My second week of exercising...

Alright so it is that time.  I have made it to my second week in tact and making great progress!  I have managed to watch WHAT I eat as best I can and I am quite happy about it.  Still haven't managed to completely adopt the no eating after 8pm but 5/7 days a week i'm following it; which is great compared to NEVER like before.  My Wii fit says I have lost 3.1 pounds and that is GREAT!!  I went from 91.3kg to 89.9kg!  My BMI went from 33.54 to 33.02 which made me happy too!!

I wish i could show you pictures of my Wii chart BUT my camera apparently can't take photos off my TV well enough for you to see anything....

crap photo lol

not the greatest.... you can kinda see my chart and the BMI number from a few days before my two week point but that's about it...you can kinda see my Mii in the corner there too!

So i did it, i took my baby steps and i have begun to loose some weight; despite the weather, despite school, despite two blogs, despite a new job, DESPITE CHILDREN!  I am a champ!  If i can manage to do ALL of this, anyone can honestly i swear to you!!  Soon enough I will be loosing faster, and working out harder and feeling HEALTHY!  Now all I have to do is try really really hard to stick to my commandments ALL of them COMPLETELY; and we'll be in great shape right??

How is everyone else doing on their weight loss progress?? Are YOU making progress?!?!  Are you in a rut?!

What I have been doing DAILY

I know all of you are wondering exactly what I am doing for exercise this whole time.  Well i finally took the time to take some photos, and share with you all what I am doing IN my home.

My Wii fit has informed me that I am obese.  I know not the nicest thing to say or best way to make friends; neither the best way to make be feel happy enough to move.  Despite that I still use it everyday, even if its on my different Wii exercise thingy (see I have two discs there). 

I have set myself a 145 calorie burn goal that I try to meet everyday.  But I am finding it annoying that it only registers that i have burned that daily IF I play Wii Fit Plus specifically, but w/e I know i'm hitting the goal everyday just maybe not on the Wii Fit Plus.  I have figured out that in order to burn this I have to complete about 30-35 min of exercise DAILY, so if I don't play wii fit plus its my other disc and I usually burn up to 110 calories on my active disc as the workouts seem more intense.  I am in love with the active's target and heavy bag boxing.  Great way to release frustrations!

I love it so much i haven't even made time to try out the dancing portion of my Active disc!  Yes there's a dancing portion and I think i might have to give it a go later tonight.  The best part about Wii Fit?  I can even do it in my pajamas and it gives me this GREAT burst of energy after wards.  Plus there's no one else other than my family and friends to watch me look haggard... speaking of looking haggard here's me enjoying my boxing!

Most of the time it feels like i'm playing a game its a lot of fun!  I can even customize my workouts, I have made a great one combining and altering between both yoga and strength training.  I love the workout great length for my morning jump-start/workout and it's not so easy that I don't get a work out but easy enough that I can finish it without stopping or walking on the spot cause I can't keep up.  
Aren't you proud of me?  If you think that's impressive on its own, just you wait!  6/7 days a week I even get in a 20 min walk/jog (granted there isn't an unsafe amount of ice or snow on the streets to run) to top it off!!  I manage to do this with one of the boys or my gf who comes from time to time to be walked lol.  I hope that this continues and that I start seeing a more physical change!! In the meantime i will keep using my pin-up photo to motivate me, you girls are right that is the best carrot I could give myself!  I hope you are all doing well with your plans and goals!

Scrumptious Sunday! My Healthy Banana Muffin recipe!

3 or 4 Large bananas, mashed (the more bananas the more moist the muffins will be)

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 slightly beaten egg

1/6 cup melted margarine or butter

1/6 apple sauce

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup wheat germ mixed with small amount of finely ground flax seeds

1/2 cup flour

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Mash up the bananas and add the sugar, egg, melted margarine, applesauce, and vanilla all together.  

In a separate bowl mix together all the dry ingredients.  Mix together.  Put into a 350(F) degree oven and cook for twenty minutes or until toothpick or knife comes out clean. 

Super easy is it not?  The wheat germ and flax seed isn’t terribly expensive either and it’s a great thing to add to yogurt for a little extra goodness!  My eldest loves yogurt with wheat germ in it, he’s one odd fellow that’s for sure, but i’m not complaining about it lol!

Is Coffee Good For You??

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Everyday i start my morning with an orgasmic cup of coffee.  In fact i enjoy at least three cups of coffee in the mornings.  I have always assumed that this probably wasn't the best habit to be keeping up with; but after looking it up i found out that its quite the opposite actually.  It is actually great for you! 

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Coffee is such an amazing "superfood" if you will because of that large amounts of antioxidants.  These little antioxidants are what help us repair cell damage which we can all use once in a while.  They also manage to help us clean our blood which helps prevent heart disease; especially in women. 

"It was found that women who reported drinking two to three cups of caffeinated coffee per day had a 25 percent lower risk of death from heart disease than women who did not drink coffee and a smaller decreased risk was also seen for men." says "The Medical News"

Those are already some great reasons to keep drinking coffee in the morning.  Can you believe that I have EVEN more?!?! I do lol.

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A cup of joe in the morning can also help us out with our weight loss by giving us that pep we need to get going.  Increasing our metabolism which is great for burning off some extra calories during your day.  Coffee can even act as a hunger suppressant much like a nice glass of water can be, but keep in mind a really sugary milk filled cup isn't going to help you as it will officially be HIGH IN FAT, which is NOT what we want. 

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Coffee is even amazing when you drink more than one cup.  Apparently women who manage to drink three to four cups of coffee daily (specifically boiled coffee rather than filtered) are at lower risk to develop breast cancer.  They even found links to lack of cavities to drinking four or more cups a day.  So a few cups of coffee a day keeps the dentist away apparently!  

What other terms of fate can coffee help prevent?  Here's a list of some of the things i have talked about as well as somethings i haven't touched on yet.  

• Heart Disease 
• Alzheimer's 
• Diabetes
• Dementia
• Colon Cancer
• Cirrhosis
• Gallstones
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Headache Relief
• Asthma Relief
• Cavity Protection 

So DRINK UP!! 

sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_effects_of_coffee

http://www.news-medical.net/news/2008/06/17/39269.aspx?page=2

http://longevity.about.com/od/lifelongnutrition/a/coffee_health.htm

http://healthmad.com/health/10-health-benefits-of-coffee/

http://foodtocure.com/the-effect-of-coffee-on-cancer/

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100615151255.htm

so apparently i drink no water...

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Since trying to keep track of the things i put into my body I noticed that I never drink water.  I have coffee, maybe a cup of milk with dinner and go to bed... I am surprised at how I am managing to make it through everyday without water!  So in order to get myself to warm up to this tasteless liquid I am going to have to post up some information as to WHY you should drink water.  Now I am lucky, I live in BC which is home to some of the BEST on tap water you can find on our planet.  So I have no excuse for not drinking it.  None at all... yet here I am not drinking it.  So I plan to track the amount of water I drink, aim for a full eight glasses but will be REALLY happy with at least six, considering i'm exercising now and need it.  I think the key is to really be aware of what i'm doing, they say that your body confuses thirst and hunger so to coincide with my "wait a minute before i eat something" rule I going to add to it if i'm hungry drink a glass of water and think about it first.  I will also go to a glass a water over any other liquid in the fridge!  Water is a great partner for our weight loss plan cause it can even suppress our hunger.  Great thing to "eat" in that extra long wait time from lunch till dinner.  It even increases your metabolism.  

Now there are some great reason to choose water over any other liquids, I swear!  I wouldn't have wasted all this time researching writing this up for you all to read.  So to begin one of the best reasons for picking up a glass of water over a glass of juice is that it helps prevent kidney stones!  My father has had kidney stones I think five or six times in his lifetime; I have heard how painful it is and I can tell you one thing, I don't want to pee out "shards of glass" as he put it.  Water does this by keeping the urine diluted which prevents the salt/calcium build-ups that make up kidney stones.

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Water helps your skin look more gorgeous, so they say.  It helps keep our skin from becoming dehydrated which can make it appear MORE wrinkled and saggy.  If you have dark bags under your eyes a few more glasses of water might be right up your alley!  It also helps cleansing your skin by sweating, yes you need to compensate for the water you loose sweating in a day.  Sweating is a way for your pores to clean themselves out of daily toxins like pollutions, oils etc...

When it comes to high weights most people have high blood pressure concerns.  If you are one of those people, add water to your diet, make a point of it.  Increasing your water intake can help your body filter out all that unhealthy salt.  Drinking water can also prevent your blood vessels from constricting so that you aren't loosing water nearly as quickly as you would be if you were dehydrated, who knew!

Do the same thing I am doing just be aware of what you are or AREN'T putting into your body, make adjustments to help fit your needs, I know ALOT of you could benefit from extra water intake even it if is just for better skin!  


sources:
http://thetaoofgoodhealth.com/10-health-reasons-why-you-should-drink-more-water-4/
http://www.womens-health-questions.com/how-much-water-to-lose-weight.html 
http://www.wikihow.com/Love-the-Taste-of-Water

Yes Chocolate is still our friend!

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I am doing this for us all.  To save what small amount of sanity we may have from whatever food challenges we may have!  To you my bloggies!  I have found every justification possible for eating your faithful friend, Mr. Chocolate (60% cocoa or higher though, no refined sugars or milk fats!); the constantly reliable and always pleasing.  Like I have heard many women say "I don't have to get laid, but sometimes I HAVE to have chocolate!"

So what are some of the amazing reasons why we can eat our dark little friend?

Well for one, you may notice that a large amount of moisturizers have cocoa butter in them.  That is because it has been proven to actually help your skin and prevent wrinkles.  That's right.  The cocoa butter itself has antioxidants and fats that help with protecting your skin from the elements and keep it soft by locking in moisture it so desperately needs sometimes.  Heck it even improves your oral health!  It can reduce bad breath, relieve bleeding gums and even prevents cavities.  I mean honestly, now you know when someone has zombie breath you can look at them sweetly and offer then a piece of dark chocolate?!  Win, win right there; i tell ya what. 

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That's right we all knew that we loved chocolate, but did you realize that chocolate can actually brighten your mood?  When eating chocolate you actually produce endorphins which gives you that divine-omg-i'm-in-heaven feeling; as well as it makes you produce serotonin which is actually your bodies natural anti-depressant, so call it your medication on a bad day!  These too little wonder workers can even help jump start your libido.  You heard me, it can actually help you in the bedroom, there's a GREAT reason to get edible body paints *giggle*.  Oh yes and too all you hubbies out there, it has even been shown to help cope with the dreaded PMS!!! OOOooooOOO, box of chocolates every time aunt flow comes to town?!  I just might not smother him in his sleep then! 

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"A study led by Professor Ian Macdonald found that consumption of a cocoa drink rich in flavanols — a key ingredient of dark chocolate — boosts blood flow to key areas of the brain for two to three hours." [http://www.physorg.com/news91278813.html]

What exactly does that mean?  Well, it means it may help with improve your mental abilities and general alertness for a couple hours.  I guess much like a cup of coffee but WAY yummier and without the jitters lol.  It has even been shown that it helps enhance brain function for those fighting daily battles with chronic fatigue, sleep deprivation (eat up new mummies!!), and don't forget the nasty effects of aging.

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As your hearts are palpitating at the thought that you have a GOOD reason to eat your chocolate I have EVEN more of them for you.  All the reasons your heart will say "thank you for that sweet dark chocolate!" 

"Yale University Associate Professor Dr. David Katz recently tested the blood pressure of 45 adults before and after eating dark chocolate. The results were impressive: just two hours after eating dark chocolate the subjects' blood pressure dropped and their blood flow improved." [http://www.allchocolate.com/health/basics/cardio.aspx]

That IS impressive!  What exactly does chocolate do for you?!  Well, it helps you relax letting your artery walls widen increasing blood flow, which in turn helps prevent a build up of plaque and even has an anti-blood clotting properties.  All of those things are important to help improve your heart health and to help PREVENT anything "heart-un-healthy." 

Dark chocolate contains the same properties found in red wine and some teas; they're called flavanols.  These are important "because they deactivate unstable molecules in your blood called free radicals."  Which can aggravate your blood cholesterol and create clogs in your, ever so precious, arteries.  They also manage to help with the production of nitric oxide which your artery walls need in order to relax and widen.  

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Can chocolate help you on your weight loss journey?  Why yes, yes it can!  Believe it folks, dark chocolate has been proven to be an effective appetite suppressant.  Once piece of rich dark chocolate can punch out your cravings and help you last until dinner!  In fact it has actual chemicals in it to help suppress your craving for sweets! AMAZING! 

So what more could you possibly ask for from one of your fav food items?!  Not much right?  So your welcome lol "The little fat girl that could; making your favorite foods just THAT much more edible!"

sources:
http://ezinearticles.com/?More-Reasons-to-Eat-Chocolate&id=1209317
http://www.laurelonhealthfood.com/2007/09/10-reasons-to-eat-more-chocolate/
http://www.physorg.com/news91278813.html
http://www.allchocolate.com/health/basics/cardio.aspx

"Where Bullying Comes From"

I was reading this great ladies blog the other day to find myself becoming very upset.  She was sharing with us this woman's story about her struggle with weight and bullying.  I was astonished to hear of this poor woman being bullied not only by children but by the mother of those children.  I was so taken aback by this story being pudgy myself, I was just crushed.  I felt for this poor woman so deeply. 

I could feel her tears streaming down my face as I read her pain.  She retells her story of being "humiliated at the hands of a three year old and the inconsiderate hands of her mother."  I can't even tell you how angry this made me.  MBJ made an amazing point, bullying has been a very active part of the media these last few months.  Many of you are concerned about our children and bullying, i bet even this "inconsiderate mother," and yet there she was; the product of an example many unknowingly live by despite what they preach.  This just breaks my heart that this woman just didn't care to teach her child how rude that was and how you shouldn't judge others by their differences etc... Just because we're big doesn't mean we can't hear you or feel sadness at your hand.  The extra blubber, let me tell you, isn't a buffer to your abuse and lack of empathy.  We look at ourselves everyday and nothing you say can probably compare to the things we think of ourselves, so why be so cruel.  Why don't you correct the behavior to change an ever failing future?  To make strides forwards and not back.   

I had to share this story, there was no way I couldn't pass this along.  So we could all send a little love their way.  My heart goes out to her I wish her the best with a cherry on top!

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Eat to cope

As many of you, you are like me and use food to cope for many reasons.  You may not now it or care to realize it but ask yourself this.  Do you eat when you are not hungry!? If yes, you could be eating for some of MY reasons, boredom, restless-ness, or stressed out from everything that can happen in a day whatever that may be.  I even run to comfort foods when i'm sad.

Personally i think this has come from having a mom that feed me to make me feel better as a child.  Unfortunately I do the same thing with my boys so i'm not really leading by example here.  Do something good i get a FOOD reward, get a "boo-boo" you get a cookie to cheer up etc etc... I am sure many of you are guilty of the same thing.  But how do we stop this?!  How can I?!

By being aware that I am eating for no good reason.  Perhaps to create a "food schedule" like Erin does for herself, to keep me aware of what i'm eating and for what reasons.  So I am going to add another "commandment" to my list.

5. I will wait one FULL minute before decided to eat anything.  To ask myself, am I really hungry?

This way i hope to bring some thought into when i eat, why i eat and to be aware of the kinds of food i'm putting in my body.  I'm not starving but maybe instead of that cookie i'll grab a piece of fruit.  Maybe that will work.  Just a pause of thought in my over eating process.

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So before I stuff myself I will think, I will demand my stomach shut up for a minute and for my head to put the thought of food aside long enough for me to make a rational choice about what i'm going to eat.  Fair enough.  So WAKE UP HEAD!  And to my stomach... i promise not to starve you if you promise not to nag me and be patient with our eating adjustments.  

 

What are some reasons why you eat or make bad food decisions?  How are you going to change it?  Share your tips and tricks with us!

My first week of exercising...

Alright I have managed to keep my snack rule, even if its killing me but I am having troubles sticking to not eating past 8pm.  As a mom I run around most of my morning drinking coffee and don't actually have my first meal until well into the afternoon.  Needless to say I always end up getting hungry after dinner and end up eating.  BUT at least i'm not eating anything bigger than my fist! right!?!   I manage to make sure I go for a 30 min walk or two 15 min ones everyday (though circumstances this week have made that a little harder, but they're clearing up).  Luckily for me this is easy to do as I don't own a car and I have to walk to get groceries etc.  As for my "inside" routines I have been finding this one lots of fun!!

Sexy Chair Routine

Of course I have many others I like to do like on mother-in-laws MY Wii Fit; but this one I think is great blasting some music and letting loose.  As moms we need to let loose, feel sexy and get our work out on?!! Right ladies?!?! I highly suggest this, its fast and a great addition to your workout outside the home.

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Now back to that Wii Fit hubby and I "borrowed."  It is actually my in-laws Wii with Wii Fit.  Some of you know that my father in law was very upset this year when he came to realize his wife hadn't used this system, nor his teenage daughter, since the prior Christmas.  Needless to say I doubt they'll be asking for it back... at least I hope.  I really like it... even if it told me I was... "obese" ~shudder~ *tears*.  Nonetheless I still like it!  I can customize workouts to any length and combine workouts and even target them for certain purposes.  There is even a hoola-hoop game that I love that really makes you look silly but it certainly gives you a good burn!  I had wished to do more of this sort of thing but I haven't been feeling the greatest but I do manage to squeeze at least 20 min every night.  Hubby is also liking this cause its just one more thing i can do AWAY from the computer lol!!  I am also liking it cause he will play games on it instead of play on the computer, but prevents me from watching tv FORCING me to work researching things, brainstorming and commenting all over when I can.

by the way that half moon pose in the middle there BURNS, just BURNS you think it will be easy bit it isn't... it isn't...

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Super Foods Part one

Since health is one of my main goals, so I wanted to look into “superfoods” to see what sorts of things I should be eating MORE of.  To help ME (so please don’t take my advice over the advice of your doctors yadda yadda…) with some of the things I am worried about such as cancer and osteoporosis.  Most of you know my mother passed from cancer and also suffered from advanced osteoporosis, and currently my father has developed it as well (osteoporosis that is).  The last thing I want, is to leave this world too early or with a hunchback and constant back fractures.  So what better way than to adapt “superfoods” into my diet?!

Now I wanted to start with our first super hero… to me villain since I hate them but their benefits clearly can’t be ignored.  Blueberries.  I know, I know “how could you hate blueberries!?!?”  I just do, dunno why I just never liked them.  Not even blueberry flavored things lol!  Now these, I think yucky, little blue things are PACKED, and I mean PACKED, with those wonderful things we call antioxidants which have been proven to help in the prevention of many diseases including cancer and heart disease.   They also have phytoflavinoids which helps with inflammation which is apparently a key driver in many chronic diseases.  Not to mention they are also high in potassium and vitamin C, making them probably something I should learn to live with, and eat.  Recommended serving?  ½ cup a day apparently, and don’t worry they say that frozen are just as good as fresh!

Since I began with something that I dislike I figured lets choose something that I honestly LOVE.  Broccoli.  Oh how I love it and apparently so do our bodies!  All women should be eating this at all times that they can squeeze it in.  Why?!  Because it helps us develop normal tissue, so its important to eat; for all women, for any reason.

The large amounts of calcium of course aid in the fight against osteoporosis, the potassium for high blood pressure, the fibre helps out the gastrointestinal (GI) tract as well as reducing your blood cholesterol levels which are always a worry for me and my weight.  Luckily I haven’t ended up with these issues as of yet.  But that isn’t the point; the point is to PREVENT these things.  In the last few years, broccoli, believe it or not, has actually made the headlines with three different components found in the vegetable. For instance, the indole-3-carbinol has peaked the interest of those looking to prevent hormone-related cancers like breast and prostate cancer.  In case those weren’t good enough reasons, how about it aids in the prevention in the OTHER following illnesses: Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, calcium deficiencies, stomach and colon cancer, malignant tumors, lung cancer, heart disease, arthritis, and even the aging process.  Not to mention its just yummy!  So that is going to be added to my as-much-as-possible list.  Who knows maybe you’ll see me on the couch eating it raw like the caltrate commercials lol!  

Something that EVERYONE in my house loves is Bananas, but do you know the health benefits of our organically packaged buddy?!?  POTASSIUM is a big one.  They contain 10% of our daily intake of potassium, that’s a lot of power for one fruit to carry with it!  And thanks to the potassium that our little banana has by eating it, it will in turn help suppress the amount of calcium your body will excrete or “loose.”  Helping you in to actually “absorb” it better in a sense, which ends up helping you create and maintain healthier teeth and bones as well as it aids in the prevention of kidney stones (which my father has had six times in his lifetime so far… guess he should have eaten some bananas).  Can’t complain about that can ya?!?  With the amount of other vitamins in the amazing banana (B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and B9) that little guy also helps you keep a healthy mental state AND nervous system.  With mental illness and depression sitting in my background, this little guy might be my key to keeping that pep in my step from morning till night.  What else can super banana do??!  It boosts your immune system, helps your hair and nails grow, SLOWS AGING, prevents memory loss (need to eat MORE!!!!), prevents depression, dementia, heck there are even new studies out there talking about how they can help rewire your brain after suffering a stroke I mean what more could you want from something you eat?!?!  Truly a super food!

Did you know that the Aztec’s called avocado’s “ahuacatl”, which is their word for testicles?  You didn’t?!  Neither did I, and I’m rather upset that I know that now.  Anyways despite being called ahuacatl or “balls” I do have some relevant information.  We all know that this little guy is super fatty, in fact 330 calories and 30g of fat kinda fatty; but it is GOOD fat the kind of fat that lowers your cholesterol so don’t go running away!  After a study was done, looking at 45 different people, integrating avocados into their diets most of them showed about a 17% decrease in their cholesterol levels, and that is pretty significant.

The avocado can also could be useful to ALL us bloggers as it has been proven helpful in keeping your eyes healthy from spending WAY too much time in front of the computer screen.  Definitely something I should look into as I noticed my eyes are going blurry even now.  They have even shown to have a natural toxin (good toxin) that will actually kill cancer cells in both prostate cancer and breast cancer!  Olive oil also shares the same cancer fighting properties, so keep note of that.  You want to know what my favourite part about this fruit is??  It’s the glutathione and the more of this you have in you the longer your life expectancy if supposed to be, how can that be bad?!  Oh wait IT CAN’T!!  Then just to top it off this wonder fruit is capable of helping you absorb other vitamins from other foods that you eat with it.  Take that Superman!

I hope that you found this as useful as I have.  This is definitely a series that I hope to continue with when I have the time to do all the research and reading for it.  I hope that you will add more of these to your diet!  Share your healthy recipes containing these magical vegetables and fruits with us and we would love to feature them on our Scrumptious Sundays!

Sources:

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/superfoods-everyone-needs

http://healthfood-guide.com/
all images from google images...

 

Baby steps

I have tried a lot of things; but the one thing that i haven't tried is to stick to something, to follow thru.  so how am i going to beat this?? Baby steps.  Rome wasn't built in a day and i didn't end up like this overnight.  So i am going to start creating good and REASONABLE "commandments" for myself.  Why?!? Commandments??  In a sense i would like to think that i'm ordering myself to do this, for self es-steam, for my health, for my kids etc..so I COMMAND myself to finish this to finally following thru and change my lifestyle.  Change it in a way that keeps me healthy, doesn't make me angry or frustrated and helps me on a daily basis to feel good in all senses of that term.  Here are my FIRST four "commandments":

1. I will beat the late night muncher and not eat past eight PM at night.  
2. I will not eat a snack bigger than my fist. Kinda hating how i have small fists...
3. I will avoid delicious succulent junk food as much as possible!
4. I will get off my lazy ass and exercise for twenty minutes every OTHER day to start my first week.  Increasing by ten minutes every week up until on hour, as possible, making sure to keep my workouts new and fresh.  

Sound like a good few first steps??  I thought so.  If you have suggestions please feel free.

Unlike most of you I am not a scale person or owner for that matter.  I would rather not end my showers with eyes filled with tears of my alien like weight gain.  SOOO i am going via inches... and i'll measure-up every month to see if i'm gaining inches or preferably loosing em and at least breaking even!  lol So here is our base point, please don't laugh at me i know i'm HUGE!  Especially when starting out at 115.  Anyhoo here we are:

Bust: 47
Waist: 45.5
Hips: 45

Yeah horrific... don't need to tell me!  And again, unlike some of you braver women, I am unwilling to do an undies before photo.... no one needs to see that.  So instead i will take a photo of myself in an outfit. I will pick something on the tighter side, to see myself shrink and slowly fit into it properly.  So eeeww warning in advance!

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  So it begins.. i hope to never see a photo of myself like this again! GOOD DAY FAT ASS!

In the Begining...

In the beginning there was a thin girl.  A tiny girl.  Then the thin girl met a boy and found herself pregnant at nineteen years of age.  As the months slowly went by, one meal at a time, she watched her body change drastically, and her vegetarianism fly out the window like a bat out of hell.  Her once small stomach became engorged and itchy.  It became, what she later referred to as, her personal road map.  She will grow daily deluding herself with her sweet first-time-mother-innocence; thinking breastfeeding will help her be "alright" with the situation, tighten up her stomach.  Of course she will be disappointed and end up with her forty pound (give or take) souvenir she get to carry around every day.

So there she sat happy to be holding the "you just had a child," excuse and BOOM!  Preggers AGAIN.  Another nine months spent eating and puking.  You would think that with that much vomit you wouldn't gain so much weight.  I mean i was plagued with "all day, all night sickness."  So now here she is an additional twenty probably on top of the original forty and that is how you get ME.  A short fat chick with ZERO motivation to do anything, let alone the stamina or self esteem.  Thus "The Little Fat Girl That Could."  This is where I start, this is where maybe you will start with me.  Just baby steps and my daily battle with food and laziness.  Cause lets face it, it is pretty much just laziness.  Don't lie; we're lazy.

So here I am, here we begin....