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I did my 5 week comparison photos.
Weighed in at 260.8
Monday, March 5, 2018
06/25/2017 (170)
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Hi Callie,
Friday's weigh in was 170.0
Am on track with my fueling and lean/green meal, water intake and reading.
Not sure why it went up, but it wasn't much.
Started going on walks.
Just checking in.
Wendy
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Exercise will cause a stop or slight weight gain. It is initial just stay consistent and you will see a gradual
improvement.
I am beyond excited you are walking!!! That is a wonderful healthy choice. How do you feel when you
I am beyond excited you are walking!!! That is a wonderful healthy choice. How do you feel when you
accomplish the walks?
Don't let the scale be the only determinant of health. Measurements and how you feel emotionally and
Don't let the scale be the only determinant of health. Measurements and how you feel emotionally and
mentally are going to be great barometers too!
Congratulations!!
Congratulations!!
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Noted. I was thinking for some reason, that we were supposed to start walking the second week. Maybe
because it said Habit of Motion on the journal pages, but I guess that was even on week ones journal pages.
I like to go for walks, it's just easy not to, i.e. the rain or hot weather. I feel relaxed after the walks. Not that I
have a need to relax..lol
Am I supposed to be measuring once a week as well?
I feel good. Week 2 was a little rough, craving wise, as my period ended (and for some reason I get crazy
teary for a few days after) and I was craving red licorice and a coke and layered bean dip..hahaha. I like
bean dip on occasion, but I'm not sure where the licorice and coke thing came from. I don't ever eat those
things, if even once a year. It's not an issue now, craving wise, and I'm glad to be aware of what my body
may do next month.
My taste buds seem to be changing though.
Things that I thought were really bland are actually starting to have quite a bit more flavor. :D
Wendy
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Wendy,
This is so great! I am so happy you are starting to feel those habits of health come through! You are an
This is so great! I am so happy you are starting to feel those habits of health come through! You are an
inspiration; so calm, honest, and with the ability to move forward!
Do you have a plan on how you will get through all the 4th of July festivities? Let me know if I can help!
Measuring is going to be very helpful when you hit plateaus. I had a client whose weight did not change for 4
Do you have a plan on how you will get through all the 4th of July festivities? Let me know if I can help!
Measuring is going to be very helpful when you hit plateaus. I had a client whose weight did not change for 4
months but she lost 13 inches around her thighs during that time. So scale should not be your only
measurement of success.
Keep at it! And have a wonderful holiday!
Keep at it! And have a wonderful holiday!
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Am not concerned about the holidays. We've got 2 birthdays, 2 grad parties and so far so good.
6/16/2017 (268.6)
Wendy~
I thought I sent this but It looks like I didn't.
I'm doing well. Really getting use to the fool.
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Whoop! Whoop! Are you willing to share these photos on the HEROES page? They would love to celebrate
with you!
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6/17/17
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Probably not quite ready to share. Thank you for asking. 
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No problem! You are doing amazing! I love hearing from you and you ask insightful and great questions!
Keep at it! How do you plan to celebrate week one? It would be good to know!
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6/17/17
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Thank You! I'm celebrating by being thankful for the opportunity that my mom has given me, with TSFL.
6/9/2017
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Great place to start! Water water water! Especially after taking your first fueling! If you feel the need to reach for
food reach for the water instead! Let's get to the bottom of that emotional response you have to food! Ask yourself
"do I actually need what I am craving? Or am I just caving into a habit I have created!" Stop. Challenge. Choose.
And I am here! Call me if you need. I am so proud of you!
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LOL, I'm not really a craving person. I just don't eat. I realized my challenge is going to be remembering to eat,
as that seems to be a big issue that I need to retrain my mind in. I can see how one meal a day is not reasonable
or healthy. So, I've set a timer on my phone. I've been practicing with the timer, the past few days.
It's amazing how much I don't think about giving my body fuel. But explains why I feel exhausted by 2/3 pm.
I've already noticed these past few days, of just having a light snack every few hours, it has made me feel
more energized into the evening. Particularly when I am usually exhausted by those times. :)
06/08/2017
Here are my measurements and photos...
6/8/2017
Arms- 15 "1/2
Chest- 57"
Abs- 55 3/4"
Hips- 57"
Thighs- Right 29 1/2"
Left 29"
Day 1- 282.8 lbs 6/9/17
Day 8 Monday
Day 8
My plan:
Daily 30+ minute walk
5 meals of approx. 100 calories, no more than 115
1 meal of 3 cups of greens (veggies) and 1 cup of protein
Eating my (approx. 100 calorie) meals, at approx. every 2 hours (whether I am hungry or not)
1030 rice crackers
1230 rice crackers
230 triscuits
430
630
830
My plan:
Daily 30+ minute walk
5 meals of approx. 100 calories, no more than 115
1 meal of 3 cups of greens (veggies) and 1 cup of protein
Eating my (approx. 100 calorie) meals, at approx. every 2 hours (whether I am hungry or not)
1030 rice crackers
1230 rice crackers
230 triscuits
430
630
830
Monday March 5th, 2018
So I sit here this morning, thinking about what I need to do. The things that I need to do.
- Start rereading the Habits of Health book and actually do the workbook
- Read The Overweight Mind and journal my thoughts about each chapter, as I feel the need to
- Remember to take my monthly photo on Friday, as I don't think I have done that it about 2 months.
- Measure on Friday, when I weigh in, as I haven't done that in a while either.
- Remember to set my phone for my fuelings. (going to take a second and do that right now).
- Remember to drink my water
- Start Blogging what I am eating every day and how I am feeling right before I sit down to eat something. And what that "something" is.
- I'd also like to finish reading the book Savor, which means I need to get it from the library. But I will do that when I have finished The Overweight Mind book.
Also, I went and cleaned the offices today. That was some form of exercise. The movement was good anyway. I spent about an hour and 15 min cleaning.
The Real Deal 06/08/2017
So I started this blog quite a while back.
A refresher, my cousin lost weight and inspired me.
What I found was, that I thought I could do it on my own. What she was doing that is.
I now realize that there is so much more to losing weight, beyond what I am just putting in my mouth or the exercise that I am getting.
Last year I started this particular program with my mother. One of her relatives was very sick and after years of battling illness, he passed. I think it lit a fire with my mom.
I remember being at her house the day that we had decided to make a call to our cousin and ask for her health coaches name and phone number.
I remember crying to my mom about my frustration in seeing the recent photos from my daughter's 18th birthday/graduation ceremony and being in shock that I was the size that I was seeing.
I just didn't see it. I look in the mirror every single day, and I kid you not, I just don't see the weight.
I weighed 282.8 lbs at 5'5" tall. Not a good combo and definitely not a healthy place to be.
We both decided, that day, to call the health coach and to start our journey.
Neither of us had any clue as to what that was going to look like, beyond eating certain foods daily, that were prepackaged and only having to think about making one meal a day and being accountable for what that meal consisted of.
I thought many times about starting up a blog, as I forgot about this one until today, and journaling my process and progress, but alas I put it off and never got around to it, until this very moment.
So, here I am. Starting a new, with a plan to fill in the gaps from last year. My progress, my moments of trying to regroup and find new momentum, my pictures of physical progress and every thing that I have learned up until this very moment.
So please bear with me, as I try to fill in all of the gaps and help myself remember why I am doing what I am doing and how I am going to get there.
I would never have been able, on my own, to make the journey that I have up until this point, without the help. Not only personal but also financial help from my mother. I know that she knows that this is important for us both and I will never be able to repay her for investing her time and money in my present, as well as my future. I know that she wants the best for her children and wants to see them thrive. It isn't the only reason that I am working so hard to reach my goals, but at the same time, I have so much appreciation for this type of particular support that I wouldn't want to feel like I was wasting anyone's time or money, regardless of who they are. But the encouragement that she has given me, constantly, has been huge. I believe her love language is words of encouragement. The letters that I get at least once a month or when I hit a new milestone in my health pursuit success, the encouraging cards that she sends me in the mail, even though I see her once a week and sometimes more, are appreciated more than she will ever know. They're just nice little encouragement notes. I am thankful for her presence in my life.
A refresher, my cousin lost weight and inspired me.
What I found was, that I thought I could do it on my own. What she was doing that is.
I now realize that there is so much more to losing weight, beyond what I am just putting in my mouth or the exercise that I am getting.
Last year I started this particular program with my mother. One of her relatives was very sick and after years of battling illness, he passed. I think it lit a fire with my mom.
I remember being at her house the day that we had decided to make a call to our cousin and ask for her health coaches name and phone number.
I remember crying to my mom about my frustration in seeing the recent photos from my daughter's 18th birthday/graduation ceremony and being in shock that I was the size that I was seeing.
I just didn't see it. I look in the mirror every single day, and I kid you not, I just don't see the weight.
I weighed 282.8 lbs at 5'5" tall. Not a good combo and definitely not a healthy place to be.
We both decided, that day, to call the health coach and to start our journey.
Neither of us had any clue as to what that was going to look like, beyond eating certain foods daily, that were prepackaged and only having to think about making one meal a day and being accountable for what that meal consisted of.
I thought many times about starting up a blog, as I forgot about this one until today, and journaling my process and progress, but alas I put it off and never got around to it, until this very moment.
So, here I am. Starting a new, with a plan to fill in the gaps from last year. My progress, my moments of trying to regroup and find new momentum, my pictures of physical progress and every thing that I have learned up until this very moment.
So please bear with me, as I try to fill in all of the gaps and help myself remember why I am doing what I am doing and how I am going to get there.
I would never have been able, on my own, to make the journey that I have up until this point, without the help. Not only personal but also financial help from my mother. I know that she knows that this is important for us both and I will never be able to repay her for investing her time and money in my present, as well as my future. I know that she wants the best for her children and wants to see them thrive. It isn't the only reason that I am working so hard to reach my goals, but at the same time, I have so much appreciation for this type of particular support that I wouldn't want to feel like I was wasting anyone's time or money, regardless of who they are. But the encouragement that she has given me, constantly, has been huge. I believe her love language is words of encouragement. The letters that I get at least once a month or when I hit a new milestone in my health pursuit success, the encouraging cards that she sends me in the mail, even though I see her once a week and sometimes more, are appreciated more than she will ever know. They're just nice little encouragement notes. I am thankful for her presence in my life.
Sunday, July 24, 2016
Day 7 Sunday
Day 7
My plan:
Daily 30+ minute walk
5 meals of approx. 100 calories, no more than 115
1 meal of 3 cups of greens (veggies) and 1 cup of protein
Eating my (approx. 100 calorie) meals, at approx. every 2 hours (whether I am hungry or not)
1030 Green Juice
1230 Rice Crackers
230 Sushi and a ice cream cone (blahk)
430 triscuits
630 triscuits
830 Green juice
Walked around downtown for about 30 min.
My plan:
Daily 30+ minute walk
5 meals of approx. 100 calories, no more than 115
1 meal of 3 cups of greens (veggies) and 1 cup of protein
Eating my (approx. 100 calorie) meals, at approx. every 2 hours (whether I am hungry or not)
1030 Green Juice
1230 Rice Crackers
230 Sushi and a ice cream cone (blahk)
430 triscuits
630 triscuits
830 Green juice
Walked around downtown for about 30 min.
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Day 6
Day 6~Saturday
My plan:
Daily 30+ minute walk
5 meals of approx. 100 calories, no more than 115
1 meal of 3 cups of greens (veggies) and 1 cup of protein
Eating my (approx. 100 calorie) meals, at approx. every 2 hours (whether I am hungry or not)
830~ rice crackers
1030~ hummus and rice cake
1230~ rice crackers
230~ rice crackers
430~ marzipan chocolate
Dinner: Baked potato, polish sausage
3 chocolate chip cookies...
My plan:
Daily 30+ minute walk
5 meals of approx. 100 calories, no more than 115
1 meal of 3 cups of greens (veggies) and 1 cup of protein
Eating my (approx. 100 calorie) meals, at approx. every 2 hours (whether I am hungry or not)
830~ rice crackers
1030~ hummus and rice cake
1230~ rice crackers
230~ rice crackers
430~ marzipan chocolate
Dinner: Baked potato, polish sausage
3 chocolate chip cookies...
Day 5
Day 5~Friday
My plan:
Daily 30+ minute walk
5 meals of approx. 100 calories, no more than 115
1 meal of 3 cups of greens (veggies) and 1 cup of protein
Eating my (approx. 100 calorie) meals, at approx. every 2 hours (whether I am hungry or not)
730am~ 3 rice cakes
930am~ snack bar and coffee
Noon~ 2 cups tomato juice
2pm~16 seaweed rice crackers
4pm~ 3 rice cakes
6pm~ Mexican food
My plan:
Daily 30+ minute walk
5 meals of approx. 100 calories, no more than 115
1 meal of 3 cups of greens (veggies) and 1 cup of protein
Eating my (approx. 100 calorie) meals, at approx. every 2 hours (whether I am hungry or not)
730am~ 3 rice cakes
930am~ snack bar and coffee
Noon~ 2 cups tomato juice
2pm~16 seaweed rice crackers
4pm~ 3 rice cakes
6pm~ Mexican food
Friday, July 22, 2016
Day 4
Day 4~Thursday
Going out with mom today for breakfast, this should be interesting.
My plan:
Daily 30+ minute walk
5 meals of approx. 100 calories, no more than 115
1 meal of 3 cups of greens (veggies) and 1 cup of protein
Eating my (approx. 100 calorie) meals, at approx. every 2 hours (whether I am hungry or not)
9am~ one egg, hashbrowns, 2 pcs bacon, 1 english muffin, 2 pkgs marmalade, coffee
11am~ green juice
1pm~ rice cake with hummus
3pm~ 3 rice cakes
5pm~ snack bar
dinner~ broccoli salad with raisin and cashew and some type of dressing and 2 small squares of cantalop
I walked for 40 minutes today with my mom.
Going out with mom today for breakfast, this should be interesting.
My plan:
Daily 30+ minute walk
5 meals of approx. 100 calories, no more than 115
1 meal of 3 cups of greens (veggies) and 1 cup of protein
Eating my (approx. 100 calorie) meals, at approx. every 2 hours (whether I am hungry or not)
9am~ one egg, hashbrowns, 2 pcs bacon, 1 english muffin, 2 pkgs marmalade, coffee
11am~ green juice
1pm~ rice cake with hummus
3pm~ 3 rice cakes
5pm~ snack bar
dinner~ broccoli salad with raisin and cashew and some type of dressing and 2 small squares of cantalop
I walked for 40 minutes today with my mom.
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Day 3
Day 3 Wednesday
My plan:
Daily 30+ minute walk
5 meals of approx. 100 calories, no more than 115
1 meal of 3 cups of greens (veggies) and 1 cup of protein
Eating my (approx. 100 calorie) meals, at approx. every 2 hours (whether I am hungry or not)
8am~ A cup of coffee with some coconut milk
HA! I did it...I walked~1.29 miles in 31 minutes
10:42am~ rice cake with 1T of hummus
1pm~ rice cake with 1 T hummus
3pm~ green juice
5pm~ green juice
6pm~ 3 pcs pizza, 2 pepperoni, 1 sausage (small pieces)
My plan:
Daily 30+ minute walk
5 meals of approx. 100 calories, no more than 115
1 meal of 3 cups of greens (veggies) and 1 cup of protein
Eating my (approx. 100 calorie) meals, at approx. every 2 hours (whether I am hungry or not)
8am~ A cup of coffee with some coconut milk
HA! I did it...I walked~1.29 miles in 31 minutes
10:42am~ rice cake with 1T of hummus
1pm~ rice cake with 1 T hummus
3pm~ green juice
5pm~ green juice
6pm~ 3 pcs pizza, 2 pepperoni, 1 sausage (small pieces)
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
The Real Day 2~
The real Day 2~Tuesday
My plan:
Daily 30+ minute walk
5 meals of approx. 100 calories, no more than 115
1 meal of 3 cups of greens (veggies) and 1 cup of protein
Eating my (approx. 100 calorie) meals, at approx. every 2 hours (whether I am hungry or not)
8 am~ A cup of coffee with a small amount of coconut milk to cool it down.
A rice cake with 1 T Hummus
10 am~3 rice cakes
12 pm~protein drink (powder) with water 1c
2pm~ Kale Blazin juice 1c
4pm~ Kale Blazin juice 1c
6pm~3 cups of kettle corn (ball game night, gonna have to figure this one out)
830pm~Double cheese burger, tots and rootbeer (we promised the exchange students we would take them to Sonic, so that night was tonight)
I didn't walk.
My plan:
Daily 30+ minute walk
5 meals of approx. 100 calories, no more than 115
1 meal of 3 cups of greens (veggies) and 1 cup of protein
Eating my (approx. 100 calorie) meals, at approx. every 2 hours (whether I am hungry or not)
8 am~ A cup of coffee with a small amount of coconut milk to cool it down.
A rice cake with 1 T Hummus
10 am~3 rice cakes
12 pm~protein drink (powder) with water 1c
2pm~ Kale Blazin juice 1c
4pm~ Kale Blazin juice 1c
6pm~3 cups of kettle corn (ball game night, gonna have to figure this one out)
830pm~Double cheese burger, tots and rootbeer (we promised the exchange students we would take them to Sonic, so that night was tonight)
I didn't walk.
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Got side tracked...back on track
So, I talked with my cousin this weekend. She has lost 102 lbs, since last August 2015. Crazy.
I can't even imagine losing 100 lbs. But after hearing about what she was doing, I believe that it can happen.
So she was doing a specific program, where you pay for your food and can get free support.
After hearing about what she is doing and looking at the program online, I think that I can pull this off myself. :D
My plan:
Daily 30+ minute walk
5 meals of approx. 100 calories, no more than 115
1 meal of 3 cups of greens (veggies) and 1 cup of protein
Eating my meals, at approx. every 2 hours (whether I am hungry or not)
So here we go. (Day 1, Monday)
I am not sure what my weight is at currently, but as soon as I can I will get do a weigh in and get a number (as a base line).
What I have eaten so far today:
I have had 2 cups of coffee. (hm, I didn't consider the calorie count in coffee)
HA! I just looked it up. So apparently only 2 calories per cup.
830~ 3 rice cakes
1030~ 3 rice cakes
1230~ Protein shake with 1/4 cup coconut milk, ice and water (made with Garden of Life's Raw Protein Powder...chocolate :D )
230~ 1 rice cake with 1 T plain hummus (YUM!)
1c of Naked "Kale blazer" Juice
630~ 1c White rice, 7 meatballs, Broccoli and Water chestnuts with Orange sauce
(it wasn't the healthiest or inline with the above meal)
I probably won't eat again tonight, but I will see as I should be having 6 light meals. I think the last one just counted as two..haha.
*I didn't eat anything else last night. I was too full from dinner. I didn't walk.*
I can't even imagine losing 100 lbs. But after hearing about what she was doing, I believe that it can happen.
So she was doing a specific program, where you pay for your food and can get free support.
After hearing about what she is doing and looking at the program online, I think that I can pull this off myself. :D
My plan:
Daily 30+ minute walk
5 meals of approx. 100 calories, no more than 115
1 meal of 3 cups of greens (veggies) and 1 cup of protein
Eating my meals, at approx. every 2 hours (whether I am hungry or not)
So here we go. (Day 1, Monday)
I am not sure what my weight is at currently, but as soon as I can I will get do a weigh in and get a number (as a base line).
What I have eaten so far today:
I have had 2 cups of coffee. (hm, I didn't consider the calorie count in coffee)
HA! I just looked it up. So apparently only 2 calories per cup.
830~ 3 rice cakes
1030~ 3 rice cakes
1230~ Protein shake with 1/4 cup coconut milk, ice and water (made with Garden of Life's Raw Protein Powder...chocolate :D )
230~ 1 rice cake with 1 T plain hummus (YUM!)
1c of Naked "Kale blazer" Juice
630~ 1c White rice, 7 meatballs, Broccoli and Water chestnuts with Orange sauce
(it wasn't the healthiest or inline with the above meal)
I probably won't eat again tonight, but I will see as I should be having 6 light meals. I think the last one just counted as two..haha.
*I didn't eat anything else last night. I was too full from dinner. I didn't walk.*
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Day 1~Just the beginning
I am starting today, no better time to start than the present, right!?
This is going to be my journey of becoming a healthier me.
I plan on logging on a daily basis, so I can see where I came from.
Today is May 21st, 2016.
So far I have drank coffee and had breakfast garbage, that consisted of coconut oil, onions, potatoes and spices (salt, pepper, garlic powder).
To start, my plan is to get in at least a 30 min walk, on the treadmill or walk around my neighborhood.
I plan to eat more fruits and vegetables, vegetables particularly, drink more water and stay away from sweets and sugar.
I am finding that every day adds up and I am only accountable to myself.
So, if I am writing down what I am doing everyday, in regard to what I eat and my physical movement, I should be able to write my success down daily. My thought is that I want to have something to write down. If I do nothing, what do I have to write down? So baby steps to the treadmill, baby steps away from the candy bar right!?
Good thing I can't stand ice cream, the people in my house love it and I'm glad that I have an aversion to cookies and ice cream, otherwise I might be in trouble.
I plan on juicing more and doing the coffee enemas that I was doing once before.
I found that they were both very helpful with my losing weight, when I added them to my regular life schedule of doing things.
I am thinking that I would like to try yoga, to help with balance and then what I believe will be toning in the long run (if that's how it works)...lol
In 15 months we are going back to Disneyland.
I haven't been there since my youngest was 5 months old and what I remember was that the rides were very tight and uncomfortable. The belts were hard to strap and the bars were hard to pull in. I hated it.
Things are about to change.
Also, I have been smoking on occasion for the past 2 years. Sometimes no cigarettes a day, sometimes 1, sometimes just 2 and sometimes 5 or 6. But it more so the 1 or 2 a day or nothing than anything.
This is going to stop. I like to casual smoke, but I hate how I smell afterward as well as the little bit of twinge of headache that I seem to be getting afterward.
I have smoked 2 cigarettes this morning. My husband is a smoker, so it is really easy to go outside and chill with him and light one up. I think, it's no big deal, but every time I do it, I swear to myself (in my mind) that I won't be doing it again as I don't like how I feel/smell.
I have been waking up in the mornings feeling nauseated everyday, as well as having some form of headache. I don't like how I am feeling. Enough is enough.
So, here we go! Cheers Nikki Lucy, you can do this! I love you, now let's take care of you!
This is going to be my journey of becoming a healthier me.
I plan on logging on a daily basis, so I can see where I came from.
Today is May 21st, 2016.
So far I have drank coffee and had breakfast garbage, that consisted of coconut oil, onions, potatoes and spices (salt, pepper, garlic powder).
To start, my plan is to get in at least a 30 min walk, on the treadmill or walk around my neighborhood.
I plan to eat more fruits and vegetables, vegetables particularly, drink more water and stay away from sweets and sugar.
I am finding that every day adds up and I am only accountable to myself.
So, if I am writing down what I am doing everyday, in regard to what I eat and my physical movement, I should be able to write my success down daily. My thought is that I want to have something to write down. If I do nothing, what do I have to write down? So baby steps to the treadmill, baby steps away from the candy bar right!?
Good thing I can't stand ice cream, the people in my house love it and I'm glad that I have an aversion to cookies and ice cream, otherwise I might be in trouble.
I plan on juicing more and doing the coffee enemas that I was doing once before.
I found that they were both very helpful with my losing weight, when I added them to my regular life schedule of doing things.
I am thinking that I would like to try yoga, to help with balance and then what I believe will be toning in the long run (if that's how it works)...lol
In 15 months we are going back to Disneyland.
I haven't been there since my youngest was 5 months old and what I remember was that the rides were very tight and uncomfortable. The belts were hard to strap and the bars were hard to pull in. I hated it.
Things are about to change.
Also, I have been smoking on occasion for the past 2 years. Sometimes no cigarettes a day, sometimes 1, sometimes just 2 and sometimes 5 or 6. But it more so the 1 or 2 a day or nothing than anything.
This is going to stop. I like to casual smoke, but I hate how I smell afterward as well as the little bit of twinge of headache that I seem to be getting afterward.
I have smoked 2 cigarettes this morning. My husband is a smoker, so it is really easy to go outside and chill with him and light one up. I think, it's no big deal, but every time I do it, I swear to myself (in my mind) that I won't be doing it again as I don't like how I feel/smell.
I have been waking up in the mornings feeling nauseated everyday, as well as having some form of headache. I don't like how I am feeling. Enough is enough.
So, here we go! Cheers Nikki Lucy, you can do this! I love you, now let's take care of you!
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