I'm on this weight loss tip now... I've officially started changing my life and its' contents, i.e. food intake! I've come to the realization that I'm about to be 27 years old, I'm a mommy of 2 and a wife and there's no excuse why I can not look like a hot mama! I'm tired of not doing my hair and just throwing it up in a pony-tail or a clip. I'm tired of leaving the make-up bag at home or in my car because I don't want to take the time to put it on. I'm tired of not dressing up sexy for my husband when he deserves to have a good looking woman by his side. I'm just tired of it all. I want to be the hot sexy mama he met back in 2003, be a role model for my boys by means of eating right and taking care of myself, i.e. keeping a clean home, having good hygiene and always modeling proper etiquette.
I started using www.myfitnesspal.com after a woman who I met at the gym recommended it. It's a food logging diary which transcribes your daily calorie intake and can even log your exercise. The first day I used it, I was shocked! I couldn't believe how many calories I was intaking a day and how much unhealthy damage I was doing to my body by letting it try to process all of that junk food.
On a regular day, I would eat 2 days worth of my daily calorie intake! While being shocked, it broke me down emotionally to realize that this was not okay. What kind of mom and wife was I being to my family? I was showing them that eating like this and not exercising enough was healthy yet I preached the choir about being healthy and working out. I was a hypocrite!
It's been almost 1 month and so far, I've lost 7 lbs. I weigh myself weekly on Mondays' and always do it 1st thing, before breakfast. I watch everything I eat, document it all, even if I go over, and exercise at least 3-4 times a week. Let's face it, I could lose a lot more weight super fast but that wouldn't be healthy either. For me, this is a change of life. I'm educating myself on food, reading nutritional labels and staying away from negative influences like drive- thru restaurants and even restaurants in general. Cooking my family's food keeps me in control. It allows me to see exactly what I'm using to make our meals from the stove to the table. I'm allowed to cheat once a week, but calories to me are like money now. My calories are to be spent wisely and used in moderation. I'm still learning a lot about self-control and it's not easy!
I hope to continue forward, not backwards, on this journey and will begin blogging daily to give you all insight, hopefully to influence someone else who may want the same change!
Friday, September 16, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Back to Reality...
A blissful vacation with family these past two weeks. I had a great time with my babies in our home state visiting our relatives and playing with our friends. It's back to reality now preparing for what will be a hectic week to come as we move in-state to a bigger home...
Nothing ever compares to that of your own family. As you mature, you realize how much you need to let the people who feed negative energy into your life go and embrace the ones who would rather feed you positive energy every moment possible. While I love my family dearly, I've spent the majority of my life taking care of everyone else, worrying about everyone else and not taking advantage of beneficial opportunities because of them. You don't realize how much you've missed out on until you're reminded of how much you've missed in being there for nothing.
Thanks be to god, I've been blessed with a wonderful husband and two beautiful boys. They for one are whom I need to direct 100% of my attention to, not the others... While I'll always love my extended family members and wish that I could just fix everyone's problems, I no longer can afford to jeopardize my one life to live in effort to make theirs just the way they'd want it. While that may sound harsh, the truth hurts. I've always been the sensitive type, the one to get offended easily yet still make a big thing out of nothing. I've always been a drama queen with good reason and forever have I tried to be the life saver.
My point is, there's no way to balance the life as a working mommy, a wife, a daughter, a relative and a babysitter (and I don't mean to my own children). Believe me, I've tried to juggle it! I've come to realize that for so long I've left myself behind and I need to find the way to get myself back and only myself. Speaking of age, I feel as though I'm at my prime, at 26. I want to still become extremely successful in my career, I want to always try and be a better mommy, the most fabulous wife both inside and out, a relative to those who actually care for me back and reciprocate the love and a friend to those whom are actually good friends to me. Let's be honest, now a days, that's old school.
Like the songs always sing, "you've gotta do you!" Who'd have known that in this day and age, they're right. My inner self, faith, beliefs and perspectives need to be based on a healthy lifestyle that I create for myself. Every day is a new day so I should start now....
Yours truly,
You
Nothing ever compares to that of your own family. As you mature, you realize how much you need to let the people who feed negative energy into your life go and embrace the ones who would rather feed you positive energy every moment possible. While I love my family dearly, I've spent the majority of my life taking care of everyone else, worrying about everyone else and not taking advantage of beneficial opportunities because of them. You don't realize how much you've missed out on until you're reminded of how much you've missed in being there for nothing.
Thanks be to god, I've been blessed with a wonderful husband and two beautiful boys. They for one are whom I need to direct 100% of my attention to, not the others... While I'll always love my extended family members and wish that I could just fix everyone's problems, I no longer can afford to jeopardize my one life to live in effort to make theirs just the way they'd want it. While that may sound harsh, the truth hurts. I've always been the sensitive type, the one to get offended easily yet still make a big thing out of nothing. I've always been a drama queen with good reason and forever have I tried to be the life saver.
My point is, there's no way to balance the life as a working mommy, a wife, a daughter, a relative and a babysitter (and I don't mean to my own children). Believe me, I've tried to juggle it! I've come to realize that for so long I've left myself behind and I need to find the way to get myself back and only myself. Speaking of age, I feel as though I'm at my prime, at 26. I want to still become extremely successful in my career, I want to always try and be a better mommy, the most fabulous wife both inside and out, a relative to those who actually care for me back and reciprocate the love and a friend to those whom are actually good friends to me. Let's be honest, now a days, that's old school.
Like the songs always sing, "you've gotta do you!" Who'd have known that in this day and age, they're right. My inner self, faith, beliefs and perspectives need to be based on a healthy lifestyle that I create for myself. Every day is a new day so I should start now....
Yours truly,
You
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