Don't know what my problem is......

I have got the exercise thing down pat. Feeling good and getting to the gym atleast 3-4 days a week. If it snows, I get on the treadmill.

My down fall is the food. I look at things, tell myself they are bad for me, but eat them anyway.

I feel so lost and out of control when it comes to the food. The exercise is the only thing keeping me from gaining weight and the food is the only thing keeping me from loosing it.

Ugg!

Survived the Super Bowl Party and still lost weight!

That's right, ladies. I lost another 1.2 lbs. bringing me to a total of 9.6 in 5 weeks on Weight Watchers. I really wanted that 10 lb goal to be met this week but I will not allow myself to get discouraged. I will have at least 10 lbs off my next Tuesday!

And for last week . ..

I lost .5 lbs. Not as outstanding as before, but it still feels great. I wasn't as active as last week, but I've found that eating what I want when I'm hungry, and stopping the second I feel satisfied is my key to success. I'm 14 lbs away from my first goal, and it feels great! probably because 14 is so much smaller than 21. Have a terrifc week, ladies!

Off the wagon

I have lost a total of 2 pounds since the 1st of January. I have lost several inches like I posted earlier but I have lost my motivation. This always seems to happen when I start a "diet" or "change of lifestyle" or "new way of eating". I always seem to fail. Why? I don't know.

When I started working (outside of babysitting) I had this certain feeling of entitlement. Because of some of the things in my past I thought if I wanted something I should have it. If I wanted days off at Burger King I just told the boss what days I was going to work. They let me get away with that and I am not sure why. Maybe I was a good employee or maybe I was just assertive. When I went to college I was the same way and in my jobs. I felt like if I wanted something I should have it.

I wonder if I feel like that about my eating habits. For awhile I feel good about my choice to limit certain foods. Not give them up but have them in smaller quantities. Then I get to a point where I get frustrated and feel like I should be able to eat whatever I want, go buy a bunch of junk that I am going to ration and then eat it all in 2 days. I know better. I know if I buy it I am going to eat it. So, I should just not buy it. My sense of entitlement says I should be able to have it. How do I smash my feelings of entitlement and make better choices?

New challenge

OK ladies,
I have been lax in getting new challenges up. Plus I have been a flaker on getting prizes out. So, prizes that were supposed to go out last week will go out in the next couple of days.

Our next challenge will be sweets. From Wednesday to Wednesday log all sweets and post them next Thursday. The person that eats the least sweets will win a prize. :) You can also log the temptations and challenges of this challenge.

Log

Okay, here is my log......

Thursday
shredded wheat cereal w/ff milk
handful of pita chips
3 cups of hot chai tea
2 oranges
pasta w/chicken
coffee
3 pieces of rocher chocolate

Friday
turkey sub sandwich (no mayo)
baked lays
diet pepsi
3 cups chai tea
1 oranges
1/2 brownie
beef sirloin salad

Saturday
coffee
tomato parmesean sandwich
5 triscuits
1 bite of donut
grilled chicken sandwich
french fries
diet pepsi
2 cookies
bowl of cereal w/ff milk

Sunday
water
bowl of shredded wheat w/ff milk
2 waffles w/jam
3 cups chai tea (caffeine free)
roast pork w/rice
small amount of carrot
spita chips
2 cookies
coffee

Monday
water, more water
1 serving of coffee cake
1 cup of coffee w/half and half
garden salad
lo mein w/chicken, beef and shrimp
bag of baked lays
2 chicken wings

Tuesday
water
coffee
bowl of shredded wheat w/ff milk
about 1 1/2 cups popcorn
3 spoonfuls of macaroni and cheese
about 10 crackers
beef stew
cupcake (I admit it, this was a stresscake)

Wednesday
hot tea
bowl of shredded w/ff milk
crackers
handful of french fries
white chicken chili
8 double chocolate cookies

Haven't been feeling or doing so well

I'm sure I've gained the weight I lost back. Well, not sure because I have so far refused to get back on the scale.

But, I got super stressed over school and ate a cupcake and then last night I think I ate um, atleast 8 cookies.

We are "ALL" sick with cold too. So, that can't be good. But in an effort to recover, all the cookies are gone and I bought a mondo bag of fruit. As soon as I'm done here, I am going to get on the treadmill despite me hacking up a lung. I promise not to overdue it though. The last thing I need is to be sick all weekend.

Plus, I'd hate to be sick when I have to go to my tutoring session. I can't miss it either because I have midterms begining on Monday.