I am way overdue to post on my February progress. My Aunt Bea is in the process of moving and I've been helping her. ( I always have good excuses, don't I!)
Exercise
My goal for last month was to exercise 3 days a week. I missed one day! I will chalk that up to life and consider my goal met! I have never been this dedicated to exercise in my life. It didn't really seem to help my weight loss however. I might be doing something wrong. I'm going to reread the exercise chapter in the Trim Healthy Mama book then readjust.
Following the THM Plan
I did fairly well with my E meals this month until the very last week. I'll try to do better with those next month but I certainly did better this month!
I did implement more FP meals and was happy to have them back in rotation. :)
Total Weight Loss for February
I'm not exactly sure but it was around 4 pounds. My scale is finally moving!
Recipe of Choice for the Month
Whoops! I forgot I was going to try to have a photo of this month's recipe. Maybe next month!
This is my favorite FP breakfast recipe. I made up a master mix of the dry ingredients so I could just quickly make this and run out the door.
I usually eat this with Greek Yogurt and Slim Belly Jelly.
New Goals for Next Month
Exercise
Reread the Exercise chapter in the Trim Healthy Mama book then readjust my goals and be ready for dedicated exercise in April.
Following the Plan
I love experimenting with THM approved desserts. I think I might taste too many of my concoctions. I feel my weight loss would be better if I cut back on my plan approved desserts a little bit. I'm going to aim for desserts 4 nights a week ( I usually have a dessert of some sort EVERY night! I have a vicious sweet tooth.)
I'm also going to try to maintain 4-5 E meals a week with liberal amounts of FP meals added.
What exercise program are you following? Do you have any advice to help me be more effective?
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Sunday, March 9, 2014
Friday, January 31, 2014
January Update Post and Chocolate Muffins - E
Okay, I promised myself that I would do a monthly progress report. So I must keep that promise.
Ready for the excuses?... Good, because it took me a long time to come up with ones as good as these ;)
Exercise
I did pretty good maintaining my goal for this month....but...(why must there always be a but?)
There was one week this month that was CRAZY. My brother was sick and I had to fill in for him at work (it's a family business) on top of my normal schedule. The one morning, I woke up at midnight and did one job caught a half hour nap and moved on to the second job. So... I didn't exercise that week. but I did all the other days I was supposed to! Folks this is serious progress for me. I DO NOT like exercising. It might be growing on me though. (just a teensy, tiny bit. Nothing major.)
E Meals
I did okay with this one as well. I don't know if I actually maintained 5 a week or not. But it was definitely improved!
Total Weight Loss for January
Umm.... None. Remember that week I previously mentioned? About halfway through, I fell off plan. My brother had graciously made supper since I was working and I couldn't ask him to THMify it. He only knows how to cook 3 things. (two of which he learned during that week). So, I fell off and was too busy to bother getting back on. As soon as that week was over, however, I did jump back on immediately.
I also noticed this month, for whatever reason, I'm not eating my fuel pull meals like I had been. I'm sure that's also a large contributing factor.
Recipe of Choice for the Month!
I noticed I have a habit of obsessing about a certain recipe for a while. I decided it would be neat to post a link to that recipe here each month. FYI - This is not necessarily the recipe I liked the most. It might just be the one I ate the most.
This months recipe was chosen because I was blown away by how good these were and they fit in with my challenge to eat more E meals. I'm sorry there's no picture, I'll try to have one for next month.
Chocolate Muffins - E
I eat these with a side of Greek Yogurt. You can bake a big batch and just freeze them for when you want more!
These are so good, you can also eat them as an E dessert! ( A little Strawberry Slim Belly Jelly and you have a Strawberry Covered Chocolate muffin! Cool, huh! I think that's what I'll eat on Valentines Day!)
I did some quick calculations in my head, so it could be wrong, but I think about 3 muffins would be a serving (assuming you got 18 out of a batch like the author did).
If you only eat one, I think your in FP territory!
New Goals for Next Month
Exercise
I'm going to keep the same goal of 3 days per week. I did well last month, but I want to do perfect next month!
Following the THM Plan
I'm want to try something a little different. I'm going to try to eat 1 S meal a day and E or FP meals for all other meals/snacks 5 days a week. Which days/meals I choose for the S meal can vary (just to clarify, the other 2 days I will still be on plan, I can just have more than 1 S meal).
I'll let you know by the end of February how I did!
What monthly goal do you have? I would love to hear about them. Maybe I'll implement some of them for March!
Ready for the excuses?... Good, because it took me a long time to come up with ones as good as these ;)
Exercise
I did pretty good maintaining my goal for this month....but...(why must there always be a but?)
There was one week this month that was CRAZY. My brother was sick and I had to fill in for him at work (it's a family business) on top of my normal schedule. The one morning, I woke up at midnight and did one job caught a half hour nap and moved on to the second job. So... I didn't exercise that week. but I did all the other days I was supposed to! Folks this is serious progress for me. I DO NOT like exercising. It might be growing on me though. (just a teensy, tiny bit. Nothing major.)
E Meals
I did okay with this one as well. I don't know if I actually maintained 5 a week or not. But it was definitely improved!
Total Weight Loss for January
Umm.... None. Remember that week I previously mentioned? About halfway through, I fell off plan. My brother had graciously made supper since I was working and I couldn't ask him to THMify it. He only knows how to cook 3 things. (two of which he learned during that week). So, I fell off and was too busy to bother getting back on. As soon as that week was over, however, I did jump back on immediately.
I also noticed this month, for whatever reason, I'm not eating my fuel pull meals like I had been. I'm sure that's also a large contributing factor.
Recipe of Choice for the Month!
I noticed I have a habit of obsessing about a certain recipe for a while. I decided it would be neat to post a link to that recipe here each month. FYI - This is not necessarily the recipe I liked the most. It might just be the one I ate the most.
This months recipe was chosen because I was blown away by how good these were and they fit in with my challenge to eat more E meals. I'm sorry there's no picture, I'll try to have one for next month.
Chocolate Muffins - E
I eat these with a side of Greek Yogurt. You can bake a big batch and just freeze them for when you want more!
These are so good, you can also eat them as an E dessert! ( A little Strawberry Slim Belly Jelly and you have a Strawberry Covered Chocolate muffin! Cool, huh! I think that's what I'll eat on Valentines Day!)
I did some quick calculations in my head, so it could be wrong, but I think about 3 muffins would be a serving (assuming you got 18 out of a batch like the author did).
If you only eat one, I think your in FP territory!
New Goals for Next Month
Exercise
I'm going to keep the same goal of 3 days per week. I did well last month, but I want to do perfect next month!
Following the THM Plan
I'm want to try something a little different. I'm going to try to eat 1 S meal a day and E or FP meals for all other meals/snacks 5 days a week. Which days/meals I choose for the S meal can vary (just to clarify, the other 2 days I will still be on plan, I can just have more than 1 S meal).
I'll let you know by the end of February how I did!
What monthly goal do you have? I would love to hear about them. Maybe I'll implement some of them for March!
Monday, January 6, 2014
How I Lost 60 Pounds In One Year!
Wow!! What a year! This has been one of the most interesting years in my life. The top four happenings of note were
1. The death of our Nana in January (what a way to kickoff the year :p)
2. Settling her estate (this took us MANY months. I now have the utmost sympathy for anybody who ever had to settle an estate - esp. if it was that of a beloved, yet certified, hoarder.
3. A huge family trial that also lasted for many months (started around April, I think, and in some ways is still ongoing) - God was and still is faithful!
AND.....
4. I LOST 60 POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (ish)
I have never lost that much weight ever! It was an absolute thrill every time I was able to fit into something else from my "I have a dream" box! (You know the box. The one where you keep those clothes you love and are going to lose weight and fit back into someday, while you look at your current "I'm living a fat nightmare" wardrobe and swear you're not going to gain one more ounce, then go console yourself with chocolate cake because you're 'so fat'. Yeah, that box).
***Please note *** By God's Grace, I lost all that weight while going through aforementioned stress and I barely exercised.
So I wanted to give y'all my THM story, to date, and record here my weight loss goals for 2014.
(after the success of last year, setting weight loss goals sounds like something I could actually accomplish. Huh, how 'bout that?)
The Book That Started It All
I think I first heard of the Trim Healthy Mama book through the Above Rubies Magazine. I actually thought it was more like an encyclopedia that listed various ingredients and gave a description of what it was and what it would do to your body (yeah, I read that description very carefully, obviously). When the book finally arrived I was surprised to find out it was a 'diet' plan. I DEVOURED this book. I started implementing some aspects of it to get a feel for the different ingredients before jumping on 'whole hog'.
A Friendly Little Competition and the Naysayers
Our family decided to do a weight loss challenge starting in January. We let everybody do their own eating program/exercise thing. I obviously did THM (I had the best of intentions with the exercise thing....)
AND THE WINNER WAS........
Not me. I did come in second though.
The winner was my fellow blogger, Charlotte. She also did THM and was WAY more dedicated to exercise than I was.
When I first started this plan, I had many naysayers. My mom said, "It's too complicated". My brother said, "It's too involved, you'll never be able to keep up with it. Do my diet, it's so much easier and you can actually do it for the rest of your life". By the end of the year, I had lost 60ish pounds and he had lost...none. He actually gained! Also by April, my Mom said "I'm not exactly sure what she's doing, but it's working!" and joined me on the diet! She has now lost about 40-50 lbs!
A Few Tips
1. If possible, try to be involved in a THM community type thing
facebook has a Trim Healthy Mama Group, there is also a Trim Healthy Mama Forum.
Along my journey I have picked up a few more supporters and have helped sell about 7 THM books to my family and friends/co-workers. We're getting up our very own little community!
2. Try new recipes.
I faithfully stalk Gwen's Nest every Tuesday. She does a link up and has a bunch of new THM recipes every week!
3. Every body loses weight differently and you'll have 'stalls' KEEP THE FAITH
Don't let somebody else's weight loss trip you. You will lose according to your body's needs.
Your body will go through periods where you think you've finally hit that impenetrable wall. DON'T GIVE UP!!!!! Hang in there! If you keep doing what you should, your body will do what it should.
4. Don't underestimate the importance of eating E Meals.
I did this myself and have seen others do it against my council. (Yes, we are a hard-headed family. Why do you ask?) One of the most faithful 'E Mealers' in our little community is Charlotte, you know, the one previously mentioned for winning the contest! Remember, your body needs the careful carbs for energy to burn the fat.
My Weight Loss and Exercise Goals
I only need to lose about 40 more pounds to reach my 'stop and assess' goal. I have NEVER been in a dress size that I would call 'ideal'. Therefore, I have no idea what size is right for me. I realize different women/body types look best in different sizes. So I have set a temporary goal for a dress size. When I get to that size, I will reassess and decide if I want to go smaller or not. I think I should be able to reach this dress size by Easter. (added points, count how many times the word 'size' appears in the above paragraph. I might need a thesaurus) If I reach this size by Easter, I can almost guarantee you a new dress will be appearing in my very happy closet!
Let's Exercise!!
It is my goal to exercise 3 days a week for the month of January.
Right now, I just want to work on getting in the habit. I will reassess my exercise goals at the end of January and set some for February. (Small goals, people, small goals)
Workin' On Those E Meals
It is my goal to eat 4 to 5 E meals a week for the month of January.
I still struggle to eat the right amount of E meals, even though I know how important they are to my weight loss.
I Issue Myself a Challenge
To help me hold to these goals, I challenge myself to post on here, by the last day of each month, a record of my exercise and my E meals. I will then reassess my goals and post them for the next month.
I also want to include in those posts my favorite THM recipe(s) I've tried that month.
I hope your New Year has gotten off to a great start and hope you'll come back and visit us soon!
1. The death of our Nana in January (what a way to kickoff the year :p)
2. Settling her estate (this took us MANY months. I now have the utmost sympathy for anybody who ever had to settle an estate - esp. if it was that of a beloved, yet certified, hoarder.
3. A huge family trial that also lasted for many months (started around April, I think, and in some ways is still ongoing) - God was and still is faithful!
AND.....
4. I LOST 60 POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (ish)
I have never lost that much weight ever! It was an absolute thrill every time I was able to fit into something else from my "I have a dream" box! (You know the box. The one where you keep those clothes you love and are going to lose weight and fit back into someday, while you look at your current "I'm living a fat nightmare" wardrobe and swear you're not going to gain one more ounce, then go console yourself with chocolate cake because you're 'so fat'. Yeah, that box).
***Please note *** By God's Grace, I lost all that weight while going through aforementioned stress and I barely exercised.
So I wanted to give y'all my THM story, to date, and record here my weight loss goals for 2014.
(after the success of last year, setting weight loss goals sounds like something I could actually accomplish. Huh, how 'bout that?)
The Book That Started It All
I think I first heard of the Trim Healthy Mama book through the Above Rubies Magazine. I actually thought it was more like an encyclopedia that listed various ingredients and gave a description of what it was and what it would do to your body (yeah, I read that description very carefully, obviously). When the book finally arrived I was surprised to find out it was a 'diet' plan. I DEVOURED this book. I started implementing some aspects of it to get a feel for the different ingredients before jumping on 'whole hog'.
A Friendly Little Competition and the Naysayers
Our family decided to do a weight loss challenge starting in January. We let everybody do their own eating program/exercise thing. I obviously did THM (I had the best of intentions with the exercise thing....)
AND THE WINNER WAS........
Not me. I did come in second though.
The winner was my fellow blogger, Charlotte. She also did THM and was WAY more dedicated to exercise than I was.
When I first started this plan, I had many naysayers. My mom said, "It's too complicated". My brother said, "It's too involved, you'll never be able to keep up with it. Do my diet, it's so much easier and you can actually do it for the rest of your life". By the end of the year, I had lost 60ish pounds and he had lost...none. He actually gained! Also by April, my Mom said "I'm not exactly sure what she's doing, but it's working!" and joined me on the diet! She has now lost about 40-50 lbs!
A Few Tips
1. If possible, try to be involved in a THM community type thing
facebook has a Trim Healthy Mama Group, there is also a Trim Healthy Mama Forum.
2. Try new recipes.
I faithfully stalk Gwen's Nest every Tuesday. She does a link up and has a bunch of new THM recipes every week!
3. Every body loses weight differently and you'll have 'stalls' KEEP THE FAITH
Don't let somebody else's weight loss trip you. You will lose according to your body's needs.
Your body will go through periods where you think you've finally hit that impenetrable wall. DON'T GIVE UP!!!!! Hang in there! If you keep doing what you should, your body will do what it should.
4. Don't underestimate the importance of eating E Meals.
I did this myself and have seen others do it against my council. (Yes, we are a hard-headed family. Why do you ask?) One of the most faithful 'E Mealers' in our little community is Charlotte, you know, the one previously mentioned for winning the contest! Remember, your body needs the careful carbs for energy to burn the fat.
My Weight Loss and Exercise Goals
I only need to lose about 40 more pounds to reach my 'stop and assess' goal. I have NEVER been in a dress size that I would call 'ideal'. Therefore, I have no idea what size is right for me. I realize different women/body types look best in different sizes. So I have set a temporary goal for a dress size. When I get to that size, I will reassess and decide if I want to go smaller or not. I think I should be able to reach this dress size by Easter. (added points, count how many times the word 'size' appears in the above paragraph. I might need a thesaurus) If I reach this size by Easter, I can almost guarantee you a new dress will be appearing in my very happy closet!
Let's Exercise!!
It is my goal to exercise 3 days a week for the month of January.
Right now, I just want to work on getting in the habit. I will reassess my exercise goals at the end of January and set some for February. (Small goals, people, small goals)
Workin' On Those E Meals
It is my goal to eat 4 to 5 E meals a week for the month of January.
I still struggle to eat the right amount of E meals, even though I know how important they are to my weight loss.
I Issue Myself a Challenge
To help me hold to these goals, I challenge myself to post on here, by the last day of each month, a record of my exercise and my E meals. I will then reassess my goals and post them for the next month.
I also want to include in those posts my favorite THM recipe(s) I've tried that month.
I hope your New Year has gotten off to a great start and hope you'll come back and visit us soon!
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