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.

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 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 35

148.6!  Can’t beleive it.  On 1/1/07 I was 178…scary.  Almost 30 lbs heavier than I am today.  I’m starting to feel so much better.  I am definitely a size 10 now.  No more 12s or 14s.   Another month and I will be in the single digits. 

When people ask me how much I have “lost” I am going to say I haven’t “lost” anything, I have REMOVED 30 lbs.    I don’t plan on finding them any time soon. 

Got my turbo jam videos in the mail, can’t wait to try them.

Day 25

Ok..have to go to Peter Piper Pizza tonight for a little party.  I just checked the calories for their pizza and it looks like a thin Ham/Pineapple pizza is 130 calories for 1 slice.  I’m going to do one slice for something a bit different. 

My clothes are getting baggier so I know I”m losing.  I did 60 minutes of cardio yesterday and 45 minutes this morning.  Yeah for me.  I actually kind of…(KIND OF) like it. 

My mom is down to 138.5!  That is so awesome ..she started at 155 5 weeks ago.  My BIL is down 28 lbs in 5 weeks…that’s crazy.

Day 23

Another easy day yesterday.  When I got homoe I was a bit tired and almost didn’t excersice.  We decided to just do some rollerblading with the puppies.  Burned about 200 calories in 20 minutes.  I’ll take it. 

My daughter had to do a school project and needed some photos.  Sad thing was I couldn’t really find any of me.  I know I have been avoiding the camera but this is just sad.  When I get to my goal weight, I promise myself to get some pro pictures of me and the kids for our family albums. 

I did find some photos of me when I was 26….will use those as my inspiration photos.  In my wedding photo, I was 107lbs.  Holy cow.  I won’t ever be that tiny again but 120 would be fabulous. 

I can do it.

Day 12 –

Wow…Day 12.  Can’t believe it.  I had to visit a friend last night and work on some web site stuff.  They ordered pizza from this great pizza joint and I ordered a side salad. I did it.  I did not eat the pizza.  Yeah for me.  Funny thing was I didn’t even want the pizza.  Crazy.  I did have one glass of wine though but I substitued that for 1 cookie.  I know wine is empty calories but boy did it taste good.   

I finally got the guts to step on my scale yesterday morning.  Well, wait – my delay of getting on the scale had nothing to do with being afriad of the number I just made an effort to not let it control my life.  But curiosity was just killing me.  So I stepped on the scale thinking I would see a number right around 160.  Ha!!!  The number read 189.6. WHAT?  I about had a heart attack.  Then I saw ‘LO BATT’ on the digital reading and realized the battery was low.  So I changed the battery, stepped on and again it read 189.6!  WHAT THE?????  Ok..I KNOW I am not 189.  So I was pretty freaked out a bit about the entire episode so I called my sister and explained the situation.  We are exactly the same size.  She’s doing the diet also.  She is currently at 158 as of this morning…down from 170 (year for her).  She laughed and just told me that there is nooooo way I could weigh that amount. 

All day long it bothered me so I asked my guy to weigh himself and guess what?  189.6.  Whew..it’s officialy.  Our scale is broken.