No Change isn't Always a Good Thing!

Here it is, Monday. A very big day for me. Why you may ask? Well I started class today. Started Again, I should say. This time will be different and I will make A's and hopefully by October be applying to Nursing school for the Summer of 2011. But that's not what this blog is about, although I must say it will have to be discussed sometimes, as it is a part of my life. Anyway, it is also a day where my motivation gets kicked up a notch.
I have had a month of just watching what I was eating a learning the basics of eating healthy. Which I am not saying that I didn't enjoy my Chicken Quesodilla from Moe's the other day. But I have been looking at what is in the food I am eating. Calories, Sugars, Fats, Serving Sizes and until you do that you just don't really know what you are eating! For instance, last night during our bowling league, it was League Appreciation Day and we received this massive tray of 20 or more hot dogs and a box of mini bags of Cracker Jacks. Well I love my Cracker Jacks as much as the next Jill, but do you know how many grams of sugar there are in that little bag of Crack Jacks? 19 grams! 19 grams of sugar! I might as well ate 4 teaspoons of sugar and be done with it. The equivalent of 4 teaspoons of sugar on some popcorn that would have been an otherwise healthy snack! I didn't even look at the calories because as soon as I saw that number I put the bag down. It's not about sacrifice here people, its about redemption. I can have that bag of Cracker Jacks if I want too and give in to my whims and be done with the bag in 5 minutes in I eat slow, or I can eat something I would enjoy even better like a tub of fruit salad! I am not saying I am perfect by any means, because if I was I would not need the aspartame in the Equal or the Splenda to help me overcome my intense ice cream cravings, but it is about choosing other options that are better for you. To be good to your body. Granted, that artificial sweetener isn't being a true friend, but we are getting there.

The thing that I need to motivate me is the beautiful and sometimes painful act of exercising.  I have been saying for a month now that I need to exercise, and for a month now you have been wondering when I am going to start. The answer is today. I am not sure what I am going to do today as the clouds are about to open up on my boring little town, but it will be something to get my heart rate up. I also thought of buying a treadmill for when the weather is a little dark and I don't want to get out in it. Let's face it, in my eyes this is the perfect napping weather. A think a treadmill will be good, I can walk and watch TV at the same time.. you think then they will balance each other out? I also plan on joining a gym, it's just my funds are a little short right now and you may say well if you can afford that going out to eat you can afford a monthly gym membership, and I would say you are right. But I am also paying $40 a month to bowl once a week. That's for my right arm in case you didn't know.

I really don't have much to recap you on my week as it was not a very eventful week. I a lost a little weight, not exactly what I was hoping for, but I am ever approaching that 260 mark. I am going for my first 20 pounds. So are you there with me to cheer me on? Ready to get motivated with me? Ready to take it to the next level. I'm not sure how we are getting there yet but are you ready to trust yourself to get there? I know we can do it! It is getting warmer here in the South and won't be long it will be time for swimsuits and I do have a beach trip coming up in June. Do I want to not be able to enjoy myself on the beach? No! So my goal is to fit in my swimsuit from last year in 3 months. Do you think I can do it? Do you have a swimsuit you need to fit into? Well lets get started. I want you to do what you need to do to get at least 30 minutes of cardio in today! Go ahead!

Here are my stats from Friday:

Weight: 264.6
Fat: 48.0 %
Water: 33.0%
Muscle: 20.8%
Calories Suggested: 1857

Last Weeks:


Weight: 265.2lbs
Fat %: 47.9
Water %: 33.1
Muscle %: 20.8
Calories Suggested: 1744



Difference:

Weight: -.6lbs : (
Fat: +.1% : (
Water: -.1%
Muscle: no change

I hope that this will motivate you! Let's go! Get off that computer and dance around the room for 30 minutes!

Katelyn