So THIS is what happens!!!

I weighed myself today and I gained a pound :( I am assuming that the bacon, cheddar cheeseburger and crispy fries that I ate contributed to this one! I had a huge moment of weakness. I got STARVING and when I get my self to that point, I make AWFUL decisions, so lesson learned, I need to equalize my bloog sugar and make sure there is something in my stomach. I hadn't eaten in 9 hours and then just made a lousy decision. Mind you it was ORGASMIC-LY DELICIOUS, but nonetheless not a good choice! My knee is doing a lot better and I am going to attempt to return to Spin class this coming Monday and hopefully Tuesday this pound will come off! I think it will! Thanks for reading!

I'm in TROUBLE!!!

I weighed myself today and thankfully stayed the same, HOWEVER, I SPRAINED MY KNEE!! I tripped over my very baggy pants and twisted it! I am not allowed to exercise beyond hand weights on the couch for at least two weeks! So I am definitely concerned because this means that I have to be PERFECT in order to stay the same or dare I say have a loss for the next two weeks!!! SOOOOOOO annoying! I am off of work today so I am just chilling in my jammies! Anyway, not much else to say today...Send your prayers my way so that this injury does not completely derail my progress!

FINALLY!!!!

I weighed myself today and HALLELUJIAH...I LOST 1.6 pounds (.73 kg) for a total of 105.8 lbs (47.99 kg). I am BACK ON TRACK, THANK GOD!!! Well I have come to teh concluion that I have to watch EVERY morself that touches my lips...as unfortunate as this may sound, I am glad that I now know CRYSTAL CLEAR what the recipe is for my weight loss! I worked out 4 days this week, including one INSANE boot camp class. So all in all it was a good week. I have two social events this week and I WILL BE DAMNED if I put om even an ounce next tuesday! I will get throiugh this valley and come out VICTORIUOUS next week becuase no amount of yummy goodness is as DELICIOUS as getting on the scale on Tuesday morning and seeing that scale GO DOWN!!! Well thanks for reading, off to work!

I think I have hit my wall!

So let's start off by being HONEST. Since December 1, 2011 I have been completely FOOLING myself. I have not been journaling and focusing on protein, I have been GIVING in to EVERY FOOD CRAVING that comes up. I have NOT been disciplined and although I have been trying to "MAKE IT UP" with extra workouts, this NEVER works, Today included! When I stepped on the scale this morning and so yet another gain, I began to cry and I told myself, it ends today. The free pass that i though I had earned for all my hard work, HAS EXPIRED! I am DONE, DONE WITH THE EXCUSES, DONE WITH trying to work the "game." So I had a 1.8 gain this week and although HORRIFIC, I needed it. I needed it to WAKE MY FUCKING ASS UP!!!! MESSAGE RECEIVED folks: I cannot deviate from the "weight loss prescription" that I KNOW WORKS! The holidays are over and I am SICK TO MY STOMACH of getting on the scale and before I look down, saying a prayer that its not awful, because I know that what I did for the week did not contribute to a true loss! Well it finally happened the little "detour" I took since December 1 is OVER...THIS IS MY GUARANTEE to ALL of you, MESSAGE RECEIVED! Here's to a new day and the determination to rach the new me, thanks for reading and sending me nice, encouraging comments!

So this is what happens???!!!

So I had a feeling after last week's 6.6 pound loss that this week would be a week of my body trying to equalize itself. HOWEVER, I was NOT expecting this! I weighed myself and GAINED 5.6 POUNDS (2.54 KG) AHHHHHHHHH!!!!! I have lost a total of 106 pounds (48.08 KG). I am definitely a bit surprised, I was expecting a 2-3 pound (1KG) gain to try and balance the huge loss that I had last week, but I guess that is just not meant to be :(

I choose to look at the positives, I am lighter today than I was in the last 3 weeks, so although I would have liked to have been in the "black" and have a net loss that puts me lower than the week that I had that series of gains, it just isn't what happened! This week as the last week of the holiday season, and I was not as strict as I could have been, indulging in some food choices that are typically off my menu, so that also had something to do with it!

Some positives: I was able to do Lauren's Boot Camp class thsi week whoich was TORTOUROUS but I finished it! I worked myself soooo had that teh instructor actually stayed with me for 15 minutes after class was over, poutting an ice pack on my face and neck to try and get my core temperature stabalized! I have NEVER worked out that hard before in my life, and it really felt great! I plan on alternating with spin every other Moday night to attend that class. Oh and I am 50 pounds lighter (22.69 KG) this time than last year on Jan 4, 2011, I would say that is something worth cheering about! Hey I am happy in spite of this week's weigh in and I KNOW that teh scale will refelct my efforts next week!

OK so here is what I am challenging myself to do in 2012: My church does an annual 5K walk for Africa to help them dig water wells. The last time I participated, I walked the entire thing and I finished dead last. It took me soooo long that I actually finished as the takedown team was removing the "finish line!" The race is September 1, 2012 and I would like to run half if not all of it! That is my personal throw down challenge, would anyone like to join me? At least agree to come meet me at the finish line to cheer me on!!!! I have been researching and it says it takes 1 month to train yourself to run one mile and 2 months beyond that to train yourself for a 5K, so I would need to start training by June 1, 2012. So the goal is to get off as much weight as possible by June 1, 2012! I am not sure how much weight I would have to get off to handle the impact on my knees and feet of a 5k race, but hey I am willing to find out!

I read this yesterday: Losing weight is a linear journey, the only thing you can do is commit to taking the steps in the right direction. Here is to 2012 and to reaching my weight loss goals. Thanks for reading!