2/13/11

Well, it's been an ok week. I'm still fighting off this cold that has been hanging on so I didn't work out this week. WW is going good. I'm still constantly having to remind myself that it's ok to lose this slowly. Every pound is one closer to my goal and I lost 1.8 lbs this week. Repeating my mantra...It's a journey, not a race...

2/6/11

Well, it was an interesting week. Sunday night I started getting a sore throat which turned into me being sick for the WHOLE week! All I did all week was sit/lay around reading/watching TV/computer. So, so much for my big plans to really work out this week. I did keep up with WW and even with no exercise I managed to lose 2.2 lbs. I have to say, with all my hesitation about starting it, I really am happy to be doing it. It's so easy to figure out and enter the points and now that all fruit has no points, it makes it even easier. I did have a serious talk with myself about unrealistic expectations. I, of course, want to lose this weight fast. But, I'm trying to remember that no matter how little I lose or how slowly it comes off, I'm still going to weigh less than now. My new motto: It's a journey, not a race!

1/30/11

Well, I finally feel like maybe I'm on the right track! I did join WW online, started Monday and by Sunday am I had lost 3.6 lbs. I really like doing it online because it's so easy to just input the information and I don't have to go to meetings. I did intervals on the treadmill twice this week which was ok but not great. Hopefully next week I'll do better with working out. So, I actually feel hopeful and I'm trying really hard not to have unrealistic expectations about the amount I will lose each week. I'm trying to look at it as a journey, not a race!

1/23/11

Wow, what a BAD week I had! I gained 3.4 lbs, didn't work out and I feel like crap! I found myself reverting to an old habit of hoarding food. I made the mistake of buying a box of donuts and instead of having one and sharing them with the rest of my family, I hid them in my room and ate them all myself over the course of two days. I used to do this kind of thing a lot and thought I had conquered it. Obviously I was wrong! The first mistake I made was buying them in the first place. I've been really good about not buying sugary stuff but since Christmas I've really backslidden in that department. I have decided to start WW and tomorrow I'm getting back to working out. Boat season is fast approaching and I want to have at least a start on this weight loss and I want to feel good again!

1/16/11

Well, another week of being sick and another antibiotic...this one had better work! I didn't work out (with the being sick and all...) but I did lose .4 lbs. I don't really have much else to say about this week. I am still on the fence about WW but I am going to make a decision by next week.

1/9/11

Well, it was a good week and it was a bad week. The good...I lost 2.6 lbs this week! The bad...I didn't work out and I was sick. Still waiting on an answer to the WW question. One day I think yes and the next, I'm not sure. I also decided to add a second ticker. The top one if for my short-term goal and the bottom one is for the long-term, ultimate, dream goal! So, for now I'm just moving forward.

1/2/11

2011, what will this next year bring? Hopefully it will bring me closer to being a "new me". This past year has had a lot of ups and downs (figuratively and literally!). I am still not certain about the WW thing. I am praying about it as I don't want to do something and fail. I am starting my ticker over beginning today to have a starting point for this year. I am still going to have it set for short (or long short) goals instead of the whole thing (because that's just too overwhelming!). I'm not making any specific resolutions, just making goals.