Mammy has been working very hard and still going strong. At this point she is making healthy choices and inserting a meal once a week or every other week that is controlled, but has a few things in it she enjoys. That's the way we've worked; not focusing on dieting but focusing on building a lifestyle she can lead.
Everyone can make BETTER choices. Everyone can avoid FAST FOOD restaurants. Everyone can WALK. Really people...that is all my mom has done and she's lost 68lbs. We have not done fancy pants stuff, worked out like demons, or bought tons of expensive equipment. No pills, no shakes, no pre-packaged meals. Just better choices.
She eats things she likes five to six times a day. They may not all be PERFECT macros, counted calories, and plugged into spreadsheets but she's losing weight better than people I see focused on these tactics versus what they are really doing. The difference is my mom doesn't have BAD days. She has consecutive good days; not by the book perfection. Nobody survives long term that way.
She is still eating her waffles and peanut butter with milk each morning. Most days she has walnuts, a Kashi Bar, fruits all she wants, soups for veggies, etc. Again, she likes soup so she makes VEGETABLE soup to eat with her dinners. She loves fruit so she eats as much as she wants. Waffles and peanut butter is like a cookie to her so she has that for breakfast.
Walking has just about been the only form of exercise. Now, I've been on her butt about this part. Starting Monday she's going to the big girl gym and starting a PNP strength program. No special programs for her. She's going to get one of our programs and do it at the gym. I'm going with her to make sure she does it and to hopefully video it for all of you to watch. We're still working on the Mammy program to have on the site so I hope the video will be a good way to show inspiration.
Here's an update from her and a current picture of the two of us at Moms and Muffins at Logan's school. NEITHER of us had the muffins but we did enjoy the morning. Those muffins LOOKED good but this picture looks BETTER! I also put her first 5K picture for comparison. She had lost some weight by the 5k.
My total weight loss is 68 pounds and 63 inches. My weight loss has really slowed down so I need to get busy with the strength training.
I'm feeling better than ever. In fact, I think the reason I have fallen a couple of times is because I am so much more "lively" than before that I'm not watching where I'm going like I used to. In the past I moved so slowly and so little there wasn't much chance of a fall. Now it seems that I'm constantly doing something. I just don't sit around watching TV like I used to.
It's been awful hobbling around on a cane since I twisted my ankle. I can't believe this was my life a year and half ago. I have realized with this fall that I NEVER want to be limited to a cane or canes ever again.
That's it for this month. The inches just keep coming off. I bought a pair of jeans to wear to my reunion in October and they are already too loose. I went and bought a smaller size last weekend. Woot!
Yay Mammy!!! What a great picture of the two of you. Mammy, you look so much younger now! You look a good ten years younger! Corinne, I love the darker hair! I'm a blonde (dirty blonde) and actually dying mine brown this weekend :)
Great job ladies!
Posted by: Emily | November 13, 2009 at 02:55 PM
WOOT!!! You're such an inspiration, Mammy, and I'm always so happy to see the progress pics & hear about the details. Can't wait to see you cross that finish line in Phoenix!!!
Posted by: Maggie | November 13, 2009 at 02:59 PM
You look fabulous and are truly an inspiration -- keep up the great lifestyle --- it definitely agrees with you :)
Posted by: Joanne | November 13, 2009 at 03:42 PM
Mammy, is lookin good. I can't believe how close you are to that 100 lb mark. Just a few more months and you will be there.
I would love to hear what physical changes like BP or med changes that you have seen.
Posted by: Kathleen | November 13, 2009 at 04:13 PM
Great picture Mammy & Corinne. Mammy you are looking great!!!
Posted by: Jill B. | November 14, 2009 at 05:53 PM
Corrine this is great-U and your Mom look sooo great. Keep up the good work-I know U are helping encourage others by doing what U do everyday.. Congrats!!
Posted by: JJ's BFF from WV-Kelly | November 14, 2009 at 07:18 PM