I wrote a little while ago that I was working on getting back on track and I have done just that. For the past two weeks I have lost 1.6 pounds each week. Which may seem like a small amount but in one week it is a healthy amount to lose and an exciting thing for me since I had been gaining for weeks and it was getting extremely frustrating. I am also very proud of my husbands success because he just finished losing his first 10 pounds!!! So proud of him, it helps me to stay on track to know he's there doing it with me.
Our move is coming up soon and I'm doing my best to stay healthy in that process. When much of my cookware is packed and I'm trying to empty the pantry as much as possible it is difficult to stay on track but the recent losses keep me motivated when I want to go the wrong way.
Speaking of our move there was some recent excitement!! I just got called for a job interview in Virginia. It makes the move so much more exciting and less stressful to know there is an honest and very real possibility of work for at least one of us in Virginia. I'm praying and trusting God to provide in any way he sees fit. I am just thrilled to have a possibility.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
Personal Success
Sometimes a personal victory is all you need to keep you on track. Tonight was one of those very small moments in time when I felt successful in my weight loss journey.
My husband got home late from work and we went to grab something quick and easy for dinner, we ended up at a nearby grocery store with a good selection of salad bar items, chinese food, pizza, and fried chicken. It is always so tempting for me to get chinese because I love it and theirs is pretty good. However, I steered clear and ended up with some pulled barbecue chicken. I asked what the ingredients were and they told me it is just chicken with barbecue sauce, nothing else, meaning it rates pretty low on the points scale. I got the pork without a bun and I got green beans and a small scoop of mashed potatoes of which I ate half.
It is a difficult thing sometimes to say no to unhealthy options and tonight was a personal victory. I struggle a lot with eating only as much as I need and making good health conscious choices. So celebrate those little victories. I came out under points for the day giving me the opportunity to have a granola bar or something sweet that I enjoy later in the evening.
If you have ever struggled with overeating or being over weight you can probably understand the feelings I described, and the feeling of overcoming that, if even for one night was awesome! Good luck on your healthy journey, I hope you have similar victories in your future!
My husband got home late from work and we went to grab something quick and easy for dinner, we ended up at a nearby grocery store with a good selection of salad bar items, chinese food, pizza, and fried chicken. It is always so tempting for me to get chinese because I love it and theirs is pretty good. However, I steered clear and ended up with some pulled barbecue chicken. I asked what the ingredients were and they told me it is just chicken with barbecue sauce, nothing else, meaning it rates pretty low on the points scale. I got the pork without a bun and I got green beans and a small scoop of mashed potatoes of which I ate half.
It is a difficult thing sometimes to say no to unhealthy options and tonight was a personal victory. I struggle a lot with eating only as much as I need and making good health conscious choices. So celebrate those little victories. I came out under points for the day giving me the opportunity to have a granola bar or something sweet that I enjoy later in the evening.
If you have ever struggled with overeating or being over weight you can probably understand the feelings I described, and the feeling of overcoming that, if even for one night was awesome! Good luck on your healthy journey, I hope you have similar victories in your future!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Stressed=Dessert
It has been a long time since my last post, mostly because I've been off the health band wagon which isn't an easy thing to admit. I have been having a very hard time with eating healthy and exercising regularly but I am doing the best that I can at this point.
With moving and working and packing it is easy for me to take the easy way out and eat fast food or something quick. And while fruit is quick and delicious I can only eat so much fruit and then I can't take it any more.
So I'm trying some new things that I found on some other blogs that might make snacking easier for me. I found a recipe for homemade granola bars that I'm going to try and will post the recipe after I have made them and tried them. I'm also trying to work out 4 days a week.
Working out is hard for me as it is and the rising temperatures make it even more difficult for me to want to go outside for a long walk. I have decided I need to start with a reasonable number of days per week. I always feel like I have to do all or nothing and that is absolutely not the case. I hope that by the end of summer I will be up to 5 or 6 days a week but at this point 4 is what I feel is reasonable and I'm trying not to feel guilty for not doing more.
I'm also in the process of job hunting and waiting to hear back which is incredibly difficult, and there comes the name of this post. I just want to eat delicious food which isn't necessarily healthy, or is almost never healthy. I'm working hard to make eating healthy as delicious as possible and I will continue to blog about my weight loss and keep you posted on pounds lost or gained per week and any workouts that I find that I really enjoy!
With moving and working and packing it is easy for me to take the easy way out and eat fast food or something quick. And while fruit is quick and delicious I can only eat so much fruit and then I can't take it any more.
So I'm trying some new things that I found on some other blogs that might make snacking easier for me. I found a recipe for homemade granola bars that I'm going to try and will post the recipe after I have made them and tried them. I'm also trying to work out 4 days a week.
Working out is hard for me as it is and the rising temperatures make it even more difficult for me to want to go outside for a long walk. I have decided I need to start with a reasonable number of days per week. I always feel like I have to do all or nothing and that is absolutely not the case. I hope that by the end of summer I will be up to 5 or 6 days a week but at this point 4 is what I feel is reasonable and I'm trying not to feel guilty for not doing more.
I'm also in the process of job hunting and waiting to hear back which is incredibly difficult, and there comes the name of this post. I just want to eat delicious food which isn't necessarily healthy, or is almost never healthy. I'm working hard to make eating healthy as delicious as possible and I will continue to blog about my weight loss and keep you posted on pounds lost or gained per week and any workouts that I find that I really enjoy!
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