First Day of Spring Semester, and What is Healthy?

I'm back!

And this time, I'm hoping to stay strong.

As I already shortly mentioned, I have a stronger motivation to get trim and healthy.

But wait.

I've never been what any one can consider trim or healthy. . .

So how do I know what that is for me?

Here's the thing. 

I don't.

I started to gain weight when I was pretty young, shortly before puberty.

I've always been on the heavier side for my age and height when I would go in to the doctors.

Now, even when people say that I still look pretty good, I know that I could be a whopping 80+ pounds lighter.

So for me that could mean being down to 110-120 weight range, but as I've never been a healthy weight it could also mean being ten pounds more than that.

That's what this blog is here for.

Motivation.

Accountability.

A place to document my journey back into being healthy, even when I'm busy at college.

Here's to this next year, and a take two on becoming trim and healthy!

God Bless,

SDG

Joy

I'm doing it!

Day two while back at college, and I'm so far going good!

Starting tomorrow I'm going to try and keep a log of what I'm eating for my meals, and hopefully in a week or two after I've been going 'semi' strong, I'll start experimenting with E's.

So far today:

Breakfast

Omelet with red and green peppers, olives, and cottage cheese (I think it's 4% fat Cottage Cheese)

Medium sized (about?) cup of coffee with some half and half

Lunch

Large salad with olives, cheese, green bell pepper, hard boiled egg, balsamic vinegar, and cottage cheese

One hot-dog with a bit of melted cheese (to make it palatable)

Some Brussels sprouts with a bit of cheese (they were a bit under cooked, oh well)

Tonight will be more of a cross-over instead of an S (breaded meat. . . again. . .), so I'll probably have some kind of salad or neutral vegetable.

I can't complain though, I'm doing pretty well for dealing with college cafeteria food!

Oh, something that's keeping me going is keeping a small dark chocolate bar (plan approved) in my coat pocket.

If I'm really craving dessert, I just remember that it's there and I'll either eat it on the way back to wherever I'm going to I'll go and fetch it.

God Bless!

SDG

Joy

I'm Back, and I'm Setting Me Some Goals. . .

I'm back at college. . .

And I'm determined to do better than last semester.

My goal to reach my pre-first semester weight was accomplished, on a day that I had a bad cold too!
My new goal is to either maintain this weight, or lose some more.
The clencher:
I won't know if I did or not until March.

Yup.
That's two months away.

New yay:
I found two pairs of 14's that fit me nicely!
I also have some 12's given to me by my mom, but they're in storage right now.
Maybe by the time it starts to warm up!

God Bless!
SDG
Joy

I'm back!

Quick Update:

Fall of Freshman Year Gained:

8 lb. 

Lost over Christmas break:

8 lb. 

So! 

I've so far kept away the 'Freshman 15' so far, and I hope to keep it as far away as possible! 

I have one more week until I'm back to classes, my next goal is to be back at my lowest weight that I'd been before I started preparing for college! 

(I'd gained two pounds before I left for college, so you could say that I'd gained 10 lb. . .)

Another Bonus:

I'm 95% of the way into size 14's!

My mom (who I've been swapping close with for the last few years) has lost 35 lb. and is now down to a 12-10. 

That's both good and bad for me. 

:)

She's given me some of her old pants, but they're 14 petite!

Plus my excess weight is carried around my belly, so even though I'm smaller boned (and short), I cannot fit (no matter how much I wish I could) into a size 14 petite.

Another goal to aim at!

Something to Think About:

While I was at college, I was walking every where.

Even though my weight was going upward, my pants were telling another tale.

From what I can decipher, I gained muscle and lost some of the fat around my legs. 

That's what makes sense at least.

Deliciousness:

This last week I tried making Skinny Chocolate with coconut flakes in it!

It was DELICIOUS!

It was like eating Almond Mounds, only healthier!

I also added to the original recipe one large scoop of Protein Powder, which to me didn't seem to change it that much.

I learned that putting two big spoonfuls into the cupcake liners was too big a bite, so next time I'll only do one.

Next time, I want to try making them with almonds for a try for Almond Joy's!

Total Weight Lost so far:

20 lb.

God Bless!

SDG

Joy

Quick Update

A really quick update before I go to bed. . .
My nice, comfy bed, with the nice, soft pillows. . .
Oh.
Yeah.
The update.

So far, so good.
All of my meals are S's so far (meals with fats and protein), though I think I might have had a few cross-overs (low carb and fat) a couple of times (those sneaky carbs. . .).
My parents left me lovely Protein Peanut Butter Cups (will post link to recipe soon. It's wonderful!), which happily melted in my room (that's what happens when your dorm doesn't have air conditioning and you start talking to faculty/RA/ARA/etc. who are introducing themselves to the students. . .).
Now I have delicious gobs of peanutty chocolate goodness!

My campus is rather rural, so I'm thinking  that most of my daily exercise will end up being walking from building to building.
If I can find the time between things, I might try a ten minute exercise routine.
I'll have to see if I can work that in, as I'm also looking for a job. . .

I have a very hectic schedule for this semester, but I'm happily looking forward too it!
I don't do very good with too much time on my hands.

Well, good night and God Bless!

My Journey Begins

My journey as a college student begins in a week. 

I'm very excited because I love to learn. 

But I'm also very nervous, for many reasons.

To start things off, I'm very human. 

I'm self concious, especially because I'm over weight. 

In fact, I have at least 65, maybe 70 pounds to lose.

Then there's health problems. . . 

My mom and I have studied multiple possibilities for my joint pain that I have, and we think I might have Chronic Lymes. 

We've gone to the doctors before about it, and they just say that it's because I'm over weight. 

Here's the thing: I'm naturally active. 

It's because of the joint pain that I'm over weight. 

The days that there's no pain, I'm outside gardening, dancing randomly while cleaning, doing other crazy things.

Then there's food. 

As you probably know already because of the title of this blog, I follow the Trim Healthy Mama way of life. 

I separate my Fats and my Carbs. 

I do not eat both kinds in a meal unless I'm purposefully eating a Crossover. 

It's really a yummy, do-able way of life. 

I'll post later on how this way of life works. 

I'm nervous though because I have to do a meal plan while in the dorms, so I'll have to figure out what I'll be eating each meal. 

Then there's snacks. . . 

What other than nuts will keep in my dorm room?

Then there's my writing. 

This past year I've gone through the One Year Adventure Novel curriculum. 

I believe I've found my future career, at least I hope so. 

I've already completed a novel (in under a year to boot), and I hope to write one every year unless God changes things. 

But because it takes time to get published, I've decided to try and get a double major in English and Pedagogy so that I'll have a way to survive!

Then there's my family. 

I've been homeschooled all my life in a big family, so I'm really close to a bunch of my siblings and my parents. 

I'm really hoping to not have homesickness while I'm gone. . . 

But I still have that fear that I'll never have the same relationships that I have with them right now. 

Of course it's an unrealistic fear, we all change. 

I know that. 

But I still have that fear.

I'm super excited for the years to come. 

I'll be posting an over view every weekend on how I do each week, and odd posts when ever I can during the rest of the time.

Thanks for listening to me ramble.

God Bless!

Joy