Good morning! My first blog - ever! Decided to rally the troops and attempt to create a support system by starting a blog about eating, exercising, gaining weight, losing weight, and the main thing - wanting to feel good about myself - my body - for once in my life. I know nothing about the right way to do this but I do know that I'm tired and it's time. So I leave this open for you to join me and together we will support one another and hopefully lead ourselves down the path to good health, good body image and a smaller jeans size (I'm a jeans and cowboy boots kind of girl).
Tell me what has worked for you. Tell me what I need to do to make that lightbulb go off in my head and make me say no or walk away from the junk my body doesn't need (I love sugar!). Tell me how to motivate myself to get up and exercise.
I'm ready - let's do this together!
Kudos to you, Becky! I started blogging a few years ago...with no idea what I was doing! Eventually I caught on...now I love it and I've met so many awesome people!
ReplyDeleteI like you need a kick in the butt to get up and exercise....why is it so difficult?!
Have a beautiful day!
;-D Kathleen
PS...your photos are BEAUTIFUL!
ReplyDeleteWoohoo!! Great job and great idea!
ReplyDeleteIf you are trying to figure out how to follow this blog, sign in and then you will see up at the top it says "follow," click on that it it will let you know whenever she posts something new! I hope this helps!
Passed on peanut M&M's (& I love them) in the van on tour today... Baby steps!
ReplyDeleteOh hurray! Somewhere to rally some support at home... your "about me" talks of misfits... I are one! We started a "biggest looser" at work. Sunday was the first day so, what did I do today? Stopped at Dunkin Donuts and got evryone donuts! DOH! I ate less than a quarter of one (gingerbread!) and figured the 20 or so others might eat the dozen. Sigh... that's pretty much how I've always dieted.
ReplyDeleteI'm strongly considering blogging just because I have seemingly SO much to say. With that said, thanks Becky. I'm gunna get this straight eventually. For now I'm 1 lb away from my all time high so, here I go again!
Red wine - I like red wine. I wonder what the limit is on red wine? I'm a social drinker - never have a glass when I'm home alone. Enjoyed a night out with girlfriends and red wine (and maybe some chicken nachos). I guess I better get on the elliptical - 45 minutes, here I go. Get off the couch and join me!
ReplyDeleteGot an email from a dear friend of mine tonight and he gave me these words of encouragement - "success comes from a position of strength , pride and self-confidence"
ReplyDeleteI like that. Here's to our success!
Mom I'm so proud of you!! This is an important first step but don't forget the even more important one is doing it - and it looks like you're well on your way!
ReplyDeleteRemember that muscle will burn more fat, so don't forget to build your muscles in addition to doing cardio. I signed up for a 10K in June - it gives me a clear goal and deadline to train for. Right now I'm working toward being able to complete a 5K, and I'm using Podrunner: Intervals to do it - it's a podcast on iTunes. I find that I like to lift 2-3 times a week and run 2-3.
You're a beautiful person and I hope you find yourself able to get on board with feeling that way! Love you!
Up at 6 to get the girls up and moving for school. Get back at 7:30a.m. thinking I would crawl back in bed for 30 min. or so but checked my blog first and read the message from Brittany (my incredible daughter)and hopped on the elliptical for 45 min (up to 3.8 miles - used to be 3.5)instead. Thank you Britt for the kick I was hoping this blog would give me. I'm hoping this blog grows so I can get input daily from lots of people with lots of ideas that will continue to keep me moving.
ReplyDeleteReading a good magazine that has lots of ideas and recipes so I'll post some of that info. at some point today.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Good Job Becky....keep up the good work...YOU know you can do anything you set your mind to...
ReplyDeleteOne of the things I keep reading over and over again is that writing everything down that you eat is what you need to do to get a grasp on why you are possibly over weight. I guess I need to do that. I know I'll be shocked at what I consume when I see it in writing.
ReplyDeleteThis morning I put on my bathing suit. Not only did I put it on but I had my daughter take a full body shot of me in it. Now if that wasn't disturbing nothing is. Was considering posting it but just can't do that yet. Maybe I'll save it and post it when I have a before and after shot.
My girlfriend asked me last night why I posted photos from my trips on my LOSING WEIGHT blog and I told her just to make my page a little more eye appealing. She said, "Because you're hoping that you'll be able to get to the point where you'll want to be in your photos." It made me realize that I have avoided cameras for years now. I just returned from 10 days in Italy and don't have any photos of me in Italy. Kind of sad!
Seriously? No photos of you in Italy?? I thought there were some, you just weren't showing us.... hmmm. I think you need to go back and get at least one shot!
ReplyDeleteA RECIPE - ASPARAGUS-MUSHROOM PRIMAVERA - 304 Calories a serving
ReplyDelete1 lb. fresh asparagus spears
8 oz. multi-grain linguine
1 T olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 8oz. pkg. fresh button mushrooms, halved
1/4 C dry white wine
1 T butter
1/4 C shredded fresh basil
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
Snap aspargus into 1.5" pieces, set aside. Cook pasta according to pkg.directions. Heat oil in lg. skillet over med. heat. Add garlic & 1/8 tsp black pepper. Cook & stir for 30 sec. Add asparagus, mushrooms, wine & 1/4 tsp salt to skillet. Bring to boil, reduce heat. Cook uncovered for 4 min. or until asparagus is crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, stir in butter. Drain pasta; add pasta to vegetables in skillet. Toss gently to combine. Garnish w/basil & crushed red pepper. Makes 4 servings. 304 calories, 8 g total fat (2 g sat.fat)
So glad for your motivation! Daughters are wonderful motivators! My work bunch has really gotten into our "Biggest Loser" contest and I'm so proud of the exercising and healthy eating I'm seeing already. Becky, I'm like you, I love sugar and that cycle is super hard to break for medically explainable reasons... now THAT is my first task. For now my exercise is the stairs at work, walking briskly everywhere I go because when I get home, I'm done!
ReplyDeleteKeeping carbs to the important things like veggies and fruit sure help to burn the fat so, here I go!
And I'm with Lani, seriously Becky, no pictures of you in Italy??? There is a commandment that no one seems to remember the end of... Love your neighbor, we all remember that part! The rest is "as you love yourself". I'm working on that part little by little... We don't love our kids only if they are the right size or shape or get the right grades. Why do we impose those standards on ourselves? I'm just thinking out loud with ya...
Dave and i both counted calories and found it really helpful just so we could get a feel for how much of what was a good amount to eat. You're definitely on the right track with writing down what you eat!
ReplyDeleteWay to go on getting moving this morning!! Your motivation will only go up from here as soon as it's habitual!
p.s. i recently read that intervals of high and low intensity will help elevate your metabolism more than a constant intensity - so try fast and faster! Don't forget to warm up and stretch when you're done - can't lose weight if you're laid out! :)
Good morning! Did my 45 min. on the elliptical this morning and starting thinking that I might have to join a gym. I think I may get bored doing the same thing everyday and I would love to add swimming and walking (need an indoor track in this weather) to my options. Reading all the January magazines showing all these drastic weight loss stories and wondering, hoping, praying that I will have a story of my own in time. How much time - 6 months, a year, longer. Did I mention I'm not a patient person??
ReplyDeleteI have some people in my life that enjoy drinking, sometimes a little too much and I get annoyed wondering why they can't stop after 2 or 3 drinks. I've been doing alot of self evaluating lately and realized that I have alot of nerve - I can't stop eating foods that I know are bad for me. The difference is that my addiction is acceptable. I need to get my own life in control and not be the rule maker for anyone elses. I would like to make my new addiction exercising and eating healthy - wish me luck!
Good luck! It gets easy once it becomes habit I think. You'll do it! If you get a chance, you should play around and see if you can find out how to post a new blog entry instead of comments - I've subscribed to a feed but it's not going to register as having a new one I don't think if your entries are in the comments section. Just a thought. Maybe that can be your post-workout reward tomorrow - sitting down and getting comfy with your new blog! :) Love you, Mom, keep it up!!
ReplyDeleteCheck out this article - 10 smart cures for your sweet tooth - the recipes sound DELICIOUS!!
ReplyDeletehttp://shine.yahoo.com/channel/food/10-smart-cures-for-your-sweet-tooth-2432055/
Yum - I'm going to make the frozen bananas tonight. Thanks!
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