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Well, this past week was my first to be back to buddyslim in a while. The week started off good then progressively got worse diet wise. I don’t think that I lost anything. I’m not sure if I want to brave the scale tomorrow or give it another week. Today I did pretty good. I ate mostly healthy. I got in some activity by working in the garden and painting a bathroom in addition to all of the housework. I have already fixed a healthy lunch to take with me to work tomorrow and have a granola bar out for breakfast and lots of water for while at work. I’m going to journal everything and do my best to stay on track. This past week I started out good using my treadmill but it didn’t last long. I must get back on it tomorrow and make myself do a little everyday. I’m ready to start getting this weight off. I hope you all have a great and healthy week.

Well, I weighed in this morning and it looks like I have gained 13 pounds since I last posted my weight here back in February. Oh well, it is what it is. Time to get the scale moving back down. I’m off to the treadmill.

Well it has been a really long time since I have blogged.  I have been absent from buddyslim for too long.  A lot has changed for me.  I have a new job, got married, traveled overseas.  But alas I am still struggling with my weight.  I had been doing well but I seem to be slipping more and more to the wrong direction lately.  I have decided that I have to take control.  I’m scared to step on the scale because it is going to be so much more than what it was when I last posted on here, but I will use that as motivation.  I realized how important support is and the support here was always great and it is awesome that so many of the same names are still here.  I am about to go dig out my treadmill so I will have no excuse to avoid it in the morning.  Tomorrow I am off work and after running errands I plan to go stock up on healthy foods and plan out the week.  I know I need structure.  I’m looking forward to making the necessary changes and hopefully they will stick this time.  Reading the blogs really motivates me so I have a lot of catching up to do……

I can’t believe it myself, but I have actually avoided stepping on the scale since last week.  I saw a number I didn’t want to see and haven’t got back on.  But tomorrow will be the day.  I have been trying to eat better.  I made myself choose the salad today even though it’s not what I wanted for lunch.  And for supper I did baked fish, salad, and corn on the cobb.  I came right home from work today, no stops and immediately got on the treadmill- even ran some.  I’ve also been drinking lots of water the past 2 days.  However, despite all of this I am dreading getting on that scale in the morning (what if it’s still the same…or worse).  I think its because I had been allowing myself to weigh everyday, sometimes more than once a day…. even though it did not motivate me to do better.  I have a fear of the unknown.  I know I’m just rambling, but thanks for listening.  Happy thoughts for tomorrow :)  Hope all of my buddies are having a great and healthy week so far.

Happy New Year to all of my fellow buddyslimmers.  I am looking forward to the new year.  A new year and new changes.  This past year has been a very busy one with lots of changes.  I decided to look back at my blog and my post from last new year’s and I had made a list of changes/goals for myself.  I actually did pretty well on some of them, some of them fell short but are still in progress.  New Year’s day 2 years ago I weighed right at 200 pounds and I am proud to say that I am down around 30 pounds.  Sure I would like to have lost more in a 2 year period; but what I have lost I’m keeping off.  This year I want to continue my weight loss and my goals to be healthy and more fit.  I recently became engaged and will be getting married this year.  We are not planning any big wedding or anything but I would love to be much smaller when the day comes.  I want to be a cute bride and look nice in a dress.  I definately want pictures.  I have not worn a dress in years though…. We would also like to start a family soon and I really want to lose at least 20-30 pounds before getting pregnant.  It’s not just about numbers though, I want to be healthy and strong.  So again this year no resolutions just goals.

I recently found out that I did get a new position at work.  I am very excited.  The hours will be much better (no more 12 hour shifts and no more weekends).  This new position should also be a lot less stressful.  I start on Monday, yay.  I’m planning to start a regular exercise program now that I will be getting off early enough.  I am even contemplating joining a gym, but for now I have a pretty good setup here at home (treadmill, weight bench, exercise ball, free weights) I just have to use all of it.  I have made lots of changes in the past year on my eating habits.  Although the holidays have been challenging.  I just have to remember to plan ahead and keep all of the junk out of the house.  I can’t eat it if I don’t have it, and I live too far out to just run out and get something.

So as much as I did not want to I weighed this morning and was up a bit, I’m at 169 pounds.  I know what I need to do to reach my goals, I just have to do it.  I want to thank everyone for all of the support this past year.  I think that 2009 will be a great year!!!  Good luck to all of my buddies.

Just a quick post to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season.  I know how easy it is to fall off of the wagon at this time of the year.  I admit that I’m not doing so good with my diet, but I have done worse in the past.  I will return to diet and exercise soon.  I am just so grateful for all that I have and for my family and friends.  I have had a great Christmas and hope you all have too.  I’m really looking forward to the new year and to working and accomplishing my goals.  I want to thank everyone for the support I have recieved here this year.  Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!!

It’s been a while since my last post but there has been a lot going on.  I am engaged!  We have been together now for over 12 years and have been talking about getting married but I got a beautiful ring last Friday and I am so excited!  I know we probably won’t have a big wedding or anything but I am now even more motivated to reach my goal.  I want to be cute in my pictures, lol.  So this week I have renewed my focus.

Work is still crazy and I am trying to manage my stress better.  I even interviewed for a new job this week that I would love to get.  I’m not sure how it’s going to go, but I have made up my mind if I don’t get this one I will try again.  I really want something with better hours and less stress.  Yesterday I braved the cold and rain and shopped my little heart out trying to finish up shopping for Christmas, without luck.  But I did hit the grocery store and stocked up on loads of fruit and fresh veggies.  I even got some of the slimfast optima mix to make shakes.  (Has anyone else tried this, is it even worth it?)  I have planned all of my meals for the entire weekend as I will be working.  I will try the shakes for breakfast, fruit for snacks, and have made chicken salad for sandwiches.  I am also gonna load up on water.  I have had 4 bottles (20 oz) already today, I think.  I have already had my healthy dinner with a large salad and I’m done eating for the night.  Next will be to get my exercise back on track and survive the holidays.  If by chance I do get the new job, there will be no more 12 hour shifts which will allow me to join a gym.  This is something I have really been wanting to do, but could not justify the cost of joining the one near home as I would be very limited in how much I could actually go.  They close at 8pm, which is when I get home on the days I work and they have limited weekend hours. 

I am so very excited with all of the things that have been going on in the last week and I am very optimistic about the future.  I even got to enjoy snow today.  I live in Louisiana and we don’t get to see that very often, but the yard was very pretty this morning with all the white, of course it had all melted by lunch, but it was still great to have some snow. 

Hope everyone is having a great and healthy week!

This past weekend was horrible at work and yesterday I was in a funk all day.  I’m not sure why.  I was totally unproductive.  I laid around the house all day, ate like crap and of course no exercise.  I hate when I get like that.  But I’m feeling better today.  I woke up this morning and despite yesterday the scale went down a little bit.  I got up, had some breakfast and decided to start tackling my to do list.  I actually got a good bit done today.  I did pretty good at lunch.  And most importantly I made myself exercise today.  I did one hour on my treadmill, even running some thanks to upbeat music on my iPod.  Then I took my dog on a 30 minute walk outside- he was very excited!  My eating has been better too, however I really need to go get some groceries.  I have enough salad mix for a small salad with supper but other than that no more fresh fruits or veggies in the house.  I have been craving fresh fruit, which means I’m not eating them like I should.  I must restock soon.  It is amazing what exercise does for my mood.  I’m feeling so much better than yesterday, I know exercise makes me feel better and allows me to deal with stress and I’m more productive and I hate that I will do good for a while then slack back off again.  It just seems to be a never ending pattern that I do good, then not so good.  I am getting better though, my slacking phases are fewer and shorter than in the past.  I just need to remind myself more often of my goals and work harder to reach them.  I know I can do it. 

I don’t really have anything interesting to post, but it has been a while so I figured I should post something.  I have been feeling really blah lately.  I’m not sure if it is the time change, the weather changing or what.  I got my flu shot at work a few weeks ago and haven’t been feeling too perky since.  I don’t think that that is all of my problem.  Everyone at work is sick and there is so much crud going around.  This week I have been making an effort to get back on track at least with my eating.  I went to lunch with my brother on Wednesday and didn’t choose as wisely as I should have but other than that I have been doing pretty good.  I even made a big taco soup yesterday, which is actually pretty healthy and I made enough to take it to work with me all weekend.  I picked up sushi for supper tonight and it was sooo gooood!  I have been craving it but since my boyfriend (the only person who will go eat sushi with me) is away at work I haven’t had it in a while.  Some good news: I am almost back to my pre-vacation weight!  But in all honesty I probably did worse after coming back from vacation than when I was on vacation but oh well.   I’m working all weekend and the weather is terribly gloomy, it is forecasted to rain and get really cold through the weekend.  I’m hoping next week brings sunshine and motivation!  I really need to get back to exercising.

Oh where did it go?  It was my driving force….eating right, exercising, drinking my water, going, going, going….GONE.  Where has my motivation gone?  Have you seen it because I really need it back?

Things have been really weird the last few weeks and I have gotten off track.  I desperately want to get back on track but I am having problems getting motivated again.  I was doing so well….  The beginning of October my boyfriend and I went on vacation to the Smoky Mountains (for our birthdays and anniversary) and it was an absolutely awesome vacation.  We got in tons of exercise, walking and hiking but apparently I still ate more than I should have because I came home with a few extra pounds.  Then family dinners and soforth those few pounds made some friends.  I was still exercising, just not like I should have and eating was horrible.  Then my boyfriend of 12 years after working at home for a year went back on the road to work.  I miss him so much and we don’t know when exactly he will be coming home.  It could be 3-5 weeks or longer?  After being together constantly for a year, I feel lost.  All of our days off had been together and we were always doing something.  Now when I have a day off I just feel lost, I try to stay motivated but I admit I have been feeling a little depressed.  I will get up and clean a little, do this or that then lay down on the couch.  Blah.  This past weekend at work was also a nightmare foodwise.  Our weekend doctor brought in boxes of doughnuts 2 days in a row then we ordered out for lunch both days.  I usually try to order healthy or bring my lunch but due to time of the month and no motivation I totally caved in.  I had chips and salsa all weekend for supper and ate pizza for lunch on Sunday. 

This type of living must stop!!!!!  Yesterday I got up and still had my lazy depressing morning on the couch but I did much better on my eating.  I drank tons of water yesterday and even exercised again.  I walked an hour on my treadmill then got out the ball and the weights and did those while watching tv.  This morning I’m still feeling a little blah but eating has been okay so far.  Healthy cereal with skim milk for breakfast, chicken salad on wheat for lunch.  I’m going to start my water and head to the treadmill soon.  I really want to get back to where I was and keep going down.  I weighed in at 169 this morning.  I would love to be in the 150’s by Christmas and I know I can do it, if I can just get my motivation in check.