Wrap it up!

Last night I did my second wrap from It Works!  I really am amazed at the results.  It just tightens everything up and I love it!

So far I am down 12lbs.  Losing the weight this time is harder and i imagine every time you yo-yo it gets harder.  I am working out everyday for 30 min either riding my bike, treadmill or stair stepper. 

I feel so much better already I cant even describe it.  You are not doing your body any favors by staying heavy.  Love who you are always but always strive to be healthy.  There is so much crap out there even in the food you buy at the grocery store.  Be mindful of what you put in your cart and read labels.  The closer the food is to being in it's natural state the better it is for you.

I buy organic fruits and veggies.  I can not eat raw non organic anymore as my stomach just can't handle whatever is on or in the regular veggies.  

I don't skip breakfast anymore.  I eat even if I am not super hungry because it really does help you sustain throughout the day and you are not so starving by lunch that you just eat whatever you can get in your mouth.

I have started meditating and deep breathing, your body needs a break from the day and you need to give it that break.  It has done wonders for my anxiety and my sleep.

Here is my progress with my wraps and diet.

After first wrap:

72 hours after first wrap

 2nd wrap

I am very happy with my results if you need to tighten loose skin this is the answer for you and this is the girl!

https://tonedbymichelle.myitworks.com/Home

You can do it remember you're the only person that can!

Love.

V

Recipes!

Healthy Cup Cakes

1 1/3 cups cold water
1/3 cup cornstarch, sifted
16 ounces angel food cake mix
1 teaspoon vanilla


Directions:

1 Heat oven to 375 degrees. Place paper baking cups in 30 -36 regular sized muffin cups.

2 Beat cake mix, cornstarch, vanilla and water in extra large glass or metal bowl on low speed for 30 seconds; beat on medium speed for 3 minute.

3 Fill cups 2/3-3/4 full of batter. Refrigerate remaining batter while cupcakes are baking.

4Bake 12-20 minutes or until golden brown and cracks feel dry; cool.

5 Frost with your favorite frosting or fruit - I prefer fat free cool whip and cut berries but have also plucked a bit of cake out of the center filled it with strawberry jam and then made a frosting with the jam and powdered sugar.

Anything Goes Stir Fry

1 teaspoon oil
2 bunches green onions
8 ounces chicken, pork, or beef
1 small head cabbage, sliced thin
2 carrots, shredded
1 ¾ cup water
2 packages ramen noodles

Directions:

1. Wash hands with warm water and soap. Wash fresh vegetables before preparing
2. Spray frying pan with vegetable spray or use a nonstick pan. Slice green onion and stir fry with oil. Remove onions from pan and set aside.
3. Slice chicken, beef, or pork in thin slices. Stir fry until done. Remove meat from pan and set aside.
4. Stir fry cabbage and carrots until cabbage wilts, about four minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
5. Add water to pan and bring to a boil. Break up ramen noodles and add to boiling water. Add one flavor packet and discard the other.
6. Cook noodles until soft, about three minutes. Add green onions, cooked meat, and cabbage mixture to the pan and heat through.
7. Serve hot.

Servings:

Makes 6 servings
Cheesy Crunchy Chicken

1 cup all-purpose flour
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
4 egg whites
½ cup 1% low fat milk
1 ½ cups cornflakes
1 cup shredded low-fat Cheddar cheese*
6 – 3 oz chicken breast filets; cut into strips
Non-stick cooking spray

*Use 2% reduced fat cheese if low fat is not available

Directions:

1. Wash hands with warm water and soap.
2. Preheat oven to 375ºF.
3. In one bowl mix flour with a pinch of salt and pepper.
4. In a second, separate bowl, beat the eggs with milk.
5. In a third separate bowl, crumble the cornflakes and mix with the cheese.
6. Generously coat a 13 x 9-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
7. Dip chicken pieces in flour, then into the egg-wash, then roll in the cheesy-flakes mixture, coating the entire piece of chicken and place on the baking pan.
8. Discard any unused mixes after coating chicken.
9. Bake for 25 minutes, turning halfway through to ensure even browning.
10. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Servings:

Makes 6 servings, 1, 3 oz filet eachCrazy Curly Broccoli Bake

1 ½ cup whole wheat corkscrew pasta, dry
3 cups broccoli, frozen, chopped
1 - 10 ½ ounce canned low-fat cream of broccoli soup, condensed
½ cup skim milk
2 Tablespoons plain bread crumbs
¼ Teaspoon salt-free seasoning blend

Directions:

1. Wash hands with warm water and soap.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
3. Cook pasta according to package directions.
4. Place frozen broccoli in large microwave safe and oven proof dish and cook for 2 minutes on HIGH.
5. Coarsely chop cooked broccoli.
6. Mix soup with skim milk, and add to chopped broccoli.
7. Add cooked pasta and mix.
8. Top with bread crumbs and seasoning blend.
9. Bake in oven for 10-15 minutes until heated through.
10. Serve hot

Servings:

Makes 6 servings.

One day at a time . . .

Breath in, breath out, in, out every day . . . .

I have not had diet soda for 2 weeks just water and tea I have slept better and not had any heart burn at night.  I feel better physically but I am still struggling everyday.

I can't help but notice that everywhere I look there is food.  Every other commercial on TV is a fast food advertisement, driving down the freeway every other billboard has food on it.

It's hard when you are addicted to something that you have to have.  Having to look it in the eye everyday, no where to escape you HAVE to eat.

I get depressed sometimes that I have let it get out of control.  But the only thing I can do is put on my big girl panties and make it better.  You have to forgive yourself, and I am trying to do just that.  But then again I am pretty stubborn.

Tomorrow I will post the recipes I have to get them sorted.  Have a good night my friends stay strong!

10 pounds down

Man this is so hard,  way harder than the first time I was losing weight.  The cravings are bad I think I am hungry when I'm not.  I know I can do it but it's hard I'm older.

That said I have lost 10lbs and I am proud of that.  I also started health supplements and wraps.

Here is what I am using:



If you want to try them, head here!  This is my girl Michelle and she can help you like she has helped me.

https://tonedbymichelle.myitworks.com/Home

I am going to share my first wrap pic with you as terribly embarrassing as it is I want to to see my results after just one wrap:

Before

After

Not a huge change but enough for me to notice and be happy with. 

These wraps are not to make you skinny just to tighten up some not tight things :)

I have been working out and am enjoying aqua aerobics and yoga!  Yoga is HARD!  But it is also very peaceful.  I am working out 60 minutes every other day and 30 minutes on the other days.

I will be posting some new recipes soon I have a yummy healthy cupcake one that is to die for!  Here is a sneak peek!

I will be posting way more often!!!!  So come back everyday!

Love,

V

My 100th 1st step . . . .

Wow the last time I posted on this blog was 1 year ago.  Guess what?  I lost . . . I gained the weight back.  I am ashamed.  I hate this addiction I have to food.

I have been so discouraged, I am so disgusted with myself.  How could I let this happen?  Where is my resolve?  What happened to my can do attitude?

I am pretty sure I ate it . . . along with everything else . . . .

This time it is harder for me to get back to eating healthy and exercising.  Harder then it has ever been.  Each time I try and each time I fail it gets so much harder.

Let me run down a list of things as they are now.

I have almost constant stomach pain, bloating and just general yuck
I have insomnia again
I am sure my blood pressure is higher than it should be
I have no energy
I am once again at the starting line and not at the finish

The journey for me will be long and hard but there are a few things that I still believe:

1. There is no magic pill that will make you skinny
2. There is no surgery that will make (or keep) you thin
3. Eating right is the only way to be healthy
4. Exercise is a key component in your weight loss goals

So I am back to trying hard to get away from too many carbs and portion sizes that are too big.  Once again starting to exercise 30 minutes a day either on my Wii Fit or my treadmill or my bike.

I do not have the motovation right now to do this but I am doing it.  The motivation comes later on, when I wake up in the morning and do not have aches and pains.  When I can eat a meal without feeling sick after.  That is when I will start to get it again.

Right now I have to fake it until I make it.  That's my new motto for this phase of the journey.

It's tough but I'm taking my 100th 1st step again today.

Valinda