Losing it one pound at a time

A few days ago I was watching Susie Ormond on Oprah and she was talking to people about spending too much money. She was saying that when you get yourself in debt or don’t have enough saved it is a reflection of what is going on in your life. I started thinking that losing weight is a lot like living on a budget. And yes, it is a reflection of what is going on in your life - could be stress, anxiety, who knows what. When you’re on a money budget (as a family we are - it really does help a lot) you know that your end goal is to have extra $$ left over for other bigger goals (vacation, savings, etc). You set aside a specific amount of money you are alloted to spend for various things and you can’t go over.  When you are trying to lose weight, you also have bigger goals….getting healthy, increasing your self esteem, looking better in your clothes, etc. And the only way you can lose weight is by budgeting your calories for the day. You get to allot so many calories for various meals without going over - to reach your goal. The cool thing about trying to lose weight (rather than saving money) is that you can make a difference every single day (not every two weeks when your paycheck comes in) by adding calories into your budget from exercising - or better yet,  attain your goals faster by looking at it as a little windfall.. you know, like that magical check you sometimes get in the mail and think - I so needed that! Now let’s put it in the bank for a rainy day.  

Wishing you all a phenomenal bright and sunny day!

Thanks to the buddies who gave me a little kick in the right direction. It really helped. Especially Kama, who reminded me that this is about being healthy too, which is something I forget about. I’m usually more concerned about how I look in clothes and I forget that the big picture is better health. My doctor is concerned about my cholesteral (I should be too) and I have a family history of diabetes to keep in the back of my mind. My doctor really wants me to lose 20 pounds to avoid pulling the trigger on diabetes and also to get my cholesteral in check. I just wanted to let you know I made good choices today and yesterday. Healthy, flavorful stuff. No junk. Okay, one tortilla but I made it into a really good tuna wrap and stuffed it with lettuce, cilantro, onion and tomato. It was delicious! Thank you buddies, for your comments and your motivation and for reminding my why I’m here - better health.

Hi buddies, I need your help. I need you to turn me around and kick me in the booty. I need some focus here. I do want to lose weight, I really do. I just can’t seem to say “no” to the foods I love to eat….tortillas, guacamole, chips, you know - mexican food. It’s my vice. I’ve found that I get very little satisfaction from ice cream anymore - not even frozen yogurt - but mexican food is just a deal killer for me. Yesterday I decided to kick my own, so I did the whole body measurement thing that I did back in February. I’m down 3 inches….in SIX MONTHS. THREE INCHES? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? What about all of those spin classes? What about the walks I do all the time down to the beach? What..what…what? Okay, well I can’t do anything about it right this minute so I logged my numbers in my journal and promised to have better results by next Sunday. To get more inspiration I watched Dr. Oz’s show on the Discovery Health show on losing weight. I got some good ideas, but mostly it’s the same “eat less, exercise more”. I want it in my head, I really do. But it seems like my stomach overrules my brain and my hand goes along with the stomach and it pushes the food in my mouth. Now that I am unemployed I truly have no excuse for not losing weight. It’s not “I had a business lunch” or “I didn’t have time to pack something healthy”…I’m at home!!

So dear buddies, please please kick me. I want to hear your best ideas, what’s worked and how can I do this? I really do want it. I do.  Thanks.