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!

Catching Up

Okay, I have lapsed in blogging but not in my WW program! Okay, so I did just a little bit at the weekend but it was my birthday, my friends made me dinner and bought me a cake, and I had a glass of wine, or three! However, I did not let one bad day/dinner turn into a bad week. I am not really expecting to have lost much this week, but as long as I haven't gained I will be happy.

I haven't really done much exercising either since the weather was not great so I couldn't walk to work, however I braced the cold winds today and walked in and then walked up to the north end of campus after lunch and felt much better for it. I am definitely not a gym kind of person but I am really into walking now.

So weigh in is tomorrow, I will let you know how I do. I am waiting for Karla to reappear when she is ready - she had a vacation in Vegas so I know for sure she didn't give Weight Watchers a second thought! But hey, that's life and you have to do the best you can and indulge when you need to!

Weekly Weigh In

I weighed in tonight and I lost 3lbs this week! I was so excited! That is 5.8lbs total now and I feel soooo much better already. Just think how I will feel when I have lost the full 27.4lbs!

I have been walking so much this week, I even started walking to and from work. Not so bad on the way there, all uphill on the way back! However, I realized that I was getting more of a work out so now I have changed my daily walking habits and instead of walking around the quad 4 times (which equals a mile) I walk to the north end of campus and back, which is the same distance but it is uphill the whole way. I can feel the burn in my legs!

Seriously, I cannot remember the last time I got excited about exercise, but I am so enjoying walking. My legs are toning up and don't feel so jiggly anymore, and I am just enjoying the fresh air. However, I am exhausted come night time and can't wait to get to bed! But then I wake up energized and can't wait to walk again!

Weigh In

It looks like 1.4 is the magic number, because that is how many pounds I have lost this week again! 2.8lbs total. To be honest, it feels like a lot more, but the group leader said that they expect people to lose between 1 and 2lbs a week, so I am on track. I just want to weigh less already! Although I have to say that my clothes feel so much better on me and my legs are not as jiggly as they were, thanks to all the walking and the Sketchers Shape Ups!