Not That Resolution Again!

Hello, Yes I know, with the new year, comes that resolution to lose weight and get in shape once again! About a year and a half ago, I started making some changes in my diet and started walking. I thought I would share with you what has worked for me, if you have chosen this resolution. I have been able to go from a size 14/16 to a size 8/10. I hope this year I get down to get a size 6/8. I usually walk 5 times a week for 30 minutes, but occasionally I don't get in the full five days, but even if I only do three days a week, it still keeps me from gaining the weight back. It is hard to start, but once you do, it get's easier and easier. I feel guilty now if I don't walk. I enjoy the time to myself as well, I watch music videos while I walk because the visual of the music usually keeps me entertained and before I know it I have gotten so into the music videos, that my time is up for my walk. I love it when that happens! I can't afford one of those Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig programs either, so I just used some of my common sense and followed some advice I found along the way and put together what has worked for me. I also drink plenty of water during the day and when I need a kick before I start walking I drink Ice Tea for the Caffeine and that way I avoid coffee with the cream. I hope that maybe I have shared something you didn't think of and it helps you too.
Thanks for visiting,
Janet :)

I have never been a breakfast person, but now I am starting to eat it
because they say it does kick up your metabolism. I have been eating
the instant Quaker Oats and it does seem to keep me fuller during the
morning, it has slow digesting carbs, so you don't crash like you
would on other sugary breakfast items. The best part is if you use
water to make it it has only 150 calories. I love the feeling I get
too when I eat it on a cold New England Morning. If you don't have
time for a sit down breakfast, There are lots of protein drinks
and bars. But I would suggest mixing it up with and egg once in
a while. I know eggs are good for you one day and then not so much
the other, but I believe anything in moderation is ok. So for a quick
breakfast with protein, and only about 77 calories, I suggest boiling
up a couple of eggs the night before your busy week and keep them
in your fridge, then you can just grab one, warm it up if you prefer
it that way in the micro on a low setting and your good to go!


I usually have a grilled chicken salad everyday for lunch,
I don't know why, but I never seem to get sick of having
it, I think I'm addicted to them. I have a half a pita with
it too. It keeps me full for the afternoon and I think the
protein from the Chicken helps give me energy to do my
afternoon walk. Once in a while I'll change my lunch up
with these low calorie SmartOnes by Weight Watchers. The
Three Cheese Mariana is really good, it's definitively my
favorite and Progresso Soups are good too


Dinner: I cook dinner every night for my two guys, who are
basically meat eaters, so I try to buy lean meats cause
I don't usually make anything special for myself. I usually
will just eat smaller portions of what I make them. But if
I make them something really high in calories or something I
don't like, I will usually have another salad or just some
pasta with sauce. I also keep a bag of frozen shrimp in the
freezer and sometimes a bag of frozen scallops (I only get
frozen scallops if I get them on sale at the Hilltop, a local
Butcher Shop, they are getting so expensive!) And I'll whip
up a low calorie dinner with one of them, usually scampi,
with lot's of garlic, yum, yum, I am Italian after all!


Snacking at night while watching TV can be a bad habit,
but it all depends of course with what your snacking on.
This past year I started snacking on Grapes while
watching TV because they only have about 3 calories
a piece, awesome huh, you can fill up easily on 10
or 15 big ones and you have only taken in about 30
or 45 calories!! For something crunchy these chips
are so good, the Sea Salt are my favorite and they
are starting to come out with lots of other flavors.
I love that I have been able to snack at night w/o
putting back on any of the weight I have walked off :)


Condiments I use to avoid adding Calories:
This and the regular butter flavor are good on a baked
potato, or on toast, you can even cook with it, the best
part is it is 0 calories! And if your not to thrilled
with the taste you can add something else like bacon bits
on a baked potato and light jam or reduced calorie peanut
butter on the toast

Ken's has the best tasting light dressings and I have
tried a lot of them. The store brands may save you a
little money, but it's not worth it, they taste watery

Using this in your coffee or whatever you drink or eat
can keep you from gaining up to 10 pounds in a year.

What It Is All About

Hello, How are ya today, good I'm sure! I am not a big Miley Cyrus fan, but I just love this song. It rings true for me the past few months and I am sure it does for many of you. Today I have reached the 7 month mark. It feels great every day having a head that is clearer and a heart that is filling up with more and more love. My goals are getting back on track. I have started the paper work to go back to school this year, I have started the Chantix and I have cut way back on smoking. Soon I should be free of that addiction because I refuse to lose, I'll fight until I win. I'm working out just about every day on my treadmill and amped up my walk with ankle and wrist weights. When the weather gets somewhat better around here I am going to get myself some spiffy new sneakers (like my favorite character Forrest Gump did, LOL!) and just start runnin! But if any of my local friends see me face down on the sidewalk, feel free to call 911, maybe it wasn't such a good idea after all!! Until I can get out of these 4 walls I have bought myself a Zumba dance like DVD to do at home too to help kill time and boredom, I'll let you know if it is any good. I'm trying to eat healthier, you know more fruit and vegetables, and oh happy day they have put a Pinera Bread down the street from me along the bus route, woo hoo, Chicken Ceaser Salad here I come! So for the first time in 47 years I really want to take care of myself for me, not for anyone else, like I never have before. I never want to stop working on getting stronger both physically and mentally. I feel there is nothing or no one that is ever going to bring me down again, no mountain I can't climb, Ya I feel that strong and it feels incrediable, so if your in a place of hopelessness or despair and that voice inside your head is saying "You'll never reach it", your never going to achieve your dreams, like I have heard one to many times in my head, remember if I can do it my friend, you can too, you can climb, one day at a time, that is all it takes, that is what it is all about.
Thank you for visiting my blog,
Love ya,
Janet :)



I can almost see it
That dream I am dreaming
But there's a voice inside my head saying
"You'll never reach it"

Every step I'm taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking

But I gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be a uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose

Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waiting on the other side
It's the climb

The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down
But no, I'm not breaking

I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep going

Music Monday

Hi Everyone, Hopefully most of you are off this Monday! I decided to join Music Monday this week so I could share some more of Lifehouse's Smoke and Mirrors Album. I think I am only suppose to post one song, but I could not decide so I am posting the two of them. I chose this All That I'm Asking For video for two reasons, one they haven't made one yet for this song, and two because it is a song about love, and love should not discriminate. Kuddos to this video maker! I highly recommend getting this new album from them. I don't think there is a song on it I don't like, which is rare. Their music combines great sounds and deep meanings that just blow me away. Seriously! For example when I walked yesterday I was listening to In Your Skin, and all of sudden I realized I was walking pretty fast, I think I went from 3 to 10 mph!(All the caffeine I drink doesn't hurt either!)and then when I snapped out of my trance, like in my gray days LOL! I had gone from here to there without any effort, so I had a laugh for myself to boot! So I hope in some small, very small way I'm sure, I help make your Monday a little more enjoyable with music.
Thanks for visiting my blog,
Love ya,
Janet :)

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Stronger

Hi Everyone,
I hope you are doing well, I am doing great. I hope you got a chance to watch the entourage videos, Ari is a riot isn't he. I had a pretty good weekend. My husband built a garage a few years ago. He added a loft to it for us. It is like having our own hotel room but better. We have a gas fireplace, a wine cooler built in the wall. He built stone around the fireplace and we have our own air mattress and furniture. We will be getting a projection TV to watch movies and TV of course on it. Now that it is warmer out we got to spend some alone time in there this Saturday night. It was one of the best nights of my life. We reconnected in so many ways. We had hit a rough patch for a while and we did things to hurt each other. That's all behind us now and we are making a brand new start. Can't wait for next Saturday night :) Team Josephine is coming together. I have a girl at my work who does all sorts of walks and wants to join my team. She has some friends that also do walks as well. I got a call from my walking coach to get to know each other. She said I am right where I should be fundraising wise. I should try to raise about 10 percent every week. She was surprised about Team Jenn when I told her about it, she said it sounds like to me that your heart was in the right place. It was . And it's good she said that I started training walking. I am addicted already to walking the Plymouth Waterfront. I have a walk route figured out and my honey was nice enough to buy me a walk meter so I can build on my miles. And as I listen to my music I get in a great walking rhythm. I was flattered tonight when I pulled into park, there was this 20 yr old kid in the next car and he started singing Vertigo that I was listening to. He said what are you doing tonight, I said going home after my walk, I am married. He said oh I would so love to hang out with you!! How can that not make a women of 46 years young feel good LOL! With every step I take to exercise or in life I feel stronger and stronger. No matter how hard times may be sometimes. Even when I fall from grace, I get back up again and start over a lot easier. This is my favorite Britney Spears song and video, I so feel it. Whatever!!! people who hurt me only make me grow! Hope you have a good of Monday as you can!Thanks for visiting my blog,
All my love,
Janet :)

Here I go, on my own
I don’t need nobody, better off alone
Here I go, on my own now
I don’t need nobody, not anybody