Monday Weigh In

I don't know why I don't weigh in on Wednesdays or Saturdays....these days historically are when I'm at my lowest for the week. I wonder why that is? I updated the ticker on Saturday, and that's where I am today as well. Down 1.6 for the week, taking me to 19 lbs total loss and 5.8 lost since I started tracking again on 1/11/10.

Had a pretty good week. I did eat some junk this weekend, but...I was really craving a cheese dip that I make and it's delicious so I decided to make a small quantity. I had my fill and I'm back to eating healthy this week. I have to allow myself these little splurges or I won't succeed. I can't go my whole life without eating this dip ever again..that's just not how I roll! And I'm still losing!

Should be a good week...have some interviews lined up for a job that I've been covering for the last month or so. 5 interviews in one day though, sheesh! Wish me luck!

Monday Weigh-in

I'm down 1.4 lbs for this week, woohoo! Looking forward to keeping this momentum going. I'm down 4.4 lbs in my 30 lbs by my 30th birthday challenge. Only 25.6 to and I'm confident I'll get there!

Had a very good weekend. Actually got outside to walk for the first time in forever on Saturday. As expected, the doggie was an absolute mess afterwards because everything was so wet and she needs a haircut, but it was straight to the tub for her when we got home. We walked for about 30 minutes and it felt wonderful. I'm hoping tonight the rain and darkness stay away so we can go again.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Monday!

Sneak peak

So this morning I took a sneak peak at the scale...I typically try not weigh myself every day, but this morning I woke up feeling thinner (what a wonderful feeling!) and I just had to look. And it says I'm down a pound from Monday! WOOT! I'm going to stay on track this weekend and make Monday's weigh in a good one.

I cut up the pineapple this morning and oh my goodness it's the most delicious thing I've ever tasted. Takes me back to Maui when we had fresh pineapple every morning for breakfast (HI KITTY!!!). I'm not scared to buy a whole one anymore because it was so simple to cut up and I got 4 huge servings out of it. Yum...I can't wait to have some more!

I really think that I've conquered my disordered eating. I say disordered eating because for as long as I can remember, I've tried to eat healthy but then would 'fail' and binge every now and then. And when I say binge, I mean eat everything in sight until I literally felt like I had to be hoisted out of the chair with some kind of lift. I would feel so ill and depressed afterwards. I'm happy to say that I haven't done that in a very very long time. I don't even really feel the need to do it anymore. And I'm confident that I can keep this up. Before when I would stop"dieting" I would normally gain back all the weight I had managed to lose and then some. I haven't really been dieting since back in August, and I've lost a few pounds but really have stayed the same. I think this is due to me finally getting my eating under control. I know that now I don't crave any of the foods that don't actually benefit my body. I rarely ever eat fast food anymore, and if I do, it's subway or something where I can choose something healthy. I know that I will be successful on this journey because I have to.

I just now need to concentrate on exercise. I have the food under control, and I'm going to slowly start incorporating exercise back in. I think it's different this time because before I would try to change everything all at once, cold turkey, and I would get burnt out really easy. I have to find something that works for me and stick to it. I know that my body and mind will greatly benefit from it and I will feel so much better.

The snow is finally melting here and it's not frigidly cold outside, so I think I may be able to get out and take the dog (and myself) on a walk today. I'm looking forward to it.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Biggest Loser Bootcamp

My mom got me this DVD two Christmasses (sp) ago. Before tonight, it was still in the wrapper. Well, I finally decided to not have to sheepishly make up some story to tell her why I hadn't worked out with it yet, whenever she asks, which she does a lot. I'm ashamed to say that I thought this was hard. Not quite as hard as the 30 Day Shred (I always knew I liked Bob better), but for me it was still hard. This has quite a bit to do with the fact that I haven't worked out in, oh, AGES. I don't remember the last time I had a good cardio workout. I actually wouldn't even classify this as total cardio either, there was a lot of strength training involved. I know this because I can feel it in my shoulders. But regardless, I'm ashamed because of how weak and complacent I have become. I'm ashamed and embarrassed that after a short 20 minute workout I was feeling rather ill. It's discouraging to me, because I don't like to feel this way. But, it's also motivating because I know I can do better and I know what being in shape feels like, and I miss it.

So rather than letting tonight discourage me, I'm going to fight to get back the endurance and strength I once had. I won't put this workout dvd back in it's wrapper. I might even try Jillian's 30 day shred again this week. I want to once again feel wonderful after a hard workout. I miss that. I WILL get it back.

On the nutrition side of things, I've done so well this week. Points wise, everything is falling into place and I've stuck to WW all week. I've had lots of fruit and even veggies every single night this week for dinner, shocking, I know! Looking to make it a great weekend too. I'm in the "trying really hard to save some money so I'm not so broke every other week" mode so it will be a low-key weekend where I'll probably cook dinner for the boyfriend. And when I cook, I can control what we eat so it will be healthy.

Oh and I still haven't cut up that pineapple. I will probably get to that Saturday sometime!

Fresh Pineapple

I'm so excited. I went to the grocery store at lunch and bought a pineapple. This is my first ever whole pineapple that I have purchased! And it was only $1.50! WOOT!

The past week or so I've been picking up freshly cut pineapple here at my work cafeteria, however....their prices are outrageous! It's $2 for about a cup of pineapple. I think I can definitely get 3-4 servings out of a whole one so I'm pretty happy about that.

I've been looking up how to cut one, and it looks pretty easy. I think I will try it tonight.

Is it silly to get excited over something like this? :)

I can't even think of a good title!

Wow, it's been a long time since I've written. I don't know, I guess I just haven't felt like it. I've been struggling a lot lately with anxiety and most likely depression, but I think I at least have it under wraps finally. I'm still on my weight loss journey, and I've lost about another 5 lbs. since blogging last. I've lost approximately 16 lbs total since July when I started. I'm proud that through everything that's happened in the past 6 months that I haven't given in to the urge to binge. Actually, I don't have those urges very much anymore. I'm really concentrating on eating things that are healthy for my body, and I stop when I'm full. No more eating to the point where I'm so full I feel ill.

I have a new goal that I wanted to share. I will be 30 in 6 months. I'd like to lose 30 lbs by then. I know that sometimes it's not good to set goals like this, but I feel this is attainable. It's around 5 lbs per month, and that's completely doable. I'm still following Weight Watchers very loosely and it's helping. I am going to try my best to keep this blog up to date too! Hopefully it will hold me accountable, if anyone is actually still reading! Wish me luck!