I have NOT run away again!

I have NOT run away again. =) Honestly it’s taken me a little bit to get my life back in order since the week of 14th. As you know from reading my previous post, we lost our little Chloe on the 14th. To make things worse a couple days later on the 17th my Aunt passed away. We had tons of family in town for the funeral and they all stayed with me. Needless to say things were a little stressful!

I’m back to my walking routine although not as strict as before. I’m walking about 5 times a week but more if I have time. Also, I’ve had MAJOR restriction for like the last week and I have no idea why. The good news about that is I lost another 1lb and I only have 4 more lbs to get back into the 160s!

Chloe

My parents started acquiring Maltese when I was a teenager.

Chaz when I was 15yrs.

Chloe when I was 16yrs.

Candi when I was 17yrs.

Chelsee when I was 19yrs.

I’m a HUGE animal lover, they aren’t just pets they are my family. I’m so sad to say that my little Chloe passed away on Monday at 11yrs old. She had a heart condition and there just weren’t any more medications for her. My whole family is heartbroken.

With this news I couldn’t walk on Monday; I didn’t have it in me. I was also very prepared to sit in a depressed state yesterday when I got home from work. I was going to eat junk and watch the Bachelorette that I recorded on the DVR. I took my little Harvey for a walk (Harvey is my Shih Tzu I got last year when I moved out of my parents’ house) and was then going to call it a night (at 7PM).

That’s when something came over me and I realized I have to break this cycle. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again that I eat due to emotions….all of them. I’m making a very conscious decision to NOT let this sadness consume me and rule my life. I’m not going to fill this void with ice cream. So that is why I forced myself to go for my usual walk last night and I felt so much better when I got home. I was still sad and expect to be for a long time but for once I feel like it’s finally clicked……….if I let myself go I’m just going to become more sad and more depressed. That’s when I’ll eat more and more and walk less and less. I’m not letting myself do that anymore! I’m so thankful that I finally seem to get it. It took 27yrs but I got it lol.

In loving memory of Chloe

What's on your plate?

Good Morning!

I didn’t walk yesterday. I had places to go and people to see after work and I didn’t have time for my walk, but it’s OK! It had been nearly 4 weeks and I hadn’t missed one day so I think my body needed a day off anyway. I’ll be back at it this evening though! Going forward my goal is to continue 7 days per week with 2 a day on the weekends. However, if I do feel I need a break I am going to give myself a max of 1 day off per week. That sounds reasonable, right?

The scale has not gone down and I have to be honest I am struggling with healthy choices. Mainly I think it’s because I just don’t know what to eat. I need things that are convenient but that are also good for you and those two things combined can be a challenge to find. I’m aiming for 168lbs by the end of July so if that is going to be attainable I really have to get my nutrition on track. I’ve considered counting weight watcher points because that program has always worked for me. The problem is that I start to gain as soon as I stop counting so I’m looking for more of a permanent change. I want to really change my lifestyle. 

Does anyone have any food suggestions or care to share with me what they are eating on an average day? I think it would help me to know what is on other bandster plates?

Scale & NSV Victory!!

Hey All! 

I hope you all had a wonderful Fourth of July! It poured here due to a hurricane in my area. Luckily I only saw rain from it and the rest of the weekend was beautiful! I couldn’t keep myself indoors. Thursday, Saturday & Sunday I took two 45 minute walks around the lake and Friday I was able to take 1 walk before the rain. I also hit a personal best of 18,000 steps in one day!

I am down to 174lbs now which is a 6lb weight loss of my 30lb regain! I lost those 6lbs in just about 2 weeks which is great in my opinion! Literally all I’ve done is walk and scale back on the amounts of food I’ve been eating. I haven’t even given up the foods I love; I’ve just cut down. I asked my things like “do I really need to eat the whole bag” LOL and usually the answer is “no”.  Plus when you’re working out so hard your mindset changes as you don’t really want to eat a lot of junk to undo all the hard work you just completed!

This week I am going to work on my water intake. Last week and throughout the long weekend I really didn’t drink much water. I am aiming for a bare minimum of 40 ounces but ideally I’d like to get 60 ounces in. I’m not a hot tea drinker but I do like some of the iced teas from Starbucks.  Do those count as part of your water intake? Anyone have any tips for getting all your water in?

ps. I changed my email address! It's now ladylapband09@gmail.com.

Consistency is Key!

Heads up, I’ll probably be blogging pretty frequently this summer. When I am struggling to remain focused the only way for me to stay on track is to commit myself 100%. Hence, here I am posting again. About a week or two before the official start of Summer I started walking like I did back when I was 150lbs. The weather in my neck of the woods has been exceptionally beautiful lately, as it should be after the long snowy winter we had. FYI: I loathe the snow. Here is a pic of the gorgeous lake I live near and have the privilege of walking along every day! I know I’m spoiled!

 

I’ve decided to put my BodyBugg back on. Check it out if you don’t know what it is because I highly recommend it! The BodyBugg helped me immensely before and I need that extra boost again! I’m walking 45 minutes per day 7 days a week right now. I mapped out my route and it’s about 2.7mi.

and with the addition of the BodyBugg I’ll be able to get an accurate read on the amount of calories I’m burning and the number of steps I’m taking. I’ll let you know the outcome after my first workout with it on.

I am feeling a big difference in the way my body feels and how my clothes fit. Yahoo for an NSV! I’m trying to focus on that because the scale isn’t moving as fast as I’d like. Yes I know I’m being impatient. I'm really trying to remind myself that Consistency is Key!

Let me digress……………….I totally forgot how loud my stomach growls when I’m actually hungry LOL! If someone had been next to me just now I would have been embarrassed, it was really loud! I don’t recall it being so loud before being banded. Wait, I was probably never really hungry before being banded haha that would explain it!

Happy 4^th if I don’t post before then!