I’ve been doing pretty well.  I’ve had some slip ups here and there.  I just finished TOM so that’s always a rough time for me when I tend to overeat.  My weight has been steady and I just bought some new groceries to make sure I got healthy foods to eat and snack on.  I also walked 30 min today at the park in spite of having a blister on my foot.  I’m just starting to get into some smaller sizes so I cannot give up now!

Went back to the park and walked another 20 min today!!!!!

It’s 9/11 and I’ll never forget that day 7 years ago.  I woke up to get ready for work and got the notion in my head to call off work.  Nope, I wasn’t sick just for some reason didn’t want to go in that day.  I was watching an early morning show when suddenly it was interrupted after the first plane hit.  I sat their transfixed not realizing I was seeing a tragic part of history happen.  I woke my husband up just in time to see the second plane hit.  I pray for everyone who was touched by this awful event.  Bless you all………

I didn’t have any special plans for today.  I’m off work and did go walking at the local track for 28 min.  I haven’t done this in awhile so it felt great to get out and enjoy this great weather.  I also tackled that awful hill that used to just kill me.  I made it up that hill 3x’s today so I am particulary proud of that.  I also bought some yummy foods today to keep me focused and in control.  I just finished a WW Amaretto Cheesecake…Oh Yum!  Those commercials are very accurate when they say these are delicous!!!!

Why do I keep sabotaging myself?  I SWORE today that I’d stick to my guns and not snack or pick at food and what did I do????  Yep I snacked and picked at food.  I planned on allowing 200 cal today to eat snack crackers because they are easy to eat at work.  Well my friend gave me 1/2 granola bar and 1/2 her snack crackers too!  Then another friend mentioned to me she had bought Garlic Tricuits and didn’t like them, so what do I do???  Yep I had to eat some.  Then when I got home my PB Hershey Kisses were calling my name!  I calculated my calories for today and I’m a little over 1000 calories and of course the majority of them are from fat, then carbs, then protein.  Good news though.  I already plan to have a piece of plain fish tonight with some zucchini so that’ll get my protein count up and give me a nutriotious filling dinner.  Second, I have the PB Kisses in my purse and they will be taken to work tomorrow so my co-workers can enjoy them and I can get them out of my sight!  More good news, I walked 35 min today and just completed 12 min on the elliptical.  I also plan to drag my son outside to walk our normal 10 min in the evening.  So was the day a total loss???  No I just could have done so much better.  I want to lose weight and the unneccesary picking I’m doing is for someone who is at or under goal and can occassionally allow a lapse.  My weight has been wavering about 3 lbs up and down and I need it to go down!  I know that fluctuations are normal but if I was doing the right things it would be consistantly going down not boucing back up again.

Can’t wait to start again tomorrow.  I’m firmly telling my friend no to the granola bar and crackers, and plan to pack a more nutritious lunch like yogurt or cottage cheese. 

Cheers to good health, lots of love, and lots of weight lost for all who need it!

I could have done better this weekend, especially yesterday.  I snuck some Hershey Kisses and my MIL made cream puffs (had 2).  I didn’t do terrible but just ate some things like that that I shouldn’t have.  I have a new lease on life and weight today though and am at this moment eating a homemade low carb wrap.  I’m also SUPER motivated to exercise today.  Today is a brand new day, let’s see how it goes…

I did 20 min on the elliptical!!!!!  This is a far cry from the 4 min I started off with.  I also walked 10 min w/my son tonight, so I did well with the exercises.  I did pretty well with eating.  My only downfall was a piece of quiche.  It bit me in the butt though because I got sick after eating it.  I still have about 400 calories left to eat today, so I’ll make sure it’s high in protein to even things out for the day.

I’m so happy because I bought some new clothes today.  I’m kind of between sizes right now.  At Lane Bryant I can wear about a 14 top though it’s a little tight.  On the bottom I can wear a size 18 but it’s a little big, a size 16 is good, but a size 14 fits but is still a little snug.  So I didn’t buy any pants because I’d really like to get closer to a size 14 which is my target size. 

It’s amazing to be so close to my target size.   I have 28 more lbs to go.  My wish is that I lose it in my belly and legs because that’s where I need it the most.  I keep reading about walking being good for an “overall” loss, so let’s hope it works!  Occassionally I’ve been stretching and contracting my muscles in my belling trying to tone those muscles under the fat and strive for a leaner look.  I don’t want to be negative but I think my belly will be a constant source of frustration for me, but I’m just so thrilled to be losing weight I’m not letting it get me down.

I walked 30 min today and ta-da did 15 min on the elliptical!!!!!  LOL, I multitasked, I colored my hair, and as I had to wait 15-20 min before washing it out I jumped on the elliptical, when I was done it was time to rinse out the color.  I’m still working at this belly and my heavy legs.  I know it’ll just take time, but I see the bones emerging in my shoulders and collarbone I want my lower half to shrink too!  All in good time Cristy!!!!

Ugh! I got on the scale the other day and was horified to see I gained a few pounds.  No surprise there since I overate a bit over the weekend, but 4.5 lbs was a big shock!  Well then this morning I discovered that Tom had started.  Well no wonder I was eating some things I shouldn’t have and gained a few lbs.  First off I’m not sweating because I didn’t overeat on my calories I just didn’t get my fat, protein, carb ratio where I wanted it.  Second, that weight gain is probably pure water bloat.  Tom is just a fact of any woman’s life and I just need to deal with it the best I can.

On a brighter note, yesterday I did 12 min on the elliptical!  I keep trying to add a minute or two here and there and hope to be hitting 15 min in the months to come.  I also ate very well yesterday keeping it at 1200 calories and made it a higher protein day.  I have the same plans for today and in spite of Tom I’ll make it through.  I know once I get through this week I’ll lose those few lbs of water I gained and will hopefully post a nice loss in the weeks to come!

UPDATE:  I pushed myself to do 14.5 min on the elliptical.  Then I drug my son outside so we could walk around the block for 10 min.  All in all it was a pretty good day.  I found myself picking at some things i shouldn’t have (oh no!) but I tracked everything on my fitday and actually have some calories left, which I plan to devote to nothing but protein to balance out my fats and carbs for the day.

DH decided to take us out to eat on Saturday.  We went to a buffet.  I could of done better but it could have been worse.  I did have a salad full of “good” foods and fat free dressing.  I then had a regular plate of food with steamed cauliflower, sweet potato, and uh oh one slice of pizza!  For dessert I had two very small cookies.  Yesterday, Sunday, I wondered for a moment why my belly was so bloated and why I felt to uncomfortable.  Well when you eat some foods you shouldn’t that’s what happens!  I could have done better yesterday too, but I just made sure I logged everything in my Fitday, which my calories were still under 1800! and now I just move on.  I also forced myself to do 11 min on the elliptical in spite of the fact that the humidity was so high and it was like 85 degrees outside and I have no air conditioning in my house-YIKES!  I was sweating really hard, but it felt good pushing myself to do that little extra to remind myself that I am trying to lose weight.

Today I had a low carb wrap, scrambled egg with no butter, and a slice of cheese.  Today will be a great day, and I have the power to make that happen!

Still doing good and keeping everthing on track.  I have to admit I did pick a bit today but nothing major, I just grabbed a handful of nila wafers and munched on them.   My calories were a little under for a couple of days, so I think that’s what caused me to be a little hungrier today. 

I walked 1/2 hr today, then walked another 10 min when I got home, and did 12 min on the elliptical.  It’s been hard working out in this extremely hot humid weather but I just deal with it the best I can and keep going.  I plan on doing some stretches tonight too.  I really like to work my abs by sucking in my stomach muscles.  I also like to pull the muscles in my legs trying to tone them up a bit.  I’m trying desperatly to tone my legs but don’t want to build up too much muscle, I’d rather have lean legs.  If anyone has some tips left me know!

I haven’ t lost anything but I haven’t gained either.  I was losing so fast there that another plateau is expected.  I kept my calories at 1400 and managed to walk 20 min and then did a solid 10 min of stretching.

I’m hoping to get my legs toned up.  I’ve been trying to find some things online especially for upper thighs.  I haven’t found anything yet, but I only searched a couple of sites.  I get frustrated because it seems like I have this thick layer of fat around my legs and it just seems so hard to get rid of.  I’ll just have to keep plugging away at it.