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Well, I finally hit the 5 lb loss mark.  I kept giving up the past 8 months!  8 months, imagine that if I only lost a pound a month I’d lose more than I did.  But you know what, I’m glad I finally lost those five, and it’s been consistant.   I decided to jump back on here on the band wagon.  I’m feeling good, and ready to keep it up.  My goal is to lose 18 more pounds.  I can do this.  Instead of thinking I only lost five lbs., I walk down to the free weights, feel that five poudn weight, and smile because that is how much I lost.  I pick up the 20 lb weight, and think to myself that I’m going to lose about that much more.  :-)  it makes me smile for some reason instead of dreading the workouts to come.  I think I’m finally in the mind set. 

 I hope everyone is doing well, especially now that it’s candy, doughnut, and cider time! 

So yesterday I went grocery shopping after work.  I caved in and bought two pieces of chocolate cake.  I at one of the them yesterday.  :-(  crap!  So I decided that I needed to burn those extra calories.  I elipticalled until I burned 1125 calories!  I think I did awesome.  It almost took me two hours though.  sigh…………………  I think I taught myself, I’d rather NOT eat cake, and NOT spend 2 hours elipticalling in one day.  But we’ll see if that lesson sticks with me or not. 

Today I plan on running some errands, paying some bills, tanning, and cleaning after work.  I’m debating if I should go to the gym or not (I hate when my tanning lotion runs all over me from sweat).  USually I tan after I shower at night, but the way time is going today, I don’t think that I will have time to get those bills payed, clean and workout after I tan.  so…..we’ll see.  Maybe I’ll go walk on the back track after the gym closes for a while. 

 This weekend is my cousins bachlorette party.  I’m hoping that its fun, and I’m going to try to stay away from the booze and snacks.  I’m goign to try to stick to the vegetable tray.  Did I mention it’s catered?  crap, it sounds like a receipe for disaster already.  :-(  I’m going to try my best though.

 Today is another weigh  in, I’m hoping that I did good this weekend.  I’m hoping to be 150 flat.  Anywhere between 150 and 150.9 will make me happy, because I got a little out of control this weekend eating (ok………..a lot out of control).  But Today I’m making up for it and yesterday I did too.  I’ve been eating salads with lots of veggies and progresso soup, and yogurt with pecans for breakfast.

 Wish me luck with my favorite buddy……….the scale.  ick

I’m so happy!  This past week, I lost those 2 lbs I gained back.  I’m really at 150.6, but I put 151.  This is the lowest I have been while on buddyslim.  i think I may have turned a corner! 

 I would like to try to lose 7 more lbs before Halloween.  That would make me so happy.  I think I ca n do it.  It’ll just take a lot  of hard work in the diet area.  I do fine at the gym, it’s just my eating that’s the problem.  I eat alll the time.  Latley I’ve been eating a lot of vegetables and soups.  It’s done wonders for me.  I l ost those 2lbs in 5 days.  :-) 

  I think I put a little weight back on this weekend, but I’m going to work really hard this week so it won’t be a problem. 

I gained 2 pounds, but I really think they are muscle.  My clothes have been fitting so much better, and I look more toned.  I guess I’m not too worried, I know one of these days a little bit of weight will fly off.  I’m goign to keep doing what i’m doing

So I actually think I made some prgress this last week.  Today is my weigh in, and I think I’m going to have a loss.  I’m excited for my weigh in because I feel light!  :-)   we’ll see how it goes.  I really have that mentality to lose the weight, and it has stuck with me for 10 days now.  I’m truly ready.

I snagged some chicken late last night, I couldn’t help myself, I had bbq sauce on it.  Is it that bad to eat a good portion of that before bed?  I’m guessing its better than the ice cream that I usually grab. 

Well yesterday I went to the gym for a hard workout.  I ran three miles then swam 2000 yards (I was supposed to swim farther, but got a toe cramp).  Those suck!

 Well anyway, I guess I didn’t realise how bad of shape I am really in.  MY swimming is terrible compared to the old me.  Instead of getting down it added fuel to my fire.  I didn’t give up on my hard set, I finished it.  :-)  I’m determined to get back into the best shape of my life.  I’m glad I went to the gym yesterday, I feel great today.

 I also defeated another demond, friends who want you to hang out instead of working out (this is ok sometimes), but they wanted me to go bowling and drinking all night with t hem (they drink every night).  The two weeks I’ve been living with them I have given in once.  So I don’t think that is that bad, but I do think about those empty calories.  sigh.    Oh well, I’d rather be lean than have fun and get a beer belly.  :-)  (I don’t drink beer, but it could happen).

My mom said I looked thinner when she saw me this weekend!  :-)  So I know that I am at least changing body shape, even if i’m not losing weight (I can tell I’m more firm).  It just felt good to hear it.

So I’ve been doing a lot better about my eating habits, and today I’m adding a big workout back into the mix.   I was wondering do any of you use up all your calories by 2pm?   I’m s so so so hungry in the morning and at lunch, that I eat my lunch at 11am, and my snack at two.  I’m trying to cut back my calories (from a ton), down to a respectable 1,300.  Do any of you ahve this same problem?  what do you do to avoid it other than drink water?

Today I’m going to be weighing again.  I’m going to be on the most accurate scale ever, compared to my one at home, so I am nervous.  Am I going to beat the scale or not? 

I’m going to go home, eat a salad, change, then workout, then shower, and then clean.  Yipee.  Not!  I think it would be really fabulous to be 150 flat today.  I’m really holding my breath today.  I haven’t really eaten much the past two days, so there has to be some sort of loss, and I’m actually really hungry when I eat i nstead of just eating at meal times because you have to get 3 meals in a day.