slimdowntime

Not doing so good. I am back up again! At least school is out. Even though I still continue to work through the summer, I think now should be easier for me to shed those pounds! So….here I go again.

Ugg!! I am trying so hard and I am a little disappointed. I have been working my butt off for weeks and I am not seeing a flippin thing! I lowered my calories and ump up the excercise routine! Nothing. It is working on my nerves, a little.

This always happens though. I shouldn’t let it get to me. Last time it took me a solid 2 months of excercising like crazy, avoiding junk food, and weighing every week until I saw something. It hit me hard! I lost 15 lbs in one setting and then starting droping 3lbs a week after that, until I got to the weight I am now (a lost of 30 lbs total).  

I need another 18 to be right where I should be. Shoot! I would be happy with a big whopping 5 lbs!!!

Ok. Now, I have worked my self up! Time to excercise a little more!

I hope all of you accomplish your goals too! I wish you the Best and don’t give up!!!!

Wow! Ok, since Jan. 8th I have lost inches from hula hooping! I went from a size 37.5 to 35.5! This is measured around my hips and all around my poochy flabby ab hanging over my c-section cut. It is so great to see something happening! Hooray!!

 Yes! That is what I feel like when I look at my weight tacker! Eww!!!

Oh well, when all else fails…try, try again!

Trying something new!

Yes, the hula hoop! I haven’t done it long enough to see results yet, after all it has only been two days. Anyway, it really kicks butt! I can feel it in my lower back, hips, waist, thighs, and my lower abs. Well, slightly in my lower abs because it is really covered with extra cushion!

It is fun and easy, once you remember how! LOL! What got me started is my sister. She bought a weighted, padded hoop! Spent $55.00. Crazy! So, I did my research. When they say weighted they mean an adult size hoop made for you! Just a bigger hoop you buy at a fitness store and not a kid’s toy hoop. The lbs really don’t matter because, it isn’t needed to loose faster or more. It is the movement of keeping the hoop up and going. The smaller the hoop, the more you move to keep it up. The bigger hoop makes you use slower movements but you can go longer. If, they bruise you… something is wrong. There is no reason for that if you have the right one. You can read alot about them through http://www.hooping.org/archives/000531.html

Either way, spend less, get a hoop you are comfortable with, and be a kid! My daughter laughed so hard at first but now we race to see who will last the longest. (She has a toy hoop. F.Y.I Our hoops can actually hurt them since they are still growing). That is what excercise should be about….FUN!

My goal is to firm the lower abs above my C-section. (Current inches…37.5) Wish me luck! I will keep you posted!

Hello Buddies!

I have to apologize for not being around. My computer went down but, now we are up and running!!! 

Anyway, I hope everyone of you are doing good for the New Year. Me? Well, I have a different approach to this diet thing…..Will Power!!! I am so determined!! I can beat this! I know it!

I want to look and feel better than ever and I am NOT going to quit!!! (Well, not when I have all of you to push me through).

Keep me posted on how well you are doing and keep up all the good hard work!

Happy New Year!!!!

My scale has a mind of its own. You should have seen how it went up and down this week. Crazy! One day it actually looked as if I lost a total of 8lbs! What! That would of been wonderful! I’m just glad I didn’t believe it! What a way to play with a person’s emotions!

Really, I only lost another two and confirmed it by weighing in at my mothers. I’m still happy.

This is where I need to really watch it. I can always get down to this weight but, usually I will shot back up. This time I hope is different. I have a different frame of mind, and I think I can do it! I need to!

Dieting is not for the weak and that is what I feel like right now…weak! And believe me it isn’t from the lack of food! LOL!

This is how I motivate myself:

I put up pictures of real people with their before and after pics (no models, let’s not fool ourselves), I remind myself that soon my boyfriend will be here to see me (oh no!), I make mental notes of how healthy I want to be so I can be around for my daughter (forever and ever) not to mention, how I want her to see me as she gets older,  and I have even bought a really nice expensive dress, one size smaller than I wear now, to help me reach for my goals.

Anyway, Dieting is difinitely not for the weak!

Trying something new.

I have already burned 30 lbs from the last time I went on a diet.  I was 167 then. That was from about 4 years ago, and have kept it off. Now, I am back hoping to finish what I have started. I still have a stubborn 22 lbs to go. I am thinking about starting weight watchers again just to refresh my memory on proper eating habits. I haven’t been able to loose anything by excercise alone. This time I need a little extra push. I need support. I have found myself falling back into my old routines.

My boyfriend is coming back to the states soon and I want to look healthier and feel more active.  I hope I can pull this off. I would love to meet you and team up for encouragement. If you read this…drop me a line. Love to hear from you.