Achieved my 1st 5% Goal

January 31, 2013

Yesterdays weigh-in was minimal but a good one all the say.  I lost 0.8 of a pound.  I was hoping for a little more - because honestly I worked hard this past week.  But one of the things I have to remember is that every 4 weeks I have a minimal or no result or sometimes even negative result week.  As a woman - there is absolutely nothing I can do about it either!! BUT on the positive side of week 4 - I did achieve my 5% goal.  I was updating my next goal and was about to but some insane number down and decided to do what WW recommended - another 5% goal - which will total 10% weight loss when I reach it. In my meeting yesterday our leader mentioned to set realistic goals.  Like don't assume you will loose 2-4 lbs ever week.  Instead set a goal at losing 0.5 every week.  Then if you go above that number you can be happy - even celebrate a little.  I liked that.  0.5 seems pretty realistic - and a reachable weekly goal. I'm secretly hoping to loose more than that a week - but this way I can stay positive on a weekly basis. 

I'm still walking every day and really enjoying it.  Last night I was speaking at an event and someone came up to me and said my body is changing - that they could see a difference.  I hope I spoke as good as I felt after hearing that!!
Until next time...

Exercise has never been my friend ...

Well Ive been wearing this ActiveLink for almost 3 weeks now and I can say that I am WAY more active than I have been in years.  Making sure I reach my goal to see the lights all light up at the end of the day gives me complete excitement (I know I know - it really doesn't take much to make me happy).  I imagine when all the lights light up its people clapping and hooraying me... after putting that in writing i see just how crazy that sounds.  But hey - thats me!! Anyway.  I work full time so finding time to just walk was always my excuse of why I cant walk on a regular basis.  I work in a pretty big complex so I decided to walk around it once to see how long it was and it turned out to be a half a mile - and only took @10 minutes to accomplish.  So I decided to take my breaks walking - 2x a day - thats equals a mile every day!! There you go!! I even have my boss walking with me for the 2nd walk.  So the funny thing is today I was walking and thinking of how I can ramp-up my activity (I cant even believe "I" am thinking this way).  My office building is a two story building - both floors have bathrooms.  I work on the 1st floor and I thought starting next week I am going to walk upstairs to go the bathroom - EVERY TIME.  We'll see.  I also live in a 2 story place and thought I could do it there too.  It's baby steps - but the fact I'm even thinking about this is a HUGE accomplishment in itself.  Anyway.. just thought I'd share!!
Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!!

I cant believe I lost 2lbs tihs week...

Well today was my weigh in - I slowly crept up on the scale and told the lady at the counter that I wasn't looking forward to today's results.She asked why and I explained that for the past 3 days Ive been celebrating my daughters 9th birthday - which consisted of cake, cupcakes, shrimp alfredo and pasta, fried chicken, and a bunch of other non-point friendly foods.  I told her I was ready for any result that came up.  She asked me what I thought I had gained or lost... I said for sure gained - maybe 1 or 2 lbs if I were lucky.  I figured I was wishful thinking.  When she asked if Id be surprised to hear that I LOST 2 lbs would I be shocked.  Surely she was kidding I thought.  She must have not read that number right.  The only thing I can think is that I continued to walk 1 mile every day - regardless of what I ate.  There is  no other explanation. 
So yes today I am truly thankful... I'm down 13.2 lbs ... and feeling confident that I can actually accomplish this goal of being healthy again!!

Until next time...

Sydney's 9th Bday

January 22, 2013

Well this past weekend was filled with celebration for my 9 year old daughter.  And you can only guess what that meant - days without truly being able to count my points accurately.  I estimated I ate about 65 points on Saturday alone (which was truly a guess because I ate out at every meal). Sunday wasn't so bad because we were home re-cooperating from Saturday's events (American Girl, Farrells and a sleep over).  But last night we had her official birthday dinner - which she requested my famous shrimp alfredo (not very point friendly to say the least).  But what I did was make a huge salad as well and instead of pasta I put the shrimp and sausage on my salad (I drained the sauce the best I could but leaving just enough to still taste the yummy-ness). So then I felt it was ok to eat the whole cupcake (instead of the half I intended).  Well today is Tuesday - a brand new day - and I'm back on track.  Tomorrow is weigh in  - kinda scared of those results.  At least I can say Ive kept up my walking to a mile a day.  So maybe those activity points will help this week!! One can only pray!!
Until next time....  

Never Blogged before - thought I give it a try...

January 18, 2013
Well here I go again... I can say this isn't my first rodeo with WW - but I am a previous success story all the same.  When I get married 10+ years ago I lost 30+ lbs before my wedding - felt better than Ive ever felt in my life. 
I wish I could say that 10+ years later I now have baby fat to lose.  But my "baby" is turning 9 on Monday so I really cant use her as an excuse anymore. 
So what motivated me this time to lose again?  These aches and pains in my back and knees and lack of energy.  And honestly I can no longer stand to look at pictures of myself. 
So here I go again.  I started end of December (before January because I didn't want to say this was my New Years Resolution).  I haven't told many people this time around.  Which is unusual for me - I usually demand everyone around me to keep me accountable.  But this time I'm trying something different.  I'm telling those close around me - because they will wonder why I'm watching what I'm eating. But I decided to make my BIG announcement on Feb 15th.. my 44th Birthday.  Hopefully people will see the difference by then.  I'm already down 11.2lbs as of Wednesday. 
Well that's all for now.  I'll check back in soon!!
Until then, Blessings INDEED,
Deb