Goals

Wow! 2 blogs in one day! haha:)

Well I just had to get on here to tell you how my first "workout" went with the Wii...AMAZING! I did 30 minutes of excercise and 7 minutes of a cool down. I managed to burn 147 calories (not too much but its something!) I also did a one mile jog, which amazed me...my calves are killing me (but I keep telling myself "if I can slim down the calves a bit, I will buy a pair of dress boots that FIT over my calves! YES!")

While I was on the board, I realized that I have some goals to work on...
#1. By the end of December I want to be able to touch my toes when stretching! I can do it if i bend my knees but that doesn't really count:)
#2. Drink MORE water.
#3. Get rid of the negative vocabulary; I will lose this weight, I will stay positive and focused.
#4. Be able to do the Jack Knifes properly (laying on back and reaching your hands and feet together) This excercise just about killed me...*need to invest in a proper mat*
#5. AND this is my long term goal, but I would just like to remind myself....LOSE 75 lbs by the end of June! My reward for hitting my goal will be a trip to Vegas in August!!

Here we go!!!
~Cheers~

A Failed Gym Attempt

I went to a gym for women yesterday called Figures. I tested out the equipment and loved it. I came home to talk it over with my hubby (who is totally supporting me) only to realize that at this point in my life, we are not financially able to pay for a gym membership. There is a start up fee of $45 which is 75% off the regular price and then it is $45 per month for a 2 year membership.  I guess I don't really understand why gym fees and memberships cost as much as they do, but I guess they have to pay for the building, equipment and staff somehow. I just wish it was a bit easier financially.

SO...Chris (hubby) said to start using our Wii Fit. Well, I guess because we already have it and it's just collecting dust in the gaming cupboard, I have decided to give it a try:)

Tonight, I will begin my "workout" on the Wii Fit! and maybe throw in dancing just to get my heart pumping:) My younger kids got a kick out of seeing me dancing this morning in the livingroom! I can get them all dancing, make a family thing out of it! haha:)

Until next time,
~Cheers~

First Month Getting on Track

There are days when I think to myself, I just can't do this. There are days when I want to raid the food shelves just because I am bored. This is when I close the door & look in the mirror and say Yes! I can do this!

I may not write on here as much as I would like to, but raising a household is priority:) Today I weighed in at 250.8 pounds! I lost 7.5 pounds since last weighing in on October 12! Let me tell you that is a GREAT feeling. I just need to not beat myself up if I have a "bad" day with snacking or over eating. I have to push toward my goal, (and keep the fridge stocked with veggies and fruit) and stay on the positive side and enjoy the benefits of being healthy!

The doctor also gave me the go ahead to start exercising on a regular basis! So, here I go continuing on with my weight loss wagon!

~Cheers~

A struggle with snacking...

My first few days of being on the weight loss wagon have been alright. I have been trying to watch what I eat, and make healthy decisions. I started buying veggies and storing them in portion sizes to enjoy at meal times or snack times. However, my love of baking is a weakness of mine that is going to hinder my goal. I love to bake/cook. I have a guilty habbit of eating for the sake of eating. I have put all my baking in a cupboard where I cannot see it, because every time I walk into the kitchen, there goes another cookie (muffin, bisquit, etc) in my mouth :(

I am not cutting anything out 100%. I believe eating in moderation is good. But not when I am eating like 10 goodies per day. I need to realize that the only person I am "hurting" by sneaking these extra treats is myself. I am trying to offer myself and my children veggies, fruit, or smoothies in place of our previous snacks of junk food. When I am in a grocery store, I am proud to say that the majority of the time I avert my eyes past the cookies, chips, etc.

November 3rd is my 6 week Post-natal check up, which means I am on the look out for some sort of exercise program. (dance, Yoga, join a gym, we shall see what I can find!) I have been walking, but nothing that I would count as physical activity:) And so, I continue on for another week of making healthier choices and decisons.

~Cheers~

Weight Loss Wagon

Where do I begin? This is my first ever blog post so here goes...
For years I have struggled with an ever present issue of being overweight. Ever since I was a child I have been "big boned" & "husky". I can remember as far back as grade 2 and being teased about it. Not a great self-esteem booster that's for sure!

Anyone who has ever had a weight issue, can identify with the different issues a person may experience. My decision to do something about being borderline obese started in the fall of 2008. I just had my third child in June 2008. When I was a teenager, I remember joking around  saying that if I ever hit 300 pounds I would kill myself. Well that time came as I weighed myself the day after giving birth to my son. 302 pounds. I was mortified. Of course I wasn't going to kill myself, but what the heck? How did that happen?

When I was 16, I got pregnant with my first daughter. She was born in September 2002. I gained 60 pounds with her and shed a total of her 8 pound birth weight. With my next daughter, born July 2005 I again gained 60 pounds and only lost her 9 pound birth weight. So back to the 300 pound mark...
I was devastated. I realized that I needed to do something about it. Not only was my blood pressure borderline my whole life, I started getting migraines when i was pregnant with my first daughter.

I went back to work when my son was only four months old. I met a lot of awesome people working for the City of Prince Albert. Many of the women there were on Weight Watchers and they encouraged me to join. I ended up starting Herbal Magic that night. I forked out a grand total of $700 just to sign up for 5 days a week of one on one counselling. Not to mention what I would have to pay for pills per week. I joined at the end of January 2009, weighing in at 281 pounds. The first ten days went by and I lost a total of 10 pounds. In those ten days I didn't have one migraine. I continued to lose a total of 63 pounds in 6 1/2 months. I felt great! I quit the program in August of 2009 due to lack of finance. It was just too expensive to keep up with all the pill buying. $25 per month for one kind of pill and  $50 per week for another. For another 6 months after that I managed to keep off the weight (without pills) except for 2 pounds which I gained back. My motivation other than my family, was looking at pictures of myself in earlier years...YUCK!

I found out in January 2010 that I was expecting another bundle of joy! This news got me some negative criticism. "You just lost all that weight, and now your just gonna gain it all back again!" For the most part I continued to eat healthy (and whatever I could keep down for the first 4 months of it)
In September of this year, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. (My fourth child) AND I only gained 30 pounds with her.

So, why I am here today? Well, I am jumping back on the Weight Loss Wagon, and my goal for June/July 2011 is to lose 75 pounds! I am currenly sitting at 258.3 pounds. So by next summer I would like to weigh in at roughly 185 pounds. My reasons for doing this is simple, I would like to be around long enough to see any grandchildren that I might be blessed with get married:) Maybe even see a few great grandchildren! I would like to feel amazing in anything that I wear, I would like to feel sexy when my husband looks at me, and I would like to be healthy and fit enough to be able to run around with my children in the many years to come!

In the days, weeks, and months to come I am going to blog my way through my goal. Here's to shedding 75lbs!! Woot Woot!!!!

~Cheers~