Hello gang! Today I lost another 1.6 lbs.! I am so happy! 3 pounds from the top of my personal goal - I say top because I'm not exactly sure were I'll end up. I'll know when I get there. I might just make it an even 40 lbs lost and shoot for 139. However, I may go to 135 which is my lowest number. We'll see!
I have a lot to talk about! Last night I chopped my hair off! It goes with my "new woman" theme. It looks really good and I have gotten lots of great compliments! I love it! Of course little Morgan didn't know who I was! She didn't see me last night before she went ot bed so this morning she was checking me out big time. Just staring! She would turn her head and smile as if playing shy! How cute! Well, to top that off she now knows how to open doors. Big problem. Our door knobs aren't the round kind so I'm not sure how we are going to keep her out. She has also discovered the toilet. Dropped her stuffed Big Bird in it the other day and said "Oh!" Yeah! Oh is right! Saying so many things - new words EVERY day! Today it was "there" when she was putting some things back in a drawer and also "out" to leave the bathroom. Little genius she is! :) She is adjusting well to day care - palying, eating and sleeping great! Making lots of new frineds. I think she is getting a cold though. Yuck!
Well, on a weight loss note, I had to ask myself how I managed to lose 1.6 lbs. this week when I have been struggling for 9 weeks to get off the previous 5, especially when this week is my TOM! A few things came to mind.
1. I have big time motivation momentum going on from my high last week - it's awesome!
2. I have greatly increased my exercise. I'm walking 2-3 miles 5 times per week, doing abs toning 4 times per week and usually Tae Bo or step 3-6 times per week. I wasn't able to do this much exercise while the basement was being worked on.
3. My eating is better - lets face it, I was doing too much nibbling! I tended to eat when I was feeding Morgan and that was not good. I still do it sometimes, but not as much. I've also found that if I schedule points for an evening snack its much easier. That way I don't feel deprived and know I will get a snack after she goes to bed. This is hard to do on 23 points!
4. I haven't been focussing on food as much. Before I was almost obsessing with it - working on my journals and reading recipes etc... I still look at these things, but not as much.
5. Big rewards! I have been doing some big rewards since I met goal and that has helped. I hadn't done any BIG rewards since I started, so it was nice. By the way, my body wrap and massage were awesome! I also went to the library and got a couple of books on tape to walk to and a few yoga tapes to try. We watched Hollow Man that night - pretty good. Last night I chopped my hair off! So, those are some big rewards! Feels good - I'm still continuing with my daily rewards though.
6. I am really motivated to get to my personal goal so I can get to maintenance and get some points back! Uggghhh - 23 points or less is hard to maintain. Its doable, but ya know, I'd just like more to eat!
Well, this entry is getting incredibly long so I will go for now. Please take some time and reward yourself - YOU ARE WORTH IT!
Good morning friends! I'm afraid my demeanor is a little different than my last entry. I am having a VERY rough time. I have never consumed so much chocolate in my life! This has been going on for about 4 days now and no its not TOM. I have been trying to figure out what is the cause, no answers yet. The red eye monster is definitely winning right now! However, on a good note, I again have renewed motivation for today and am ready to try try and try again! I WILL NEVER give up - so poke fun all you want red eye monster - I'm not backing down! Sorry - had to type it to make myself believe it. LOL
It will be a challenge today because a department at my work is sponsoring a pasta feed and ya know, I loves me pasta! I have 15 points planned for it, so if I stick to my game plan of just a little bit of most things I should be OK. We'll see. I have decided to just start today with the food plan I have, not trying to recoup points because I think it would be impossible! I am however going to jack up my exercise a little today - 4.5 miles walking, Tae Bo, abs toning and yoga. The yoga really is part of my daily reward though.
Hmmmm...other than that, Morgan is adjusting great to day care. She still is battling a cold and some sort of flu or something. Lots of messy diapers! She is still getting into lots of trouble and yaking up a storm - especially at 5:30 in the morning (why she thinks this is OK, I do not know!) Our Valentines Day was nice. We gave her some gifts, got a Hawaiian pizza for dinner, got a card from hubby, Morgan and I made a no pudge heart shape brownie decorated with cake icing for hubby and then after she went to bed we played a couple games of cribbage and then spent some time in front of the fireplace! :)
I have finally made a decision on what weight I would like to reach. I have decided that I am comfortable where I am at, however I feel I could be a little more comfortable. This means I will set my personal goal at 135. I will get to that number some day soon hopefully (8 pounds to go!) and then when I get there, I will decided if it is too thin or not. I will not go lower however, at least on purpose. So, one good decision has come out of the last few days!
Well, you all have a great day and do me a favor and pass some of your motivation my way - I'm searching for it! I WILL NEVER GIVE UP!
Today was weigh in and I was a little nervous. After not haviong a loss last week and a couple bad episodes this week, I wasn't sure what to expect. Well, to my surprise, I lost 1.2 lbs.! Yahoo! I was thrilled beyond belief! Big losses have been few & far between laltely so this is just great to me. I have 6.8 lbs to my personal goal of 135. In three more weeks I will go lifetime! Todd & Morgan will be there and I'm soooooo excited! Go me!
Last night I had the munchies again, but was very aware if what I ate and counted the points! I think it was because I had free time and didn't know what to do with myself. I wasn't necessarily hungry but wanted to eat just to do the action of eating! Hmmmmmmm...... I didn't feel like doing much. I had been puttzing around the house up until that time and it was my night off from caring for Morgan. Perhaps when I find myself in this mood I should chew gum. I mean if I want to sit and veg in front of the t.v., I should be able to do that! So, I will try chewing gum at those times and see if it helps.
Also, since Sun. have been particularly bad for me, I have planned extra snacks for this next Sun. so I won't sabotage myself that day. Hope this works!
I really like my new exercise regimen. I feel it is definitely helping in my losses. I have been walking 5 times a week 3-4.5 miles, doing Tae Bo at least twice, step video on Sat., abs toning 3-4ttimes, arms toning once and yoga about twice. This week I'm kicking it up a notch and doing arms twice and Buns of Steel (against my will!) twice.
I have been really using my new quote "Oh, I'll just eat anything handy, why shouldn't I? I shouldn't because I DON'T WANT TO! Because FEELING GOOD ABOUT MYSELF and HAVING SELF RESPECT for my discipline is more important to me that anything I could ever put in my mouth." Found this on a success story. It has been key in steering me away from temptation! You all have a great week and take some time to tear apart some of your sabotaging behaviors. You might learn something! :)