I weighed this morning and weigh 144.8 lbs. That's a loss of 1.2 lbs. this week (for a total of 5.8 lbs.). That's not much, but I guess it's better than gaining. I really should try her exact menu (it seems expensive - just by looking at it, but I haven't priced it in the store), to see if I would actually lose more weight.
One day, I got really busy and didn't do my daily dozen exercises and more times than not, I didn't make time for the fidgetcizers either. So, maybe all in all I haven't done too bad.
I am not loosing weight/inches in my stomach/abs area like I would like to. That is my bad area (o.k. - it's all bad, but that's my worst area). I seem to be loosing it more in my thighs, than my abs.
So, here's what I've decided to try to do. I am still doing my Daily Dozen exercises (each morning) as Denise suggests (she targets different areas on different days), and then late afternoon, I am going to do my ab toning exercises too. (She has a section that is devoted just to abs. She suggests doing them 3 times a week, I had been doing them once or twice, but not 3 times - so I am going drastic, I'm going for 7 days a week - maybe that will really get my stomach flatter and tighter.)
Wish me luck. It's going, but not too well.
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Monday, June 14, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
The Moment of Truth
O.k. I stepped on the scales this morning and I weighed 148.0 lbs. (I lost 2.4 lbs. this week).
I did pretty good, but I didn't get all of my walking in (no where near it). After a couple of days, I was curious as to how big my water glass really was (I thought is was a little bigger than 8 oz.) and I measured it. It was a 14 oz. glass! That means when I drank 6 1/2 glasses I was actually drinking 14 (8 oz.) glasses of water. I drank almost a gallon!!!!!
Saturday, my goal was to drink a gallon of water (and I reached my goal). I have been doing all of my daily dozen exercises and everyday (except yesterday) I did 8 or more fidget-cisers.
I have not totally given up my cokes yet, but I have cut waaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy back! I have also, almost cut out my sweets (but not completely). So, I guess all in all 2.4 lbs. isn't bad.
Maybe this week I will set a goal to give up sweets or cokes (at least for this week) and see what happens. (Baby steps people, I don't want to cause my body to go into shock, or my family either for that matter.)
Did any of you set a personal goal? Did you reach it or get close? Good luck this week.
I did pretty good, but I didn't get all of my walking in (no where near it). After a couple of days, I was curious as to how big my water glass really was (I thought is was a little bigger than 8 oz.) and I measured it. It was a 14 oz. glass! That means when I drank 6 1/2 glasses I was actually drinking 14 (8 oz.) glasses of water. I drank almost a gallon!!!!!
Saturday, my goal was to drink a gallon of water (and I reached my goal). I have been doing all of my daily dozen exercises and everyday (except yesterday) I did 8 or more fidget-cisers.
I have not totally given up my cokes yet, but I have cut waaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy back! I have also, almost cut out my sweets (but not completely). So, I guess all in all 2.4 lbs. isn't bad.
Maybe this week I will set a goal to give up sweets or cokes (at least for this week) and see what happens. (Baby steps people, I don't want to cause my body to go into shock, or my family either for that matter.)
Did any of you set a personal goal? Did you reach it or get close? Good luck this week.
Monday, May 17, 2010
O.K. I'm Telling All...
I have been gradually getting bigger. My smallest clothes were beginning to get tight, so I started wearing my "loose" fitting clothes. Guess what, they started getting tighter and so on. Now, I'm wondering what happened. I really don't think I eat that much more (o.k., so I hate to waste food and I clean up the kids plates), but is it really that much more?
I'm getting older and everyone tells me it happens. Your metabolism slows down, so you don't have to change habits to put on weight. I am at my highest weight ever (except for when I was 9 months pregnant, and I'm not too far from that - sad, very sad). Especially since I weighed 98 lbs. when I got married 15 years ago (at that time, that was the most I had ever weighed).
Two years ago, I joined Weight Watchers and lost 20 pounds. I was very happy and kept it off for awhile, until my little habits started creeping back in. So now, 2 years later I gained my 20 and then some. YUCK!
Well, they say you have to first figure out what the problem is. My problem is that I like to eat (lots of sweets and sodas) and I don't like to exercise. That sounds simple, but changing those habits is not easy.
I have found something that I am going to try. It sounds do-able. It is Denise's Daily Dozen by Denise Austin.
I've been a fan of Denise's for several years now. She usually has exercises that I can do and they work. In her Daily Dozen Plan, you basically work out for 12 minutes a day (I can do that, I don't have the time or money to go to a gym, I don't have the time to do a long workout at home, but I can do 12 minutes). You have to eat 12 basic foods (no counting points, not too much to keep up with, I can do that).
So I started her plan today. Here's where I tell all. I will be 40 this year, I am 5'2" and as of this morning I weighed 150.4 lbs. I wear a size 8 - 10 in clothes. I measured everything that Denise recommends measuring (I wrote them down on my calendar, but I don't have them in front of me).
I will weigh again next Monday morning (and on Mondays from here on out) and she recommends taking measurements after 21 days. Let's see what happens.
Today, I did my Daily Dozen exercises (very intense, but not impossible), plus a few extra. I've eaten what I'm supposed to (I cheated a little bit I had two snacks, one morning and one afternoon - yes, they were sweets and I had 1/4 of a soda). So far I've had 6 1/2 glasses of water. (I should be able to get my 8 glasses of water in before bedtime.) I am about to go walk. I haven't done any fidget-cisers yet.
I am really excited about this. I hope it will work (and I truely expect it will). I will let you know my progress (and little failures - I am only human making my very best effort).
If you want to join me, please do. Let me know your progress (I don't expect you to tell your starting weight like I did, that was to keep myself motivated). Maybe we can inspire and encourage each other.
I did not follow her exact eating plan (that is laid out in the book) because I just purchased the book and did not have time to go to the grocery store. I hope to follow her exact plan soon. My results may not be what she says to expect because I am not following her exact eating plan. I am following her "general Daily Dozen" eating plan (3 veggies, 3 fruits, 3 proteins, 2 healthy grains, 1 healthy fat).
I made a weekly chart (she has daily charts in her book) on a spreadsheet, printed it off and I put it in a clear protective sleeve. Then hung it on the fridge with a magnet. I am using a dry erase marker and keeping up with what I eat and drink. Wish me luck!
Thanks Denise for motivating me.
I'm getting older and everyone tells me it happens. Your metabolism slows down, so you don't have to change habits to put on weight. I am at my highest weight ever (except for when I was 9 months pregnant, and I'm not too far from that - sad, very sad). Especially since I weighed 98 lbs. when I got married 15 years ago (at that time, that was the most I had ever weighed).
Two years ago, I joined Weight Watchers and lost 20 pounds. I was very happy and kept it off for awhile, until my little habits started creeping back in. So now, 2 years later I gained my 20 and then some. YUCK!
Well, they say you have to first figure out what the problem is. My problem is that I like to eat (lots of sweets and sodas) and I don't like to exercise. That sounds simple, but changing those habits is not easy.
I have found something that I am going to try. It sounds do-able. It is Denise's Daily Dozen by Denise Austin.
I've been a fan of Denise's for several years now. She usually has exercises that I can do and they work. In her Daily Dozen Plan, you basically work out for 12 minutes a day (I can do that, I don't have the time or money to go to a gym, I don't have the time to do a long workout at home, but I can do 12 minutes). You have to eat 12 basic foods (no counting points, not too much to keep up with, I can do that).
So I started her plan today. Here's where I tell all. I will be 40 this year, I am 5'2" and as of this morning I weighed 150.4 lbs. I wear a size 8 - 10 in clothes. I measured everything that Denise recommends measuring (I wrote them down on my calendar, but I don't have them in front of me).
I will weigh again next Monday morning (and on Mondays from here on out) and she recommends taking measurements after 21 days. Let's see what happens.
Today, I did my Daily Dozen exercises (very intense, but not impossible), plus a few extra. I've eaten what I'm supposed to (I cheated a little bit I had two snacks, one morning and one afternoon - yes, they were sweets and I had 1/4 of a soda). So far I've had 6 1/2 glasses of water. (I should be able to get my 8 glasses of water in before bedtime.) I am about to go walk. I haven't done any fidget-cisers yet.
I am really excited about this. I hope it will work (and I truely expect it will). I will let you know my progress (and little failures - I am only human making my very best effort).
If you want to join me, please do. Let me know your progress (I don't expect you to tell your starting weight like I did, that was to keep myself motivated). Maybe we can inspire and encourage each other.
I did not follow her exact eating plan (that is laid out in the book) because I just purchased the book and did not have time to go to the grocery store. I hope to follow her exact plan soon. My results may not be what she says to expect because I am not following her exact eating plan. I am following her "general Daily Dozen" eating plan (3 veggies, 3 fruits, 3 proteins, 2 healthy grains, 1 healthy fat).
I made a weekly chart (she has daily charts in her book) on a spreadsheet, printed it off and I put it in a clear protective sleeve. Then hung it on the fridge with a magnet. I am using a dry erase marker and keeping up with what I eat and drink. Wish me luck!
Thanks Denise for motivating me.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Weight Awareness Wednesday
Yuck! Yuck! and Yuck! I am up 2 lbs. :o<
It seems like people are less and less nice (especially during the holidays - what's up with that?). Well, I can't change anybody else, but I can change me. So, how to be a nicer person. I found an article in the Nov. 9, 2004 issue of Family Circle (yes, I am getting rid of my paper clutter, but I am looking through them one more time before they are gone). The title of the article was 30 ways to be a nicer person.
1) Try to make everyone you meet laugh at least once.
Stay tuned for more...(one at a time, don't get in a hurry).
~Jena
It seems like people are less and less nice (especially during the holidays - what's up with that?). Well, I can't change anybody else, but I can change me. So, how to be a nicer person. I found an article in the Nov. 9, 2004 issue of Family Circle (yes, I am getting rid of my paper clutter, but I am looking through them one more time before they are gone). The title of the article was 30 ways to be a nicer person.
1) Try to make everyone you meet laugh at least once.
Stay tuned for more...(one at a time, don't get in a hurry).
~Jena
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Weight Awareness Wednesday
I had a gain of 1.2 lbs. this week. Not bad really, considering it was Thanksgiving and we had 2 Thanksgiving dinners (one with my family and one with the in-laws).
"Your state of mind is your state of life." - Unknown
~Jena
"Your state of mind is your state of life." - Unknown
~Jena
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Weight Awareness Wednesday
Weight Awareness Wednesday...
I was down 2.4 lbs. this week. Yeah!!!!!!!! ;o) My DH laughs and says I'm loosing it just to gain it back during the holidays. Maybe so, but if I didn't loose it in the first place I would be really bad off if I gained it in the holidays.
I am actually not looking to loose much during the holiday season (temptations are just too great - I love to bake and there is always stuff around here, I have absolutely NO will power or self-control), but if I can maintain my weight during the holidays, I will try to start loosing again after Christmas.
Here is another quote for you...
"Failing to plan is planning to fail." - Unknown
Have a Happy and safe Thanksgiving everybody.
~Jena
I was down 2.4 lbs. this week. Yeah!!!!!!!! ;o) My DH laughs and says I'm loosing it just to gain it back during the holidays. Maybe so, but if I didn't loose it in the first place I would be really bad off if I gained it in the holidays.
I am actually not looking to loose much during the holiday season (temptations are just too great - I love to bake and there is always stuff around here, I have absolutely NO will power or self-control), but if I can maintain my weight during the holidays, I will try to start loosing again after Christmas.
Here is another quote for you...
"Failing to plan is planning to fail." - Unknown
Have a Happy and safe Thanksgiving everybody.
~Jena
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Weight Awareness Wednesday
The holidays are coming up so lets just be aware of what we are doing. Unfortunately I have a gain of 2 lbs. this week. :o( I guess it is all that Sour Dough Bread (my boys aren't the only ones that like it). Let me know how you are doing, leave me a comment.
I will try to be more aware of what I am eating, how much I am eating and when I am eating it. I have been off my 'diet' so to speak. So I need to get back on track and just be aware of what I am doing. NO mindless eating, NO boredom eating, NO habitual eating! I can do it and so can you!!!!!!
~Jena
I will try to be more aware of what I am eating, how much I am eating and when I am eating it. I have been off my 'diet' so to speak. So I need to get back on track and just be aware of what I am doing. NO mindless eating, NO boredom eating, NO habitual eating! I can do it and so can you!!!!!!
~Jena
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