MAIZEY's Blogs
Taking Stock - My Current State in this Long-Term Journey!
Friday, October 04, 2013 10 comments I have been working at getting healthy and losing weight for many years now. I have made great progress and I am determined to get to my next goal of 20 more pounds lost by the end of this year. This will be my 100 pound milestone. I am... Read more
Progress and Goals
Saturday, March 02, 2013 4 comments Since the scale is moving slowly for me, I figured it is time to take stock of my Non-Scale Victories (NSV) and set an updated set of goals. I don't intend for this to sound like a bragging blog, my goal is just to write these milestones down t... Read more
Plateau Philosophy
Friday, January 18, 2013 3 comments Working on being philosophical about this plateau since I haven't been able to ignore it. Since my body is sticking at this weight for 6 weeks, I am assuming that it needs time to adjust to the rapid weight loss I had immediately after RNY surge... Read more
Staying Motivated and Recognizing Progress
Saturday, January 12, 2013 0 comments I have been on a path of improving my health for the past five years. I have made remarkable progress, but quite honestly, never as quickly as I hoped as I started each phase of my journey to lose 140 pounds. Although I didn't have any of the ... Read more
Maizey's Version of the You On A Diet Grocery List
Sunday, November 04, 2012 3 comments Grocery List - this is for more than one week. I made this list so you can have a well-stocked, healthy kitchen. I choose organic whenever possible. Grains Uncle Sam high-fiber cereal Wheat English muffins 1 box brown rice 1 box qu... Read more
Try, try again!
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 1 comments ![]()
Mother-Of-The-Bride Dress Ordered 2 Sizes Smaller
Monday, January 17, 2011 6 comments Okay - here goes. I just ordered my dress for my daughter's wedding on October 22, 2011. For the first time in my life - I ordered the dress two sizes smaller than my size today. I have hit a very resistant plateau in my weight loss goals so ... Read more
Maizey's Version of the You On A Diet Grocery List
Thursday, January 14, 2010 2 comments Grocery List Grains Heart to Heart Cereal or other high-fiber cereal Wheat English muffins 12 inch prepared wheat pizza crust 1 box brown rice 1 box wheat pasta 1 box steel cut oatmeal 1 bag 100% wheat pitas 1 bag 100% wheat... Read more
Maintaining Balance and Focus
Tuesday, April 07, 2009 1 comments ![]()
You On A Diet - Shopping List
Monday, March 23, 2009 2 comments Grocery List Grains Heart to Heart Cereal or other high-fiber cereal Wheat English muffins 12 inch prepared wheat pizza crust 1 box brown rice 1 box wheat pasta 1 box steel cut oatmeal 1 bag 100% wheat pitas 1 bag 100% wheat... Read more
Continued Focus and Motivation
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 0 comments I'm preparing to start a four week challenge with a focus on keeping motivated and fine tuning my efforts for success. I've lost 35 pounds and have kept it off - but I'm slow in moving forward on my long-term weight loss goals. There great par... Read more
Hard to Meet Goals
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 0 comments I've been working to define goals for myself that are specific and measurable - I'm tracking most of these here on Spark People and working to meet each goal each day - things like at least 30 minutes of exercise per day with a goal to hit 45 mi... Read more
YOAD 14-day Restart Challenge
Sunday, February 17, 2008 0 comments Here is my fitness plan for the next 14-days: I'm in weeks 8 and 9 of a 12-week active metabolic training routine using Heartrate Target Zones. The Zones for me are as follows: Zone 1 = 136-146 bpm; Zone 2 = 146-156 bpm; Zone 3 - 156-... Read more 1 2 Last Page » |
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