I weighed in today... I am down 4.2 pounds! Hooray! I feel much better and I am back on track. Tonight my husband and I celebrated our second wedding anniversary. We went out and had some yummy dinner. I had cod with some really fattening butter sauce and it was FANTASTIC! We also shared a dessert. Honestly, I am not feeling bad about it, simply because I did such an excellent job this past week and I know that tomorrow is a new day. I can make good decisions and still lose weight... and, an anniversary is only one time a year... the only time that we splurge and buy a full dinner and a dessert... especially from a nice place. So, it was a lot of fun. I tried on a pair of the jeans that wouldn't fit eariler, and I am much closer to wearing them. They are still a little small, so I am looking forward to losing another 5 pounds and trying them again. I am a little concerned that I have not seen a change in my body fat composition. I am starting an exercise regimen, so I hope that helps. Does anyone know what a healthy rate of loss is as far as body fat percentage? I have been looking online, but I have not found any reliable information regarding this. 800 and some people have visited this blog, so I am hoping that someone can share some insight... I want to develop some realistic and healthy goals to lower my body fat percentage. Thanks! Have a great day!
So, for any of you that really want to accelerate your weight loss, I totally suggest The Firm series. I have been talking about adding exercise for the last month, but I haven't really gotten around to it. I am a user over at healthdiscovery.net (great for WW) and many of the users there swear by the Firm. So, I decided "what the heck" and I bought the Firm series available at Target. Apparently called "The Fanny Lifter," which had I known that is what it was called, I may have experienced some momentary hesitation. At any rate, it is an excellent workout! Holy crap! There are three workouts that come with it and the program suggests a rotation. So, I thought that before I really kicked it up, I would watch and then try each workout once. I watched the cardio workout last night and tried it today.. wow. I will be hot soon! So, for any of you that are looking for a good workout, definitely try this!!! Also, good news, it is currently on sale at Target for 39.99 and it comes with a free 10.00 gift card. What a deal... also on sale is Yoga Booty Ballet, which I am going to try tonight. I will keep everyone posted. It looks like a blast! Later!
So, in an effort to fulfill my new years goal, I went out and purchased the Firm set. I am pretty excited to check it out. Also, some friends and I have set a date on a hike for the spring. We are going to hike in the Paria Canyon and Buckskin Gulch. I am so stoked. So, I need to start working out. That is about the most exciting thing about my day... for sure. I am really looking forward to my weigh-in.... I think that I have been doing really well this week. So, we shall see.
This week has been going really well. I have been working really hard on trying to eliminate high point value foods from my diet. For instance, instead of eating 3 points worth of goldfish crackers... which I will never buy again.... I can eat an apple and some peanut butter. I find that as I make better choices, I can eat more.... always a plus. I love the WW crustless pumpkin pie... it is only 1 point a slice... it is yummy... and it is a great snack because it has 5 g of fiber. Perfect. So, things are going well here. I am looking forward to my weigh in. I cannot wait to get back to the weight I was at before my little hiatus. I want to try and lift weights a little as well. The numbers on the scale are getting smaller, but I am not so sure my waist is. I really want to work on toning... that is my New Years goal.
At my work there is another girl doing WW. She has lost quite a bit so far. When I saw that she was losing, it inspired me to try it out. Well, actually, it inspired me to give it another go. She has lost like 25 pounds so far. I am much thinner than she is naturally, so it is difficult for her to understand why I want to 35 pounds. She almost seems to belittle my desire to get healthier. It was really frustrating today because she did really well over the holiday and I chose not to. I felt really frustrated about going so far off plan for so long. It was really motivating for me to get back on plan. Also, I signed on to stay at my job through the summer. This has some big implications. By big implications, I mean 4 days a week at the pool. Last summer, I did not go in and sat baking in the sun. I swore that next summer would be different. So, I am really working hard to try and change my body, so that I am comfortable enough to get in the pool and swim with the kids.
Crazy! It is 2007!! I can hardly believe it! WoW! Today I downloaded the trial version of WW online. I purchased the "At Home" kit, but there are a few things missing. I don't think that I will keep it though. I have looked through the recipes and picked a few I might try, but it seems like such a hassle. I would much rather keep track of things on my own with a pen and paper. I am excited for my life to regain some normalcy. I am going to purchase text books this week, so it feels like school is getting ready to start up again. I did not meet any of my goals for the break, but that is okay. Try, Try Again! LoL.... so, I figure I can just set some new goals and keep moving. No sense allowing myself to tailspin and give up! I am pretty excited to go hard and make those darn jeans fit. They are taunting me from the hanger on my door. They are definitely an effective motivator! Hope everyone has a happy new year and an excellent work week!
I seem to be in a state of stand still.. but not. I keep telling myself that I am going to start and go hard... and I don't. Life has been so crazy lately! Things come up and it is so hard to plan for it. I have been so frustrated that again, I have resorted to eating. I know that scheduling is not an excuse, but is certainly could be one. If I continue down this path, I will wind up regaining all of my weight and feeling awful. I know that. At the time, it seems so futile and just not very much fun. I really want to go hard and make better decisions. I need to go hard and make better decisions. I don't really have much to say because lately everything has been the same. Excuses, excuses, excuses... but I guess tis' the season to change. What better time to make good decisions than the new year? So, here's to a fresh start and health decision making!!
Prior to Christmas and my holiday hiatus, I purchased some new jeans... size 10 at American Eagle. I received them in the mail and slipped them on... and they fit! Since I have gained a little back (only a few pounds left to get back to my pre-holiday weight!) they are a little snug. My parents came to town for the holidays and when they come they tend to buy some things for me. Today we went to the mall and I purchased three pairs of jeans.... all size 10. I am so frustrated. It seems like every pair of jeans is sized differently! Two were okay... definitely need to wait a few more pounds before wearing... but the other was tiny! grr.... It was pretty disheartening. It was a good motivator however. Instead of sending me into a tailspin, it helped me to turn down Old Chicago pizza.... a decision that I am pretty proud of.
Okay, so today officially marks my new "fresh start". I did really well. I ate fruits and veggies.... I had some dairy... I feel good. So, that is definitely a good thing!
So, I am definitely on my way to the Coffee shop 15. I have no idea how I gained as much as I did in the past week and a half. Literally, I had no idea that one could gain that much in such a short period of time. Granted, I am sure that a few pounds are water weight, but what a shock. I am down right embarassed to post this, but I guess what is the point if don't? I have gained back 5 pounds. So, I am at 160.4. I went and stocked my fridge full of yummy veggies and fruits. Also, I finally tracked down some WW cereal which I am pretty excited about. I am not necessarily sure that I believe in New Years resolutions, but I do think that goal setting is important. I have decided that instead of focusing so much on weight loss, I really want to make sure that I am eating healthfully. Healthdiscovery.net gives an excellent guideline with the "Healthy 8's".... so, I would like to make sure that I am eating sufficient amounts of dairy, fruits and veggies, and protein instead of just worrying about the scale. Although, after this week's monumental weigh in, maybe I need to worry abou the scale for the next few weeks. Oh well, I guess it could have been a whole lot worse if I would have had that same attitude for the entire month of December. I cannot even imagine. AHHHH....
