lose weight

H: 5ft 0in
Start Date: 12/01/07
BW: 159.8 lbs
CW: 146.6lbs
1st GW: 130.0 lbs
final GW: 115.0 lbs
Total Loss: 13.2 lbs

So after 2 pissy weeks of not doing anything I finally start back getting on track. And wtf happens? I gain weight!! Yeah it’s only 4 ounces but I was already 3+ lbs behind on my weekly 1 pound loss goal. I’m sooooooooooooooooooooo frustrated. My motivation coming back was already weak and this is not helping at all. I’m pissed. I’m not going to give up or anything but I usually let myself have some indulgements on the weekend. I have a really nasty attitude about it all right now so I’m not going to do any exercise other than zumba tomorrow and i’m not going to think about dieting and food choices. I’ll just start fresh on Monday. And watch i’ll probably weigh less on Monday than today because my body thinks it’s funny to do that to me. Sorry for the negative attitude problem I got going on right now just needed to vent. Good luck to all and congrats to everyone who is doing well.

I just went to this new dance class they are offering called Zumba. It was so much fun! At first I felt all uncoordinated and a bit shy. But by the end when I stopped thinking so hard on it I got it down, was having fun and sweating my butt off. The instructor said we burned 500-600 calories during that hour class. Yay! So were going to start going a couple of times a week. I’m still going to do my normal workouts on the days we go to Zumba but this will be a nice extra little calorie burn since it doesnt wear me out and it doesnt feel like exercise because it’s so fun. :-)

okay so this is my first day back from my major two week slump. it went pretty good. so far (as of 9:30) i’m sticking to my calorie range for the day. I went to Spin even though i didn’t feel like it. and I resisted the urge to eat a huge helping of strawberry shortcake with tons of whip cream and wash it down with a pop. but there are still several hours before I go to bed and i’m hanging on to this thin thread of motivation… :) good luck everyone!

Well after two weeks of zero motivation I quickly reverted back to my sloth like ways. During the whole two weeks that I feel off I did zero exercise. Drank pop like it was going out of style. Ate out as much as possible and probably drank a wine cooler or two just about every day. So here’s the damage done:

I’m 5ft even. When I first started Nov. 30th I weighted 159.8. My goal was to lose a pound per week. Before I reverted to my Miss Piggy lazy behavior I had gotten down to 144.6 for a total of 15.2lbs and right on track with my 1lb loss per week. I weighed in today. I am now back up to 146.2 – a 1.6lb gain. Sounds not to bad but I should be at 142.8 to stay with my 1 pound a week loss. So actually I am in excess 3.4 pounds.

Now for some people they can lose that in one week or even a couple days. But I dont believe in losing this weight the unhealthy way and being so short I have to fight for each pound that I lose. I’m going to have to really work hard to play catch up and get back on track. But I do have to say at least I am making an effort to get back on track instead of giving up like I would have done before. But it does kind a feel like I’m starting over. So maybe I will treat it that way. So here are my stats for my new start:

H: 5ft 0in
BW: 159.8 lbs
CW: 146.2lbs
1st GW: 130.0 lbs
final GW: 115.0 lbs
Total Loss: 13.6 lbs

Hopefully I can get back to where I was physically and mentally. Wish me luck!

for the first time since i started losing weight about 4 months ago i am having one of the most unmotivating weeks ever! i didnt go to any of my workout classes yesterday. didn’t work out at all. and now today i’m suppose to get up and workout and i just dont feel like going at all. i have zero motivation. i have zero energy. i really hope this passes. i’ve got to force myself to get up and go.

H: 5ft 0in
BW: 159.8 lbs
CW: 144.6 lbs
1st GW: 130.0 lbs
final GW: 115.0 lbs
Total Loss: 15.2 lbs

I finally broke out 145 and hit my 15lb milestone. I worked pretty hard on calories this week and even managed to make a better food choice at restaurant i was at for a party. see my favorite food at Red Losbster is the Cajun Chicken Linquini it has a ridiculous 1800+ claories for just that dish. Obviously I couldn’t eat that so I’m managed to be completely full only about 550 calories there for my dinner. And thank goodness for Red Lobster having Light Lemonade (5cal a serving). I drank 3 glasses!

But anywho, 145 is now my new max number. I will never let myself get up to that again and not doing anything about. So I am halfway through goal to be 130 by July when I go to Jamaica. I’m losing the pounds but I wish it was just more visible on me. I can see some difference in my monthly photos but i wish there was more. oh well. i’m sticking to my 1lb a week goal. Good luck everyone.

Just made a wonderful discovery. Pringles original mini’s. You can have 42 chips for only 140 calories. Yes!!!!! Made me happy. Hope someone else gets some joy from it. I’m mean you can actually eat something good and not only 17 like standard potato chips. :P

H: 5’0”
BW: 159.8 lbs
CW: 145.2 lbs
1st GW: 130.0 lbs
final GW: 115.0 lbs
Total Loss: 14.6 lbs

I’m so happy I didnt gain after my little burger king binge/no spin class fiasco the other day. so i’m still on track thank goodness. i’m going to kickback and enjoy my weekend… have a great weekend everyone!

For the first time in a really long time i’ve binged out on terrible food. It started last night I was just fiending for a some candy so I decided to have a portion size of chewy sweettarts (my fave) because they are only 60 calories. well i didn’t have one portion I had two. Then I ate some more candy and then more candy. And then I had some thin mint girl scout cookies (damn you girlscouts!). Then on top of it I ate all that crap really late at night.
okay, fine right? Everybody has weak moments right? So I decided not to stress and just get back on track today. so i was doing good and then I got stuck at work longer than I meant to and had to run an errand after – therefore causing my self to have too much time between breakfast and lunch. so i start getting really hungry and all of a sudden the Fast Food Monster starts calling my name and i cant ignore it. Normally I dont even like Burger King. But I just could not ignore it. And I order the most fattening thing that you can eat there. A whopper with cheese and bacon and large fries and a large coke!! I’m sooooooooooooooo disappointed with myself. I just feel the grease setting on my gut. That’s more calories than I eat in a whole day. And I’ve been doing so good working out this week, I feel like I just blew it all. What the hell happened to the self-control I’ve had for the last 3 months! :(

H: 5’0”
BW: 159.8 lbs
CW: 146.0 lbs
1st GW: 130.0 lbs
final GW: 115.0 lbs
Total Loss: 13.8 lbs

Yay! I’m so excited. I really worked hard this week and stayed on point. My goal has been to lose at least one pound a week so I’m really happy I was able to lose my pound plus the one I had gained while I was sick. I really do feel that keeping a food journal has helped me know what i’m eating and how much instead of thinking i know.

Mext month I’m going to add a BodyPump class to workout routine. I do a spin class Monday and Wednesdays. Then on Tues, Thurs, and Friday I’m doing the Self Challenge jogging workouts and 2 15min sessions on the elliptical (one before and one after). I try to do the Crunchless Abs DVD every other day but it is so hard (or my ab muscle are so weak) I can hardly finish the 10 minute workout but i’ll keep trying. I would like to try this Sunday Pilates class. I don’t usually workout on weekends but I want to try it. I usually let weekends be my enjoyment/relaxation time.

I dont do an actual formal diet, I just make sure I stick to portion sizes, only eat when i’m hungry and not let myself get too hungry so I dont overeat. I cut out the pop on weekdays. A lifesaver for me has been Minute Maid light lemonade because I dont usually like having boring water with my dinner. It’s only 15 calories and taste really good. I try not to eat out during the weekdays. No eating after 9 if i can help it and lots, and lots, and lots of water. Side note – I always thought I had bad acne and that it was just genetic and I always have bad skin. An amazing side effect of drink all this water is my skin has cleared up better than any face care product I have ever used. I cannot believe it – drinking water has worked better than ProActiv for me! :)

It really helps me to know that if I want something during the weekday and say no that I can have it on the weekend if I want it. But usually by time the weekend comes I’m not even thinking about it anymore. It’s like I wanted it because I couldn’t have it. To me eating better is so much more a mental thing than anything else. I have failed at every other diet or weight loss attempt so I had to make small changes that would work for me mentally so that I can stick with this for life. So so far so good i’m not going to diet officially until my body stops losing – even then I probably wont diet. If anything I’ll just do calorie zig-zagging. I want to enjoy my life and that includes food. Just in moderation – i cant believe I’m finally learning that lessons. Plus I have a little extra motivation that I’m goign to Jamaica this summer for my first ever vacatation. I cant wait!!!!

Anyway, only 1.2 lbs to my mini goal of 15 pound loss. Yay! :)