New goal

Okay I realize that a couple of days ago I set a goal to lose 8lbs. this month, however, I have a new goal in mind as well. I'm still trying to reach that 8lbs. mark by the end of this month but I have a goal for this week as well. Smaller increments seem more attainable and gratification is quicker. This will help me keep up the momentum for the monthly goal as well. Last night I had weigh in and was down a pound from the previous week. This puts me at 11.4 lbs down since January. I'm really close to my 5% goal which means my WW leader announces my name and tells everyone that I've reached my 5%. Things of this nature make me happy. What? I like to be in the spotlight sometimes. I'm .7 away from my 5%. I realize this may seem like small potatoes to some but looking over the past 5 months of my roller coaster I really have to buckle down this week to ensure that I meet this goal. If I lose more great then I'm that much closer to my monthly goal. However, I realize this week I have some major obstacles in my path.

Starting with a luncheon I had today. I didn't have any of the donuts though. I ate 2 small slider sandwiches, one of which was missing the bottom bun, I also took the cheese off both and there was no mayo or mustard. When I was taking the cheese off my co-worker asked me if I didn't like cheese. I explained to her about WW and how I really don't care one way or the other about the cheese most of the time. Then she asked me all about WW and I had a lengthy discussion on the topic. I like these kinds of convos. I'm definitely always up for plugging healthy living. Then I had a small portion of pasta salad, some pita chips and a gob of dip, fruit, and finally half a brownie. I'm actually really proud of myself for being able to eat the food at the luncheon in moderation. I'm giving myself a pat on the back for my good choices.

Tomorrows obstacle will be more difficult as we are having ice cream sundaes after school for teacher appreciation. This even I'm going to have to avoid because I'm not one to just have a bit of ice cream. That's okay though because wearing smaller clothes will feel a lot better. Then Saturday I have a bridal shower, and dinner out Sat. night. Both of these are events I can navigate I'm just going to need to be diligent. Luckily though my bestie will be with me and I'm sure she'll help to keep me in check. :)

Remembering

I've been on WW again since the beginning of January, today is the first day of May and I am down 10 lbs. That's it. I've spent the past four months losing 10 lbs. While I'm proud to be 10 lbs. lighter this definitely isn't the best I can do by far. In all actuality I lost the 10 lbs in the first month and a half so I've just been gaining and losing since then. This is not where I thought I would be when I started this journey and it's definitely not where I want to be when I turn 30. So with a lil help from my friends I'm resolving to get my butt into gear.
My goal for this month is to lose 8 lbs. Ambitious? Yes! But I'm ambitious and goal oriented in every other area of my life so why should it be any different with my weight loss. I need to take some of that industrious energy and channel it towards a healthier me. I actually did win the award for the most industrious in 5th grade.
Every time I go to put something in my mouth I need to remember that feeling you get when you put an article of clothing on that was once tight and is now roomier. That feeling can last me all day long, it can put me in a brilliant mood all day long. The feeling I get from eating full fat ranch and fried mushrooms lasts about 20 minutes. I think I just need to keep things in perspective.

Look what I made

Tonight I came home and made myself a delicious meal. A BLT on light bread, with fat free mayo and low sodium bacon, roasted asparagus and tomatoes and cucumber with fat free feta. Don't forget the water either. I'm sure some people might look at my little meal and think "What's the big deal?". Well let me tell you that it's a big deal to me. Mostly because I am not a cook, I don't really enjoy cooking and have spent most of my life avoiding it. However, lately I've really began to take pride in my meals. It's not that they're amazing tasting intricate dishes that only a foodie could appreciate, it's more that they're healthy and I made them myself. I really take great pride in this. Yesterday I even made some mango salsa, grilled some pork chops and roasted some sweet potatoes. I must say I am rather proud of myself at the moment. :) Also I'm super in love with BLT's right now. I wish I had remembered to buy an avocado so I could have added a bit of that. Mmmmm....heaven!

Rollercoaster of love

This really isn't a post about love I just suddenly had that song stuck in my head, gotta love the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It's been kind of rough going lately. After my great 4.2 lbs loss, I had a 1.4 lbs gain. I really think it was all water because I was down on Saturday then went out Sat. night and had bbq on Sunday. By the time Tuesday rolled around I think I was still a lil dehydrated or at least thats what I keep telling myself. Ha! I skipped WW this week because my brother and cousin were in town and I was at my Grama's every night eating crap. I realize that those weeks are the times it's best to go to meetings and weigh in but I just didn't want to have to face the scale. Yes, I'm a coward at times but who isn't? This week I've definitely been half assing it but I'm glad to say that this morning I stepped on the scale and I'm down. This put me in a great mood. Directly after that I lost a $1.25 to the washing machine which put a slight damper on my mood however, I went to the grocery store after that and only spent $40. That in its self is enough for me to be super happy. Its a beautiful day outside which is only adding to my delightful mood this morning. Also yesterday I spent the day at the pool and managed to get slightly burnt. While it's not exactly comfortable I know it'll turn into a nice golden tan. Everyone knows that tan fat looks better than white fat. Hooray!!!!

I've been hiding

well not really. I just haven't blogged in a while. I've been super busy with work because I don't really do anything else. I lost 4.2 lbs. this week. This is awesome! The only downside is that the week before I had gained 4.4 lbs. This was over a 2 week period so it wasn't that horrible. Part of this was due to the fact that I went to Ohio for Spring Break. I stayed with my cousin and it's not that she eats really bad or anything but it's much harder for me to stay on plan when I'm staying at someone elses house. However, I totally made up for it by being super diligent this past week. Now if I can keep up the momentum I'll be down 11 lbs. I know I can do this I just have to keep with it. It also helps that people keep telling me at work that I look like I've lost weight. I've also been inspired by our class picture recently coming out. Lets just say I'm not looking my best. The shirt I was wearing was really big on me which I didn't realize. I thought it looked good until I saw the picture I guess it's better than it being too small.

Numbers in the Teens (They start with a 1!!!!) song

I'm posting this video because it's a super catchy song and I really want to show it to my students. They always confuse the teen numbers, unfortunately the school has youtube blocked so this is the only way I can show it to my kids. Aren't I such a great teacher? :)

Rollercoaster BLAHS

I really don't know what the deal is but I'm still feeling kind of blah. This week at weigh in I was down .2lbs. Which is amazing considering all the damage I did on Valentine's. It started with free breakfast tacos and juice. I ate one for breakfast and the other for lunch. Then came the chocolates. I love ferrero rocher (spelling?) and one of my students always brings it to me without fail. It was Valentine's day, I was alone, I had to eat some of it. Luckily I didn't eat all of it. Then Valentine's night I went out to dinner and ate a bunch of french fries, so I was pleasantly surprised when the scale was down. However, I know that it still could come back to haunt me.
This week I've been tracking and staying on plan but I still just have that blah feeling. Things at work are really bugging me and I'm just feeling a general sense of ugh. In fact last night I heard a commercial for menopause and before they stated what the condition was they told all the symptoms posed as a question, of course. My answer was "yes" to all of them. Maybe that's the problem, at 29 I'm going through menopause. That's not really true. However, I have seriously been contemplating the purchase of a cat, you can never start your collection to soon. :)