Stalled

and don't know why. I think I have lost all motivation to lose weight. I want to lose it I just don't want to do anything to get there. In my head I want a nutritionist or someone to plan out meals for me, buy the groceries, and cook the meals. I know that is not possible because they will suggest things like tuna on crackers, cottage cheese and tomatoes. All of those are on my "I don't eat that" list. I also don't want to tell anyone if I am on a diet because I am afraid of what people will think if I fail. Maybe I am stalled because I am afraid I will fail...or maybe I am afraid I will succeed and then gain it all back plus some like has happened in the past... Who knows.

I need some motivation ladies!

Lost .4 of a lb.

Yes it's true. I lost .4 of a lb this week. I consider it a gift, considering I did no exercise this week and I did eat 3/4 of a lb. of See's candy. Now it's time to get down to business once again. I journeled the last page in my three month journal today. Looking back at what I've accomplished in the last 12 weeks really amazes me. I lost a total of 20.4 lbs in 12 weeks. I proved to myself that even as a post menopausal woman, I can still lose weight. It's onward and upward we go!

7 of 11

7 of 11 days today (March 29th).

Got into the gym. It was a hard workout today. I was about to give up at 40 minutes, but toughed it out.

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I went to the gym despite hacking up a lung. This cold just keeps lingering. I didn't feel well, but I managed. Oddly enough, I feel better now.

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5 of 9 days (March 27th). Got to get back on the band wagon.......

Walked today on the treadmill for 55 minutes. Feeling better, but got another cold. Hate exercising when I have a cold.

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4 of 5 days. Looking good Mr. Carter!!!!!

Actually, I didn't think I would make it through the entire workout, but I slowed down and managed to get in my 60 minutes.

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So far, so good. I almost didn't exercise. I was gonna using being sore from yesterdays workout as an excuse, but decided better of it.

So, that is 3 of 4 days!

Whoo!

Help

Not sure what's going on. But I had some serious cravings on Monday and today. I gave in both times and had some sweets. Anyhow, I'm perplexed. How can I be craving so much, but then once I eat the sweets, I'm completely unsatisfied. I don't think it's just guilt about eating junk, but I can't figure out what it is.

Has anyone else run into this?

A Fat Rant

Okay, Lisa posted this at Scrappin Mommas and I loved it. Thought I would share

Untrained Eye

Okay, I know I keep fluctuating within a few pounds, but never really loosing or gaining.

But, I should have taken Karen's advice at the begining of the year and taken my measurements.

Today, all day, I was pulling up my "loose" pants. I was a bit happy as the scale hasn't moved in quite some time.

I was just talking to my sister a week or so ago. She put herself on a 6 week challenge. She only lost 4 lbs., but lost 13 inches. How awesome is that?

Weigh in day-Week 12

I had my weigh in today and I lost 4.2 lbs this week. That was even going out to a nice restaurant with my red hat group on Saturday night. I've lost a total of 20 lbs. I'm confident that I will make my goal of 30 lbs before we go to Italy in June.

21 Days

Got a really good workout. Can't believe my instructor had us chasing paper plates today. But, it rocked!

So, we are at 2 of 3 days. Whoo!

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Okay, here we go. Finally getting back in to the swing of things.

Come on ladies........

1 of 2 days.

I wasn't able to do it.....

Okay, so I only did 20 of 30 days instead of 21.

But, you know what? I'm not mad and gonna get all down and depressed over it. I was so close and as both Debbie and Karen pointed out. I have to take care of my body or I only make it worse.

So, I'm getting better. Although, my nose, in three days, cannot decide whether to be plugged to runny. LOL!

But, you know what else? I can do it again. So, come Monday, it's off to another personal challenge.

21 of 30 days. 60 minutes each!

Join me ladies.......

Reasons

What are some of the reasons we want to lose weight?
Mine are:
Show my kids a healthy body image
Not pass on bad habits to them
Be healthy
Be active
Look smokin in a swim suit

Staying Motivated

Karen asked how I'm staying motivated. One, I have a subscription to Weight Watcher magazine. They have great articles and tips. They also have after stories by people that have lost a lot of weight and kept it off. I read an article by the Duchess of York, where she said even now the fat lady talks to her in her head. I've decided to let the thin lady talk to me and to tell the fat lady where to go! It really is about positive thinking. Any other thinking is "stinking thinking"!

I'm letting the madness take over.....

Okay, so I was in this "can't let the sick beat me" mode. I skipped working out yesterday because I barely got Johnny to the busstop let alone me to the gym.

I was feeling a "little" bit better this morning, so I went.

I shouldn't have. About 25 mins into it, I started feeling dizzy again, my nose plugged up again and I began sweating. I don't rightly know if I was sweating because of the workout or the allergies. Sometimes, my allergies get so bad, I get chills and dizzyness.

ANYHOW, I stopped after about 35-40 mins. I sat down for about 5 mins and decided I couldn't do it anymore.

But, on the bright side, that is still 20 of 29 days. If I'm well enough tommorow, I'll make my goal of 21 of 30 days. While, I only got 18 days of 60+ mins, I'm not mad. I'm not gonna get down on myself.

This is the most I have worked out in a very long time.

Thank you so much Debbie and Karen for all the motivation.

Hope you all are having a great one!

Sorry I fell of the face of the earth this week!

I've been really busy with work and working my program. I did weigh in on Tuesday and lost another 1.6 lbs so that brings me to 15.6 total weight loss. My darling hubby has finally decided he needs to work the program with me, so I'm trying not to let it distract me from what I'm doing for myself. I don't want to end up being his food police! Things are going well and we are both sticking to it. I'll try to contribute more this week.

A Little Motivation

Okay, since I ate sweets today and I'm atleast planning on sweets being presented to me atleast two days this week, I have to work around that or I'll never make my 21 of 30 days.

So, okay, I've got to get my willpower kicked in. I cannot eat sweets on any other days this week besides Tuesday (my anniversary) and Saturday (planned dinner and movie with Tim).

Fat Farm

So, I told Bobby today that I feel like I should check myself into a fat farm (I said rehab but I meant fat farm). I don't feel like I have any self control at all and want to eat all junk in sight...I suppose if it was every vegetable or fruit it would be ok...maybe it is the PMS talking. I also just found out that the pool I have been going to closed its lap pool indefinitely. Grr.

Week in Review

Wednesday, March 14th......19 of 27 days. Not only do I have only 3 more days to make my goal and one more day off. I have worked out 3 days in a row. I don't do that often. My aerobics class was really good today.
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Tuesday, March 13th......18 of 26 days. That's only 4 more days to go. I did get my entire 60 mins on the treadmill today. I feel good too. Got my dose of energy. Hope it can get me through the whole day.
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Monday, March12th......17 of 25 days. But, I only did 45 mins today. But, I guess that's better than taking the day off.
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Okay, standing at 16 of 23 days. Almost there! (March 11th)
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Okay, I'm at 15 of 22 days. I say not bad. But, I have to make a concerted effort to get an extra day in the gym each week in order to make my goal. Only 8 days left. Wait, that doesn't seem right. I've gonna have to go back through my postings and check.

*Nope, that's right. Only 8 days left. Whoohoo and two more days I can take off. I got it, I got it. I say that now until I leave my shoes in the hubby's car again. LOL!

As for my unsweet days, this is not so easy. So far I'm 3 for 5 days. But, I suppose that's better than no days. I've eaten sweets twice this week.

Why Do I Do This To Myself?

Ugg!

It's my fault. I forgot to take my gym bag (my shoes are in there) out of the car yesterday and Tim took my car this morning. So, he has my gym bag. Now, he is at work, but his car is at the park and ride, so I could easily go get the bag and come home and workout at home.

But, I don't want too!

Go get the bag that is......

Making Progress......I hope

So, about half the days I eat a bowl of whole grain shredded wheat. The other half of the days, I indulge in a large muffin of some sort. In an effort to try and eat better, I thought, I would take it one step at a time. So, today I opted for a croissant. Now, I know they aren't much healthier because of all the butter that goes into them. However, my thought process is to try to deal with my overwhelming need to have something sweet. So, since the croissant isn't so sweet, I started there. I'm hoping I can eventually move my way to toast or something. It's a little harder when your out and about. When I'm out is the days I usually indulge in the muffin. If I can't get toast or even a small bagel, I may move into the rice cake realm. I do like the flavored rice cakes and they still manage to keep them relatively low fat.

Wonderful Weigh In

I'm doing a happy dance! I lost 2.6 lbs this week. Total 14.2 since January 2nd. Now if I can just get my exercise in. Hubby and I went out to dinner tonight and I used some of my flex pts but then we went for a walk in the park and all around downtown so I feel like at least I got some exercise.

13 of 19

Well, I half assed it today, but I managed to break a sweat. But, I have to admit, the instructor put together a really good workout, I think I was just really wiped out.

That's 13 of 19 days.

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Okay, today is 12 of 18 days. But, I was just shy of 60 mins. I had to stop because my neighbor accidentally locked herself out of her house with her 3 year old and 6 month old baby. To boot it was only 32 degrees outside. Good things she had them all bundled up.

Anyhow, so, that leaves me with 12 days left and 3 days of breaks. I'm not sure I can do 12 days with only 3 days of breaks left. But, I'm gonna try. Maybe I can strategically place the days off. It's my own fault. I took two days off in a row. But, I did get exercise in today, plan on it atleast the next two days, but going for a record on Friday and if my legs are not falling off, maybe, just maybe Saturday. Depends on if we have company or not.

Anyhow, hope you all are doing great!

So, I was hanging out

with a few friends that probably range from the 115-140 range the other day. One has 3 kids, the rest of us have 2. I am hanging in there around the 199-200 mark because I am obviously not doing what I am supposed to. Anyway, we were talking about the jeans that are out right now. Even my friend at the 115 mark said she has to tuck her stomach in under her jeans. She is a runner. She will be running the 1/2 marathon in April. All of us had the same problem. I didn't realize so many women had to tuck their tummies into their pants. It just made me realize no matter what size we are as women that we are insecure because of what the media and society say we should look like. I told them I was sorry that they had that problem but it made me feel better to know I wasn't alone. They commiserated! :)
I do want to get on the ball though and shed some of this weight..especially since we may go on a cruise in December!

I decided......

If this 21 of 30 day thing is working for me with exercise, why not try it with food. It seems the more I exercise, the more I eat.

So, now that I've gotten pretty good at the exercising. Time to add on a new element. For the next 21 of 30 days, I'm going to attempt to not eat sweets. That still gives me about 2 days per week to eat something sweet. Meanwhile, if I just have to eat something sweet, I will attempt in said 21 days to replace it with something sweet, but healthy. Such as fruit, yogurt, juice etc.

Wish me luck!

Getting Back on Track

Hi everybody,
Anissa, you are just doing great! Congratulations on keeping up the exercise. I managed to do an hour on the treadmill this morning before I started out for the day. Exercise is never going to be my favorite thing to do, but I know I have to do it. The days that I exercise are easier to stay on pts, too, since I'm not as hungry.
The key for me on the treadmill is having something else to do. I've seen women at the gym reading a book while they walk on the treadmill. That won't work for me because I have a hard time keeping my balance and not reading the same sentence fifty times. LOL.
This morning I put the movie "Shall We Dance" in my dvd player and the hour flew by. I figure that at least I can watch a whole movie about every two days that way.
How do you all stay motivated?

swimming

Alright, I think I am going to try and get back into the swimming groove starting Monday!