Sarah's gonna lose it!

I will absolutely post my recipe when I get back home. Right now I"m enjoying my last night of sleep before I get back on those overnights at work!

Anyway, I've had a successful vacation. I ate out and had a great time with my friends and family without going overboard! I packed a pair of pants to wear to a VERY IMPORTANT meeting and when I put them on, they were loose rather than glued to me like they were 10 lbs ago. That gave me a little boost of confidence in my meeting for sure.

Plus I went down a size- I am officially a single-digit booty! That's exciting- I haven't comfortably worn 8s in awhile now. I think I have some in the back of my closet somewhere...
 
I'm really happy to have reached the 10 lbs mark! Nobody else has noticed- but I have. I love those 8s!

I'm a little nervous because 155 was where I got stuck before. I'm really hoping I can stay focused and keep up my momentum. Attitude if nothing else!

20 to go! I'm gonna love that dress on me again. :)
 
Well... I've got that monthly female setback where I'm avoiding the scale, since it'll be a lie anyway. This is the real test for me- to make smart decisions despite biological obsticles.

It's hard keeping yourself motivated being on overnights! Honestly, never seeing the sun keeps the whole "Summer is coming, bathingsuits!" thing out of your mind. So I joined a tanning bed. The UV rays improve my mood (being a vampire sucks!) and I get that daily dose of having to look at myself. It's not really the positive motivation I like to focus on, but it gives me a thrice-weekly reality check on exactly what kind of shape I'm in.

Meanwhile, I ate at Red Lobster today! It was delicious, but a little high on the points. However I'm making up for it by eating veggies and keeping my points low for the rest of my night.

My best friend joined Weight Watchers too (that makes like 5 of us) and she's in doubt about whether or not it will work. I know how she feels- it's hard to believe because basically you can eat whatever you want, it's just about portion sizes. Conceivably, you can eat a whopper if you don't want to eat anything else for the day. That's ridiculous, of course, but I assured her that I've definitely gone off of the "traditional" diet mentality and have still lost.

The fact is, a brownie or a beer won't kill you, as long as it's taken in moderation.

And the gym in the morning! I'm looking forward to weigh-day.
 
OI what a bad week for me.

Last night was a friends birthday, so there was cookie cake, Parmesan-crusted chicken salad, and beer involved. I don't think I did worse than I did a couple weeks ago on my birthday (where there was cheesecake and rum and coke) but I still slid a little.

Ordinarily I wouldn't stress, but I know I'm hinting around that weight that experience has told me my body LOVES to sit at. I don't know really how to over come that... I've seriously always given up before reaching my goal. I'm guessing the hardest part will be keeping my focus- maybe up the work outs and concentrate a little better on my intake.

Of course skipping all but one of my workouts doesn't help much for this week, either.

I should probably explain that my weeks start on Thursday (I have the worst work-week in the world) and I work overnights, so I have nothing but scheduling issues. BUT that doesn't mean I can't make smart decisions and get to the gym.

So a new week is coming. Weigh day is Thursday, and I might have gained, but if I did I can lose it again. Ugh if I gained, though, I'm gonna need some TLC!
 
Well weigh day came and went and I'm pleased to say that I'm down 3 lbs! Very exciting! Especially since I heard my boyfriends parents got a boat. I'm going to love laying around in the sun with my new smoking hot body!

Gotta keep on keeping on, and maybe next few weigh ins I'll be in the 140s...? That would be amazing.
 
It's been awhile since I've logged in! Work has been ridiculous and I've been trying to salvage some sort of social life, so that doesn't leave a whole lot of time. (I usually log in at work)

But I'm happy to say I've been doing great with the diet. My major problem has been getting my workouts in. The weather has been nasty (hence no hiking) and like I said I've been busy... I know, I know, excuses.


If anyone wouldn't mind tossing a few helpful hints to get my butt moving, I'd appreciate it! Thanks :)

Oh P.S. Frozen Low-fat cool whip on low sugar graham crackers... delicious "ice cream sandwich"
 
CNNSarah said:
I've joined LA Weightloss but so far have a pretty significant list of grievences with it. They're more financial than problems with the system, and I'm completely in a solid, determined mentality. I'm going to lose it whether I spend $16 for a box of bars or not.
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Fantastic attitude! You can do it - and you don't need some super expensive eating plan to do so!
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Thanks :)

So I got on the scale and I gained a pound. Dude. That sucks. Although when I logged it, weightwatchers.com made sure to reassure me that it's a normal fluxuation in the weigh tloss process.

Although it got my butt in the gym real fast, so that was nice. Best motivation there is, plus I got to watch another episode of "Tudors" which was great. Nothing like trashy historical stories.

Interestingly enough, I was at the tanning bed today greasing myself up as always (haha ok tanning lotion... you know what I mean) and was looking at myself in the mirror and I swear my butt looks better. Less lumpy. I still have the little pooch on my tummy, and I definitely have some work I'd like to do with my butt, but I swear it looks better than it did when I first started at the beds a couple weeks ago (and therefore first had to stare at myself naked)

So yay better butt! Boo gained a pound! YAAAAAYYYYYYYY overall!
 
I discovered workout ball crunches today. Lets just say that when I was doing them, I didn't feel like I was attempting to battle gravity and fat like I usually do when I do crunches, so I did a bunch.

I, of course, felt them later. Ow. Good kind of ow, though.

On another note, the weather is gorgeous here today and yesterday. I'm trying not to let my awful schedule bum me out that I basically sleep though it, so I went out and bought a bathing suit to cheer myself up.

Yes, it's a two piece. I'm feeling encouraged and committed to my goal.

BUT it's not that I wouldn't wear it now. It has a little safety net in that it's got a little skirty thing that hides the worst of the ever-improving but still cottage-cheesy butt.

That's the eternal quest of the dieter that's optimistic yet painfully mindful of failures in the past- looks good now, but will also look good in negative ten pounds.

I can't wait to post pics of me in it negative ten pounds from now!
 
It sounds like you have a great attitude/mentality about working out. That's awesome. I'm not as good at working out. Even when the weather is nice I find an excuse to not get outside.

I'm new to the site and just started my own journal. Yours was especially encouraging reading how much progress you've made and your positive attitude. Keep up the good work.

I also noticed how much of a boost you got when you went tanning and realized the difference in your appearance. I think that is more important than anything else to appreciate how you look over how much you weigh.
 
Thanks for the encouragement! Contrary to belief, I am not at all good about working out. I have to practically drag myself to the gym. When I go, I feel better and encouraged that I went! But when I 'm laying on the sofa it's so much easier to stay there.

HOWEVER I did go today. It was great! I got another episode of "The Tudors." I've noticed that it keeps me there for my full amount of time. SO often I've stopped after a half hour when I switch machines. With an hour long show like that if I leave early, it totally throws off my groove. It's easier for me to just get on the treadmill and walk up hill and finish my show.

The challenge is that it's not exactly conducive to stepping it up- should I decide to jog, it would be difficult while watching King Henry VIII

Anyway, sore sore abs today. I stepped on the scale today (I know, not my date) and I didn't lose anything, so I'm beginning to get a little discouraged. Now that I feel like I"ve got foods and portion control under control, though, it's definitely time to focus on working out.

It's very discouraging that I haven't lost any more weight, but I'm hoping I'll continue to see my body change for the better. My abs hurt, so maybe as I continue to lose fat some teensy muscles will peek out. Amazing!
 
I always feel better after working out. I ride my stationary bike for exercise, at least until winter passes. I *think* I get more run down when I stop exercising for a while. I haven't tried to correlate the two (exercise vs. energy), but perhaps I'll start now that I have a Diary of my own here.

It can certainly be discouraging to step on the scale and not see the numbers go down. However, if you're working out and building muscle, then you may be replacing fat with muscle. Do you have a scale that does body fat composition? I have one, although sometimes I swear it isn't working. :)

I read a long time ago that muscle weighs more than fat, but when I looked it up it said that is a myth. The truth is that muscle is more *dense* than fat, but a pound of fat weighs as much as a pound of muscle (in retrospect that's obvious). It's just that fat takes up more space. So, even if you aren't losing weight you may be losing inches (somewhere), so keep an eye out for looser fitting clothes.
 
Today was weigh day, and I'm down another pound. I hope that ends my streak of gaining and staying the same!

However I know my body is changing. I tried on my goal dress today and it fits. :)

But I still have some ways to go!
 
I've been pretty down lately. It's been cold and gross, and I'm on the most horrible schedule in the world working overnights and weekends. I miss my friends and those damn "warm delights" commercials are really quite tempting. Good thing they're not on while I"m at the grocery store.

So my workouts have been half-hearted and limited. I've been keeping on "weight watchers" but I think my mood has made me want to eat everything. I've been controlling myself, but I still feel like food runs my days (nights, really) I'm hoping it's hormonal or something.

Anyway, I'm hoping I snap out of this funk soon.

But I have read some great workout moves in "Women's Health." I have this horrible shoulder pain from sitting at a computer for 10 hours with bad posture (thanks to a car accident a few years ago which led to a broken hip which leads to me favoring my right side) and upon reading an article about my trapizeus (sp?) muscle, I've started doing some workouts to help it.

So at least that's better!
 
Well it's weigh day, no gain, no loss. That's good. I mean it's good that I haven't gained any. I've been a little more slack in my diet, but not like, diving into entire cakes or anything. Just some hershey's kisses every now and then.

Meanwhile, I'm trying to mix up my workouts. My boyfriend and I took the dog for a nice long walk (he's been pent up in the house his whole life, basically. He's still a puppy so we like taking him outside in the nice weather, and he LOVES it) and today I went lap swimming for the first time in ages. I forgot how hard it was! I was worn out after 30 minutes, so I spent the rest of the time relaxing in the sauna.

Anyway, my diet buddy (my local one, not my super-cool-awesome Illinois one) seems to have dropped out. It really sucks. She's not only not watching her diet and exercising anymore, she's not supportive of me anymore either. Weird jealousy thing. I might start a thread about this, it's stressing me out. She won't even go on hikes with me anymore! :-(
 
Well I survived a tornado. I was outside in my car when it blew through downtown, right by me and tore up my city.

Very Scary.

That led to some stress eating on Saturday, so when I got on the scale (days early, but I'd had pizza and sugary sodas and other no-nos) I was expecting to have ballooned up. However, I'm down another 2 lbs! I'm 140-something for the first time since high school. it's very exciting.

My friend at work who's doing another type of eating plan told me that indulgence days are allowed every few weeks. It actually helps! That's good news. :)
 
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