Under 200

Last night was a great weigh-in. Down 3.6 lbs to drop me to 198, which brought me below the 200 mark for the first time in I don't know how long.

Since starting this blog, that means I'm down 7lbs and since starting Weight Watchers, I'm now down 21.

Should be a great time to celebrate, but unfortunately, I'm dealing with some other stuff that just hit me like a ton of bricks yesterday and I just can't get excited. But, I'm going to do what I can to make sure that I stay on track with the weight loss and getting healthy. I need to do that for me even if everything else is in a spiral.

It may be time to go SHOPPING!

The clothes are getting a bit too big. I really don't want to buy the "in between" sizes, but eventually my pants are going to fall down, so I think I really need to get some new clothes. It's gotten to the point where I can actually pull most of my pants off (jeans included) without having to unbutton them. This is good, no?

Yesterday, I was wearing a pair of pants to work and someone commented that they were very saggy in the butt. I think my butt is disappearing. It's ok, I don't want to find it. It's been following me around for years and I think it's time that it went off on it's own. Maybe find someone else to follow.

Tomorrow is the next weigh-in and if I drop below 200 tomorrow, then I'll be taking my $100 Macy's gift card out for a little trip to the mall on Saturday. I know some people would go for the "cheap" in-between clothes, but I want to show off a bit. And besides, this is essentially free since I got the gift card through MyPoints.

Have a great day everyone! Wish me luck for tomorrow.

Quick UPdate

I was up 0.2 last night. I was not happy. And for some reason, the substitute WW leader told me I was up 0.4, which really irritated me. But when I looked at the computer printout of last night's weight, it was only up 0.2.

So my current weight is 201.6. So since I started this exciting Blog, I'm down 3.4lbs. (Although, since joining WW, I'm down 17.4 lbs.)

On the positive side, someone else did notice my weight loss today, so I have to be happy about that.

And last night, while watching Tuesday's DVR'd Biggest Loser, I was jogging and ran for 15 straight minutes. It's the first time I've gone that long. Later I did another 10 minutes. Maybe one of these days I'll be able to take my at home jogging out to the track and actually job a few laps.

One kind word can make a world of difference!

Sometimes, all it takes is just one comment to change your mood. Lucky for me, there have been so many positive comments lately. Ok, so they're not just comments, but compliments.

This week, it was one of the girls at work who literally grabbed by arm to whisper "looking good girl." I think I was smiling for the rest of the day.

A few weeks ago, one of the attorneys that I work for said that I'm "disappearing".

I know that these few little words really made me feel good and they help keep me going. It makes me realize that even if I don't see big numbers dropping on the scale, I am making changes and people are noticing. So even though I'm still trying to love 50 lbs, I do realize that it's not just about the numbers. Or maybe it's all about the numbers. My clothes are getting smaller. That's a number. I'm losing inches. That's another number. Hopefully I'll live longer, lower my cholesterol and my blood pressure...all numbers. I guess it really is all about the numbers.

So tonight is the weigh-in and I have to admit, I am a little nervous. It's that time of month, so I could be retaining water and I did make a cheesecake over the weekend. I did make it for other people and have only had 2 small pieces myself, and may not have any more. (If I say that I definitely won't, then I'll just want it more so this way, it's a maybe and I won't feel quilty about it if I do. And besides, I've worked it into my points, so I'm not doing any real damage.)

I'm only 1.3 lbs from the 200 mark and while I'd really love to lose 1.5 this week to get below the line, I think I've resigned myself to something more like a .8 loss. Keep your fingers crossed for me!!

Weekly Weigh-in: Down 2.2

And now the pounds are just melting off. Ok, so I think this just proves that actually following the points plan and tracking everything really does work. I have been almost anal about making sure I count things. Weight Watchers does work if you do it right and don't just try to fake it.

I think the combination of following the points plan religiously, my Sketchers Shape Ups and the fact the Wii running are really working for me. My clothes are getting to be so loose too. I really need to do some shopping.

I'm now only 1.3 lbs away from 200. (So for those who aren't so good at math, this puts my current weight at 201.3.) How exciting is that?

See, my plan is that once I'm below 200, I'll let myself really go shopping for some new clothes. I did order my $100 Macy's gift card from MyPoints last week too, so that is my incentive. Once I have that and get below the Mendoza line, I can go shopping. (If you don't know about MyPoints, please ask me. I'd be happy to refer you so you can get some great gift cards too.)

I was watching The Biggest Loser last night. (I work on Tuesdays, so we DVR it and watch on Wednesday.) And now I'm wracking my brain to figure out what happened that I was going to discuss here. Geesh...my mind is going! I don't know. I can tell you that that show really inspires me. It makes me get up and move. Usually I'm jogging in place while I watch and sometimes I get out my balance ball. Last night, I did both. I felt great!

Now I need to go over to WeightWatchers.com and log my weight and my dinner from last night.

203.6

Finally, some real progress. Ok, so it's my own fault. I make excuses for weeks. Too much stress with everything that was going on in my life. Last week's weigh-in just really annoyed me and I decided that I really needed to start tracking again - and I mean really tracking.

So I did. I tracked as best as I could and ended up dropping 2.8 lbs. I haven't seen a loss like that since May. You have no idea how excited I was last night. So on my quest to lose 50, I've lost 1.4. Remember, I started at 205.

My first goal is to get under 200. I'm hoping that I can do that by Halloween.

My second goal is to get under 185. I'd like to see that by Christmas.

My third goal is to weigh less than my husband. I'm thinking that might be the goal for the spring.

We shall see. One step at a time. One day at a time. One bite at a time. Now it's time to go eat!!

I'm probably one of the worst bloggers ever. I'm not nearly as entertaining as I'd like to be and I forget to blog for days on end. Why would anyone want to read such drivel? And if that's not bad enough, I'm not even making any headway on my goal of losing 50lbs. I think I actually weight more than when I started this. How sad is that?

Let's talk shoes instead. I think I'm finally, really starting to feel the impact of these Sketchers ShapeUps. My upper thighs are a bit sore - in a good way. So I assume that means they're working. I have been walking in them quite a bit and going for walks on my lunch break at least three times a week. Hopefully they'll firm up my butt and I'll have those buns of steel that I've been coveting for the last 20+ years. Time will tell.

Check in tomorrow for the big weigh in. Please God, let the scale show a big drop. Maybe I shouldn't eat today. Oh wait - too late - I'm halfway through my breakfast already.

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Aarrgghhh! Up 1 lb yesterday. This is just so frustrating. I don't overeat. I know I don't, so I don't understand why I'm not having any luck at WW and why I haven't lost anything since May.

At the meeting last night, I saw one of the other members walk in with a bottle of Diet Coke and it got me thinking. First, from everything I've read, diet soda is even worse for you than regular soda. While it doesn't have the sugar that regular soda does, it has so many chemicals that it will eat the paint off a car. Imagine what that is doing to your insides? ICK!

I've also heard stories about people who have dropped huge amounts of weight when they stopped drinking soda. Well I quit drinking soda almost 2 years ago and I never saw any significant drop in weight. Any weight I did lose was attributed to the overall change in my diet and exercise. Why can't I lose 20 lbs just by giving up soda? And it's not like I replaced it with something else. I drink water all day long. Seriously. Plain water most of the time, but other times it's unsweetened tea. It's just so frustrating.

And while I know I'm not counting points religiously, I'm right around where I should be. I'm not going way over or way under even. And I even earn 3-4 extra points on average per day because of my walking. This is just so frustrating.

So today I measured my waist. I want to see if there is a change there that is maybe not being reflected on the scale. Today my waist measured 39 1/4 inches. (Yep, I did it again. I broke the taboo and now I've not only posted my weight and my age online - but my waist size! I know there are people everywhere who are going into shock over this.)

So now we get to track measurements too. That doesn't help my 50 by 40 plan, but maybe it will make me feel better if I see some actual changes in my body.