Today, for the second weigh-in, I lost weight. Granted, it was only 3/4 lb, but it is a loss. I must do better about the eating part of this...lol.
Today I ate:
Coke
bit homemade mac and cheese
rest of pasta salad
apple
chocolate milk
huge salad with leaf lettuce, chicken and dressing
corn
squash
Diet Coke
Smoothie-
strawberry
banana
mango
blueberry
oj
yogurt
This smoothie is about 20 oz and a whole meal...lol.
I want to lose weight for me, my team, my TOPS club, and to win stuff at the meetings. I like winning.
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Showing posts with label weight. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Fat and looking for a dress
Whew, the wedding is over and I think I looked okay, even fat. My friend's granddaughter was getting married today at 2 pm. Well, I decided about 6 pm on Friday that I had nothing to wear. I thought I would run out and get something, anything. That did not work so well because I am fat. Walmart, KMart, and Belk's were destinations. Nothing at KMart; nothing at Walmart; one dress one one t-shirt at Belk. I tried on a dress or two Belk, finally bringing home one that I did not try on. Yikes! When I paid for it, it was $171 for both on my charge card at Belk's. No way. But, it went home with me anyway because I might not find anything else.
The price of the dress made me even more determined to find something elsewhere and cheaper. Finally, I brought home an orange and pink floral, $15 from Walmart...well, all leaves no flowers. It fit. But, my fat arms showed as did my farmer tan and all the mosquitoe bites on the backs of my arms. The bites have been scratched, so it was ugly.
This morning, I washed my hair, put on the dress, knee highs, and good black flats and set out to look for shoes, purse, and scarf for around my back...to cover my arms. No sandals in pink leather! So, I bought a pair of houndstooth rain boots. Okay, I will need them next winter, and they were on sale. Thankfully, I found no purse I would carry. BUT, I did find a hot pink scarf that just set off the dress. I wore my Enzo Angiolinis that are pink and carried a straw purse.
After the wedding, I took back the unworn sundress and t-shirt to Belk. So, my outfit cost me about $30 today. That's much better.
All in all, it has been a good day.
Breakfast: got up late Coke, cereal, milk
Lunch: Orange Juice, big bite of goat cheese
Wedding: tomatoes, cucumber sandwich, tuna sandwich, strawberries, pineapple,two crackers and bit of cheese ball, punch, wedding and groom cake that I did not finish.
Dinner:squash, chicken, apple, banana
The wedding was beautiful. The bride was glowing...lol. It was a perfect sunny day.Even though I am sooooo fat, I felt good about my appearance. However, seeing myself in a dress in a three-way mirror has made my resolve to lose weight even greater.
The price of the dress made me even more determined to find something elsewhere and cheaper. Finally, I brought home an orange and pink floral, $15 from Walmart...well, all leaves no flowers. It fit. But, my fat arms showed as did my farmer tan and all the mosquitoe bites on the backs of my arms. The bites have been scratched, so it was ugly.
This morning, I washed my hair, put on the dress, knee highs, and good black flats and set out to look for shoes, purse, and scarf for around my back...to cover my arms. No sandals in pink leather! So, I bought a pair of houndstooth rain boots. Okay, I will need them next winter, and they were on sale. Thankfully, I found no purse I would carry. BUT, I did find a hot pink scarf that just set off the dress. I wore my Enzo Angiolinis that are pink and carried a straw purse.
After the wedding, I took back the unworn sundress and t-shirt to Belk. So, my outfit cost me about $30 today. That's much better.
All in all, it has been a good day.
Breakfast: got up late Coke, cereal, milk
Lunch: Orange Juice, big bite of goat cheese
Wedding: tomatoes, cucumber sandwich, tuna sandwich, strawberries, pineapple,two crackers and bit of cheese ball, punch, wedding and groom cake that I did not finish.
Dinner:squash, chicken, apple, banana
The wedding was beautiful. The bride was glowing...lol. It was a perfect sunny day.Even though I am sooooo fat, I felt good about my appearance. However, seeing myself in a dress in a three-way mirror has made my resolve to lose weight even greater.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
My first weight loss at TOPS
Tonight, I lost two pounds. I got Flower of the Week and 75 cents. I am not sure where the money came from! Oh, I received a certificate, too.
Three of us lost two pounds, so we divided the Flower Basket. Whoever wants to can put something non-fattening in the flower basket. I forgot to bring something and put in $0.50. One person who lost two pounds and was eligible to divide the basket did not want to divide, so two of us divided the contents. My haul:
$1
apple
Diet Cherry Dr. Pepper
bottle of water
1 box of sugar-free Jello
For the other person:
2 boxes of sugar free Jello
$0.75
can of fruit
diet Sierra Mist
apple
Everyone who wanted to participate put $1 in the pot and received a ticket. At the end of the night a ticket was drawn and the winner got half the pot and the club got the rest. I think the winner got about $9. I may not participate in this very often.
The program was about attitude.
I forgot to take my food diary for the last week, but I can turn it in next week and it will still count. Keeping a food diary is a pain and counterproductive with my weight loss. But, it is for some kinds of points, I think. So, I will do it.
We are supposed to record each week how far we walked. I am not taking walks but figure I just have walked a mile each day with chicken and yard care and shopping. So, my total for the week is 7 miles.
There is a baseball game contest each week. At least my loss counted for something toward that goal. Our baseball team (Luscious Ladies) had our picture taken to send to TOPS in Birmingham.
We had a silent prayer time, said the Pledge of Allegiance, and the TOPS Pledge. And, then I came home! Ta DA!
Now, to strategize about losing weight for next week.
Three of us lost two pounds, so we divided the Flower Basket. Whoever wants to can put something non-fattening in the flower basket. I forgot to bring something and put in $0.50. One person who lost two pounds and was eligible to divide the basket did not want to divide, so two of us divided the contents. My haul:
$1
apple
Diet Cherry Dr. Pepper
bottle of water
1 box of sugar-free Jello
For the other person:
2 boxes of sugar free Jello
$0.75
can of fruit
diet Sierra Mist
apple
Everyone who wanted to participate put $1 in the pot and received a ticket. At the end of the night a ticket was drawn and the winner got half the pot and the club got the rest. I think the winner got about $9. I may not participate in this very often.
The program was about attitude.
I forgot to take my food diary for the last week, but I can turn it in next week and it will still count. Keeping a food diary is a pain and counterproductive with my weight loss. But, it is for some kinds of points, I think. So, I will do it.
We are supposed to record each week how far we walked. I am not taking walks but figure I just have walked a mile each day with chicken and yard care and shopping. So, my total for the week is 7 miles.
There is a baseball game contest each week. At least my loss counted for something toward that goal. Our baseball team (Luscious Ladies) had our picture taken to send to TOPS in Birmingham.
We had a silent prayer time, said the Pledge of Allegiance, and the TOPS Pledge. And, then I came home! Ta DA!
Now, to strategize about losing weight for next week.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Tomorrow is the day--weigh-in!
I am not particularly worried about tomorrow being my first weigh-in since joining. Although I have eaten foods I should not have, I have also passed by many foods. I do believe I will lose weight.
Chocolate will remain on my daily agenda. However, even with keeping chocolate in my life, it will be limited. I can keep chocolate around and give up fried food and junk food.
Two little Krystals were my only lifestyle faux pas. Oh, yeah, I discovered Combos. In a moment of weakness, I tried them and kept eating. They are out of my life now. Okay, a bit of ice cream. But, this is such an improvement from the weeks before.
Losing weight or changing a lifestyle is more than denial. Changing a lifestyle cannot be done overnight nor can losing weight. Anyone who says differently is just......oh well. I am not going to pay attention to naysayers who only have one way to live or want to prescribe a way for me to live.
Sunday, I bought a beautiful head of leaf lettuce. Not only was it very fresh, it was huge and beautiful. That whole head may be consumed by me tonight.
Keeping a food diary is so annoying, but I do it for the TOPS group.
My next post will be crucial. Weight loss will be posted.
Chocolate will remain on my daily agenda. However, even with keeping chocolate in my life, it will be limited. I can keep chocolate around and give up fried food and junk food.
Two little Krystals were my only lifestyle faux pas. Oh, yeah, I discovered Combos. In a moment of weakness, I tried them and kept eating. They are out of my life now. Okay, a bit of ice cream. But, this is such an improvement from the weeks before.
Losing weight or changing a lifestyle is more than denial. Changing a lifestyle cannot be done overnight nor can losing weight. Anyone who says differently is just......oh well. I am not going to pay attention to naysayers who only have one way to live or want to prescribe a way for me to live.
Sunday, I bought a beautiful head of leaf lettuce. Not only was it very fresh, it was huge and beautiful. That whole head may be consumed by me tonight.
Keeping a food diary is so annoying, but I do it for the TOPS group.
My next post will be crucial. Weight loss will be posted.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Joining TOPS
Long ago when I only had twenty pounds to lose, I went to a popular weight loss group. The leader of the group was trying to encourage me to join when I went for the trial visit. She told me that I would never lose weight unless I joined this popular group. So, I took myself home and never went back.
When I heard of Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), I went to try one meeting. I was so happy. In a short time I had lost my twenty pounds! Since I am 5' 7.5", my 130 lbs weight was perfect.
Then, we moved.
After awhile, I found a new TOPS that was very preachy/praying and decided to quit since no one EVER lost weight, including me. I was not inspired.
Now, I am back! Well, on Monday, I will be back in TOPS.
Right now, I am so excited that I do believe I am losing weight already.
Oh, Happy Day! Stay tuned to see how I do on this new challenge.
When I heard of Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), I went to try one meeting. I was so happy. In a short time I had lost my twenty pounds! Since I am 5' 7.5", my 130 lbs weight was perfect.
Then, we moved.
After awhile, I found a new TOPS that was very preachy/praying and decided to quit since no one EVER lost weight, including me. I was not inspired.
Now, I am back! Well, on Monday, I will be back in TOPS.
Right now, I am so excited that I do believe I am losing weight already.
Oh, Happy Day! Stay tuned to see how I do on this new challenge.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Are you over 40? Very much overweight? Losing or have lost flexibility? Is your balance suffering? Are you female? (Exercise group for guys will be formed) Then, keep reading.
Okay, first of all, I am fat. There is no doubt about it. I am tired of friends saying, "Oh, you are not fat." or "You are not THAT fat!" or "Don't be so hard on yourself." "Don't call yourself names."
Let me tell you something. I am fat. I am that fat. My fat is what is hard on me! At this point, I have not developed diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol or any medical conditions related to being overweight...that I know of. But, the next medical test could change all that. How about being called diabetic for calling myself names? No thank you.
How old are you? I am 63 and feel young except when I try to move. I can still look for cars over my shoulder when I drive. But, slowly, I can feel that I am not as flexible as I was, as flexible as I should or can be.
Since I do not want to be anymore dependent than I must, any sooner than I must, I think it is time to do something about myself. Having a group to work with me will make this more fun.
Today, I am going to do something about what is happening to me. As I become less active due to injuries that helped me become fat, my joints are less flexible, my balance is off, walking and moving is more difficult.
I can do better than this. Are you determined to regain some flexibility, move more steadily, maybe lose a little weight? Do you want to meet and have some fun in the park?
This is not going to be intense! This is not going to involve fast movements. If you need that kind of action, look elsewhere. I do not subscribe to the notion "No pain, no gain." No sirree, I will not push myself to pain. No one will be encouraged to go any further than is comfortable.
If you need someone who is trained and certified, look elsewhere. I have no degree to back me up. I do have a need to move my body to be better at life. If you want to move slowly and surely toward better use of your body, let's meet. We can all bring a chair and a bottle of water. The chair is for sitting when we are tired. Sure, we can exercise from the chair! Water? Well, hydration is important.
So, if you are over forty and fat, get in touch. If you have diabetes, high blood pressure, or any condition, it is fine to come. If you need to check this out with your doctor, please do so. This will be just friends moving slowly in the park.
That is what this is all about. If you like, contact me at fatpeopleexercise@yahoo.com or leave a comment here.
Okay, first of all, I am fat. There is no doubt about it. I am tired of friends saying, "Oh, you are not fat." or "You are not THAT fat!" or "Don't be so hard on yourself." "Don't call yourself names."
Let me tell you something. I am fat. I am that fat. My fat is what is hard on me! At this point, I have not developed diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol or any medical conditions related to being overweight...that I know of. But, the next medical test could change all that. How about being called diabetic for calling myself names? No thank you.
How old are you? I am 63 and feel young except when I try to move. I can still look for cars over my shoulder when I drive. But, slowly, I can feel that I am not as flexible as I was, as flexible as I should or can be.
Since I do not want to be anymore dependent than I must, any sooner than I must, I think it is time to do something about myself. Having a group to work with me will make this more fun.
Today, I am going to do something about what is happening to me. As I become less active due to injuries that helped me become fat, my joints are less flexible, my balance is off, walking and moving is more difficult.
I can do better than this. Are you determined to regain some flexibility, move more steadily, maybe lose a little weight? Do you want to meet and have some fun in the park?
This is not going to be intense! This is not going to involve fast movements. If you need that kind of action, look elsewhere. I do not subscribe to the notion "No pain, no gain." No sirree, I will not push myself to pain. No one will be encouraged to go any further than is comfortable.
If you need someone who is trained and certified, look elsewhere. I have no degree to back me up. I do have a need to move my body to be better at life. If you want to move slowly and surely toward better use of your body, let's meet. We can all bring a chair and a bottle of water. The chair is for sitting when we are tired. Sure, we can exercise from the chair! Water? Well, hydration is important.
So, if you are over forty and fat, get in touch. If you have diabetes, high blood pressure, or any condition, it is fine to come. If you need to check this out with your doctor, please do so. This will be just friends moving slowly in the park.
That is what this is all about. If you like, contact me at fatpeopleexercise@yahoo.com or leave a comment here.
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