Healthy Monday: My Weight Report

So after a week of trying to walk 4.5 miles every morning (noticed, I said tried), and trying to eat a healthy breakfast afterwards (we ran out of eggs) and drinking nothing but water all day (ok, so I had a glass of tea and soda, so sue me) I have lost...

Well I'm not sure because this morning I told myself that I would get on the scale before I drank or ate anything but I was dieing of thirst when I came back from my walk and well... Yeah. Tomorrow then, yes?

Healthy Monday: Support

Fitness

Losing weight and eating healthier is easier and seems a lot more possible when you have support either from a friend or another source.

When I lost twenty pounds (and actually kept it off up until I was pregnant) I had been subscribed to Fitness magazine. Reading stories of others who struggled and won the battle against obesity, diabetes and just a poor body image really inspired me to continue with my own battle. The articles also gave small hints and tips for weight loss. The magazine wasn't just about physical fitness but mental fitness and becoming proud of your body, weather you have tires or not. After all, how can take care of something you hate? On days where I'm feeling upbeat about myself and my body I'm much more likely to take care of myself.

If you don't want to subscribe to a magazine you can go to your public library to see if they have magazines and other resources. You can also go online for tips. MSN's health and fitness section was another that kept me going strong. Glamour.com has a wonderful section on health and fitness and another section on body image. There's so many great resources out there, but be careful what you choose to read, some places give bad advice and are geared towards pushing for get-fit-quick tips that don't truly work.

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Monday Madness

How cute is this little guy?

I like alliteration, don't you?

Well, I've lost a pound so I'm down to 133... again. Losing weight is hard after having a baby, I can work my little booty off at the gym for a month and be careful about what I eat and only lose a couple of pounds. It's amazing what hormones can do to ones body. My mom will be off work soon however (she works at a school) so my plans are to to bike early in the morning when it's still cool and quiet and there's not much traffic. Being a new bicycler, traffic is scary, especially around here since we're not a biking community and the drivers aren't use to handling those who choose to use two wheels. Oh well.

But good news! Remember that secret project I was working on? Well, I finished it this weekend and it came out beautiful. When I started painting it I was afraid I had chosen too light a color but once I added the other two colors and it really came together, I'm very proud. Pictures will follow.

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Healthy Monday #... Ah, who cares...

I wanna swim in THIS pool

This morning I weigh... I don't know to be honest, I'm too scared to step on the scale. With Easter being last weekend and having friends over during the week I didn't eat very healthy. The past few days have been better however. I also haven't been able to get any exercise in since my babysitter (my Mom) was out of time for almost a whole week and then when she was here I still couldn't go because she had things to do, now I just dread the gym.

What do you guys do when you don't want to go to the gym?

I'm hoping this month I'll have extra money to buy a bathing suit so I can make good use of that swimming pool at the gym this summer and use the pool as a motivation for exercise.