The Verdict - Week 23

Here is a real verdict post.  As I mentioned in my last post, I didn't weigh in last week.  Lame, I know but I just didn't want to see another gain.  Apparently in my mind, what you can't see isn't there, ha! Yeah right.  So this week I will base my weight loss off of my last real verdict post, which was 227.6. 

I wasn't exactly sure what the scale was going to say this morning.  I hadn't stepped on the scale in a couple days but knew I ate relatively well and even went to the gym a couple times.  When I woke up I was pleasantly surprised to see 226.8, back down to my lowest so far on this journey.  That means I lost .8 from my last official weigh in and also means no turning back.  I don't want to go above this number again!

I am trying to come up with some more inspiration to keep me going on this journey.  I think I need to take a picture and compare it to the beginning of my journey.  I always think seeing how far you've come is good inspiration.  I wonder if that same shirt I wore in the first picture is clean?  Probably not, but let's hope I can get it clean in the next couple of days and take a comparison picture.

I am also stumped on some new Mini Goal Monday ideas so if you have any of those can you throw those out there too?

All in all I am back on track this week, now I just need to keep it this way.

Come back tomorrow!  I'm going to post my next major major goal, more than the 40 lbs. that is on my header.  It's a long term goal and I am looking forward to it and its reward! :)

The Verdict - Week 22

This week's verdict did not take place. It was the first time that I did not weigh in at all for a week and it was definitely because I figured I would see a gain and didn't want to face it. Well I won't ever know because I ship-shaped up and did better the next week. Stay tuned for week 23's verdict, coming shortly!

The Verdict - Week 21

Sheesh, it's late and I almost forgot to post.  Must be bad news, huh?  Well, not as bad as I was expecting, so that's positive!

Mr. Scale said 227.6 this morning.  A slight loss of .6 lbs. this week.  Although it would have been nice to lose EVERYTHING I had gained and then some a loss is the right direction.  My birthday is officially OVER, I had my last birthday dinner tonight and got an ipod shuffle (in Pink!) that I can take with me to the gym.  This is my first ipod so I am excited about that.  I won't need to borrow Aaron's iphone anymore to go to the gym and the shuffle is much smaller and has a clip that I can just stick to my shirt or anything, so simple!  I am excited to try it out!

Hopefully next week I'll come back with a much larger number but I am not too down on myself about this week.  Every girl has to celebrate every once in awhile, right? Of course one night of celebrating is probably enough, but we don't need to go there, do we?  

So here I am, back on track and ready to rock.  I'm off to download some itunes, any suggestions for some great workout songs??

Enough is Enough!

Alright, it's time to crack the whip.  I need to get back into my healthy routine.  I am scared to step on the scale tomorrow, yes, scared.  I am trying to be super good today but I don't think that 1 day of great eating vs. 6 days of mediocre to awful eating is going to make up for lost time.  I guess we'll know for sure tomorrow huh?

So what am I going to do about my predicament?  Well I have a few ideas.  I mean I know in my mind exactly what I need to do and in theory that should be enough, but my willpower just isn't quite there yet!

For my birhday I asked for a kitchen scale.  It's great to cook at home because it's usually healthier but if you overeat then what have you saved yourself?  Some, but not much!  I am ordering this scale from Amazon today (my mom is actually BUYING it for me for my birthday, but I am ordering it).  I know chicken breasts in the store are huge in comparison to what a serving size is.  Literally I can buy a 4.5 lb. pack of chicken and there will be 6 breasts in there making each breast about 12 oz., I should barely be eating half that for a serving of chicken.  I think having the scale will help me not only use portion control but also save money!  Win, win, right?

As far as Mini Goal Monday last week, blech!  I didn't workout Wednesday (had a legit excuse), Saturday or Sunday.  Saturday was my 25 lb. weight loss goal achieved reward, so that's sort of legit.  And Sunday, well Sunday I thought Aaron would be giving me a foot massage for my birthday so I went to bed early.  No foot massage was received and therefore I should have just worked out, bust!  I think I will keep the same goal this week and see if I can be MORE successful.     

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Mini Goal Workout Style #1

Last night I kept my word and worked out for 30 minutes.  I did my EA Sports Active and burned 236 calories.  It is almost 9:00 pm and I still have yet to decide what I am going to do tonight.  I feel like work today was a workout itself.  We are still down by 2 people (out of 4) and so I felt like I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off.  Unfortunately I didn't break a sweat, or I may have counted it... or not!

It's getting late, I gotta get my workout in, I'll post tomorrow what I decided to do.  If anyone would like to get me an eliptical or treadmill for my birthday my address to send it to is... oh.. guess I shouldn't post that here!  Not even going to bring up the fact that I have no where to put it, maybe I can get a Jetson's style one that just folds up into NOTHING.  I think I'm becoming delirious!
G'Night!

The Verdict - Week 20

Why jump around it and blah blah blah about nothing.  It's a gain!  I knew it would be, I'm not even upset about it.  I mean I'm mad at myself for the choices I made, so maybe I am upset with myself but I am not surprised by what Mr. Scale said this morning.  228.2 lbs. this morning.  That is a gain of 1.4 lbs. 

Do I punish myself and skip Simply Fondue?  I don't think so.  I worked hard to lose that initial 25 lbs., and have waited to celebrate it for awhile.  I also think birthdays are something to celebrate so since both are happening on the same weekend to skip it would only make me more upset. 

But Sunday, Superbowl Sunday, I will not skip the party but I will have WILL power.  I am going to do something that I always end up getting pissed off about.  I am going to ask Aaron to be my willpower for me.  To question me just as I am about to pop that cookie in my mouth.  To ask if it's really worth it.  Usually when this happens I get annoyed at him for following through and since it will be my actual birthday there is potential for this to happen again, but I'm going to try not too.

I am going to look for some low calorie appetizers to bring along with my truffle brownies.  I may eat just one of those because they are so good, but that's it.  Just one, a small one at that!

I am going to workout hard this week and hope that there is a slight possible chance of a loss next week but as long as there is not a gain I will be ok!

Mini Goal Monday

Alright let's get down to business this week.  First let me say that this past week has been rough.  Not life-wise but my choices wise.  I have made so many bad ones, it's ridiculous.  If you don't believe me come back tomorrow and when you see my weigh in, you'll believe me for sure! 

It's not surprising that I will have a gain tomorrow.  When you eat bad and don't exercise crazy stuff like gaining weight happens.  It's pure science I tell ya!

So this weekend I have BIG plans.  We are going to Simply Fondue for dinner on Saturday to celebrate not only my birthday but also my 25 lb. weight loss.  Then we have a Superbowl party on Sunday and since the Superbowl is the second biggest day for eating in America, after Thanksgiving, I'm thinking the weekend is going to be fun and food filled.  Because of these big plans if I don't want two weeks of gains in a row I better work my tail feather off earlier this week...

So my Mini Goal Monday is to workout EVERY day this week for at least 30 minutes.  I'm even going to make myself post what I do each day so that way I am more accountable.  This seemed to work well for the food journal so I'm hoping an exercise journal will be similar!

Come back tomorrow to yell at me for my horrible week, no seriously.. do!  I need that motivation!