Amanda's Journal

I lost 2 pounds today when I weighed. I was very happy about that. :)

I only did the treadmill for 15 minutes. I plan to do another 15 later and then my usual 30 minutes to make up for it.

I've been really tired and sleepy the last couple of days. Guess that's what happens when you go without sleep.
 
I wasn't feeling good. I slept for most of the last 24 hours. It did have a side benefit. I lost another pound. In 10 days I have lost 7 pounds. I am sure it's water weight but I think I can live with it. :)

My blood sugar is slowly going down. Which it always does when I lose weight. I am finally not hungry all the time. I also realized I went into the kitchen and did not immediately think I have to eat. That is a very good thing. I think I am on my way to a healthier me. It feels really good.
 
A great day. I stayed within my calories and fat.

Just finished my 30 minutes on the treadmill.

Later I have to take some pictures for the Christmas Challenge.

I leave early Wednesday morning for Long Island for a Goo Goo Dolls concert and mini vacation. I am going to buy a little calorie and fat book to keep me on the straight and narrow. We have some sight seeing planned so I am sure I will get my exercise.

I have to do laundry and pack. I am looking so forward to this. :jump:
 
I am back from Long Island. We had a great time.

I leave in the morning for Buffalo. Another Goo Goo Dolls adventure.

I wasn't so good on my eating while I was gone. I didn't gain anything though. We did a lot of walking. Besides Goo we visited Grant's Tomb, Theodore Roosevelt's home and FDR's house.

In Buffalo we will be doing some walking also. So, I should be alright. If I can just stay away from the Buffalo wings I will be good. I plan to have some. Just not as much as I usually do. It's not Buffalo without wings. :)

I need to finish packing a few things. I wanted to check in.
 
We are back from Buffalo. We had a fantastic time.

I stepped on the scale this morning and I couldn't believe it. I lost 6 pounds while I was gone. I really made no effort to watch what I ate. I ate less than I would normally. I did eat what I wanted though. We did walk some but not enough I would think to lose weight. Bottom line I am thrilled.

Back to the treadmill and the diet. I am very pumped. Yay!!
 
I just finished my 30 minutes on the treadmill. I ate right today so it was a good day.

I weigh tomorrow. I can't wait. Off to bed. :sleeping:
 
I've bumped up the treadmill to an hour. I also have been walking on an incline. Food was great today. I don't know why but I haven't been that hungry and I have had no desire to cheat. This is just amazing.

:sleeping:
 
I didn't get my treadmill in yesterday. We went to see Bowling For Soup and were gone most of the day. We went out to dinner and I was good. Amazing. They didn't have a lot of low fat choices but I made do. I had a chicken breast sandwich. I asked them to keep the bacon and put the dressing on the side. I had a side salad with fat free dressing and just ate the chicken breast off of the sandwich.

The venue was so hot. So I figured I had to be losing weight just being in that sauna. Plus I was moving getting into the music. That was my exercise for the day. This morning I weighed when I got up. I lost another pound. So it's all good. :jump:

We ended up meeting and having our pictures taken with 3 of the 4 members of the band. That was awesome. We had met a couple of them before. This time we remembered the camera. :doh:
 
Anytime Randy. Thanks for stopping by I appreciate it.

It was a good day. I was within my calories and fat. I even got my hour in on the treadmill. I need to change my ticker. I love when I get to do that. Yay!!

I weigh in today. I haven't lost anything since Thursday. But, I think I have now. I hope so. :jump:
 
No weight loss for me yesterday. :cry: I didn't weigh today. I will later today. After I have slept.

Yesterday and today I did an hour on the treadmill. My food was good.

I know I will have lost something when I weigh later. So, it's all good.

:sleeping:
 
Geez! I hate when you do everything right and nothing happens.

I have just hit the wall. I haven't lost anything in a week. :cry:

I'm going to keep up doing what I am doing and hope the scale moves in a couple of days. I've come too far to blow this. Which is what I usually do. I know something is happening. I am able to fit into a large shirt instead of an extra large. That is a good thing and I am very happy about it. :cool:
 
I guess the squeaky wheel gets the grease! I woke up this morning and I weighed. 2 pounds gone. :jump:

I thought I had hit the wall but I guess not.
 
I woke up this morning and weighed. I was very surprised and pleased. 3 pounds more gone. Yes!!! :cool:

I tried on some clothes in my closet and nothing fits. It's all too big. I am so thrilled. I haven't been down this far in years. Should I say recent memory? Because I can't even remember being this close to onederland. :jump:
 
I am back after 18 days of being out of town. I lost 3 pounds while I was gone. I ate my way across California. But, I know I ate less than I would have in the past.

I am back on track today. The treadmill is in my future. :rotflmao:
 
Did the treadmill for an hour. I was within my calories and fat grams.

I feel so much better when I eat right. I feel great.

Right now I am only doing the treadmill. I want to check out weights this weekend. The thing is I don't have a clue where to start. I have been kind of looking online to see what I can find.

:sleeping:
 
Just got done with my hour on the treadmill. It felt pretty good. I have been bumping up the speed and incline as I go along.

This time everything feels so different. Losing the weight and eating right has been pretty easy. It amazes me. I really believe I can do it this time. I am not ever going back. I haven't been this close to onderland since my daughter was born in 1984. Nothing is going to stop me. I like this way too much to blow it or gain it back. I have absolutely had it with that life. I can feel when I don't eat right. I feel sluggish and it's like my heart hurts. Or aches would be a better description for it. In the past I would blow it and just keep eating. Oh well I will start tomorrow. I have learned the lesson to stop right then. No more waiting until tomorrow. Right now. I have also learned to not beat my self up if I slip up. I had birthday cake on my birthday. I had some other stuff I shouldn't have had. But, I didn't gain any weight and I went right back to eating the way I should. Portion control is another issue I have struggled with. No more. I don't have to eat the whole box or package. There is always tomorrow. :cool: It will still be there. I have also found that the few things I have craved don't taste nearly as good as they once did. Maybe because I know how bad they are for me.

I am 46. I had a heart attack three years ago. October 1, 2004. I don't ever want to go back to that. I want to live a long and healthy life. My daughter is only 23. It's just her and I. My ex departed for regions unknown when I remarried almost a decade ago. She wasn't close to her step father and now that we are divorced she doesn't want anything to do with him and I can't blame her for that. So she needs me to be around and I need to be here too.
 
I haven't posted in almost a month. The good news is I didn't blow it. I have been watching my eating. I haven't gotten a lot of exercise in but I am still losing. Not as much as I would like but as long as I don't gain that's alright. I have been making better food choices most of the time. I find that when I don't eat like I should I feel terrible. I don't know how this happened but it really has become a lifestyle change.

I bought a Denise Austin DVD. My friend is going to do hers and I will do mine. I am excited about that one. Is this really me? Yes, it is. The new me!!!!!!
 
that's great that it has become a lifestyle change for you - makes going forward a lot easier...

Welcome back to the site and welcome to the new you... she sounds wonderful :D
 
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