Been a long time...

So I have been telling myself for a long time now that I need to make a post. So here we go. I have changed some things to better fit my life as a wife and mommy. I have a new job (same company) that I love. I have changed from the diet program of Jenny Craig to the Lifestyle Change of Weight Watchers. I stopped JC as soon as I found out I was pregnant because obviously you can't be on a diet and incubate a healthy, happy baby. I topped the scales at about 256 before giving birth to LBG (Little Baby Girl). I started Weight Watchers in April of 2010 at 235.6 and at my last weighing I was 193.2 so I am about 50lbs away from goal. I have been using the EA Sports Active line of Wii games as my sole source of working out. I find it to be the best fit for me right now being a working mom. I just finished the 9 Week Challenge from the EASA 2.0 game and started to do some random workouts from EASA 2 coupled with the INSANITY! DVD's by Shaun T. I am making the commitment to post at least once a week...Now to catch up on all the blogs I have missed.

As always,

Luv, Hugs and Smooches!!!

New Years Promises Revisited

So the other day I listed my promises that I had made to myself for my health. Today I got to thinking and I decided to make so personal promises to myself as well. I could have kept them to my self, but that would only leave me to keep me accountable and that doesn't work for my fitness so why should I think its going to work for anything else. So I decided to share them with you all and that way if you ever care to you can check me on how I am doing with my health, financial and personal promises. So here they are the 20 promises I am making to my self. All of my health goals are daily, and my financial and personal goals have a timeline attached to them.

Health
1) I will work out at least 3 days a week for at least 30 minutes.
2) I will eat 5-6 small meals a day.
3) I will eat no more than 1600 calories in a day.
4) I will log my food and exercise on sparkpeople.com everyday.
5) I will log my weight (loss or gain) every Monday.
6) I will sleep at least 7 hours a night.
7) I will not allow work functions to be a reason to go off plan.
8) I will not celebrate with food.
9) I will not allow stress to get in my way.
10) I will not make excuses!

Personal & Financial
1) I will read my bible for at east 15 minutes everyday (daily)
) I will pray everyday for someone other than myself (daily)
3) I will become more organized (on going)
4) I will make time for my cousin Edric to be in my life (next visit to Florida)
5) I will hug my father (next visit to Washington)
6) I will call my grandmother Edna at least one time per week (weekly)
7) I will stay on top of my homework (daily)
8) I will create a budget and stick to it (create by Feb 1)
9) All purchases to be made will be necessities (on going)
10) I will begin to make deposits in my savings accounts (by March 1 as budget allows)

Have a blessed 2009 and may this be the year you accomplish your goals.

Luv, Hugs, and Smooches!!!

New Year, New Ebony/Jenny Craig Update

Jenny/Vacation


So I actually got my Jenny food, but by the time I got it, I had eaten every "bad" thing that I was going to eat. I am also in a house in which I am expected to cook my moms favorites like everyday! So needless to say I have been totally of plan. I have been eating foods that I would not normally eat, but "hey it's vacation!" What has been happening though is that I have not been overeating and I have not been eating just to eat. Those are two things that I used to do. For example we had just finished eating lunch one day, went to the mall, saw some of my Godchildren, ate some ice cream at an impromptu birthday party at Baskin-Robbins (I had a small). Now all of this took less than an hour and a half. Derek said he wanted to go to this great sushi place that we had been to and I said "But WE JUST ATE!" My husband said he was proud of me because the old Ebony would have just gone along and ate a roll...or two. I have made better decisions, not the best, but they are getting better. So for that I give myself a "go me."


New Year's

I think I am the opposite of most people. I don't do New Year's Resolutions. This year I am going to be the same way...sort of. Instead of resolutions I am going to make promises to myself. So here are my New Year's Promises.

I Ebony Promise to do the following to ensure a healthier, fitter me in 2009:

1) I will work out at least 3 days a week for at least 30 minutes.
2) I will eat 5-6 small meals a day.
3) I will eat no more than 1600 calories in a day.
4) I will log my food and exercise on sparkpeople.com everyday.
5) I will log my weight (loss or gain) every Monday.
6) I will sleep at least 7 hours a night.
7) I will not allow work functions to be a reason o go off plan.
8) I will not celebrate with food.
9) I will not allow stress to get in my way.
10) I will not make excuses!