bandwagon

sooo i've been really slacking in the blogging; and hit a bad wall on my weightloss journey.

i'm back to where i've started :-/

but tomorrow i am kicking it into high gear; getting use out of my damn gym membership and gonna start GOING to meetings again instead of just weighing in.

kickin it in gear!

weigh in today... 232.4
which makes it 1 pound MORE than what I started WW with..

upset but i knew it was gonna happen between my period and being sick for 2 weeks.

kicking it into high gear this week to lose that gain and then some!

wow!!

Weigh-In Day!

and i've lost another .8 pounds... which puts me at 228.8 :)
and that makes 10 POUNDS since i started my weighloss journey in July!
today at the meeting we talked about motivation and what got us to join weightwatchers.
I joined b/c it was my last resort.. i've tried everything else in the book (pills, shots, no carbs, no cals, etc)
my motivations are:
being able to shop in a NORMAL store
being able to keep up with my son
being able to NOT get looks when riding on rides
being able to not regret wedding pics
being healthy and fit
being stronger



what are some of yours?

AF!

sooo
this is my first monthly gift while being on my diet.. and i am going to fully admit... today was a total cheat day..
except i didn't have Dr. Pepper at all.. i stuck with my water!
tomorrow i jump back on the bandwagon and work my ass off so i still loose SOMETHING come weigh-in Saturday.


oh thought i'd share a reciept i found online... sounds totally amazing!
http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/05/23/want-to-eat-an-entire-bowl-of-cookie-dough/

YMCA!!

and yes... i typed that while singing the song bwahaha

today i buckled down and signed myself and my son up for the Y!
now i have NO excuse to not go workout.. they have a child center.. so i can go workout and have someone watch my boy!
i'm super excited... i can REALLY train the C25K and do ZUMBA!!

Weigh in day!

and i'm down 1.2 pounds!!
i was worried i wasnt going to lose anything.. and even maybe gain some..
i tracked what i could but i splurged a couple times :-/

oh! and i have another NSV!!

i can fit into my size 16 capris that i have not been able to fit into since before i was pregnant with my son.. so thats 2+ years!

first NSV!!

put on my pants today.. and i had to tighten my belt

you can see the indents of where i use to have to wear my belt!


I am committing to 4 days of working out
Thursday - ZUMBA/swimming.. SOMETHING; then dancing later
Friday - c25k workout; then dancing later
Saturday- c25k workout; then dancing later
Sunday- c25k workout

I CAN do this!

Weigh-In Day!

and the results..
*drum roll please*
i'm down .8 pounds!!

The meeting was GREAT. we talked about kicking our butts into gear.
the goal for this week is to do the program 100% for 4 days.
that entails tracking EVERYTHING
working out at least 30 minutes a day

i'm gonna head out to walmart and get some of the dance work out videos and start utilizing the cardio gym here at my apartments.

I can do this i know it!

oh and I officially have a goal..
my cousin convinced me to run a 5k with him come the first week of December;
so I am working on the Couch to 5k workout, i love my android b/c they have apps to help with it!

getting nervous..

later on today i go in for my first weigh in since I started Weight Watchers..
i've been working really hard to eat healthy... and keep moving somehow..
so i really REALLY hope i lose something.. anything :)

tonight...

yeah i'm not going to even attempt to count the points i ate tonight...
i had an alcoholic drink..

Flaming Fujiyama

Exciting Mixture Of Vodka, Triple Sec, Southern Comfort, A Splash Of Galliano And Exotic Fruit Juices

i had hibatchi style shrimp; chicken and steak.. 

i basically ate the shrimp... which was like...8 pieces

and then the chicken, steak, and all the rice are sitting in my fridge

so i know that killed probably my 18 points left over lol


but it was effing amazing!!

now it's time to go work @ the Dallas Bull, and once i get off i am going to dance all this amazing food off lol

just gotta say..
i'm loving

http://pinterest.com


oh! and i joined twitter.. i probably won't use it much but find me

emily_rhiannon

breakfast!

so today... i have a killer migraine.. which up until... 20 minutes ago i couldn't move without getting nauseated. of course after that subsided i got very hungry.. so i got creative with my breakfast thing morning and good lord is it yummy.
it was eggs; 2% reduced fat cheese; turkey bacon; and a dab of sour-cream all stuffed into whole wheat pita bread

all together this totaled to 9 points. i think it was very satisfying for that amount of points :)
gotta use my points wisely today though.. awesome dinner tonight!!
since i'm staying home today because of the damn headache.. guess i can get some homework in... we'll see how well that works with a hyper toddler :)

happy thursday... only one more day till the weekend

hungry..

today I just couldn't keep myself satisfied...i did more snacking than usual.. but it was healthy snacking! i had the chance to get a free bag of Cheetos...but i ate my pineapple (0 points) instead.
 I think i need to have more of a filling breakfast, but its hard as i'm always on the go in the mornings; usually i have a cup of cereal and some milk.. but by 1130-12 im about starved which i dont like because then i feel as if i overeat for lunch.. today i had the weight watchers meatloaf and mashed potatoes; which might i add tasted amazing.
Had a bit of a shockers though when calculating points on my gatorade.. 6 points for the entire bottle!! O_O

made tacos tonight... i was trying to figure out what I was going to make for dinner tonight... here's what they consisted of:
lean ground chicken  4oz  - 4pt
taco seasoning (low sodium)  1 pack  - 0 pts
2% cheese ( i stuck with the serving suggestion which is 1/4 a cup) 3pts
fat free sour cream (also stuck in the serving of 2 tbsp) 1pt
and 97% fat free whole wheat tortillas..  2pt
all together this consists of   10    points each in weight watchers..
i had a total of 2.. so 20 points.. that seems like a ton right?? but look how much food i had. and im not overly stuffed or miserable feeling like yesterday.
and i have a ton of left overs so i can have some later :)

i only used 3 of my weekly points today...  i wish is was none; but that gingerale i had at the end of my workday sent me over.


tomorrow... i'm going to have to watch my points carefully; as we're going to dinner at a Japanese hibachi style restaurant.  granted i'll be getting some activity points after since i'll be going line dancing after but still.

realization

i def. realized today.. i have a snacking problem... i dont think i have ever chewed so much gum in my life (sugar free of course!)
and my fat girl comes out too.. my bff went to the mall and asked if i wanted anything from the food court... and of course my mind automatically goes "CHINESE!" but i made a healthy choice and got subway :)
i got a turkey on 9 grain wheat with light mayo (not completely ready to give it up) mustard, vinegar, tomatoes, pickles, and black olives.. no cheese *pats self on back..* love me some cheese lol
of course i ate the entire footlong but it kept me full and satisfied till about 630pm
i was a bit of a bad girl.. i stopped at this bbq place and go a bbq sandwich... and i ate like 3/4 of it... no telling how many points that was.. gonna do some research and figure it out.. hopefully not too bad.. i only had 15 points left when i left work...

i feel absolutely miserable now.. ridiculously full.. not fun...
tomorrow is a new day, and i will keep on track... and now for a good quote:::

before photos!

well! got my camera charged!
so here are my before pictures...
i think i will take pictures when i get to my first goal  5%
then pictures at my 10% goal
etc, etc

and of course... *cringe*a tummy post:

Well.. here it goes!

I officially joined Weight Watchers Saturday; 9-10-11. I am totally amped! I love love love the leader of the group, Courtney; she is so enthusiastic, she loves meeting new people and she gives you praise for anything!
I love the fact that they celebrate NSV (non-scale victories) it's like elementary school all over, you get a little star whenever you do something good!! and with your 5% and 10% goals met you get BIG star stickers lol.
I am starting to believe my mom that going to the meetings really work... so I plan to go every saturday and stay for the meetings.
Grocery shopping for healthier choices is def more expensive.. plus no coupons :(  haha
I cant wait to try some of the amazing recipes in the WW's cookbooks i got.
I'm ready for my replacement phone so i can track my points better; its hard when all i have is my little tracker book.. i like being able to plug it in and the points be calculated for me.
I know that Dr. Pepper and Publix sweet tea is going to be the hardest thing for me to not drink all the time.... alcohol was no problem... now that I work at the bar I only drink water... ironic right? haha

well, guess thats all for now... gotta get my baby boy into bed!

happy weightloss everyone!