Saturday, April 30, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Motorcycle Ride...
I'm trying to like going for a motorcycle ride with Steve. It still scares me, but it is fun... 
My New Legs... and the New Me!!!
Yes, my legs are still in recovery from surgery but they have made a lot of progress. Guess it's time to unveil my vein free legs.. They still have a lot more healing to do but I'm happy to say.. they are looking a lot better!!
This was the "bad leg"!!!!
Update on my weight loss.. I'm also happy to report.. I can wear a size 4!! Yes, I was surprised too. All my months of hard work getting up at 5:30am to go to the gym and workout is finally paying off. I have been stuck for months now just wanting to lose the last 5 pounds to get back down to my pre-Celina and Logan weight but I am okay with taking it slow.
People have asked what I did to finally lose that baby weight. I didn't do weight watchers, or a crazy diet. I knew it had to be something I would be able to stick with to maintain after I lost the weight. I did sign up for an on-line website to track what I'm eating and how much I exercise. I will always track my food as a way to maintain. I recommend http://www.caloriecounter.com/. Here is my diet trick that worked for me. I like food with flavor, fresh salsa, spaghetti sauce..and light ranch dressing (not low cal but good with a ton of raw veggies). I stay away from bread (I still have some bread occasionally) instead I started out eating a cup of white rice with my salsa (as much salsa as I wanted) the hotter the better too!! I switched to brown rice and really like the flavor better then white. I also have tried barley, millet and quonia: all taste and have a texture similar to rice and are good with salsa. I also eat all I want of fruit, mostly bananas, cuties, strawberries and Granny Smith apples. I substitute squash for noodles and eat unlimited amounts of cooked or raw veggies at anytime of the day. Air popped Popcorn is also a low calorie favorite of mine. I use spray butter and some low cal seasoning to make it more tasty. Sure I still crave chocolate and cookies sometimes but I'll have one or a bite of cheesecake, etc not the whole thing. A little sometimes tastes better then a whole lot, I just remind myself of that.
This was the "bad leg"!!!!
Update on my weight loss.. I'm also happy to report.. I can wear a size 4!! Yes, I was surprised too. All my months of hard work getting up at 5:30am to go to the gym and workout is finally paying off. I have been stuck for months now just wanting to lose the last 5 pounds to get back down to my pre-Celina and Logan weight but I am okay with taking it slow.
People have asked what I did to finally lose that baby weight. I didn't do weight watchers, or a crazy diet. I knew it had to be something I would be able to stick with to maintain after I lost the weight. I did sign up for an on-line website to track what I'm eating and how much I exercise. I will always track my food as a way to maintain. I recommend http://www.caloriecounter.com/. Here is my diet trick that worked for me. I like food with flavor, fresh salsa, spaghetti sauce..and light ranch dressing (not low cal but good with a ton of raw veggies). I stay away from bread (I still have some bread occasionally) instead I started out eating a cup of white rice with my salsa (as much salsa as I wanted) the hotter the better too!! I switched to brown rice and really like the flavor better then white. I also have tried barley, millet and quonia: all taste and have a texture similar to rice and are good with salsa. I also eat all I want of fruit, mostly bananas, cuties, strawberries and Granny Smith apples. I substitute squash for noodles and eat unlimited amounts of cooked or raw veggies at anytime of the day. Air popped Popcorn is also a low calorie favorite of mine. I use spray butter and some low cal seasoning to make it more tasty. Sure I still crave chocolate and cookies sometimes but I'll have one or a bite of cheesecake, etc not the whole thing. A little sometimes tastes better then a whole lot, I just remind myself of that.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Surgery....
Lorraine's legs.. felt like a mummy with 3 layers of bandages!!
Oh.. and I will post before pix and after... it's already 100% better even with all the cuts and bruises!!
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