weighing in...

It's just me... weighing in with some random thoughts.

My hero-of-a-hubby decided today that it's finally time to stop consuming so much grease.

And by "no more grease" I mean:
- he will no longer eat an entire frozen pizza all by himself (even after it's been cooked)
- he won't eat as many California burritos from his favorite taco joint
- he won't drink as much beer

Overall, he now wants to watch his calories, reduce his fat intake and eat "approximately 30% smaller portions".

Yes, he actually decided he needed to eat "approximately 30% smaller portions".


How did he get to this point? That's a great question.
- He turned 40 yesterday
- We had a surprise party for him
- He ate a lot of pizza, creamy-saucey pasta, breadsticks, doritos, etc at his surprise
- He woke up in the middle of the night with a very bad case of acid reflux that kept him up in the middle of the night, sent him coughing and sputtering to the bathroom and scared me to bits!
- He got lectured by me this mornimg about scaring me with his health issues

This afternoon I asked him if he was ready to start making healthier food choices - he responded, "Yes, immediately!" He had SALAD for lunch today!!!

So, it looks like we're both ready to DO THIS! Which means our dinners can now be a bit healthier and we can get rid of the majority of the junk food in the house. We'll still move slowly on this... but here we go.

I'll keep you posted along the way...

weekly exercise journal: 9-20-10

For a quick synopsis, from http://www.dailymile.com/ <----- love that website!

46.75 miles tracked
2 hours, 50 minutes logged
3,513 calories burned
4 tracked workouts

How do I feel? Like I kicked butt last week! And happy to have started it off right again this week!

TRIGLYCERIDES...

Starting 7 years ago my hubby and I started asking our Dr to review our blood lab results with the both of us. We like to hear these results, get the Dr's recommendations and see how each other's health is holding up... and then sometimes we get to rub it in when someone makes a big improvement from last year...

Well, I have exciting news!

Due to my change in priorities over the past 8 months... I have drastically lowered my triglycerides! < --- read more at this link

Below, read about the levels of triglycerides...

Triglyceride Level Classification
Less than 150 mg/dL Normal
150-199 mg/dL Borderline-high
200-499 mg/dL High
500 mg/dL or higher Very high

In 2009, before consistent exercise and smarter food choices, my triglyceride level was at 294! (gasp!!!) Oh yeah... my Dr took the opportunity to lecture me.

And for 2010?

My triglyceride level dropped to 151!!!!!

The Dr was sooo proud of me! (You would be too if you'd lectured me for 3 1/2 minutes about it! I'm sure he went home and patted himself on the back ... )

Confession: To the best of my ability, I had not heeded the Dr's lecture. Neither had I set out to lower my triglycerides. (sorry Doc!!!)

But I do believe this was a by-product of making some healthier decisions for myself. 'Cuz if I don't take care of myself... no one else is going to!

It's amazing what eating healthy and exercising more consistently will do for you.

weekly weigh-in: 9-24-10

Friday morning weigh-in: 271 pounds
Starting weight: 291 pounds
Weight loss/gain since last weigh-in: +4
Total net weight loss since beginning my journey: -20 pounds

How do I feel?
FRUSTRATED!!! All of the weight I lost last week is back on. Hmph... I just want to lose and keep losing. I'm tired of going up and down.

weekly exercise journal: 9-13-10

For a quick synopsis, from http://www.dailymile.com/ <----- love that website!

29 miles tracked
1 hour, 40 minutes logged
2,066 calories burned
3 tracked workouts

How do I feel? Right now I'm upset... but it has nothing to do with my exercise. It's just life... as least I got my workout in this morning! Can I go do it all over again?! It might distract me for at least a lil' while...

weekly weigh-in: 9-17-10

Friday morning weigh-in: 267 pounds
Starting weight: 291 pounds
Weight loss/gain since last weigh-in: -6
Total net weight loss since beginning my journey: -24 pounds

How do I feel?
SUPER STOKED that I lost so much weight in the past 8 days!!! I'm a roll folks... watch out!

I'm nearly 1/4 of the way to my goal of losing 100 pounds! WOO HOO!!!

weekly weigh-in: 9-9-10

Friday morning weigh-in: 273 pounds
Starting weight: 291 pounds
Weight loss/gain since last weigh-in: -1
Total net weight loss since beginning my journey: -18 pounds

How do I feel?
Kinda sad that I'm taking 2 days off this week (tomorrow and Monday). But it'll be a busy weekend... I won't have time to eat a whole bag of potato chips. So why am I worried?!

weekly exercise journal: 9-6-10

For a quick synopsis, from http://www.dailymile.com/ <----- love that website!

25 miles tracked
1 hour, 25 minutes logged
1,757 calories burned
2 tracked workouts

How do I feel? Well, I wasn't consistent. But I still feel good.

weekly weigh-in: 9-3-10

Friday morning weigh-in: 274 pounds
Starting weight: 291 pounds
Weight loss/gain since last weigh-in: 0
Total net weight loss since beginning my journey: -17 pounds

How do I feel?
Hanging steady and ok with it. Was more consistent with healthy eating and exercise this week. That's important! Happy weekend!