Hungry Girl

So, I love Hungry Girl. Love her emails {have received them since she began quite a few years ago}, have one of her books and watch her show on the Cooking Channel. She has a new book out "300 Under 300" and was seriously thinking about getting it. Do you have the book? What do you think of Hungry Girl? I would love some advice!:)

Today I have felt so out of shape. Really I'm not...I mean nothing's changed...it's just the weather. It affects what I eat, how much I eat and how I feel about myself. Overall it has been a good eating day.

Thanks for all the kind words. I promise to stay here, blogging my way to a healthy way of life.:)

"Most of the shadows of

this life are caused by 

our standing in our own sunshine."

       -Unknown

Really, I'm here again?

Awww, geeze....I am here again. The dreaded "I feel fat" place.

I hate this.

This rollercoaster ride of eating good, working out and feeling amazing to eating crap, being lazy and feeling blah.

I signed up for Weight Watchers nearly 5 weeks ago but in the past 2 weeks I haven't make time for it. I feel icky and fat.

It seems like I live for Mondays...fresh starts, you know.

I won't quit. I am here for the long haul. I am being real.

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit. – Conrad Hilton

Self-Control

I am still here. Feeling a wee bit off track.

It was those dang donuts.


Seriously...it was.

Weighed in at the gym today. I stayed the same. Really grateful for that in all honesty. My mind has been on so many other things...this weight loss thing has taken a back seat.

However, I must get back on track.

It is the best place for me to be;)

"Without discipline, there's no life at all." -Katherine Hepburn

Well, said Miss Kate.


How is your week?

Enough of the Gym Already!

After spending 40 minutes on the ellipitical and bike I know for a fact I despise the gym. There is nothing I like about it. Nothing.

That's okay...very soon Spring will be here and I'll be outside.

Enjoying the wind on my face...
The smell of fresh flowers and grass...
Listening to the birds sing...
Feeling the warmth of the sun...
I will be outside, walking fast, pumping my arms, sweating, smiling....feeling alive.



Goethe-

Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded.

Do you prefer gym workouts or being outside for your workouts?

What's wrong with me?!?!?!

I am feeling a bit down at the moment. It seems like I'm getting nowhere fast with my weight loss. I made it to the gym this morning and walked 4 miles. So far I have logged 9 miles for February. With all those snow days last week I got really off track. *sigh*. I swear I make excuses for everything when it comes to my weight.

So while I'm feeling bad about my fitness journey my husband and son are feeling great. You should see Dave...his clothes just hang on him. I truly am happy for him, but a bit jealous, too. It seems like I've done this same thing at least 1,000 times. Oh, let's be honest. I have.That's the problem. And here I am in the same exact place I was a year ago, 2 years ago, 10 years ago...trying to get a grip on food.

UGH!! Food!!!

I hate food!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is a process.

I can do this.

I can.

I will.


What are you struggling with at the moment? Please share!

If you fall down get back up {ok}

I am having one of those days. You know...where I keep telling myself everything that's wrong with me. This is the dialog that keeps going over and over in my head this morning...

"You can't get it together." "What's wrong with you? You can't wear any of your clothes and look nice!" "Everyone else can lose weight. You just aren't strong enough." "Loser!!!"

Ugh! This kind of talks brings me down....


I'm taking this class called "Soul Restoration". One of the main points of the class is the importance of telling the TRUTH to ourselves. Now I know that everything I've been telling myself is false. I know that. But it's so easy to fall into this trap isn't it? Why is it so hard to give ourselves a pat on the back and so easy for us to be mean and cruel?

We are supposed to weigh at Noon today for our Biggest Loser Challenge at the gym. I know my husband has a loss...a pretty good one. But me? Maybe another pound...maybe. I am sooo proud and happy for Dave yet frustrated. He eats so differently than me yet continues to melt away. Yes, I am frustrated.

I think what makes me the maddest is that I DID lose 15 pounds last spring. I was on the top of the world...then I ate my way back. Same old story. 

I'm not giving up. No, that's not my style. Instead I will make a few new goals for the week to re-energize me and get me back on the path.

What do you do when you struggle?