Tone shoes

In case anyone is considering buying these I have and they hurt your feet. They feel comfortable on but then each time you go from sitting to standing without them the feet hurt. Running store says you can tone better walking barefoot. If you still insist on trying them usually Ross has some for about $30 instead of $100. I tried them for 3 months.

frustration

I guess you all have had a bad day or two when the dieting weightloss seems to slow down and put you in a funk wondering what you could possibly be doing wrong. Then there is the "goal" that hangs over your head when you are "falling" behind. What to do to get off of the plateau when old dieting habits make you feel like cutting back even more food or exercising way beyond what you need??? Today I am going to read think yourself thin. Yes that is a real book. Not sure you can do that but I need to get my head back in the right place and get remotivated. Where is the how to eat to never be on a diet again and not get upset when it takes a year to get to the goal and continue on...

heart challenge

I ate something fried yesterday and it was not good. I am amazed at how fast you can get over something like that. I would like to know how to use a waterless stainless steel pan and be able to do stuff like milanesas or chile relleno without the oil and make them healthier.

down day

Everything I know tells me that there will be slow weeks especially as muscle begins building but sometimes that doesn't get through in reverse and so I feel that I have had a bad week. Whew what a run on. I know I ate pretty well and I know that I clocked 8.5 hours of exercise so why do I feel like I did a bad job and didn't lose more than a pound? I am soo impatient. If you are there just remind yourself like I am that there are still 9 more weeks and at the end of 14 weeks any improvement is better than getting 3 months down the road and saying man if I had only started in Feb. like I wanted to I would not have wasted another 3 months doing nothing. So that is my self pep talk for the day.

salsa

Versatile salsa. 1 quart whole peeled tomatoes, 2 serrano peppers, 1/3 small onion, two cloves garlic peeled, 1 t lite salt (good potassium) Liquify in blender

-Heat and serve on fried eggs
-Drain spagetti and pour back in pan then pour salsa over it and bring to a boil, sprinkle with white Ranchero cheese as a side for grilled chicken
-Add to soup like lentils
On tacos, with steak instead of A1 etc.

Nutrition Class

I really love the class this morning mostly because I want to see how you make good food good to eat. Some were creative and sounded fun to try and some were too far out there for me. I am a Mexican food addict. Make it from scratch really does make sense to me so I can dump preservatives. Organic cost seems a bit much so I do what I can and am just trying to find normal healthy living to incorporate and adjust to so I can not only lose but maintain.

heart challenge

Hope that everyone is enjoying this. No often do we get a chance to be walked through a life change. I am really trying to make this a change of habits and not look at is as a diet or restriction. I do like exercising and want to get away from the idea that there is an end to this challenge. Otherwise how did dieting ever promote health. I am more worried about what is going on inside than the end reflection of the outside. Fortunately the outside improvements are a fringe benefit.