Losing weight...

Well this has been a journey and all my followers I thank you for being apart of this time in my life and the comments are very appreciated. Your comments help me cope and keep me inspired to keep losing more weight.

This week has been such a long week. I have been so busy with school and money has been a little tight. When money is tight, I cannot buy all the delicious and healthy foods to eat. Why is healthy food so expensive? However, I have been walking a lot this weekend the weather was beautiful.

Lots of things have changed for me during this weight loss process. I feel more confident about myself. Shopping is more exciting. I can shop in any store and feel more confident in dressed and skirts. I also bought a new bathing suit and by the time I go away, I should look perfect in it if I continue dieting and exercising. I can use the tools that helped me lose weight and get stronger to conquer other obstaces in my life.

Goals....

So since I have been so busy with school and have been neglecting my diet based on 1200 to 1500 calories per day and exercising 3 to 5 days per week, I have decided to set certain goals for myself.

My main goals right now is not to stress myself out with school and neglect my diet. I have said before, when I am stressed out, I tend to want to eat everything in sight. One thing I can do is eat and pig out with vegetables and dip or fruits instead of cakes, chips and soda. Another main goal is to get back to working out, even if all I can do is walk. My secondary focus is to get back to tracking my food and drinking my water. I'll also try to start logging my weekends, too...

With that said, I'm extending my time frame to hit my goal weight. It's just not about that "magic number" anymore. I wanted to hit it somewhere around July or August in all honesty, there are just too many unknowns for me to know when I am going to be able to get back to full-on weight loss mode. Why stress myself out over it? I am still planning on hitting goal this year. Not having a goal date makes me feel I do not have a specific date to look forward to. I have always been a type of person who enjoys reaching goals, and why not make goals for my weight lost. I believe it will make me work extra hard. That gives me 3 months to lose 25-30 lbs, and just in time for the summer.

11th week; birthday weekend

So I am on my 11th week on my diet. It has not been an easy ride. I have lost a total of 12 lbs. However, on my bad weeks I did not lose any weight. I think that I could have lost more weight but I am happy that I stuck to my diet, incorporated exercise and tried to stick through it. This weekend is my birthday. I actually am nervous for my birthday. I have never done a diet on my birthday. Of course I want a piece of cake and I am going to have one, but I am not going to crazy. Well at least that is what I say now. The semester is coming to an end, and I have so much work to do. I did not attend the gym. But I did continue to follow my 1200-1500 based calorie diet and walked in the park for an hour every day. I am happy that I actually walked since I did not go to the gym. Something is better than nothing at this point.

Next week I am really going to crack down. There is only three weeks of the semester left and I want to lose at least 10 more pounds. Summer is coming and although my goal was to lose 30lbs by the end of semester; 20lbs would be just as fine. Summer will be here shortly, and I know I can lose 10 more pounds before my vacation in July.

10th week; the aftermath

Well I went to Boston and had an awesome time. It was only for a few days but I did so many things. I went to downtown Boston, did a little shopping, site-seeing and of course had to eat. It really was not that hard to eat lite and not over stuff myself. The weather was beautiful and was very hot. I don't know if I am the only one, but in the summer I really do not like to eat heavy foods. I usually stick to grilled meats and salad. So it is usually easy for me to lose weight during the summer. So I did do my diet and my exercise consisted of walking everywhere. I did not know where anything was in Boston and because it was so nice out, I decided just to walk. It was a great trip and I was so proud I stuck to a good diet. However, since I have been back I only been to the gym twice. I have been so busy with school and all these projects,papers, and test are due. I have been trying to work hard to complete all my classes, and pass this semesters. I have been neglecting my gym duties, but continue to do my diet. This week that is coming up I plan on going to the gym more than I did this week, but if I do not I want to go at least 3 days. I have been so focused and busy with schools and it is so hard with all the other things dealing with school has been in the way of my gym schedule. I also plan on weighing myself on Monday. I am excited to see how much I lost.

9th week; I am stronger than ever

This week has been my best week to date. I realized once I put my mind to losing the weight it really does work . I lost 6lbs this week! I am so excited and proud of myself. I cannot wait to see how much more weight I am capable of losing. This week, I told myself I would follow a 1200-1500 calorie based diet. I would not allow myself to cheat and be strict on myself. I have not ate sweets, chips, bread. It has been very hard but it worked, and I shead the weight. I have been packing my lunch and not carry money to spend on million calorie snacks in vending machines. I also eat about 3-5 servings of fruits and vegetables. I also drink about 8-10 glasses of water. Also, I recently joined the gym. It has become a routine to go to the gym everyday for about 1 hour and a half. I have really enjoyed it and have been working out Mon-Fri. I am so proud of myself this week, and hopefully I will have better news next time I blog.

However, I am going to Boston this weekend. I heard they have really good resturants. But, I really am going to try to stick to my diet plan and do a lot of walking while traveling the city. Wish me luck!

8th week; still going strong

well last week, I did not write on my blog because I got the week off and got caught up with catching up on all my school work. I am still busy and have lots to do for school. It cae to me when I am stressed out and feel overwhelmed I turn to food as a comfort. So you might noticed I did not follow a diet. You absoltulely right! I was doing so much work for school I became overwhelmed and I would then use food( such as the good food, like chips cakes, soda etc.) to get my spirits up. Anyways this past monday(march 22nd) I began my diet again and I joined the gym!! I am so proud of myself; I been going for about an hour and a half everyday. I feel great and know I will begin to see changes in my body by exercising and dieting. I cannot wait to see my end results. I am now looking foward to summer! :)

7th week; I am in it on my own

This week I was very motivated to continue doing my diet. I won the biggest loser contest last week against my co-workers. Throughout the week, I was doing my diet and following strictly a 1500 based calorie diet. I was working hard, and was psyched about my weigh in on Friday. I think I enjoy losing the weight and getting a reward for losing weight. I usually spend the money on a reward I enjoy like getting my nails done or my eyebrows. Well, it did not work out like that. It was one of my co-workers birthday, so my co-workers which I am doing the contest with decide amongst themselves that they would skip the weigh in because everyone was going to munch out. I thought it was unfair and no informed me about this until I asked on Friday about our weigh in. I care more about losing weight than the money or winning the contest in the end. It is much more to me than that. I really depended on my co-workers as motivation and inspiration to lose weight. I thought if we worked together as a team, we could help each other stay on task and not want to munch out. I seem to be the only one taking it serious, so starting next week I am going to be doing this on my own. I have the self determination and will power to succeed on my own!

6th week; Im the biggest loser

Yesterday was my first weigh in for the biggest loser contest. I won for this week. I lost a total of 4lbs, which I think was water weight. I do see a bit of a difference; my pants do not take 10 minutes to put on and I am less blotted. However, when I won my contest, I did not feel that others were as happy as I would have been if I did not win. I thought we were here for each other as a support system. But, I stood by my diet and ate a weight watchers meal while my co-workers order domino wings, cheesy bread sticks and lava cake. What a tease! It looked so good and I wanted some; but I did not eat any; not even one bit. With the money I won, I went to get my nails done. I plan to do as well as I did this week for the weeks to come. I enjoy losing weight and getting a little cash I can use to reward myself. I feel good, and know I will look good before the summer comes if I keep sticking to my diet and exercise routine.

5th week; My job's biggest loser concert

My coworkers and I have been gaining weight like crazy. We order out for breakfast and lunch every day. Then I usually go to school and by the time I get out, I grab whatever is good for on the go. So basically you can say I eat junk food 24/7. So now that summer is getting closer and closer, my co-workers and I have decided to Biggest Loser contest. There are 6 people in the contest including myself. We will begin as of Monday. The way we are running the contest is that everyone pays $5 to play, and then each week, what you owe is based on how much you lost - biggest loser pays nothing, second place pays $2, and everyone else pays $4. At the end (not sure when it will end), the Biggest Loser gets half the pot, second place gets 30%, and third gets 20%. On Monday, we will be weighed. I am nervous to see how much I lost so far on my own dieting.
Some things I plan to do to win the contest are
1. Keep a log of what I eat
2. Stop eating out
3. Stick to a 1500 based calorie diet
4. Try to exercise at least 3 times a week

The contest seems to be motivating everyone. My co-workers and I cannot seem to stop talking about it. Even I do not win in the end, the fact that we are all taking steps for our health is inspiring to me. I can't wait to see how this all turns out in the end!

Wish me luck!

4th week failure

OK so this week was not my best week! I have been doing my diet for about 4 weeks now and last week when I weighed myself I had lost 5lbs. But, the other day I weighted myself and I gained 2lbs. What the heck is that about! I haven't been eating junk food and if I eat any more greens and chicken I think I will either turn into broccoli or a chicken. So by seeing that I gained 2lbs, which was actually because of "the time of the month", I began eating all types of food, and not worried about the calories or nutritional facts. For example of Valentine's Day my boyfriend took me to a restaurant. But instead of eating a salad with a diet soda, I had steak with loaded mash potatoes and bread..tons of bread. Although I fucked up, I'm not going to kill myself over it. I will just work extra hard next week. Wish me luck!

Third week...don't know what to think

So I have been on my diet for three weeks now and just had to weigh myself. I wanted to see if I had lost any weight. I was surprised when I noticed I lost 5lbs. I am so happy. I mean I don’t mind losing weight slowly. I have read when you lose a lot of weight in a short period of time you gain it right back plus more once you get off the diet. I am not in any rush to lose the weight. I am just giving myself a goal date (which is the 1st day of summer) as a motivation to continue doing my diet. This week was a hectic week with my diet. We had two snow days and I was off from work. It was hard being home and watching television with no snack. My mom picked me up “Smart Popcorn” with light butter. I was surprised how good it was at only 100 calories. However, today my mom was making cupcakes for Valentine’s Day. They smelled delicious and I really wanted one. I decided to split one cupcake with my mom. At first I was disappointed. I have been going so well on my diet and I felt the cupcake messed it up. But, it really didn’t. I could have sat there and ate 12 cupcakes, but I only had half. I realized that some day’s salad and grilled chicken are not what I want to eat; I am going to want to have a piece of cake or a burger. It’s not like I am going to eat it every day, but once in a while I think it’s ok to splurge in moderation. And that is exactly what I did. After thinking about it, I was proud that I controlled myself and ate something I wanted. A diet to me is not about eating healthy food all the time, because I know some days it might not work out like that. As long as I stick to my diet, once in a while would not be bad to treat myself to a piece of cake or a cupcake. It’s all about moderation and proportions!

2nd week was a little easier

This week was easier to do my diet than it was the first week. I am on a 1500 calorie diet, which I thought was not a lot, but to my surprised it really is! This week I ate breakfast for the first time, which I will continue to do because it keep me full until lunch time. For breakfast, I ate either whole wheat toast with fat free plain yogurt or cereal with a piece of fruit. I also packed my lunch which was usually a salad with grilled chicken or grilled chicken with vegetables. I did not realize that certain salad dressings (Caesar,French, Ranch) could have more calories than a burger from McDonald's. I tried "Newman's fat free house dressing", and it was delicious. For snack, I ate mostly fruit, but they have these "100 calorie packs" which are great to satisfy my sweet tooth. Dinner time for me is the hardest part of the day because by the time I get out of school or work it is already 8o'clock. It is easier to go to a Drive-Thru and order a meal with a billion calories, but I did not. I went home and ate a light salad with a piece of fruit. Drinking six to eight glasses of water also helped reduce my hunger pains. Overall, I am happy with my progression and sticking through with this diet. Hopefully, it can get easier and I can be down to my goal weight by summertime.

First Week of HELL!

ok so this week I started a diet. I am want to lose 15lbs before the summer. I have never had to "diet" so this week was very difficult for me to do. Before coming to college, I could eat whatever I wanted and did not have to worry about not fitting into a cute pair of jeans. Today, if I eat half of what I used to goodbye cute jeans hello diet. When I got to college, I gained over 30lbs, which I have only been able to lose 15lb. My weight constanly goes up and down and my main goal is to just be healthy.
So thats how I got to the week of hell!!!!!
I work in an office, and I figured bringing in my lunch and healthy snacks would help crave my appetiate,yeahh right! In my office, people always order breakfast and lunch, oh and even worse the deliever person ALWAYS has to pass right by me and I get the whiff of delicious unhealthy, lots of calories food in my mouth.
Even worse when the weekend came, my boyfriend decided to take me to this resturant I love and I had to order a salad. It was so bad. Oh even worse he order the fattest thing ( steak, fried shrimp and loaded potatoes) and I had to sit there and watch him eat that delicious meal while I ate greens.
But, great news everyone I stuck through it and did not fail
oh by the way, I am going to the doctors on the 13th and will not go on a scale till then; I do not want to become obsessed with the scale.