My second goal and one of the hardest I will try to accomplish is lose 160 pounds.I love to eat.I eat when I am happy,sad,bored and even when I am hungry! LOL I am tired of not being able to buy cute clothes.I have gotten to the point I loathe clothe shopping.Which in turn makes me not want to go anywhere becuase I have nothing decent to wear. It is a bad downward spiral that I want to get out of.
I will continue to blog about journey on this wieght loss trip I am talking.
Goal - 160 pounds
Beginning wght - 220 pounds.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Goal Number #1 for 2010
yes I do that 2010 has already started.That just shows how behind I always on and how I love to procrastinate.Its the story of my life. So anyway now that I have pleaded my case I will tell you my goal.Drum roll please! (Stop its kind of annoying)
I want to read 50 books by December 31st.This one goal I know I can reach if I put my mind to it.I love to read.I used to be a book worm when I was younger.Then I met this great thing called the internet and lost all my interest.I want to get that passion back.I already have read a few books so I am on my way.
1.Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts
2. Black Rose by Nora Roberts
I will be adding more as time progesses!
I want to read 50 books by December 31st.This one goal I know I can reach if I put my mind to it.I love to read.I used to be a book worm when I was younger.Then I met this great thing called the internet and lost all my interest.I want to get that passion back.I already have read a few books so I am on my way.
1.Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts
2. Black Rose by Nora Roberts
I will be adding more as time progesses!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Learning to be content
One of the things I learning to do is be content with myself and life.I tend to always compare myself to others.For some reason I always fall short.I think it really is no way to live.I think we are given different lots in life and things are not all the same for everyone.
I do know that I am very fornuate to have a loving and wonderful husband.We have been married 13 years.I would not change any of it for a million dollars.I know he is the one I met to be with and could never see myself with anyone else. Its hard to believe I found that one person I love to be with.I never thought that will happen.
We have a great 12 year old boy.He is a handful and a challenge but I think that keeps us on our toes. He is our pride and joy.He is my husbands mini me.
I have great friends that I know are there when I need them. That is not always something I had in my life.So its a refreshing change.I actually feel like I fit in somewhere.I feeling I would never take for granted.
The last thing is a family that is some what grounded for the most part.We dont have the typical dysfunctional family.
So I should be very content in my lot in life!
I do know that I am very fornuate to have a loving and wonderful husband.We have been married 13 years.I would not change any of it for a million dollars.I know he is the one I met to be with and could never see myself with anyone else. Its hard to believe I found that one person I love to be with.I never thought that will happen.
We have a great 12 year old boy.He is a handful and a challenge but I think that keeps us on our toes. He is our pride and joy.He is my husbands mini me.
I have great friends that I know are there when I need them. That is not always something I had in my life.So its a refreshing change.I actually feel like I fit in somewhere.I feeling I would never take for granted.
The last thing is a family that is some what grounded for the most part.We dont have the typical dysfunctional family.
So I should be very content in my lot in life!
Lazy Afternoon
I am sitting here watching American's Idol. I just got back from the chiropractor and figured I should relax a little bit and let it set in. I didnt get to watch it becuase Chris was home and he is a remote control hog.I let him be last night since he was sick and under the weather. Plus I didnt get home until almost 8 pm. I had take Zack to his swimming lessons.He needs to learn to swim to advance in Boy Scouts.IF he doesnt advance he wont be able to take the First Class Trip.They are going to Texas to see the Lady Lex.He is so excited. Now I need to step up and take on some more jobs so we can afford the trip.Chris's paycheck is all spoken for.I so hope we will be able to swing it.I have all the confidence in the world that it will happen.
I did have a interview Monday for a dietary aide/cook job.ITs here in town and only 5 minutes away from the house. I would love to be so close to work.It would save gas and the hours are awesome. I would be working days execpt every other weekend.So I dont have to worry about leaving Zack that long at home.He is enough to stay home now but he tends to do naughty things sometimes. I will find out tommorow if I get it or not.
I did have a interview Monday for a dietary aide/cook job.ITs here in town and only 5 minutes away from the house. I would love to be so close to work.It would save gas and the hours are awesome. I would be working days execpt every other weekend.So I dont have to worry about leaving Zack that long at home.He is enough to stay home now but he tends to do naughty things sometimes. I will find out tommorow if I get it or not.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Starting Over
I feel like lately I am just not happy and feeling very lost in awhile.I love being able to stay at home and take care of my husband and son but I need more than that. I feel like I am in a rut doing the same things over and over and I am doing them on autopilot.
I want to get back to having a job of my own and feeling like I am contributing in some way be it small.I also want to finish my Medical Billing and Coding Associate Degree that I had started.I hope by getting back into in blogging I sort out my feelings and help set goals so that I can still make 2010 the best year yet in my and my family's life.
I want to get back to having a job of my own and feeling like I am contributing in some way be it small.I also want to finish my Medical Billing and Coding Associate Degree that I had started.I hope by getting back into in blogging I sort out my feelings and help set goals so that I can still make 2010 the best year yet in my and my family's life.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Five Ways to Cut 100 Calories from your Diet
Here are five ways to cut 100 calories out of your diet each day. Doing any one of them could keep you from gaining that typical pound or two a year. The first three tips are from from Kim Gorman, a registered dietitian with the University of Colorado's Center for Human Nutrition. The fourth one is from Starbucks, and the last one is from Hill.
1. Old: whole milk
New: 1 percent milk
Let's say you have milk with your cereal and then a glass of milk some other time during the day. Drinking 1 percent milk instead of whole milk saves you 100 calories.
2. Old: whole bagel
New: half a bagel
Give the other half of your bagel to a friend, and you'll save 100 calories. Depending on the size of the bagel, you could save even more.
3. Old: chocolate ice cream
New: chocolate yogurt or a Popsicle
Swap out the ice cream for the yogurt, and you're consuming 100 fewer calories. You'll save nearly that much if you have a Popsicle instead of the ice cream.
4. Old: latte made with whole milk
New: latte made with skim milk
Order a nonfat latte instead of a regular latte, and you'll save 90 calories.
5. Old: be a couch potato
New: take a 20-minute walk
Walk a mile every day, and you'll burn about 100 calories. Twenty minutes is an estimate of how long it takes to walk a mile; some people are slower, and others are faster. For all you pedometer wearers out there, a mile is about 2,000 steps.
It took Kassouf several years to lose 45 pounds doing the "small changes approach," but he said it's been worth the wait, because he's more likely to keep the pounds off than if he'd made big changes.
By the way, Kassouf is no longer with that girlfriend who called him a complainer, but he's still grateful to her for making him snap to it and come up with a plan for losing weight.
1. Old: whole milk
New: 1 percent milk
Let's say you have milk with your cereal and then a glass of milk some other time during the day. Drinking 1 percent milk instead of whole milk saves you 100 calories.
2. Old: whole bagel
New: half a bagel
Give the other half of your bagel to a friend, and you'll save 100 calories. Depending on the size of the bagel, you could save even more.
3. Old: chocolate ice cream
New: chocolate yogurt or a Popsicle
Swap out the ice cream for the yogurt, and you're consuming 100 fewer calories. You'll save nearly that much if you have a Popsicle instead of the ice cream.
4. Old: latte made with whole milk
New: latte made with skim milk
Order a nonfat latte instead of a regular latte, and you'll save 90 calories.
5. Old: be a couch potato
New: take a 20-minute walk
Walk a mile every day, and you'll burn about 100 calories. Twenty minutes is an estimate of how long it takes to walk a mile; some people are slower, and others are faster. For all you pedometer wearers out there, a mile is about 2,000 steps.
It took Kassouf several years to lose 45 pounds doing the "small changes approach," but he said it's been worth the wait, because he's more likely to keep the pounds off than if he'd made big changes.
By the way, Kassouf is no longer with that girlfriend who called him a complainer, but he's still grateful to her for making him snap to it and come up with a plan for losing weight.
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