So, as I said in my first blog, I was bound to slow down eventually. This week I was down just 2 lbs, so new weight -- for those keeping track -- is 248. I have decided to use only whole numbers, I am not a fan of the .2 if the big number doesn't change I don't count it as a loss.
This last weekend was a bit more hectic. I always go over to my brothers house during basketball season for the rec program (my brother and sister in law run it, and my 2 oldest nephews play) and my 4 yr old nephew does not need to be at the basketball court for 7 hours straight. So I go over on Friday and stay till Sunday to take care of the little guy. Well this last weekend the middle nephew had a fever of 102.9 without a known source for it. So I had him all day Saturday as well, no big deal, except my brother was lacking good choices in his fridge and with a sick kid I wasn't leaving to go to wal-mart. So I ate what the kids ate. I still had Weight Watchers (WW) points at the end of the weekend but mac & cheese, and pizza, were not the best choices.
But I am not complaining AT ALL, because a loss is a loss and that is always good. And besides that these new numbers on the scale I haven't seen in well over a year, and that is motivation enough to keep it up.
My sister and her boyfriend are also doing well on their efforts and I am extremely proud of them! My friends also ALL had a loss this week, so it was good all around. As difficult as it is to do this, it would be much more difficult to do it alone.
My cousin who lives in Oregon, is responsible for me joining WW and I will be forever grateful to her for her encouragement and love. She started WW a few months before me and it was working for her, so I jumped on the band wagon. If anyone reading this blog has questions about the program or are considering joining hit me up for info. I am by no means an expert but I have figured lots of things out.
So lastly, the other thing that I have been doing the past couple of weeks is getting some actual exercise. Some of my work friends and I go to the local gym and walk the track, I am logging over 2 miles each time and about 3 times a week. Pretty sure the change in my eating habits will not shed the pounds by itself, at least not for very long.
Thanks for reading! I will be back next week with a new update.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
New Year New You
I was getting dressed on December 26th and looked at the size of the jeans I was about to put on. I always do this, I want to make sure I am not putting on the ones that are a little on the small side, or if I am I know that I am. So I looked at the size, 26 (btw, these are not the jeans that are a little on the small side). 26! When did this happen? How did this happen? This can't really be me is what I was saying to myself. I looked in the mirror and thought, you look like you are only a size 20 (still not great but certainly not a 26!).
I vowed to myself, then and there, that I WOULD NOT start 2013 at the same size I started 2012.
This blog will follow my transformation. As there WILL be a transformation. It WILL work this time, because I didn't make losing weight a resolution, I made it a vow.
I am not alone in this however, I have a huge support team, and friends that are doing this with me. My sister, her boyfriend, and a bunch of people I work with. In fact at work we have formed a group that we call the No More Chub Club. If given permission from my friends I may include them in this blog.
Based on a full disclosure policy (that I am imposing on myself) I am even posting my weights as I go. I joined Weight Watchers (c) on January 2nd and am not writing this until 1/19 so I have some catching up to do, so here goes:
Jan 2nd: 262
Jan 9th: 258
Jan 16th: 250.8
That means in 2 weeks time I have lost 11.2 pounds. This is slightly fast, but it always is the first couple weeks. I expect it to slow down now that I have more of a routine in place. Pretty proud of myself so far, have a long way to go. I don't have a target weight I want to end up, I hope to know it when I get there, but in the mean time, my goals are set 5% of the start weight, not quite there yet, but well on my way.
Please come along for the ride and help cheer me and my friends on. By the way, if you don't have positive comments to say, please just don't post a comment, this is very difficult for me, and I intend to succeed.
I vowed to myself, then and there, that I WOULD NOT start 2013 at the same size I started 2012.
This blog will follow my transformation. As there WILL be a transformation. It WILL work this time, because I didn't make losing weight a resolution, I made it a vow.
I am not alone in this however, I have a huge support team, and friends that are doing this with me. My sister, her boyfriend, and a bunch of people I work with. In fact at work we have formed a group that we call the No More Chub Club. If given permission from my friends I may include them in this blog.
Based on a full disclosure policy (that I am imposing on myself) I am even posting my weights as I go. I joined Weight Watchers (c) on January 2nd and am not writing this until 1/19 so I have some catching up to do, so here goes:
Jan 2nd: 262
Jan 9th: 258
Jan 16th: 250.8
That means in 2 weeks time I have lost 11.2 pounds. This is slightly fast, but it always is the first couple weeks. I expect it to slow down now that I have more of a routine in place. Pretty proud of myself so far, have a long way to go. I don't have a target weight I want to end up, I hope to know it when I get there, but in the mean time, my goals are set 5% of the start weight, not quite there yet, but well on my way.
Please come along for the ride and help cheer me and my friends on. By the way, if you don't have positive comments to say, please just don't post a comment, this is very difficult for me, and I intend to succeed.
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