I'm going down down down down....

I lost 2.7 pounds this week, which means I've lost 22 pounds since last October!!!!  Yay ME!!!!!

Still going strong

Still sticking with the diet and tracking points.  I'm hoping for a big loss this Saturday.  Big time baby, big time!

V is for Victory AND Vacation!

I ran, I ate, I walked, I ate, I swam, I ate.....and my weight stayed the same.   Having my weight stay the same over vacation deserves a pat on the back!

YES!

Weighed In this morning - down 4.2 pounds!!!  Woohoo!!!!!!!!  I'll be away from the computer for a few days, which means I won't be posting.  Just don't want anything to think I'm giving up!

Fight on!!!!

Mindless Snacking is NEVER Your Friend!

Yesterday was SO stressful and I was SO tired that I just wanted to do a face plant into a bag of potato chips and then roll over onto a whoopie pie.  I didn't BUT it was a huge struggle not to snack.  Another victory!

Exercise Tip

When doing an aerobic DVD make sure the floor is clear of ALL Mr. Potato Heads BEFORE you start doing back lunges.  I got a little bit more lunge than I bargained for this morning. :-)

THIS is why I have this blog....

I have this blog because it's very easy to say, "I want to lose weight", or  "I'm going to start exercising", or join "I'll join Weight Watchers" or, "I'll start my diet Monday" however, it's very hard to put words into actions.  This blog is to document victories as well as very real struggles.

I'm doing great this week.  I've exercised, I've written down everything I've eaten, and so far I've stuck to my allotted points, but it doesn't mean it's been easy.  This week "life unexpected" has challenged my diet.  I had a stressful day yesterday and my habit/current behavior tells me to go to the pantry when I'm stressed and look for crunchy and salty food, which means fishy crackers, peanuts, chips.  Yesterday I ate 5 chips and said, "STOP IT!".  I popped a bag of light popcorn instead, measured it, and documented the total of points.  Unfortunately I also had to document the chips and give myself 1 point for eating those.  My mind also went to, "I NEED to have a dessert," which is also something I've been doing when I'm stressed or feeling overwhelmed.  However, I took time to breath, let the thought of "needing" dessert pass, and I didn't get one.

I would say yesterday was a HUGE victory.  I took steps to try and change behaviors and I remained strong.   My ultimate goal is to not turn to food at all when I'm emotionally challenged, but for now I'm giving myself a big pat on the back for having the light popcorn instead of the bag of chips!

Work it! Own it!

Thirty minute power walk last night.  Forty five minute power walk this morning.  Take THAT - FAT!

You mean the weight doesn't automatically come off?

I joined Weight Watchers - again - back in February.  I was saddened to realize, once again, that just because I joined, and got a monthly pass, and a tracking book, and a calculator, and e-tools, that the weight didn't just start melting off.  "OH!  You mean I have to write down what I eat AND stick to the allotted points??!"  I would track for a while and then stop and my weight came off and then crept back up again.  This past week I was extremely discouraged and thought, "This is just too hard, I can't do it!"  Then I went to an awesome WW meeting, got some great advice, and here I am trying it out once again.  I have cut out the BIG goals and am focusing on the small goals.  My goal for this week?  Write everything down that I eat (in my WW tracking book) and stick to the points.  And I'm remembering to take it one meal at a time and one day at a time.  So far so good.
If I fall (like I have done hundreds of times over the past few years) I will get back up again (like I have done hundreds of times over the past few years).  What I will NOT do is give up!

GAME ON!

Okay folks, time to start writing stuff in this blog again.  I'm not sure how frequently I'm going to be doing it, but I'm GOING to do it!  My weight has basically stayed the same since my last posting.  I've lost some and gained some, but I haven't given up.  I'd love to hear how other people are doing.  *I*   need inspiration too!  If you've taken off your boxing gloves, put them right back on again!  Let's do this!!!!