Today is one of those days where you think that you are going to have all the time in the world and then you remember everything that you are supposed to do. Tonight is my son’s last regularly scheduled football game. He has another on Saturday that ends the season. I love that my son is playing football and I love to go watch him play; however, I will be glad to have some of my time limitations which restrict when I can write my blog removed by the ending of the football season. Next year I will be slim and trim and will be able to be a true football mom routing for my son without my time being so divided. It is tough for me as it is with any mom choosing even for a time to put myself ahead of my children. You could argue the point that my losing weight will benefit my children in the long run. While I agree with that point, I firmly believe that I had to do this for myself in order to be successful. Taking care of my weight problem now for me will most likely allow me to be a better mom for my children in the future.


As I was saying in my blogs the last few days, my weight was fluctuating a bit instead of moving steadily down as it had been. My official weight for yesterday was 162.8 pounds. This weight is still up slightly over my last reported weight. I have been very careful this week to watch how much I was eating very closely. I also added running a second time three days a week in order to try to kick my metabolism up again. I need to get back on the downward trend. I will do what it takes to stay on or ahead of track to meet my goal of losing 40 pounds by the time I turn 40 years of age. I am driven to make this happen for me. I haven’t been truly slim since the age of 20 when I had my first child. It is very exciting to me the concept of being slim again.

There are a lot of mental challenges to overcome when you are overweight. I was a very insecure woman and have been since I was young. It is an internal war that I am still fighting and most likely will fight at times throughout my life. I was consumed by these insecurities when I was overweight. I felt as if I would never be a confident woman until I lost the weight. I have realized recently that this was not the case. It was confidence that allowed me to make the decision to lose the weight and even more confidence that willed me to do so publicly. I won what I feel was the biggest confidence battle of my life when I was overweight. With each pound I lose, my insecurities and self doubt wanes not because I am losing the weight; but, because the fact that I knew I could lose the weight is reaffirmed. The one thing that I want more than to lose the weight is to be a confident woman who is someone that my children will want to emulate. When I started this challenge, I did not realize that this would also be a journey to discover a new and confident me. Your support helps tremendously. Thanks for reading and following my blog.

Wednesday October 21, 2009

Breakfast:
2 pkgs Great Value Blueberries and Cream Instant Oatmeal
1 cup Silk Vanilla Light
1 slice (1 servings) Sara Lee Classic Honey Wheat Bread
1/2 Tbsp (.5 servings) Land O Lakes Light Spreadable Butter with Canola Oil
8 oz’s Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry Flavored

...24% of my RDA of fiber and 455 calories, 1% cholesterol and 15g of protein
Lunch: Olive Garden S. Oklahoma City, OK
1 serving salad with dressing
1 bowl Pasta e Fagioli Soup
1 Breadstick
1/6 cup Raw Sugar Snap Peas
16 oz’s Water with Lemon
1 pkt Sweet n Low

... 7.3% of my RDA of fiber and 595 calories, ?% cholesterol and ?g of protein

Midday Snack:
None…late lunch

Dinner:
1/2 Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Breast
10 Spears Steamed Asparagus
1 pkg Individual Sized Doritos Spicy Nacho Flavor
35 Raspberries
1/2 cup Strawberries
8 oz’s Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry flavored

...28% of my RDA of fiber and 523 calories, 25% cholesterol and 36g protein

Bedtime Snack:
1 Granny Smith Apple sliced with peel on
8oz Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry flavored

...20% of my RDA of fiber and 90 calories, 0% cholesterol and 0g protein

*My total daily nutritional information:

… 79.3% of my RDA of fiber and 1663 calories, ?% cholesterol and ?g protein