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Hello everyone!  I hope where ever you are it is sunny. It’s pouring here, why I left my house I don’t really know, but things have to be done right?  We are getting the leftover of Hanna here, I wouldn’t be surprised if the pwoer went out soon.  At least my laptop battery is fully charged.

Anyway, I weighed in today. I’m down 1 pound for the week. I am so excited, because I thought for sure I would gain for this week.  I haven’t really worked out much, because I have class at night twice this week.  Luckily, my dog keeps me walking or wogging.  In fact, he has help increase my jogging time, I can go further than ever now, and it helps to tire him out. I just hope my distance continues to increase. I’m signed up for a 5k at the end of the month and I really want to jog the whole thing. 

Sorry it’s so short today, but everyone have a great day, and if it’s raining where you are keep dry.

I hope everyone had a great long weekend. Although it means summer is over, ugh! But I love the fall so I’m pretty happy anyway.  I spent the weekend visiting friends in New Jersey. I had a great time and did pretty well with my diet even with going to the Olive Garden. What can I say I love the bread sticks, but I did well only had two and only ate half my entree. so I think it even out right. I took my dog, so at least I kept up with my walks as well. Who knew a puppy would be a great motive to keep exercising. Of course, I had one or two slip ups, but nothing major and I just went right back to the plan after it happen. I wasn’t going to beat myself up over it, life happens.

As for this week, I’m hoping to get back into my routine. I’m taking classes two nights a week, so I’m a bit worried about scheduling my workouts. I hope it will only take a week or so to settle into a routine. I’m definitely keeping my workouts a priority for me, it just might mean I will get up extra early. I need to remember you make time for what is important to you, and I’m important.

So my goals for this week are:

1. settle into a new routine

2. drink more water

3. 3 spinning classes

4. walk 2 miles a day

5.  remember fruits & veggies

Have a great week!

Morning everyone! I would say good morning, but it’s too early for that nonsense. so I’m a little cranky this morning, it happens. I haven’t been to the gym in the last few days and I think my sleeping is suffering, which is a great reason to get back there. Of course, I’m leaving later this morning for the weekend, so that won’t happen until I return on Monday, ugh!!

But on to a much better topic, I’m down 2lbs this week, which means I have lost 51 pounds and earned a blue star.  I can’t believe I did it. It is shocking to see that number, but it gives me confidence to know that I can make my goal, I just need to keep going and not stop. Like any program it’s one step at a time. Actually it is shocking sometimes looking in the mirror. Every so often I’m even amazed with the changes; I’m not even sure it’s me looking back.  I can’t imagine what I will look like once I reach my goal, but I’m more than willing to find out!

If I wasn’t so tired I would be dancing and jumping around, but I found this graphic to do it for me.

Have a great weekend, I’ll be back on Monday!! Plus I try to post my before and after picture then as well.

One of the hardest parts about losing weight is what to do when you are out of your routine. I don’t know about you but when my rountine goes out the window, so does my ability to eat healthy. So how do we survive those time away. First, I think it does help to have some realistic expectations of yourself for those times. Because in most cases, no matter what your eating won’t be perfect, and that is okay!!

But I thought I would share the following tips on how I control my behavior and hopefully some of them will work for you:

1. Carry a bottle of water with you (keep some in a cooler in the car)

2. pack your own snacks or lunch for the car drive, I do mean healthly snacks

3. if you are eating out ask questions about the meals (never assume that any meal is healthy even if it sounds like it)

4. eat breakfast

5. don’t stress about it, things happen, if one meal is bad, just start back at the next meal don’t let it go on the whole weekend.

I hope everyone has a safe and fun Labor Day weekend!!

Hello everyone!

I just changed my profile photo, and I love it.  I swear tht by taking pictures throughout this process has helped me stay focus and really showed my the difference the weight lost has done for me. I would definitely recommend everyone keep a photo journal of their progress. Now I know a lot of people don’t like to take pictures of themselves, but think of it as a great starting point, not the end result. For me, it great to look and see how far I have come and to look back and know I don’t want to ever to return there again. It definitely is an ego boost as well.  Soon I’ll put up a new full body shot too. 

Just thought I would share, I hope everyone’s week is going well. Remember you can do it!!!

I can’t believe my internet was down this weekend. Okay, it was just my wireless connection, but I felt like I had withdrawl symptons. I really wanted to see how everyone else did on their weigh-ins, and be inspired and all the rest.  Plus, I was so ready to post my weigh in on Saturday. I’m down 2lbs this week and only 1 lb away from my mini-goal of a total of 50lbs lost.  I’m so psyched to make it this week.  It’s so close and I’m going to push for it really hard this week..

So it’s time to recommit to moving  forward on this road, my goals for this week are:

1. 5 spinning classes

2. more water, just pretend I’m floating away

3. walk a total of 15 miles this week.

4.  double check portion sizes

5. get ready to have fun on the last weekend of summer

6. make mini-goal!!!

Have a great monday and rest of the week.

So it’s Wednesay, and I think I have caught a cold. Isn’t too early in the season for that kind of nonsense? All I know is that I want to go to bed and sleep. Which I might do right now. On the up note, it seems that my appetite has vanished as well. Though I still have 2 more spinning classes to complete this week to make my goals. I’ll see how I feel in the morning.

Speaking of my goals, I’m having a problem with increasing my water intake. I haven’t had this problem before. It just seems like I’m not that interested in drinking anything. I’m trying to find a way to trick myself into drinking more. It seems a bit silly, but even right now I’m sitting here typing and I have a bottle of water in front of me ready to drink, yet it’s been sitting there for most of the day. Maybe I try putting a note on it saying “drink me please!”  It could work.

I hope everyone out there is having a good wednesday. keep up the good work!

I was thinking this morning how to keep myself moving whether physically or mentally. Usually, I do so by creating some kinda of challenge to meet. It usually gives me a boost and keeps my head in the game. (don’t you love sport’s metaphors).  Yet at the moment, I seem to lacking some sort of challenge. I need something new to keep myself going. Does anyone have any suggestions? It might sound gimmicky but hey, it works for me.

Oh, I forgot to tell you about the baby shower I went to on Saturday. I saw people who haven’t seen me in about 6 months. YES!, I got some great compliments and lots of questions. Of course, I mentioned my blogging here at buddyslim and all the support I get from my buddies here. (Thank you)  I think some might actually look into it, I hope so. It really made me feel great and that sometime you can’t see your progress as well as others can. Everyone was really positive and wished me luck.

My goals for this week are:

1. 5 spinning classes

2. water, fiber, water, and fiber

3. walk 2 miles a day

4. find a new challenge

5. watch my portion sizes

 Here’s a great qoute I found:

To be nobody but yourself –
in a world which is doing its best,
night and day, to make you like
everybody else — means to fight the
hardest battle which any human being
can fight, and never stop fighting.
e. e. cummings

Have a great week everyone and stay motivated!

Good morning everyone!!! I’m down 1lb for this week. I was hoping for more, but then again aren’t we all. I just have to keep reminding myself that slow and steady wins the race, or at least that is what I’m telling myself.  I’m in need of some inspiration, if anyone has any please send it my way. It helps me more forward.

Maybe I should blow up a before picture to see how far I have actually come, and I’ll put up a new photo of me here.  It’s hard to notice differences when you look at yourself in the mirror everyday.

Actually, I’m going to a baby shower today with people I haven’t seen in about six months. I know it’s a bit sad to say, but I hope to get notice today.  I mean for goodness sake I’m almost 50lbs lighter.  I will have to tell you about it tomorrow.

 Have a great Saturday!

I can’t believe I forgot to blog yesterday. Of course, I took a little spill while walking the dog, jeez my leg lookslike I got attack by a cat. Thank God for neosporin with pain relief. Anyway, you might think one day is not much to miss but I have been missing them a lot lately and I don’t like the way that road looks.  It usually turns me back toward weight gain and not lost. So I need to keep focus and motivate myself to keep accountable. So I’m going to give myself a kick in the butt, not literally because I’m not that flexible, not yet anyway. 

So to stay motived my goals for rest of the week are:

1. 3 spinning classes (not counting monday’s class)

2. continue to journal my food

3. More water

4. Walk 2 miles a day with puppy.

5.  Keep myself accountable here on buddyslim.