Family Challenge

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

My family and I are starting a Biggest Loser style challenge. The person with the highest percentage of loss wins $200 bucks.
We went shopping yesterday. I had made a meal plan for all of us to follow. I'm hoping that it can start us eating better. We are going to work out at least 4x this week for at least 30 min each time.

Jeff (my wonderful hubby) has got us started to phase out GMO foods and transistioning to organics. I had no idea the harm that GMOs cause. So I hope that we can learn to fuel our bodies with wholesome non-toxic foods. I want my body to crave healthy things. I need to crave exercise and activity. I want to hate sitting still on the couch munching on high-calorie/low nutrient foods. Here's to another try at a life-style change. Fingers are crossed for it to stick.

Wish me luck!

  

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AURORAMILLET 2/26/2013 5:55PM

AWESOME!!!!! It is great that you are going to work together!! Report Inappropriate Comment

CUPCAKE_PIRATE 2/26/2013 3:57PM

You can do it! This sounds amazing :) How are things going with the organic/non-gmo? It's so expensive, seems like. I prefer to eat vegetarian, so I don't have to worry about the meat... but it's hard to stick to too ;) Oh, was that an excuse? Nevermind me! You go girl!! Report Inappropriate Comment

Back at it

Wednesday, September 05, 2012

Stress and excuses got in my way again. I was on a haitus for a while. Eating whatever, not exercising, not putting health first. I wish my mind could just turn on the skinny thinking switch. Skinny people eat differently. I feel like they have a much sounder awareness of what to eat, how much, etc. I need to stop being so hard on myself for failing, and just pick myself, dust my crumbs off, and get back to business. The weather is beautiful at the beginning of fall...it's time to kick butt!

  

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RDGISME 9/5/2012 9:33PM

Don't give up, hon!! and boy am I workin' along side of you!! Report Inappropriate Comment

NEWYEARME 9/5/2012 7:02PM

Don't give up!!!! You can do it!!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

Fear of re-failure

Thursday, June 28, 2012

I am having a hard time believing in the weightloss process. I see tons of successful people, I tell myself to be like them, and yet there is still something in the back of my mind that tells me I'm going to fail. I also hear that I'm not meant to be thin, fattening foods are so tasty, why give them up?, etc. It's frustrating to me that I do good things and then binge or be lazy. I don't know how to not be hard on myself. I wish I can jump into the brain of a thin person and learn their mannerisms and their thought patterns around food. I feel like my brain and body are so out of synch in regards to food.

The other day I was attentively listening to someone telling me about what it was like to do and get off of drugs. I couldn't help but realize that I could substitute the word food for every drug name he listed and applied it to me. At the same time, I know I need food to live. I also know that I get joy from cooking and creating dishes. I'm confused....

  

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DONIKA75 6/29/2012 2:11PM

I feel you pain, its especially hard with PCOS cause it feels like you have to work 3 times as hard as other people to lose weight. But don't give up! You can do it, and even more importantly, you deserve to achieve the goals that are in your heart. Keep taking steps every day to improve and you'll get there at your pace and it will be worth it. -Donika Report Inappropriate Comment

JENNIFERH625 6/28/2012 4:54PM

I do believe food is an addiction. There is an Overeater Anon program that I know someone goes to. They do use the black book from AA and substitute food as the 'drug'. Hang in there. Keep positive and keep going! Report Inappropriate Comment