Day 62

I haven’t been blogging much since I have been very, very busy.  Everything is still going well.  After 2 months on the cookie diet I have to say I’m still going strong.  The scale this am was 142.4.  I am ALMOST in the 130s.  I haven’t been in the 130s for years, years, years.  Since right after during my divorce (stress does that to you).  That was 2002. 

Am I still doing it 100%?  I would say about 85-90%.  What I mean by that is I’m NOT cheating.  I am still eating very healthy but I find that I am using more ‘real’ food.  I just listen to my body.  Some mornings I’m very  hungry so I will make myself some egg beaters with a little turkey and tomatoes in it.  Yum.  But I don’t do this very often. 

I am still exercising but man is it hard to actually find the time to ‘fit it in’!  Sometimes I will catch myself just thinking ‘Oh and I can skip today, no biggie’.  Last night I came home exhausted.  I just wanted to go to bed or sit my butt on the coach and watch tv until my son came home from hockey practice.  But I forced myself to get in there and do my video workout.  The funny thing is I felt soooooo much better after I was done. 

I tried on some size 8 pants in my closet.  They were a wee bit tight but I definitely got them on.    I have some 10s that are looking a bit too big now. 

I bought the cutest jeans the other day.  Size 10 P.  To me, that’s like a size 8 reg.  They do make petiites a tad bit smaller not just in the lenght.  I think.  Maybe not.  But anyways, they are very cute. 

Ok..that’s it for me. 

Keep going everyone.

Day 109

Yes, I can hardly believe I have kept with something for over 100 days!  100 days!  It has been an interesting journey.  This morning, I weighed in at 130.  Technically it was 129.8 but then it flipped to 130.  I’ll take it. 

To be very honest, I”m not eating the cookies at all anymore.  So why do I still blog about them?  They completely changed my life.  Seriously.  I feel like a new person.  I feel like I’m waking up after about 10 years of just existing.  I have more spring in my step, have a different outlook on life, etc. 

People ask me how much I’ve lost.  I tell them I haven’t LOST anything.    I have REMOVED about 35 lbs. since 7/7/2008 and a total of   48 lbs. from my highest on 1/1/2007.   I hope to never find those ugly pounds again.

Being of average size, people treat you different.  I have started noticing.  It’s weird, I’ll have to explain more another post.  Or it could be that I’m more aware of things now that I am actually living and not existing. 

I wore a size 6p jeans last night to the hockey game.   6 petite!  Now granted part of the reason I purchased those jeans is because I was able to get into that particular pair in a size 6.  Tee hee. 

I just wanted to update everyone on my progress.  Please stay with it, you can do this.

Quick update…

I was 134.5 this AM…YEAH!!!

For those that are just starting..keep it up.  You canm do it.  It gets easier!

Day ???

Just checking in…still holding strong at 137!  I have not really been doing the cookie thing lately except to fill in when I have the urge to snack.  It seems  to be working as far as maintaining.  I would still like to get down to 120.  That’s only 17lbs.  That would be awesome. 

I’m definitely wearing a size 8 Petite now.    I even got on a size 6 the other day.  Whoohoo!

That’s all for now.

Day something..lol

I have no idea how many days I have been on my weight loss journey.  Over 2 months.  I weighed in at 138 this am..so basically that’s **almost** 30 lbs.  I think I started around 165ish.    I know at my heaviest I have been 175.  Yuck. 

I only use the cookies for filler right now.  I find that I’m just not as hungry as I used to be.  I will admit that during the past week, I did cheat big time one night.  I ate Mexican food…the real thing.  I got so sick afterwards.  I haven’t had Mexican food for over 2 months and it made me feel terrible.  So no more of that.  I’m kind of glad it made me sick. 

Today I’m back on track, going to go work out and ready to get the last 20 lbs off. 

I received an email today that Smart For Life is declaring bankruptcy.  I have to admit, I’m not surprised.  They couldn’t retain their customers because of the high fees they charge for the weigh ins and the so called Dr. checkups.

Day ???

139.2 this morning!  Yeah.  I have been doing pretty darn good with the eating but not that great with the working out part.  I need to get back in the gym.  This week was stressful because I was teaching a new class but I should be back to normal after today.

Day 52

144!  I think it’s helping to NOT weigh myself every day. So about 21 lbs in 6.5 weeks.  That’s right on track with 3lbs a week.  That’s exciting.

Day 51

And going strong.  I have to say this ‘diet’ is so very easy.  I put the scale away a few days ago because I found myself kind of becoming obsessed with the numbers.  So I don’t know what I’m down to but I am still losing. 

I have realized that you can pretty much eat anywhere for your one sensible meal per day as long as you pay attention to what you are ordering.  The only exception might be McDonalds.  I had to bring my daughter last night for a school function and for the first time in YEARS, I did not crave all the bad stuff.  Keep in mind, I used to think Mickey D’s french fries were my favorite food.   

I was very proud of her, she ordered pretty healthy also.   She got the grilled snack wrap (about 270) and the apples and grapes side salad.  No fries, no fried food.  Good for her. 

I just drank my water and was fine with it.

I’m still excercising but it’s getting harder finding time.  I may have to start going from 5am to 6am.  Last night I did ‘turbo sculpt’ at home it was good.  I have actually noticed I have muscles in my arms.  Still a lot of fat, but there are times throughout the day when I go to do something and my arm feels very solid..it’s weird. 

Can’t wait until I’m in size 8 anything.    Soon..very soon.

Day 45

I think today is day 45.  Close to it if not exactly.

Slowly but surely the weight is coming off.  The scale was 146.4 this morning but my clothes tell me I’ve lost more inches than the scales is showing.  I’m sure it has to do with that muscle vs. fat thing.  Muscle weights more than fat, blah blah blah. 

Yesterday two people made comments about how much weight I had lost.  It’s funny, I didn’t think people ever really noticed somebody else’s weight.  I don’t guess I notice it on other people, never really thought about it. 

My mom is down to 135 as of 2 days ago.  My sister and BIL are on vacation so I doubt they are eating cookies all day.   

I am working out almost every day.  Last night I did an hour of the elliptical machine and it felt good.  I’ve been doing my videos (Turbo Jam, and I recently got the ‘Firm’).  I like them especially when I don’t have time to run to the gym or my daughter wants me to hang out with her.

Day 40

Had a bit of a rough time keeping the scaled at 148.  It actually went up to 149 for a day or two.  Oh well, these things happen.  Today I was down to 147.6.  I’ll take it.  I realize things might go a bit slower now but I will continue on my journey.  I’m still working out, feeling great.  I have one major issue though.  I really don’t have anything to wear.  All the clothes my Mom bought me for my bday in May are now TOO big.  I have tons of stuff in my closet but most are size 8s and I’m just not there yet.

The other day, I went to work and tried on my work pants and really couldn’t wear them 12 and 14s.  I found a pair of slacks in there somewhere with the tags still on them (10 petite) and they fit perfectly.  Yeah. 

Hopefully they will be too big sometime soon.

People are starting to notice and commenting.  It really makes my day.  One of my co-workers said she had to take a double take when she saw me.    Yeah..that’s a good thing. 

I’m still doing the cookies and NOT cheating.