First and for most I was under a lot of stress, full time student at school, full time mother with her husband gone all week on the road.(He is over the road trucker). I felt I lost my husband, my children, my routine was completely off. I was a mess, so it was no wonder I had what some people would call a nervous break down... thus is what lead to my rapid weight loss I think.
First of all with an illness with my sinus's, that didn't help me want to eat let alone feel like eating I felt like I was choking on everything or at the least getting it stuck in my throat. It wasn't a good feeling. So that begun the rapid weight loss I wasn't eating at first very well if at all.
I was the type of person, for the last I would say 8 years maybe more, to go to the gas station grab a pop, chocolate candy bar, and head home and eat that for breakfast, every day for 8 + some years. Talk about gaining weight right there was a big huge problem. So when suddenly starting to go to school, and not eating chocolate candy bars and pop once twice maybe a day, that would make a huge difference right there. I still lose weight because I still don't eat that much if at all any chocolate and or pop. I do every now and again once or twice a week have ice cream with chocolate syrup, and a pop once a week. However I have limited that as well. I didn't realize that I completely out of the blue just stopped, didn't think about it. Then adding home cooked or processed foods in to my diet, like the fish stick or chicken nugget t.v. dinners for lunch and dinner, and oatmeal for breakfast. I was with out thinking changing my diet and not wanting nor craving those junk foods anymore.
So how did I actually do it, when you stop adding sugars and junk to your diet your body may take a switch. It may even feel worse at first, headaches from the caffeine withdrawals, or stomach aches from the no junk food being eaten.But After a few days to a week, those feelings go away. You start to feel better, healthier, more a live then ever. You don't have to cut sugar completely out of your life, just control it better. People say if you just took the candy/chocolate and the pop out of your life right there alone will make you lose weight by itself with out doing any exercise at all. I know that to be true as I have not exercised once while I was losing any of this weight. I was losing 2-3 lbs a day people.
It got scary at first cause I didn't realize what was causing it to happen as I did not notice that I took that out of my life the pop and chocolate. I stopped eating out, I stayed home and cooked meals mostly T.V. Dinners, and frozen dinners.
Once I got more comfortable with eating again, after I figured out what was causing my illness (my sinuses). I started adding more foods to my diet, including hamburger helpers/Tuna Helpers, then going to McDonalds once twice a week. Now when I went to McDonalds I didn't order and still do not to this day order Big macs anymore no I do not. I order the kids mighty meal mostly the chicken nugget meal, sometimes I ll order the number 12 chicken nugget meal rarely but sometimes.
I will eat out now more comfortable but I control my portions I like buffets mostly because I can CONTROL what I put on my plate, I make sure my eyes NEVER are bigger then my stomach. I make sure I have a spoon full of certain foods, potatoes, chicken or fish, or noodles and sauce, or a slice of pizza or a little of each mentioned. Its not what you eat its how much of what you eat. I even have ice cream for dessert. I have a small bowl no more the a scoop and 1/2 if that and then the chocolate syrup on top. Not to much however.
Your worse-st enemy in a diet is yourself. Do not beat yourself up if you mess up, or eat to much once in a while or forget. You must however use will power, that is your best friend, don't think of will power as your enemy. Become one with yourself and your own will power, it is what will help you get through your mind games you will find playing with yourself to get through it.
Above all you have to be serious. I do not wish anyone to lose weight the way I did because of being sick and unable to eat the way I was. I only wish for you to rethink your portion sizes when you do eat, eat less always add if need be if your still hungry, eat till your not hungry anymore not until your full. Eat before 6:30 pm every night and snack very little there after, a few cheeto chips at night won't bother you as a snack or crackers, it doesn't have to be nasty snacks eat something you like to snack on but eat less then what you usually would eat.
Thus a great way to start on your journey of weight loss, don't get discouraged, don't think of it as a diet, think rather a change of your life eating style. In fact never call it diet again, call it a eating life style change.
Weight before Christmas 2010: 175 lbs
Weight today: 121.5 lbs
Total weight loss: 53.5 lbs
Friday, May 27, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
A day to explore, a day to photograph... What a beautiful day it was indeed.
Yesterday, was such a nice day, the girls and I and other family members decided to go on a nice walk through the Japanese Gardens. It was beautiful I will admit, the bugs were not even that bad to deal with. Although my youngest did get bit by a bug that was unknown to us all, it swelled a bit, but we got some anti inch bug lotion to take care of the problem and by morning it was all good to go.
I did take some beautiful pictures of what I did see to share them with everyone here, that is why technology is so great, we all get to share just a little bit more then before.
Back to the gardens, the geese were out, their babies were with them, and it was peaceful. There is so much beauty in the world, that we either take for granted or just don't bother to see it. Well, here is where I get to show you and share the enjoyment with you.
I did take some beautiful pictures of what I did see to share them with everyone here, that is why technology is so great, we all get to share just a little bit more then before.
Back to the gardens, the geese were out, their babies were with them, and it was peaceful. There is so much beauty in the world, that we either take for granted or just don't bother to see it. Well, here is where I get to show you and share the enjoyment with you.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Free Photo Editing websites/tools
FotoFlexer
http://fotoflexer.com/
Picnik
http://www.picnik.com/
LunaPic
http://www.lunapic.com/
Sumopaint.com
http://www.sumopaint.com/
Aviary - Phoenix
http://aviary.com/home
Flauntr
http://www.flauntr.com/
Taaz - Free Virtual Makeovers,
http://www.taaz.com/
ModiFace - The Face Visualization Company
http://modiface.com/
BHL fd's Flickr Toys
http://www.bighugelabs.com/flickr/
..
http://www.photofunia.com/
Caption.iT -
http://www.caption.it/
imikimi
http://imikimi.com/
Pixenate - Online Photo Editor
http://pixenate.com/
JibJab
http://sendables.jibjab.com/
http://fotoflexer.com/
Picnik
http://www.picnik.com/
LunaPic
http://www.lunapic.com/
Sumopaint.com
http://www.sumopaint.com/
Aviary - Phoenix
http://aviary.com/home
Flauntr
http://www.flauntr.com/
Taaz - Free Virtual Makeovers,
http://www.taaz.com/
ModiFace - The Face Visualization Company
http://modiface.com/
BHL fd's Flickr Toys
http://www.bighugelabs.com/flickr/
..
Source(s):
PhotoFuniahttp://www.photofunia.com/
Caption.iT -
http://www.caption.it/
imikimi
http://imikimi.com/
Pixenate - Online Photo Editor
http://pixenate.com/
JibJab
http://sendables.jibjab.com/
Sunday, May 8, 2011
As promised here are just some bookmarks/Links in my colletion!
As promised I did say with in 24 hours I would have links up and running for you to look through and enjoy, well here they are waiting for you. These links I have used to better my skill in all my program software that I own, and am interested in. Please use these links, however give credit to whom credit is due. Thanks.
More to come soon I still have to clean up and look through my mac book to find more awesome tutorials. Please return to find more great tuts, and info.
Illustrator Tuts:
adobe photo shop
TUTS PS 9
Dreamweaver or Web development sites
Flash
Fonts
Free Graphics
Free photo editing websites
More to come soon I still have to clean up and look through my mac book to find more awesome tutorials. Please return to find more great tuts, and info.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
So its been awhile, however I am still around.
I have some links to share with all of you, they are good links and I believe that you will like them indeed, However if your not into Design, or Illustration then maybe they will not be for you. However
I ll be sorting through the best tuts that I have and sharing them here on the blog.
Please let me know if there is something you are looking for, that you can not find because chances are I have it or can find it myself for you and place it here. Sharing links of great sites, tuts etc: is something that I believe is a valued interest to many. I have no problem sharing my links and giving credit to where it is do.
Remember to always give credit to the proper people when using their stuff, for personal or even other uses. Don't forget to always get permissions as well, if your not sure if you can use something always ask. Chances are it would be ok, however respectfully ask you would only want the same if the shoe was on the other foot correct.
Links coming soon most likely in the next 24 hours or so. Thanks again.
I ll be sorting through the best tuts that I have and sharing them here on the blog.
Please let me know if there is something you are looking for, that you can not find because chances are I have it or can find it myself for you and place it here. Sharing links of great sites, tuts etc: is something that I believe is a valued interest to many. I have no problem sharing my links and giving credit to where it is do.
Remember to always give credit to the proper people when using their stuff, for personal or even other uses. Don't forget to always get permissions as well, if your not sure if you can use something always ask. Chances are it would be ok, however respectfully ask you would only want the same if the shoe was on the other foot correct.
Links coming soon most likely in the next 24 hours or so. Thanks again.
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