I almost forgot......

This was a crazy week. Got back from Oregon with the kids. Had a day to get the laundry done and the house picked up and then two days of training at Keller Williams. I have to tell you...I love my job. It is so much fun to find people their homes...and to sell them when they are moving. Anyway....I lost only a pound this week but as some say on the Biggest Loser...I will take it. It is one more closer to my goal! I am sugar free and soda free still.

Lisa

I knew this would happen

a one pound loss this week...hmmm. It is time to stir things up a bit.. I still feel great! A pound lost is progress gained. I am not even the least bit disappointed. I keep going back to the Fable that my friend has on her blog. Check it out at FitMania.blogspot.com. I am becoming the butterfly that I always knew was in there.

I can't believe I am out of the 2's

Finally....out of the 200's. I don't think I look different....I see myself everyday. But...I know that I feel different. This week has been a bit stressful. From mid March until June I am so busy....it seems this way every year. With 5 children in 8 different activities....I feel like I am whirling around in a tornado most days. Not to mention trying to work and put myself first for a change. I am managing and this blog helps me to remember that I have to take care of myself so that I can take care of my family and the rest of the nonsense. For those of you who are struggling....hang in there. Take this one day at a time. Journal. Set goals. Look at yourself in the mirror EVERY morning and tell yourself that you are worth it!!! I know I am!!

Love to all,

Lisa

Momentum is good!

This past week has been great. The momentum that I feel is wonderful. I had a "tired" day where my muscles just didn't want to co-operate. I rested and the next day felt much better. I am still sugar free. I have actually got my husband to stop drinking soda and he is sugar free as well. Not that I was nagging or anything.......but....he is feeling much better too. Next will be the little curtain climbers!!!!

Lisa

Feeling a bit revvvvvved up!!

Thank you all for your comments. I need that support to keep me going some days. Sherry...I have been playing more with my calories than anything. I do some intervals. 5 min walk, 1 min run, 3 min walk, 1 min run for 30 minutes. That I know is helping to keep my body guessing. I also am doing 1500 cal...then 1200....then 1200...then 1300...then 1100 and start back at 1500. I know this may seem time consuming to most. When you have dealt with a weight issue as I have and bounce all over the place as well as having a food addiction....it is time worth spent. The number prove that it can be done. I have days that I am tired but they are far and few inbetween. Thank you so much for all your support.

Lisa

Finally have a voice....

I was so glad to run into a friend recently that started me on a great workout regiment and eating plan about 3 years ago. She (among other friends of mine) are passionate about healthy living. I love to surround myself with these people who are always cheering me on. Although I fell off the "wagon" I feel great again with each of the planks and squats that I am doing. I know this is a lifetime change....one that should not be taken casually. I have a mother who struggles each and every day with Type 2 diabetes. She is on 9 different medications which honestly I think are only masking all of the symptoms of the other medications. To hear her sometimes complain of every ache makes me more motivated to do better. I don't want to be......sick all of the time.

I am alive.
I am healthier (than yesterday)
I am still soda free.
I am combating the sugar.
I am worth it!!!

My workouts get me one step closer to who I am
My healthy eating makes me feel more in control and have a clearer mindset.
Take the steps today...be healthy....feel great....

Lisa

Here we go again!!

ok....I was on a roll. Then just as I round that corner of feeling great, the crappy cold bug makes its way into my overworked system. I know that it was just telling me that my body wasn't used to the workouts and eating right and it was going to show me. Well...it did. I got sick last Wednesday. Started in the throat...worked its ugly way into my head and sinuses...then took a trip to my lungs where it has stayed. Every cough to get this nasty stuff out sent pulsating pain to my ears and head. So....the dilemma was this....do I cough and hurt....or do I not cough and try to get rest. As you might know....it is tax season...so to keep my marriage in tact.....I slept on the couch...coughing and tossing for the last week. I now feel better but still have the last bit of hacking up my lungs at night. So...diet and exercise? ummm it has been non-existent. And...(sorry Sherry) I had a diet Pepsi to burn the nasty flem out of my coated throat. I believe that stuff is acid. It burned all the way down but cleared a path. Don't worry...that is the only one I will have. It was like Drano for the pipes. Still managed to lose a pound though!! Stay tuned....