Wednesday Weigh-In # 2

Hello fellow BFL's (Body-for-lifers),

So far I have no other readers/authors on this blog, but only because I have failed to invite them! I will do that soon! And I'm still writing even though no one is reading because I need to track my progress. It really keeps me motivated!

I was quite nervous about today's weigh-in because I have indulged myself quite a bit over the last week on: Girl Scout Cookies! Those things are dangerous. Anyway, I still worked out a lot and ate really well otherwise, but I was sure I was not going to lose much. So, to my utter surprise and delight, here are my current stats:

This Week's Weight: 184
This Week's Loss/Gain: 2 lbs.
Total Loss: 10.6 lbs.
Weight goal: 150 (34 lbs to go!)

I was really excited to reach the 10 lb. mark. Not one person has said anything to me about my weight loss, but I'm okay with that. With my body type, I can put on/take off around 15 lbs. before anyone even notices. And I'm not doing this to be noticed ... I'm doing this for my trip to Hawaii at the end of April (among other reasons, of course). But this morning after I weighed in I was looking at myself in the mirror and said, "I would think 10 lbs. would be more noticeable" My husband was right there, he said, "I can totally tell!" So that was very sweet and supportive of him. I really need to take my measurements because I'm sure I've lost some inches, but I don't know about it because I have nothing to compare it to. That's what I'm going to do before next week's weigh-in ... I'm going to take my measurements. Wish me luck!

Wednesday Weigh-In

So, I did weigh in yesterday but then I totally forgot to come back and post it. I stayed exactly the same from last week, which I'm actually okay with. We had pizza on Thursday and ate out twice over the weekend, and I didn't make the best choices, so I wasn't expecting a big loss. I actually wouldn't have been surprised if I had gained a little. So at least that didn't happen! Here are my stats:

Starting Date: Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
Starting Weight: 194.6
Weight Goal: 150 (loss of 44.6 lbs.)

This Week's Weight: 186
This Week's Loss/Gain: 0 lbs.
Total Loss: 8.6 lbs.
Weight goal: 150 (36 lbs to go!)

All right, I did it. I'm really putting myself out there. Let's see if anyone else wants to join me. If not, I'll just have my own little blog about my weight loss journey! But it would be more fun to have friends here!

I'm Worth It!

Hi. So far I'm the only author on this blog, but I plan to invite a few friends who are also doing this Body For Life thing (or other weight loss plans). I need the support and help! I would love to have this place to share successes, recipes, snack ideas, struggles, etc. And this will help keep me accountable! I'm willing to post my weight, with my weight loss (or gain) each week, along with my long term weight loss goal. Are you?

Currently it is 4:20 in the morning and I haven't been to bed yet ...
I do this occasionally, especially when my husband is out of town, which he is. I just stay up all night trying to get caught up on things. I always weigh in on Wednesdays, so I'll weigh myself in a few hours and then post it. I'm not expecting a great showing because on Valentine's Day and for 3 days after I allowed myself quite a few freebies (which, of course, are not really free)! I think I will go to bed for a few hours or tomorrow will be a very long day.

First I want to post a huge success for me tonight. When I stay up late like this I get very hungry and tend to make bad choices with food. However, tonight at 11 pm I was starving (I had a cheese stick and apple for dinner at 7 pm) I took the time to broil some vegetables with a little bit of seasoned salt and to make brown rice in the rice steamer. I mixed the vegetables and rice, and I put a little bit of cheese in it. It was so delicious, as was the feeling of success that came because I didn't give in to that voice saying, "Go ahead and eat some nachos. It won't hurt this one time." (That is one of my favorite late night snacks ... lots of melted cheese on tortilla chips. And not low fat cheese or baked chips!) Anyway, my biggest struggle with eating well is taking the time to make healthy meals, even if it's just for me. My husband is gone a lot and my kids are picky eaters so I've used the excuse for years that it's not worth cooking just for myself. But I've learned in the past few weeks that it IS worth it! I'm worth it! And it feels good to eat have healthy food in the house and to eat healthy! And I've lost almost 9 lbs. in 4 weeks. Yay for me!

Also, I got happy meals at McD's for my kids ($1.25 night) and I did not eat their leftover fries or nuggets or hamburger that they don't eat anyway. A few weeks ago, I would have gobbled those up and not even thought twice about it. But not tonight. These little things will make a big difference for me, I think.

Off to bed ... I'll post my weight in a little bit.