lose 100 pounds

Stress is my downfall… I get stressed, I eat to be comforted…. Well, that and apparently easter candy. :0)

1. To feel good about ourselves.
2. To have GREAT sex! :)
3. So we won’t think people are laughing or talking about us.
4. To buy clothes in a normal store and actually get clothes with some
style to them that fit correctly.
5. To have more energy!
6. To be able to tie your shoes/paint toenails.
7. To be able to sit on a floor and get up gracefully.
8. To wear a bathing suit.
9. To cross your legs or sit Indian style.
10. To fit into an airline/theatre/bus/whatever seat without spilling over
and without having to see “that look” from the person who has to sit
beside you .
11. So our ankles won’t swell.
12. To fit into a booth at any restaurant.
13. To not need an extension to a seat belt on an airplane and to have the
tray table not balance on our bellies.
14. To not worry about being decapitated in our cars with our seat belts on
if we should be in an accident.
15. To not turn beet red after moderate exertion.
16. To be able to pick something up off the floor.
17. Panty Hose that fit!
18. To go to an amusement park and ride the rides.
19. To be able to sit in any chair without worry of breakage.
20. To not have to apologize when caught in a narrow aisle and have
someone need to get by.
21. To go dancing, sky diving, bungee jumping….
22. To be able to go horseback riding or ride a bike.
23. To not worry about rashes and sweating.
24. To not have to listen to “caring” people ask why you don’t diet or worse
still… “gee you have such a pretty face”. still… “gee you have such a
pretty face”.
25. To not worry about spilling food, sauces or gravy down the front of your
blouse/dress/shirt when eating.
26. To not have to think up some excuse for not doing something because
you know your weight will impede you.
27. To not have your belly hit the steering wheel and to be able to fit
comfortably in the driver’s seat.
28. To have a bra fit comfortably and to be able to buy underwear at
Victoria’s Secret rather than at “Tubby the Underwear Guy”.
29. To not have to worry about the weight limit of step stools, ladders,
motorcycle, exercise equipment, etc.
30. To not get stuck in a turn style.
31. To not wake up feeling achy in the back… or to have ache free legs and
feet.
32. So the bathroom scale won’t creak and groan when you step on it.
33. To be able to leave the tablecloth on the table at a restaurant instead
of dragging it with you when you get up.
34. So you won’t look the other way when you see yourself in a monitor
where they have security cameras.
35. To never be embarrassed about your size.
36. To not count tying shoes as daily exercise.
37. To not have to wait for the handicap stall when there are plenty of other
stalls available.
38. To not be more out of shape than seniors.
39. To not break toilet seat when leaning to one side.
40. To be able to put on wedding rings again.
41. To try to make a double chin and fail!
42. Buy clothing bargains to fit the next year … and they do!
43. Not to have to worry about plastic zippers or having your pants bust
open.
44. Normal waistbands rather than elastic!
45. To wear knee socks correctly instead of worn like slouches!
46. To look good in a tee shirt!
47. To try on slacks or jeans and have the pant leg actually fit over leg!
48. To be able to get close to sink and not come away with a wet belly!
49. To get out of a stuffed chair GRACEFULLY and not look down to see if
the chair has come up with you!
50. To not worry if the hairdresser’s smock will fit!
51. To not be self-conscious about eating in front of others!
52. To not be afraid to ask which hairstyle suits your face.
53. To not have people checking you out after looking in your grocery cart.
54. To not feel (and look) like a sausage in stirrup pants.
55. TO have your friends NOT be embarrassed to be seen with you.
56. To get promotions/hired or close that sale.
57. Pants that stay up because your waist is smaller than your butt!
58. No more boobs! (this is for the guys!)
59. Wearing shorts or tank tops without fear of arrest or grossing out
others!
60. To not have the fear of being rejected.
61. To successfully flirt!
62. To not worry about how to get in and out of the back seat in a two door
car!
63. One size fits all and it fits you!
64. To have a lap.
65. To not have the car you are ride in slant in your direction.
66. To be able to use toilet paper as it was meant to be used and not to
have to invent ways to “get the job done”.
67. To not have to watch TV news reports on fat people in hopes that you
haven’t been caught on camera!
68. To be able to get between cars in a parking lot without wiping the dust
off with your belly and your butt.
69. No more heat rashes and chafing in the upper thighs.
70. So that the cloth in the thigh area doesn’t wear away long before the
rest of the slacks do!
71. To meet a friend online and not be horrified to have to send a picture of
yourself.
72. To not take fat references and fat jokes personally.
73. To know you can go anywhere because wherever you sit you CAN be
comfortable and look at ease.
74. To shop at the mall and not have your back ache from lugging your
huge butt and stomach around!
75. To be able to stand still, carrying nothing and still look poised.
76. To be able to cross your arms across your chest without them resting
on your stomach!
77. To have your feet get smaller.
78. Using your mouth to taste and chew food rather than as just a route to
get the food from your lips to your stomach.
79. Blood pressure returns to normal.
80. To avoid other health complications from being overweight.
81. To be able to borrow a co-worker’s jacket for an important meeting.
82. To meet someone for the first time and their eyes don’t pop out of their
head with amazement…because they never knew you’re fat!
83. To see your reflection in a mirror or store window without turning away!
84. To wear a watch with a regular length watch band.
85. To look in the mirror when getting your hair cut without thinking you
have the biggest face in the world.
86. To not mind getting your picture taken.
87. To not avoid going to the doctor because you have to get “weighed” in.
88. To wake up each morning feeling energized and ready to go.
89. To not even worry about squeezing into small spaces.
90. To not have to enter an elevator and check the weight limit.
91. To look in your closet and have problems deciding which stylish outfit
to work since you have so many that look good and fit well.
92. To not have to lie perfectly still in bed at night for fear of breaking the
bed!
93. To buy tie shoes instead of slip-ons!
94. To be able to walk any distance without looking for a bench to sit on.
95. To look forward to shopping and just trying on clothes!
96. To be able to drive by any fast food place without salivating!
97. To be able to shop at the same store for food instead of having to
remember where you shopped last night for the junk food so you can
avoid that store for a few days!
98. To not feel lower than low when an innocent child remarks about your
size!
99. To not constantly be thinking of where your next morsel of food is
coming from.
100. And the 100th reason to lose 100 pounds …
I’M WORTH IT!

30 minutes on the elliptical
drink 4 bottles of H2O
Log my calories on fitday.com, not to exceed 1500

Yeah me!

hello ther, I am am back on track now. I just got off a spring break and although I did not splurge or anything, I did not make any advances in my weight loss. My back has been very sore so I wasn’t working out but I did notice a big difference in my eating habbits. Even though I was not monitoring them, I was consistantly reachy for healthy over bad foods. Yeah me! So now I am here, back on track, ready to lose it all!
Today I will drink 3 bottles of H2O,(around 99 ounces) log all my calories on FitDay.com, and use my elliptical for 20 minutes minimum. Have a great day everyone!!

This morning I worked out for 20 minutes this morning and then 20 minutes tonight. That ended up at like 400 calories burned. Yee ha.. I Love it. I guess that makes up for the strawberry cupcakes with cream cheese frosting my husband made for me tonight. I am one lucky girl!

Had a great eating day today. I am trying to keep it under 1500 calories a day, but to my satisfaction, it always ends up at about 1200 calories. And I don’t feel deprived, and don’t have crazy cravings or lapses in will power. I feel like I am eating all the time actually, to stave off hunger. But when you eat foods low in calories and that are good for you, it’s amazing how much you can eat for 1200 calories. No Elliptical today, Had classes ALL day but I did manage to go up those seven flights of stairs to get to my class. No elevators for me anymore! There were 125 steps to be exact, with about a 15 pound back pack. Yee haw I am proud of that.

I love writing on here every day, it holds me accountable for my actions all day long. It’s kind of like having a friend who you would tell everything too, but without all the backstabbing and drama stuff. I have been eating really well. Whole greain cereal, skim milk and a bananna for breakfast, spinach salad with grilled chicken and balsamic vinagrette for lunch, a Pria power drink for snack right after my workout, and I plan on Ahi tuna on rice for dinner. I love this new lifestyle, It’s like I was meant to be living this way, but I didn’t know it until now. I did another 30 minutes on the elliptical today. I really have a soundtrack to my workout that kicks in at all the right times. It really keeps me motivated, and I need that. My only concern right now is my heart rate, I feel that it goes too high during the workout (185), takes forever to get back down under 100 (30 minutes), and my resting heartrate is too high (100). I am currently in nursing school so I’ll have to fumble through my text books tonight and wee what I should be aiming for as far as maximum heartrates for my size. That and it seems to be irregular. I hope I don’t drop dead one of these workouts. :0) Wish me luck!

The scale says 268.2, I am so happy. And I have never felt better about myself. I am fighting cravings left and right and winning my battle. There are a lot of differences between me now and all those other times I have tried to lose weight.
1) Change in Lifestyle – It’s not a diet, I am changing my eating patterns and making them habit! I am in this for the long haul, because I want to be here for that long.
2) I am not losing this weight for anyone but me – In the past I was pressured by friends or my parents. This is the only body I get, Gosh darn it I am going to take care of it.
3) I have support – My husband is like my own personal cheerleader. He met me at this size ( a little smaller ) and has never told me to lose weight or change. It had to be my choice he told me. He told me to just do it, he knew that I could, and I am going to do it gosh darn it all..
4) My doctor – she said if we wanted to have children, I would have to slim down..It is not healthy to be overweight entering a pregnancy.

So, here I am, on a mission to improve my health, eat healthy, and to motivate my family to do the same. (we are all self proclaimed “big boned” people)

By the way, Best workout ever today, I am up to 30 minutes on the elliptical and worked out my upper body. I feel yummy :0)

I am starting to feel like this is my very own personal journal, lol, where is everyone?? I know I am not the only person with this goal, And this could be such a great forum to support eachother. I know I don’t want to be doing this alone, Is there anyone out there???

Had another great workout today, up to 24 minutes on the elliptical and then walked it out for 15. I have a lot more energy since I stopped eating everything in sight. I had multi-bran chex with skim milk and fresh strawberries for breakfast, worked out, did all my housework, and am now having a light and fit smoothie from dannon and an apple for snack. I have to study for a final that I have tomorrow, so i’ll stop procrastinating now. :0)

My husband and I bought a new scale today, It’s digital and hopefully more accurate that the one I was using at my parents house. It got my husbands weight right, cause he can eat ANYTHING and not change an ounce, and then I got on…. It said 272!!! I hope it’s right! I did a little happy dance and cheered for myself! This is the first time, in almost 2 years, that my weight has actually gone down instead of up. I am so proud of myself, I feel like a new person just with my new attitude and will power. I can’t even emagine what I will feel like when I look like a new person too. Hot damn this is fun.