I am sooooo tickled for you! You've worked so hard and stuck with your program - and it has paid off!
Mimi
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You are one talented young lady! It's never too late to go back to school you know! We have many career switchers entering the education field all the time - in their forties, even! Regardless, and keeping to the subject...I love your work. I'm sure it is a great way to release stress for you too. That's what playing piano does for me!Nichole wrote:Nope.. didn't even major in it in college (one of my biggest regrets).I write copy for ads.
Want to make weight loss a little easier? Try these tips, which have been shown to help peel off the pounds.
Write What You Bite
A food journal helps you account for little nibbles (like tasting while you're cooking) that can add up to big calories. Plus, you can use your journal to help decipher problem eating patterns; for example, you can pinpoint times or occasions when you turn to food for emotional reasons as opposed to physical hunger.
Plan for Success
You wouldn't leave a big meeting with a client up to chance by not putting it on your calendar. Give the same respect to your exercise time—make an appointment with yourself to sweat it out and keep it!
Reward Your Effort
Devise a personal reward system based on small goals, and then use them to motivate you. Opt for non-edible rewards, such as a manicure, a new book, a CD or downloaded music, or a massage.
Don't Throw in the Towel
Have you ever thought, 'I've already blown it this weekend, what's the point of watching what I eat now? I'll just start fresh on Monday morning.' Postponing your weight-loss efforts until an arbitrary start-over date can cause a small slip to turn into a big backslide. If you splurge, bounce back to your good habits immediately. Each day is a new day.
August HabitCalGOAL: Lose 3 lbs. in August. Why just 3? I lost about 12 or 13 lbs. and I'm down to 138, so I don't have much to lose. So it's slower now I guess. Even if I just maintain, I'll be happy
Also, I want to keep up with my workout schedule. I do 50 minutes on the bike one day, then the next day is 30 minutes plus 20 minutes of arms/abs exercises. I try to exercise 5 days a week with Thursday and Friday as my off days. I have much more free time on the weekends, so I like to schedule my workouts over the weekend.
No-S: I do No-S Plus 1.. that is, 3 meals and one snack in the afternoon. That gap is too big not to eat something.It has worked well for me.
Starting weight: 137
Ending weight: 134
8/1: Crazy day! Ugh 50 minutes on exercise bike
8/2: Okay..
8/3, Mon. :good!!! 30 minutes on exercise bike
8/4, Tues.: Green 20 minutes abs/arms, 30 minutes on bike
8/5, Wed: Yellow - had a small cookie and a half inch square of brownie @Mom's
8/6, Thurs: Green nutrition, and 50 minutes on the exercise bike, and 50 sit ups and 10 push ups
8/7, Fri: Good! Except I had a Blizzard. Hmmm. 40 Minutes on Bike.
8/8, Sat: Good! Didn't "go crazy". Weight is down to 136.4..
8/9, Sun: Good. Had a piece of cake, but other than that it was just 3 meals. Half hour bike + weights/abs
8/10, Mon: Okay. Very healthy, within my cals, but I had a piece of cake... 30 minutes exercise bike.
8/11, Tues: Still 136.8!Green nutrition... 40 minutes on bike/20 minutes abs/weights
8/12, Weds: 135.8!!!! Haven't been this weight in a long time.
8/13, Thurs: 135 even!!! Good eating! 40 Minutes on bike, plus abs and weights.
8/14, Fri: 135.2 today, so it wasn't a fluke!Green nutrition, 30 minutes on bike.
8/15, Sat. 134.8 this morning!
8/16, Sunday: Good, had a piece of cake. 40 minutes on Bike.
8/17, Mon: Good nutrition, 40 minutes on bike/abs
8/18, Tues: Green Nutrition, 50 minutes on the bike, plus abs
8/19, Weds: 135 again! exercise
8/20 - Good, exercised too
8/21 - Good, exercised too
8/22 - Saturday, Good nutrition, did not exercise
8/23 - Sunday, Good nutrition, had S - brownie and 3 pieces of cake! lol. Exercised 40 minutes while watching Simpsons and Family Guy
8/24 - Going for green. Green nutrition and exercise (40 minutes on bike, plus arms/abs)
8/25 - 134.2 today! Though I'm not TRYING to lose anymore weight, if I lose more, that's great. Sticking to 1200 calories or so daily.
8/26 - exercise, good nutrition
8/27- exercise, good nutrition
8/28 - no exercise, OK nutrition (had a small piece of cheesecake!)
8/29 - no exercise, good calories, but I had cake and cookies for dinner! lol.
8/30 - exercise! Have a baby shower today. 133.2 this morning! Brand new low.
8/31 -134
Looks yummy! Let me know the baking time/temp when you get it.Nichole wrote:Sure! She forgot to put the temp of the oven and how long (I just asked her though):
1 3/4 c. all purpose flour
2 c. sugar
3/4 c. cocoa powder
1 1/2 t baking soda
1 1/2 t baking powder
1 t salt
2 eggs
1 c. milk
1/2 c veg oil
2 t vanilla extract
1 c. boiling water
You don't have to use a mixer if you have a nice sturdy whisk. If not, I suggest you use either a hand held mixer or a kitchen aid with the paddle attachment.
-Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt together.
-Whisk eggs, milk, oil and vanilla together.
-Mix the wet and the dry together.
- Slowly stream in the hot water. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl and mix again. The batter will be super thin.
This yields about 30 cupcakes or 2-9" round pans.
TexArk wrote:Look at all that green! You are going to have such good habits in place so that when you do start your family you will not have to change a thing during pregnancy or child rearing. I wrote a post many months ago specifically addressing that issue for all you that are young moms to be. Keep the habit going and you will get off any pounds that come on naturally with pregnancy and you have stopped the snacking so you there will not be the nighttime eating after baby gets to sleep or cleaning up the food they have left behind. And..you will not be denied special treats for birthdays and parties. This is just perfect for a way of life.
Yum yum! I love tuna quiche, haven't made it in a little while.mimi wrote:Glad you're feeling better Nicole. Thought about you this evening as I was making Tuna Quiche! I added some chopped onion this time and we liked that...not much left over!
Mimi
Amen, sister!!!!Nichole wrote:I am tired of all the stupid articles about why America is overweight. Here's why America is overweight, it's easy: delicious food is SOOO affordable and Americans love delicious, fast, overprocessed food. And we love to eat a lot of it. And we don't exercise. End of story. It's not that hard to figure out.
NORMAL weight fluctuations! Particularly after a weekend.Today I was 136.5..! What??
Put away the scale and focus on eating sensibly, the no-S way.Nichole wrote:I need advice on how to maintain my new low weight without being obsessed.