myths

Exercise notions that are commonly incorrect:
1. No pain, no gain
2. Spot reducing is possible.
3. With lifting weights, women will get bulky muscles.
4. If exercising you can eat whatever.
5. A vigorous time commitment is necessary for exercising.

body type

I thought I read somewhere that I would be considered a "ruler" type of body, an "apple" shape of body, now an "endomorphic" type. Therefore, I easily gain weight be it fat or muscle but I have to work very hard at losing the weight of fat. I feel what it all melts down to is I still have to eat right, eat less, and move more. Is there any other answer?

hooray

I lost nine pounds. I finally am motivated to improve my efforts by exercising more faithfully, to be aware of the types of foods I eat, journalizing to prevent food amnesia, go back to keeping the goodies out of the house, review daily the hints I have around in books that keep me aiming in the right direction, and asking for help through a lot of my associates. I would talk about how I managed to lose so much weight in one week but not now, I don't want to go off in a tangent. This is a positive entry.

sleep it off

The latter I'm up the hungrier I get. I don't know why I don't go to bed and sleep it off. I was being tempted to just take a little bit of something to satisfy my slight hunger urge. I know myself very well. I have better control by passing up the food than by tasting only a bite. Tomorrow is my accountability day with weigh-in. I didn't try to have any control or do my moving around activities to burn off what I ate at all this week. I know that consistency always pays off the weight or pays up the gain. I wish I had another wedding to go to so that I would care about how I looked. That is probably why I hide a lot. I don't have to be presentable in my house by myself. I even avoid my mirrors as much as possible. As soon as I lose a pound my tune will change. Watch and see. CHOW! Oh, that reminds me of food.

poem#3

WILL power is a plenty?
I WILL-- clean my plate,
all gone "till empty.
Not WILL, but "no"power, can't relate.
by magmem

S.T.A.R.T.

I have got to keep my guard up. That's the way to hold on to my positive attitude. Everyday remember to S. T. A. R. T. the day my own way. It takes a long time to lose but a short time to gain. A moment in my mouth is a lifetime on my hips. The labor of my desire will encompass much time, participation, dedication, and the giving up of instant gratification with food. The whole program may cause me some minute pain physically (exercise) and mentally when I hear my stomach growl late at night.
S.- seize the moment the thought hits you when looking into the mirror.
T.- tame your doubts about defeat.
A.- announce your plan, write it down, journalize, encourage support.
R.- receive it by faith with consistancy.
T.- take the next step and follow through. (you can do it)

who to blame

It's not the tv, it's not the sitting and reading books, it's not the fast food places; the buck, stops here. It's all about me! It's my lack of an active life style, my not being informed sufficiently in
nutrition, my hidden dislike of myself, and my inappropiate choices of eating the empty calorie foods. It's really all about what I eat, how much I eat, when I eat, why I eat, where I eat, and the way I eat. I struggle with myself all of the time. This is what I call accountability. I may as well say it out loud before anybody even looks at me and thinks it. Tomorrow is a new day and I plan to start patting myself on the back instead of kicking my own behind.

back to exercising

It's been six weeks since my vacation was over and in the delay of going back to my new program of changing my life style, I have gained over fourteen pounds. This past week was sprinkled with some exercise and I believe I'm back on track again. We'll see what next Tuesday's weigh-in will reveal.

poem#2

I want to help you.
It will never work or do,
Unless, I try to lose weight too.
You'll laugh and say phoo-phoo!
by magmem

searching

I myself like to refer retro to my successes and my set backs so that I can reinforce what worked for me in losing weight and try to eliminate, once again, my bad habits that interfer with my goal of living a healthy life style. The draw back for me is always having to search through the archives. I feel some of the important postings of my choice (or your choice to read again) should be easily accessable and kept together outside of the archives. I think it's odd that "freedom" of speech fits in a template.

facts

The habit of impulse eating involves eating in a quick manner, with little chewing, and feeling the sensation of not being able to stop until it is all gone.

Good habits are what keeps you going on a diet, but motivation is what gets you started.

A two to three pound weight gain can be blamed on water retention. Gaining five pounds or more weight needs attention.

Shame and scare tactics will not motivate anyone to change their eating habits.

poem#1

Being fat, I have to go the extra mile,
to be accepted and earn a smile.
Love me or hate me, for what I do,
not for the way I look to you!
Do I like my tortoise shell? Not,
but it's the only one I got!
by magmem

my first comment received

I opened my first comment after whining about no responses to my journals. It was like a slap in the face! I don't understand why I am being accused of advertising or excessive self-promotion. See misc. posting on 7-18-05, if that is more presentable I can do that more often and drop the I's. I thought blogging was a form of communication in diary style. I assumed people with the same type of ideas would like to hear they are not alone in their struggles. Moral support can jump start motivation!

diet dilemma/fat battles

My mental and physical struggle with small weight gains that have mounted up to morbid obesity. This is my journal of talking to myself and looking for small successes in attempting to change my life style of living to eat. The quest here is to change my inside before I attempt to do the body work. You will see how I discover what I'm doing wrong in my hand to mouth automation. (I was also pleasured with cigarettes. I am thankful that addiction is in check now.)

procrastinate

It has been exactly one month since I strayed from my new life time goal of getting healthier. Somebody tell me what is wrong with me? I can't seem to get back into the swing of things. Why don't I care about myself again? Needless to say I am g-a-i-n-i-n-g! Boo.... throw the bum out.

slump

It's been three weeks since I've lost my momentum. I just can't get motivated again to change my bad eating habits, increase my activity, journal, and return to my supportive group. It's the disappointment in myself that is holding me back. I can forgive anyone in the blink of an eye, but I never do the same for myself. Now is a good time to start. sis-boom-bah rah-rah

good girl

Today I chased the bread cart looking for sweets to take home for the weekend. Only one coffee cake was there and I grabbed it up quickly. I saw an old lady, like me, and offered it to her instead. I prevented a lot extra calories from clinging to my already obese stature. I am having my usual sweet cravings and I feel like I need a fix. I hope I don't have another opportunity to indulge my whims the rest of this week. We'll see how it goes by Monday.

alas

This food-a-holic here, fell off of the wagon after three months of daily increased activity and three days a week in the Wellness Weight Room at the Senior Citizen Center. I modified my eating habits a little bit. I lost 42 pounds, my all over pain had decreased, and I only had to use my walker for long distances.
I reluctantly went on vacation with my family for five days and eventually I lost the ground I had gained in that three month period. I lost control of my program and my desire to keep motivated. I don't feel like climbing back up on the wagon. It's been six additional days so far of sedentary living, being disappointed in myself, overeating, and hiding from the scale. I have become tolerant of my lax attitude. The fat is here to stay. What I miss most of all is the energy I had then and my zest for life. Alas, woe is me. Somebody, kick my butt, I need a jump start!

exercising

I haven't told you yet about my good efforts. I go to the Wellness Room at the Senior Citizen Center in Rancho Cucamonga. It is new and very busy with more than 1,ooo people registered to use the room. I started there, with my walker, three months ago. I go three times a week for about 30 to 45 minutes. It's working. The days I don't go there, I find myself sedentary, weak, in pain, and sleepy. It's as if I need that jump start to complete a normal day. I have been going there for three months now. I push myself many times to do my routine but I am never sorry once I get started. I have lived a sedentary life style for over ten years, things are turning around for me!

hooray

I've lost 3 1/2 pounds yesterday at my weigh-in. I put it as a figure instead of a written number, it looks like more to me. Who am I kidding? It still wasn't an honest loss. I used all of the tricks up my sleeves. I fasted again for seventy-two hours, I wore slippers, etc.,etc.etc.. I was thinking about trying to do a week of low carbohydrates. I heard that the Atkins Diet Company is filing for bankruptcy. Since Dr. Atkins had died people are focused on the fat in that sort of restricted diet, and have all agreed that it is too much high cholesterol. Along with the fact that vegetables and fruits are very limited, anyone knows they have a high vitamin content and also they have a good source of fiber. Well, what's a week of experimenting going to cost me anyway? I really haven't been doing things as you should in a proper kind of life style change, yet. I only incorporated two months ago into my program an active life stlye in moderation. It is working pretty good for me at this time. I started at 293 pounds and I am presently at 256 pounds, hooray!