Being Sick

I join the gym....and get sick. I was all ready to go and then boom, a roadblock. Oh well, not going to let this halt my motivation. I need to get my sexy back and get rid of my double chins and tire around my belly. Recommend your fave workout songs!! I need new tunes on my nano.

Brownies

I had a terrible day at work. I did not get a job that I wanted and feel I deserved. I did what I always tend to do...eat my emotions. I had brownies. Oh will this cycle ever end?

I Joined the Gym

I know it has been a while, but just thought I would do a quick update. I have joined the YMCA. My membership starts today. It is a family membership. My husband and I decided we needed to make working out a priority. It will come directly out of my paycheck, like insurance, or dental. It really should be considered necessary like that, I think. Wish us luck!

I'm Still Here

Hey everyone, just thought I would check in. I am still very much interested in losing weight and bettering myself, but I have been so busy. Between work, birthday parties, a vacation, planning a 1st birthday party, and the usual summer gatherings, I have just been way too busy to blog. I think (and hope) once the fall gets here that life will settle down a bit.

I'm still in the "eat to live" mindset. I think it is my best option. I love it. I have to say I have not lost any weight. I haven't really gotten too serious yet about the weight loss like I would have liked, but I know it is going to happen. I am talking about it more and more and becoming more aware of everything I eat. This is probably the slowest going plan I've had so far, but I think that might be a good sign. I have always wanted the fast results. I still do, but what I'm trying to do is not a diet or a quick fix. I am going for a complete makeover. A lifestyle change.

So just for fun, I thought I'd share a couple of pictures. When we go on vacation we always go to this same restaurant called Crabby Bills. I thought I'd share 2 pictures, one from 2010 and one from this year last week. I think it is neat to see the difference. Obviously, I'm heavier. In fact, I'm 30 lbs heavier. WOW.

2010

2012

Oh, by the way, I am growing out my natural hair color. This is the reason for my extremely horrible roots. Well, hope you enjoyed, until next time...

My Inner Goddess

I'm channeling my inner Anastasia Steele to let you all know who my inner goddess is.

She is my 19 year old body.
She is blonde.
She is 110 lbs.
She likes working out.
She loves dancing, booty dancing and 80's style.
She is full of energy.
She is funny.
She is healthy.
She is proud of her body.
She is not hurting.

I remember how annoyed I was reading Fifty Shades of Grey and hearing Ana Steele talk about her inner goddess. It was so annoying. I guess her inner goddess was pretty awesome though. I think mine is too. i want to be like my inner goddess!!

Grocery Shopping Success!!

So for the first time in a while, I feel really good about everything I bought at the grocery store tonight. I am really getting excited about losing weight. I really want to focus on what I talked about in my last post. I want to eat to live, and not live to eat. I am going to focus on eating only what I need to. I need to learn how to stop eating when I'm full. I want to eat slower.

I did get my one indulgence, which is popcorn. My husband and I love to eat popcorn and watch our shows at night. Unfortunately, we each eat our own bag. Tonight, we did a good thing. We got the single serve bags. I am so proud of us. He is totally on board with getting healthy and in shape too, so that makes this much easier.

I love Publix. Their produce and fruit section is sooooo much better than Kroger. My husband is going to start juicing again, and so I will probably start that again too. I did it for awhile before I got pregnant, and then for some reason once I was pregnant I had a huge aversion to it. I think it stuck with me but I'm hoping not, because I know how good it is for you. We got a lot of great fruit and veggies.

So I have decided no dieting, just smart eating. Less input more output.

The Hunger Games

So I just read Fifty Shades of Grey, and now I am reading The Hunger Games. It is so funny how each of these books have made me think about the way I eat. In Fifty Shades, Christian has this way he likes his "subs" to eat. I thought to myself, "Hmmm, not a bad diet plan." Now I'm reading The Hunger Games, as I eat a bag of popcorn, thinking how I should learn to eat like a minimalist, like I'm just eating to survive.

Eating food has become so much more than what it should be. We no longer just eat to survive. We eat to celebrate and to enjoy. If I could just get myself out of that mindset, and eat only what I need to survive, then I would be fine. This is tough though. Everything seems to revolve around food. Birthdays, holidays, family gatherings, celebrations, and getting together with friends...all revolve around food. I can't help but think it would be nearly impossible to avoid that. I need to learn how to say no. No to my body and no to my friends and family.

I got the Jillian Michaels "Boost Metabolism" dvd and am going to start doing that soon. Wish me luck!!