I'm Fighting Fat!: August 2011

I'm Fighting Fat is about my journey weight loss! Come join me!

I'm fat. And I've been fat for far too long. It's time to start making changes, and this blog is to document those changes, along with a few tears, and even some laughs along the way.

This blog isn't about is going on a fad diet - in fact no 'diet' foods or pills are going to be used during this entire process! Any use of the word 'diet' in this blog will simply refer to foods being eaten, not any special plan or 'can or can't have' food lists.

I'll be eating a variety of foods, as unprocessed as possible. The plan is not to cut out or severely cut down, but to help my body (and mind) realize when I truly am hungry, and not depend on the clock to tell me when mealtimes are. Moderation will be the rule in both eating and exercising.

Join me on my journey, my trials, my failures and successes to discover a thinner me and possibly inspire you to lose weight too, without all the diet hype!

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Viva La Difference!

I didn't think a 21.5 pound loss would make that much of a difference, but I just took a look at my very first gym picture, and compared it to my 'Now' picture. Wow!
Before

After!

Isn't that COOL??

Whenever I get discouraged, I'll be sure to check back here to take a gander at my progress- and this is only a twenty pound loss! Imagine what I'll look like when I get down by fifty? Or one hundred? Or even one hundred fifty?

I'm getting my picture taken every month, so I at the end I can compare my progress from beginning to end. It'll probably take me three years, but that's only five seconds of video!

I am definitely keeping my chins up now! How about you?

Monday, August 22, 2011

The Number One Rule

I learned a lesson last week- never, ever run out of fresh veggies!

I did, and it cost me! I now weigh an even 300. That's only a one and a half pound gain, but still, I was under 300 before last week!

What did I eat? Well, I ran out of veggies, so I had to fill in with pasta and a little bread. Okay so i didn't have to, but I did. I had to for my family, but not for me- I could have had something else, but I was too tired to cook something different. So I ate and now I'm paying the price.

But not this week! :)

I bought another container of fresh baby spinach, a bad of romaine lettuce, and I plan on eating a lot of greens this week int he form of wraps and salads. Yes, wraps are bread, but they don't make me tired, so I'll allow them in small doses. I made a nice pot of soup over the weekend, so soup and a salad sounds good for lunch. Dinner will probably be a chicken Cobb salad. YUM!

I walked to the gym today, and found out it was about a mile- two miles round trip! And a workout on top of it? I'm definitely going to lose something this week!

In the meantime, I'm keeping my chins up and possibly consider getting rid of all pastas in my house (probably be cooking them for my family- I never toss out food if I can help it!). I have a pasta maker, and am looking into rice flour or a gluten-free 'flour' to use as a substitute. Flavored pastas sound good too- provided I can invent one that won't make me tired!

God Bless, and keep it positive!