Kristi's journey to a healthy lifestyle

[Kristi]

Day seven 7-5-08

I lost another pound...the day after the 4th of July ....am I in the Twilight Zone or what?! (Anybody watch the Twilight Zone marathon (Sci-fi channel) on the Fourth and on New Years? It's become a family tradition for us )

Down to 223 pounds. That's 5 pounds lost in 8 days. Is this too fast or is this normal?

My activity level has sky rocketed and so has my energy. I feel so much better about myself even though I can't tell a huge difference in any weight loss. It's nice to let my muscles play a valuable role in my body again! I am so sore from all the lunges and situps but it sure beats feeling lazy.

 

[Kristi]

I have been working out alot to get healthy but its also me time. When I go to the gym its just me and I can relax(well sweat and work hard) but I feel relaxed after the fact.I felt the same way about the gym, but I joined anyway. You could always join a curves. I go to club fitness and I LOVE it. There are all types of people at mine. 100 lbs 140 lbs 200lbs 300 lbs and even larger. Everyone is so nice and I dont feel like the fat girl. They give a free training session. They show you how to use the machines and what workouts to do for your body type. They talk about nutrition and they go over and tweak your diets. I'd for sure check out club fitness. Free classes free, baby sitting, and I pay 20 bucks a month for me and my hubby. We will be in swimsuits in no time lol

Hey Lea, I must have overlooked your post, because I just read it. I'm going to see if we have a club fitness in our area...sounds like an awesome place to be. We do have a curves in the next town and there is a fitness place (Cajun Fitness) 5 min. down the road from my house, so I really don't have any excuses!

 

[Kristi]

pics

So I decided to take some pictures of my flab. I wasn't planning on posting them but I talked myself into it. I don't want to post them in the "before during and after" thread until I have a few "during, and after" shots. Oh, and I can't even blame the stretch marks on having a baby because I got them before I was even pregnant. boooo!

Here are some links:





These were taken today (July 5th, 2008) at 223 pounds and size 20 jeans (I can fit in a size 18 Flirt jeans (Stretch) from Old Navy. I haven't found the perfect jeans yet. My legs are skinny compared to my tummy. I'm like a tomato with toothpicks. Well, maybe not toothpicks...that's being a bit nice!

 

[Grits]

Hey Kristi ~

You are doing great. I haven't reached the point yet where I can share my pictures with the world. I can hardly stand to look at them myself! Girl, you're braver than I am.

I look forward to sharing ideas with you. Being from Louisiana you know the food issues we have to deal with down here, everything thing starts with a fatty roux!

your pal,
GRITS

 

[Kristi]

Hey Kristi ~

You are doing great. I haven't reached the point yet where I can share my pictures with the world. I can hardly stand to look at them myself! Girl, you're braver than I am.

I look forward to sharing ideas with you. Being from Louisiana you know the food issues we have to deal with down here, everything thing starts with a fatty roux!

your pal,
GRITS

Thanks for the encouragement, Grits! I almost didn't post them. I knew that if I did I would really be signing on the dotted line and committing to this. I guess I was afraid to do that. I almost feel better now that I did!


Exactly!!! I cooked gumbo the other night and I've only had a measured out CUP of it! Tonight, while my family was eating the leftovers, I was having a sandwich on fiber bread! But I'm not going to complain. No way! I am happy that I've seen some results and I am going to stick to this! Thanks again for encouraging me and I hope I can do the same for you. *hug!*

 

[Kristi]

day seven 7-5-08

I lost another pound...the day after the 4th of July ....am I in the Twilight Zone or what?! (Anybody watch the Twilight Zone marathon (Sci-fi channel) on the Fourth and on New Years? It's become a family tradition for us )

Down to 223 pounds. That's 5 pounds lost in 8 days. Is this too fast or is this normal?

My activity level has sky rocketed and so has my energy. I feel so much better about myself even though I can't tell a huge difference in any weight loss. It's nice to let my muscles play a valuable role in my body again! I am so sore from all the lunges and sit ups but it sure beats feeling lazy.

Breakfast:Scrambled eggs: 1 egg and 1 egg white. half a piece of reduced fat cheese. 2 pieces of double fiber wheat bread and spreadable land of lakes butter. handful of blueberries. 1 cup of 1% milk.

Lunch: Lean Cuisine:Chicken Parmesan. 260 calories. 5 grams of fat. 22 grams of protein. 3 grams of fiber. Added a sprinkle of parmesan cheese and a spoon of prego spaghetti sauce from the fridge. (This took the re-heated frozen food taste out a bit!) 1 C. of 1% milk.

Snack:100 calorie pack: peanut butter crips and ice water with a lemon.

Dinner: 1 c. of 2% cottage cheese, handful of blue berries, half a banana, a spoonful of flax seeds. (<--that was so good mmm)
Peanut butter banana, blueberry sandwich: 2 pieces of double fiber wheat bread toasted, half of a banana, handful of blueberries, 1 tbl. spoon of peanut butter) Ice water with lemon to drink.


[Exercise: Wellll, not much today. I felt kinda lazy today. Spent most of it watching tv (at least it was the Fit channel!) and on the computer. I did do 80 crunches and some weights while watching the tube. Probably going to do some more crunches before bed. Hope everyone's having a great weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Kristi]

Day Eight 7-6-08

Sundays we usually go over to my in-laws house for lunch and bum around all day at their house. They live on 8 acres of land with horses, barn cats, ducks, and they have a fishing pond. Anyway, today we went over and my mom-in-law(whom I adore) ordered pizza for everyone. uh-oh. I was thinking that one slice wouldn't hurt me too bad...but then I thought about this high I am on from losing this weight and decided against it. I offered to pick up Subway for anyone else opting out of eating pizza. My hubby, my hubby's sis and even my mom-in-law decided to go for Subway. I didn't feel left out and it made me feel so good that they were supportive in this way I still feel like I ate a lot more food today than I have been this week so I worked out extra hard. My mom-in-law told me in private that if I lost a total of 15 pounds this month that she would give me 50 bucks to go get something fun to wear. How sweet is she?! I told her that I've already lost 9 pounds since last month, so she better have her wallet ready!

Breakfast:Special K with Strawberries. 2% milk

Lunch:6 inch. Chicken Terriyaki on Honey Oat with cucumbers.(370 calories. 5 grams of fat. 5 grams of fiber. 20 grams of protein.) Sprite Zero. Half a bag of Flat Earth Veggie Crisps from Subway.(The whole bag had 130 cal.)

Snack:ONE bite of apple pie. 2 meatballs from my hubby's leftover subway sandwich.

Dinner:Same exact thing as lunch. ( I ordered a 12 in. sub and saved the other half for dinner time.) ate the rest of those crips from lunch.

Snack after dinner:half a c. of special K with strawberries. A peach, some blueberries, and a couple of grapes. 2 % milk.


STUFFED! After I ate all of that I was soo full and felt like I overdid myself today so I went for a half a mile walk around my in-laws' property. Took me 20 minutes- I was going a slow pace and was enjoying the evening. They have a weight machine home gym thing that does arms and legs and so I did that for about 20 minutes. It was only 20 pounds but I did it for a good while. Did about 40-50 crunches and jacknife exercises. (Don't even ask me to explain what those are..I'll only confuse you!)

Oh! I think my scale is off by 8 pounds! I am 8 pounds lighter at my mother-in-law's house. She said that she has weighed herself when she has gotten back from the dr. office and it was the same...and I had 2 people ask me(separately) if my scale was off in my bathroom by about 5 pounds in the last couple of months. hmmm. Should I get a new one? It nice seeing that much of a difference. Anybody have any good recommendations for an accurate scale?????

 

[Guest]

Hey hun just checking in and it sounds like you had a very great day at your in-laws! Great self-control, you are right on your way!! I love how you said you are like a tomato with toothpicks because that is me to a T!!! My friends asked me why I hadn't bought skinny jeans (they are very thin, it disturbs me how little work they put in...) and I had to break the news that I would look like humpty dumpty. haha

For the scale, I bought the weight watchers digital scale that measures to the 0.2 lb. I got it on sale for only $20 at Marc's (a local cheap grocery store) but I had heard that Wal-Mart carries the weight watcher's brand. it is so easy to use and very accurate, mine is 1 lb heavier than the gym I go to and exactly the same as my doctor's.

Hope that helps and keep up the good work!

 

[Kristi]

I love how you said you are like a tomato with toothpicks because that is me to a T!!! My friends asked me why I hadn't bought skinny jeans (they are very thin, it disturbs me how little work they put in...) and I had to break the news that I would look like humpty dumpty. haha

For the scale, I bought the weight watchers digital scale that measures to the 0.2 lb. I got it on sale for only $20 at Marc's (a local cheap grocery store) but I had heard that Wal-Mart carries the weight watcher's brand. it is so easy to use and very accurate, mine is 1 lb heavier than the gym I go to and exactly the same as my doctor's.

Hope that helps and keep up the good work!

wwahahaha! Humpty dumpty is right for me as well! I let out a laugh on that one! I'll look into the weight watcher's scale. I'm going to go to walmart and try some different ones out and see how they are on consistency. Sometimes when I get on my scale I'll have a couple different weight amounts in a matter of seconds. I might even want to get one that is not digital bc of that. Thanks so much for the encouragment and help!

 

[Kristi]

Day Nine 7-7-08

Breafast: 1 c. 2% cottage cheese. couple of blueberries. 1 plum. and sprinkled some Kashi Go Lean Crunch (Honey,Almond,Flaxseed) on it all. drank half c. of orange juice.

Snack: 1 "pink lady" apple. Slice of Meunster cheese. whole wheat crackers
water with lemon.

Lunch: Leftover BBQ at my dad's house. Shish Kabob- steak,red onion,cherry tomatoes,bell pepper, squash, zuchini. couple spoons of brown rice with feta, olives, 5 cloves of garlic in balsamic vinegar, cherry tomatoes, peas. water with lemon

Dinner:2 slices of double fiber wheat bread, 1 tbls. peanut butter, 2 tsp. low sugar strawberry jam. 1 100 calorie pack: chocolate pretzles. glass of ice water.

Snack: Still hungry later so I ate a breakfast lean pocket(small one. 150 calories)


I feel so "blah." ugh. I don't thing that "lean pocket" settled well with me. I need to do some walking on the treadmill today. pouty pout pout.

 

[Kristi]

I feel so "blah." ugh. I don't thing that "lean pocket" settled well with me. I need to do some walking on the treadmill today. pouty pout pout.

Exercise:10 minutes on the treadmill- walked at 3 mph and jogged at 4 mph at two intervals. burned 70 calories and it was a half mile.

feel much better! Earlier today I did my hand weights and worked out my shoulders,back, and arms.

 

[Guest]

Sounds like you are doing WORK girl! Those lean pockets are filled with crazy stuff, watch out! The sodium on them is out of control and they always leave me feeling unsatisfied and gross. Oh well, everything else sounded fab. I see you are a cheese/dairy woman. I may lose this weight but I will never give up cheese. NEVER. haha Glad you are sticking to the same philosophy. haha

 

[Kristi]

Sounds like you are doing WORK girl! Those lean pockets are filled with crazy stuff, watch out! The sodium on them is out of control and they always leave me feeling unsatisfied and gross. Oh well, everything else sounded fab. I see you are a cheese/dairy woman. I may lose this weight but I will never give up cheese. NEVER. haha Glad you are sticking to the same philosophy. haha

You are so right about the lean pockets. I still feel GROSS from eating it.

And yes...I am a cheese woman. I love my cheese!












...................resisting the urge to have a snack at almost midnight...............I can do this! I can do this! I can do this! I'd better go to bed!

 

[AmbaLove]

Have you tried the laughing cow cheeses? The laughing cow light (original flavor) is only 35 cals per wedge. The have other flavors too, like garlic and herb. They come in a round box with like 8 wedges in a box, and are soft, spreadable cheeses with a sort of swiss flavor.

I love to just spread a wedge on some ham or turkey, roll it up and eat it without bread. I also use it on toast in place of butter, jam, cream cheese, etc.

 

[Kristi]

Day Ten 7-8-08

Weighed in at 222 this morning. I likey! Down 5 pounds since last Sunday. woohoo!

Splurged on lunch. I walked for 45 minutes right after...more to ease my conscience than anything else.


Breakfast Honey bunches of Oats with peaches. one "real" peach(the peaches in the cereal were dried). handful of blueberries. 1% milk.

Lunch: Chicken stir fry with sweet and sour(carrots,peppers,waterchesnuts,pineapple, garlic, ginger, vinegar, lime and lemon juice, mango&pineapple juice, hot sauce, soy sauce, onion powder,brown sugar, honey. 1/4 cup of cooked rice. 400 calories. 4 grams of fat. 7 grams of protien. Way too much sugar and salt for my own good. blah. 1 c. of 1%milk







Exercise: walked for 45 minutes. 30 crunches


... plan on doing some more tonight and on lifting some weights....

 

[Kristi]

Have you tried the laughing cow cheeses? The laughing cow light (original flavor) is only 35 cals per wedge. The have other flavors too, like garlic and herb. They come in a round box with like 8 wedges in a box, and are soft, spreadable cheeses with a sort of swiss flavor.

I love to just spread a wedge on some ham or turkey, roll it up and eat it without bread. I also use it on toast in place of butter, jam, cream cheese, etc.

I've been hearing about it (and saw it in a magazine) and want to try it. None of the places that I grocery shop carry it though. (Wal-mart and Win-dixie.) I'm going to mention it next time I see a manager at Win-dixie because my mother-in-law said that they started ordering stuff after she has only asked just once if they had something. Couldn't hurt to ask! Thanks for reminding me

 

[Guest]

OMG laughing cow cheese is the equivalent of crack cocaine for me!!! I can't get enough! hahahaha

When we went to Panama City for spring break (don't ask why we thought that was a good idea) we got Win-dixie cards and LOVED it there! Everything is sooooo cheap compared to Ohio! Definitely jealous!

It seems as if today was a good day so far, keep it up!

 

[AmbaLove]

The walmart here has them, but not with the other cheese. It's worth asking if they carry it, they might just have it in a weird location.

 

[Kristi]

Weighed in at 222 this morning. I likey! Down 5 pounds since last Sunday. woohoo!

Splurged on lunch. I walked for 45 minutes right after...more to ease my conscience than anything else.


Breakfast Honey bunches of Oats with peaches. one "real" peach(the peaches in the cereal were dried). handful of blueberries. 1% milk.

Lunch: Chicken stir fry with sweet and sour(carrots,peppers,waterchesnuts,pineapple, garlic, ginger, vinegar, lime and lemon juice, mango&pineapple juice, hot sauce, soy sauce, onion powder,brown sugar, honey. 1/4 cup of cooked rice. 400 calories. 4 grams of fat. 7 grams of protien. Way too much sugar and salt for my own good. blah. 1 c. of 1%milk


Exercise: walked for 45 minutes. 30 crunches

... plan on doing some more tonight and on lifting some weights....

Dinner: 1 and a half catfish filets. (cooked on the stovetop with minced garlic and lemon juice and seasoning) 10 peices of baked asparagus with garlic and parmesan and salt. 1/4 of a sweet potato with a sprinkle of cinnamon and sugar. Water with lemon to drink.

Snack: 1 100 calorie pack(oatmeal cookie bites), 1 c. of milk. .......my son had grits with cheese for dinner and I took a few bites :X

'bout to go jog on the treadmill and do some crunches.....

 

[Kristi]

OMG laughing cow cheese is the equivalent of crack cocaine for me!!! I can't get enough! hahahaha

When we went to Panama City for spring break (don't ask why we thought that was a good idea) we got Win-dixie cards and LOVED it there! Everything is sooooo cheap compared to Ohio! Definitely jealous!

It seems as if today was a good day so far, keep it up!

Thanks!