Two Week Weigh In

It has been a crazy couple of weeks. Sorry I haven't posted anything and really sorry I didn't do a weigh in last week, but I'll just combine it into one weigh in.

I have been a little depressed the last couple of days, really wanting to eat bad and feeling like the weight isn't coming off fast enough. I know that it takes time and I shouldn't be in a hurry but some days I just don't feel like that should be the case. When I'm outside jogging/walking and all out of breath I feel like the weight should be melting off of me like ice cream in the hot Georgia sun! None the less my walking buddies helped encourage me not to give up and to look at how far I had come already. (Thanks Rita and Marie!) So with their help I didn't do bad...now for the results:

Starting Weight: 280

Weight This Week: 244

Pounds Lost In Last 2 Week: 4

Total Pounds Lost: 36

I'm almost 40 pounds down! EEEKKK!! That means only a little over 40 more and I will be in WONDER LAND! I can not wait to get out of the 200's. Persistence's does pay off!

I also have really exciting news......I'm running my very first 5K TOMORROW! Ok let's be real, I'm probably not going to be "running" it but I'm going to jog and walk. This is kind of going to be my practice 5K. Wish me lots of luck. I'll post pictures and my time sometime over the weekend or next week.

Me weighing 244!

Positive Thinking Really Does Help

So I have still been trying to train for my very first 5K but it has been slow going. I am by no means a runner but maybe I will be one day. Not sure if I even want to be a runner but I decided a 5K was going to be one of my goals so for now I'm going to run.

So what does positive thinking have to do with training for a 5K? Well, positive thinking gets me through each and every one of my runs. I'm 100 pounds over weight so training for a 5K is NOT easy! When I'm out side doing my interval training with C25K (the app I have been using to get me ready for a the 5K) I literally have to coach myself through each run. I have mentioned this in an earlier post, you can see it here.

I'm very negative to myself normally, always calling myself fat and ugly, out loud and in my head. I know this isn't healthy but it is how I see myself and how I feel. I'm really trying to move toward being more positive. I truly believe that positive thinking can help you accomplish your goals. While I'm running I will tell myself over and over "you got this" or "this is nothing." I think my mind is holding me back way more than my body is. I had a poster on my last post that reads "Your legs are not giving out. Your head is giving up. Keep going." This seems to ring so true for me.

It is really hard for me to understand the mind game you have to play with yourself to run. I guess I have been telling myself for so long that I CAN'T do something instead of that I CAN...some how I have to get out of that mind frame.

Are you a positive or a negative thinker when it comes to yourself? What has helped you think more positive?

Me working out on the Bowflex after a run.

Feeling Better/Weigh-In

I have started noticing a difference in the way I feel lately. My husband and I both have started feeling better, having more energy, and having less cravings. I have heard people say a million times that if you stop eating sugar or drinking coke that eventually you will stop wanting it, and I have always thought that this was a bold face lie...but it's true. I use to crave sweets really bad at night. I mean I was constantly saying "I want a big fat brownie and a glass of milk" or "I would die for a piece of cake or a cookie right now." Literally this was an every night occurrence, but for the last two weeks I haven't even found the thoughts in my mind. It really blows me away, that a self proclaimed sugar addict like me, hasn't even been thinking about desserts. Now don't get me wrong if I see or smell a desert I still want it but I can pretty easily resit it.

I also feel so much better when I put on clothes. It is kind of hard to explain but it is like I feel lighter, that is until I'm in the middle of one of my jogs and then I feel extremely heavy. This sounds funny or crazy to me but I really do. Maybe it is because things aren't as tight on me as they use to be. I'm still wearing the majority of what I have always worn because I haven't bought very many new clothes yet. I want to be down at least another size before I buy new ones.

I'm so proud of myself for putting all these good and healthy things in my body instead of the normal fatty foods that I was use to eating. This is finally starting to feel like a lifestyle change. Which is what I intended for this to be the whole time but I'm glad it is finally starting to "feel" that way.

Now for my weigh-in for this week:

Starting Weight: 280

Weight This Week: 248

Pounds Lost This Week: 1

Total Pounds Lost: 32

A little disappointed with a one pound weight loss for the week but I guess it is to be expected after the whopping six pounds lost last week. I really just want to have a consistent two to three pound weight loss every week. At least I did loss and not gain! So I'm just going to keep working hard and I know that I will reach my goal!

Late On My Weigh In...I Know

So it is already Monday, where did the weekend go? It was great for me but way to short. I know I was suppose to put my weigh in on here Friday but I was really busy Friday and then I just never got around to it over the weekend (was to busy having fun).

So here we go (drum roll please):

Starting Weight: 280

Weight This Past Friday: 249

Pounds Lost This Week:  6

Total Pounds Lost: 31

And the crowd burst into cheers!!! I'm finally back on track and finally out of the 250's! I will write a longer post this week, but for now I have to go. Thanks for stopping by!

Trying to get my water in!

Inspiration...We All Need Some

I have recently started reading a blog that has greatly inspired me in many ways. The lady that writes this blog has lost 133 pounds (I can't wait till I can say the same one day)! And of course she has inspired me to be able to accomplish what she has in losing the weight but she has done so much more than that. She has inspired me to keep sharing my story, to take more pictures during the journey, to really think about the food I am putting in my body (think nutrition instead of just calories), and to have a closer walk with God! She is a wonderful person and her blog is amazing, so please check her out.

One of the things I did due to reading her blog is try out some new products...and I LOVED them. So here is the first that I didn't think I was really going to like because I know how I am about healthy food but this was surprisingly delicious.

Kashi GOLEAN Crisp Ceral with Toasted Berry Crumble

only 180 Calories and 9g of Protein in 3/4 cup

This ceral really is GREAT! It is not something I would normally eat but after I tried it I'm hooked (and I'm not being paid to say this)

Last night I fixed a really yummy and healthy supper. We had tilapia filets cooked on my griddle pan with some old bay seasoning on it and uncle bens whole grain rice with hunt's diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano in it. It was really good and only had 365 calories.

Please excuse my lovely paper plate!

Tomorrow is weigh in day and I'm super excited to get on the scales and see how I have done this week (I feel like I have done great and I hope the scale reflects that). So check back in tomorrow to see if I have made progress.

I'm Back...not an April Fool's Day Joke

So, I know I have been MIA again but I'm back for real this time. What better day to come back on than April Fool's Day right? I have let myself down, as well as, all of you down by being gone so long, and the lack of weight loss in the last two months that I have not been blogging is more proof that I need to be on here so that y'all can hold me accountable. No more excuses!

So let me catch you up on what has been going on since my last post ages ago. I am still training for my very first 5K, but I started over with that training since I missed so many days of running. Another reason I started over is because I have two of my cousins joining me to train for their first 5K as well! (I'm super excited to have people training with me! Shout out to Marie and Rita!! We Got This!) We bought a bowflex and I recently started working out on it as well, trying to tone a little. And as you should already know from some of my last few post, I was sick for a little while, as well as, changed to a new job.

Now as far as my weight loss since my last weigh in on here it hasn't been great.

Starting Weight: 280

Current Weight: 255

Total Pounds Lost: 25

This is a great accomplishment for me but it also means I have only lost 4 pounds in the last two months this is not so great. But I'm back on the road to success, and losing 4 pounds is better than gaining any.

Anyway, I'm back and I'm back to stay.