I had planned on "cheating" on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, that was extended by 2 days due to my grandma's sudden passing.
It was an emotional week, I'm an emotional eater. But I'm proud to say, I did contain myself somewhat and only gained back about 3 pounds. After 3 days of being back on Isagenix 100%, I lost what I gained over the holidays and I am down an additional 1.5 pounds for a total of 13.5 pounds.
This is amazing to me since I normally gain at least 5 pounds over the holidays.
I am feeling very down emotionally because of my grammy, but physically I feel good and am determined to keep at it.
I plan to "cheat" again for New Year's Eve, so we'll see how that goes!
Friday, December 30, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Elaborating
Over on my sidebar, I've listed some of my "Reasons Why". Over the next few days I'm going to elaborate a bit more on that.
I want to be here for my son-
and by that I mean, FULLY HERE! Of course the obvious is that I want to live a long healthy life and be around for my son and to see his life progress. But, I also mean, while I am HERE, I want to be my best self, be a good role model for him and have the energy that it takes to keep up with him, now at 5 years old and later on through his school and sports and everything else in between! I want to play at the park with him instead of sitting by and watching, I WANT to run and jump and play with him, instead of WISHING that I had the energy to.
That is my biggest reaason why.
I want to be here for my son-
and by that I mean, FULLY HERE! Of course the obvious is that I want to live a long healthy life and be around for my son and to see his life progress. But, I also mean, while I am HERE, I want to be my best self, be a good role model for him and have the energy that it takes to keep up with him, now at 5 years old and later on through his school and sports and everything else in between! I want to play at the park with him instead of sitting by and watching, I WANT to run and jump and play with him, instead of WISHING that I had the energy to.
That is my biggest reaason why.
The Beginning
I've been blogging for some time now about my cardmaking, scrapbooking and a little of my personal life over here. Recently, Neil and I started on what we thought was a "diet" but has quickly become way more than that for us.
In such a short time, I can already see that this is going to be life changing for us. To keep me on track and accountable, what better way than to diary each step for all the world (or nobody!) to see!
Neil learned about Isagenix at a networking group he belongs to for work. I was skeptical, but willing to give it a try since I was feeling so terrible about myself, my weight, and my overall health. Now, a short time later, I am down 9.5 pounds and feel like a different person already. Well, actually the same person that I was 10-15 years ago. Happier, energetic and KNOWING that I am finally going to lose this weight and get healthy again!
This sounds so hokey, even to me writing it. But that's part of why I'm here putting this all in words. Because I want to prove to MYSELF that I can do this and keep myself focused every step of the way. I'm already planning to go a bit off course, I mean come on, Christmas is here! I can't go through the holidays without some merriment in the form of wine and cookies, but as long as I promise myself to get right back on the wagon, I know I'll be okay.
To help keep us motivated and focused, Neil and I are both joining the Isabody Challenge. As part of that, we have to take 4 "before photos". In 6 months we take our "after" photos and submit them along with an essay. What better motivation then CASH!!!! which is what the grand prize winner receives.
So this weekend we will be taking our before photos and if I am brave enough, I might post one here. In addition, I'll be posting motivatonal photos that I find on Pinterest and other places to keep me going.
That's all for now!
Love this outfit
In such a short time, I can already see that this is going to be life changing for us. To keep me on track and accountable, what better way than to diary each step for all the world (or nobody!) to see!
Neil learned about Isagenix at a networking group he belongs to for work. I was skeptical, but willing to give it a try since I was feeling so terrible about myself, my weight, and my overall health. Now, a short time later, I am down 9.5 pounds and feel like a different person already. Well, actually the same person that I was 10-15 years ago. Happier, energetic and KNOWING that I am finally going to lose this weight and get healthy again!
This sounds so hokey, even to me writing it. But that's part of why I'm here putting this all in words. Because I want to prove to MYSELF that I can do this and keep myself focused every step of the way. I'm already planning to go a bit off course, I mean come on, Christmas is here! I can't go through the holidays without some merriment in the form of wine and cookies, but as long as I promise myself to get right back on the wagon, I know I'll be okay.
To help keep us motivated and focused, Neil and I are both joining the Isabody Challenge. As part of that, we have to take 4 "before photos". In 6 months we take our "after" photos and submit them along with an essay. What better motivation then CASH!!!! which is what the grand prize winner receives.
So this weekend we will be taking our before photos and if I am brave enough, I might post one here. In addition, I'll be posting motivatonal photos that I find on Pinterest and other places to keep me going.
That's all for now!
I used to love to run, I want to get there again
Love this outfit
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