lazy is not an excuse!

I feel really awful that I haven’t updated in so long. But life happens, and you lose track of your hard work. I am sad to say that I had to stop going to the gym due to the health problems of my husband.  I don’t like to make excuses when it comes to working out. After all the stress that came with the hub’s health problems, I’ve just grown lazy and did a lot of emotional eating.

The lowest weight that I got down to was 190, and as of today I am back to 198. I have been going through problems with severe food allergies. I wonder if it’s because I went back to eating some bad foods. My goal for now is to start eating as healthy as I can and to hopefully lose the weight I gained back by the end of September.

The first things to get rid of this time around? Red meat and m&ms. Ohhhh how I’ll miss those m&ms. lol

damn it, lol.

When it comes to our health, it’s easy to think that we are invincible. Some of us smoke cigarettes and some of us binge drink alcohol knowing that it is bad for us. Yet we still do things that harm our body. We completely neglect that fact that food can harm us just as bad. Sometimes we know better and still indulge in greasy fast foods and super sugary treats.

Annnnnnnd it’s so easy to fall off the healthy life style bandwagon. Sneaking in some sweets every once in awhile slowly turns to sneaking in sweets every day. Drinking sweet sugary beverages slowly turns into a nasty addiction, where you HAVE to have it or you’ll have an awful day. Or worse, you get angry at your significant other/co-worker/children.

Maybe it’s because we are afraid to change or maybe it’s because we don’t have a strong willpower? Whatever excuse we make to justify our gluttony with bad food just isn’t going to cut it. There are plenty of healthy choices out there, yet we choose to turn our nose in the air and head near the closet burger joint.

I will admit that I have a vicious cycle of falling off the healthy life style bandwagon. It’s easy. Sometimes I didn’t even realize I was eating badly. Even after going gluten free and feeling happy, I still managed to go back to eating gluten and feeling like crap. I never really went back into drinking soda thankfully. Soda was the hardest habit to kick. Eating bad food for nostalgia is a bad thing. Lol. I tried to justify that eating it every once in awhile was okay, only if it was in moderation. Boy was I wrong…. Lol.

And here I am, starting this healthy life style all over again. I am really excited to try this all over again. My taste buds have changed, so healthy eating isn’t so boring anymore. the only thing I am going to miss is the cinnamon coffee cakes and sandwiches from the publix deli. So far I have been gluten free for a week. I am slowly learning how to enjoy coffee without a hint of sugar.

oppsies

So, since my last birthday i have changed my diet completely. now i am getting reminders that my birthday is near and i have 50 percent off an ice cream cake from basken robins and free ice cream from cold stone creamery. oh joy.....

why can't i get a cupon for hummus and gluten free waffels? i'd be much happier then... lol.

a little bit of nothing

so, i am trying to get online as much as i possibly can. and right now it's not that often. bummer. but things have been looking up even though at times it can be stressful. still haven't gotten around to getting that 20 dollar gym membership. my husband thinks it's more important to find jobs than work out. boo. 

 things will get better, things will be great. time to stay optimistic. if i can be patient to lose weight i can be patient for anything. i have a better outlook in life now. i am grateful for everything in my life.

p.s i have been taking alot of pictures of birds lately. got a great camera for xmas.

Crash and fad diets are a piece of shit

To me a crash diet should be considered to be a type of eating disorder. The definition of an eating disorder is extreme emotions, attitudes, and behaviors surrounding weight and food issues. People are constantly pushing their bodies to the point where they might be harmful. Deprivation diets and intense exercise can be extremely harmful to your heart. Why do people think that it’s okay to push your body so hard? Times have changed and food has changed.  Food portions at restaurants have tripled, which are causing people to become fatter and fatter.  People aren’t as active as they used to be. People are sitting on their asses all day watching tv, staying on the computer or staying on their beloved video games all day. Then they wonder why they are gaining all that weight. Well, since I have been exercising and changed my eating habits, I no longer feel sorry for people. It’s like they have an excuse for everything. It’s not hard to get off your butt and go for a walk; it’s not hard to give up soda or other junk food. You have to be willing to change. One positive change to your life style will reward you and will inspire you to make another positive lifestyle change.  It’s like a domino effect. 

With more and more people gaining weight, more and more crazy diets are popping up left and right. Some diets tell you to eat nothing but cottage cheese, eat cabbage soup, and just eat lima beans for a certain amount of time. Sure you’ll lose weight, but you will also make you sick. Rapid weight loss can lower your metabolism and cause you to gain all that weight back eventually. Not to mention that a long term low calorie intake (anything below 1,000) can lead to heart damage. All that “yo-yo” dieting can cause heart muscle loss which leads to all sorts of heart problems.  

People are so impatient and want rapid results. They never consider that the crazy diet they are doing can lead to death. I don’t know about you, but I am not dying to be skinny. If you really want to lose weight or be fit, you should stick to a healthy life style change and stick to it.  I know I’ve said this a lot, but losing weight takes time. 

opps... my bad.

Yesterday I forgot to take my vitamins and supplements. I have no energy to do anything. I didn’t even feel like getting out of the bed today. I had a hard time working out last night and now I don’t even have the motivation to make some breakfast. It’s crazy how I forget one day to do something, and the next day is completely thrown off. My plans for this morning was to jump on the treadmill for a good 30 minutes, eat breakfast, clean up a bit and jump on the treadmill again for another 30 minutes. I don’t feel like doing jack shit, and I defiantly don’t feel like doing my blog today. Lol.

I already had an idea of what I wanted to blog about yesterday for today, but I completely forgot. I think it was something about different diets and blah blah blah. Wow this sucks. I need to just force myself to eat right now and take my vitamins. Maybe I can save the rest of the day? Oh I hope I hope I hope I really hope so.

I should have saved today for an off topic day and should have blogged about pandas.