Well I was happy to see I was down another POUND this morning! EVERY little pound counts! I don't take any loss for granted...so happy to announce I am now down 21 POUNDS :) MashaAllah!
I went shopping and bought a pair of pants in a size smaller :) I had JUST bought a pair of black pants two weeks ago...I loaded the dishwasher a few days ago (wearing them) and it was the END of the liquid dishwasher soap...it squirted all over my pants and an hour later I noticed bleached spots all OVER them :( I was so upset because they were so nice and comfy and I loved them...BUT no problem because today I went to the store to get a new pair of the exact same ones...they were on SALE annnnnd I got them a SIZE SMALLER! :D
Lovin' my Scale!
Kasey UmmKhaled
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
I am now down...TWENTY POUNDS :)
This morning I got on the scale and I am...
Down 20 pounds :)
So I am 3 pounds away from my first goal...and then I want to lose another 10 pounds as my second goal, then I hope to lose 10 more IF I can....but I feel this is sooooo going to finally happen because of the healthy changes I have made.
I want to do my Body Composition again soon at the gym :)
Love Kasey UmmKhaled
Down 20 pounds :)
So I am 3 pounds away from my first goal...and then I want to lose another 10 pounds as my second goal, then I hope to lose 10 more IF I can....but I feel this is sooooo going to finally happen because of the healthy changes I have made.
I want to do my Body Composition again soon at the gym :)
Love Kasey UmmKhaled
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Latest Measurement Check:
It has been a few weeks since I did the measurements (I lost track of the days) and then I HOPE as I always say, to do them every week from here. The first bracket I will not put inches lost just (-In) because I will put the weekly loss in there next week.
SO below I will put my last measurement losses to date. As you can see all the brackets with the inches I gained while away, have DISAPPEARED yay, along with a few extra Inches...really happy about that.
Funny thing is even though my Weight shows a few more pounds than I was before I left, the Inches are smaller...meaning that EXERCISE makes a big difference in your shape, and you may weigh more than you actually look, due to being toned from weights and exercise :) Love that part!
----------NOTE----------
"X" for WEIGHT is what I was from the beginning of November.
"X" for INCHES is what I was from January 5 (In brackets right after the body part is where I will eventually put the WEEKLY loss for each Week. GOT IT? :D
X = -39 Lbs. (+23 Lbs. GAIN while I was away! YUCK!) (-19 Lbs. since Round 2 started)
So in those 6 weeks of ROUND ONE I lost: 15 Lbs.
Approx. 3 months for ROUND TWO's loss of: 19 Lbs.
Measurements: 42 days in Round 1 to lose the TOTAL Inches below, and ALL the red (brackets) have now disappeared, meaning I am the SAME as when I left OR smaller in those areas, so yayyyy! :)
Right Arm (-In) so TOTAL = X - 2.25 In
Left Arm (-In) so TOTAL = X - 2.25 In
Bust (- In) so TOTAL= X - 4.5 In
Under Bust (-In) so TOTAL = X - 5.0 In
Waist (-In) so TOTAL = X - 5.0 In
Belly Button (-In) so TOTAL = X - 6.5 In
Hips (- In) so TOTAL = X - 5.0 In
Bum (-In) so TOTAL = X - 3.50 In
Right Thigh (-In) so TOTAL = X - 2.50 In
Left Thigh (-In) so TOTAL = X - 2.0 In
Right Calf (-In) so TOTAL = X - 1.0 In
Left Calf (-In) so TOTAL = X - 1.0 In
--------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------
TOTAL GAIN = 20.5 Inches (waaah) - Round 2 LOSS so far = -27 Inches
So according to my NEW Inches I am DOWN an EXTRA 6.5 Inches!!!!! (than I was before I left!)
ROUND 1 RESULTS for 6 WEEKS:
WEEK 6 TOTAL = 4.25 Inches
WEEK 5 TOTAL = 5.75 Inches
WEEK 4 TOTAL = 4.75 Inches
WEEK 3 TOTAL = 7.25 Inches
WEEK 2 TOTAL = -7.75 Inches
WEEK 1 TOTAL = - 6.25 Inches
--------------------------------------------------
GRAND TOTAL of ROUND 1= - 36 Inches
I will do my total grand total so far next time I guess. Too many calculations for my head!
Measurements are from the day I started working out (Jan 2010), and NOT from the beginning...I did not measure back then because I was not wanting to know...but now I am past and DONE WITH what I gained in UAE over that 4.5 months and on my way back to "Pre-Baby #3 weight"...working towards "Weight I met my Husband At" which doesn't feel THAT far away anymore with this new HEALTHY EATING plan!
Loove Kasey UmmKhaled
Weight Update....
In the next post I will update the inches because it has been a loooong time since I did that...but here is the weight part again:
Weight:
So new FORMULA:
Weight:
X = Original after Baby #3 weight
-39 Lbs. (Which I lost from Nov 2009-Feb2010)
THEN, I went to UAE for 4.5 months and: +23 Lbs. GAIN!! YUCK!
Came back to Canada and few weeks later I was back at the gym...and NOW I am down -19 pounds total since being back!
So new FORMULA:
X -39Lbs + 23Lbs - 19 Lbs
Complicated or what? Long story short I am ONLY 4 Lbs. away from what I was before I went away :) so I have lost 19 of the pounds I gained in UAE! MashaAllah!
Love Kasey UmmKhaled
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Waist-to-Hip Ratio...did you ever check?
I have always heared of BMI (Body Mass Index) Calculations, but I came across "Waist-to-Hip Ratio Calculator" on www.sparkpeople.com and it is so neat. I haven't done that calculation until today! You guys should check it out for those who are health conscious. It shows your health risk, because a lot of the time for BMI, it may not give a true readout because some people have a lot of muscle which weighs more than
So I did mine and I got:
Your waist-to-hip ratio: 0.72
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CALCULATE yours HERE!
Since storing excessive fat in the abdominal region (known as the "apple" shape) is correlated with an increased disease risk, this test is one way to measure your risk for lifestyle and weight-related diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease and more. Storing fat in your lower half, known as a "Pear" shape, is actually a healthier site for fat accumulation. The less common "avocado" shape is somewhere between an apple and a pear, with health risks higher than a pear-shaped person, but somewhat lower than a true apple-shaped person.
So I am a PEAR...I knew that hehehe
Pear Shape (Low Health Risk)
If you’re a pear shape, you tend to carry most of your weight in your hips, thighs and buttocks. Storing fat in your lower half is actually a healthier site for fat accumulation. Research shows that storing fat here may actually protect you against cardiovascular disease. In one study of 1,356 women, ages 60-85, Danish researchers found that those with excessive fat in the arms, legs, hips and buttocks had less atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) than those who stored most fat in their abdominal area and other central parts of the body.
The other shapes are Apple and Avocado...you can read more HERE at SparkPeople
So this is just another little tool I found.... I just love SparkPeople! (Info from SP)
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Down Again... what?!?!?! (MashaAllah)
So as my usual morning routine I got on the scale this morning...expecting no change since I had lost 2 pounds yesterday! (I was actually checking that it stayed) but... to my surprise I was down ANOTHER pound!
I still have more I want to lose but I was so surprised! This HEALTHY EATING and NOT starving stuff REALLY works!!! Wow! Now, I wake up and look forward to eating a yummy, healthy, and FILLING breakfast. I make my breakfast NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED, including whole grain carbs of some type, some protein, and some fats (which we need), and coffee of course. I try to make my breakfast the first thing I do and the biggest meal of the day.
OLD ME:
Wake up...have a coffee, starve all day...lacking nutrients, crabby because I am hungry but scared to eat anything thinking I will get fat....only to crash after all my exercise, which lead to eating goodies late at night!Causing the under-nourished, hard to lose weight and yo-yo weight effect!
Hard on the body & mind! <---- Sooo WRONG!
NEWWWWW ME:
Wake up, look forward to a yummy, healthy, filling breakfast anddd a coffee...leading to a good mood, MORE weight-loss, NEVER feeling hungry and always satisfied. I even eat the goodies I crave in small amounts and STILL LOSE! It is amazing. Then I have snacks and a yummy lunch and dinner and some more snacks. Now I look way fresher, fitter, I have way more energy to bun those calories, I am a happier, I am EVEN working out less...giving myself breaks my body NEEDS to regenerate when before I was breaking it down. So this is the new me!
The smarter, wiser me (who learned the hard way and glad that is over) I have found something that works and it is EASY...and non-restrictive. <----- Soooo RIGHT!
BIG MOTIVATOR: My heart rate monitor/watch "The SUUNTO" is a HUGE motivator for me. I put it on for all my classes and walks and I push myself harder each class to see if I can out-do the last time. Lift my knees higher, never stop and just keep going, punch and kick higher and harder, whatever it takes. And it is fun and rewarding! I definitely say to all "GO GET ONE"
Just wanted to give you guys some ideas on how to do it right, I learned the hard way, but you have to do it wrong to realize what is right!
Loooove Kasey UmmKhaled
This is the KEY...
Healthy Eating + Exercise + Happy & Positive Attitude = SUCCESS and WEIGHT-LOSS!
Since I came back from UAE I am:
DOWN 17 POUNDS!!! MashaAllah!
I still have more I want to lose but I was so surprised! This HEALTHY EATING and NOT starving stuff REALLY works!!! Wow! Now, I wake up and look forward to eating a yummy, healthy, and FILLING breakfast. I make my breakfast NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED, including whole grain carbs of some type, some protein, and some fats (which we need), and coffee of course. I try to make my breakfast the first thing I do and the biggest meal of the day.
OLD ME:
Wake up...have a coffee, starve all day...lacking nutrients, crabby because I am hungry but scared to eat anything thinking I will get fat....only to crash after all my exercise, which lead to eating goodies late at night!Causing the under-nourished, hard to lose weight and yo-yo weight effect!
Hard on the body & mind! <---- Sooo WRONG!
NEWWWWW ME:
Wake up, look forward to a yummy, healthy, filling breakfast anddd a coffee...leading to a good mood, MORE weight-loss, NEVER feeling hungry and always satisfied. I even eat the goodies I crave in small amounts and STILL LOSE! It is amazing. Then I have snacks and a yummy lunch and dinner and some more snacks. Now I look way fresher, fitter, I have way more energy to bun those calories, I am a happier, I am EVEN working out less...giving myself breaks my body NEEDS to regenerate when before I was breaking it down. So this is the new me!
The smarter, wiser me (who learned the hard way and glad that is over) I have found something that works and it is EASY...and non-restrictive. <----- Soooo RIGHT!
BIG MOTIVATOR: My heart rate monitor/watch "The SUUNTO" is a HUGE motivator for me. I put it on for all my classes and walks and I push myself harder each class to see if I can out-do the last time. Lift my knees higher, never stop and just keep going, punch and kick higher and harder, whatever it takes. And it is fun and rewarding! I definitely say to all "GO GET ONE"
Just wanted to give you guys some ideas on how to do it right, I learned the hard way, but you have to do it wrong to realize what is right!
Loooove Kasey UmmKhaled
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
What is YOUR Diet Personality??
So I was on my new "tool" for "Weight-Loss Success" www.sparkpeople.com, and I am reading articles and entering my days activities and nutrition. I came across "The SparkPeople Diet Personality Profiler" and I did the quiz. It tells you what your "Diet Personality" is, and what diet strategies will work for you, which is pretty helpful, and also tells you tips for success. My profile was soooooo correct. You may have to sign-up but it is so worth it. Check it out! I love it and I am definitely
having success in my 22 days of being a "Spark Gal"
Here is the LINK TO THE ANALYZER
I got:
I will add the information tomorrow because it was not working for me when I put it up for some reason. It was too wide to get all the article.
Weight-Loss Update! Since I have been back....
I am writing a little Weight-Loss Update for since I have been back. Remember I went to UAE and gained 23 Pounds in 4 months?!?!?! :O
Well of that 23 Pounds I gained....I am now:
DOWN 16 POUNDS!!!!! WoooHooo! MashaAllah!
So I am pretty happy with myself. Of that 23 Pounds I gained, I have only 7 Pounds to go...and then I want to lose more of course, but I feel much better and I feel like I can succeed and reach my goal InshaAllah!
So off I go to the gym for 45min. BodyStep, 55min. RPM and then 1Hour BodyCombat :)
All of a sudden, these days, I am in love with BodyCombat! Yesterday in BodyCombat my heart rate monitor read 601 Calories and in RPM Class I burned 501 Calories :) I also did BodyPump and burned 360 Calories. So I am loving my heart rate monitor because it give me A LOT of motivation!
Well of that 23 Pounds I gained....I am now:
DOWN 16 POUNDS!!!!! WoooHooo! MashaAllah!
So I am pretty happy with myself. Of that 23 Pounds I gained, I have only 7 Pounds to go...and then I want to lose more of course, but I feel much better and I feel like I can succeed and reach my goal InshaAllah!
So off I go to the gym for 45min. BodyStep, 55min. RPM and then 1Hour BodyCombat :)
All of a sudden, these days, I am in love with BodyCombat! Yesterday in BodyCombat my heart rate monitor read 601 Calories and in RPM Class I burned 501 Calories :) I also did BodyPump and burned 360 Calories. So I am loving my heart rate monitor because it give me A LOT of motivation!
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Emirati Style Jalabiyas
I was reading Khaleejia's Blog and she gave me an idea to post my Emirati-Style Jalabiyas. Now I think they are actually called "Muhawar" according to her blog, but someone correct me if I am wrong. Funny I don't know the actual name... I am married to an Emirati, and have gotten many of them made for my little old self.
When I first went to UAE and my Mother in Law and Sister in Laws were wanting me to go get some made, I was thinking in my Canadian head...No wayyyyyyyyy....I thought they were pretty but totally not my style. They were telling me to get some to wear to Auntie's homes and visiting. So anyways I gave in and went to choose material to bring to the tailors and chose some designs.
Here are a few from my "Collectione Personale" LOL "My Personal Collection":
So this one above is one of my newer ones. I just made it in February. I got it made at a place in Al-Ain. Pictured is the front and the sleeve. The colors are pretty and feminine. In the material which you cannot really see from the pics, it faintly has gold in the print.
This one above is my blues and purples one that my Mother in Law had made for me because we were going to be there for Eid. I love this one too. I like blues and purples and I had THE perfect house shalya for it and matched amazingly. I don't have a picture of the house shayla though, it is still in UAE. I left most of my jalabiyas there in my closet waiting for me. I only brought a few here to Canada.
This one above is another one my Mother in Law got made for me. It is not my usual colors that I choose as I am not an orange/red lover but it is cute on. The neckline is nice and it has fuzzy velvet detailing with gold threading. It has different sleeves which are a little looser than the traditional Emirati ones. (Sorry I don't know how to rotate the top picture but you get the idea)
This one above in purples, pinks, blues, greens and oranges (just about everything lol) I loved the material and my Mother in Law and Sister in Law had this design with different material, from Sharqiya (a tailor) in Al-Ain. I loved the design and I chose this material for it. It looks really nice on. The second picture is of the sleeve. (Sorry about the sideways pictures again) The last picture is a sideways closeup of the front. Such a funny thing about this design. I came back here to Canada and was having dinner with some Emirati friends who are the wives of some guys that work with my hubby. One of the girls brought out her favorite jalabiya in oranges and I was like "I have the SAME ONE...really I do!" But different colors, and I showed her the pic on my Blackberry. Because they were asking me if I like them. I guess I do!
I call the one above "My Christmas One" LOL Because when I chose the material...I loved it SOOooooo much...it has nice shiny gold in the material but very faint. Anyways I went to the tailors to get it made and usually the tailor pics the thread colors for the front and the sleeves with what they think will look nice. Well it does look nice but I would have chose another color like the purple for the flowers, but it grew on me and I do love it. I even bought my Mom this material and she is making a dress for herself. Not a jalabiya...just a cute summer dress. I think I got this one at Sharqiya in Al-Ain.
This one above, is one of my favorites and my daughter Hessah has the same one to match, but hers was so small they made it in what they call "teba" meaning "same-same design" (which is the stitching matches the design on the material on the front and sleeves) I just love this one, it is so feminine and shiny fushia tinted lip gloss goes so lovely with it. If you look closely, there is faint white sticching throughout in a design. It is really faint though, I do not know what that kind of detailing is called but it is on the material when you buy it. I think I got this one at Sharqiya in Al-Ain as well.
This one above, in browns and fushia is my daughter Hessah's. It is in the "teba" or "same same design" you can see here the stitching is done in the same design as the material. I love this type of design and I have a few like it.
This pink and teal one above is also one of my daughter Hessah's. It is in the "teba" or "same same design" as well. Very cute on her. She is 3 years old. She really loves them. When she wears them she says "I look like Mommy and Yedeti" (Yedeti means grandmother in arabic)
LoooooL as you can see...this one above, is a breast-feeding one! I got this made when I was breastfeeding Hessah, so it is an older one of mine. I am not a fan of white dresses, but I liked the material because it had the faint white detailing throughout it. So anyways...now ya know how the Breastfeeding ones look...there is a different way they can look to where the cut is on the side. Anyways I don't wear this one anymore, even though I am still breastfeeding my son now, but something about that slit, I don't know lol!
My Mom when she is in UAE, she wears my jalabiyas and she looks soooooo CUTE! Even here in Canada, she wears her house jalabiyas as pajamas and just hanging around her house! I have more and I will post some more pictures. But they are in UAE and not here. But, I do have some pics of some of my Abayyas. I will post later.
Looove Kasey UmmKhaled
When I first went to UAE and my Mother in Law and Sister in Laws were wanting me to go get some made, I was thinking in my Canadian head...No wayyyyyyyyy....I thought they were pretty but totally not my style. They were telling me to get some to wear to Auntie's homes and visiting. So anyways I gave in and went to choose material to bring to the tailors and chose some designs.
Here are a few from my "Collectione Personale" LOL "My Personal Collection":
So this one above is one of my newer ones. I just made it in February. I got it made at a place in Al-Ain. Pictured is the front and the sleeve. The colors are pretty and feminine. In the material which you cannot really see from the pics, it faintly has gold in the print.
This one above is my blues and purples one that my Mother in Law had made for me because we were going to be there for Eid. I love this one too. I like blues and purples and I had THE perfect house shalya for it and matched amazingly. I don't have a picture of the house shayla though, it is still in UAE. I left most of my jalabiyas there in my closet waiting for me. I only brought a few here to Canada.
This one above is another one my Mother in Law got made for me. It is not my usual colors that I choose as I am not an orange/red lover but it is cute on. The neckline is nice and it has fuzzy velvet detailing with gold threading. It has different sleeves which are a little looser than the traditional Emirati ones. (Sorry I don't know how to rotate the top picture but you get the idea)
This one above in purples, pinks, blues, greens and oranges (just about everything lol) I loved the material and my Mother in Law and Sister in Law had this design with different material, from Sharqiya (a tailor) in Al-Ain. I loved the design and I chose this material for it. It looks really nice on. The second picture is of the sleeve. (Sorry about the sideways pictures again) The last picture is a sideways closeup of the front. Such a funny thing about this design. I came back here to Canada and was having dinner with some Emirati friends who are the wives of some guys that work with my hubby. One of the girls brought out her favorite jalabiya in oranges and I was like "I have the SAME ONE...really I do!" But different colors, and I showed her the pic on my Blackberry. Because they were asking me if I like them. I guess I do!
I call the one above "My Christmas One" LOL Because when I chose the material...I loved it SOOooooo much...it has nice shiny gold in the material but very faint. Anyways I went to the tailors to get it made and usually the tailor pics the thread colors for the front and the sleeves with what they think will look nice. Well it does look nice but I would have chose another color like the purple for the flowers, but it grew on me and I do love it. I even bought my Mom this material and she is making a dress for herself. Not a jalabiya...just a cute summer dress. I think I got this one at Sharqiya in Al-Ain.
This one above, is one of my favorites and my daughter Hessah has the same one to match, but hers was so small they made it in what they call "teba" meaning "same-same design" (which is the stitching matches the design on the material on the front and sleeves) I just love this one, it is so feminine and shiny fushia tinted lip gloss goes so lovely with it. If you look closely, there is faint white sticching throughout in a design. It is really faint though, I do not know what that kind of detailing is called but it is on the material when you buy it. I think I got this one at Sharqiya in Al-Ain as well.
This one above, in browns and fushia is my daughter Hessah's. It is in the "teba" or "same same design" you can see here the stitching is done in the same design as the material. I love this type of design and I have a few like it.
This pink and teal one above is also one of my daughter Hessah's. It is in the "teba" or "same same design" as well. Very cute on her. She is 3 years old. She really loves them. When she wears them she says "I look like Mommy and Yedeti" (Yedeti means grandmother in arabic)
LoooooL as you can see...this one above, is a breast-feeding one! I got this made when I was breastfeeding Hessah, so it is an older one of mine. I am not a fan of white dresses, but I liked the material because it had the faint white detailing throughout it. So anyways...now ya know how the Breastfeeding ones look...there is a different way they can look to where the cut is on the side. Anyways I don't wear this one anymore, even though I am still breastfeeding my son now, but something about that slit, I don't know lol!
My Mom when she is in UAE, she wears my jalabiyas and she looks soooooo CUTE! Even here in Canada, she wears her house jalabiyas as pajamas and just hanging around her house! I have more and I will post some more pictures. But they are in UAE and not here. But, I do have some pics of some of my Abayyas. I will post later.
Looove Kasey UmmKhaled
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Oooohhh I blew it...but it is ONLY one day...
OMGosh...I was doing alright today...I was in my calorie range but I had some bad things in there...like coffees with cream and sugar and some Timbits mini donuts. Needless to say I was feeling a little like crap...but I WAS still in my calorie range so I fluffed it off thinking "tomorrow is a new day" and it is the worst I did since I started my SparkPeople.
THEN while my hubby, my father and my son Khaled came home from their night out at the bowling alley, they brought a few things HOME with them. Awww man! It was a really yummy Honey Cake and PIZZA...my fave is this Papa John's BBQ Chicken Pizza and I had 2 slices! And then I had several "slivers" of cake. Ahhhhh I feel soooo crappy. I just hope to wake up and have a good day tomorrow. But oh well...tomorrow is a new day!
Hope this doesn't get stored as fat :)
Love Kasey
THEN while my hubby, my father and my son Khaled came home from their night out at the bowling alley, they brought a few things HOME with them. Awww man! It was a really yummy Honey Cake and PIZZA...my fave is this Papa John's BBQ Chicken Pizza and I had 2 slices! And then I had several "slivers" of cake. Ahhhhh I feel soooo crappy. I just hope to wake up and have a good day tomorrow. But oh well...tomorrow is a new day!
Hope this doesn't get stored as fat :)
Love Kasey
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