Ok so after a bit of a whiny post earlier I am going to repost:

Thank you for comments I love them and I am going to start leaving more comments!

March 19-March 31 13 days

• work out 11 days be it at home or the gym.
• lose 3-5 pounds following weight watchers
• get up early at least twice a week to go to the gym on a day I didnt think i would be able to make it
• make it to work on time everyday
• eat good on easter
• leave at least 10 comments a day through out the week(on the weekends I am hardly on the computer)
• drink 65oz of water a day

Thats it for March and I can do it now April

April 1-30

• drink 65oz of water
• go to gym 3 times a week for strength training
• workout 22 times within the month
• get to the gym before work once a week
• lose 5-8 pounds
• leave 10 comments a day during the week
• post at least M-F
• make it to work on time

So thats it we will see how it goes... Thanks once again for all of you!

I love the idea of extrapounds... I enjoy writing my ideas and frustrations on here... I love reading about how other people succeed... but it would be awsome if people responded to the time and the effort that we put into putting our ideas and feelings out there.  It makes me work harder and think better about my weightloss journey when people are there for you... I mean isnt that why this website is in existince. So anyway I hope to hear from more of you because its makes a bad day better and it makes it work harder not only for myself but for you guys too.

I have been struggling. I am always tired and always busy. So far this week my schedule has been : Monday- worked my day job from 8-5 went straight to my other job from 5-12:15 so what did I do I snacked why i was working and didnt get to go o the gym. Tues: worked 8-5 then went straight home picked up my dog and took him to doggy school which was over at 8:15 then I went home and ate a ton becasue I was starving and didnt go to the gym because I was so tired from the night before. Today I had to drop my dog off at the vet because my little boy is losing his boys today then come straight to work by 8 I get off at 5 and have to go pick him up then I am going to the gym becasue I need to and I feel so much better when I do go. So my weight as of 5 mins ago ..........172.8...........how depressing. This is my third week in the biggest loser contest and I have gained so from this moment its on. I was lucky to have this chance and I am not going to let it go to waste. Well anyway I hope that everyone is thinking great today and has some positive vibes they can send me and get my ass back on the ball. Leave a comment please it helps so much!!!!

Alicia

So I am back home. I have not blogged in a few days because I was out of town for a funeral. Rodneys aunt passed away... it was very sad. Needless to say my eating was crazy but I am back today and starting over. I went to the gym when I got home last night and i am going to go again when I get off. My house is a mess there are cloths everywhere.... So thats what I will be doing tonight...fun fun. Well I am going to make this short and sweet see everyone later!

So a week in review...Last week started off great I stuck to my calories all week except for yesterday. Somehow I managed to convince myself that it is ok to have a cheat day on Sundays well thats not going to work No more cheat days. I was going to have a cheat dinner then it turned into a crazy eat everything in my site day which is not good. Anyway I manged to lose 2lbs which is good but I feel so mad at myself because I am not going to go to the gym and kill myself to just keep gaining becasue I keep eating So I started over again this morning. I am eating my oatmeal with splenda and then I am going to have a lean cuisene for lunch and probably  a slim fast bar and salad for dinner becuase I have to work tonight at Texas Roadhouse. Anway I did my work outs 5 days last week which is awsome. This week is going to be very tough because the bf aunt passed away yesterday and we are going out of town tomorrow for a few days so no gym but I am going to get up and be there at 6 when the doors open tomorrow morning so I can work out before we leave. Well more later.

Hi everyone So we are snowed in they expect 15 inches.... thats a ton for us here in Cincy. Anyway this is going to be short becasue I am tired and its late but anyway yesterday I went to the gym again. I did tha Butts and Gutts class and it really worked my but out but it felt good. I will update my food tomorrow but i had around 1200 calories. I went to the store at lunch and got some better food yesterday so now I have a little fruit to eat. Today I went to work at 7 and left around 10 becasue of the storm luckily I made it to the gym before they closed. They closed at 1 today. I did some light cardio today and then did my weights and then I treated myself to a dip in the hot tub because I am sore as good be. Today I am pretty much on track but i did have a margarita tonight and it was good. Well I think I am going to bed now I want to get some good sleep.

• oatmeal-150
• granola bar-90
• lean cuisene-380 Pep Pizza I recomend it i thought it was delicous!!!
• pasta salad-200
• 100 cal pack-100
• slim fast-220
• green beans-60
• milk-120

Total: 1320 Water: 65oz            

Man oh man everytime its someones birthday at work they bring in something for everyone in our group... there are 12 of us. So anyway today is a birthday and do you know what she brought in... donuts and cookies from Buskens which are my very very did I say very favorite. So I went down and got my oatmeal and ate that and I couldnt finish it because I was so full. I ws thinking about having a cookie for lunch because i dont want to limit myself so much that I end up falling off the wagon but last night when I was at the gym I did that water aerobics which  highly recomend it feels so nice on your body for 45 mins and then I went and sat in the hot tub with the ladies for a while which also felt great on my body because such a big life change is making me sore and then I changed and went to wait for the Yoga class to start. While I was waiting I asked the lady that worked at the gym if she could measure me well she measured me and then asked me to get on the scale and do you know what the scale read..........168. That means I lost 4 pounds since last Friday which is great BUT I am not going to mark it down I am going to make Mondays my offcial weigh in day becuase thats when I really started at the gym and eating better so I am going to wait till next Monday to see... maybe there was something wrong with the scale. I hate to say this but my boyfriend is annoying me really bad. He knows how badly I want to do this but he dosent understand how badly I need to do this. So I have been slacking off on the laundry and the housework because I have been at the gym and working so much since I have two jobs so anyway last night he put some laundry in and made such a big deal about how he is doing the laundry and cleaning the house which is bull shit I clean constantly and I work on our house like for instance Sunday I woke up at 830 to work on the house and I worked all day he woke up at like 10 went to work for a little bit to do inventory which he only had one store and how hard can it be to count coke bottles for an hour then came home and went and played basketball till 430 then came home went to his dads and finally came home and help me put all our crap in the attic for about a half hour then he watched an old tape he found and went to bed and I was still working on the house so dont ride me about the laundry because I am doing something great for my body and loving every mineute of it. OK OK OK BLAH Whine Whimper.... I feel better. I  him and I love our house and i love our life I just need to vent sometimes about the small stuff.  So this thing is like twenty mins long I hope some more of you comment me today because it helps me soooooooo Much!!!! Keep trucking along ladies WE CAN DO THIS!

Alicia

Oh my gosh what a great day yesterday. First off I got to vote which I love. Then I went to the gym and it was great. I did the step class which went really well and I saw a few girls I used to go to school with so it was nice to see someone I know. Then I felt great still so I did the eliptical for 25 mins and then I did all the weights the trainer tought me to do and I sat in the sauna to get all my toxins out. Overall I was at the gym from 6-830 last night and I felt great when I left and I feel great this morning a little sore and a little tired but thats ok. Tonight I am going to do the Water Aerobics class at 630 sit in the hot tub for a little bit to relax my muscles then do the yoga class at 815. I have wanted to do the water class but I always get so nervous but I went home last night and found my old one piece Nike swimsuit and tried it on and luckily it fits ok so I got everything ready to go so I cant change my mind. Also my eating was good I need to get some more food in me I find I have a hard time eating because I want to eat good things but I am not sure what to eat. So my list will be at the bottom. I hope everyone has a great day and I hope I get to meet some more people on here I love comments they make you feel so great so leave a comment if you want.

• oatmeal -150
• salad with chix and a little dressing-300
• 100 cal pack of goldfish(very tasty)-100
• slimfast bar(also way better then I thought it would be)-220
• lean cuisene-280
• greenbeans-60

Total: 1110

AND A WHOPPING 90oz of WATER!!!!!

Ok so I have been talking about the biggest loser constest at my gym and today is my first official workout day of the contest I am nervous but ready. I am going to go to the step class which I like and then hopefully stay for the Upper Body Blast class which is the thing about my body that I dislike the most so it will feel great to work on it. I have been trying to eat good but dang it is so tempting at my other job because I work at a steakhouse so i tried to just have a salad but I was starving so I had a roll to and then I was still starving so I had another roll and then I just felt bad about what I did. At least I walk my booty off there and I have to lift so many heavy trays of food. Anyway not much else is going on just trying to find time for everything I want to finish working on my guest room that I started Sunday I painted a wall and put all the xmas crap and everything else that gets piled in there up in the attic and I thought I was going to kill myself trying to  stand on the not so steady ladder. I kind of miss the BF. It seems like we dont get to spend much time together since I work so much and he plays basketball some nights and I have been so busy with my new dog and the house. It would be nice to have a quiet night with him. Anyway I am going to try to start blogging my food and see if you all can give me some opinions on what I eat since I am not sure what to eat and all the stuff you guys talk about dont sound to appetizing since I am such a plain eater. Well thanks for the support!

Alicia

• oatmeal with splenda-150
• lean cuisene (gross by the way I normally like them but not this one) 200
• granola bar-90
• 100 cal pack-100
• salad a tiny dressing-200
• rolls :( -280
• Carrots-10

Total: 1030

lean

Well today is my offcial start since I am starting over. I did my WI on Friday night since Saturday I went to visit the bf aunt in the hospital she is very sick she has cancer and it has spread through her entire body and they think she only has a few weeks left if that. Anyway Rodneys sister in law and I drove down there and it is about 3 1/2 hours each way so Saturday was a very tiring and sad day. I feel so much better that I went. So back to the WI the dreadful scale said 172lbs which is pretty high I think I weighed 163 this time last year but thats ok because at least I want to get healthy before it gets out of hand. So my biggest loser team is my mom who WI at 153 my sister who WI at 162 nicole from my work is 137 and me 172 I am the tallest out of all of us so thats why mine is a bit higher but we are all close to needing to lose the same to be healthy for our height. Its so cool to have such a supportive team backing me for the next 8 weeks. The contest works like this everyone in the team... we are the slenderizers by the way... has to go to the gym at least 3 times a week or the entire team is disqualified so it makes you so much more accountable for your actions and each team is assigned  a personal trainer who works out with you the whole 8 weeks. Thats one thing i love about my gym first of all its all women so you dont have to worry about not fittting in and second of all you always have a personal trainer free of charge. I am going to list my goals at the bottom and break them into every 2 weeks. Also Friday I bought my mom a little radio to take with her since she has never worked out at a gym before and also went to TJ MAXX and got 3 new pair of Nike shorts a pair of Nike Capris and 3 sports bras and some new tanks to wear because it gets extremly hot in the gym so I am ready and excited. I am not going to go on a specific diet I am going to eat good and try to not eat so many carbs and bad things and drink a ton of water. Anyway thats it for today sorry to write my whole life story I look to hearing from other bloggers today!

Goals

• lose 22 pounds by April 28 which means I need to lose an average of 2.7lbs each week.
• Go the gym 4 days a week.
• Complete my running program I found which is called Couch potato to 5k in eight weeks which is the same amount of time the BL Contest runs for. It basically breaks running down to start off with so you dount get frustrated and quit.
• Eat great
• Feel Great

Thanks for everyones support!!!!!!!!

Alicia