Long Time no Blog

I have not been on here for at least 2 years, but wanted to start it back up as I continue this weight loss journey. After having my son on April 18th, I was 412 pounds and determined to get to a healthy weight as I was trying to do before I was preggers. Now, 363 pounds, I am down 49 pounds and won't stop. I want to share this journey with whoever dares to read as many people go through this struggle in life. I have concurred everything I put my mind to, so why should this be any different? It isn't. So I will succeed....in time. I am currently walking on my treadmill for at least 30 minutes 3 times a week and eating 1500 or less calories a day. I go through ups and downs but will see this to the end, which is my goal of 180 pounds. Thick with nice curves, but not morbidly obese. This is an intimate subject for me as I have confidence for days and love myself and my body, but am ready to LOOK the way I FEEL. Care to join me and watch me on this journey? My blog is back active! Let's get it!

Amber Alert: Gone MIA

So,

I've gone MIA for a lil while. That tends to happen when you get off the weight loss bandwagon. A lot has happened in my life that have caused food rage (similar to road rage). Nonetheless, I have checked myself and am back on the program. Hold the phone, not back directly on Medifast, but back to my calorie counting and trying to get in some exercise. I have tried Curves, walking, dancing, as well as Zumba...and just trying to figure out which one I like the most. Well, while I do that...here is my latest FastSecret Post:

Weekend...need I say more? lol. But the weekend was really up and down....getting back in the groove of dieting takes more than just exercise and calorie counting. It takes a self check and maybe even a self snatch. You know what that is? Its the think where you yank yourself and tell yourself to pull it together..."remember those smaller size pants...remember you wanting to be smaller by X date....then GET IT TOGETHER!" I've had to do that to myself a million times now. I always said I would never quit....well,

Happy Monday and have a great week od eating...I know I will!

Kicking myself in the rear!

So I let myself go. Had a rude awakening as my breathing has gone bad and my knees hurt. Why? All the weight stressing my body out. Had to check myself again, and needless to say I am checked. Gathered my foods for today and am happy with them. I have to defeat this thing. Who knew losing weight would be so difficult. Its not difficult to lose...I mean the process is simple: take in less than you burn....the difficult part is the actual TAKING IN. With family, holidays, and mere poor will power I can take in a lot baby, I mean more than an elephant I believe. Somehow with all the things going on I have to find the will power within me to say NO NO not anymore...Food I will not be your foot stool. I see women with beautiful bodies and I tear up knowing that was SOOOO where I wanted to be...like SOON. Ah well, no need to dawn on that....just have to kick myself back in to gear and remember the reasons I want to lose weight. Between the knee pain and the lack of breath from walking down the hall this morning at work...I think my list just about does the motivation thing pretty well.
Cheers to a great START of a week!

-Happy Eating!

Its me.... again!

Well weekends do me in everytime. Back on the horse this monday...been dealing with a little stress that has my life upside down, but committed to this journey nonetheless, and Medifast foods are helping me along the way even when I happen to eat outside of the program. The point is that I am severly under my BMR and should still be losing weight. Heres to an awesome week and new numbers on the scale by next weigh in. Will FINALLY take a picture of my Portebella Salad which I am having for dinner. That will put me around 1550 calories for today. Hopefully I can get some exercise in to help counteract my stress.

Medifast 1st Blog

So, I started Medifast on 2/19/2010 weighing in at 390.4LB, and have lost a total of 59.8 pounds to be a current weight of 330.6. Bought a new scale which wants to weigh me about 6 pounds higher so until it catches up, the old scale is still my best friend. lol. After getting through that hurdle I have been hovering around the 50 pounds weight loss for a while and decided I needed to do something more than journalize about it on myfatsecret.com, I needed to blog about it as well, along with other things in the days of my life. So here we are...typing... So let's let the adventures begin:

I am ordering my groceries from Peapod trying to get all the ingredients from the TSFL lean and green recipe book, and realized I am going to have to take that one recipe at a time with the most delicious looking ones first. So, I am starting with the Portabella Mushroom one since I am a HUGE fan of cheese. Getting the incredients for that alone is like $30 but atleast it'll make more than just one since my husband is doing Medifast with me. I think creating delicious lean and green meals is the start to being successful on this diet because most people on this diet look forward to eating dinner after eating 4 or 5 small meals a day. Me, I eat 4 meals a day and a bigger lean and green portion since I am over 300 pounds. This is recommended since I usually ate between 4,000 and 5,000 or more a day and dropping that to 1000 calories is VERY drastic. Can't wait to try and take pictures to post to my, currently non-existing, fanbase of the lean and green meals. Will also post my before and current pics soon as well.

Until next time, Klove is OUT!