Calorie Counter

So Ruthie sent this to me on Facebook. 

I signed up right away and wow...what a shocker. 

I eat too many calories a day!

It is a reality check. 

I didn't even eat breakfast this morning 

and at 200+ more than what I should have eaten.

I cant post the results to my blog so 

I'll have to copy it on here to keep track.

Day's Total==1740 calories.

Lunch alone was 1077

fried fish 

mac and cheese

a roll 

and sweet tea

Dinner was 534

taco meat

white rice

water (big gulp size cup)

snack was 130

a few small pieces of peanut brittle

I really was shocked to see how  many calories I take in.

I usually don't read or keep track of the calories. But this sight makes it easy to keep track!

Well I was really not feeling good today. I got u and went to church, had lunch and then ran back to the mall for a quick exchange.

I came home and took a nap that lasted like 3 hours. I got up and ate dinner. I really hope these allergies go away soon. They are killing me!

Well hope to get on the treadmill tomorrow!

Good Night all and Lots of Love!

I got my treadmill today!

So I took Randy out shopping cuz he needed new shoes and I ended up with a treadmill! I am so excited. I have been wanting one for a while and for Christmas he bought me one of those readers. It was a nice one but didn't feel like it was something I could enjoy. I have a laptop and my phone with the Internet. While it was a great gift and very thoughtful, I asked him to take it back and get me a treadmill instead. :) He agreed and I had to promise him that if he bought it, it would not sit in the room collecting dust or it being used as a towel rack!! I promised and we went window shopping! It was the first one I saw at Academy! And it was on sale! Oh yeah! I am very happy. Now I just need him to take it upstairs and put it together! Hopefully I can get him to do it tonight so I can try it out tomorrow! Well that was my excitement for today!

P.S. We didnt find any shoes for Randy! :(

Have a great weekend! Lots of Love!!!

I got my Just 10 bracelet today!!

A few weeks ago I was watching Dr Oz and he was talking about this Just 10 bracelet and how it was a motivational tool for your weight loss and for others to keep you accountable by asking you what the bracelet is for! So I ordered it. It was free. I placed my order that day which I think was about 2 months ago and today it came in the mail. i actually forgot about it and was pleasantly surprised when i opened the mailbox!!
So I put it on and wow I just feel inspired! Really! I ate a kid late at dinner and Yes still Coke free! I am really glad that I have been able to stop this ugly habit. I know that all the carbonation makes me bloated and that is why my belly is fat! So I started drinking tea. It helps but I really need to focus more on drinking water. Water, drink more water. I know this is one thing I really need to do.
And what is up with this weather. It is so cold outside that I am trying to convince Randy to buy me a treadmill. So I can walk and run on it daily inside. I found on today in the circulars I think it was at Academy for like 250. I am gonna price them and see about getting one very soon. I haven't been able to walk outside. Well because it is cold and I have been sick. My allergies have been bothering me really bad! i mean I have been sleeping most of the day because I am so medicated. I mean my eyes are itching, my throat is sore from all the sneezing and coughing. I even have headaches from the allergies. It totally sucks. I never used to have allergies. It wasn't until the last year or two that I have been suffering from them. And the worst part is that the medicines don't seem to help, they just make me sleepy. I hate this. Mostly because Randy is always sick from allergies and the cold and the flu and whatever else is floating out there. We both cant be sick. Oh and heaven forbid my mom gets sick. Sometime I think the world is gonna end when she isn't feeling good. Is that weird. I have to step up and take over things like cooking and cleaning mostly for Dad but when we are all sick...Oh oh no!! Can't happen!!
OK so I totally got off track....

Weight loss....well I am still gungho about m weight loss. Still motivated!

So how is everyone else doing?
Ruthie...? Now that you are back home have you gotten back to it or are you still recuperating?
I bet it was wonderful to be back home. TO be in your own space and bed!!! lol

Chelsea...? Haven't talked to you in a while! I miss you sister!! I know you have been going home on the weekends! How's your mom and sister doing! Well I hope we get to see you soon. The kids have been asking for ya! How's your weight loss going? I know you were off to a great start.

Lisa...? What about you? I know we haven't been walking! I ain't mad at ya! It is cold a heck outside! lol
Have you lost anymore? I know it is hard when the kiddos are sick. Kiara feeling any better?

Well let me know how you ladies are doing.
My weight this week is still 202. Dang, I haven't lost any. But I haven't gained any either. So...I gotta get the treadmill. :)

Well that's all for today! Lots of love!!

New Year...New Me!!!

I am looking forward to the new year!
I weighed myself last night and I thought being sick for the last 3 days would be a good thing and I would have actually lost weight, however, I was wrong!
WOW..I gained like 5 pounds. That sucks!
Can you believe I am back up to 204?!?!?!
I did drink a lot this weekend so I guess I have no one to blame but myself.
Well at least I didn't over eat so that was good!
Last night laying in bed I started watching that MTV show.."I used to be fat!" It is good.
I liked it and started recording the series. I need all the motivation I can get.
I am also waiting patiently for the "Biggest Loser" to begin again!
I pulled out the P90X DVD set! I hope to start it tomorrow!!! At least give it a try! lol
Not sure how far I'll be able to get half way through!
The kids go back to school and dad goes back to work so when I get up and take the kids to school I'm gonna start running and blah blah blah...I don't want to be repetitive when writing my blog!
That's what makes it hard to keep up with this thing.
My mom said I should write down everything I eat and drink throughout the day so I know what I'm doing wrong or right!
Also gonna look into buying a treadmill for the house so I can walk or run on it when it is too cold to go outside or when it is raining! I really really want one!!! Just have to figure out where to put it!
Well I hope that everyone is having a great start to the New Year!
Mari, Ruthie, Lisa and Chelsea...come on girls! Back to the grind!!


Lots of love...

Getting ready for a NEW YEAR!!!

I am very excited about the holidays. I have maintained my weight which I think is a first in several years!!! I haven't been exercising but I have been eating better. Still trying to get off the damn cokes though. I only have one or two a day so I am not too worried but I would love to be free of this addiction before the beginning of the new year. I did really good over Christmas. I ate what I wanted but stopped before I was full. I am so proud! It is hard being home all day with 4 kids who only want to eat and snack all day!!! I am trying to get them on the right track and we only eat at these certain times...up in the morning by 8 and eat breakfast by 830. lunch is at 12 and a snack before dinner at 3 and then dinner at 5 or 6 then maybe a snack before bedtime! MAYBE!!!
It is keeping me on track too! So that is good! Well for sure I will be getting back to exercise once the kids go back to school and it starts to warm up! I have been thinking I am ready to start running again. I really miss it. Its weird. but I do. Oh well.
I hope everyone had a great Christmas. I am looking forward to the New Year!
May God bless us all with much happiness and love and good health!

Lots of Love...

Geting Back on track!

Thank You Lisa for asking about my next post! If I know someone is reading this...I guess I have to keep posting! Being accountable!!

So this weekend I got off track! I didn't over eat but I had nothing but Coke all weekend. And I didn't exercise except to walk the mall! Saturday I really remember what we did during the day. Just cleaned a little, did the usual laundry. We had Church's chicken for dinner and then...Damn it Dad...had Jack in the box for our late night snack. I had a breakfast Jack and Large curly fires with ...YES...a large coke. The on Sunday, for breakfast my wonderful husband got us some Barbacoa! I made eggs, beans, flour and corn tortillas and had two tacos. Then we got dressed to go to the mall. As soon as we got there we stopped for a snack! I ate chili cheese fries and a Large coke! Wow, that was so not good! Then had another coke as we walked around. Ate ate Plucker's for dinner! I did have a water there! Yeah me! 

Today I did start the day off with a coke but didn't finish it. I ate a wonderfully satisfying salad and 2 bottles of water. I am about to have a ZippFizz. It's an energy thingy Chelsea gave me. You add it to your water. It is really good and it helps boost your energy level. I am definitely going to go to Sam's and buy a case! I did some exercises earlier and wow that worked out my back and sides. I am going to be sore! I can already feel it. But the good thing about that is that I have to sit and stand up straight so I don't feel as sore. Its a good way to keep your posture in check. Chelsea gave me some too tips this weekend about things I can do to encourage my weight loss. She said we should be drinking half our body weight in water a day. So if I am 200 pounds...that's 100 Oz's I should be drinking. I thought that was way too much. But after looking at one of the bottle of water I usually get from Walmart, I can see that it is only two 1 liter bottles I need to drink. I can do that but I know that I am going to be water-logged!!! Pepper's going to be able to hear the ocean in my tummy! lol

I don't know, I guess I am not seeing as much progress as I would like to. I find myself watching those infomercials thinking I have to do this. I know I can. I just have to get my behind up off the couch and do it! I have several DVDs and TV programs I can do at home! I even have a gym membership that I don't use. That sucks! It has gotten to cold go walking either in the morning or at night. I keep telling myself to start the P90X program. I have the DVDs to do it. I have the equipment to do it. I just can not get myself up to do it. I don't want to be one of those moms my kids are embarrassed to introduce their friends to. I don't want to be the mom who sits on the sideline of the boys games and can't really cheer them on because my asthma! I don't want to grow older and have heart problems or diabetes of whatever else goes along with obesity. I already had to put all my heels away because they hurt my feet. I am now in a 2x in clothes. I wear baggy clothes because I won't wear anything that is snug fitting! Nothing that shows my rolls. I don't like taking pictures because my double chins or the awful bags under my eyes!! I have to deal with it now before it gets too late. Before it gets to that point were I have to have surgery to help me lose weight in order to save my life.

I found this prayer on a website I stumbled across.

Father God, I come to you in the precious name of Jesus that you will perform a miraculous healing in my life concerning my desire to lose weight. Thank you Lord that nothing is impossible with you and that you can help take away my desire to overeat and fill the voids within me that cause me to seek food as a substitute Lord, touch my mind right now, help me to see what causes me to overeat, give me a strong desire to want to take care of my body and see it as you do Lord. Help me to make the right food choices and touch my mind with creativity concerning food and what I eat. May I be restored to divine health again. As I strive to do this Lord, please bless all within me - my cells, and my metabolism - that they will function properly so I can lose the weight. And let me take it one day at a time and not worry about anything else but the cares of the day that I woke up to. Lord Jesus, I also ask that you help my friends and family who are also dealing with weight loss struggles. Give them the strength and encouragement they need to over come the weight. Thank you Father for loving me enough to help me through this.

Amen.

 
Well that's all for today! Lots of love!

Getting better a this!

I am feeling pretty good! I am down 2 more lbs!! Woohoo!!

I know I haven't written anything a about a week but I didn't have a working computer!
But I am back and proud to say I have been sticking to it!
I am actually eating smaller portions which is shocking to me.
I am listening to my body. I stop eating once I am full, I am staying active even while I am home all day.
So when I do the laundry I squat, when I mop and sweep I do lunges. I am sore which mean I am still working my muscles. Well I hope everyone who is following this is sticking to it. It is hard. Very hard but I am really proud of myself for sticking with this. I am still on the soda but I am slowly working myself off. I have one a day. So I choose which one is most needed. If I wake up late or groggy I'll have mine in the morning. But most of the time I have it at night with dinner and then drink a "big gulp" of water!

Well this is all for tonight.

Lots of Love to you all!!!