Ugh... August 5, 2014

I'm back here again. Sigh... I haven't weighed myself yet, mostly because I'm afraid too, but I know it's around 155 pounds. Yuck, yuck, yuck. So, I thought I would try writing on the blog again to see if it spurs me on. I want to get to something around 135 pounds, which means shedding around 20 pounds. :/

 Okay, so far today I've had...

Breakfast

1. 1/2 cup coffee with creamer (~35 calories)
2. 1 Kashi Trail Mix cereal bar (~150 calories) 
3. 3 pieces of cantaloupe 

I will go through the old posts to see what I did last time in documenting what I ate. I might not do Weight Watchers ... all that calculation was time consuming, but we'll see.

Exercise
I would love to do Zumba again, but I have to sign up to a gym (a year long membership and all) to do it. I like the gym (I had a membership, but I got busy and work and then it was a waste of money). The YMCA by work doesn't offer any mid-day classes. I'm going to contact them to inquire about it, but for now, it's a no-go.

So for now I think I want to start doing yoga and meditation. The yoga because my back is always so tight throughout the day so I think re-learning some flexibility will be helpful. I want to try meditation because I've read that it helps center you and forces you to (among other things) be mindful of your dietary choices. Which is what I need.

April 1, 2010: Update

So, yeah, I definitely thought this weigh in would see me heavier than the last. But! My weight is now 130.1 lbs! Yay!

I have definitely been eating a lot more, but I think my increase in Zumba classes (I usually go around 5 times a week now) is helping balance this out. Now I just need to stop eating crap, which is kind of what I'm been doing recently. :S I did make an awesome baked ziti the other day (with peppers, chicken, and carrots mixed in). But I just haven't been as inspired to cook as much lately. Tomorrow I'm going to make chicken nuggets from scratch (as a trial run for Riley's bday party easter-egg hunt on Saturday). So, that's something, right?

March 18, 2010 - Update

So I haven't posted in a while. On my last post, I discussed how I wasn't going to calculate WW points anymore. Apparently I meant that I wasn't going to calculate points, calories, or meticulously watch/post everything I ate. :/ Which is fine - the point of stopping was to see if I could continue to (a) lose weight and, more importantly, (b) make smart choices regarding food without doing all of the extra stuff.

So, today was the (a?) moment of truth - the first time I weighed myself since stopping. And my weight is .... (drum-roll please) .... 131.7 pounds. Yay! I lost about 2 pounds in a little over a week. Only about 6.5 pounds to go until I reach my goal weight! What's even more exciting is that I think I am now officially considered to be in a healthy weight range (i.e. I am not overweight anymore!).

So, I just thought I would share that with you. I'm still going to my fitness classes - Zumba about 3 times a week; Pilates/Yoga once a week; and sporadic times at university rec center when I want to do a little something. I've cut back on the ab workout at home - I get a great ab workout at the fitness classes. So, come bathing suit season, I hope to rock an amazing swimsuit (not that I go swimming ever - it's more just that I could if I wanted to).