Pound By Pound

The Final Stretch

2008-08-22T12:41:00.000-07:00

I know, I know, it has been a while since I've been here - I'm actually considering shutting this part of my blogging down. I'm 3.5 pounds away from my goal. THREE and a HALF! I weigh less now than I did in college. And when I got married. It is a TERRIFIC feeling!

My main blog is HERE. Feel free to join me over there.

And, I want to give a massive shout-out to Sparkpeople for providing an amazing (and free) program to help me meet my goals over the past year and a few months. Without Sparkpeople, I would have NEVER made it.

I'll leave this blog up for a bit, but I really feel the need to shut it down soon. It will be the ultimate closure to a decades-long quest for my ideal weight.

April 10, 2008

2008-04-10T19:57:00.000-07:00

It has been about 9 months since I updated, but I wanted to shout it loud and proud - I'm in size SIX clothes now and 10 pounds from my ultimate goal!

how did I do it?

www.sparkpeople.com

Healthy eating is an investment of something. With WeightWatchers, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem - it is a monetary investment. With sparkpeople, it is a time investment. Yes, the site is overwhelming, but give yourself a week or two to get used to it...find what parts work for you and what parts you don't need, then jump on board and start using it...every day. I am living testament to how well this site monitors your weight loss!

Ultimately, you are only accountable to yourself. You can do it, though. If can do it, anyone can!

Progress Report

2007-07-30T18:23:00.001-07:00

In June, I started a program known as sparkpeople.com. OH. MY. GOODNESS!!!

I'm down a whopping 12.5 pounds so far, and it is weight I can keep off. Scott started as well and is almost down 20 pounds.

If you need motivation, I highly recommend checking out sparkpeople.com!

OH MY GOODNESS!

2007-06-13T19:21:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted over here in a while, but I wanted to let you know that I've lost SIX pounds in the past two weeks.

The solution?

www.sparkpeople.com

Totally free. TOTALLY. No strings attached. Check it out if you'd like!

Three Month Hiatus Comes To A Close

2007-05-13T13:35:00.000-07:00

Summer is here.

I'm still gargantuan and NOT where I wanted to be.

So, I'm kicking it in gear to start out school in the fall feeling better and looking better. Scott's going to join in, too (I hope) so that we can start eating healthier and I can begin to get a little exercise under my belt.

I walked 4 miles yesterday and I almost passed out. It used to not be that way! WAH!

I go to the GYN tomorrow for a check up, and that will be my benchmark for the next 4 months. I may not lose all the weight I need to, but I'm going to make a start.

Februrary 14 - I love myself!

2007-02-14T19:07:00.000-08:00

Down TWO pounds this week - YAY!

Of course, I'll have to attribute some of the weight loss to STRESS (see my entry on my other blog for details - involves a crashing computer - yay me), but a loss is a loss!

This week - I'm planning on more exercise and a bit more water into my regime!

By The Way

2007-02-07T04:51:00.000-08:00

If you happen to have been keeping up with my weight loss, I have changed my goal (at least on this site). I decided to go for the gold and try to knock off an extra 5 pounds as well. Ha ha - maybe it will make my other goal more attainable!

More Updates Soon To Follow

2007-02-07T04:46:00.000-08:00

Okay, well, at least once a week!

Instead of doing all my updates on my other site for my attempt at losing these extra 30 pounds, I'm going to just move it all over here. Makes more sense...that's what this space is for anyway!

Here's today's update:

Pounds lost: .5
Pounds left until goal: 33

I have a LONG WAY to go. *sigh* This has, yet again, not been a great week. I haven't been able to walk much at all - 3 times in the past week, but that's WAY below how much I usually walk. That, plus a couple of birthday parties, well, its no wonder that I've only lost a half pound.

Today will be a true test - I have staff meeting after school, which means YUMMY lunch that has absolutely nothing to do with losing weight, and then Travis has a scout meeting tonight, which means more yummy-yums.

WIW Week One

2007-01-10T04:30:00.000-08:00

I lost ONE pound this week - only 34 more to go! My new goal is a total of 35 pounds since Christmas did a bit more to me than I expected.

I am going to increase my walking (I haven't been walking this week - more on that next week, I'm sure) and drink NO sodas and PLENTY of water. I've been good about salad-eating, and thank goodness birthdays only happen once a year - I have plenty of time to recouperate from this year's!

Starting 2007 Off Right

2006-12-30T19:00:00.001-08:00

I've got one more day left in 2006 and I don't think I'll be shedding 30 excess pounds in 24 hours. HOWEVER, I have already set my goals for 2007 - check out my Weigh In Wednesday chart and my ticker! I'm good to go! Starting Tuesday (I'm giving myself one more day of "freedom" before throwing in the towel), the game is ON. I want to be slim, trim and all about the healthy life by summer!

I'll make it a point to stop in here at least once a week to update my chart and post about the week, if not sooner. Keeping up with the regular blog and then trying to maintain this one is just too hard! But, if I commit to every week or once every 4 days, I can handle that.

Best wishes for the New Year to you, and let's let 2007 be the Year Of Healthy Living!

I'm a slacker, but I'm FINALLY posting about my weight!

2006-10-04T20:06:00.000-07:00

Check out my sidebar - I'm down TWO pounds this week! Granted, it has been 2 weeks since I weighed in, but hey - I did weigh in today and viola! Two pounds!

I have lost a total of 26 pounds since I started losing weight after Tyler. This is less than I weighed before I got pregnant with him. In fact, I weigh the exact amount I did right before I was pregnant with Travis - about 8 years ago. I have a long way to go, but I'm feeling good and motivated...maybe even motivated enough to get up in the morning and actually walk!

My short-term goals are to be down 2 more pounds by Halloween, 7 total pounds by Thanksgiving, and 12 pounds by Christmas. That will leave me with 15 pounds to lose in 2007 to be at my "ideal" weight. IT IS DOABLE!

Of course, I'm going to need to do something about these sweaty, stinky feet in the meantime...

July 19, 2006

2006-07-19T05:24:00.000-07:00

Walking pays off!

I'm down a pound this week, and I think had I not eaten so much at bunko Monday night, I'd be down even more! WHOO HOO!

I have been walking a lot lately, despite the heat. I walked home from church Saturday - 3 miles. Then I walked TO church Sunday afternoon to do some work - another 3 miles. Last night, I walked about 3.2 miles in a big loop from our house to the neighborhood schools.

I figure if the walking isn't helping, the sweating certainly is! It is in the 100's here in the daytime, down in the 90's by the time I walked last night. And, the humidity is killing me - around 70%! Good for the pores, right?

I'm going to continue to walk this week - 3 miles to church tonight, at least - and I'm going to continue to try and boost my water intake. It is just so hard right now because I am so busy, but with it being this hot, I really need to kick it in gear and drink tons of the stuff!

I'm looking for 5 more pounds to be off before school starts.

July 16, 2006

2006-07-17T13:49:00.000-07:00

TIME FOR AN UPDATE!

The heat is unbearable. As much as I would like to say I'm walking 4 times a week, it ain't happening. Too hot.

I'm slowly getting the weight off, but it is really hard right now. We're inside most of the time, around the food. Always food, and the boys eat much of the time (about 5 meals a day for Tyler right now). It is hard not to eat with them.

I'll post my weight update on Wednesday. just hoping for some cooler weather so we can get outside. This Texas heat is KILLING us!

June 28, 2006

2006-06-28T06:13:00.000-07:00

Down 2 pounds - not really sure how it happened, but I'll take it! I have been uber-busy at the church, and perhaps that has contributed somewhat. I did walk home last week (3 miles), but with this Texas heat, that has been the extent of my walking.

I'm off to eat my Fiber One and get ready for Schlitterbahn! TALL glasses of water today! For you, too!!!!

STARTING OVER

2006-06-21T06:19:00.000-07:00

New goal - 30 pounds by the end of this year...I can do it!

How?

#1 - I am DOUBLING my water intake. Bad stuff in has to be flushed out! Time to get it moving!

#2 - I am committing 4 days a week to walking. Walking is what got me this far, walking will carry me the rest of the way. I have a three-mile course that takes me around 45 minutes to walk - 4 evenings or mornings a week. I can do this.

#3 - Fiber fiber fiber! I don't eat NEAR enough of it. I am going to eat breakfast every morning, which will consist of something high in fiber. I will supplement one meal a day with a fiber additive (like Benefiber).

My goal for this time next week is to be down two pounds. I CAN DO IT!

New Leaf

2006-06-17T20:50:00.000-07:00

It has been a loooooong time since I've posted here, but I am going to start posting every Wednesday when I weigh in. Join me in my quest to shed 25 pounds by Christmas - that's doable! I'm starting.....

NOW!

Back For An Update!

2006-05-26T05:11:00.000-07:00

I haven't completely forgotten this blog - I do think about posting on it every once in a while, usually around the time I drift off to sleep!

I joined a Weigh In Wednesday group, and to date, I have lost 23 pounds! I have 23 more to go before I reach my goal. I feel so motivated!

The walking has been the best thing I have done by far. I took a part-time job, though, and my walking has been minimal lately, plus with the Texas heat, any kind of walking is not fun right now! Lots of water is helping, too!

Let me know if you are doing anything special to help shed the pounds - I'm always looking for ideas!

January 28, 2006

2006-01-28T07:06:00.000-08:00

Well, I'm slowly whittling away at this weight - a half-pound one week, a pound another week. I'm overall down over 10 pounds, but I have 35 more to go. I just can't seem to get motivated enough to DO anything about it. I think this weather has a lot to do with it.

Not that we have bad weather. Here in Texas, it is going to be a balmy 75 degrees here, albeit rainy. It is the fact that the days are so short. All I want to do is go to bed at 8 (which I NEVER do anyway) and sleep in until the last.possible.second. Not very motivating.

Anyway, I'll try to be better about posting my progress in journal format. I weigh in officially every Wednesday morning, and I post it on my main blog page.

I'm still really bad about drinking water, and I'm sure my new coffee habit isn't helping much either!

January 6, 2006

2006-01-06T13:37:00.000-08:00

New Year, New Goals, New Me!

Here it is, folks...I'm posting my goals on a chart in the sidebar because I JUST CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! The pounds are NOT coming off, I'm NOT walking like I need to be, and I'm not eating or drinking like I should either. Yesterday was my 37th birthday, and today, things are gonna CHANGE. I am WALKING tonight - somewhere. I am NOT eating any more sugary things. I am cutting out the sodas. I have to. My body is telling me it doesn't like what I am doing to it, so it is time to start anew.

I'll be better about posting, I promise!

Let's just not even go here

2005-12-18T18:58:00.000-08:00

just stopping by to say I've gained 3 pounds - will start back on the big push after the holidays - pinkie swear!

November 30, 2005

2005-11-30T13:23:00.000-08:00

Well, Thanksgiving pretty much wiped out any preparations I made for it. I am NOT at my 11/30 goal, guaranteed. So, new goals abound!

by 12/14 (two weeks!)...regain my 160 status.
by 12/24 (just prior to the second gorge-fest)...get down to 157.
by 12/31 - just maintain that 157.

After January 1, I'll set some more substantial goals - water intake, weight loss, exercise regimen, etc. I would love to see about 30 pounds melt away before swimsuit season next year. Spending all summer a Schlitterbahn could be devastating if I'm still a cow and out of shape.

November 12, 2005

2005-11-12T19:21:00.000-08:00

Today's Weight - actually, it is yesterday's weight - I got too busy this morning to weight in - 160.5! I'm about to break into the 150s! YIPPEE!

I kind of slacked off on walking this week, so next week I'll be very diligent about getting my walks in. Scott was out of town from last Sunday until essentially today, and I had so much to do I just couldn't function with losing an entire morning or two to walking. I will be better next week though, I promise!

Scott's dad has been in the hospital, and I am hoping that Scott finally wakes up and realizes that HE needs to shed some poundage, too. It isn't a diet, it is a LIFE CHANGE that he needs. He needs to get in 20 minutes of exercise a day - serious exercise. Walking is fine, but not walking to the coffee machine at work. He needs 20 continuous minutes. And, he needs to eat better. He says he's eating salads, but he is also eating Ritz crackers by the boxful and cheap cookies from the gas station. Doesn't work that way now, does it my friends?

I just want him HEALTHY. And to do that, I'd like to see him lose about 70 pounds.

I'm still on track - I'm supposed to weigh in Tuesday at 160, I think. I am THERE!!!!

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Just revisited my goals left for this year - here they are:
BY NOVEMBER 15 - 161 (DONE!)
BY NOVEMBER 30 - 157
BY DECEMBER 10 - 155
BY CHRISTMAS - 150
BY NEW YEAR'S - just maintain at 150 and start the new year with a new goal - 135.

November 8, 2005

2005-11-08T06:14:00.000-08:00

Today's weight - 162- WAHOO!!!

This is GREAT news - I thought I was way behind, but I'm only a pound away from my November 15 goal of 161! YAY! I think I am going to aim for 160 and see how I do.

This should be an easy week to drop some pounds. Nothing big going on, and Scott's away from the house, so it is salad city for me.

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!

October 31, 2005

2005-10-31T08:17:00.000-08:00

today is weigh-in day...167. So much for being at 163.

It was a rough weekend. I had to make my grandmother's 90th birthday cake and also EAT it. Yes, I HAD to. I made it! Anyway, between that, the dip my mother made, the gumbo, dinner at the Olive Garden, tons of junk. It is no wonder I'm not sitting at 200.

That doesn't mean I'm throwing my goals out the window. I'm just off to a slow start.

I am setting a daily goal. Today, my goal is NO SUGAR. I'm okay right now, but it is only 10:20 a.m. and I have the whole trick-or-treatish day to go. We'll see how I fare. I'm staying positive though. I'll try to stick with this goal for a few days, then I'll try weaning myself off of the sodas again - diet sodas, but they are loaded with sodium. I need to stay off of them.

We are going to be taking our Christmas pictures soon. I have GOT to get myself together before then!

October 27, 2005

2005-10-27T13:47:00.000-07:00

Current Weight - 165 - AGAIN

Filling you in - I actually got down to about 160, but then everything fell apart. i haven't been sleeping, so I've been drinking tons of soda and caffeine to keep myself awake. I've been trying to exercise, but that's kind of leveled off. And Tyler turned 1. Not that its an excuse, but I did do a ton of eating - cake, ice cream, candy, burgers...and Halloween is coming with all that candy. Ugh.

I'm going to do better. Here are my current goals (revised for the jillionth time)...

BY OCTOBER 31 - 163
BY NOVEMBER 15 - 161
BY NOVEMBER 30 - 157
BY DECEMBER 10 - 155
BY CHRISTMAS - 150
BY NEW YEAR'S - just maintain at 150 and start the new year with a new goal - 135.

I'll keep you posted on how it goes. Right now I have to fight off the urge to eat my weight in M&Ms.

September 13, 2005

2005-09-13T13:11:00.000-07:00

Yeah, yeah, yeah. It has been a while. A LOOOOOONG while. I just haven't been motivated to publish my weight issues, but I'm back for an update and will try and do better with this!

CURRENT WEIGHT: 162 (wahoo!)

What is going RIGHT: I am walking. Really. I walked about 7 miles today while the boys were in school. On Mondays and Wednesdays I try and walk 2 miles with Tyler - I'm lucky if he can do that. Tuesdays and Thursdays they are both in school. I leave my car at the school and walk all over town. It feels great. I'm learning a lot about my town and the businesses here, and I'm getting some great exercise. My house isn't getting cleaned, the flower beds aren't being weeded, but that's okay. I'm making headway somewhere. I'm also trying to drink more water. That's just an ongoing battle.

What to work on: I need to do something on the weekends - sitting around eating cobbler and ice-cream isn't going to help me out any. I also need to work on getting Scott up to speed and on board with the whole weight loss thing. We could help each other out.

August 25, 2005

2005-08-25T20:35:00.000-07:00

Today's Weight - 166

What I ate - EVERYTHING IN SIGHT. Ughhhhhhhh

Bad day today - will do better tomorrow.

August 24, 2005

2005-08-24T17:19:00.000-07:00

Today's Weight - 166.5

What I ate: no breakfast (shame on me), lunch was about 5 M&M cookies and three bites of yogurt. Dinner was a handful of chips, fruit salad.

It has been a crazy day - my son's 6th birthday. My bathroom was finished today so I spent most of the day just trying to get it back in order. I'm going to have a big glass of water tonight and call it a day.

New Day - August 23, 2005

2005-08-23T00:47:00.000-07:00

Today's Weight - 166 (note: I have 6 pounds to lose in a week - not gonna happen....but I'll see how close I can get!)

What I ate: breakfast - Hearty Start cereal (I have been calling it healthy start, but realized this morning that I obviously have a reading disability...it is heaRTY) and a big glass of water. Lunch - small yogurt, a few cheese puffs, 1/2 banana, and a large glass of water

Notes: Crazy day - I'm hormonal, tired, cranky. The tile guys are here, trying to finish up what seems to be an impossible task. I have just about had enough of them! I want a nap, and I want it now. Tyler is teething (eye teeth - poor man) and that is keeping me out of the pantry. However, I am baking cookies tonight for Travis' party this week and will be baking cupcakes and cakes tomorrow, so I may have some batter issues there.

I'm back and not happy

2005-08-22T09:44:00.000-07:00

What a rotten week. It started about 45 minutes out of our driveway when we stopped at our favorite truck stop, only to be greeted by the wafting smell of cookies. I was resisting, although I had pondered them at the glass case a time or two. Then, my son asked for a cookie. I couldn't buy just one, I needed a DOZEN. HUGE. COOKIES. The aftermath wasn't pretty at all. No, I didn't eat them all, but I did scarf down three before I dove into my husband's Boston Baked Beans stash and ate my weight in them. It doesn't end there, though. We arrived at my in-laws in time for dinner, which was Chinese takeout - enough to feed about 16 people, I believe, and there were only 8 of us. We had 10 cartons of food and ended up with EIGHT left over. That's how much food there was! I was miserable all night long. The next day, I skipped breakfast because my stomach still hurt from the binging the day before. But, lunch was late (1 p.m.) and I was famished by then, so when we hit the PIZZA BUFFET I was bad - really bad. Then, we had burgers and chips and beans and potato salad and birthday cake for dinner. Ugh. Saturday I managed to eat a couple of pieces of bacon for breakfast, then it was on to my grandmother's for lunch where we had stew and bread and salad. I'm amazed I can still wear any of my clothes!

This morning I weighed in at 167.5, so I guess the aftermath wasn't TOO bad, but I'm definitely not going down in my weight like I need to. I need to be COMMITTED, DEDICATED and DEVOTED to this weight loss thing, at least until Christmas now. Unfortunately, my son's birthday is this week, so it will be an entire week of partying and eating...I must show some resistance, some willpower, and get through this. We hit Corpus in two weeks, and I'm a whale. Yuck.

Starting tomorrow, I'm going to try to drag my big self out of bed when DH's alarm goes off and hit the road for a walk before the boys get up. It is basically the only time I have for exercising, especially with 100+ temps here - the boys don't need to be out in that! If I can walk about 5 out of 7 days a week, then maybe I can turn this big body around and start heading back down towards my goal, which is oh so far away!

August 18, 2005

2005-08-18T09:37:00.000-07:00

I am not going to have internet access for a few days - will start back with reporting on August 20th!

August 17, 2005

2005-08-17T09:31:00.000-07:00

Today's weight: 166! Progress!

What I ate - no breakfast (yep, shame on me, but we were running late to get our errands done), lunch - 5 pieces of lunchmeat, an apple, a few goldfish, water. dinner - leftover fajitas

What went right - I exercised a little last night and we're pretty much running on empty around here - with a trip on the horizon I didn't want to buy any more food that might spoil while we were gone!

What to work on - water!

August 16, 2005

2005-08-16T10:46:00.000-07:00

Today's Weight: 167! Even after last night's fiasco!

What i ate: breakfast - bearclaw and a glass of water, lunch - 2 veggie fajitas and three cookies, dinner - three chicken fajitas and a bite of ice cream.

What went right - we were busy with clothes today and made it to swim for a bit - I stayed busy on the computer, but it was really hard to not snack.

What to work on - getting the SUGARY stuff out of my house! We're going to my in-laws' house in a few days, and I'm nervous to see how I do down there.

August 15, 2005

2005-08-15T23:34:00.000-07:00

Today's Weight - back down to 167.5 , but I'm sure it will be up again tomorrow!

What I ate - no breakfast - had a big glass of water before heading out the door to work at the church, lunch was a specialty grilled chicken sandwich from McD's and fries, Diet Coke. Dinner was awful - fajitas, chips and queso, guacamole, cookies, Spanish rice...Coke.

What went right - I was busy today!

What I need to work on - it was Bunko night and at my house, so I was stressed beyond belief and eating right and left. Hopefully, I'm done with that and can resume a "normal" eating routine!

August 14, 2005

2005-08-14T21:31:00.000-07:00

Today's Weight - 168 - uggggghhh

What i ate - what didn't i eat??? I had blueberry muffins for breakfast, lunch was a BBQ on bun sandwich, potato salad, grapes, and a cookie AND a Diet Coke. i just snacked with the kids for dinner, though, and had a bowl of ice cream.

What went right - I was pretty busy this afternoon (see below), so that kept me out of the kitchen.

What I need to work on - well, the A/c went out for a while and we shampooed the carpets...I got some exercise! however, I am weak, weak, weak in groups - I need to work on that!

August 13, 2005

2005-08-13T15:01:00.000-07:00

Today's weight - 168 - I am really tired of this!

What i ate - banana bread and a poppyseed lemon muffin for breakfast, lunch was a sandwich and chips, dinner was teriyaki chicken, green beans, salad and rice.

What went right - I walked the outlet mall with my friend, Dorothy.

Need to work on - our friends are here this weekend, so dieting is pretty much out the window. I also drank a Diet Coke today, and that really messed with me.

August 12, 2005

2005-08-12T09:34:00.000-07:00

Today's Weight: 168 - ugh

What I ate: "healthy start" cereal for breakfast, a snack of a handful of goldfish, lunch - taco salad (still working on the leftovers) and some cheese puffs, pudding for dessert, dinner - snacked on chocolate covered pecans, chips and junk, mainly.

What went right today - I had my niece again and three other friends of Travis' over...I was hopping all afternoon to keep up with them! We did go to Schlitterbahn tonight and I was able to walk around quite a bit.

What I need to work on - exercise, naturally! I just have NO energy...I need to work on that.

August 11, 2005

2005-08-11T08:37:00.000-07:00

Today's Weight: 166.5! WAHOO!!! (and yes, I waiting until after nursing the baby and not eating breakfast before jumping on the scale - I needed this today!)

What I ate - a couple of cereal bites for breakfast, lunch - two beef soft tacos, dinner - three bean and cheese burritos (it was leftover day, what can I say?).

What went right - my niece is here today (5 years old like Travis), so she is keeping me very busy!

What I need to work on - those cravings later in the evening!

August 10, 2005

2005-08-10T00:39:00.000-07:00

Today's Weight: ugh - 169!!! Yikes!!!

What I ate today - "healthy start" cereal for breakfast, lunch was a salad (mexican rice, ranch dressing, lettuce, tomato) and a bowl of ice cream - I'm in a funk. Dinner will be a big glass of water and an apple. I have GOT to get back on track!

What went right - I tried to stay busy today - Scott was in town last night, so I cooked a feast of tacos and that's what put me over the edge.

To work on - my eating depending on my mood - that's not good at all. Plus, I'm tired as Tyler's teething again, so my willpower is weak.

August 9, 2005

2005-08-09T13:19:00.000-07:00

Today's Weight: the ever-popular 167.5 (must put down the graham crackers!)

Today I ate: "healthy start" cereal for breakfast, lunch as a BUFFET - chicken and cheese sandwich, an obscene amount of cheese puffs, about 4 graham crackers, and an apple. Dinner: soft tacos (ground meat - seasoned, lettuce tomato, cheese sauce in flour tortilla) - 2, spanish rice and refried beans. I had a couple of bites of ice cream for dessert and chips and queso to boot.

What went right - busyin the morning, so I didn't feel the need to snack.

What I need to work on - I waited too long to eat lunch - 1:15 p.m. - and I was famished. The whole day went downhill after that. I should eat earlier so that I am not so hungry by the time I eat! Don't ask about exercise. Impossible right now.

August 8, 2005

2005-08-08T13:06:00.000-07:00

Today's Weight - 167.5 - STILL!!!

What I ate - Healthy Start cereal, a slice of banana bread, a small serving of leftover stir fry from the other night, a cup of yogurt (regular, not low fat), an apple and a few grapes. Dinner: I was bad - two handfuls of cheese puffs, a couple of bites of mac and cheese, a bite of pudding, 1/2 of a banana, and about 1/2 of a pack of cinnamon graham crackers. Tomorrow's weigh in will NOT be pretty.

What went right - I was busier than a hornet this morning, so I ended up getting tons of stuff done with no eating.

What to work on - However, Travis spent the afternoon at a friend's house, and snacking was way too tempting - I chose an apple and some grapes, though, so that was nice! Yes, yes, yes, I still need to exercise! i am well aware of that! However, I'm on my own this week, so getting out without the boys is out of the question!

August 7, 2005

2005-08-07T20:50:00.000-07:00

Today's weight - holding at 167.5

What I ate: my "usual" breakfast (see every day below), for lunch I had chicken stir fry a la Scott - very nice. I had a piece of banana bread after snapping at Scott (in defense, he snapped at me first). For dinner, we went to Red Robin and I had a chicken salad, but then I had about 5 HUGE fries from Travis, a bite of his burger, and about 12 animal crackers when we got home. Whew. No sodas, though!

No exercise again today - it is just too hot, and I have the boys. I did go to the grocery store and Wal Mart, though, so that should have burned off a couple of calories!

I've got less than a month until we take our little vacation - I would love to ditch about 7 pounds before then!

August 6, 2005

2005-08-06T07:52:00.000-07:00

TODAY'S WEIGHT:

What I ate today: "healthy start" cereal for breakfast, lunch - small chicken sandwich, some goldfish, and 3 graham crackers. Dinner was hamburgers at a friend's lake house. I had a burger (no cheese), chips and water. I also drank a Dr. Pepper while we were out on the water. I had a piece of banana bread once we got home tonight - late (a big no-no).

What went right: I am consciously trying to make myself drink more water. We also finished painting the interior of the house, so that has kept me busy and out of the pantry!

What I need to work on: I know, I know, more exercise! I also need to cut off my food intake around 7 p.m. This eating late at night is not good.

August 5, 2005

2005-08-05T15:04:00.000-07:00

TODAY'S WEIGHT: 167.5!!!! Whoo hooo!!!

What I've eaten (nothing much, which is probably why the low weight)..."healthy start" cereal for breakfast, about 4 fried potato slices, two handfuls of goldfish and a big bottle of water for lunch, about a half of a bag of Quaker cereal bites (frosted strawberry) for a snack.

What has worked today - I have been really THINKING about what I'm eating and consciously NOT eating stuff I know I shouldn't. We were at the pool at lunch and I hadn't really brought anything for myself...I just snacked after the kids. Travis almost gave me a chicken tender, but I made him eat it anyway so I wouldn't! HA!!! I think Scott and I are going out to dinner tonight. I'd love to go to the Chinese restaurant, but that would certainly hijinx my efforts!

EDITED FOR DINNER: We stopped at the grocery store and grabbed turkey on french bread sandwiches - no cheese, no veggies, nada - just turkey and bread. I also had about 1/2 bag of chips, but my real downfall was the root beer I chugged as well. Ugh. Should've gone for the bottled water!

What I need to work on: I'm not drinking enough water still. I need to be better about that. I also need to get some fresh fruit to eat and snack on - prepared food is easy but not that great for you!

August 4, 2005

2005-08-04T12:25:00.000-07:00

Current weight: 168.5 and holding

Yesterday's dinner: I ordered a grilled chicken salad at a restaurant, but I also ended up eating 1/2 of Travis' fries as well. I had water to drink.

Today's food choices: I had "healthy start" cereal for breakfast and 1/2 of a mini-muffin (split with Tyler). For lunch, we met friends at Burger King and I had a grilled chicken ceasar salad and a handful of goldfish. I also ate two slices of banana bread when we got home. I completely tossed the no soda rule out the window at lunch and had a diet coke, but I got a refill of tea (guilt). Dinner consisted of about 6 cheese puffs and a small turkey and cheese sandwich (homemade bread). I also had about 5 spoonfuls of Tin Roof ice cream (Blue Bell) before bed (I know, a big no-no).

EXERCISE: none today - still oppressively hot, so I'm going to paint the living room and dining room today. We did manage a trip to Schlitterbahn this evening, so climbing those steps should account for something!

I need to work on the soda thing and snacking is WAY too easy around here!

August 3, 2005

2005-08-03T15:09:00.000-07:00

Current Weight: 168.5 lbs. (goal - 130 lbs)

Today's menu: 1 donut for breakfast (it was a playdate, so sue me), a zillion grapes at lunch along with 3 handfuls of goldfish crackers and a small bag of regular chips, two bottles of water...dinner will be at a restaurant and I will *try* to order a salad!

MY PERSONAL ISSUES: Sugar - except for the donut, I've managed to keep away from it today - amazingly enough! Sodas - none today - whoo hoo! Exercise - went swimming with the boys, but I don't think I exerted too much there, although the heat sure zapped me.

IMPROVEMENTS: I need to drink more water and find some way to get in a little exercise, even if it is just a quick walk around the block.

Time To Start - PUBLIC HUMILITY

2005-08-03T15:05:00.000-07:00

I've tried everything - Weight Watchers, Atkins, starvation, and while they are all good for a bit, none of them have really worked. And, I think I know why - I am a closet dieter. I try to pretend like I'm free to eat whatever, when actually I'm not. And, once I commit to eating something, the eating continues for days and days. I nullify any weight loss that I might have achieved already!

So, my solution is to hold myself publicly accountable to my goals, plans, failures and achievements. This is where I will put it all, EVERY. DAY.

If you want to join me, feel free - I'd love to have some diet buddies!