Cashew's Healthkicker

I will eat Breakfast.

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:27:23 GMT

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

Here are some advantages to eating breakfast:

studies have shown that breakfast eaters tend to weigh less than breakfast skippers
improved concentration in your daily tasks
lower cholesterol
more strength throughout the day

And that's only a few of the benefits. Breakfast is an important meal and I will stop skipping it.

Step by Step.

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:48:52 GMT

I had a pretty good day yesterday. Exercise wise, I went for a good hike. My calfs are still killing me. I'm trying to find ways to incorporate even a small amount of exercise into every day.

Getting into eating better is harder for me, but I'm trying. Last night I didn't eat so well, but I know that doesn't mean I have to do bad today. I'm telling myself to do it little by little and not become obsessed with it.

I hate exercising.

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:38:00 GMT

Thinking about going to the gym and lifting weights or spending forty five minutes on an elliptical five times a week has me looking for a deal on sweatpants at Walmart. It's boring and monotonous. I haven't been to the gym in about four months. That's not to say that I hate the gym. Sometimes I really enjoy the elliptical machine. It's so mindless that you don't have to think about it. I used to spend the forty five minutes listening to my ipod and people watching.* But I got bored. After awhile the really cute guy at the gym doesn't seem so cute after watching him check himself out in the mirror every other second. That's not cute. I get really annoyed with the people who go the gym go tanning and leave. Why? Why do you even have a membership? It's stupid? And truthfully after a while it sinks in that if I'm swinging my legs around staring at other people while listening to Rihanna and Disturbed, there are probably other people doing the staring to. My lady lumps and bumps aren't so lovely right now. You aren't supposed to start staring until I've sweated it out and slimmed down for four or five months. Wait till I start looking lovely again.

Not to mention how awkward some of the machines are. There was this one, for your thighs...where you sat and they had these bars with pads resting against your outer thighs... you had to spread your legs to raise the weights and work the machine. I only used that machine once and I'm pretty sure every time a guy walked by I turned bright red.

You can probably understand now why going to the gym might be a little bit off putting to me. (A LOT off putting actually.) And you can guess how this could cause quite a problem.

You can't lose weight if you don't exercise. And I really need to lose weight. Not just because I want to look hot, but because being overweight is bad for you. I'm working on the whole quitting smoking things (6 days so far!) and so I think it's time to start working on the weight issue too.

What do you do instead of typical exercise? I'll go out for walks a couple times a week with a friend. Sometimes I dance around (in the privacy of my own home thank you.) We have a pool, so I suppose I could go swimming if I ever dare to put on a swimsuit. So how do you sneak exercise into your day? I can use any suggestions you have!

*I know I'm not the only one out there who people watches. People can be pretty fascinating.

Huh?

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:05:52 GMT

Over winter time, I think I gained an additional five or so pounds on top of what I already needed to lose. I have not had an easy time trying to lose weight. Except all of a sudden it seems like the weight is just coming off. I'm really not doing a lot different, but apparentlly it's just enough.

Yeah. It's been a few.

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:00:30 GMT

Today is the first day in a while I've really stuck stuck to any sort of diet.

Amazingly I've lost four pounds. Or my scale is just messing with me.

More later, but I just wanted to put it out there that I didn't forget about this thing.

Over the hump.

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:45:23 GMT

I was definitely a bit off track, but I am getting back there.

I haven't been paying much attention to making sure to eat breakfast, lunch, etc. So I've been doing one meal a day and then I end up snacking at bedtime. >.<

But today I had my breakfast and I will have my lunch, and dinner. I don't want to throw away all the hard work I've put into losing weight. It doesn't really help that I'm getting a cold, and I think I'm due for my period soon, but oh well. I'll push through it the best I can.

After the weekend.

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:37:39 GMT

It's so hard to stay on track over the weekend!

I didn't go to the gym either Saturday or Sunday. Eh. It was nice taking that break though, so I think I'm going to give myself one day off a week. I thought I would've gained about five pounds considering how shitty I did over the weekend, but I didn't gain any. I went to the gym tonight though, and I feel back on track. I was feeling a little blah earlier today, but that could've been due to drinking over the weekend. Oh well, it's nice to have a night to just go out and have fun with my friends.

I hope everybody else had a good weekend.

Stressed Out.

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:00:33 GMT

Planning this bridal shower kind of makes me want to shoot myself. Actually this whole friend getting married thing is making me want to shoot myself. It's supposed to stress her out...not me! Argh! Mostly I can't deal with her mom. If I'm the one planning this who is supposed to be getting it done by MYSELF than I don't need any advice on it. Not to mention the fact that her mom weighs a good 30 lbs more than me, and then keeps making comments about how I don't know what I'm talking about with dieting and that she does. She's doing the atkins diet, I'm not because in the long run it's not healthy and I don't know anybody who has stuck to it for more than couple of months. It's not worth losing 30 lbs in 2 mths just to gain it all back in 2 weeks. Grr. It just really frustrates me. And anybody else who says I went on the diet because of the wedding is going to get shot. I will buy a gun and shoot them. I don't need words put in my mouth, I don't need somebody to imply that I suck at something. At this point I've lost 11 lbs in just under 3 weeks, so stfu and leave me alone.

Tonight will be the first time in forever that I haven't gone to they gym. I have plans tonight, ugh. Kinda mad at myself but I will work harder saturday when I go.

Back on Track!

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:51:49 GMT

My text box is still messed up. Is this happening to anybody else? It's about half the length it normally is, and there is no border on the right side, so my text goes the length of our computer screen, which sucks because we have a wide computer and it's harder reading it this way. Atleast it doesn't post that way though.

I feel back on track after my weekend excursions. It took a day, but I feel there now! I had actually gained a couple of pounds come monday, but I figured it was mostly bloating from not eating very good foods. I didn't over indulge but they weren't the best things to eat. Today my weight was back to where it was when I weighed in Sunday, so I am happy with that. (I had gone out again Sunday night.) I want to lose twenty five more pounds by my friends wedding in the end of April. It will be hard work, but I think I can do it. I'm crossing my fingers anyway. (Keep yours crossed for me as well!) I just want to look really good in my maid of honor dress. And, to be honest I have a little bit of a double chin going on, and I want that to go away.

I hope everybody else is doing well!!

The day after.

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:58:56 GMT

First. If this posts funny it's because the text box is all messed up, I'm crossing my fingers that the Xanga gods (or healthkicker gods) will fix this soon, because it's annoying.

Back to the post...

I don't go out drinking very often anymore. (I bet you could tell!) I used to go out drinking a lot but I don't anymore. There are a few reasons, but mostly it was because going out all the time wasn't working for me. I was broke, gaining weight, and not happy with what was going on in my life. So, I stopped going out all the time. And now I go out maybe once a month. I'm getting into all of this, because I used to be able to drink a shitload of alcohol and still function pretty well. Not so much anymore. I ordered two drinks (both grey goose with vodka), had literally a sip of my friend's boyfriend drink. I can't remember what it was called, but it wasn't anything I liked. I did one shot, which was called a tic tac. I ordered a third drink but had maybe 1/4 of it before I stopped drinking it. I had to drive later that night and atleast was smart enough to stop. I know I had some cheese fries, but I did pretty good.

Today I went to the gym, I only did 20 minutes on the machine, but I went up a level. I had a busy day, but I wanted to squeeze it in. I weighed myself, so I'm down 6 lbs this week! Even after my night of drinking and eating a really bad food! I was afraid I would have gained a pound or too. I tried on my dress for my friend's wedding (i'm maid of honor) and even though I can squeeze into it if I have to, it's a little too tight to be comfortable. Her wedding is April 18th, and so I'd like to have lost 30-40 lbs by then. I think it is definitely possible. She is working on losing weight too, so we are motivation for each other to stick to it.

On the whole wedding thing... if anybody has suggestions for a bridal shower, let me know!!