W-Day #26

Almost, almost, almost there... so close in fact I can FEEL it! I am excited to post that I am down another 1 lb which means I am only .6 away from the big 3-0 lbs of total weight loss. This week was extremely challenging thanks to Holiday parties, and most of all those overflowing baskets of goodies every where I turn in the office. A bunch of our clients send HUGE baskets of chocolates, cookies, cheeses, crackers, etc. and when the "norm" is to sit there and pick on this stuff all day it's easy to forget about WW. Apparently not being normal paid off this week. Lets just hope I can continue to be ab-normal!

*** total weight loss to date 29.4 lbs ***

W-Day #25

I went to weigh yesterday and all I can say is... I'll take it! I am down .4 lbs and I know it seems like nothing unless you're on the WW plan. Getting on that scale week after week makes you realize a loss is a loss and even those weeks they are tiny will add up to something big in the end! I have learned to be patient with my weight loss and it's motivated me to keep going and to not give up like I have done in the past. I am also at a weight that I have not seen in a long, long time and it's proof those "tiny weeks" have gotten me there!

*** total weight loss to date 28.4 lbs ***

Let's all give THANKS

I hope all of you had a fabulous Thanksgiving! Christo and I enjoyed a relaxing day of delicious food, good wine and hanging out with my parents, cousins, aunts and uncles. I went into this Holiday with a completely different mindset than I have had in the past. In the past no matter my hunger level I would dig in on Thanksgiving Day like it was literally the last supper. This year I celebrated WW style; I started the day with a walk/run at the river with Christo, ate a small breakfast and didn't "pick" prior to actually sitting down to eat dinner! At the end of the day I felt satisfied and extremely pleased about how I handled this Thanksgiving. It also didn't hurt to get some compliments about how great I looked from family I haven't seen in a while. Overall a successful, rewarding, WW approved Thanksgiving. Now it's time to prepare for Christmas... ahhh!

W-Day #24

I am hesitate to post the good news considering it's Thanksgiving week and the woohoo it's a "Holiday" attitude could tip the scales in the wrong direction next weigh in... BUT this year Thanksgiving is going to be a different kind of day for me. Yes, I'm going to enjoy myself but my goal is to indulge in the things I don't get "regularly" and at the end of the night feel satisfied yet pleased with myself. I am VERY excited to report W-Day results this week because I am at a number I have not yet gotten to on my journey of weight-loss. I have lost another .8 lbs and the best part of it all is I am now down a total of 28 lbs! I've been stuck in the 26/27 lbs for a bit and I feel accomplished to finally be over that hump!

*** total weight loss to date 28 lbs ***

HAPPY TURKEY DAY TO ALL!

table top, frog, neutral... I think I LOVE you

I have started to take Pilates and although I'm scared to admit this, I really enjoy it! I have learned so much about my body and what it is capable to do it truly amazes me. If I had an unlimited bank account I would definitely try to go more than the 2 times a week I've been going but every little bit counts, just like on weeks I find myself down a few tenths of a pound! I'm still at the "beginner" stage but I'm starting to feel more comfortable on the reformer (machine with straps that is used in Pilates so your resistance comes from your own body weight). I've also mastered some of the terms now so when my trainer, Chrissy, says, "okay, now get in frog," I know exactly what she's talking about! It is very similar to yoga but it is way more concentrated on building strength through your "core" and I love the whole concept. I encourage any of you to give it a try. If I don't think of every excuse in the book not to go then it MUST be good!

W-Day #23

I am down another .8 lbs. I know to someone not on WW it probably sounds miserable... work so hard for a mere .8 but honestly I know losing weight the way I'm doing it will almost guarantee I keep it off! I have started to realize what I want out of all of this and it's to be healthier not to wear a certain size or weigh a certain weight. Continuing to think of this as a life style change not just a weight change has really kept me motivated lately. At the same time it has made me relax about the time it's taking me to get to goal. As Joyce always says, "slow and steady wins the race." I know I'll win in the end but for now I'm going to focus on LOSING day by day!

*** total weight loss to date 27.2 lbs ***

where there's a will there's a way

I had to blog about this because even as I write this post I'm having a hard time believing it's true. I can honestly... and I mean HONESTLY say that this Halloween came and went without one single fun sized, king sized, any sized CANDY coming my way!! Last week at work was difficult, there was literally bowls of Halloween candy everywhere. I told myself it wasn't worth it and to think about how good I would feel if I stuck to plan. I didn't let Halloween get the best of me this year and it feels even better than I thought!

Happy November!