I almost forgot......

This was a crazy week. Got back from Oregon with the kids. Had a day to get the laundry done and the house picked up and then two days of training at Keller Williams. I have to tell you...I love my job. It is so much fun to find people their homes...and to sell them when they are moving. Anyway....I lost only a pound this week but as some say on the Biggest Loser...I will take it. It is one more closer to my goal! I am sugar free and soda free still.

Lisa

I knew this would happen

a one pound loss this week...hmmm. It is time to stir things up a bit.. I still feel great! A pound lost is progress gained. I am not even the least bit disappointed. I keep going back to the Fable that my friend has on her blog. Check it out at FitMania.blogspot.com. I am becoming the butterfly that I always knew was in there.

I can't believe I am out of the 2's

Finally....out of the 200's. I don't think I look different....I see myself everyday. But...I know that I feel different. This week has been a bit stressful. From mid March until June I am so busy....it seems this way every year. With 5 children in 8 different activities....I feel like I am whirling around in a tornado most days. Not to mention trying to work and put myself first for a change. I am managing and this blog helps me to remember that I have to take care of myself so that I can take care of my family and the rest of the nonsense. For those of you who are struggling....hang in there. Take this one day at a time. Journal. Set goals. Look at yourself in the mirror EVERY morning and tell yourself that you are worth it!!! I know I am!!

Love to all,

Lisa

Momentum is good!

This past week has been great. The momentum that I feel is wonderful. I had a "tired" day where my muscles just didn't want to co-operate. I rested and the next day felt much better. I am still sugar free. I have actually got my husband to stop drinking soda and he is sugar free as well. Not that I was nagging or anything.......but....he is feeling much better too. Next will be the little curtain climbers!!!!

Lisa

Feeling a bit revvvvvved up!!

Thank you all for your comments. I need that support to keep me going some days. Sherry...I have been playing more with my calories than anything. I do some intervals. 5 min walk, 1 min run, 3 min walk, 1 min run for 30 minutes. That I know is helping to keep my body guessing. I also am doing 1500 cal...then 1200....then 1200...then 1300...then 1100 and start back at 1500. I know this may seem time consuming to most. When you have dealt with a weight issue as I have and bounce all over the place as well as having a food addiction....it is time worth spent. The number prove that it can be done. I have days that I am tired but they are far and few inbetween. Thank you so much for all your support.

Lisa

Finally have a voice....

I was so glad to run into a friend recently that started me on a great workout regiment and eating plan about 3 years ago. She (among other friends of mine) are passionate about healthy living. I love to surround myself with these people who are always cheering me on. Although I fell off the "wagon" I feel great again with each of the planks and squats that I am doing. I know this is a lifetime change....one that should not be taken casually. I have a mother who struggles each and every day with Type 2 diabetes. She is on 9 different medications which honestly I think are only masking all of the symptoms of the other medications. To hear her sometimes complain of every ache makes me more motivated to do better. I don't want to be......sick all of the time.

I am alive.
I am healthier (than yesterday)
I am still soda free.
I am combating the sugar.
I am worth it!!!

My workouts get me one step closer to who I am
My healthy eating makes me feel more in control and have a clearer mindset.
Take the steps today...be healthy....feel great....

Lisa

Here we go again!!

ok....I was on a roll. Then just as I round that corner of feeling great, the crappy cold bug makes its way into my overworked system. I know that it was just telling me that my body wasn't used to the workouts and eating right and it was going to show me. Well...it did. I got sick last Wednesday. Started in the throat...worked its ugly way into my head and sinuses...then took a trip to my lungs where it has stayed. Every cough to get this nasty stuff out sent pulsating pain to my ears and head. So....the dilemma was this....do I cough and hurt....or do I not cough and try to get rest. As you might know....it is tax season...so to keep my marriage in tact.....I slept on the couch...coughing and tossing for the last week. I now feel better but still have the last bit of hacking up my lungs at night. So...diet and exercise? ummm it has been non-existent. And...(sorry Sherry) I had a diet Pepsi to burn the nasty flem out of my coated throat. I believe that stuff is acid. It burned all the way down but cleared a path. Don't worry...that is the only one I will have. It was like Drano for the pipes. Still managed to lose a pound though!! Stay tuned....

OOPS....forgot to weigh in on Friday

Well. I guess you'll have to wait until this friday. Did anyone watch Oprah...with Dr. OZ? It was all about diabetes. What a great show. I don't like Oprah for the most part but...Dr. Oz was great. Watch it!! This past week was good. I struggle a bit with stress. 5 kids, working, keeping up with laundry, cleaning house, and being a chauffeur to the kids was enough to wear me out a bit. But....it is a new week and a new day. Life is good. Health is good. I am soda free and sugar free. The dreaded cycle is going to start so I am feeling a bit bloated. HMM...I should name the "cycle". What do you think? I had a great work out this morning. Love to get it done first thing. Then it is DONE and I don't have to think about it anymore.

Lisa

Friday....weigh in.

Not bad for a stressful week. 2 lbs down from last week. I had a bad thursday. I was rushing around to meet the deadlines for the day and trying to keep my wits about me. My computer got sick...the dreaded 2010 virus and it just happened to be the computer that all of my pictures are on (and yes...I forgot to back them up). Not to mention all of my real estate work is on that computer as well. Thank heavens for a wonderful husband who is smart and has a few connections. He called his former brother in law in portland who is a computer whiz. About 5 hours later I was up and running. The first thing that I did was back up everything on an external hard drive. Now I feel better (mentally)and so does my computer. The reason that I am writing about this is I ate terrible. No soda...no sugar...but just heavy, nasty food. I don't even know that I would call it food. It is just....blobby...blah...crap! There! That is how I felt when I went to bed last night. After a few "runs" to the restroom...I am feeling much lighter this morning and back to a new day. Does anyone have a solution for those days that are a bit stressful? I would take any suggestions!

Lisa

Crazy days and mondays always bring me down!

Do you recognize that title...it is actually a song. Woke up thinking that my kids didn't have school. They had cousins spend the night Sunday night so they could play on monday. Well...I went to the grocery store before the kids woke up and as I was coming back...I saw the school bus. Panic set in and I called the school. They thought I was crazy until I told them I have two kids in the Boise School Dist and they didn't have school. I woke up some pretty upset kids...took a few home to their mom...and the two that I had left at home went with me to do service at my moms. Poor kids! Even though the day was crazy...I didn't feel like I was out of control on my eating. Still soda free....sugar free (except natural stuff) and I feel that I am tasting things. I had a pear that was so good. I don't remember eating one that tasted so amazing. Hmm...I wonder if it has something to do with slowing down....focusing on what your eating....and really enyoying it.
My work out last night was great. I went with my husband after dinner. Tip: don't eat cucumbers before you work out.

Lisa

5 down...alot more to go.

Today is a good day. I have lost 5 pounds. I have more to go but am optimistic. I feel good. I am taking things very slow. It is a constant battle that I am going to win. I was so tempted yesterday to stop at a fast food place and then told myself...NO...that is silly when I have fresh food at home just 5 more minutes....that was all it took. Grabbed my water and that was it. That out of control feeling was gone. Stay tuned....

Lisa

Subway...eat fresh!

How much more fresh can you get with a veggie delight on whole wheat with nothing on it. It was actually pretty good. The headache came back for just a few minutes this morning. As I got moving and the kids off to school it seemed to have disappeared. Friday is my weigh in for this week. I will be curious to see how things are going. I have a body bugg that is showing me my activity level which I like. It is nice to know just how much excercise you are getting in a typical day. But it also tells me when I am being a bum!! Not liking that reality so much. Just gotta keep moving. With a new house to clean and 5 kids....I should be a rail!! Still sugar free...and soda free. Feeling FREE!!!!

Lisa

Seek and Find

Today my big to do...is to find a receipe for dinner that is healthy...but that all (7) of us will like. I have some beef in the freezer that is grass fed cattle from Brians ranch. There are some weird cuts that I haven't heard of. Who knew a cow could be cut in so many different ways? We are going to Union in June to buy another one at the stockshow so I need to get through what we have. There is a website call allreceipes.com that I am looking at. If anyone knows of a good receipe site...let me know. I am feeling very good. Not as tired as I was over the weekend. I am still soda...and sugar free.....I love it.

Lisa

Headache is gone

Whew! I am so glad to have awaken without the headache this morning. I really do feel good. I am eating more natural foods. My biggest problem is finding good receipes. I know that it will take some time to find "favorites" but I am determined to make this work. As of yesterday, today and tomorrow....I am soda free and sugar free. I didn't know that an orange could taste so sweet. I am mindful of what I am eating. I will get on the scale friday to see how the weight is. I am not as concerned with the weight as I am about how I feel. I do feel "lighter". Thank you Sherry for the "love"!!! To my followers...go to ....fitmania.blogspot.com

Lisa

Still have headache

Well...not as bad as yesterday but the headache is still there. I felt a bit out of sorts not really knowing all that I am doing yet. This is a slow and steady process. I am drinking my water...adding a bit of lemon. I am reading the labels....if I read a label and don't know what the ingredients are???...or can't buy them to eat...then I won't eat them. How is that for all natural?!!! I know it is hard now...but I also know that it will get easier. I have to get the sugar out of my system. We all proclaim to know what is bad for us i.e. alcohol, cigarettes, over eating....how many of you would smoke a cig just to have a soda (equally bad for you if you did the research). So...when I "feel" like I have to have a soda...I must remember that I have to have a cig too..UMMM no brainer....not doing it!! I know that my mindset will shift as long as I do this. Before too long it will be part of who I am. Wish me luck!!

Not the worst headache...yet.

I woke up this morning with pretty bad headache. Amazing how not drinking soda will do a number on your head. I grabbed something for the ache and reached for some almonds and raisins to get me going. Didn't want eggs this morning so had an orange and some "crab meat". I am not sure why...but it was good to get me started. Water is my friend. I am in control and it feels great. It is only noon...but so far off to a good start. I will check back in later....

Lisa

A Long road back......hmmm

Today I was inspired. I have this friend....I absolutely love her! She has inspired me and is going to be my guide through this craziness of weight loss and control. I will fill you in on who she is when I get her permission to...and...after not drinking soda and getting off sugar....I might not love her absolutely...(just kidding friend). So here it goes. Not just again...but...this time...not like the rest. I am sugar free!!!! Pop is not my friend....I am. I am in control. Food is not! I feel great!!

Lisa