#66 Hump Day

It is that day in the week where we are half way between Monday and Friday. It is hump day; the middle of the week. Today is a special hump day. It is also Leap Day; that thing that happens every four years where the world gets an extra day. Instead of the usual 365 days, we get 366.


I have decided to take a cue from Moments with the Mays and her weekly So What Wednesdays. I am going to try and remember to change the format and use bullet points but I holding no promises.


I know it is a bit late to do my Mini Goals (I normally do that on Mondays), but it has been a pretty busy week for my freelance business, which I couldn't be more excited about.

Mini Goals

• Track Everyday
• Eat more veggies and fruits. 
• Get organized in personal life (get my house organized.)
• Exercise more.
• Finish A Million Suns by Beth Revis (the second book to Across the Universe)
• Cook more.

Hopefully, I will try to progress reports on my weight loss as time goes. As most of my readers know, I am very proud of what I have accomplished in my weight loss journey. I lose weight very slowly; my metabolism is very slow as well, so it takes a lot for me to loose the weight. 

Progress Report

• As of today, with the gain of last week, I have lost roughly about 27 pounds. I am determined to get back to where I was at and to loose more during Lent. 
• My goals of the upcoming few weeks is to get pass the 35 pound mark. Every 5 pounds I reward myself with a special meal. My 35 pound mark meal is a meal from my brother-in-law. His meal has been pushed back so many times. Hopefully this week, I will have shed some of that gained weight. 

35 Pound Meal 

Pepper jack stuffed duck breast wrapped in bacon.

Cheesy potatoes.

Asparagus

Hot Fudge Sundae (no cherries or whippcream)

• I am down 2 pant sizes as well as 2 shirt sizes. In one pair of pants, I am 3 sizes down. 
• I need to measure myself again to see how many inches I have lost. When I do this, I will do another progress report. 

#65 Weekly Weigh-In

It is the time in the week again, where I discuss last night's weigh-in. If you notice that last week, I didn't have a post. That's because I skipped the meeting because the night before we had a family night out to see the Cirque Di Soilei show Michael Jackson. (Awesome by the way)

Anyway, I gained about 3 pounds over the past  2 weeks. I actually  thought that it would be much worse than in was.  Now that Mardi Gras is over, I can get back on track. (tracking, exercising, drinking more water, eating healthier, etc.) 


Lets just hope that I can finally get pass the 35 pound lost mark. I am keeping my fingers crossed.
Lent
It is day 3 of Lent. In a previous post, I said I gave up soda and fast food. Also, I am limiting my peanut butter (PB) intake as well as cutting down on the sweets. (if you know me, you know that PB is one of my favorite foods and I have a bit of a sweet tooth. Desert is the best part of the meal.  So far, so good.  I haven't had a single soda or fast food. I haven't even had a single bite of PB. GO ME!!!!!!


Progress
I meant to show this picture before but kept forgetting. It is my progress in my weight loss journey.

I don't know if actually shows my progress. 

#64 ?????

Hi all, 

I know it has been awhile since I have posted anything, but with the Mardi Gras holiday it has been a little crazy. As you know, today is weigh-in, which means I get to see the damage I did over the holiday. I mean, I ate and I didn't track. This is a not so go combo. 

We are now in Lent and I have given up soda and fast food! (this doesn't include Subway and Wendy's Chile. Also, doesn't include my morning McCafe from McDonalds or McDonalds Parfits and ice cream) Everything else is a no no. So far, so good. It is the second day and I have yet to break. Lets just hope I can keep it up. 

I tend to use Lent as a way to jump start my "lifestyle change." I know what I need to do to get back on track. {Start tracking, exercising, eat more veggies, drink more water.}

Food/Beverage Find

Everytime we as a family head to Lafayette to share our yearly Thanksgiving holiday with my mom's side of the family, my cousin always has this Pommagranted ice tea from Arizona Teas. It is green tea and also sugar free. Well this past week, I actually baught it. It is a great alternative to water. If you mix it with Crystal Light, it sure is tasty. 

Well, I hope tonight goes ok. 

#63 Weekly Weigh In

It is the time in the week again where I share my weekly weight loss. Last I had gained over 3 pounds and was not happy about it. I have better news this week. I lost 1.2 pounds of the 3 I had gain last week. So that means I have a little over 2 more pounds to go be back where I was. Lets just hope the Mardi Gras parades won't totally screw my chances of continuing to to loose the weight.


This weeks meeting couldn't be more perfect. It was about Tracking. I have to continually hard for me to track. I don't know why; it just is. However, I have been working hard in trying to track after every meal. I have gone as far set an alarm on my phone to remind me to track. For the day, I have 3 separate alarms; one after each meal. With the alarm, I write a little message, "Track: it will help me reach my goal", or, "Tracking helps me achieve my ultimate goal." Honestly, this really helps me a great deal. It is my way to make myself track.


Obstacles of the Week


Mardi Gras starts this weekend. The first parades are tonight, so I will be eating a very light lunch. I will have to take one parade at a time. My goal is not to go crazy with my food intake. Keeping my fingers crossed. I don't want to say that I won't eat what I want, but I have come to realize somethings aren't worth eating. For example, I don't think King Cake is worth it. It will have to be a darn good king cake.

Goals of the Week

• Eat more veggies
• Drink more water and less Diet Coke (I will only drink them on the weekend.)
• Exercise More
• Track
• Clean my house.

#62 Weigh In today!!!

Hey All 

It is that time of the week again; it seems like it comes faster and faster. Today is weigh in at Weight Watchers. No matter if I did good or not this week, I always get nervous. I know I have done what I am supposed to do. I tracked everything I put into my mouth and at more fruits and veggies this week, but in the back of my mind I still worry what the scale will read.

People often wonder (I don't know if this true) why I have decided to share my weight loss journey with the world. I think it is because I know there are others like me (I see it every week at my meetings). I think maybe if I share my struggles with others, I, a small town girl in Lockport, LA, a place not many people have heard of, can help someone else.

Today I found a website dedicated to Weight Watchers recipes. LaaLoosh is a website I found on Pinterest, my new obsession. This website from what I saw has lots of recipes I am dying to try. 


Be on the lookout for my post tomorrow!!!

#61 Hump Day

It is already Wednesday; the middle of the week, aka Hump Day. We have reached the day were we can practically see the weekend just around the corner. What else is around corner is the release of Breaking Dawn: Part 1. I couldn't more excited about this. Who cares if this weekend is also the first weekend of Mardi Gras parades. I am more excited about the upcoming DVD release of the next of the Twilight Saga.

Have I accomplished any of my mini goals:


Mini Goals for the Week:

• Only drink diet cokes on the weekends and Thursday Nights after Weigh In (I am doing good so far on my first day. I haven't had any.) It is already Wednesday and I have yet to have a single diet coke. I guess you can say I am addicted to diet coke. It has been really hard. I am a little bit tired without all that caffeine; I am also getting headaches as well. So far so good.
• Track my food (I have been tracking all weekend)  So far so good. I have tracked my food intake every single day for every single piece of food and drink I have put into my mouth. This is a big deal for me because for a while I had stopped. Also, I have set an alarm after every meal that has reminded me to track. Without this I don't think I would be successful.
• Eat More Veggies (My dinner Friday Night at Zea's consisted of the veggie platter. Lunch on Sat was a salad. Last (Sunday) night, we grilled hamburgers for the game and I cook veggies) So far so good. I have made a conscious effort to incorporate more veggies in my diet. So far, I have had some kind of veggie or salad with every meal. Whether I have tons on my Subway sandwich for lunch (my dad calls it a salandwich) or broccoli as a side at dinner. I tend to make sure it is at least a cup. 
• Exercise More (Does walking around Walmart and Rouses looking for wheat hamburger buns)
• Finish Jennifer Hudson's book (I have about 100 pages.)  I thought I had 100 pages. I really  had only 2 except for the recipes in the back. It was an great book. Look for my book review post later. 

The only thing I haven't accomplished on my list is the exercise. I know I need to do this, but all I seem to want to do when I get home is read a book or watch TV. I need to get better a wanting to exercise. I know if I moved more my weight loss would increase. All in all, I think today is going to be a good day. Happy Wednesday everyone!!!!

#60 Superbowl & Mini Goals

The game last night was at the edge of your seat kind of game. Because the Saints were not in the game last night, I was torn on who I should pull for. I have had a school girl crush on Tom Brady since he came out on the football scene. Do I pull for Tom Brady and the New England Patriots? Or do I pull for former Ole Miss Rebel Eli Manning and the Giants? However, New England also had 2 former rebels as well. In the end I did pull for New England, but I was happy for the Giants and their win. The Game was pretty close the entire evening.

The commercials were so funny. My favorite was the M&M commercial with the song "Sexy and I know it."

Madonna's half-time show was crazy good and I think Kelly Clarkson nailed the National Anthem.

Mini Goals for the Week:

• Only drink diet cokes on the weekends and Thursday Nights after Weigh In (I am doing good so far on my first day. I haven't had any.)
• Track my food (I have been tracking all weekend)
• Eat More Veggies (My dinner Friday Night at Zea's consisted of the veggie platter. Lunch on Sat was a salad. Last night, we grilled hamburgers for the game and I cook veggies)
• Exercise More (Does walking around Walmart and Rouses looking for wheat hamburger buns)
• Finish Jennifer Hudson's book (I have about 100 pages.)

Happy Monday!!!!

#59 Weekly Weigh In

This week I thought I was going to be able to post some good news about my weight loss journey. However that won't be the case. This week I know I ate a lot but I honestly can tell you that I tracked every bit of food that went into my mouth. This week I gained over 3 pounds. When I weighed in and the receptionists told me that I gained that amount, I was heart broken; I didn't want to believe it. I guess I really did eat too much.

I have lost focus on my weight loss goals. I guess I am little overwhelmed and frustrated. I have been playing with the same 3 or 4 pounds since around May 2011. I had hoped that in 2012 that I would be able to get pass the 35 pound mark. Since my cousin's wedding I have lost my focus and motivation. Some kind of way I need to get that focus and motivation back. I need to make a conscious effort to organize everything about my life. I think my weightless journey has sort of mirrored what is going on in my head.

I am frustrated about my life all the way around. At 26, I thought I would have some kind of direction in my life. I thought I would have a job and be in a relationship. Neither thing has come true. Sometimes I feel like a little bit of a failure. Although my freelance business, Mayet Graphics, has grown a bit, I wish I had something else to supplement my income.

I know what I need to do to accomplish my goals. I need to stop sabotaging my weightless. I need to ask myself, Why did I want to lose the weight in the first place? Was it for me or for everyone else? I need to get back to why I started the journey in the first place.

I have been reading Jennifer Hudson's I Got This. It is a great read. It sort of gets at what the new Weight Watchers program is about. It is sort of motivating in a way.

In conclusion, I have decided that I want to make small changes. I will try to set small goals each week. I need to get in the mind set of a "lifestyle change," and out of the "diet" mindset. I will try to exercise more than just my dance class. Finally, I WILL stop drinking so many diet cokes during the week.

If anyone has any advice for me, please feel free to email me, Facebook message me, or anything. I hope everyone has a great weekend.