scentofvanilla

This is my start

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  • Name: Scentofvanilla
  • City: Charlotte
  • State: NC
  • Country: US

My Weight Loss

Height:
Start weight: 295.40lb
Current weight: 258.20lb
Goal weight: 245.00lb
Lost to date: 37.20lb
Remaining: 13.20lb

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Same 10 pounds

I have been losing and gaining the same 10 pounds for the last 6 months.  I am ready to get off of this cycle.  I know what my problem is.  I don't stick to it.  I will lose the pounds and then my life will get hectic and I will stop exercising. So I gain everything back.  I am trying to rededicated to writing what I am eating down and some form of exercise everyday.

 

Why

Why is it that when one things seems to go wrong in your life, everything else follows?  I am not going to go in to detail, but I could be homeless by the end of next week.  I really don't know what I am going to do. 

So how is this affecting my weight loss process? The interesting is that I am really focused on the process.  I am eating well and working out to try to deal with the stress of everything else.   

Goals for the Month

1. Aerobic exercise for at least 30 minutes a day

2.  Eat five fruits and vegetable servings

3. Strength training twice a week

4. Journal my food

5. Go to bed at a decent time.

TOM - Yuck!

When TOM arrived on Thursday, I was fretting have to weigh myself today, but I did it anyway.  It was a good weigh in. It is amazing because I have just really started again on Thursday.  Next week should be great.  I am looking forward to my long walk this morning. 

One of the neighboring towns is having their Labor Day Festival, I am think of going there because I can get a good walk in and see the sights.  The only drawback is all the food vendors that I will have to resist.  I can do it!

Training

Okay, so I didn't stick with all of my goals.  I did get up to do my training this morning.  I went walking with Antonio. 

The walk was a 10 minute warm-up, stretching for 5 minutes.  interval: 3 min brisk, 2 min easy, 2 min brisk, 2 min easy, 1 min brisk, 2 min easy and then a 10 min cooldown,  I was able to cover 1.8 miles. 

Starting over

My lowest weight was 256.  WTF happened?  I am now at 264, but I know what to do to get there.  I will need to actively log what I am doing.  I know that is where I went wrong.  I was doing great and then just stopped recording my movements and what I was eating.  I am starting all over.  I am going to get this down.  I am starting a 13 week walking plan.  I technically started last week, but I pulled a muscle in my calf when I was playing tennis.  So I will let you know how it goes tomorrow.

Today I do a little swimming.  I was awfully hungry today.  So I have eaten at least 3 times and I am looking forward to eating again. 

My goals for the week:

1.  Walk 10 minutes before lunch and dinner each day.

2. Do the 3 days of training.

3. Stop eating 2 hours before bedtime. 

4. Drink and refill my bottle, at least, 3 times = 72 ounces of water.

Non Scale Victory

So, I was dressing this week and after I put my sweatshirt on, looked down to check myself out.  I realized that when I looked down I couldn't see my stomach sticking out past my breast.  Go me.

26 LBS

I have lost a 2 year old...I am not trying to find her.  I am hoping a few more of her friends get lost too.

Weigh in Tomorrow

I am looking forward to it. I will say that I am addicted to my scale at home, but I don't get upset about it..I just like to use it as motivation. The way my scale has been going, things will be great tomorrow.

I am excited because I am really close to reaching my 10% goal. In all the times that I have done WW, I have never reached that one goal. I have always done something to make myself give up. It is amazing what you can do when you start to put yourself first.

Wow..I am first in my life.

Scale 2

I really need to stay off the scale. It is driving me crazy.  I think I am going to take it to my friends house or put it up so I don't have to see.  I can almost hear it calling me. 

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