WonderWoman

Bother 1 - I hate that I woke up today and noticed the scale was up .5 pounds.  I hate that it bothers me.  I hate that after all this time of trying to lose weight and I know the ups and downs of the scale that it still bothers me.  I hate that just a tiny .5 pounds of fat has that effect on me.  It puts you in a mood sometimes.  I ran 3 miles last night and ate completely well and nothing?  lol  Sometimes it just doesn’t make sense to the brain.

Bother 2 - I took the real age test at RealAge.com and now I’m trying to lower my “real age”.  Well one of the things that it recommended was for me to get more sleep.  So I started to keep track of how much sleep I actually get and it really isn’t enough.  I’m missing like a full 10 hours of sleep in a week.  And there are days I get 5 and then some I get 10.   I think this effects my mood big time and how my body feels.   I’m tired because I don’t get enough sleep and I’m tired because of the days with too much sleep and trying to play catch up. 

Bother 3 - I’m trying not to get angry so much so that my stress levels are down but people in this house keep pissing me off.  Are they secrectly trying to kill me?  It’s funny when you say to yourself “I will not get angry” and right away something makes you angry.  Like just making the statement alone invites anger. 

That’s it!  Thanks for reading!  Carry on.

Uh huh, 5 pounds gone.   Oh yeah, oh yeah.  (Flexing muscles from side to side)

I counted every calorie and every fat gram these choppers came in contact with and it paid off.  Not to mention all that dang cardo too.   I’m proud of the fact that I did not eat out at all this week.  All meals were cooked or prepared at home with my Cooking Light cookbook.   Yay me!  This is big for me.

Have a great weekend Buddies!  I hope everyone hears their own good news! 

Hello out there in Buddyslim Land.  Last night I went to have some drinks with a couple of friends and I’m paying a small price for it today (a lingering headache) so please, keep your voices down while visiting my blog.

I did however plan for the evening and saved up alot of calories in order to throw some back (like my honkey tonk talk?)  and still meet my calorie goals which is kinda weird in a way.  But, it’s what I’m trying to do to find balance with losing weight and not sacrificing my social life.  I gave up alot of social time last year trying to get in shape and now since I lost the bulk of my weight, I don’t want to sacrifice it again. 

So I’m happy to report I met my calorie goals big time.  I even did the research on what beer had the lowest carbs and calories and for you beer drinkers out there reading, there is a difference.  If anyone cares, Miller Lite and Budweiser Select are lower in carbs and calories then any of your regular type bar beers. 

Have a great weekend buddies.  For those of you who are weighing in tomorrow or Sunday, my fingers are crossed for you and me!  Oooh, I said that way too loud.  (rubbing my head)

I read an article about 10 mistakes parents make when feeding their kids and one caught my eye.  It was something like “Don’t hide snacks from your children.  Kids want what they can’t have so if you hide it then they want it more.  Keep it where they can see it”.   Well I noticed that I really don’t hide my kid snack foods and my 3 year old can see them and she knows what they are too.   But about an hour ago she saw the watermelon we have and patted it and said “I want some.”  So I cut it up for her and she ate it.  Later she said “I’m hungry” and I asked her if she wanted apples and she said yes.   Then she found some oranges and wanted those too.   She sees the bad snacks but she isn’t asking for them at all.

I’m thinking if a parent wants their kids to have snacky foods (which I’m ok with myself) then you have to give fruit equal time.   Now I can see how this wouldn’t work so easily for a child who has junk all the time and then their parents try to get healthy and the kids rebel because they don’t normally eat fruit.  That I can see where it would take some time and some battles.   Lord knows I’ve been there with my oldest.  But, if we get our kids early and teach them that fruit can be good and make it a normal thing around the house then they are better off in the long run. 

Let’s hope I can take my own observations from today and remember them not just for today but from here on out raising her.  Let me remember to always have good foods around.  Always.   Fingers crossed!

Have a great day Buddies!  Let’s karate chop some fat today!  Aaaaaeeee yaaaa!  (hand making stupid chopping motion)

Well, I’m trying to drink some red wine now for the health benefits and the taste is something I’m just not used to.  Maybe with some time I will begin to like it.   I’m only drinking 1/4 cup so it’s no biggie.   Maybe I should pour it into a beer bottle since that’s more my style.  lol.  Fool my brain.  Ha ha!

Good news for me tonight.  I ran 3 miles!  I guess it’s not the most exciting news but it’s always nice to see you still “got it” ya know?  I used to run that alot before and then stopped and would pick it up here and there.  So anytime I can run it now makes me think there is still hope for these lazy bones of mine. 

 Have a great night buddies.  Let’s now put our feet up and rest.  Ahhhh…and sip on some wine… 

Food Log

Exercise Log

Saturday - Did major grocery shopping and brought in lots of good foods.  Goal is to eat at home everyday for every meal and meeting calorie and fat gram targets.

Sunday - Started my health plan all over again.  Hit all food target numbers that I set for myself

Monday - Hit food target numbers I set for myself and ran 2 miles and walked 1.  Started reading my Dr. Oz book again to get re-inspired.  Started taking vitamins again.

Tuesday - Hit food target numbers again and ran 2 miles and walked 1.  Registration form has been sent out for my first 5k run. 

Wed - Ate a good breakfast so far and looking ahead for a good day.  (scale had good news this morning but won’t log anything until later)

Have a great day buddies!  It’s never easy starting over but the pay off is great if we keep at it.  I should know.  This is my umpteenth time restarting. 

My title is from a MySpace page for a little bar I want to go to in Austin, Tx.  It has  a bingo game there called Chicken Sh-t Bingo and this chicken in a cage poops on numbers and you hope you have the numbers it poops on.   I like the title because it’s cute and I think it’s fitting for some folks here on Buddyslim.

 Anyway…….I signed up for a 5K race for Oct. 15th.  This will be the first race I have done where I actually ran it.   I hope that training for this race will help jump start my weight loss efforts again and if I complete the race then I can scratch that one off my New Years Resolution list. 

On another note, the other day I read a blog where someone spoke about the skinny people and their efforts to lose weight too and how they talk about it.  When I was younger I used to think they (skinny people)  were just complaining over nothing too but I have since changed my way of thinking.   I remember when I was 207 and I needed to lose over 60 pounds.   When I started reaching the 160’s did I then become one of the skinny people?  No.  When I reached 150 did I become one of the skinny people?  No.  I may have gotten skinnier but I wasn’t skinny.  My BMI still said I was overweight.  What is that magic number out there that tells others you need to stop talking about weight loss?   I know there are some people that need to lose 60, 70 or even 100 pounds but just because a person isn’t in the 200’s doesn’t mean they shouldn’t talk or act on their weight loss.  Just because a person has only 15 more pounds to go doesn’t mean they shouldn’t talk about it.  I remember working with some skinny girls and they would watch what they ate and discussed it and that’s probably because they knew if they didn’t that they would gain weight too.  The only difference between them and I was that they watched what they ate and I just ate whatever I could.   I guess my whole point is on this subject is what’s the magic number that you have to quit talking about weight loss?   I may not be 200 and something pounds anymore but my weight is still at a dangerous number for heart problems and other medical problems so I think that’s ok.  And if someone whose 130 wants to try and get at a healthy but at a lower weight then I’m ok with that because it’s better they do it now before it really becomes a hard struggle.     This was not a rant but just an opinion on the subject.  I mean, if we all made it to our goal weight and became “skinny” are we not allowed to talk about our weight loss efforts anymore because we are no longer considered “fat” by others?   Believe me when I say the struggle continues on.  I made it to my goal weight once and you just don’t magically stay at that number.  You have to keep working out and eating right or the weight comes back on.

Have a good one buddies.  To all my fellow Texans out there, especially the one’s living on or near the coast, stay safe.  That Ike looks pretty mean.