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We were out of town this past weekend in AR for my Grandmothers birthday...

I did NOT do well on the trip. The first day (up until dinner) I was really watching my calories like I had planned and had been doing all weekend... and at dinner my aunt ordered pizza and salads and it was all down hill. So, I took the weekend EASY but off of my diet. I did gain some weight back and did NOT feel 100% when I was eating junk but overall it gave me perspective on what NOT to eat and how much better I feel when I eat good!

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Since I do NOT just want this post to be about me telling on myself I decided to add an article my friend sent me about carbs...

Day #3

Day 3 on calorie counting and eating healthy!
The good thing about doing this FOOD lifestyle change is that I can really eat anything I want just in small amount and keeping it within my calorie budget!
Yesterday I went to Chick-Fil-A and ate what I would normally... the grilled sandwich with NO butter on the bun and small fry... the small fry only has 280 calories (not too shabby) Of course they are NOT super healthy but I got to eat what I wanted and still ate within my goal!
I have lost 9lbs since I started... thats GRRREAT!

Here are some AWESOME recipes I have blogged about in the past!
They are FAST, Healthy and YUMMMMY!
click here

the Naked Truth

Well over the last few months, I have gained all the weight back that I lost previously with South Beach and all the other diets I attempted... that's where I came to the conclusion taht the word diet in my life comes hand-in-hand with the word FAIL! It sucks, oh yes it sucks big time... but atleast I have realized that not just a diet will work for me! I need a FOOD life style change! BIG TIME!
So, here is my plan... I am on my 2nd day and feel GRRRRR-EAT already!
I have been writing down EVERYTHING I eat, and I mean EVERYTHING that goes in my mouth!
Yesterday I ended the day with 1105 Calories and 45 grams of Fat.... so I think on the Calories side, I did wonderful! On the Fat gram side... even though most of the fats came from GOOD foods and good Fats... thats a pretty HIGH number, so I want to work on that!
I am eating on ly whole grains for carbs, fruits and veggies OFTEN and drinking Naked Juices...
taking vitamins and drinking TONS of water!

This is my NEW plan!
I go in on Feb 10th to get my blood work done...
(read below for those issues)
and as long as my blood is good and I am Happy and feel good,
I will be 100% content!

If you want to change your eating habits also, JOIN ME!
I will be posting recipes, hints, tips, issues ect...
xoxo

Bad Blood...

Today I got some ikky information about myself that I did not want to hear...
For the last few years I have been struggling with issues with my cholesterol. I know it is hereditary and that I got my dads bad blood, but I have always felt to young to be dealing with these issues. I was diagnosed with hight triglycerides when I was 24 and controlled them threw my diet and activity levels. Triglycerides are a type of fat found in your blood. They are a major source of energy and the most common type of fat in your body. Right before I found out I was pregnant I got my blood tested again and they were elevated but before I got the info on medication I could take I found out I was pregnant so I could only control them with diet and exercise. Of course when you are pregnant and in your first trimester you do not feel like working out or eating anything at all. Or at least those were my issues!!! After I had Travis and got my blood tested they were still elevated and the doctor wanted me to try and control them myself before getting on a life long medication. Fun stuff, huh?! When we both decided that this was more hereditary then a life style change I got put on the medication. The medication I take now is called Lovaza, it is 4 horse pills that you have to take daily... full of omega -3 acids and whatever else to lower your bad cholesterol and raise the good. It has been about 5-6 months since I have been on this medicine and I have gotten blood work done 2 times since then. The first time showed great results with my numbers almost back to the perfect range and this second time they have gone up a little but not much. This was concerning to my doctor and that is why I got the call today. After all of my gallbladder junk and getting on weight watchers, I have been controlling my fat intake and have lost weight (YAY!) but ww is a very lenient diet. You can pretty much eat whatever you want within the numbers you are given. I guess that is to lenient for me because it was not helping my blood, just my weight. The nurse pretty much read me my rights today... She reminded me that heart disease is a major risk in living life with high triglycerides. She told me that it does not matter if you are 25 or 85 your risk does not increase or decrease. I was like a deer in head lights... I know I have read all of this but I guess deep down I thought I was safe because I was young. I should have been hit in the head with this years ago considering my grandfather on my dads side died of a heart attack and had bad heart disease and that my father has had heart issues as well. Now I feel like I have dug a hole that I am going to have to struggle to get out of! I mean I do work out 5-7 times a week, i thought I was doing great on my diet but now I am re-considering everything I had thought I was doing right. The doc wants me to go on a solid South Beach diet. Have you tried the South Beach diet? I have and it is torturous! The phases do get easier but the first phase is a beating! Click this link to read about it... South Beach Diet Info.. The problem with this diet is that there is a ton of planning involved! I unfortunately and not a planner, not with food at least. Never have been and don't know if I can be. Can you teach a old dog new tricks? HA! My hubby found out that our insurance will cover a dietitian/nutritionist and so that is my next step. I just need a kick in the right direction! I wonder if they would cover a personal chef also? Do you find it unfair that the super wealthy can hire someone to feed them the correct things and they do not have to even think about it. I hate those people! I am now feeling pretty angry at myself. I mean I have a child that needs me for the rest of his life and I am at a high risk for heart disease... What the hell am I thinking? I should have nipped this a long time ago. Now it seems so hard to do. Being a mom it has become harder to think about myself, i focus mainly on the health and well-being of my son and have let myself get lost in the mix. Please pray for me... I need all the help I can get!

Eating Right 4 Your Blood Type...

My brother (the ANTI- dieting guy) got this book...

Eating Right 4 Your Type

He said that he has followed his recommended diet and has lost weight fast and safe and does not feel a bit hungry or weak! I had gotten this book in college and read it and thought I could NOT follow the diet because I have O blood and it says I need to eat a lot of meat.. I HATE meat!
I am not a vegetarian, but meat is not a favorite of mine or even close... YUK!
(after reading it all I need to have type A blood! anyone wanna switch LOL)



I found this article online it is awesome... check it out!!
CLICK HERE

It convinced me to at least try it out.. I was going to attempt to add it to my weight watchers.

Here is what it says on the back of the book about the over all idea of the different types of blood!


Blood Type O

~eat meat (high protein, low carbs)
~Cut out wheat and most grains
~Engage in vigorous aerobic exercise
~ Risk factors- Ulcers, inflammatory disease

Blood Type A

~Should be a vegetarian (high carbs, low fat)
~Gentle exercise like yoga, golf
~ Meditate to deal with stress
~Risk factors- cancer, heart disease

Blood Type B

~Should have a varied diet, you do well with dairy
~Exercise like moderate swimming or walking
~Risk factors- slow-growing viruses that attack the nervous system

Blood Type AB

~You have the most of the benefits and intolerances of A & B
~Calming exercises and relaxation techniques
~ You have the friendliest immune system of all types

Day 22

Big Day!
I ate a ton of stuff....
Today was Stroller Fits 1 Year anniversary and they had some cookies and junk.... I ate a itty bitty bit
then my friend Greg came over and cooked dinner tonight... YUMMMMMM
well worth the calories!

Results for today!
Calories in: 1,433
Calories out: 464
Total: 969

Not to bad after a weekend of freedom!

Day 17 & 18

Day 17

Not to shabby!
Calories in :1350
Calories out: 450

total: 900
More then normal, but I was HUNGRY today!


Day 18

calories in: 1055
calories out: 564
results: 491
WOW!

Day 16

Just call me A pig today!

OINK! OINK!

I ate A HUGE yummy piece of STEAK!
and Veggies COVERED in cheese!
OINK !OINK!

Results
Calories in: 1222
Calories out: 354
Total: 868

day 15

2 weeks up!
I am 11 lbs down!
WOOOHOOOO
Feeling good!
Wearing a size smaller!

Todays results:

Calories In: 1017
Calories worked out: 454
total: 563
(plus a few home-made ritas!)

YAY!

Day 13 & 14

I didn't do so well this weekend....
My mom is staying with us foe a few days because she is getting her hardwoods done and Gavin just got home from a 2 week trip so he was already to eat and eat and eat!
I managed to not eat like a pig, but I can for sure tell I ate more then I have been!

Back to work tomorrow!

Day 12

Friday...
Today was fun!
A friend of mine, Melissa came to stroller fit with my bf , Michelle and I! She liked it, her babe is only 8 weeks old, so we were REALLY proud of her!
We worked out pretty hard today, but not as much cardio as we normally do...
we did more resistance arm work.
OUCH!

Results for Day 12
calories in:1001
Calories out: 347
total: 654

Day 10 & 11

Woohooo, with all the ikky storms here in Texas... I lost all my info from my yesterdays calorie counting....
I did do great and I did work out and it was a good day... but no results to share!

Today... was another great day. I missed strollerfit to go to the Dr and get some blood work done! Not a big fan of needles but I managed! It was a great thing to see the weight loss on the Dr's scale... since it is the one I prefer to avoid at all costs! He was praising me on a job well done!
SO GOOD TO HEAR!

Results:
Calories in: 950
Calories worked out: 0

Good day!

day 9

YAY! We finally made it back to strollerfit!
I was dragging though since I have not been in a few days...but I did manage to work off 394 calories! GO ME!
I keep thinking that the heart rate watch has to be off a little, I think the workouts are way harder then 400ish calories... who know?

Does anyone know how accurate the heart rate watches are?

Todays Results:

Calories In: 1023
Calories Out: 394

total for the day: 629

WOOHOO!

day 8

ONE WEEK DOWN!
&
8 lbs lighter!


Today was another bad workout day!
Travis woke up at 430 screaming from teething pain and went back down at 615ish and i went back to sleep too... He didnt get back up till about 940. So, we missed it again!
Bummer!

Results:
Calories in: 1150
calories out: 0

blah!

Day 7

Sunday....
My aunt & her husband were here this weekend so Trav and I went over to my parents house or breakfast..... I did good and only ate eggs a piece of sausage and 2 pieces of bacon...!
Not too shabby

I am so ready to go back to strollerfit tomorrow... I always have so much less energy when I don't work out.

Results for today:
Calories in :1107
Calories burned... who know! :-)

Tomorrow will be better!

Day 6

Saturday's are alwys hard to stay on a diet for me... I guess its the weekend deal!
I did good though...
Trav and i missed workout again this morning, I am use to him waking me up around730 but this morning he slept until 845 WOW and that is 5 minutes later then we usually leave to head to strollerfit...
So, we skipped today and went shopping at Old Navy!
I was kinda nervous about attempting to fit into a smaller size pants, but I did!
YAY for me!
I have also lost 6 pounds this week just watching calories and working out... that is great news!

My Aunt and her husband came down from Arkansas and it was great to see her and for her to notice that I have lost weight since her last visit.... I It always is so exciting when someone tells you that you looks a little smaller. At this point, I am the size I was before I got pregnant... but I want to be my wedding size! My try and look at some pictures of me at that time in my life as an incentive to keep working hard at it!

Todays Results
Calories in: 1104
calories out: none today

Not to shabby for a weekend day!

Day Five!

Well, it happened! I think the diet finally got to my body!
I got up this morning feeling great and ate the same breakfast I have been eating all week, but took a multi-vitamin with it....
T and I got ready and drove to stroller fit and i I got really sick, nauseous, dizzy and faint feeling.
I want to blame the vitamins, but who knows!

So, we left stroller fit and went and got a fruit smoothie, thinking a boost to my blood sugar would make me feel better... well, I am sure it would have but my son decided he wanted to throw a huge fit over the drink and so I shared with him and he drank 3/4 of ot and when I would try and take a sip he would flip... so it went in the trash!

I tried my hardest to do good on my diet and really did very well until this evening when I went to a birthday part for a girlfriend.
I had a few glasses of wine, and even made spritzers to make sure the calories were less... I mixed diet 7-up and wine... it was yummy!

So, I have no real results for yah.... but Before the wine I was at 1037 calories eaten
so, I would say this was my first slip up! I have done so well this week, I am sure it will be ok!

Day FOUR!

Today was great!
We worked out outside at strollerfit and T loves being outside!
Plus he is pretty adorable when he has sunscreen all over his head, it makes his hair stick up like a little mohawk!

Results for Day 4:

calories eaten: 1043
calories burned : 437

total: 606

great thing is... I have not been hungry at all today!
so when will this weight fall off???

Day 3

Day 3... today was all messed up!
T and I had a bad night... read about it HERE
Because I was up all night I didn't go work out this morning... should have tried a bit harder, but we were both back to sleep by 745 this morning so.... sleeping was just was better then working out after about 1 1/2 hours of sleep!

I have tried my hardest to really be overly careful about what I have been eating today so I can stay with the progress I have already made!

My results:

Calories I ate: 1012
Calories Burned: 0

total
1012

Not too shabby!

Day Two!

Wow, today was a little harder...
I think it was mostly because Travis and I were stuck in the house because North Central Texas was pounded with storms and of course I did not want to get my little man out on that nastiness!
I managed to hang on to my calorie counting... but had to drink TONS of extra water to keep myself from grabbing some snacks that I didn't need!

Here is how I did today!

Calories I ate: 1375
Calories I burned working out:: 422

Total for the day: 953

!WOOOHOOO!