Four truths

Day 28
1. I started back on weight watchers last Sunday.
2. I (finally) started swimming again today & feel fantastic. Why in the world had I been putting that off?
3. Cuties are the best snack ever, just ask me.
4. I weighed in at 260 today with sopping wet hair.
Also took a walk before I went swimming, which was great since it was actually nice outside. :)

Starting weight: 277  
Current weight 260
Current mini-goal: 258
Overall goal for the year: 209
Total lost: 17
Previous weights: 
269    1/1/2012
267.2 1/3/2012
266.6 1/10/2012
265.1 1/12/2012
261.1 1/22/2012

Weighing in

Day 22
Starting weight: 277  
Current weight 261.1
Total lost: 15.9
Previous weights: 
269    1/1/2012
267.2 1/3/2012
266.6 1/10/2012
265.1 1/12/2012

Stage 1
Goal weight: 238 lbs

S.W. For the year: 269
1^st mini goal: 263 - Done

2^nd mini goal: 258

3^rd mini goal: 253

4^th mini goal: 248

5^th mini goal: 243

6^th mini goal: 238

Stage 1: Goal weight: 238 lbs
Stage 2. Goal weight: 207 lbs
Stage 3. Goal weight: 176 lbs
Stage 4  Goal weight: 145 lbs
Stage 5: Decide if I want to get down to 140 or 135 and stay under 150.

I've had a pair of goal jeans (1st pair of what will be many) hanging in my closet for awhile now. I tried them on today, just for fun, and I can zip and button them up! They don't look great yet, that will take another 10 lbs or so, but I can technically wear them! I can't even describe how happy that makes me. 
In other news, I'm going to start swimming this week, which also makes me happy and should help me continue to lose weight and ultimately reach my goals.

Some days man....

 I ate WAY too much at lunch today, and haven't really gotten a workout in. But at least I'm making a fairly healthy dinner. As long as that one meal doesn't set the stage for the rest of the day or tomorrow, things should be fine.

Woot!

Starting weight: 277  
Current weight 265.1
Total lost: 11.9
Previous weights: 
269    1/1/2012
267.2 1/3/2012
266.6 1/10/2012

Dealing with the temptation to eat the wrong thing or at the wrong time

Can you overcome the temptation today? That is the question I have been asking myself a lot, especially when cravings for unhealthy foods hit. It goes something like this: "Man, Top Ramen sounds sooo good right now. But I don't need it... I really want it... and the temptation for it will just get stronger with time. I really want to lose weight and keep it off, which means I need to change my habits, but I can't imagine not eating that food for the rest of my life." Now first off, I don't want to get that extreme with it. But I do want to greatly diminish how frequently I eat that particular food. So I ask myself "What about today? Can you just not eat it today, and worry about the next craving whenever it appears?" So far, the answer has been yes. I figure as long as I can answer "yes" to that question at least 75 or 80% of the time, it will still be a vast improvement. 
I have to do about the same thing with mindless eating, except the question in that instance is "Am I actually hungry, or am I just bored/depressed/etc.?" I hate that I am an emotional eater, but I am, so I have to deal with it.

Weigh in

Start weight: 277  
Current weight 266.6
Total lost: 10.4
Previous weights: 
269    1/1/2012
267.2 1/3/2012
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2.4/60 for the year
10/366 days
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Yay! I did manage to lose a little bit while on tour, and I'm still a bit ahead of schedule for my goal for the year. Now that choir tour is over I should be able to really get to work on this. Who's excited? This girl! :)

Tomorrow...

Tomorrow morning I will finally be able to weigh in. I'm nervous! The people we stayed with on tour were so lovely, and so happy to give us cookies, brownies, candies, and more food then we needed for the day. Add that to three 8 hour road trips in one week, and 3-6 hours per day on the road the rest of the time, and it's not looking too promising. But whatever tomorrow brings, I suppose as long as it's not above my starting weight for the year I will be ok. I really hope it's a bit lower than that though.

Fingers crossed!

1 week down

I still don't know exactly how much progress I've made, and probably wont be able to check until i get back to school on Monday. At any rate I'm happy with the progress I am starting to see, changes in my face and how my clothing fits. I did accomplish my goal of eating better yesterday and have done well so far today. I can't wait to get back so I can start an exercise regimine too.

day 6/366

Up until yesterday, I did pretty well with my eating. When I spend 8 hours in a car, or in this case on a bus, I tend to eat way too much, and yesterday I did. I am trying not to repeat that mistake today. I do believe progress has been made though. The skirt I am wearing today was lose to begin with, but now I have to really watch it and make sure it doesn't fall too low. Sounds annoying but I can't help but be happy about it. I really hope wherever I stay tonight has a scale in the bathroom... I want to know where the numbers are at.

and today's weight is...

S.W. 277
C.W. 267.2
-/+ 9.8 lbs
I'd say that's a pretty good start.

2 days down, 364 to go.

Today was good. I ate well, kept track of my calorie intake, and came in well under the calorie max I set for myself. I didn't get much exercise in other then two hours singing on risers... that has to count for something right? It should, even if it's not much. Anyway, I feel good about today. I didn't get as much water as I should have but it was still more then I would have if I hadn't been paying attention.

One week of choir touring starts tomorrow, so it should be interesting making sure I'm eating right and hydrating since I have very little control over what will be available for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and no control over how often we stop. Another challenge is that I am really the type of person that needs to eat 4-5 smaller meals throughout the day rather then "3 square meals", spreading things out is what helped me do well today. It will be interesting, and possibly difficult, but as long as I stay on top of myself about it I should be ok. Wish me luck.

365 days.... actually, this year it's 366.

S.W. 277
C.W. 269
Total lost: 8
Ok, so my extremely cliche new years resolution is to lose weight, obviously. But more specifically I aim to lose 60 lbs this year, and then do it again in 2013. Some personal things cropped up recently and so did my weight; I'm back to 269 lbs. At least I kept off 8 lbs of what I lost. So my goal for January 1st, 2013 is to weigh 209 lbs or less, and my goal for January 1st, 2014 is to weigh 149 lbs or less. These seem reasonable, but we'll see where I'm at this time next year.