So after much debate with myself I decided... I'm starting a Facebook page about my Fitness and Weight loss adventures! There are many reasons why I am starting up this page but primarily it's due to all the help pages out there like the one I'm establishing have helped me along this journey.
Daily I can look through other Fitness/Weight Loss pages and see that everyone is like me, going through their own personal struggles and finding the strength and inspiration from one another to keep on this journey called life!
I look forward to sharing the ups and downs as well as some awesome recipes!
If you haven't been led here by the page you can find me at:
www(dot)facebook(dot)com/FoodLovinDiva
If you are new to this page and to me, welcome! Feel free to reach out if you'd like to chat!
For the love of food,
~The Food Lovin' Diva
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Eat Drink and Be Merry
So...
I was away last week to check something off my bucket list!
Finally took in a Dave Matthews concert. It's been on my to do list for about 10 years.
It was amazing.
What wasn't amazing were my food choices the whole time we were in Bangor!
That said, I'm not going to let it change how I am going forward. It was one weekend and it's just that. A weekend. Not the end of the world.
Back to weigh in this week and face the music of missing a weigh in. Get myself grounded and focused.
I'm under 200... 15lbs to next goal. I can do this.
~The Food Lovin' Diva
I was away last week to check something off my bucket list!
Finally took in a Dave Matthews concert. It's been on my to do list for about 10 years.
It was amazing.
What wasn't amazing were my food choices the whole time we were in Bangor!
That said, I'm not going to let it change how I am going forward. It was one weekend and it's just that. A weekend. Not the end of the world.
Back to weigh in this week and face the music of missing a weigh in. Get myself grounded and focused.
I'm under 200... 15lbs to next goal. I can do this.
~The Food Lovin' Diva
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Let's do this.... again.
So maybe commitment to blogging my journey has evaded me... just a bit.
To those of you new to this blog, it started over 7 years ago with my first foray into my weight loss journey.
As I get a little bit closer to my original goal, I thought I'd revamp this site and share a bit of the journey.
I have many friends who have this day to day battle with food, their size and self image. I can only hope that maybe some of you will tune in so we can engage in some good conversations outside the world of Facebook and share the good, the bad and the ugly together.
So this chapter of my journey started on January 4th of 2014. On the edge of turning 36, and reflecting back on where this journey began almost 7 years ago I decided there would be no more messing around.
Last summer I did run/walk two 5K Marathons and ran into the fall and winter. I loved it. I decided even before going back to Weight Watchers that I was going to run again in 2014. I have at least two 5K's planned and if I'm not pushing too hard, I might back the last one of the year a 10K.
So on January 4th, 2014 I went back to Weight Watchers and started out with their new Simple Start plan.
It's something akin to the Simply Filling for those who have gone to WW before. Basically it's eating only power foods for the first two weeks. Well after great success in those first two weeks, I have moved over to the Simply Filling plan and have been on it ever since.
My first weigh in, I weighed 224lbs. Baring this in mind, when I first joined WW in 2007 I weighed 250lbs and prior to going, I had lost 25lbs on my own! So in my adult life, I have never been higher than 275lbs, nor have I ever been lower than 206lbs.
The past five months have been filled with challenges. After making a career change last year, I found out the change I made might not have been for the best, and I fought against everything to not eat my feelings, and lose the ground I had cleared since January. I held on. Kept up with grocery lists, tracking and healthy snacks. Some days I just want to take all the bread in the house and make an entire loaf of homemade garlic bread and eat it. I have NEVER done this in my life, but the call of carb overdose is always present. But I learned to grab apples, bananas or even a drink of water to just curb the urges.
This past Saturday I went to my weekly meeting and weighed in. For the first time since I was 18, I am under 200lbs --> 199.2lbs to be exact. So with this new life achievement unlocked, it is a bit more time to reflect on what I have done right in the past 5 months, and what I need to do in the months, years and life to come to lose and maintain. I enjoy healthy eating, I enjoy pizza, cheeseburgers and beer. I can have it all. I just have to do it all in moderation.
In the coming weeks I want to keep motivated, and I hope in some ways I can motivate anyone out there who decides to read this. It is a journey and a life choice. We all owe it to ourselves to take care of our bodies, because we only get one.
For the love of food,
~The Food Lovin' Diva
To those of you new to this blog, it started over 7 years ago with my first foray into my weight loss journey.
As I get a little bit closer to my original goal, I thought I'd revamp this site and share a bit of the journey.
I have many friends who have this day to day battle with food, their size and self image. I can only hope that maybe some of you will tune in so we can engage in some good conversations outside the world of Facebook and share the good, the bad and the ugly together.
So this chapter of my journey started on January 4th of 2014. On the edge of turning 36, and reflecting back on where this journey began almost 7 years ago I decided there would be no more messing around.
Last summer I did run/walk two 5K Marathons and ran into the fall and winter. I loved it. I decided even before going back to Weight Watchers that I was going to run again in 2014. I have at least two 5K's planned and if I'm not pushing too hard, I might back the last one of the year a 10K.
So on January 4th, 2014 I went back to Weight Watchers and started out with their new Simple Start plan.
It's something akin to the Simply Filling for those who have gone to WW before. Basically it's eating only power foods for the first two weeks. Well after great success in those first two weeks, I have moved over to the Simply Filling plan and have been on it ever since.
My first weigh in, I weighed 224lbs. Baring this in mind, when I first joined WW in 2007 I weighed 250lbs and prior to going, I had lost 25lbs on my own! So in my adult life, I have never been higher than 275lbs, nor have I ever been lower than 206lbs.
The past five months have been filled with challenges. After making a career change last year, I found out the change I made might not have been for the best, and I fought against everything to not eat my feelings, and lose the ground I had cleared since January. I held on. Kept up with grocery lists, tracking and healthy snacks. Some days I just want to take all the bread in the house and make an entire loaf of homemade garlic bread and eat it. I have NEVER done this in my life, but the call of carb overdose is always present. But I learned to grab apples, bananas or even a drink of water to just curb the urges.
This past Saturday I went to my weekly meeting and weighed in. For the first time since I was 18, I am under 200lbs --> 199.2lbs to be exact. So with this new life achievement unlocked, it is a bit more time to reflect on what I have done right in the past 5 months, and what I need to do in the months, years and life to come to lose and maintain. I enjoy healthy eating, I enjoy pizza, cheeseburgers and beer. I can have it all. I just have to do it all in moderation.
In the coming weeks I want to keep motivated, and I hope in some ways I can motivate anyone out there who decides to read this. It is a journey and a life choice. We all owe it to ourselves to take care of our bodies, because we only get one.
For the love of food,
~The Food Lovin' Diva
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
No more cross posts.
I'll be keeping track of my food blog on my main one now. Feel free to check me out there. :-)
I don't mind at all.
~The Food Lovin Diva
http://squigzella.com
I don't mind at all.
~The Food Lovin Diva
http://squigzella.com
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Tracking!
So this past week, I tracked again for the first time in a few weeks.
The results were easily reflected on the scale with a 3.6lbs loss! Pays to pay attention to detail.
With the holidays ahead, I'm pretty confident that I'll do fine. I have a renewed sense of drive to achieve and confidence that I can find the balance. Wish me luck.
For the love of food,
~The Food Lovin' Diva
The results were easily reflected on the scale with a 3.6lbs loss! Pays to pay attention to detail.
With the holidays ahead, I'm pretty confident that I'll do fine. I have a renewed sense of drive to achieve and confidence that I can find the balance. Wish me luck.
For the love of food,
~The Food Lovin' Diva
Friday, November 30, 2007
Check this out
I haven't been updating because I've been working on my new website. Check out this link to see some before and in-progress photos. :)
http://squigzella.com
For the love of food,
~The Food Lovin Diva
http://squigzella.com
For the love of food,
~The Food Lovin Diva
Monday, November 12, 2007
5 Months...
Well I'm 5 months in this weekend. Down just under 30 pounds. I think that's pretty awesome. I'm only gonna blow my own horn for a second. I never thought I would make it this far, let alone be willing to continue the journey. I still have just under 60 pounds to go. I sort of wish I had measured instead of the scale, but now that I'm this far I can't really switch as much as I can do both.
To some 30 pounds doesn't seem like alot. Heck, not a single person I have seen to date has said a word or noticed... or maybe it's that fear that I didn't lose and they will sound foolish saying something... I don't know. Either way, that has been a bit disconcerting only because those who know me, love it or leave it, I like getting a good pat on the back for my hard work. However it's my closet that rewards me.
I still have my size 40 jeans folded on the top shelf to remind me what I never want to fit into again. Sitting here at my desk in my size 34 hip huggers from Bluenotes speaks for my hard work I guess. The last time I wore a size 34 jean I was in High School.... So for this victory I am proud of myself and the success.
Now, I need to channel those feelings into the next part of this lifelong journey. I know realistically I will not achieve my weight goal for Christmas. However I have moved that goal to my 30th Birthday. February 1st, I want to have lost 50lbs total. This commitment means 20 pounds in 3 months. This will entail a major commitment to physical activity. I want to spice it up over the winter. I'm secretly hoping Santa brings me an Elliptical Trainer. A girl can dream.
So with the past 5 months behind me, I know now what works, what doesn't. I know that sure I can eat take out once a week, but I have to balance it out. So with that, I go forward.
Bring on Fifty gone for Thirty!
For the love of Food,
~The Food Lovin' Diva
"For success, attitude is equally as important as ability"
To some 30 pounds doesn't seem like alot. Heck, not a single person I have seen to date has said a word or noticed... or maybe it's that fear that I didn't lose and they will sound foolish saying something... I don't know. Either way, that has been a bit disconcerting only because those who know me, love it or leave it, I like getting a good pat on the back for my hard work. However it's my closet that rewards me.
I still have my size 40 jeans folded on the top shelf to remind me what I never want to fit into again. Sitting here at my desk in my size 34 hip huggers from Bluenotes speaks for my hard work I guess. The last time I wore a size 34 jean I was in High School.... So for this victory I am proud of myself and the success.
Now, I need to channel those feelings into the next part of this lifelong journey. I know realistically I will not achieve my weight goal for Christmas. However I have moved that goal to my 30th Birthday. February 1st, I want to have lost 50lbs total. This commitment means 20 pounds in 3 months. This will entail a major commitment to physical activity. I want to spice it up over the winter. I'm secretly hoping Santa brings me an Elliptical Trainer. A girl can dream.
So with the past 5 months behind me, I know now what works, what doesn't. I know that sure I can eat take out once a week, but I have to balance it out. So with that, I go forward.
Bring on Fifty gone for Thirty!
For the love of Food,
~The Food Lovin' Diva
"For success, attitude is equally as important as ability"
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