Results of hard work!

What was my reward for taking what life throws at me and crunching it up and throwing away the excuses???  A freaking 4.4 loss my friends!!! 

I have never in my life gone this long without cheating on my "diet". I have never given myself a chance to succeed.  I have always failed.  But I feel so stinkin good right now!  I am on cloud 9!  I have succeeded and only have more success to go!

But let me tell you.  This is very, very hard.  I never imagined it could be this hard! No processed foods, no sugars. I didn't cheat when I dished up my daughter some ice cream, I didn't cheat when I made her a nutella sandwich, I didn't cheat when I watched my husband eat my favorite cereal (Lucky Charms), I didn't cheat when we went to the tractor pulls and I so badly wanted nachos.  I told myself, want is different than need.  Instead of ice cream, I ate strawberries, instead of those nachos, I ate an apple.  I got the sweet and crunch and I was fine!!  I did it! I didn't feel like a failure and I didn't start the chain reaction of regret. 

One thing I have figured out, I am addicted to this crap!  I use to smoke in the past and I thought that was hard to quit, holy cow, this is 10 times harder!  But if I have done it a week, I can go another week and another.  Baby steps.

So my plan is after I beat the addiction and know that I will live without all this crap I have fed myself in the past, I will give myself a little bit every now and then.  But I won't live on it.  It will become a treat not a lifestyle because I am changing and I like what see!  It is hard work but I will fight!

What life throws at you...

Life can be so hectic and chaotic.  When you want to achieve something it is like life takes that moment to throw the most difficult things at you.  I have had a crazy busy week but unlike a lot of other hectic chaotic times, there is a light at the end of the tunnel!  And also unlike all the other times, I have kept to my diet and exercise!!!  This is a first for me.  I usually fall off the wagon and use the busy time as an excuse, but not this time!  I have grabbed that bull by the horns and gave it a what for and a swift boot to the past!  Darn tootin straight!  This time it is about my health and me which in turns benefits everyone else in my family and around me for that matter!  I have not eaten a piece of cake that is once again in my office...I have not eaten any processed foods or sugars which is our next challenge over at the War of the Scales!!! I am going to see a difference at my next weigh in and I am kicking booty folks!!!  whoooo....seems like I have a tad more energy too!

So updates:
Over at the War of the Scales, Trisha and I are starting another week long challenge and weekend challenge.  Trying to stick to habits we have started that we want to keep and challenge ourselves at new ones we want to start.  We also have a cool question and answer session happening.  This is a fun challenge Trisha and I have got going on! 

I have been exercising still.  Just not taking any pictures right now because I have been working on intensity and getting all I can out of my walking.  But we are getting close to a new month and I want to update my picture...I am hoping to see a slight change!!  fingers crossed!

One thing I have learned with this processed food deal.  My body was dependent on it and getting unhooked from it sucks!  I can't believe how that stuff gets in our bodies and does weird things to it beside making us fat.  It is an addiction.  I thought the convenience factor would be hard to overcome, but making good fresh foods doesn't take any longer than the processed stuff.  And if you can read a recipe, you can make anything! 

So far this has been the hardest part of my journey.  I hope to see some results lol! 

revamping my eating habits

So starting this morning I have redone my eating habits.  I need to kick this weight loss in the butt and since I didn't have a loss last week, I need to see some numbers drop!!!  I want to win my competition!!!  So I have cut out processed foods, period.  No "just a little bit" for me!!!  It's bad for me and I know it, so why eat it?  No refined foods.  It's not good for me, so why eat it? 

So the result in doing this...

I feel weird!  My mind is trying to trick me and get me to eat those yummy little mints and just have a doughnut.  BUT I WON'T! I am an adult and I need to put my foot down!!!  I will love the outcome and how I will feel in a few days!  It will be worth the mind struggle....Right?? 

busy weekend

We had a wedding to go to Saturday and then off to visit nana and papa.  I walked Saturday before getting ready for the wedding for 30 minutes so that I did my challenge and I felt so good about that!  I did my walk on my dino treadmill, but darn it!  I am walking my hiney off!! 

Sunday I got my walk in and my hubby and I shopped for a few hours and I am sure that helped too! 

At the wedding I did not have cake!!  We stopped at the grocery store on our way out of town and I got a  salad that was corn, black beans, green peppers, jalapenos, cilantro and tomatoes.  It was very refreshing and super yummy!

I drank a ton of water!  It was a long trip to the wedding and to nana and papa's!  A lot of bathroom stops for me!  LOL! 

My husband said something super cool to me yesterday.  He said "honey, your mood has been so good the past week!  You seem happier!" I FEEL HAPPIER!  Although I was bummed this morning on weigh in day because I had no loss, but no gain either.  But all the changes I have made and the movement has improved my mood and my outlook.  That in itself is a weight loss!  It is nice to know that people are seeing a difference cause I feel the difference. 

Work wants to kill me...

This is what I ran into on my way to the lue...WTH!!??  I must add to the left of this is another table full of chips, cookies, and other fattening choices.  OMG!!!!  I take a deep breath and I....WALK ON BY! YAY for me!  There was some fruit and veggies on the table but I don't need any of it because I have a ton at my desk already.  I need to stop the habit of getting something from the table of goodies.  This place I work at will put an additional 10 pounds a year on someone with all the "gatherings" of food. 

This tempting table will have food on it all day so I MUST go a different way to the bathroom.  I do not want the temptation every time and I am going a lot with all this water consumption!

Switching gears a bit.  I bought a pair of those walking shoes that are toners.  Not the rocking kind but the one with what feels like balls in the soles.  I don't know if they are toning but they sure feel good to walk in!  So far I love them! 

I thought that I wasn't going to get to walk today but I think I will be able to after all.  That makes me happy!  I think it will a bit shorter though because I used up some of my time to go grocery shopping.  Multitasking...

So my entry yesterday about sweet snacks and how I was having issues.  Well I bought some Nutella.  I will eat it with my apple.  That should help me out and not want to jump up and eat my co-workers M&M's!!  Oh yes, not only is there a table of goodies but just about every cubicle has treats too!  SHEEESH! I am just going to plant myself in my cubicle and never leave! :)

Snacks...

What I want...


or...

But what I am actually eating...

 

 

I so badly want to snack on sweet stuff and love on the sugar.  But I won't, not today.  Why is this so hard?  



ZZZZZ's

This is me right now!  I am so freakin sleepy! I feel like I am on auto-pilot.  I took an allergy pill this morning and that must be the problem.  I hope to snap out of it soon.  Course yesterday as I was starting my walk, I felt super tired too. 

Speaking of my walk...I did the Kermel Grade route.  I decided I would do it since it wasn't extremely hot outside. My legs were a bit tender from the lunges I did the day before, but I could work past it.  I got to the top and realized, "I have to use the bathroom!" So I had to walk fast back to the office!!!  It was a long ways too, well it seemed like a long ways, but really it is only a mile! Total distraction and I felt cheated out of my time with myself and thinking and picture taking.  Oh well...I walked! I had texted my husband and he told me to just use the bushes...MEN! 

Today, I can barely walk.  I put icy hot on my thighs last night.  That was awesome!  But today, super duper sore.  I am going to walk today on my breaks and a little at lunch cause I am going to get new shoes at lunch time!  YAY! And I have to buy shoes today cause I forgot my walking shoes at home...

So why is it that when your tired, your more hungry?  Good thing I have some chicken dip and veggies and some fruit. I don't think I would make it! LOL! I am pretty sure I would wither away to nothing.  Or find a candy bar!