Woo Hoo!

Ok, girls...this is a quickie.  Just got back from weigh in and I'm down another 1.4 pounds.  Now I get to treat myself to a little something tonight.

Have a great weekend!  I'll check in soon.

Survived another holiday...

food wise.  I know it's awful to dread holidays and social occassions but that's kind of where I am right now.  So much temptation!  However, I am happy to report that I held up reasonably well this time.  Tuesday night we ended up going to a baseball game and I laid off the beer and even though I had to end up eating dinner there I don't think I did too bad.  I just had a plain hamburger and some fruit and salad.  Hopefully not too bad.  Yesterday we went to my parent's for a 4th cookout and I brought my own food with me.  I ended up having a really....skinny slice of cake.  That was the only food not on my diet menu. 

Things are also getting easier because my family and friends are finally starting to catch on to the fact that I am really determined to stick with this diet.   When I started my diet a month ago I decided not to drink any alcohol for for two months and then gradually start letting myself have a drink now and then.  That has been so hard.  People get very suspicious when you are not drinking.  It took two weeks to convince everyone that I'm not pregnant.  They are finally convinced and have stopped offering me drinks. 

Hope everyone else had a happy, skinny holiday.  Check in with you soon. 

Tuesday Blahs...

Nothing new to report.  Other than it's Tuesday, the most blah day of the week.  The minutes are crawling by and I can't to get myself motivated enough to get any real work done.  Can't wait for the holiday tomorrow and vacation day Thursday.  Oops...it's 12:30.  Time to eat my Jenny's Personal Pizza for lunch.  The highlight of my day!  Talk to you soon. 

Hooray!

My hard work last week paid off at the scale on Saturday.  Down another 1.2 pounds.  And I was able to complete all of the intervals on my c25k workout this morning.  I know I said I was going to treat myself to some Indian food this weekend  but that didn't work out.  Instead I had a cheeseburger on Saturday night and it was delicious!  Yesterday I was right back on the program and cooked a delicous, low-fat dinner for Hubby and I.

Well...back to work.  More later, I need to go and check on my friends. 

Well, I'm back.  Just checked in with everyone and GCQMom has inspired me to take some time for self reflection and jot down a few personal goals for the next half of this year.  So...here goes.

1. Continue to work my JC program.
2. Continue to work-out at least 4 times a week.
3. Finish the c25k and be able to actually run the 5k.
4. Be below 200 pounds by 12/31

While I'm setting my goals I want to pause and give myself snaps for the few things I have accomplished over the past three weeks.

1. Lost 6.6 pounds.
2. Became more active, working out at least 3 times a week.
3. Started drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day.
4. Stopped drinking diet soda.
5. Started eating my 5 fruits and veggies a day.
6. Started this blog to keep myself motivated, document my journey, and meet some fabulous new people.

Superior

That's how I feel today.  Let's see how long that feeling lasts... But seriously, I have been so good this week.   I accomplished all of my goals:  drank my water and milk, ate my fruits, and did c25k three days plus strength training last night.  I really hope it all pays off at weigh-in tomorrow morning.  If it does, I think I will treat myself with a teansy bit of Indian food tomorrow night.  Oh how I miss my Chicken Tikka...why did our love affair have to end??   I promise to only have one piece of naan and totally skip the samosas.

On to other matters - TGIF everyone.  I'm so looking forward to the weekend and relaxing a little bit.  And hooray! for the holiday next week.  I'm hoping to squeeze a vacation day next to the 4th.  I desperately need to clean out my closets and I might just be able to do it with all this motivation and energy on my side.  Plus, DirecTV sent us a coupon for 20 FREE pay per view movies.  Enough said - you know where I will be spending most of my time in the next few days. 

Talk to you soon.

C25K

Week 1 Day 2 of C25K.  Simply put, it is kicking my butt.  I'm going to stick with it though.  I have always wanted to be able to run 5K and I am determined this time.   I even felt a little woozy when I got to work this morning but thankfully the feeling is starting to wear off.  My body is in total shock.  I haven' t pushed it this hard for over a year.  Because I am so out of shape I think I am going to do each week of the program twice before moving on to the next week. 

The good news - I found some lovely podcasts on iTunes by a great guy named Rober Ullrey.  He did the C25K too and recorded these free podcasts that let you work out to music and he even times the program for you telling you when to walk and when to jog.  Plus he added lots of motivating messages throughout the program.  I can't tell you how helpful it was.  I didn't have to watch the clock as I went and he picked some truly jammin tunes.

I wish everyone a skinny day!  Talk to you soon!

An apple a day...

So my goal for this week is to eat more fruit and dairy.  I got scolded by my Jenny consultant for not eating all of my fruits and drinking my milk.   I'm currently on the 1500 calorie diet and with that comes 3 fruit servings a day and 2 glasses of milk.  My JCC thinks I may be sabotaging my weight loss by not eating all of my calories.  So I created myself a daily checklist for fruit and milk servings and figured out some new ways to get the fruit down.  I guess I just wasn't thinking but duh... orange juice and apple sauce are fruits (in disguise...)  And hooray! My new bedtime snack is a glass of chocolate milk.

Goals for the Week

• Eat my fruit
• Drink my milk
• Drink my water
• Stick to my workout plan

Four sticks of butter...GONE!

Well, I had my weigh-in on Saturday.  Down 1 lb.  I was kind of hoping for more but given all of the substitutions I had to make for family gatherings, etc. I really can't complain.  I'll take it!

And hooray for me.  Yesterday, hubby and I took the dog for a 2 mile walk then I came home and cleaned the whole house.  And...I cleaned out the treadmill room and got hubby to re-connect the DirecTV in that room.  I was up at 7 a.m. this morning and walked/jogged for a 1/2 hour.  I'm going to start slow and build up my time.  Just the fact that I got so much accomplished yesterday and was up early today is a huge victory.  I can't remember the last time I had this much energy or determination.

I hope everyone else's weigh-in went well.  I'll be checking in soon. 

Happy Monday!

TGIF...I think

Well, it's Friday.  Tomorrow is my weigh-in and I think I have done pretty well this week.  The week hasn't been without it's challenges.  My SIL was visiting over the weekend and into the beginning of the week so I had to make a few adjustments in my menu for dining out, etc.  Overall, I think I handled it pretty well.  I've also had a few challenges at work.  Yesterday morning I arrived to a dozen doughnuts next to the office printer.  In case I haven't mentioned it before, doughnuts are my favorite thing in the whole world.  I may love them more than my husband...  Anyway, luckily they disappeared pretty quickly and weren't too much of a temptation.  Today it's someone's birthday and I see a huge chocolate cake.  Hopefully my looming weigh-in will keep me straight. 

I have to confess that weekends worry me the most.  My work week is so structured that it's easy to stay with my diet routine.  The weekend is two days of freedom in which I can get into all kinds of trouble.  Oh well...I'll just have to learn to deal and DH will help me pull through. 

Have a good weekend everyone!  My goal:  dig out the treadmill and prepare to jump on it Monday.

Thanks

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and support.   Being overweight is something that has always made me feel so alone and ashamed.  It's nice to find a place where others are experiencing the same feelings, struggles, and triumphs.  Here's to a great week!