Lose 15 lbs

needless to say i’ve missed my target date. april 30th has come and gone and haven’t reached my goal. however i am a couple of pounds lighter. so i guess that’s the bright side. on the other hand i still have so many pounds to go. this weight loss stuff sucks.

So I was off to a good start and fell off due to drama. I know that’s not a great excuse but its the only one I have. During this time I realized I am an emotional eater. I eat when I’m upset, bored etc. I eat depending on how I feel at any given moment. So in order for me to keep these things in tact and to reach my goals I realize that I not only need to plan my meals but also make sure I surround myself with both positive people and images. I recently bought this SELF Dishes and recipe guide that has some really interesting, fun, anf overall good looking foods and dishes to try. It also has a 1 week detoz type of diet that I’m going to try to kick off this effort once again. Wish me luck.

I’ve lost 5lbs. YIPPY!!!!

My recommitment is well under way. I began last week with exercising (training for the 5K) and healthy eating. Things seem to be in order. However, I have found out something new about myself. I would much rather exercise in the morning. However, the weather hasn’t broke and it is still quite cold and my body just won’t allow me to get up and work out in the morning. So I’ve been going after work. My training program is great. It’s nice to be working out with a goal other than losing weight in mind. I’m inceasing my mileage ran evverday. And yesterday I ran 3miles without stopping. I’m so excited. Especially since I’m not in pain today. So we’ll see if I can keep it up. I sure hope so.

This month I recommitment myself to achieving my goal of losing 15lbs by May 1st. I also want to add in a goal of shrinking my waist line by at least 3 inches.
This week my plan is to train myself in total proper eating. And next week to reestablish a workout routine. I am more determined than ever and I truly believed I can do this.

It’s time to get moving. I’m down to 156.5lbs. 11lbs to go. Yea…

So yesterday was Valentine’s Day and I swear my mate put some poor candy store out of business. He bought so many different types of chocolate that I almost got sick pulling the stuff out of the bag. Now don’t get me wrong I love the stuff. I mean I really love the stuff. Love it so much I wish it could be part of some diet and help me lose weight. Anyways, enough of my love for chocolate tangent.

Where was I, oh, he bought Milk Chocolate Turtles, Dark Chocolate Turtles, Frango (marshall Fields) Chocolate Covered Carmels, White, Dark, and Milk Chocolate truffles, a Dove Chocolate Rose and 2 bags of Conversation Hearts. Basically he gave me about 15 fat lbs in chocolate if I was to eat the crap on a regular basis starting now.

So not only do I have to exercise and make sure I’m eating nutritional food I now have to fight urges to eat available chocolate. This sh#@ blows!!!!!

I know no one ever said losing weight was easy and if they did they were lying. So I feel off track last week really bad. First I got sick. I think I had the flu, a sinus infection, or something. Then I went out of town. So needless to say my diet went out of town too and to another destination. I mean I’ve eaten everything from McDonald’s to Cold Stone; with little to no exercise because remember I wasn’t feeling well.
So I’ve passed the guilt process and have gotten back on track. I plan to go to the gym today and I would still like to reach my goal by April.

Today, I’m going to take a break. I’m not going to go to the gym today. Giving my body some rest.

Side note: Life Fitness Elliptical Glider is the greatest fitness machine ever. There is a personal trainer button that sets goals like distance or amount of calories. I usually set it for calories and don’t stop no matter how long it takes until I reach my goal. Makes me feel like I’m striving for something.

Wasn’t too bad. I went to the gym today and really didn’t want to. However once I was there it was great.