LaTonga's Weight Loss Journey

This week I have done all of my prep work for my breakfast and lunch. I will admit that it takes time, but it is so worth the time and efffort. I made my protein shakes for Monday, Tueday, and Wednesday.Thursday and Friday I will eat protein bars instead of having protein shakes. I also made up my lunch for the rest of the week. This assists me in keeping on track. Thursday, Friday, and Saturaday are my gym days for the week.

Homemade granola bars... Delish! (oats, skim milk, peanut butter, peanuts, dried cranberries, raisins, chocolate chips mix together and freeze then cut in squares.

I finally got a chance to go to the gym today... Thank God I am getting back on schedule.. New month, new goals.. How about my daughter wanted a burger after the gym..bc she had not eaten since lunch.. We went to Gary's hamburgers.. Got her a burger, of course I had to get one also.. So proud of my self ate 1/4 of the burger and a couple of frys.. Brought the rest home.. It dawned on Me that instead if ordering a kids meal for my daughter, I should have ordered one combo and we split it.. Because it is not productive for me to have that burger in the refrigerator .. If the burger was my treat for the day, then I would not have any left overs.. Well anyway, since having surgery, when you eat out, do u split  the meals with your family members or do you order off of the kids meal? We generally do not eat out a lot... Hum just a thought.. Gradually changing my way of thinking for the better!!

I am in a reflective mood and  I just had to share this with you: Today when I was picking up my daughter from school. I ran into an old collegue of mind that I have not seen for over 10 years. She told me " I see you are keeping the weight off" I just smiled and said "yes..I am " however, I was thinking to myself... Hum of course, I am going to try my best to keep the weight off. What do you expect...do u expect me to regain it back quickly because I had surgery. It might seem to others that having surgery was or is a quick fix... However I beg to differ... The emotional side of surgery is no joke! It is a common battle that I deal with daily. Is it easy? Hell NO! But it was my choice and no matter how hard some days may be for me....I AM GOING TO MAKE IT! You may not fully understand my struggles or my pains...but I am going to win the battle and the war...Others expectations of me are not reflections of who I am.  Well anyway, I just had to share!  

 Every month I make comparison pictures of myself..March is a very special month for me because it's my birthday month. As I sit here are reflect upon my journey...I am all smiles!!

It has been a while since I have had time to update my blog. Recently I gained 3 lbs (I weight 140 lbs) and am currently working on those 3 lbs. I had to truly look back at what I was eating and my exercise patterns. I started updating my food diary nightly...DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I NOTICED? My snacking occurs in the night time. I am so busy during the day that when I get home I have a tendency to snack. So I went to the grocery store and bought some healthy snacks... Nuts, fruit, cheese sticks, cucumbers, strawberries, carrots, etc. I felt so guilty because I did not go to the gym any this week. I got up and went to the gym on Saturday morning ...how about..no one was there... The gym does open till 7...  I had to laugh at myself. I went home and  cleaned up my house and then went back to the gym. By keeping my food diary it also helps me to track of what is going in my mouth... I am going to conquer this emotional eating pattern. I am so determined because I did n...

My low carb dinner for today... Jimmy johns unwich... Delicious