Week 42: More Effort

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:53:32 +0000

This week I tried really hard to exercise more and I think I did an okay job. Unfortunately, I didn’t lose a single pound! I was upset at first when I looked down at the scale, I thought, I would at least loose maybe two. I didn’t eat fabulous but I did as best I could with what I had until payday. That’s one thing that really sucks about changing your lifestyle and eating better is the food that is good for you, seems to be more expensive. So, yes I was sad when I didn’t loose anything this week, I cried for a min, (literally) then I moved on. Spring will soon be here and I will be able to get outside more as it warms up. I did get a chance to take a walk this weekend. I think one day it got to 60 degrees. It felt good to get out and walk around town again.

Week 41: Getting Back to Work

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:52:31 +0000

The new year is here and I think I’ve been able to get myself back on track. I lost three of the ten pounds I gained over the holidays, so that is a plus. I am also determined to surround myself with only positive supportive individuals. Unfortunately this means cutting out some people that I really care about, but I need to be selfish when it comes to my health. I think also that I need to reevaluate my portions because they might have been too much.

Week 40: Holiday Weight Gain

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:51:25 +0000

Well, all my laziness and eating added up to a ten pound weight gain! I knew it was probably going to happen. The big thing now is to pick myself up, extra poundage included, and get back on track, seriously this time! I need to remember that I will go through things in my life and I will always have ups and downs with my diet and weight but to keep my eye on the end results.

Week 39: The Holidays

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:48:18 +0000

This week was filled with laziness and delicious not so healthy food. I started off with the mindset that I wouldn’t indulge in any of the holiday goodies but then I thought okay, the holidays only come once a year and I should be able to enjoy them even if that means eating horrible and being lazy for one week because it is not like I will continue to be that way. So, that’s exactly what I did. I ate, I slept and I lounged around with my family keeping in mind when the week was over there would be no more excuses and I was going to get my behind back on track.

Week 38: Let It Snow

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:26:12 +0000

This week was pretty good. I haven’t weighed myself yet so I’m not sure if I lost any additional weight. We had about a two foot snow fall this weekend. I did some shoveling and got a little bit of exercise in there with that. I did however stay with my parents and had limited choices of what to eat being snowed in and all and also, I just love to eat.

Week 37: Losing Weight Again!

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:24:00 +0000

Finally!! I lost five pounds. I was really starting to think that I wasnt going to be able to lose anymore weight especially since I struggled a bit this week with eating. I think I’m addicted to chinese food. I love it.

I also got moving this week more than I have been in the last month or so. I took some short walks at work and did a few sets of stairs. I feel like I didn’t really do that much and lost five pounds. If I can work harder on my diet and get my heart pumping just a little more, than maybe, just maybe I will make the 300lb mark by 2010!

Week 36: A Little More Activity

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:19:33 +0000

This week I got moving more than I have been in a while. I took a couple of walks. But on the other side of that, when looking at what I ate, I seemed to have eaten a lot of pork, which I know probably isn’t good for me, and a lot of potatoes. I haven’t eaten that many potatoes in a long time. They are filling but they also seem to slow you down, especially if your not exercising.

This next week my goal is to walk at least 3 times and do my stairs at least two times. I NEED to lose some more weight!

Week 35: A Little More Motivated

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:17:37 +0000

Well, I managed to make it through Thanksgiving with out gaining any weight. I did however eat too much and I have to say, I enjoyed it. I walked some of it off so thats a little bit of a balance.

I’m starting to get motivated again which is a terrific thing since it had slowed down a bit in the last month or so. I’m still learning that I can sometimes eat things that aren’t necessarily good for me but just in moderation and controlled portions. It’s a daily process that I know will be worth it in the end if I just keep trying.

Week 34: Productivity Down

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:28:37 +0000

This week wasn’t much more productive than last. It’s the same old song and dance with the weight. It seems every week I go up then the next week I come down. I was looking at my food/exercise journal from the summer and I realize that I was doing a lot of walking and that really got my heart pumping. I need to get myself in gear and do way more cardio than I have in the last two months or this weight is not going to come off. I still have four weeks until Christmas. Maybe I can lose ten pounds by then. I’m going to really try! I’ve got to get focused and not let anything (or anyone for that matter) get in my way. I’m doing this for me and I’ve come too far to ever go back!

Week 33: Losing Motivation

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:54:42 +0000

Another week down. I slipped a little with my eating. I ate at McDonalds for the first time in what feels like forever and my body did not like it! I won’t be doing that again anytime soon that’s for sure.

I don’t know if it’s the change of the seasons and the fact that its getting dark super early now or what’s going on, but I’m starting to lose my motivation in exercising and eating right. Living a healthy livestyle is harder than I thought. Everyday is a struggle for me. I hear about people who lose a lot of weight and I wonder, what keeps them motivated? One of my greatest fears is that I will lose motivation all together and gain weight.