One more day...

One more day till the final weigh in at work. I am doing everything in my power to eat clean, get plenty of water, Fiber, and exercise.

Now I know that one day of being good isn't going to erase days of being bad... and I need to move forward and keep eating clean through out the week to have more positive results.

Stay tuned for tomorrows results!

Saturday starting my "Eating Clean"

So my weigh in is next Wednesday for work..... blah!

I'm not going for the individual record because I know anyone on diet shots/pills will win.... I want to still show a loss for my site so that we don't have to pay for the other sites lunch.

I also want to do this whole thing the right "Lifestyle" changing way and not something that isn't fully tested and may cause weight gain in the long run.

So I am going to do a "Clean Eating" detox from Saturday thru Tuesday. Cutting out as many carbs as I can. Here is what I'm looking at doing.

Breakfasts
Oatmeal
Eggs
Fruit

Snack
Yogurt or string cheese

Lunch
Salad
Chicken
Light dressing or balsamic vinegar

Snack
Fruit or Veggie

Dinner
Chicken/Turkey
Broccoli or another green veggie
Carrots (Or veggie medley)

Last snack
Pineapple juice

I'm sure I'll do some variation but eating about this with my trainer last time took 14 lbs off the first week I did it. So what can it hurt right before a weigh in?

My goal is to prep foods all weekend to be ready to stop making EXCUSES!

Na na naaa naaa Hey Hey Hey Goodbye 320's!

Wooo Hooo!

FINALLY!! the hurtle that has be plaguing me for months... I am finally out of the 320's! I feel great!

Now it's a matter of keeping it up. Making good choices... and working out!

Stay Tuned for tonights blog.... Major Hurtle!

I'm excited to do tonights blog.... so stay tuned

Mixed emotions

This week I have been dealing with some crazy mood swings and mixed emotions. I try to stay away from goodies... I'm really good about it at work, but when I'm home I tend to want to dive for that cookie or piece of left over cake.

These are excuses I agree. I need to change my mental state to not want these things so much. I mean summer time all I want is watermelon and Cantaloupe... why can't it be SUMMER! Seems like when it's sunny all I want to eat is fruit.

I know I can have fruit all year long. But in the winter it's like you are stuck with apples and maybe some good oranges but not much else.

Part of me says.... how is it fair that my neighbor can eat all she wants and not gain an OZ but I eat a salad and watch what I eat and if I have ONE thing out of schedule BAM a gain or I just maintain my current weight.

I need to get out of the 320's! I need to defeat it! It's bringing me down!

Even traveling I lost a little...

So this week I had a lot of issues stacked against me. I ended up with a cold which caused me not to be able to do aqua aerobics... on top of that a last min bns trip was scheduled for me so I spend Wed and Thursday in airports.

But regardless... when I stepped on the scale this morning this is what I got:




YAY!!! a loss is a loss. With all the fast food and temptations when flying I am pleased to say I made some pretty smart choices and still lost a little weight.
I do however have to look into my diet this weekend. With the last weigh in on March 17th I need to pump it up to get it going.

I believe that my work outs are pretty solid. I really need to focus on my food and water.

a head cold.... REALLY

This week of all weeks. I'm preparing to leave Wednesday night for San Diego for a work meeting at 7:45 AM Thursday... So why this week of all weeks do I need to get a head cold! GRRRR...

Not to mention I have like 0 time to try to get over it before then. I also because it was so last min have to NOT go to the gym this week so that I can now rest and get prepared for this trip.

Guess I can cross my fingers and pray that everything goes ok!

Sam's got her Grooooove back!

Wow... how amazing do I feel you ask? I feel great! I managed to do 5 work outs last week. I also did my work out last night and am looking forward to my Aqua Aerobics class tonight. I have been getting there a little early so I can swim some laps before we start class. (My class starts an hour after I get off work and is 20 mins away... enough time for 3-5 laps)

I plan to keep going all this week.

I've stopped telling myself I can't do something, because I know I CAN. I moved up to the intermediate weights at water aerobics.. I've stopped my mouth talking and focused on keeping my abs tight and doing the work outs properly and I'm already feeling my clothes fit better.

Here's a new goal:
Back myself into the wardrobe I have hanging in my spare closet by May-June!

Feb Weigh in.... 323.6 :)

So today was the first weigh in for my work weight loss challenge. I started out the challenge at 328.2 and as of today am now 323.6. That is a 4.6 lb loss!

That is good. I ended the month with a loss. I found my work out groove again and have felt so good the past week. I'm back BABY!

I'm not going to let this V-day weekend get the best of me. I'm going to get my water in. I'm going to eat as clean as possible. I am also going to take my dog on a few walks.

Everyone have a good weekend! Stay away from the sugar hahahaha :)

My most common "Excuses" I let rule what I do...

So this week an idea was thrown out to write down your short term and long term goals... and then also go a step further. Write down your EXCUSES!!! The purpose of this is to face your excuses that hinder you from obtaining your goals. So instead of starting off with my goals, here come the excuses:

1. I'm to tired
2. Gym time takes away from me or family time
3. I can have one piece what is the harm, I'll work it off tomorrow
4. Not enough money to eat correctly
5. Not enough time to pre-prep meals
6. Not enough time to cook meals
7. My favorite TV shows that I recorded are calling me to the couch
8. Why do it today when I can work harder tomorrow (repeat the cycle)
9. "I Can't"

Now, I'm pretty positive at least my husband has heard me say most of these if not all of them. I'm also sure there are a dozen more he's heard me say. One thing he said to me yesterday that touched my heart was "Before Dec, when you were going to aqua class all the time and kicking ass I was proud of you".
Proud, that word means so very much to me. Not sure why other then all my life that is the one thing I always wanted to hear and felt I didn't hear it enough. But why do I need someone else to say that to me... why can't I be proud of myself! I think it's because I fall onto my "excuses" to hinder my goals so that I don't feel I can be proud of what I've accomplished.

So in an effort to shut out excuses I've asked my husband to be brutally honest with me when I'm making them. I also am putting it upon myself to really STOP THE INSANITY!

So now that I've gone on and on... Here are some of my goals:

1. Finish work weightloss challenge with 20 lb loss (date: March 12th, 2010)
2. Write a "I'm under 300" blog (Goal Date: April 13th, 2010)
3. Lose 30-50 more lbs (after the I'm under 300) by the end of 2010 (Goal Weight: 270-250 lbs)
4. Lose another 50 by summer 2011 (Goal weight: 200 lbs)
5. Lose another 50 by end of 2011 (Goal weight:150 lbs)
6. Once I get to my ultimate goal weight of 135-140 go on a shopping spree in Vegas with my husband (Goal Date: Spring 2012)
7. Tell myself "I CAN" every day