April 19th-what a weekend.

So, you know that my new goal is to eat 17 of my weekly meals with good choices that are healthy and satisfying. Well, I ate meal #16 as breakfast on Saturday and then had my freebie meals as Saturday lunch, dinner and Sunday breakfast and lunch. It was my hubby's birthday and we went away for the weekend and I just decided to enjoy myself and not worry about the intake. Whew! Way too much food and wine later that Sunday afternoon and I decided that a smoothie was in order for Sunday night. That was meal #17-satisfying and healthy.

Sooooo, I did it! I probably should not have made all of my not so great meals as meals that occurred in a row, but I did it! Week 1 of 12 done! I have not stepped on the scale yet since we got back-figure I need to let my body detox a day or two before I do that. :)

Now, it is the end of Day 2 of week 2. 3 more healthy meals down. I even survived the grocery store when I was hungry and did not buy any crap. That took a bit of effort because I was really ready to eat. Luckily, I had my 2 year old with me, which does not lend itself to lingering.

I am planning on waking up a little early tomorrow to work out. I think that is the only way I will get it in. I did manage a short walk today, but the day just gets away from me. I think I will also take some new pics this week. I am down a little over 10 pounds-25% of my goal. Feels like I should mark this step on the journey. Don't worry, I will post all of the pics when I am done and at my goal. Not quite ready to do that yet!

Alright, off to get some water, finish up some paperwork and call it a night. Bring it on 2010. I am going to finish this journey. I am going to trim the fat because I have determined that YOU CAN'T TUCK THE FAT IN!

April 17th-refocused this week

So, I admit it. Last month pretty much sucked as far as my journey goes. Some of it was not my fault-lots of sick people in my house, but some of it was. So, this week I recommitted to the journey full force. I set a new goal for myself to make 17 of my 21 meals in a week healthy and satisfying. I need to talk about the satisfaction part of it. Sometimes, I will eat the most healthy meal out there, but it does nothing to satisfy me. I am still looking for something to eat at the end of it, not because I am hungry, but because the meal had no joy in it. I really thought about that this week as I made my choices. Granted, that meant that I spent 20 minutes one day looking around for something to eat. Ended up with a Subway sandwich. Not too exciting, but it was satisfying because I parked my car, rolled down the windows and took time to eat, not just inhale. I know that my choices have to have protein in them, so I am always looking for those choices-not easy when you are sick and tired of the Grilled Chicken sandwich.

But, the plan worked. I am 16 meals in now-it is Saturday morning. I made good choices all week, slept better and weighed in at a loss! Yeah for me.

I have also recommitted to exercise. Did not get in as much as I wanted to, but got it in when I could. I have a love/hate relationship with Jillian Michaels-her workouts are TOUGH, but man, do you feel good when it is over! I know that I am working out what I need to with her. I need to get back to my running this week.

So, do you want to join me? Think about what you want your goal to be. Let me know how I can support you. Let's all be satisfied!

Bring on 2010-the year of trimming the fat, because I have determined that YOU CAN'T TUCK THE FAT IN!

April 3rd-Easter Eve

I promised a review of the goals and here it is:

Goals for March:

1. Cardio exercise at least 20 days of the month. NOPE. Too many sick people in my house.
2. Finish up Jillian's 30 day Shred. NOPE. See #1.
3. Journal consistently and keep track of calories. NOPE. I did keep track, but did not journal as much as I should have.
4. Continue with the closet clean out. Purge, purge, purge. MAKING PROGRESS!
5. Pick out a color to paint the playroom. NOPE. See #1.
6. Decrease work stress by doing less work at night. GETTING THERE.
7. 2 dates with hubby (atleast!) ONE DATE DONE. THEN SEE #1.
8. Continue to work on making time with my kids just be about time with my kids and not the "to do" list in my house. ONGOING.

I really did not do well, but I just can not dwell on it. Tomorrow is Easter. It is the anniversary of when my husband proposed to me. He told me it was the day of new life and new beginnings and seemed like the perfect day for us to declare our life together. I loved that! I think I will take Easter as the day of new life in the journey also-time to renew the focus, renew the goals, remember why I am doing this and get back on track.

I have really struggled with the actual weight loss, even though my body is changing slowly. I would really like to see the numbers change just a little though-I think it would help with the momentum. Might have to shake things up a little bit.

I am decreasing my frequency of posting, but I can not decrease my journaling. I think that was part of my failure in March. Back to it...

So, bring on 2010-the year of trimming the fat because I have determined that YOU CAN'T TUCK THE FAT IN!