WOOT WOOT

 EXCITEMENT!  4.2 lbs away from my WW goal... 

After last week's minor gain (water weight... guess why...) I needed this this week.  The ladies I see there every week (Allison and Becky) cheered for me when I raised my hand for the 10 lb. loss (since I've been back on WW) mark.  It's the cheesiest, yet most satisfying feeling, when someone else is there to give you a happy moment like that.

I got my leader to sign my book and everything. I'm now only shooting for a half a lb. a week.  If I lose more, awesome... if not, oh well.

Grace and love ,

-Paula

Goals rediscovered...

 So I lost another 3.6 lbs!  I'm up to 8.8 lbs. lost since I started back on WW and almost about to hit the 90 lb. loss since high school... AND I'm 5.6 lbs. away from the WW goal :-D  I'm UBER excited.  Even though I want to lose more than the 5.6 lbs... At least I can still go to meetings and not have to give an arm, a leg, and my first unborn child to keep losing weight.

I'm so excited about being back into the swing of things.  I eat and record what I eat, I exercise... and I just FEEL better now that I'm doing all this again.

More soon... catch whoever reads this next week for another update. :-) I might also post some more pictures.

Grace and love 

Paula

First five pounds...

I am excited!  I lost my five first five pounds at WW. 

I overslept this morning and ended up going to the 11 am meeting at weight watchers... But I think it was the best thing I did... the leader there is amazing!

And I realized that I'm only 9.2 lbs. away from goal weight, and that to lose under 160 is MY choice and I'm not forced by WW to commit to a weight under that.

Honestly though, I really just want to be healthy and 160 lbs. is a healthy weight for my height.

I guess that's it though.  Not as stressful this semester (which is good), but I still have a TON of work to do.

Grace and Love, 

Paula

Another new start....

So I rejoined Weight Watchers... it really just needed to happen... I know I have an eating problem.  It's also not going to get any better when the real work at school starts 

Speaking of which... school started back today.  Once again... like last semester.... most of my classes are Monday, Wed., and Friday.  It's a little stressful to get all this stuff read in this amount of time... but I figure that it will be less stressful than last semester.  I'm taking 13 hours instead of 15 and I don't have a part time job this semester.  I hope that I can still do this.

Sometimes I feel really alone in my program.  I know I shouldn't, but I just do.  I'm trying not to fall into negativity, but it seems to surround me ALL THE TIME.  Which is why I overeat... I get upset or depressed and it just happens.  I'm tired of it, which is why I really need to get around people who stay positive about SOMETHING...  I dunno

Maybe I'm wrong... maybe I'm just a drama queen.  Who knows?  I just know I can't give up at this now, I've come too far to give up...

Guess that's it... I'll post my weigh in weight on Saturday...

Grace and Love

Paula

Ready... Set.... GO!!!!

I've gained.... a bunch....

But you know what? I'm taking control again... and I've decided on a few things....

1.) I have to keep this weight off... I will NOT see 200lbs again.

2.) I have to do this for myself.... NOT for a boy, NOT for my family... for ME and for MY health.

3.) I don't care how small or big I am... I will continue to feel better about myself and will continue to feel and look FABULOUS.

That's my simple little mantra for 2008... a self-motivation if you will...

Here's to the start of a new year...

Paula

Gain

Blah, that's about how I feel right now....

Everything stresses me out about this semester... the work load, the assistantship, the whole "moving to a new place and meeting new people thing"

Yeah, 3 and a half lbs doesn't seem like a lot over the amount of time from my last post, but it still feels a little devastating.

Once my work load calms down and I get stuff organized, I will utilize the campus gym on my free mornings. Maybe then I'll start feeling better as well.

I guess that's it for now...

~*Grace and Love*~

Paula

Back on the wagon?

I think it's about time to start back on the whole WW thing. I know I can do it on my own, which is what I'm going to do considering that all WWs in TN are franchise owned.... and I can't do the whole $12 a week thing.

I need to hit up the gym. Maybe find a gym partner... though my pal Katie said she'd do that with me. We need to find a time. I think once I get settle more in Knoxville, I will at least start walking again. It'd probably make my legs feel better.

Other than that life is peachy.... slowly starting to accept the fact that I am not as big as I used to be, but I've still got a ways to go. Prayer and/or good vibes (for those religious and non-religious) is always appreciated.

Not as short a post as the last, but that's all for now.

Grace and Love

Paula

Moved

So I'm here in Knoxville... getting ready to start school soon. I'm still losing weight miraculously. I think it's because I'm walking in the blasted sun to the bus stop constantly. BLAH for this heat.

Anyway, I think that's a short and sweet post.

~*Grace and Love*~

Paula

Take a break

So I've decided today that this week is going to be a "break" from "dieting."

But it's only for a week. ONLY for a week. Because when I saw this blog I was like "Do I really need a break? I need to keep going full speed." However, with everything going on right now (i.e. me moving to a new state, starting school soon, starting a job), I think it's best that I do try to settle in a new place before I start in on keeping up with my points. Even though I'm not going to technically be a part of weight watchers for a while *I don't have enough money for it, but I have the books* I have also decided to try to keep up with my points on my own. I'm usually very meticulate about stuff like this when I start it.

So with that in mind, I'm going to weigh myself on my own scale tomorrow and from now on focus on using that scale... I'm not really sure if I'm going to keep the whole "Monday weigh in" the same, I might change my day. Who knows? I'll figure the rest of this out when I move into my new apt.

I guess that's all.

~*Grace and Love*~

Paula

2nd or 3rd grade....

Is the last time I've seen the weight I'm at right now. Also, I was about 4 foot something when I was that young.... so I'm pretty sure I was the "fat kid" in school. I think that's about the age I really started to gain a lot of weight.

So now I'm shooting for 145-150 lbs. I think I'd look right at that weight... maybe. But I still want to lose all my fat and gain muscle.

I'm just excited I FINALLY hit the 160's. :-D

Grace and Love,

Paula