Sunday, April 24, 2011

Motivation Monday, April 25

Motivation Monday

Welcome to Motivation Monday! I will be chronicling my journey back to a healthy body, mind, and spirit. Each week I will discuss how the previous week was and set some goals for the next week. I will also be listing my progress. If you would like to see past progress you can click on the Motivation Monday photo above for other Motivation Monday posts. If you would like to get motivated with me please link up your post using the link form below. Your post can be in any format you want.Whether you are trying to get healthier physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually or if you just have a task you need some motivation to complete...please link up so we can help support each other. I would love to hear about your progress and help keep you motivated!
Healthy Steps
My Week's Workouts:
I bought a FitBit.  Its a step counter on steroids.  It uses Wii technology to count my step, distance walked, calories burned and overall activity level.  It also tracks my sleep patterns and tells me how long it takes to fall asleep, how often I wake up throughout the night, and my total time asleep vs being in bed.  It's a pretty neat little gadget and it makes me want to walk more each day.  It's depressing to see 10 hours sedentary and 4 hours active....  There is an odd side effect I've been noticing.  Since wearing it (I wear mine clipped to my bra) I've had this nervous energy.  You know when you are trying to do something difficult, you feel tense and want to bite your lip to concentrate?  It's that sort of feeling.  I had a hard time falling asleep with it on my wrist last night.  I'm thinking it might have a magnet inside.  It's kinda annoying, but it also keeps me moving.

Weekly Calories Consumed and Burned Charts




My Numbers {From Last Saturday's Weigh In}
{Green is ImprovementRed is Bad, Mmkay?Blue is Stayed the Same}

Weight -223.8
BMI % -53.8
Water % -34.7
Muscle Mass % -32.9

How did you do this week?




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Sunday, April 3, 2011

Motivation Monday, April 4

Motivation Monday





Welcome to Motivation Monday! I will be chronicling my journey back to a healthy body, mind, and spirit. Each week I will discuss how the previous week was and set some goals for the next week. I will also be listing my progress. If you would like to see past progress you can click on the Motivation Monday photo above for other Motivation Monday posts. If you would like to get motivated with me please link up your post using the link form below. Your post can be in any format you want.Whether you are trying to get healthier physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually or if you just have a task you need some motivation to complete...please link up so we can help support each other. I would love to hear about your progress and help keep you motivated!

Ouch! Yumm.... Ouch!

Why on Earth do I continue to eat things that hurt me or make me sick?!  For example I stopped drinking my daily Pepsi about 2 years ago because every single time I drank one my breasts would ache.  It wasn't very painful, but it hurt a bit and was very uncomfortable.  But until a couple of months ago, EVERY TIME I had pizza or burgers I really wanted a coke of some sort.  Even though I KNEW it would hurt me, not to mention them being unhealthy.  Another example?  Macaroni and Cheese.  I LOVE Mac & Cheese!  I could eat it every day for the rest of my life but you know what?  Half of the time I eat mac & cheese I end up sick in the bathroom all night thanks to my IBS.  But I continue to crave it!  In fact, I've been fighting myself for a week now on picking up a box of kraft while at the store.

Is that not the most idiotic thing you've ever heard?  Is there anything you eat that you just love and keep eating it even though you end up sore or with a belly ache?  I really have no idea why I do it except the thought that you crave what you eat.  In her book, Made to Crave, Lysa talks about how people crave what they eat and if you can change your eating habits for two weeks, which is the average time it takes someone to pick up a new habit, then you'll begin to crave those healthy things you never thought you'd like. I've noticed that a little this week.  I bought some waffles a couple of weeks ago out of the blue.  I've never bought waffles before and they aren't the best choice in foods, but I've noticed that in the evening when I want a snack I go looking for those waffles.  A month ago I was looking for my girl scout cookies.  I've also found myself craving a big bowl of red and blue berries with a spray of reddi whip on top instead of my nightly chocolate bar.  I hope over the next couple of weeks I can gear my taste buds and cravings away from those things that cause me pain, physical and emotional, and toward the things that will strengthen and cleanse my body.  What foods do you crave?  What foods do you want to crave?  I think I'd like to crave carrots.  I could use the better eyesight and less calories!