Days # 4, #5 and #6

Thursday
Food:
breakfast: granola bar and milk- 2 points
Lunch: popcorn - 6 points
Dinner: 4 pieces of pizza- 16 points
Total Points: 24

Exercise: None

Friday
Food:
Breakfast: cereal and milk - 5 points
Lunch: Chicken and coleslaw sandwich - 5 points
Dinner: Mac and cheese with hamburger - 12 points
Snack: popcorn - 2 points
Total Points: 24

Exercise: 30 day shred - 20 min
Last Chance - 20 min

Saturday
Food:
Breakfast - cereal and milk - 5 points
Lunch - turkey sandwich - 3 points
Snack: raisins and choc. - 2 points
Dinner - Rocknes Firestone Chicken Salad w/ hard boiled egg no pita and low fat Italian dressing - 12 points
Snack: pretzel sticks - 2 points
Total Points: 24

Exercise: Last Chance - 35 min

Day #3

After yesterday's 3.5 mile walk, I did not do my 30 day shred video. However, I did turn it on and attempt, but I couldn't even do 1 pushup. At least I did some sort of exercise though!

Today's stats:

Exercise: 30 Day Shred - 20 min.

Food:
Breakfast: granola bar and milk - 3 points
Lunch - turkey and cheese sandwhich on bread thins - 4
Snack: mini eclair and popcorn - 4 points
Dinner: cheeseburger with guac. and tatertots - 13 points
Total Points: 24

Day #2

Exercise: 3.5 mile walk
30 day Shred - 20 min

Food:
Breakfast: waffle w/pb - 3 points
Lunch: chicken breast and V8 - 5 points
Snack: Popcorn - 2 points
Dinner: Chicken fajitas w/ lettuce, sour cream, cheese, & guac (2) - 14 points
Total Points: 24

Day #1

Stats:
Weight: 198 Points Allowed: 24 (199-174 pounds)
(must be the ice cream and Five Guys burger and fries from yesterday!) NO MORE of that!

Measurements: Bust - 43 Waist - 44 Hips - 46 Thighs - 23 1/2 Arms - 13

Exercise: 30 day shred - 30 mins
Last Chance - 30 mins

Food for the day:
Breakfast: egg, cheese and turkey sandwich - 5 points
Snack: apple - 1 point
Snack: popcorn - 1 point
Dinner: Panini Sandwich - 17 points Total Points: 24

A fresh weekend.....

Just had a chance to read Megans post. I am proud of her. We have known each other a long time and our constant fight with weight. She is determined and I know she will succeed. I just got back from a weekend of camping at Cedar Point. Good thing was that we did a lot of walking and didn't really eat anything bad. We didn't take money into the park to buy that "fair food" I watched a friend of our complete a half triathlon and thought to myself.....wow, the desire to so that....not me. I can however find enjoyment in smaller things and set smaller goals. That is my problem in life. I want to hurry up and see the big finish. I have a hard time seeing or sticking with the steps in between. Goal....get in shape and feel good about myself even if it means walking three days a week. I did buy that 30 day shread finally and nope to try it out this week. Thanks for listening to vent. Go get 'em gals. ( if my typing makes no sense, i am sorry. Writing this on my I pod touch!)

Sunday September 12th

As I sit here writing this, I can't wait for the kids to go to bed so I can start working out! I know that is terrible to say, but I need some ME time! I always think about what Oprah says and that is to put yourself first because if you don't, then you aren't healthy for everyone else that relies on you! So I am putting myself first.

Today I packed up ALL my maternity clothes and gave them away! No more fat clothing in the house! I tried on a pair of 14 Capri's and they zip but won't button! Good thing I kept my belly band, although I do have quite a big muffin top! All the more motivation to start working out! I refuse to buy new clothes as well, so I defiantly need to get to a size 14, but hopefully a 12 by November 1 (when I return to work).

I plan on using the site in the following ways and I hope you all will join me no matter how much you weigh or how little you have to lose.

1. I am going to post my starting measurements and weight and follow with a weekly weigh-in on Fridays!

2. Daily food journaling. We don't realize what we are truly eating until we write it down.

3. Daily exercise journaling. Hey if I am already journaling might as well add something else to it!

Cheers to my last bowl of ice cream tonight and to starting a new journey Monday September 13, 2010!!!

Hope to hear from the rest of u and maybe we can make it even more motivating by making a friendly wager. Let me know if you want in or not!

Love you all for embarking on this journey and sharing your struggles and successes.

Whazzzz up????

Just checking in to see how everyone is doing? I am on the right track, I think. The weight is not coming off right now but I am eating healthy things and not snacking, so sooner or later it will come off. I joined Jazzercize and went to go to my first class tonight at 5:30 with my sister-in-law only to find out that we misread the schedule and the class was not until 6:45. We both had other plans for the evening so we did not go to class tonight. We are scheduled to go 5:45 Friday morning and 8:15 Saturday morning. I verified that the classes were actually at these times ;). I do not think I will make it to my goal for the week but I am staying on track and feeling good about the things I am eating. That is where I will start and hopefully the weight will fall off. I have some pretty severe stomach issues, too, so that may be hindering my ability to drop it. Hope everyone else is on track. I am here to talk if you need some support. If anyone is ever interested in walking, jogging, working out, etc, let me know.

Really????

Hi everyone,
Sorry for the delay of joining. Not that I was in denial of needing a support group I was just too lazy to get a google account and then when I did I found that my Iphone won't type in here, so I was too lazy to get my laptop.
So I can't figure out what my deep seeded issues are to stop my stress eating! I have NO will power! I wake up thinking it's gonna be a good day, this is the day I am going to stay on track and workout. And I know I need to start little by little. I think I am safe at school since I ate all the chocolate I could get my hands on last week. I always pack great salads for lunch and then I see the yummy potato triangles or pizza and add it to my plate! Really its not that good.
I have become so lazy too! All I wanna do is chill with my daughter, and eat dinner, and go to bed ASAP when I get home from school.
I am the biggest ever, I am glad to hear everyone else say it too, even though none of you seem like it. We can all do this I know, and we have all done it before.
Wish me luck I have two weddings in October that I would love to see a little difference for. Small goal 5 lbs by Oct!

Baby Steps for Baby Fat....

So here I sit, exhausted and overwhelmed. I am going to publicly state my goals here and maybe then I can be held accountable for them. I want to be 135 pounds by next Friday, September 10. That is a goal of 1.2 pounds. Totally attainable. I also would like to set the goal of running in a 5k at Thanksgiving. Is anyone else interested in this? There. When I attain my goal of weight next Friday, I will get a pedicure to celebrate. Baby steps, Jennifer....baby steps. It took me 9 months to put it on and it is not going to come off over night. Anyone else want to share their goals? Keep up the communication. We can do this!