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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdtinH8Mog8&feature=channel

Ok, I had to report back on this exercise I just tried. I am looking to regain control over the jelly rolls & back fat and this looked simple enough. I did 2 reps of 10. I was winded and ready to stop but I’m looking foward to doing it again, Anyone, know how to add my daily exercise to Buddy Slim?  

I chose this exercise because:

• I already had the stability ball (on the balcony covered in dust & pollen)
• It didn’t require much pressure on the ball….mine is low and the pump is MIA
• I didn’t have to find a sitter
• I actually did it on the floor in front on then tv while I watched the replay of Y & R
• It doesn’t make noise as the kiddies are asleep this time of morning 
• It was quick

Wish me luck!

For the past 2 days I have been getting my baby ready for school as the students in metro Atlanta are returning to school 8/10/2009, When I took my daughter to the doctor todday she had to get on the scale….she weighs 83 pounds at age 8….will be 9 in October. When I was 9 I weighted 99 pounds and I was an Amazon in training just like my daughter and I thought back to my less than 10% fat frame….I jumped on that scale on a Thursday and I weighed 245, a 2 pound loss.

Ok, I was doing Ali leading up to my July 3rd trip to Puerto Rico. I actually loss more weight but Ali did NOT accompany me on my trip; I enjoyed myself. Beautiful country and the food…..OMG! When I returned home Ali has been on the back burner. I have been eating like crazy for about 30 days now; fried, fattening, cheesy and delish! Anyway, after all that I’m still showing a 2 pound loss. WOW!!

Now I’m motivated again…….

My new focus is on the dreaded BACK FAT! I found this video; not for back fat but it looks like something I can and actually WILL do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdtinH8Mog8&feature=channel 

Ok, today has been a pretty good day, so far. I was off today and much like weekends, off days mean no work and no DIET! But so far it has been great. With Alli there are two main  reason why I am sure there are no off days for my diet.

• Alli doesn’t accept off days. 
•  I am leaving the country in 30 days and I want to be smokin’ in my swimsuit!

I know, that sounds…well, superficial but as I think I deserve it! A little anyway. Yes, I want to look nice in my suit when I go to the beach next month. Yes, I want to be smaller and look nicer in my clothes. Yes, I want to have more options for shopping besides the 2 or 3 main plus size shops where I live. But I also want to prepare healthier meal for my family, I want to reduce my chances for the health concerns that I see down the road if I can’t make these changes. I also, want to be around to see my children do the things that my husband and I are sacrificing for. But make no mistake: I want to look better also!!

I plan to keep up my efforts after my 4 days off for my trip but for now they are in overdrive. I just wanted to jump start my weightloss efforts which is what lead to my decision to try Alli. My doctor gave me a prescription for Zenacal and I decided that $200 plus was too much for the pills.

Anyway, today has been ok. I had a dentist appointment so instead of eating my cup of cereal & rice milk on  my drive to work, I had a banana and a cup of water for breakfast. After a mad dash through the grocery store I picked up more cereal, something for lunch and dinner as well. For lunch I had a tuna salad on a spinach wrap with spirng mix salad greens, sliced apples and some Kettle backed Aged White Cheddar chips. I was gone from home a long time and I was worried that I would eat a FRIED chicken sandwhich from Chik-fi-la….but I did just fine.

I  weighed today and I have “misplaced” TWO POUNDS! I was on my way home from grocery shopping and I stopped at a gym and saw the great news. I am really looking forward to losing at least 10 pounds over the next 4 weeks. I spoke with a personal trainer on yesterday and I am looking to start working out with him a few days a week starting next week. From my research and my talk with the trainer this is a realistic goal. Basically, 2-3 pounds per week with exercise, modified diet, staying well hydrated and in my case the use of Alli.

I am officaially loooking for a swimsuit…a tankini to be exact. If you have been reading these posts all this is propbably starting to sound familiar. I know last year I said the same thing. I’d actually have to read the post myself to remember exactloy what happened but I I recall that I never bought that tankini. My current plan is to by a SIZE 16 two piece swimsuit that I fully intend to wear in exactly 30days. I have been browsing my favorite websites (and by favorite I mean the only one that sell clothes that I can actually wear) in search of the perfect and most flattering suit.

Major Accomplishment:Just being able to stick to my program and also keeping my promise and commitment to myself. Drinking more water, saying NO to sugar, making healthier food choices and more physical activity. Well, so far I have secured a slot with a personal trainer.

This is day 6 of taking Alli and it has been PERFECT! I haven’t had any “Treatment Effects” except when I put that olive oil on my salad and then on day 2 I decided to conduct a test to see what would happen if I was a bad dieter…..needless to say, I have not revisited that behavior.

I feel like Fred Flintstone on the episode where he joined an over eaters anonymous type of group and they would secretly follow him around and take away any foods that were not on the diet plan. It was hilarious but that is how I feel. I refrain from eating anything that I am not supposed to have for fear of the “unthinkable” happening.I have discovered…ok, re-discovered that I have a slight portion control issue.  For example: I would normally eat an entire mock chicken salad wrap from whole foods with chips and now I eat only half of the wrap with some mashed sweet potatoes or some other side item. I eat the other half for lunch the next day.

Major Accomplishment: I don’t like the taste of coffee but my lifestyle demands the jolt that I get from the caffeine.  My usual fix is a grande Caramel Frappucino w/whipped cream and a shot of espresso from Starbucks.First, I eliminated the whipped cream and the n I stopped drinking it all together. But I was still drinking coffee at work with half coffee and half the cup filled with dairy creamer and sugar. I would be buzzing ’til lunch. Second, I cut out the HALF CUP of sugar and then the cream as well. If I drink more than one cup I will do a pump of cream but for the most part I drink black coffee or an espresso shot.  I have stopped having sugar or honey in my tea as well; I started using an agave sweeter. One day my mom (a diabetic) tried it and STOLE it because you only need a little and it taste great. Anyway, I never got anymore and I just started drinking my teas sans sweetener……..this really is huge for me since I am a lifelong sugar addict.

A little background info: I was hyper active as a child and I used to talk very fast. As an adult I’m a very high strung and I have to actually focus to slow my speech down because peopled used to always say, “You sure talk fast!” Somehow, my lifestyle matches that. Work, 3 kids, my husband, and my passion party business I started this year, caring for an aging parent…. I have a lot on my plate and sleep is rarely an option so I over indulge in products that help me keep up with this hamster wheel I can’t seem to get off of. So for me to say no to sugar is indeed a major accomplishment!  

There is officially trouble in paradise. First the Good News: I am actually able to wear some 16’s; which is truely awesome. Bad News: My belly is a true 18….but it gets worse! I have had an aversion to floor exercise of any kind my entire life and now that my body is shrinking my tummy has started a major protest!

There has to be some way that I can get my stomach into a size 16 along with the rest of my body. I really don’t want to buy yet another piece of equiptment. So far I have the following items and they are all covered in dust:

• Stability Ball
• Hula Hoop
• Jump Rope
• Sationary Bike  
• Numerous work-out DVD/VHS

I just feel that I should be able to target this area without getting on the floor. My current exercise program includes a pole aerobics class once a week. This is week two. I also dance around the house for about 20 minutes a few times a week. I actually love the hula hoop but its the weighted one and you can only take so much of that in one sitting. I’m usually done after about 5-10 minutes tops. I got bored with it pretty quickly so I don’t even touch it; if I could find a regular one for my size that woudl be PERFECT!!  

I have FOUR WEEKS left until I have to wear a swim suit…..Can someone please help!? I am not looking for magic but a little tummy shrinkage would please me.

I can only report that I have been drinking more water. I sit at my desk and sip water all day. This is the best part of my day.

I am not bale to snack through out the day as I did when I was at home with the baby. I have coffee and a muffin for breakfast. I drink tons of water through the day. I eat a salad most days but not all the time. I eat dinner with the family and that is the extent of my weightloss efforts. I eat whatever I want on the weekends and I must say that there has been a change…….

I have challanged myself not to eat french fries through the week. I choose other side items during the week and this often spills over into the weekend. I can honestly say, I rarely eat french fries. That is huge!

I have not been on a scale in ages or inside the gym. Somehow My size 18 clothes are all too big and I have been forced to buy size 16 clothes!!!

I am afraid to get in the scale because it never says what I want it to and I only end up depressed and acting out. I really want to see but what if the number is the same?

I am afraid.

I have returned. I can’t believe that it has been 3 months since the last time I checked in! Time sure does fly when you’re having fun busy as heck!

What do you think about this picture? I was looking for a cool way to say “hello” and this is what I found. It was accompanied by a write up that said you should cut this out and post it where ever you see a picture of a beautiful woman with a product geared toward men. I just thought it said a lot of what I am thinking in a daily basis and of course I had to use it.

Anyway, my weight lost efforts have stalled. I have been busier than ever. I finally got hired on that temp assignment that I started workin on a few moths ago. In addition, I returned to school. I am one busy chick. I have started drinking more water. Ha!Ha!Haaaaaaaaaaa!!!

I hope to check in more often & to have something positive to report. Have a great weekend!

Abt my day… (6/17) Uneventful, I went for a 15 minute walk after dinner with a girlfriend.

Abt my day… (6/18) I have thought a lot abt my  progress and the lack thereof.  I have been off from work for a few weeks now and I have only worked out a handful of times at best.  My kids go to camp at our gym so I am at the gym twice a day 5 days a week. But some how I never workout,  hmmmm…….

The Plan… Now I am trying to slow down and re-group: exercise, watch what I put in my mouth and drink more water.  I have been toying with the idea of adding Alli to my weight loss effort. 

Day 1

I had scrumptious Waldorf salad that I added a can of Albacore Tuna to. I love the sweet fruit and the salty seasoned Tuna. Generally, that wld be a Snickers bar and some Doritos. Crunchy, sweet and salty foods are my all times fav’s. Second in line is “Cheesy Fried!” You have to say it like the little man from the Little Ceasers pizza commercials…..”PizzaPizza!” I discovered this yearning while pregnant with my now 21 month old son.

@ 11:55am I have not had any water and I have been up since abt 7am. This is my    real battle. During my first pregnancy I learned that the couple of Mountain Dew’s a day habit that I started nursing around age 8 had to end. Imagine my surprise to learn that my favorite carbonated bev contain more caffeine than all the others. So I drank little to no soda during pregnancy and the year I nursed. Sprite took the place of Dew. Recently, I have started drinking Dew again…. In the place of my Grande Caramel Frappucino I now have a double shot of Expresso.

Let us re-cap…. I don’t drink water. I am addicted to caffeine. My favorites include crunchy, sweet and salty foods and cheesy fried!!  But I can and will do better.             

I went to the gym! 

Thursday or Friday….Well, it’s 1am Monday and I can’t really think back that far. The point is…..I went!!!!

Abt MyDay….Well  you probably know that the temp job I started on May 1st has sidelined my weightloss….. aspirations.

I rode one of the various stationary bikes they  have. My miles went up to 9ish but my calories were low…… 200. It was hard; the treadmill has spoiled me for all other gym equiptment! L OL!!!  And my butt is sore from sitting on that tiny and uncomfortable seat, HUMPH!! 

No new goals, I’m just happy be here!                             

Abt the last week or so…  My lastwork out was  Friday May 2nd. I really enjoyed it.  I rode my stationary bike at  home while I listend to  music.  Since that time I have had pizza, chips and lots of other yummy treats.

My temp assignment was extended and I quickly  became the lady  with many excuses. I get off at 6pm, come home cook and get the  kids ready for bath and bedtime. When do I workout? I planned to look for a few new blouses after work but I’m gonna try to squeaze in at least 30 minutes. 

 In others news… I have managed to drink a lot more water so perhaps that will somehow help me the next time I am brave enough to get on the scale.                

I tried to  make it at least 14 days but I only made it 12 days. I am not sure when I will start the process over…..just know that I will.  I don’t have any new commitments or goals. I hope to try to  make healthier choices.  I hope to have good news  soon!