Alicia’s Journey To Better Health

Now that I have gotten into my diet and exercise plan I am feeling so much better. I wouldn’t call it diet and exercise though, more like a life style change. My new plan is so easy and I lost 7 pounds in a week. I know you tend to lose more in your first week, but I think I can average 1-2 pounds a week from here to my goal weight. My doctor is interested in the weight, where I am interested in feeling better and how my clothes fit. Right now I have much more energy. I have had a lot of time to work on this plan after being injured for a while. I know how to change it up to keep my body from getting used to the exercises. I am looking forward to my Tuesday weigh in, I think it will tell me if this is going to work.  

Tomorrow is the start of season 7 of The Biggest Loser, and the start of my new life. I have decided to weigh in every Tuesday morning before the show. I am very excited about starting my new diet and exercise program. I have found something that I can really stick to and that is very important because I will be less likely to fail. After having been side lined with back problems I have had time to do research on diet and exercise. Not every diet or exercise program is designed for everyone. I have taken parts of differen’t diets and put them together to fit me. I have also found that doing pilates between weight training days helps me mix things up enough that I’m not racing around to find a new program to shock my muscles. I know that it will take a long time to reach my goal weight, probably a year. I will be posting my weight on my bodyspace page if anyone wants to follow my progress and watch me become The Biggest Loser! LOL

I’m starting my whole diet and workout program over again. I haven’t done anything in the last three weeks and have gone up two dress sizes. One of my grandmothers passed away and the other has cancer and we are being told she won’t make it to Christmas. I just kind of gave up. I’m starting over today not just because I want to but because I know they would want me to. One is 82 and the other was 84. I want to be that old one day and the only way to do it is to take care of myself.

Well, I went off my diet and excercise program for my long vacation. Boy was that a mistake, I’m 8lbs heavier now! Atleast I know that my diet and excercise program was working. Oh, does anyone else not feel as good physically and mentally when they miss their workout or fall of a diet? I am so glad to be home to my weights and my elliptical. Also, should I start back at the same intensity for my workouts or back it up a little? All help is greatly appreciated! 

I have to say that things are finally going my way! I love my new diet! Thank you Gina Aliotti! No more night time snacking because I’m not having the cravings. I have more energy too. My favorite part is that it is so easy to follow. I can’t believe I have lost weight and it has only been three days! If anyone is interested in having a diet that is designed just for them, contact Gina Aliotti through her website www.ginaaliotti.net.

I do so well on my diet until after dinner, then I crave chips and cookies. My doctor has me on a low carb diet to help with my blood sugar so I don’t develope diabetes. Does anyone have any low carb snack ideas. All information is greatly appreciated, thanks.

I decided to see just how much of an impact diet and exercise has on my life. I stopped exercising and stopped eating healthy for three weeks. I gain four pounds of fat and my clothes are tight. The worst part is that I’m tired and stressed. I’m not bowling well, my posture is getting bad and I have back pain. I now know that not only is diet and exercise important for health and appearance, but good for the mental state as well. Result, I’m back with my old habbits. I did cardio yesterday and it felt great. I started to eat well again today.

Well, my wrist is fractured. It will probably be six weeks before I can hit the weights again. I am trying to follow my diet and do cardio. It is hard to cook with one hand so I’ve had to change my diet a little. I have been taking advantage of the nice weather and doing outdoor cardio.

Well I’m getting close to the end of phase one of my plan which will be on Jan 4th. I have finally gotten my diet under control and to my surprise I’ve lost 4lbs! I can’t wait to start phase two which will be getting in workouts 4-5 days a week. I don’t exactly know why, but I enjoy working out, so this part should be a little easier. I’m going to use a plan that worked for me before. I had lost 25lbs of fat using this program before my life went cazy and I stopped eating right and working out. I’m going to use a new cardio program that I read about the other day with my program. If I can lose an average of one to two pounds a week that will be 20-40lbs gone by my goal date and that will be just fine with me! My goal is to drop a few dress sizes by my brother’s wedding in June, so 20-40lbs will do it. I have to say that I’m very happy with the support that I have received from everyone here, so thanks everyone! Also, if I don’t get in another blog before the new year, Happy New Year, and Good Luck!

I get very hungry at night about an hour or two before bedtime. I often feel that I could eat a whole other meal. I’ve tried to distract myself, I’ve tried a low calorie protein shake but nothing seems to help. I’m not sure what to do. It is very frustrating because I follow a healthy diet all day then I fall off it at night. I also find that sometimes I wake up at 2 AM and have the same problem. If anyone has suggestions please let me know. Thanks everyone!