If I googled the term weight I could find many Web pages about dieting fads and the latest trend (HCG comes to mind.) I could probably find sites about bariatric surgeries, exercise equipment and countless Miracle Weight Loss Products! What I want though is site about how to really lose weight and keep it off.
I have struggled with me weight since I was 7. I became an emotional eater after my biological father died. I still very much am an emotional eater. When I was living at home my mom made sure to watch my portions although there was a lot of sneak eating and some crafty hiding places for food wrappers. When I moved into the dorms (because my mother made me so I could have the "college experience") all of the sudden I had freedom and my own refrigerator. I bought the worst stuff I could to eat, ate out a lot and didn't make wise choices in the cafeteria. And it seems there was always late night pizza! It just got worse and worse and I quickly gained weight. And I kept gaining weight. I won't tell you my high but I decided it was time to do something in 2008. My mom helped me pay for the Lap Band. The six months I had it I did great and dropped about 100 pounds. Then it slipped and had to be repositioned. After that it seemed I could eat more food so I did. I went through a lot of stress and it culminated last year when Eric's grandma got sick. Let's just say hospice was called in and we had a long road ahead of us. At some point Eric and I became her primary evening caregivers and I would tend to her first and then eat junk (Taco Bell is so easy sometimes) and would eat it late (9 is never a good time to eat dinner.) The weight kept creeping back up but I am proud to say I never got back to my beginning weight.
I am so tired of being tired and feeling lethargic. So I decided to do some research. The best way to lose weight is portion control. Easier said than done, I thought. I had heard of people tracking their calories but that seemed like such a pain. Then a friend told me about an app that let her just put everything in her phone. Well my phone is crap but I looked around online and found an online calorie tracker that I like. I have been counting calories, measuring my food and making sure I have healthy snacks since August 1st. I even bought measuring cups and spoons to bring to work! I have not deprived myself but instead of eating a whole sleeve of Oreos I allow myself the serving size. I even just allowed myself a Snickers but I am going to have really watch dinner.
Since August 1st I have lost 7.2 pounds. I only weigh on Mondays. No point in doing that everyday...it kind of makes Mondays better when you see you have lost 3 pounds since the previous Monday! Next, I plan on starting on exercise program - probably at the Y. The more you burn the more weight you will lose. I finally feel like I am on the right track!
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
My Country
I emailed one of my Congressmen last week. I gave him 5 suggestions for fixing the economy and getting the nation back on track.
1. Stop using my tax dollars to send money to other countries.We have our own problems right now and need to worry about the United States before it falls apart. Use that money to pay off our debts and fix our infrastructure.
2. Make welfare temporary. Welfare recipients have a certain number of months to get a job. If someone wants to better themselves by going to school I would rather help pay for that then for the same person to get knocked up six more times. No one is going to be paying for my children and no one is paying for me to go to school. Why should I pay for everybody else? And to even get on welfare their should be drug tests.
3. 15% flat tax rate for individuals with no tax breaks. We should all pay equally based on what we earn. No loopholes for the rich to not have to pay.
4. Pay cuts for the House, Senate and President. There is no reason for them to be making so much money. And don't even get me started on their benefits!
5. I actually at the moment can't remember the 5th one. It could have been about illegal immigrants, but for some reason do not think it was. I don't think trying to deport all of them would be the answer. One suggestions would be to allow the ones who have not been trouble makers but who are just trying to live their lives to become citizens with these provisions: they learn English and they pay some back taxes. Start out giving them all a green card. If they pay their back taxes or are at least trying to pay and don't get arrested for two years then they become American citizens. Send all of the ones back who are trouble makers and seal the borders for new illegals.
Understand that I am not an expert in politics or money, nor am I racist. I just believe that things should be done properly including going to a new country. Politicians should be listening to the people, not the lobbyists. They should also do everything in their power not to spend more than they make and they should cut frivolous spending. It is every one's responsibility to take care of our country. So let's do it!
1. Stop using my tax dollars to send money to other countries.We have our own problems right now and need to worry about the United States before it falls apart. Use that money to pay off our debts and fix our infrastructure.
2. Make welfare temporary. Welfare recipients have a certain number of months to get a job. If someone wants to better themselves by going to school I would rather help pay for that then for the same person to get knocked up six more times. No one is going to be paying for my children and no one is paying for me to go to school. Why should I pay for everybody else? And to even get on welfare their should be drug tests.
3. 15% flat tax rate for individuals with no tax breaks. We should all pay equally based on what we earn. No loopholes for the rich to not have to pay.
4. Pay cuts for the House, Senate and President. There is no reason for them to be making so much money. And don't even get me started on their benefits!
5. I actually at the moment can't remember the 5th one. It could have been about illegal immigrants, but for some reason do not think it was. I don't think trying to deport all of them would be the answer. One suggestions would be to allow the ones who have not been trouble makers but who are just trying to live their lives to become citizens with these provisions: they learn English and they pay some back taxes. Start out giving them all a green card. If they pay their back taxes or are at least trying to pay and don't get arrested for two years then they become American citizens. Send all of the ones back who are trouble makers and seal the borders for new illegals.
Understand that I am not an expert in politics or money, nor am I racist. I just believe that things should be done properly including going to a new country. Politicians should be listening to the people, not the lobbyists. They should also do everything in their power not to spend more than they make and they should cut frivolous spending. It is every one's responsibility to take care of our country. So let's do it!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
School
I just finished my summer class. I feel like I did well on the final but I only needed a 53% to get an A. I can't believe how fast this class flew by! I now have 36 hours left to my Bachelor's degree. I am studying Human Resource Management. When I graduate in Spring of 2013 (I am only going part-time since I have to work full-time) it will have taken me 14 years to obtain my degree.
I graduated from high school in 1999. I was accepted into the University of Oklahoma and went for my first year in college. I came from a high school of 96 graduates and all of the sudden I was thrust into classes with almost more people than my high school. It was a HUGE change for me and I didn't like it. I really struggled there. Plus, I lived in the dorms because my parents made me and I wasn't happy about it. I lived close enough to commute but my mother wanted me to have the "experience." Don't get me wrong...I met some great people, but I didn't want to live there.
After my summer Chemistry class I found out I was going to have to have my gall bladder out so I withdrew from my classes and took that semester off...which turned into a couple of semesters. I finally enrolled back at the local community college where I changed majors three times before finally completing an Associates degree in Business. At that point I still wasn't sure what I wanted to do so I chose to not go to school until I figured it out. That was 2004. It wasn't until 2010 that I stepped foot back in a school.
I finally decided that HR was were I wanted to be and I started researching my options. The University of Central Oklahoma seemed like a good match so I applied. I was accepted and after getting advised found out that I only had 51 hours to graduate (I was thinking more along the lines of 70+.) Yay! So far, I have made As in all of my classes and am looking forward to the upcoming semester. First, I am taking an online intersession that starts tomorrow and ends 10 days later. Then I will take 6 hours in the fall. After that it will be 9 in the spring, 3 in the summer, 9 in the fall and 9 in the spring. I am hoping some of those could be intersessions! I could also try to do 2 8-week courses and 2 more 8-week courses. We will see how it pans out when the schedules come out! All I know is that I am ready to be done! Of course, if I suddenly come into a large amount of money I will quite working and go full-time and be done even faster! Anybody want to donate to my cause? ;-)
I graduated from high school in 1999. I was accepted into the University of Oklahoma and went for my first year in college. I came from a high school of 96 graduates and all of the sudden I was thrust into classes with almost more people than my high school. It was a HUGE change for me and I didn't like it. I really struggled there. Plus, I lived in the dorms because my parents made me and I wasn't happy about it. I lived close enough to commute but my mother wanted me to have the "experience." Don't get me wrong...I met some great people, but I didn't want to live there.
After my summer Chemistry class I found out I was going to have to have my gall bladder out so I withdrew from my classes and took that semester off...which turned into a couple of semesters. I finally enrolled back at the local community college where I changed majors three times before finally completing an Associates degree in Business. At that point I still wasn't sure what I wanted to do so I chose to not go to school until I figured it out. That was 2004. It wasn't until 2010 that I stepped foot back in a school.
I finally decided that HR was were I wanted to be and I started researching my options. The University of Central Oklahoma seemed like a good match so I applied. I was accepted and after getting advised found out that I only had 51 hours to graduate (I was thinking more along the lines of 70+.) Yay! So far, I have made As in all of my classes and am looking forward to the upcoming semester. First, I am taking an online intersession that starts tomorrow and ends 10 days later. Then I will take 6 hours in the fall. After that it will be 9 in the spring, 3 in the summer, 9 in the fall and 9 in the spring. I am hoping some of those could be intersessions! I could also try to do 2 8-week courses and 2 more 8-week courses. We will see how it pans out when the schedules come out! All I know is that I am ready to be done! Of course, if I suddenly come into a large amount of money I will quite working and go full-time and be done even faster! Anybody want to donate to my cause? ;-)
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