My weight loss journey

Day 15 Week 3

2011-03-28T11:11:00.000-07:00

So I've slacked on the Blog entries and as my life becomes, busier and more hectic, it will probably harder and harder for me to make these entries. However the past two weeks have been awesome! I started pole dance classes and the are THE BEST workout EVER. I am sooo hooked. I also am ashamed at my extreme lack of upper body strength but it's definitely something I will work on. My body has never been so sore and achy, in such a good way and what a self esteem builder. I'm taking a break this week, however not by choice... due to my lack of funds :(. Also it has literally rained on my parade, my daily walks have been a no no with this weather but definitely I will get out there today. I think my biggest struggle is time management and I'm really trying to get better.

So far I have lost 6.9 lbs! I am so excited, just the motivation I needed to get started. This week will definitely be a struggle it's my birthday and I'm excited. But I will be eating out so wish me luck. Well I'm gonna hop off get ready for this giant's game talk to you later...

Day Three

2011-03-16T09:55:00.000-07:00

   Yes I am a day late with my post, but I also don't plan to write every single day either. However let's discuss yesterdays events! This week started off crazy with all kinds of tasks for me to complete... today I am definitely taking a break. Yesterday I was off to San Francisco for a pseudo-interview at Saks 5th Ave. It basically was a open house that you had to RSVP for so my scheduled time was 10:30. This time I did not forget breakfast, yoohoo! I had a bowl of Special K cereal with 2% milk. I then had to rush back to take my youngest to her doctor's appointment, so when that was done I stopped my carls jr and ordered the chicken taco salad. Boy did that blow my points away that meal was a whopping 22 points! However yesterday I was only over my points by 3 so not bad at all!

   Now I decided in order for me to be successful I needed to implement some sort of workout plan. It was also my desire long ago to take up Pole Dance so I finally took the leap. I found a studio right here in Antioch called "Spin Sity". The owner is awesome! They've only been open about a year but it's a really cute place, convenient location and great pricing. So let's talk about that experience. First of all, apparently you should wear heels, the higher and more stripper-esque the better. I in fact didn't have any heels in my closet that made the cute, I wanted something strappy for fear of them falling off my feet. The funny thing I was not nervous about the class at all, however the other two girls there with me have been going longer and were a bit more advanced so I just kinda jumped in. Let me tell you, sliding down a pole isn't as easy as you think I have a whole new appreciation for strippers around the world. I mean I literally cannot slide, not for fear of falling I literally grab hold and get stuck i don't what that is. I was able to complete a few turns successfully. However my body is so aching right now it's no joke. But I will return tonight because now I have to become and expert and I love a challenge. I'm really excited I think I can really get into this :).

   Well it's 9:53 am and all I've had this morning was an apple, which was not sweet at all (yuck) and a glass of water, now I'm off to make my omelette HAPPY HUMP DAY everyone.

Day Two

2011-03-14T22:54:00.000-07:00

So today was a little crazy, I woke up to my little one (4 months old) crying her cute little head off... at 4:30 am! So rather than just go back to bed, I decided to get a head start on my trip to traffic court. In the process of getting the girls ready I skipped breakfast, thus making the rest of the day hard. Pretty much the remainder of my meals were eaten out (ouch). My first meal was at Burger King, I had the Tendergrill Chicken Sandwich no mayo. Was pretty good and satisfying. For beverage I drank water. Later in the evening me and the hubby decided on a trip to Chevy's. Oh before I go further I've gone ahead a renewed my weight watcher's membership so I am on the PointsPlus program... anyway the stupid weight watcher's site works horribly on my android and I was unable to look up the points for my meal so I *gasp* ordered blindly. The mesquite grilled tacos seemed safe to me, so I decided to go for it. One thing that hurt me was the darn chips and salsa between the two of us I think we had four baskets!
So I weighed myself for the heck of it again and my scale says I gained a pound! I'm starting to think my scale isn't accurate so when I get a chance I'm going to head to a meeting tomorrow and get my first official weigh in... I CAN'T WAIT! I still haven't gone to the grocery store, but I will tomorrow I need to buy eggs and stock up on chicken breasts, I'm thinking the chicken breasts will be my best friend on this journey. I'm definitely more motivated than ever to lose this weight. I think one of the biggest reasons for my desire to change (other than my total distaste for trying clothes on in fitting rooms) is my experience over a year with gall stones. It was a horrendous experience, I was going through excruciating pain for months until finally I landed in the ER for the third time needing emergency surgery. After finally being diagnosed I read up on the condition, found out that gall stones are extremely common in women, African Americans and the obese. I pretty much can check off every box in that category, so it got me thinking, I want to be healthy (and look hot) so it's time to take this weight loss seriously. However mother nature had other plans and I became pregnant almost immediately after we started trying so weight loss out the window. So here we are today. Well I've made it through another day let's see what tomorrow brings!

Day One- my goal

2011-03-13T19:08:00.000-07:00

I have finally brought myself into the 21st century and entered the world of blogging. There are several reasons that have prompted my desire to track my inner most intimate thoughts on the internet (other than the over use of facebook status). #1 I'm very curious to see if anyone is even interested in the words and thoughts that plague my mind on a daily basis. #2 There was a time that one may consider my writing skill quite a talent, even entertaining, I'd love to exercise that skill once again. #3 I figure if I put myself on blast and make a mockery of my weight loss attempts, then hey, I might just become successful for once, my need for accountability and appraisal.

So today is officially my day one. In order to complete the mockery of myself I will in fact give my true and current weight YIKES... drum roll please... 216lbs! Yes at the tender age of 27 I have let the years ravage me and added on a whopping 81 lbs since my days as a high school student. Pretty sad and depressing. So my goal is to reach 135 lbs when all is said and done. Which would require me to lose the 81lbs I gained in the past 10 years. Being that I will follow the stereotype of the girl who got way out of shape but, wants to be unrealistically in shape just in time for her high school reunion, I am giving myself 27 weeks to do so, my 10 year high school reunion is in September so I definitely have my work cut out for me. According to my calculations this requires a weight loss of 3lbs per week. Is that realistic? Who knows, by what I've seen you should lose 1-2 lbs per week, which would change my realistic goal to 54lbs in 27 weeks. Either way I think I'd be pretty happy with the results (happier with the 81lbs though).

I've set my goal (sort of) but how should I achieve this? I've read one key factor is setting a "realistic goal" which would be 1-2 lbs of weight loss per week, but that is just the outcome. So what truly is my goal? To limit my fast food in take to one meal per week and dining at a restaurant to twice per month. In addition to incorporate some sort of physical activity five days a week. So far I have been taking walks at least one mile per day for the past week, so I'm definitely off to a great start.

You see my goals lets see if I can get through the week without a visit to the drive thru.... See you tomorrow!