You win some... you lose some.

I've been meaning to post since last Tuesday and just haven't had a chance.  I went to WW on Monday and ended up gaining 1.4lbs.  I knew I was going to gain - I just was hoping it wasn't that much.  I do this every time I hit some kind of milestone.  I hit the milestone and that following week I throw all caution to the wind and end up gaining the following week.  I've got to break that cycle somehow.  But even though I gained, I tried to not let it get me too down and just keep moving forward with what I know is the right thing to do.

Although, I did have a great NSV (non-scale victory) on Tuesday!  When I woke up that morning I found out that I had a negotiation meeting scheduled with the Government that same day.  In my head I figured out that I would wear a pant suit that I had gotten about a year ago and had really only worn once.  I put the pants on and noticed they were definitely big, but I could roll them at the waist and it wasn't so bad...  but then I put the jacket on.  It was HUGE!  It made me look like a linebacker and 10x bigger than I actually am!  I quickly had to figure out something else to wear because it just wasn't even presentable!  I went through two more pairs of pants and another blouse before I could find something in my closet that was presentable for this Government meeting!  It really gave me the affirmation that all the hard work does pay off... and that it's time to go shopping! :):)

I've been on vacation in Atlanta since Thursday evening and the eating hasn't been the greatest.  I'll also be missing my WW meeting because we won't get back in town in time.  Regardless, I think I'm going to need this week to purge myself of the badness that this weekend has entailed!!!

Oh well - back on the wagon and back to the grind!!

Scared

So - I'll admit it.  It wasn't a good week.  For the first time (that I religiously tracked) I actually went negative in my weekly points.  I had a few days where I was completely insatiable.  So I'm going to go tonight to face the music, but it's not going to be a pretty sound!   I'm expecting a gain.  Even though I worked out 4 times this week, as the saying goes...

We shall see - Think skinny!!!

A month... really?!

I can't believe it's been a month since I last posted!  Weight wise, things have been kind of uneventful.  I gained for two weeks, and then lost for two weeks.  I did manage to lose over the Thanksgiving weekend, so that was a plus!  I'm down a total of 35.4lbs which is exciting.  Another exciting thing is that I'm officially down a pants size.  I was pushing the limit on what I was wearing before so it took a little while to have those fit comfortably, then be too big, then still not fit into the next size down, etc.  But I had to go shopping for jeans before my Thanksgiving trip and I'm officially a size down!  YAY!

The process is going much slower at this point, but that's mostly my fault.  I haven't been diligently tracking like I was in the beginning, and I have barely worked out this past month.  (I need my 6AM Zumba class back desperately!!)  But I am noticing lifestyle changes that are just becoming part of normal routines.  Making better choices at restaurants... choosing to go for walks... and just overall more energy.

I always do comparison pictures to motivate myself to keep going.  Here's the latest one:

I'm definitely going to need the motivation and keeping the end in sight over the next week or so.  Saturday we leave for a 5 day cruise to Key West and the Bahamas.  Cruises tend to be all about food!!  I'm going to take my sneakers and some workout clothes and try to at least go for walks at some point during the day.  I'm going to have to somehow combat the ridiculous amounts of food I will be consuming!  Pray for me!!! :)

It's official....

.... I'm going to gain weight this week.  My appetite has come back with a vengeance!! Hopefully I can do enough exercise and yard work to counterbalance all the food I'm eating! :)

Score!

I am not one to be shy and let everyone know when my birthday is, and as we all know, this past Sunday was the big day!  Needless to say, I celebrated all weekend!  Between lounging by the pool, shopping, and eating at great restaurants, it was a pretty darn good weekend!

Oh the eating... Saturday my family went to Columbia Restaurant. Possibly one of my favorite Spanish restaurants, solely for their 1905 salad and bread!  Warm Cuban bread with butter = heaven on a plate!  And lets not forget the sangria - yummy sangria made table side! After the immense amounts of Spanish food - of course there was cake, Carvel Ice Cream cake to be exact!  Chocolate crunchies, you are my fav! Food coma ensued and we just sat around the condo and played Mexican Train for the rest of the night. 

Of course the next morning we went to IHOP for breakfast so I got one of their Simple & Fit meals.  Definitely nothing to be excited about, but I had to save my points for dinner because, of course, I was going out to eat again - this time with my friends, and we were going to Carrabba's!  I had the best time at dinner with my friends, and really tried to make the time about hanging out with my closest friends and not all about the food.  I totally got the small Pollo Rosa Maria, which I had planned for the whole time, with the Italian green beans instead of the mashed potatoes.  I still had a carafe of wine, and bread dipped in olive oil - so there was no denying myself, but just tried to be a little more conscious of what I was ordering!

I'm here to tell you - working out at Zumba, and just making a conscious effort of what you are eating totally helps!!  I weighed in last night at WW, and I lost 0.6lbs!  That's a total win in my book, especially considering the celebratory weekend I had!

The best part to this whole story...  today I had a co-worker tell me that she can tell I've been losing weight!!  There are only a few people here in my office that know I'm doing WW, and she isn't/wasn't one of them.  She said she can tell in my face and body that I've lost weight...  She totally made my day! Woohoo!!!!

Small Update

I feel like I haven't really had much going on this past week - but yet I've been busy!  Don't ask me what I've been busy with - because I probably couldn't tell ya, but I swear, I've been busy!! :)

This weekend was kind of a disaster food wise!  I did a lot of mindless eating, and then had some amazing burger and fries from BurgerFi on Sunday.  I did workout consistently over the week and weekend, so I think that helped because I did manage to lose 0.6lbs this week.  Not a whole lot, but still a loss, considering!

I'm trying to be more conscious of what I eat this week and try not to eat just because it's there.  Or just make slightly better choices.  Example, last night I made Philly Cheesesteaks for dinner, but instead of putting mine on a big ol' hoagie roll, I ate all the fixin's but no bun.  I can honestly say I didn't miss the bread...  and that's huge for me because I'm the biggest bread lover you can find!

So -  onto a week of better choices and bigger loss!!

Holy Smokes!

I lost 0.8lbs this week!!!  Totally didn't expect that this week!!

You see...  I went out to dinner on Thursday night and had Mexican food.  I came to quickly realize, that unless you have a salad, there isn't much that's healthy when at a Mexican restaurant.  And then comes Saturday night...  I met up with my little cousin and her hubby at Margaritaville.  They were on a mini vacation and wanted to meet up for dinner.  Sure - no problem!!  Then the waiter tells us that they have a new special - a flight of sampler margaritas!

Just look at how cute and scrumptious they look!!!  How could you say no to that?!  And then lets not mention the big ol' burger I had for dinner.  My only moment of clarity was ordering a side salad instead of fries! :)

Regardless, I knew I had to push hard and work off those delicious drinks and burger so there was no slacking on my part at Zumba on Sunday or Monday morning.  And I drank a ton of water. And it paid off!!! Woohoo!!   I'm 0.6lbs away from my first 10lbs goal!!

Ok - time to do some work - just had to share the good news!

The Results are In!

I made it to WW 20 minutes late because of an accident and crazy rain, but I made it in time to weigh in, and I'm glad I did.  I lost 0.4lbs, which doesn't seem like too much, but after this past weekend I take it as a win!!  Between taco night on Friday night with friends, the immense amounts of food at the family get together on Saturday, the scrumptious Cuban bread that was had for breakfast on Sunday, and the soft serve ice cream Sunday evening... losing 0.4lbs is a total win!!! 

Not that I think eating all that is good for me, but working out 5 days must have really helped my cause.  I'm pretty positive that if I wouldn't have worked out I would have totally gained this week!

This just motivates me that much more to keep at it.  Tonight I'll be headed to TurboKick to work off the Tijuana Flats Taco Tuesday I just had.  I was good and figured out that the tacos were 8 PP each, but I didn't think about the chips that come with it...  *sigh*   Oh well, I'll work extra hard tonight and then have a salad and shrimp for dinner! :)