January 23 - Day 6

I know, I know, I haven't posted in a few days. I have been doing well though and sticking to my points for the week. Work has been nuts though and I've been bummed out that my someone awesome is so far away.

I decided that Sundays are my weigh in days since that was the day I first weighed myself last week. Drumroll...... I lost 2 pounds! Yay!

Not a bad start to the new Red! I know it will get easier as I go. Money has been really tight lately so it is actually helping me plan out food and NOT go out to eat or pick up junk.

Here's to another successful week.

Does anyone have any good recipes? I'm looking to cook more and try new things. Post a comment if you have any to share!

priorities

Stress seems to overrule my desire to be healthy sometimes. Does this happen for you? When I'm stressed, I usually stop caring about taking the time to eat right and exercise (the dreary cold weather doesn't help either). I have been eating terribly the past 2 weeks, but thankfully, I dropped down .4 pounds. No record breaking numbers, but at least it's a loss.

Ready to get this train movin. I'm the only one holding myself back. I need to get myself to the grocery store and plan out some meals. What am I waiting for? sigh

Back in the Saddle Again...

So I didn't reach my 10 pounds before New Year's plan.... but I also didn't plan on being sick with whooping cough for several weeks. I'm still coughing, and therefore not exercising much yet.

I slacked a lot over the holiday in regards to counting points and being "good" when it comes to eating... I returned though, to Weight Watchers on Wednesday for the dreaded weigh in. I gained 4 pounds since just before Thanksgiving. I'm ok with that.

I'm trying to get back in the swing of things again with eating right and hopefully exercising a bit more.

I got a Wii Fit for christmas, and have had a blast playing with that.

It's going to be a good year, I know it. I feel hopeful about a lot of things, including being more healthy.

Cheers!

Can I get a hellyeah!?

So I went and weighed in at weight watchers....

I lost 3 pounds this week! Back on track!

This brings my grand total to 27.2 pounds down since February. HOORAY!!

I'm so excited and re-inspired. YAY!

Back on track...

I have successfully been eating perfectly the past few days and feel so much better.

I'm going to weigh in at weight watchers in a little while. hopefully i'll have a good result. I have a clue that it's going to be good... my scale is fairly close to the weigh-in center.... if that's true then I will have officially gone down to another past 5 pound marker (overall weight loss, rewards given in 5 pound increments)... AND gone down below a huge benchmark I've been trying to get under for a long time.

Fingers Crossed... I think I can do it.

p.s. I walked 1.3 miles this morning with Charlie in about 20 minutes. Not bad! :)

I'm a Loser!

I ran into weigh in today during a hectic day and lost 0.6 pounds! Hooray! I'm happy that I lost, despite going to a wedding and eating a cupcake and having some beer this weekend. Hellzyeah!

I hope this is the start (again) of more big losses!

How are YOU doing with your losing? Got any good recipes to share?

Weigh In

So I lost 0.4 pounds this week. It's nothing glorious, but it was something at least. Moving forward and going to kick some butt in the next week or so.

Get excited.

Vacation recap

So I went on vacation in early July and had an incredible time. I camped and went hiking. I accomplished some things I never would have guessed I could do and feel great about it.

I took a vacation from worrying about food as well, which I expected would have a bad result, but then decided last week was the end of that. I got back on the wagon, so to speak and had my first weigh in, in a while last Wednesday. I didn't gain or lose anything the past month. I'm happy with that... very happy with that.

I've been eating well for the most part the past week and am tracking my food again and am feeling a bit better overall.
I go in to my meeting at 5:30pm today so I will be updating my progress this week. I hope to lose even just a little!

Stay tuned....

Wrong Way!!!

So I had to skip my meeting last week, due to a conference I was helping to fascilitate for work. I also was put back on steroids for my asthma last week, and have had about 4-5 breathing treatments in the past week as well. All of that being said, along with all of the decadent food that was served to me last week, I gained a little weight this week. Only .8 pounds... but still a gain. I'm happy it wasn't bigger.

I'm kind of discouraged and having trouble getting myself back on track right now though, even though it was just a little gain. I feel like I have fallen off the wagon, so to speak. I haven't been tracking my food like I did at the beginning (when I was super successful)... and I have been eating things I really shouldn't. Why. WHY!? I know what the result will be if i do either of these things. I said a while back that I didn't want my asthma or the medication to be the excuse, so I will refrain from blaming this on what I really want to say (the steroids make me hungry, make me hold water, and my breathing is keeping me from working out)...despite it being a big factor. I know I can lose another 20, 40, 60 pounds. I need to, I want to. I'm just feeling blah about it right now. I like the results, so far... but I feel like I'm not over the hump, so to speak. The first 22 was a huge accomplishment, and I will not discount it. I just have so far to go, that I feel kind of pathetic.

It doesn't help that it is so stinkin hot outside either. I just want to lay around and do nothing. I need to fill my pantry and fridge with healthy food and not drink and not eat junk. I know what I need to do, I'm just not doing it right now. I need some new inspiration. Anyone? Anyone?

Feeling Fantastic

I had a really terrible day, until a few things started to cheer me up.... including going to Weight Watchers to weigh in... Who would have thought? :) I lost 4.6 pounds this week. I finally got out of bed and more active this past week after being sick for about a month. I got off all of the antibiotics, and got moving. I even took my new bike for a spin. My lungs are feeling so much better, so I am going to venture out more often soon.

I've lost 22.4 pounds so far and am so proud. It was kind of hard this past weekend. I went home and both restaurants we went to for dinner/lunch were heavy and greasy food. I made good choices and realized once again how bad I used to eat. I'm glad I don't go out to eat much anymore, and am not around that temptation much either.

I'm feeling more confident lately, and my new clothes that I bought 2 weeks ago are hanging off of me already. Thank goodness for belts.

I'm going on vacation in about 4 weeks, hopefully by then I will be more than able to fit in to the next size down and can get some new clothes for the trip!

20 down!!!

I've been super sick this past week, and dropped 3 pounds... which let me hit my new grand total of 20.2 pounds lost!!! I'm so excited and shocked.

I hear that once you hit the first 20 the rest comes fast. I hope that is true.... If so, holy crap!



So yeah!!! Here's to the next round. Oh, and I'm only 1.8 pounds away from hitting a huge goal. yayyyy

take THAT!

Despite gaining .4 pounds the week before, I lost 1.2 pounds this week!!

I'm now down 17.2 pounds. I didn't track for a week or so, (my food) and made some bad choices. I've been doing much better this week and bam! I'm losing once again. I'm excited.

I think I will reach my next goal by the end of May.

I can now fit into the size smaller than what I've been wearing for a few years and am very excited. They fit, but aren't roomy enough yet, so I will wait a few more weeks before buying anything.

I just went grocery shopping again and going to get back into my groove.

p.s. I am most probably going to be going to Hawaii in July... I think it will be a great reward for my loss so far. While I'm not super ready for bathing suits, I'm closer than I've been in a few years. I think it'll re-inspire me too.

WOOHOO

I lost another 2.6 pounds!! YAY!!! I was prepared to be disappointed from eating more than I should have on that business trip last week.... but I did it! Yay!

I'm down 16.4 now and ridiculously excited. I need to figure out how to celebrate now! :)

I can't believe I'm already just a few pounds away from my big 22 pound goal.

Hell yes!

rollercoaster week

So this week, I had to weigh in a day early, due to a business trip. I didn't lose anything this week....which i'm actually ok with. I've steadily been losing, and didn't do as great this past week. It just got worse though. On my business trip, we had nothing but decadent food. It's so hard to be good when your options are rich or heavy foods! I didn't track anything, but I'm kinda ok with it.

I'm home now, and just walked the dog 1.75 miles. I just kept turning corners and walking further. I could have done a bit more, but he was looking really tired. I think I'll walk with a water bottle next time so he can have a drink.

I had my iphone with me w/ headphones and listened to my favorite pandora radio station....songs related to the artist Just Jack. It's PERFECT and makes me happy.


I'm going to keep this up - I had a good time walking and the pup is more than satisfied :) yay!

Weigh In #8 i think

Doooo da do doooo! I lost another pound. Hooray!

The true challenges this past weekend have been me not tracking anything since Friday, eating a burger (and my first helping of fries since Feb!), going to a dinner party, and just being pretty crazy-busy. I survived yet again though and feel good about it. I think I have finally figured out how much to eat and what choices I should make when I am eating. It's good.

Yay.

Yet another Weigh In

Well - - I expected the worst tonight. Why? Because I had an insane week this past week and drank beer and celebrated a great event that I put together.

Thankfully though, despite that, I lost another 1.4 pounds! this puts me 12.8 down. Yay! I can do normal things and still lose weight. Hooray!

I'm waiting right now for another king ranch casserole to cook. I'm super excited to eat it. It'll be a good celebratory dinner.

Weigh In!

Before stepping on the scale yesterday, I said to the leader: "I will be shocked if I did anything good this week progress-wise" She replied with - well prepare to be shocked.

I lost 2.4 pounds this past week..... despite me having a giant margarita last Friday night, and despite me working 15 hr days and eating not as healthy due to a lot of busy stuff going on right now. YES!


This means I met my first goal of 11 pounds. I've currently lost 11.4 pounds....just from eating a little better. I plan on adding some more activity and cutting some more things out of my diet soon which will probably help me lose even more.

I changed my little progress bar on the right, since I met my first goal. The next goal is to lose a total of 22 pounds...I only have 10.4 more pounds to go. For the first time ever, I feel like this is attainable.

I know I can do it. I just have to keep at it.

Indian Food

Our department hosted a lunch today and catered in Indian Food from Bombay Grill. I was kind of hesitant, but ate the chicken curry, rice and pita bread type things. It was good but a bit spicy for me. My stomach has been grumbling a bit - I think i'll eat something bland for dinner.

I'm hoping that my weigh in tomorrow is good.I'm just 2 pounds away from my first goal. I have so much more to go, but that first goal of 11 pounds will be so great to reach. I'm not gonna hold my breath though, since I've been so busy and eating not as fantastically the past week. Baby steps. I have to keep telling myself that.

At least the numbers ARE going down, even in small doses.

I feel like I have completely changed how I eat, and just so much about myself in a month. It's a good thing, definitely

Weigh In

So I lost .8 pounds this week. It wasn't monumental but it's another loss.

YAY!

It's been a little stressful this week preparing for the art exhibition I'm putting together, and at work, most of my meals have been catered this week. It's been rough not being able to make the choices I would have normally have made for food, but I survived. I didn't take the cheesecake brownies. I didn't touch the cake covered in icing. I rocked it out with self control.



By the way - - for some reason I didn't see all of your comments until a few minutes ago. I'm having some blogger comment issues. I don't even see how you guys were able to leave a comment, because I just added the Comment button (didn't know it was unchecked). Hi I work with technology hahaha.

Weigh-In

I got weighed in today and I lost .4 pounds.  It wasn't as big as my 6 from last week, but I am happy with it.  

Yay for loss!

By the way - I am absolutely appalled (how's that for an Eileen word) that someone has come 2 wks in a row to the weight watchers meeting with a 44 oz soda from sonic and ATE a burger and fries while in the meeting.  Are you kidding me?!  It's rude and distracting all in one.  That's just wrong.   

I mean would they let an alcoholic come with a beer to aa?    NO!