Survived Thanksgiving......Sort Of

Well I sort of survived the dreaded Thanksgiving dinners. I was good and did not overeat but I did let myself indulge in some things that are only available at this time of year. Just to be on the safe side, I weighed myself Thursday morning before the big meals. (My normal weigh in day is Friday.) My weight Thursday morning was 191.2 lbs which gave me a 0.6 lb loss which is great. (I was just hoping to maintain.) It was a good thing I thought ahead and weighed early because my weight this morning was 192.6 lbs which would have been almost a pound gain. I am attributing it to water weight and am going with the earlier weight as my actually one. I am trying to drink a lot of water today and I will weigh again in a few days to see if that helps. Until next week...

Here is to a healthier me.

The Thanksgiving Challenge

Well, I had a surprising 2 pound loss this week. I was not expecting that much at all since we had gone out to a Japanese hibachi grill earlier in the week. Everyone is really starting to comment on how good I am looking and that is making me feel great. I am feeling great inside as well. I am sleeping better. I don't have constant stomach issues. I have lots more energy. I hope I can keep it up.

On a harder note, this week I have two Thanksgiving dinners to attend. My goal this week is just to maintain and not gain. If I lose weight this week, I will be pleasantly surprised. I am not going to hold my breath however. Hopefully, I can get in some extra exercise to help balance out all the yummy, hard to resist food. Wish me luck.

Here is to a healthier me this next week.

Halloween Candy is Evil

I will admit that this week I have partaken in my fair share of my son's Halloween candy. (There is a good reason only kids go trick-or-treating.) I was eating so much of it that I had to make my husband take the rest of it to work just to get it out of the house. It doesn't help that my sweet little boy has turned into a little terror for the last week. (I think the term "terrible 2's" is a BIG misnomer.) So stress + Halloween candy = 0.8 pound weight loss. Yes I know a loss is a loss but I was hoping for more of one. Oh well, at least the candy is out of the equation and I have been trying to use exercise to relieve the stress. So I can give me a "Go Me" for the exercise decision.

Anyway it has been a long day and so...
Here is to a healthier me in the next week.

5% Goal Met!!

Go Me!!!

Today I passed my 5% goal of 195.9 pounds. I am so proud of myself!! Last week was a little off so I was surprised at the 1.4 pound loss today. It feels great to finally make a goal. I can really tell a difference in how my clothes are fitting and people are starting to comment on how they can tell I have lost weight. It feels like I just got into the 190's and now I am past the halfway point and heading towards the 180's. Since I met my 5% goal, I am making a new goal today of a 10% weight loss.

On a not so good note, I did not do too good on my other goals this past week. I did not drink as much water as I should have, and I did not get anyways close to eating to two fruits/veggies a day. I promise myself to do better this next week.

Here is to a healthier me in the next week.