Why do you want to be health?

I thought something I should start out with is what motivated me to loss weight. I think it was two things. 1.)I was about 8 months pregnant and got on the scale at the doctor’s office and I weighedover 200 lbs. Yes, I know, I was pregnant and was going to gain weight. The facts is that I should never have hit 200 lbs no matter what was going on with my body. Even when I’m pregnant for my body type and height I shouldn't even be over 150!!! 2.)Then shortly after I had Emery my sister got married and I was the maid of honor. The dress that I wore was a size 12 and it probably should have been a 16-18. It was so tight and I was SO embarrassed that I had let myself go that far. I was a completely different person than I wanted to be. Yes I know how people talk about how happy they are and how we need to be ok with our bodies and love them no matter what. But I think that is only the case when we are a little out of shape. Not when we are obese. I beleive our Hevenly Father gave us these bodies and because they are a gift from him we need to take care of them. I don’t care what anyone says you can not be morbobly obese and take care of your body. It just doesn’t work that way. That is not the way that our Hevenly Fahter design us to be. I still loved myself and my big hips and curvy figure. But I was just a little too big and too curvy. Also I wasn’t feeling fulfilled in my life. I kept having the same problems coming up in my life in a rotating pattern. Something would bug me about my life for a while and then it would go away for a few weeks and slowly creep back up on me. I soon discovered after lossing some weight I was eating away my issues instead of dealing with them. After eating a whole package of oreos life just seemed to be better for some reason. But it was only a temperary fix, nothing changed! It has been A LOT harder to actually deal with my short commings but I am now actually fixing and dealing with them. I am so much happier now than I have been in a long time. Now this is not to say that I was miserable and hated life beforebut I now just have a better understanding of how to deal with problems that I face. So now I want to ask you the question "Why do you want to be healthy?" If you feel comfortable sharing please post your answer so that we can all give each other support and encouragement. If not then just sit down and write it in a journal or on a scrap piece of paper. And if that is still too much work for you then just sit down and take 5-10 minutes and ponder about it. I think we ALL can make healthier and better decision on how we treat our bodies. It is not about looking like the models on TV it’s about how we feel inside and if we have treated our bodies with the respect they deserve.

Building my relationship with food

So it feels like the week of craziness has finally started. Today I ran 3.2 miles in under 28 minutes. In Sept. Brian and I are running a 5 K with our good friends and I've been trying to train for that. I'm hoping to beat my hubby so I ran as fast as I could (which is still not that fast) today and did less mileage. Also we went to Chick-fil-A for Family Home Evening activity to get ice cream for the kids. I was really proud of myself because I didn't get anything! They didn't really have anything that was worth the calories at the time so I just feed the kids. It was REALLY hard to feed them the chocolate chip cookie sundae but it was worth it to meet my goal. Its hard for me to sometimes make those decisions, especially in a social setting when everyone is doing it. I just try to think of food as something my body needs to get around each day. Not something that is there to keep me occupied when I'm bored or simple for pleasure. So to treat myself Brian is cooking me a nice steak! I figure it's all about portion control. If I just have a few ounces it will be OK. It's all about moderation.

My Favorite Weight Loss Apps

Here are a few of my favorite weight loss apps that I use everyday. The best part is they are all FREE, I almost refuse to pay for an app. Yes I am cheap, but admitting it is the first step right?:

1- Lose It! by FitNow= I hate counting calories but this app makes it so easy and idiot proof (which I need). I use it everyday and I highly recommend it

2- Fast Food Calories by nanobitsoftware.com= This app helps you count calories and know the nutritional fact when you are eating out

3- Stop & Go Fast by fastfoodbank.com= You can pick a restaurant and it will give you food that are in a green, yellow, or red category depending how healthy it is

4- Fitter Fitness Calculater by MigoApps, LLC= It calculates and tracks your BMI, BMR, and other useful calculators

5- MapMyRUN GPS by MapMyFitness= A running app that works great! Helps you to track your pace, distance, calories, and much more! Works for walking, biking, and other activities as well

6- Daily Workout FREE by Daniel Miller= If I only have a few minutes to work out I use this app. It goes through workouts for each part of your body to help tone.

Figuring it out

So I am starting to finally figure how to do a blog out. Its going to still take me awhile to get it all down so please be patient with me. Yesterday i ate:

Breakfast
1- Dannion Oikos Greek Yogurt= 130 cal
2- 3/4 Cup Frosted Flakes= 194 cal
2- 1/2 Cup Skim Milk= 80 cal

Lunch
2- Slices of Whole Wheat bread= 160 cal
3 Ounces Turkey Slices= 120 cal
1/4 Alvocado= 80 cal
1 slice Muentser Cheese= 83 cal (this was a treat I NEVER eat cheese)
1 Cup Grapes= 62 cal

Dinner
4- Slices of Whole Wheat Bread= 320 cal
4 Ounces Pot Roast= 235 cal

Snacks
2- Peach= 117 cal
I had a few bites of pasta and potato salad to.

I figured all of this added up to about 2,000 calories a day. I have to eat alot of calories per day because I'm training for the marathon and I'm still nursing. To figure out how many calories you should be eating in a day click on this link http://www.muscleandstrength.com/tools/bmr-and-daily-calorie-calculator.html. Hope this helps!

A Meaningful Change in My Life

So I have finally started a blog! I'm really excited to start this blog it is a big deal for me because I have been consciously putting it off so it's been about 5 years in the making. So to finally start it is a huge step for me. I still have no clue what I'm doing so be patient with me. I'm still trying to figure the blog format and life out! I have lost 60 lbs so far. Losing weight has taught me more about life than I ever would have thought. I thought being over weight was just about eat. I found out really fast that it's not! It has a whole emotional and mental side to it. I plan on blogging about my thoughts, feelings, what I ate each day, the workouts I did, and any inspiration that has helped me get through losing weight. PLEASE make comments, because I need a lot of motivation and help. I have already gained back 16 lbs. so I need all the help I can get. Anyways yesterday I did an Insanity Workout. Insanity is a at home workout DVD by Beach Body that I LOVE. It definitively holds true to its name, it is insane. Then today I ran 12 miles and therefore I'm so sore! I've been doing all of this to loss weight but it's also training for a full marathon that I'll be running with my sister-in-laws in September. I am so nervous but it has been an awesome experience that has taught me the limits of my body and what I can do.