Back to work and working out!

 
Yesterday back at work I was swamped.  My new job has me hopping, but I love it.  I no longer dread coming to work, and I do not find myself watching the clock any longer.  I feel very blessed.

I feel guilty because with Thanksgiving and Cole being sick I did not work out.... not once.  I am heading to the gym tonight and I am anxious to get my buns back in gear once again.  I know that my body is craving it because I am beginning to get that tired feeling.  You know the one, the one from sitting on your "ASS"!  The one I had for most of my adult life.

Working out is the best thing that has ever happened to me.  Sometimes it is hard to get yourself to go, but I have never not ONCE regretted it once I am done.  I always feel 100% better for going.

 
Someone at work, is counting the days til Christmas.  She has this nifty little sign that changes numbers each day.  I am almost done shopping so I am ready whenever it gets here.  I am enjoying my decorations so it can take its time.  I am sure by New Years that I will be ready to have them down and put away and my house back!

I did some shopping at Kohl's on Monday with my Kohl's cash from my Christmas shopping on Saturday.  I had $150 to spend and it was exciting.  I bought a pair of Lauren Conrad leggings in size L...can you freaking believe it a size L. (I had purchased XL a week before and they swam on me and I could pull them up to nearly under my boobs, Nichole said you need a smaller size so a size L). I was so pumped by this. 

I also got a Sweater dress from Elle and one from Daisy Fuentes and I love them both.  Nichole called me a "skinny bitch"!  Lovingly of course. I know that I am far from skinny but I am beginning to feel good about how I am looking again. My most prized purchase was an Apt 9 black sleeveless wrap around dress from the clearance rack for $16.90.  It fit me so perfectly. I mean really, a wrap around dress that was not in the "big girl" section  (do they even make wrap around dresses in those sizes)?  Do you know how long it has been since I did not have to shop in the "big girl" part of the store.  Well, none of anything I got was from there.  I can kiss that part of my shopping from days gone by "ta ta"!  Good rid dens and I am not sorry to see it go.

I feel good about the work I have done since July 5th and that fill.  I know that I can complete this journey now, and that I am not on a time table.  I think that when I lightened up on attacking myself for not making certain weights by certain dates, that things have sort of fell into place for me.

I am making healthy choices 95% of the time, and I am following the band rules and Commandments that I like to call them.  I know that by doing this, I WILL be successful.  I just cannot let the "excuse ass" get back in the door.


I think that is why my body is changing, because my mind is also healthy.  I am happy, and I feel good about myself, exactly the way I am right now.  I am still fat!!!!!!!!!  However, I can honestly say, that I am happy, because I know that being skinny is NOT what is going to bring me happiness.  I love that I have learned this.  Without this knowledge, I would still be beating up myself and my self esteem, which is a huge commitment and confidence crusher in my humble opinion.  It is what lead me to fall off the proverbial wagon!

Liquids are going semi OK, I did eat some turkey chili for supper last night, but I was hungry.  So I do not feel bad about doing it.  I have told myself if you are hungry, then eat.  If not, then don't.  It is working very well.  I am getting lots and lots of water in this time.  

I love my MIO!!  It has made sticking with drinking my water easier than ever.  My favorite is the Berry Pomegranate...YUM!  I will not drink anything that has aspartame in it ever again or eat for that matter.  I proved to myself over the past four years that it causes us to crave carbs.  When I stopped drinking crystal light, I was no longer hungry between meals, when I stopped chewing gum laid en with it, I was no longer hungry between meals.  I have been using MIO for over 5 months and it does not increase my cravings one little bit.  Yeah for me!

I have done posts on the importance of water, and why you have to drink water to be healthy and to lose weight.  I know that WATER is one of the keys to success!

I am looking forward to ZUMBA tonight! 

I'm Having a Wateraritta

The life force of all living things.  Enough cannot be said about the importance of water in each of our lives.  It is essential to our existence.  Our female bodies are made up of 55% water.  Babies are made up of the most 78%.  Men about 60%.  With this being said, fat tissue does not have as much water as lean tissue either.  A healthy person can drink about 3 gallons of water a day (48 cups).

 Drinking too much water to quickly can cause water intoxication.  Water intoxication occurs when water dilutes the sodium level in the bloodstream and causes a water imbalance in the brain.  Water intoxication is most likely to occur during intense athletic performance.

While the daily recommended amount of water we should consume is 8 cups, all of this water does not have to be through drink.  You see we also acquire water from the foods that we consume.  Soft drinks, coffee and tea are mainly composed of water, however their addition of caffeine also makes them a mild diuretic, which prevents water from traveling to necessary parts of the body.

Water dissolves more substances than any other liquid.  Wherever it travels, water carries with it chemicals, minerals and nutrients.  More fresh water is stored beneath the earth surface in aquifers than on the earths surface.

Aquifer

The United States uses about 346 million gallons of water daily.  The average person in the U.S. uses  between 80-100 gallons of water a day.  

By the time a person feels thirsty, his or her body as lost 1 percent of its total body water.  The weight a person loses directly after an intense athletic work out is water not fat.


Water is absolutely essential to the human bodies survival. A person can live a month without food but only about a week without water.   Water helps to maintain body weight by increasing metabolism and regulating appetite.

Water leads to increased energy levels.  The most common cause of daytime fatigue is actually mild dehydration.  Drinking adequate amounts of water can possibly decrease certain types of cancers, such as colon, breast and bladder cancer.


Drinking water can significantly decrease back pain, and joint pain.  Water flushes out  bacteria and viruses from our bodies that can cause disease.  Drinking water can alleviate headaches.

Water naturally moisturizes the skin and ensures proper cellular formation underneath layers of skin, to give it a healthy glow and appearance.


Water aids in the digestion process and prevents constipation.  Water is essential to moving all nutrients throughout the body and it's circulation.  


So my point today is WATER is essential and many of us do not drink nearly enough of it.  I know before I was banded I rarely would drink any water.  I drank Soda as if it was my water.  I know people who use coffee like this or ice tea.  My mother drinks two gallons of ice tea daily, for example.  


As "bandsters"  we have learned the importance of drinking water for our weight loss and overall health.  Some of us may still struggle to get all of our water in daily.

So drink up and remember when you choose something to drink how important WATER is to the function of our bodies.  I have made water my first choice since being banded.  I realize how essential it is to my weight and balance within my body.

Drinking ice water burns 12 calories to bring it to room temperature.


The life source of our planet....Water


One secret to success with the Lap Band.....Water


Drink water, sip water, get it in anyway that you can.  Just make sure you are drinking.