Weigh in Tuesday (week 17)

Weigh in after a week of eating and drinking way too much in DC was definitely a scary prospect. I thought for sure I had gained and probably a lot. I was a little disappointed in myself because I have been so close to 10% for so long. Miraculously or really I think because I forced myself to walk absolutely EVERYWHERE while I was in DC, I maintained, not even a .1 gain. That's pretty exciting for me. So this week I'll be on program and hopefully kick that 10% butt by the next Tuesday ... wish me luck!

Vacation o-my

So I went to DC this week. Had a fabulous time, saw some good friends and did the tourist thing. I also ate way off track and drank way too much. I'm sure it will not mean good things for my weigh in tomorrow. I'm a little sad that I know I'm going to be up again but I also did not even work a little at staying on plan. It was worth it though I think. WW is a lifestyle, I know I can get back on track and I know I had a great time on my vacation. One small NSV along the way was that I felt like I looked great in all my photos with friends etc. Which is huge because for so long I've felt like a fat blob in all my pictures (here is one of them).

Weigh in Tuesday (week 16)

So I had weigh in this morning. I was hoping to get to my 10% goal. I needed to lose .6 lbs to get there. I just really want that darn key chain. Well to say none the less I didn't get there. I only lost .2 lbs. Considering the weekend I had, I went to a Dave Matthews Band show in Saratoga Springs NY, I guess I shouldn't be surprised. At first I was disappointed in myself but then I remembered how much fun I had and you know what this is a new life style for me. That's gonna mean not every week is perfect, and I'm okay with that (or at least coming to grips with it). Hopefully I can keep in check while I'm in D.C. this week. Wish me luck!

June 13th 169 lbs

First week of April 176 lbs

Starting too feel a little better about 178 lbs

Right when I started 186.4

Pre Weight Watchers (188lbs)

My Aha Moment

This is Thanksgiving week, these photos made me realize I needed to make a change. At 190 lbs I was far from happy with my body.

My Journey

I honesty can say I've been on and off diets my entire life. I can distinctly remember telling a friend on the playground in 7th grade that I was going on a diet, I'm 23 years old now. I've learned over the years that there aren't quick fixes and the only way to happiness in your life is to love yourself first and fill in the rest later. I yo yo-ed for years. This Thanksgiving after living in St. Louis for 6 months I saw pictures of myself and realized I was in denial at 5'6, 190 lbs my BMI was 30.1, I was horrified I was obese. Something had to be done. I decided to skip the daily McDonald's and made some progress by the end of the holiday season I had lost a few pounds. I decided however if I was really going to do this I needed a plan. One day in March I decided to join Weight Watchers, I had been a member before but never made it beyond a few weeks and never saw any results. This time was going to be different I vowed to myself. My journey so far has been tough but good.

My Journey so far

3/3/2009- Joined WW (186.4 lbs)

3/10/2009- 182 (-4.4 lbs)

3/24/2009- 178.6 (-7.8 lbs) Five Pound Star!

3/31/2009- 176.4 (-10 lbs) 5% goal!

4/7/2009 - 175.4 (-11 lbs)

4/14/2009- 174.2 (-12.2 lbs)

4/21/2009- 174.2 (-12.2 lbs)

4/28/2009- 170.8 (-15.6 lbs) 3rd Five Pound Star!

5/5/2009 - 174.6 (-11.8 lbs) first gain, I actually cried at my meeting but I said
this time it will be different and got back on track!

5/12/2009- 170.4 (-16 lbs)

5/26/2009- 171.6 (-14.8 lbs) ooops back up a little but birthdays and graduations will do that to you

6/2/2009 - 170.2 (-16.2 lbs)

6/9/2009 - 169 (-17.4 lbs) .6 away from 10%

I'll post some pictures below too, I think I'm finally starting to see the weight coming off!

So I started a Blog

This is my first attempt in the blogging world. I decided that I needed to share my weightloss journey with other people out there who are doing the same thing. Hopefully I'll be able to inspire a few folks and get some inspiration myself.