And the anwers is.......

This is the article that I found on the question, "Should you eat before a work out?" Very interesting. I hope you take time to read it. I found it very helpful!


http://health.msn.com/fitness/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100146039


Off to the gym!

Whaaaat, ME in a dress...... come on

Good day!

Yep, it was! I was at the gym today. Did 55 minutes on the treadmill and then did weights/toning machines! I got to work out with my friends Lana and Pam which always make it fun and workouts seem to go that much faster!

I went shopping today because I was told this week that I have to have a formal dress for one of the dinners on the cruise I am going on in April.. UGH! Me in a formal/cocktail dress. I had a hard enough time getting into a bridesmaids dress from my friend Nicole's wedding. Any who, I went to Dress Barn and tried on a bizillion and one dresses (thanks Pam)....and go figure. I picked out several in my size and guess what...I was swimming in them! Really! I chalk it up to the fact that they must be REALLY generous with their sizes. Also, I don't know who thinks that "thicker" women need pleats, but whoever they are they should be shot! Pleats come on really!

Well, I didn't find one so the search continues. Though next time, slip on shoes!

Eating today was OK. I missed breakfast again. I know I was trying not to do that but I'm not sure if I should eat before I work out or not. I will have to research that and see what I find and will let you all know. I had a 6" sub for lunch with a strip of lite mayo so that was good! I have found this one site that counts your calories/proteins/fat grams all that stuff and I have found out I am not eat a lot of calories but I eat a lot of carbs and my fat intake is high. So, my next goal is to find out how to bring both of those thing down.
I am seriously thinking about meeting with a dietitian also to get a plan on food. I think if I could get a baseline I would be able to do the rest on my own. I will have to see what the insurance pays for.

I'll keep ya posted!

It Moved!

Yeah! The scale moved in the right direction too! DOWN!

Well, am I happy with a 4lb weight loss this month! YES, as I look at it I could have gained another 4lbs, right.

So this month my goal is to stay away from the "binging". See, I have been watching what I do with food and my meals and I think this is where I am going wrong. On days that I work, I tend not to eat breakfast(bad) and have a small quick lunch (15 min where I inhale my food)(bad) and then and starving by the time I get off at 2. So then I run though Burger King for a whopper jr.(bad) Then I have supper with the fam! On the days that I don't work, I don't eat breakfast (again, bad), I usually have fast food or nothing for lunch (bad) and then supper and a snack while watching TV at night.
Everything I have read says to eat though out the day but having small portions. I can't seem to find the time to stop what I am doing every two hours and put food in my mouth. So the goal is...eat a healthy breakfast, a nice filling lunch, a light snack and a sensible meal for supper! oh, and water lots and LOTS of water! Easier said than done right. But what can it hurt to try. What do I have to loose....oh yeah, weight!

So wish me luck! I am taking on this new challenge with great enthusiasm!

Around and round I go......

Why is it that when you are not in the best of moods or not feeling the best you turn to food? You don't? Ohhhh, that must be me!

Well, I can start off by saying I made it to the gym all last week and worked out! To that I feel good about! For the most part I watched what I ate...as it all went into my mouth! Monday thru Thursday went well and I stayed on track really good with what I was eating...but then Friday and Saturday..........not so good:(

I guess when I eat something that I know I shouldn't I think to myself (and this is the destructive side of me) " You'd may as well eat everything you want you just blew it!" Then the self pity steps in and I keep going! I think I just beat myself up with food!

Now to change that....................

Well, that is going to be a work in progress because that is how I have dealt with food issue in the past.

My sis-in-law asked what kind of a food plan was I going to follow? Good question! I don't know if I am going to follow any! I not sure I believe in a "plan" that eliminates foods from your "diet". The way I think about it is I am 35 years old.....am I for the next 40 years going to follow that "plan"? I don't think I am THAT committed! But I like different things from different plans. The way I hope to accomplish what I have started is this.........

Portion control
Limiting fast/fried foods
and most of all
Exercising!

I have found that I love to go to the gym! As much as I moan and groan and try to talk myself out of it I go and I feel great! I love the feeling that I have done something good for me that day! I also love the "therapy" I get from meeting my friends there too.

So to pin point the last few days....bad. When my mood is down I will have to find something that will help counteract the food thing and somehow get off this crazy merry-go-round.