journeyof4moms

Well, gals, I'm still working out, about every other day. I'm 163 lbs. by my scale today, but I jump from 159 to 164 every few days. I can't figure that out. I use the same scale, I weigh myself at the same time everyday... I guess I'm just that variable. I much prefer the 159 reading of my scales, but I average about 161. I'm using Core Secrets at least every other day, and I've started jumping rope 100 x's at different times during the day. I'm doing a cardio workout about once a week and going for a walk at least twice a week.
I can see a difference in my shape, but not my weight. Maybe I'll take my measurements and post them tomorrow. That may be more encouraging!

My biggest obstacle for losing weight is that I eat like a horse and I'm hungry all the time from breastfeeding. I also crave sugar like it's oxygen! Please pray for me that I'll be able to control myself around sweets better. I'm really trying to eat good snacks like carrots, snap peas, apples, or anyother fruit that I can get cheap.

I'm also trying to eat more whole foods. I'm cooking food from scratch, baking my own bread and trying to eat whole grain cereals like oatmeal for breakfast. I'm just doing that because I think that it's healthier. I'm not vegan, but I limit our dairy products and use just organic dairy. We are also experimenting with different types of ethnic foods. I've cooked several Indian dishes and I'm trying to find some great Thai food recipes so we don't have to haunt the restaurant down the road.

My new eating habits are not for weight loss so much, although that is a goal, but mostly because I don't want to die of cancer. I hope that eating fewer preservatives and more whole foods will increase our odds of not getting cancer someday. They say that if you really want to fight cancer, then you have to change your health habits when you're in your 20's and 30's because cancer is creeping up on us for decades before we actually get a positive test result from the Dr. Please keep me in prayer because I'm seeing the Dermatologist about a funny patch of skin I have on my arm. Hopefully he'll take it seriously and test it. I'm going to the Dr. next Tuesday, so please keep it in prayer. I'm really scared of getting skin cancer because both my mom and my grandfather almost died of it before the Drs. caught it. My risk is extremely high.

Anyways, I'm glad to hear that you're going to Curves, Mom and Lisa A! Keep it up, it sounds like you'll both be fit in a jiffy! Congratulations Lisa J. on surviving your "vacation!" Sometimes the flu can be a blessed jump start to our diets, but I'm sure it didn't feel like a blessing when you and the kiddos were sick. How's everybody now?

I'm really enjoying this blog and the accountability that you gals are giving me. I need the motivation! Don't give up on me, keep posting, exercising, etc...

posted by New Life From Above @ 1:30 PM