Day 13, 14 and 15

I was reading a magazine over the weekend and read something interesting. It recommended getting your blood pumping before bedtime. It suggested 30 jumping jacks to get your blood pumping and help burn fat while you are in bed. I think I might have to try this out. I will let you know if I see any difference. If you try it too, give me your feedback. I’d like to know what you think.

I had a good weekend over all. I did go to a birthday party on Saturday. They had all kinds of good stuff. My husband and I decided we were going to eat before we went. That way it wasn’t so tempting. They had pizza, salad, cake, candy, beer and soda. I didn’t have anything to eat while I was there. It really wasn’t that hard because my belly was full.  I did have a glass of cranberry grapefruit Sobe Lean.

I exercised on Saturday and Sunday. Two weeks and I have only missed 2 days of exercise. Not bad for someone who doesn’t like exercising. Speaking of exercise, I had a conversation with my father over the weekend. I said, “This year at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, I may just run it instead of walking it.” He said, “No, you won’t. You don’t even like to run.”  Although he is right about the running thing, I think it would be good to make that my goal and work towards it. So mark my word… I WILL RUN THIS YEAR! I may not run the whole thing but I’ll run as much as I can. Do you have any goals you’ve made or would like to make?

Good luck this week.

DAY 12

I weighed in this morning. I have lost 6 pounds total. I still have 4 more pounds to go in order to reach my goal. I have 17 more days to get to my goal of 10 pounds in one month. I have to admit I became a little discouraged a couple days ago. It seemed to me, I was working harder than I have at other diets. I found I wasn’t loosing the weight as fast. Before, when I dieted, I was able to lose at least 5-7 pounds in the first week with out exercise. This time I have been exercising and eating right and still after two weeks I have only lost 6 pounds.

I decided I could complain about it or just appreciate that I am 6 pounds lighter. 6 pounds is a lot of weight. If you were to hold 6 pounds in your hand it would seem like a lot. I am looking forward to losing some more. I can’t wait until I put on my jeans and don’t feel like they are cutting into me. Yes, the biggest pair of jeans I own are cutting into me. What did I do to myself?

For dinner last night we had crock pot pork chops w/ gravy, a little white rice and asparagus. It was very good. It will be my lunch today also. I have the recipe if anyone wants it.

Bye for now J

Day 11

I was listening to the radio this morning on my way to work. They said that 70% of all Americans are obese. Out of the 70% of obese out there, only 11% actually know they are obese. All I could think was….well…..I know I am obese. I think a lot of people just don’t like the word obese. Most people know they are fat, but not “obese”. To me obese sounds like you are over 400 lbs. This is crazy. How do so many people not know they are fat? It is hard for me to believe this. Who are these people out there that don’t know they are fat? According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control), at my height and my weight, I should weight 145 pounds. So basically after I loose 55 lbs, I will still be “overweight”. Not to be confused with “obese”. I would have to be, at most, 145 lbs to be in the “normal” range.

According to the dictionary: “Obesity” is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems.

According to the CDC:

• An adult who has a BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight.
• An adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese.

If you would like to calculate your BMI, visit this website:

http://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/adult_bmi/english_bmi_calculator/bmi_calculator.html