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• Posted on 21st April 2008
• in This-n-that
• by Dragonfly

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I have had several dear friends ask me how I am doing this. Man that is just a loaded ?. I am sure you are asking why would she say that. Well it is because it is what NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR! So I think I will put it up here and than you will all be able to see it here in Black and (green) white. Than you can read and take what you want and leave what you do not want.

 

1. this is a very hard thing to do. Think hard over the next 2 weeks on how to prepare yourself for this the right way. Big thing that I did was get all the junk out of my house. If I wasn’t going to eat it. And I knew it was bad for me why would I let my kids eat it. What I mean is the fruit snacks, the things to mindlessly munch on. Ect. I went and bought a pop corn popper so that if we needed to munch we would do it with Yellow popping corn ( healthier for you) and we put ICBINB (I can’t believe it’s not butter) spray on it. Works out great. And is our snack on Biggest Looser night. We all sit down and eat it together while watching our favorite show. 😉

2. when it came to exercise. Even if I didn’t get in my whole work out. I still GOT UP. That is the biggest thing. Get yourself into a routine and than change it when you need too. Once you pass the 3 week mark you wake up even if you don’t want too. That is when we need the most prayers. We are awake. But Please Lord give me the strength to get out there and work out instead of rolling over. 😉

3. The biggest thing for me to learn was that this is really all about calories in calories out. It is old school. And sounds out of date. BUT REALLY this is what it is REALLY about. So here is the formula that Biggest Looser teaches and the one that I use. (Your current weight)X 7 = the amount of calories you need in order to loose weight. So lets say I weigh 170 times that by 7 you get 1190 calories a day. Than all the exercise you can get in will burn the fat that is on your body.

4. A calorie is a calorie is a calorie. Yes there are better calories than others for you. You can get a lot more nutrition out of yogurt or carrots than you will our of a bowl of potato chips. But if you are counting calories and you want to do that. By all means find a way to fit it in.

5. everything and I mean EVERYTHING in Moderation. Every Friday in my house is pizza movie night. My kids have worked hard all week at school they have passed their tests and they have done everything in their power to do well in school for the week. so we unwind with friends. We invite and eat. Now I get chips and I get pizza. I always have something a little different i eat a south beach pizza and add all sorts of veggies on it too. But it is my one day to do something different. And yeah I eat the chips too. 😉

6. REMEMBER…. this isn’t a diet. A diet is subject to fail. And is something that is only temporary. This is a life change. You will forever watch what you are eating and will always out your body to keep it lean and healthy.

7. Get out a journal. As soon as you are done exercising in the morning write down what you did. How hard it was. How you felt when you did it. This is a great pick me up in 3 months. When you are writing “Man today was hard on the bike. I did 14 miles but I am whooped I wish it would be easier than it is. “ than when you look back to the beginning you read. “ HOLY TOLIDO batman…. I barely made it to the therapy office today. That trolley and the kids in it really put me through the ringer. 2 miles. Can you believe I pulled 90 pounds for 2 miles?” you see. I didn’t even realize how much better I was doing till I looked back. I was picking at myself. Pulling myself apart. BUT I was so much better than 3 months earlier. And that was more helpful than you will ever know.

8. Journal all your food intake. This is neat too. After 3 months you will see how different you eat than you did in the beginning. If you keep a notebook by you at all time. A small one for your purse for while you are out…. than you can keep track of the foods and when you get home and the kids are down go into the computer and use C.C. I think I have sent it to you before. There it can give you a thought of how well you did on your calories. I do it after every meal so that i know how much I have left for the day. But I am at a point were that is really important for me. I am getting low. 😉 I like to say that. Soon I will be maintenance. That will be a whole new world for me. Not sure how that goes but I will figure it out when I get there. Than I will be ready for you when you are there too. 😉

9. all of this being said. Don’t through the towel in because one day you didn’t get up or you ate WAY to many calories one day. Pick up the towel and try it again. Maybe work a little harder in the gym the next morning and be really strict on your eating that day. But never give up just because you had a hard morning.

This is a letter I wrote to a friend. One of the better ones I have written on the subject. 😉 Here are a few of the sites that I use to help me with this journey.

http://caloriecount.about.com/ this is one of the best calorie counting sites that I have found. Through using this I am able to keep count of my calories better than when I write them down. I journal on here about what is going on in my life and what type of workouts I am getting done etc. It is a really nice thing to have. And easier than doing it “By hand” * G*

http://www.biggestloserclub.com/ is another great place to be. I have all the books read them and started this journey. It was because of people like Suzy and Kia and Ali that I was able to pull through all this. I am a happy woman because they were able to show that it is well worth it. And GOLLY LOOK AT ME NOW! The books talk a lot about what I preach in my home everyday. … everything in moderation but NO you may not have that soda full of calories and no nutrition.

http://www.amazon.com/ here is a great place to get the books and read them. Really read them. They know what they are talking about.

Well I think that is enough talking for now. Any ?’s you may have I am willing to answer. But you know. Calories in calories out is the answer.

DFOUT