Playing with my son

So one of my bigger end goals I've been wanting to reach is being able to play with my son and not be too tired or too fat to do all the things he wants to do with me.

I feel good because I am well on my way to being completely there. I can feel my energy levels are way higher than ever before and I'm getting out and doing so much more with him. It makes me really happy when I can say yeah sure I'll do that instead of telling him sorry honey mommy's too big to fit in that tunnel or slide down that slide, etc.

On Wednesday we went to Mcdonalds so he could play there and run out some excess energy he had. For the first time since I was a little girl, I felt like I could go up inside of there and not worry about getting stuck or hurting my knees or back or whatever. And for the most part, I did. :) It was still a bit scruffy on the knees, lol. But I crawled right on up those tunnels and Jett followed me up to the very top. He was too scared to go by himself so mommy led the way to the big twisty slide. :D He laughed and giggled the whole time, thoroughly enjoying that mommy came inside to play with him. It made my day, too.

Today we went walking... well I walked. He sat in the stroller while I pushed. lol. When we came to a hill he started chanting - Mommy go FASTER! and so I did. I jogged and pushed his happy butt all the way down one street and then again down another. I was panting and totally out of breath by the end of it all. But I still did it. :) Someday I'll be able to do it and not have to be completely out of breath when it's all over.

Caught my dinner today!

In other news... I went fishing today and caught 2 catfish! Everyone who came with all caught at least one fish. Jett even helped catch 2 catfish! For the longest time he had me beat 2 to none. I though I was gonna have to go home hanging my head in shame. bwahahah. After throwing back the non catfish and losing 2 that we had tied together that swam off with our stake, lol, we brought home 7 total and all ate very well tonight! We baked them and seasoned them with lemon pepper and lemon juice. It was sooo delicious!

I wish I brought sunscreen though. I don't think any of us realized we were spending 5 hours out there and didn't know we were sunburned until we made it home and finally started to feel it. hah. oh well. There is lots of aloe here to take care of it.

I only exercised 30 minutes so far but plan on getting another 30 minutes in before bed. Nonetheless I stepped on the scale and am down another pound again today, so now I'm at 237. Woohoo! :)

Simple diet and exercise plan.

So I just got a message from a stranger but it seems helpful so I thought I'd post it here to share with ya'll.
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BREAKFAST



Start with one of these:

2 eggs

4 egg whites

1 cup skim milk

3 slice of turkey bacon

1 cup low fat cottage cheese

1 chicken sausage



Then add 1 of these:

1 slice whole wheat bread

1 cup oatmeal

1 cup mixed berries

1 apple

2 tomato slices

1/2 multi grain bagel

1 cup of whole grain total

1/2 grapefruit



LUNCH



Start with 1 of these:

5oz chicken breast

5oz turkey breast

5oz low sodium tuna

5oz fresh fish

5 oz lean red meat



Then add 1 of these:

1 cup brown rice

1 small sweet potato

1/2 cup black beans

1/2 brown rice pasta

1/2 cup white beans

1/2 cup quinoa

1 artichoke



SNACK



Start with 1 of these:

1/2 cup hummus

20 raw almonds

1 low fat mozzarella stick

2 table spoons almond butter

1/2 cup black bean dip

1 cup low fat yogurt

1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese



Then add 1 of these:

unlimited carrot sticks

unlimited celery sticks

unlimited blueberries

1 apple

20 corn chips

1/4 avocado



DINNER

start with 1 of these:

4oz grilled fish

4oz chicken breast

5 large shrimp

5oz broiled pork chops

4oz grilled lamb

4oz turkey breast

5oz scallops



Then add 1 of these:

steam broccoli salad no dressing

cauliflower

brussel sprouts

mixed veggies

1/2 cup carrots

1/2 cup barley




I know you don't know me but i saw your post on the I used to be fat website. I'm sending you my diet because I want to help others. On July 6th 2010, I weighed 338 lbs. Today I weigh 199.5 lbs. If your interested I can send you an exercise plan as well. I hope you reach your goal!



and then i asked about his workout and this is what he said...



30 min power walk

15 mins on a stair-master

25 mins on the exercise bike or the elliptical

Follow the diet.
That's your plan for the 1st 90 days.

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I think all in all those sound like really good tips and advice for most anyone looking to lose some weight. I don't have access to those exercise machines but I'm doing 2 hours a day of workout videos or walking/joggin around the neighborhood pushing my kid in the stroller so I feel like I'm still getting plenty of exercise. I don't really care to completely limit what I eat so I try to just count my calories instead. But I think that the meal plan is a really good idea for those of us who need some structure or just can't think of anything good to eat. :)