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Weight Loss: Feeling Defeated

September 9, 2010 By 12 Comments
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Well I know that I have not posted my progress in the weight loss area recently.  That is because there has not been progress.  I have actually had a summer of regression!  I hate to have to admit it but it is the truth.  I have GAINED 26 of my 36 lost pounds back.  I am back to feeling depressed, tired, and worst of all FAT!  So now is the time to do something!  I have been thinking about going back to weight watchers but have decided that I was doing well with my own program.  My own program also is free!   I have spent the past few weeks thinking of a way to keep my motivation up.  A way to assure that I stick to the journey of losing weight.  I know that there are a few things I need to do in order to be successful.

  • Rember why I began this weight loss journey:  I think that it is important for me to look back at my earlier posts and see why I decided to lose weight in the first place.
  • Evaluate my portions:  I think that examining how much I am eating will be a great first step in getting back into the weight loss groove.
  • Get active:  This is one thing that I know helps a great deal.  Getting out and getting moving is a vital component to any weight loss diet.
  • Stop drinking Soda:  I know that this sounds silly to those who know me.  I ONLY drink Diet Coke.  The trouble is the carbonation.  It expands your stomach which means you have to eat more to feel full.  The trouble is that I find it to be quite addicting.
  • Get family on board:  When I began my weight loss journey I somehow was able to get our extended family on board.  It was nice that Sunday dinners were always healthy and that we were there to support one another.  Getting everyone involved again is an important step for MY success.  I need people to talk to and to remind me that I am doing well.  It is just the type of person I am!
  • Make a Shopping List:  I know that I do better when I make a list of specific foods I need to buy at the grocery store.  This technique helps me to avoid things such as ice cream and other sweets as well.  I also need to remember not to go to the store hungry!  That always presents a problem.

In my head I know that there are the first steps to a healthier life.  I need to get my head into it before I will be a success.  I did go for a walk yesterday which was quite helpful!  I am thinking about a hike this weekend which should kick off eating healthier.  Who can exercise and then eat badly?

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Weight Loss: Week 5

February 8, 2010 By 6 Comments
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On Saturday I completed 5 weeks of my weight loss journey.  I am happy to report that I lost another 2.8 pounds.  That made a total loss of 20.2 pounds in 5 weeks.  I am so excited about my continued success.  Weight is something I have struggled with my ENTIRE life.  It is something I have never been able to let go of.

Many people who are successful say that you have to loose weight by letting go of your past.  I have thought about my head a lot this week.  Time and time again I thought about excuses.  I am full of excuses and have been for MANY years.  The thing that got me thinking about these excuses was watching The Biggest Loser last week.  A woman, Miggy, had her appendix removed and the very next day walked 14 miles!  All I was thinking while watching was that I would have used that surgery as an excuse.  I would have given up.  I guess that is what got me thinking.  In the past I have used so many things as excuses.

As a child and teenager I was a dancer.  I LOVED TO DANCE!  I took classes 6 days a week.  It made me so happy.  I was fit and truely enjoyed it.  I still miss it to this day.  When I was 14 I hurt my knee and never danced again.  My parents took a conservative approach in treating it.  I stopped dancing and did nothing physical for a year.  In that year betweem 14 and 15 I gained over 100 pounds.  My weight has been an issue for me ever since.  I also spent years using my knee as an excuse.

When I was pregnant with Abigail my pelvis separated.  I cannot begin to tell you the pain.  I spent about a month in the hospital and could not walk without crutches for about 6 months!  After a lot of time if healed but is arthritic.  For years I used my pelvis as an excuse.

Two years ago I shattered the first three metatarsals in my foot.  It still hurts to this day but has become another excuse.  I cannot walk right.  I am forever in pain.  It is swollen and ugly.  It is still just another excuse.

If this woman Miggy could walk 14 miles after surgery, why do I use excuses.  I am pretty sure that I am not alone in my excuse using.  I think that we all do it.  This week I am going to try and eliminate my excuses.  They have been holding me back.  They have made my body and mind unhealthy.  They have to go.  What excuses do you use?  How will you overcome them?

Becca

Please do not forget to join my facebook group Becca’s Belly Busters.

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Weight Loss Journey: Week 2

January 19, 2010 By 2 Comments
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I did not post on Saturday because I was so busy this weekend having fun.  All in all I had a great weight loss journey this week.  I weighed in on Saturday and I lost another 5.6 pounds.  That is a total of 11.2 pounds in two weeks!  I am feeling quite proud of myself.  I am still very into a healthy life style.  A healthier me should mean a thinner me.  It should also mean a happier, easier moving, more fun me!

Week 3 and 4 are when my weight most often plateaus.  I am so worried that this will happen again!  I have been doing well thus far and I so want my success to continue!  I have been preparing myself mentally for a plateau.  I figure that it is a chance for my body to adjust to my weight loss.  I have been doing this with weight loss journey with weight watchers in mind.  I have not joined yet and am thinking of waiting until I begin to have some trouble.  I think that weight loss is something that from time to time you have to trick your body.  This means that we have to switch things up when we hit our plateaus.  I think that if I make it past the next two weeks I will continue until my health and weight goals have been met.  I hope that you are all having success in you goals.

Becca

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Ask Becca: Becca’s Belly Busters

January 19, 2010 By 9 Comments
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Hello all fans of askbecca.com!  I am excited to announce that I have started a new group on Facebook.  Because I am having such good success with my personal weight loss so far, I thought that it would be nice to have a place we can all go for support, weigh ins and even a bragging section.

Studies have found that groups of people who are attempting a weight loss goal together are more successful.  My entire family is on the move to a healthier lifestyle.  We would like all of you to join us.  So far we have lost a little more then 50 lbs together!  So come and join us… Complain, share your successes or just read what others need help with.  Together we can make this weight Watcher journey a pleasant and successful one!

If you are interested in joining Becca’s Belly Busters please click here.   The door is always open!

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Wii Fit Plus: Bicycling Game

January 16, 2010 By 3 Comments
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I was lucky enough to get a Wii Fit Plus pad and game for Christmas.  I have been working on using the Wii fit pad to help me in my weight loss journey.  So yesterday I decided to click on the bicycle  game within the Wii Fit Plus game.  Trust me… NEVER… EVER click the bicycle game.   At first it was a lot of fun.  The faster you run on the Wii Fit Pad the faster your bike goes.  I was having a lot of fun.

That is until I figured out you have to find flags.  It is not like you have to find 4-5 flags… You have to find 13.  I ran in place for 9 minutes total and thought that I was going to die.  I would have quit if it were not for Abigail…

Me:  I CANNOT do this…

Abby:  Sure you can mom don’t be silly…

Me:  I think I am going to die

Abby:  Just get it done mom

Me:  Perhaps I should just reset the Wii

Abby:  Come on mom you have to finish what you started (who taught her that and why did she listen?)

Me:  I hate this

Abby:  You will love it when it is over… just come on mom…

And so I did finish and I did not die.  It stinks when your kids throw what you tell them back into your face!  TRUST ME WHEN I TELL YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM THIS WII FIT PLUS ACTIVITY!!!!!

I know you will all try it but trust me…

Becca

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Weight Loss: Week 1 Overview

January 9, 2010 By 2 Comments
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I think that for my first week of weight loss, I did great.   I had a few really emotional days but I handled them well.  I weighed in today and lost a total of 5.6 lbs this week.  That is a 2% loss!  Not bad for a week.  I think that I did well with so many things this week:

  • I ate well and did not obsess over food.
  • I only weighed myself once ( I tend to do it 100000 times a day)
  • I was able to get though 2 VERY emotional situations without reaching for food.
  • I exercised 4 days this week!
  • I stayed in communication with my supports.
  • I had a Girl Scout leader meeting and served 90% healthy food.
  • I have posted almost everyday with my progress.
  • I have believed in myself.
  • I have not let others actions determine my success.

All in all I think that I am well on my way to success.  In just three more weeks this should all begin to develop into healthy habits.  I am not saying that it has been the easiest thing every.  It has been easier then I had thought that it would be though!

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Weight Loss: Day 6

January 8, 2010 By 1 Comment
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Well I had an alright day.  All in all I am still doing well.  Today I am having various issues emotionally that are making eating well difficult.  The first issue is that I have bad for you food in the house for the first time.  It is hard for me not to eat it all.  I did well though and stayed away from it all.

The other issue is that I am having a stressful time with my daughter in school.  I have a meeting in the morning that I am stressed out about.  It is so hard to remain strong but I beat the overeating urge and came out of it on the other side.

Emotional eating has to be the biggest issue I face.  When I am stressed, pissed or upset about something I want to EAT!  It does’t even matter most days what I eat.  Just as long as there is something in my mouth.  Today I did none of that.  Rather then eat I kept myself busy.  I was able to clean the house, do some research and still have a good day.

I did have a meeting at my house tonight which meant I did not eat perfect.  I did control the amount that I ate.  This is HUGE for me.  I usually do not pay any attention.  Tonight I tried a little bit of everything.  I made sure that most of the things on the plate were healthy.  I used reduced fat sour cream and light mayo.  I think for the situation I did very well.

How do you all handle the emotional eating thing?

Becca

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Weight Loss: Day three

January 4, 2010 By 1 Comment

Well here we are with the third day down.  It seems as if this has all been too easy.  I am usually much more obsessive by now.  I have usually weighed myslef about a million times by now.  I have usually eaten some chocolate by now.  As I stated yesterday, this seems different.  It is not motivation that I have.  It is just that I know I need this.  It is that it feels right.  So here is how the day went

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I went for a walk with Abigail and our new dog.  It was better then I had expected.  I lived through it and because of my new shoes my foot that hurts ALL of the time.  It all went so well that I chose to walk again this evening.  I will be waking up again tomorrow to repeat my walk.

As far as eating today I did wonderfully.  I had a shake for breakfast, a chicken sandwich for lunch with fruit and pretzels and tuna caserole with salad and broccoli for dinner.   I think that all in all that is a wonderful day.

Tomorrow is day 4.  I am proud to say that I have my meals all planned out and that I am ready.  I hope you are all doing as well as I am.

Becca

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Weight Loss Story Part 1

January 6, 2009 By 1 Comment
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My Resolution:

Now that 2009 is here I am tackling my resolution with you.  In some ways I think that this will make it happen.  It is the 14th year that my resolution has been the same and I would like to make it happen this year.  Like millions of other people I would like to, I need to, loose weight.  I am not a mildly overweight or pleasently plump woman.  My weight is killing me and I feel it.

I think that an important part of loosing weight is discovering why you want to looke weight.  I have many reasons all of which are very important to me.

  • My girls: Everyday I discuss with my girls, especially Abigail, why we need to eat right.  I have drilled it into her hear that it is important to eat right to be healthy.  Many times I feel like a hipocrite.  I know just about everything there is to know about eating health and loosing weight.  I have many times considered being a nutritionist.  Who would go to an obese nutritionist though?  So for my girls I need to make this resolution stick.
  • My Foot: Over the summer I broke my foot in a bad place.  The Lisfranc joint is what supports your arch and wouldn’t you know that is the spot I broke two bones.  I am in need of surgery and would like to be able to bounce back a little easier.
  • My Health: At the age of 31 I am a borderline diabetic, borderline high blood preasure and who knows what else.  I think about my future.  I am dying everyday!  Each yummy treat I eat a little more of me dies.  I am killing myself and I need to stop!

We will do this together.  Join me in living a healthier life.  I will post a recipe that I have tried and liked every week and will post a picture of myself on Sundays.  Feel free to loose with me.  All we can loose is weight and all we can gain is LIFE!

Becca

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