monday, august 23, 2010.
i STARTED exercising on monday, august 9, 2010. i hopped on the scale every morning and saw no results, but i didn't mind because i was noticing some firming of my problem areas when i looked in the mirror. after just one week my pants were a little less "snug". i was hoping to loose weight without having to change my eating habits, but alas, after one week of no weight lost i decided i had to look into eating healthier or at least monitoring what i eat better. so, i typed in "EXERCISING BUT NOT LOOSING WEIGHT" into google and a few helpful articles came up. one was from http://www.self.com/. it had all kinds of logs and charts, and calculators you can fill in. i found my IDEAL WEIGHT and filled in info that will help chart my progress. i also started the "FOOD DIARY" and am tracking what i eat. i've NEVER been a calorie counter, but now that i have to enter that info, as well as fat, carbs, fiber, and protein, it's crazy to see how not so healthy some of the food i love really is. one bad thing i do, that the chart has pointed out, is eat more than ONE PORTION SIZE. for example, i love, love, love cattle drive's chicken chili and i always eat the whole can in one sitting. that is actually two portions, so i'm always eating double what i should. i do the same with soups, pasta, etc. i now have to TRAIN MYSELF to eat the recommended portion size and supplement my hunger with a salad, fruit, or veggie. i must say i've been logging my food for a week now and it has been so incredibly helpful to see it visually!!! another problem i'm experiencing, on the exercise end, is SHIN SPLINTS. it's been 10 YEARS since i actually EXERCISED and now my shins can't handle my new enthusiasm for walking/running. when i was at my most fit i was attending ASU and lived nearby, so i would climb A mountain and run down it 1 to 3 times a week! i would also run on campus in the evenings. i felt great and, in my opinion, looked my best at that time. even once i got married and no longer exercised i never had a "problem" with my weight. it wasn't until i was pregnant with abraham, that my body went to "H E double hokey sticks". it's been 2+ years since i had him. i have no excuses. i hit MY BREAKING POINT while on vacation in illinois. i blogged in one of my posts while there that my diet would start when we got back. hahaha. i weighed more there then i ever had (not prego) and am now determined to get my body back!!! one good thing that came from my having an allergic reaction to numerous mosquito bites while in illinois was that i met pam, cissna parks nurse practioner. she asked if there was anything else i was having problems with. i told her i am always sick and low energy. she recommended i start taking VITAMIN C and B 100 twice a day. i only take them once a day, but my goodness i've noticed a huge difference. this is the longest i've gone without being sick (knock on wood) and i truly have MORE ENERGY!!! hopefully my new energy reserve and my OCD will keep me compelled to stay on track. my only fear is that i tend to be a quitter! i have some sort of metal block that keeps me from finishing what i set out to accomplish. only time will tell with this one. i'm hoping that putting it "out there" will help hold me ACCOUNTABLE:)
i STARTED exercising on monday, august 9, 2010. i hopped on the scale every morning and saw no results, but i didn't mind because i was noticing some firming of my problem areas when i looked in the mirror. after just one week my pants were a little less "snug". i was hoping to loose weight without having to change my eating habits, but alas, after one week of no weight lost i decided i had to look into eating healthier or at least monitoring what i eat better. so, i typed in "EXERCISING BUT NOT LOOSING WEIGHT" into google and a few helpful articles came up. one was from http://www.self.com/. it had all kinds of logs and charts, and calculators you can fill in. i found my IDEAL WEIGHT and filled in info that will help chart my progress. i also started the "FOOD DIARY" and am tracking what i eat. i've NEVER been a calorie counter, but now that i have to enter that info, as well as fat, carbs, fiber, and protein, it's crazy to see how not so healthy some of the food i love really is. one bad thing i do, that the chart has pointed out, is eat more than ONE PORTION SIZE. for example, i love, love, love cattle drive's chicken chili and i always eat the whole can in one sitting. that is actually two portions, so i'm always eating double what i should. i do the same with soups, pasta, etc. i now have to TRAIN MYSELF to eat the recommended portion size and supplement my hunger with a salad, fruit, or veggie. i must say i've been logging my food for a week now and it has been so incredibly helpful to see it visually!!! another problem i'm experiencing, on the exercise end, is SHIN SPLINTS. it's been 10 YEARS since i actually EXERCISED and now my shins can't handle my new enthusiasm for walking/running. when i was at my most fit i was attending ASU and lived nearby, so i would climb A mountain and run down it 1 to 3 times a week! i would also run on campus in the evenings. i felt great and, in my opinion, looked my best at that time. even once i got married and no longer exercised i never had a "problem" with my weight. it wasn't until i was pregnant with abraham, that my body went to "H E double hokey sticks". it's been 2+ years since i had him. i have no excuses. i hit MY BREAKING POINT while on vacation in illinois. i blogged in one of my posts while there that my diet would start when we got back. hahaha. i weighed more there then i ever had (not prego) and am now determined to get my body back!!! one good thing that came from my having an allergic reaction to numerous mosquito bites while in illinois was that i met pam, cissna parks nurse practioner. she asked if there was anything else i was having problems with. i told her i am always sick and low energy. she recommended i start taking VITAMIN C and B 100 twice a day. i only take them once a day, but my goodness i've noticed a huge difference. this is the longest i've gone without being sick (knock on wood) and i truly have MORE ENERGY!!! hopefully my new energy reserve and my OCD will keep me compelled to stay on track. my only fear is that i tend to be a quitter! i have some sort of metal block that keeps me from finishing what i set out to accomplish. only time will tell with this one. i'm hoping that putting it "out there" will help hold me ACCOUNTABLE:)
