Attempts we knew we were making
Well, here is my first “official” blog. I hope it’s a good one. All day I’ve been thinking about what it is I’d like to discuss in my blog, and many things have come to mind. As I was working out at the gym I decided upon discussing my weight loss attempts. The reason being…that’s all it has been. Attempts. Kevin and myself both started a “diet” January 1st of this year. Now, I’ve never been one for fad diets…and I’ve definitely never been one for starting that fad diet on New Year’s Day. It just seemed like a great time for us to start one, and we ended up doing pretty well. Kevin lost 22lbs and I lost a big fat 9lbs. It took me about 2 months to lose those 9lbs, and only about a month to gain it back. Every day I wonder where I’ve went wrong since we got off the diet, and the only thing I can come up with is going out to dinner. It’s one of the things we truly enjoy doing together. By the time the weekend rolls around, I’m sick of cooking and want a delicious meal prepared FOR me. Unfortunately, we don’t eat that good when we dine out. How can you really? It’s hard. When we eat at home, 90% of the time it’s really healthy meals. On top of trying our hardest to eat good, we both workout 4-5 days a week. I used to think all I needed to do was workout and I could eat whatever I wanted, but I’m definitely finding out that’s not true. After pondering why I can’t lose weight the whole time I was at the gym tonight…guess what we came home and ate? Nachos! Not only did we make nachos…we made the biggest nachos I’ve ever seen! SO big I had to take a picture! I guess I justify it by saying it had fat free sour cream, soy cheese, and organic chips!
I hope my attempts (not including the nachos) start kicking in soon. I bought a new bathing suit I have to wear in 2 weeks and I am not feeling very hopeful about it right now!
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Have you tried not eating at all. That sometimes works for me, but then I get really grouchy. I did Atkins once and it worked for a while.
I love this blog skin. I might steal it.
I’m so glad you guys are blogging. I love to keep up with everyone and this is the best way for me to do it. Thanks for commenting on mine too.
I’ve definitely tried the “not eating” fad, but quickly realized I just love food WAY too much. I need to get past that. I love this blog skin too, it’s actually from Twitter. Did you notice that? Glad we’re blogging friends!
Losing weight and staying healthy is a process. Do things gradually, like switching to brown rice and whole grains instead of the white stuff. The nachos look good, and soy cheese is yummy. One thing I like to do is snack on those baby carrots or pretzels when I’m hungry. Granted, I dip my carrots in ranch dressing, but I use the fat free stuff. You’ve got to indulge a little.
As far as exercise goes, I have had great success with the jump rope. It’s fun and it really is a full body work out, and you don’t have to leave the house. Haha!
The funny thing is…everything I buy is whole wheat, low-fat, organic, fat free. Soy cheese. Brown rice. Egg whites. If you looked in our pantry and fridge, you’d think we were health freaks (for the most part). You know, except for the occasional ice cream or nachos! Thanks for the advice though…I might have to go out and get a jump rope!