TerraDawn

so just recently i have started working with someone new and told her how i was working to incorporate healthy eating and excercise into my everyday life… i told her how i had been working out at home with dvds and walking and when i worked overnights i worked out in my downtime and she told me about her struggle with weight loss and we both decided we would start working out together and support each other so she calls me when a craving hits or she feels unmotivated and vice versa and its a great system so far. We have found some fun ways to be physically active like taking our kids swimming and running relay races with the kids…in other news i was supposed to weigh in on the 13 but i have been so busy with work and kids and homelife but i stepped on the scale today and i am down to 239 which is a 4 pound drop since the 6th and that makes 16 pounds all together i feel great

oh my goodness so i went to see my weight loss consultant today and weighed in and i was so shocked… i lost 12 pounds in 7 days…is that even possible i guess it is cuz i did… however then my consultant told me that i should only be losing 1-3 pounds a week. she said it is not healthy to lose that much that fast… i dont know why i lost so much so fast i even weighed in after breakfast. I havent been doing anything drastic just walking an hour in the morning with my son and an hour in the evening with my son and about 30 minutes of excercise video a day and i have been eating about 1600 calories a day compared to the over 3000 i used to consume.. should i not walk as much or eat more… i mean i feel good i dont feel over exerted or starved i feel really good..i have a little more energy and a better more positive attitude…im just a little confused…i didnt know you could lose too much weight too quickly or how to lose a healthy amount of weight….anyone have any ideas?

so the past 2 days have been a lot easier than I expected…i have started taking my son on hour long walks 2 times a day pushing him in his stroller… I also have reduced my portions by about 1/3 and making healthier food decisions… eating more vegetable and fruits and instead of 2 huge meals a day that average about 3000 calories i have been eating 6 small meals a day averaging about 16oo calories… I feel really good… i always spend so much time and effort on my family my son my step children and my husband and it feels so good to do something for myself that is positive… I want to start working out more like at a gym or something but i am so shy about going it alone… so for now i have ordered some work out dvds… that way i can workout at home in my comfort zone when I have time… also since i work overnights and get bored easily and usually snack all night i can work out and have some natural popcorn or a fruit…. I really hope I can stick this lifestyle change out because i know it will benefit me greatly…i already feel like i have more energy to enjoy life… my hubby took me out last night to a movie and dinner.. we went to olive garden and i usually get the chicken alfredo eat tons of bread sticks and dip them in extra alfredo sauce and have a chocolate cheesecake for dessert… last night i ordered some linguini noodles and red sauce…. i only ate half of it no bread sticks and i filled up on salad no croutons or cheese and a light vinigrette…. at the movie i had a diet soda and unbuttered unsalted popcorn and only ate 2 handfuls… the movie was great i was full and felt amazing about how i overcame the urge to pig out….. GO ME!!!

today was a complete eye opener.  in high school i never really thought i was fat maybe a little chunky but today i went to the doctor to renew my birth control and he indicated concern for my weight and informed me that my blood pressure is really high and that my height and weight put me in the obese range… who would have thought?….me..obese…. I was so devastated… I remember I used to eat healthy and work out all the time… i guess i kinda let my son become an excuse to “let myself go”… I dont know how to start with this whole weight loss thing…im so out of shape… food has a hold on me..is it possible to be addicted to food… I just know i cant go on being “obese”… I need a lifestyle change… not just for me but for my son so i can do the things with him that mothers are supposed to do