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Friday, June 27, 2014
STOP LYING TO YOURSELF!!!!
STOP LYING TO YOURSELF!!!!
I’ve been thinking about sharing this with you guys for a while now. I’m a liar. Yep, when it comes to food and being honest, well, I’m just not.
As many of you know, I'm on Skinny Fiber and I am doing well. But I realized I could be doing better. If I would just make a few changes, I could lose a lot more weight!
I don’t keep a food journal because I figure if I don’t write it down, then it doesn’t count. Oh, I know intellectually it counts. But somewhere in my brain, I’ve convinced myself that it’s like a magic eraser if it isn’t written down.
I have lost a lot of weight the past 6 months but I could have lost more. I know I would probably have lost at least another 20 pounds. The first month I was losing I probably ate at least one bag of hot peanuts every day. Some days two. That’s at least 400 calories. Almost a pound a week I could have lost. I comforted myself by reminding myself that peanuts are protein. They are also fat but who cares about all the details? Two pkgs of peanuts a day means I could have lost another 20.8 pounds.
This year I started looking at what I’m really eating. Not what I want people to think I eat. By lying to myself I realize that the only person it hurts is me. Now, I don’t think there is anything wrong with having peanuts every now and then…just not every day a couple times a day!
One reason I make my meals ahead of time is because I no longer recognize the signals that I’m full. I portion out my breakfast, lunch and dinner. If I stick with those, I’m fine. When I eat out, I always have a to go box brought to me with my meal. I eat half and take the other half home for another meal.
My problem comes in if I just take a bite of something. You know….graze a bit. And that one bite, is suddenly two or three. Your mind tricks you into thinking it doesn’t count. It does count and can have an effect on your weight loss. I know it does for me.
My most difficult time is in the evening. I love to eat at night and alone. I have frequently called food my secret lover. Don’t want to share with anyone or even let them know I have this lover. It’s mine. All mine. I don’t have to share it. No one knows about it. But just like a secret lover, I know the truth. And I’m the only one that can bring it into the light and change it. Since I know this is my weakness, I’ve decided to go back to my protein shake before bedtime. It tastes like a milkshake, full of protein and helps keep my blood sugar stable.
Here’s my plan:
1. Meals are portioned ahead of time, even when eating out.
2. Keep no food in the house that might interfere with my weight loss.
3. Snacks are limited to my protein shakes or Atkins snacks.
I’m committing myself to doing this for the next 7 days! I’ll report in with my struggles and success.
Losing weight is hard. Skinny Fiber does help me a lot but you still have to be committed to healthy eating and refraining from over eating. Anyone who says or thinks that losing weight is easy, has never lost weight through changing their eating. I know this time I am going to make it to my goal. But there are still those times when I think….what if I fail again? I try to stay focused and keep my eye on my goal.
I’m going to make it to my goal and I hope all of you will be right here with me!
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WHO IS CARYNCANN?
WHO IS CARYNCANN?
When I joined AOL back in ’97 or ’98, I had to come up with
a screen name that no one else was using.
I decided on my first name and part of my last name: caryncann.
A friend and I were chatting on the phone one day and he said, “I think
the screen name a person chooses says a lot about them.” I had never thought about it but ever since I
have paid more attention to a person’s user name, even in email accounts.
Caryncann. What does
this say about me? I think it sums me
up. As my friend Mark said to me once, “Caryn
cann and does do whatever she wants.” I’m
not sure how true it was 15 years ago but it certainly describes me now.
I know I can do whatever I want in my life. If I decide to focus on anything, I know I
will be successful at it. There is no
one standing in my way achieving my dreams and goals but me! When I look back over the past year, I am
able to see my accomplishments. Here are
just a few:
1.
Losing 50 pounds, slowly and consistently
2.
Learning to eat healthier
3.
Traveling alone and loving it
4.
Taking chances that I never considered taking
before
5.
Deciding to start jogging
6.
Choosing
to wear clothes that in the past I would have avoided
7.
Dancing like no one is watching
8.
Making videos of myself (THIS IS A BIG DEAL!)
9.
Taking lots of pictures of myself and letting
others take pictures of me. I used to
tell people that having pictures taken of me was against my religion to avoid
the embarrassment.
10.
Building a business that will provide me financial
independence.
Look at your user name or email address you use most
often. What does it say about you?
Over the years I have branded myself as caryncann. I use it for almost everything. I am the embodiment of caryncann. Although I came up with that user name
without much thought, it has come to symbolize who I am.
What is your user/email name and how does it define
you? It does make a difference
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014
MY ONE YEAR WEIGHT LOSS ANNIVERSARY!
MY ONE YEAR WEIGHT LOSS ANNIVERSARY!
Yes, today it has been 1 year since I started losing weight
with Skinny Fiber.
I was just so miserable when I started. I was close to 300 pounds. I couldn’t move very easily and when I did, I
would hurt for hours afterwards. I had
already declared in January of 2013 I was done with dieting and would just die
fat. My self-esteem was in the toilet
and I had little of the confidence I once exuded. And then I saw something online about Skinny
Fiber.
I thought, ok, I’ll try it for a month but I’m not changing
what I eat. I knew and expected that I would
be sending it back for my refund within 30 days. So that first 30 days I changed nothing
about my eating. I took Skinny Fiber,
drank about 150 ounces of water a day.
What I found was that I didn’t crave the same things I had been and I
was eating less. I lost 10 pounds the
first month.
Within 3 days of starting I had given up my 50 year old
habit of diet sodas. I would drink 6-10
cans a day of it. No withdrawals at
all! In 3 weeks I was off two blood
pressure medications. When I started my
blood pressure was 160/90 (with meds).
I stopped taking them when it reached 90/45. After my second month I decided to eat low
carb and high protein because I’m a diabetic.
It has done wonders for my blood sugar.
By the end of the year I plan to be off those meds too. And even my thyroid medication has been
decreased.
I did absolutely no exercise for 11 months and lost 50
pounds. I still weighed close to 240
even after losing 50 pounds. The first
of June I started jogging. I started at ½
mile. In a week I was at 1 mile. This week I will increase to 1.1 mile. Now I am working on reducing my time. Every week I will increase .1 mile. I even started doing squats last week! I’m not great at the yet but I will be! I can feel my from thigh muscles contracting
every time I do one!
This is the first time in my 53 years of being obese that I
have stayed with a weight loss plan for a year!
THE VERY FIRST TIME! I have
never considered quitting not once. From
the beginning I have called this my last weight loss journey. And it is.
And on those days when I just want to stuff my face because
of some issue that is confronting me, you know what I do? I look at the issue and figure out what it is
about. And when my mind tries to
convince me not to jog, I ignore those thoughts and sometimes I just tell them
to shut up! When I’m jogging and out of
breath, I don’t think about what people will think seeing me jog. I just repeat out loud over and over. YOU CAN DO THIS! YOU CAN DO THIS!
This is what I want everyone who reads my blog, my Facebook,
my Twitter, my Pinterest Page, my Fan Page , my Weight Loss Support group, or who sees me
on the street, sees me at the grocery store, at the mall, etc. :
I am 61 years old. I
have lived my life waiting for something magical to happen to release this tiny
person who has lived inside me all my life.
And I finally found it. The magic
is ME! Skinny Fiber is not
magical. It is a tool, just like
exercise and Fitbit. I am the
magic. I always had the magic. It was always inside me. I just didn’t believe it. Now I know the truth and I want to help as
many people as I can realize it, find it and experience it.
YOU ARE THE MAGIC!
You, and you alone can become the tiny healthy person that lives inside
your body that has been covered by layers and layers of fat. As those layers come off, slowly but surely
the real you will emerge. It won’t be in
a week or a month. It might take a
couple of years. So what? That just gives you time to become accustomed
to the beautiful you that is emerging from that cocoon of fat. By the time you complete your journey, your
wings will be strong and you will soar to heights you only dreamed up.
Grab hold and believe that the Magic is YOU. I’m here to help you any way I can. You can do this! I’m living proof!
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Friday, June 20, 2014
BIG FISH IN A LITTLE POND
BIG FISH IN A LITTLE POND
My daddy was a preacher in a small church in a small
town. He was happy being that small town
preacher. For many years he held a
second job too. But preaching was his
passion and that church and its members was his life.
My mother always thought he short-changed himself. I can remember her saying, “He could be
preaching at a big church that would provide us a home and a bigger salary.” He didn’t care. Everyone at church knew him and he knew
them. He visited them when they were in
the hospital. He would go to their homes
just to check in on them. He would pray
with them. He kept their confidences. He knew everyone’s kids, nieces and nephews,
the grandparents and aunts and uncles.
He had his faults and shortcomings but he had his positives
also. He was tender hearted. He never met a stranger. He would strike up a conversation with
anyone, anywhere. He was a very fast and
accurate typist. He cooked the best
roast, potatoes and carrots I’ve ever eaten.
He didn’t hold a grudge. His
church members were his family and friends.
He didn’t have lofty goals and he achieved the ones he set for himself.
He was a great preacher.
His messages were succinct. I
remember him telling me that when he was in college he had a professor who said,
“If you can’t get your point across in 30 minutes, you need to sit down.” He took that to heart. His sermons were almost always 30 minutes,
except if the Cowboys were playing an early game. Then his sermon might be 20 minutes. No matter the length of the sermon, his
message was well thought out. Preaching
truly was his calling in life. And not
just preaching but leading a congregation.
That was all he wanted in his career.
Many times when I have had to decide whether to work for a
small company or a big corporation, I always thought of my daddy. I heard him say many times, “I’d rather be a
big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond.” I feel the same way. That’s why he stayed at that little church in that
little town for so many years. I know he
was glad he did.
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Thursday, June 19, 2014
I FEEL GOOD!
I FEEL GOOD!
Today my boss asked me, "why do you want to
jog?" I thought about that for a
minute. There are several reason why.
The last time I had run was when I was 10 years old in a
relay race. I want to see if I could do
it again at 61. I've always thought
running/jogging would be BORING. I was
shocked. I love being outside looking at
the grass, the branches on the sidewalk, the butterfly that flew by our faces
last night. Now, I'm not sure I would
like jogging on a treadmill. It's the
being outside that I love. I have
actually realized that I really enjoy jogging.
I can't tell you what a great feeling it is to be out
shaking my tail feathers around the neighborhood. I really hope I inspire one or two to get out
and walk the neighborhood. I hope they
say, “If she can do it, I can do it!” That
would be a bonus!
I know that you can get injured, you can fall, you can
injure your knees. I'm not worried. And you know what? I don't care.
I take precautions and warm up. I
am no longer denying myself any experiences that previously kept me on the
sidelines, just watching. Even at my
age, I can choose to live life fully.
And for me, right now, that includes jogging. And I feel good about it.
Watch out world, I’m finally ready to conquer you!
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Wednesday, June 18, 2014
THE SADDEST DAY OF MY LIFE
THE SADDEST DAY OF MY LIFE
I was sitting here thinking about how blessed I am. I see and talk to so many people who have
such great sadness in their lives. It
made me think about being sad. The
saddest day of my life was the day I had my hysterectomy. I was 32.
All I ever wanted to be was a mommy. Well, that and Room Mother in elementary
school. I must have cried a million
tears. I had reached the end of my
journey of having a baby. There would be
no more fertility treatments. No more
taking my temperature to see when I was ovulating. My body had completely turned against me and
could not do the one thing I so desperately wanted it to do. I felt like my life had ended.
And to make it even worse, my surgeon decided (for his
convenience) to put me on the new born floor.
I literally thought I would have a breakdown. It was one of the few times I ever saw my ex
get aggressive with anyone. The only
thing worse than that was when a well intentioned person said, “well, at least
you won’t have a period any more. Lol” I
reminded them that I would also never be able to carry a baby.
It was a sad dark period of my life. The only painting I have ever done was right
before my surgery. It was cold, barren,
icy and nothing alive. I still have that
painting in my house to remind me just how sad and unhappy I was during that
period. Oh, I tried to comfort myself by
having my nails done and my hair done every month. But you know what? Nothing, and I mean nothing fills that void
of wanting so desperately to have a baby.
And then knowing for sure that it won’t happen.
My niece was born the day of my surgery. She was conceived the same month as my last
pregnancy which ended in a miscarriage.
She was bright spot in my world but still a reminder that my baby would
have been the same age.
But then that day came, almost 7 years later, when my ex
called and said, “Carolena wants to know if we want to adopt her baby?” I couldn’t believe it! I was so afraid of jinxing it before we even
picked her up that we told no one. When
she placed Ashlie in my arms, my world became right. That void in my heart was filled. I was a mommy.
Even out of this sad time came a blessing so huge that at
the time I could not see it through my grief.
Even when we can’t see it, God is working behind the scenes. Sometimes it seems to me that it’s like
pieces of a puzzle. You might not see
the entire picture but when it’s completed you realize how the pieces were
being laid down in exactly the right places.
Out of sadness and grief came the most wonderful gift I
could ever imagine. My daughter, Ashlie.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014
REJECTION
REJECTION
Rejection is a powerful emotion. It’s that feeling of not being good enough
and is the root of a myriad of problems so many of us face.
I have come to realize that there is not just one thing that
causes me feel unworthy and often to want to overeat. There are many. And yesterday I discovered that rejection is
a huge one.
When I got up yesterday morning I was in a good mood. As I went through my work day I started
feeling that sinking feeling. I call it
spiraling. It wasn’t bad; it was just
that I could feel it. Over the past few
years I have learned to identify that feeling before it has a chance to grab
hold and pull me down into the abyss.
So here I was a busy little beaver working hard all day and
it kept nagging at me. Not like a kid or
a boss. More like a gnat or fruit fly
that just buzzes around your head for no good reason. In this last weight loss journey of mine, I
have tried to identify these triggers.
Once I do, it is much easier for me to deal with them and choose a better
path.
Now I will give myself kudos. I didn’t think once about stuffing my
face. I really just wanted that dark
cloud to be gone. While Patty and I
were jogging, I told her about going to jury duty about 30 years ago and not
being picked. I felt so rejected I
literally crawled into bed for several days.
On that Friday, I called a therapist and told her I didn’t know what was
wrong but something was. That started my
trip down therapy lane.
I told Patty I was having those same feelings all day
long. I told her that I really hadn’t
wanted to jog; I had wanted to crawl in bed and cover my head. But I didn’t.
By the time I had finished my jog and pounded those sidewalks, that
feeling of rejection was gone. I had
overcome it. I didn’t feel like abusing
my body with food. I was no longer
spiraling. And I no longer felt
rejected.
Now here is what I have learned. Many times when we feel rejected, it isn’t
true! It is an emotion that takes root
in our own minds from a thought. We
start thinking about, feeding it, watering it, and watch it grow. It doesn’t take long. Our mind will agree with our irrational
thoughts just like it will put them there.
But here is the key.
Our mind is nothing without us.
We have the ability to control our mind.
We can change the thoughts that pop into our head. It takes practice but we all can do it. When you start having those feelings of being
unworthy and not good enough, try confronting them. Where do they stem from? Are they real or imagined?
An affirmation I have tried to live by the past couple of
years is this, “Change your thoughts; change your life.” It has worked many times for me and is still
an ongoing project. The next time you
are feeling rejected and unworthy, try changing that channel in your head. It takes practice but I can assure you, it
works.
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Monday, June 16, 2014
YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD TO GET HEALTHY
YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD TO GET HEALTHY
So much can change in a year. This time last year I was still out of my
house during the never-ending remodel. I
weighed almost 300 pounds. I couldn’t
walk more than a block without my hips locking up and causing me severe
pain. I was on two blood pressure
medications and my bp was still 160/90.
I was taking 2 meds for diabetes and my blood sugar was still around 280
in the morning. I was on thyroid,
arthritis and acid reflux medicine. My
self-esteem was shot. I had little to no
confidence. In fact, I think I became
the girl I was in high school. I hoped
no one would notice me. I just wanted to
be invisible.
What a difference a year makes! I’ve lost 50 pounds and I’m getting
healthy! The only meds I am now on are
thyroid, which has been reduced, and diabetic, which my dr. plans to start
weaning from those later this year. My
self-esteem is returning and my confidence has grown by leaps and bounds. I have dreams that I know are going to become
reality.
Yes, I still have 50+ pounds to go but I am really and truly
getting healthy! Who would have ever
believed that a 61 year old woman who weighs 237 pounds could start jogging and
be jogging 1 mile after just a week?
Well, here I am! Now, I don’t
plan to ever run a marathon, but who knows?
I might go for a ½ marathon someday.
My goal right now is stay consistent and add slowly. By the end of the year I will be jogging 4-5
miles. It is amazing to say it aloud
and know that I not only can do but I will do it!
If you are reading this and think you can’t lose weight or
exercise, I’m here to tell you that you can!
Whatever your age, whatever your health, whatever your size, there is
some kind of exercise you can do. You
just have to figure it out, start slow and keep at it. Within a week of exercising, you will begin
to feel positive results.
I hope I can be a beacon to those who were like me a year
ago. I saw some beacons back then that
inspired me. I found Skinny Fiber which
has helped me to lose weight without any exercise. BUT, now that the 50 pounds has come off, I’m
in much better condition to start exercising.
Moving helps us become healthier.
Today if you are hating your body, tired of being sick and
tired, know that there is an answer. The
answer is the person who looks back at you from the mirror. YOU are the person who can change your
body. Just decide to do one thing each
day to help you get healthier. Could be
drinking more water or cutting out sodas.
It could be parking further away from the store you are going to. Just one thing each day can change your
life. I know. I’m living proof.
And if you need someone to support you, send me an email @ caryncann@gmail.com. If you want to try Skinny Fiber, a plant
based weight loss supplement, that has changed my life, order here @ www.caryncann.com.
Do it for yourself.
You are worthy and you deserve it!
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014
SOMETIMES YOU JUST AREN’T READY TO LOSE WEIGHT
SOMETIMES YOU JUST AREN’T READY TO LOSE WEIGHT
That’s right. If you are ready to get healthy, nothing, AND I MEAN NOTHING, will get in your way. Sure you will have set-backs. Sure you will falter. But if you get back up and journey on, you will reach your goal.
What I have seen with others and myself is that we look at others achieving their goals with regards to losing weight and getting healthy. Here are some of the comments I have said or I have heard others say on why they aren’t getting healthy when others are.
1. She’s a lot younger than me.
2. I’m on thyroid medicine. It’s almost impossible for me to lose weight.
3. I have children at home; her kids are grown.
4. I have to cook for my family. They won’t eat what is on my food plan.
5. I don’t like to drink water.
6. It hurts my knees (feet, arms, toes, head, joints, etc) to exercise.
7. I don’t have time to exercise.
8. I know Skinny Fiber works for you, but I just forget to take those darn capsules twice a day.
9. If I had a cook and personal trainer, I could get healthy too.
10. I just like to eat too much to get healthy.
You know what these are called? Excuses. That’s right. They are just excuses. Sometimes you just aren’t ready to lose weight. You can say the words, “I wish I was smaller” or “I wish I could lose weight”. YOU CAN! But until you are ready and decide this is what you are going to do, it won’t work. I know. I lived it for 53 years.
Several things changed my mind and got me ready to face this challenge head on. One of my best friends died last year at the age of 63. Just a baby, she was. She was severely overweight for the 30+ years I knew her. She finally started losing weight when she began dying. It broke my heart. My children are only in their 20’s. Neither is married yet or has children. I want to be around when they get married and make me a grandmother. I want to be able to travel without asking for an extender belt (I reached this goal Aug 2013!). I want to be able to sightsee when I travel without hating how awful I feel after walking a couple of blocks. Last summer I found this amazing product, Skinny Fiber, which has been a great tool in my LAST weight loss journey! Not magic. Just a tool. And finally, I was just sick and tired of being sick and tired.
It has taken me a year of losing weight to get to the point that I could and even wanted to start moving. And now that I have, I remember that exhilarating feeling I experienced 14 years ago when I was exercising.
Here is my advice to you. No one can convince you to start getting healthy. That is something only you can decide. If you want to start out with simple things, try these two things. It will get you started. If you cut out 100 calories a day (that’s one soda a day), you will lose 10 pounds in a year. Anytime you have to park your car, put it twice as far away as you normally do. Those two things will help you start getting healthy…if you want to. The decision is yours.
I’ve been wherever you are. In 2012 I weighed 317 pounds. I now weight 237. I have 53 more pounds to go. I’ve done so much damage to my body trying to become “normal” instead of trying to be healthy: every diet out there, hypnosis, starvation, exercising 5-6 hours a day, bariatric surgery, all kinds of diet pills, and on and on. The truth is, to get healthy is long term project; a work in progress. It is not a quick fix. You have to eat right the majority of the time and you have to move.
Are you ready to get healthy? If that is your goal, then you will do it. Let nothing stand in your way. NOTHING. If you falter, get back up. Start anew. If you are moving forward you are making progress. When you are ready, and you need help, someone to talk to, or someone just to listen, shoot me a message @ caryncan@gmail.com. I’ll be here for you.
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That’s right. If you are ready to get healthy, nothing, AND I MEAN NOTHING, will get in your way. Sure you will have set-backs. Sure you will falter. But if you get back up and journey on, you will reach your goal.
What I have seen with others and myself is that we look at others achieving their goals with regards to losing weight and getting healthy. Here are some of the comments I have said or I have heard others say on why they aren’t getting healthy when others are.
1. She’s a lot younger than me.
2. I’m on thyroid medicine. It’s almost impossible for me to lose weight.
3. I have children at home; her kids are grown.
4. I have to cook for my family. They won’t eat what is on my food plan.
5. I don’t like to drink water.
6. It hurts my knees (feet, arms, toes, head, joints, etc) to exercise.
7. I don’t have time to exercise.
8. I know Skinny Fiber works for you, but I just forget to take those darn capsules twice a day.
9. If I had a cook and personal trainer, I could get healthy too.
10. I just like to eat too much to get healthy.
You know what these are called? Excuses. That’s right. They are just excuses. Sometimes you just aren’t ready to lose weight. You can say the words, “I wish I was smaller” or “I wish I could lose weight”. YOU CAN! But until you are ready and decide this is what you are going to do, it won’t work. I know. I lived it for 53 years.
Several things changed my mind and got me ready to face this challenge head on. One of my best friends died last year at the age of 63. Just a baby, she was. She was severely overweight for the 30+ years I knew her. She finally started losing weight when she began dying. It broke my heart. My children are only in their 20’s. Neither is married yet or has children. I want to be around when they get married and make me a grandmother. I want to be able to travel without asking for an extender belt (I reached this goal Aug 2013!). I want to be able to sightsee when I travel without hating how awful I feel after walking a couple of blocks. Last summer I found this amazing product, Skinny Fiber, which has been a great tool in my LAST weight loss journey! Not magic. Just a tool. And finally, I was just sick and tired of being sick and tired.
It has taken me a year of losing weight to get to the point that I could and even wanted to start moving. And now that I have, I remember that exhilarating feeling I experienced 14 years ago when I was exercising.
Here is my advice to you. No one can convince you to start getting healthy. That is something only you can decide. If you want to start out with simple things, try these two things. It will get you started. If you cut out 100 calories a day (that’s one soda a day), you will lose 10 pounds in a year. Anytime you have to park your car, put it twice as far away as you normally do. Those two things will help you start getting healthy…if you want to. The decision is yours.
I’ve been wherever you are. In 2012 I weighed 317 pounds. I now weight 237. I have 53 more pounds to go. I’ve done so much damage to my body trying to become “normal” instead of trying to be healthy: every diet out there, hypnosis, starvation, exercising 5-6 hours a day, bariatric surgery, all kinds of diet pills, and on and on. The truth is, to get healthy is long term project; a work in progress. It is not a quick fix. You have to eat right the majority of the time and you have to move.
Are you ready to get healthy? If that is your goal, then you will do it. Let nothing stand in your way. NOTHING. If you falter, get back up. Start anew. If you are moving forward you are making progress. When you are ready, and you need help, someone to talk to, or someone just to listen, shoot me a message @ caryncan@gmail.com. I’ll be here for you.
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I’M STILL RUNNING AND I’M NOT BEING CHASED!
I’M STILL RUNNING AND I’M NOT BEING CHASED!
Ran my 1/2 mile last
night. I'm going to be honest with you. In the evening my brain starts saying,
"Lets not run." "Let's take a nap" "I'm tired."
At 8pm I put my running clothes and shoes on.
That first 5 minutes or so is the hardest. I feel like I am just
pounding the pavement with a big bag of rocks on my back. But something happens
after about 5 minutes. I get in a zone and it becomes easier. Not just easier,
but I like it.
When I turn into my driveway and run up that huge hill (ok, it's
just an incline but feels like a hill), I act like I'm Rocky! By the time I get
to the front door, I'm breathing hard, tired and start sweating. My sweating
comes after I run and I continue to sweat for over an hour. I admit I like that
feeling of my wet clothes on my body. It reminds me that I can still produce
sweat from exercise!
I think Thursday and
Friday night I'm going to go for 3/4 of a mile.
Now who would have ever guessed that a 61 year old woman who
hasn't run in 50 years and weighs 237 pounds could be out there running?
Well I am and I'm going to keep running. Who knows? A half
marathon might be in my future!
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Monday, June 9, 2014
DO YOU CHOOSE FAILURE OR SUCCESS?
DO YOU CHOOSE FAILURE OR SUCCESS?
This is the question I have recently began to ask
myself.
Over 50 years of being overweight and I think I am finally
getting it. I have spent my life on and
off of diets because I failed. How many
of us have been on a healthy eating plan to lose weight and we have that day
where we eat too much or eat sweets that we tell ourselves we shouldn’t? At the end of the day, we feel guilty,
unworthy and a failure. We beat
ourselves up badly. And then we
quit. It might be months or even years
before we try to lose weight again.
What happens? We quit
eating healthy. We start eating out of
control, sometimes binging. We have to
buy bigger clothes. We stop even
weighing. We dread looking in the
mirror. We tend to pick that part of our
bodies that we like no matter what. Mine
was my eyes. We hate going to the dr; we
might even put it off as long as we can.
Why? You know why. They are going to weigh us. And again, we will be humiliated. They will know what we already know: WE ARE A FAILURE.
I have been losing weight this time, my last weight loss
journey, for almost a year. I decided
that this time I was going to do it differently. No food would be off limits. I had finally figured out something. When there are foods that “aren’t allowed”,
we want them more. After a while,
whether a day, a week or a month, we start feeling punished. We tell ourselves we deserve to eat whatever
it is. And you know that is a short
conversation. Because we feel we have
been denied, we usually eat that food like we will never have it again.
This time I told myself that no food was off limits. If I want a cookie, I eat a cookie. I have learned that with that freedom to have
the food, I’m much less likely to gorge myself with it. Notice I said “much less likely”. I have had a few moments where I
overate. But not once this past year
have I felt like I did in the past: that
I was a failure and I should just quit.
That is so amazing to me! I am
now able to say, “tomorrow’s a new day and I’ll start again.” What freedom that has brought me.
Things that are not allowed because much more important in
our lives. When they are allowed, they
lose that power over us. We can have
them, even if we overeat them on occasion.
Someday I know I will reach that point where I still eat the “forbidden”
foods, but I don’t gorge myself on them.
Do a little experiment.
Try allowing “forbidden” foods on your food plan. You can’t do it every day but certainly
occasionally you can. See if it helps
you. I’d love to hear from you.
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Saturday, June 7, 2014
WE ARE JUST TOO FAT!
WE ARE JUST TOO FAT!
Right at 39% of American adults are obese. For American children the rate is 33%! We've known for years that adults are
getting fatter in our country. But our
children?? Do we continue to just eat
ourselves to death?
What kind of adult life will our children have if they start
out in their 20's already obese? Can you
imagine how sad, difficult and yes, miserable their lives will be while trying
to build a future?
I can tell you! I
know from experience! I lived that life
as a young adult, adult and even as a senior!
It is not a great way to live!
Whether you want to admit it or not, you get judged by your size. Even diet doctors just you. Strangers will walk up to you in a store and
say, "You don't need to be eating that!" or they will come up to you in a clothing
store and say "We don't have anything for you in here!"
Yep, people are cruel.
And if you are obese, they are more cruel. If you are obese or overweight or fat, fluffy
or whatever makes you feel more comfortable, you should be setting the example
for your children. And what should you
be doing for your children who are overweight?
Look into their sad eyes and think about how sad those eyes will be when
they become an adult.
When I see a very obese child I just want to run up to them
and hug them. I want to tell them that
there is another way! I want to save
them from years of heartache and illnesses.
If you have children in your life, YOU can help them.
1. Set an example for
them.
2. Eat real food and
take the processed food out of your (and their) diet.
3. Get moving! It doesn't have to be a marathon! Just move!
Let's take on obesity!
Wouldn't our money be better spent on a war on obesity than a war on so
many other things? Let's start with
ourselves and then help others to become healthy.
If we don't take care of our bodies, we will die. It's just that simple. When I realized that I AM WORTH IT I began to
lose weight. Skinny Fiber has been a
great tool for me but it isn't a magic pill.
Decide today to lose weight and get healthy! YOU CAN DO IT!
If you need help, order Skinny Fiber and join my
journey. www.caryncann.com
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Friday, June 6, 2014
OVEREATING KILLS
OVEREATING KILLS
We all know that obesity is an epidemic in our country and
around the world. We all know that it
causes so many illnesses and causes so many deaths. We aren't just talking about adults
here! We are talking about
children! Our future!
When my best friend was fighting cancer, they told her
family that she had cirrhosis of the liver.
They said, "How can that be?
She has never had a drink in her life.." The dr. said, "it's because of the
large amount of fat she carries."
If you want to know the truth, that scared me so badly. When I found Skinny Fiber, it was a
godsend. I don't want to die of a
stroke, a heart attack, diabetes, or cirrhosis.
I want to be healthy. I want to
live to see my grandchildren be born and become adults. I want to live decades after I retire.
If you are battling this war with fat, please, please,
choose to live healthy. You deserve to
have a life that is full of life! I have
told everyone, this is my last weight loss journey. I have promised myself that I am going to get
there no matter how long it takes.
Come join me. Life is
not just about food and eating. It is
about being healthy and living!
Join me in being healthy and living life.
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Thursday, June 5, 2014
BEING POSITIVE
BEING
POSITIVE
Maybe it does for some, but for most of us, we
have to choose and make a concerted effort to be positive! But we can do it!
You just get up in the morning and said aloud, "Today I will be
positive".
Now I'll tell you, it doesnt' change instantly.
Like all good things, it takes time. I know! It doesn't seem right that
negative things that root immediately and positive things that time. But that
is the way it works. Once you start doing this everyday, you will find that the
positive days far outnumber the negative days.
Try it. What do you have to lose other than bad
days.
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS
As you lay your head down tonight to go to sleep, do
this. Close your eyes and one by one
think of the blessings in your life. No
problems, no stresses, no worries. Just
blessings.
You will begin to feel a deep peace and such a sense of
gratefulness. When you fall asleep you
will have cushioned yourself with gratitude.
And with gratitude comes more blessings.
When you forget to be grateful, you block your
blessings. Open up your heart to having
an attitude of gratitude and just watch the showers of blessings that come into
your life.
You will be amazed. I
am - everyday.
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014
ARE YOU A HUGGER?
ARE YOU A HUGGER?
I admit it. I’m a
hugger.
I didn’t grow up in a warm fuzzy family. My parents didn’t hug us. After Ashlie and Cody arrived I became more
of a hugger but mainly with them and their dad.
When you haven’t been hugged as a child I think it is out of your
comfort zone to hug.
I guess about a decade ago I decided to start hugging. I’ll admit in the beginning it was
difficult. Way out of my comfort
zone. Think about it…you are putting
your arms around another person (maybe someone you don’t even know) and pulling
them into your own body. It was
scary. I started with just my
friends. Over the years I have learned
to hug anywhere and any time.
I hug my kids, my friends, my customers, anyone who comes to
my house gets a hug. I have hugged
people in the waiting room at the dr.’s office.
I have hugged office personnel. I
have hugged my pharmacist and pharmacists assistant. What I have found is that by hugging I am
allowing myself to give unconditional love and receive unconditional love.
Sometimes the person you give a hug to really needs that
hug. Once when Marisela and I weren’t as
close as we are now, her hug brought me through a very dark time. I was sitting in Walgreens waiting to see the
nurse. I was so sick. I was sitting there with tears streaming down
my face as I thought, “I am so alone. I’m
just all by myself.” And then Marisela
appeared. She knew something was wrong
and she hugged me. She told me later
that she rarely went to Walgreens.
Coincidence? I don’t believe in
them. That hug really cemented our
friendship and it got me through that dark time.
If you aren’t a hugger, try it. I know it might feel awkward and
uncomfortable in the beginning. But the
more you give love, the more you get love.
And if you are a hugger, well, you know all this already.
Brighten your day and someone else’s. Hug someone today. You will feel the love.
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Monday, June 2, 2014
I LOVE MY KIDS
I LOVE MY KIDS
My kids are spoiled. Yep, I admit it. I don't really care what anyone thinks about it. They are my kids. I'm fortunate that I make a good living. That does make it easier when money can take care of something.
My kids both work. Ashlie is totally self-sufficient but there are times that she does need help. My philosophy is: if you are doing what you are supposed to be doing, then I will help you. Now sometimes, I just can't but for the most part I think I'm there. She has definitely found her path and is marching through.
Cody works too and he is on the path to self-sufficiency. He lives with me but he has to pay rent. Why? Because in the real world everyone has to pay rent. He is also required (since he had to move back in with me) to give me all of his paycheck and then I give him money for food, bus, etc. Before he moves out, he will have two month’s rent, deposit, transportation and money in savings. The last few months he will have to show me that he can take care of his finances.
I wish I had been taught some of these lessons when I was in my 20's. It would have made my life so much easier. I want them to be spared from the mistakes of being young if I can. I tell them often, I'm not smarter than you; I have just lived longer.
I make them Easter baskets and Christmas stockings. I buy them souvenirs everywhere I go. If they are in a bind, I'm going to be there. If they need my help, they know they can call me. If I can help, I will. If they need to talk, I'll listen and try my best not to give unsolicited advice.
No matter how angry we get with each other (flashback teenage years), or how much we dislike each other at the moment, I want them to know this one thing to the core of their being:
I am their mother. Even if I don't particularly like them at a particular time, I will always love them forever and a day. I want them to always, always know that no matter what, I'm just a phone call away. And if you have or had that with your mom, you are blessed.
My kids are spoiled. Yep, I admit it. I don't really care what anyone thinks about it. They are my kids. I'm fortunate that I make a good living. That does make it easier when money can take care of something.
My kids both work. Ashlie is totally self-sufficient but there are times that she does need help. My philosophy is: if you are doing what you are supposed to be doing, then I will help you. Now sometimes, I just can't but for the most part I think I'm there. She has definitely found her path and is marching through.
Cody works too and he is on the path to self-sufficiency. He lives with me but he has to pay rent. Why? Because in the real world everyone has to pay rent. He is also required (since he had to move back in with me) to give me all of his paycheck and then I give him money for food, bus, etc. Before he moves out, he will have two month’s rent, deposit, transportation and money in savings. The last few months he will have to show me that he can take care of his finances.
I wish I had been taught some of these lessons when I was in my 20's. It would have made my life so much easier. I want them to be spared from the mistakes of being young if I can. I tell them often, I'm not smarter than you; I have just lived longer.
I make them Easter baskets and Christmas stockings. I buy them souvenirs everywhere I go. If they are in a bind, I'm going to be there. If they need my help, they know they can call me. If I can help, I will. If they need to talk, I'll listen and try my best not to give unsolicited advice.
No matter how angry we get with each other (flashback teenage years), or how much we dislike each other at the moment, I want them to know this one thing to the core of their being:
I am their mother. Even if I don't particularly like them at a particular time, I will always love them forever and a day. I want them to always, always know that no matter what, I'm just a phone call away. And if you have or had that with your mom, you are blessed.
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Sunday, June 1, 2014
READING IS FUN!
READING IS FUN!
I have been a reader since I was about 10. I remember my grandmother giving me these
tiny leather books. She said I could
have each one I read. I read them
all. In the 5th grade I read
all the Bobsy Twins books. I guess that
is when I started liking mysteries.
Through the years I have read. Sometimes more and sometimes less. I used to tell my kids, “If you love to read,
you will never be lonely.” When they
were growing up I bought magazines for them and put them in the bathroom. There isn’t a lot you can do in the bathroom,
you know. But if you have something to
read, well, it just helps pass the time.
J I didn’t care what they read in there, as
long as they were reading.
Cody had problems learning to read; Ashlie was reading
before she was 4. I remember when Cody
was in the 4th grade he was getting help for his reading. I decided to buy him a Harry Potter
book. He got hooked. He’s now 21 and is a voracious reader. Ashlie was never that interested in reading
outside the bathroom but she did read those magazines. At 22 she also is a reader. I’m so glad I planted those seeds of
reading.
I have been lax about my reading the past few years. I could give you lots of reasons but you know
it all comes down to laziness. I chose
to do something else. I decided I would
start reading again. I do love the
solitude of reading. I love how the
characters get flushed out. When I read,
I almost always here the author’s voice.
When I find an author enjoy I read every book they write.
Right now I’m reading Dani Johnson’s First Steps to
Wealth. I think informational books on
how to better your life are essential.
Probably my favorite fiction writer is James Patterson. I hadn’t read one of his books in a couple
of years so I bought ALEX CROSS RUN. I
love his writing, his story lines and I love that he starts every chapter on a
new page and he writes short chapters.
You can read a couple of chapters in 10-15 minutes. I got into it immediately. I know it will get me back into my regular
reading.
And you know where it is kept? Yep, it’s in my bathroom!
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