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Perhaps obesity can be shed in a new light on A&E. Josh who is over 500 pounds is willing to share his life on A&E Intervention. I know that I’ll be checking it out tomorrow at 9p.m.

Let’s hope this is a wake up call for us all to do everything we can to stay on track, continue to be active, and succeed.

Breakfast
Pancakes with butter and syrup

Lunch
small square of lasagna
romaine salad with ranch dressing

Dinner
1/2 cup of campbell’s light cream of mushroom soup
1 cup elbow macaroni
1 cup of frozen corn
2 cups romaine lettuce
2 Tbsp ranch dressing

Snack
Large Orange

Fluids
4 cups of coffee

Goal Calories 1780 - 2130 (1657)
Goal Carbs 200 - 346 (210)
Goal Fat 40 - 77 (60)
Goal Protein 60 - 186 (77)

Not the greatest of days but I did get more vegetables into my eating plan than usual. Tomorrow my goal is to drink nothing but water and eat one more orange while staying within my goal ranges.

I’ll be really glad when my Biggest Loser recipe book gets here. I’m really having a hard time finding recipes that are nutritious, tasty, and within our family budget.

I don’t even want to talk about the family budget. Mike and I went down to General Assistance just hoping that they could help till I can obtain at least a part-time job. It seems that the family makes too much money.

So other than exercising, tomorrow I will be looking for recipes that are healthy and don’t cost a lot of money. I’ll also be looking for work. I’m not too hopefull about finding a job but I have to at least try.

We all have a story. The journey of weight loss is  a story that touches a lot of peoples lives. Stephanie @ Back in skinny jeans wants you to share it.

I know that I will be sharing mine. So get up the courage and share yours.

Matt M. blog really touched a nerve in my body today. For the pass couple of days I have been feeling that I can’t do it all. That the counting calories, exercise, and blogging is just all to much.

You see, I’ve purchased The Biggest Loser Calorie Counter, the two latest DVD’s, and I’m really trying to put them to work. I have to be honest, I basicly have to talk myself through finishing the DVD.

You should hear the negativity coming out of my mouth in one breath and the positivity that comes out in another breath. It’s just a crazy, crazy scene. Sure I’m not in tempo with the gang at a weight of 450 pounds but at least I’m moving my body.

Matt M. blog is just a reminder that the body is an amazing thing. I will get through these weeks of level one and two. Eventually my body and mind will be able to breeze past level three and four.

I eventually will have a life of anything. I don’t mean that life will be a breeze and everything will be handed to me but things that I can’t do at the moment will happen.

With time I’ll looking forward to the body that use to go on 10 mile walks. I’m looking forward to the body that went to school, worked out, and then practiced martial arts three days a week.

This is one of the reasons why our family doesn’t do Chinese food very often. I woke up this morning from a night of Chinese food very dried out, thirsty, and not feeling the strength that a woman that had a night of sleep should have.

I would guess that the salt amount of the food that I had would average about 1540 mg. I’m sure this is well above the amount of salt I should have in one day.

What is the alternative when I’m really craving Chinese food? Should I rinse the foods off with water, to get rid of the salt sauces? Are there recipes out there that are low in salt but still have great flavor?

 Hopefully, I can find some and share my favorites. Sure food is suppose to be used for fuel but it should taste good at the same time.

For now I’ll be spending the day drinking large amounts of water and cranberry juice to flush the system.

Last night I was thinking about my life and what I wanted to do with the rest of it. Well, what I would do if I woke up the next morning because is the next day really promised to us?

I decided that I wanted to help people. I have a lot of experiences in the 35 years of my life and I thought someone else could learn from them. I might one day share my life with the public one-day but let’s just say that I could write a book on the life events that I have been through.

As if God was listing to my conversation and my conversation only, there was a knock on the door. The husband and wife that didn’t want to be friends with us from August to January were knocking on my door.

You see during the Christmas holiday, I gave the Miss L and Mr. O a small Christmas gift as to say, “Enough already, let’s have peace.” Miss L reached out last night for help because their household needed food and she recently had pins placed in her left hand.

It’s as if God was saying, “ Prove it” and gave me the loudest, busy body woman and man that I have ever known. These are the type of people that will talk about other people till they are blue in the face. Miss L and Mr. O were trying on me before and I have a feeling that I will be growing in spirit from interactions again.

 Perhaps my spirit and body is being prepared for testing people. Only God will know what will come out of helping Miss L and Mr. O. I honestly hope that their life becomes fuller with time.

I got quite a jolt in my yahoo mail box this evening when I found out that Matt McNutt, a Youth Pastor and contestant on The Biggest Loser took time out of his busy life to encourage me today. You can check out his new blog though my blogroll.

I want to thank everyone who comes and encourages me through comments. We all know that this is a long battle that will probably never end, just get easier. It’s great to know that there are people out there reading my journey and encouraging me.

So I hope to be more active on this blog. I’ll probably talk about my daily life, my weight loss, and things I see in the world.

Lately I’ve been hanging out at TSO. TSO is the sims online. Though I like the fact that there are activities to do online compared to Second Life there just doesn’t seem to be a lot of chatting. I guess like chat rooms people really don’t want to blast their lives to the general public.

So until hubby and I can afford a second bus pass, I will have to bide my time with music and books. Of course I’m going to sneak an hour of Spanish class and exercise in there.

I have enough time to sneak several hours of exercise into my daily life but I don’t think I could push myself for that long. Though I really should because I’m really not going to have a social life until a second income comes into this household.

And they say Rat’s are anti-social people. More like driven creatures that are too hard on others and especially ourselves. Anyhoo, I would love to find a weekly group to hang out at in person.

Eating  - I’ve done pretty good with eating this week. Most of the time I have kept my calories within 1700 - 1900 calories. The protean, carbs, and fat have always been on the low side of the scale. So I think I’m doing good.

Exercise  - Well that hasn’t been as good as I want it to be. I want exercise to be second nature to me. Almost as if I can’t wait to wake up, put on my mp3 player and be active.

As for my activity I’ve been dancing and using a hula hoop. I have been working up a sweat but it’s not your basic workout. I hope to save up and take a class. I’m thinking either martial arts or dancing.

Ah now for the weekly measurements……

I recently received a search tag as right measurements for women and it literally ticked me off.

It’s sad that our world is so wrapped up in the size of women’s breast, the size of her waist, the dress size that she wears, and how much space she takes up.

“Hello People! There is nor will there ever be the right size for a woman.”

I think Vaseline and Dove have it right in their advertising. They show people of different ages and body shapes. Now we just have to get all the other companies to run with this.

It all comes down to being comfortable with you. The ultimate goal is to take care of your health and a healthy body exudes beauty no matter what size it is.

Now I’m not saying, “Don’t lose weight.” There are some of us that need to lose weight because of the effects of obesity. I’m included in this group.

We need to watch out for high blood pressure, diabetes, heart problems, joint problems, and breathing problems because it runs in our family. Women especially have to watch out for female problems that may arise from carrying extra weight.

 To those who are looking for the perfect size, it’s your size, right now. Enjoy your life no matter what size you are today. Take steps to get down to a smaller size if you need to but remember to enjoy your life today.