My new life friend!!

So I know I checked in but I just wanted to do a plug for the Body Media Fit Core Armband (BMF). I love this thing. It is honestly the best workout buddy I could ever ask for. When I got it I didn't know what to think of the claim that it helps people lose 3x the weight. It doesn't burn your calories for you but wow does it motivate you! When I'm walking the dog I go the longer route, where I used to just cut across if he had already used the bathroom and I felt winded...No More.
When I feel sore from the workout the night before I just think about my armband and I want to beat the burn from before. So I push through. This past Monday, I got hooked on watching the biggest loser. I love that show by the way. But something huge was that the activity manager for the BMF said to try moving or doing squats while watching TV. So I watched 6 episodes of the biggest loser on Monday....And I beat my calorie burn goal by 115 calories. how crazy is that!!! That's 9 hours of TV and I'm still on a weight loss trend. It just motivates you to pick fun things too that you know will get you moving. I went on a mini date with my hubby last night. Took him to this fun lil treasure I discovered on one of my walks. Its called Neos but its this fun active game. with 4 pillars standing out of the ground each pillar had 4 buttons with lights and speakers around them and it was just a game of running and racing around to hit your color. he beat me most of the time but when I got home and looked at my BMF data I loved seeing that for that 20 minutes I had burned 8-12 cal/min. I can't say enough for my new lifelong friend the BMF Core Armband. I'm wearing it for life! Oh and I'm down another pound! so yay! I'm doing another Vlog too. So check that out if you want.

Checking In

Just wanted to give an update on my efforts. Starting on the low calorie plan has been rough. But I'm happy to say that I have dropped 3 pounds so far. I had a hard time working out the past week just because my husband can't workout as much as I need to and it is hard to leave him when he's home. But he went into the field this morning. I miss to death. But I am going to use my time wisely. I walked to the gym this morning and ran for a hour on the cross trainer machine. left my arm band at home :( So I had to log in my off body activity in the body media system which was lower than I thought it should be. Feeling good and can't wait to turn that 3 pounds into 5 and on. well that's all for now

Body Media Fit Core Armband

Just got the Body Media Fit Core Armband in the mail today. So excited about my new toy....I mean tool. lol technology makes me happy. So out of the box it was kinda tough to follow the quick start guide had to search for the link I needed on the website but once I found it and set up my  info in the Activity Manager it set everything up for me with my 2 pound a week goal. its still charging so I haven't gotten to try it out but I'm very happy with its size. Not too bulky and i dont think it will be too noticable it kinda looks like the i pod shuffle in size. Well just wanted to update on the new gear. I'll check back in soon to let you know how I like it and about my diet and exercise progress.
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My Plan

I have done the lose weight fast fads. And some of them do work but one thing I learned from my weight loss years ago is unless I change my lifestyle and make it something I can live with forever Its only temporary and that's not what I want. So low calorie diet and exercise are my plan. Boring I know. lol But It works. I tend to cheat if I have too much variety so I've only bought fruit and broccoli and chicken for groceries. I am hoping this will help me develop better habits. I am going to kick my candy and diet soda addiction. I know diet has no calories but I tend to eat more when I drink It and it also makes me retain more water. I think that's because of the sodium. I love soda so It's gonna be hard but worth it. We only have one vehicle and David is in the field right now but that changes all the time. So My plan for exercise is to walk to the gym and run for 1-2 hours on the cross trainer and then do care training and then walk the 5k track. I don't have great cardiovascular skills so I'm hoping to build up that stamina. and the walk will guarantee i get about 700 cal burned. I have a body media fit coming in the mail so I'll have to monitor this plan and change it if the data is different than my estimates. Also usually when Davids home we play about 3 games of racquetball together when he gets off work.  So that's another 400 cal give or take.

MY PLAN:
~ Meals:
         *3 apples 180
         *2 chicken grilled 240
         *3 cups broccoli   120
         *2 cups rice 320
~ Snacks:
          *Yoplait yogurt
          *carrots
          *celery
~Drink:
           *10 cups water
           * crystal light sparingly

Trying to stay around 1300 calories intake

EXERCISE:
~cross train 1-2 hours
~walk 5 k
~racquetball


Ill be updating this plan in later posts as needed

Here We Go...

I have always had weight issues. I have never in my life had a flat stomach. I felt fat and thus ugly and finally felt insufficient in everything. But All that is over. I found the love of my life and he loves me for me. I'm twenty pounds heavier than when we started dating and he still treats me like I'm the hottest thing he's ever seen.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ helped me before then to learn to love myself. To love my mind and soul. To appreciate all the talents I have and the amazing potential of a human being. I can do anything I want to do, If I want it bad enough. But David taught me to love my body too. And I do. I love it for its amazing abilities and for the strength it possesses. I love it as part of the whole of me. Loving it doesn't mean I shouldn't want to change it. Because I love my body I know I need to change it. For the first time in a long time I am trying to get fit because I love myself not because I don't like myself and want to change me.
I lost weight years ago, went from size 12 to size 4 in about 4 months. and I wasn't really trying. I just wanted to escape my life and usually did so at the gym. It wasn't a happy thing but it did teach me something. Before that I had the resolution in my mind that my size was just the way it was. And that there was no changing it. That weight loss experience taught me that I can get there. It is possible.  Unfortunately I took it for granted and when I went from my pizza delivery job to a telemarketing job I gained 50 pounds over 3 years and got to the point where I couldn't fit any jeans. I was wearing elastic band pants. I felt depressed and hopeless. Powerless like I couldn't do anything different. I am so ashamed that I had such little faith in my potential.
Today I start my journey again. I am married to a wonderful man. He loves me for me. And now I love me for me. Its time to show my body the love it deserves.