Terrific! You should be very proud of yourself! I was down to 168.5 and then along came Thanksgiving....better to enjoy Daniel and not be too fanatic so...now 171..0 (mostly because of grazing at Burneals yesterday. So back to work! I will go back to 800 calories and shakes the next few days and see how I do. Ruby Valentine is coming Tuesday. I will work with her the rest of the week. I hope I can just stick to the program. The following week she will still be here until Friday. After that it will be easy and I will also join the Zumba class at the Blythe gym. Keep up the great work! Don't get too cocky and lose your momentum like I might have done. The exercising will up your metabolism...Great! xoxo m

Check in Nov. 29

I started using my Wii again.  I got a Dance, Dance, Revolution mat and game.  It is so much fun and a nice way to get a little more exercise in!  I also start pilates at school this week.  I will go on Mondays and Thursdays each week until March.  

Weight on Nov. 14: 74.3kg/163.8lbs - yikes!
Weight on Nov. 20: 72.4kg/159.6lbs - down 4lbs!
Weight on Nov. 29: 71.4kg/157.4lbs - down 2lbs from last week, 6lbs altogether!

-Daughter

Sunday

I have pretty much stopped all sugars although I did eat one of Jerilynn's delicious persimmon cookies. No alcohol for me either...although last week I did have a glass of Merlot. I think sugar and wheat (flour) items make things for difficult for me to lose. I have also backed off of fruits and am focused on vegies. I will create a package for you and send it off. xoxox m
The exercising sounds good. I walk a lot at work but it seems a lot harder to do so when I go to Burneal's house. I really would benefit from a exercise partner. In Blythe there is a Zumba class. It is a hot Latin dance exercise class. everyone I see that does it at Ironwood has lost much weight and looks to be in good condition. I am going to try to start the week after Thanksgiving. xoxox

Weekly Check-in

November 14-20:

I tried acupuncture this week.  Several other people here have tried it and lost weight but it was just too painful for me!  Plus it was very time consuming and I was having less time to work out.  I figure that working out trumps acupuncture so I paid for the three sessions I had and quit.

This week, I got 4 workouts in - including hiking for awhile on the Wall yesterday.  I'll get another workout in today.  It is so cold in the morning, but I am going to try this week to get up in the mornings and workout before going to work.  I've been eating very healthy this week and not drinking much alcohol.  I bought lots of apples for snacks and pomelos because they are delicious.  

Weight on Nov. 14: 74.3kg/163.8lbs - yikes!
Weight on Nov. 20: 72.4kg/159.6lbs - down 4lbs!

-Daughter

Mom

U am hoping that this works. I ate a very small bit of those things that looked interesting to me at thanksgiving. I did eat a biscuit (which would have been a good food item to leave out) but wanted to taste anyway. I ate a sliver of pumpkin just to have the taste. Probaby everything could have fit on a cup saucer. I am trying to stick to 800 calories in order to lose another ten pounds. Currently my metabolism says I could consume 1400 calories and stay this same weight. We will see how I do the next two weeks. Love me

Check in #1

I said I would be brutally honest.  Here goes.

I currently weigh 74 kilos.  That is 163 pounds.  A healthy weight for me would be closer to 60 kilos or 132 pounds.  This means losing 14 kilos or about 30 pounds.  It makes me feel sick that I have let myself get to this point.  Most of my clothes do not fit me, but I do not want to spend money on fat clothes.  I have a stack of pants that are just a bit too small and another stack that are really too small.  Hopefully I will soon fit in the just-a-bit-too-small pants now that I am making my health a priority.

Today I ate:

Breakfast: 1 cup of muesli with soy milk
Lunch: Bruschetta - I was starving and ordered in.  I shouldn't have ordered the bruschetta because I know I always eat the whole thing which is 6 pieces of bread and the olive oil and tomato topping.  But I ordered it - and I ate it.  The whole thing.  Okay, honesty.  Two orders.  Erg.
Dinner: Haven't had it yet.  Going to work out now and figure it out later.  I have a grilled chicken salad and some left-over homemade vegetable soup in the fridge so it will be one of those.
Snacks: 2 Mandarin oranges, 2 fruit strips

Successes:
Only drank water today.  No caffeine.

Time to get my 60 minutes of cardio for the day.

Edit- Wasn't hungry after the workout.  Had another Mandarin orange.

-Daughter

Goals for Daughter

Let's get this started.  

Mom - I love you and I want us to be able to go on lots of adventures together.  So, we need some goals.  Not only do I need to lose weight, but I need to be in better shape by eating healthier and getting more exercise.  Here are my goals:

Exercise:
Get 60 minutes of cardio 5 days per week
Strength training/Yoga 3 days per week
Stretching everyday for at least 10 minutes

Diet:
No junk food at least 6 days per week
No coffee at least 6 days per week
Main staples will include: veggies, fruit, chicken, fish, beans, tofu

Weight:
Lose 10 kilos

Log:
Check in at least weekly with log of exercise, diet, and weight
Be brutally honest

Ready?  We can do this.  We can still get in shape together even though we are 6,000 miles apart.  I love you.

Daughter