Spoiler Alert

So I hate when I find out about a new food that is not good for me. I wish I still lived my life unaware of the delicious treats that surround me. I normally would not share the new candy I discovered but I have decided that if I can hold off until Christmas day then I will allow myself to indulge in this treat once I have met my Christmas goal. The new treat (new to me) is the peppermint heresy kisses. Who the heck comes up with this shit!? Not cool man, not cool.

Anywho, I didn’t have to work until 2pm today and I accomplished so much before work including a 45 minute workout at the gym. I was then able to prepare and count all my food for the day. Since my Sunday weigh in was my lowest recorded weight MFP cut my calorie intake.  My WW points however will not be cut down until I lost another ten pounds so this will be interesting.

I don’t have much to report today besides that I am feeling good, working hard and aiming for this week’s weigh in to show progress. Have a good day. .

Cheering for my team on Sunday.

 

Red Velvet Cake

I did not see the 25_ I was hoping to see on the scale yesterday. I did loose weight and I have recorded my lowest weight to date but I was sooo hoping for that 25_.

Saturday I stayed on point with food and I got in an amazing workout at the gym, completing 45 minutes on the crazy machine and 15 minutes on the bike. I had one small portion at dinner and I even passed on a red velvet cake roll at desert. I SAID A RED VELVET CAKE ROLL. Who makes these things?! I freaking love red velvet.

 

Anyways I was a little bummed at my weigh in because I worked so hard this past week but I have no doubt that if I work just as hard this week I will see the 25_. No doubt about it folks.

Today is Monday, and you know Mondays suck so that’s all I am writing for today. Till next time folks!

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?