PrettyBetty

Greetings to all of my buddies out there in BuddySlim land! I hope you’re doing well. As you can see, I’m up 1 lb from my vacation. Which, considering the amount of fried foods and lack of fresh fruits and veggies available, I’m not too upset. I had a great time in Puerto Rico and don’t feel guilty one bit.

So, let’s see…

I’m back on my healthy eating and it feels great. After a week of limited choices for healthy eating, I can tell you clean eating makes me feel better and have more energy. Just one day back and already I feel better. This week is a crazy week for me. Yesterday I was off, today I went to the office and tomorrow I head out West to help with our neighbor’s daughters wedding. It’s kinda funny though because I’ve never even met the girl. I’m basically the wedding planner and will do tons of work to make it go off without a hitch…but I’ve never met her. I’ve only had one email from her and it was nice to hear her sweet tone. As a single girl with no kids, it’s amazing the amount of info I know about putting together weddings and babies.

Like I told a Bridesmaid today, it’s like Jennifer Lopez in the Wedding Planner…”Like those who can’t do, teach, those who can’t wed, plan.” Ha!! Now I know, that if I’ll just stop looking and hoping for the right guy, he’ll just come along. Well I’ve been trying the not looking thing for a while, and so far…nada. I guess it’s just God’s way of trying to teach me patience. Patience is the one thing that I don’t do very well.

But I digress…

As for weight loss and workout, here are my goals:
* Drink, drink, drink water.
* Eat cleanly
* Walk/workout 30 min 3x while I’m out West

Well that’s it. Have a great week! I’ll try to blog while I’m gone, but it may be hard. Keep working at it kids, and we’ll get there!

no, i haven’t forgotten about my buddies…i’ve just been so busy that i haven’t had time to blog.  with all the traveling and what not i did last week, i still lost a pound!  what not equals beer and a little more animal protein than normal.  but i’ve been on track since then and am working out as well.  yay me!

just wanted to tell all of my buddies and everyone on this site to keep working hard!  you can do it.  some days will be great.  other days will suck.  but in the end, know we’re here for you.  rooting you on to do your best!  keep on at it and soon we’ll be there!

i won’t blog for a few days as i’m headed for a little beach time.  i tried on my bathing suit for the first time in a month two nights ago.  and what was the outcome?  why i don’t look like a supermodel, i don’t feel like i look completely hideous!!  yay!  slightly hideous is ok with me! ;)  it wouldn’t be so bad if i weren’t SO white…ha!!

happy wednesday to all of you! 

i’ve been reading lots of blogs and enjoy so many of them.  there are some really gifted buddies out there and some serious comedians as well.  if you haven’t read sam’s “you are what you eat” blog, i’d suggest it.  the nicest part about all the blogs is that each and everyone lets me know that i am not alone.  we all have challenges, success, and frustrating days.  i do notice that lots of us have positive attitudes and i love that!!  life is too short to be lived with negativity.

last night i read a blog about vanity.  it talked about how the desire for losing weight was mostly to look good and the health benefits were a bonus.  i agree.  while i’m sure some of you do have health issues related to your weight, right now, i am not afflicted with serious issues.  i realize that if i do not take care of myself, then those will materialize.  so while i am doing this a little for health, i’m really doing it because i’m tired of being the fat girl among my friends.  i’m tired of being the biggest ones in pictures.

now, at 5′10″ and a large frame, i will be the bigger one probably most my life…but let’s just say i want to be the smaller bigger one.  :)  i have beautiful hair, a muscle-y body, a killer smile and a sarcastic wit.  man, when i’m at goal, i’m going to be harder to handle than i already am! ha!  you know it’s hard enough to get a date now, dang! it might be even harder when i’m thin.  what a situation that would be!! 

now i don’t want to sound too vain.  i am really humble by nature and do not toot my own horn very often.  but as this blog is supposed to serve as an outlet, i’m letting my feelings out on this one. 

as for my goals this week, let’s review:

log my calories — done it so far.
pack food for golf/fishing events — did monday and will do again tomorrow.
workout 4x this week — 2 down, 2 to go.
drink my water — so far, so good, although today is kinda slacking.
limit my alcohol — not a problem yet, but tomorrow might be.

so far, the week’s been good.  i’m crazy busy and away from the computer until friday night.  it’ll probably be the weekend before i post again.  so to all my buddies, keep working hard and staying focused.  workouts and eating the right foods will get you to your goals.  i know you can do it!

it’s been 19 days since i started my buddyslim account and   16 days since i started my new eating program. i’m so pleased with my success so far.  i’m down 8 lbs!!  yay!  it’s amazing how much better i feel when i eat right.

today i go back to the doctor for my follow up after my injection.  hopefully she’ll have no reason to not release me from working out.  i’m feeling good and will be excited to workout again.  especially since i have a workout scheduled this afternoon!

yesterday, i played golf with my dad and two guys from work.  it was lots of fun!  being concious of my back, i didn’t hit a ton of long shots as the swinging is rough on me.  it was a beautiful day and my team didn’t do too badly in the tourney.  i also got in 10,000 steps yesterday!  the cool part about that is, that i now have some idea what kind of movement it takes during the day to get in my steps.  it’s going to take some work, but it’s totally doable.

well that’s all kids!  have a great day and keep on working at it.  we’ll be there before you know it!

to all the mom’s out there, happy mother’s day! I hope everyone had a good one. i celebrated with my mom, grannie, and cousins this morning with church and a nice brunch. being prepared to stay on my vegan diet (last day without meat…but i’ll talk more about that later), i brought fruit salad, tofu “no-egg” salad and there was salad and rolls as well. i did however have some chocolate cake. it was yummy but made me feel yucky later. ugh!

so, let’s talk about food and how it made me feel like poo. now i felt like poo physically, not emotionally guilt wise. so i’m making strides, because usually i feel bad mentally after eating bad foods. last night was my best friend’s birthday party at this fancy bowling alley in town. (fancy bowling alley? yes, amazingly it’s true!!) anyway, i ate a few too many chicken strips and a mini hamburger. they tasted so great! at the time at least. i had a couple cocktails. no beers. just liquor. had one at the bowling alley and then one at the bar later. so that’s good for me. haven’t had a drink in 13 days, so that’s great! now today, i feel like poo. i almost shouldn’t have had the drinks b/c i didn’t get a buzz or anything. really just wasted calories i suppose. today i just don’t feel well. i feel bloated and gross. it’s interesting how eating cleanly, which i’ve done for 2 weeks, will really change your palate.

well where does that leave me for the coming week?

i can now add in 3 oz of protein (no beef/pork) each day. so with 2 golf tournaments and a day of bay fishing this week…it’s going to be a challenge. it’ll be fun! but a challenge.

here are my goals for the week:

log my calories
pack food for golf/fishing events
workout 4x this week
drink my water
limit my alcohol

i hope everyone has a great week! keep working hard buddies. you can do it! i know we can!

TGIF! It’s been a good week and I’m glad to be a home for a little while. I have tons of errands to do. Mom’s day cards to buy and all that good stuff. Tomorrow will be another busy day with errands I’m sure I’ll not get to tonight and then birthday party for my good friend’s 30th tomorrow night. It’ll be fun to go bowling!!! Then afterwards, I’m going to meet up with a coworker and his wife to celebrate her graduation from grad school. I’m so proud of her!

Today, I rolled out our new wellness plan for the company. Two parts: body fat challenge and walking program. People seemed excited about it, which makes me excited. I hope people will be motivated to get moving! Marisa came and talked to the group during lunch today about office exercises. She provided some very helpful information and people were excited about it. So cool! Get people moving. I (and lots of people) ordered exercise balls for home or work. I’m ready to ditch the regular chair and sit on the ball. It’s fun and makes my back feel so much better.

So I asked Marisa about Phase II. Not that I expected a major change…but it’s less than I thought it would be. For the next 2 weeks, starting Monday, I get to have 3 oz of chicken, fish, turkey or eggs. Still no red meat, pork or dairy…which is ok. However, I realize that if I added back a bunch of meat real quick I’m sure my stomach would be upset. My greatest challenge will be going to Puerto Rico. I will work hard to watch what I eat, but it is vacation. So I might have a little fun!

I guess that’s it. I’m just rambling about nothing really. Looks like a good weekend ahead and a busy few weeks coming up! Hope all of you are doing well. Have a great weekend and keep working hard! You can do it buddies!!

hello to everyone!  i hope the week is going well so far for each of you.  this morning i woke up with soreness in my back, which is typical with an injection.  it just seems more sore than usual.  my trainer/nutrionist sent a exercise ball with my mom (she had a workout today) so i could have something more comfy to sit on than my regular chair.  i think i might get one of these for all the time.  my posture is better and it makes me kinda silly sitting on the ball.  who knew a big rubber ball could make me so happy!!

 well, if you see my weight chart, i’m down!  yay!  i weighed at home and entered my home weight.  it’s a little more of a loss than weighing fully clothed in tennis shoes at the studio, but i wanted to get a weight in.  so, i’ll keep using my scale at home to post weights on here.  it’s all about consistency right?

bummer news for my workouts though.  the doctor’s office called to check on me today and set up my follow up appointment.  well, they said i can walk but cannot do any weight lifting or high impact exercise until i come back next week.  dang it!  i was really looking forward to my skinny mini’s this week.  but, doctor’s orders.  i know. i know.  i have to let the medicine work or it’s all for naught.  i wouldn’t make a good doctor, because i have no patience.  ha ha!  bad joke…i know! 

 otherwise my day has been good.  i went out to eat at lunch and had veggie fajitas.  man, those things were greasy.  today was only the second time in a little over a week that i’ve eaten out and man i can taste all the “extras” in food to make it taste good.  tonight will be low low fat, since i’m pretty much at my allotment for the day. 

thanks again to my buddies and anyone else who offers support to me through this site.  i really do appreciate it.  i hope everyone’s having a great day!  keep on keepin’ on.  it’ll all be gone be for you know it!

only an hour until i’m headed home to take a walk and continue to rest my back.  yay!

so it’s been a week on the vegan diet. i made it a week! i’ve only cheated once with some brie on saturday, but i haven’t had any meat. yay me!! yesterday was rough, but today has been much better. thanks to those of you who offered your support. i appreciate it more than you will know.

today i had a steroid injection in my lower back. it went well and i’m feeling better. the only down side to it, is that i can’t workout for a few days and then have to take it easy for the next few days. it’s a small price to pay for less back pain. yay!!! although i’ve worked out enough that i miss not working out for a few days. weird! never thought i’d say that.

this week looks to be pretty normal and no major challenges food wise. that’s a positive. i’m still working on the positive attitude thing. it’s tough, but i’m working on it. just another part of bettering myself. gotta learn to love myself!!

ok, i know this is short, but i’m pretty beat from the day’s activities. keep working hard buddies! you can do it!!

oh, i’ll update my weight when i weigh in at workout this. the posted weight is what i weighed on that scale. however my home scale shows me down a couple lbs!!! woo woo!

i don’t know if it’s the girlie hormones raging or what, but today has just been poopy. yesterday, i was a hostess for a baby shower for one of my closest friends. it’s so neat to see her pregnant, especially since she had a hard time getting there. there wasn’t much on the menu that was vegan, but i did well. i had fruit and crackers. i didn’t have any of the cupcakes or chicken salad, but did have a little brie. it was so tasty. not on the diet, but hey, i’m not perfect. i did eat and workout before the event, so that’s a good thing. when i got home from the shower, i took a long nap. well by the time i woke up it was almost 10, and it was way too late to eat anything. although i wasn’t really hungry anyway. i watched some tv and then headed to bed.

this morning started off ok, until mom called. why does she insist on calling me at 9:30 am on sunday morning?? she calls and asks if she woke me up, to which i asked if that was her intention. she says no, but then wonders why i’m not chipper. well, it’s 9:30 and i haven’t talked to anyone. i was awake, since the dogs wanted out earlier, but i was just laying in bed watching mindless tv. then she asks me about the baby shower and then doesn’t pay attention to what i say. how annoying is that? she wonders why i don’t like talking to her sometimes, well that’s why. don’t call if you aren’t going to pay attention!!!!!!

after that, i get up, make a shake and get ready to run some errands. things were going ok, since i decided to start over after the annoying phone call. grocery shopping went well and the new heb close to my house makes things so much better. i picked up healthy food so i’ll be ready for another week of my vegan diet. i was feeling ok, nothing too bad.

then i went with my friend to academy to look for clothes and a fishing shirt for my trip to puerto rico. i found lots of fun stuff to try on and then i went into the dressing room. nothing fit. everything just looked bad. again, maybe it’s the bloat from the girlie hormones, but it was depressing. i thought, ok. fine. i’m doing better and feel thinner, but it just hasn’t translated into clothes yet. then i tried on the fishing shirt. it was too tight. the twins are just too big. so i head to the men’s to try to find shirts we can all wear fishing. i almost had a break down. i couldn’t find a shirt to fit, i was going to ruin the whole matching shirt idea for my friend’s birthday, i felt horrible. fat. gross. horrible. at that point, i was ready to go.

i came home, took a nap, and i’m still in a funk. ugh. on the positive side, i didn’t crash my diet. i stayed with my vegan diet. partly b/c there’s nothing at home to fall off of it. ha! but it didn’t occur to me to cheat. i should have exercised though. that probably would have made me feel better. oh well, next time.

i just feel out of sorts. i can’t pinpoint what’s wrong with me. i just don’t feel fun. tomorrow will be better! it has to be. it’s going to be. i have an injection for my back pain tomorrow. i’ve had one before and it helps alleviate my low back pain. hopefully, this one will work like it has in the past.

ok, so i’m off for the night. things will be better in the morning!!

well folks, i’ve made it 5 days so far.  it really hasn’t been too bad, but let me tell you one thing.  do you know how many adds for meat products there are on TV??!!!  it’s insane!!!  but i digress…

yesterday i was dragging, but i htink it was more related to the late night tuesday night finally catching up with me, than my diet.  my workouts are going well so far.  30 minutes, tough as nails and then it’s over.  i love burning 400 calories in 30 minutes. that rocks!!!

last night i made black bean enchiladas and they were tasty.  i think i could do without the meat if i could have the cheese added in.  enchiladas just aren’t the same without cheese and veggie cheese doensn’t melt like real cheese.  mmmmm cheese!

so this post is kind of rambling today, sorry about that.  it’s kind of how i feel.  i really am ready for the weekend and can hardly wait to leave early today.  330 workout and then home to get things ready for my friend’s baby shower tomorrow. 

i hope you all have a great weekend.  thanks to those of you who have posted comments.  your encouragement helps me stay on track.  look, this buddyslim works!