Struggles through the Journey

A short update.... Lately its been a real struggle to stay motivated to workout and eat healthy.  It's so much easier to order out and just sit on the couch when I get home from my long workdays.  Times like this I have to remember WHY I'm doing this... What is it that I really want, what results do I want to see.

I'm starting to realize that I'm half-assing this a lot.  I was extremely gung-ho initially (the first few weeks) and then real life started creeping back.  And this is why its SO HARD for people to lose the weight and keep it off.  Its a life style change, not a temporary fix.  My challenge to myself will be to make a list of WHAT EXACTLY I want to accomplish.  What is it that I truly want?  To be skinny? TO be fit? To fit into those size 7 jeans again?



Once I can specifically identify what I want, I think it will be a WHOLE LOT easier to work towards these goals... because they are tangible now... written down for the world to see (well maybe not the world, but they are out there).

I might set a daily goal for myself as well.  Little things that are easy, but also progress... Maybe stuff like:

1. Run
2. 200 crunches/ ab exercises
3. Walk on lunch
4. Pack Lunch for work
5. Go on a night time walk
6. 30 pushups



etc, etc.. and mark them off as I go.  ANYWAYSSSS enough brainstorming here... Action plan for tonight is to come up with an action plan, and find my motivation to succeed.

Until next time,

-A

Wow! It's been a while! BIG UPDATE

Sooooooo, hmmmm. I definitely fell off the wagon for a while.  A LONG WHILE!

Lets see if I can update y'all.

So I was having a pretty hard time for a while.  I'm super self conscious about my body and my weight (always have been). This year I was heavier than I've EVER been and it was just downright DEPRESSING! 183.4 pounds just does NOT look good on me.

My mom started to see how it was affecting my mood and happiness and decided to do something to help me out.  She suggested we start going back to Weight Watchers on a weekly basis - which is what I needed.  I used to go ALL THE TIME back in High School with my mom and It was the only thing that worked for me on a consistent basis.  So, I agreed and mom started paying for my monthly pass... and my progress so far has been good, I can definitely do better:

Date	Weight	Loss/Gain	Total Loss
May 6, 2012	183.6	0	0
May 13, 2012	180.8	-2.8	-2.8
May 20, 2012	179.6	-1.2	-4.0
June 2, 2012	178.0	-1.6	-5.6
June 9, 2012	177.0	-1.0	-6.6
June 16, 2012	179.2	2.2	-4.4
June 28, 2012	176.4	-2.8	-7.2

I'm pretty proud of myself.  My next weigh in is either going to be Thursday Morning or Saturday, not too sure yet (depends on how my eating is on the Fourth of July).  I'm going to try an post some before and in progress pictures soon.... The before ones are pretty ugly...

Here are some snazzy pictures of the food I have been eating/making during my journey

Turkey Salad with Feta 

Side Salad

Steak, Potatoes and Salad 

Tilapia, Corn Quinoa, and Salad

My Cheat! Funnel Cake @ Fair

Filet Mignon and Veggies

Until my next weigh in, good luck!

-A