AWOL

Wow I've totally not been keeping up with this blog, have I? Well, I have lost a total of 13lbs in about five weeks and am learning a little along the way.

I pack my lunch regularly at work so that helps me control my eating. I also pack snacks so I'm not tempted to go to the snack box at work (which is filled with high fat, high calorie sweets). I haven't cut out my Pepsis yet...I love them too much to give them up completely, but I have cut them down drastically, sometimes not having one at all throughout the day. I do drink Diet Coke, but alternate it with water, so I get in my daily intake of water.

Today is my dad's birthday so I'm going to celebrate by having a cupcake. I know it is so evil, but I've got to treat myself and I think my waist will forgive me this one time :)

The Wii Fit is Kicking My Butt!

Last week, my DH Paul bought a wii fit. I absolutely love it but it is kicking my butt! I have been using it almost everyday and apparently I'm really out of shape! But I still LOVE it. I've been doing all the step exercises and even dabbled in a little Kung Fu. It has become a competition between me and the kids to beat each other's scores, which makes me happy too.

I weigh in tomorrow...and I haven't had any real issues this week, other than working out. I've earned a lot of activity points this week...from playing tennis and working out on the wii. So we'll see tomorrow how I've done. Wish me luck!

This Week's WI

I was only down .4 this week. And even though I cried when I got on the scale and saw it hadn't changed that much, I think I know why it didn't. For one thing, I went to Taco Bell on Wednesday night. Even though I had the points to eat what I did, and I didn't even use all my weeklies, that food still has a lot of sodium. And I didn't drink a lot of water on Wednesday either. So...this is a whole new week. Let's see how that goes.

Trying not to beat myself up

My mom treated me and my husband to Applebee's today. And I did very well on ordering lunch. I had the 6 point Paradise Chicken Salad which was divine!! And then, I thought I'd get one of those little shooters for dessert. The Hot Fudge Sundae one I had was 8 points!!!!! I am trying not to beat myself up over it. I mean, I rarely have a treat like that. And I hadn't even dipped into my weeklies yet. I know this is something I'm gonna have to overcome since I know this won't be the last time I make a bad choice. I'm taking a deep breath as I write this :)

May 27, 2010-First Weigh In

Well, I always get nervous before a weigh in. I know that no matter how I do during the week, the scale can be fickle. Well, this time, I had no reason to be nervous. Because when I got on the scale Thursday morning, I weighed 254.4...down

5.8 lbs!!!

which, in turn, gave me my first milestone: a 5lb gold star! I was so excited!!! Still am!!!

The Starting Point

I knew that when I stepped on the scale nearly two weeks ago I would be in for a surprise. Between my dad dying and getting married, I had pretty much let myself go...losing sight of the goal I had when I started Weight Watchers last year. I had lost almost 50 lbs before letting the scale creep back up. So...enter the weigh in that brought me to this day. I weighed 261.2...yea. More than what I weighed when I started WW a year ago. WOW. I cried. I mean, I really cried. I knew that WW had worked for me in the past, so I decided to join the online program. the next morning, I weighed again, since that would be my first real day on WW. I was down a pound (woohoo) already so I put my starting weight as 260.2. Still high, still cringe-inducing. But hey...I'm gonna be real with myself.

This blog will be my way of holding myself accountable. I've done this before, but dammit, this time it is going to work! I have nothing holding me back. So here's to being healthier and thinner in 2010!