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Weightloss Wednesdays: Operation LeeBird

November 9, 2011 in diet and exercise, Operation LeeBird, want to, weightloss with 2 Comments

Operation LeeBird landed in my in-box today.

My friend Jen has taken it upon herself to be my exercise and diet coach. When she told me she was working on “Operation LeeBird,” I joked that it was more like a full-blown incident than an operation. She tried to help me before, but I wasn’t ready.

Now, I’m ready. I AM READY.

I know the beginning of the holiday “stuffin” season isn’t the most opportune time to start a healthy living plan, but I must. Why? Because if I wait until January, I’ll just be bigger, achier, and more in bondage to food and laziness than I am now.

So what’s Operation LeeBird? This is what Jen sent me today, and what I commit to starting tomorrow. I told her I’d start Monday, but I’m not gonna give myself another day off. It’s time to get after it people!

PRAY IT! Pray for the desire to take care of your body and live healthy. Pray for the endurance to stay committed when it gets difficult.

BELIEVE IT! Genuinely believe you CAN and SHOULD and DESERVE TO change your body and feel strong and energetic. You don’t have to be defined by any one moment, image, or picture you might have of yourself. Believe in BIG, FOREVER change!

EARN IT! On Monday-Fridays, the laptop will only be available for use after a minimum of one hour of rigorous exercise has occurred.

WANT IT! If you truly set your mind to it, your body will follow! Get committed and you WILL make the right choices!

LOG IT! Keep a COMPLETE food/calorie log DAILY. Log EVERYTHING you eat and all your exercise minutes. You will be amazed how the calories add up.
 
STICK TO IT! Don’t quit…even when you hit plateaus, and you will. This is NOT a quick fix. You CAN change your life….if you are ready to DO THIS FOR LIFE! You will have a “bad” meal…or even a “bad” day now and then. That is OK, but don’t let it be more than A bad day. It took you YEARS to get where you are….I assure you it will take MONTHS of dedication to get healthy…and then a lifetime of HEALTHY LIVING (THE WAY GOD INTENDED!) to maintain it!!

Here is where I am right now. You may want to sit down.

Weight: 247.5
Pant size: 20/22
Shirt size: 3X
Waist: 47 inches
Hips/Belly: 55 inches
Arm: 15 inches
Thigh: 28 inches

In three months, I want to see my weight drop to 225 pounds.
In six months, I want to see my weight drop to under 200 pounds.
In nine months, I want to see my weight drop to 180.
A year from now, I want to be at my goal weight range (150-160 pounds).

I have to want it more than fatty food and flopping myself down on the couch.

I have to want it more than running through a drive-thru instead of cooking up a healthy meal for my family.

I have to want it more than believing my lame excuses and worn-out rationalizations.

As I said a couple weeks ago, food is my strongest weakness. I can’t do this with sheer will power because I don’t have it in me. Jen was wise to make “PRAY IT”  the first order of business for Operation LeeBird.

I need God to increase my “want to.”

Will you pray for me? I’d be exceedingly thankful.

Lord, I can’t do this without You. I know You want me strong and well in body, mind, and soul. Please help me do this thing!

Weightloss Wednesdays: Make Friends with the Crock Pot

August 10, 2011 in crockpot recipes, green chile pork stew, weightloss with 0 Comments

All is well with the LeeBird health plan. I exercised twice last week…better than the big fat ZERO from the weeks before. I’m going to shoot for three times this week.

The scale hasn’t really moved, but my clothes are looser; works for me! I knew I’d do better with my eating once my school year got off the ground.

My work day is non-stop. Half the time, I end up working through my lunch break, only pausing to scarf down a Greek yogurt or a Fiber One Bar.

By the time I get home, I am HUNGRY. If I don’t have something to eat pretty quick, the out-of-control snacking starts.

My best diet days are crockpot days. When I put supper in the crockpot before I leave for work, I walk in the door to a hot meal and a sumptious aroma.

Tonight, my family enjoyed a green chile pork stew. A super-dee-licious green chile pork stew.

If you can work a can opener, you can make it.

Fill your crock pot with the following ingredients and cook on low for 8-10 hours.

Two pounds pork stew meat
Three to four cans of pinto beans
Three to four cans of hominy
Three cans of chopped green chiles
A jar of green salsa

The liquid from the beans and hominy is all the liquid you need.

That’s IT! So easy and so delicious…not to mention healthy. If you’re not a pork fan, use chicken. You could even throw in some sliced smoked turkey sausage if you wanted to, but it probably wouldn’t need to be cooked for the whole eight hours…maybe put it in for the last hour.

This stew is great with flour tortillas, cornbread, or biscuits. My whole family loves it.

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