Help? I need a plan

I need a plan, a workout and nutritional plan. I know it seems simple but it really isn't, at least not for me.

I am motivated to workout. I frequent a site that is very motivational. I see women posting about their accomplishments as well as how they are getting up and working out and most are finished while I'm still in bed. Inspiring huh?

Well here is my problem, after reading those posts, I am so inspired and determined to get my work out on. I have the routine that I am going to do, I have my water, My fitband( to track my steps and calories burned) My weights ready and then....nothing. I put it off for an hour, which in turn turns into 2 then 3 and ...well, you get the picture. Before I know it, the day has gone by and I'm in bed not having done a dayum thing. This has been my routine as of late. What is wrong with me? It would be nice to blame it on the heat wave that is going on but honestly, I don't know. My body is so ready to lose this weight but my mind is wishy washy. I want to work out, I want to lose weight but I cannot seem to get off of my fat ass.

I need a plan (baby steps)

p90x 3 days a week for one week

I also need a meal plan. I know everything that I should be eating but I'm not good with the word "diet". I know that it is a lifestyle change but I'm not cool with cutting out anything. Im much more of a fan of doing things in moderation and not denying myself. My weakness I would say is food in general. I don't eat a lot ( which is also part of the problem.) Sometimes I eat breakfast then have nothing until late night, while other times, I skip breakfast and will eat nothing until dinner. I know that I should be eating at list 6 times a day every 2 or 3 hours but I'm just not doing it. I'm not a "sweets" person although I do have my occasional craving but I do love my pasta and not the whole wheat kind. Add to that, the fact that since its summer, I've been eating out at fast food joints and restaurants, having TV dinners(remember those?) because it is just too hot to cook. I need a plan and soon.

I will go through all of my old notes and see what I can come up with but I welcome any and all ideas.

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Turkey and Spinach Souffle

Turkey and Spinach Souffle

1 cup skim milk

3 tablespoons flour

1 small onion

2 whole cloves

1 bay leaf

1/4 teaspoon ground sage

1/4 teaspoon papika

1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (or chile oil, etc)

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

2 large eggs (separated), plus 3 additional large egg whites

3/4 cup finely chopped cooked turkey (ground turkey works well also)

1/2 cup finely chopped spinach (no need to cook it first, I just put the fresh spinach in a food processor and add it right in)

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

In a medium sauce pan over low heat, whisk the milk into the flour until well combined. Stick the whole cloves into the onion (no need to chop the onion, just cut off the ends and peel the skin off first). Add the onion and the bay leaf to the pan. Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is very thick (about 5 minutes). Remove the pan from the heat and discard the onion, cloves, and bay leaf. Still off of the heat, stir in the sage, paprika, red pepper sauce, salt, and nutmeg; set pan aside.

In a large bowl whisk the egg yolks until blended and uniform. Stir a small amount (about a heaping tablespoon) of the hot flour/milk mixture into the egg yolks, then pour the egg mixture into the saucepan along with the milk and flour. Stir in the turkey and spinach.

Using a handheld electric mixer, beat the egg whites until stiff, then gently fold them into the turkey-spinach mixture (make sure to FOLD them in, and don’t overmix or the souffle will “fall”).

Lightly spray a 1 1/2 quart dish with nonstick cooking spray; Pour the mixture into the dish and bake, uncovered, for 25 minutes (or until puffy and golden). Serve immediately.

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Makes 4 servings. Per serving: 138 calories, 5 g total fat, 1 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 9 g carbohydrates, 2 g fiber, 0 g added sugar, 17 g protein, 279 mg sodium, 118 mg cholesterol.


Getting it right,

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Confessional: This is my confession

I didn't do shyt today. The end! 'Tis all!

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Fitness Saboteur

Grandma is a diet Saboteur. I resolved today that I would lose this weight once and for all. I actually started exercising yesterday and I intend to take baby steps with this.

I want to eat healthier but I simply have no will power. I had a boiled egg and sliced turkey breast for breakfast and then in came Grandma with an Egg McMuffin and hash brown for breakfast. Needless to say, I had no will-power and ended up eating it.


Its okay, I logged that and it didn't do too much damage but for lunch Grandma comes back with fried chicken, fries, and biscuits (99 cent chicken day at the local chicken joint) so again, not having the power to withstand the temptation I again, gobbled it up so today, as far as my meals go..its basically a wrap .

I don't know what to do because when I talk to her about it I get, "Well you don't have to eat it you know, the kids can eat it" or whatever. ~sigh~ I am just going to have to resolve to be stronger and push past the temptation if I have any hopes of succeeding at this.

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This can't be life...can it?

Lately I have been really frustrated with my size. I want to be thin again. I just cannot seem to find my motivation. I want to lose this weight for me and no one else. My reasoning may be shallow in that I want to look and feel good about myself again but oh well.

I have been looking at before and afters to get some inspiration and also joining a few websites geared to fitness and weight loss. I'm also going to attempt to faithfully start blogging again.

I know since I'm out of my 20's it will be more difficult but I know that I can do this (she has said for 10 years now) I just need to stick with it.


Yesterday, I decided that I was going to start Insanity and there is most definitely truth in that name. I was insane to think that I could do it because I only managed to finish about 6 minutes of it and I was pooped and that was just the warm up lol. This was me That is definitely something that I will have to work up to. Haha. I ended up doing Hip Hop Abs and although I didn't find it challenging at all at least I was up and moving.

Now, I just need to get the battery changed in my Polar and It will be on and popping. I have realized that I am a visual person and I need to see my heart rate as I'm working out, I need to see progress on the scale(yeah I know bad) and I also need to see the results of others.

I'm also a competitive person in the sense that I don't want everyone to lose weight and leave me behind to be the big girl so that is always motivation for me. I have some family members that are getting back into fitness and I'll be damned if I'm left behind. I had been dragging my feet and trying to wait around for my son to start p90x but he is even more full of excuses than I am.

He's either too sleepy, or too hungry or he just got on the internet or I always come at the wrong time and a whole host of other reasons. I'm just going to have to go it alone. Honestly, My problem is not starting but sticking with it..

As of now, I have tentative plans to vacation in Florida in March and I am determined that I will be out of the 200s by then. I currently weight 231.8. I weighed myself this morning after I ate (I'll check again tomorrow before I eat for accuracy) so I am hoping to at least lose 32 pound by then .

My face is huge complete with double chin and all, my collarbones are non existent, and my belly looks as if I'm pregnant. This cannot be life!

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I will Succeed this time

I'm back on the fitness trail again. This time, I will be embarking , yet again , on my quest to lose some weight and I will be starting P90x on Monday until then, I will b doing some Kettlebell routines as well And I may even add in Insanity for cardio. Hopefully, I will have a workout partner in my son but we all know how wishy washy kids are.

I'm a competitive person and I have relatives in other states that will also be doing P90x so this will most definitely be motivation for me to stick with it. Can't have them looking better than me when we all meet up again.

I will also try to blog my progress and food intake. Well I actually have a nutrition program that calculates everything for you but I'm too lazy to input the information lol. It's time consuming and also, because I don't measure, it's difficult for me to gauge amounts in oz, etc to actually get an accurate reading.

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Dayum shame I tell ya

This time I will keep pushing on. I had a reality check the other day. Yes, I know that I have been lounging around for the last few months with nairy any physical activity. Of course, I noticed that my double chin which was only visible from the side is now visible from the front and Hell yeah, I noticed that my size 16 jeans are now tight and can barely fasten but still I figured I will start back working out after the  weather breaks, after all, I have at least until July to get in shape.

Well all of those excuses flew out of the window when I stepped on the scale and saw 231 staring back at me. Well Dayum! I never would have thought  that I would have made it into the 230s let alone the 200s. I vowed that I wouldn't leave the teens once I got to 200 and then, when I hit the 220's, I vowed never to make it to 230 and here I am, Fat, disgusted and busted!

 Needless to say, I got up and got my behind to moving. I have been logging my workout on WOWY and this makes day three for me. I'm feeling good about it and I am determined to keep this up for the entire month. If I can get my eating in check I should be good right?

I don't really eat that much and I know all big people say that but I really don't. I just eat the wrong things. Like lately for the past few days I have been snacking on this blackberry cobbler with whipped cream,. Lawd-a mercy. it should be outlawed but the last of that is gone and I really need to get it together. I know what I need to do, and eat. I know that I should be logging meals and keeping track of things, I know all of this but why can't I seem to stick to it?


It would be so nice to workout and see some results just like that. I was on a forum to`day and I was looking at some photos of someone who completed a 90 day workout program and went from 210 to 184 which is awesome. I was so inspired and then I read that she didn't see visible progress until week 7. WEEK7? That is almost 2 months.  Hell it's discouraging to put your heart and soul into working out for a month and not see any results even though you know they are coming . I think that is my problem but God and I will have to work it out because I cannot stand being this big. I dread the summer when I can no longer hide behind my big clothes, coats, and sweaters. Summer is the time for skin and while I plan to show whatever it takes to keep me cool this summer, I won't be happy about it. The good news is that there is still time for me to lose something so I am committed. Here goes.

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I'm back. You know the spiel

I have got to do something about this weight. It is getting seriously out of control and I'll be damned if I hit the 230's. The plan was to start on Monday but I can't seem to get my ass up and get it moving. My face is huge (cute but huge) I have gotten a double chin and my waist is just out of control. I went shopping for a dressy coat over Christmas and I saw plenty of cute coats but when I tried them on, they looked awful on me. I just want my waistline back and I'd be good to go. I'm tired of looking like I am expecting. haha. So the plan is to work out at 3 days a week and increase my water intake. I've been traveling over the last two months and my diet was horrible. I'm getting it in in 2010. Lmao!

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