Another 2.4 pounds!!!

I was so excited this morning when I went to my weigh in. I was so hoping that I would lose the last few pounds to put me at 15 and I DID IT!!! I'm at a total loss of 15 pounds in 8 weeks. Now my next goal is 20 pounds. At 20 I told myself I could get a pedicure. My feet are in desperate need of some attention so I hope it doesn't take to long to get another 5 pounds. I was so excited I don't even remember what we talked about at the meeting. Oh well there is always next week.

MORE FAVORITES!!!

Smart Ones chocolate chip cookie dough sundae!!! Was wanting something tasty and sinful today. I had got this a couple of weeks ago and just hadn't tried it. SO GOOD!! Tasted like the real thing, which is always good.

Another New Favorite

Lean Cuisine Garlic Chicken Pizza. I tried this one today and it is so tasty. It is a little higher in points 8. But it is worth it. So if you are craving pizza or garlic this is a good one.

ANT

Ants...My first thought is tiny crawlers that make me itch and drive me crazy in the spring when it seems that they are after anything and everything. At our meeting this week we talked about a different kind of ANTS
Automatic negative thoughts.....when you stop and think about it negative thoughts are about the same as real ants. They drive you crazy and devour all positive. IF you allow it. So what can you do to change you negative thoughts? I've thought about it the last few days. I tend to get caught up in the things that I haven't done. Take this last weeks weigh in, I only lost .6. At first I was beating myself up, why didn't I do better? Why can't I lose this faster? When I should've reminded myself of exactly how far I've come. Some weeks are going to be small losses but it is still a loss. Some weeks I'm going to have big losses. I may even have a bad week where I actually gain. I can't judge myself by what the scale says. It is just a # after all. I'm a person who has taken charge and am doing what it takes to make positive changes. That my friends is a GREAT thing. I am very proud of myself.

So I challenge you to do whatever it takes to retrain your brain to think positive thoughts about yourself. Take a pad of post it notes put them by your mirror and every time you look in that mirror write something positive that you like about yourself and post it on the mirror. See how quickly you cover your mirror. Now you can "see" all that everyone else sees all the time.

Have a fabulous weekend!!!!

Sweet!!!

Ok I know you all have them, those clothes pushed way back in the back of your closet. Those clothes that are your someday clothes. Your smaller sizes. Well today I ventured into that part of my closet I picked out a pair of capri's and a shirt that didn't fit earlier in the summer(I know I tried). Took a deep breath and dared to put them on. First the capri's, could it be they went over my hips. Now the true test can I get them buttoned and zipped? YES. They buttoned right up and zipped the true test I COULD MOVE AND BREATHE:) Then came the shirt granted it was a tshirt but a much smaller size. I put it on and it was loose. So I wore this to church it's only half a day if I don't like the way it wears I can come home and change. I received more compliments and more people asking not have you lost but how much weight have you lost? The last few weeks I've been wearing my big and baggy so you really couldn't tell that a loss had taken place but today with clothes that fit you could tell. It felt so good and it gave me the much needed boost to keep going.

1 more pound. Total loss 12 pounds.

First....BASEBALL is over!!!! This is good for me for so many reasons, I don't have to rush every night to get to the ball field in time just so I can sit and watch a game. This leads me to munch and not really pay attention to what I'm munching. All the munching kinda caught up with me. I lost 1 pound which I know is good I still lost but I'm hoping that now that ball is over I can get back into some sort of routine again. A routine that doesn't include munching at the ball field and can include some sort of exercise. Today I spent the day painting, my son's room and the hall way if I could do this everyday that would be a great workout.

At today's meeting we talked about eating patterns. Their are 3 different types of eating patterns, you have the ones that eat 3 square meals a day, then you have 3 meals a day + snacks, then you have those that graze. Which kind are you? I'm more of the 3 meals + snack. We talked about the positives and negatives of each type of pattern. It made me stop and think about not only the type of meals I'm having but more important what type of snack I'm having. If you aren't careful the snacks can sneak up on you and you can easily blow your day by too many snacks. But a good snack can prevent you from getting to hungry and over eating at your meal. I'm trying to learn and pay attention to my body and when it is telling me I'm hungry and more importantly when I'm full.

Will Power Fading

I knew the day would come when my will power wouldn't be like it was the first week of this adventure. Well that day has come. I got off my game this last weekend and am having trouble getting back on track. I start the day off doing great and through the day, actually I make it through the hardest part of my day which is mid afternoon. Then evening comes and we start the running with baseball...UGH....baseball, will it ever end. We are in the end of the season tournaments and I can't wait for it to be over. Anyways, I get to the ball field early in the evening around 5:30 will power intact, then the smells from the concession stand start to waft my way. I slowly feel my will power fade away. I bring my own snacks but they don't look or taste nearly as good as pretzels with cheese or nachos or a hot dog. Last night I caved and had nachos and to be honest they didn't taste as good as I thought they would. Then we got done with the ball games around 8ish and everyone was starving hungry so I called in chinese. I know horrible for you even if you aren't trying to lose weight. So I woke up this morning feeling sluggish and bloated, BUT have done well so far today. I just can't seem to get my excitement back in my spirit. But I keep taking one step at a time knowing that when I go to weigh in and I lose pounds I will be glad I kept going forward even when I didn't "feel" like it.

4th caught up to me.

I went to my meeting today determined that I wasn't going to beat myself up much if I had a weight gain. Well I gained.2. I asked them if I could go strip down I'm sure my clothes weighed more than 2/10th's of a pound. So I wasn't too upset I just have to do better next week.
Today we had a guest leader and she talked about using the core plan. Which I have never thought about trying because quite honestly it scared me. 1. I don't really like a lot of the foods that are core. 2. I'm not for sure if I have the self control to stop when I'm full. But the way she presented it made me think I might be able to do it. I'm still going to keep on the flex for right now. When I get to the point that I'm in a slump and not losing I will try it. She talked about how switching it up can shake your system up enough to jump start metabolism. She also made mention of when do we know we are full? You eat until you need to take that first breath. You know when you are eating and you feel the need to take a deep breath. That's your body telling you that you need to stop you are full. So I'm going to try and listen to my body more and when it tells me stop I'm going to. That is after all what I'm after. The ability to control myself. If I can get that under control maybe I can beat this weight thing once and for all.

CRAZY 4th

We just got through with the 4th and quite frankly I didn't do so well. On Friday I was doing so well...until my family got here. I had my Mom, brother and sis in law staying the weekend with us. On Friday we did the the traditional cookout with hamburgers(93%lean) and brats(turkey). I had done well all day so decided to treat my self to a hamburger AND CHEETOS....What was I thinking. I'll tell you what I was thinking...Those Cheetos look so GOOOD!!!! So I cheated with a cheetos:) OK so I'm not as funny as I think I am. Saturday morning I awoke thinking I'm going to do great, only to smell everyone making their breakfast of Eggo waffles and I just couldn't resist. So I splurged once again and had waffles with peanut butter and sryup, not the low fat kind, Oh no only the real deal would do for me. THEN we went to the movies. We saw "Hancock" which on a side note isn't all that good, especially if you have children. The language was awful. Yes I looked it up before we went and it said "mild language" I should've researched further. But that is another story. We went to the movies and I shared a large popcorn with my hubby and 2 boys. Then we came home and ordered PIZZA, stuffed crust pizza. I had 1 piece and savored every bite of it. Sunday came and we went out to eat at Chili's and I split fajita's with my husband. So I didn't do great but I didn't totally blow it either. I enjoyed things I don't normally have, really enjoyed them. I dipped into my extra points more than I normally do. So my goal this week is to NOT gain. If I lose at all I will be so very happy. But maintaining and not gaining is my goal. Today and tomorrow I'm being a VERY good girl and am hoping for the best.
I hope that everyone had a wonderfully, safe, family filled, fun 4th!!! Try saying that real fast.

CRAZ

Another 2.2 pounds!!!

Well I did it...my first goal of 10 pounds has been reached. Actually I surpassed it by 1 pound. So my total weight loss is 11.2 pounds in one month. I would love to think I could keep this up and reach my final goal in 10 months. But I know I have to be realistic and I may not be able to keep it up at this rate. But I can work towards that.
Today at meeting we talked about getting through the 4th of July holiday. I'm having family in and we are going to grill and have lots of fruit. I'm sure I will dip into my extra stash of points, but it will be worth it. The boys are getting excited about fireworks. I'm looking forward to watching them enjoying the fireworks. I hope everyone has a safe and fun 4th.

It's all good

I've had it pointed out to me today that I haven't updated lately. Things in my life have been crazy. I know people say that all the time, but I don't know how else to describe the things that have been going on. Tomorrow is my weigh in and I'm hoping that the craziness doesn't show up on my hips when I weigh in. I still have the same desire to munch when things get stressful. This last week though I've noticed that I've thought twice before I picked up what I was craving. I think that is a good sign. I even counted out my tator tots that we had at Sonic that way I would be able to know exactly how many points to count. It's funny how your perception changes. One month ago I wouldn't have thought twice about eating a whole order of tator tots or fries. Know here I am counting them out and being quited satisfied with a small amount. I also have hope that this time is going to be different and just maybe I will find myself accomplishing my goal. Maybe even exceeding it. Wouldn't that be wonderful!!!!!