Rough Couple of Weeks...This Post is Dedicated to Tammy!

Well...I'm back once again!!!  All I can say is that I'm not going to quit!!! 

That is why this post is dedicated to Tammy.  She has been knocked down big time...but I know she is strong and will not give up.

Thanksgiving Day stated off great with my Turkey Trot in Detroit.  I had so much fun, especially doing it with my dear friend, Corenae.  I ate very conservatively and was so proud of myself.  Then, the bad news came and the weekend was very hard and thus I emotionally ate.  Once I started the spiral downward on my eating, I didn't turn it around....until today.  I'm ready to get back on track. 

I'm ready to start feeling better, stronger, sexier ;).  When I am eating junk, drinking pop and over eating, I feel run down and just plain YUCKY. 

Thank you to all my friends out there that have encouraged me to update my posts.  You are the ones that will keep me accountable and I need that.

I pray that as everyone prepares for this Wonderful Christmas, you remember the Reason for the Season.  Praise our Lord and Savior and live as He would want you to...that is my focus.

Long Time

I'm so sorry!!!   I haven't fell off the wagon.  I haven't stopped my challenge.  I just haven't made the time to get on here and post.  However, I do find by not committing to my posting, I'm not remaining constant on my weight loss dedication.  Therefore, I am making an early New Years resolution to post daily...even if it is something silly :).  Please keep the encouragements and ideas coming! 

My weight loss hasn't been all what I want it, but like I said, I haven't been super committed either.  The up side to this is that it has been losses...so losses and not gains are good. 

I'm very excited because in 3 more days I will be doing the Turkey Trot in Detroit with Corenae...something 2 years ago neither one of us would have attempted or wanted to attempt :).  I'm more excited about this than the turkey dinner on Thanksgiving....GREAT SIGN!!! 

Speaking of Thanksgiving...would you each please share with me one or two things that you are thankful for.  I will start.  I'm thankful for so many things but this year, especially, I want to give thanks for our soldiers who fight for our safety, freedom and rights.  God Bless all of you!!!

Fell Off the Wagon, Finished My First 5K, Never Giving Up

Oh my!  Dear friends and family,  I severely fell off the wagon.  I lost focus and therefore gave in to every little temptation.  I was to the point where I wasn't craving things like pop or candy...but now I am again.  The good news about falling is that you can get back up again...some of us slower than others...but it can be done.  Happily, I'm up again!

One of the reasons I started giving in to the cravings and desires is that I was training for the 5K. I told myself lies.  "Oh, you are working out so hard that a little more calories won't hurt".  The problem isn't the couple of more calories.  It is the MANY more calories.  I stopped tracking and wasn't sure how much I was really taking in.  Well, the scale doesn't lie.  I took in enough extra calories to go back up to 254 again. 

That is okay...because lesson learned!!!!  The good news is that 'I'M NEVER GIVING UP'.  As my friend Amy says...Direction not Perfection!!!! 

I will be adding pictures from my first 5K.  I finished second to last...but I finished!!!  My bestest bud, Corenae and I are doing the 5K Stuffing Strut in Detroit on Thanksgiving morning.  I'm so excited to be doing this with her...something neither of us could ever see ourselves doing 2 years ago.  Lesson here....NEVER SAY NEVER :)

God Bless,
Becky

I'M BACK!!!!

I know it has been a while my friends, but we have had some terrible illness pass thru here that had me down for the count.  I'm back up now.  We have found out that everyone is on the mend.   However, please keep my son, Zak, in your prayers as he is struggling with some tough things...too tough for any 9 year old to have to deal with.

As for me, I continued to work out to the best of my ability most days of my illness.  However, the jogging became too difficult for my lungs.  I'm hoping to be back to it tomorrow after taking a day to rest.  I need prayers and encouragement in this area as I am to do my 5K next Friday.  I do feel great after a work out and I think this is what helped me from getting too sick.  Now, I need to add my vitamin and much more rest in there somewhere...YEAH, RIGHT!!!

As of my last weigh in, I was down to 252.9.  I'm pleased, considering I haven't made the best choices this last week.  I mostly ate when I had a second...so guess what we do with only a second here or there.   We eat food that is fast, easy and that means usually higher in calories and/or fat.  I have decided, thru this experience to have cut up carrots and broccoli ready in the fridge, to have grapes, apples and oranges right out in the center of the fridge and to have pre-portioned meats/cheeses ready for a quick snack if the hunger hits and I'm too overwhelmed to prepare something.

Yuck!!!

I went back up to 257 this week.  I'm not sure why...but my hope is that it balances itself out next week. 

This is a pretty yucky day for me.  Emotional, sick kids, just overwhelmed.  I really want to escape somewhere for a while...but life isn't like that.  This WILL be a day where I workout extra hard to burn off a lot of this frustration.

What would you like to see on my blog?

I'm wanting to add to my blog sight.  I want it to be fun and informative.  Any suggestions? 

My eating habits this week have been pretty good.  I'm still struggling, but I'm not giving in to many of the temptations.  Mind you I said "many" not all :).  However, I do find the desire for foods have changed.  I really want proteins and fruits  more than breads and sweets.  I like this.  Hopefully it sticks :)

Drink water!!!!  Wow, when I'm thinking I'm hungry or "needing" a sweet, I down a glass of water and the "need" is washed away.  Did you like the play on words?  Seriously though, I feel so much better after a big glass of water...and not quilty either. 

Okay, so my exercise routine is working out really well...except for the 5:00 am thing...but this is what works for me right now.  So, I jogged this morning and stretched my time by 10 minutes.  I feel sooooo good after, but I will admit I would like to find excuses to stay in bed.  I'm thankful I do the exercise for two reasons.  1) I have more energy & 2) I don't feel so guilty if I eat a bit more at a meal.  Again, notice I said " a bit more"...not a lot more.  BALANCE!!!!

Prayer / Amy / Email Updates

If I haven't mentioned it before, I will now.  Prayer is a very powerful tool.  I have asked God to take away my desire to use food to fill the voids.  He doesn't work on my terms or my time line.  However, I can look back over the last few days and see the desire for the junk food that I used have and the portions I had been consuming are not there.  I know I will have harder days than others, but leaning on my Rock; my God, is the going to be the biggest part of my success.  Try it in your own lives (in faith) and then sit back and see what God can do for you...possibilities are endless.

I have been very blessed by my friend, Amy Harp.  She has offered to help train me for my first 5K...which was her idea also.  She even came over and showed me how to do my weight training properly.  Thank you Amy!!

If you would like to get my blog updates, my wonderful husband has added an area where you can enter your e-mail.  The updates will come to you the day after they are made, but it is an easier way for you to keep up with my progress. 

I'm open to suggestions, requests, etc.  So please post on my blog.