4 posts tagged “weight loss”
On Saturday a couple from church introduced me to a new hobby called Geocaching. I had heard them talk about it a couple of times but really did not have my interest peaked until I spoke to them again on Saturday morning when I was showing my friend some pointers on her new Blackberry Pearl. 
One thing led to another and I told them that I needed to get out and walk and was going to try and get my wife to join me which caused my wife to roll her eyes and sigh. LOL... My friends said that I could get plenty of exercise by joining them on their geocaching expedition. Not onlly did I get some exercise but I also became very interested in a new hobby. I was out in nature enjoying a beautiful day and killing two birds with one stone.
Saturday was a good day as far as calories and exercise is concerned. Sunday I worked 11.5 hours trapped in my office doing server maintenance however around 4 pm while I was waiting on some processes to finish I escaped the five story building I was trapped in and walked down to the Aquarium and back. I remember how when I did this the last time I was worn out when I got to the water front and had to ride the bus back to the college. This time I had plenty of energy when I got there and was able to walk back without any problems. I was tired of course but not so physically tired that I did not think I could do it.
Slowly but surely I am making better decisions about what I eat and drink and I am trying to find better ways to get exercise plus have fun doing it. I think I will stick with that much longer than trying to force myself to go to the gym day in and day out. This week I want to lose one more pound. That means I will need to make sure and climb stairs here at work, get exercise on my non bowling days and eat the right things. I can do it!!
I blew it big time with my calories yesterday coming in at 2300+ 
The only thing that saved my keister is that I burned 2450 calories with walking , climbing five flights of stairs twice at work and two hours of bowling. I probably burned more than that with my other daily activities but I dont feel like micro managing every single activity like typing, reading etc.
I want to keep my calories around 1800 a day. Some days I get close but it is usually on the MORE than that side of the number line. I need to get better at reducing how much I eat at night. I ate a tuna sandwich last night at the bowling alley because I was starved. Then when I got hom the family had ordered pizza so I warmed up two pieces of pizza and had a cinnamon stick. Then before I went to bed I had some cereal. 
I guess I just rationalized the fact that I had gotten a lot of exercise on that day and it was ok to blow it a little bit. The problem with that justification is that I am not going to lose weight by doing that. I must eat less, eat right things and exercise more. Repeatr after me. I must
Eat less
Eat the right things
Exercise more
Msriff, I saw what you said and I am honored to be your friend and I will do whatever I can to encourage you. 
The truth of the matter is that we all need encouragement. We need to be willing to be transparent with one another and be honest about what is going on. Amen ?
We need to explore why it is we make bad life choices with regards to over eating etc. Some of us are emotional eaters and some of us (like me) have gotten where we are because we have made some terrible choices with regards to exercise and eating choices and now we are where we are at.
My choice in 2008 is to do whatever it takes to make the right choices so that I can lose weight. My goal is one lb per week. I think that goal is quite reasonable and I fully expect to lose more than that every week. My expectation is 1 lb and if more than that comes off then praise God.
One of the ways that we can support one another is by communicating BEFORE we blow it and stick the wrong thing in our mouth or get trapped by our emotions which can cause us to get down in the dumps and give up. Trust me when I say that I understand what it is to get depressed about life's circumstances. I have my days when I think about all the negative crap in my life and Just want to quit and say to HE** with all of it.
The only thing that bails me out of that mindset is my belief that God is real and that my faith in Him to keep his promises in His word gives me the HOPE I need to go forward. When the going gets tough I call out to Him and I say Abba father , please forgive me for my gluttony (and other sins or failurs) and help me to turn over the junk to you (He is more able to handle it than I) and give me the strength to carry on.
If you dont have that type of faith then you will be grasping at what the world has to offer and you will find yourself coming up short more times than not. If you are depending upon your own self determination and discipline and nothing else then you are going to be dissappointed. If you are thinking you can do this alone without reaching out to others then you will be in trouble.
Keep on keeping on and know that God loves you no matter how fat or skinny you are or perceive yourself to be. Lets all make the right choices with regards to life today with the idea that we want to be healthier in 2008.
Take care
December 2007 is almost gone and I still have not lost much weight. I have this 20 lb window that I yo yo up and down in all year long. I have weeks where I have tons of will power and determination and I eat the right things, the right amounts and find a way to get some semi regular exercise.
Apparently those moments of energy and determination are few and far between. I think I finally gave up on trying to find someone in my life that had the same desire and could help me with my motivation during times when I needed help being motivated. If I am going to do this then I am going to have to do it. No one is going to do this for me.
During Christmas I managed to lose 5 lbs instead of gaining. That is only because FAT BOY had gained four pounds BEFORE Christmas even got here. I went walking on Monday afternoon and today at work I walked up five flights of stairs several times in an effort to get the heart pumping some and to burn a few extra calories. Why do I need to go to the gym when I have an opportunity to walk several flights of stairs in the course of my work days. The answer is because my flesh is tired and lazy and just does not want to put out the effort. It is what it is and boy howdy it is just freaking ugly huh?
I am going to try to do the stairs routine at work as much as I can. I take my time and walk up one or two flights and then stop and catch my breath. I can walk up about 2.5 flights of stairs before my lungs start begging me for more oxygen than normal so when that happens I stop and take a break.
I have slim fast at work in the fridge and I have been telling myself I need to drink one of those for breakfast. I have not had much luck at that thought becoming reality.
My goal for 2008 is to lose one pound per week.
I have not given up. I am not a quitter. I still want to be successful at this. I think I can do it. I want to try harder. I want to be accountable.
I am starting over today with counting calories. I made the mistake of stepping on the scales yesterday and I gained 10 lbs. I was off work for six days and so my activity level decreased and I probably ate about the same amount of food which equals to gained weight. I can also tell that I feel worse because of the extra weight I am not used to carrying.
I had Katy get me a six pack of slim fast and fruit for me to eat for breakfast. Thus far today I have had 660 calories between breakfast and lunch. My problem has always been at night when I am sitting in front of the TV or my laptop and I get the munchies late at night and think I need to eat. I also need to motivate myself to go to the gym once per day and do 20 to 30 minutes on the treadmill or elliptical trainer. Any exercise vs no exercise is beneficial. I need to do this for my health. I spent 3 months at the gym this year and lost 20 lbs and then I guess I over did it a little bit and my knee and shoulder started hollering. The pain kept me away from the gym for the rest of the year save a trip or two.
My goals for 2007 are simple. To take one day at a time and keep counting calories and getting exercise and try to eat the right things. We are also going to continue on working on our credit and increase our FICO score so we can eventually buy a home of our own. Phillipians 4:13 will have to be our battle cry as we put our noses to the grindstone and take these goals on one step at a time. We can do all things through Christ who gives us strength. Help us dear Jesus to make a committment to do those things we know we should and give us strength and perserverance to make the right choices one moment and one day at a time.
