Wow this year is flying by...

...how is it already the end of February?? Easter is right around the corner. Summer will be here all too quickly and I need to get back on track.
I've been loosing and gaining the same 4 pounds for a few weeks now. I went to my weekly meeting yesterday and was somehow shockingly down another pound. The Girl Scout Cookies didn't kill me (yet)!
I know I need to get back to exercising, but I truly just don't like it. I'd much rather do nothing and lose weight, but I know that's not possible. I need to get back with Kim (my trainer and friend) and get back into the gym. As much as I dread it I MUST do it! I truly want to lose another 40+ pounds and can't do that on just diet alone.
Maybe I should try some classes?? Any ideas anyone?

Back on the horse!

I was down -4.4 lbs this week. I'd kinda fallen off the wagon or horse, but I'm BACK! This is a journey.....I will have ups and downs along the way and that's OK. I want this to be an enjoyable experience, otherwise I will not succeed. It's going to take me a while to get to goal (which is about 150 lbs, -96 lbs) and that is fine with me. I'm just about half way there! They say the slower you take it off the better chance you have at keeping it off. I've lost -47 since September 1.
To all my WW friends....WE CAN DO THIS!

Eat healthy & lose weight, eat poorly & gain....GO FIGURE!!

I was up 2 pounds last week and 2 pounds this week. It started when I went on a scrapbooking weekend. The meals were provided and oh sooo good. There were snacks galore. I knew going into the weekend that I'd be up and that was OK. Sometimes you just gotta have fun.

Well that "habit" continued into this last week. My mom is still here visiting and we enjoy going out with friends for lunch or dinner sometimes. When we go to the grocery store the guacamole and chips just call our names!

No excuses and I'm back on track now. I've already lost 2 of the 4 I gained. This is a lifestyle change and sometimes it's OK to let loose and have fun....Right??? At least that's what I'm telling myself! It's a new week.....no need to beat myself up over the last two weeks.

New Pictures

Here are two current pictures of me taken today. I'm -47 lbs. total.

I still have a bit more to go and I'll get there!

Down -3.8

Last week I didn't gain or lose. This week I was down -3.8. That's a total of -42 on Weight Watchers and -47 total!
I got a couple gift cards for Coldwater Creek for Christmas and I've had fun buying some new clothes! I was able to buy size 14 jeans....I had been in a size 20.
My favorite website/email group is hungry-girl.com She has AMAZING recipes and great advice. Check her out! I also follow her on twitter.

It's a Christmas miracle!!

I weighed in this AM and I'd lost another -2.2 lbs! Don't get me wrong, this doesn't come as a total shock. I've really been watching what I eat, but I did have a normal Christmas meal with the family. I even had a piece of Dymphna's famous cheesecake!
My eating habits have totally changed for the better and it's not nearly as hard as it had been in the beginning.
I'll post some New Year's pictures this week.
Happy New Year to all of you! Here's to a slimmer me in 2010.

Down another -3.6 lbs.

We've been so busy here I haven't updated the blog for a couple weeks. I started this blog to help keep me on track, to keep me accountable. The followers and comments you all leave is just icing on the cake.

Last week I was up a bit. I'd done a cookie exchange with some friends and boy did I eat some cookies!! :) I knew I'd be up, but I also let myself have that fun with friends. I didn't beat myself up over it. I've been on Weight Watchers for 17 weeks and have only been up 2 of those weeks.

Last week I received a new charm for my WW key chain. It's a charm for attending 16 meetings 16 weeks in a row. I was very proud of that charm. A lot of times I start "projects" and don't finish them. It must be the ADD in me. Well this project I've started is different. It's a lifestyle change and I've done well with this change. I put the WW meeting on my calendar and don't let anything get in it's way.

I was down-3.6 this week. I had to make up for the gain last week. :) I'm now down a total of -37 on WW and -42 all together! What a great gift to myself!

I wish all of you a wonderful and blessed Christmas! I'm very much looking forward to the new year!

How did I lose this week??

I must have a tape worm! Let's see....on Wednesday I ate cookie dough, on Thursday I left for my scrapbook retreat and ate whatever was being served. Didn't over-do it, but really didn't count points. While on the weekend I ate almost half a bag of snack size Twix. Went to WW this AM and had lost -2.6 pounds!! They say it's because I'm working out so much that it's changed my metabolism. Whatever works!.....I'm just happy to be down!
I'm now down a total of -35 pounds on WW and -40 all together. I had lost 5 before I joined.
I wish all of you a fantastic week!!

Down almost a pound even with Thanksgiving!

Well it wasn't a whole lot, but I still did manage to lose almost a pound. I am now down to 214. I'm down a total of -32 pounds on WW.

I have a lot to go, but it's a pretty fantastic start. I already feel better. I'm wearing clothes that I haven't been able to wear in a few years. I need to get new jeans since they are falling off me, but I'll wait till I'm down another size. I was wearing a 22, now I'm able to wear a 16. One thing I'm very excited about is just being able to get out of plus sizes. :)

Hope everyone has a great week!

How in the heck did I do that???

I was soooo sure I'd be up a pound or two when I went for weigh-in this AM. I just got home from Cincinnati yesterday and had a bit of the good ole' Cincy food. I had Skyline chili twice, Graeter's once and Dewey's Pizza twice. Somehow I still lost a pound!! WooHoo!!
It's not the holiday's I worry about. That's just all about portion control and subbing ingredients in my favorite recipes. I was way more worried about my trip to Cincinnati. You can't put me in the Natti and not expect me to have Skyline, Dewey's and Graeter's.
I did work out 4 times while I was there, so I'm sure that helped and I didn't eat HUGE amounts of these things.
Let's keep on keeping on! I wish you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving!!