Really going to lose the weight for good

I had a nice weekend with my hubby celebrating fathers day. We went to breakfast with my in-laws and then a cookout at my parents. It was a lot of food, I feel that I did rather well. I tried not to overdo it and I stopped eating when I felt full. Even though it sounds so easy, that's something that I have a hard time with. I will go someplace with a bunch of food and I get an idea in my mind of what I want to eat, and even if I am full my brain still wants to try everything. It's hard for me to say "hey even though you were excited about the cheesecake for dessert, you're full now so it will have to wait for some other time." So simple, yet so hard for me...

My MIL was taking pictures of everyone at breakfast and I looked at myself in one of the pics and it was so gross. I am more determined than ever to lose the weight. It was a most unflattering lumpy looking pic, I think I will save it as a motivating before pic.

I am going to eat super good this week, workout at least 5 times on my treadmill and do 3-4 days of weight training. My air conditioning is being installed in 3 days so I can exercise in my nice cool house!
 
I did good today with eating healthy. I love eating fresh produce from the farmers market, I feel good and energetic after lunch instead of tired and sluggish like when I used to eat crap at lunch. I am going to do some weight training and get my butt on the treadmill tomorrow morning.

I feel good being back on track. Everyone at my work is getting into our wt loss challenge. Today people brought cut up veggies for everyone to snack on. Much better than the cookies and muffins that people usually bring in.

I am going to weigh myself on Friday and I fully intend to be down at least another pound. I really want to make this happen this time!
 
I'm glad you found your motivation again! That is wonderful. As long as you stay consistent and keep all of your hard work up, you will definitely reach your goals. It's all about consistency.

Also that's great you're getting AC. I would hate to not have it!! :)
 
I did awesome with my calorie goals yesterday. I came in at an even 1300. When I first started trying to lose weight I thought I was eating well. I put all of the food I ate on one of my "good days" into a calorie counter and was shocked to see I had eaten 1950 calories! No wonder I was having a hard time losing weight! I am doing better everyday at portion control and making the best, healthiest choices I can.

I plan on having another great day today. I bought some yogurt, frozen berries and a few bananas. Today for snack I am going to surprise my four year old son with delicious smoothies!
 
The smoothies were a big hit! I used 1/2 C fat free vanilla yogurt, 1/2 a banana, 1 C frozen mixed berries and 1/2 C skim milk. It made 2 smoothies and my son loved his.

I am worried because I am really hungry for dinner, but I have already had 1180 calories today! I don't know what I am going to do for dinner, I guess I will have a salad with lots of fresh veggies on it to fill me up.

I really want to weigh myself tomorrow, but I have been trying to weigh myself just on Fridays and Sundays. I weigh myself Fridays so I can see how well I have done and hopefully see some progress. I weigh myself on Sundays because I allow myself to splurge a little on the weekends. This way I get a kick in the pants at the end of the weekend to get back on track for the week ahead.
 
Thanks! I had a salad for dinner, felt satisfied after and was able to keep my calorie intake at 1422 for today. My ultimate goal is to keep my calorie intake between 1250-1350, but definitely below 1500 everyday so I am OK with todays intake.

One thing that I have a problem with is protein, I can't seem to boost my protein without also increasing the fat and/or carbs. I was thinking about getting some protein powder that I could add into smoothies or something, but when I checked it out at the store it was 1. EXPENSIVE and 2. the ones I saw were high in calories and sugar. Maybe I can start eating more chicken and tuna or something.
 
Ok so I had a totally great workout this morning! I am so proud of myself, I am able to run longer and longer each time. I am increasing really slowly, but the point is that I have been able to steadily increase the running portion of my workouts. I also did some weight training/toning exercises before I got on the treadmill. I felt great today, then I met my family and they wanted to go out to brunch and I tried to be good, but it seems like there are not many good choices when eating out. I tried to pick the healthiest stuff, but my calorie intake for the day is already really high. I will have to plan on another low cal salad for dinner tonight. At least I enjoy eating salads. I usually allow myself a splurge on the weekends, maybe I will eat healthier this weekend to make up for today. I think that should even everything out.

I hope my big meal this morning didn't derail my progress, I really really want to see the numbers on the scale move down tomorrow!

I was lamenting yesterday that I need a good way to increase my protein in my diet and I think I have thought of a good way...Tofu. I could mix it into stirfry and with other veggies to increase the protein content. I think I will pick some up when I am at the store tonight. I know there are different kinds, I assume that I will want to get the "firm" kind.
 
oh wow, you're going hard core with tofu lol. You know my college roommate ate tofu almost every day. She said it takes on the flavor of whatever she cooked it with. I can't wait to see what you think because I have the same protein issues.

That's fantastic on your work outs. I really need to push myself. when I don't want to go running tonight, I"ll think of you and hopefully it will get my butt moving haha
 
I haven't tried any tofu yet, but I weighed myself and the wonderful scale said I had lost another 1.5 pounds!! I know it's not huge, but this marks my first full five pounds that I've lost so far, now I just need to do that seven more times, lol

I am so excited! Hopefully this good news will carry me through next week when I want to splurge on bad food. I am getting ready to go down to the farmers market, so I can stock up on my arsenal of good food, so when I get the urge to snack at least there will be lots of veggies around as an option.
 
funmom said:
I haven't tried any tofu yet, but I weighed myself and the wonderful scale said I had lost another 1.5 pounds!! I know it's not huge, but this marks my first full five pounds that I've lost so far, now I just need to do that seven more times, lol

I am so excited! Hopefully this good news will carry me through next week when I want to splurge on bad food. I am getting ready to go down to the farmers market, so I can stock up on my arsenal of good food, so when I get the urge to snack at least there will be lots of veggies around as an option.
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Congratulations!!! 5 lbs is awesome! You are well on your way to reaching your goals :)
 
Thanks for the encouragement! I went out and bought myself a new book for fun summer reading as a reward. I am totally motivated to really kick up my workout tomorrow knowing that it really has been making a difference. It is such a relief to have made my first mini goal. I have decided that I will get a little prize (some sort of shopping) for each 5 pounds I lose. I hope that scale will continue to steadily move downward.:)
 
I did my weight training today, that went really well. I was disappointed when I got on the treadmill though. I just really didn't have the stamina I usually have. I really wanted to surpass the last workout I had done, but 10 minutes in I realized that was definitely not going to happen. I didn't even make it as far as last time. I was just really not able to. It was weird, I ended up walking more than usual. Maybe my body just needed an extra day off or something. I am trying not to feel too bad about it, I figure at least I did something which is better than nothing.

I went to the farmers market yesterday and totally loaded up on fresh, good greens for salads this week, and this morning I went to the store to buy some fish for a few dinners this week. Despite my inability to complete as much of my cardio as I wanted today I feel really great. I hope I make some good progress this week.:)
 
I did so great with my eating today, I am really happy with myself. It was great to go to work today and write down that I had lost weight on our weight loss challenge log. It is a good feeling to be in control.

My MIL keeps telling me about this book she has been reading some Tea Diet book or something. She is really into all natural stuff and said that you just incorporate unsweetened tea into your diet and it helps you lose weight. She is bringing the book Friday. I guess I will see if it works.
 
Yay 5 pounds lost!! You're kicking my butt! After I have a all out work out, I find myself pretty tired, and sore for a couple days after. I know how crappy it feels to have to take it slow when you just want to keep getting stronger and stronger . I've already learned that slow and steady wins the race, because if I work out too hard, I'm pretty much out of commisson for a few days until I recover.

The tea sounds interesting. I can't wait to read how you like it
 
Purpleshirt, I will let you know how the book is. I am getting it Friday, so I will at least be able to let you know what the title really is and who the author is.

I have been doing well with my eating, this week I decided to change my workout regimen a little. On Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday I do strength training (free weights, ab work, lunges etc..) On Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday I will do a serious treadmill workout. I am going to see how successful this is. I am changing because I have a hard time getting a really good workout in on the treadmill 2 days in a row; My legs get sore and sometimes it feels like I have pulled something and I don't want to put myself out of commission all together. Also, I know that you are not supposed to do strength training without having a day between sessions to let your muscles rest. So this plan seems like it will work. I will still try to get some walking in on the strength training days.

I did my strength training today so tomorrow is treadmill day, I will see how it goes.
 
Ouch! I totally over did the lunges yesterday and my glutes are killing me! I am going to power through it and still go on the treadmill.

I was just thinking that I am so impressed with how I have been doing with my eating plan. I noted earlier in here that I have never counted calories before b/c I thought it would be too hard, but it really isn't once you get the hang of it. Another thing I am impressed about is that I am not starving all of the time. I always associated calorie counting with being hungry. I just realized today that I have been able to stick to my calorie goals really well lately and I don't feel deprived. I think it helps that I loosen my eating standards on the weekends so I don't even really crave junk like I used to. If I see something that I want I think, I'll have that on Saturday. Half the time the weekend comes and I don't remember what it is I had wanted or I don't want the same things anymore. It's liberating to have a burger and some ice cream on the weekend and not feel bad b/c I know that I have done so well the past week and I am going to do just as well the following week.

Well that's enough patting myself on the back, now I have to kick my own butt and get on the treadmill!
 
I just had an awesome workout on the treadmill! I was able to add an extra minute to my walk/run routine, so I'm totally pumped. Everyday I want to at least run as long as my last record was or ideally add a minute or two. The last time I was on the treadmill, I couldn't make it as far as usual and I was totally bummed, but today I made up for it.:party:

I always feel so great after a good workout, I wish I could remember that right before I go workout, it's like I drag myself down to the treadmill, and I really don't want to workout every day. I have to keep trying to remind myself that I will feel great later in the day if I do. I am really looking forward to weighing myself on Friday, I feel like I have been doing great, it is hard not to take a little peek at the scale midweek. If I look early and it is not where I think it should be I get totally bummed and it derails my motivation for the rest of the week, so I will wait until Friday. I just have to eat good and workout 2 more days and then hopefully I will get some positive reinforcement from the scale to help me continue my mission.:)
 
ya. Congrats on a good work out. I know what you mean about how you feel afterwards and I wonder why I ever stopped. It feels so great to work out and take a shower. Maybe I'm a nerd, but I'm excited to see how much you lost on Friday too. It sounds like you should be rewarded nicely :biggrinjester:
 
I honestly need to weight myself everyday. I don't know why, it's just something I crave. I like to see how my efforts the previous day (or slip ups) effected my weight. But Friday is my "official" weigh-in. That's the number I put on my ticker. Actually, the scale has been very generous to me lately. Today I was in the 130s!!!! Anyways I'm glad you had an awesome workout, and I'm sure your efforts will really pay off on Friday.
 
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