Stress eating

I have a co worker who I love dearly, seriously love her but hate the fact that she loses weight when she’s stressed.  Why?  Because she says she can’t eat when she’s stressed.  I’m the complete opposite.  Stress makes me want to eat so that I’ll feel better.  It makes all the bad stuff in my life disappear; just for a little while.  I know, that’s not helping my problem it makes it worse.  It makes my waist go away is what it really does.  I seriously wish I could have a get out of jail free card when I’m stressed.  You know like in Monopoly.  I’m already stressed, why do I have to gain weight too?  

Any way, it seems work has been more stressful these days than normal.  I don’t think I’ve shared what I do before so here it goes.  I’m a Recruiter for a large healthcare organization in NM.  If you live here you know what I’m talking about.  Anyway, I have a fairly large workload and most days I’m so busy I can’t even think straight.  Because of this heavy workload and stress I eat more.  Why?  Because it makes me feel better, my coworker says she does not have an appetite so has to force herself to eat?  What?  Really?  That is like saying I have to force myself to breathe.  I don’t get it.  I know to each his own….I’ll leave it at that for now.

Lose It

I love the Lose It app, it's so easy to track calories in and calories burned.  I wish I had found this app years ago.  I'm hoping it will help me continue on my weight loss journey.  If you get an opportunity and are on Lose It, look me up.  Good luck with your weight loss journey.

I want to lose weight

I want to lose weight so that I’ll feel better and most importantly look better.  I’m vain I know it.  Who isn’t?  If you haven’t figured it out already I am an open book, you can ask me anything. So if you ask me why I want to lose weight it is because I want to look better.  No, I want to look HOT.  I’m not concerned by what people think anymore, I’ve had two babies and had 50 people walk in and out of the room while in labor, what people think does not matter any more.  

So how am I going to lose weight?  I am going to get motivated, get off the couch and more importantly I am going to burn more calories than I eat.  I’m going to do this by tracking what I eat, how much I exercise and also blog about it. 

I’ve tried “shakes” and diets and points and yes they work for a little while but than I lose my motivation and then I gain it all back and then some.  So instead of being frustrated I will continue to eat what I like just learn to eat in moderation and also burn off what I eat.

Day three in Vegas!

I have had a blast here with my gal pals, I hope we can make it every year. Living it up is going to be expensive financially and physically. I am not going to stress about it, just gonna go with the flow for now and get back on track when I get home.

I had chocolate cake today

I had a piece of chocolate cake today after lunch.  I didn't feel bad about it then but now I'm wishing I had saved the calories for something more filling.  I tend to splurge often when I want and I'm not just talking about my weight.  I think that I often do that financially and know I shouldn't but still do.  I know I need more control physically and financially but it's really hard. It's hard to see something I want and not get it.  Again I do know it's about self control and discipline, something I am learning a bit more of by counting calories.  As far as the financial situation goes, I just need to stop spending when I know I shouldn't.  It's not that we do not have the money, it's just that I could use that money to pay off debt instead of buying at that moment.

Been a while

Gosh time sure passes fast.  I know it has been a while since I've posted and I feel bad about neglecting my blog.  Wait a minute, no one has read this yet, why should I feel guilty?  What I do feel guilty about is the fact that I've slacked on my exercising and eating as well.  I tracked my weight loss pretty well when I started this blog and had lost about 4 lbs in a two week period then the holiday came and I messed it all up.  I gotta get back on track and stay on track otherwise this weight is never ever going to come off.

Why are holidays so hard to keep the focus? I know it's discipline and commitment, I just don't have it right now. I have been reading tons of blogs and twitter posts about people losing so I just have to get motivated again and lose the weight I gained back. Wish me luck and if you are on this same journey good luck.

Sunday post

Today was awful just awful. I didn't exercise and I ate horribly. I went way over my alotted budget for the entire weekend and I gained a pound. Ughh! It is all my fault, I have no one to blame but me. Maybe I can blame the rum and coke I drank last night.  I know, I can't.

Tomorrow will be better, I will get back on track and get motivated.  Right now I feel like sleeping. I am tired and am dreading going to work tomorrow. 

How do you get your spouse/partner to get fit?

So I had a short conversation with my fiancee this morning about his body. He was watching some snippets of Shaun T on Hip Hop Abs and said that he would like to look like him. I told him he could.  He said I'm fine with my body.  Aren't you?  Yes all, this is a loaded question to which I answered gingerly and said "I am fine with your body but I want you to be healthy."  He was ok with it but I could tell it bugged him a little.  I am far from perfect and he loves my body so I dropped it.  It was safe that way.

Ok so most likely he will not be reading these posts so I'm going to be straight out honest here.  I love him, I love him for all he is as he loves me.  What I do not love is his belly.  He is a plumber by trade and works hard every day but because he works so hard he also eats and drinks quite a bit.  I try my hardest to make healthy foods but his eating habits are horrible.  Most times he will not eat breakfast and will skip lunch then eat at 3pm and then skip dinner cause he is not hungry.  Most of his weight is in his belly.  Ok all of his weight is in his belly.  My last post focused on the fact that "belly fat" is not healthy so how do I get him to work out? He thinks my exercise DVD's are girlie.  I thought about purchasing P90 or P90X for him but would it be worth the investment?

If you have been in this situation please leave a comment and let me know what you did to get your spouse or partner involved in their fitness and nutrition.

Too Legit to Quit my weight loss efforts

I just heard the song Too Legit to Quit and it started me thinking, I can't stop now.  I gotta keep going on this journey, I feel much better, sleeping better and am losing.  I also am motivated by others when I see their success.

Last night was a little tough, we went out to dinner to Chili's but I was good.  I ordered what I wanted but I had the server put half of my food in a to go box for later and instead of the fries that came with my meal I had a salad.  I am learning that I can still eat out and enjoy food but not over eat.  I am also learning when I am full.

One of the things that is hard for me is eating slower.  I have always been a fast eater, I don't take time to chew or savor my food like I should.  I often just chow down and go cause I know I have 50 other things to do.  This is why I over eat, cause I'm not really enjoying my food.  My goal now is to really chew and taste my food.  Put my fork or spoon down between bites and just enjoy it.  I think this will help me learn to eat until I'm full and not over eat.  If you have a tip that helped you to lose weight or know when you are full, I would love for you to share.

I did HipHop Abs Total Body Burn this morning; it's getting a little easier.  I'm not as winded through it and I'm doing the higher impact steps that Shaun T does versus the lower impact ones.  I am really focusing on my Abs right now cause I have been reading a lot about weight and where you carry your weight.  I have always had a big behind so that's no biggy but I'd rather have that then carry it in my middle.  It puts more stress on your organs which is very unhealthy.  At least I have comfort knowing that having the weight in your behind is better than in your belly.  I would just like to have a smaller back and well smaller everything.

Two week update

So it's been almost two weeks that I started my weight loss journey.  I was worried that weight loss was going to be super hard cause I just do not have the time to devote to my fitness.  So far I have lost 4 lbs, I am starting to feel better too.  So what I thought was impossible has been possible. I just gotta stay on track and track, track, track.

The challenge I have been facing is trying to eat the best foods within my calorie budget.  It's a lot harder then it seems.  I eat fairly well but I find that I get bored easily.  I'm thinking I need to try new vegetables and try new recipes.  Time to do research.

I found a snack that I love and it is only 120 calories.  I find that in the afternoon or after dinner I want something sweet and wish it was chocolate.  Skinny Cow makes these delicious candies called Dreamy Clusters.  They are YUMMY. Time to research other goodies that aren't too bad calorie wise.