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Yay!  After gaining last week, I lost 2 pounds this week!  I was very pleased!  I had made myself a mini goal for today, and did not make it, but I had a few weeks of no loss/no gain, and last week I gained, so I think losing was good enough for me.

This is hard.  It is really challenging me to watch what I eat and when.  The exercise is not really a problem, it’s just my schedule.  I know that I am not going to quit, I am going to keep pushing through and I know deep down…eventually I will see the results I want.  It’s just hard to think that I have been doing this for so long, much longer than I ever have, and all I have lost is 8 pounds.  That hurts me, it’s kind of a set back really.  I’m not far off my from 2 month mark, and it’s just not going to be what I had hoped.

But enough of all that!  I lost weight this week, that is all that matters! 

Hope you guys have a great Monday!

Sometimes I feel like I do not have enough time.

I’m not pushing myself enough.

Cutting out sugar, chocolate, carbonation, it’s not enough.

More exercise than I have ever done in my life, is not enough.

Hating the way I look and feel…not enough to push harder?

Today at Zumba I realized that what I am doing is not enough.  I know at this point in my game I should have already incorporated extra days of exercise, but with my work schedule it’s hard.  My plan was to go to the gym early before work on those days, but between errands, appointments, and sleeping, and a doctor’s appointment tomorrow, it just hasn’t happened.  The scale has brought me down this week.  My weekly weigh in went unrecorded because I gained a pound.  And you know what?  Gaining one pound is not that big of a deal.  But I hopped on the scale this evening too, and it said I weighed more!  ;-(   I knwo that I shouldn’t weigh in the evening, because tomorrow morning it will say something different, but still.  I am so far from my personal mini goal that it seems like I should change it.  I also wanted to get to 150 by next Friday before my mini-vacation, and I was on my way to that…now not so much, that would be one pound per day!!!!   I wish that I could become addicted to exercise or that all my cravings would just go away with the snap of a finger, but for me it hasn’t been like that.

I’m gonna keep on truckin, but it sucks.

Happy Birthday to me!  I am very excited about today, lots of good things.  It started with a home made breakfast made by my husband, then I turned around and cooked him lunch!  I cooked tilapia and corn, YUM!  I am ready for a fun evening!  My best friend and I are going to our normal Zumba (Zumba on my birthday…geez :-)  I am dedicated!) and then dinner, drinks, shopping and dancing!  Woohoo!

I am getting closer to that piece of birthday cake… Maybe by Saturday I won’t want it?  Not likely

Today has made me think about how far I have come.  I’m not too old, and it makes me realize as the time races forward, that now was the right time to make the change.  I wouldn’t have wanted to wait any longer.  Weight loss is a challenge, but I want to feel amazing by my next birthday, and I know that will happen.

Sigh… it’s a slow go for my weigh loss.  I was super excited last week when there was a 3 pound difference, and today it was just one pound.  That’s still great, but I guess I was hoping for more.

On Sunday, I accomplished something that I am very proud of, and something that I obviously had to work towards.  I went on a 2+ mile hike up and down a mountain.  My husband and joined by some friends went to Fall Creek Falls, TN and made the trek to the bottom of the waterfall and back up again.  I can tell you, it was very challenging and it pushed me hard, but it was awesome and it felt so good to do it.  And…I would not have been able to do it a month ago the way I felt.  On the way back, I was thinking, “Man, that felt amazing!”  It was obvious to me that I am in better shape, and that the pounds and inches aren’t the only (though important) reason I am doing this - I am doing it to feel good, too, and to be able to do things that I couldn’t.

So after not seeing the scale move for a few weeks, I was happy this morning to see that it did!  I lost three pounds last week, down to 156!  I am on my way to 150, slowly but surely.  It’s funny, because for the past few years I have fluctuated between 150-165…  I usually get into this 155 area and teeter.  My goal is to keep dropping this time!   I have VERY confident about this month, much because of my new found love…Zumba.  (Plus my gym membership as whole).

We can do it, ladies.  We just have to push ourselves to the extra step.  It’s not going to happen overnight, it’s not going to happen in a month.  But it will happen if we want it to.  It seems like it never takes us long to gain it, but so long to lose it.  But it will happen!  I feel like a different person.  I feel great, and I’m actually excited to go to Zumba class.  Seriously… I’m looking forward to it today.  So I recommend finding something you like.  I tried Yoga and Zumba for the very first times this past week.  Its about finding something that works for you, and that you will want to wake up and do that day.  Think about what motivvates you.  I actually have been confused about what motivates me, because I thought I would have started my weight loss journey a long time ago because I was so unhappy with it, but I think that I am at the point now that I can honestly say, I want a different life.

And I am going to get it, and so are all of you!  Have a great day buddies!

I just got home from my first Zumba class, and let me tell you, it was great!  It IS quite a work out, and it is really fun.  I think this may be my thing!  I’m very excited about going on Monday.  (I may not feel that way after my eventful weekend at work, but I’ll be there!)  I enjoy my class and my instructor.  There were women in there of all shapes and sizes, and we all pretty much did it all.  There was no stress about if you couldn’t do the step or if you had to relax for a sec, it was awesome.  I’m glad me and BFF went.

I also signed up for my gym membership today.  I’m at a place where I am ready to commit to working out, so now was the perfect time.  I’m getting a monthly membership for less than it was to tan monthly, so YAY!

Well, I am off to get ready for work.  Have a great weekend buddies!

So today I did yoga for the first time ever, and I really enjoyed it.  It seems pretty easy to do, you just feel it later.  But all in all, it was nice.  I would definitely incorporate it into my regime somewhere, but I am going to see what else I can get into because…

Tomorrow I am 99% sure I am going to sign up for a gym membership.  It’s very inexpensive, includes tanning and all classes!  Tomorrow my BFF and I are going to go up there and take a Zumba class.  Anyone ever done Zumba?  Leave my some feedback about what you thought about it and what to expect.   I heard from a lady who takes it where I am going to take it that she LOVES it, and she has lost 15 pounds doing it 2-3 times a week for a month!  (In combo with diet).  Plus, she said it is the most enjoyable exercise she has ever tried.

Have a great weekend buddies!

Starting the day off right!

Keep strong buddies!

So today has been a great day!  Got to spend some time with my hubby, and this evening I’ll get to spend some time with my best friend, who I haven’t hung out with (outside of exercising a few times) in too long.  I’m really excited!

I didn’t do a weigh in this week.  Not to say I didn’t get on the scale, because I did.  It’s reading the same thing it was two weeks ago.  I’m just trying to beat this slump I’m in.  It’s hard not seeing results, especially when you see others getting results!  It’s sort of motivating, but it’s really just about individual performance, so even if they are doing well, doesn’t mean I will or vice versa.

I’m pushing through.  I just keep telling myself that this is the hard part.  It is a lifestyle change, and if I don’t put 100% of the effort needed to in a sense, “redo” my lifestyle, then it’s not going to work and I am not going to see results.  I am setting short term goals, maing it easier to see the weight come off, and making the change easier.  All of my life, I have set these goals for myself, weight and otherwise, and I know that it’s hard for me to keep going without something to show for it.  So I am working toward a short term goal to set myself in motion.

I am going to South Dakota in a month for Fourth of July, to visit my husband’s side of the family, some of which I have never met.  My goal is to lose 10 pounds (very simple, but at the rate I’m going, it may be harder than it sounds!) by the time I leave for SD, and have a wonderful weekend and feel great and not even think about my weight until I get back home.  It will a nice break…I think about my weight several times daily.

There is also a teeny tiny “reward” of sorts in this month… :-)  I am going to enjoy some birthday cake in a few weeks, and to work toward that, I am not going to treat, indulge, give in, or anythiing of the sort until then. :-)  And I’m not going to feel guilty one bit!

Well, I am headed out soon to meet BFF at the gym, then some yummy dinner and shopping!  Keep going buddies, it’s hard, but we can make it!