I am so dang excited! I have lost 11 pounds since the last post! I know it doesn't seem like a lot of weight, but it is to me. You really have to consider the fact that I have started this journey SO MANY TIMES over the past few years with no real progress. I have not been at my current weight in about a year. I finally see a light at the end of that tunnel! Woo!
What am I doing differently? Well, it happened like this: I caught the stomach flu, or at least I think that's what I had. It wasn't horrible, I managed to get through it and still take care of my kids. I didn't drop a ton of weight, but I noticed my appetite was suppressed -a lot. I didn't eat very much while I was sick, and although I feel better physically, I have adopted the mentality of not eating very much. I don't hate it! I have noticed that if I just eat half of what I normally do, I lose weight! What a concept! (haha) I still steer clear of breads, potatoes, and sugar-I always will, they make me feel yucky . When my parents visited a few weeks ago, I started to slip back into old eating habits. It was a day after they left that I got the stomach flu-what timing! So, with eating less (I usually eat between 1200-1500 calories a day) combined with running just 2 miles 3x a week, walking 3 miles every night, and beginning a weight training regimen, I'd say I am well on my way to a healthier me!
Showing posts with label Weight loss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weight loss. Show all posts
4.21.2014
3.31.2014
Food Addiction
I have always loved food.
Food was a large part of my childhood. My mother, being a great cook thanks to her Italian heritage, made sure that food was always homemade, delicious, and available! I was also in love with sports my entire childhood so weight was never an issue back then. Once I started college in Idaho, I noticed the 'freshman fifteen' wasn't a myth. I had gained 20 pounds over the course of my freshman year. I freaked! I tried Slim Fast ( so unhealthy) and lost it all over the next few months. I felt beautiful. I was around 140 lbs and wore a size 9/10. Around this time I turned 21, started drinking heavily, and found out Jack In The Box
stayed open 24 hrs! I gained about 10 pounds that summer. Fast forward to meeting my first husband, who's love of food matched mine perfectly. We were married just about a year before I became pregnant with my daughter. I gained almost 100 pounds. It wasn't pretty. I felt big for the very first time. I would eat anything, mostly McDonald's McGriddles on my way to prenatal aerobics, no less. I weighed 245 when I delivered my baby girl via emergency cesarean. About a year later my mother introduced me to the Atkins eating plan. I loved the thought of eating most of my favorite foods and losing weight! I tried it, paired with daily 4 mile walks and what do you know, it worked! I was able to get into a size 10 again. I also managed to keep it off throughout the highs and lows of my divorce and custody battle of my daughter. I still loved to munch. My favorite snack? Graham crackers dipped in frosting...oh, baby! I have a major sweet tooth. I went on to meet my current, amazing, hunky husband and within 5 years of our first kiss, we had two babies, 15 months apart! One girl, one boy; my life is complete with all three babies. Now, my son, the baby, will be three in October and I still haven't lost the pregnancy weight. I cannot express how sad this makes me. I'm not depressed, I love to exercise, my life couldn't be better! I'm just addicted to food. I think about it a lot; what should I bake, i wonder what this Pinterest recipe might taste like, I'm craving cookies; let's bake some! My culinary gift is also my curse. If I can't buy it, I will make it...with lots of butter. So, it's no wonder that I sit here weighing over 200 pounds with my 9/10 jeans packed away in a dusty Rubbermaid bin. I have begun this weight loss journey so many times in the past three years, I really hope this is the last time.
The plan: Atkins again!
Walking 3-4 miles per day and lifting weights
Here we go! I look forward to the day when I can again slip on those jeans that are probably way out of style.
XO- Joy
Food was a large part of my childhood. My mother, being a great cook thanks to her Italian heritage, made sure that food was always homemade, delicious, and available! I was also in love with sports my entire childhood so weight was never an issue back then. Once I started college in Idaho, I noticed the 'freshman fifteen' wasn't a myth. I had gained 20 pounds over the course of my freshman year. I freaked! I tried Slim Fast ( so unhealthy) and lost it all over the next few months. I felt beautiful. I was around 140 lbs and wore a size 9/10. Around this time I turned 21, started drinking heavily, and found out Jack In The Box
stayed open 24 hrs! I gained about 10 pounds that summer. Fast forward to meeting my first husband, who's love of food matched mine perfectly. We were married just about a year before I became pregnant with my daughter. I gained almost 100 pounds. It wasn't pretty. I felt big for the very first time. I would eat anything, mostly McDonald's McGriddles on my way to prenatal aerobics, no less. I weighed 245 when I delivered my baby girl via emergency cesarean. About a year later my mother introduced me to the Atkins eating plan. I loved the thought of eating most of my favorite foods and losing weight! I tried it, paired with daily 4 mile walks and what do you know, it worked! I was able to get into a size 10 again. I also managed to keep it off throughout the highs and lows of my divorce and custody battle of my daughter. I still loved to munch. My favorite snack? Graham crackers dipped in frosting...oh, baby! I have a major sweet tooth. I went on to meet my current, amazing, hunky husband and within 5 years of our first kiss, we had two babies, 15 months apart! One girl, one boy; my life is complete with all three babies. Now, my son, the baby, will be three in October and I still haven't lost the pregnancy weight. I cannot express how sad this makes me. I'm not depressed, I love to exercise, my life couldn't be better! I'm just addicted to food. I think about it a lot; what should I bake, i wonder what this Pinterest recipe might taste like, I'm craving cookies; let's bake some! My culinary gift is also my curse. If I can't buy it, I will make it...with lots of butter. So, it's no wonder that I sit here weighing over 200 pounds with my 9/10 jeans packed away in a dusty Rubbermaid bin. I have begun this weight loss journey so many times in the past three years, I really hope this is the last time.
The plan: Atkins again!
Walking 3-4 miles per day and lifting weights
Here we go! I look forward to the day when I can again slip on those jeans that are probably way out of style.
XO- Joy
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