I'm amazed

I am amazed at how the body reacts to things. For over a week now I've dealt with a head cold and it seems like it won't go away-but through all this, my body, my energy has been strong. Though some days I don't have the energy to even eat (kind of like yesterday) staying the course is a must. So this morning I stepped on the scales and jack showed me a new number. Smaller then the one the day before! Whoo Hoo.

Finally breaking through the number that's been teasing me all week-finally is went down. I was starting to think that it would never change. BUT I stayed the course and it's good.

Weight loss: -1

Total weight loss: -22.2 pounds (YEA!) -11 inches.

** Tomorrow I will sit down and answer questions people have been asking me since I started this journey. Though I've done my best to answer them, there might be others that had the same question and just haven't asked yet. So I'll do a Q & A tomorrow. :) Mark your calendars! HAHAHA

I didn't forget.

The last couple of days I've been reading more about what's in foods that so many of us eat. I have to say it's been a big eye opener. It also made me question, why since all of us know that we should eat healthy, don't? I started to examine my life and question what made me not want to eat healthy and follow that guidelines. Then I started to think that it was just easier to drive through fast food at lunch, make something out of a box, eat out, and snack on all the sugar I could get my hands on. Eating healthier is expensive-why? Why would it be more expensive to be healthy-it should be more expensive to eat bad...then maybe we wouldn't do it. Food for thought....

Weight loss: -1 pound

Total weight loss: -21.2 pounds and -11 inches. * I'll take my measurements before the weekend is over.

I'm going with it.

I was looking through some old pictures this morning and realized something. I don't really have a lot of pictures of me since last year. Hmmm wonder why?? It's no question to me, I didn't like how I looked, I was embarrassed. The picture above was taken when I went to visit my cousin and his girlfriend last October. I can't really remember what I weighted around that time, but this was one of the last pictures that I had of myself that I "though" I was losing weight...WRONG...months later I look back and realized I was out of control when it came to my out look on myself.

The good part of all this...change, change is good. I know we all run and hide, turn and run the other direction when someone mentions change. We can either wrap our arms around the change and go with it or we can chose to let it impact our lives in a negative way. This week has been full of it-everything from work, personal life, financial situation and the way my clothes fit. A few days this week I'd step on the scales and nothing happened but other day's I'd step on the scale and the number would either be higher (ugh) or lower (yeah!). This morning the I gained a pound. I get it, my body is still in the "You think your going to get rid of me stage." To that I say yes, this won't stop me, I won't back down...I'm changing.

Weight loss: +1
Total loss: -20.2 pounds and -11 inches.

1 down...

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." This is one of my favorite quotes-why, I couldn't really explain it if I had to. I just believe what it says. This week has shown me that past experiences prepare me for what I'm doing in the present. I did breath a little better this morning when I stepped onto the scale and I lost 1 pound. I was glad to see that stress didn't take hold for very long. Surprisingly enough in my life when I do get stressed-depending on the type of stress-I'd either eat through it or not eat at all. This was the first time that I stayed neutral. Of course this won't be the last stressful week I'll have-though I really wish it was...but I learned from what's been going around me, and realized that I am a little stronger then I have been before.

**The picture at the top was at Christmas. I'm just learning how to add pictures to my blog-whoo hoo! Maybe by the time I'm at my goal I'll figure this thing out.

Weight loss: -1 pound

Total loss: -21.2 pounds and -11 inches.

Stress really does take a toll

Stress....I can honestly say there has been enough of it going around this past week or so. Between not knowing what is going on with my job, staying the course of eating right and people-there has been stress and it's taken hold of my weight loss. I'm not cheating, over or under eating anything. I'm following the guidelines of the program, my body is just reacting to the stress that's going on around me. I am trying to stay focused on what's in front of me and what's important. But it's becoming aggravating because I am letting people's attitudes, problems get the best of me. I know that not everyday is rainbow and sunshine but really...we need to get a grip with our lives and stop letting the petty little things be such a big deal. (The last thing I want this blog to be is a venting post-so that's all I'll say about that.)

Today has been OK, work stress has minimized for the time being-everything else has stayed the same. But that's OK, people will act and be the way they want to be, but I won't let that effect my life and how I'm handling the changes in my life right now. I gained 1 pound today. I want to break through this number that's been staring me in the face for the last 5 days so bad. Jack (my scales) and I had a little talk this morning. I shared with him that when I stand on it, I want to see smaller numbers, SMALLER NUMBERS. He didn't really have anything to say other then a blinking number....thanks Jack. I'm not asking for much. :) So I've gained a pound..OK it happened and I'll lose it again. This won't stop me, deter me, derail my thought process or frustrate me. It happened and life goes on.......I'm going to go eat an orange.

Weight loss: +1

Total weight loss: -20.2 pounds and -11 inches.

Day 4

Well it's 4 days I've stayed at the same number. Once again-at least the number didn't go up. My sister in law made a valid point...I've lost 21 pounds. I believe that in my mind for some reason I thought that it would just want to jump off my body. :) But that's not the case, and as I've said before that this isn't going to happen over night. It took a long time to get this way and I need to know that it's not going to wake up tomorrow morning looking like I did 15 years ago.

Improvements are still happening and that's exciting. Even though I'm still fighting through whatever virus wanted to tag along, I am still feeling pretty good. Thank you to all who have been so encouraging and supportive! You guys rock!

Weight loss: 0
Total: -21.2 pounds and -11 inches.

Weigh in: Check out this article and let me know what you think.... http://health.yahoo.com/experts/eatthis/54828/the-chocolate-milk-diet/

I also find articles about what not to eat and what to eat pretty interesting. But over lunch today I stumbled across this one and WHAT a shock to me: (This article came from yahoo.com and men's health. Sure made me realize that I was being fooled by the "sounds" healthy.)

21. Worst "Market Fresh" Sandwich
Arby’s Market Fresh Roast Turkey and Swiss
710 calories
30 g fat (8 g saturated, 1 g trans)
1,680 mg sodium

Don’t be fooled by vague, healthy-sounding monikers like “market fresh.” More often than not, words like “fresh” and “all natural” are marketing smoke screens. Surprisingly enough, Arby’s line of roast beef products tends to be among the safest bets on the menu. While beef may get a bad rap from fat-phobic consumers, most deli cuts of roast beef are nearly as lean as turkey or chicken.

More from Men's Health:
Meet the Sexy Women of Men's Health

Eat This Instead!
Arby’s Melt

298 calories
12 g fat (4 g saturated, 0.5 g trans)
922 mg sodium

Oh Come On!

Day three and haven't lost anything. I found myself questioning everything...I mean everything-doing the self talk track that I can't do this, see it doesn't work, your just fooling yourself, it's too good to be true....then I realized this talk got me to where I am today. I fought it back and realized that I will have days like this. That I will continue to follow this program to a T and know that my body is still on strike. This won't get the best of me because I've made this my new life, my new habit and it feels great. There is even more to be said that I haven't lost in 3 days...I haven't gained in 3 days! So that being said I'm moving forward to and I am not letting this bring me down.

Weight loss: 0

Total: -21.2 pounds and -11.25 inches