Weight Loss Venture

Things that make you say: UGHHHHHH!!!!

2012-02-13T19:21:00.000-08:00

Makes you just want to grow your own food and stop eating out!Retrieved from http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/mcdonald-confirms-no-longer-using-pink-slime-chemicals-171209662.html I got this from a friend's FB. Let me know what you think! Cheers to good health! SissiMcDonald’s confirms that it’s no longer using ‘pink slime’ chemical in hamburgers By Eric Pfeiffer | The Sideshow – Wed, Feb

Bill Clinton goes on a vegan diet

2012-02-04T19:20:00.000-08:00

The Fattiest Foods in America

2012-01-30T09:02:00.000-08:00

Here are some other sabotaging, catastrophic dishes. You will find that the moral of the story is, don't judge a dish by its name. So have good healthy names but are just disastrous to your weight loss venture. Anyway, look on and let me know what you think. You can find this article online at:http://eatthis.menshealth.com/slideshow/fattiest-foods-america Cheers to good health! Sissi 6. FAT

Fight Against FAT

2012-01-29T05:55:00.000-08:00

Check out this voice thread. Let me know what you think. voicethread.com/share/2661562/ Thanks, Sissi

Water tips for weight loss

2012-01-26T10:57:00.000-08:00

2012 New Year's Resolution

2011-12-29T08:37:00.000-08:00

Among the top New Year’s resolution, you can probably bet that exercise and losing weight will be right there. Have you ever gone to the gym around New Year? Well it is packed. Yes, packed with all of us who have decided that this year won’t end like last year. We are determined to lose weight and be healthy. However, by the time March comes around everything is back to normal. You don’t have to

6 Unbelievably Bad Fast-Food Breakfasts

2011-12-14T10:27:00.000-08:00

This is a must read article. I just copied it from the following website: http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/6-unbelievably-bad-fast-food-breakfasts-145700138.html I have nothing else to add or delete to this article, I am just stunned. Why does it have to be this way???? Mom always said, "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day." And she

Fruits and Veggies you can eat

2011-12-12T10:03:00.000-08:00

I am still on my weight loss plan. I will have to update you on that later. Meanwhile, check this list of fruits, vegetables, and nuts out. I think it is pretty neat. A almond, apple, apricot, asparagus avocado, artichoke, alfalfa B banana, basil, bean, beetroot, broccoli, blackberry, blueberry, brussels sprouts beansprouts, bamboo shoots, blackcurrant, boysenberry C cabbage, carrot, celery

Milk...Does it really do a body good?

2011-12-02T02:23:00.000-08:00

This subject is a tough one to tackle. Some research show that excessive milk causes the high incidence rate of osteoporosis as is found here in the States, or that it exacerbates some symptoms found in children with ADHD, autism and others. Others studies refute these claims and continue to advertise that "Milk does a body good." I will let you research that on your own. I have had personal

Just a post Thanksgiving thought

2011-11-28T07:16:00.000-08:00

How's this story for a reminder that "We don't know we're alive". Sometimes we need reminding how blessed we really are. Her name is Katie Kirkpatrick, 21 yrs old. Next to her is her fiancé, Nick, 23. This picture was taken prior to their wedding January 11th, 2005. Katie has terminal cancer and spends hours in chemotherapy. Here Nick awaits while she finishes one of the sessions...

Answers to the questions

2011-11-17T10:02:00.000-08:00

Here are the answers to the questions that were on the blog: How many glasses of water should you drink a day?It depends on your weight. If you are trying to lose weight, you should drink half your weight in pounds and convert that into ounces. For example if you weigh 160 divide that number by 2 which equals 80. You would need to drink 80 ounces of water or 10-8 oz glass a day. If you do not

Portions really matter!

2011-11-10T04:48:00.000-08:00

This website presents the difference between portion sizes 20 years ago and now. Very Interesting. For example this plate of spaghetti and meatballs had 500 calories. Can you guess how many calories are in today's plate of spaghetti and meatballs? a. 825 b. 925 c. 1025 Check this website for more of these quizzeshttp://www.diabetesinmichigan.org/EdHandout/PDF/Portion%20distortion%

Gonna go bananas! November 7th

2011-11-08T05:39:00.000-08:00

Food intake Goal: 1200Daily Exercise Goal: 500 calories a day I didn’t quite meet my goal today. I ate more than I was supposed to and I did not meet my exercise goal either. Will try again tomorrow. By the way here are some interesting facts on how many calories are in a banana.One extra small banana (81 grams) = 72 Calories One small banana (101 grams) = 90 Calories One medium banana (118

Not too bad of a day

2011-11-03T05:11:00.001-07:00

Food intake Goal: 1200Daily Exercise Goal: 500 calories a day November 2nd Exercised on stepper: 2501 steps in 25 minutes= 301 calories,Walking 30 minutes =100 calories Walked 1 mile=100 calories Breakfast 1 cup cream of wheat and raisins =250 calories Lunch 1 Bowl Miso Noodle soup1 slice of honey wheat bread1 veggie hot dog360= calories Snack Fruit cup60 =calories Dinner Salad with TofuTrail

Sugar Sugar Sugar

2011-11-02T05:19:00.000-07:00

Food intake Goal: 1200Daily Exercise Goal: 500 calories a day November 1st Exercised on stepper: 1521 steps in 21 minutes= 224 calories,Walking 30 minutes =100 calories, Walked 1 mile=100 calories Breakfast2/3 cup granola with cinnamon raisin½ cup SoymilkFruit cup=310 calories Lunch1 cup rice2 vegan cutlets½ cup cooked frozen vegetable=400 calories Snack1 almond joy1 diet green tea=330 calories

Questions

2011-10-31T05:36:00.000-07:00

See how many of these questions you can answer. You may enter your answers on the right. The answers will be provided in the next blog: 1. Which weighs more: fat or muscle? 2. How many calories will increase your weight by 1 pound? 3. Which meal should be the heaviest meal? 4. If you don't have time, is it okay to break up your exercise routine into shorter segment? 5. How many glasses of

Getting back on the wagon

2011-10-24T07:49:00.000-07:00

Okay so as crazy as it sounds, I didn't win. Imagine that. It's over. I am okay with it. I can now go back to my weight loss goal. I have until the end of November to lose 5 pounds. Well I will keep you updated. Cheers to good health... for real this time. Sissi

Confession is good for the soul

2011-10-20T06:14:00.000-07:00

Okay, a moment of truth! Unfortunately, I have jacked up. I have not even stepped on the scale lately because I am afraid to find out. The deal still remains that I must lose five pounds by the end of November. Here is the moment of truth: I have been playing that CRAZY monopoly game at McDonald. Ok here it is. I said it and I feel better now. Actually, I do feel bad since I have been boycotting

Interesting article about cancer

2011-10-11T04:24:00.001-07:00

Exercising or eating healthy is not just about losing weight. It encompasses a whole lot more. I just wanted to share this interesting article about cancer. It has a small section on nutrition. Let me know what you think. Johns Hopkins Update – This is an extremely good article. Everyone should read it. AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY ('TRY', BEING THE KEY WORD

A Fresh Start!

2011-10-10T04:27:00.000-07:00

Well, September 25th came and went. It was a beautiful wedding and I enjoyed being part of it. I was able to fit in my dress and that was the ultimate goal. However, I did not reach my weight goal, so I must continue to blog and strive for this goal. As of today, I am aiming to lose 5 pounds at a time until I reach my goal weight of 143-145. My goal is to lose 5 pounds by the end of November. I

Day 93-Jennifer Hudson

2011-09-12T04:31:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I was looking through pictures of Jennifer Hudson, 80 pounds later. It was very motivating to know that she did it the right way, by exercising and eating right. She has been doing this for almost 3 years but she did it. I am sure it wasn't easy. Take a look at her pictures. I hope she is an inspiration to you as she has been to me. Jennifer Hudson http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/

Weight Loss Venture: Day 87- The Fence or the Ambulance

2011-09-07T03:07:00.000-07:00

Weight Loss Venture: Day 87- The Fence or the Ambulance

Day 87- The Fence or the Ambulance

2011-09-07T03:06:00.000-07:00

I am running behind schedule today and the day has just started. I will get my workout in though. Yesterday, we ate some vegan ribs, wild rice, baked yam and collard green for lunch. It was a pretty good meal. Later on, I only had some popcorn and roll. I was still full. I am posting a picture. Also, for this post, I wanted you to read a poem. I thought it really summed up how we, in general,

Day 87

2011-09-06T03:41:00.000-07:00

Well, time is quickly approaching. I have 13 more days to reach blogging day 100. However, I think I will blog until the day after the wedding. I will let you know how everything went and maybe share a picture. This past weekend, I started to exercise again. My back did hurt after I ran a little. I need to go get some new running shoes. I think that might be the problem and maybe dehydration

Weight Loss Venture: Day 78-Still more to come

2011-08-28T05:07:00.000-07:00

Weight Loss Venture: Day 78-Still more to come

Day 78-Still more to come

2011-08-28T05:06:00.000-07:00

After that Saturday night meal, we woke up on Sunday and went to Stone Mountain for a hike. Let's just say, it took me about 3 days to recover from that hike! I was exhausted however, the view was worth it all. I saw people running up that mountain. Not me, I was good to crawl up the mountain on all fours! Anyway, as I told you yesterday, I had to change my weight loss plan. Especially after

Weight Loss Venture: Day 77- I'm back with more to tell!

2011-08-27T05:43:00.000-07:00

Weight Loss Venture: Day 77- I'm back with more to tell!

Day 77- I'm back with more to tell!

2011-08-27T05:42:00.000-07:00

Well! Well! It has been a while. So much has happened since. I got my matron of honor's dress three weeks ago and tried it on. My friend told me to order an extra extra large because these dresses run small. Well, I thought I was ordering extra extra large for me when I ordered size 14. (Mind you, I wear between size 8-10 on a bad day). Well the dress came. I tried it and it wouldn't zip. I

Day 53-55

2011-08-05T09:59:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday and Thursday and today, I ate about 1500-1600 on each day. I did have dairy products on all of these days. Why? I did not have any particular reason. I just had it. I didn't feel better or worse. Actually the food was not as good as I anticipated. Maybe because I had not eaten dairy in so long. I thought I was missing something but I realized that I was not at all. I exercised for

2011-08-02T20:08:00.001-07:00

DAY 52 Comp still down so I'm texting. I burned 300 calories. I ate 1030 calories, drank 600 more. Will try to drink H20 instead. Have a good night. Sissi

Day 51

2011-08-02T03:05:00.000-07:00

Now is a grand time for my computer to crash. THE FINAL VERDICT: You will need a new operating system said the ever so enthusiastic Dell representative. This was after spending hours on the phone with him. I think I could have figured that out myself. Anyway, just venting. For the past week or so, I have been working out at home. I have been able to do 715 teps in 8 mins 30 secs. I exercised on

Day 44-45

2011-07-26T20:19:00.000-07:00

Here is a quick review of day 44-45. On Monday, I ate about 1400 calories. I did 715 steps in 10 mins and 30 seconds. Last night, I did 700 more steps for a total of 25 minutes. Monday morning, I cooked some eggless pancakes which did not come out right. I then tried making them thinner as crepes and use tofu as a filler. The filler was good but the crepes were not. I will work on that recipe

Day 42-43

2011-07-25T08:39:00.001-07:00

We had company for lunch after church on Saturday. I made some bake ziti, broccoli, salad, homemade garlic bread, and cake without eggs. For the cake, I used soymilk instead of milk. Everything turned out nice even though I need to fine tune some recipes such as the cake. Later on that day, I had some popcorn, multi-grain tostitos, with freshly made salsa. That was good too. I did eat these

Day 40

2011-07-21T19:47:00.000-07:00

I just got off work. Today was a moderate day for me, in other words, I did not feel like I was being pulled each and every way as it as been. I decided to take it easy and that made a difference. Believe it or not, I did not go to two meetings. Missing meetings was definitely something I don't do much but I needed a break. I was able to have breakfast. I had Kellogg's Cornflakes and

Day 33-39

2011-07-21T04:59:00.000-07:00

Some weeks are better than others. This past week, I was a total basketcase with Zaxby's basket of bread, regular fries and house salad no meat. WARNING: Eat at your own risk of surpassing your daily caloric intake in one meal!!! This alone was about 1200 calories. Surprising!?! Not really! I knew better except we were traveling and I wanted something else other than Subway sandwiches. Not to add

Day 32

2011-07-13T03:25:00.000-07:00

I started my day by using the stairstepper. It seems that I just love torture. I am trying to beat my best performance. Initially, I have done 715 steps in 12 minutes. I would like to get to 715 steps in 7 minutes. Today, I did 720 steps in 11 minutes 5 seconds. This is a 100 calorie burning exercise. I have got to put a pep in my step though, if I want to achieve that goal. That was all the

Day 31

2011-07-12T04:01:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone, It has been a while. We have finally settled into our new home. It has been quite hectic. Just as a quick update, besides moving boxes and going up and down stairs and rearranging, yes, very heavy furnitures, I have been walking. Not exactly the length of time that I said I would do. It was more like 30 minutes. Well anyway, on Monday, I ate cinnamon raisin granola with extra

Summary of Day 16-22

2011-07-02T16:16:00.000-07:00

For the past week, we have been packing and moving. On Monday, we finalized everything with the seller and so we have been trying really hard to get everything out of the apartment before July 1st. If you want to talk about exercise, well try moving. I lost half a pound in those few days. I was really not eating much. I was more thirsty than anything. That week I had lots of smoothies from

What about sugar?

2011-06-29T09:00:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I shared a link about salt. Today, I wanted to touch a little on sugar. For those of you who know me, I have a sweet tooth...okay, more like SWEET TEETH! During this process, I've had to try to curtail my appetite for sweets. I am trying to make healthier choices. Anyway, enough of the preaching and watch this video. Will get with you later and tell you how my day was. Let me know

Weight Loss Update

2011-06-28T22:16:00.000-07:00

I weighed myself this morning and I am at 169.0. Even though this is just 1.5 pounds weight loss, and if I continue at this rate, I will not come close to my weight loss goal... I am proud that I have loss weight and not gained. I have to do better with my exercise. I will try to improve on that. I cannot believe that I am actually publicly sharing my weight. I am telling myself that this is for

Quick Summary of Day 11-15

2011-06-28T05:23:00.000-07:00

I am backtracking a little. On those days, I walked for exercise. I had some home cooked meals and also ate out some. I know that eating out is not the best thing to do when you are on a weight loss plan. I try to watch what I eat but it does not matter. Calories just seem to add up fast, oh and let us not mention sodium content. Just read the excerpt below. You can read the full article by

Summary Day 10

2011-06-26T12:31:00.000-07:00

Okay, computer problems, photo problems, fatigue poblems. No excuse! Didn't blog for the last week. Got off prednisone and after a week of insomnia, I certainly made it up this past week. Translation: No blogging. Anyway, I won't bore you with much details. We will just start anew today! On Monday, June 20th, I went out to eat. The kids are not home, so I'm not cooking as often. We went to eat

Summary of Day 8

2011-06-18T22:32:00.000-07:00

Today was a slow day for me. I am still trying to recover. At this point, I am not sure if the medicine is causing my palpitations or if it just the mere walks up and down the stairs at the house that is the culprit. I will try to go for a walk tomorrow and see what will happen. On the other hand, I tried to eat today. I made stir fry with vegetarian meat substitute and some vegetables. My

Day 5, 6, & Day 7 Summary

2011-06-18T09:07:00.000-07:00

Well, I fell off the bandwagon and now I am trying to get back on it. You are probably wondering what happened to me over the last three days??? Or maybe you don't really care. Either way, I will tell you. On Wednesday, I ate a bowl of oatmeal with raisins, orange juice and an artificial banana nut muffin which, by the way, took me the whole muffin to realize that it was disgusting. I could

Day 4 Summary

2011-06-14T20:27:00.000-07:00

Well another day has gone by. I walked for about 45 minutes, nothing vigorous though.Yes, my mother did it again. She cooked. We had this vegetarian chick'n scallopini with roasted vegetables and rice. I don't want to sound redundant but again it was good. You can find this vegan meat substitute at Publix in the frozen section. The package looks like this. The meal looked like this: I drank

Day 3 Summary

2011-06-13T21:17:00.000-07:00

I got off work yesterday at midnight and didn't get in the bed until 1:30 am. Needless to say, when my mom woke me up at 6:45 am to go for a walk, I pleaded for an extra hour. I eventually made it to our walking trail at 9:30 am and yes, I did walk for an hour. By the way, my parents and my children accompanied me today. That was encouraging. I ate about 1250 calories today. My mom cooked a

Summary Day 2

2011-06-12T21:41:00.005-07:00

I ate 1443 calories today. For supper I just went for a banana, an apple, and a Lipton Green Tea. I felt good. I took a day off from exercise which means that I must exercise from Monday to Friday to meet my 6 days a week goal. I will also try to incorporate weight lifting for toning. By the way http://www.fitday.com/ is a good website to keep track of your goals. Cheers to good health!

Day 2- Breakfast Idea

2011-06-12T10:39:00.000-07:00

My 13-year old daughter wanted to cook something different for breakfast. So we went along with it and boy, I must say... YUMMM! It was delicious.We had bruschetta, sauteed tofu, with boiled plantain. Don't knock it less you've tried it now. Bruschetta: You can do it at home for your family. Just get some French bread and cut into slices. Buy already made pica de gallo and add some riped

Summary for Day 1

2011-06-11T20:26:00.000-07:00

My family and I just got back from a nice walk at the VW nature park in Chattanooga. The kids rode their bikes while my husband and I walked. It was about an hour long walk. It felt good to be outdoors although it was hot. So, I did meet my exercise goal. According to my pedometer, I burn about 115 calories. I ate a total of 1480 calories which is about 30 calories higher than what I

Day 1

2011-06-11T14:23:00.000-07:00

Today, I went to church. I had a new determination, a new goal, a new plan! As I walked in church, right there in the foyer, they had a cookie reception. For a brief moment, I forgot all about my plan and headed straight for the cookies and the juice. As I stuffed the second cookie in my mouth, I thought about you guys! How would I explain, to you, that I ate all of these cookies on the first