The results are in....

I tried harder this week than any other that I can think of, and I lost…..

One Pound.

So that makes my total weight loss for the first quarter seventeen pounds – just 3 pounds shy of my goal of twenty.

I know it’s my fault. I shouldn’t have waited til the end to step it up! But you know, I am still proud of myself. I’m no longer in the two hundred pound range and that means a lot to me. We celebrated last night with pizza, now my pants feel too tight lol. I guess we should have celebrated with fruit instead.

Oh, and you’ll be happy to know that David lost four pounds so he has actually lost 28lbs all together. That’s eight pounds more than his goal! I’m so proud of him!

So today we start working towards our next twenty pounds. Well, technically, David only has 12lbs to go. I have twenty-three. So NOT fair! At least I have until January 22^nd to get rid of that weight. I’ve confided in a good friend at work about trying to lose weight, and she’s been doing really good about keeping me out of the candy box J. I’ll be jogging now instead of walking so there should be more calories burned with that. This week it’s in the eighties though – not too happy about that. But I’ll suffer through it.

Yesterday was hard. I won’t lie. I cried after we weighed ourselves. Poor David, lol. But he really is proud of me and he knows how hard it is for me to lose weight. When I woke up this  morning, I felt a lot better about things. I think these next few months will be harder though. I will have to blog more, so that I can vent more, and trudge on through this diet!

5 Days Left

Waiting until the last week of my weight-loss ‘program’ to shed these unwanted pounds wasn’t the smartest thing to do. Friday is food day at work. The smell alone will make me salivate. Saturday I have a wedding to go to and you know what that means: Wedding Cake.

This is a good week to jog though. 60’s and 70’s each day with no rain. I’ve even asked for running shoes for my birthday (which is 3 weeks away). I feel like I’m getting better each day and I haven’t caused serious injury to myself yet so I may as well keep going. I want to get to the point where I can jog the entire 3 miles without stopping. This way, if I ever have to run from the police, I’ll at least have a fighting chance. 

The hardest part of all this honestly is just being at work. Most of my days are slow and normally I would pass the time by snacking. (I wonder how I got this fat? Haha). Now I just sit here. Occasionally I get up for a glass of water. I watch everyone bring in fast food and eat it at their desks. At least once a day they will stop in front of my cubicle and grab some chocolate out of the Halloween treasure chest that they put in our walkway. And I just sit here. I’ve found some solace in hot chocolate, but even that I have to be careful with.

I didn’t realize how much I ate until I’ve made myself refrain from it. I always had  snacks in my drawers or in the breakroom. Now I have a jar of peanut butter and a bunch of water flavor packets. It’s kind of depressing. Food makes things funner.

On the plus side, Gertrude’s last day is this Friday. I’ll work her area for a while until they find a replacement so that will keep me busy and less likely to snack. No one’s noticed my 16lb weight loss yet, but that’s ok. I think I probably just look less squishy but it’s probably hard for others to put their finger on that. I feel really good and that’s all tha t matters.

193. That is the magic number that I need to see Sunday. I will have finished my first goal, gotten a prize for losing 20lbs, and I’ll be at a weight that I haven’t been in for over 3 years. To be honest, I haven’t been under 190 in over 5 years so this might be a big breakthrough for me, assuming I am able to keep going with this. I don’t doubt my will, but I do doubt my bodies’ ability to do what I ask of it. haha.

5 more days!

4 more lbs

Woohoo - down to 197. That means I only have 4 pounds to lose by next Sunday. ONLY 4 lbs. haha. How do I get myself into these kind of situations?

So goodbye sugar and bad carbs. I will miss you, however, I look forward to seeing you again next week, after I've hit my weight loss goal. :)

So Much Pain...

Crap, crap, crap.

The end of our first 3-month weight loss goal is very near. Next sunday to be exact. Now, I'll be weighing tomorrow and I may or may not have lost weight, I'm not sure. I've been good but it is the month of Halloween and I'll be darned if I can't keep my hand out of our candy bowl at work. But as it stands now, I still have five more pounds to lose to meet my goal.

Five pounds in 8 days.

Nothing like waiting til the last minute, Caitrin.

It's all good though. I work better under pressure. I went grocery shopping today and bought good stuff for this week. We're staying away from sugar and carbs. I'm hoping that will give me the edge I need to get rid of these final pounds.

What happens next sunday after our goal has been reached? We start our second 20lb weight loss goal! This one will last until January 21st and I imagine it will be really hard for us, especially with the holidays coming up. But it will be the most rewarding if we can go through with it.

I'm pretty proud of myself. I've been jogging and it seems each day I get better at it and am able to last longer before stopping and walking. My shins are killing me but.... no pain, no gain. Right? Oh and I did some killer sit-ups a few days ago and I've been sore ever since. I can't laugh, sit up, press down on my gas pedal - nothing. IT HURTS.

We've had storms all day so around 630, when there was finally a break in the clouds, I headed up to the lake and went jogging. Here's a photo of the sunset:

And here's a photo of the massive storm heading my way that caused me to run faster than I normally would:

You'll be happy to know I made it back to my car without getting poured on or struck by lightening. I did, however, get attacked by a lot of scary bugs.

I'm spending the remainder of my evening downloading new jogging songs. Then I'll go to bed. And then we'll wake up and weigh-in. I'm a little anxious about that. I'll let you all know how it goes!

So Long 200!

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I weigh 198! I haven't weighed less than 200 in over 3 years. I'm sooo relieved that I broke the curse. haha.

David has lost a total of 24lbs.

We're getting there!

Fall!!!!

It's  here! I woke up to a chilling 40-something degrees and I LOVE IT. I've got chili (low fat of course) in the crockpot, warm bread in the oven, and firewood for our fireplace. I'm in heaven.

This week has been interesting. Monday night I went walking and decided to run a little bit. 30 minutes later I was doubled over with stomach cramps. Turns out I picked up this stomach bug that's been going around and lucky for me, I was half way around our lake when it decided to hit me. Fun times.

I stayed home Tuesday and used all my weight watcher points on saltine crackers and ginger ale. Wednesday I was back to eating good and walking/running. I really enjoy running now. Well, I guess 'jogging' would be more accurate. I dont think anyone will ever see me sprinting down the lake trail, unless someone is behind me with a knife. Or there's a tarantula on the path. The only problem is I have these shoes that are specifically for walking. When I try jogging in them, I get shin splints. So why not buy running shoes? Because we are on a budget and it's just not in the cards right now. I have some old New Balance sneakers that i'm going to try today. I'm not sure why I even stopped wearing them. I hope I won't find out.