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Starting weight: 274.0

Today’s Weight:  268.6

-5.4 Woo Hoo!!

Still water weight but I don’t care…5 lbs is 5 lbs!  Today’s food:

coffee

water

1 banana

1 yogurt

progresso chicken n rice soup w/some baked chips

1 grapefruit

4 spoonfuls chocolate cake (very good cake)

1/2 can progresso tomato basil soup w/club crackers (not sure how many…shouldn’t have had as many as I did)

1 naval orange

Was all enthused about going to the gym…I asked Mark if we were going…he hesitated, then said no. Immediately I said OK! NOT a good thing. And ZI am not blaming Mark…I could have said I’m going anyway, but didn’t. I am rethinking going to the gym right now anyway. I know this is just an excuse but here goes…..I think I may wait til I lose a little more weight and feel like working out.

I had my tooth pulled Monday…finally!! So on my first day of this journey I didn’t post anything. So here goes…..

Monday, January 4, 2010

coffee

1 banana

1 pack oatmeal w/raisins and almonds

water

Then I had my tooth pulled. Drank water the rest of the night.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

coffee

chicken noodle soup

tomato basil soup

WATER!

I’m sleepy and it’s late so I will post more tomorrow…..

OHHHHHHHH!!!

Monday’s starting weight: 274.0

Tuesday:  270.4

Mark (hubby), Nikki (daughter), and I are just sitting around talking about our new WOL. Mark has diabetes and needs to get that under control. He is slightly overweight and sedentary. Nikki is 20years old, 5′1″, and since getting her car, she has gained about 15 lbs. She ’ walk around campus anymore. So we’re all going to make a new start. Unfortunately, we are all choosing different EATING plans to lose weight: I am going to use portion control and common sense (I will go into detail with mine later). Mark is going to do Atkins, and Nikki is just gonna make healthier choices. We ALL are going to go to the gym! We are so sedentary it’s ridiculous. So that’s the plan in this family…wish us all luck!

I found this quote while reading the Quote Thread from the 3FC 100 lb. Club……..

“Never trade what you want the most for what you want at the moment”…Unknown

Is this not awesome! I have always given in for what I think I want at the moment.  Then, when it’s all said and done, most times ya really could have done without it anyway. This is a problem for me in all areas of my life, but it is especially true for me when it comes to food.  This year I’m gonna work on this issue …. STOP! Do not put the food in my mouth. Think about what I want the most…a healthy, quality life or a few seconds of ‘pleasure’? I hope and pray I will make the right decision……

I have been lurking in the forum and a woman said she can’t lose 150 lbs. overnight, but she could lose 50 lbs/3 times (you get the picture).  Between January 4, 2010 and December 31, 2010 I would like to lose 120 lbs.  I work for a non-profit as a Data Specialist and I deal with grants…grants are normally broken down in quarters…so while I can’t lose 120 lbs overnight, I don’t see any reason why I can’t lose 30 lbs in a quarter (three months).  So as I begin this new journey, I am going to do things a lil different than the 1000’s of times I tried to lose wight before.  Below is a list of ‘changes’ if you will……..

1.  Not having an ‘All or Nothing’ attitude.  I hope I don’t fall off the wagon, but I know I will. I will not beat myself up, just jump back on the wagon and go on with my life.

2.  Although I have 120 lbs to lose, I will concentrate on smaller goals…30 lb/quarters, 10lb/months, 2.5 lb/weeks.  I will reward myself on these mini goals.

3.  I will not ‘ban’ any foods on this journey…only use portion control and good sense.

More to come………