Flash Back

I found this picture of me from my Junior year of college. I had forgotten about this pic, but I remember feeling like I knew I looked great when the picture was being taken. Of course I knew I was fat but I felt good about myself. This picture was taken the fall of 2007. I vaguely remember this summer but I know I did work out often, and I tried to eat healthy mainly eating a lot of grilled chicken with pasta salad and veggies. I was not trying to loose weight as hard as I am now. I also know I partied my ass off this summer. Like I am talking 3-4 nights a week drinkin’ Bud Lights like water. Haha so I have no idea how I got to lookin’ so good.  I have no clue how much I weighed at this point and I wish I did know because I remember feeling really good about myself, and I would like to strive to beating that weight.

 

 

 

Oh well. I just gotta keep going and it will come. J I peeked at the scale this morning and I am down another pound. One more pound and I will see 25_. I have not yet seen a 25_ and I cant freaking wait! I am going to work very hard this weekend to make sure my Sunday morning weigh in is 25_.

I have a dinner date tonight AND tomorrow but I am vowing now NOT to drink any alcohol and I am not going over on my points or calories. If I cannot measure it out I am not eating it. Thankfully both dinner dates are at someone’s house and not a restaurant and they both know I am watching my food intake, so I am confident things will all work out. I work all day Saturday so measuring my food will be easy, and I am hitting the gym after work. This will make it my 4^th workout this week exceeding my goal of working out at least 3x’s a week, but I feel great this week and I like to work out. I also seem to eat better on the days I exercise.

I hope everyone is having a happy Friday!

Fashionable

Today is Thursday and I have worked out three days this week and been under on WW points and MFP calories all week. I weighed in this morning and thankfully I lost the 8lbs I gained over Thanksgiving weekend. I am actually one pound less then I was on Thanksgiving morning. I now have no doubt that if I can keep this up I will hit my Christmas goal. J

I did Jillian Michaels Shed and Shred this morning, Level 2.  Have I mentioned before how much I love that crazy woman. It’s a quick workout I feel it the next day, and I feel accomplished afterwards. It’s defiantly my go-to video.

 

I have to say -since I am feeling so good about myself I have been making time to look more fashionable/cute lately. I feel very feminine and I can’t help but smile when I look in the mirror lately.

This may sound conceded but I don’t care because before I started taking care of my body I use to dress like a slob. I used to throw on a sweatshirt and jeans and that was it. I never cared about matching, I never cared about my hair, I never cared about anything. I was just hiding behind whatever cloths felt comfortable, trying not to draw attention to myself. Well now that I am happy with how I look and I have been working so hard for my body, I am excited to show it off. 

I feel like I lived in these sweatshirts for years and years

My outfit today.


Have a great day everyone!   :-)

Mini Goal Under Way

Yesterday was day one of my Christmas challenge and I nailed it. I stayed on track with my WW points and MFP calories. I am going to do both “programs” like I did in the summer because that is when I had the best results.

This morning I did 45 minutes of cardio at the gym and I packed all my food for the day. I have to work the late shift tonight so I have my lunch, dinner, and snacks. I have already added up the points and calories and I am still under. J 

I have also taken the time to go through my calendar and schedule my workout days to ensure I meet my goal of working out at least three days a week.

I can feel it in my bones that I will meet this goal I have set for myself. I refuse to fail. The true challenge is going to be this insane work schedule I have ahead of myself for the month of December. But I know from experience that the key is planning ahead, and sticking to the plan. If I can do that, I will not fail.

I like to have a picture with each post and since I do not have anything that relates to this post I will share the adventure my cat had yesterday.

Till next time….

Cheech


 

 




Thanksgiving Goal Met!!

Thanksgiving was great. I got up early and did 45 minutes of cardio at the gym. Man was it busy with people lol. It was easy to zone out and get in a good workout because there were a lot of cool Thanksgiving shows on TV.  I do not feel I went overboard with food. I had a little bit of everything like I wanted and I only had a nibble here and there of desserts. I did however have another plate for dinner (our thanksgiving is at lunch time) and looking back I should not have done that.

Some of my family was not able to make it for Thanksgiving so that cut down my chances of someone noticing my weight loss and making a comment. Finally about an hour before everyone left my aunt told me I looked great. I was so happy because I thought for sure no one was going to say anything if they had not said anything by now. I can’t believe it. I just can’t. Meeting all these small goals just validates the hard work and makes going forward so much easier.  When I want to veer off track or question a workout, reminding myself of the upcoming goal really seemed to help this time around as Thanksgiving approached. If you read my blog daily you can get that hint when I mention my Thanksgiving goal multiple times.

 

This is how big my smile was when my aunt made her comment.

 

I will spend the rest of the weekend enjoying my time with family and on Monday its back to hard work. The month of December is a little hectic for me due to my work schedule (I have a few 13hr days this month :-/) but I would like to set a small goal for myself. I would like by Christmas morning to have lost 8lbs. That gives me exactly one month from today to loose 8lbs. I think I can do that. I will commit to working out a minimum of three days a week and sticking to weight watchers WITHOUT cheating or going over points. It is only one month. I can do this. I will do this. And on Christmas morning when I step on the scale and see I have met my goal, it will be the best present I could ever give myself.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Pre Thanksgiving

I am having anxiety about thanksgiving. I have been doing so well lately staying within my WW points and getting in some good workouts. Today and tomorrow I am going to try extremely hard to have minimal carbohydrates. I plan to have a little bit of everything on Thanksgiving but small portions. I am also planning to go to the gym in the morning or maybe for a walk/jog with my brother since it is supposed to be beautiful weather. If I can get in a good workout before the Thanksgiving meal I think I will feel better about the whole day.

 

I also wanted to mention that I saw a family friend who I have not seen in about two months. He and his wife commented on how good I looked and that he can really notice a difference in my face as far as weight loss. I figure if no one in my family makes a comment on my weight loss I can consider my family friend as counting for my “goal of someone noticing.”

 

This is a short one today but I do not have anything to really talk about. I went to the gym for an hour before work today, man do I love that crazy machine. I have been doing a lot of cleaning and preparing for Thanksgiving and I am looking forward to a couple days off. Family and Food (obviously) are my two favorite things!!

 

I hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving.

What are your plans to stay on track this holiday? Any suggestions?

Overwhelmed by positive comments

Yesterday I changed my profile picture on face book to the picture I had posted on here where the caption states “I feel so fat in this picture but at least my make-up looks nice.”

 

When I went to bed last night I was scrolling on my Facebook and noticed I got 24 “likes” and 10 comments of people telling me how amazing I look. I was absolutely blown away. I have no other words but overwhelmed and blown away by the positive feedback.

So this morning when my alarm went off at 6:30 so I could wake up and exercise I started to talk myself out of it. (I have a rule where if I am trying to talk myself out of exercising in the morning for more than ten minutes then I have to get up and exercise, if I have been up for ten minutes then it is time to get up and do work.) As I am talking myself out of it this morning I was reminded of my Facebook picture and all the positive comments. I was also reminded of my Thanksgiving goal to have my family give me some positive feedback, and that Thanksgiving in only days away. Needless to say I have been up since 6:30 I got in a great work out with Jillian Michaels Shed and Shred and I feel great!

I peeked at the scale this morning and I am only one pound heavier then I was before vacation. My body is extremely happy with me this week for being back on track. I even made it to the gym last night after work.  Just as I thought I am also feeling the need to post more blogs since I am doing well. When I eat right and exercise it gives me things to write about.

I plan on hitting the gym after work tomorrow and possibly a Sunday morning walk (I loved doing those and have not done one in a long time.) My house also needs some extreme cleaning due to the fact I just got back from vacation and we have everyone coming to my house for Thanksgiving.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Post Vacation

Back from vacation. Man does it suck to come back to reality. Our hotel was beautiful, right on the ocean with free breakfast and free drinks from 5:30pm – 7:30pm EVERY night. We visited the boy’s family friends, we went to a beautiful country themed wedding, we spent one day on the beach and one day by the hotel pool. It was great.

I ate like shit the entire time, although the first night I was in Florida we were at a sports bar for dinner. I had my meal all ready to order for when the waitress came.  (I was drunk and craving a burger and wings and was going to order a cheese burger slider French fries and chicken wings.) Minutes before the waitress came a very heavy man came into the bar and I took it as a sign. I immediately changed my order to wings and a garden salad. I also did not have any dessert during vacation except for a sliver of cake at the wedding. My biggest down fall was alcohol. FREE DRINKS I said, how could I resist!?

I weighed in when I got home and I was up 8lbs. I worked out this morning and drank tons of water yesterday and I weighed in this morning and was down 2lbs.

Realizing Thanksgiving is a week away has slapped me into gear. I really want to have someone in my family notice I have lost weight and make a comment letting me know they notice. I have also recently found out I am going to be in my friend’s wedding in October 2013. I have never been in a wedding before and I will be f****** dammed if I am still uncomfortable with my weight at a wedding. I also cannot forget the ultimate goal of being 200lbs for my other friend’s wedding in July of 2013.

So there are multiple motivational factors fueling me right now. My food today is back to what I normally have and my schedule the next two weeks allows me work out time, so I have no excuses!

 

Below are a few pix of my vacation. I did not get to upload all of them yet my computer was being dumb last night, but you get the idea.

I think I look so fat here but at least my make up is nice lol.

Amazing ocean.

This is the view from my balcony, Are you kidding me!? LoL

 

Okay one more post before the weekend...

Tomorrow is the day I leave for Florida! I am so excited ESPECIALLY because we are expected to get snow this afternoon and into the night here in New England. It does not look like enough to effect my flight, but it will be enough to annoy me on the drive to Boston.

The weather in Florida is going to be in the 70’s and the temp here is in the 30’s so I am pumped to get outta here for the weekend!

I have been able to stay on track this whole week with food and I was able to squeeze in a work out video yesterday morning. I really do like exercising before work, I feel like it is a great way to start off the day. Getting out of my electric blanket an hour earlier than normal on the other hand is not so nice. BUT you gotta go the extra mile for the results right?! Right.

I have ultimately decided not to exercise while on vacation. Not only do I not have the room in my suit case for extra cloths and shoes, I also realized I will not have access to laundry nor do I want to have to worry about doing laundry. When I work out I like to work out hard. I like to sweat to the point where I deserve a shower and I do not want those sweaty cloths just hanging out with me until I come home Monday night. This paragraph can be interpreted as excuses and if I truly was committed to exercising on vacation I would deal, but I am not committed to it and I am not going to worry about it.

I normally only take one week vacation in July, so this trip is an extra bonus and I am going to enjoy it.  

Well I suppose that is all for today. I will post again after my vacation. Have a nice weekend everyone!

Back on the wagon.....for now.

Saturday I was able to stay on track with my food and I did two work out videos burning 347 calories. I was so sore all day Sunday but it was the soreness I love. I have missed it oh so much. My abs, my quads, my upper arms, everywhere was so sore but I love it.

Yesterday was Sunday so we had friends over to watch football like usual, and like usual there was mass amounts of unhealthy food. I started the day with an egg white omelet and grapes so I didn’t want to screw it up. I stayed on track all day. I measured out French onion dip with a tablespoon and instead of chips I cut up some cucumbers and peppers. I went to bed with 123 calories left and I feel in control again.

Today my food is healthy and I am feeling great.

Thursday the boy and I are heading down to Florida for a wedding. I am not making any false promises to myself regarding how I plan to eat. I am going to try and make healthier options but we are staying in a hotel so almost all meals will be take out :-/  . We all know, no matter how hard we try, take-out food is never really “good” for you. But I will do my best.

Our hotel does have a gym in it and I would love to work out, but I do not have enough space in my suit case for my sneakers or work out cloths. I suppose I could try to think of some way around this because I really would like to work out at least once while we are there.

Below is a picture of our hotel. I have only been as far as Orlando when it comes to the state of Florida, and the boy’s parents want to make sure I have a time to remember while I am back in his home town, so they booked the best of the best. It will be pricey but hey its vacation, money isn’t an issue on vacation....right?  (It’s when you get back to your “real life” you pay those consequences. LoL.)

 

 

The hotel in Florida Ill be staying at this weekend!

 

So I will probably not post again until after the trip, but I wanted to report that I have been going strong these past few days. I just need to remember how far I have come and remember I know what I need to do to keep moving forward. Only I can make this happen, and if I want it bad enough I will do what I need to do.

Have a great week everyone, I will be sure to post after the trip!