Wednesday weigh-in for November 26th

I lost two pounds this week! Of course they are part of the four pounds I gained after Halloween. I am really hating having to loose these extra pounds. It's kind of scary how fast I gained weight after Halloween. I guess this is just how my body is going to be as I age.

I am hoping that I will take a hint from the last holiday and not over eat during the weeks after Thanksgiving and Christmas. I don't mind feasting for one day, but it's the leftovers I have to worry about. Halloween candy is loaded with fat and that is why I gained so much. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! Thanks for reading!

cookies

I thought I would share a recipe I have for cookies that are good for you and taste good too. I got it from my friend Marcia.

Cake mix Cookies
1 cake mix of your choice I like to use chocolate
2 eggs
1/3 cup canola oil
1 T water

Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes then let cool and dive in!

Raking Leaves

Did you know that raking leaves is actually a great excersise? It is because it uses lots of different muscles! It also gets your heart working so you burn calories. SO if you have to rake your yard dont get discouraged cause your burning calories and getting work done and that same time!

Wednesday Weigh in November 19

Zip, zilch, nada, nothing. No weight lost this week again..... but I did get an exercise ball to bounce on while I watch t.v. or have some time to just bounce. I even bounced while blogging/facebooking. It makes it hard to type though.

I found out one reason for my low motivation and extra eating. For the last 4 weeks, I've been having problems breathing deeply. It would hurt in my chest when I did. But I didn't have any wheezing or anything. I thought it would just go away, but it didn't.

On Monday I went in to see the doctor and he immediatly told me to go to the hospital to have a CT scan done based on my symptoms. He thought I could have a clot in my lung. I thought it was kind of silly since I didn't feel that bad. After the test I found out I had an infection in the lining of my left lung. It's called pleurisy. My bloodwork said I had an elevated white-blood cell count and so I had to begin antibiotics. Luckily, the infection is not contageous. It probably has zapped my energy without me even realizing it.

Since my family was here, I thought I was tired because of being so busy. Good thing I got it checked out instead of just putting it off longer. By the way, I had actually gained 4 pounds over the past few weeks and so now I am going to work on getting those off before I can focus on losing any additional. Gotta get back to bouncing on my ball!

lowfat snack

I am always looking for a really good lowfat snack idea. I love sugar free jello and recently I came across cool whip in a can! So now I can have a squirt of cool whip on top of my jello and its still no calories! I know getting excited about those things are funny to most but when you have to watch your weight like I do it all adds up:)

Get Motivated!

Sometimes it can be so hard to get motivated to get moving and excercise. I have a hard time sometimes and this is what i do... I recently bought me a big ball to bounce on and work on my abs. When I dont want to do anything but watch tv or a movie I make sure that while I watch i bounce! That way I am getting in a workout and doing what i want at the same time. It doesnt really feel like excercise. I also bought this pound weights that are 3 pound balls made from the same material as the ball and I use them during the commercials. My sister in law lost 40 pounds just from bouncing with her baby on one! Give it a try it cant hurt!

Wednesday Weigh-in for November 12

This week has been full of family gatherings and travels, but I didn't gain weight! I haven't lost any though, so I am at a plateau. I want to do more exercising, but I'm not motivated enough to pull out the exercise videos. I am thinking of ways to get myself motivated such as posting a picture of myself when I was much thinner. Also, if I want to have more children, I need to lose this weight and keep it off. Somehow, using this as a motivator may help me. Maybe a picture of a baby next to my skinny picture of me might help me visualize my goals.

I am feeling better about not gaining weight this week, so getting back on track isn't as hard as I thought it would be. What do you do to motivate yourself? Does it just come naturally or do you have to work at it like me? This blog is a learning blog intended to help everyone including the contributors. Did you notice that I added my friend Angie Nelson as a contributor? She is trying to lose weight as well as develop healthy habits. She is using the Weight Watchers program and is doing great using it. You can ask her questions about it and she is good at answering them. Hope your week is a good one!

SOUP

Since winter is right around the corner and its getting colder I have been eating alot more soup. I dont know if anyone has tried the select harvest soups but they are sooo good! And an added bonus they are good for you:) you can eat the whole can for 100 calories and its very filling. There is also progresso soups that are low calories and taste so good. So buy a can on your next visit to the store and see what you think!!:)

Water and Excersise

The thing I have learned this week with not having a weight loss but a gain is to keep moving! If you even do small things like park further from the store or walk a little bit extra it helps. Also keeping the water you need a day close helps with appetite. I like to measure out how much water I need and keep it in a pitcher then I know how much I need for the day. Have a good week everyone!

Wednesday Weigh In- For November 5th

This week has been full of parties, gatherings and family. I turned 33 on October 30th! I also went to my niece's baptism and afterwards we went to Golden Corral for brunch. There was a ton of food! I didn't have any deserts there, but the food was so rich that I'm sure the fat content was really high- omlet with bacon, pork tenderloin, etc. I binged on candy for Halloween (I know, it's really bad to do that- but I'm being honest here) and have been having a hard time leaving it alone. I put the bucket of candy in the pantry to get it out of my view, but it is hard when I have candy in the house. I usually don't have candy around but I can't bring myself to throw it away since I'm not the only one eating it. My Mom took our family out to pizza for my birthday dinner. It was yummy pizza but I made sure to have a good salad as well. I think my main problem is I lack self control when given the option of eating fatty foods. I hope I can work on this and stop giving in since we will be having more parties this holiday season. It has also been raining/snowing this week. It makes it hard to get in my daily walk. I did walk over a mile on Halloween day in the morning. It felt great! So, my weigh in for this week was 0 pounds lost. Give me some pointers and support guys- I need it!