http://lowcarbeating.com/low-carb-diet-support/blogs/imamomwifecna/ Atkins Diet and Low Carb Diet Support, research and free low carb diet recipes. Resources for low carbohydrate diet plans such as the atkins diet and the south beach diet. en Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:53:37 GMT vBulletin 60 http://lowcarbeating.com/low-carb-diet-support/images/misc/rss.jpg http://lowcarbeating.com/low-carb-diet-support/blogs/imamomwifecna/ http://lowcarbeating.com/low-carb-diet-support/blogs/imamomwifecna/135-vacations.html Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:12:23 GMT Used to be I dreaded going on vacation, especially when I had just started a diet and losing weight. I felt like I was setting myself up for failure. My mind would tell me...."hey girl you are on vacation EAT what you want"!! And of course I would oblige that voice in my head and I would come back feeling defeated and disgusting when I finally got the courage to see how much damage I had done to my body with food while away from my everyday routine. This time was so different.....Not only didn't I stress about food the entire time I was away (1 week in Colorado). I welcomed the challenge to make a healthy choice everywhere I went. I felt good to move around and enjoy myself without food being a motivator or reward. I ate because I needed the nourishment and energy that food gives us to go and do some more. I hiked with less effort than I ever did. The one regret I did have was that I hadn't been exercising all along and been stronger. Sure I was really feeling all the uphill climbs in my legs and hips but it reminded me that I should have been walking or doing something more to get in better shape. I liked being active. Now I am not saying I like to "exercise".....(that is such a nasty word to me)........but I did like getting out and seeing the world beyond my own front yard. I sat in a car for 14 hours each way and not once did I complain about aches and pains.....not once did I feel like my vericose veins that have gotten clots in them when travelling ever hurt me or even feel close to hurting. These are little things that add up to a feeling of success and accomplishment to me. I went grocery shopping with "healthy" in mind. My whole family will indeed be healthier just by the way I view life now. I have filled my refrigerator with healthy foods, snacks and drinks. I hope I don't sound like I am boasting or bragging...but it sure has been a long time since I have been "proud" of something I have done.
I feel like this is definitely a LIFETIME change for me. That is the first time ever I have felt this way, I finally have had my AHA!! moment at last. :thumb: ]]> ImaMomWifeCna http://lowcarbeating.com/low-carb-diet-support/blogs/imamomwifecna/135-vacations.html http://lowcarbeating.com/low-carb-diet-support/blogs/imamomwifecna/127-starting-over.html Tue, 27 May 2008 19:24:52 GMT Starting over is never easy, but so neccasary to keep moving forward and not backward. For me it means getting back in the Low carb mindset, which I don't really think I have ever really left. I know I have eaten all kinds of carbs, good bad and the ugly over the past couple of years being away from LCing. But the difference this time is I KNOW in my heart this is the way I must eat forever. The word CHEAT will no longer be in my vocabulary. I can't let a simple 5 letter word reduce my efforts to lose weight and become healthier. Life is such that we aquaint cheating with a mortal sin....so when a piece of cake, or bread or some "treat" that is not neccasarily LC passes our lips, we berate ourselves and as we debate as to whether we should eat it or not.....there is this inner battle that just makes us feel awful espeically if we make a conscious choice to indulge.

Why do we hurt ourselves this way? we are our own worst critics and I know for myself I have lost out on alot of great adventures throughout my lifetime because of my weight!! Sure I might say..."I am happy the way I am", but I am just blowing hot air and trying to convince myself that it is true. I am not so sure but I don't think anyone is happy being overweight!! No matter how much they say they are. I hate the limitations that being overweight puts on us, and the stigma that the rest of the world labels heavier people with. No mater how wonderful, sweet and caring you might be...first and foremost you are "The big girl" (or guy). I find myself also when describing someone of size using those words and I dont' like myself for it. But it is the most obvious of choices sometimes.

I am not only trying to change my WOE this time, I am working on so many other aspects of my life. I want to be more involved in my kids lives, I want to get out and do things now even at this size. I want to live for now not wait for life to start happening to me when I am thin. Who knows when our time is up, and if I spend one more minute waiting for thiness to dictate when I have a good time I will surely let life pass me by even more. I work with elderly people who have lived some wonderful and special lives. When one of them passes on I always wonder if they had any thing they just didn't do or if something held them back from accomplishing something they really desired.
So where is all this coming from you ask? We have had 2 residents pass away in the past few weeks and I had a chance to get to know one of them very well, talking to them about how their lives were and what they did....and I am amazed at how complex people are in general. I think I will now be taking more time to get to know each one of them some more, It sure puts things into perspective as to what is important in life.
Family, love, kids, and generally just everyday life experiences. I don't ever want to have any regrets.

Okay enough rambling for now..."Live life to the fullest....dance as if nobody is watching and keep it real" ]]> ImaMomWifeCna http://lowcarbeating.com/low-carb-diet-support/blogs/imamomwifecna/127-starting-over.html