Hit the 10lb Mark!

I lost 1.6lbs this week which is amazing because due to the weather and then getting a horrible cold that has moved on to my chest, I have not walked since Sunday! And to be honest, I really really miss it. I love my walking! And now that I am 10.6lbs lighter, I feel so much better! I have 16.8lbs more to lose until I reach my goal weight and I feel great knowing that week by week I am inching my way there!

I really need to step up my exercise routine though, even if the weather does not cooperate and let me walk. I need to have more days of my Pilates and I should incorporate my step aerobics which I used to love when I was skinny. I know that will help burn more calories. I am just more determined not to give in to any weaknesses and am more motivated to lose the weight than I ever was.

Hey, I even picked up a Twix bar at the store today and put it back twice before finally walking out without it. That's willpower!

That is really nice to look at!

9lbs so far. I just have to keep on track, keep writing everything down and working harder at this so I can reach my goal. I have just over 18lbs to lose and I am so motivated!

I'm a Loser!

In weight that is!!

So I lost 1.8lbs this week, almost at my 2lbs a week goal, but this means I have now lost 8lbs! I first weighed in on March 4th at 167.4lbs and today I weighed in at 159.4lbs.

Yay me!

What I have learned this week

It is okay to eat birthday cake on your birthday and drink a glass of wine, but it doesn't give me that sense of satisfaction that it once used to. In fact, it makes me feel like I have gorged myself for about 24 hours.

I weighed in with a .6lb loss tonight, nothing to write home about but I am happy there was no gain and to be honest, I wasn't expecting anything at all.

Desserts are desserts are desserts. Whether they come in a Weight Watchers box and only have 2 points, they are still desserts. I must cut back on them!

I drank a Starbucks today and did not enjoy it. Will I ever learn?

I have lapsed in writing down my food each day - "you bite it you write it" - and that has not helped me achieve success this week. I will be making more of an effort over the next 7 days to write every single thing down.

I love walking! I am so surprised at myself because I hate exercise. But I absolutely love walking everywhere now. I even walked today when there was a semi blizzard outside! Actually my walking partner made me duck into the parking garage and we realized that there are five floors and you have to walk up a steep incline to get to each floor. So we walked to the top and then we walked down again and did not have to suffer the blizzard. But I was happy to walk in the snow!

I am not losing as much weight as I would like - it has taken me 4 weeks to achieve what I did in my first week with the South Beach diet - however, slow and steady with no cravings is working for me and I feel better.

I love getting compliments on how I am losing weight by people I have not seen in a while!