Snack on This!

You won't fail if you're not perfect; you'll fail if you're not committed to improving yourself slightly each day. 

My sister is getting married, and she, too, is trying to shed some vanity pounds. She's very thin, but has always been tiny and wants to be tiny again for the big day. She told me drinking milk makes her feel more full. So it keeps her from snacking as much.. She said, snack on this:

A Shake with protein powder and any of the following ingredients: pudding oatmeal, yogurt, peanut butter

- Amanda (via Kristin)

Finding Weight-Loss Buddies!

Found this online this morning and LAUGHED
so hard I burned 30 calories.

You're not alone! I want to lose with you. I'm a competitive person, so I like to race people to the finish line. In this case, there is no finish line. I'm tired of losing-gaining-losing-gaining ... I want to lose forever and stay fit, happy and healthy. Several women my age, mid-30s, will be contributing to this blog. Why? I am going to fall off the wagon here and there, and I'm hoping they'll pick me up when I do. And I'd like to return the favor to them if I can.

Also, I walked 30 minutes yesterday and spent 35 minutes on the elliptical. That's about as much as I can do, due to my back problem. I am drinking my water and working as hard as I can to reduce the fat in my recipes, from rinsing (not just draining) the grease off the ground burger in my recipes to substituting egg beaters and ground turkey and chicken to other recipes.

FYI- I have degenerative disc disease and chronic, acute pain because of that and some instability from my stretched SI (sacroiliac) ligaments from back-to-back pregnancies. Running is out of the question as well as many other things I love to do (volleyball, basketball, etc.). I have to lose weight, for the first time in my life, with low-impact exercises. Any advice is more than welcome!!!


PROGRESS: 4 lbs down, 15 to go!

Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality. -- Ralph Marston


-- Kristin

Hard Candy Can Help

Tootsie Rolls and Hard Candy help with my cravings. You just have to make sure you only eat 1 or 2! Hard candy is fat free but not sugar free. And weight watchers, three tootsie rolls are 1 point (on the old system).

These two treats always help me -- in moderation of course.

-- Kristin

Mind over Fatter

They say if you do something every day for 21 days, it becomes a habit. I believe it! It's worked for past diets. But OH that first 21 days can be rough. Since I'm on day 4, it's still so hard.

I'm going to make the girls breakfast - pancakes of course - and I am trying so hard not to eat their food. Maybe I'll substitute wheat flour on their crepes this a.m. and I can eat with them? OH, and use egg whites instead??? Hmmm, let's see how that goes.

THIN PANCAKES
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup skim milk
2 eggs (sub - 6 tbsp egg whites)
1 tbsp butter (gonna half it today and see how it goes)
dash salt


Wish me luck!

Day 3 - No Cheating & A Short Walk

A couple days ago I starting my journey. My sister gets married in March in Florida & her bridesmaids are gorgeous, thin, and almost model like. I am not. I am the real deal and will never be "skinny." But I can be in better shape pretty easily.

So I have 19 pounds to lose in 7 months. I am on day 3, and I've already lost two pounds. It's not always going to be easy, I have a horrible back problem that keeps me from doing most of my normal exercises. I cannot run or play volleyball anymore.

But I'm going to do it! Watch me!