Just Do it.

DISCLAIMER: There IS some “cussing” in this post so stop reading NOW if you are sensitive to that or if you get butt hurt over the F bomb…

I have been getting messages, texts and even emails and calls asking what exactly am I doing to lose weight, and although I've posted it before, I wanted to post again and maybe there are a few changes or updates...

This blog is serious and it’s real and it’s about to have a few bad words that I wouldn’t want my Granny to see because she would hit me. With her shoe. Probably in the mouth. LOL but its real. So, if you are a sensitive ass then stop reading right now. This is your second and last warning…I don’t want to hear any “you shouldn’t cuss so much” Well, I do cuss. And I actually like to. Sometimes. Not at church or um.. in front of Granny… or even around my kids (not SO MUCH anyway) but I do like a descriptive word here and there… I think it expresses my mood better. Haha… Plus, this is MY blog. My feelings and I do what I want to here. My space for cussing. :)

Back on track…

So, I have friends that take (and sell and work for) weight loss pills, appetite suppressants, energy boosters, magic shakes and powders and they go through these systems and diets and whatever and I’m not saying those things don’t work. Not one bit. I have seen real people with REAL results do those things and look fantastic! I just know I’m a broke ass. I don’t have the money to buy healthy foods AND some pill or shake or whatever… being totally realistic right now, I just don’t have the money. I am a single mom with 4 kids and 2 stupid ass dogs that tear shit up and 2 pigs and I’m trying to run a business and I just don’t have it. I hear the “well its only X amount of money and it’s like saving X amount and blah blah and that’s really great, only I don’t even have X amount of money. Not even W amount or V or U or T… lol (see what I did there??? See? See? Haha… okay nevermind)  I budget so much I have a budget for my budget. LOL I do my “splurging” on healthy foods which I‘d like to say how FUCKED UP it is that a bag of chips (greasy fatty bad for your soul chips) are like $0.99 or so and a bag of apples is like $3.00 or so… that sucks SO bad.

What I am doing to lose weight is trying to show everyone that it CAN be done without those pills and shakes and stuff… (again, I’m NOT saying those things don’t work, I’m just saying I choose to do this naturally) I didn’t gain this weight with a magic pill, so I’m just doing the REVERSE of what I have been doing. I want to show people that it really is just getting your lazy ass off the fucking couch and exercising and watch what the hell you put in your mouth! If it has more than like 3 ingredients in it, it’s probably NOT good for you. Besides, even with those pills and shit, you still have to get your ass up and move…and you can’t pop a pill and eat mother frickin’ ben and jerry’s all day and expect to see major results. If a company is promising THAT, then I assure you, you have just wasted your money on bullshit.

What I eat: Real, clean, whole foods. Mostly organic. Foods grown here in Southern Georgia or surrounding areas and foods with no preservatives or additives.. I’m not the best at that part just yet but I’m getting better. Fresh veggies, fruits, nuts, whole grains and WATER. LOTS OF WATER! The meat I am eating right now is local grass-fed beef, turkey, free range chickens and eggs and deer meat (shut up, yes, I eat bambi’s mama and daddy and its so fucking awesome) and fish. I try to get fresh caught local fish but sometimes that’s easier said than done so I have been getting some from the freezer section of my local grocery store (tilapia and salmon are my favs) I eat when I’m hungry but I don’t over do it. If I’m eating an apple and I want another apple then I have another damn apple. What’s it gonna hurt??? It’s a DAMN APPLE. It sure beats eating a whole bag of Doritos and wanting more Doritos doesn’t it??? I eat a little slower and I make sure I chew my food. I once threw up a hot dog and that shit either morphed back together in my stomach or I didn’t really chew it up… enjoy your food. Chew it, savor it and know its fueling your body and giving you energy! Eat to live don’t live to eat!

Exercise: I get my lazy ass up and do something. Lately, its just been walking. This week, I’m adding running in the mix and maybe even some weight training. I’m nervous about the weights but I’ve learned a lot about how they burn so many calories even long after your workout…

MOST IMPORTANTLY: I DRINK LOTS OF WATER.

I hear a lot of people saying “oh I’m so picky” or “I just HATE water” well, then, you must not want this bad enough. I can’t tell you how badly I want a damn Dr. Pepper. I miss that shit SO much but I know it’s not good for me. It’s not going to do a single bit of good for my body. At all. Water has so many benefits. Clearer skin, prettier hair and nails, better organ function, flushes out toxins… hell, just google it. You’ll see the positive things water does for you. I didn’t really care for water too much… but you do what you have to do… at this point, if I KNEW I had to drink hog piss to lose weight and get fit and healthy, I'd figure out a way to make it possible... lol anyway, drink lots of water... I have been consuming half my body weight in ounces of water.  So if you weigh 100lbs drink 50oz of water per day. Add lemon or lime (my fav) or even some of those mixer thingys that are sugar free… whatever you have to do, do it. When people say “I just can’t eat healthy. I don’t like any of that stuff” well, you’d be screwed if you lived 200 years ago, huh? They didn’t have Doritos then or coke or…McDonalds… lol the key to that is finding stuff you DO like. There are SO many websites and blogs that help with that… get on pinterest and look up healthy recipes or picky eaters eat healthy in google (I just made that up, I hope a porn site doesn’t pop up there… sorry in advance if it does lol)

Basically, this shit is in your head. If you think you can, YOU CAN! If you think “oh I’m going to fail” you probably will… release the negativity and think positive! If I can do it, anyone can! I was the worst about procrastinating....WAIT let me rephrase that... I AM the worst about procrastinating but I was even worse about procrastinating about getting healthy... I would tell myself “I’ll start Monday” or “When I lose weight, I’ll buy that dress” or “There’s water in sweet tea”  lol I had an excuse for everything. “eating healthy is so expensive, there’s no way I can afford it” then these words hit me “Diabetes” “Heart Disease” “DEATH” it was like a MAC truck hit me in the face. I have to do this or I’m going to be extremely sick and extremely broken or EXTREMELY DEAD. Truth is, I can’t afford NOT to do this…

YOU CAN DO IT TOO!

Have A Healthy Day!

<3 Wendy

A motivational SUNDAY!

I did it! I went walking by myself and I did it. I walked the entire track, no stopping, no cutting through, no cheating. I kept telling myself if I cheat, I’m only cheating myself… lol Let me explain.

I woke up this morning and weighed myself. Its Sunday morning. My friends and family members are with their families, sleeping in, going to church… a day of rest… well, I got on my scale and that number made me proud. SO proud. 14lbs down. FOURTEEN POUNDS in two weeks! How about that! :) I wasn’t going to walk today because I didn’t have anyone to walk with me, to push me. Entertain me! This may sound stupid to some of you, but right now, I NEED accountability. I NEED someone pushing me and I get really bored really fast… 

I got off the scale and decided I was going walking! I got ready and stole my son’s ear buds (because the little punk broke mine lol) and I went to the park. I got out, stretched a little and set my phone on Pandora’s fitness pop station. I was determined to walk fast… I got about halfway around and I was bored… no one to talk to, no one to goof off with… so I started to dance as I walked. I mean, I was REALLY dancing (no twerking thank GOD) through some of those songs… ha! Just MY luck there would be people on a SUNDAY MORNING sitting out in their back yard (there are a few yards that face the park) sun tanning or whatever… shit. Luckily I couldn’t hear what they said… I waved and said “fuck it” and danced on and danced AT THEM. LOL When I looked back they were fist pumping at me. LOL epic. I wish I could say I made that up, it was almost embarrassing but I'm at a point where I just don't give a damn. ;)

Then, I get around to the boring part of the park… trees, a pond, bugs, fresh cut grass that looks like the person that cut it was drunk because the lines were all crooked…anyway, I was tired but determined to make it around the entire park. Maroon 5’s “Moves like Jagger” came on..

I LOVE MAROON 5! Anyone who knows me, knows I would run AWAY with Adam Levine. Soooooo HOT, such a beautiful specimen…sigh…

I decided to walk to the beat of that song… listen to it, that’s hard as SHIT!!!! Google it, youtube it whatever RIGHT NOW… Think about walking fast to that beat…Sounds easier than it is… but for 3 minutes and some odd seconds I did it! I imagined Adam Levine high fiving me when I was done… no I didn’t, I imagined him....wait, nevermind…;)

By this point, I am beat. Really. I see a cut through and I seriously think about cutting through to the truck… Then, Usher sings this in my ear…

“If you really want more, scream it out louder
Get it on the floor, bring out the fire,
And light it up, take it up higher,
Gonna push it to the limit, give it more.”

Coincidence? I think NOT! It was like the fitness Gods were cheering me on!  

So, I pushed it to the limit. I was hot, I was tired, I was miserable. BUZZARDS were circling me (no lie, they really were) I know they were just waiting on my fat ass to fall out… Hell, I thought I was going to fall out BUT I made it to the truck and I stretched and I did it. By myself. Ha! 

I’d still rather walk with someone. It gets boring walking alone. 

 Photo taken yesterday... just wanted to document what I look like right now...I can see a difference in my face as well as my ass! YAY! <3

Have A Healthy Day! 

<3 Wendy

Blah day... short pointless blog...

Last night, my youngest son said "Look at Mama! She's gettin' skinny!" :)

I guess that means they can see a difference! :) Even if its small right now! :) I know I can feel a difference...

I can't wait to go grocery shopping... wait... did I just say that??? ME? I normally HATE grocery shopping BUT I haven't been able to any this week and we are down the the bare essentials in the pantry and today, I didn't do too well with eating. I had breakfast at around 8am and it was a waffle with almond butter on it and a handful of blueberries and water but that's it and its almost 4pm now... Nothing sparked my interest and I was feeling very sick today so I just tried to keep drinking water and that's it. I slept most of the day so I know I have GOT to walk tonight even if its just a slow stroll... I hate blah days...

My kids go to their dads this weekend and that sucks so bad. :( I hate when they aren't with me even though I'm well aware that dads need time too...

Tonight, while I sit here alone with no "baby background noise" I think I'll try to come up with a few new things to add to my healthy menu... Suggestions are welcome. :)

Have a healthy weekend, y'all!

<3 Wendy

WAIT! I forgot to mention this- During the school year last year, a little tradition that our family has is on Friday mornings, I take my kids to school (as long as they are up on time and we leave by 7:25) and we go to Mcdonalds for breakfast. (Mcdonalds is pretty much the ONLY choice in this small town for breakfast aside from subway... lol) I always order the same thing. 3 chicken biscuits with cheese, one sausage egg and cheese mcgriddle and a sausage and cheese biscuit a large sweet tea and a large coke. Breakfasts of champions right? lol but its our time together and I drop them off at school and it just became a tradition.... THIS MORNING I ordered the 3 cheese chicken biscuits for Nadia, Trevor and Aubrey and the gross sausage egg and chees mcgriddle (why he would put sausage egg and cheese on a PANCAKE bun is beside me, but whatever) for Triston but I did NOT order the sausage and cheese biscuit for me and I did NOT drink one drop of the sweet tea or coke and I didn't even mind. It didn't bother me and I didn't miss it! :)

just a little milestone <3 yay Wendy!

Determined.

First, I'd like to say that I am (unofficially) 12lbs lighter!!!! :) I know I shouldn't have, but I weighed myself again and seeing those numbers go down... words can't describe it. My post today is about determination. I'm determined to reach my goals. I started this life change at approximately 319. <<< that's the blog where I explain my weight if you haven't read it yet. My first goal is to be under 300lbs.

I can't even tell you how saying that number makes me feel. Well, yes I can... it makes me feel like a lard ass. I even said it out loud.

300 pounds

That's like the same weight as an NFL line backer, isn't it? A baby elephant weighs an average of 300lbs at birth. They may lose a little in the first 2 weeks but they start gaining about 2lbs per day after that... I don't know how this is relevant... just my ADD kicking in, I guess...baby elephants are so cute, but I no longer want to weigh as much as one! :)

My frame of mind is so different now. I don't WANT to make bad choices. I honestly think I could go into Logan's right now and not eat the bread. Not even be tempted by it. (okay, I'd be tempted but I would totally NOT give in. Not now.) I don't feel deprived. Not one bit. I know that my BIG goal is worth more to me that a damn yeast roll. I don't think of it as "cheating" I think of it as choosing wisely what goes into my mouth and into my body. I think of food as nourishment not some filler for the emotions I'm feeling. That's a HUGE change. I don't eat when I'm bored. I drink water. If I'm hungry, I eat, but I eat something worth a damn. I know I need food for energy. I know I need to stay fuller longer at certain times of the day, so I know when to eat "heavier" meals. I don't know proper wording and none of this was decided by a doctor or fitness instructor, it's just plain common sense. Say NO to honey buns and processed junk. Say YES to fresh fruits and veggies and organically grown or locally grown foods. Whole grains are my friends but not all wheat bread is "whole grain" (that was a sneaky little trick I had to learn the hard way) THE BEST THING I'VE LEARNED: Eating healthy isn't gross! There really are some awesome recipes and one thing a lot of you may not know about me is that I actually went to school for Culinary Arts. I didn't graduate with a degree (for reasons not to be discussed online) but I love coming up with new recipes and I adore cooking. My next favorite thing to do aside from photography. :) So, playing around with what works for me is actually FUN. :) 

I still have to measure and I promised myself I would do that this weekend. I did take some before shots when I first started this and they make me sick looking at them BUT I did it. I'll get my measurements down soon and big news... I start the couch 2 5K next week with Mrs. Becky and we have decided to possibly enter into an actual 5K race. Something I've always WANTED to do, but just never did... goals, goals, goals... I am going to celebrate each and every time I reach one! 

Another HUGE change in me... I am proud of myself. That is something I haven't been able to say in a very long time. I am PROUD of Wendy Wells. :) Yay! 

Have A Healthy Day!
<3 Wendy

10 down!

So, I started this blog out talking about what went WRONG yesterday, but it really doesn't matter. I got on the scale and much to my surprise, I am DOWN TEN POUNDS!!! 10! How awesome is that?! That's with no drugs, no fad diets, strictly from eating healthy and exercising! I'm so proud of myself! It only motivates me to keep on!

And the support I already have is amazing! I have the best friends and family cheering me on. Everyone of you guys that read this and send me an awesome motivational text, message or comment just makes me want to push myself harder!!! I know it's only 10 lbs, but its 10 lbs i'll NEVER see again. EVER. And that excites me! Actually seeing results and seeing that scale go down makes me want to jump up and down. I'm really doing this, y'all. It may be a slow road but I sure as hell didn't get in this situation quickly...I didn't just wake up one day fat...

The texts above are from my sweet boyfriend, Bruce. He told me something awesome last night. As we were laying together watching some stupid storage show or alligator show or swamp show or something he says to me "you aren't fat. you never were fat. Its ALL in you're head. I'm happy that you've lost a few pounds, lose more if you want to. Lose as much as it takes for you to finally see how beautiful you really are. I can tell you every day, but you have to see it for yourself." :) He's so awesome. It's such a huge change for me to have someone by my side who supports me, appreciates me and cheers me on. He's my biggest fan. He's in MY corner and I couldn't be happier. :)

So, 10 down however many to go, but one things for sure... they ARE going! :) YAY!

This picture was taken yesterday morning.

Just a little motivation

I won't fail. I won't. Not this time. There may be set backs or bumps in the road but I won't fail. I have an entirely new look, a new perspective. This may take longer, there probably won't be any fast results but there won't be any pills or gimmicks or fad diets or programs. No shakes or magic powders or temporary changes. This is for real. Forever. This is my life now if I want to continue to live. Being unhealthy has had control over me for too long. Time for me to take back what's mine. Time for Wendy Wells to finally LIVE! :)

still learning...

If you are on my facebook page, (my personal one) you know about the struggle with the honey bun this weekend. I ate one on Sunday morning because I had nothing in my house to eat and I was too lazy to go ONE MILE to the store... well, I paid for that honey bun. My stomach felt like it weighed 1000 lbs. I had an indescribable HEAVY feeling and instead of being fueled and energized, I felt lazy and just blah. I have managed to drink one gallon of water per day! :) (give or take a few sips here and there from my little vultures) :)

I noticed that my dilemmas arise when there is no food in my house. No healthy food anyway... And I noticed you can't buy tons of healthy stuff at one time. The shit goes bad FAST. When eating clean you have to remember to only get a few days worth... somethings are fine but fresh fruit and veggies don't last as long because there's no preservatives in them. I know this is a DUH moment for you guys but for me, its news. See, I HATE GROCERY SHOPPING. But I have learned to enjoy it now that I'm eating healthy... I do enjoy coming up with new clean things to eat... Its also a lot more pleasurable when 4 kids aren't with you asking for everything in the whole dang store!

School started back today (well, technically yesterday since I'm up blogging at 12am) My kids were excited... well, except for my oldest who started middle school... BUT he came home happy and excited. I think it was just nerves to start with...

My kids ask me every day if I ate healthy today or if I need more water. :) that makes me happy. I still haven't measured (i'm literally terrified to) and I bought a new scale but the dang thing won't work. No, my big ass didn't break it... I took it out the box and put new batteries in it and it won't turn on... I'm interested in seeing if I've lost any but I don't really care. :) my main goal right now is to get this eating thing down so I dont have anymore honey bun moments!!!

Couch25K starts next week. I'll actually be running. YIKES! If you see me at the park, don't judge. I love the idea of running, I really believe it will be relaxing and awesome but I haven't gotten there yet. Right now, it scares me because I know its going to be hard. Once I get over the initial hurdle of doing it, I'll be fine... gotta crawl before you can walk right? or is it walk before you can run?? haha either way...

Next week I also give up everything but water. I have been getting diet drinks when I go out... that stops this week. I should have stopped it before now, but I was clinging on to it for dear life... my last bit of my old life, I guess... I would give it up this week but I need coffee to get me through the long nights I'll be facing this week to get caught up with work... I have only had ONE diet drink per day, if that. Today, I had NONE but yesterday I had a diet dr pepper at Chic Fil A... by the way, Chic Fil A's wraps are AH MAZING! 390 calories and I don't even have to put any dressing on mine! The chicken is juicy enough and yummy enough to work out without anything... (for me anyway) Who can go to Chic Fil A without eating an actual chicken sandwich or nuggets or WAFFLE FRIES? But I'm determined to do better so I ordered the char-grilled cool wrap with the fruit instead of the fries... YUMMY! :)

If any of you guys want to send me any yummy healthy recipes please feel free! My email address is wendygetsfit@gmail.com

I also take advise and very much appreciate it! I'm new to this whole get fit world so, hook a sista up if you know something I don't! :)

Have A Healthy Day!

<3 Wendy