female, 55 years old
| Recent Journal Entry ArchiveNovember 11, 2009, 8:30 pm Back to doing TaeBo | Well in my battle to maintain the weight that I have lost I started back to doing Taebo. It is a great exercise routine. It has everything. Aerobic, toning, and stretching all in one. It goes by fast and I really feel like I have been moving.
Maintaining has been a challenge. I don't look at the scale anymore. The scale is annoying. I just use how my clothes fit and the measurement of my waist to see how I am doing.
Thanksgiving is coming up soon--oh my goodness. I am not going to fool myself into thinking that I will ... |
continue reading 4 comments October 17, 2009, 1:33 pm Still Here | I have not logged in for a few weeks, but I am still here. I have been sooooo busy, but I am still working on maintaining my weight. I three days 3 weeks ago where I overate and I gained 12 pounds. I have been working to get rid of those pounds. Today, I got on the scale and I was 173 pounds. That means I have lost 4 of the 12 pounds I gained. So, I am back on track. It has been hard, but I am not complaining because at least it was only 12 and not 112. ... |
continue reading 2 comments September 15, 2009, 7:05 pm Oh Man--Another Totally Green Day!! Yahooo | I feel good. I had a totally green day. That means even the micronutrition was green. I ususally find it hard to get the phosphorus and the potassium to be green, but even they were green today. I am so glad that NM exists so that I can monitor if my eating is healthy or not. Thank you NM. ... |
continue reading 5 comments August 25, 2009, 1:05 pm OOPS! Made a mistake | Well:
Yesterday evening I gave in and had a mini binge. Although it was all health food--because that is all I had in the house--it was a binge no less.
Today as I am back on track and able to reflect on yesterdays downfall, I went through my list to see what may have happened. While it is true was was stressed, I was no more stressed then I was on the days I had control. So that was not it. The only thing I can attribute my overwhelming cravings to is a change in my diet.
As I have been ... |
continue reading 3 comments August 25, 2009, 10:42 am I love the New Activity Link | Thank you Mike and the NM team. This really enhances the social networking of this site. It works great. ... |
continue reading 5 comments
August 11, 2009, 10:04 am More about Cinnamon | Some of you asked for an update--here it is. I had a crave attack yestersday and quelled it by sprinkling some cinnamon in my hand and eating it. Immediately a switch went on and the craving was gone. So, it is not my imagination. This works for me. Praise God I found another weapon against my desire to overeat. ... |
continue reading 11 comments August 9, 2009, 11:07 am Oh the Magic of Cinnamon---Is it my imagination? | I have been doing more research on natural appetite suppression and I ran across information on cinnamon.
I thought that is was just another fad, but believe me, it works. I am an emotional eater. Currently, I have been under a lot of pressure to meet a work deadline. Of course that means I am in "eating and binging" mode. So, in desperation, I prayed and put some ground cinnamon on my hand and whoa-la, the craving was instantly gone. In fact, it is like the cinnamon just turned that part of my brain off. It cannot be my imagination, because ... |
continue reading 8 comments August 4, 2009, 5:42 pm Oh! Oh! Oh!-- A completely green day--Whewwwww | I am so happy. I stayed within my calorie range and had a completely green day. When I say completely, I mean all the way down to the phosphorus (a nutrient I often get to about 75%).
I added WW cream cheese to my diet. I have not had cream cheese for years. I am so enjoying the freedom to eat new foods. I am learning and growing. ... |
continue reading 5 comments July 16, 2009, 9:00 am Scale Free, Number Free=FREE!!! | The following words are just personal reflections about myself. I am not recommending this for anyone. However, if what I am learning motivates someone out there, then let it be.
It has been 4 days that I have not looked at the scale. I have tried to break free so many times before. This time I am starting to really feel good about it. I noticed, I am less stressed. I feel good about myself.
I also have stopped worrying about how many calories I am burning and I have not measured myself for the last four days. So, the only ... |
continue reading 5 comments July 16, 2009, 8:41 am Scale Free, Number Free=FREE!!! | The following words are just personal reflections about myself. I am not recommending this for anyone. However, if what I am learning motivates someone out there, then let it be.
It has been 4 days that I have not looked at the scale. I have tried to break free so many times before. This time I am starting to really feel good about it. I noticed, I am less stressed. I feel good about myself.
I also have stopped worrying about how many calories I am burning and I have not measured myself for the last four days. So, the only ... |
continue reading 1 comment July 16, 2009, 8:37 am Scale Free, Number Free=FREE!!! | The following words are just personal reflections about myself. I am not recommending this for anyone. However, if what I am learning motivates someone out there, then let it be.
It has been 4 days that I have not looked at the scale. I have tried to break free so many times before. This time I am starting to really feel good about it. I noticed, I am less stressed. I feel good about myself.
I also have stopped worrying about how many calories I am burning and I have not measured myself for the last four days. So, the only ... |
continue reading 1 comment July 14, 2009, 7:24 pm
updated Jul 15, 2009, 9:51 am Today was a green day with some green foods | I am getting better. I seem to be eating more vegetables to get the green. Normally, my day is mostly fruit--apples. However, I had mixed vegetables twice today. It was a much better mix of food.
I know this seems simple, but I am relearning how to cook. My old way of cooking was a lot of fat, flour, salt, and sugar. I have been so afraid of doing things wrong, that I have gone completely bland in my cooking habits. Now that I am working on maintenance, I realize I can relax a little and experiment. So, to some ... |
continue reading 5 comments July 7, 2009, 2:01 pm Jim-I have added a new food | Jim has been saying add new foods. . . I did. I added tofu to my diet today. I did not quite know how to cook it,but I sprinkled it with Mrs Dash and some lite salt. I cooked it in a teaspoon of butter and it was really good. In addition it upped my phosphorus. So, I am going to be looking for some tofu recipes. Thank you Jim for your input. ... |
continue reading 4 comments July 6, 2009, 8:43 am Outcome of the 4th--Good! | And the maintenance saga continues. . .
Today I got on the scale and it was a 1 pound up (166). I did not overeat this weekend, but I did overdo it on the salt. So, I believe it is just water retention, which should be gone by tomorrow.
I found that as long as I stayed away from trigger foods and appetite stimulating foods I was able to keep it under control.
We went to the movies and I took 60 grams of sunflower seeds to munch on--it worked. We went to Fire Mountain and I ate a plate of vegetables ... |
continue reading 1 comment July 4, 2009, 8:07 am Watching My Weight-Now I know what that means. | I have always heard people say "No, I am not going to eat that, I am watching my weight." Now I understand what that means. Now that I am working on maintaining my current weight, I know longer am trying to lose weight, I am "watching" my weight.
A new discovery is that saying "I am watching my weight" is more accepted than "I am on a diet." I wish I would have learned that earlier. Anyway, today is July 4th and I am watching my weight. I will eat, but I will keep it under control.
To my weight ... |
continue reading 7 comments July 1, 2009, 7:38 pm Yes, yes yes!!! All Green -Even the Phosphorus | Well, today was a great day. I stayed within my calories and was totally green. I mean even the reflection nutrients. Normally, I am all green except for the phosphorus, but today I even was green in phosphorus. It feels good. ... |
continue reading 3 comments July 1, 2009, 8:31 am From PRAISEGODIM FIT-Your Responses have Hyped Me--The pictures TOO |
 Hey everybody. I did not expect such a wonderful response to my pictures. Your comments have encouraged me to the fullest. I also looked at my pictures and they made realize how blessed I am.
For those of you going through to get to the goal, take it from me, the going though is worth it. I have gotten off track so many times, but guess what, I cannot remember those times. I only see the results of continuing on. You can make it.
I pray everyday that God keep me on track and I first have to give Him the ... |
continue reading 4 comments June 30, 2009, 7:07 pm Then and Now-from 279 to 165 pictures. | Ok. I have been promising. Here are my befores and afters. Ignore the timestamps. The one's with today's dates are copies of pictures that I took with my camera today. The one with the timestamp from 11/2008 is actually from last month. I will fix them later. ... |
continue reading 37 comments June 30, 2009, 2:17 pm Still Working with the Maintenance- A few before Pictures |
 Well:
This weekend I overate. Of course it showed up on the scale on Monday. However, it was not too bad. I gained 3 pounds. Being on track this week will take me back to where I belong.
This phase of my journey is very different. Instead of trying to lose weight, I am now working on just keeping it under control. To me, this is so much better than trying to lose weight. I now understand why losing it slowly is so important. I have gained new skills.
I have learned how to eat, exercise and be diligent about my habits. ... |
continue reading 7 comments June 26, 2009, 7:10 pm NM the Right Place at the Right TIme | Well this is my 5th day on maintenance and I am doing good. I was all green yesterday and 164.5. Today, I was 164.3. So I am maintaining.
Today I was red in the fat area. Not for being over but for being under about 1%. So, I know tomorrow to eat some flaxseed and I will be balanced out.
It has dawned on me that it is so much more fun to watch my nutrition than my weight. I am at a good point in my health journey. I think I will stay here for a while and enjoy it. ... |
continue reading 2 comments June 23, 2009, 12:59 pm Second day on Maintenance | Well, this is my second day. I did pretty good yesterday. I just have to shake the lose weight thought process. I am so afraid to eat more. However, I made it to 1400 calories yesterday and weighed today. Of course, I lost a pound. But, I am happy that I am maintaining.
I was not all green yesterday --too much fat. But, I am working towards it today. All I have to do is eat a little more fat (hey, I didn't count the olive oil I put in my brown rice--that should do it). I will keep everyone ... |
continue reading 4 comments June 22, 2009, 7:50 am Update from PraiseGodImfit | Well, my 3rd lifersary was on June 19th, I was still 165 pounds. So, I have decided, this is it. I am going to listen to my body and maintain. I have tried for over a year to get to 150 pounds. The closest I have gotten is 163, then I bounce right back up to 165. I never get above 169. So, that means 165 is my weight. I accept it.
I remember when I was 279 pounds that a size 10 and to be 165 would have been an envious position. When someone complained about being 1 whatever, ... |
continue reading 8 comments June 11, 2009, 6:46 pm Still Here | I have not been using NM to post my food--I have been away and have been using my blackberry calorie counter. However, I am still here. I realize that I have been trained though. I am still eating the same and pretty much know all the calories by heart. Isn't that great?
I am taking the no scale challenge. I don't plan on getting on the scale until my new lifersary on June 19th. It was on on June 19th, 2006 that I started this new lifestyle at 269 pounds. The last time I weighed, I was 164 pounds. I ... |
continue reading 7 comments June 1, 2009, 10:09 pm Kicking it up a notch | Well:
I did not make my goal for the end of the month. My goal was to be 159. Instead I gained 2 pounds. So I am going to not look at the scale for 2 more weeks and I am going to kick it up a notch. I am going to do the Bikini workout for four weeks. This is 3 days of cardio and 3 days of resistance exercises from my fitness magazine. The resistance exercises are also shown in a video on the fitnessmagazine.com website. I am supposed to be 1 size down by the end of 4 ... |
continue reading 2 comments May 20, 2009, 2:09 pm
updated May 20, 2009, 3:34 pm Study on "Why don’t thin people gain weight after overeating?" | This is a very interesting study. What do you think?
Why don’t thin people gain weight after overeating?
Monday, June 16, 2008
Contacts:
Aaron Lohr
Manager, Media Relations
Phone: (240) 482-1380
Email: alohr@endo-society.org
We may not be able to explain whether we are thin or fat based just on our metabolism, according to a new study being presented Sunday, June 15, at The Endocrine Society’s 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
“The causes of obesity are complicated and likely cannot be solely explained on differences in rates of metabolism,” said Dr. Daniel Bessesen, an endocrinologist at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and a study ... |
continue reading 1 comment May 12, 2009, 2:35 pm Calcium Quota Met through Food | Well nothing makes you use food for nutrition like running out of supplements. I am out of Calcium supplements until Friday, so today I had to eat my calcium. I did it. I went over 100% with just food. I am learning. It is good to be naturally green. ... |
continue reading 6 comments May 11, 2009, 8:40 am I ate and I enjoyed it, now back to the grind. | Yesterday was Mother's day. One of the greatest things about not being 279 pounds is that I don't have to tell myself "I'll start dieting tommorrow" anymore. I ate whatever I wanted yesterday. I enjoyed my day. So, I may have gained a couple of "water weight, or sugar" pounds. But now, I am in a lifestyle that what was a struggle is now the norm and what was the norm is now a rarity (borrowed that from Ron on Biggest Loser). Today I am right back on track and feeling real good about myself.
I still am trying to ... |
continue reading 11 comments April 21, 2009, 10:47 am Vegetarian Egg White Omelette | Ok. So, I went to a restaurant in Grand Rapids, MI called Brandywine. I had a vegetarian egg white omelette. It had various vegetables including potatoes and cheddar cheese. Does anyone out there have any idea about how man calories this may be. I should have taken a picture, but I wasn't thinking.
I found something on the Internet with about 505 calories However, this omelette did not have Cheddar Cheese, it had Swiss Cheese, and it did not have potatoes. I think my omelette was much more. In addition, I think it was 3 egg whites, and not 2. ... |
continue reading 10 comments April 20, 2009, 7:03 am
updated Apr 20, 2009, 12:28 pm I made it into a size 8 for one day |
 April 10th was my daughter's wedding day. My goal was to make it into a size 8 suit. I did it- barely. As you can see by my picture, the hips were saying, 'just one too many pieces of cake and we are breaking out!!"
Of course this kind of busy time can cause one to get out of routine so, I overate a couple of days and did not exercise a lot. I was 164 on 4/10/09 and the skirt was what you see in the picture. This week I gained 1 pound and of course the skirt in ... |
continue reading 24 comments February 8, 2009, 4:04 am I lost 6 pounds since I started Nutrimirror | I have been trying to blast through the last 15 pounds of my weightloss journey for a year. Since I have started using Nutrimirror, a month ago yesterday, I have lost 6 pounds.
I love this program. I had two days of minor overeating and was able to keep on. Without those two days, I might have lost more. But it is great to see how this whole diet thing works.
I thank God for his leading and knowledge. I think God for the people who created this program. ... |
continue reading 3 comments January 22, 2009, 9:39 am Nutrimirror said 3 pounds, I lost 3 pounds | This is amazing. I just had to blog about it. I started on the 7th of January (my birthday). Nutrimirror said, for the 7th of January to today, I should have lost 3 pounds. I started at 167.5 and today I am 164.5. That is 3 pounds.
I love it. Through the last 15 or so days, I have learned how to do more activity to offset any overeating I do. I have also learned how to eat enough calories to keep losing weight. I have learned how to use my heart monitor to see how much more activity I ... |
continue reading 4 comments |
