Weighed in last night

First weigh in before starting my 4 days a week at the gym stuff.
339.4 lbs.

WOW... wow... not sure what to say here.
Took the butts and guts class last night that nearly killed me. I'm sore all over today.
I'm still going to swim class tonight regardless. Pushing foward and trying to stay positive!

Week 2

So just like each time I try to get pumped about a new diet change. The second week always poses challenges. I say to myself all week, "OK you can do this. Just stick to it". Then what happens is Mr. Excuses raises it's ugly head and I end up falling off my eating plans. Yes, I confess... I ate out at fast food places this week. 2 of the times being subway (which is a highly better choice) but, none the less I did. I also didn't keep track of my soda intake and I also know I didn't drink all that much water.. Instead of beating myself up over it. I decided I am going to chalk this up to being a bad week and push through. Normally I would give up once I had a week like this but I am determined to do better!

I think I figured out the mentality behind my own sabotage. Every time I loose a little bit of weight I go "Hey, you did good. It's OK if you have (fill int he blank)." Then as the week goes on I convince myself more and more until I've gained that weight back again and feel awful. So If I can change my mentality from this pattern I may just be one step closer to beating my addiction.

I also am in talks with a good friend this week who is also frustrated with her weight. So we are going to work on this together. We both have a membership at the same gym so we are going to go after work Monday-Thursday starting this Monday. First months goal is to go consistently 4 days a week for the first month. If we do that then the reward is a night on the town with our husbands. Then she came up with a really great idea for a weight loss jar. For every lb we loose we will put X amount of $ in the Jar. When we hit out 60 lb goal then we will go shopping for cute clothes that fit! Of course, I have more then 60 to lose but setting small, medium, and large goals I've read will keep you motivated.

So this week I want to:
Eat breakfast every day!!!!
Stick to a healthy eating plan
No more sugars (Candy, Soda) and this I'm not waiting till Monday to start I'm starting TODAY!

I'm sorry I failed all of you this week but, I plan to not fail in the long run. Stay tuned!

Week 1

Today I weighed in at 330 lbs. I'm 5 foot 4. After already loosing 6 lbs this week... so a good start. My first goal is to be under 300 lbs by the end of October in time for our Honeymoon trip.

This week I ate:

• Oatmeal for breakfast (There are some weight management oatmeal's by Quaker)
• A fruit and reduced fat string cheese for first snack or Frusion (Yogurt smoothie)
• A peanut butter and Jelly sandwich on wheat with a veggie for lunch (I read that peanut butter and jelly sands or a wheat pasta with meat sauce are great diet power foods for lunches)
• A fruit and Almonds for second snack (Emerald nuts has 100 calorie almond snack packs and they are a good protein source)
• For dinner I'll get in 3-4 oz of meat (I prefer Turkey or chicken), a light starch (Rice or light on potatoes), and a lot of veggies (Dark Veggies give you more vitamins so I try broccoli and peas)
• Last snack: Depends on when I eat dinner. I try not too eat anything 2 hours before I go to bed. If I still need calories and get munchie I will have a high fiber cereal with milk.

As you can see from the above I've put in some notes for others if they want them. I read a lot but I also have a very good friend who is a personal trainer and we've had many discussions on nutrition.

Now I'm posting pictures. I am not proud of what I have let my body become, but I feel that to know where you are going and to stay motivated you need a reminder of where you have been. These are pictures taken today.

I decided that I no longer want to carry around 2-3 people on my body... Thus my site is going to be under construction this week to make way for the "Samantha Weight Loss Blog"

Stay Tuned!