Just an update

I haven't been weighing in the 3 times as required because I had already lost my guarentee. However I keep losing the 1 to 2 lbs so I am ok. Next week I am out of town on business. I have confidence I won't gain weight while Iam gone, plan to still workout keep small portions, and hopefully not drinkn too much, getting all of my water might be fun, but I will buy a case when I get there so that should help.

Tonight I had some spaghetti squash with a meat sauce. It was very good. I weigh in tomorrow will see wht the scale says after goofing off on Sunday. So much to do before leavin Sunday. A unique thing is happening, I am going to have a driver for my trip to the airport and back, but I am ok with that! Well I have a few more things to do before bed so off I go.

28 lbs lost so far.... 20 lbs more would be awesome!

It has been a week.

I have lost weight, I am happy on that front, yesterday was bad because I was running around all day and night and didn't feel like packing breakfast lunch and dinner and really it wouldn't have been able to to stayed cool, so yeah. Then some additionally lovely stress happend so yeah.... Today the scale is very mad at me. I plan to have a nice talk with Monday morning though!

I am stuck at trying to decide my goal weight I am beginning to think that 165 should be the magic number that is 15 lbs "overweight" according to BMI. I know that I have been there before so I know that I can get there. I just don't know.

School, well I have one more test that I am dreading taking right now, I messed up some how on my stat final and ended up with a C.... I really should have gotten a B in there and that really makes me made. Now I have to get a B in Accounting and tht is my final test that I am dreading, I am waiting on a grade too for my Communications class, and if I don't get an A in there it doesn't matter I have to retake a class yippie....So I guess I should just go take the final and wait for the cards to stop flying and then see what I have in my hand.

So...

I did weigh in on Friday because I hate going to the other center. It makes Monday weigh in's depressing. So I am trying to decide about tomorrow, I have a stressful night, but I know that it is worth it for me to try to do some normal stuff. So I am not sure if I will go to work and then weigh in or go work out at the college and then go weigh in and then study. I think the best idea is go work at the college don't weigh in until Tuesday and then I can study longer.

I still have a lot of stresses which do not aid in weight loss. But trying to work thru them in my head and not take it out on the people around me.

Oh but last thing.... I am lower then I have been in a long time on the morning naked weigh in. I actually fit in to a lot of pants that I have been hanging on to. Still have a few that don't fit but I am going to get to them soon! Beach ready!

Not a Wednesday Weighin!

I went yesterday because I have a project due Friday at 5 that I have to help someone with today at the college. I am trying to motivate myself to get up and exercise but well.... it isn't working yet.

So yesterday's weigh in... I was down a 1/2 of lb since Monday. Not bad but should have been a little more. The morning scale I have already met my goal for the week.

Ok here I go I am going to go work out now at the college come home shower and then go back for school.

Monday blues

As "normal" Monday morning weigh in was .75 higher than Cobb Friday. Usually anywhere from 1 lb to 3/4 of a lb higher. Was hoping that it would be a the same but well you know. Anyway. The morning "naked" weight is lower than it has ever been. I have to go by that the most since it is the most controlled. I know that the center is the one that is "official" but I will be happy when my scale says that magic number that I am hoping for.

As far as family goes, things are still a juggle. Not sure how this week is too go but I guess we will see.

School is about to be really "yucky" for at least two weeks. I thought April was bad, but it looks like the last of April and beginning of May is what is going to be the worst! I am trying to take some days off but I also have a lot to do before the 30th! I need some luck!

The happy Friday weigh in

I like weighing in at Cobb but it isn't real and that is how I feel about it until Monday morning at Alpharetta. But if it holds true then I met my goal for the week.

I worked late last night still ate right. I am happy about that. Wish me luck for losing a lb over the weekend and I will get a "free week" I am not sure I understand that part. Since you pay in full at the beginning of this.

Today's weigh in

Different clothes but down 1.5 which is the way that it is supposed to be... So we will see what happens on Friday.

Busy couple weeks coming up.... I hope that things go well with the diet though. Supposed to be done soon but will have to stay on plan until like July....Ok now the positive. I can do this and will succeed. Oh put on pants I hadn't in a while for work, and it was amazing! So easy to put on.

It's official!

20.25 lbs down, only 41.75 lbs to be at my dream weight 31.75 at a weight I would be happy with. I haven't been to the 31.75 weight since before my 17 year old daughter, but still. I believe it to be possible. Work out this morning was nice. Was hoping to have lost more weight over the weekend, but well you know. I have to be happy. I am hoping this to be another 3 or 4 lb weight loss.

I have a lot of homework so I am going to go study now, I just wanted to share the news of the official 20 lb loss. Yippie!!!

Friday weigh in

Well I went to the QWLC that I visit not my regular store. I weighed in at 20 lbs lost since I started. This is awesome but I don't want to believe it until Monday at my regular store. I am hoping that it will still be that way on Monday. I would rather this be the half way point but still some progress is better thank no progress.

Hope the weekend goes nicely. I will update on Monday again. Wish me luck.

On the family stuff, going to try a new thing see if it works.

Nervous....

Tired, have no lunch packed for tomorrow so seeing if I can go out and get the right thing. I worked late tonight and signed in late for class.

I have great expectations for tomorrow. I am considering wearing the previous size BDU's for work because the other pants are too big. I am nervous about wearing them because they are a little tight around the belly, but they zip and hubby said they didn't look bad. He tells me usually if it is not good so I think that he would say it to me if that were true for these. We will see what the scale says tomorrow.

Wish me luck. Now off I go to try to do some school work before falling to sleep.

Frustrated...

Ok so I cheated Saturday, and I said it. I am minus a fruit and a starch for two days, not really all that hard. I have the most difficulties with proteins not the fruit and starch but that is ok. I really think that by Wednesday weigh in I will be back to the Friday weight of 188 morning weight.

As far as personal life very stressed. Very very very stressed. While we had a great week/weekend with my family, it got completely turned around on Sunday. I know that a family is a mixture of people but I feel like I am blamed all the time. Even when I am not around, how can I be the problem when I am not even really home. The family life is needs to be fixed, that is all there is to it.

Yippie!!!

I was 188 on the scale when I came home from the workout. I was 189 before the workout, now of course I would like to wait until getting 18X for the next couple days before I say it is official. I was 185 during the last summer, while it was creeping up then I don't remember exactly when I was no longer in the 18Xs but I know that it is nice to see the scale going down instead of up.

I am hoping to have a date night with the hubby this weekend. It has been a long time since we had a true date night.

Oh before I go, I tried on 2 pairs of summer shorts while shopping today, and 2 pairs of 14s fit, I was wearing 18s this is exciting to me. Goal size 10s, I was in 12s for my first cruise. I can't wait to be there again!

Dang

So I went to my home center today... well... not good news. They have me really high, they are blaming it on water weight I guess we will see on Monday. I am not upset because the morning scale is not that bad. It was a little higher today but not as much as they said. I will go work out tomorrow for day 4 of working out. I still haven't made it to the 180s in the scale at home, I was hoping but maybe tomorrow.

I have a test in accounting but other than that not much for homework over this weekend. This is good.

A non-weigh in day

So yesterday, I was in a great mood. I felt wonderful, I had slept in, I had a great workout, I had a good weigh in lost a pound in three days. Today pretty good mood. I have some disappointment with school stuff, some really poopy stuff but well nothing that I can change so I will deal with it like I do everything else.

I am hoping that life is going to be going in a better than the last year. I believe in karma and I think that is part of when life sucks if you handle it right then good things will happen to you later.

I just wanted to blog today because, while I am not yet at the goal, I see the light. I am a little over a half pound away.... I am hoping that tomorrow morning I will see the magic numbers pop up.

Oh and while I was surfing last night I found a groovy little topic called Skinny Girl margaritas.... I bought a bottle to try for my next cheat night. I look forward to trying them and giving a review.

New things

I am still not the weight that I was last summer, however.... new things with this diet are happening after 8 weeks. I thought that I had experienced everything already about this diet. I lost weight over the weekend. Yippie. It was only a pound but it is a pound since Friday! So I only have a wonderful four pounds until the one eighties. Probably won't happen this week on the center's scale but should happen at home :)

I worked out this morning at the college and it went very well. Nice and sweaty. Hardly anybody was there. I was hoping that would be the case but I wasn't sure since I had only been there at night.

I am so excited about this week and hoping that I see great improvements!

Week 8

I typed a bit and it didn't save... that is the first time.

The main theme hubby didn't loose any weight last week so he behaved over the weekend. I had my normal one cheat. Will see how all of it affected me tomorrow morning.

Hubby lost 0 last week. I am hoping that he does well this week because I need him to want to stay on this because while I am working out too I need this plan right now.

Because this week I am off work I have to work out at the college, I hope this goes well.

Well it is late, just looking for luck for week 8.

Yippie!!!!

The first week since the first 3 days, that I have lost more than 2 lbs! I actually meet the 3.5 goal!!! Even with my bad day yesterday. I skipped a protein today, but ah well. I didn't get to workout like I wanted this morning but maybe I can get over there tomorrow. All next week I have to go to the college instead of going in to work early. Shouldn't be too big of a deal I bet they aren't that busy in the morning. I just bet that I won't be able to do my 1/2 hour on the elliptical and 1/2 on the bike. I don't have much homework this weekend which is nice. And no work work next week except for the one meeting!! Anyway... I just wanted to tell the world that I finally made a goal. Yippie!

Ooooopss!

So today I was CRAVING some pasta. I didn't know what to do and well the poppyseed dressing, chicken and lettuce with the melba toast wasn't looking like pasta of any sort. So.... I cheated. A co-worker of mine loves spaghetti. We used to eat together at least twice a week. Now we never eat together. Today my last day at work before we are off for a week I took her to her favorite spaghetti place (she doesn't venture outside of a certain little area for her lunch cause she gets lost easily!) And normally I would have gotten this large plate of spaghetti, but today I got a small side salad with mustard vinegrette dressing, and about 1/2 cup of this very yummy pasta salad. OMG it was great. I totally enjoyed that.

I fully expected me to eat dinner, but through a couple distractions at work, I ended up not getting home until about 10pm. Oh and I had forgotten all my supplements for the day at home. So today not only did I cheat but I missed 2 boosts and 1 meal. I had my protein bar and drink when I got home.

Now how will this affect me in the morning? I don't know. I know that I am tired right now, and I am going to go to bed. I also know that I am going to get up and go workout at the college tomorrow morning, then come home and write a paper, and then start cleaning the house.

Good night peoples!

I can't believe

It is Wednesday already! Time flies when you are having fun! I weighed in yesterday though it was supposed to be Monday, I am behind on school work with a test tonight that I am not ready for. This was supposed to be a nice relaxing week after an event but no not really happening. Luckily I have next week off except for one meeting.

Ok for the weight. I lost 1.5 since Friday. That is ok with me, but need it to be another 2.5 by this Friday. Work outs are going pretty well. I am stressed so they are actually helping a little I think. I am supposed to go today to get back on the Monday Wednesday Friday, but I have so much to do including study for that stupid test! I wish I had a remote like that in the movie Click!

Oh and they moved me to plan III and said that they may move me to plan II after some more weight is gone but I think that might not happen being that I am working out 4 days a week now. Maybe if I stop working out we would want to reduce the starch and fruit more but. Plan III is just less milk and now cheese in the morning instead of an egg on three days a week.

Well enough chatting, off I gooooooo.....

Sunday, ugh.

I would have liked to enjoy this day a little more. I just finished one part of homework, but I have a ton of other homework. I hate admitting it I have to get it done, I have a test coming up. This is going to be a long week, no really a really really long week. I am not looking forward to it at all.

I am hoping that I will get the magically 3 lbs. If I don't and continue to lose 2 lbs per week there is no way that I will reach the goal of 62 lbs lost in 19 weeks.

After the Friday of lunch off plan and no dinner then Saturday lunch off plan. This morning was a little bit heavier but not too bad. I am going to go work out tomorrow at a different location due to trying to take Monday off since I worked Friday. Well I guess it is time for me to start working on the other homework. It is cold again so I think I am going to skip the walk this weekend.

Friday

Well the work event is over yesterday made the weeks total 2.5lbs. I didn't eat on plan very well yesterday too much running around. I was disappointed with the work stuff yesterday but I am over it today.

I am about to go in for my last working night of my regular extra job. I wish I could stay home and work on my homework. It is finally raining here to get rid of some of the nasty pollen.

So I am down to a total of 14.5 lbs since starting. I was told to try to increase this a little more. We will see how week 7 goes since I have added my exercise in.

Wish me luck. Hello week 7!!!!

I should have logged yesterday... oops

Ok so I am a day late, and more than a dollar short.

I weighed in yesterday and was able to lose 1.5 lbs the working out seems to be the key for me. I should be down 3 lbs this week. Which then puts me back at losing 2.5lbs/week.

Today I got to do some of my old job and it felt GOOD. Then I came home and tried to catch up on homework while being sociable with my family. I still have more todo and I have the event tomorrow. Tomorrow is going to be fun, I have an assignment due by 5, I have the event that I will be finishing up the planning. Food is not cooked for tomorrow so... I guess I will be eating a salad from Wendy's and a meal shake. I need to pack a change of clothes for tomorrow too... I guess I better go to bed. I do need to weigh in tomorrow too!

Tuesday Weigh in

I know I know. I normally do a Monday weigh in. But I decided because of some choices made over the weekend to wait until today. They measured again too and said that I had lost some in inches but she was pulling it pretty tight and I know that I haven't lost that much in inches due to the clothes. I did post 1/2lb lose so at the start of week 6 I am officially down 12 and 1/2 lbs. I hope this week is better than the others. I have started an hour of cardio in the mornings. I need to get up a little bit earlier but it is not too bad. I am 10 lbs away from what I started the fall semester at last year. That is crazy that I gained that much weight in such a short period of time.

Husband and I talked a bit this past week about me trying to be more part of the family. It is hard when I work Monday through Thursday, and Monday and Wednesday I don't get home till 8 or later. Thursday I tend to work late to get all of my hours in at work. So yeah. I don't know if the choice that I made to switch positions at work was a good idea but here I am and I have to put in 2 more years. So as I have done and will do, just continue on and as a friend reminded me to do today, keep failing forward.

Fun Friday..

I had so much homework today. I think this semester is killing me with homework.  I hate accounting more than anything it looks like I have barely a "B". I still have more homework left in accounting and I some in econ and a little in business.  I am ready for this semester to be over!


The reason I blog is because of my weight loss journey.  Husband has gained a little weight over the last couple days they say it is water weight he is frustrated because they took away a fruit and a starch for two days.  I however, woke up and weighed the same as I did yesterday, did some homework and then got dressed and decided to weigh again just to see.. this was after breakfast so I was expecting that I would have had a little more weight, however I was 2 lbs lighter! Now we will see what tomorrow morning brings.  I think I will go for a hike tomorrow morning. Monday I would like to start working out in the gym at work.

The psychological profile of dieting from QWLC

At first I was very excited to get this when I started this process.... however, now that I have it.  It sucks.  Hubby's is closer my is way off  It said I was a stress eater, which is in correct, I was a stress drinker, which I don't do any more, and if I have stress I actually won't eat. So as far as I am concerned the diet profile is a bunch of poo.

Now weight loss for the week.  I am not weighing in today as I normally do this week is a little mixed up do to the training for work.  I lost a 1/2 lb according to one center and 1.5 to the other.  According to my scale I lost 1.2.  Not happy again, but I am kinda getting used to the 1 to 2 lbs.  It sucks because I am not on the 3.5 lbs per week, but hey that is alright too.  I am going to start exercising on Monday, well I will hopefully get to hike this weekend too. I have a lot of homework that I am taking a second away from now to blog, so it is time for me to get back.  This next week according to the center I should be below 200.  At least at home I am below, and should soon be out of the 190s.

Till next time. Yeahwelluknow

This is a special day....

I am blogging twice.  Like I have said before dieting, or as I am trying to look at this as a change in lifestyle for food, really effects everything in your life.  I wonder sometimes is it possible?  I have lived my life "this" way for 35 years, is it going to be possible to change?

Tuesday weigh-in instead of Wednesday...

I didn't want to go weigh in today, but was happy when I weighed on the scale at home and was a half pound lighter than I have been since this started.... so I happily go weigh in... only to find yet again no weight loss.  So now taking away a fruit and a starch. As the hubby said it only makes sense for me to not eat exactly what he eats in is a good number of pounds heavier than me.  I am still hoping to lose 3 lbs this week that would but me at 3lbs/week again. 

One more day of training.  I am still thinking about starting to workout because this is just not going as smoothly as I hoped without the exercise.

I am a little behind on the school work but hopefully I will get caught up tonight.

Monday. 03/14

Interestingly enough I didn't gain the 1/2 lb that I normally do, but I didn't lose any weight.  What is weird I am still not worried.  Considering I was losing weight at the beginning of this and I didn't lose anything over the weekend.

I had a great time hiking on Sunday, a little sore but it was fun going out with Aleace.  I was walking the campus today and thought how well she is going to fit in here. I look forward to her getting to some place out of high school. 

So I am in training at work this week, I will weigh in tomorrow because I won't be in town for the Wednesday normal weigh in.  I see the 100s in site but they seem to be eluding me.  I am looking forward to working out.

No Weight loss???? WHAT!

This is week 4 and I lost nothing this week.  There was a lot of issues this week, cheated last Sunday, emotions were great with lots of family junk, so I guess it was a lesson. So here we go week 5!!!! I am not counting my chickens yet.  I am hoping for some big number.  Going to have some stress this next week too, work will be fun training and event for work so should be GREAT! Oh yeah and Spring break is over this week.  Well that is all I have for this blog...

Ugh

Sometimes dieting is not about what you put in your body, sometimes it is what you think.  I am trying to have a positive view. I am trying.  Some of the things that I have used before to help with stress are not there.  Sometimes when other people are dieting around you they are having some of the same issues too.  I am frustrated there is no doubt about that.  I am tired, I am not saying that I want to be chipper and bubbly or that person that always says, "Good Morning." I am just saying I want to be happy.  I know I am pushing myself to do a lot of things right now.  I know most people change one thing in their life at a time.  I changed jobs about a year ago (working full time), I go to school full time, I am still a mom of 1 and part time helper with 2 others, and I try to be a good wife.

I am not defending the arguement that started for some unknown reason. But I am asking for a break, and maybe people that are close to me should be the one that help me.  I am sorry that I am going through emotional changes.  I would love to say I was wrong for complaining about an unexpected but a preventable expense, but I don't think that I was wrong. 

I started this blog to write about a diet and I have found that it is more than a diet, this is my life.  I am still 200 + lbs according to the center's scales.  I would like to see the lower 190's by the end of this week but well not eating food is not neccessarily a good thing for me, I am hoping that I will see a 3.5 lb weight loss this week.

End of week 3

The average is now down to 3.8 lbs per week but all in all I am still happy.  Still nervous for the start of week 4.  I am curious how this is affecting me.  I started on this weight loss journey to find my body from before.  I had tried so many things before so here I am.  This journey is beginning to shape up into something more, I believe. Where it will end I am wondering? I don't know but I am going to do my best at enjoying this journey and learning more about yeahwelluknow!

Week 3 of QWLC

I am beginning week 3 of QWLC tomorrow.  I am always nervous on Monday mornings, but so far 9 lbs lost.  That is a 4.5 lb average that is awesome. I still have a higher percentage of weight loss than the hubby. 

So what will happen tomorrow? I don't know.  Will I continue? Yup... Some work challenges are coming up with work, but I will succeed on this journey this time.  I am confident for this weight loss journey this time.  That is different than before.

Just thoughts...

This is my first blog along with my first posting.  I don't know what to promise as I am still learning what this will be for me.