One Month Update

They're Here!

Our "Made to Crave" books and videos arrived yesterday. I am so looking forward to doing this study.

Week Four Weigh - In

Janet

• Down 2.9 lb
• Total down 7.1 lb
• Current weight 201.4lb

Brenda

• Down 2 lb
• Total down 9.5 lb
• Current weight 207 lb

Thought these numbers do not seem very big after one month. If we look at it like - if I can lose this same amount each month I will lose 70 - 90 pounds in ten months. That make it seem a lot less daunting.

Famine Mode

I watched a little bit of the first made to crave video online last night and am so thankful that I did. I have been discouraged this week that my body isn't dropping any weight. While watching this video they talked about how between weeks 3 and 4 your body will likely have a rebellion towards your attempt to lose weight thinking that you are entering a famine and start trying to hold on. They talked about how this discourages many women and they often feel like giving up. But to not allow this to stop you, your body is adjusting.

Thank you Lord for knowing what I need to hear and giving me ears to hear it.

We Were "Made to Crave?"

Mom, check your mailbox as our copies and the videos are coming to your door.

Food plan

I am having problems sticking to the calorie count that my fitness plan has set for me. It has set my calorie count at 1290. I  am  not sure if this is possible for me to keep every day. I will try  however even my dietitian said around 1500 cal would be good.  Considering I probably ate a great deal more than 1500 cal a day before. I just have to keep trying. Any weight loss is good and to keep it it off is my real aim.

Third Weigh In

Janet

• Down 2lb
• Total loss 4.5lb
• Current weight 204lb

Michelle

• Down 1.5
• Current weight 195lb

Brenda

• Down 1.5lb
• Total loss 7.5lb
• Current weight 209lb

I think we are doing well. I also think that adding a longer walking routine each day will be an important part of our cardio for burning calories.

First Non Scale Victory

I can feel a bigger difference in my body than is reflected on the scale. This was confirmed the other day when I tried on a pair of capris that I bought while I was in Canada. I tried them on about a month ago and I could not even get them close to buttoning up. There was about 4" between the button and the button hole. Yesterday I tried them on again and I could do them up! So even though the scale is showing that my weight is changing, trying on these capris was just as exciting.

Tonight is our third weigh in. Looking forward to seeing what the scale reads.

Using New Weights

I borrowed some 5 lb. weights from a friend the other day to use in my workout this morning, it felt good to use them. A big difference form my salt shakers.

Mussels

Last night was the first time my mussels were sore. I'll take it that my mussels being sore means  the exercise is working. That's  good maybe my belly will get smaller I am really hopping so.  Hope it won't mean a saggy belly. I guess I will just have to wait and see.

Very Happy

I was pleasantly surprised by my weigh in last night. I am beginning to feel like this is really possible. I know I am still a long way off, but I feel each day like my daily food intake is sufficient and I am not hungry. Than you Lord for helping me each day.

Second Weigh In

Janet

• Maintained
• total to date down 2.4 lb.
• current weight 206 lb.

Brenda

• down 3.5 lb.
• total to date down 5.8 lb.
• current weight 210.7 lb.

My Fitness Pal

I found a new app for the iPad today that allows you to keep track of your food intake and exercise called My Fitness Pal . It comes with the ability to scan the barcodes from the packaging of your food for easy calorie tracking. I am going to try it for the week and see how it goes. I have mostly been guessing about my calorie intake so I think this will help.

Two Sets

I worked out today because we will be away on Monday and my next planned workout with mom is on Tuesday. I decided to try to do two sets of the exercises that I could. Not having sufficient weights is a little frustrating to me. My salt shakers feel pretty much weightless now.

Feeling the Need...

To increase my activity level. As mom noted yesterday our exercises are less difficult than they were in the beginning. I really need to get some real weights, but that is still a month away.

I think it would be good if I can start walking 2 - 5 km a day. Maybe with a short run in there somewhere. I don't really enjoy running, but I am sure it would get my heart rate to a good speed for a while.

Not as tough

These exercises must be paying off, it wasn't as hard today. This makes me happy. Who would have thought that exercise would make me feel that way. Not me in a million years.

Sugar vs Trans Fats

Today was our rest day. It felt weird I must say, but Hannah, Myah and I played badminton for a little while and then I did about 20 crunches.

At lunch today, I was making mini pizzas on tortillas. I have both white and whole wheat and I thought that I would eat the wheat ones myself. After talking to my mom she told me that the wheat ones would have sugar in them. Sure enough when I looked, they did. Five grams of sugar for 2 tortillas. So I thought okay well let me look at the white ones, they had no sugar but 2.5 grams of trans fats something the wheat ones didn't have. I guess you have to decide which is your bigger poison. Based purely on taste I would rather eat the white ones!

I also had a sip of Coca Cola today, for the first time in nearly two weeks. I thought that I would love it, but I didn't. It gave me burps and an awful aftertaste in my mouth. That at least makes the temptation to drink it much less.

From My Little Trainer Myah

I am hoping you guys  will pass your goal . I am working with my mom  and I am having fun with her. I  hope I can work with all of you some day because I need to get healthy so I hope to workout with you soon so BYE!

Not Allowing Fear to Take Over

My biggest fear in this is that I will fail or that I will reach my desired weight and gain it back. I am thankful for my mom who reminded me today that victory is in Christ. That fear is a tool of the enemy and I should not give an ear to the devils whisperings that I will not make it.

I want God to be honoured by my body and I can trust Him to help me be victorious in this battle of losing weight.

Happy

I am so happy to be working on my weight loss.  The exercise is not always easy but I know it helps to me to keep healthy.  I need to keep in mind this is a life  long process not just a weight loss  diet.
Like they say in AA it is one day at a time,  some times moment by moment.
Thanks  Brenda for creating this blog and asking us to work together to lose weight and support one another in the process . I know it will be a blessing to all of us as we work together.

First Weigh In

Mom down 2.4 pounds
Brenda down 2.3 pounds
Michelle up 1.2 pounds

This is a pretty good start. I would like to consistently lose about 2 pounds a week. I know that it may vary a bit, but this is a good guideline for getting to my goal weight in a reasonable time and not too fast.

Keep up the good work everyone.

Feel That Tingling

Hannah and I just walked three laps of SAM base and did two sets of step ups. Felt the tingling in my legs for the first time since we started working out. Have a feeling there will be more of this tomorrow.

Workout Day 3

Exercising today was a little easier than the first day. I think the hardest things to do are still planks and push ups. Looking forward to working out again tomorrow. It will be a little different as it is a cardio workout.

Tomorrow is also our first weigh in. I am hoping for at least two pounds. We will see!

Just finished our work out

I hope I did not complain as much to day.  Hope fully I will get better at not saying negative   words.
Exercising was not as bad as it could have been. I  only feel a little ake in my middle. Of corse that's were a lot of fat sits. Hopefully not of to much longer.
Eventually  there will come a day when I lookin the mirror and will see the results of  all the hard work ahead.
Looking forward to just walking to morrow.

Changes

I am already noticing a change. Not a huge drop in my size, but I feel better. It has been one week since I last drank coke, which I used to drink nearly 2 litres a day. There are some challenges. I am trying to keep my intake to 1600 calories and this can be hard when many things here do not have labels to help.