10 pounds by March 19! Can She Do It & other random thoughts!

Back Story: Hubby surprised me with a trip to Long Beach area for a fundraiser benefit dinner dealio. He's gone to it the last couple of years and last year determined that wives were invited this year.

He was planning to surprise me with this trip on Valentine's day, which IS surprising since I'm not a big fan of surprises. Well, I should say I wouldn't have been hip to the idea if he'd say, sprang this on me within a week of the trip! As it turns out, he was planning to let me know on Valentine's day. However, he recently invested in a fancy wireless printer so that we can more easily share the printer. However, the printer is in my office, so I saw things like airplane reservations with my name on them, a flier for the benefit dinner event, etc.

Why does all this matter & what does it have to do with weight loss? Well, I'm still lingering around 190. The other "wife" in this equation, was preggo the same time I was and has recently shed 90 pounds! That is not a typo. She's not big on exercise so she's done it purely with her diet. She's now posting daily diet tips on her Facebook. While I am very happy for her, I am not looking forward to standing next to her size six self at this event.

I know there is no way I will EVER be a size 6 again and I'm fine with that. What I CAN do, is seriously commit to drinking my minimum water every day, taking my fiber and detox tea, and doing some form of exercise every day! Mostly that will be my Wii because I can keep better track of it. Plus, the weather's been crappy and not very conducive to walking.

Other random thoughts:

I was feeling quite depressed this morning. I won't get into details, but I have a lot going on right now that would cause a person to have such feelings. It's no suprise and certainly not considered "clinical depression" because it is due to overwhelming circumstances, not a chemical imbalance in my brain. Anyway, so I was having some really ugly thoughts and comtemplating a donut or six...I took a break and got a small bite to eat (love them Lara Bars!), and started up the Wii Fit Plus.

Wow! What a DIFFERENCE! (Side note: My Wii fit age was significantly higher today than earlier in the week. I find that interesting considering the difference in my mental/emotional state between the two fitness tests! Just sayin'!)

So I'm not meeting my commitment 100% yet, but every day I am drinking more water and have exercised more days than not this week. That's a pretty good start. Oh, I'm also down almost 3#, according to the Wii scale. I think I like the Wii scale better than my bathroom scale! Not just because it reflects a lighter weight, but it shows improvement even when my bathroom scale seems to report the same numbers!

There ya have it. I'll try to post more often!

You know it's time...

...to get back on the Wii Fit wagon when:

- You and hubby BOTH mistake your khaki shorts for his (he's 6' tall and weighs 300+)
- You look at a pic of yourself with your daughter and your initial thought is "Who's that chubba bubba holding my daughter?"
- You tire of mom and mom in law commenting about being around long enough to watch daughter graduate, get married, etc...because you know they're right.
- You discover thanks to a "lame" health screening program at work, that not only are you obese (I prefer "pleasantly plump"), but your cholesterol is high.
- Your doctor says "You're under 200..." as if that's a good thing.

We are back to menu planning, with the help of http://www.sparkpeople.com. My goal will be to drink my 8 cups of water/day...I even havea handy dandy app on my iPhone that helps me track it. That is my goal for the next week. Starting Sunday my goal will be 15 minutes on the Wii Fit three times a week. Any "Avon walks" (distributing Avon materials while walking with my munchkin) will be bonus and not replace my Wii workouts.

Thanks for sticking it out with me! I'll send my current weight via email later. I didn't pay any attention to what the nurse said at my physical this morning.

Wii Fit Plus: One week report

We got started with our Wii Fit Plus on Tuesday, December 30, 2009. Our friends came over for dinner and to help us get started. They're the ones who introduced us to the Wii Fit about a year or so ago.

I think it's funny that the balance board says "OH!" whenever you step on it! I'm hoping some day when I'm much lighter it won't groan under my weight! I don't think that will happen because it even does it to my very thin friend.

So far I'm having a lot of fun just exploring all of the different activities the Wii Fit Plus offers. According to the tests, I need to seriously work on my balance. Once I've tried all the "games," I'll start putting a routine together. Right now I'm just enjoying testing the waters and burning calories without actually feeling like I'm exercising!

As for my diet, I've been within my target range every day that I've fully tracked so far. I do need to work on my water consumption, though.

Getting a Jump Start on My New Year's Resolutions!

For Christmas, my hubby gave me a Cricut Expression and a Wii Fit Plus System! Wahooo! I guess he figured he'd eliminate all my excuses not to achieve my New Years Resolutions!

In 2010 I will get up to date on my daughter's scrapbook. This resolution will be documented in my crafty-mama blog.

I will also lose weight and get healthy (you guessed it, my journey will be documented here!). My first set of goals is not based on pounds to lose. Over at SparkPeople (if you join, please use MRSKPL as your referrer!), my Fast Break goals are:

• Get 10 minutes of cardio exercise
• Drink 8 8oz cups of water
• Listen to a get-up-and-go song every day (I think the Wiggles count!)

Right now my weight loss goal at Spark People is go from my current weight of 192, according to my bathroom scale, to 160 by 12/21/2010. To achieve this goal, I will need to consume between 1510 & 1860 calories per day, and burn 680 calories per week.