Tellin’ The Truth Tuesday
by adustyframe ~ February 9th, 2010Last week, I stayed on my plan.
I’ve been getting to bed earlier. Still not “early” but better than my normal 2 a.m. I’ve only stayed up past midnight 3 times in the past 2 weeks, so I’m happy with that.
I’m going to work on being in bed by 11:30 this week. We’ll see how that goes!
I had a great victory this week. Lee and I went out to eat and I left a considerable amount of food on my plate. I was just full! That made me happy!
I weighed this morning and lost .8 so I’ve lost a total of 3.2 lbs.
I have to be very honest and say that I’m not happy about that number, although I am happy that it’s a loss! I would like this to move a little faster, and like I said last week, I have a lot of weight to lose and usually the first couple weeks are nice motivating losses.
I did mention that I have the metabolism of a slug, so I guess I’ll just keep plugging away. You can pray for me to not lose my motivation.
I got my 3 times of exercise in too. Just knowing that I had to post on Tuesday definitely helped me squeeze in the exercise even though I felt like I didn’t have time to do it.
I’m doing Turbo Jam. I found a complete set of dvd’s and accessories at a thrift store for $10. I enjoy it so hopefully it will soon help my metabolism graduate to snail status! (Anything is better than a slug right?)
Goals for this week–
1. Stay on plan
2. Exercise 3 times–I’m going to keep the goal at 3 times until I have it established as a habit.
3. Go to bed by 11:30 every night.
4. Try one new recipe.
Do you have any weight loss tips? How did you do on your health goals this week?
February 9th, 2010 at 9:11 am
I love this! Boy, I wish I could get into the groove of an early bedtime, too. I understand your frustration with a slow pace – it’s nearly impossible for me to lose weight while I am nursing – and soooo hard to say no DAILY to what I know should be a special occasion treat! I’m cheering you on and am working with my husband on making a plan for consistent exercise – NOT my favorite, but totally and completely necessary.
February 9th, 2010 at 10:44 am
I was so status quo this week
February 9th, 2010 at 11:23 am
I was better at staying on plan. I need to start an exercise plan. Still no lost this week, but no gain. Next week hope for lighter me.
February 9th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
I walked our dog for 20 mins each weeday…..even when it
was 12 degrees….then did another 20 on a stationary bike
or the tread mill…..THEN today I was snowed in AND there
were potato chips in the house boo-hoo….
February 9th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
I’m very happy about everything you’ve been accomplishing that you wanted to.
I do hope you can reach your goal of weight loss and getting to bed on time. I need to do that myself. I really miss the sunrises… it doesn’t rise at 10am though… or at 2am-3am that I’m usually up too.
But I hope to start getting up early like I did last summer – 6:30-7am. I got to see every sunrise, and from a beautiful place in our field! I love the sunrise! It always makes me feel refreshed.
many blessings and I do hope you reach your goals!
Thank you
February 10th, 2010 at 8:00 am
Keep up the good work…YOU CAN DO IT!!!
February 10th, 2010 at 8:59 am
Good for you Lizzie. Don’t worry- in a few months it will be me blogging about teh need to shift my large amounts of flab. In the past I have done ‘slimming world’- not sure if you ahve it in the states, and it has worked. Also was doing a dancersize dvd which I found much more fun than just an exercise one.
However I am not a late night girl- I need my bed by 10
February 10th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
Baby steps, baby steps! You’re headed in the right direction! I applaud you for your discipline … I struggle with that. I had a slow metabolism but was able to get it moving with these tips:
- drink hot ginger tea (ginger is a great metabolism booster) … my favorite is Yogi Ginger Tea
- sprinkle cayenne on food when you can (a great metabolism booster)
- eat mostly fresh, raw veggies and fruits instead of cooked (they still retain the enzymes needed to help them digest & will pass through your system faster and cleanly) … for most cooked veggies, steam them lightly (ex: steamed grean beans or broccoli drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt & cayenne)
- eat lots of deep green salads (spinach, baby greens, romaine) with homemade healthy salad dressings
- cut out bread entirely for a while (I had trouble with gluten … not an allergy but felt bad when I ate it and it really bogged down my digestive system)
- eat plain yogurt with bananas & cinnamon (yogurt has lots of good bacteria to help your intestines get in gear & cinnamon is a good metabolism booster) and/or take a good probiotic
- drink enough water with fresh lemon juice (a natural diuretic to help with water retention)
- exercise (which you’re doing!)
- get plenty of sleep (which you’re working on)
- take 1 tsp psyllium husks in a few ounces of water 3x/day for 2 weeks, then back off to 1 tsp/day (helps cleans out your digestive system & any old undigestible muck — junk that we eat — that clings to the sides of your intestines and ferments there — GROSS, huh???) … a colon cleanse is another good thing to do but I haven’t gotten brave enough for that yet. haha.
A couple of years ago, I went 3 weeks eating only raw fruits & veggies and boy, my metabolism jumpstarted. I also felt better than I’ve ever felt in my life. Many folks think that’s a little radical, though.
Thanks for the tips! I’ll have to look for that tea. I’d be interested in some homemade dressing recipes!
February 11th, 2010 at 5:57 am
My greatest weight loss tip is to try a low GI diet. Foods with a low impact on blood sugar. Google it, I lost 45 pounds doing low GI last year. Great job on staying motivated and keeping to your goals. If the snow would melt around here maybe I could get back to the gym!