At my weigh in this morning I GAINED 2.2 pounds. 2.2!!! I know that I've been having my struggles this week but 2.2 pounds!? It is TOM, so maybe that has something to do with it. I managed to lose more inches. I dont know how I'm losing inches and gaining weight. Weird. I REALLY need to commit to this 100%. As of lately, I can feel that I'm letting myself slide on things a little too often. Example: Last night I had a cheese burger when I went out to dinner with my family. Granted, the menu was the smallest menu on earth, with very few options, none of them healthy. But a burger was not a wise choice. Anyway... the last couple weeks I've been losing and noticing the difference, so I just need to jump back into full force gear!
PS... Some of you have asked about how I cook my artichokes! It's SO easy. Just boil them in salted water for about 45 mins - hour. I add TONS of pepper and crushed garlic for extra flavor. Then when they are cooked (it takes a long time, you can tell when they are done by pulling a leaf off. If it's easy to pull off, it's done, if it's still hard to pull off give it some more boiling time) I dip them in FF mayo or oil and vinegar. You can dip them in all kinds of things though.... hummus, italian dressing, margrine (probably not the healthiest) Oh, also... sometimes I'll pour a can of beer into the water that they are boiling in. It adds SO much flavor. I'm not sure if that adds extra calories or not since it's just being boiled in it???
I'm still here. Even though I havent written in a couple of days. Nothing too exciting has happened. Just super busy with work and school. I'm keeping on track and feeling good! Today I had scrambled eggs and a morning star sausage for breakfast. Then for lunch I had artichokes with FF mayo. I also dipped it in oil and vinegar which was a nice change from the mayo! I didnt do my 2 miles at lunch, but after work, I'm meeting my dad's girlfriend and we are going to do 2 miles. (I actually think it might be more then 2 miles.) Then we'll go out for dinner. I'm right on track today and it feels good. :D I've also been guzzling water. I hope this weigh in will be good! Hope everyone else is doing well!!!
I can't believe that I forgot to write about this! I was thinking about it all weekend. On our way up north, we stopped at some Outlet shops. I went into Lane Bryant but didnt find anything that I was crazy about, so I went to Gap. I havent worn Gap clothes since high school for 2 reasons. A.) They are too expensive, and B.) Their clothes always run really small, and they only go up to a size 18. I decided to mosey over there for one reason or another and I found this pair of jeans... I KNEW that they werent going to fit because I'm a size 20, and even more... Gap runs so small! So I try them on to humor myself... and Oh. My. God. They fit. And they fit WELL! I was So excited! I havent been in a size 18 in quite a while!!!!!! Size 18 GAP! Hooooray!!!! Needless to say, I bought them. :D They are good motivation. :)
Well, this weekend wasnt exactly perfect, but oh well. It really wasnt about eating. It was more about drinking. I drank way too much. Sangria at the party, beer and vodka while out on the town... too bad I didnt drink enough to throw it all back up. Haha. Oh well, for some reason, I really dont feel too guilty about how I ate/drank. It was a weekend of celebration, and now I'm right back on track. It's good to be back guys! :D Hope everyone had a great weekend!
So I weighed myself this morning to see that I had lost more! WOO! I LOVE this new scale. Haha. It helps to see the numbers actually move. It makes me want to work harder. On another note, this weekend is going to be tough for me (like most all weekends are). My boyfriend and I are driving up to San Jose tonight (where he is from and his family lives) for his moms surprise birthday party! I'm SO excited because I love seeing his family so much, but any time I hear the word PARTY, I think potato chips, greasy burgers, ice cream, all kinds of bad stuff. I'm going to focus on having just a SMALL portion of some of the things that I really want. Also, I have a feeling that we will go out to a few bars with our friends from up there... so it's going to be a challanging weekend though. I can do it. It's only 2 days. Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend! Stay focused! :)
Welp, I invested in a better scale. It's digital and it measures your Body Fat Content (um, scary!) and your Total Body Water. I decided to weigh myself this morning, and I was scared that it was going to be more then my old scale. Much to my advantage, I was 2 pounds lighter! Hooray!!! I probably didnt "lose" the weight. It was probably just because the other scale was less acurate ($5 non-digital scale...) I was really excited to see that it was a lower number though. Anyway, I'm going to update my weight. 2 pounds lighter then I thought I was! That's a GOOD THING! :)
Well guys, I am pleased to write that the scale didnt budge. I was totally expecting to have gained... and yet through all of the bad decesions I made this week, I managed to maintaine. (Thanks to drinking a crate of water and walking every day!) I am SO beyond happy that I didnt gain. I was really dreading getting on the scale this morning. It's weird because just yesterday I got on the scale (same time of the day) and it said that I had gained like 1.5 pounds. I think I was able to flush a lot of it out by drinking so much water. Yay, so I'm really proud of myself. It was SO tempting just to say "Forget it... this is too hard" but instead of giving up, i moved past it and fixed it. Yesterday I even had a sandwhich! Of course, everything in the sandwich was Core, but the bread wasnt. On our way back from our walk we stopped at Vons to get some lunch. I was starving so I ordered a sandwich and by the time I had eaten half my sandwich I was stuffed and let my boyfriend eat the other half. That is a HUGE step for me. Usually I finish what's on my plate.... either that or take it home and save it for later. So to let HIM eat it was a big deal for me. But later... I didnt even miss it. And I was more proud that I was able to give it to him (Ok, when I write that, I feel like a 2 year old that doesnt want to share her bear!) So TONIGHT I'm going to Target to buy a scale. I think I'm going to do the WW scale. Hope everyone has a wonderful week! PS... I also lost inches this week! Except in my bicep and thigh... hmm, maybe it's from gaining muscle from walking?? I'll take that for now... :D
Thanks to everyone that commented on my horrible weekend. It's nice to know that it's ok to slip up... it helps to be reminded that just because I slipped up doesn't mean i get to stop and forget everything... it just means that I have to forget the day (or the weekend) and start fresh. Yesterday was great. My friends from work canceled out on doing our 2 mile walk at lunch so I talked my boyfriend into driving down to my work so that he could walk with me (such a good boyfriend) We did the 2 miles and I even power walked some of the way! Phew! It was hard! He is going to come walking again with me today. I think he enjoys it too. It's nice to see each other in the middle of the day and catch up. :) Takes my mind of all the walking I'm doing. So yeah, I felt really good that I did my walk yesterday. Then I got home and I made tuna burgers. Mmmm, I'll have to type up the recipe for you guys. It's SO good. All I had was one tiny little patty for dinner. And then a very small dish of ice cream. I didnt eat a lot yesterday, so I'm hoping that it wont show too much damage on the scale. I know that I've gained though, I checked this morning. And weigh in is tomorrow. I'm going to focus on drowning myself with water today. (I did it yesterday too). I also have to go to target and get a new scale. The one that I have is not digital and it can be really hard to see the exact line that it's on! Does anyone have any recommendations?? Well thanks again for everyone's support! Hope you guys are all doing well! :)
I've read many peoples blogs who are taking Phentermine and I was wondering if anyone could tell me about it... I looked it up under Wikipedia and was able to get some good information, but I'd like to know how it works, how you get, what are the stipulations on getting it, how it makes you feel. I'm interested in it and may end up going to my doctors... but I'd love some advice first! :)
This weekend was HORRIBLE! I dont think that I could have done worse... Rice crispey treats, hot dogs, salt and vinegar potato ships, cookies... Yeah, totally threw all of my WW intentions out the window on Fathers day. I'm so mad at myself. Usually I at least make SOME changes... I notice that when I'm with my sister, I eat HORRIBLE. Not that I'm blaming her, I just think that I think it's an excuse to pig out since I feel 100% comfortable around her, and she too likes to eat. This has to change. I'm SURE that this week will bring another weight gain. Taco Bell mid week and then all of the junk listed above? No way for a loss. I'm so sad, and I kind of feel defeted. I know that It's just one bump in the road, but it's so hard when everyone else around you can eat what they want, and you have watch every morsel you put into your mouth. It's days like this when I just want to give up... Usually I probably would... and I guess that's why I never lose more then 15 pounds. I'm not giving up this time... but i'm just disapointed in myself. I just have to get back on track big time.... even though I did say that last time. =/ 2 mile walk today at lunch for sure. Does anyone have suggestions as to what to bring to lunch with them on work days? I'm doing Core, so that cuts out sandwiches and stuff like that. I have a hard time thinking of things to pack... what do you usually guys pack?
