Awesome App!

If I find something that helps me on my weight loss journey, I like to share it.  My new best friend is the Nike Running App!  It is so amazing!  I choose the music I want to listen to and how I want my workout.  Do I want a timed workout?  A distance workout?  Or maybe just a basic workout?  I tell the app if I am using a treadmill, am on a track, trail, or road and then I hit done!  The app literally maps the route I walk/run, tells me where I walk the fastest and how fast I walk.  Also tells me the time I exercise and even the temperature outside!  Love it!  And best part is it is absolutely free!  Give it a try!

Finding inspiration

I love it when someone I know has lost a considerable amount of weight.  Number one, it just feels good to see them because they feel better, more confident, and usually love it when people notice their accomplishment.  I also really like seeing this happen to someone I know because it motivates me.  Seeing everyday people lose weight successfully is so much more believable than seeing celebrities do it.  Celebrities can pay for a physical trainer and someone to fix all the meals so they are delicious and nutritious.  For us normal folk, it is a little more difficult...a little more real.

Last year we had a Biggest Loser contest at my school.  Along with the contest came healthy meal ideas and even exercise classes after school.  I think the contest inspired some of our teachers to change some of their habits.  Now that the contest is over (and has been for 6 months) it is inspiring to see some of these people just melting away.  I read their posts on Facebook and "see" all the effort they are putting into getting healthy.  It makes me so proud and happy for them!  Plus, it tells me that I can do it too!  Love that!

Who inspires you?  Who moves you to move?

Setting goals

To me it is important to be well prepared for a journey of weight loss. Realistically, to be sucessful I need to think of this as a permanent change in behavior.

Step one...set small goals to help me get to my main goal.

Big goal: i want to lose 45 pounds.
Baby steps: If I lose 5 pounds a month I will reach my goal by September. 9 months. I was pregnant for 9 months...twice! I can do this!

I planned out my food for the entire day tomorrow. Now all I need to do is stick to it. Tomorrow i will plan my food for Thursday and Friday.

I CAN do this!

Disgusted

So today started out well, but then I decided to eat the last of the holiday left overs and start counting my points tomorrow. I am ok with this, but i do realize that I cannot continue to put off my health.

I believe i am at my all time heaviest. I can actually feel how this extra weight makes it difficult for me to move, tie my shoes, etc. definitely NOT pleasant.

I know that I can succeed at weight loss. I am a successful student and teacher. When I know I have to do something, I follow through. For my health, I need to take better care of myself and that needs to start NOW.