Hey ! Weight! Go away and never come back!!

If you have ever been on a regular diet with exercise than you may have stepped on the scale one day to find that you have lost weight, and then the next day have gained weight! You also may find that you may find that you lose NO weight! And you ask yourself"Tell me why again I am eating this healthy and working my ass off only to have nothing in return?!?!"

There is this little thing called the "Plateau effect". It seems to be what I am experiencing now.Sometimes your overworked muscles need time to rest and rebuild. Take time off from your exercise routine by slowing it down, and going for leisurely walks or doing yoga. Also make sure that you are constantly changing up your workout routine: Maybe one day you go for a fast walk in your neighborhood, and the next day you workout to your favorite kickboxing video. I am blessed with the fact that on my cable i have a "fitness channel" i can record workouts from on my dvr!

It has been hard for me with this fluctuating weight and a bit of a downer, but i know if i keep working hard it will keep coming off.............

"A wretched soul, bruised with adversity,
We bid be quiet when we hear it cry;
But were we burdened with like weight of pain,
As much or more we should ourselves complain.
William Shakespeare"

Slow slow slowwwww the weight comes off....

Why does one have to exercise all the time and eat like I am eating to take off one pound a week? This will take forever!

I have been feeling a little better about not eating sugar ,bread, and pretty much eating rabbit food. I have found a lot of sugar free options but and it has been quit do not want to go to crazy on that either.

My boyfriends kids are here this week from Minnesota and it has been quite a feat to keep the regular eating habits in order, but I am doing well. I have finally lost another pound, and it brings me that much closer to my goal.....

Keep on truckin Erin, and be your own best cheerleader....

cry baby cry...

So the other day my boyfriend and I went out to eat middle-eastern food. As I perused the menu , there seemed to be many options of what I could eat. we settled on the mezza platter which consists of hummus, grape leaves, falafel, and we also go basmati rice and chunks of grilled chicken. All was well until the brought the freak-in PITA BREAD!

The sudden realization the I could not dip the warm hot pita bread in the creamy hummus and shove the plethora of flavors in my mouth instantly made me burst into tears. Yes I messily cried in front of my boyfriend and whimpered like a baby. It is funny how being without these things is like going through the 12 steps of not drinking alcohol.

I never realized how much I depended on my favorite foods and ate them like there was no care in the world. It was only when faced with being WITHOUT them did I realize what I was facing. Who knew food could have such power over me?

I now know that I can never go back to eating the way I used too, because I would rather have the power over myself.

:)

Do it for yourself and no one else........

I have come too several realizations: 1 no one really reads this, and 2 it shouldn't matter. When I first created this weight loss blog, I wanted the support of all my friends and family; too join the blog comment and encourage. I made daily posts to my facebook that I had posted a new blogs asking people to "follow and comment" ...Well I eventually got 3 followers and several encouraging words on my first post.

It is funny the biggest answer i get on facebook is : I have been really busy I will follow it when I can. Oh ok, so you have time to be on facebook making this comment but not 2 seconds to go follow my blog? It literally takes seconds to follow and comment on a blog.

Well I was pissed for a bit. But now I do not care, I need to be doing this for me and nobody else, so no more pressuring people insistently, it does not matter, do it for you and no one else. So basically this is like my diary, but open if people want to see. I am no longer going to let this rent space in my head and upset me, this weight loss is for my well being and I am the only one who should care.

Peace, Love, and happiness.

AND ONE! AND TWO! MOVE THAT BUTT!

So I have been working out to these videos I really enjoy on the fitness channel with "Gilad" He is this oiled up Italian grease monkey that looks like he stepped out of a flock of seagalls video. However his videos are GREAT! lots of energy, encouraging words" you can do it!" " keep it up!"

I find it pretty pathetic though that as we are on the floor working our inner things and he's saying "cmon just 10 more" My burning legs fall to the floor as I am gasping for oxygen.I immediately pick it back up telling myself not to be a quitter.

Yesterday was the first day after 6 days in a row that i did not work out, due to being out all day. I was cleaning a house, so I guess i did get SOME exercise, but it was strange how this guilt set in that i wasn't able to workout with my grease buddy "Gilad". It is strange how when you are NOT on a diet and telling yourself to workout 3 times a week you can barely muster the energy to do it. But when you ARE on a diet, and working out every day, you actually MISS working out if you miss a day! Who ever thought I would miss flailing my arms in the air in a frantic aerobicising way, while sweating like a pig! Guess I really am getting into this health nut thing, and let me tell you it feels great!...Now if only there was no stiff joint afterward...ooof.

I really just ate enough food to put "The Blob" to shame?

When one is going out to eat I am certain that the last thing they think of as there tummy is growling and their saliva glands erupting is : "Gosh golly I better make sure I only eat one portion and measure out my food"!

No, you eat what is given to you like your parents always ingrained in your brain , you eat EVERYTHING on your plate , even if you feel as if you may explode. And there of course is the famous "Are you gonna eat that"? You either hear it from someone you are with or say it yourself! It hardly matters if you are full, you just greedily reach for the kill. Of course it seems very practical to ask for a doggy bag, but if we had smaller portions would we really need to be asking in the first place?
Then comes dessert. As your stomach is in pains, bloated, grumbling and moaning, your waitress/waiter asks you if you'd like to see the dessert menu. How often do you find yourself saying " I'm sorry, I'm just too full" Or worse" Well I could split a dessert, I saved a little crack in my stomach for something sweet", when you are already full! If we were eating the correct portion sizes, these issues would not be arising. Then of course there is the ever-present doom of fast food chains. What was once a 1 ounce burger patty about 10 fries and a small soda, is now "BIGGIE SIZE ME"! The consumer is talked into doing this by hearing "Would you like to biggie size that, it is only .25 more"... The consumer thinks" Well .25 is nothing, and I AM pretty hungry", and afterwords has not stopped to think the following effects on their bodies:

McDonald's biggie Fries

Calories: 650
Fat 45 grams
Sodium 800mg
Carbs 80grams

Bet you wish you didn't know that right? I suggest watching "Super-size me" and you may never eat another french fry again.

Tip for portion controlling: If you must go out to eat, when you order your food immediately ask for a to go box,and wrap up half your food when you get it. This will prevent you from over eating when you feel tempted to eat all of what's on your plate. Also look for the "Lite options" or weight watcher options" on menus.Ask that your chicken be baked now fried, ask them to use pam instead of heavy oils if needed. Ask for steamed veggies instead of fries, ask for your butter and sour cream on the side of your potato, and your dressing on the side of your salad. Put no more that one tablespoon of dressing on your salad, ask if they have a light option.

All of these tips with a little exercise ill keep you healthy and lean.......................

Where did that muscle come from....

So I am on the 5th day of my diet, and after working out every day I am pretty sure I have muscles in places I did not know about...My friggin toes are sore! But if my payoff is hot toes, then hey I must be doing something right.

I had a headache in my eyeball( yes IN my eyeball) for three days because of eating no sugar which has finally went away.I am pleased to say that after 4 days I have lost 3 1/2 lbs. Now I know they say the weight comes off fast, then slower, so I am trying to find different workout routines than sticking with just one. One day i may do the elliptical, one day I may do a kickboxing video, and yesterday i did an aerobic workout video with some crazy happy guy who dressed like he was an 80's reject. But, he did give me sore toes so he must be good at something..........