Alright, 30 day challenge starts now!

Today is November 1st, that means its day 1 of trying to lose 10lbs in 30 days. I hate waking up in the dark on these cold days but we will struggle through. My day is planned: quinoa for breakfast, turkey burger for lunch and a quinoa stir fry for supper. Work 6am-3pm, do my afternoon treadmill workout and then hit the hay to start again tomorrow. Lets do this people!

SW: 221.6
GW: 211.6
Day: 1

Another month down and I say hi to a lighter me!

Happy Halloween all my lovelies!  I am down to 221!  That's right.  One more pound and I have another 10 off.  I am feeling better.  I have more energy during the day.  Physical activity is getting easier for me.  I have turned my treadmill workout up to walking 3.5mph starting off and I get to jog a little at 5mph.  I can to a 4mph for six minutes straight or I alternate 3.5mph and jogging at 5mph to complete a mile in 14.5 minutes.  That is huge for me.  I haven't been able to do a mile in time like that forever.  I am going to start a 30 day challenge tomorrow.... 10lbs in 30 days and I will try to post daily on my progress and what the day brings for me.  Don't let all that Halloween candy get to you!  Did you know it would take you running the length of a football field to work off eating one peanut M&M?!  That's right... it doesn't look so appetizing now does it?  Lol.  We will start the month off fresh tomorrow morning.  And remember.... If I have been able to lose 40lbs so far, any one can... I was the biggest foodie in the world and with just making healthier choices in my life I am extending my life.  Think about it next time you choose those fried foods over something grilled or fresh veggies...

Plateau...

Well, I have hit that dreaded word. My caloric intake has been about the same, I haven't been exercising every day like I should be and my weight-loss has halted. I need to start making a few more changes in my diet and work on staying active more. Thus far in the game I have: 1)quit drinking any soda, 2)cut out fried foods and 3)switched to all whole grains. For my next undertaking I am going to try to cut out carbs (breads, potatoes, and any flour containing products) and eat more lean proteins (fish, poultry and beans). I have lost 35lbs so far and am holding steady at 225lbs. I need to kick it up a notch and lose another 5lbs this month. The 220s need to get the f out! I am done with carrying around all of this extra weight and its going to come off. Whoever is out there with me I hope you are just as determine as I am. We can get healthy together!

Quin what?

I was watching the health segment on the Today show the other day and they were talking about a new "healthier" alternative called quinoa. I have never heard of it before that day. By the luck of the draw last time I went shopping I walked passed it and decided to try a bag. This morning I cooked up some per the directions on the bag to give it a shot. Plain, quinoa doesn't really have much of a flavor. It's definitely a texture thing. I love trying new and unusual things so this is a piece of cake but for others it may be too much.... When you eat a bite of these little seed like things they snap in your mouth kinda like the snap of fish eggs in-between your teeth. I added about 1/8th of a teaspoon of brown sugar and about a tablespoon of vanilla soy milk to it to eat it like a breakfast cereal. I enjoy it. Quinoa is a healthy alternative winner!

October 2012

 This is me in the same dress from December 2010.  I am still overweight, but now it's getting better.  35lbs down and still in the process of losing.

December 2010

 This is the last full body shot I ever took of myself.  I was so ashamed of how I let myself go.  When I look at this picture now it just makes me sad.  I need to change what I have become.

March 2012

 This was me in March 2012.  I saw this picture and about died.  I had taken a trip to Seattle to see a friend who became a flight attendant and he snapped this photo while we were walking in downtown.  There was no definition to my face.  Everything was just round… like my whole body.  The double chin was the only thing I saw in this picture.  I knew it was time to change.