I thought I would do a video for Robin over at your daily dose....since she doesn't feel like it, and is always doing it for me...
here you go...
I think you will like it. Especially after your bowling party.
2.13.2011
found my art mojo...and a busy busy day.
hey guys.
I had a good day art wise..
a meh day exercise wise.
I walked a mile and did 25 situps...If that sounds half hearted, it's cause it was.
On the up side..
I
went to church
went to the bank
went clothes shopping
went food shopping
walked and did the situps
looked at cars I might want to buy
went home and unloaded groceries
picked up girl scout cookies for delivery
made dinner
did dishes
and am currently drawing the background for my picture..
oh,
and I planned out the curriculum for the week and balanced my checkbook.
tomorrow it's back to the gym for a great workout.
I should be finished with my angel picture by wednesday.
It's going really well...very smoothly..
and all because I laid out a frame work before starting..
giving me freedom from within the design to play around with color.
kind of like capping your calories at 1500 and doing an hour of exercise 6 days a week.
within that framework you have a ton of room to play around with food and activity.
hah! way to tie it in to dieting.
lol.
Have a great night.
Chris out.
I had a good day art wise..
a meh day exercise wise.
I walked a mile and did 25 situps...If that sounds half hearted, it's cause it was.
On the up side..
I
went to church
went to the bank
went clothes shopping
went food shopping
walked and did the situps
looked at cars I might want to buy
went home and unloaded groceries
picked up girl scout cookies for delivery
made dinner
did dishes
and am currently drawing the background for my picture..
oh,
and I planned out the curriculum for the week and balanced my checkbook.
tomorrow it's back to the gym for a great workout.
I should be finished with my angel picture by wednesday.
It's going really well...very smoothly..
and all because I laid out a frame work before starting..
giving me freedom from within the design to play around with color.
kind of like capping your calories at 1500 and doing an hour of exercise 6 days a week.
within that framework you have a ton of room to play around with food and activity.
hah! way to tie it in to dieting.
lol.
Have a great night.
Chris out.
2.12.2011
Drawing
can't.blog.right.now.
am drawing.
will post picture tomorrow.
I jogged today at home..
1.5 mile walk
1.5 mile jog.
was just going to walk but wanted to hurry up.
Have a good one.
Chris out.
am drawing.
will post picture tomorrow.
I jogged today at home..
1.5 mile walk
1.5 mile jog.
was just going to walk but wanted to hurry up.
Have a good one.
Chris out.
2.11.2011
Hope
Hey,
I had a good day.
I did my elliptical workout...and burned around 650 calories.
I ate around 1550...so a 550 calorie deficit..which isn't too bad.
I did 26 push-ups and was rather surprised that I did.
I don't know why I was surprised...
I also had to up my weights on the weight machine.
I did 60 pound flys tonight
because when I did 55, I didn't feel anything.
I think the pushups along with the weights are really making me stronger.
The only thing still at 55 lbs is my triceps.
I don't really want big triceps.
I did my situps...which really seem to be averaging around 140.
I do 50 regular situps, 50 lower abdominal lifts with my legs and then 20 obliques each side..
which is 140.
I found a line running faintly down the middle of my stomach a few days back....
which is kind of cool.
But when I was doing pushups today I saw my skin pushing my shirt out...
There is nothing I can do about the extra skin.
I do have it.
It's noticeable but not terrible.
I am sure it will always be loose.
I will just do what I can.
Someone asked me if I look at myself and how I have lost 100 lbs and if I take the time to feel good about it.
It is really strange...but I feel now as if I have always been this way.
YOu know how you feel you have always been fat.
I now forget what it is like (except in that distant memory kind of way) what it felt like to move around in a larger body.
You may think it's impossible, but it isn't.
It is possible to go from being morbidly obese...
feeling as if you always have been and always will be fat.
To being thin...and feeling as if you have always been thin.
Today I was thinking about one of my favorite movies...
Shawshank Redemption.
Kate and I were trying to figure out why it's our number 1 movie on our top 100 list.
It's such a simple little story.
I knew why, but I like to get her to figure it out.
I said...when you think of it, what do you remember.
She says "The part where Red is riding the bus"
I say
Why...
She says "because he is leaving for something better?"
lol.
She knows I am digging for something.
I say
"What did he have then, that he didn't have before?"
"What did Andy have as he tunneled for years..taking dust out into the prison yard in his pant cuffs?"
What did they all struggle to hold on to, when they were being treated like animals..
She said
"Hope."
I said
"YES!"
It's the reason I love schindler's list...because he gave people life, and therefore hope.
V for vendetta...he brought down a dictatorship and gave people Hope.
Hope is really all we have.
when You lose hope, you lose everything.
Hoping isn't wishing.
Wishing is sitting and daydreaming.
Hoping is keeping the faith while doing.
Without hope, you don't even begin, because what is the purpose?
When I hear someone say It's 'hopeless'...
I know they have created a self fulfilling prophecy.
When I began, I started by capping my calories...and walking.
I had no proof my plan would work for me, because I had never tried that plan.
But I did hope it would.
I began by doing, and by hoping.
Without hope, I would still be fat.
I hope to instill that HOPE in others...
A belief that they can...That they are able, no matter how many times they have tried and failed.
Failure is not defeat.
It is simply what happens sometimes.
It is a singular instance.
not a perpetual certainty.
It's not your destiny.
You make your destiny.
I know you can do this.
I hope you do too.
I hope that you have
HOPE.
Have a great night guys.
Hugs,
and best wishes.
chris
I had a good day.
I did my elliptical workout...and burned around 650 calories.
I ate around 1550...so a 550 calorie deficit..which isn't too bad.
I did 26 push-ups and was rather surprised that I did.
I don't know why I was surprised...
I also had to up my weights on the weight machine.
I did 60 pound flys tonight
because when I did 55, I didn't feel anything.
I think the pushups along with the weights are really making me stronger.
The only thing still at 55 lbs is my triceps.
I don't really want big triceps.
I did my situps...which really seem to be averaging around 140.
I do 50 regular situps, 50 lower abdominal lifts with my legs and then 20 obliques each side..
which is 140.
I found a line running faintly down the middle of my stomach a few days back....
which is kind of cool.
But when I was doing pushups today I saw my skin pushing my shirt out...
There is nothing I can do about the extra skin.
I do have it.
It's noticeable but not terrible.
I am sure it will always be loose.
I will just do what I can.
Someone asked me if I look at myself and how I have lost 100 lbs and if I take the time to feel good about it.
It is really strange...but I feel now as if I have always been this way.
YOu know how you feel you have always been fat.
I now forget what it is like (except in that distant memory kind of way) what it felt like to move around in a larger body.
You may think it's impossible, but it isn't.
It is possible to go from being morbidly obese...
feeling as if you always have been and always will be fat.
To being thin...and feeling as if you have always been thin.
Today I was thinking about one of my favorite movies...
Shawshank Redemption.
Kate and I were trying to figure out why it's our number 1 movie on our top 100 list.
It's such a simple little story.
I knew why, but I like to get her to figure it out.
I said...when you think of it, what do you remember.
She says "The part where Red is riding the bus"
I say
Why...
She says "because he is leaving for something better?"
lol.
She knows I am digging for something.
I say
"What did he have then, that he didn't have before?"
"What did Andy have as he tunneled for years..taking dust out into the prison yard in his pant cuffs?"
What did they all struggle to hold on to, when they were being treated like animals..
She said
"Hope."
I said
"YES!"
It's the reason I love schindler's list...because he gave people life, and therefore hope.
V for vendetta...he brought down a dictatorship and gave people Hope.
Hope is really all we have.
when You lose hope, you lose everything.
Hoping isn't wishing.
Wishing is sitting and daydreaming.
Hoping is keeping the faith while doing.
Without hope, you don't even begin, because what is the purpose?
When I hear someone say It's 'hopeless'...
I know they have created a self fulfilling prophecy.
When I began, I started by capping my calories...and walking.
I had no proof my plan would work for me, because I had never tried that plan.
But I did hope it would.
I began by doing, and by hoping.
Without hope, I would still be fat.
I hope to instill that HOPE in others...
A belief that they can...That they are able, no matter how many times they have tried and failed.
Failure is not defeat.
It is simply what happens sometimes.
It is a singular instance.
not a perpetual certainty.
It's not your destiny.
You make your destiny.
I know you can do this.
I hope you do too.
I hope that you have
HOPE.
Have a great night guys.
Hugs,
and best wishes.
chris
2.10.2011
a picture of me in the dress and my workout
Hey all, here is a picture of the dress and me in it, obviously.
This is after my shower and my hair isn't done and I only have eyeliner and lip liner on....but oh well.
I was all duded up last night. Put my workout outfit hair on top of my head and there you have it.
lol
I did my workout today.
I did a two mile walk and a two mile jog.
I also did 140 situps.
my calories are sitting at 1250 and I may or may not eat..we'll see.
1500 is my cap.
I am going to keep this short...I have a picture to work on.
I have my final preliminary sketch done, I just have to transfer it to my 'good' paper.
When I do, I will put a picture of it up here.
I am kind of excited about it but am trying to do my best with this picture and take it step by step...
I already have my color palette picked and my composition is set.
Hope you all have a good night and are doing well.
Hugs,
Chris
2.09.2011
fun night out.
oh, I ate maintenance calories tonight but it was worth it.
I went to the gym and did my workout and burned 600 calories.
Then I hurried home and got ready for a date with my husband.
I took him to see true grit because I loved it so much and knew he would too.
And he did.
I got to get all dressed up to look hot for my husband.
It felt great.
For years I dressed in frumpy clothes and secretly wondered if people were puzzled that my big, handsome husband had ended up with me, a frumpy..morbidly obese woman
tonight I dressed in a purple form fitting dress.
My husband said I looked good. (o;
lol.
I earned every single calorie I ate tonight and while I won't be losing weight tonight, I won't be gaining any either.
It feels good to have earned my calories and it feels good to have earned my body.
Everything about tonight felt good.
It is worth it to lose the weight.
It gives you confidence in yourself, and tonight...
instead of worrying about what other people thought.
I was confident that I looked nice.
Tomorrow it's back to weight loss portions.
Have a great night guys.
Chris out.
I went to the gym and did my workout and burned 600 calories.
Then I hurried home and got ready for a date with my husband.
I took him to see true grit because I loved it so much and knew he would too.
And he did.
I got to get all dressed up to look hot for my husband.
It felt great.
For years I dressed in frumpy clothes and secretly wondered if people were puzzled that my big, handsome husband had ended up with me, a frumpy..morbidly obese woman
tonight I dressed in a purple form fitting dress.
My husband said I looked good. (o;
lol.
I earned every single calorie I ate tonight and while I won't be losing weight tonight, I won't be gaining any either.
It feels good to have earned my calories and it feels good to have earned my body.
Everything about tonight felt good.
It is worth it to lose the weight.
It gives you confidence in yourself, and tonight...
instead of worrying about what other people thought.
I was confident that I looked nice.
Tomorrow it's back to weight loss portions.
Have a great night guys.
Chris out.
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