I have always struggled with my weight, even though many would look at me and say I'm not overweight. However, it's a personal thing. I am not comfortable with my weight right now and so I'm on a quest to get back to the steel trap I was previously. What do you mean by that you ask?
Well... for years and years my mouth was a steel trap. I did not allow anything past my lips with sugar or high amounts of fat. My daily diet included grits and chicken sausage for b'fast, Subway sandwich or salad for lunch and a baked chicken breast for dinner. That was it. If I wanted a snack I would sneak a few pretzels. I lost quite a bit of weight that way.
Insert husband who eats like trash and very, very slowly I start to introduce foods like homemade onion rings, steak, sodas, homemade ice cream and the such. Stopping at Sonic and getting a cherry limeade (not the diet version, mind you!) and cheese sticks is a norm... hence I have gained about 20 pounds in about a year. Not cool. My jeans are not fitting nicely anymore and I'm starting to form a muffin top. YUCK!
I have posted before that I previously joined Weight Watchers, but have been on the yo-yo for following the plan very steadily. SO, yesterday morning I wake up and go for a run. Haven't gone for a jog since May of this year. It was tough and I'm pretty sore today, but I plan on going again today.
If you have ever needed help losing weight, try Weight Watchers. Seriously, it works. Get over whatever you are holding on to and just join. Try a meeting locally or do it online. Stick with your points and exercise and you WILL lose weight. no doubt. I have done it, my sister has done it... google it. There are tons of people who have lost weight with WW. It's a great program. There are tons of recipes on their site. They give good advice on how to stick with it. Just do it!
Hopefully today after I run, I'll go out and do it again the next day. That's how I'm going to live, day-to-day and sometimes it's meal to meal. There is a huge tub of Halloween candy that I bought in the living room which I have previously delved into unrelentlessly but for the past two days, I haven't touched it. Trying to stay strong and lose these 20 pounds! wish me luck!
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I gained 20lbs in 1 year without a husband to blame it all on. But I do blame it on Sonic. My favorite sin is the lime cream slush and the cheese sticks and jalepeno poppers. Oh save me! Must run daily! Must run daily! I need all my muffins to quit topping.
ReplyDeleteBefore I was married those 20lbs were 45-50lbs! It was much easier to stuff my face with Oreos when no one is looking or sleeping with you for that matter.
ReplyDeleteI have yo-yo dieted for so many freaking years. I know better. I know what foods I cannot get away with. I just didn't want to believe it since May.