My Weight Loss Journey http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney My personal journey to losing weight. en All rights reserved Weight loss extrapounds v2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 1440 http://www.extrapounds.com/images/avatars/users/chellesjouney.gif Avatar http://www.extrapounds.com/ 100 100 My personal journey to losing weight. Twenty gone http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney/comments/317696/twenty-gone <p>I finally reached one my main goes.......losing 20#!!&nbsp;&nbsp; it's such a great feeling!!!&nbsp; Now I only have 80# more.........it's going to take a long time, but that's ok.........if it comes off slow I have a better chance of keeping the weight off!&nbsp;&nbsp; 16.5 pounds and I am in onderland..........I haven't been there for YEARS!&nbsp; I can't even imagine what it will feel like!!!!&nbsp; I am noticing that some of my shirts are getting kind of big on me.......love that!!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So it's been a good day!!!:)&nbsp;</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney/comments/317696/twenty-gone">Comments(2)</a> 317696 Monday, December 3, 2007 22:04:13 Vacation http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney/comments/313306/vacation <p>Well vacation is now over!:(&nbsp; We have been back from our road trip for several days, but it still felt like vacation because of dd and dh being home.&nbsp; We had a great time, and lots of good food!ha&nbsp;&nbsp; I really tried hard to keep to my points, but with some of the places that we ate it was almost impossible.&nbsp;Plus I could not refuse some of the&nbsp;very yummy food!!&nbsp; &nbsp;But I am happy to report that my weight was down today for weigh in!!&nbsp; I am down a total of&nbsp;18.1 pounds!!&nbsp; I can't wait to hit the 20# mark.........it's just around the corner!!&nbsp; And then once I hit that goal, my next goal is to hit the 10% weight loss mark. My target daily points went down for WW as well, so that's progress!!&nbsp; So a good Monday over all!!&nbsp;</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney/comments/313306/vacation">Comments(4)</a> 313306 Monday, December 3, 2007 23:04:07 Making Progress http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney/comments/307545/making-progress <p>The progress is slow, but it's steady!&nbsp; Today the scale said 219, which is great!!&nbsp;That would be a 17.5 loss!&nbsp; &nbsp;I am not logging it though because I just don't believe it yet!LOL&nbsp; If it's still there tomorrow morning I will happily log it, but until I see that number for 2 days I won't feel comfy!&nbsp; I am getting closer to onederland!&nbsp; I know part of my problem is lack of exercise and water.&nbsp;&nbsp; So I have increased my water intake, but I still HATE exercising!LOL&nbsp; I don't think that will ever change!!&nbsp; Once the weather warms up I will be able to take daily walks with my daughter. But until then I am not very motivated to exercise!&nbsp;</p> <p>well that's all I have to report!:)&nbsp; Next week we are going on vacation and I am hoping I can stick to my WW points!&nbsp; We have talked about the various places we are going to eat, so I have an estimate of points that I will use!&nbsp; Just keeping my fingers crossed that I can stick with it!!&nbsp; I am thinking of packing my scale so I can monitor my weight daily!!!LOL&nbsp;&nbsp; Until next time....</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney/comments/307545/making-progress">Comments(4)</a> 307545 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 00:01:13 Thursday http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney/comments/295101/thursday <p>Good Morning!&nbsp; I haven't blogged recently because I just haven't had much to report on my weight loss/gain.&nbsp;&nbsp; Monday was weigh in for WW and I was down a pound, not as much as I wanted, but as long as it's down I will take it!&nbsp;&nbsp; I have been a little aggravated with my scales.......I replaced the battery thinking that might be the problem, but that didn't seem to help.&nbsp; The other day I got on the scales and it had me at 219#.......I was ready to pick it up and kiss it!LOL&nbsp; But I knew that couldn't be possible because just the day before it had read 224#, so I got off and back on, and it went up to 222#, so I got off again and back on and it was up to 226#......I did this a bit more and had me back up to 228.5#, which would have been a gain at that point!!&nbsp; I am beginning to think this digital scale is just not accurate!!&nbsp; My wonderful dh bought me the old fashioned dial one, none of that high tech digital stuff!LOL&nbsp; I am not sure how accurate those are though......anyone know?&nbsp; I figure it must be pretty accurate since you can zero it in every time before you get on it!&nbsp; Anyway, it usually weighs me 3 pounds less then the digital and even more when the digital has gone wacky and has me gain a pound a minute!! I love the dial one though because it's reading me at 220# this morning, which would be SUPER!!!&nbsp; So I don't know which one to believe!!!</p> <p>I did some shopping last friday!&nbsp; I needed a new pair of jeans, and I was very happy that i was able to get in a pair 2 sizes smaller then what I had been buying!!!WOO HOO What's funny is I took back 3 pairs, all the same size.....one fit perfect, one a little snug,and the 3rd one wouldn't go up over my big&nbsp;hips and butt!&nbsp; Love the sizing consistancy!!hehe&nbsp; &nbsp; And I was able to get tops that were a size smaller!!&nbsp; That felt good.&nbsp; I bought several of the shirts since they were on clearance at Kohls for 3.60!!!&nbsp; Can't beat that!!LOL&nbsp;</p> <p>Well hope everyone has a happy Thursday!!&nbsp; I hope to be a better blogger and write more frequently and keep up with my friends blogs!!!&nbsp; There just isn't enough time in a day sometimes!:)</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney/comments/295101/thursday">Comments(0)</a> 295101 Monday, December 3, 2007 00:06:07 Sunday http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney/comments/289861/sunday <p>Well my scale is not being nice to me this weekend!!LOL&nbsp; I don't think I will make my goal of 15 pounds by the end of this month.&nbsp; But that will not get me down...I will keep trying!!! I do want to purchase a piece of exercise equipment, any suggestions?&nbsp; I was thinking elliptical, but not sure!&nbsp; I have a treadmill, I just get bored with it, and wanted something else to help me along!&nbsp; Hope everyone is having a great weekend!!</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney/comments/289861/sunday">Comments(3)</a> 289861 Saturday, December 1, 2007 22:04:17 Staying motivated http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney/comments/287387/staying-motivated <p>I had my weigh in yesterday and was at 225.5!!&nbsp; That's down 11 pounds, so I am extremely happy!!!&nbsp; My goal is to be down 15 by the last day of the month. I think that is reachable goal as long as I stay on track....only 4 more pounds to the goal line!!&nbsp; The last couple of days I have just been so darn hungry!!&nbsp; I am staying with in my points, and refuse to go over no matter HOW hungry I might be!&nbsp; Thank goodness for 1 point snacks that I can eat and at least take the edge off my hunger and desire for chocolate.&nbsp; Hope everyone is having a great week so far!!!</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney/comments/287387/staying-motivated">Comments(2)</a> 287387 Saturday, December 1, 2007 23:09:12 Close http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney/comments/285420/close <p>My goal was to be down 10# by yesterday, and I was actually down 9.5#!!&nbsp; So close!!!&nbsp; I am thrilled with the amount of weight i have lost so far, and continue to be extremely motivated!!&nbsp; WW is truly a new way of living versus actually dieting.&nbsp; I really need to start working on my water intake. I can usually get about 32-48oz in a day, but I would like to get that up to 64oz!&nbsp; So my goals for the next 4 weeks is to lose 10.5#, that would equal 20# for 2 months, and then to also increase my water intake!!:)&nbsp; I can do it!!!&nbsp;</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney/comments/285420/close">Comments(2)</a> 285420 Saturday, December 1, 2007 23:05:08 Week 3 of WW http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney/comments/280993/week-3-of-ww <p>Today is my official 3rd week of weight watchers, so I had to get on the scale and see how it was going!&nbsp; I am happy to report I am down 8 pounds!!!!&nbsp; I had gained a pound on Monday, and was pretty discouraged,&nbsp; but that also motivated me to work a little harder and exercise a little more and it's paid off!!!&nbsp; I can now see that my goal of 10 pounds for the first month is possible!!!I I also have a wonderful support group in my family and friends.......that keeps the motivation going as well!&nbsp; I will be skinnier for my trip to Myrtle beach in July!!yeah!!!<img alt="" src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/teeth_smile.gif" /></p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney/comments/280993/week-3-of-ww">Comments(1)</a> 280993 Sunday, December 2, 2007 00:07:08 Monday Weigh In http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney/comments/279009/monday-weigh-in <p>Today is my weigh in for weight watchers. Unfortunately I gained 1.5 pounds, but I expected that since the scale didn't move all week.&nbsp; I dont feel that I over ate or changed anything I was doing.&nbsp; I did cut back on my water intake so that could be part of the problem.&nbsp; Either way, I am not going to let it get me down and will remain positive that next week the numbers will go down!:)&nbsp;&nbsp; I received my weight watchers order in the mail over the weekend.&nbsp; I had ordered a couple of their books......dining out companion and food companion book, and also the weight tracking calculator.&nbsp; Very nice products! The dining out book is going to be so nice to have when I need it!!!</p> <p>time to get moving!!&nbsp; hope everyone has a great week!</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney/comments/279009/monday-weigh-in">Comments(0)</a> 279009 Sunday, December 2, 2007 00:04:09 frustrated friday http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney/comments/277959/frustrated-friday <p>Good Afternoon!!!&nbsp; I was hoping to have a bigger weight loss by the end of the week, but instead I have stayed the same, or it has flucuated up a pound.&nbsp; Hopefully next week will be a little better!!</p> <p>We had several inches of snow overnight, so today it was nice and pretty outside!&nbsp; School was called off so I got to enjoy the day with my little girl!!&nbsp; I love when they have snow days!!&nbsp;</p> <p>well not much else to say!!&nbsp; Best of luck to all on their journey to smaller numbers!!!</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/chellesjouney/comments/277959/frustrated-friday">Comments(1)</a> 277959 Sunday, December 2, 2007 00:01:16