My Journey: Positive Outlook For 2013

Justina, that's part of the reason why I love taebo so much. I feel like my body gets a great workout and seeing the huge calorie burns is an added plus. I am seeing a lot of changes too. I'm hooked on it! I honestly can't remember what I looked like at 150lb. The lowest I remember EVER being is 180lb and of course I felt horrible there too (why did I even let myself get to 250lb?!) At just over 205lb right now I still have a ways to go, but I'm already feeling a lot better about myself and more comfortable in my own skin which has always been an issue for me. :)

Sunflower, I'm certainly trying to stay active. I have a tendancy of quitting if I sit still for too long. It happened last year. I'm determined to not let it happen again this year. :)

MrVee, oh yeah, I don't buy into those infomercials at all. It's just horrible how people can be so misguided. I see this Lipozene commercial every single morning on the channel I watch. This morning I noticed at the bottom of the screen there's a small disclaimer that diet and exercise is recommended, yet the people in the ad intself say no lifestyle changes are needed for the fat to burn off. I don't know. It just upsets me I guess that these companies mislead people so much, or at least try to. Guess I shouldn't worry about it though since I'm not one of those people! No easy way out for me. I want to earn this! :)
 
Hey - I had to check out tae bo! I youtube-d it - wow! pretty intense!! I can see how it could get addictive!!!
That's how I felt about my body sculpting class.
& I don't doubt the amount of calories one can burn! Well deserved!!!
 
Don, it certainly does get me wound up! Just being so close! I'm losing inches, but the scale has been pretty slow moving lately. I did the math though and over the time I've been here, my weight loss has averaged out to about 1.3lb per week so I guess in the grand scheme that's where I should be aiming. I'm glad I did the math to prove to myself I'm on track with this. :)

Justina, there are tons of taebo workouts out there. Some are far to advanced for me just yet. I have a few DVD's, but primarily use Taebo Classic and the Insane Abs DVDs. The Classic is a full body workout with some cardio in it, but nowhere near as much as some of the other workouts. The Insane Abs is pretty easy because most of the moves are similar to the Classic moves, but the floor exercies does burn. Getting better at it though. I do find it addicting. I really enjoy it. :)

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Had another great workout yesterday. I did the insane abs taebo DVD and burned 627 calories. I'm getting so much better at the floor exerices too so it's definitely helping to increase my strength in my abs/back. :)

Well, I woke up with a bit ole smile on my face this morning. My Bruins won their 2nd round playoff game in overtime last night AND I have the ocean to look forward to tomorrow. I'm about to be really happy for the next 6 months while I have my "escape" back. Oh, how I'm looking forward to getting out there tomorrow! :)

This morning's weigh in was the same once again... 205.8lb. Third day in a row at this weight. I wish I could figure out why I seem to stick to certain weights like this. It's not really bothering me, but I would like to know why. Oh well... at least it didn't go up! :)

Hope you all have a great Friday and a great weekend!
 
I understand that you want to know WHY we are staying the same weight for some time. I had this problem for months this year! That's when Juicing came into the picture. It was after not moving ANYTHING for months though - not 3 days :D

Have a good weekend Mandy!
 
Oh, I know. No need to panic on day 3. It's just frustrating. I'd like to at least see a drop by a few ounces or so.

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Ok, so keeping up with being honest... I had a bad night. I chose not to exercise tonight. Don't know why, I just wasn't feeling it. I've done it 7 nights in a row so I think I just needed a break. Instead I'm cleaning up my computer, saving pics to DVD's, etc. Well, here's the bad part. After having a great week on food intake, I blew it tonight. I got the munchies. BAD! I rediscovered Andy Capps hot fries (lesson learned - I won't be buying those again anytime soon!) and ate a whole bag (which should've been 3 servings worth) and then a little while later I had a Little Debbie strawberry shortcake roll. I'm not overly worried about it though because tomorrow I'll finally be on the ocean again and I tend to not eat too poorly when I'm on the ocean. They have healthy snacks on the boat so I'll just be sure to choose those instead of the chips, candy, or cookies. I probably won't have time to get taebo in tomorrow, but I'm planning on doing it Sunday morning.

Almost time for bed! I feel like a little 6 year old right now I'm so excited! I can almost smell the salty sea air! :)
 
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I miss the sea! Have fun! Well Little Debbie looks sweet and innocent so I can see geting duped by her, but Andy Capp looks seedy. You knew he was trouble. I'd forgotten all about those. I used to wear those things out in my youth. I was big into those and Funyuns at the same time. Enough chip talk!
 
Quercus, it has been soooo long since I've had those hot fries. My tummy just kept yelling more, more, more! LOL Thankfully I only bought one bag or I surely would've opened the next one too! And those strawberry shortcake rolls... man those are delicious! Back on track today. No sweets or junk! :)

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Just a quick note to post that my weigh in this morning was up slightly at 206lb even. That's not bringing me down today. I'm on my way to see the ocean!! I'll post a few pics when I get home. Hope you all have a great Saturday! :)
 
Have a great day at the ocean.
Having lived most my life on a small island in a fisherman's home I am addicted to the ocean!
 
Clarissa, I'm addicted too! I grew up in the city, but always loved going to the beach. It feels like home to me. :)

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Well, today's trip was awesome and emotional as expected (since my aunt was not with us). At one point I could've sworn I heard someone yell my name, but when I turned I nobody was talking to me. It may sound weird, but I swear it was my aunt telling me she was there. It was very odd and eerie.

It was great to see everyone again, hugs all the way around. We had some great whale sightings and even a few basking sharks which we don't get to see very often. The weather was very crisp and cool, but overall it was a great day. Unfortunately, the day didn't come without some bad news. My favorite captain was running the boat today, but broke the news to us that this is his last year. He and his wife are moving out of state. He's been my favorite captain since 2008 and he'll be greatly missed. :( Now I need to find something to get him as a going away gift. If any of you have any online stores that sell nautical type gifts, please do share!

Here are a few pics from the day. The bird is a Northern Gannet, my favorite species that we see.
 
Nice pics! Humpbacks? What's happening in the fourth pic? It looks like a basking shark to me. The gannet is neat. I've never seen a gannet.
 
Quercus, yes those are humpbacks. My personal favorite species. The 4th pic is one of the basking sharks. The green part in the pic is actually the inside of it's mouth. These guys are plankton eaters and they feed by just swimming around with their mouths wide open to collect the plankton. The gannets are awesome! They fly well above the surface and when they see a fish they want they tuck their wings in and dive into the ocean. They're so much fun to watch! The one in this pic is an adult. The juvies are brown in color. :)

Jmann, thanks! The ocean is my home away from home. From May to Oct I got at least once a weekend as long as mother nature allows.

MrVee, that would be too funny! I don't know that his wife would appreciate me getting him a parrot though! :)

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This morning's weigh in was 206.2lb. Slightly up from yesterday. As soon as I'm finished this message I'm getting changed so I can get my taebo in. I slept later than I wanted to this morning, but I guss I needed it. Time to get moving though! Tonight I'll be heading to the beach again, but this time for a concert. I'm going to see Gary Allan with my mom and a few friends from work. Should be a good time! :)
 
Me and you are about the same weight :) I'm 204 at the moment. Aren't you so excited to be 190something? I can't wait! Gonna get changed as well and do my 30 day shred--you've motivated me!

Awesome photos by the way xxx
 
Taebo done. Took me a while to get into it today. I found myself stumbling over myself on some of the easier moves in the beginning. Guess I wasn't completely awake yet. LOL Oh well, calories burned = 1027. Still a great workout. Now it's time to face the day. :)
 
Well done!
Morning exercise just makes the day. I skipped my yoga though, my legs were so stiff, now I miss it.
How do you know how many calories you have burned?
 
I have a heart rate monitor watch which calculates it. It's probably not 100% accurate, but it's the only I have to gauge how I'm doing so I'm counting on it. :)

I agree on morning exercise. It really sets the tone for a great day! I tried yoga briefly, but didn't get too far because I had my dogs in the room with me. I'll have to give it a go again sometime. :)

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Mom and I just went all spontaneous and went for a walk. It was short, only 1.5 miles, but I still burned another 363 calories. :)
 
Well, I woke up this morning with some very sore legs. After skipping taebo for two days and then doing an hour of it, plus a 1.5 mile walk, plus walking at the beach yesterday, ... that was a lot of activity! The rest of me is fine, just my legs are a little stiff. I'll be ok though.

My mom and I went to see Gary Allan last night. The man is amazing! I could listen to him sing the phone book. We hung out in the rain after the show to try to meet him, but we got cold (we were at the coast and it was raining) so we left before we saw him come out. We're hoping he'll be back next year so we can try our luck again. :)

Well, today is going to be a big day for me. I'm feeling very nervous about it. My rheumatologist had me weaning myself off of prednisone gradually over the last couple of months and today is the day I stop. I took my last dose last night. It was only 2.5mg so I'm hoping that since it's such a small dose my body will adjust ok to not having it in my system, but I fear my body is going to go into shut down mode again. I'm hoping for the best, but expecting for the worst. We'll see how it goes.

This morning's weigh in was 205.6lb. A little bit less than yesterday, BUT I slept in and didn't get to weigh myself until almost 3 hours later than usual. We'll see what it shows tomorrow.
 
That's gotta just be more motivation to not skip too often in the future! ;) So good to hear you got right back into it though. Sometimes I love that soreness after a good workout!

The concert sounds so fun! How wonderful you got to share that with your mom!

Keep positive about coming off the medicine! Hopefully the gradual weaning will make stopping completely easier. Let us know how it goes for you...I'll keep you in my thoughts!

A loss is a loss! It is crazy how little tweaks in the daily routine can affect the scale. I like to use those experience to learn how to adjust/know what to expect in the future.

You are doing great lady!
 
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