Oh My!?!?!

How could I have let over a week go by without even a whisper? Easy. Last week flew by so fast that I hardly knew it came or went. It wasn't a good week all around. I am usually the type of person who will not even hate a whole day, hate a moment sure but not a whole day, call it the optimist in me. Well, I hated most of last week... and I am referring to the whole week!!! How do you like them apples?

I was stressed, upset about a lot of things and thereby had hardly any appetite. I don't know if that necessarily worked in my favor or not but I do know it made that time of the month come about a week ahead of time... I am not complaining as now I can fairly sure the darn thing will not show up at the wedding or while I am on the honeymoon. Unfortunately, due to my early visitor, I did not even attempt to weigh myself this week. My clothes are still fitting the same, I daresay even a bit looser.

My big accomplishment even if these past days haven't been the best... since last Friday I have gotten in some form of exercise four days!!! Some really good walks lasting at least a half an hour on Friday and Saturday, worked out on the Gazelle on Tuesday (which is an accomplishment in itself because I had spent the whole night doing some major housework and didn't feel like doing it all; so after climbing on to the machine decided I would only do 15 minutes, then 20 minutes and finally I decided to do the whole 30 minutes), walked while I was at work on Wednesday!!! So yippe skippee for me :-)

Eating hasn't been too shabby either... my treat for the week, two things: sugar-free cherry Jell-O with pineapple chunks in it and mint chocolate chip ice cream from Edy's... it is made with Splenda and it is terrific (I only had some one night). My other meals have varied but I must be doing something right because my portion sizes are smaller yet still filling me up!!!

15 days until the wedding... I am certainly not worried about fitting into the gown and looking more and more forward to the day!!!

It's Been So Long

I cannot get over how time is flying by... what a slacker I have been. I am feeling like updating on the past week and then moving on to where I plan on going (borrowing some thoughts from Renee). This could turn out to be a very long entry or perhaps I will divide into two and will finish tonight (I have a stronger feeling that this is what will result).

On to the update!
Not a clue as to how much I weigh at the moment. I haven't stepped on the scale in I don't know how many days nor have I thought of it. Haven't really had any chocolate since last week and haven't had much of an appetite either.

As for my goals (considering I kept the same ones):
Goal 1: I will work out three times by next Friday for at least half an hour (like I said, baby steps)
Unfortunately I did not make my goal of three workouts. I only made it to two and I am disappointed about that I and I am not off to a good start for this week either. I am working on it though and know that something is changing as I look forward to working out and I feel great once I am done!

Goal 2: Continue with my fruits and veggies for snacks but also attempt to cut down on carbs and empty calories a bit more... (I don't typically drink sodas and such but have them once in a while so I will stay away from them, juices, and candy/chocolate)
I recall having some chocolate last week but didn't even snack too much. I did eat some applesauce which was quite yummy and I had a good stock of bananas! This week my appetite is less than it was last week so haven't been thinking too much on snacking.

Goal 3: Maintain the 5 pound weight loss.
As I said I have yet to check my weight but when I do I am hoping that those extra pounds have stayed away!!!

I have found that this weight loss journey has, by far, become more of an internal challenege than I first expected. I do not mean that I am surprised by the struggles and obstacles that I will be facing and have faced but I mean more of the feelings and introspectiveness that have started to occur. Maybe I am just at that point in my life where I am looking at things differently or maybe my weightloss journey is more soulful than I anticipated. I am not complaining and I know that every accomplishment will mean that much more to me!

I am definitely dividing this post up and finishing later on this evening. So, on a final note (at least for the moment) I noticed a quote hear at work today on the InfoTV:

"Things turn out best for those that make the best of the way things turn out."
-Art Linkletter

What A Weekend!

And I don't mean that in a good way either... UGH!

Let's just say that I didn't really eat over my calories or anything but that I did eat too much of the bad things... McDonald's, Dairy Queen and Domino's Pizza... Now granted, the McD's and DQ were in the same day and they are all I ate, so I really did stay within range for everything but that still wasn't the best food picks. And then Sunday wasn't too bad with the pizza but I am disappointed in myself when I look at everything I ate; it wasn't a lot but I know that I definitely could have gone with some better eating options, I just didn't want to.

On a better note, not only did I work out Friday morning but I got in a good workout on Saturday morning also. I didn't work out yesterday but have full intentions of doing so today... we shall see. When I exercise, my body usually shows some kind of results almost immediately... and I can honestly say that I already feel stronger and better and things are starting to feel tighter. I now need to get out to the store in order to get measuring tape so I can keep track of inches lost!!!

Anyhoo- usually I will post an inspirational quote or something to get me motivated... well this time I am posting a link to Oprah.com. At this link is a video/weight loss success story gallery of some folks who have overcome tremendous weights in order to get healthy and improve their overall quality a life. I highly recommend taking a peek if you're looking for some inspiration:
http://www2.oprah.com/health/weight/health_weight_stories.jhtml