Weigh-in Day...

A quick post today. I lost 1 pound last week to get me below 65 pounds lost and was able to get my new badge from HYC. I love it!
This week I gained .6 of a pound but, not worried, it is water weight. I started feeling bloated the day before I weighed in.
Next week should show a loss.
I'm still working on getting healthy and making healthy choices and exercising at least 2-3 times a week. With the weather improving I can't wait to get outside a bit more.
Hope all is well with everyone and you are all making healthy choices.
Have a GREAT week!

Unexpected challenges....

Saturday was mine and my husbands 24th wedding anniversary. We were going to go to town and just spend some time together not big plans but, spending time together is the best plan. I ended up facing an unexpected challenge when it came to eating lunch. I had eaten oatmeal with a spoon of yogurt and a half of a banana and coffee. A pretty typical breakfast for me. After eating I got ready to go to town and in the mean time our son made plans to go to a friends house so it was getting late and I was getting hungry for lunch but I wanted to wait to eat because I wasn't sure if we were going out to eat for lunch or for dinner or both and I wanted to plan out my calories and not overeat for the day. Well it ended up that I waited too long to eat and got extremely hungry. My husband asked me what I wanted and I said I would probably go get a Taco bell taco (170 calories) and the apple I had in my bag. This way I could save the most of my calories for a sit down dinner but, he didn't want Taco bell he wanted KFC and I wasn't sure what they had that I could eat so I suggested that we go to the grocery store deli and he could get his fried chicken and jojos and I could get something healthy. Sounded like a good plan till I got there. I did not see anything in the deli that looked even remotely healthy! I could not believe it. I was getting so hungry that I could not think. I looked in the produce for celery but it was too dirty and I didn't want to eat it that way. I looked at the pre-made salads but they didn't look very good and were too expensive. I was starving and didn't have a plan....what was I going to do?? I decided to get a cheese stick and some reduced fat wheat thins and eat my apple with it. I thought that would be a good lunch and it would fill me up. My husband got a bit ticked that I wasn't getting a "real lunch". I just didn't give in and stuck to my decision. So we ate a quiet lunch in the car. I felt so much better after I ate. About 3 hours later I started to get hungry again and didn't want to wait so long like last time so I started to tell my husband that I was getting hungry. He was not hungry at all because he was stuffed with fried chicken and fried jojos and not really feeling very good after eating it. He wanted the fried chicken because I don't buy it anymore and he was really wanting some but, after how he felt eating it he did admit that he needs to rethink eating fried chicken again. I didn't want to make him eat again just because I was hungry but, if I ate now I wouldn't be hungry for dinner when he was and we would not have a good dinner date. I talked him into sharing a dinner with me....he never wants to do that because he likes to have his own food and I don't like to go out any more because I don't want to overeat. So, we ended up going out to eat for dinner and shared a plate of grilled shrimp tacos and 2 cups of chowder. It turned out to be very nice and he saw that he could share a meal with me and feel good about it in the end. Our son's friend gave a card for our anniversary with money to go out for dessert at a little patisserie in town the thought of that was a challenge too but, we went. And guess what.... it was great! We ordered the chocolate mouse tort with kalua whipped cream....and surprise.....we shared one. We ate it out on the patio at a small table in the sunshine and had a wonderful time! At the end of the day we went to a movie with no popcorn or pop.....just two mini dove dark chocolates.

I had some challenges for the day but overall I worked them out and stayed within my calorie count and had a wonderful time with my husband.

I posted a new progress picture today and can't wait to weigh-in tomorrow to see if I made it to 65 pounds lost!! I'm so close.

Hi everyone...

Weighed in yesterday....I lost .8 of a pound. Well, I guess it's a loss. I was hoping for more but I will take it. I am below the pesky 2 pounds that I have been fighting now and hoping to get lower to get to my ticker goal. I am so close to losing 70 pounds now. I never in my life thought that I could even get close to reaching that goal. When I reach it I am not stopping, I have been trying to think of a good weight to get to and I haven't got a clue. I have been asking around to see what others weigh and I seen to be about 20-30 pounds heavier than others at my same size. (or they're not tell the truth) So, I think I will just set a new goal but be flexible with the number and try to go for a size.....not sure what size yet but, I think I will know when I get there.???

I missed class on Monday and went on Wednesday and worked out pretty good. I did some exercise at home last night on my own and then today I did alot of house work and then dug and shoveled gravel for a couple of hours....oh, the blisters on my hands hurt. I've been trying to stay busy.

When I'm not busy I have discovered The Biggest Loser Australia online videos. I know this is terrible that I just discovered it but you have to understand I don't have any TV so I don't even get to watch the US version except when NBC releases a new episode once a week. I love it and it has been so fun to watch. My kids watch it with me and sometimes my hubby.

Missing the encouragement...

I miss all the encouragement and inspiration you all give me. I have realized that I really need the support. I have been doing o.k. but your encouragement helps so much more than without it.
I usually have one day a week that I allow high calories and yesterday was that day for me. I ate way too much bread. I'm shocked that I ate it but, I'm moving on today. Bread is a weakness for me. I used to eat toast everyday after highschool... lots of toast. I usually allow for bread in small amounts in my calorie count so I don't feel like I can never have bread again. And I like all kinds of bread....not just white fluffy bread so now when I make a choice to have it I like to choose a grain bread (my favorite)....still full of calories though.
I have updated my weigh-ins. I lost 1 pound this week. I have been battling the same 2 pounds for a month or so now. I really need to break through and get down below where I am now. I only have a few pounds left to lose to get to my ticker goal and I really want to get there so I can set a new goal.
Hope you all are doing well and moving in a forward motion. Never look back just keep on going.