Creating the new me

 It was such a wonderful weekend here. I got so much accomplished, organized and done I feel ready to start the week off right!  On Sat I got the oil changed in my car, clothes that were too big dropped off at goodwill, got my Mom’s birthday present bought and ready to mail…and so much more. Then after all my errands I went to the gym for 2.5 miles on the treadmill….half of that was jogging. YEAH ME!

Then yesterday I got even more done, lots of healthy grocery shopping. Cleaning done at the house, yard work, and even had a great little BBQ Last night…I had some salmon with Roni’s Salmon Spice…so yummy! 

I am ready to face the week. I have my goals all set…the top priority is 5 times this week at the Gym. I’ve been doing this for a few months now and I love it.  I wasn’t able to do it last week because of the whole wisdom teeth extraction…I did go 3 times against the doc’s orders…shhhh don’t tell him :) 

Bring on the week!

  I hope Roni doesn’t mind that I copied her icon :)  But I wanted to answer her new weekly Feature of Question of the week. This week the question is…

“Why do you want to lose weight?”

After many years of failed diet attempts, I finally came to the conclusion that being skinny didn’t equate to a perfect life. I once though that if I was skinny everything would be perfect and I would have the perfect life. Then, reality hit. Being skinny isn’t going to change everything. Yes, some things will change, but not everything.

When I started on this new diet healthy lifestyle I had in mind that this was going to be the way I led my life. By introducing healthy foods; lean proteins, lots of fresh fruits and veggies and whole grains. I incorporated exercise into my lifestyle.  This isn’t a quick fix, or a diet, that I will “go off of”, this is how it is going to be. I feel better, look better, and have lost 35 pounds as a result of my new lifestyle, and still going strong.  But, I know that when I get to goal weight its not like I can forget all I have learned, It’ll just be a continuation. 

I started WW to be healthy, to feel more comfortable in my body, to truly enjoy life more than I was before. I feel so much better off emotionally, physically, and everything else. It is amazing what it can change, but it isn’t a quick fix. It’s hard work, and I realize that now. I’m ingraining these things into my brain, they’ll be with me for life.

 Well it’s Monday again. That means another weekend has come and gone way too quickly.I had a great weekend though.  Friday after work I went with a friend to try on wedding dresses. She is getting married in Oct of this year and I am going to be in the wedding. This is even more motivation to be at my goal weight by then, which is totally possible

 Then on Saturday we went to a nearby bigger city and shopped till we dropped. We hit all the great stores we don’t have at home, Costco, Target, Kohl’s, and a MALL!  Can you believe it?  We ate at a restaurant called “nothing but noodles”, the meal was awesome, I only ate half that day and half for my lunch on Sunday. And the restaurant has Nutritional Info posted on their website, I just LOVE it when restaurants do that. I didn’t check it out ahead of time, but I made an OK decision, but was glad I only ate half each day. Oh, and when we got home I got my taxes filed. I can check that off my list

Sunday I had a relaxing day at home,I cleaned house in the morning. Then just relaxed and watched the snow fall. It was so pretty. Then in the afternoon we went to a friends house to watch the superbowl. I had great self control. I only had 2 crackers, 2 pieces of cheese, 2 pieces of salami and one piece of pizza. These are some of my favorite foods and I was so impressed at my self control. I have NEVER in my life only eaten one piece of pizza! YEAH ME!

Well, today is back to the work week. Oh, I made it to the gym on Saturday also!  I made it 5 times last week, and am planning on that again this week. I’ll go Mon - Thurs & Sat!

Well better run. I’m working on my list of things to accomplish this week. I feel this really keeps me on track, motivated, and off the couch doing some great things for my health, stress, and overall well being.  Also, got some good plans in the works for next weekend too!  I am feeling so energized lately,and in much a good mood. I am not sure what contributed to it, but I hope it sticks around for a while !
Have a great OP Day!

  Ugh. I didn’t lose anything at weigh in. I didn’t gain either, but I was so surprised to see the scale at EXACTLY the same weight as last week.  Ugh. I don’t want to get frustrated, but I feel it coming on.  I have been at pretty much the exact same weight for a month. How am I ever going to get to my goals at this speed :(  Except for 2 meals the whole entire week long I did excellent, and the 2 meals out of town weren’t even that bad at all, I totally kept myself in check.

Ok, enough griping. I am not letting this get to me. I am going to keep on keeping on…or as my Blog Buddy says “Just Keep Swimming”

One good thing is that I have started going back to the YMCA again. I did a pilates class on Tuesday night, and plan on going to a cardio class called “Turbo Jam” tonight. I have a feeling it’s going to kick my butt. But it’ll be good for me if it doesn’t kill me.  My goal is to get to the gym 3 times next week.

 I don’t have any trips planned until Mexico (1 month 4 days), and I really want to lose a total of 30 pounds by then. That would mean I need to lose a total of 8.4 pounds in the next 5 weigh ins. I think thats totally doable. The last week will be a short WW week, because I’ll weigh in on Thursday, and then again on Tuesday before we leave.  I KNOW I can do it.

 I will be mostly on my own for the next few weeks too, DBF is out of town for one week and hunting for the other one. So I don’t have to worry about feeding him, or having his junk around the house. 

This weekend should be a lot of fun, I am scrapbooking again this Saturday, and I have Monday off as a holiday so I am going shopping  in a nearby town with a friend (who is also on WW, so I don’t have to worry about too many food challenges that day either).

Ok, I’ve rambled on enough today. I feel better about my WI now. I just really want to lose some weight and get to goal, but I guess I’ll get there eventually. I am not giving up.