The Wengel Challange

March 30, 2007: 132lbs

2007-03-30T21:58:00.000-07:00

I have found myself inadvertently in phase three. Don't get me wrong, I haven't fallen off the wagon, I am still regularly eating my veggies, and am aware of my portions, and I am eating three meals a day. Its just that I have been eating more un-whole wheats and potatoes then phase two allows. Not surprisingly, I have stalled in the weight loss, though I haven't gained more *(which ensures that I am appropriately a phase three-er and not where I was before this whole challenge). That being said, I don't want to quit now. I would still like to lose more. So, I am trying to regroup and get back to a stricter phase two meal plan. Whole wheats, no sweet-sweet fruits, no added sugars, and no potatoes. It's the hardest when people offer me food. I feel awful turning them down, and blaming it on a diet seems so rude and weak to me. But once I give in, even just a little, I tend to go further than I would like, and before I know it I'm in phase three. So here I go again! Round two!

(look! we are skinnier!)

Feb. 23rd 2007: 134 lbs

2007-02-23T10:50:00.000-08:00

I have a bruise on my tush from rollerblading, a big bruise... I biffed it in front of four cars. My trusty horse stood strong while I climbed up on her to get back to my feet. I love my horse, she loved rollerblading, but all the same, I may need to find another exercise activity. Butt bruises hurt!

Feb. 5th, 2007: 136lbs

2007-02-05T14:22:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving 2006... progress is good :)

Feb. 4th, 2007: 138lbs

2007-02-04T20:14:00.000-08:00

Feb. 2, 2007: 138 lbs

2007-02-02T20:00:00.000-08:00

Roller skating? As physical activity? Let's just say I am sufficiently pooped... That and I can't get 'Achey Breaky Heart' out of my head!

Jan. 21, 2007 140lbs

2007-01-21T12:12:00.000-08:00

Well, well, well.... It has, yet again, been a few days... I have made the official jump from phase I to phase II! So now I am in it for the long haul... So far so good! I am enjoying the many different and healthy foods. Raw red peppers! I love! Who would have thought!?! I have kept up on the grocery shopping, and I am also enjoying the preparation part of things as well. I really want to exercise more then I actually have been - which for the moment I will take as a good thing. The weather is too cold and snowy to take the dogs out much, and I run out of hours in the day to get over to the rec as much as I would like. Alas, there's always room for improvement! I think I will be really challenged, the busier I get. I find when I am tired or stressed, I just don't have what it takes....
I am toying with the idea of only weighing myself once a week, so as not the get too discouraged with what appears as slow progress, instead focus on the healthy habits...

Breakfast: toast with scrambled eggs and half a pear
lunch: leftover wheat penne with chicken and peppers, V-8 juice
dinner: Subway chicken bacon ranch wrap

Jan. 19th 2007: 140 lbs

2007-01-19T18:55:00.000-08:00

Jan. 17th 2007: 140 lbs

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Breakfast: string cheese and tomato
lunch: leftover steak with bell peppers, onions, and tomato
snack: tomato
dinner: fiesta chicken with broccoli

Jan. 16th 2007: 140 lbs

2007-01-16T07:26:00.000-08:00

Breakfast: cottage cheese, garlic dill pickles
Snack: string cheese
Lunch: deer burger with onions, provolone, and lots and lots of tomatoes!
Snack:string cheese
Dinner: steak with sauteed bell peppers and onions

edited to add: I also went to a water aerobics class... SO MUCH FUN!! And an awesome workout! I am so going back next week!

Jan. 15th 2007: 140 lbs

2007-01-15T16:46:00.000-08:00

Breakfast: totally skipped it!
Lunch: turkey wraps with mozzarella, leftover broccoli
snack: string cheese
dinner: grilled veggies with portobello mushrooms, boiled artichoke, and Greek style grilled tilapi

Exercise: 15 minutes on the elliptical machine! 15 minutes on a bike! The best part: I watched Oprah the entire time!

Jan. 14th 2007: 143 lbs

2007-01-15T16:42:00.000-08:00

Breakfast: cottage cheese and tomato
snack: string cheese
lunch: double whopper from Burger King(minus the bread)
Dinner: roast with garlic onion broccoli

Jan. 13th 2007: 147 lbs

2007-01-13T09:20:00.000-08:00

Breakfast: jeesh... I skipped it again! The weekends totally screw up my breakfast routine, and considering that's the hardest meal for me anyway... ugh!
Lunch: turkey wraps with mozzarella, French cut style greenbeans, and a diet coke
Snack: string cheese
Dinner: lemon pepper porkchops,broccoli, and greenbeans

Jan. 12th, 2007: 144 lbs

2007-01-12T14:30:00.000-08:00

Well, I haven't kept updated on my daily diets, but that doesn't mean that I have fallen off the bandwagon!!
I have maintained my dieting goals, just haven't lost the expected weight... Well, not yet at least. I am trying not to get to caught up with number on a scale, still... It would be a nice incentive. I went to the rec last night, and worked on a machine for awhile. I am very proud of myself and haven't lost a bit of motivation yet!! WOOHOO!
The dogs and I have also enjoyed a few migrations... But not today, it was ICY cold... Belle is keeping up on her figure too, and takes a daily (just about) treadmill jaunt. I am a little self-conscious of my first lap swim, so I am trying to cajole a friend in to going with me. I plan to take the plunge next week sometime...
Tonight we are having grilled tilapia, yummy yum!
Until next time, I am leaving you beautiful pictures of our tasty ranch burgers with asparagus and all the fixings!!

Jan. 8th 2007: 145

2007-01-08T19:23:00.000-08:00

Breakfast: two scrambled eggs, 1 tomato
snack: string cheese
lunch: half can of green beans, tuna, with a little mayo
snack: string cheese
dinner: seasoned ground deer salad with fresh peppers and egg
dessert: popsicle

Jan 7th 2007: 144 lbs

2007-01-07T09:40:00.000-08:00

breakfast: cottage cheese, tomato
snack: string cheese
lunch: leftover steak and onions, half can of asparagus
snack: opps...
dinner: grilled chicken salad

Jan. 6th 2007: 145 lbs

2007-01-06T08:02:00.000-08:00

Breakfast: cottage cheese and pickles
snack: opps...
lunch: salad with tomato, two radishes, chicken breast and vinaigrette dressing
snack: string cheese
dinner: sashimi with seaweed salad and

Jan. 5th 2007: 145lbs

2007-01-05T10:47:00.000-08:00

breakfast: two scrambled eggs, two tomatoes, diet coke
morning snack: string cheese
lunch: salad with roast beef, cheese and vinaigrette dressing
afternoon snack: tomato
dinner: steak with sauteed onions and bell peppers

Pics or No Pics?

2007-01-04T19:19:00.000-08:00

I am considering posting pictures of my journey. Either way I will be photo chronicling the experience.
I am not certainly not proud of my flab, but am far from embarrassed either.
I just worry that it would be weird, seeing as the majority of any readers I have are family.
I don't know, what do you guys think? Weird to see pictures of my fat melt away, or kind of cool?
I need to do whatever it takes to keep myself motivated... We shall see if that entails posting belly shots for all of internet land to view...
We shall see.

Exercise Plan

2007-01-04T18:54:00.000-08:00

Mondays: OFF
Tuesdays 5:45-6:30: group water aerobics +/- lap swimming
Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:00 AM: powerwalk with dogs
Thursdays 8:00-8:55 PM: BOSU group fitness
Fridays: OFF
Saturdays 8:00 - 9:00 AM: powerwalk with dogs
Sundays: OFF

January 4, 2007: 147 lbs

2007-01-04T18:35:00.000-08:00

Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs, 1 tomato
morning snack: string cheese
lunch: turkey rolls with cheese, pickles, low-fat cottage cheese
afternoon snack: string cheese
dinner: lemon chicken breast, sauteed asparagus, two tomatoes
dessert: non-sugar cream saver

Diet

2007-01-04T18:10:00.000-08:00

I was 110 pounds when I started dating my husband. It said so on my driver license, and we all know that makes it not only true but legal!
I ate junk mostly.
Sometimes I would eat a lot, other times not so much.
I have never been an incredibly picky eater, but deep fat fried delights and chocolate covered anything have always made up a substantial part of my diet.
I never exercised and never cared.
Then I got married. Well, I suppose it wasn't THAT simple...
How about this: Then I started taking birth control... I suppose it's not as simple as that either...
6 months into my marriage I weighed in at 155 pounds. It was at this point that I changed birth control methods, and managed to curb any further gain.
But any way you look at it, my body, my metabolism, my lifestyle had changed.
I still eat junk. Rarely exercise. The difference now, is that I care.
I'm ready to accept the change in my reality, and am ready to deal with it.
I am ready to change myself and my style. For the rest of my life.
I want to be healthy for my children and my children's children. I want to change the way I eat, what I eat, when I eat. I want to change how I look, but most importantly I want to change me. I want to be a wiser, humbler, healthier person.
Today marks the first day in my plan for health and freedom.
I start the process of re-training myself, re-shaping myself, and ultimately inspiring myself - now and forever!