I am NORMAL!!!! Yesterday, when I went on the wii my weight was in the normal BMI range!! 24.91! YAY!!
To give you perspecitive. Christmas 2009 when we got the wii, my BMI was at the very bottom of obese (30.15, the line is at 30) then I was in the top part of overweight for a while. (Came down a bit playing the games).
In January, when I started the Losing It With Leanne Challenge... Say you divide the overweight range into thirds, I was on the line for the top third (one third down from obese, two thirds up from normal). I attribute a lot of that to what I've learned about healthy foods from Saving Dinner. Losing It with Leanne brought me WAY down, to near the bottom of the overweight range and I hit Normal yesterday! :) I went up a bit today (0.2kg) but I'm still normal.
And the best part is, knowing what I've learned (about healthy food from Saving Dinner in general and about portion sizes and that I won't be hungry eating normal portions that I learned while doing Losing It With Leanne), I know I'm not going to go back up.
I'm not really trying to lose much more. Now I've bought a subscription to Missus Smarty Pants and am gonna dress this body nice! :)
So anyway, thank you for joining me, and I hope I can help you! It really is fun to be a Homemaking Diva!!
Please comment or send your questions to me at homemakingdiva@hotmail.com
Have great day!
Valerie :D
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
Losing It With Leanne Challenge Day 46 - Mission Accomplished! (& Weigh in)
February 26, 2011
I DID it! YAY!!!! :D
I followed the Losing It With Leanne Plan for 46 days and I had a blast doing it! I didn't get around to the week 4 Plateau Buster, but I didn't really need it either. And the best thing is, that committing to this plan also got me moving more!
Weigh In:
Overall (since I started in January) I lost 4.45 kg (9.79 pounds) 2 1/4" off my waist, 1 1/2" off my hips, 2 3/4" off my thighs, and my BMI is now at 25.62 (started at 27.18).
I feel great. I more than beat my first goal by Feb 8th and I am almost at my second weight goal!
I am going to try and transition to three meals a day (instead of 3 meals plus 3 pre-meals). And I have a whole bunch of recipes I want to try now that I'm allowed.... BUT! I'm taking what I learned and running with it. I KNOW now that I don't need to eat a lot to be satisfied. I honestly would be perfectly happy if I never have that "I'm stuffed" feeling you get after, say, a turkey dinner, ever again!
I'm pretty happy with where I am now. I'm going to be making good choices, and I'm totally over fake foods... McDonalds, Kraft Dinner, Microwaveable meals from the freezer section.... Yeah, that's NOT FOOD!! I LOVE shopping 98% around the outside U of my grocery store. And while I'm probably going back to 2 pieces of bread on my sandwiches, I won't be having that everyday.
Thank you all for your well wishes and support. I've read your comments both here and on Facebook.
I just want to say one more time, this is a great plan, the uses REAL food, and you won't be hungry or get bored with it. It's fabulous..... I need to make more LWL bars! They are great!
So anyway, thank you for joining me, and I hope I can help you! It really is fun to be a Homemaking Diva!!
Please comment or send your questions to me at homemakingdiva@hotmail.com
Have great day!
Valerie :D
I DID it! YAY!!!! :D
I followed the Losing It With Leanne Plan for 46 days and I had a blast doing it! I didn't get around to the week 4 Plateau Buster, but I didn't really need it either. And the best thing is, that committing to this plan also got me moving more!
Weigh In:
Overall (since I started in January) I lost 4.45 kg (9.79 pounds) 2 1/4" off my waist, 1 1/2" off my hips, 2 3/4" off my thighs, and my BMI is now at 25.62 (started at 27.18).
I feel great. I more than beat my first goal by Feb 8th and I am almost at my second weight goal!
I am going to try and transition to three meals a day (instead of 3 meals plus 3 pre-meals). And I have a whole bunch of recipes I want to try now that I'm allowed.... BUT! I'm taking what I learned and running with it. I KNOW now that I don't need to eat a lot to be satisfied. I honestly would be perfectly happy if I never have that "I'm stuffed" feeling you get after, say, a turkey dinner, ever again!
I'm pretty happy with where I am now. I'm going to be making good choices, and I'm totally over fake foods... McDonalds, Kraft Dinner, Microwaveable meals from the freezer section.... Yeah, that's NOT FOOD!! I LOVE shopping 98% around the outside U of my grocery store. And while I'm probably going back to 2 pieces of bread on my sandwiches, I won't be having that everyday.
Thank you all for your well wishes and support. I've read your comments both here and on Facebook.
I just want to say one more time, this is a great plan, the uses REAL food, and you won't be hungry or get bored with it. It's fabulous..... I need to make more LWL bars! They are great!
So anyway, thank you for joining me, and I hope I can help you! It really is fun to be a Homemaking Diva!!
Please comment or send your questions to me at homemakingdiva@hotmail.com
Have great day!
Valerie :D
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Losing It With Leanne Challenge Day 28 - I did it!! Weigh in
February 8, 2011
Hello all! Great news! I DID it! I not only met, my weight loss goal for the Losing It With Leanne challenge, I PASSED my goal!!! Go me!
My goal was to lose 3 kg (6.6 pounds) in 4 weeks and I've lost 3.55kg (7.81 pounds)!! YAY! :D I also did the full measuring so: I lost about 1 inch in my bust/chest measurements - which is probably more from the back and sides... I lost 7/8 of an inch on my waist, 1 inch on my thighs, 5/8 of an inch on my neck, and 1/2 inch on my upper arm. My BMI is down from the original 27.18 to 25.94 (difference of 1.24).
I never went totally 'off plan' but I wasn't exactly on plan for the whole 4 weeks either. I mostly stuck to the rules of week 1 with week 1 and 2's soup and I did SOME more soup with week 2, but not as much as I was supposed to (I was rationing it a bit because I didn't have any more lentils and I thought I would run out... should have just ran to the store).
I did well when I ate out, I made the best choices I could. When I went to my sister's I packed the whole LWL lunch and just heated up my soup there. (She would have made me tuna, but I didn't think ahead enough to ask if she had some...) When I went to a potluck dinner party I made sure what I brought was fairly 'safe' for me to have and I told myself that I could have a little bit of whatever, but just a little. I had ONE cube of pumpernickel with a reasonable amount of spinach dip on it for example, instead of several pieces of pumpernickel with as much dip as I could scoop up :D
I'm not quite done yet. I'm going to continue with week 3 and then back down slightly into more 'sustaining' weight than 'losing weight'. I talked about that last time.
I bought a pedometer, I think it will be good for me. My job is at the computer so I sit a LOT and even with getting on the wii most days, I still need to be moving more overall to make up for all my 'stationary time'. Tomorrow I'm going to wear it all day and see where I'm at, and then I'm going to make an effort to increase my steps to work my way up to averaging 10 000 steps a day. I've been fiddling with it tonight and it's pretty fun. It measures distance, steps, and calories burned, plus it has a clock AND it flips up so I can look at it without bending over funny or taking it off, and when you flip it up, the display flips over, so it's right-side up for the way you're looking at it. Not bad for $20.00 :D
So anyway, thank you for joining me, and I hope I can help you! It really is fun to be a Homemaking Diva!!
Please comment or send your questions to me at homemakingdiva@hotmail.com
Have great day!
Valerie :D
Hello all! Great news! I DID it! I not only met, my weight loss goal for the Losing It With Leanne challenge, I PASSED my goal!!! Go me!
My goal was to lose 3 kg (6.6 pounds) in 4 weeks and I've lost 3.55kg (7.81 pounds)!! YAY! :D I also did the full measuring so: I lost about 1 inch in my bust/chest measurements - which is probably more from the back and sides... I lost 7/8 of an inch on my waist, 1 inch on my thighs, 5/8 of an inch on my neck, and 1/2 inch on my upper arm. My BMI is down from the original 27.18 to 25.94 (difference of 1.24).
I never went totally 'off plan' but I wasn't exactly on plan for the whole 4 weeks either. I mostly stuck to the rules of week 1 with week 1 and 2's soup and I did SOME more soup with week 2, but not as much as I was supposed to (I was rationing it a bit because I didn't have any more lentils and I thought I would run out... should have just ran to the store).
I did well when I ate out, I made the best choices I could. When I went to my sister's I packed the whole LWL lunch and just heated up my soup there. (She would have made me tuna, but I didn't think ahead enough to ask if she had some...) When I went to a potluck dinner party I made sure what I brought was fairly 'safe' for me to have and I told myself that I could have a little bit of whatever, but just a little. I had ONE cube of pumpernickel with a reasonable amount of spinach dip on it for example, instead of several pieces of pumpernickel with as much dip as I could scoop up :D
I'm not quite done yet. I'm going to continue with week 3 and then back down slightly into more 'sustaining' weight than 'losing weight'. I talked about that last time.
I bought a pedometer, I think it will be good for me. My job is at the computer so I sit a LOT and even with getting on the wii most days, I still need to be moving more overall to make up for all my 'stationary time'. Tomorrow I'm going to wear it all day and see where I'm at, and then I'm going to make an effort to increase my steps to work my way up to averaging 10 000 steps a day. I've been fiddling with it tonight and it's pretty fun. It measures distance, steps, and calories burned, plus it has a clock AND it flips up so I can look at it without bending over funny or taking it off, and when you flip it up, the display flips over, so it's right-side up for the way you're looking at it. Not bad for $20.00 :D
So anyway, thank you for joining me, and I hope I can help you! It really is fun to be a Homemaking Diva!!
Please comment or send your questions to me at homemakingdiva@hotmail.com
Have great day!
Valerie :D
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Losing It With Leanne Challenge Day 21 - Weigh in, Good Progress
February 1, 2011
I'm really having fun doing the Losing It With Leanne program! The food is great and varied, I'm not hungry, I'm getting good nutrients in, I'm moving, and I'm losing weight! But not just losing weight, I'm getting healthier and making good choices.
I've been getting busier and busier all the time, so I haven't posted much, and honestly, I have missed a few workouts, but! I'm not giving up and I'm doing well!
I got on the wii and I am making progress. My BMI is down to 26.43 (from original 27.18) and my weight is down 2.1kg total (4.62 pounds). I'm three weeks in and I'm approaching my goal of losing 3 kg (6.6 pounds) very well.
On the wii today, I set up the 'my routine' to use the yoga and strength training exercises that I do the most. I think there are 7 moves and it's about 11 minutes. This is going to be my warm up, and then I'll go on to other things. This week I'm going to try to do some of JJ Virgin's "bursting" a few times. We'll see how that goes :D
So anyway, thank you for joining me, and I hope I can help you! It really is fun to be a Homemaking Diva!!
Please comment or send your questions to me at homemakingdiva@hotmail.com
Have great day!
Valerie :D
I'm really having fun doing the Losing It With Leanne program! The food is great and varied, I'm not hungry, I'm getting good nutrients in, I'm moving, and I'm losing weight! But not just losing weight, I'm getting healthier and making good choices.
I've been getting busier and busier all the time, so I haven't posted much, and honestly, I have missed a few workouts, but! I'm not giving up and I'm doing well!
I got on the wii and I am making progress. My BMI is down to 26.43 (from original 27.18) and my weight is down 2.1kg total (4.62 pounds). I'm three weeks in and I'm approaching my goal of losing 3 kg (6.6 pounds) very well.
On the wii today, I set up the 'my routine' to use the yoga and strength training exercises that I do the most. I think there are 7 moves and it's about 11 minutes. This is going to be my warm up, and then I'll go on to other things. This week I'm going to try to do some of JJ Virgin's "bursting" a few times. We'll see how that goes :D
So anyway, thank you for joining me, and I hope I can help you! It really is fun to be a Homemaking Diva!!
Please comment or send your questions to me at homemakingdiva@hotmail.com
Have great day!
Valerie :D
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Losing It With Leanne Challenge Day 7 - Weigh In
January 18, 2011
OK! A whole week on the Losing it with Leanne plan, and I'm loving it! I feel good physically, I feel good about what I'm eating, I'm not hungry, and I don't have to think very hard when it comes time to eat! That can be a problem you know, you're a little hungry, you want a snack, you're looking in the pantry and the fridge, nothing looks good unless it's bad for you.... Well, LWL definitely solves that problem!
Weigh in! OK at the end of the day I quick went on the wii just to weigh (more shoveling, so I didn't need to exercise). And I'm down 0.6 of a kg (1 1/3 pounds) and my BMI is down to 26.96 from 27.18. Making progress, that's not too bad for a week. They say it's healthy to lose 1-2 pounds a week, so I'm happy with this. Plus, I'm really at a good place to start with, and I was eating good food mostly (with a few too many treats thrown in... but it was Christmas not that long ago). It's not like I was eating horribly and then lost 5 pounds of water-weight. That's different.
Eating was weird today. Since we're switching back to days, but are totally wiped from 12 hour shifts, we slept in and went to bed early, so I only had breakfast and lunch and two snacks, no supper and no third snack. But that's fine, I was awake for less time and not hungry. But I did drink my water very well! At the end of the day we were watching tv and every time the episode finished, I was getting up to go to the bathroom and re-fill my water bottle. :D
So anyway, thank you for joining me, and I hope I can help you! It really is fun to be a Homemaking Diva!!
Please comment or send your questions to me at homemakingdiva@hotmail.com
Have great day!
Valerie :D
OK! A whole week on the Losing it with Leanne plan, and I'm loving it! I feel good physically, I feel good about what I'm eating, I'm not hungry, and I don't have to think very hard when it comes time to eat! That can be a problem you know, you're a little hungry, you want a snack, you're looking in the pantry and the fridge, nothing looks good unless it's bad for you.... Well, LWL definitely solves that problem!
Weigh in! OK at the end of the day I quick went on the wii just to weigh (more shoveling, so I didn't need to exercise). And I'm down 0.6 of a kg (1 1/3 pounds) and my BMI is down to 26.96 from 27.18. Making progress, that's not too bad for a week. They say it's healthy to lose 1-2 pounds a week, so I'm happy with this. Plus, I'm really at a good place to start with, and I was eating good food mostly (with a few too many treats thrown in... but it was Christmas not that long ago). It's not like I was eating horribly and then lost 5 pounds of water-weight. That's different.
Eating was weird today. Since we're switching back to days, but are totally wiped from 12 hour shifts, we slept in and went to bed early, so I only had breakfast and lunch and two snacks, no supper and no third snack. But that's fine, I was awake for less time and not hungry. But I did drink my water very well! At the end of the day we were watching tv and every time the episode finished, I was getting up to go to the bathroom and re-fill my water bottle. :D
So anyway, thank you for joining me, and I hope I can help you! It really is fun to be a Homemaking Diva!!
Please comment or send your questions to me at homemakingdiva@hotmail.com
Have great day!
Valerie :D
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