W-Day #17

It's nice when a good week pays off and that's exactly how I felt on Saturday morning when Joyce said, "you're down 1.4 lbs." I knew last week was a decent week but until I actually see the numbers on the scale I am half the believer, the scale confirms what I was thinking and it makes me 100% a believer in the WW program. Although I cannot pat myself on the back for NOT stepping foot in the gym last week (ugh, why, why can't I just go) I will have to admit that grocery shopping, planning ahead, and packing lunch has been a positive change! Christo's 30th birthday is on FRIDAY so lets hope I can stay on track in ____ this upcoming weekend. I'm surprising him on a 4 day getaway and he actually thinks he can get it out of me now... he'll know where we're going soon enough!

*** total weight loss to date 23.4 lbs ***

Bye Bye World Cup and Bye Bye BEER

The World Cup equaled a month of BEER, emotion, BEER, excitement, BEER, Christo shouting at the TV, BEER, highs and lows... then yesterday... the biggest low... Holland lost to Spain in the final game of the World Cup 1-0. Christo has followed the Dutch team since before he could eat solids and boy has this been one crazy month! I hate how this World Cup had to end but I've had a blast and I'm ready for Brazil in 4 years! I've also decided this is a good time for me to "cleanse" and break up with BEER, well... until I'm 30!

*obviously this pic was taken BEFORE the game

W-Day #16

Okay, so this weekend I saw a loss but I felt a bit robbed. I am down .8 lbs... I was hoping for a little more. Last week was one of those weeks that I felt like I was on plan, not that I slack off on a regular basis but I just felt really in ww mode and to walk away with a .8 bummed me out! I have about 6 weeks to my inital goal of 30 for 30, 30 lbs of weight loss for my 30th birthday on Aug. 27th. I know I need to step up the working out so that's my goal for the next 6 weeks!

*** total weight loss to date 22 lbs ***

W-Day #15

Well... it's been a long time a comin' BUT I'm so thrilled to be writing this post! I finally got over the 20 lb mark! I feel like I have spent the month of June going from 19.2 to 19.6 to 19.8... UGH! I got the good news on Saturday morning before heading to the Beer Garden in Astoria to watch soccer and consume pint after pint of "leaded" Czech beer... yikes. I am down 1.4 lbs and it started out the Holiday weekend with a BANG! Happy 4th!

*** total weight loss to date 21.2 lbs ***

Family, Friends and CAKE...

Christo and I were in NC for a fun weekend full of family, friends and CAKE! I continuously say I love WW because you can live a "normal" life, you don't have to use words such as diet, avoid, and off limits. Although, I'll also be the first to admit sometimes I take that concept a little too far. My friends and I hosted a baby shower for our friend Megan and we ordered one amazing CAKE! Even before we got to NC I was thinking about this cake (sad but true) and I knew not having a piece was simply not an option! At my meeting prior to heading out of town we discussed how to handle yourself in difficult situations, this to me was one of those difficult situations and I'm not so sure I passed. Before actually being in the moment it was so easy to say I'll just pick on veggies during the shower so I can enjoy a sliver of cake at the end. Well, easier said than done... I picked on EVERYTHING and topped it off with a massive "sliver." I guess as I get closer to my goal I'm learning, yes, you can live a normal life but if something seems too easy than your probably not giving it your all!

W-Day #14

Wow, sorry for neglecting the blog the past couple of weeks. Moving was killer... not that we thought combining two apartments into one was going to be an easy task BUT I'm not so sure we were prepared for such hard work! The good news is we're ALL moved in, yay! Now my daily walks to work are around 25 mins instead of 10 mins. Lets hope that makes the numbers on the scale continue to go DOWN! Last weekend Christo and I went to NC (pics to come) so I went to weigh in on Friday before heading to the airport. I was really looking for 1.4 because that would have gotten me to a total of 20 lbs lost but I'm happy to post I was down another 1 lb!

*** total weight loss to date 19.6 lbs ***

W-Day #13

According to Joyce slow and steady wins the race. As I stepped on the scale Saturday morning that's what I heard prior to, "Another good week Erika, you're down 1 lb!" Was I expecting a little more this week? Was I hoping for more? Did I want more? Maybe, Yes, I guess... I'm in a rhythm which definitely feels good and I know I'm not stopping until I reach my goal. I guess I just have to remember what Joyce said and keep pushing through these 1 lb weeks because after all 1 lb here and 1 lb there and soon they'll add up to GOAL!

*** total weight loss to date 18.6 lbs ***