Toystoryduo’s Journal: Baby Steps are the Key... Celebrate Each Victory!

[toystoryduo]

Good morning friends,

I am feeling somewhat better this morning. I am taking a decongestant now and hopefully that will get rid of this cold once and for all.

I'm still keeping up with my weekly goals, although I didn't get to my food journal until this morning.

Goals for the week:

1. Daily exercise: 2/7 (6 hours cleaning the girls' room and a 20 minute leisurely stroll)

2. Food Journal: 2/7 (I journal on my computer and my journal was lost when my computer shut off unexpectedly. Just started over.)

3. Tracy's Battery Charging: 2/7 (This may sound silly, but yesterday I really wanted a chesse and tomato sandwich, but I knew nobody else would. I thought about making something else for dinner, but I really wanted that sandwich. So, I stuck to my guns and had my sandwich and everyone else had grilled cheese. Normally, I would deny myself the food because no one else wants it and then binge on something else later.)

I watched Oprah's show yesterday with Bob Greene and the Your Best Life Now Diet. I realized that if I was one of the participants on the show, he would probably kick me off. One of the women had only lost 6 pounds in a 14 week period. He basically told her that he didn't think she was serious about change and that she was over-reporting exercise and under-reporting her food. He told her you can't fit this program into your lifestyle, this program has to become your lifestyle. That got me thinking.... Sometimes, I feel comfortable at this weight. I mean, sure I don't look like I did in high school (darn! ), but I don't look too too bad. And sometimes I think yes, I have to buy bigger clothes, but how often do I really shop for myself? I'm wearing the same baggy clothes from 5 years ago. But last night I started thinking..... What am I doing to my body physically by being overweight? What type of long term problems am I setting myself up for? I realized that I have been trying to add healthy living to my life and have not allowed it to become my lifestyle. Does that make sense? Sure, I want to lose weight to look better, but do I want to lose weight to be healthier? The show gave me a lot to think about.

Today's Plan:

* Homeschool

* Laundry

* Clean our bedroom (DH better help! )

* Disney Meeting (Gotta have it today.... We have to map out expenses and find out what we need to do to reach our goals for both trips.)

* Workout (most likely a walk since I don't feel 100% yet)

That's about all for today. I hope everyone has a wonderful water filled Wednesday!

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Bekki~ Thanks WISH sis! I am feeling a little better today. It's hard to get stuff done when you're not feeling well.

Julie~ Thanks WISH sis! I am working on the Tracy time thing.

Carole~ Thank you for your post! I so appreciate your words of encouragement and support. I feel like I am right there.... That everything will start clicking soon and that I will start losing weight and become a healthier me on the inside and out. This really is a journey and not a destination. Thank you so much for encouraging me!

 

[goldcupmom]

Glad you're feeling better, Tracy!

Wish I had seen Oprah yesterday. Seems I'm never in front of a TV, even when I hear of something interesting. Most of the time, tho, that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Have a great Wednesday! Make sure you get your Tracy time!!

Grilled cheese with Tomato is a FAV of mine, too!

 

[bekkiz]

It's funny because I had a similar thought the other day. I will never, ever, ever be a size 6. I think it's genetically impossible. I probably will be a size 12 at my skinniest. And I need to be ok with that. What I need to focus on is being the healthiest I can be at what ever weight I'm at. Not that that is any easier, but it does force me to examine things beyond a number on a scale. Like "What will those two cookies do to my insides? Will they provide me good fuel to burn or simply add to the growing collection of fat on my thighs?"

This mentality makes it way easier to exercise, it's a good way to convince yourself that you need it. I still struggle w/ the eating portion. Cookies taste so good! I just wish there was a magical solution. It so hard sometimes.

 

[AmyBeth68]

Hi Tracy ,

I really hope you are beginning to feel better! Colds are miserable...and make even the simple tasks that much harder! Sending some healthy pixie dust your way.

I'm really impressed with your self assessment about your weight and your goals. You always seem to have such a great perspective on things, despite the challenges of every day life and the extremely hectic schedule that you manage day in and day out.

And HOW COOL that you are in the planning stages for Disney . Soooo excited for you....love planning trips to Disney.

Enjoy the rest of your week and thank you so much for the kind words in my journal . It meant a lot .

 

[keenercam]

Hi, Tracy! I am so glad you were able to take something away from that episode of Oprah, though I have to disagree that that woman was underreporting food and overreporting exercise. We all know what it is like to stay in the same weight range for a while.

I even think it is possible to be a totally different person at the same weight at two different points in time. Does that make sense? For example, the last time I was this weight I was 14 years old and very unhealthy with no idea of what nutrition my body needed and never exercised (except for my activity with marching band and drum & bugle corps). Now, I am healthier at this weight than I was when I was 25-30 pounds lighter at age 10.

I think it is so important for you to decide to be healthy at whatever weight you are. Mentally and physically. That HAS to mean carving time out to take care of your body and soul.

I am so glad you had what YOU wanted for dinner. I think you are a natural nurterer and it is obvious that you (and some others around here) spend all your time taking care of everyone else's needs. I hope you find ways every day to take care of yourself. I think when you do, you will naturally be more healthy and everything else will fall into place.

UGH! I did NOT mean to sound so preach-y! I just really want you to take care of you!! I expect us to be posting in each other's journals 10 years from now, dear WISH friend!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Tracy, I am so proud of you, the way you are figuring this all out and really getting honest with yourself. That takes a lot of integrity and courage! And that is also probably the biggest key to successful weight loss. And why its so hard for all of us to do! I so wish I had seen that Oprah episode. I need to log onto her website and check out what they are all doing. I saw the first one, I am wondering about the lady who had to quit smoking too, hope she did it!

I have been doing a lot of thinking too, wondering why when it feels so good to be healthy and lose weight I keep going off my program! I need to haul out that Bob Greene book, the newest one that I bought but hardly read and do my homework!

Keep up your hard work. Think of what you are doing for yourself and those two beautiful little girls who will learn so much from their mommy's example! I hope you feel better with that darn cold, spring time colds are the worst!

 

[toystoryduo]

Good morning WISH friends,

It is now 7:00 a.m. and I am completely exhausted. I only managed about 2hours of sleep last night.... I really need to try and take it easy today. I am thinking a couple of naps, a couple of loads of laundry, and I'll let my DH and kids clean the house..... Yeah, right!

Yesterday,we had to buy a new hot water tank. We got it for a good price and my DH installed it quite easily. There are some things that he needs to do today to tweak the tank, but overall, it was a good install.

As a favor to my DH, I decided to cut the grass yesterday. It was 80+ degrees, I am just getting over being sick, and there was a lot of grass to cut! I did manage to finish, but it definitely was not a Tracy battery charging event.

Weekly Goals:
1. Exercise Daily: 3/7 (cutting grass, cleaning the bedroom)
2. Food journal: 3/7
3. Tracy time: 3/7 (rewards programs)

Today's plan is to try and take it easy. I do have some straightening up of the house that needs to be done, but everything else can really be done tomorrow.

Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[toystoryduo]

Julie~ Great minds think alike! Tomato and cheese sandwiches have been a favorite of mine since I was a little kid. Yumm-o!

Bekki~ I'm with you... This weight loss/ healthy living journey is a tough one. I'm becoming convinced that a great deal of the journey has to do with our thought processes about food, exercise, and life in general. Keep on keeping on WISH sis!

Amy~ Thank you for your words of encouragement. I appreciate your friendship!

Cam~ You are so right! It is important to be healthy where we are at in the here and now. I think I am just now realizing that I can't postpone making healthy choices until I lose all this weight because that day may never come. I have to be healthy now. That means taking care of myself too because when I am taking care of me, I have more to give others. I'm not used to taking time for me though so it is something I have to keep working on. Thanks WISH sis!

Amy~ Thank you so much WISH sis! You have been so ecnouraging and supportive to me. Thank you!..... By the way, that lady did quit smoking! Oprah had her take some kind of nicotine (blood?) test that proved she hadn't been smoking. She quit cold turkey she said!

 

[keenercam]

Tracy -- I have a crazy busy day today and then the next 4 will be insane, but I had to check in to see how you are doing, sweetie. I am so sorry you aren't feeling well and are so behind on sleep. I hope you make time to rest today. You want to be able to enjoy the holiday weekend with DH and the girls. Hugs, sweetie!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Hey lady

I hope you are able to get a nap today--you must be exhausted!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Tracy, hope you are feeling better today and got some sleep yesterday and last night! At least mowing the lawn is good exercise, but its not fun! I'll bet your dh was loving your for doing that for him. Just remind him about payback! Have a good weekend Wish Sis, its summer!

And I am glad to know that lady quit smoking on Oprah. I sort of liked her the best and was really rooting for her!

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Cam, Jen, and Amy.

Today looks to be a relatively low key day for us. My DH has to work and deejay this evening so the girls and I will most likely chill at home.

Today's Plan:

* Homeschool

* laundry

* Disney Meeting prep. (Never had a chance to have the meeting yet. Life keeps getting in the way. )

* my brother's graduation picture collage for his party tomorrow

* cut up veggies for his party tomorrow

That's about all from here. Have a safe and Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone!

 

[goldcupmom]

Try to get in a nap, Tracy! You'll like yourself better tomorrow.

Hope you have a great weekend! If I don't get back before my trip, I'm still thinkin' 'boutcha!

Don't let me fall off page one, OK??

 

[hockeygirl]

Hey Tracy--Sorry to be MIA this week!

I hope you are feeling better and you got some rest that you needed!
you have been doing great on your goals this week, I love the goals you have set to do things for yourself.

Enjoy the rest of the holiday weekend!!

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Tracy
Did you manage to catch up on some sleep?
I hope your feeling better & you had a nice relaxing day with your family.

 

[toystoryduo]

Good morning friends,

We had a most wonderful weekend. We relaxed, we ate, we played volleyball, we walked, we had dessert, we relaxed, we visited with family, we relaxed, we went to a parade, we relaxed.

Today, we are supposed to go to the zoo, but I may change our plans up a bit. We'll see as the day progresses.

Today's Plan (for now anyway)

* Zoo

* Laundry

* Rewards Programs

* Call Disney to make a payment on our vacation

That's about all for today..... Have a great day!

 

[hockeygirl]

Hey Tracey--Glad you were able to relax this weekend!! Hope the zoo was fun today if you went!!

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Tracy,

I am so sorry I have been MIA again.....life!!! I am sorry to hear that you were not feeling well and running on little sleep. Glad to hear though that you had a great weekend with lots of relaxing. That is great!!!

Keep up the good work!!!

Have a great day

 

[toystoryduo]

Good morning friends,

I am finally starting to feel better. I still have the occasional cough, but I am feeling much better than I have been.

We didn't get to the zoo yesterday... By the time my DH finished all of the stuff he needed to for work, it was too late in the afternoon to go. We did go to lunch, cut the grass, and took our after dinner walk though.

Today's Plan:

* Homeschool

* Laundry (1 load)

* Straighten the house up

* The girls have appts. to get their shots today.

* Thrift store

* Going out to eat for dinner

It's hard to believe that May is almost over already. I'll be posting my monthly update tomorrow.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Tracy, so glad you are feeling better! I cannot believe another month is over! I think you are doing very well, good job getting that after dinner walk in. Summer is nice for that sort of thing huh? Keep up the good work!