KauaiDaze

Hi…I am one week into my new regimen of keeping a food journal and exercising more. I lost that pound that I gained last week. (Small yeah!) It’s amazing how much I can eat in a day if I don’t pay attention. Anyway, the journal is keeping me focused on eating well and not too much. 

Then, my husband brought home Breyers Rocky Road Ice Cream. OMG! I could have eaten the whole box!! But I didn’t.  I did have about a cup of it the last three nights, the box is now empty and in the trash.  I told him he cannot bring that stuff home anymore!!!…No harm done, although I think I could have lost more without it for sure. 

It is difficult to stay motivated because my husband does tend to bring home junk and thinks that I should just not eat it. He does not have a weight issue so everything is pretty cut and dried for him…if you want to lose weight, don’t eat. Hmmm. Well, walk a mile in my shoes, I say. Since he cannot experience it for himself, he has no business commenting on how I should handle my diet. So, if there are any other women out there who get little at support home (other that “gee, hun, you need to lose weight” or “isn’t that fattening?”), I’d like to hear from you and find out how you cope.

Namaste,
Nan

Well, I am glad I took a friends advice last month and measured myself.  I weighed myself this morning and gained a full pound! Geez, I’ve been exercising regularly and watching what I eat, so I could be really disappointed…except that I also took my measurements and I lost 1-1/2 inches from my calves and a full inch around my waist! So, I am not too disappointed.

Of course, I would rather see the loss on the scales, but I know eventually, my body will start cooperating with me and give up the fat. So, I am starting a new regimen, as of today:

• Starting a food journal
• Increasing my exercise practice to a minimum of 5 days a week.

I wish all of you luck with your weight loss goals!!

Nan

I am working really hard on eating the right foods and not so much of them. Counting calories is not my thing, but, having been through WW before (lost 31 lbs before I got tired of counting points) I know that keeping a daily food journal can be really helpful.

I am up to walking 3.5 miles and I started doing Pilates again (mostly for my back).

I am trying to keep off the scale because it always seems to depress me as it fluctuates so much.  Plus, everytime I get on the scale and see a loss, I sabotage myself .  So, I have decided to only wiegh myself once a month. I took my measurments, so I could tell if my body was changing whether or not the scale reflected it immediately. It seems I am fighting myself on this and I am not sure why.

Has anyone else out there had a self-sabotage issue? Any ideas on how to overcome it?

-n

I have been a member for one week now and, while I have not been blogging because we had some friends visiting from the mainland, I am happy to say that I lost 2.4 pounds! Not too bad! 

I think I may have tossed it up some by changing when I work out each day. I also laid off the evening snacks and made some better, healthier choices.

I read something the other day that made me think: The body fights harder to keep the pounds on as a defense mechanism. So, once the body must give in to the lack of calories and increased exercise, the pounds start to come off. Often, this takes some time and frustration sets in so th ediet goes out the window. I remember my walking buddy telling me to hang in there, it will start to take affect, and it seems it finally has…I have been speed-walking regularly and I started to notice soem changes in my body. 

The main key is to never give up. Don’t just look at the scale, but take your measurements once a month…Sometimes the changes may show in inches more that pounds…

Aloha!
n

While I don’t believe in diet programs per se, I have been trying to lose weight for some time now.  My battle with my weight only started about 8 years ago when I entered menopause and quit smoking.  Up to that point, I had always been a healthy 120 - 125 lbs. Now, getting below 160 is a major challenge! 

I live on Kauai — the northermost Hawaiian Island and I am a writer.  I would really like to look good in a bathing suit again and feel healthy and energetic!  I love my husband and my 4 cats. I enjoy walking, swimming, and yoga. Unfortunately, I also enjoy food — to much of it.

I am hoping that, with support and motivating ideas, I can finally succeed in getting my diet and lifestyle under control.  That’s why I joined this blog.

Ideas and comments welcome!

N