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Wow, I can’t believe Thankgiving is over and Christmas is fast approaching. Holy smokes!

I jumped on the scale Wednesday last week, and much to my dismay I have lost another 5 or so lbs! Woohoo! I am down to 309 and I am pretty excited about it! I am going grocery shopping on Wednesday and plan to have a list that is totally conducive to my South Beach plan.  I have certainly realized that I feel better if I eat better food, and that crappy food gives me heart burn. Owie.

So, hangin in there today and tomorrow, but Wednesday is the begining of a new phase for me. Woohoo!

Have a great day everyone!

Well, Ladies and Gents, this week has not gone by the plan AT ALL! Luckily, it isn’t really anything bad… I just haven’t really tried to be good. I think I am coming down with a bit of a bug, which always throws me out of whack, so that may be part of my problem. BUT this weekend should be better as I get things back under control and I plan on including my healthy lifestyle as well.

So, even tho I didn’t fall completely off the wagon, it is dragging me behind it… So it is back up on there!

… to me anyways! I found out something kind of odd about myself yesterday.

A friend offered me a piece of chocolate yesterday. I got pretty excited about it and decided to let my self have it…. Oddly enough it didn’t really taste that good to me and I threw half of it away. I used to LOVE chocolate… but you know, that wasn’t the weird part. The weird part is that in my head I got kind of sad, because I thought it was upsetting that I won’t ever enjoy a piece of chocolate again…. Now, looking back on it - HOW MESSED UP IS THAT?

I think I have gotten so used to this unhealthy eating that I have it ingrained in my brain (not my stomach/taste buds) what I like and what I don’t that I stopped really thinking about what I am putting in my mouth. NOW that I am looking at it objectively, I think I am realizing that I am not going to miss the taste so much as I will miss the IDEA. Weird, very weird… but I think that I am turning the corner as far as making this a lifestyle.

Have a great day everyone!

NOT giving up when things get crazy!!!

Good morning all! Things went a little crazy on me this morning. I ran out of time, threw a lunch together and didn’t have time to make any breakfast. There was a small voice in my head that said, “you will just have to eat a bagel at work.” THEN a bigger voice said, “NO, you can take something else.” and that is what I did. I handful of turkey deli meat. Not a great breakfast, but it was something that I can eat that will get me to lunch. SO YAY!

I did a little workout last night. I know to many it may seem stupid, but to someone who is morbidly obese (like myself). A little workout is better than nothing at all. It got my blood pumping and I was sweating by the end, so I am happy with that. Tonight I am going to try the same thing… maybe twice!

Have a great day everyone!

Hey there everyone!

Today is a great day! I didn’t workout this morning, which is a bummer, but I have my Friday goal in the front of my head and I am determined to get that workout in this afternoon. I did get up early enough to pack a good lunch and get some breakfast (Ok, so it was a big glass of milk… but something that held me over until I got to work to eat my cottage cheese). I have a great lunch planned and even remembered to pull something out to defrost for dinner. I can’t remember what it is… but it is there!!

I have fallen in love with HotPot… it is all protein and veggies and I LOVE it! I have also found this great Asian Market by my house that I am going to start shopping at. Woohoo!

Have a great day everyone!

So, I have toot my own horn a little bit this week, because I feel like a ROCKSTAR!!!! I weighed in this morning and I am down FOUR FRICKIN POUNDS!!! .:doing the happy dance:. I have met my goal to be 314 by my birthday and I still have a week to go!!! So I am setting a new goal for myself: 310 by Friday. It is a big goal, but I feel so so good right now, I think I can accomplish it!

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Good morning everyone!

I only have a quick second but I have made a break through!!!! First off, everyone should know that I have NO willpower. I don’t know why, but I am just not good at denying something I want. Which is probably why I have such a serious weight problem. BUT today, ah today, I went to the lounge to get a diet soda and there was all kinds of goodies for breakfast. I looked, I even thought to myself “you could have a little cheat” and then I said “No, No, NO” and walked away.

Yay me!

Hey there everyone!!!

Still feeling great mood wise (thank goodness!) but I have to admit that my body is starting to realize that we are on a diet… I am SO hungry today!!! Part of it may be that I wasn’t as well prepared as I should have been. I slept through my alarm, so I just ran through the kitchen throwing some stuff in a lunch bag. UGH! Must to better tomorrow.

So yeah, hungry and craving, but so far so good. I did have the last of my BB brownies today. They do perfect for my chocolate cravings! I have to check my book, but if I am allowed to have pumpkin on Phase 1 I am thinking about adding some pumkin puree to my brownies. YUM! I really need to work on a plan for breakfast. I am SO not a morning person and, well, breakfast is not getting taken care of. So yeah, I need a plan.

I am excited to see how I do at my weigh in on Saturday. I have been losing pretty consistantly  (about 2 lbs a week) for a month or so now. It should be interesting to see how my water intake and healthier eating effects it. Let’s hope it is a good thing!

I have to work on my aversion to exersize. I don’t know what my problem is, but it is really becoming a problem. LOL - I got really excited about working out yesterday…. even walked to the tv to put the DVD in… THEN…. nothing. Sigh - my next thing to work on.

Have a great day everyone!

Hey there everyone!

I am in a fabulous mood today! Sometimes I wish I could pinpoint exactly what makes me have a good day. That way I could do whatever that thing is on the days I don’t feel great. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to bottle it yet! There is always tomorrow!

I did cheat for breakfast. I know that, but I didn’t let it derail my whole day. I had a breakfast burrito. But then for a snack I had string cheese. Lunch was salad with Turkey and Swiss and some cottage cheese (which I am finishing up now) with flavored water. AND black bean brownies!!! OMG!!!!! AMAZING! They do have some sugar in them, but I know that it is certainly a better choice than a real brownie!

Not sure what I am going to do for dinner tonight. I forgot to pull out the chicken, so I might have to get creative. I am eating lots of veggies tho! Especially at dinner, I am making sure that veggies take up the majority of my plate. followed by some kind of meat (or seafood).

I don’t know what it is about this time around, but I feel like things are actually possible.

Have a great day guys!

Good afternoon everyone!

Today is a good day! Eating according to my plan (except for the Dr. Pepper, but that was for medicinal purposes). Got my water right here and finishing up lunch which consisted of hard boiled eggs, turkey breast and a couple slices of swiss. Yumm!

October is one of my favorite months. The weather is changing, Halloween is fun, and my birthday is smack dab in the middle of it! Woohoo! So my goals this month are gonna be good ones!

1. I will be under 315 for my birthday (that means -4 by Oct. 14th). Totally doable

2. I will be under 310 by Halloween (That means -8 by Oct. 31st). Again, I can do it!

3. I will spend at least 20 minutes everyday (starting today) working out.

4. I will stick to South Beach until Halloween (at least til then to see how it goes)

I wanted a 5th one, but I think 4 is a good number to stick with until then!

Have a great day everyone!