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Hey everyone,
I've been gone for a while, gaining weight. The death of my aunt at Thanksgiving really threw me for a loop, and I lost myself for a few months. Now it's a new year, and I've gained 50 lbs. and feel like it's time to quit running and convincing myself I'm too weak to lose weight.
In August 2003, I started this woe and stayed completely steady and by the numbers and cheat free for almost a year. I dropped almost 100 lbs. and felt like a new woman. So I *know* I can do this. Focus is the key, and getting out of the habit of holing up with food when I feel bad.
And early next year, I am going to get on the trail. I'm going to hike 2,660 miles to raise money for the Komen Foundation (breast cancer). So I really have to get this weight off so that I can start training in earnest this summer. (If you want more information about my hike, my blog is at http://www.hikeforthecure.com.) My pack is going to weigh 40-50 lbs. - so, basically, I want to lose a backpack full of weight. As a learning hiker, I'm become very conscious of ways to cut weight out of my pack so that I can walk farther, and carry more food, and eat better, and thus be healthier.
So, my goal is 50 lbs. by the end of May, just in time for summer. I plan to do most of this time, if not all of it, in induction. I will be drinking at least 100 oz. of water a day, and walking 20+ minutes 3 times a week. I will gradually work up to walking a few miles a week, then several, like I was doing last year; then when I begin training for my hike, I will begin to walk several miles a day (either at local parks, or on a treadmill). I will be eating no sugar, caffeine, or aspartame, or other fake sugars (ie, low-carb candybars). The only "sweet" things I'm keeping are Diet Rite and Arizona diet green tea, to have with lunch at work.
I will be giving myself a refresher on the Do's and Don'ts of induction today, and making a list of foods I can and can't eat, and making up a menu so that I don't get bored with my food quickly, or fall off the wagon easily.
If you have something to lose by the summertime, feel free to jump on board with me. Make your goals, decide what you want to do, then post here if you want to follow along. Looking forward to hearing from you!
I've been gone for a while, gaining weight. The death of my aunt at Thanksgiving really threw me for a loop, and I lost myself for a few months. Now it's a new year, and I've gained 50 lbs. and feel like it's time to quit running and convincing myself I'm too weak to lose weight.
In August 2003, I started this woe and stayed completely steady and by the numbers and cheat free for almost a year. I dropped almost 100 lbs. and felt like a new woman. So I *know* I can do this. Focus is the key, and getting out of the habit of holing up with food when I feel bad.
And early next year, I am going to get on the trail. I'm going to hike 2,660 miles to raise money for the Komen Foundation (breast cancer). So I really have to get this weight off so that I can start training in earnest this summer. (If you want more information about my hike, my blog is at http://www.hikeforthecure.com.) My pack is going to weigh 40-50 lbs. - so, basically, I want to lose a backpack full of weight. As a learning hiker, I'm become very conscious of ways to cut weight out of my pack so that I can walk farther, and carry more food, and eat better, and thus be healthier.
So, my goal is 50 lbs. by the end of May, just in time for summer. I plan to do most of this time, if not all of it, in induction. I will be drinking at least 100 oz. of water a day, and walking 20+ minutes 3 times a week. I will gradually work up to walking a few miles a week, then several, like I was doing last year; then when I begin training for my hike, I will begin to walk several miles a day (either at local parks, or on a treadmill). I will be eating no sugar, caffeine, or aspartame, or other fake sugars (ie, low-carb candybars). The only "sweet" things I'm keeping are Diet Rite and Arizona diet green tea, to have with lunch at work.
I will be giving myself a refresher on the Do's and Don'ts of induction today, and making a list of foods I can and can't eat, and making up a menu so that I don't get bored with my food quickly, or fall off the wagon easily.
If you have something to lose by the summertime, feel free to jump on board with me. Make your goals, decide what you want to do, then post here if you want to follow along. Looking forward to hearing from you!
Hi StephieSue, 
, i'm geared to go all the way now. Good luck, i'll check in soon!!!
If I do lose 50, I won't be upset!! 
Drink that water!!!
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