The Journey

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Holy Wake Up Call!

2009-09-28T09:26:00.000-07:00

Man, did I overdo it this weekend! Why... I have NO idea. I had a scrapbooking get together with my friend and her family. We totally called it as a pig-out crazy weekend...but My Oh My! It was unneccessary. Saturday night as I drove home, I just about broke into tears. Not the usual, oh I didn't stay on course, feeling bad. But a full out, why am I doing bad things to myself type of a sadness and breakdown.

I will spare you the details of what all was ate....(not that it matters as this blog has No readers...but maybe someday it will- and you will NOT want to hear it. you might just go throw up from reading it.)

I felt horrible ALL weekend. Actually it started on the way out there, I got a Mountain Dew to drink, and BLAH! My stomach was already hurting by the time I sat down to scrap. Just a little, not enough to stop me from continuing to drink and eat myself into oblivion!

I was thinking on the way home....and I realized that maybe that was my eye opener. I have to take better care of myself. Not just for weight. Just for me. Just so not to feel, full and horrible on a sugar overload, just so not to wonder to myself afterwards...do I really hate myself THAT much. THAT much that I would just be so careless. I felt horrible the whole weekend. I was unmotivated, and I felt tired- no exhausted, and I didn't feel like being very social, and it was awful. I was so not like my usual self.

I am already feeling so much better, as I have been eatin much differently. But not even back to as good as I was before the weekend. Like for lunch I just ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Not soo bad, but not the best option either.

Guess this new lifestyle is just a work in progress for me....and WORK it certainly is. I am sure I will figure it all out soon!

Oh, I forgot too, I woke up today with my foot and it feels like the tendon behind my knee hurting. I find it so odd since I did not do any physical exercise this weekend at all. I sat on my bum all weekend. So maybe I pulled it yesterday just doing minimal clean-up around the house, or what I am more thinking, is that it is a side effect of the sugar that is probably still running wild in my system.

With all of this said, I can only do one thing: Acknowledge and move on! And that is just what I shall do!

Sandwich Thins

2009-09-24T09:48:00.000-07:00

Today I made myself a Turkey Sandwich with Arnold Select Sandwich Thins. I think they are pretty new, or at least this is the first I have seen them. I really really liked them!

They are tasty and low in cals- 100, 1 gram of Fat, and 5 grams of Fiber! The best part is they are pretty thin, so I taste a lot of meat, and not all bread! Yummy! I just found them at my local Fruit and Veggie Market (kinda like a Whole Foods) I am sure they are everywhere.

You can see them and learn more about them- just click here

Michis Ladder

2009-09-22T19:21:00.000-07:00

The eating plan I am following is Michi's Ladder. I really like this program, and I think it is perfect for me.

It is a guideline...not a diet. Which I find more and more is VERY important for my soul. lol.

Diets + Melissa = DISASTER

I love this guideline for many reasons. Like for the fact that Olives are on the top rung of the ladder. And Milk and Soy Sauce (two of my other favorites) are on the second rung. And they don't tell me NOT to have cheese, or a glass of Coca Cola Classic (MMMM Drooling just thinking about it). They just basically tell me that if I want to have a good diet and body, eat mostly in the top two rungs... I can handle that. I cannot handle having lots of restrictions. Because life happens and Diets + Melissa = MORE weight gained. :)

If you would like more information about Michis Ladder, please leave me a comment with a way to get a hold of you.

Signed, Motivated Melissa

Day 2

2009-09-15T12:53:00.000-07:00

Well, yesterday I got up late. Then today, I got up late again (although earlier than yesterday). But it all works. The workouts I still get in. I just have plans to have a little me time after my shower, before the kids wake up and I have not got there yet. However, I was pretty proud of myself that this morning, since I woke up earlier than yesterday- I did both Turbo Sculpt and the 20 minute workout instead of just Turbo Sculpt. I figured I would still be in the same boat. And I was. Right as I was posting online my workout stats, Cam started babbling and I made him a bottle and gave it to him before I hopped into the shower.

The days I are much better around here... with me having gotten up before the kids, worked out, and showered. I feel better, and I am certainly able to deal better with the rug rats!

I really think Exercise is the answer to fixing full circle the issues of your day.

Goals

2009-09-15T12:42:00.000-07:00

First Goal: 10% of body weight
Second Goal: Lose 50 Pounds
Third and final Goal: Lose 70 Pounds

I will be looking good when I am down 50 pounds. However, I have thought about this, and I really think that I will want to keep going, and that I should keep going. Something to strive for. I know those additional 20 pounds will probably be hard for me. And I forsee myself taking those 20 pounds and putting them back on again, over and over. And I am OK with that. I will be in a healthy weight, and I will still look good. But I think it is important in life to be sure that you do not just get complacent. ( i realize this is one of the ways I have gotten where I am at today). So it is good to always have something more to strive for. Anyhow, for now, I work on my 10% goal!

Let's Turbo!

The First Day

2009-09-14T12:24:00.000-07:00

Well, here I am.

On the first day. Of the rest of my life. Okay, that is pretty cliche. But really. Day one down. Of my new workout Journey.

I am using Chalene Johnsons Turbo Jam Videos to get my body back into shape. I cannot actually remember when I bought these videos. However, I knew I loved them right away, and I knew that if/when I got my booty HOT again- it would be with these videos. The music is awesome, the workout is fun. It is totally my style. And unlike most other Excercise Video Personalities...Chalene doesn't annoy me. She is tough and real and it all just works with me!

So, welcome to day one of my obsession! I have realized that when I do something, I cannot just do it half way. I become completely entirely obsessed with it. (I do realize that this may be a un-healthy personality trait. But, I am going to conquer this unhealthy body habit first..then I will think about looking into my other flaws.) So here it is. That means I now live, breath, eat, and sleep Turbo Jam and Chalene. Gotta do what a girl's gotta do!