lose 30 pounds and keep it off

One year has gone by since I put this goal on my list. And after several attempts and resolutions, ups and downs, I’m almost at the end of my journey. Here I stand at 132 lbs. and quite honestly I couldn’t quite say how I got here. Weight watchers failed (it might have worked if I ever went to a single meeting or counted a single point… what is it they say about the road to hell and the best of intentions?) and really diets in general never really work with me, I tend to get terribly rebellious when I’m being told what I should and shouldn’t eat. But I was cast in a play where I extremely active rehearsing for hours 3 times a week and I appeared on stage in lingerie so I tried to keep my food at least halfway decent (ie.. fast food and cheeseburgers only 3-4 times a week instead of everyday) I guess my metabololism appreciated the effort. Who knew what a difference such little life changes could make?!! The play has been over for months and the weight is still literally falling off of me. With my normal activities, I lose on average about a pound or two a week. At this rate I should make my goal in a few months. Woo-hoo!!! Here’s to a life with no diets!!!!

Well, after a few months of saying I was going back to weight watchers and then finding every excuse under the sun to put it off, last night I finally did it. I went to the meeting and re-registered. My inital weigh-in registered at 158.4 <—OUCH!!!
My goal is to be between 120-125. So roughly 30+ pounds to go. But I’m actively planning my trip to Florida for this spring so if that isn’t major motivation, I don’t know what is. Florida beaches in bikinis, HERE I COME!!!

Ok, I officially surrender. Trying to start a new career which has necessitated a whole life change is just way too much on my plate for me to be as focused as I should be on this goal. And yet every time I put on something in my closet and hate the way it looks on me, I re-emphasize EXACTLY why I need to accomplish this goal. So I’m publically admitting that I’m in over my head on this one and as of tomorrow, I’m getting back on my weight watchers wagon. Wish me luck and lots and lots of self-discipline.

I’m trying something that seems so backwards to me but we’ll see how it goes. I’m trying to commit to eating little healthy (or at least MORE healthy) meals/snacks every three hours. The ammount of food I’m eating each day has gone WAY up, however because I’m constantly shoving food in my face now, it’s forced me to be very conscious of what I’m eating. There are definately no between meal cravings, which is good. And so far in three days of doing this I’ve lost two pounds so it seems to be working. Now I just need to go grocery shopping cause I’m eating myself out of house and home. :)

Ugh… After fighting my way down to 128 lbs from 175 lbs, I now find myself in the obnoxiously frustrating position of being back up to 150 lbs as of yesterday. There are several mitigating factors that contributed to my backslide (change in medications, sudden decrease in activity in my VERY physical job, a recent habit of going out to eat everynight after work) but the biggest cause of all is my utter lack of self-discipline. But enough is enough. So this is the beginning of my journey.

Week One- 150 Lbs & 34% Body Fat