I am Tiffany and I am the why!

I had a great week. I made it a goal not to eat after 7 p.m. and I did it! I also tried to cut down on processed foods and I did pretty good. My official weigh and measure day is on Monday, so I am very excited to see the scale move and the inches go down. Just wanted to give you all a heads up! Best Week Ever!

Why the change?

Can you see a pattern here with my weight loss? I see that there really isn't one. I lose, I gain, I lose, I gain. Have I really paid the price to be healthy? Sometimes. I have goals, I have needs, I have ambition, I have excitement. I seem to have the have, but do I have the why? Why do I want to do this? Why have goals, needs, ambition, excitement, energy? Why exercise? Why eat healthy? Why avoid processed foods? Why avoid negativity in my life? Why avoid the bad stuff? Why eat good food, healthy food, clean food, vegan food, fat food, carb food, grain food, sugary food? Lots of decisions,eh? So, here I am almost about to turn 46 years old. Why haven't I caught the vision yet? Why can't I seem to lose the weight and stay motivated enough to keep at it. Why can't I exercise everyday for the rest of my life? Why can't I exercise for a week straight? Why can't I eat grains, fruits and veggies, nuts and legumes and stay away from the processed crap? Why can't I say "No" when people offer me processed foods, sugar laden food, fat food? Why can't I stay lean? Why is my stomach always look like I am 8 months pregnant. Why am I always the picture taker and never in the photos? Why do I continue to wear baggy clothes to hide what is behind it? I guess until I can answer these questions honestly I will always have a problem with being accountable. I saw a picture of me this weekend that sickened me. Infact I posted it on Facebook, but I blurred out my stomach region, because I was so embarrassed by the picture. Why did I post it then? There was six of us that went on a hike and there were pictures taken of a group of 5 with me in it and then I took the picture of the group without me in it. All the pictures I posted for the friends so see and I felt like I had to put the picture of me on there, but I was so sickened by the picture that I blurred out the stomach shot. As if it really matters. Anyway, the picture is posted above this post. I am the big girl in front in the blue shirt. This is my reminder of what I used to look like. What I don't want to look like and what I will continue to look like if I don't make the change now. I keep saying the time is now. Well, the time is now! So, here I am once again posting my body composition- which continues to go up each year and I just get closer to some kind of health problem. I carry the fat in the most dangerous place (stomach area), so I better shape up and get this under control, before it is too late. Body Composition: Weight: 191 lbs / 189 in Feb. Height:5'8" Waist: 38 1/2"- 36"(Feb) Hips: 41"- 40"(FEB) Belly Bulge: 40" - 38" (feb) Chest(underneath): 37" feb same Thigh" 23 1'2" - 21"(feb)- right thigh calf: 16" - same in feb (flexed right) Body fat% - 40.1- 36.27 (feb) LBS. of BF- 75.9 - 68.76 (feb) Lean BF- 113.3 - 120.84(feb) So, once again I am getting in the danger zone of body fat%. I am wanting to run a 10K on October 19th, 2013. That is a goal I am setting for myself. To be able to run that race - I have to lose 10 lbs. before October 9th! My 21 year anniversary is October 10th, and I want to be 10 lbs. lighter. I will meet that goal of 10 lbs loss. I will run that 10K race and I will continue to make healthy food choices! I AM TIFFANY AND I AM THE WHY!

Spring is on the way!

Where did the last few months go. I just returned from a trip down south. I was in Arizona for 17 days. When I left I weighed in at 185. When I returned 17 days later I weighed in at 200 lbs. Well I say 200, but it was like 199. Yikes! Well my plan for getting healthy, losing weight, feeling good about my self, exercising, walking, eating more fruits/veggies, staying away from sugar - all these hopes seems to be backfiring. Do I really want to lose weight? Do I really want to be healthy? It doesn't really show- does it? Well I need to do something. My husband wants to be healthy and he wants to work together to lose weight. I should just put this body to the test and see if it is possible. See what will happen if I stay away from sugar for a month. See how I feel. I am so tired lately and I have been tired for years. Today I woke up at 7 a.m. and felt like I could still sleep some more. I had a nap in the afternoon and slept for 1 1/2 hours and then later on in the day I slept for another 2 hours. I am tired now, but I am trying to catch up on my housework that I missed because I was sleeping. I need to react now and get busy living and taking better care of my body. My daughter graduates in 2 months and I don't want to be the fat mom there. I was the fat mom last year at my son's graduation and I told myself I wasn't going to be the fat mom ever again.

It's a New Year!

Well, Here it is a new year, and as you can see not much change has happened over the few years that I have had this blog. I am deciding today that today is the day! It is time. My wardrobe is ceasing to exist, because nothing fits, so I just keep giving it away. I am down to two sets of track pants that I wear daily and 2 skirts to wear on Sunday to church. I have my exercise clothes, but the shirts keep getting tighter and tighter. I should just wear a tent. Anyway, here I am again starting fresh, new and more aware of what I need to do to succeed in this weight loss journey. So, I guess I will start with my stats: Body Composition Weight: 189.6 Height: 5'8" Waist: 36" Hips: 40" Belly Bulge: 38" Chest(underneath): 37" Thigh (right): 21" Calf (right): 16" Body Fat (tape measure) 36.27% - Body Fat 68.76 lbs. of Body Fat 120.84 lean body weight Goals for today: (February 8th, 2013) 1. Drink 1 gallon of water 2. Avoid added sugar 3. Avoid simple sugars (cakes, cookies, donuts, candy, chocolate, etc.) 4. Avoid saltine crackers 5. Avoid eating chips out of the bag (I bought them for a recipe) 6. Take my omega 3's 7. Take my vitamin D 8. Take my supplements 9. 45 minute walk on treadmill 10. Circuit workout with weights