Back when I started this weight loss journey a month ago, I made a deal with myself! I made a deal that if I stuck true to my weight loss goals, that I would treat myself with a haystack today at lunch time! We're talking MAJOR caloric intake! Haha! Refer to my post from that day:
http://75lbstolose.blogspot.com/2011/02/haystack-day-wtf.html
Here is a view of my weight loss journey so far:
2/14/11: +2.2
2/22/11: +2.6 ***Official Start of Blogging and Tweeting***
2/28/11: -5.2
3/7/11: -2.6
3/14/11: +1.4
3/21/11: -4.2
3/28/11: -2.4
Overall weight loss of 8.2 lbs (but an overal weight loss of 13 lbs since I started Blogging and taking it serious)
I definitely think I deserve to splurge and endluge myself with a little bit of Haystack in my life! But I am actually.. Not interested! I weighed myself today and saw that I was down a lb or so from Monday's weigh in and I don't want to ruin all the hard work I have put into this!
I just wanted to share this revelation and maybe I will set another goal for myself.. Another food reward...
If I have dropped another 6-8 lbs by the end of April (set the date for April 28th), then I am going to get a small strawberry blizzard at DQ!!! This will be a tough one since April is Quarter Close @ work and it is going to suck this closing cycle! Bad! Stress and eating bad go hand in hand.. But I am going to try and let eating bad walk by itself! I can do it!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Moment of Truth Mondays 3/28/11
What a way to start off my week!
Not only did the KENTUCKY WILDCATS beat UNC and get a ticket to the NCAA Final Four in Houston, Texas....
I lost 2.4 lbs since last week! Bringing my total weight loss to 8.2 lbs since the official beginning of the journey... But brings my total weight loss since my blogging (when I got serious) to 13 lbs!!!! This is so great! I love it!
I feel so much better about myself.. I can't fully see results yet but I feel better, certain items are fitting better... I even went shopping this weekend and grabbed a pair of capri's to try on. Put them on and they fit great! Then when I was about to check out, I realized that I had inadvertently grabbed the wrong size and to my absolute delight, they were a size smaller! LOVE IT! That made my day!
I hope everyone is having a good a start to their week as I am! If you are on this journey with me, keep going strong! We can do it! There may not be an end in sight, but as long as you keep trying it will happen!
Not only did the KENTUCKY WILDCATS beat UNC and get a ticket to the NCAA Final Four in Houston, Texas....
I lost 2.4 lbs since last week! Bringing my total weight loss to 8.2 lbs since the official beginning of the journey... But brings my total weight loss since my blogging (when I got serious) to 13 lbs!!!! This is so great! I love it!
I feel so much better about myself.. I can't fully see results yet but I feel better, certain items are fitting better... I even went shopping this weekend and grabbed a pair of capri's to try on. Put them on and they fit great! Then when I was about to check out, I realized that I had inadvertently grabbed the wrong size and to my absolute delight, they were a size smaller! LOVE IT! That made my day!
I hope everyone is having a good a start to their week as I am! If you are on this journey with me, keep going strong! We can do it! There may not be an end in sight, but as long as you keep trying it will happen!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Moment of Truth Mondays 3/21/11
Man... Last Monday was such a bummer for me. I was really down on myself for letting myself slide and gain 1.4lbs! It actually hurt my morale a little bit. However, I took it upon myself to make sure I did better!
My friend convinced me to download an App on my iPhone 4 (which I love) --can also be downloaded on any Apple product (iPhone3, iPad, iPod Touch)... It is called "My Fitness Pal" and it is totally FREE! I highly suggest anyone who can, download this app!
It helps you track your Calories and Exercise. You can also link it to FB or Twitter (which I haven't and probably will not do just because I already do this).. :-D It keeps track of what you ate and if you aren't sure about the calories (for example a home cooked meal), you can type in the pieces that you had and it will find the best matching results. I won't say that it is 100% accurate because sometimes you do have to guess about how much you ate and if their best matched result is really that... But I love it! You can also friend people on it, so I am friends with my girlfriend here at work and... guess what.. You will never believe it! I am also friends with my husband! You heard it right!
My husband David has joined in on this weight loss journey with me. I wasn't going to force him to join, but I think he finally saw the light that I was shining in his face! Haha! He downloaded the App as well and has been doing AWESOME! It is so nice to have him on this journey with me, it makes it that much easier to continue to work on my weight at home now! Having both parties eating better and supporting each other is AMAZING! It works!
And the verdict is.... I lost 4.2lbs since last week! I think this is amazing! I know it is a ton of weight to lose in one week, but if you counter it with the 1.4 I gained last week, it nets to 2.8lbs which is more reasonable!
I tell you, it has made all the difference having David go through this with me now! I love it!
My friend convinced me to download an App on my iPhone 4 (which I love) --can also be downloaded on any Apple product (iPhone3, iPad, iPod Touch)... It is called "My Fitness Pal" and it is totally FREE! I highly suggest anyone who can, download this app!
It helps you track your Calories and Exercise. You can also link it to FB or Twitter (which I haven't and probably will not do just because I already do this).. :-D It keeps track of what you ate and if you aren't sure about the calories (for example a home cooked meal), you can type in the pieces that you had and it will find the best matching results. I won't say that it is 100% accurate because sometimes you do have to guess about how much you ate and if their best matched result is really that... But I love it! You can also friend people on it, so I am friends with my girlfriend here at work and... guess what.. You will never believe it! I am also friends with my husband! You heard it right!
My husband David has joined in on this weight loss journey with me. I wasn't going to force him to join, but I think he finally saw the light that I was shining in his face! Haha! He downloaded the App as well and has been doing AWESOME! It is so nice to have him on this journey with me, it makes it that much easier to continue to work on my weight at home now! Having both parties eating better and supporting each other is AMAZING! It works!
And the verdict is.... I lost 4.2lbs since last week! I think this is amazing! I know it is a ton of weight to lose in one week, but if you counter it with the 1.4 I gained last week, it nets to 2.8lbs which is more reasonable!
I tell you, it has made all the difference having David go through this with me now! I love it!
Monday, March 14, 2011
Moment of Truth Mondays.... 3/14/11
This is definitely not my best post.. but I have to stick to being truthful about this journey... Moment of Truth Monday was just that. It let me know that just because UK Basketball is on TV, doesn't give me an excuse for eating pizza both days.. :-(
I gained 1.4 lbs this week! :-( No good... Oh well.. I learned my lesson..
Even if I want to eat pizza, I can but maybe not the breadsticks next time. Also, stick to the salads girl! Ugh.. Disappointed in myself. But we all slip up sometimes, lets just not make it a habit!
I gained 1.4 lbs this week! :-( No good... Oh well.. I learned my lesson..
Even if I want to eat pizza, I can but maybe not the breadsticks next time. Also, stick to the salads girl! Ugh.. Disappointed in myself. But we all slip up sometimes, lets just not make it a habit!
Monday, March 7, 2011
Moment of Truth Mondays.... 3/7/11
Once again.. the time has come for me to step on the giant scale of truth... I was very wary of this weeks weigh in... I stuck true to my goals through the work week.. However, over the weekend I did not do so swell. Grant it, I did not stuff my face with a hamburger and french fries or an entire pizza (or anything to that nature).. but I did snack a bunch yesterday and was very scared of which way the scale was going to tip...
I lost 2.6 lbs from last weeks weigh in.. Bringing my total to 7.8 lbs since I started blogging!
Now that I had my weekend of fun .. I've got to get back on track! I'm feeling a salad or even a soup today for lunch.. Will have to test my strength as I have to run out @ lunch and run an errand for my parental unit.. but I can probably swing by Chick-fil-a and get one of their salads! Delicious!
I lost 2.6 lbs from last weeks weigh in.. Bringing my total to 7.8 lbs since I started blogging!
Now that I had my weekend of fun .. I've got to get back on track! I'm feeling a salad or even a soup today for lunch.. Will have to test my strength as I have to run out @ lunch and run an errand for my parental unit.. but I can probably swing by Chick-fil-a and get one of their salads! Delicious!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Half way throught the week..
Being open about the fact that I need to lose weight has been such a blessing for me! I have found that a lot of my friends are paying attention to it.. If they see me eating something, they ask me how many calories or if that is in my diet... Which thankfully they haven't had to ask that a lot here lately! I have been sticking true to my goals.
Right now I am eating a salad I prepared last night (made David one too). Greens, Grilled Chicken Breast, 1/8 cup of mozzarella cheese and 10 sprays of the "Italian Salad Spritzers".... Delicious! Up next, a Dannon Light & Fit Strawberry Yogurt... all of this with Water to drink of course!
I have found myself drinking more and more water through out the day and at home as well! Water is not my favorite flavor as it has none... but I find that I feel better drinking it than anything else. I have maybe 1 can of diet dr pepper a day (if that.. as sometimes I forget and continue to drink water)...
This has just gotten easier for me .. We were @ Bed, Bath & Beyond today and my friend said "Oh... That all looks so good"... as we were standing in the checkout line right in front of the chocolate and candy bar section. And I looked at her and said "to be honest.. it doesnt really look that appealing to me anymore".. I was dead SERIOUS! I didn't even notice it was there! If you don't look at it or see it, it makes it harder for you to remember that you want it!
Right now I am eating a salad I prepared last night (made David one too). Greens, Grilled Chicken Breast, 1/8 cup of mozzarella cheese and 10 sprays of the "Italian Salad Spritzers".... Delicious! Up next, a Dannon Light & Fit Strawberry Yogurt... all of this with Water to drink of course!
I have found myself drinking more and more water through out the day and at home as well! Water is not my favorite flavor as it has none... but I find that I feel better drinking it than anything else. I have maybe 1 can of diet dr pepper a day (if that.. as sometimes I forget and continue to drink water)...
This has just gotten easier for me .. We were @ Bed, Bath & Beyond today and my friend said "Oh... That all looks so good"... as we were standing in the checkout line right in front of the chocolate and candy bar section. And I looked at her and said "to be honest.. it doesnt really look that appealing to me anymore".. I was dead SERIOUS! I didn't even notice it was there! If you don't look at it or see it, it makes it harder for you to remember that you want it!
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