Gone so long...

Day 8

Well, here we are a few days later. I haven't been slacking though......really. I was very sick over the weekend and so even though I exercised on Friday I didn't post about it or do anything at all on Saturday and Sunday. I was going to post yesterday, but I was having computer problems. Funny story, I took my computer apart this morning to try and clean the fan, because it's been running hot. When I put it back together I had an extra screw. Not sure whether I am going to take it apart again or not so that I can find where the screw goes. I had to put it back together though so I could do both of my blogs and some other things I need to get to.  Good news though. I did weigh in yesterday at 282, that's a loss of 6 lbs. I have been eating breakfast and moving so I guess that helped. We'll see what happens next Monday. Friday, the day before I got sick, I did an awesome workout from hulu. It was bollywood dance and It was really fun. I thought I was going to die after about 15 minutes though. Hopefully I can get through the whole thing next time. The only reason I quit was because the computer ran hot and shut down at the halfway point. I was kinda glad though. I guess that is all for right now. Assuming my computer crisis has been averted I will do another video today and take a picture and post it later. Laterz.

Slacking so soon

Day 3

Well, here I am on the evening of Day 3 and It would seem that I am slacking somewhat. I didn't officially exercise yesterday or today, but I did move. I went on two marathon shopping sprees, one yesterday and one today. Don't worry, nothing exciting to the regular world. I was really excited to finally have enough money to get enough groceries for two weeks though. I went to Aldi yesterday and filled a whole cart full of essentials that are much cheaper there. Lots of quality meat and milk, it was so much fun and that cart was really heavy at the end, plus I had to bag my own groceries and not only load them in the car, but unload them at home as well. All of these groceries led to a 2 hour fridge/freezer cleaning session as well as an hour spent organizing the pantry. So, while I didn't officially do a workout, I would say I probably burned some calories. I also made my own plain greek yogurt yesterday and it is soooo good. I plan to use it in my morning smoothie. I don't really like to eat breakfast, so a fruit smoothie is right up my alley. I also like to eat it with a little granola and I use it as a replacement for sour cream. 

So, today I had to make a list of all the meat and stuff I got at Aldi and then go to kroger to get the stuff to actually turn it into meals. That was more time spent pushing a cart, and lugging groceries. Afterwards, my husband and I spent time decorating the outside of our house for halloween. I would say that today's "workout" was nowhere near what I did yesterday. I think my main thing is that I am not going to beat myself up over what I did or didn't do today, I am just going to focus on having a better day tomorrow. Every tomorrow. I guess that's it for now, see you tomorrow!

Day 1, Not such a new beginning

Yikes! So here I am on Day 1 at 288 lbs. I can't believe I just wrote that down out loud! So, my epic tail (yes, grammar police I know the difference between tail and tale) is going to be about my weight loss journey. Am I the first to blog about losing weight? Certainly not. Is this for the world to see? Not really. I am not planning on publicizing this, but I am not making it private either. I guess I am just doing this for me. A way to see my journey and write about it without constantly having to find my notebook and a pen. If other people stumble upon it and are inspired by me or just want to laugh at the fat chick in the lucky T-shirt, I'm okay with that. Really, I have a husband and kids who love me just the way I am. As a matter of fact, I guess that's why I am starting this journey for like the millionth time. I know that If I continue to live this way, my life won't be long. I look at my Grandma, she's 92 and I know that I will not live to that age carrying all of this extra weight around. I think I would like to meet my great great grandkids, just like she has. I hope to use this as some kind of accountability to myself. My Goal is to just do something every day whether it's 10 jumping jacks or a full workout. I just need to move. I also need to increase my water intake. That's it for now. I am not working on "dieting". I may try to keep up with points or something, because I have done it and am accustomed to how that works, but I am not going to institute too many changes at once. To be honest, I don't think my cooking is really the true culprit. I am the only fat one in the house. My husband and kids are all fit. The difference is that they are all active, while the only activity I see is cleaning the house and doing laundry. So, as of today, move, drink, blog. That's it! Today, I did my 4 mile walk away the pounds video. I've had it for several years, I picked it up at the Goodwill for a couple of bucks and I really love it. I plan to use some different workouts so I don't get bored. We have netflix and several Kinect games, so there's plenty to choose from. I guess I also want to prove to myself that I don't need a fancy gym or a support group to do this. I'm going to get my support from my family and God. I am going to give myself one out from blogging and moving though. If I get the stomach flu, all bets are off for that day. That's the only one, i think. I have to say that after exercising today I feel better. I am a little achy for sure, but that's nothing a warm shower, a few advil and losing a few pounds won't cure. I suppose that is all I want to say for today. Catch you later internet!