Hello everyone. I'm starting fresh. I've not been myself lately. I've been very stressed out at work the past month or so and I thought that I was doing ok but I've put a few pounds back on. I've come to the idea that I can't do this alone and I need alot of help.
I was down to 152 but I'm back up to 154 and I have not been able to get back down.
I'm back at my walking every day. 11/4 to 3 miles a day depending on how much time I have and on rainy days I'm planing on starting my light weight lifting. So far I've not had to start it because it has not rained enough for me to start using it and I'm busy at night doing all the things that a mom should be doing for her family.
I've also made an appointment with the dietitian that I was seeing about 2 years ago. She is expensive but I feel at this time I should get back into seeing her at least once a month anyway. She was very helpful but I've forgotten some of the things that she taught me. I've remembered some but not all.
So the week before I see her I'm to write down everything I eat, good or bad and she said she will get me going in the right direction. She told me that it will be nice to see me again. She said that I might be able to claim it at work. I hope so.
I've started drinking about 5 to 8 glasses of water a day. I know that I should drink 8 but as you know from me telling you before I hate water.
I've also cut down on my diet pop. I just have a few a week now and I've also cut down on my tea. I use to have 6 or 7 cups a day and now I have 2 or 3.
I've been having water with my meals and also drinking a glass of water with my pills in the morning. That is 4 glasses right there.
Thanks for listening to me. I hope I have not bothered anyone.
WISH ME LUCK. I don't get to see her until July 3rd.

Hi,
I've been wanting to go to a dietian, but I have to watch my money closely and have never had the extra cash to do it. Good luck the visit with yours.
Christina

Kimberly,
Hey, welcome here. Sounds like your dietician is really nice, that is good. She will give you lots of good ideas and keep track of you too. That helps alot.
This is the right place to be for support and motivation. I couldn't have done the things that I have without the people here. You will really like it. You will wonder how you did what you did before when you were on your own.
That is terrific that you are walking again, exercise makes such a difference in how we feel and how the weight comes off. I wish you a very successful weight loss journey.
Don't worry about bothering anyone, we are here for you and I look forward to getting to know you better.
btw - I have an exercise chat on Tuesday nights at 9 pm. You are welcome to come and check us out anytime. You can also come visit me at my journal if you like. Anyway, keep up the good work. :rose:

Today my daughter is having her birthday party. She is 13. We are having a small one. We are going to the movies and pizza and then she just wants cake and a sleepover. That's it.
I have already decided to have a slice of cake but I will have a smaller one then I usually would.
I better get going a get a little houde work done before they all come over.

Well we got our walk in today. It has rained now for 3 days here. There was a brake in the weather so we thought that we would go for one with the dog. Well we got 1/2 way home and it just started to team down. When we got back I had to redue my hair because we were going to my sisters for father's day dinner.
While we were there we were starting to discuss my parents 50th Anniversary party. I'm making all the phone calls tomorrow to make sure all the dates jive with the arrangements that we have all made at different places. We have to make sure that every place has the same date and time and all that jazz before I send out all the invites. I'm a firm believer when it comes to checking twice before we act.:coach:

Kim,
Sounds like alot of fun for sure. You are such a good daughter.

Have you been able to get to the dietician yet? What did she say?

Glad to see you coming so often to your journal. And good plan with the cake, we can eat what we want, just in proper proportions.
Have a good week.:rose:

Thanks Crazy2. I did find a dietitain. The one that I had gone to about 2 years ago before my nephen died. I did find at the time that she was very expensive but I'm hoping to be able to claim it through wirk? We will see. Anyway, she told me over the phone that the weight that I've put back on may not be fat. She said that if I really have cut down and I have really gone on all the walks that I say then it is probably muscle. But I wnat to keep losing the weight though? I still want to get down to 140 someday. I think I've just lost my way and she said that she will help me find it. She does it in a way though that she helps you figure it out for yourself. She just gives you one new idea to try each week and she tells you to write down all that I do. SHe can even tell me what time of the day that I eat the most and the kind of food that eat when I'm upset.
I feel at this time my problem is as soon as I get home that is my problem time. So now I'm trying to keep myself busy doing different things including my walking. I find that I don't get into anything when someone else is around me.
Anyway I see her on July 3rd.

Hi, how tall are you? I'm struggling between 152 and 154, too. I think it'd be neat if we were the same height and weight. :) I'm 5' 2". Best of luck to you on your journey. I think you'll do great!

-Andrea-

Hi A. I'm 43 mother of 2 girls and I'm 5' 3".

I had a great day and I had 3 wonderful walks about 3 hours apart. It was a beautiful day, 82 and full of sunshine.
Even though it was not a great morning at work I came home an laughed about to myself and decided that is was not worth eating over.

Hey fellow losin newbie, I am also 43, the step-mother of two kids, but I have you beat by an inch, I'm 5'4". Sounds like you got plenty of exercise today. Keep it up. :up:

Had a good morning at work. And came home did the dishes and took the dog for a walk. So As of June 9th up to today I'm at 22 1/2 miles walked. I'm going to see how many miles I'll have walked to my birthday, July 29th and I also have a challenge for myself to walk 100 miles. I wonder how long it will take. And come the new year I'm going to keep track of my walking for the whole year. I never thought to do it this year.

22 1/2 +2 1/2 miles today= 25 miles since June 9th. I'm going for 100 miles. I don't care how long it takes. I wonder how many miles I have walked by my birthday July 29th? We will see.

June 9th I started keeping track of my walking.
As of today 25+1 1/4 miles= 26 1/4MILES

Had a good day at work. I just don't talk to the one person I hate. As much as I like to talk I'm getting use to not speaking to her. I think that it is best for now then she can't write me up if I don't react to what she says.
I would not put it past her if she writes me up because I won't speak to her. We will see.
Well today was the last day of school. For my youngest daughter. She was glad to get home she has been sicl with a cold all week and not to happy. I told her now that she is off that she should rest for a few days before she gets a geared up for the summer.
They girls went for the walk with me today. They were not even home for 3 hours and they were already bugging each other. Oh, sisterly love.
I just laughed and kept going. I told them if they kept it up I don't mind grounding them all summer and making do all the house work for free. Thats fine with me , more money in my pocket. You know they were civil the rest of the way home.
POWER OF SUGGESTION HA HA

Wow Kimberly you are walking a lot! Be proud!!!! And you get to see a dietician too.. That's great I saw one myself to get me going on a life plan. I've lost 21 pounds so far :) I can call her when I need to and get some advice on the spot and if need be I can make another appt. times are tight for me so I'm just soaking up all the information I can and using what resources I have at my disposal as much as possible but it is nice to have that net to catch me when I fall!:rose:
I have found through diettalk, so much support and encouragement it has made all the difference this journalling and I am so happy I found this place!!!!! I also found through diettalk www.fitday.com where I keep my online food journal it is a free service and they break down the nutritional values and calories you have eaten we just have to weigh and measure like we would for the dietician anyway. You can also enter your excercise and it will graph your progress.. just check it out if you haven't already I think you will find it is really useful :)
I wish you all the best on your journey and stay strong over there! WE CAN DO THIS!!!!:rose:

Hay Kim
I just wanted to say you had PM me some time ago and I kind of thought you sent it to me by error but that is ok, and I was going to get back to you how ever I got busy any ways I just wanted to say that you sound like you are getting back on track, I mean just wanting help and asking for it is getting there too.
I think going to a dietitian will be great help for you, I sought one out back in Feb and I learned so much from her. she was doing a work shop at the gym so the cost was not that much.
any ways once I was done with the class I kept all the information she gave me and to I complied the information that I read in the magazines and on line, and I know for me it is a matter of wanting a healthy life style, I mean all the paper work and all the information it self was not going to get me to stop binging and overeating and gaining weight I kind of it bottom about 5 weeks ago and thank God it had a rubber floor because I feel like I have bounced back up. and I am still climbing my way.
I am not knocking the dietiton because I feel everyone can bennifit from it. Just keep in mind this is something you are doing for your self. and your determination along you will make it.
keep up the good work on walking. I am sure you will do well
if ever you want to chat feel free to PM me
Best to you

Anita :rose:

Had a good day I had to work all day for the boss. She is taking most of the Fridays off in the summer. We go on Holidays in about 2 weeks. I can't wait to get away from the office. I love the work but I'm due for a break. The last holiday we had was back in Nov when we took the girls to Disney. Our once in a life time trip.
This trip we are just going to the baseball hall of fame at Cooperstown. We were there about 16 years ago when I was P with the first daughter. It was a beautiful spot.
This weekend if our Holiday weekend in Canada. So I get an extra day off, but I really don't because I have to do the Audit anyway.

Miles up to date for walking are 313/4. as of today.
I'm starting all new journals as of tomorrow. If you want to know why please read my walking journal. I'll see you tomorrow.