My Weightloss Journey

OMG! OMG! OMG!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 20:37:00 +0000

So I began a couple months ago to follow a new healthy eating plan called Trim Healthy Mama (kinda weird since I'm not a mama!). When I first began everyone thought I was making a big mistake, how could cheese, bacon, pizza & so many other yummy things be good for you? Can I say it's been so wonderful when I was on plan. Money got tight, people helped eat ingredients while I wasn't looking and next thing I knew I was back on their diet of unhealthiness. Potatoes, every possible way and Soda, breads, I started feeling worse & worse. The worst part was I feel into a serious depression, anxiety attacks, BP started moving back up, I started retaining water and my mood??? Oh boy!!! Foul, that's what it was but I felt so poorly I didn't care. I'm back on, I've had to purchase a little fridge/freezer for my THM goodies to protect them. LOL

All that to say I had gone down over 10lbs in literally days, everyone was commenting on how "skinny" I looked, LOL. I'm not skinny by a far shot but it felt good to know people were noticing that big of a difference in me!!!

So I'm organizing a little corner of my suite to house a mini "kitchen". Wish me luck!!!

https://store.trimhealthymama.com/#_l_t8

Trip THM FAILED!!! :-)

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 20:47:00 +0000

So I took a quick trip to Louisiana to tour a couple of group homes to see what and how they are doing it. It was an amazing trip as far as education was concerned... Food??? NOT

So headed out I was good, sort of. LOL. I ordered a smoked turkey on sour dough bread with lettuce & mustard only. I have learned to like mustard. I try to use that instead of mayo for obvious fattening reasons but also because I read in several places mustard will help boost your metabolism and mine needs all the help it can get. Then after Sunday evening service, we stopped by Taco Bueno, we were in a strange town and there didn't seem to be healthy places. LOL. And I couldn't cook... so there.

So yesterday morning we were at the hotel and I needed food the only thing I could scrounge up that I liked was a tiny blueberry muffin. That's a NONO, but I was hungry and so there!!!

Then we stopped at a little hole in the wall place to eat authentic cajun food. It was really good but really BAD!!! LOL

So today I woke up, my blueberry tea had been steeping over night and I fixed my GGMS and then I failed!!! about 10am I was in a hurry to get out the door when it hit me I was hungry and in my rush to get up and make my GGMS I had forgotten to eat breakfast. I dug around and we had nothing quick and there were tortilla chips in the cabinet and they are so quick to throw a little cheese on them and 30 seconds in the microwave and I'm out the door.

Got home about 2:30 and I was hungry so I fixed me a couple of eggs with sauteed diced onion and sweet pepper mixed in. Plus 2 stripes of bacon cut in half with a little diced jalepeno on the side. It was actually VERY good. I'm still learning how good or bad that was but I think it was all on plan. I had sprinkled a tad of cheese on the eggs but after tasting them I didn't need it, I could have easily eaten them without it.

So I was at Winco and discovered they sell alot more THM type stuff than Walmart!!! So I grabbed some flax meal & almond flour and some almond milk, more peach tea... Everytime I go to get something I grab something else to add in.

I'm still struggling with eating enough meals/snacks, etc but I think I'm slowly picking it up. Just gotta keep reading and working towards my goal!!!

First Meal on THM Plan

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 05:22:00 +0000

So tonight I cooked a S meal. It was Cabbage & Beef (family recipe) and Stuffed Cauliflower (from THM book). Everyone raved about how good it was. Dad even said either his taste buds are changing alot or that was some really good food. He is more picky than me sometimes. LOL.

I used the Stuffed Cauli recipe in the THM book and it says just put the cauliflower in the pan and you add the ingredients. Well, I'm VERY black & white, there is no gray in my life so I followed exactly... My Cauliflower didn't get very soft, I finally covered the pan in foil and put it back in the over, then I added more cream cheese it finally got soft enough we could eat it. LOL. So lesson learned cook the veggie first. LOL.

I have my peach tea steeping for tomorrow. I drank all my GGMS today. I noticed that my tummy was kind of grumbly and not so well. Not sure if it's the big breakfast or the GGMS "cleaning" my system out a bit. Whatever the case I feel great and I'm looking for to my GGMS tomorrow. LOL. I've got Raspberry Zinger steeping for my aunt. I'll have my whole family hooked eventually!!! LOL

Good Girl Moon Shine - THM

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 20:05:00 +0000

So other than a taste of my cousins GGMS last weekend I'm new to this tasty treat!!! LOL. It's so healthy & and refreshing!!! So I wanted to blog about this, today is day 2 with GGMS in my life. I've already learned something!!! LOL

Yesterday I made this wonderful concoction by using 1 peach flavored herbal teabag in HOT water until it cooled. Put ice & a little water in my 1 quart cup and with a straw. This one I got at my local Walmart for under $10. It's BPA free, insulated and doesn't sweat and the best part is the handle!!! LOL. So back to it, I only used 1 tea bag with 2 cups of hot water and it was very weak. You could barely taste the peach. Then I used 3 1/2 Tbs of Organic Apple Cider w/ the mother, 2 shakes of powdered ginger and the ACV was a bit stronger than my liking and I couldn't taste the ginger at all. Then I put 2 Tbs of Stevia in and it was still a little blah so I put in a couple more shakes of Stevia (powdered/granulated type). It wasn't bad it just was great to me. Sooooo

Last night I steeped 2 Wild Berry Zinger herbal tea bags in HOT water overnight (not just until the water cooled. This morning I filled my cup with ice, I put 2 Tbs of Apple Cider Vinegar, 3 shakes of powdered ginger, 2 Tbs of Stevia again and poured the very concentrated tea over it. That filled my cup up to the top. Then I mixed it, decided I still needed more sweetener and kept adding a little & stirring until it was just right!!! My Dad took a sip and said he could drink that all day long. So I did a little research to see what health benefits were in this concoction I'm sipping on. Here is what I found...

Apple Cider Vinegar w/ the Mother...

It appears to help diabetes & blood sugar control
It helps prevent starch from being processed (not 100%)
It helps boost your immune system and
It helps with constipation (I can't vouch on that one, LOL)

Ginger

It reduces pain and inflammation, making it valuable in managing arthritis, headaches and mentral cramps.
It has a warming effect and stimulates circulation
It inhibits rhiovirus, which can cause the common cold.
It inhibits such bacteria as Salmonella, which cause diarrhea, and protozoa, such as Trichomonas.
In the intestinal tract, it reduces gas and painful spasms.
It may prevent stomach ulcers caused by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin and ibuprofen.
Combats nausea and vomiting.

Herbal Tea

Cuts down on your caffiene intake
Depending on what you purchase, it can help with sleep, energy, stress, and so much more.

All of that and then Stevia isn't real sugar but sweetens things very well!!! I had so many tell me it might take me a little bit to get used to using Stevia because it's different from sugar, well the only problem I've had was how much to use and I had the same problem with real sugar.

As a woman with PCOS I am insulin-resistant so I've very excited to see what this plan will do as far as help me with symptoms of PCOS!!! I plan on keeping this updated, hopefully I can keep finding the time.

Keep an eye out... Tonight we are having our 1st S-meal. We are having Cabbage & Beef and our side is going to be Stuffed (or Loaded) Cauliflower. I'll let you know how that goes. This morning I made eggs with tomatoes, green chilis & cheese. The whole family loved it!!! Now I must go get busy labeling my book, it just arrived via FedEx and I no longer have to depend on my ebook. I can hold the pages in hands. LOL. There are plus sides to a actual book! js

Here I am AGAIN!!! Tired of seeing my "restarts" yet?

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 17:58:00 +0000

So, Plexus... Got old and I didn't lose like everyone swears they are. Plus, I started craving "bad" food, my comfort foods and goodbye weightloss. Thankfully I didn't really gain anything back but I've been trying to make better & healthier options.

Soooo, I'm going to try the THM Plan (Trim Healthy Mama). My cousin & her husband are doing great on the plan and losing weight. I'm excited because it's not cutting back out eating, etc it's more along the lines of learning a different way of cooking. It can be a long term life style changing in cooking. It does require alot of cooking but I love cooking!!! Time is usually my issue so we will see what happens.

I bought the book today and should have the paperback book tomorrow. So I'm excited!!!

Fat Layers Cover So Much...

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 04:24:00 +0000

So I don't guess I ever realized that my "fat layers" did more than my medical doctor explained. He told me how alot of these health issues I have had would begin to diminish as I continue on my weightloss journey of eating better & drinking water, no sodas. He said as I gained weight my body would begin to store hormones I needed for my body to function properly in the fat cells and as I lose weight and those hormones are released my health would change and I would be amazed. He was SOOooooooo correct!!!

Weird thing though, it's not just hormones that my layers had stored. Emotions and memories were also stored, so to speak. As I've lost each pound I've found myself going down a road of emotional ups and downs trying to now deal and process things I never did all those years ago. It makes a little bit of sense because instead of dealing with the pain or hurt, I would put a bandaid over it called food. Now as I cut back and those pounds go away that pain and hurt is resurfacing, weird huh?

Hopefully, the roller coaster ride is over quicker that it got me here but I know that every step every tear I "re-cry" I'm finally finding healing inside. Understanding? Not so much but grief is a process of steps and every step in the grief process is important. We sometimes try to bypass a step but we will always be "stalled out" for lack of a better term at this moment. We can't grow, move on, etc until we finally allow ourselves to take that step and then the next until we have gone through the process and then we can say, I'm OK, I'll make it, I can move on and live my life without that pain.

I'm sure I'll have more to say later, today that is all!!!

Plexus Train!

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 00:08:00 +0000

So, I was given Plexus to take home & try and ended up liking it. I've had some amazing things happening in my body lately and I'm telling you all about it.

So a couple weeks ago we started a "Family Weightloss Contest" it's fun and it's nice to have family members on board with you.

I of course have been counting my calories, drinking 99.99999999999999999% water and then I started taking Plexus everyday. The first week I lost 13lbs. This week has been a big fat FAIL!!! I'm not sure why either. I'm hoping it's one of those I lost so much last week that my body just stopped doing anything because it's in shock, I hope. It's frustrating to go from 2lbs a day lost to 0 or to gain when you are still in your calories, nothing really changed.

However, I was diagnosed with PCOS a few years back and (guys close your eyes) I had a period 24/7 for over 3 years. So yeah, hormonally I was a trainwreck. The last 2 weeks, it all straightened out and my moods escalated to happy, I've had so much energy and I can't believe the difference I feel, I can only assume it's the Plexus because the food & water was already in affect and not doing much.

I feel great!!! I went out with friends last night and we acted crazy & took pics and posed and I can look at those pics and think WOW, I look as happy as I feel. I'm telling you after years of feeling like I was dragging myself through life I feel so happy. So, I know I don't write often but I try to write as things change so I can see what I changed and when.

So I'm officially for now on the Plexus Train

Later.

Bad Weeks...

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 02:32:00 +0000

So OK, this has been a week from HELL!!! If it can go wrong it did x10. I am so very thankful to God for being there for me. I know the old Taniss that was doing it all on her own would have fallen down and stuffed her face with every once of cheese & soda she could find. New Taniss that is learning God is with me, said I'm not going to let some hard times sabotage my weightloss and as I wrote yesterday it is easier than I imagined it would be. I know it's God helping me because I've just decided to lean on Him and just rest, I was killing myself the other way.

I drink more water than I ever thought I would be able to force into my body. This water hater/Coke addict LOVES water now, I crave water. I still don't think it tastes great but I fill my cup with ice & then water and keep refilling the water until the ice is gone and then I fill it with ice and start over. I use a large 16oz double insulated glass with a lid and straw. That way it doesn't sweat alot and I literally carry it EVERYWHERE!!! It even goes in my purse and to church. LOL.

The last few months have been hard financially because of me quitting my job & taking a major cut in pay because of that. God is good though!!! I have already received a pay increase which took me closer to my old pay. :-) I was a out to eat 3x a day single person (duh, I am overweight) I now take my lunch in a insulated bag. If I have a few extra bucks I might drop in somewhere instead and get a tostado or taco, chicken sandwich, something NON COMBO and small.

I have been asked what I have for breakfast & lunch. Well first off I use a app on my phone & online called MyFitnessPal. I log what I eat all day and it counts my steps. I log my weight every day or two, so I can see the ups and downs. They say that is bad but it keeps me on my toes to see a ounce up or down. For breakfast I have like a bagel with some cream cheese, something not too major unless I take Dad to dialysis and then we stop for breakfast and get a breakfast burrito. If I do that I only eat 1 other meal that day or 2 very small meals. A normal lunch is a sandwich and I don't go all nasty tasting diet sandwich, I go small and make a very tasty sandwich. It's worth it to me to have great flavor and small sandwich, it's filling. So I buy the "Everything French Bread" at Walmart and I slice it about 4" and then slice it sub style I buy thin sliced or shaved Mesquite or Hickory smoked turkey, use 2-3 slices, a slice of thin sliced Cheddar/Jack or Colby Jack cheese, shredded lettuce, then less than a Tablespoon of real bacon bits and that is it. I feel like I'm eating bad, yet I am within my calories because I balance by size of sandwich. Then I eat some popcorn (light butter or air popped with powdered salt), or a serving or less of potato chips and a little salsa or queso dip. I'm very very careful on any dips or chips because it would be so easy to fall back into eating a big portion of the bag or jar. LOL. So if I feel weak I don't have any. Soda is the same way I still like soda so if I feel like I'm doing good that day on my water I'll have a soda. Some days I have none.

That's all for today!!!

It's Too Easy???

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 03:51:00 +0000

So, LOL, I'm losing weight and it seems to easy. Yes, I did ask God to help me and I have to believe he is. I'm down over 20lbs and basically off sodas. I'm not on a "diet" I've just started drinking as much water as I can each day. I'm not drinking as much as I probably should yet but I'm drinking as much as I can. LOL.

I still eat things I enjoy but I just eat smaller portions & I am making BETTER choices. Instead of a mountain of cheese I may eat a intentionally measured out 1 serving. I eat lettuce on everything. I've become very creative in eating my veggies. It's a challenge to cook veggies that taste good when you don't like them. LOL

Water, water, water and if I am desperate I may splurge on 1-2 glasses of soda in a entire day. My job is very physical now, I am constantly on the move bending & stooping. So all in all it's adding up. I'm stoked!!! Small portions of the stuff I like.

I found I feel HORRIBLE the day or 2 after eating pizza. The Gluten is what I've decided causes that. I have found homemade pizzas I can really enjoy and not feel so yucky afterwards.

Spaghetti squash is a new favorite of mine and I LOVE fried squash & zucchini. So I found I could quickly dip the slices in a egg mixture, and then coat them with corn meal, salt, pepper & a little garlic and BAKE them in the oven until they are crispy and they are just as tasty as the fried and a small fraction of the calories.

Oh, my cousin gave me Plexus Slim to try. Since I've been very successful with my weightloss this year I decided to give it a try. I measured myself all over and I was down inches all over so I shall see if the miracle Plexus works for me. LOL. I have lowered my BP by changing my eating habits and drinking water. It now runs very low. Can't wait to go back to the doctor!!! LOL.

Better Late Than Never...

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 23:06:00 +0000

So I've decided to begin to journal my health & changes I'm making so that I can see the changes in myself.

I've made one HUGE change and that is water, water, water, water & more water!!! I'm drinking so much water I feel like a swimming pool. HAHA. Seriously though, I had a major problem this morning at church, I wore flats to praise team practice and when it was time to hit the platform for service I got my heels out and slipped them on and almost fell over. They were suddenly too big. WHAT???!?? You heard me correctly my 3" heels were flopping on my feet. It came the day after I was telling someone I had never seen veins in my feet. Alot of peoples feet the veins stick up a little and the "bump" is seen through the skin, well my feet have NEVER had that view and yet this week I noticed that. I said hmmm, never dawned on me my feet would "shrink". LOL.

The other thing is my weight. I haven't been taking anything to enhance my weightloss, I changed jobs, went from sitting all day to standing and bending all the time. I'm always on the move now days and it's made a difference. On January 10th of this year I went to the doctor for my quarterly visit so that I could get my BP prescriptions refilled. My doctor looked at me and said "Taniss, you weigh more than you've ever weighed in my office. I didn't have the heart to tell him I was down a few pounds. Stress and the hectic life I live was literally killing me. I tend to lose a little weight and then bounce around a day or 2 and then suddenly I drop a couple more pounds, etc. So I went onto MyFitnessPal to log my weight three days ago and yikes, I was down but still 1lb above my last logged weigh-in. This morning I was a 1.4lbs under!!!! I added it up and I'm 17lbs down from my doctors appointment weight!!! I felt like I could conquer the world in that moment I realized that. Go Me!!!

I'm doing oil pulling, I'm noticing some gum growth on my lower teeth where some of my gums were receding. My teeth feel so smooth & clean and everyone says they are sparkling clean, LOL. I think they say that to make me quit talking about it. There are so many other great things they say oil pulling does I'm excited to see how much of it really works.

Black Strap Molasses seems to truly give natural energy!!! I've got Teresa trying all of this now.

My biggest hurtle has been water. I can only drink large amounts with water if I have it on Sonic ice. LOL. For real but hey, it's working!!! Been awhile since I've felt this good!!!

Which some of that can probably go to the Lord and the touch and revelation I received last weekend.

Until next time....

Wish me luck and any good healthy & TASTY recipes can be shared my way. I just discovered I LOVE Spaghetti Squash, like SERIOUSLY love the stuff!!! So we are trying to change some eating habits, eat better, eat less! LOL. Then most importantly I've begun a journey in learning to trust in God!!! That right there is more important to me than any of the weight issues, health issues, just to lean on Him and let Him lead & guide me and He has it all under control and does a much better job. My problem is I'm always having to ask God to forgive my unbelief because I keep trying to pick up my worries... sigh... Trust, learning to trust!!!

Changes Are Required!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:18:00 +0000

No details but I made a boatload of changes in my life end of 2013. By boatload, I mean, BOATLOAD!!! LOL. However, crazy they all seemed to be to everyone, including myself sometimes they were all necessary!!! Today only 17 days into 2014 I'm down 6lbs. I went to the doctor 15 days ago at my highest weight ever and I had been making much better choices but stress was killing me. I reduced stress in my life in several areas and in 15 days I'm down 6lbs. I'm so happy!!!

Yes, God is helping me!!! Yes, my eating is better!!! Yes, I'm much more active because I'm constantly moving around the house!!! YES, my BP is down, actually running low alot of the time!!! I feel like I'm gaining a closer relationship with God!!! Do I regret any of my decisions??? NOPE!!!

I don't know what the future will throw at me but for today I'm healthier and feel better than I have in months, maybe years. LOL. I'm happy, smiling, my family says my whole personality has changed!!! We shall see what tomorrow holds.

Until then...

Shades of Hope - Filling The Void

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 13:54:00 +0000

So after watching a episode of Extreme Weightloss where they sent the girl to Shades of Hope. I went to Shades of Hope website to see what it was and it's a Addiction Recovery Center. The book ad on the right caught my eye because it said Shades of Hope: How To Treat Your Addiction To Food. Lately I've been really trying to get real with myself and with God because I can "fool" others and I can convince myself I'm OK and not doing anything wrong. Yet I'm not fooling God, He sees this little sin I deal with daily. So I purchased the book. Now time to read it. When food is your drug it controls you. I don't eat to live I eat because someone hurt my feelings, I eat because I can't deal with the stress in my life. You get the drift. So if you dare join me on my journey of breaking this control over my life. (With God's help)/

Here are a few things that jumped out at me in the 1st chapter, Filling The Void

People with food addiction.

They hide out of shame, believing that if they were to shine the light on their own truths, they wouldn't be able to bear it. They think the pain would kill them, so they eat the pain away instead. They are unable to see that they were born absolutely perfect, and deserving of all the love and care the world has to offer.

Oh how I know this. I know what the shame of being overweight will do to you. It leads you to believe people are judging you and looking down on you if you are overweight and eat because that is what you believe of condemn yourself with so you hide. You don't eat in front of others because "they will think you are a big fat cow, you take your food somewhere, you can hide and no one can see or judge yet that creates stress and you will overeat because the food is your "medication".

Some of the things people have said to me concerning my weight that have cut so deep. "You would have such a pretty face if you would just lose the weight." So my face isn't pretty because it's not skinny. "It's just food" Wrong!!! To me it's a way to dull the pain inside of me. People don't realize those well intentioned comments just make a bad problem worse. I already medicated & drug myself with my food, the reaction to those comments are.... more food. The vicious cycle.

But it wasn't "just food". It's never just food. Food filled me from the deepest part of my soul, allowing me the peace and serenity I assumed other lived in effortlessly.
Food addicts are often also codependents, having perfected the act of pretending that there is nothing wrong. They're all smiles working out of their most passive characteristics, always asking, "Can I help you, please? What can I do for you?"

Here are a few questions I must ask myself

Do you consider yourself valuable? Do you value yourself less than or more than other people? Describe you self-esteem and how you exhibit self-love. I do not see myself as valuable I've learned in my life I'm disposable. People will make promises to you and never fulfill them. They will leave you high and dry and never look back. I have almost NO self-esteem and to show myself I love ME, I eat, I give myself treats to make up for my pain.
Are you vulnerable - either too much or not enough? Do you have issues protecting yourself, and do you become resentful at others' behaviors? Yes! & Double Yes!! LOL. When people begin to verbally hurt me or "attack" me I don't have the power inside to stand up against it.
Have you been known for being "bad" or rebellious, or have you been committed to becoming perfect, the good girl or boy in your family or life? How are these behaviors related to and reflected in your spirituality? Does your faith correspond or conflict with them? I have never been a rebellious person, even in my teens. I've always been the one that didn't push the limits and the rules. I was always the "Goody Two Shoes". Even in relation to God whatever leaders told me the rules are for God and church, I tried to obey them. I don't want to let other down with my stupidity.
Are you too dependent on other people or are you too independent? Do you fear you are dependent on other things - substances like food, alcohol, drugs or nicotine? Do you use shopping/spending or relationships to shape your identity? I am probably trying to be too overly independent on some areas and extremely dependent in others. I do you things to shape my identity. I am pretty sure I'm dependent on food & caffiene. LOL.
Do you consider yourself mature or have you struggled with the idea that you are immature? Do you self-punish over loss of control, believing that by managing your life you prove your maturity Do you have issues with moderation or intimacy - unsure of how to create whole and healthy boundaries in your life? I do struggle with feeling like I never really grew up, like everyone still controls me and tells me what to do. I feel like others can tell and judge me being immature. I feel like I have no control in my life except in the food area and I emotionally and mentally punish myself over it. I feel like if I gained control in EVERY area maybe then I would be mature and "grown up". Moderation is hard for me, very few areas to I have that conquered. I'm also reading Bounderies so I'm learning to set boundaries for myself hopefully.

Lights Coming On

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:34:00 +0000

So I struggle with food and my weight. Kinda sad when you can do or not do everything/anything you want and something like food can control every part of you. Since I'm not a super human that can be perfect (how nice would that be?) I'm still struggling. Gotta get me a new scale, someone gave me a "used one" Looks quite old but it never changes. LOL. I have a doctors appointment on Thursday so I will know then where I am weight wise. I'm going to be so discouraged if it says I've gained weight, I've been doing pretty good on my eating & calories and exercising so crossing my fingers it translates into positive, I'm sorta used to it thought being bad, work hard at it and gain weight or barely lose.

I've been watching Extreme Weight Loss online (hulu.com) and Chris Powell intrigues me and his wife for that matter. They work people hard but it works, I did some research on them and discovered they encourage "CarbCycling" So I read several different places & then bought his 1st book. I'm starting that now and I'm struck by how he writes, hilarious because his writing is like you watch him. Funny.

So I had never heard of carb cycling, I am about to take a stab at it. Low Carbs one day and High Carbs the next tricks your body. The eating 5 times a day may trip me up a little. Heidi says you can't decide what you will eat every 3 hours (who has time for that?). So let's see what happens. LOL. I'm sure I will let you know shortly. HAHA

Vacation & Back To Health Again

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 23:35:00 +0000

Well, we went on vacation and now we are back. Enough said. LOL. I'm still working on cutting back my foods and I'm starting to add a little exercise in and more water.

I'm trying to cut back my caffiene but that is HARD!!!

Rescheduled my doctors appt for a couple weeks out so I'm going to try and work hard to surprise him at what I've done. Not going to be easy because I don't handle stress well and work-related stress is out the roof!!!!!!!! Then add everyday and stupid stuff and my body is in shock before we begin discussing my horrible eating habits.

Tomorrow starts a new try AGAIN, sort of. I'm going to do cereal in the mornings and something small for lunch & dinner. Lots of water and I'm not making any promises BUT, I'm gonna start trying to get out there and walk/jog again. 3-4 years ago I dropped 28lbs doing that. Just me and my tunes and water. LOL.

Sigh...

Been Quiet Lately

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:40:00 +0000

So I've not had much time to sit down and post on any of my blogs, my online social life has been failing I'm sure. LOL. How sad!!! However, I've been busy, our family has had alot of stuff going on.

Just a quick update, I was at the doctor 4 months ago and I was down 5lbs, he wasn't thrilled but he was glad to see my weight down, PERIOD. He said work harder, I've been making changes, not going overboard, but I feel good about it, I can't wait for the end of this month to get here, I get to see according to his scales what I weigh and then my birthday!!! LOL.

Clothes are fitting better and I've been branching out on flavor and have found there are some really good chicken sandwiches out there!!! Plus, I've totally shrunk my tummy I guess because I try to not overeat. Eat until I fill full and stop. I can eat leftovers later OR I'll get more later. LOL.

Until the 26th!!!

Plugging Along... Still

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:48:00 +0000

Guess what??? I'm still on a semi good track. LOL. Been cutting way back and doing some dancercize. Just keeping on trying. I don't do so good one day, I just wake up tomorrow and try to do better. Counting calories and drinking Spark from Advocare. I was down 5lbs as of the beginning of April/maybe end of March??? In July I go back to the doctor and I'll see how I'm doing then. Hopefully down several more pounds!!!

Wish me luck!!!

Week Two...

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:55:00 +0000

Ugh, so last week I did good until Thursday and started having issues with my heart and really thought I was working up to a heart attack. Scared me bad so I stopped my diet regime and just went to normal life and everything ended up normal. Doctor said it was anxiety mixed with all the changes I made in my diet, etc. So I took 3-4 days off and I'm back on again.

I have had alot going and work brings alot of stress some days. So we shall see what happens tomorrow. Just going to keep getting back up, LOL.

Hardest Battle

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:55:00 +0000

Battle of the bulge... this is my hardest battle ever. I am in a love relationship and it's with flavor. I love food!!! If I can't find tasty food, flavorful food I will give up, I know this before I even begin. I've given up soooooo many times before. It's frustrating, aggravating and makes me very angry at myself. I'm a strong person in so many areas yet struggle in my weight and eating.

So, here I go again... Trying something new for me and mixing it with the old. Breakfast Shakes, Advocare. Spark, for extra energy and then I found I can drink and like, V8 Fusion in a can and it's very tasty.

This is day 4 of this old yet new journey and so far so good.

Saturday I did GREAT!!! I didn't eat enough calories though so I bottomed out Saturday night and struggled with my body not feeling well or responding well on Sunday morning. I ate rather than a shake Sunday morning because I was feeling so weak and shaky, nauseous, dizzy, etc. I taught Sunday School and then was on Praise Team... I had a really hard time pushing my body to worship and I felt very disoriented or maybe a better word is my mind was struggling with delayed thoughts. LOL. I struggled to respond and thought a couple times I would just slap pass out but I made it and talked to a friend freshly back on a diet and she was struggling like I was and she felt like it was lack of calories the day before.

Sunday Lunch I threw together Frozen Pulled Pork from Costco, boiled okra and hominy with a little cheese and had Dr. Pepper with lunch. Very very good if I do say so myself. LOL. Later in the afternoon I had more okra and about 6 crackers with some cheddar cheese and a small glass of Dr. Pepper.

Monday morning I woke up not feeling hungry and no cravings for food. Made my shake, grabbed a bottle of water along with my stuff for work and ran. Let my shake sit a little too long and it got kinda thick and I had to really fight to get it down because on top of thickening up it got warm. **gag** But I'm determined right now so I fought it down and won!!!

About 12 I HAD to eat so I warmed up my P.J's Organic Skinny Chicken Burrito, which is very good flavor and for me. LOL. About halfway through I was full and couldn't eat another bite. Then about 2 I started feeling blah so I make up a Spark and drank a V8 Fusion Strawberry Banana flavor. When I was leaving work at 6 I had had less than 700 calories and since I am learning my body needs fuel I knew I had to eat and make up some calories so I went ahead and stopped by In and Out Burger and got a cheeseburger, fries & a coke. I'm pretty good and judging my body and the affects of what I eat so I thought I would just see what happened. I felt find through Praise Team practice, usually I'm worn out and just wish I could go home and sleep but nope, I felt great! Started yawning around 9pm and thought, cool, I'll get home and just fall asleep, NOPE. LOL.

2am my mind/brain turned off and sleep found me, BUT, I woke up at 4am, last time I opened my eyes and peeked at the clock it was 4:32am. I was up at 6:30 to jump up, dress and run out the door. LOL.

Woke up this morning and OH MY WORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wanted a biscuit from McDonalds or Whataburger soooooooooo bad. I didn't though, had to come into work early so I made my shake when I got here and it's now gone, into me belly. LOL. Got my bottle of water and a V8 Fusion sitting here to sip on. For lunch I brought quiche left over from dinner at the house last night so I have 2 small pcs, not sure I'll like the artichoke one but it's all I brought so it's do or die. Have a Spark to make up also, then tonight we may be going out to dinner with my brother and his family. I'll not go overboard but I will enjoy myself I'm sure. Water instead of soda is the plan. OH and this morning I don't feel heavy, bloated, like I ate bad last night so I think with the small amounts I ate all day I was fine with a burger and fries, still stayed in my man calories to loose weight so I'm fine. My new dress I'm wearing for the first time feels looser than when I first bought it a couple weeks ago so I know if I can keep up the good work I can do this for me!!!

Plus, several people recently seem to believe I'll marry sooner than later. LOL. Can I have their faith? Gotta lose this weight now and not crash diet then. HAHAHA. Just kidding.

So here is to a great day!!!

Sigh... And Again!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:31:00 +0000

Here we go again. I've already lost 1lb. I'll celebrate my small losses thank you very much. LOL.

Michelina's meals and I are going to get really tight!!!

So once again I'm going to try to part with part of my fat. LOL. This time I have not only my Wii Fit stuff but I now own a Xbox 360 w/ Kinect. Oh yeah!!!!!!

I Won!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:00:00 +0000

I won our family weightloss contest!!! 13lbs lost!!!! It is such a good feeling to get to church and have people come up and comment on your weightloss. I can't see it as easily, so it's nice to know it can be seen. I can feel it a bit in my clothing but it feels good when people comment on it. Stephanie lost 6lb, Brenda and Mom lost 2lbs and Teresa lost oz I think, LOL, can't remember.

So we start again!!! Feb starts the contest over and another $100 is on the line.

So here I sit eating my breakfast muffin and writing, it's sort of a habit of such. We are going to continue the dinners which are so much fun and I am going to do my best to eat less than I have been and I haven't been eating much dinner. The last week I've been adding dance workouts and they are fun and seen to be burning a few calories, I'm down oz, which aggravates me but I'll keep on because for the first time in my life I am doing it on my own. Feels good!!!

I went from low cal white muffins to wheat. See I just keep plodding forward one little change at a time. Any good food tips or recipes??? I can always use low fat recipes.

I learned something this morning. LOL. I DO NOT like Moterrey Jack cheese on my muffin. Ick, it almost didn't go down this morning. I love that kind of cheese but not on a Turkey Bacon, Egg White & English Muffin breakfast. LOL. Whew that was YUCK!!! Lesson learned stick with Cheddar or Pepper Jack.

Baked Zucchini Chips Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:33:00 +0000

Baked Zucchini Chips

Rated:

Submitted By: KRISRIZZIO

Photo By: ALFANN02

Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Cook Time: 10 Minutes

Ready In: 15 Minutes

Servings: 4

"Zucchini is breaded and baked until crispy and golden brown. A quick, healthy way to use some of that zucchini from your garden!"

INGREDIENTS:

2 medium zucchini, cut into 1/4-inch

slices

1/2 cup seasoned dry bread crumbs

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

2 egg whites

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C).
2.	In one small bowl, stir together the bread crumbs, pepper and Parmesan cheese. Place the egg whites in a separate bowl. Dip zucchini slices into the egg whites, then coat the breadcrumb mixture. Place on a greased baking sheet.
3.	Bake for 5 minutes in the preheated oven, then turn over and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes, until browned and crispy.

Nutrition
Information

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Calories: 92

Amount Per Serving

Total Fat: 1.7g
Cholesterol: 2mg
Sodium: 340mg

Amount Per Serving

Total Carbs: 13.8g
Dietary Fiber: 1.8g
Protein: 6.1g

Printed from Allrecipes.com 1/27/2011

Ugh!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:22:00 +0000

I'm stalled and even gained about a pound back. HELP!!! LOL. I know this is the way it is. I just have to patiently wait for this rebellion of my body, give it a day or so and I'll start losing again. It's so frustrating though to know you are eating like you should to lose weight and your body says NO. Grrrr.

However, these moments are when I usually give up and this month I've just kept doing what I have been doing and guess what... Yuppers, Give it 2-3 days and I wake up and have lost 4lbs or something crazy. Dumb body.

I'm having a few tummy issues but I've bought vitamins and herbs, etc to help. I'm sticking with my vitamins and all so it'll all work out, my mind is made up!!! I'm losing this weight, it's been a lifestyle change for me, I can't just diet or after the diet is over and the weight is gone I'll be right back where I am now, I have to change my lifestyle. Then I will keep it off and be the healthy lady God wants me to be!!!

I'm In Shock

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:10:00 +0000

I can't believe it!!!!! Another lb lost in a day. I've never done a diet and it been this easy!!! I know it's God helping me. I want to be the best me I can be in order to work for him.

I still get up at 6am and cook breakfast and I have so much energy, it's crazy. I'm loving this life I'm living. We hope to get back in the gym some. That could be good and bad. LOL. I would tone up but probably gain muscle which would slow my weight loss down. Gotta be careful there. LOL.

I've been doing good so far with my stress levels and not letting life get to me. God's good!!! I'm going to try and share some food tips I've been doing. Share some recipes we've worked on and such. Food taste is a major deal for me. So I'm trying to take foods I like and redo the recipe for low calorie we've had a couple winners. ROFLOL. Some not so much. Then also share some things I've found that were low cal.

I'm at 10% of what I have to lose!!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:22:00 +0000

Woot Woot, **doing the happy dance**

12.2lbs lost since January 1. This is day 17 and I'm still at it. Is this a record? I'm sure it's getting close. I'm so ready to be smaller!!! Yay Me!!!

Gotta get my day started but I have so much more energy and happiness!!! I try to explain to the others in my family that don't feel well that it can be different but they don't want the sacrifice of counting their calories and really doing it right. They want what they want, when they want it. That is what I was doing when I found myself at 250lbs. I was miserable, swollen, sick all the time and just tired tired tired. All that is gone now!!! Do I crave the bad stuff? Ho, boy do I ever, if it gets really bad I have some of whatever I'm craving and count it in my daily calorie intake. I wish I could convince my whole family to make this change. They all spout that they are doing it but they aren't trying hard!!!! Oh well. I am and I'm pumped about it!!!

So many things God has promised and I've cheated myself out of them because I was fat, etc. Wouldn't open myself up but today it's all different and I'm so happy!!!!

Mind Over Food

noreply@blogger.com (Taniss) — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 19:28:00 +0000

Everything could change in a moment, I've never had such an easy time losing weight. However, I've never felt enjoyment when a hunger pain hit. It's weird how I feel so happy when my body is so confused. LOL. It's screaming for food and soda and I have this little evil laugh in my head. Mom says it's probably that I've made up my mind. LOL.

I do alot more journaling. LOL. When I go through Bueno and order 1 potato burrito and water, my body starts flipping out but I have to think through it. LOL. I've starting getting alot of newletters on eating and weightloss and mental/emotional ties to food. I guess I'm learning to not use food to fix my problems. Haven't had hardly any cheese and been eating alot of veggies which I can't stand. When you are eating stuff you don't like, it's not so hard to cut back I guess.

Right now my stomache is screaming in pain, I'm nauseous and lunch isn't quite finished and I had 1 package of Brown Sugar Oatmeal for breakfast, it's long gone and I'm hungry but I will not eat until lunch is ready. But I feel good about punishing my body, where did all this come from??? I've never felt quite this way before. Strange.

One of my big struggles has been with food portions in what I'm eating. I'm not withholding anything, if I like it I can eat it but it's about portion control. It's my money so used to I would go through a fast food line and order anything I wanted, alot of the time I hated myself, just felt like I had to exist in the world until I died, didn't see any future for myself. So I didn't care, I was sad, depressed at times, lonely, hurting emotionally and mentally and wasn't finding a solution to my pain, so I would eat. Food never told me I was fat or ugly or anything of that sort. It always told me I was important, I had that one area of life where I could do as I pleased.

Eating in my car so no one could see, not going into restaurants because I didn't want them to judge what or how much I ate and hiding who I really am. I have to give the thanks to God because He is helping me every step of the way, couldn't do it without His help!!!

My prayer of late has been to be who and what He wants me to be, it that is fat and single, it will be hard, I won't understand but I trust Him. If it's to be a healthier happier me, I trust Him. He has control, that is a hard thing to give up!!! To be happy and content and satisfied with who I am and what I am becoming through Christ. It's so funny to look back at the unhappy me and compare to the me of today. Such a change and a good change.