NBCD Weight Loss Journal Update - May 19th - May 26th

Welcome Back Everyone!

I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day Weekend. As I said in the last journal, we decided to grill vegetables, low fat hamburgers and hot dogs and cook only what we could eat. We all had a small portion of one of our kid's birthday cake but threw away over half of the cake because it contained too much sugar and our everyday diet does not consist of that much sugar and everyone felt it. So learning from that lesson and mistakes we are embarking on making a healthy low sugar birthday cake. How is that possible? NBCD will be working steady on the final result and believe me, if it does not take good we will not post it. Look for a healthier version of birthday cases soon.

Well folks, I have lost 6 pounds and 1 inch of body fat. In the beginning of this weight loss journal, I weighed in at a surprising 171lbs. In high school, I averaged about 130 lbs. In college, I averaged 145 lbs. After children, my average weight was 158 lbs. In hindsight, most of my weight in high school and college was muscular which is ideal but after having children, I still maintain some muscle thanks to years of dance, sports and my body remembering the dance muscles from an early age. Sometimes I carry pounds in the curves of my body which I am not complaining about because I like my body curves but fat and water retention can sneak up on you. Fortunately, a portion of my weight gain has always been water retention that I can eliminate. I reduce the water retention by continuing to reduce the sodium intake and drinking a lot of more water. As I age, being more responsible to myself and family to stay healthy and stave off any progressive chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure are important to the quality of my life. I am heading towards the beautiful age of 46 years old and I sometimes gracefully surrender to the natural changes in my physical attributes and the familiar hereditary changes I notice in my mother and older sisters. Now that does not mean that I go sit down and say, "well that's how Mama was so I guess that will be me in a few years." I am striving to reach my own ideals of what I would like to achieve. It just means I am realistically acknowledging it and making changes that fit in with my everyday living.

Black Pearl Reward of the Week:

Everything old is new again. Remember when you did something that worked just right. It happened for me on a family trip to San Francisco. Every morning, I ordered a continental breakfast, ate a light lunch and a medium-sized dinner and of course power walked while I power shopped for bargain discounts on a budget. I was a girl with a plan; accomplished it and was loving every minute of it. In the process, I lost weight without trying. That memory keeps coming up so I have decided to act on it starting with a continental breakfast. I will share the details of the meal plan next week.

See you next week! Stay mentally, physically and spiritually healthy.

Mrs. B!