I decided to bite the bullet and move my ticker up. Since quitting Atkins my weight has gone between 192 and 194, but is usually in 193s. So I am using today's weigh in as my start weight for the challenge.

SW:193.6
GW: 189

I know its only 4 lbs but but since I've essentially not lost the past few weeks I don't want to set myself up to fail. 1 lb a week is realistic, I hope. lol

Good Morning. Another good day yesterday. I'm feeling like I got my mojo back. Looking forward to today being another GOOD day.

Morning! Yesterday went well in so much as I didn't go over my calorie allotment but I did end up eating more than planned and was right at it. Whoops. I took an hour long walk though so since I got in some exercise, not feeling bad about it. However, I did have to reach into the inner depths to stir up some will power last night. Wanted to snack so bad but managed to basically not (thank you stick of gum and dill pickle :D).

Planning for 1598 for today, weight lifting and cardio this evening.

Have a great Monday everyone!

Morning, ladies.

Looks like I'll be getting some more shoveling in this week. I had JUST put my winter boots away yesterday (you know, being that it was the first official day of spring and all), and wouldn't you know, they put us under a winter storm watch later that night. It's supposed to start tomorrow and go until Wednesday. The weathermen can't agree on the amount yet, but I've heard anything from "at least 6 inches" to "12-18". Oy.

Well, the only good thing about this is it's our first major "snow event" of the season to NOT hit over the weekend. Maybe we'll get a snow day yet :)

Plus, shoveling burns more calories than sitting at my desk, right? (I'm trying REALLY hard to be positive here, lol.)

Gloomy & rainy here in Pa. Everytime the weather is like this, I just want to lay around all day, be lazy & eat. I never do it, thankfully. Well the eating part I do sometimes! Like this morning, ate a huge breakfast, then continued to eat even though I was full. I'm way over my calorie limit and it's only 1:00pm. Lately I've been craving chocolate, peanut butter & marshmallow. I don't have it, so I'm safe. I'm so afraid I'll gain all my weight back, yet I can't control myself the way I used to. I'm in a slump & can't even stay in my calorie range anymore, I'm always over my limit. So today will be 1730 calories if I behave myself for the rest of the day. Not good!

So I just had this whole post ready...

Well I may break one of my goals in the first week! :eek: It's looking like I may go over my calorie allotment today (though my net will still be where I'm comfortable). I have been pretty hungry today and had a bit of a heavy snack this afternoon (paired my typical orange with a bag of 100 calorie chocolate covered pretzels). I have planned for a small snack post-workout (1/2 serving of rice cakes with 1/2 serving of PB2) and a pizza for dinner (the pretzels essentially were my evening snack). Based on how I feel right now, those two things are not going to cut it. Now I could change what type of pizza I eat and give myself 80 more calories to work with. But I really want the flavor of pizza I'm planning for. So I may just go over my allotment. :(

I don't know why I'm going on about this, especially since it hasn't even happened at this point. :rolleyes: And it's not like I'm going to go hundreds of calories over my allotment, nor do I think it will cause me to binge. But I'm honestly already feeling a little guilty and I know I have nothing to feel guilty about! :mad:

I'll put money on the fact that I switch pizzas to allow for some extra food and alleviate my guilt. :D

...and literally could not post it. My guilt would not even let me! :rofl: So I spent the past 15 minutes figuring out how I could still have what I wanted and not feel guilty. I think I came up with a pretty good solution! :yes: Instead of eating the whole pizza (it's a personal size though it's two servings), I'm only going to have half the pizza and add a large side of sauteed mushrooms and broccoli. This also leaves enough calories to increase my post-work snack to a full serving of rice cakes and a full serving of PB2 AND have a Skinny Cow Truffle bar for an evening snack AND have 60 calories leftover! Much better idea! :cb:

Count me in! I'll be weighing in on Sundays. This is great, since it's unlikely I will be making my 2nd mini goal at the end of March. Gives me some new motivation.
New Goal - Lose 10 pounds by Easter!

Starting: 145.5
Easter goal: 135

Today was a pretty good day; the weather was beautiful & warm .. I didn't want to be inside at work !!!! .... I wore my heart monitor today & I burned a ton of calories because of all the stuff I was doing today. My little niece was born 3 months early today in an emergency Cesarean section.. She's only 2 lbs but she's strong for a premie.. She's here early, but I'm glad she's here. After all, she is my motivation for trying to lose weight .. :soap:

NorthernExposure-That sucks about the snow!!!! It's been rainy and kinda chilly here in Iowa. I guess I should be happy I don't have snow! I hope it melts soon! Another plus for you is your body burns more calories trying to warm itself up when its cold! lol

manders-Awesome job on your good choice. I don't know if I could do that. I love pizza! :)

fruitlady-I know what you mean about it being gloomy out and wanting to eat and sleep. Just jump back on track tomorrow. One day will not ruin all of your excellent hard work.

Phat-Prayers and positive thoughts for your niece. I hope she does well. I had a friend who had a baby before she was even showing (and a few weeks before viability) and he survived and thrived and is in the 1st grade now! Wishes for health and happiness to you and your niece!

I am currently sitting at 1611 calories for the day. I don't plan on eating anything else tonight.

Phat- Prayers for you. Things will work out little by little with a preemie. My stepdaughter's baby was born at 28 weeks and 2 lbs. and he is doing great at 4months old now. It is amazing what the hospital and doctors can do :)

Phat - Thoughts and prayers for the little one and your family.

Thanks! I actually think it was a fantastic choice. The two slices were just enough to lick the craving and I get to eat them again tomorrow! Yay! Plus my mushrooms and broccoli were as always super yummy. And I'm actually pretty full and haven't had my Truffle bar yet. But it's chocolate ice cream, I'm not skippin' that. :D

Weighed in today, down .8. Not too bad, IMO.
Calories burned: 2446
Calories consumed: 2037
Deficit: 409
Physical Activity: 12 min


Tomorrow I am having my hip adjusted so hopefully that will make it easier/more comfy to workout. It's been really bothering me. So I plan on hitting the elliptical or bike tomorrow for 45 min.

I am sorry I have been so absent so far in this challenge. I got into a minor car accident on Friday night and hurt my neck. Have taken the past 2 days off work and have just not felt like posting. I've been tracking my calories but going over by 100 or so most days...I'm feeling kind of down.
Today I got the call back from the job I interviewed for last week - I didn't get it. I also got told yesterday that I've lost a shift at my current job as they are no longer going to open on Sundays.
It's a lot of crap all happening at once and it has me feeling down. That combined with the fact my weight still hasn't moved in a month...well...just not feeling so great.