Graphics for Motivation

Daily 10k Challenge. I do well during the week, but then don't quiet make it on the weekends. I definitely need to work on this. I want to see those stars all across one week!

Also, this is where I'm at  in losing weight again this time. Very happy with the progress I've made in the last few weeks!

Weekend Warrior

Just needing to toot my own horn for this weekend's accomplishments:

1) Went out to dinner with Chris on Friday and kept the amount/type of food in check, and had some sake in moderation.
2) Went on a longer walk than needed on Saturday to get groceries and protein powder. Ate well all day without feeling like I was depriving myself, and that included two (measured 6oz) of wine. Taking the time to measure while pouring is WAY better than pouring and hoping you are guessing the amount right.
3) Got on the scale this morning and was down .4lbs. Makes me feel like I can enjoy my weekends and still lose weight. Something that I have struggled with in the past. I feel like on weekends I usually undo all the good that I did that week.
4) Went to Chris' coworkers baby's first birthday today. It was a BBQ in a park with all the usual culprits, chips, cupcakes, soda, etc. But I stayed away from the chips (didn't.even.have.one!) Stuck to a burger with fruit as a side, and water. Also said "no" to some awesome looking cupcakes!

All and all, I am pretty proud of my eating this weekend!

Head in the Game

For the past two to three weeks I've been thinking "I'd like to lose weight, I'm eating healthy, etc." Except my head wasn't fully in the game. I still ate poorly on the weekend and drank more alcohol than I should have on a few nights. And I told myself "But you're walking to work, you're bringing your lunch from home", and while that is all well and good, if you are just going to undo what good you did during the week on the weekend, you're just spinning your wheels.

This weekend something clicked and I know I didn't want to go around 'fake trying' to lose weight. Last night I picked up good groceries and have been eating on point this week and it's showing.

I woke up today with a nearly two pound weight loss. It's seeing the numbers go down that is a huge motivator for me. For someone who isn't that great at math and really likes to see things visually, right now the number on the scale is the only thing that matters since visual changes are still a little ways off.

Here is to two more pounds gone!

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Three Years Later

And here we are, three years later from the last post on here.

And three years later, I am back at square one as many of us trying to lose weight have become accustomed to. It isn't a good feeling. But it is a familiar one. And one point I don't want to start from again.

Finding and keeping inspiration is a hard thing to do. Many milestones can jumpstart the want to lose weight, a birthday, a new year, a new relationship, etc. And in the past three years, all of these have happened, in some cases more than once.

Most recent inspirations have been my littlest sister losing 33 lbs, my uncles passing, and the hope that someday (in the next year or so) I might be taking engagement photos (very wishful thinking, but not out of the of question haha). My boyfriend and I have a lot of trips planned for this coming year, and I'd really like to be able to look at the photos from them and be happy with the way I look. I'd also like to not have to use the seat belt extender on the planes we take to get there.

For the past three weeks I feel like I've found the motivation to get back into the swing of the gym and eating healthy. And it's been good in some parts, and not in others. Good parts being that for the past two weeks I've been walking the mile to work every day. I've been eating ok, but logging everything I eat in myfitnesspal. Logging even the extra alcoholic drinks, mini cupcakes, and pieces of pizza. The bad parts, the extra alcoholic drinks, mini cupcakes, and pieces of pizza! haha Not only slipping on self control, but also not going to the gym. I keep saying, I need to make small sustainable changes. Which is true, and walking to work daily has now just become a thing that I do. But I want going to the gym to be part of that too. I don't want to be too hard on myself because walking to work wasn't something that I'd ever considered and now it's a great addition to my day. I also log in myfitnesspal everyday for every meal. I need to acknowledge the small changes, and make sure that I can keep them up.

That's all for now, but I would like to keep updating weekly if not more!

Welcome back healthy self!