Getting Back on Track with the NEW NATALIE

Hello,


I have so much going on in my offline life that it isn't funny !!!! 2009 has been a crazy,hectic year and I do not expect it to quiet down. I'm currently working TWO jobs and going to college FULLTIME. In the midst of my hect lifestyle , I have a desire to exercise. I have made excuse and excuse as to why I cannot exercise for a month. The weather is nice and spring is in the air. I desire a different habit ,a different lifestyle. I don't have a menu plan , but I making small changes to get my life back on track. So my healthy choices start right now - i'm setting my alarm for five.

Natalie

Death in My Family

I haven't been eating right or exercising this past week. On Monday , my family recieved news that my aunt passed away. She was only 39 years old. So my mind and body hasn't been in the mood for exercising. I'm supposed to be on week of the biggest loser bootcamp , but I think that I will do LEVEL 2 starting Sunday. Death has a way of changing one's perspective on life. I've been through alot of moods lately. Then on top of that , and in the normal stress of life and you can see why this week hasn't been good. I'd be surprised if the scale needle hasn't moved up a few notches.! Please pray for my uncle and the two kids who lose their mother! I couldn't imagine lossing my mother sooooo young. Pray that they began to heal and not question God.





Thank you ,



N

Sparkpeople.com

If you're trying to lose weight, the internet has alot of free tools that you can benefit from. Sparkpeople reminds me of weight watchers without the points and hefty fee. The site offers many tools- nutrition trackers, weight loss trackers, but most importantly it provides you with the support of millions of people who wants the same goals as you. Please search for me and add me. My username is byebyefatty fat. It's kind of an ode to a nickname I used to have when I was little. MY nickname was Nattie which my family decided to rhyme with various names - pattie ..etc.ectc. So bye bye fatty fat is my way of saying bye to the person that i've become my all my life. I'm a new person and not that awkard ,little girl who used to shy beind her weight. Anyways, please check out sparkpeople. They have alot of articles that I will like to import into this blog.

Sparkpeople's nutrition tracker has been a godsend. This is my second day on the website , but I realized that I am eating calories I don't need. I really wanted to eat only 1200 calories a day , but according to Sparkpeople I 've been eating about 1500-2000 calories a day ! Craziness ! I can see now why the scale is moving slowly. I need to cut calories . For instance, today i've already eaten about 1400 calories with my maximum daily goal being 1500. Plus, the bad thing is that I've had a peice of chicken since then , and I have a party tonight. The party that i'm attending is for one of my friends who is arabian descent . So I cannot easily determine what I will and will not eat since the food will be cultural.

Try it out !!! Please !!!

I'm offf to exercise since it's such a pretty day outside !!!

Today's Menu

Hello Everyone !

I just wanted to share a random eating menu from my lifestyle. What I eat really depends on my moods. I 'm discovering that I'm having trouble drinking my water intake. I believe it's because the weather was 18 DEGREES this morning. When I'm cold , I really don't like to drink cold beverages. I don't like drinking lukewarm water. I know that i'm probably not eating enough calories , but I haven't been hungry lately and I'm low on cash this month so we'll see how this goes.

Breakfast - l serving of liquid egg whites and 1 large grapefruit.

snack - 1 serving of cheese cubes and 1 boiled egg

lunch - 1 serving of steamed brussel sprouts and a teriyaki tuna on 2 cups of romaine lettuce with 1 tbp. of kidney beans , sugar free jello

snack - 1 cup of frozen grapes ( this tastes like sherbet..or it make me think i'm eating ice cream)

dinner - a small salad.

water intake - I hope to drink about 100 ounces a day. We'll see what happens.

February Weighin- I lost 17 pounds !

I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Happy - Yep, that right. About 30-40 Os worth of happiness ! I have been feeling well lately so I really wasn't excited about my weighin around the first of February ! Honestly, I was scared that the scale was going to tell me I have failed. Anyways, this morning workout consisted of waking 3.2 miles and the biggest loser boot camp dvd. I really love the new exercise dvd. I have a phobia about weight lifting in the gym - especially with other people around. So the next best thing for me to do is workout in my home. This morning for breakfast I had a grapefruit and 2 servings of liquid egg whites. My digital sclae is NOt my friend , but for some reason this morning we seemed to be on the same terms. I got on the scale and it said I loss 17 pounds !!!!!! I weigh 248. something. But I weight 248 !!!!! I'm soo happy ! I know that I have to keep doing what i'm doing and it'll all workout in the end !!!



YAYYYY MEEE !

Week Three Is Not A Good Week!

Whoaaa....

I have so many setbacks this week that it might be considered funny! First , I went to a game night for one of my friends and I ATE entirely too much. Apparently when you get a bunch of girls together no one cares about how much they eat. I had pizza, brownies, and a whole bunch of other sweet stuff. I thought that it wasn't so bad , because I've been eating well for the past two weeks.

Yesterday at work , my coworkers were talking about how much weight everyone has lost, so I decided to way myself. For some odd reason scales say different things . I'm just sooo frustrated. I've been working so hard lately and I don't want to go back to old habits. I can tell that i'm losing weight. MY size 20 clothes are too big , and I can fit into some of my clothes that are a size 18, but I still feel discouraged when I step on the scales. Anyways, I've discovered that I'm an emotional eater. Last night I had a whopper and medium fries because I was frustrated with what the scales say. I guess this is someting I'm going to have to deal with. This morning for breakfast I had two cookies and a cup of coffee. I"m headed down the wrong direction. If my healthy lifestyle is going to be successful then I have to organized and plan ahead as to how i'm going to respond to certain situations. My current plan is to definitely stay off the scale. It is not worth it.

Girls Night Out & P.F. Changes ..OH I meant P.F. Changs ;)

Today we have a Girls Night Out and I AM NERVOUS ! I've only been eating healthy for a week, but I've been counting calories and most resturants have at 1100 calories per meal. That's about 100-200 calories less than I eat a day. The friend that I'm going with is my going out buddy. We love to eat ! dinner and movie, bowling and a movie, the park & dinner , or just dinner...you get the picture. So I had plans to just eat before I go , but the the time we're leaving is the time I need to eat dinner. I'm on the P.F Changs website right now looking for something decent that will not set me back healthwise. I Keep you posted!