Been a while

It's been a while since I posted anything but still making slow progress toward my goal. Still working hard on portion control, which is the only way to go with regard to what I eat...if I had to restrict what I ate I'm sure I'd not succeed but by cutting back and eating smaller portions I'm making it work.

Still not working out as many days as I'd like but will set a goal of 6 days this week. Let's see if I can stick with it since I'm in town this week!

You CAN DO THIS!!!!

Slowly but surely I'm getting there...

It's such a slow process to lose weight gradually and safely but that's what I'm doing. I'm down by 40+ lbs so far since Jan 08 and down from a size 18 to a size 10 so far. Still have another 30 lbs or so to go but mostly want it to be fat loss, not just weight loss. I've managed to improve my fat percentage...down almost 10% from when I started...need to do better in that department though, especially with these last 30 lbs...must be fat loss, not muscle.

Finding time to workout is still a challenge but it's one I'm determined to overcome. I've got some great programs I'm using and I really enjoy them but still have time management issues with work, travel, school, etc.

More later.

Some progress

I'm still not working out like I need to but have continued to lose weight. I'm down several sizes in clothes and plan to really get my butt in gear with consistent workouts this week. It's all that I need to really push for the rest of the weight to come off and to tone up.

YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!

Travel is good for your diet!!!

Ok, at least travel has been good for my diet...I'm down by 14 lbs now...still a long way to go and not exercising enough but I'll take what I can get at this point. I've not worked out today so plan to do it this evening around 5 pm.

It's been a while since I posted anything on any of my blogs...it's been a crazy few weeks, what with traveling to the Philippines for 3 weeks. I start to school again May 5 so I'm trying to get into the habit of working out daily so it will be part of my day even after school starts.

One thing I did while in the Philippines was to really control portions...of course I know that's a key to a good diet anyway but it's so hard sometimes for me to stop when something is good. I'm getting a lot better at controlling that now. I've cut way back on alcohol...down to only one or two drinks per week and may even cut that out until after I get the weight completely off since it's nothing but empty calories anyway. The good thing about working on the other side of the globe and having to work their nights is that you don't overeat at supper because it's breakfast. Some days I'd just have a salad and soup, other days I'd have fruit and an omelette....bare in mind, I'd worked all night and normally, at home, I don't go in for breakfast as my evening meal! Both lunch and dinner were normal meals, I just made sure to control the amount I was eating...I even splurged and had desert sometimes...just not a lot.

Since coming home I've tried to continue to watch my portions and stick to healthy eating...lots of salads and avoiding heavy creamy dressings. When creamy dressings were the only option, I get them on the side and use them sparingly.

I can't wait to get down to my normal size again...I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and it feels good. The next thing I must do it get into the daily exercise routine as I mentioned before...that is essential to hitting my goal and to improving my health.

That's all for now...more on this later.

More weight off

I've lost some more weight...that makes a total of 30 lbs and most of it has come off since December. I'm still not working out like I should, it's just been so hard. This week I've tried catching up on my sleep after the last 2 nights of school only getting 3 hrs each night. I'm still not quite caught up but not having school right now is helping.

I hope to get back into the swing of working out so I can get toned up...I'm so flabby right now, it's disgusting.

Now down to 168 from the all time high of 198...another 18 lbs and everyone will be able to tell I'm losing...I just want to be more consistent with the workouts so I'll tone up while I'm at it.

I'm back home

I'm back from India and weighed in. I lost 3 lbs in the 13 days I was gone so that makes me very happy. Unfortunately I had no time to work out...between work, school and all the travel there was no time to sleep that much, much less workout. I'm not taking a class during my next trip and there isn't as much traveling around so I am hopeful I'll get to workout while I'm in the Philippines.

The food in India was great. Some of it was full of fat though so I had to go easy on those things but I'm getting better at potion control...just gotta keep it up.

Goals

The goal will be to post my progress daily instead of the hit or miss schedule I've been doing. Couldn't workout this morning due to appointment but will walk at least 15 - 20 mins at lunch, then do Burn 1 CE tonight. I'll post an update after the workout tonight.

Still loving the pedometer and the program that came with it. The old one only logged the steps in the pedometer and had no program in which to store the info. This one is so cool. New scales measure weight and fat...I'm still fat. :-( But working to change that fact so, chin up ole girl. :-)

Lost another pound and down one size but still struggling to cut the fat out of the diet. One thing I've noticed though, I can tell very quickly when I've had too much fat in my food. It tastes like I'm stuffing butter or oil in my mouth and it doesn't taste good to me anymore when there's too much fat. I'm also drinking more water...still have to go to the bathroom what seems like every few minutes...I hope my body gets use to the extra water soon. Also, I've almost cut alcohol completely out, which is very good...way too many empty calories and I'm sure my liver is thanking me! Not that I was an alcoholic but I'd gotten in the habit of having a glass of wine or a beer every night...too much of a good thing is a bad thing!