It was so beautiful outside yesterday. I love washing the car when its cool outside! 
Poor Betsy(Blazer in far right) is out of commission....She needs her ignition switch repaired :(

It has been way too long since I have posted something! I may get my act together one of these days and start posting on a consistent basis. I just have so many random unrelated things to talk about. I would like to have a blog with a general consistent theme. I may just have to let that dream die!

MEDICAL WEIGHT LOSS

I started on a physician assisted weight loss program 4 weeks ago. I had been at a plateau for a while and needed some more guidance! Since starting my new program I am down 12 pounds! I have also started a 12 week weight lifting program! I am really excited and motivated to continue this process! 

Today I am wearing a top to work that hasn't fit in 4 years!!!!

Still losing

I quit WW and have lost 6 pounds since then!! I should have done this a long time ago!!

Still chugging along...

I haven't fallen off the band wagon yet! I'm still regularly attending my WW meetings and working out. I have just been struggling to move past losing/gaining the same 3-4 pounds. I'm still only down 19lbs after 32 weeks on program. At this rate of loss it will take me 3.5 years to get to goal. How damn depressing is that? *hint* EXTREMELY!!!! Ugh

Still Losing

I'm down 4.8lbs since my last post. I don't understand why I have lost so much weight. I have only been working out sparsely. I have made an effort to track EVERYTHING I eat so maybe its working. Let's just hope this downward trend continues!

I'm Still Alive

I am so frustrated with Weight Watchers. I think the program works, I just don't think it works for me. I have been on the program since June and I have only lost 15lbs. I know most people will see losing any weight as a point in the programs favor but the math just doesn't add up. I'm averaging a .5lb loss; which is horrible. I wouldn't be so aggravated if I didn't see myself working so much harder than everyone else for these mediocre results. I wouldn't be so disheartened if I didn't have another 70+ pounds to lose =(

I'm Back

I cant believe it has almost been a MONTH since my last post!!!

I am still attending my Weight Watchers meetings regularly and exercising as usual. I hit a bit of a rough patch in the middle of October. I went on vacation for 5 days and it totally ruined my momentum. I ate poorly, drank way too much and didn't exercise while I was gone. As a result I gained around 2 lbs. I was devastated but not surprised. My vacation also broke my rhythm so to speak and it was very hard to get back into the routine of working out and eating right.
The 2 lb gain was hard to handle considering it took me about three weeks to lose those pounds prior to leaving. I am happy to report that I was able to get back on track and as a result I have lost 5lbs. I am really excited and hope I can keep up this level of loss. My progress has been so slow; it is very discouraging. I look at my goal weight and how far I have to go and it is hard to imagine that I will ever cross that bridge. I will keep on chugging along in the hopes that eventually I will lose all this weight! Ugh!

HELP

Well I knew it would happen eventually but I am surprised it took so long. I haven't posted in 3 weeks!! I'm going to contribute that fact to my struggles with losing these past weeks. I have no desire to taut my accomplishments, mainly because I don't feel that I have accomplished anything. I have lost .2 lbs three weeks in a row. WTF! I know we have a tendency to over estimate how much "work" we put into something but I think I've been working pretty hard these past weeks. I wake up at 4:00am every weekday so I can go to the gym before work. When I get home from work I spend a good hour making dinner and all my meals/snacks for the next day. I don't go over my DPT or use many of my weekly points. I just don't understand why I am not losing significant amounts of weight. I am so frustrated and I want to quit! What good is all of this work if it reaps no benefits. I am human after all. I HATE waking up so damn early, but I do it because I know I need to exercise.  I am determined to make this my last "attempt" at weight loss. I want the extra weight to be gone forever. These "setbacks" are NOT HELPING!! I am lost, I don't know what to do.

Victory

I have FINALLY made my 5% goal!!!! I'm down 15lbs! It has taken me 15weeks. It feels like it has taken forever! I'm really excited and just can't wait for more of this weight to fall off!!
I'm still working out 5x a week and think that has helped a lot. I need to spend more time preparing my food this upcoming week.

Im back

These last few weeks I have been fed up with how slowly my weight loss has been going. I have been working out religiously and eating right but my weight still won't budge. I'm down 0.4lbs since my last weigh in two weeks ago.

Week wrap up

I gained .2lbs this week!!!!! What the hell!

Weekly wrap up

Well I was a little disappointed with this weeks weigh in. I was really trying to make my 5% goal. I ended up being .6lbs away. I lost a total of 1.4lbs. This past week I worked out 6 days and went to the gym before my meeting. I'm going to do that again this week and see if I get similar results.
It's been three months and I'm down a total of 12lbs. I wish it was more but hey I would rather lose instead of gain.

Weekly Wrap up

This week was crazy! I had two visitors! My friend came to town midweek and my mom visited this past weekend. Visitors usually means eating out and not exercising. I decided that wasn't going to happen this time around! I went to the gym at the crack of dawn to get it out of the way and eliminate ALL EXCUSES!  The eating out was another story. I drank about 4 beers too many and made horrible food choices. I ate a 31point dessert at Fridays. I had the points available but still 31!! Looking back I would have rather eaten more chicken wings. My mom and I went to a really nice seafood place, I ate fried everything! Luckily it was Saturday and the beginning of a new WW week so I had my extra points to use!

With all this I still lost .02 at weigh in. Its not much but it could have been waaaaay worse!

Weekly wrap up. Week 12

I'm down .6lbs. It doesn't seem like much but I'm finally into the next "10". If I can work hard and lose 1.5lbs this week I will make my 5% goal. Im still struggling to lose any weight and I'm not sure what the problem is. I'm working out regularly and drinking plenty of water. I have upped my calorie count but still feel like the pounds should be falling off. I will just keep chugging along and hope the weight comes off.

Weekly Wrap up

I had my weigh in this past Saturday and it was great. I lost the 2.8lbs I put on over the last two weeks. I exercised as usual and ate more of my points. I'm still down 10lbs but I wish it was more. We shall see how this week goes.

Weekly wrap up time

This weeks weigh in was another disappointment. I was up 1.2lbs. This past week I stayed on plan and exercised 4 out of 7 days. I stayed after to talk to my meeting leader about my weight gain. She suggested that I start eating more since I'm working out so much. This upcoming week I'm going to start eating my weekly allowance points.

I also decided that I wanted to sign up for a 5K. We(Gainesville) are having an inaugural BeerRun! I'm only signing up for the beer party after the run ;). I have Plantar Fasciitis and a bad ankle so running is the last thing I need to do but I'm going to try. I started a couch to 5K training program. Day 1 killed me, I'm not sure if I can run for 30min. But I'm sure going to try.

Weekly wrap up

This weeks weigh in was a little bit disappointing. I was up 1.6lbs. I know that weight fluctuates so I normally wouldn't be upset. I am upset though! I was so good this week! I didn't drink any beer and I started working out with a personal trainer!!!
I've been listening to a couple weight loss/fitness podcasts. It's been very confusing so far. The information they provide is great but it is at odds with what WW teaches. I'm not sure what to do. My ultimate goal is to lose weight but I don't want that loss to come at the price of my muscle mass.
I think I will continue with WW for another month before I decide to switch my diet.

Weekly wrap up time

I have lost a total of 10lbs since joining WW!!!! I'm really excited and can't believe I'm actually losing weight. It has been a few years since I have lost a significant amount of weight and its refreshing to know I still can! I still have a good amount of weight to lose but I'm ok with that. Rome wasn't built in a day and I didn't just wake up one day with all this extra weight.

I'm really scared that the weight loss will slow and that I will lose my "drive".
I'm taking a Resting Metabolic Rate test on Monday and hopefully that test will also help me stay on track.

I also got my hair done. :) My stylist calls it my summer hair

Friday Night fun

I'm finally putting up more makeup stuff.

I woke up on time today so I got to spend more than three minutes getting ready. I decided that since it was Friday I was going to wear my Makeup Forever Hot Pink eyeliner. I love their eyeliner! It's waterproof and easy to apply. The colors are also very bright when you wear them which is a problem I have found with "bright" pencil eyeliners. They usually go on very pale in comparison to the color you see.

I was bored, so I decided it was a good time to put on a face mask. I chose my Queen Helene Mint Julep masque. It always makes my skin feel so smooth afterwards.

Enjoy the pictures of me making funny faces 😜