I went to a health fair on Wednesday and found that my cholestrol has gone up. I have to lose 40 lbs so that I can get into my pretty clothes and feel better. It so hard to try to change when bad food is so easy to obtain. I am working at at least three times a week on my wii. I am up to thirty minutes of exercise.

My husband wants me to lose weight so that I could feel better.

I have become disappointed in myself. Three weeks ago, I was down to 191 lbs and because of my doctor, I had to  stop exercising for three weeks and I gained my weight back. I have to start being mean to myself. I got my weight watcher’s cookbook and I am going to start doing the daily menus. I am not disciplined in this part of my life.  If I see food, I want to eat it.

From today forward, I am not going to dredge the past. I have to take one day at a time. If my husband and I have to eat different meals so be it. I have to lose weight because of my knee.

There I have said it now I will stick with it.

This is day four of my life style change. I have been relatively good. I now have to cut back on the starbursts that I eat. I picked these because I needed something sweet but didn’t want to eat chocolate. Now it looks like these are off. I think what I will do is just not think about sweets. I will take vegetables and fruits to eat instead.

Right now I can do trial and error on the sweets but not for long. This is great letting you know what I have done wrong and what I am doing to correct it.

You’re a good friend diary.

Brenda

Today is the day I have to get serious about losing weight. My doctor told me yesterday that if I didn’t lose it that my knee would get worse and that I would have to have surgery. I stepped on my wii fit balance board today and it told me that I weighted 195 lbs. I have gained everything I lost back over a 6 year period. It is the way that I eat.

I have to get off the diet roller coaster. The first thing I am doing is not calling it a diet. It is a lifestyle change. The little red book comes out and if I can’t write it down and let you know what I am eating, I can’t eat it. I had to quit the rev up the weight loss challenge because of my knee. It went out on me on Dec. 23 and kept getting worse..

I know, diary, that I keep saying that I have to lose weight and I going to stick to this time. But this time, I have to stick to it if I want to keep my knee. I am having asthma problems again. That is  a bad thing also. You forget what it is like to be thin when you are on a spiral downhill with the chocolate, chips and everything that is bad for you.

Thanks diary for putting up with my lifestyle changing program.

Sincerely,

Brenda

Not doing to well on the weight loss challenge right now. My left knee is blown out. I have to go tomorrow and have an MRI done on it. I am trying to do some exercise but not the length of time that is being required.

Today, I am going to start a food diary so that I can keep track of what I am eating. If I can’t write it down, I can’t eat it. I am also going to follow a diet plan that will help me lose weight. Wish me luck.

Check in with you tomorrow.

This is day 6 of the challenge. Days 3, 4 & 5 were grueling. Leslie is definitely trying to kill me. I have to take it easy this week because my knee is going out. I go to the doctor about that tomorrow. I am also beginning to dislike my wii fitness plus because one day it tells me that I lost four pounds and the next it tells me I gained it back.

The challenge is good for me because it is giving me motivation. Well, I need to be tortured this morning.

Yesterday I started the rev up your weight loss challenge. I handled the 20 minute walk okay by using my wii. But today I did Leslie Sansome’s Cardio Slimdown and I had to stop after 10 minutes. I finished my assignment by doing a few exercises on the wii. I forgot how intense her walking videos are. I don’t have any of her videos but I did find a website where you can exercise to different trainers. The website is exercisetv.tv/workout-plans/ I don’t usually plug websites but this is great if you don’t have a lot of room for different exercise dvds.

Well, I have to fix breakfast and get ready for work but I think that this week is going to be a big challenge for me. Not only do I have to pick up my exercising but I have to limit my food intake also. It’s going to be a long week.

Thanks for reading my workout diary.

I have joined an ivillage challenge called rev up your weight loss community challenge. Today is day one and I walked 20 minutes. I think this will give me the motivation that I need to stay with it. It is a six week challenge and I should be able to keep up with it. I am looking forward to fitting in my smaller sized clothes.  As I do the challenge each day, I will let every one know what is going on. Stepping on the scales now.  I am at 195 lbs. My mini goal is to reach 190 lbs.

The blog will be my diary for the next six weeks so that I can let you know how it is going. This should be interesting. Wish me luck.

This year has been the pits for me. First part of it, I was unemployed. I have gained all of my weight back from when I lost it eight years ago. I am now a whopping 194 lbs. I don’t like what I have become. I eat because I am bored. I eat when I am depressed. I love food and have to see how to change my eating habits.

The first thing I am going to do is not hit the vending machine at work because it is convenient. I love chocolate and there it is for the taking. I am going to take fruit and vegetables for snacks. I am going to follow my weight watchers menu. If I can’t write it down, I can’t eat it.

My goal is to get back down to 142 lbs in 8 months. I have a dress I would like to wear for my anniversary.  I’m tired all the time. I do have a wii system that will help me exercise. I have to set goals for myself.

Thanks for letting me vent. This is good therapy.

I have lost two pounds since I last posted here on buddy slim. I am feeling pretty good about myself. I have been cutting back on what I eat and I am starting to exercise on my wii again. It lets me know when I mess up. It’s a bossy little thing. I am starting slow because I let myself go again. I am now at 190 lbs. Starting next Monday, I am going to keep track of what I eat. My goal is to lose 5 lbs by my birthday which is Dec. 18.  I know dieting during a holiday season is hard because of the goodies out there. I am going to try to stay away from the goodies and just eat fruit even if I have to pack my own goodie bag.