Groovin'

Went to the gym yesterday and it felt great again! I think I'm actually getting my groove back.

 Some of the great feelings are coming back, like how much better I feel when I'm not full of junk food! There are still cravings (that I just caved into for a month) those are hard to not give into right now, but I'm not caving, so that is good to me :)

Plans for today are to do some cleaning, school work, gym and make my favorite Turkey Meatballs! They are soooo delicious! You have to try them Lyndsie's Dr. Pepper Meatballs

I'll try to give an update tonight. Have a great day everyone! Remember, we just have to make one good choice at a time and we will get there! ;)

Difference a month can make.

Holy crap. My weight this morning... 207.4lbs. Wow.

The sad part about it is that I thought it was going to be more than that. It is crazy how much weight I can gain in just a month! But, now I understand how I got so heavy in the first place. If I would have not taken action now I would have ended up in the same boat I was before. I hate that I put myself in this situation, but I'm glad I was smart enough to correct it before it got out of hand again. It atlease gives me hope that I will NEVER go back to the way I was. I may slip up from time to time, but I can never get "that bad" again.

I did head to the gym today and it felt great! :) I'm ready to go again tomorrow and already ready to see my next weigh in on Tuesday!

Have a great week everyone!

The beginning... again.

So, today was the day I start my journey again. I did pretty well eating, but we did not make it to the gym as planned. We got out of class late and had to work out dinner and some sitter stuff so we didn't get there. Since today was so hectic, I was okay with just spending time with the fam when we got home. I was atleast satisfied with the fact that I kept up with my water intake and was good with my calories. So, I'll call that a good start :)
Tomorrow is for sure a gym day! :) I'm actually excited! I'm ready to get back in there and get to business ;)

Also, tomorrow I will weigh in for the first time in weeks... ugh. But gotta swallow that pill at some point!

I hope everyone has a great Tuesday!

The Truth.

The truth is... I have reverted back to all of my bad, awful, no good habits for the past month. I know I have gained too much weight back and enough is enough (I actually haven't weighed in weeks, because I'm too scared to see what it says). I think my other posts about getting back on track were me trying to convince myself that it was time, when really I was enjoying being a screw loose. Now, I'm sick of it. I'm READY to get back to it. I'm going to update the blog and get a clean slate. I'll post my starting weight tomorrow (ugh.) and my weigh in days will be Tuesdays.
It's going to be interesting trying to figure out how to work in the gym with my new grad school, work, and Will's night shift. BUT, the past two weeks I've been using the excuse "I'm just so busy", but when I was working full time I found time to do it, so there is.no.excuse.

Please don't be ashamed when I post my start weight. One thing that has bothered me is that so many people have told me that I have been motivational and inspiring, but yet I fell off. :( That bothers me that I may have let people down. So, please know I'm a typical girl that struggles with food and my emotions on a daily basis. I'm trying me best to get back to my healthy lifestyle (which I actually prefer).

My 30th birthday was great! And it was awesome to have pictures of myself celebrating as the "new me" :) That will be something that I will always cherish and that was a huge reason I started me journey in the first place. Setting goals seems to work for me. Meaning I need to set a weight and date in which to reach it. If I just say "I'm going to lose 10lbs" it makes me be lazy about it. I'm not as consistent, which does not make it a lifestyle change--which it my main goal. So, my new goal is reach 178lbs. by January 3, 2011. One year after the start of my journey.

 Please send good vibes this way :)

Fell off the wagon and bumped my head...

Most people probably fall off and jump right back on, but OH NO, not me... I go hard or go home HAHA! Meaning, I fell off the weight loss wagon...BAD.
Will and I have moved to a house and I've started graduate school, so the last 3 weeks have been insane to say the least. Hence, why I haven't blogged. We ate out a ton, didn't go to the gym at all, and gained weight.... I mean more than 5lbs of weight. :( At first I was really bummed about it, felt like I had let myself down (and I still do feel that way a little), but then I had to make myself realize that this is LIFE and I'm making a LIFE change. Things happen, my weight may fluxuate etc. I have a "new" lifestyle now vs. my laid back "I've got nothing to do, so I might as well go to the gym" lifestyle. I need to figure out how to get back on the wagon with my NEW lifestyle. Grad school is busy and a TON of work, and the move was extremely busy, but now that things are more settled I have a better idea of what I need to do to get back and how to incorporate it back into my everyday life.

Tonight is a good start... no gym, but we are grilling chicken and zuccini on the grill tonight, so I'm exciting about that. I feel like I'm starting this process all over again, but thank GOD I'm not 60lbs heavier ;) So, now it's time.....here we go...