Totally fell off the blog wagon

but not the weight loss wagon. I've been really working hard. It's slow going, but I'm down 10 lbs since I started this blog. I'd ideally like to lose 15 more lbs, but I'm happy with my progress. Still reference Dr. Beck's book although I can't say I'm doing the program. So much has been happening lately and my life has been a tad stressful so I'm just happy that I haven't resorted to stress eating. That's a huge accomplishment for me. I belong to a SparksTeam on Sparkspeople and we're doing a 12 week challenge. I think we've got about 5 more weeks and it's been really great. I also bought a swimsuit. It wasn't in the size I was hoping I'd be by the summer, but it's getting pretty close and there's always next summer. All in all I feel like I'm moving in the right direction and I'm proud of myself.

Catching up

Week has been crazy with snow and kids off schedule. Just wanted to say that I'm down 4 more lbs and feeling like I could reach goal, ok...at least be close by summer. Doing much better with the carbs and of course the sugar. It's hard, but necessary. Ah well, keep on, keeping on.

Paying the price

Well, as I mentioned I had some struggles last week and at my weigh in this morning I paid the price for my spotty commitment. I'm a bit disappointed that I haven't done too well this past week. In examining the reasons why that might be, I have to be honest and say that my diet is the culprit. I am a carboholic big time. I love sweets and especially anything chocolate. I can't seem to avoid them either...well I guess I can, but for some reason I don't. Alright, enough negativity, here are the things I've been doing right, I've been drinking more water although not quite the eight glasses a day I'm shooting for. I've been tracking my foods, including all the junk too. I've been working out consistently, even working out at home when I couldn't make it to the gym...which is huge for me, because I usually find some excuse not to do it if I can't go to the gym. I've also increased my work out times to 75mins/day and added some weight training on two other days of the week so that I'm doing strength training 2-3 times/week. So, this week, no junk! Also I need to really work on taking five minutes a night to plan my meals and day. That's one of the Dr. Beck strategies. I do think that's important too, so I will work on that this week. Alright...so I have a plan.

Weighin and Pitfalls

After having been in at a plateau for a couple month, I think I've broken through since this was the second week to post a loss...however small. I'd like to loss 20 more pounds,I think I can too...it's just going to take a lot of hard work and commitment. Although it's easy to get discouraged, part of me is glad that I'm having to work hard and make real changes to achieve my goal weight. I'm very hopeful that the changes I'm making are real lifestyle changes. It's hard...I'm not going to lie, but I workout and I try and eat the best I can. Sometime I do great, sometimes I don't, but I keep on going...just like anyone else. I've started a running class and have been running on the treadmill and I'm proud of what my body can do. I still have to work on the sweets (I plan to really give them up for Lent). The biggest challenge I'm having is managing myself in environments outside my home, such as work. Work can be a trap because I'm there for so long and there are periods of stress and boredom. Sometimes it's hard to find healthy options, plus people bring in things that are yummy, but not good for you. I have to get better about managing the pitfalls. I'm really working on that though. Still plugging along at the Dr. Beck book. I find the response cards are really helpful. They seem silly, but actually help with the negative self talk. All in all...things are moving in the right direction.

Slow steady...

Had my weekly weighin, didn't loss but a couple ounces, that's ok though. I'm happy that I'm mentally working really hard and I can say doing much better about the snacking. I've really been asking myself "Are you hungry?" each time I want to reach for something. The majority of the time when I realize I'm not, I don't get the snack. I've also found an online buddy to talk about our struggles, we're both doing the Dr. Beck book and someone at the gym to workout with (although that wasn't as much of an issue).
Someone on the daily plate where I keep my food journal posted a really cool site.
I think it has some great information.
All in all things are going pretty good. Took my second running class. Can I just say that I don't know that I'll ever dig running, especially outside...but it does give you a workout. Tomorrow is an off day as I'm going to a workshop for work. I'm kind of excited not to have to workout, is that bad?