My Home is Now My Reducing Salon

News

2010-11-18T11:11:00.000-08:00

Well, if there is even anyone following me here :)
I have news.
I am nearly 7 weeks pregnant.
Exciting news!
And makes for some change in plans.
I am still planning on getting the bike trainer
so I can ride at home and my husband can use it too.
That may be our Christmas present :)

Anyway.
Excited and determined to have a healthy pregnancy.
Due date July 11 2011

Bike Ride and Playground Workout

2010-09-22T11:36:00.000-07:00

I rode over 4 miles and did my first Playground Workout. It went well and I nearly got sick.

O__o

Beautiful ride and I look forward to getting down there again....hopefully it will be cooler. Mother Nature needs to get her butt in gear...
it is Fall as of today!!! :)

Changes....

2010-09-11T13:39:00.000-07:00

I have no idea how many visitors I get,
but I have made some changes.
The heading there did say
"Goings on at the Reducing Salon".
Well, I have put my gym membership on hold for now.
I think it is time for something different.
I always feel so self-conscious about how I look,
how my body jiggles and all those things.

I will now be doing it at home!
:)

This is not me giving up though.
On Wednesday I am going to go buy a bike....
a pink and white (super cute) bike.

I will use it pulling Charlie's Trailer and
we will be OUT.
Outside at parks, together and exercising !!
I am so excited about it!!

I will also be buying something like this for the days that I cannot make it out to ride.
Rain or freezing cold and snow that will be coming soon.

I can use it while I watch TV.

I do see a sore bum in my future....
but I also see a smaller,
healthier me in the future!

My Nutrisystem dinner last night

2010-08-28T04:42:00.000-07:00

This was pretty tasty!!

It is freeze dried, I believe.
This is before I added boiling water to the little tray
and then let sit for 3 minutes.

I have some Mrs. Dash Chipotle seasoning on it and some pepper sauce.
This is not the recommend kind of bread...but that is all we have right now.

It was really good.

Tomatoes and cucumber along with it.....chipotle seasoning (good stuff)

The cucumbers give a great crunch and are tasty.

Look at that......yum~O!

Something New

2010-08-10T12:35:00.000-07:00

I am starting Nutrisystem
and will be getting my food shipment Friday or Saturday of next week.

Super excited!!!!

Incentive

2010-07-22T07:04:00.000-07:00

I told Chip yesterday that I knew what I want to
"reward"
myself with once I reach my goal weight of 190 - 170.
That is at least 65 pounds to lose
aaaaahhhhh!
That is a lot!
Anyway, I grew up in Southern California on the coast.
Ventura County....so nice.
As a family we spent a lot of time at the beach.
Lots of my family surfed....
my Dad AND my Mom.
Grandpa, my brother, my youngest sister and cousins.
I have always wanted to but I am far too chicken of the water.
And now living in Central Arkansas....I know it won't happen.
hahaha
But the last few years there has been a re-surfaced trend of Paddle Boarding,
and I hear that surfers hate them hahaha.
Well, watching them this summer at the Beach House I suddenly realized
"I can totally do that!!"
There are so many lakes here.....one less than a 1/2 a mile away from my house.
I don't need waves I can just paddle around.....
and how much fun would that be.
And I think it would freak people out here.
hahaha
I have to do it!!
I want to do that SO BAD!!!!

So there is my incentive!

Now to lose 65 pounds.
If I lost 4 pound a week than it would be 16 weeks....
November 12.
Right before Winter, great!
Well I better continue with my Low-carb diet and keep the ball rolling...
I want that Paddle Board!!

Isle 9'8 Quad Stand Up Paddle Board from Isle Surfboards on Vimeo.

Clutter

2010-06-04T07:35:00.000-07:00

So, that little thing here off to the side...
the trash bag.
See it?
Yeah I am working on this.
I am starting today.
I have collected some books that we never read
and I am going to Hastings Books
and see if they will buy some back...
get some money for them :).Also, I am turning my eyes AWAY from the Yard Sale
at our new neighbor's home.
I don't need more junk.
There is a book called
"Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?"
FUNNY!
But, I do think it will be good for me to
unload this house clutter
along with my
Body Clutter
(I love this book...FlyLady. Love it!!)

Then I will be cleaning out the
kid's toy box and donate
the toys that they NEVER play with.
I may work on the collecting it from the
hidden little places during the week
and then do the
get ridding part
on Saturdays.
This will feel SO GOOD!!

Here We GO......

2010-05-15T06:27:00.000-07:00

Ok, I had a great chat with a dear friend

and we have committed to doing our diets
(Life Change....because it is a change for life)
for 1 month at a time.
I can do that !!

To the "T"
(interesting little side link).
So, here I go.
The Thyroid Diet.
Carb-Sensitive Plan.

1 Month.
Day By Day.Thank you, Steph!

Saturday May 15th-Tuesday June 15th

Perfect Timing!

2010-05-14T16:55:00.000-07:00

The battery on my scale died on Wednesday! I am pretty sure it is because I step on it AT LEAST 6 times a day. That is 6 times a day that I shoot myself down. 6 times a day that I get mad and frustrated! I read that same day Jill Knapp's post for her Get Up and Get Moving blog. Her "Fit Tip Tuesday". Yep....perfect timing!! Here's the post....check it out:

Get Up and Get Moving

Thanks Jill!!

I will only do weigh-in at TOPS on Tuesdays and at Kelli's Weight Management Class on Thursdays at the Conway Regional Health and Fitness Center (A.K.A. The Reducing Salon)

Lets see...this may help. At least I know that I won't be disappointed oh so very often. :)

I am Fit....

2010-05-10T15:36:00.001-07:00

Yes, I know it is odd to say....for me.
I had my 6th session with Lindsey,
a Personal Trainer and the Reducing Salon.
She is great and she is challenging me.
I Think I surprise her with what I am able
to do and it is nice to have some one like her
tell me I do well and that I am fit.
And I think I surprise because I am fat.
hahahaha
I said to her today...
"I am strong, you just can't tell with all this fluff."
I am trying and trying so hard to un~fluff myself hahahaha.
Here is to Monday, a new start!

Appt. for tomorrow.....

2010-05-05T17:43:00.000-07:00

This makes so much sense.
My time line of my son's birth,
the weight loss and feeling great for 2 months.
Then sudden weight gain of 30 lbs.

It will be taken out tomorrow and I am expecting a huge difference.

Check out this website that I found today after the thought came to mind this morning
"Is my IUD making me fat?"

I googled that question and found many sites and this one has so much
...I have been reading it all day and learning so much.

Life After Mirena

HOPE!

Weigh in

2010-04-22T16:31:00.000-07:00

WOW frustrating!!!

ALL this month
(other than one Thursday that I was on strike and didn't step on the scale)
4 weeks,
here are the numbers.......
April 1st 255.9
April 8th Strike
April 15th 255.6
today
April 22nd 255.9

How the HECK does that happen!!

BLAH!!!

I have quit.....

2010-04-19T06:28:00.000-07:00

I have quit.
I have quit searching, and searching all the diets.
I am getting whiplash from changing constantly.
Not even long enough to see if it works.
I found a blog with a link from Mary Shomon on Facebook.
The blog is :
http://mollysthyroidjourney.blogspot.com/

This is just what I needed to read.
I know that my problem is my Thyroid....
it only make sense to do the Thyroid Diet
written by Mary Shomon.

I printed out all the foods I should have
and all those I should avoid.
I took them and had them laminated.
The good on the front and bad on the back.
Stuck a few motivational illustrations
in the lamination and stuck it to the fridge.
I also printed up the chart to keep track of my foods
and use as a journal.
Not so much a food journal with all the calories.....
so much for my Calorie Cash
(I don't think my intake of Calories is the problem.
I am thinking it is the high-glycemic foods I ate and the blah blah blah).
A place to track the foods I have problems with
and a place to write my thoughts and all.
Anyway, I was reading about it in the book
and I dreamed about it all night.
Thyroid stuff and some one trying to kill me....
that was my dream....
that tells me something right there.

I am feeling good about this one
and I have stuck to it longer than the others
I have attempted lately.....
5 days and it is looking good.
I think my weigh in days here will be on Thursdays.
The day of one of my weight loss classes.

I have also signed up for a personal trainer! WOO HOO!

I am hopeful and that is a necessity for weight loss!!!

Abundance !!!!

2010-04-17T08:26:00.000-07:00

I am hoping that this abundance
will help get rid of my abundance !!

:)

I am SO Frustrated!

2010-04-08T07:34:00.000-07:00

I am so frustrated right now.
I am so tired of not losing....or losing and then gaining it back!
AAAAAHHHHH!

I work my butt off at the Reducing Salon
and I am eating right and using my Calorie Cash.
What the Heck!!!!

I am so angry.
So tired.
But not done.....not giving up!

My New Method...............

2010-04-02T13:33:00.000-07:00

~Made and designed by me. Printed at home and laminated at Staples~

I have a new thing I am trying
and yesterday was my first day doing it.
I am continuing today and I really, really like it.

So it is kinda like Envelope Budgeting.
I have my calories budgeted out to each meal and snack.
Then I have my "Calorie Cash" placed within the designated slot.

As I eat, I remove the amount of
Calorie Cash
I will be spending on my meal.
I really like it!
I find that as I am purchasing my food,
with my Calorie Cash,
I am putting a value on it.
Just as you would while standing in line to buy something.

I did this yesterday....I went to Cato.
They have cuter plus size clothes
and there was a black and white polka-dot dress....
silky with yellow trims and super cute.
On sale for $19.99.
Nice, right?
Well, I tried it on and it looked ok....but not perfect.
Of course.
But I thought "I can wear a cute sweater with it and it would be ...better".
Well, I stood in line and the lady ahead of me took a while.
But that was good.....it gave me some time.
I stood there and decided that I didn't want to pay $19.99 for a super cute dress
that only looked OK on me.
Even with it being $19.99....
it was cute but not $19.99 cute on me.
I put it back and I felt SO GOOD.
Wanting something and NOT buying it is a big thing for me...
need to do it more often.
The NOT buying "feel good" feeling
was way better than the "buyer's remorse"
that I would have had,
had I bought it.
:) So to tie this whole thing into eating and all.....
having my Calorie Cash
and using it to buy my food for what it is worth,
calorie wise,
is really helping me see in a different light.
I hope that makes sense. haha

Confession time.......I ate some Sonic today. Pa~tooie (that is me spitting). UUUHH why do I do this to myself. I ordered it, duh! Then came home and ate it then checked the calories. You ready. 1,250 Calories. uuhuhh I really had to pay for it in my Calorie Cash. I totally blew my budget.....all my morning snack cash, all my lunch cash, all my afternoon snack cash and most of my dinner cash!!!! DUH! It wasn't even good and I felt ill after eating it. I absolutely have buyers remorse! That nasty burger was NOT worth my snacks, lunch and most of my dinner. NOT worth it.
~This is the Calorie Cash spent on that darn Burger~

So there you go.

And maybe with my buying my food
and having
1,900 worth of Calorie Cash
everyday,
I can feel like I am on a food shopping spree every day!
hahaha

Motivation for Weight Loss

2010-03-02T14:01:00.000-08:00

Motivation for Weight Loss

Author: unknown

M-make short term goals
O-out with the negative thoughts
T-think of why you want it
I-imagine how you will feel
V-visualize the future you
A-acknowledge your successes
T-treat yourself with respect
I-investigate new ideas and foods
O-observe your healthy lifestyle
N-never give up and never give in

Body Accounting

2010-03-02T13:52:00.000-08:00

Great article I just wanted to share....

"Body Accounting" - A Positive Alternative To The Phrase "Weight Loss"

2010-02-23T12:38:00.000-08:00

This is the image I have put on my shirt and for my sister's also.
The double
"As Sisters, We Can Do Hard Things"
the bottom one is to be cut off and ironed on the sleeve or front of the shirt.

Now to wear it to the gym and hope people don't laugh at me......

Heart Rate Monitor

2010-02-19T11:42:00.001-08:00

Well, yesterday I went and bought a Heart Rate Monitor.
I am SO excited about being able to keep track of
calories burned through the day and
laugh as I watch my heart rate go up as I get on the freeway!!!
hahahaha

I have plans for tomorrow morning
to wake~up early and go out
and jump on the trampoline.
It will be fun and it may help strengthen my calf and shin muscles.
And it will be fun! :)

I have been running and I enjoy doing it.
I run a lap and then work a free-weight machine then run another lap again and again.
11 laps is a mile and on Tuesday I ran 11 laps with a stop between each.
I will gradually increase by running 2 at a time...then 3 and so on.
That is my plan of attack for now.
:)
I am trying to get my in my groove and
trying to focus on my form.
Remembering to relax my hands and not expend too
much energy on my upper body.
This is running thing is totally different for me,
but it is a great challenge.

I am Kickin' It Up a Notch!!

2010-02-07T19:33:00.000-08:00

~click banner for link~

I will be running
(jogging)
my hopefully skinnier legs off at
Toad Suck Daze 10K!!!

I will be doing more here,
blogging about my training
and my weight loss.
I am so excited about this opportunity.
I am looking forward to this week's training.
Time to kick BUTT!!

I am thinking about ideas for
a design for a shirt for me and my running partner to wear as we train.
I will be posting them here, also!!
WooHoo!!!

BLAH!

2010-01-20T19:15:00.001-08:00

It has not been a good 2 days.
That's all.
Tomorrow I start afresh

TodayI ate......

2010-01-18T19:54:00.001-08:00

My breakfast which I had around 10 am.

A nasty looking Twix...it was yummy!
But I could have gone with out.

These freaks of nature Cheetos.

Cucumber and Cherry Tomatoes

YUM~O

Dinner Chicken and Apple Sandwich...also yum!

Doing this today really did make me think differently in what I eat.
I will be back tomorrow.

:)

My New Plan of Attack

2010-01-17T18:11:00.000-08:00

I have always avoided a Food Diary.
You know
"You bite it, You write it!".
I just don't.

While watching Biggest Loser last week (week 2),
they had the Orange Team come in and sit at a table with Jillian.
On the table sat covered platters of food.
As they uncovered them
Jillian began to explain that this food displayed
represented all the food that they
would eat in one day.
As I watched I thought
"I wonder if I would be embarrassed if everyone knew what I ate everyday?"
Some days....like today
(I totally failed)
I would not want
everyone or anyone
to know what I stuffed in my face.
Really.
As I thought that,
I knew that if I had to tell everyone
what I had to eat each day,
then I would absolutely change the way and what I eat.
So this is what I am going to do.....
starting tomorrow,
I will be snapping a photo of each of my meals before I take a bite.
I can text msg the photo
to my email and then post the photos in the evening.
Super easy!
So like everyone else wanting to lose weight ....
"STARTING MONDAY"
(lol)
this will be my new way to keep me on track.

Getting Back....

2010-01-05T12:17:00.000-08:00

WOW....
it felt SO nice to get back to the
Reducing Salon
today!
SO NICE.
I went to the Weight Training Class.
Totally full....
packed actually.
GREAT CLASS

Went to Wal-Mart and
bought good healthy food
to stock my new fridge
and planning for nice healthy meals.

Today I feel great!

NEW Year!

2010-01-03T09:18:00.001-08:00

New Year....New Fridge.

Our fridge kicked the bucket Wednesday night
(piece of ....junk).
We decided to get a new one.....
with a warranty.
So here it is.
I tell ya it has not been an easy 4 1/2 days.

I am so excited about all this NEW.
New Year, New Fridge & a new way of eating.
I will only buy the best of what there is
to put in this fridge in this home.
The best of what there is
to eat and fuel and bless our bodies,
nourish our children
and
reduce our (husband & I) waist line.

:)

OOHHH I am going to try this one......

2010-01-01T15:36:00.000-08:00

Photo from "The Kitchn"

Frozen Banana Ice Cream......as soon as I get my new Fridge!! :)

"FIT" Thoughts....

2009-12-17T20:36:00.000-08:00

What am I holding on to, why do I still have it and where did it come from??"

These 'fit' thoughts could apply to many things in life. Like clutter in the home and being a pack rat...what, why & where did this CRAP come from. Anyway, there are other examples...but I can't think of them now. :)

The thoughts that I have applied them to is being FAT.

First question: What am I holding on to??!!
I don't want to be FAT...I don't like it. It makes me tired. I don't need it. It serves no purpose as it does not keep me warm (Blubber). It is not easy to dress! Ya'll know I love to dress in cute styles and a little fun. That is hard as a fat girl. I look at all of the cute styles now that I wish would fit me....but NOPE, too fat. I always say..."Why don't they make the same dresses in BIGGER sizes?" I should be saying...."I should make my body a smaller size to fit in those smaller dresses!" YEAH!!

Next question: Why do I still have it??!!
Well easy to say.....I have been FREAKIN'lazy, among other things! I have no other words. :) (Maybe I can count it towards my years supply)

Last question: Where did it come from??!!
This thought grosses me out! To think that I have some (actually quite a few) Duke's Bacon Breakfast Burrito fat hanging around me all of the time....where ever I go. And all of those Bacon Avocado Burgers (and fries) with me. As I went through the drive-tru SO many times I did not really realize how 'to-go' "TO-GO" was. It has GONE too far with me.

I need to unload and send these fat bags packin'. They have completely over-stayed their welcome.

I am giving myself some thing....a swift kick in the BUTT :)