26 pounds to go, 128 days left

Woo hoo! Making progress little by little! I've been weighing myself every day because it keeps me motivated and I tend to stay on track. I feel more accountable that way. It's also exciting to change the amount I need to lose, and the days that I have to lose it by.

My boyfriend and I did some heavy grocery shopping yesterday! We got all kinds of healthy snacks and meals. No excuses for eating out anymore!

Also, monday is my birthday. It's so sad... I'll be 23. There are no more really good birthdays to look forward to after turning 21, but oh well. I think this one will be low key. No one has mentioned any plans.

27 pounds to go, 130 days left

Up .4 today. I'm not worried since I'm weighing myself every day and it's bound to fluxuate like that. I'm actually kind of glad that I'm weighing myself every day because it keeps me in check. I'll think about taking that exta bite when I'm up .4 that day.

26.6 pounds to go, 131 days left

Well, today I feel fabulous. Late last night I was looking through my weight log that I've been keeping and realized that when I started WW, I was at 270. That means, as of today, I've lost 12.4 pounds. And that's been with in the time span of about a month, but really getting off track here and there. I know that if I can stay committed and motivated, I will be able to take off the 30 pound. Err... 26.6 pounds by January.

When I erased the number 30 from my mirror and wrote 26.6, it felt SO much better. Anything sounds better than 30. :)

Also, yesterday I bought a beautiful journal as a food log. I thought that maybe if I splurged a little bit on a pretty journal that I would be more inclined to keep track of what I'm eating.

Little by little!

Anyway, today is my day off and I'm off to the craft store to get some supplies for a project! Adios!

30 pounds to lose, 132 days left

My boyfriend and I were invited to a friends wedding in January. I figure that this is a perfect situation to set a goal up! My goal is to lose 30 pounds by January 10th, 2009. That's 132 days as of TODAY. And if I reach my goal, I will be wearing this cute little number to the wedding:

I've written the goal on my mirror so that I see my progress every morning. I think it's more than doable.

Well, I'm off to Target to get a notebook where I can track my points and progress! Happy Friday to everyone! :)

Food Log 8/28/2008

Breakfast

                                                                                                      Pts Remaining

1/2 c egg subsitute                                   2pts                         26

1 english muffing xtra fiber                      2pts                         24 

Breakfast total                                           4pts                        24

 Lunch:

30g pretzels                                                2pts                         22

String cheese                                             1pt                            21

1/2 pita                                                         1pt                            20

2tbs hummus                                             2pt                            18

Total                                                             6tpt                           18

Dinner:

6" Subway                                                    6pt                           12

Baked Layes                                               2pt                           10                                                                

Well well well....

Look who is back! Yep! After an embarrassing time away, I've returned! I seriously cannot believe that I've let things slide for this long. I've gained 12 pounds since I've left. Here is the best part. For the last 6 weeks  I've been doing weight watchers and lost 18 pounds. BUT... theres a big but. For the last 2 weeks I've completely stopped weight watchers and gained every pound of it back. It's sickening. And that's really the only reason that I'm back. How sad to say that yeah, it took me this long to lose 18 pounds, and only 2 weeks to put it back on??? Is that even possible?????? Granted, I think my period is right around the corner, so some of that may be water weight. But still, there is no excuse. So here I am. BACK, and ready for the pounds to continue falling off.

PS. Did I also mention that when I lost the 18 pounds I was doing 1 hour a day on the cross trainer? Yeah, me. Exercising. I have to find the motivation again!!!!

Little Better

Today I'm feeling a little better about the whole thing. Yesterday I did great with my points. I forgot to weigh myself this morning, so I'm going to save it for my weigh in day on Friday....
Yesterday my goal was to avoid the ICEE machine at work like it's the plague. I accomplished it! Today my goal is the same. I haaate when the install the Slurpee machine. It always calls my name at around 3pm, and it's hard to say no. But it's full of empty sugary calories that I dont need.
I have to go to the market and get turkey lunch meat for lunches and bottled water.
Ooo, last night I made this great fish recipe... it was Swordfish with dijon mustard, soy sauce, garlic, and white wine. Was sooo good. :D
Tonight I believe we are going out to dinner with friends. I'm going to have a nice size lunch so that I'll get a light dinner... like a salad or something.
Today is a good day :)

Oh, I thought I'd add this picture. This is my boyfriend and I in Vermont. We got back last week. Doesnt have anything to do with losing weight but... it was a fun trip :D

Ok...

How horrible of me... I totally ventured off. I'm sure that I gained everything I lost (Not that it was even that much) I don't know why I'm struggling so much with keeping on track. I'm seriously ashamed to keep crawling back here, but it's the only place that I have. I'm doing WW again and working out (though I haven't started working out cause I have a really bad head cold) but I have been counting points. Tomorrow I'm going to weight myself... Super scared... :( I'm in a bad mood all around, but... I am looking forward to new beginings....
I'm also glad that the weather is cold... Now I'll be able to cook all kinds of healthy meals. Hope you all have been doing better then me.

YAY!

I did it!!! Last night, I changed into my gym clothes AT work (so that I had no excuse to drive straight home) and went to the kick boxing class! I seriously worked my butt off. I gave it everything I had!! And it felt SOOOO good. When I left, I felt like an over boiled  noodle (and still feel like one this morning) but I've never felt better. I WILL go again tomorrow. I am determined.
Even though this week is almost over: Goal for the week. Make it to the gym Friday morning for my cardio class. I will do this.

Ho Hum

Hello all! Just wanted to let you know that I'm still here! As always, everything has just been so busy that I hardly have the time to jot anything down. So what's the latest...
I've been forceing myself to go to the gym, but that has only lead to sporadic visits... It's become more of a chore/punishment then it has something that I enjoy. I've been really upset that I havent been able to commit to it. But today my boyfriend helped me realize that I need to look at it in a good light. And that instead of writing it off as a chore or something that I'm bound to do, I should look at it as some time that I get to have for myself. I never looked at it that way to be honest. He also said to think about things that will motivate me when I dont want to go. For example, thinking of an ex-best friend and how much weight she has gained over the past year. (I know! It's a horrible thing to get me motivated, but it actually does work!) Having the heart to heart with him really made me realize that I've been full of excuses. My excuse not to go in the morning is that I went to bed too late, and I'm too tired. My excuse not to go after work is that I'm too mentally exhausted, and I need to go home to make dinner. In the morning when I turn my alarm clock off, I tell myself that I will go that night, and at night when I'm totally drained, I tell myself that I will go in the morning.
See, the thing is... I actually enjoy working out. Or not so much working out itself, but I adore the way it makes me feel afterwards. I enjoy all of the benefits of feeling more energetic, of feeling proud of myself for accomplishing it, of feeling more self confident... but it's the getting there that gets the best of me. I need to get out of this slump and remind myself how lovely I feel afterwards.
As for everything else... All is well! I have been eating decently and i feel good about that. Now it's just combining the 2 to make some outrageous changes.
Tonight I leave straight from work to go to a kick boxing class at the gym. Looking forward to it actually!
Friday is weigh in day, and I'm looking forward to that as well!
PS... I wanted to say a special thanks to Gwen who said something to me that really hit home!!!! "It doesnt matter how many times you start over, as long as you never give up!"
Point taken. :)
Thanks everyone for all of the support!