Toning and Health

Along with my healthy eating habits and walking, Daughter #3 has become my own personal trainer!! She is in top shape and works out with the Insanity videos every day...too much for BoostieMom!! However, we do walk and now she has me doing arm exercises (big trouble spot of mine). I'm not seeing the results, yet! But, I can certainly feel it!!

Doing my best to plan good healthy meals for our up coming vacation at the beach!! I'm a little nervous, because I know how easy it is to fall back into bad habits!! And one can do a lot of damage in a week by not eating healthy!! Plus, I'm not doing all the cooking so I don't have complete control...but I am planning ahead and taking lots of fruits and veggies and healthy snacks I can eat. So I won't eat the cookies, cakes, potato chips, sweet rolls etc...that will be just an arms lengths away!!

My family knows I'm practicing healthy eating, so I know they'll be respectable! However, that doesn't mean there won't be unhealthy food around!! Lord give me strength!! I figure if I start psyching myself up now I'll be okay....right?

Note to self: The scale is watching and waiting!!

Whew!!!

Bootsie is happy to report a .8 weight loss!! Whoo hoo, and again, whoo hoo!! I was really dreading this morning's weight in!! Like I said in yesterday's post, Saturday and Sunday were not good WW days :-/ I know I'm not out of the woods yet, cause I know sometimes it catches up a week later, just like weight loss!! However, if I'm really, really, really careful and stay focused I think I can avoid a weight gain next week.

Down a total of 5.2 pounds!! Not huge, but I'll take it!!

Baby steps, but steps in the right direction none the less!!

Tried a WW new receipe last night...Penne with Vodka Sauce!! Very good, even Mr. Husband and Daughter #3 like it!! We added grilled chicken to make it even better and more filling!!

YUMMY!!!

Scared of the scale...UGH!!!

Tomorrow morning is weigh day...I'm not looking forward to it!! Saturday had pizza and beer with family at a very spontaneous pool gathering, Sunday night went to Joe T. Garcia's for dinner...the chips mocked me until I ate them and the frozen margaritas were screaming my name!! Oh good Lord, how I hate being so weak!!

I've used all my daily PointsPlus and weekly PointsPlus Allowance too!!

What's the saying..."old enough to know better, but too young to resist"

I'm back on tract now, but I know those two days of weakness are going to tell on me tomorrow.

So I guess I better, just bite the bullet and move forward!!

Tuesday weigh day!!

Bootsie is happy to report another loss this week...a whopping 1.4 pounds!! Very excited!! In the grand scheme of my weight loss journey I know that's not a huge amount, but it's still a successful week. Every little bit adds up and gets me closer to my first goal (5% loss of total body weight) and eventually to my ultimate goal...a healthier Bootsie!!

The loss just confirms the few changes I made last week worked!! Will continue on this course and expect another loss next week.

Plus, I think I'm almost ready to make the commitment to join the Zumba class or at least try it...I'm really scared and pretty nervous!! My fear is I won't be able to keep up, which they say is normal when you start out...nervous, because of how I look in workout clothes :(

Oh well, gotta get over the fear and face it!! The sooner I start the sooner I'll feel and look better in workout clothes...Right?!?!?!

I read my friend Dillypoo's Blog and all her accomplishments and I'm so proud of her!! She has been a great inspiration!! She took it one step at a time, went from being a couch potato to a marathon runner!! WOW!!

Life in General...

Life can certainly be unpredictable; a co-worker's husband passed away, it was very unexpected. I can't even begin to wrap my head around what she must be going through. I think of my own husband and just can't imagine!! My heart and prayers go out to he and her family.

On a happier note, Daughter #3 has found a Bible study group and church she likes and wants to start going to. The Lord works in our lives is such mysterous ways...thank you Lord for all our Blessings!!

Gotta stay focused!! So far so good!! It's a hour by hour effort...

Snack time!!! I'm really enjoying this years watermelons, seedless one are the best!!

I didn't eat them...YAY me!!!

Don't be fooled by the statement "All Natural Ingredients", these might be better than regular chips, but for 6 points I think I can find a better way to spend those points!!

Kind of proud of myself for having the will power to set them aside!! I wrote in big black bold marker 6 Points on the front...so every time I look at them I'm reminded NOT to eat them!! I'll take them home for Mr. Husband (skinny person) or Daughter #3 (who burns lots of calories) to enjoy!!

Boostie is determined to stay focused!!! I so want to see another loss on the scale come weigh day Tuesday!!!

Struggling a little with how to break up my meals and snacks by points, trying to keep my blood sugar as even as possible by eating 5-6 times a day. I'm allowed 32 points a day. If I split it up into three meals, that's 10.6 points per meal, which doens't really work out every good since I eat 5-6 times a day. If I split it evenly by 5-6 that's only 6 or 5.3 points a meal/snack. I've about decided not to worry about making each mail even and kind of just go with the flow...on adverage breakfast is 5-7 points, depending on what's in my smoothie. Lunch and dinner are normally higher in points value. However, if I eat fruit for a snack that's zero points or veggies dipped in hummus that's only 2 points...it's all trail by error!! I just can't afford too many errors and still see a loss one the scale!!

Live and Learn

Celebration!!

Bootsie is celebrating!! Consistency has paid off...down three pounds this week!! Whoo hoo!! It's a small victory, but a victory none the less!! When you have a huge amount of weight to lose three pounds is not very much, but it's a start.

WW Club recommends not to look at the huge amount of weight you have to lose, but rather break it down in smaller goals, like first goal 5% of your body weight, then 10% etc...I've had to break it down even a little farther. When you have a lot of weight to lose 5% can still be overwhelming!! So I've broken it down even more...with this week's loss I'm half way to my first goal!!

I'm focusing on more fruits and veggies and smaller portions. Portion control is so freaking hard! I always want to take that last bite of leftovers, you know the ones, there's not enough for a meal, but don't want to throw it way either...SLAP MY HAND, HARD!!!

It's all a process and I'm struggling to stay focused!!