It's been a while since I posted last....I'm still hanging in there!!! I have begun studying for the Series 7 brokers exam and it is kicking my butt!!! Somedays I feel like the book is written in French!! Most of my day consist of studying but I'm making sure that I don't turn to food during this stressful time in my life. I'm still working out at the YMCA 3 times a week...two days out of the 3 I am doing water aerobics and one day I walk for about 30 mins. I have lost another 4.5lbs since my last weigh-in and am estatic to say the least!!! I'm looking forward to meeting my 50lb mini goal by October. You should see me strutting around all over the place thinking I am Da' Bomb!!! Hey if I don't think it......who else will(besides my Husband and Mama...haha)!!! I'm definitely gonna do better with my postings because when I was on this site on a regular basis I was very motivated and encouraged. So I have to do better. Well almost 4:30 time to go home. I will post later since I will weigh in today.
Ok, so yesterday I went to the water aerobics class at the Y! Everything was going really well....having a great time and feeling fine.....but then.............why did I get sick to my stomach and almost hurl in the pool....luckily I was able to get out just in time!!! I ate some cheese about an hour before and my stomach is weak anyway.....so I guess I won't be trying that again next week!!! On the flip side though, I did weigh again on yesterday. I am down to 330.4!!! I couldn't believe it! I'm so happy that my determination is finally paying off. I think I'll run a little while longer to see what the ends gonna be!!! :0) Have a great Friday!!!
Is this week going by slow or what??? I woke up thinking it was Friday and it is really screwing me up!! I'm on my new job for the first full week and am so slacking!!! I bet they are wondering if they made the wrong decision!! Until I get my series 7 and 63, I'm basically doing the same job that I did in my other department...so please tell me....if I know the job, why do they think I need to train for 2 weeks!!! Talk about boring!!! Since I discovered that I have lost more weight it has given me a whole lot of motivation to do better. I'm just hoping that I will stay motivated. I definitely need to lose at least 50 lbs by the time I go on vacation in October. I refuse to get on the plane with all this extra weight. I'm probably just paranoid but it seems that when you are overweight on an airplane people look at you like you are crazy!! I really just want to be able to fit in the seat w/o being uncomfortable for the entire trip!!! Anyway... I will be starting a water aerobics class today. I'm excited, just hope they don't do any crazy stuff b/c I surely can't swim. Surely I won't drown in 5 ft of water though, especially since I'm over 6 feet tall.....wouldn't that be something!!! :) Well I guess I better get back to work. Don't want to but I will. Have a great day.
Ok, so I finally put my YMCA membership back to use on yesterday. I haven't been to the Y in about 3 weeks!!! I walked 2 miles and I felt so great! I plan to get back into my routine of walking at least 2 miles a day and hopefully I can progress further after a month or so. I also weighed myself and have lost a total of 9.5 lbs!! Talk about excited. I have also been looking into trying weight watchers. I think that will give me even better results. Well, I'm supposed to be working.....more updates to come.
Today is a very exciting day for me!!! I started a new job as a broker for a major securities dealer. I will be in the process of studying for the series 7 and 63 exams. I was totally blessed by God to even get the position, as I am sure that there were other candidates interviewed who had already obtained licenses. I am so BLESSED!! My first day was exciting...I didn't eat anything the entire day. Of course by the time I got off I was starving......The point......I Cheated! I had bread for the first time in 2 weeks. I have been working really hard to stay away from the carbs and the sweets. I've had great success. Even though I have not weighed myself in a while, I have been losing inches! I was able to fit into a suit that I was stuffing myself into about 4 weeks ago!!! Yeah me!! I will do better next week and make sure I eat according to my normal schedule. I have to just get back in the groove and make sure that I don't allow myself to lose focus. I'm still very determined and I can still do this. Phillipians 4:13 says "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me". For that reason.....I will succeed, success is mine for the asking.
I'm still hanging in there! Overall I have done well this week with eating and drinking water. I am very proud of myself for that! I have come to several realizations this week. The first being that I was addicted to food. I have a family member that used to be strung out on drugs and I used to look at her and wonder how someone could allow themselves to get to that point.......well, well well, it is the same thing for the weight! How did I allow myself to get to this point? Instead of beating myself up for it, I will do something about it. When you make a change there has to be a starting point so here is mine. I am learning to not overeat. Before I eat I have to determime the reason that I'm eating. Is it out of boredom or am I really hungry. After determining the reason for eating, I have to decide the right thing to eat. Do I eat to satisfy my junk craving or to satisfy my body healthwise. I'm tired of going to Lane Bryant shopping for clothes only to find that they don't have my size in most of them. Now you know, that when you go into the big girl store and they don't have your size that's a problem(lol)!! I always wonder to myself, how many size 28's can there possibly be(lol)!!! All jokes aside.....I want to be able to fit into the cute clothes again and for my outside to match my inside. I have a lot of self confidence, I believe that I am beautiful and if anyone thinks any different.....that's thier opinion and they are entitled to it!!! I will never allow myself to be anything less than the beautiful person that I have always been, however I will continue to take strides to be beautiful and have a BANGING BODY!!!
Today marks the first successful week of my new life. I definitely had some good days and some bad days. I thank God the good days outweighed the bad. I came to grips this week that I'm gonna need lots of help if I'm gonna lose this weight. When I started last Thursday I weighed in at an astounding 343 lbs! I have not weighed as of yet, however just changing my eating habits and being mindful of how much I am eating and why I'm eating it has given me an all new outlook on my problem. I'm determined to lose weight!! I have a wonderful Husband who is supportive and loving. I'm looking forward to my new life. I am fully aware that just as it has taken years to gain the weight; it will take just as many to take it off.
