Lose 20 pounds

6 more to go!!

:)

I’m horrified to stop exercising so I’m going to keep it up for the rest of my life, I’ve decided. Ha!

But I haven’t been trying ‘hard’ enough. Also, being on vacation for 2 weeks, while no excuse, gave me such an euphoric high, that I paid no attention to what I ate: baguette, brie, wine and crepes allll the time in Paris! Good news: didn’t gain anything! Must have been all that walking.. 10 hours/day!

Now that I’m home and doing a general “spring cleaning” in ALL aspects of my life, I have no doubts that I’ll reach the rest of my goal :)

I’ve lost 10 lbs!
(except I gained about 10 lbs. over christmas, so really I got back to my starting point. Ha!)
But that’s okay, I’m motivated to do this :)
I DID lose 10 lbs, after all…

I did it…. I joined Weight Watchers tonight….

I’ll just have to work hard and see where it gets me. It’s got to get me SOMEWHERE… I’m paying for it

In all the excitement over my upcoming vacation, I went out last week and bought a bright red string bikini. gasp!!! What was I thinking? (My bathing suit is 6 years old and I need updating.) And I thought what the heck, waiting for that bikini body might turn into a lifetime of postponing owning an actual bikini. So why not buy one first and try to get into it (gracefully) later? Haha. So the countdown begins, an insane 3-week rush to look at least a little bit more presentable when I’m 80% naked.
Today I ate nothing but raw veggies, organic tofu, tuna, low fat cheese and a granny smith apple. I only drank one cup of coffee, drank LOTS of water, and sweat buckets at the gym for an hour. I’m going to try to put in 6 days at the gym this week… I think I can do it! I have faith in myself! :)
I just want to lose 6 lbs. That’s 2 lbs./week, and totally reasonable. Plus, I’m fighting a cold, so pumping my body full of vegetables and healthy protein and fats is bound to help.

I’ll have to keep myself motivated and inspired, and just keep thinking about my health (and my bikini body)... and hopefully I can do this!

:)
I like having motivation and resolve. It feels awesome. Makes me want to hum to myself..

...15 more to go..
Okay, so maybe not 15. Since I’m exercising and weight-training I find that the scale lies. Lol.. I guess because muscle weighs more than fat, and I can actually physically SEE the muscle I am building. So even though the scale lies, I can feel a difference in my clothes. So there. Who needs a scale? Not me!
(yes, I’ll keep telling myself that…)

I am starting the South Beach diet as of tomorrow. I kind of pigged out on wine tonight because I know I won’t be able to have it to my heart’s content for a while… (I know, it’s terrible to pig out before a diet). Anyway, I’m inspired, I’m motivated, I’m ready to do this. If Laine can do it and survive on tofu and veggies for 14 days.. I definitely should be able to, since I’m not a vegetarian.
Also, going to the gym greatly motivates me to eat better.
So, Phase 1 of the diet… here I go!
keeps fingers crossed

I’ve lost about 5 pounds, just eating healthy and resisting the cookies, cake, and sugary crap I usually snack on.
I feel better, too :)
(and what better time to start than now?)