Having Bad Days

We all have bad days. Days when we don't want to care, and that is fine, perfectly fine to have days when we throw our hands up in the air and say, I am not going to do this today. I have found that I was there this weekend. For me loosing the weight is like a full time job. I record everything I eat. I use SparkPeople (it is absolutely free- my user name is jennmarie2831 if you sign up please use my name for referral). So I don't anything but points, it is fun to get the points, and keeps me motivated. As I was saying, it is like a full time job. I record everything I eat. I look on the recipe sight for recipes that look good and that are good for me and my family. I do not believe in making 2 or more dinners, I try to make only one, and finding something we all will eat is crazy nuts. I try to blog so that I keep myself motivated and hopefully touch another life out there.

Planning meals is hard to do because it does take so much time. I am trying to work out and do things that is right for myself and my family. It gets so hard sometimes, I just want to sit down and cry. I know that I am taking alot of time away from my boys, but I am hoping that by doing it now I will have much more time to spend with them later.

I just have to keep telling myself that I can do this, that I will do it and that it is all worth it in the end

Motivational Moment 12-15-07

There are two kinds of man: the ones who make history and the ones who endure it.

- Camilo Jose Cela, Spanish novelist

Anyone can just follow a path. Anyone can just play follow the leader. It is easy and can be a satisfying way to live, at least for a while. You don't have to think, you don't have to take chances; you don't have to worry. You can stay safe. There is a great feeling of security when you just stay safe. You know that you do not have anything to worry about. You know that you are doing what others have done before you. But where is that going to get you?

Making history is hard to do. You have to be brave. You have to do things that are out of your comfort zone. You have to take chances, and some of those chances are going to be scary. You have to think out of the box. Why would you want to make history anyways. Why would you want to do something outside of the box. It is so much safer to stay in the box. It is so much easier to be safe. It just is not hard to do when you stay in the box.

When you take a chance, it might be the scariest thing you have ever done. It probably will not be comfortable. It might not pay off for a long time. So why should you do that? Why not. where are you going to be if you don't take the chance? By making history, by stepping outside of the box, by tuning into your creative side, by taking chances you are able to accomplish things you never thought you could. You are able to eventually become comfortable with who you are and what you are doing. You are able to receive a feeling of accomplishment that you could not have felt if you did not do it. You may be turned down, you may be told no, you may feel like why am I doing this, but in the end the reward will pay off.

My advice, step out of the box! Just do it! By stepping out of your comfort zone and making history you will accomplish something that you never could have. Take the chance, think of the great rewards you will receive!!!!!

Motivational Moment 12-14-07

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.

- Albert Einstein, physicist


Everything is a miracle, think about it. We are given so many gifts each and every day. And by remembering that everything that happens is a miracle, no matter how small keeps us wondering were the next one will come from. Miracles do not have to be big, they don't have to be out there for everyone to see. They can be as small as seeing a beautiful butterfly fly past your window. Watching your children smile, for no reason at all. Hearing the words for the first time...I Love You. All of these are little miracles. Getting up in the morning, remembering to breath, again miracles.

I feel that it is a miracle that I am able to change the things about me I do not like. That I can loose the weight that I put on. That I have the strength to get up and go work out. Being surrounded bu friends and family that support me is a miracle that not many people have.

When you start thinking that nothing is a miracle, you start to loose hope. You are not willing, wanting to take the next step to gain trust. To keep going! Keep up the good work and stay motivated, and remember that everything is a miracle!

Take A Rest

Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.

- Ovid, Roman poet

This make so much sense to me. How can your body get back to working well if it can't repair its self, and relax. How much better do you feel after you have rested. How much more energy do you have.
Many of us are hooked on coffee, pop and other caffeine to be able to make it through the day, let alone to get up and get moving in the morning. Imagine life with out the pick me ups through caffeine? Getting up feeling refreshed and ready to go. Working out every day is not going to help, you have to rest, give yourself a break to heal.
What do you do when you are sick? You stay at home, get some rest and let your body heal. That is exactly what you should do with working out and the quest to loose the weight.

Giving yourself a break will only help!

How Tupperware has changed my weight loss journey

Yes I am going to start off saying I am a Tupperware consultant, but that is not why I am writing this. Yes I love to make money, but I am a consultant because I love the product and it saves me money. It is much easier to eat well when you have food that is good for you around and easy to get to. If you have to work to get it, you will over look that it is there, and go for the chips, and cookies, they are much easier to get to and to eat, expecially on the run. But if you have good food at easy reach something happens, you go for the good food, the fruits and the vegetables. You are eating better and you will loose the weight.

Tupperware has changed my life. The fridge smart is amazing. I keep fruits and vegetables in the house again. I am the only person who eats them, so before buying them, they would go bad before I had the chance to eat them. But I can keep them fresher longer. I have the baby carrots for 4 - 6 weeks and they are still good. I can eat good portions quickly and easily. I am not worried about them going bad either

Modular Mates - hello. There are so many benefits to have modular mates in your house, from the fact that they are air tight and water tight, they keep your food fresh for long time. I can bake easily because I have everything at my finger tips, easy to see, and it is good. Having an organized kitchen just makes you feel wonderful!

The Heat 'N Serve and Rock 'N Serve lines are great to use. I can easily microwave my left overs, and I can store food that i prepare in bulk easily. Left overs are now welcome in my house, because I know I have a healthy lu

10% at a time

So here is what I have decided to do, take my weight loss goal 10% at a time. It feels great to loose weight, and do it, and see results. The nice part, is once I reach one goal, I can set the next goal, and go from there. I am hoping that 10% at a time will also help me to stay motivated, and continue working as hard as I can to reach my goals! I can do it, I will do it.
There is nothing worse than feeling like you are failing at a goal. And a goal that takes months and months to achieve can make you start to loose sight of where you are going, and why you are trying to get there. So keeping motivated is the key! And the best part, is you can always set another goal once you reach the one you are currently working at! So remember to do this 10% at a time, achieve those goals, set the next goal.... Until you are down to where you want to be!!!

Rewards

They say it is important to reward consistency not results. At first that is a hard thing for me to grasp. How do you do that? How do you reward consistency. How do I do that. I am not sure some times. It is so exciting when you hit a goal, you want to celebrate. But when you are consistent, but you are not hitting your goals, it seems wrong to reward yourself.

So I have subscribed that it is important to reward consistency, so I am now going to do that. I am excited to say that I have been doing my life change for almost 2 months and I have lost 10 lbs. That is great numbers. I am doing what I never though I would do. I know that with time and energy I will be able to continue with my goals and I will achieve them.

So what would make a good reward? That is a great question for me. What will work for me? Should I reward with food? I don't think so. Food is not a great reward, because why throw off everything that you have been working for? Not that one day will throw it off, but if you are working so hard for results why add more empty calories that you are not needing. So after much thought I have decided my rewards. Taking time to do things for myself, such as a hair appointment, reiki, massage. These are my rewards.

So today I rewarded myself by getting my hair done. 2 hours of me time. It was wonderful. I highly suggest that you reward yourself, for keeping with the program. Getting things done and doing it the right way!