Great Day

Yesterday was great! My spirits were up a great deal, and I was buuuusy. That really does help; how can you think about food when you have a bajillion errands to do? Food was right on track, surprisingly, since I didn't write my foods as I usually do. But, I feel great about it. I also did my run yesterday, which I hadn't done in over a week. I was so excited to see it show on the scale today. DOWN just over HALFWAY! That is a huge deal, and I am not ashamed to say that I am pretty darn proud. I want to see myself push through to the end. I know it's less than most goals, but in the past I have given up, and I want to prove to myself that I can do it. I DO have willpower!

Ok thanks for reading :)

Getting back on track

After this  past weekend, I'm having a hard time getting back on track. Yesterday wasn't awful, but no real calorie restriction. I'm feeling kind of down lately, and I'm sure that has something to do with it. But bottom line, when I'm taking care of myself, that alone makes me feel better on any day. I need to remember that I deserve to be in the best health and physical condition that I can. Also, it doesn't hurt that I'll have a thousand pictures taken of me in 87 short days. Crazy.  So let's see, let me plan out my day.

I already had breakfast, for lunch, I'll make it a sandwich with whole wheat bread etc. An apple as a snack, anddddddddddd dinner...that is the hardest part for me; am I the only one?

I will work on my plan for dinner; until then, everyone have a great day.

Very Hard Weekend

I really need to blog after the weekend I had. I had an overnight trip out of town, which consisted of 3 meals out, and one covered dish get -ogether. WOW. I cam back 0.6 pounds up from when I left. The way I figure it is that part of that is water weight, because I unexpectantly had quite a bit of alcohol, and the salty foods from the restaurants. We will see what is really going on this week. Still, 3.4 for my first week. I'm completely OK with that, of course. I can't wait to make it more. I tried on my wedding dress for the first time since I realized it didn't fit, and it went much better. It really motivated me to keep going. The wedding is 90 days away!!!!! I need to get back on the wagon with keeping my food log (i completely slacked over the weekend) and make the scale MOVE!!!!!

Have a great week everybody!

Cake last night

I am very proud of myself! While I did end up having cake and ice cream, and even one beer (it tasted so good!), my total calories for the day were only 1300. I worked it in! Sometimes you just have to have a treat, and it certainly was. And down today on the scale, yet again. I'm sure the last half will show to be more challenging............I'm even considering going for another 5. We'll wait and see, I'm not too worried about it right now. I just am looking forward to seeing 1 3 0 on the scale :)

As for today, nothing unusual that I know of. Definetly some working out in my near future. Tomorrow we are having a cookout, but I will try my  best to ensure there will be a lowfat protein available, and also request grilled veggie scewers ( MY FAVORITE, YUM!)

I CAN DO THIS!!!

I forgot about tonight!

I don't know how I forgot about tonight!  I am going to someone's house for cake and ice cream for my future brother in law's birthday. I initially thought I should completely skip eating it altogether, and just have lots of water or something, or treat myself to a diet soda.  Now, I have the thought running through my head that if I go and don't eat it, I will feel deprived...hmm....I AM having an unplanned meal on Friday at my fiance's grandparents, and WOW, now that I think about it, I'm going to a birthday party on Saturday. Ok, now that I've realized all this, I think I will go ahead and avoid the cake and ice cream completely. Too many unknowns later in the week. Good for me for taking that into account.

Yesterday went well over all, but I need to get in more veggies. I will incorporate a salad with lunch today, and more veggies with dinner. I also got a large water bottle that holds all of the water I need for the entire day, so once I finish it, I know I'm done. I didn't have to worry about counting, refilling, etc. It really helped. I think it's been helping flush the water weight out. I was expecting to maintain or go up from yesterday (because I had an unusually large drop), but I was down another 0.8 today! I know, I know, it's only the first week, but It's still very encouraging to see.

Also, I didn't follow through with the exercise yesterday, I need to get on that!!!

Yay!

Parent's meal at their house went great! Holding back really paid off this morning; huge drop in the scale. Don't worry, I'm not getting too excited, I know I may fluctuate back up, but STILL!

Mom had a left over chicken breast for me, and I ate the veggies, and splurged on a piece of bread, YUM! Then, when everyone else had ice cream, I had crystal lite.

No big challenges today (that I know about), so that is good. My plan is to either go jogging, or a long walk this evening.

Also, I need to start mentally preparing for this coming Friday; I'm going to my fiance's grandparent's home, and I know she will prepare a huge meal or calorie rich foods.

Have a great Monday, everyone!

Linds

Parent's house tonight

Well, I did it, I got through the first day. I know that is the easy part, but I actually started, instead of putting it off, so yay for me! I did well. As for this next week, I want to concentrate on getting all of my water in, and more veggies to keep me full.  If I just decide that it's OK to feel hunger sometimes, I will be fine. I don't need to munch everytime I feel a tinge. :)

Anyway, tonight I'm going over to my parent's house for dinner, and they are not having a weight loss-friendly meal....BBQ ribs, collard greens, baked beans. I may call to see if she will throw a chicken breast on there for me..........I need to think this one out. One thing I've learned from the past is to have a plan whenever the situation allows. Just "winging it" it really asking for it.

First Day

So this is the first day of my honest attempt at getting this weight off, for real. While I do not have that much to lose, I continuously sabotage myself, and have given up too easily in the past. It's tough, because while there are some things with my body I am not satisfied with, I'm not completely horrified or anything; the fact of the matter is that I bought my wedding dress, and after the stress of a move, lack of control, etc, I've gained weight, and no longer fit comfortably in the gown. This makes me incredibly uneasy, and I just can not continue to pretend it isn't a problem. So, here I go. A few years ago, I lost 20 lbs....great! But then I let it creep back on slowly. After the weight started to come back on, I tried countless times to bring it back down. I usually started off great! Then, after the first two weeks, I allowed myself to stop caring. I've never used a website like this one. I have viewed blogs and message boards dealing with weight loss before, but never participated. So here I am.....going to participate, and hoping that this vital part will help me push through the point where I would typically give up.