New Year

Farewell. I need privacy.
Love Liz

Ready to Run!

Elliptical, Swimming and weights so nice. I am LOVING my new routine at Pro Health. I start by breaking a sweat with 20 minutes on the elliptical. Then I tone my arms on machines, stretch and crunch my abs. Then I bust it out in my new Speedo (with a tight little skirt, ha!) AND new goggles and swim 20 laps. I even bust out the flippers, y'all! HA!! The flippers, although not the most attractive accessory, really burn the thighs...wow. My thighs and arms are really toning up. Every time I pass a mirror I do a double take at my biceps. Hell yes! Ok...I am feeling kind of bad about something but MUST discuss. I KNOW this is going to get me a few judgemental and/or nasty mean emails. Here's the deal. I miss running. I so so so miss running. It is so nice to throw on my running shoes and a sweat shirt, grab the stroller and my i pod, and hit the pavement. 20 Minutes of the cool air hitting my face and listening to dramatic girl power music always does the trick. I despereately need this again in my life! It clears my head, keeps me energized, it is the BEST stress reliever and it really melts the fat. The main reason I do it is for the stress relief. So you are saying to yourself, "What the heck are you getting at, Liz?!" Ok! I'll tell you. I can not run and breastfeed at the same time fool! I might as well be singing, "My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard....and their like, it's better than yours.....I could teach you, but I'd have to charge......." Get the picture?? Ouch and ewww. It's something I must consider and decide on my own. I think I'm ready though. I went 9 months of breast feeding with Carter but with George I think 6 weeks is the finish line. BY THE WAY.......George is killing me with his lactose intolerate tummy! I am not allowed ANY DAIRY! Try eating 6 small meals a day that are high in protein with THAT hanging over your head! Close to impossible. I think it's time to bust out the soy formula.

Today

I want to blog but I am too tired and baby George is crying. :/ Soooooooo just checking in I guess. I will quickly say I am down another 3 pounds! 16 pounds until I am back to my pre baby weight. After that I have another 30 to go to reach my ultimate weightloss goal. George has been gassy with tummy problems so the doc said I should cut out dairy. WOW has that made such the difference!!! I would never in a million YEARS EVER EVER EVER suggest or even try doing this, but when it is for my child, I didn't think twice. The pounds are really shedding now. Today I kind of went crazy at the gym. I was listening to Pink Radio on Pandora and I couldn't stop. Elliptical, Stairs, Track and then laps at the pool. According to the Myfitness pal AP (including breast feeding) I burned over 1200 cals today. Dang right! Oh I love my little ones so much. They are the greatest joy. Anytime I get down and not really feeling the gym of the low carb grub, I look at them and keep going. I want to run and play with them...not sit on the sidelines hoping no one notices me adjusting the waist line of my jeans. EXAUSTED, Liz ps I know I always so this but dont judge the grammer...i dont have time to edit. xoxo

Meal examples per your request!

Jimmy Dean Breakfast Delights, Oatmeal, Kashi Bars with one spoonfull of PB, Banana and PB, Hummas with a few wheat crackers or veggies, Rice Cakes with PB, Pamento Cheese on whole wheat bread/crackers (pita or regular), turkey and laughin cow cheese wrap, all Atkins snacks...YUMMY! Only one a day though. I have the Carmel Coffee Atkins shake ssometimes for breakfast. Tons of protein, 1 gram of sugar and real coffee in it!! The chocolate bars are awesome too. I love Atkins brand stuff!! EAS Protein Shake (110 cals), Powerade Zero, Low carb wheat tortilla wraps to make yummy wrap sandwiches: add feta, deli meat or tuna/chicken salad and veggies! Chicken salad on Tomato slices, Edumame, Homemade smoothie with fruit and skim milk or banana, peanut butter, protein powder (low sugar!) Go to town with these and get creative! Mozzorrella string cheese and turkey wrap, Veggies and ranch. For Dinner: Chicken, Tuna or salmon filet. Frozen from Sams are best. Saute veggies or make a salad...can serve with whole grain or wild rice. Sweet potato. NO BREAD AT NIGHT! :) Hope this helps! Baby crying gotta go!

Feed the Beast!

13 Days ago I gave birth to a precious baby boy. When I checked into the hospital to be induced I weighed in at a whopping 250 pounds. The exact same weight that night I got induced with Carter, my first born, 2 1/2 years earlier. That is A LOT of weight! It's OK. I'm pregnant! Jessica Simpson got up to 170 and is 5'3 which is the equivilant to me, I told my 5'8 self. Dang. But that's a lot of weight. And she gets a lot of fat jokes made at her expense. You are growing a baby! Shut up and relax. Don't worry. Just focus on getting your beautiful baby boy here safely. Blessed beyond words, we arrived home 3 days later and I had to know...240. 240?! I thought the baby plus fluid plus placenta plus whatever else was in there was at least 13 pounds! ONLY 10 pounds gone!! My baby weighed 8 lbs 2 oz! What the heck? I went downstairs STARVING and ready to fuel my breastfeeding body when I realized...I can do this the hard way or the easy way. Start tomorrow or start RIGHT NOW. Ignore my reality or face the facts. I decided I was going to tackle this issue immediately. I wanted to begin right away. And so I did. EVERY TWO HOURS. That is how often I eat. Small, high protein, low sugar "meals". Lots of water. And, well that's it. It's not brain science. It is simply trick your body into MELTING OFF THE FAT. I can't tell you how many idiots complain to me about how they can't lose weight and then it finally comes out that they don't even eat breakfast. Or they go 4 or 5 hours without eating. They are actually bragging about the long peroid of time they were able to function with out food. Do you know what you are doing? You are making your body go into survival mode! You body is saying, "STORE FAT!!! We are starving!!!" When you eat every two hours, your timid little self KNOWS it can count on your next meal and therefore is BURNING fat like you wouldn't believe! Teach your body to trust you. FEED THE BEAST! Feed it consistantly every 2 hours and it will learn to trust you and melt off the lard. But Liz, I bust my butt at the gym and still can't lose weight!" TOTAL BS! Sorry, friend but it is. You know what I say to my pitty party gym goers? I tell them that if they aren't eating right, they are working out just for fun. Exercise has so many benefits and I can't go a day with out it. HOWEVER, you must train yourself to see those gym calories as a BONUS! Try to ignore they are even there so you don't sabatoge your diet in thinking you can over eat! Now listen to this...and listen good! This morning I weighed in at 222 pounds. IT IS MELTING OFF and you now know why. There is an AP called "My Fitness Pal". This AP is so awesome and we can actually connect with each other for support. My user name is Lizwetzler. Friend me! You need accountabily if you really want to lose the weight. It is a tough battle but together we can do it! I have lost 18 pounds and 2 sizes in 2 weeks. THIS WORKS! And the best part is...YOU ARE NEVER HUNGRY! Stop trying to ignore food! FEED THE FREAKIN' BEAST!!! Love and Kisses, Liz (Sorry for the typos-I can't afford an editor just yet.)

I am so happy to be back on my blog after 9 months of a GRUELING pregnancy. My morning sickness lasted 21 weeks, and then when that was over my immune system pretty much shut down causing sickness, after sickness, after sickness. I was in bed and felt like I was dying pretty much the whole time. I literally thought my baby was going to come out with 4 heads or something because it was so incredibly hard. The plan had been to stick to my 6 small meals a day and work out my entire pregnancy...but that DID NOT HAPPEN. Yeah, not even a little bit. It was fast food, milk shakes, bed rest and medication. I don't think I cooked a single meal during my pregnancy. It was an exciting night at the Wetzler home when I would pop a frozen casserole into the oven and then retreat back to my cell. Baby George was born October 19 and was absolutely perfect. I was so scared of what he might look like that when I saw him I didn't recognize him! I was surprised to see that he looked just like his big brother Carter did when he was born. I was so thankful to God for giving me such a beautiful and healthy little boy. I won't go into how my epidural didn't take...that would just be too much complaining for my style. After George was born I got out of bed and walked into the bathroom. That was the fabulous thing about the epidural not working...I was mobile immediately after the birth. I loved it. When I returned to bed, a little light headed, the nurse asked what I wanted for lunch. She said I could have whatever I wanted. I gave her a blank stare because I was thinking. I was thinking about my first food decision post baby. I didn't have any more excuses. It was meal one of my journey and I wanted it to begin as soon as possible. I was tired of eating crap. I wanted to get this party started immediately. She saw I was a little shy and began listing off my choices. “You can have a cheeseburger and fries.......what about a pizza? Do you want some ice cream or a milk shake? What are you craving?” I smiled and said, “Actually I would love a big salad with lots of raw veggies, some grilled chicken on top and some ranch dressing with a bottled water. Can they make me that?” She laughed and said, “You go girl.” Moments later my hospital room phone rang and it was the kitchen. I literally had to repeat this, what I thought to be a simple request, about 6 times before they believed that I really did want this as my first meal post baby. When my food arrived, I saw that they just couldn't help themselves...They added two buttered rolls, apple pie, and 2% milk. I only ate the salad. Three days later I was welcomed home to a house full of treats! A box of assorted giant size muffins tormented me as I opened the box and starred down at them. Just one bite. Just one muffin! I deserve it! I just gave birth! I am breastfeeding and George he NEEDS me to eat this! I took a deep breath and calmly asked myself, how are you going to feel AFTER you finish the damn muffin? If I had chosen the muffin, I would made bad choices the rest of the day and I knew that about myself. I knew that if I made the strong choice, that I would stay on track and conquer the goal that was so important to me! I want to be healthy, happy, and strong for my boys and for myself! I walked away and made a small plate of hummus, cheese, mixed nuts and fruit. I felt energized and strong and KNEW I had made the right choice. Since then I have continued making the right choice. I have lost 12 pounds since returning home from the hospital. In 10 days I have lost 2 sizes. I am back in my old clothes and feeling so strong! I get to begin my exercise in 4 days and I already have my plan. I will be sharing my weight, food logs, weaknesses, struggles, accomplishments, ect with you day by day.

7 Months Pregnant

Back from the dead. Let me start by saying around my last blog entry back in February, my morning sickness began. I do not want to complain because I am so excited and grateful to be expecting another precious baby boy. However, it is hard to ignore the fact that I have never in my life experience so much consistant pain and sickness. To say that I was and still am completley miserable is the biggest understatement. I love being upbeat and positive. I love smiling and being happy. I live to laugh. I truly am one of those life-loving people. So who am I right now?? Not quite sure. I feel like a different person. Like right now for example, I am sitting on the couch trying not to think about the fact that I am so nauseous or the fact that it feels like a knife is being twisted into my left ear. My ear hurts so bad and I can not hear out of it. For the past 5 nights I wake up every 3 hours crying and putting in my ear drops and taking my tyleonol. Last night, Mike decided to sleep in the guest room so at least one of us could get some rest. I have 3 months to go and that is when I start to feel depressed. That seems so far away! Not to mention, I have been through this rodeo before and I know how hard it is once the baby actually arrives. So yeah, I feel pretty hopeless and scared out of my mind. I am clinging to my God and taking it one day at a time. That really is all I can do. I am trying to have a good attitude and make light of all my handicaps, but now that I am sitting alone and typing in silence, I can not help but just let it all out. Speaking of letting it all out...I AM HUGE. I feel so fat and ugly. My face is in rare form and nothing fits. Even if it did fit, I would be too hot to put it on. I turned 30 last week and I am going to dinner this week with some friends to celebrate. I can not help but be totally consumed with anxiety because I have nothing to wear. I keep telling myself, "It's OK you are pregnant. No one expects you to look that great." But it is so hard for me right now for some reason. I want to look good and feel good and I just don't. I do not want to live in self pity or continue this bad attitude. I want things to change. After 7 months, you would think things would be getting better by now, but unfortunately that is not the case. So my plan is to breath deep and take it one hour at a time. I apologize for sounding so negative!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hate it! I do, however, feel it necessarry to get it out and be honest with myself. This is a blog about lifestyle and I want to do it, good days and bad.