Memories by Becky

I love my Wii!

2009-10-11T22:38:00.001-07:00

My husband recently bought me a Wii since so many others have said it was fun and had great exercise potential. I'm sure he is just hoping THIS time I will finally get slim! I've been overweight more than slim in our 10.5 year marriage. Either way, he bought me a Wii and I am in LOVE! I can burn more calories per minute using my elliptical machine, but the Wii is so much fun! I'm amazed how fast an hour can go by! So my goal is to start doing my elliptical for 30 minutes most days of the week, and then do the Wii after I've burned my daily calories(some time after, maybe not immediately.) My thought is that maybe I will lose an extra pound per week by having some fun but not always worry about how many calories I've burned.

A++ for EA Sports Active on the Wii!

Wow!

2009-10-09T19:48:00.000-07:00

It's been a LONG time since I blogged! I was doing well until the end of May. Then all went downhill after that. My son had a surgery, then had to go back to get is stitches out. Both times he had to be at the hospital(30 minutes away) by 5am. He could not eat, so I had to eat while he was "under." That started my craving for sweets since the only quick thing in the hospital was muffins. Then it was my son's birthday(where I made him cupcakes on his actual Bday, and the a cake when he was recovered from surgery.)Then it was Father's day with cake and eating out, then the 4th of July where I made more desserts, then my daughter's birthday...then a 30 day road trip. All in all, I gained 30 pounds from May until October. Yes, I'm disappointed, but I am a grown woman who knows the consequences of eating too many calories. I knew I was gaining, but I either didn't care the the moment or I had no choice(like a 30 day road trip! Eating away from home is hard!)

So, I'm back to weight loss. 40 pounds gone, 60 more to go!

an 8,000 calorie burger!

2009-01-17T16:20:00.000-08:00

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4632991n

My goodness, that is crazyness! My stomach churned when I seen all that lard!

Good day at the gym!

2009-01-17T13:38:00.000-08:00

According to my heart rate monitor, I exercised 2 hours and 3 minutes and burned 1111 calories! YAY for me! I'm going to be "healthy" in no time!

Blisters and all, I did it!

Still working on it!

2009-01-16T09:47:00.001-08:00

Starting weight, 230'ish.... now I'm 175.5!
All my hard work is paying off! I bought a "motivation dress" on clearance the other day. I have a LOT of work to do, but I have 30 days to return it if I don't think I can make it fit by my 10th anniversary. So for the next month, I have a goal to get closer to fitting in it. As you can see, the back of it can not zip up by many MANY inches! But I do have a lot of fat to lose, LOL! And I should be able to lose 15'ish pounds before my anniversary if I at least try! The dress is a size 10.
Please excuse the weird face!

Sensational Saturday

2009-01-10T19:24:00.000-08:00

Hello all!

I'm a horrible blogger! I'm a wife, mother of 2 young kids, and a business owner. Add all three of those on top of exercise and eating right makes a busy day. So please forgive me when I don't update my blog more often or visit yours...PLEASE?!?!

I'm doing great! I seen 177.5 today and yesterday on the scale. So if it is still there tomorrow then I can "officially" say I've lost 53 pounds. I already updated my ticker, but that is "un-officially." LOL! So that is 4 pounds in 2 weeks. I have 8 weeks left of my personal goal of getting to 149.0. I'm not holding out too much hope as that is 3.5 pounds a week and that is not concidered healthy. But I will keep that goal as it is a great motivation!

On another note, I LOVE my Polar F11 heart rate monitor(in pink Fizz)! It is great motivation, and it even transmits my heart rate to the fitness equipment's display at my gym! I LOVE it! I find myself pushing myself to burn 10 more calories, then 10 more, then 10 more! It was one of my top purchases of 2008!

To help you understand what my routine is for eating I thought I would type out what a recent day was. Maybe you have suggestions to help me! Most non work out days are 1400-1500 calories, and I do to 1500- 1800 on workout days depending on how intense I work out. I do add a 2000+ calorie day here and there to help my metabolism "stay on its toes" But not too often! I am a lable reader, and I do meaure my servings to help get the right portions and it also helps to know how many calories I'm getting.

Breakfast: 2 eggs and 1(low fat) turkey sausage garnished with green peppers and tomato with a glass or two of water.
Snack: Apple and 1 serving of almonds. More water.
Lunch: 2 slices of low fat/low carb bread with fat free chedder cheese and turkey. Handfull of carrots and some cucumber slices. More water.
Snack: Banana and milk, more water.
Dinner: Taco (low fat chicken, fat fat cheese, tons of lettuce, tomatoes, spinach leaves inside a large tortilla) 1 glass of milk(skim)
Snack: 1T of PB and enough oatmeal to make a ball. Water again- water is not a problem for me.

So, that was one day last week from my food journal. Any suggestions?

Uggg

2009-01-07T17:50:00.000-08:00

OK, my over excessive attempt to burn 1400 caloires a day has failed. Too much for me to handle. So...I will do my best to work out 2X a day and burn what I can. My body was tired, and I even think it held on to the calories even though I was burning 1000+ a day, and only eating 1500-1800 a day over 6 meals.

I did a spin class today. It was my first class since getting my heart rate monitor. I was hoping to be one of those people who burned 800 calories in a session, but I burned 500! Not 499, not 501...500 exactly! HAHA! It was a 50 minute class, so 10 calories a minute(but that included warm up and cool down too!)

I did lose a pound this week! 52 pounds gone!

You have it hard?

2009-01-03T18:06:00.000-08:00

Thanks to http://ninjakitteestyle.blogspot.com/ I found out about an amazing man!

I googled him and found HUGE amounts about him, and here is a video. PLEASE at least start watching at 1:27 when he starts talking to the kids!

And I thought losing 100 pounds was hard! I don't have it near as hard as him! He is an inspiration!

As for me, I went to the gym today and burned 1400 calories by exercise alone in 2 exercise sessions. I did most of it this A.M. and then finished the last 400 calories at home later that afternoon. If I'm able to burn 1400 calories 5 times a week, I may get to my goal weight by my 10th anniversary! Also, that would give me 2 days a week to lounge around home and do NOTHING:) But who knows, It may be way too much for me and I could be burned out by next week. We will see!
I consumed 1700 calories today.

Look at this fat!

2009-01-02T19:31:00.000-08:00

Here is 5 pounds of HUMAN(yes the REAL deal) fat. Look at the size relative to the hand.

Here is a model of 5 pounds of fat! Almost the size of a loaf of bread? I've lost 10 of those blobs!!! And about 6 more to go :)

I'm a superstar :)

2009-01-01T09:06:00.001-08:00

Yes, I proclaimed myself a superstar for the day! I decided to start 2009 with a bang...and I did!

Before most if the USA was awake, I was at my gym doing a mini- triathlon!!!! 20K bike, 5K walk/run, and 34 laps in the pool! Yep, I'm SO proud of myself!

Me doing the bike part.

You still have time, get to the gym!

As 2008 is ending, I wish you the best in 2009

2008-12-31T11:24:00.000-08:00

Today, the last day of 2008, I weighed in at 179.5. I started 2008 at 195 pounds, and am leaving 2008 only losing 15 pounds. I was hoping for a larger loss and 15 pounds was far less than I had hoped for. But overall I am happy!!! I have learned a lot about myself this past year and losing any weight is an accomplishment! I am much better equipped for 2009 because of what I learned in 2008.

* I learned that a 15 day cross continent road trip (Alaska to Florida) with 2 kids under the age of 3 is hard, but possible!
* I learned I can buy a house with 2 young kids in tow when I had no family to help me.
* I learned I can survive 3 months as a "single mother" while my husband was away.
* I learned that I'm full of excuses, and excuses get me no where.
* I learned that my husband is not perfect, but he loves me no matter if I was 230 pounds, or 130!

Yes, even though I only lost 15 pounds, I'm more that overjoyed at myself!

May 2009 be the year we all achieve our goals!

What's your excuse?

2008-12-30T16:04:00.000-08:00

What do olympians eat?

2008-12-30T06:24:00.000-08:00

I wont copy, but here is the link : http://health.msn.com/nutrition/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100205413&page=1

I was reminded of a few things while reading it- maybe you will too?

I was up a pound today, but then again I did not have much sleep last night...and I'm a compulsive scale freak who weighs herself each day. I always have, and I don't know if I could break it if I tried! Normally I don't get upset if I gain, as I'm smart enough to know that water weight fluctuates from day to day, and even a simple trip to the bathroom often results in a different weight on the scale. Either way, I'm still happy (and exhausted from not sleeping last night!)

Yay for me!

2008-12-29T16:44:00.000-08:00

I was able to fit in my errands, 60 minutes of cardio at the gym, a nap, and in a few minutes I will be on my elliptical for another 30+ minutes of cardio before bed. It's been a proud day for me!

***** <--- 5 stars for Becky :)

I'm still fat!

2008-12-28T05:38:00.000-08:00

OK, so you may or may not know that I'm FAT! I'm 5'5 and my highest weight was 230. I was down to 170 in October, but that was due to a low carb diet that I was temporarily on for a competition and I had expected to gain back a few of those after the competition. Well, I gained those back nearly immediately and with Thanksgiving and Christmas, I gained more back. I did have an "I don't care, I've been losing since 2007 and I'm TIRED of exercsing and limiting the chocolate!" attatude. I felt like I failed, My goal was to be roughly 150 by September 27th and I was still in the 170's on my birthday. So by December, I was tired and beaten up by the last 12/13 months of watching food and exercise that I needed a break. But I went overboard and gained nearly 10 pounds. I did learn a lession or two this past year, so it was not all that horrible!

BUT

Today is a new day :) So what is in the past is in the past! I need to live for the future now!

50 pounds lost, 30- 40 to go! Heck, I'm over half way there!

Photo shoot gone bad

2008-12-21T17:24:00.000-08:00

The title says it all!

I gave up! But luckily we did find a couple we liked and even make a large poster to frame and hang on the wall!