January down, February to go

So this morning I was 171 again. Darn. I went ahead and logged it though since this is February 1st. I lost exactly 5 lbs in January, which was my goal. Now it's February and I have to get started trying to lose that next 5 lbs. I plan to go to the gym tonight. I haven't gone in a while. Darn again. I don't know why I'm not motivated to go. Having 5 more lbs in front of me to lose should be a good motivator now though. I only have this membership until March 2, I really should take advantage of it.

Diet and work

I had gotten down to 170 last week, so close to the 160s. Today I was 171, darn, that's the wrong direction. I'm really going to make an effort to get in the 160s this week.

My sister came into town on Saturday and we stayed up late eating a ton of candy. She went to the Candy Expo with my brother (due to his candy website - candyaddict.com) and had bags and bags of crazy candies. It was so fun to sit down and pour it all out and pick through to test the different candies. So fun, but so many calories I'm sure. I felt so fat on Sunday. I was afraid to even weigh myself the last two days. I tried to eat well yesterday though and today I was 171, so not too bad. I think if I drink a ton of water, I might wash it all out and be 170 again tomorrow. I'm going to try to go to the gym tonight.

Oh, my boss told me that I might be going to Colombia, South America for my next project. He's not positive yet though, he said he'd let me know. I know I will need some notice to get my immunizations and stuff if it ends up happening. My company isn't good at giving notice. Usually you get a call Friday night and they say they want you to book a plane ticket and be somewhere by Monday morning for work. We'll see. And no, I don't speak much Spanish. I know, "hello" "how are you?" "goodbye" "water" "I don't speak spanish" and "butterfly." I guess it will be a good chance to learn though.

Recovered and moving forward

I think I might be moving forward in the wrong way as I was up one pound when I weighed this morning. Oh well. I did have some delicious lasagna and crescent rolls for dinner last night. I was really craving some pasta. It was yum yum yum. I don't regret it. I had oatmeal for breakfast this morning. I'm having a turkey sandwich for lunch and cottage cheese and peaches for a snack before the gym. When I return from the gym, I'm going to have a big salad. That's my plan and I'm sticking to it!

My sister is coming to visit tomorrow so I have to clean when I get home tonight.

I also have a 1 on 1 meeting with my boss today. I hope he tells me they have another assignment for me. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.  Things are going well. I'm still motivated. I do need to do more cardio on the days I don't go to the gym though. I've been doing lunges and squats and pushups and crunches, but I haven't been walking the dogs or on the treadmill. That will be my goal for the next week, more cardio more often.

Uh oh, I think I'm sick

So I went to the gym last night for about an hour. I warmed up then did weights, then cooled down on a stationery bike. It was good. I stopped and got half a greek salad for dinner. All I ate yesterday was a bowl of cereal and that half salad and a french baguette that came with it. I know that wasn't enough food.

Maybe that's why I'm sick today. I tried to go to bed about midnight last night and my stomach hurt and I got a migraine and just felt all around yucky. I didn't get to sleep until about 5am and then I kept waking up. Today my nose is all runny and I feel gross. I think I'm going to lay back down for a bit and then have some chicken noodle soup. I didn't weigh today. I hope I'm still at 171.

*Update* So I slept until 5pm. I'm feeling better. I don't know what my deal was. Anyway, I weighed myself when I got up and I was 170! Holy cow, I would be so happy if I got in the 160s before the end of January! I'm sure it's because I hadn't eaten in 22 hours, but maybe I can keep it off.

I need a hot chocolate and a couple of fat chicks

Yesterday I was so hungry all day and I thought I was eating like a pig and today I was down another pound. I was 171 this morning. Yay! I've lost 5 lbs in January already. That was my goal, 5 lbs a month. Maybe I'll do 6 pounds this month! That would be great.

Yesterday I had a turkey, cheese and mustard sandwich with a pickle. Then I had a vanilla yogurt (not low fat or lite or anything) with some lowfat granola. Then I had a bowl of cereal. Then I had a mini bag of popcorn with 2 pieces of chocolate. I drank about 50 oz of water.

Digression - I'm watching a travel show and this guy is in Paris and it's cold and he said "I need a hot chocolate and a couple of fat chicks." Thus, the name of this blog. I guess we would warm him up with our great mass? At least we're good for something. Haha.

Today I had a bowl of cereal. I think I'll have cottage cheese and peaches for a snack before I go to the gym. I've decided to go lift weights every Tuesday and Friday. I have to think of something healthy to eat after the gym. Maybe I'll stop at Atlanta Bread Company and get another Greek salad. It sure was good last time.

Good luck everyone!

160s here I come

Today I was 172. Yay! I'm back to what I was at the end of October. It's kind of depressing to think of it that way. I only have 17 lbs to lose to be at my weight I was when I got married. Not too bad. My 2 year anniversary is March 18th. I should be down at least 7 pounds by then so I'll only be 10lbs up from my wedding date, that's only 5lbs/year. No biggie. Ooh, I think I'll post a pic in my wedding dress for you to compare.

I've been watching my calories. Last night I had that cottage cheese and peaches for dinner and then I got hungry later and had a bowl of vegetable soup. It was very low in calories, but high in sodium. I really need to drink a lot of water today to make up for it. I brought a oatmeal cream pie in here (office) with me to eat after the soup, but I couldn't even eat all the soup. Thank goodness. So I skipped the cream pie. Yay me.

Today I had a turkey and cheese sandwich with mustard for lunch and a pickle. That's all I've had so far. I stopped at the store and bought some maple and brown sugar mini-wheats to have for breakfast tomorrow. I love those. I'm a big cereal fan. I really wanted a hot dog for lunch but I had that turkey sandwich instead. Jason has pizza to eat for dinner so I can have something (semi-)healthy. I should have bought some more lettuce at the store. Shoot. I'll have soup again if I have to. I love having soup in the middle of a sourdough bread bowl, so delicious, but I refrained from buying the bread bowls at Publix Supermarket today. I like potato soup in them. Yum. Oh well, new habits, right?

Good luck everyone! We can do it!

Feeling encouraged

Today I was back to 172.5, which is what my last weight log says. It took me a while to get back to that. I hope I can manage to get into the 160s this time instead of going up the 170s again. Friday I had my appointment with my trainer. Man, did that hurt or what? I am still SO sore. It hurts to sit down, stand up, walk around, do anything really. I think it was all the lunges. I hate lunges.

The trainer said I should eat 1742 calories a day to lose 1.5 lbs a week. I weighed 178 at the gym (middle of the day, fully clothed), so he did 178 x 10 = 1780 and multiplied that by 1.4 (very light activity during the day) to get 2492. Apparently that's how much I need to eat a day to maintain this weight. Then he said if I wanted to lose 1.5 pounds/week that I needed to eat 750 calories less than that. Apparently it takes 500 calories less a day to lose one pound a week, so that leaves me with 1742 calories a day. That's good to know. I'm going to try to do that. I'm not good at counting calories though. I think I probably need to find a site that lists the calories of food since I don't always have the nutritional info of the food I eat. I used to use fitday.com and I liked it. I think I'll try that again.

Yesterday I went to a baby shower and I was so proud of myself. I didn't eat any of the sweets they had there. I had chicken nuggets and vegetables - celery, carrots, tomatoes. For breakfast I had a bowl of cereal and when I came home I had a small bowl of chicken stew, a piece of cornbread and the rest of a salad I had bought Friday night after the workout. I stayed up until 1:30am and didn't snack either. Go me!

Today I had a roast beef sandwich, pickles and reduced fat potato chips. It's Sunday football, so I got Jason a pizza and had one small slice. When I get hungry again, I'm going to eat some cottage cheese and Lite peaches. I love that combination.

Scales

I think my scale officially broke. It used to say 240s and I'd have to step on and off it to get it to say my real weight in the 170s. Now it's barely working at all and when I do see something, it says something in the 240s. I know I didn't gain 70 lbs overnight, so I think it's time to get a new scale.

I did pretty well yesterday. I think the worst thing I had was a piece of cornbread with the chicken stew for dinner and then I had an oatmeal cream pie around 10pm. I felt thinner this morning, but who knows?

I have that 1 hour training appointment with the buy at Bally today at 5pm. I hope I don't make a fool of myself. Is that silly? I just had a bowl of cereal. I'll have chicken stew for lunch. If I need a snack before Bally I will have cottage cheese and peaches.

Up today

Yes, I was up 1.5 lbs this morning. Crazy scale, crazy body. I only had about 20 oz of water yesterday. I'm hoping that's the reason. I didn't eat very healthy yesterday but I didn't eat very much either. I had a bowl of cereal, a granola bar and some boneless wings and fries. I know, not good. I think I'm too lazy to fix healthy food. I'm going to make some chicken stew today. I don't really know what the nutritional value of it will be. The recipe calls for chicken breast, tomato paste, evaporated milk, shoepeg corn, potatoes. I plan to go light on the potatoes, but other than that, it doesn't sound too bad. Maybe I'll throw in some carrots. I usually eat it with sweet cornbread. I guess I'll skip that.

I got an 8 week free Bally's membership through the Discovery Channel website. I think yesterday was thelast day they were doing it. The nearest Bally's is almost 30 mins away so I doubt I'll go too often. I have an appointment with a trainer at 5pm today. My plan is to try to walk here at home at least 3-4 times a week and then go to Bally's 2 times a week for weights. I'm hoping increasing my muscle mass will make me lose weight faster. I'll let you know how that goes.

*Update* - I went to Bally Total Fitness this evening. It was pretty good. A man named Jeff walked me around and showed me how to use some machines. He said there was a 1 hour personal training session I could have for free, so I'm doing that Friday at 5pm. He said be prepared to work hard and to be sore for 2 or 3 days after. I asked him if he was going to make me cry. He laughed. One positive about the experience, as I was leaving, I saw Jeff and said, "Thanks Jeff, I'll see you on Friday" and as I was walking away, another trainer said to him, "Why do you get all the cute girls?" Yay, I'm cute. I talked to a nutritionist person first and he said I should eat 6 small meals a day, duh. He told me to cut out bread, darn. He told me I should make wrap instead of sandwiches, I don't think I'm going to do that. I'll stop eating rolls and toast, but I have to have bread on sandwiches.

BTW - it's snowing here. It hasn't snowed like this in Atlanta since 1994. Crazy.

Slow going

Yesterday I had a bowl of cereal for breakfast, then I had roast pork, potatoes, and 2 rolls for lunch. Then I had a hot dog for dinner. I was 173 this morning. Still 3 down from Jan 1st. I have until the end of the month to lose 2 more pounds. I keep bouncing back and forth between 172 and 173. I really need to get out of the 170s. I've been here for TOO long now.

I didn't go for a walk yesterday either. It got pretty cold here all of the sudden. They're calling for some kind of "winter precipitation" either tonight or tomorrow night. I guess if I want to go for a walk I should do it earlier rather than later. I can always get on my treadmill, the puppies just miss out if I do.

Jake, my dachshund that swallowed the chicken wing bone, seems to be okay. I hope he is. He acted like he had to throw up last night, but didn't actually throw up anything. I fed him more rice and pumpkin. I hope he isn't having any complications.

I just ate a bowl of cereal for today. I need to have a turkey sandwich for lunch and salad for dinner. We'll see if that actually happens.