My First Day of Committment

So yesterday was my first day of committment.  Rather than write everything that I did, I will just list what I have decided to do about the dietary breakdown.  So here is my goal for each day:
Calories- 1400
Carbohydrates-122g     35%
Fats- 52g                       25%
Protein- 140g                40%

So here is how I faired-
Calories-1284
Carbs- 111    34%
Fats-  52       36%
Protein-99     30%

So it is obvious I had too many fats.  I am glad I came close on my carbs, and just need to eat more protein.  I am not following  www.myfitnesspal.com   recommendations, but put it my own for my percentage of each of these nutrients.  My plan for the future with this blog is to just list my totals for each day, and not my goals.

Now exercise-  the past few days my back has bothered me ( I am down in it every so often).  It continued to get worse and worse, and yesterday I could barely walk to the refrigerator!  So no exercise at all yesterday.   But today I am much better.  I walked 30 minutes before breakfast.  I plan to do more today if I am able.  I also am suffering from vertigo...not bad, but it is still there.   Gosh... turning sixty is not sounding good.

I did okay on my water, but not great.  So, that will be something I work harder on today.  I am reviewing my goals and speaking positively to myself.  I am focusing on getting my PUSH goal accomplished!

Committing in 2014

Gosh, I see it has almost been a year since I last posted on this blog.  I am doing a 30 day Challenge with Chalene Johnson.  It is about determining our push goal, and then adding other goals to advance our push goal.. which is our main goal.   More on that later.
   What I wanted to say today is that on Day 20 of this challenge we were going to commit to something that we find uncomfortable, or hard to do.  What I chose was this, " to blog everyday".  Now that is going to be a big challenge for me because with all the other things I like to do on the computer, blogging is not a thought for me.  I am doing this as a means to keep myself accountable on my fitness.  I decided to blog about my ideas, goals, struggles, setbacks, accomplishments, and anything else regarding my fitness journey.  My biggest challenge with my exercise is staying consistent... I would be termed more as sporadic.  I do it for 4 days and then life interrupts me and I skip for 3 weeks.  It is hard for me to get back on the bandwagon.  But 2014 is a big year for me.  You see.. I will turn the big 6-0!!   So before I list my push goal, I am going to list some of my other goals.
1.  Drink more water- drink 1/2 my body weight in ounces..(no, I am not going to tell you that number)
2.  Follow the diet of Trim Healthy Mama.  More on that later.
3.  Walk or do some sort of cardio 5 days a week.
4.  Strength training 3 days a week.
5.  No sodas, not even diet!!  (this is gonna be hard!)
6.  Get to bed before 10:30 so I can get more sleep.
7.  Keep my food diary so I will know what all I am eating in regard to fats, protein, and carbs, as well as quantity.
8  Speak positive thoughts to myself instead of that negative voice that I keep saying to myself.
9  Do not say to myself, "oh.. I will not worry about that today, I will do that tomorrow."

Which brings me to my push goal.  Originally my push goal was to exercise 30 minutes a day.  But now my push goal is going to be more specific, have an actual time table to it, and all my other goals will help me accomplish my push goal... PUSH GOAL-  lose 35 pounds by December 31, 2014.
Okay.. there I said it.... there is my commitment.. I am committing to have this blog keep me accountable.  I must blog every day which will keep all of these at the front of my mind.

So....here goes,  I am diving in!!

Facebook and Pinterest

It seems like more than reading blogs or writing on this blog, my computer time has been about Facebook and Pinterest.  I love FB because I have been able to locate so many of my old friends and reconnect with them.   I also love it because I get to share in their lives by seeing the photos of their family.  It is also a great place to find out local information... ex:  where can I find whatever?... And then instead of going to the decorating and quilting blogs, I get to see so much on pinterest and post it on my board.  But I do miss the days of writing on my blog.  I could go back and see when I posted this or that, and it acts as a journal for me.. so why don't I do it??? Maybe I will start trying to blog again.  I see that I have written two or three posts in 2012.  I hope to write more in 2013.  My last post I said I had made my last T-shirt quilt... well... I lied.. I made one for my son-in-law for Christmas.  I will post a photo of it later when I have one.  I forgot to take one of it, but I used all solid fabrics, and it has the appearance of more of a modern quilt.  So here's to blogging more in 2013.

My Last T shirt Quilt

So I finally finished my last T-shirt quilt. This was for #1 son.  I had already finished younger son's and older daughter's T-shirt quilt.  I kept asking my son for his T-shirts and his response was, " I am still wearing them!"  I had to tell him if he wanted them in the quilt, he was going to have to give them up.  He played baseball in high school and also in college his freshman year.  I also included a few T-shirts on the back from his childhood.  I loved this pattern using jelly rolls and honey buns.  I used stabalizer to keep the T-shirts from stretching. 

I'm a Grandmother Again!

Yes!!  I am a grandmother again!  This time I have a grandson.  He was born on April 2, and weighed in at 9 lbs. 9 oz.  My daughter already had a C-section planned... so, he actually came about 5 days early.  And if she had not had the scheduled C-section, she would have probably needed one anyway.   I got to be there when he was born (not in the room), stayed almost a week, and now they are here visiting at my house.  He is such a doll, and his sister treats him like he has always been there!  Baby boys just seem to be so sweet!  I wonder when it is all said and done how many grandkids I will have.  I am so blessed!

AOL

AOL... yes, I have "Away on Leave" for about 3 months from blogging.  How does one have time to do it all?  I don't even have a regular job, and I don't have time to read blogs, Facebook, my email, Pinterest, and that is just being on the computer... I have to exercise, cook meals, clean house... and that is just daily stuff... you get my point.  I have soooooooo many hobbies and so many projects- quilting, sewing, reading, and seeing friends.... and that is just things I enjoy doing.  Then there are all those things I don't really like to do- yardwork, paperwork, tax work, balancing checkbooks, grocery shopping.. but they have to be done.  So here I am and alot has been happening.  I am about to welcome my second grandchild who is scheduled to be born April 2.  My mother is going to have knee surgery in May.  I am going on a trip to Montana in May.  My son is getting married in August.  My niece is getting married in October.  My 40 year class reunion is in October, and I am one of the organizers! I hope to be more of a regular in the blogging world.  I just don't know if anyone is going to be interested in what is going on with me.  I began this blog about four years ago when I wanted to inspire others to get up off their booties and move!!  I have certainly backslidden with my exercise. I previously had been a regular with P90X.  I also had worked very hard for several months training for a triathlon.  DANG- I was fit.. now... grrr.. my fitness program is very lacking!  Instead of motivating others, I am needing it myself!!  So, let me give you all some motivation.. if you are currently active in your fitness program, don't stop!!  Not only is it hard to get going physically again, but also mentally.  Keep on keeping on!!  Also as Tosca Reno of the Eat Clean Cookbooks says, " weight loss is 10% exercise, 10% genetics, and 80% diet!!"  That's right!  What I believe is you want to lost weight- work on your diet.  You want to be fit- work on your exercise! You need both!!  So I have accepted a challenge from one of my friends- for three days beginning on Tuesday, we will eat ONLY fruits and vegetables.  They can be raw or cooked.  But this means ONLY fruits and vegetables (meaning no meat, no beans, no starches, no nuts, no eggs) All of those I just mentioned are good natural foods, but for three days they will be excluded.  The other stuff.. the bad stuff, it is just a given you will not have those foods.  Do I need to mention those?  sugar which means sodas, cookies, cakes; transfats which means margarine, other baked goods, chips, crackers; dairy which means milk, cheese, yogurt(not a bad food), ice cream.  So how about it??? Ya want to join us?? Check back with me and I will let you know about my progress.

Christmas 2011

Whew!! Christmas decorating, Christmas shopping, Christmas music, Christmas wrapping, Christmas cooking, Christmas eating!!!! Sometimes I feel so bogged down in all the preparations for Christmas I feel overburdened and not celebrating what Christmas really is.. Yes, I love to give gifts (if I know what will make someone happy, not just giving something that is unwanted). I love receiving gifts that I know someone gives with love and care (not just fulfilling their duty). I love to decorate ( if my efforts are appreciated) and love being reminded of previous Christmases when seeing the ornaments. I love Christmas music. Wrapping is not that much fun. I love trying new recipes. And of course I love to eat!! But this is Christmas!! This is the time when God sent His only begotten Son to be born in simplicity- no fanfare.. no luxury, nothing to the world that looked spectacular. But this Baby was God's Son.. who left Heaven to be confined in a human body. He was born to die so He could take away our sins. How miraculous is that??? That God loved us that much!! Oh please dear Heavenly Father- renew in my heart what Christmas is all about- and if I have to give up all of the above to do it, then I give it all up!! You are my Gift!! May I be reminded everyday that I owe it all to You Lord!! Thank you Lord that I am here on this earth another Christmas Day to celebrate your birth!!