Back Again!! Although I know I can't see 10 lbs lost per week like on the show I know I can lose weight. Whether it be 1 lb or even 2 lbs per week it's totally doable if I set my mind to it. I've started a thousand times but never finished or let myself get close to my goals. I know, I have this in me. I have the strength, ability, power and drive to lose the amount of weight I need to lose. Just have to keep moving & keep eating right.
There was a tv show (5 episode series) on about 6 months ago called "I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna" I tivo'ed it (gotta love that!) and have been watching it over again recently. He talks about eating what you want to eat, when you are truly hungry and eating slower. Mind over matter. So far it's helping a lot. I get pretty stressed out sometimes and his techniques help to channel stress or emotions in a positive way. I'm a big emotional eater... stress, sadness, happiness you name it and I will find a reason to eat and eat! Many people think it's the food so just stop eating, well I wish it were just that easy. If you starve yourself you will put on more weight than if you eat slower and only until you are satisfied, not stuffed!! You have to find the real reason as to why you overeat or eat when you aren't even hungry. Did you know that 75% of the time you feel hungry it's actually thirst!! Thirst... crazy huh? I'm going to try and drink 1 glass of water before each meal and see if it helps. I know often I'd get headaches and thought it was because I was hungry but more than likely it was just thirst. Dehydration can cause so many bad things... no wonder why people say to drink more water huh?!
Anyway it's late, just finished watching the biggest loser. Glad the girl I like is still in it. Her starting weight was my heaviest back a couple years ago. I still have far to go but at least I am still on this road. I'm better today than I was a year ago and that is an accomplishment! :o)
Hope everyone is staying motivated and keeping up the good work. I love chatting with new people, and supporting our fellow EP'ers. Drop me a line if you enjoyed reading my blog! Good luck to all.
I feel like I've been a lost little snail lately. I look back at the last couple months to see the path I choose to take and wonder why all the twists and turns and I haven't really gotten anywhere. (Do you ever wonder why snails don't travel in a straight line?) Anyway gettin' off track... I know the things that I need to do and I just haven't been doing it all. Not working up to my full potential can derail everything I've accomplished so far. I will never, ever give up though. No surrender!!
I have to remind myself when I get down if I haven't lost any weight lately that I have really come a long way already. I crunched some numbers (not talking about taxes...) and I've lost over 30 lbs!! And get this... I've lost over 22 inches all around. That's crazy right? I was shocked when I totaled it up. I measure my arm, waist, bust, ab, hip, thigh, etc. I lost like 5 inches alone in my thigh!!! That elliptical machine does wonders I tell ya! It's probably my favorite machine at the gym so far.
I f-i-n-a-l-l-y got done going threw ALLL my clothes. In a previous blog I was talking about the clothes I had bought in the past that are smaller. Well I got ride of a bunch of stuff, 5 boxes worth of too big or bad fit/cut/color. It felt great to see what I actually have! I love clothes and shoes! What girl doesn't right??
I went shopping the other night and I treated myself to a whole new outfit! It was fun! I bought a new dressy shirt and a skirt!!! (I think I've only worn a skirt 1 or 2 times in my adulthood!) I want to venture out. It didn't look half bad actually. I was a little surprised. I bought a cute new necklace to go with it and new shoes too!! I want to get some spanx or something for my skirt. It would make it look a LOT better I think. Anyone try or like spanx? Please let me know cause I'm a spanx virgin!
I should head off to the gym now! Gotta get that cardio in. I hope that everyone is doing well! Drop me a line, I'd love to hear from you! Take care everyone... :o)
I've been getting down on myself a lot lately. There is a reason for it the last couple days... I've been eating crap and a lot of it. I know I shouldn't but I still do. I was doing really, really well before and the last few weeks have been down hill. =( What gives? I know that I want this. I want to be healthy, I want to get married (at a healthy weight), I want to be able to have kids later in life. I'm already more than half way to my first goal. I've already hit 3 of my mini goals so that should motivate me to keep going right? I know other people are in the same boat but sometimes I feel like no one, no one at all, knows what I'm going threw and what I've already gone threw. Everyone has something or many things that they have had to deal with in life. My problems or feelings are not less or more but they are my own. I wish things were easier though. I'm sure people who are close to me think I would be crazy to ever say that. I might seem to have everything so easy but it's never easy. Sure I know I have a lot to be thankful for and I have people that love me and want the best for me.
I don't know why I've been so depressed lately. Just feeling overall like crap. I guess if I'm eating crappy foods it'll make me feel like crap huh? How stupid can I be? Why do I do this to myself? Now I'm starting to cry. :'( I don't understand what's going on in my head. Seriously... there's something stopping me from moving forward and it's MYSELF!
I need to turn this around. Whatever is making me go down hill needs to STOP. I can't keep tripping myself up. I need to get out of my way. I need this to work, I need to be healthy, I need to lose this weight, and I need to live for ME.
Thanks for reading my bitch session. :o) Here's to a new day and a new week, make the best out of it. Good luck to everyone and keep your heads up. I'll try to take my own advice too!
1.6 lbs lost this week. I am so excited. I was hoping for a pound or more so I am really glad I met my expectations. It really feels good. I hope next week is even better. I can't get too used to last weeks 4 lb loss cause that's crazy!! I want to lose this weight at a healthy rate and do it the right way so I can keep it off for good!
I like my skinny jeans! LOL Sounds crazy right? I have these 24's that were really TIGHT like a few weeks ago... I tried them on this morning and now they fit easily!!! Wow... I'm kinda shocked. Maybe I'll have my boyfriend take a new picture of me in them. =)
I'm going to measure later and see if I lost an inches. I hope a little but I could have gained more muscle, so you never know.
I'll post again later and maybe with that new pic. :o) Hope everyone has a great Saturday!!
How did I do that?? - was the question on my mind this morning. I thought maybe I lost 2 lbs or less but when I saw the number and figured out it was 4 lbs less than last week I was soo excited. I am ALMOST at 30 lbs total lost. My goals are in reach and I am so glad I'm doing this for myself. I really deserve to be healthy and feel better about myself, mentally, emotionally and overall.
Oh also... I did my measurements and I lost 3.25 inches this week too. Not too bad huh? I'm really glad that I am back in this. I felt like I was kinda going up and down the past few weeks. I know moving and stress can do that but I want to do this. No excuses, no retreat!! You know? I want this for me and for my future. I want to be able to have kids and not have problems that go along with being overweight. I want to get married and love the way I look in that wedding dress.
I'm glad clothes in my closet are getting bigger while I'm shrinking. :o) Time to get ride of bigger clothes. I think I might keep like one or two things only so I can reference back to the size I was when I first started! It's amazing to see the results so far.
I should get going for the day, I've got a lot ahead of me. Well I hope everyone is doing well and sticking in the game. It's not over till it's over - but then again it's never over. It's an on going thing. But you know what I mean, right? ;o)
Until next week... or sooner! Take care & happy losing.
I haven't written since the New Year. So much has been going on. Feel like I'm on a life roller coaster. I know I'll never get caught up with everything but I want to have everything a little more under control - know what I mean?
Last weeks weigh in was good. It's been a little up and down lately. I lost about 2 lbs. I'm trying not to focus too much on the scale. I just want to keep this ball rolling. I hope this weeks weigh in is good though. My clothes are loose! I need to probably get some altered soon. Wonder how much that costs!? I'm glad I found and am able to fit into my new old clothes. (If that makes sense!?) I'm a little more comfortable with myself too which is so much better than a number or pant size!
I went to the gym yesterday but let me tell you it wasn't easy. I don't know why I was trying to sabotage myself into not going. Old habits - I guess. Well luckily my workout buddy pushed me and motivated me to go and I am REALLY glad I did. What am I doing this all for anyway right? I can't just stop now and take a break. Sure one day off here and another day off there but don't loose all this momentum that I have going. I have to stay in this. I've been going pretty strong for about 3 1/2 months.
Hope everyone is doing well and staying motivated. It is possible, to lose weight, to be healthy, to live longer, to be stronger, to feel better about yourself and to be anything and everything you want to be.
I like new things. Who doesn't right? It's been so nice to finally be in our new house. Also nice to fit into new smaller jeans. Woo hoo! I can't wait to get ride of my 26's. I have a stack of 24's that finally fit. (I haven't tried all of them on but so far 3 of them fit!) I love having new clothes! Over the past few years I've bought clothes on sale that are smaller or that ALMOST fit. It's actually neat because it's like I have a whole new wardrobe now but without paying for it all at once.
So my weigh in results... 2 weekends ago I had a Zero week. Which was actually good because I didn't gain. With moving and all that I was eating out a lot so I thought I would probably gain. So this PAST weekend I lost 2.4 lbs. Total lost so far is over 26 lbs!! Woo hooo. I passed the half way mark to my first goal. I'm down to 259. I haven't seen the 250's in a longg time. Hopefully once I get into the 240's I won't see them ever again. I can't want to be closer to 200 than 300. Seems crazy that I've been overweight for most of my life. I really want to just be healthy. I don't care what size I am or what type of jeans I wear. I don't care about name brands. I just want to be at a healthy weight for me. My "goal" weight is still technically overweight how messed up is that huh? I want my curves still just not ALL of them. :o)
Going to the gym is going to be hard after tomorrow. All the New Year resolution people will be out in full swing. I've been going at this since late September. I was here first! lol j/k It'll be interesting I'm sure.
Happy New Year everyone! Stick with it, keep on working toward your goals. Anything is possible if you try.
I didn't have a chance to blog until now. It's been B-U-S-Y!!! Between keeping up with my work out routine (almost an hour a day) and packing to get ready to move THIS WEEKEND. We get the keys tomorrow afternoon. Ahhh... Oh my gosh, I can’t believe how quickly this time has gone by. It's so exciting though. I can't complain, that's for sure. I know we’re lucky to have this opportunity. I can NOT wait to move and get all our stuff into our new home. (Our First Home!) Sigh... I didn't think this day would come for a long time actually, but Thank God it has. It's the perfect time.
This weekends weight in results, 1.6 lbs lost (woo hoo) and over 3 inches lost too this past week. Really good week! Total lost is now 21 lbs!!! Even though my tracker says 20 lbs lost. It’s 21! So ha! Only 4 lbs away from the half way mark to my 1st goal. I also took a new picture over the weekend. Wow... not to toot my own horn but I didn't realize just how much different I look just with 20 lbs gone. I see a BIG change and it makes me feel so good. I'm finally doing it! Take a look at my before/after picture. The older picture was from Feb 07' I HATE that picture but it's a reminder of how far I've come so far.
I went shopping last night (had to use up my coupons that expire today) and I found these really cute pants for work. They are 2 sizes smaller then what I used to wear and they FIT. I could button and zip and everything. I just need to lose a little more in my waist and they will be perfect. I was so excited. I love buying new clothes and smaller clothes. I actually have smaller size clothes packed away somewhere. I can’t wait to put ALL my clothes in our walk-in closet and see what fits and what’s too big to wear. Winter cleaning… :o)
Hope everyone is doing well. Keep up the good work and have a great rest of the week.
So I gave myself a few weeks off (3 actually) for the measuring here's the results from then to now.
Lost a total of 1" overall. Last time I only lost 1/4" so I improved there. :o)
Pounds lost (from 3 weeks ago to now) is 7 lbs! Not bad... I was hoping for a higher number.
Maybe I'm watching the biggest loser too much. I wanted BIG numbers but I'm not working out 9 hours a day either! I can't be unrealistic. Anything lost is good! =)
My sweet, sweet boyfriend reminded me that I probably gained muscle which weighs more then fat.
*Sigh* I hope next week I lose a little bit more. :o)
We're off to see our new place this afternoon. Hope everyone has a GREAT weekend.
Including me!! :o) Is it really Friday already? This week seemed to go by kind of quick for some reason. Good thing too because I am really looking forward to tomorrow. It's going to be a crazy longgg day!
So tomorrow - First I'm going to weigh in and measure myself in the AM (hopefully I've lost another 2 or 3 lbs maybe - I'll keep my fingers crossed!) then lunch with my boyfriend and realtor (I love our realtor, she is truly the SWEETEST!) then we'll go see our new place and walk through for the very first time!! I'm sooo excited! :o) We've only seen it from the outside. It's crazy how much they've done in the last month. It's ALMOST done... they just put the carpet in earlier this week. I can't believe how close we're getting to moving in and getting those keys!! Those are the only jingles I want to hear right now. lol The bells can wait, I want my keys please. ;o) Sooo then after we see our place my boyfriend's mom and sister will meet us there to look at the model homes and then my works Christmas party!! Woo hoo! I'm looking forward to that; it should be a lot of fun. It's going to be a late night though, the dinner is at 8:30pm and activities after! lol I might have to squeeze in a nap if I can. I'm normally not a good napper. I just can't fall asleep in the middle of the day unless I'm sick or really, really tired.
Yeah so that's my SATURDAY... then Sunday more packing, making more of my little ornaments (I'm almost done with them) and I should probably try to head up to my parents place and spend some quality time with them. (Like a good daughter huh?) I've got a full weekend ahead of me. Oh and I want to workout too!! I've been pretty good about working out over the weekends. Thanks to my workout buddy aka Vanilla Surprise!?! lol j/k :o)
I'll post again tomorrow AM to report my weigh in results! I want to see the measurements too... wonder if I've lost some inches too! I can't wait to hit the 20 lbs lost and then past it and hit the 25 lb lost!! That'll be half way to my first goal. I'm moving along and it seems easier then before which is encouraging. Step by step... little by little I WILL reach my goals and be healthier for it.
Well I hope everyone has a great Friday!! Keep moving forward! :o)
and I've lost over 30 lbs!! And get this... I've lost over 22 inches all around. That's crazy right? I was shocked when I totaled it up. I measure my arm, waist, bust, ab, hip, thigh, etc. I lost like 5 inches alone in my thigh!!! That elliptical machine does wonders I tell ya! It's probably my favorite machine at the gym so far.