My New Fitness Plan ~

1. Keep a food journal.
2. Keep a bottle of water with me.
3. Keep a log of miles rode on my new exercise bike.
4. No scale!!!

These are my four steps towards a healthier lifestyle.  I'm tired of being tired and overweight.  It's been two years since my hysterectomy and a year since my daddy went to meet the Lord.  We've moved and are settled.  NO MORE EXCUSES!!!  It's time to deal with it and be consistent!  I'm going to add a new gadget on my sidebar that keeps up with the miles I ride.  I'm NOT going to weigh.  I know what to do and I don't need a number to tell me how I'm doing.

I sure would appreciate prayers for consistency, my biggest struggle!

Wordless Whole Grain Wednesday

WoW - Week 1

Well, I'm very pleased with my first weeks results. I know every week won't be this drastic. I'm feeling sooo much better having cut way back on the sugar and white, processed foods. I love Walk Away the Pounds and look forward to it each day. I feel so much more energized!!



So..... here are the results from week one:

weight: -5 lbs.

inches: -2" (waist)
-1 1/2" (chest)
-1 1/2" (hips)
-1 1/2" (thigh)
-1 1/2" (arm)
Grand Total =
8 inches!!!!!! WOW. I do give myself a +/- 3 margin of error since I measured myself the first time. I had help today :)


Plans for the week:

' Continue to Walk Away the Pounds with my family
' Continue to research low glycemic foods and make good eating choices.

Visit Regina's blog for more WoW results.

Baga Fries

So what are Baga Fries? Well, I would have never thought of this - but I got the recipe from my new cookbook Saving Dinner the Low-Carb Way: Healthy Menus, Recipes, and the Shopping Lists That Will Keep the Whole Family at the Dinner Table. They weren't too bad. Kind of a sweet french fry.

If you want to give it a try here's what you do.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Peel a large rutabaga and cut into french fries.
Spray cookie sheet with non-stick spray.
Toss the fries in a bowl with 1 Tbls of olive oil. Salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste.
Lay in a single layer on the cookie sheet. Bake 20 min, turn them over, and bake another 20 min.

Everyone ate them but Buck and Honeybee. Buck leaned over to me and said, "Mom, these aren't like dad's fries." Too cute.

Family P.E.

We had sooooooooo much fun last night doing the 1 mile workout video. Yes, EVERYBODY, did it and there were times I couldn't breathe for laughing. Great stuff!

WoW- Weight on Wednesday

OK so yesterday was not a pretty day - at least as far as the scale goes. UGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
I've been putting it off long enough! So.... as all of you as my witness(so I don't change my mind in a week), I'm going to start WoW. Thanks Jessica for the idea/inspiration. I've also got a copy of Walk Away the Pounds-Complete In-Home Walking System on hold at the library.

I actually had a good check-up yesterday. Everything is normal Thank the Good Lord!

My WoW plans for Week One:

1. Cut out as much sugar and white processed foods as possible.
2. Start Walk Away the Pounds workout.
3. Read and plan meals from Saving Dinner the Low-Carb Way: Healthy Menus, Recipes, and the Shopping Lists That Will Keep the Whole Family at the Dinner Table.
4. Read Walk Away the Pounds: The Breakthrough 6-Week Program That Helps You Burn Fat, Tone Muscle, and Feel Great Without Dieting

Please say a prayer for me. Food is my weakness :(