck anyway ;)
Just one little question: why do you want to stop drinking coffee? I do not get this point!
 
yeah I Guess your right. Grabbing a piece of fruit is logical. .lol. .It's just that I'm not hungry so I don't really think of it but now that I am determined to lose weight I am going to have to set certain times to do that.

I drink to much coffee every day and I don't eat so I figured that If I quit drinking coffee I would be able to eat. besides, coffee isn't good for you anyway especially with the cream and sugar ;)

Thank you for the advise!! even though I should have already thought of it. .duh me I will give it a try tomorrow
 
mom24monsters said:
I drink to much coffee every day and I don't eat so I figured that If I quit drinking coffee I would be able to eat. besides, coffee isn't good for you anyway especially with the cream and sugar ;)
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I wouldn't put coffee out toaly, just reducing the amount would be an suggestion, uh? There is a German saying which could be translated like: the dosage makes the toxicity (Die Dosis macht das Gift) eating one piece of chocolate once in a while will not make you fat ;) but a lot of chocolate bars each day would seriously do that ;) Or in terms of coffee: A coffee in the morning with low fat milk and sweetner instead of sugar and cream would not be that bad ;)
Try to eat just one fruit or vegetable tomorrow during the day and you can boost it day by day ;) (or you eat just all your calories in the evening,but I do not know how that would affect your weigth loss...sorry!
 
As much as I like the saying I have done that for years well on and off It's like I cut down and then it just turns out to be not enough so I will go right back to what I used to have before I cut down.

Don't get me wrong If I have a craving I go ahead and go for it I just have to know my limits. Like with the chocolate the other night I kneeeeeeeew that if I had some I would eat the whole bar so I put it away. But tonight I got my kids some candy and I had a little bit. .tonight I knew my limit, damn good thing I have four kids to take the rest of it. .lmao

coffee has always been my staple. You usually don't see me with out a cup of it in my hand. .This morning when I replaced it with tea I still used the sugar and creamer, just less. I started using splenda instead of sugar and I know that is bad too but hell, what now days isn't bad for you.

All I know is that I have an addictive personality if that makes any sense. I wish I could get addicted to exercise. .lol. I actually love it after I do but always put off doing it. .typical eh?
 
mom24monsters said:
Don't get me wrong If I have a craving I go ahead and go for it I just have to know my limits. Like with the chocolate the other night I kneeeeeeeew that if I had some I would eat the whole bar so I put it away. But tonight I got my kids some candy and I had a little bit. .tonight I knew my limit, damn good thing I have four kids to take the rest of it. .lmao
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I totaly understand ;) For me it is all about self-deception....I do not have thos 100g bars here....if I would open one I would eat it, believe me ;) There for I just have those mini bars from Ritter Sport or the 40g bars from Milka....it works...if it is not opend I think about if I should eat it or not, but If it is open I do not care about the calories I take by eating 100g of chocolate ;) (Thanks good I have to walk about 3km to the Lind factory....they sell hugh packages of chocolat, really cheap and really tasty....but as I am lazy I do not go ;) )
 
LOL. .Germany has the BEST chocolate! I hate it here sometimes for that reason ;) I mean sure you can get good chocolate anywhere but in my opinion Germany takes the cake and there are bakeries everywhere!!
 
After I got off the computer last night I decided to eat and apple I wasn't hungry but I did it anyway. I don't usually like apples but I got these honey crunch apples and they are SO good. I had to force myself to eat the whole thing and I also drank some pomegranate grape juice. .yummy

This morning I woke up a little late but I am on my first cup of tea and I had two slices of an orange. That is really all I can get down for now I figure I will eat more orange in about an hour with some water.

no exercising yet. .I know I really need to get on the ball maybe once I start getting more food in the day I will have more energy to have a good cardio workout on the stair master or Tae Boe
 
woooh im soo happy you are kicking the coffee habit =D
... lol yeah there was a bakery about 5 minutes walking distance from my home back in germany =P and the candies and pastries were sooo cheap. 0_o and yummy. german chocolate *_* lol... its sooo expensive in america. D:
 
Thanks! I am glad too! I have been off of drinking coffee and Pepsi for I think it's 4 days now?? could be 5 I haven't really cared because I have had no desire to drink them. I guess if I do I will just go ahead and have some that way the cravings don't get to bad but as for now I am good.

I weighed myself this morning and the scale said 180 not sure if that is a permanent thing yet or not so I will wait to see before I change anything.

Yesterday . .I ate nothing all day and had dinner with my kids, baked pork chops, corn, and a little mac-n-cheese later on I was so hungry cause I was scared to eat to much dinner, I was so hungry so I ate a salad. I was pretty damn pleased with myself :D

Today I had an apple for lunch with a glass of water and I mustered down a sandwich ( not the healthiest ) It was fuel non the less. ..I think I am getting sick, either that or it's just exhaustion. .my kids have been sick for a couple days now so I guess it's my turn.
 
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