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Today was weigh in day and lo and behold my scale decided to have mercy on me.  It likes me, it really likes me. After being at a standstill for so long that I lost track; my scale is down two pounds today and I am on cloud nine.  I have not really changed anything that I’m doing- still trying to choose healthier food options and eat less and get in activity when I can (I need to get in so much more).  I guess its finally working- I need to kick it up a notch to keep this momentum going.  I’m now at nine pounds total loss since starting buddy slim and down a size or two depending on the clothes.  I’m so excited- can you tell?  The sun even came out today for the first time in over a week-just for me-lol- ha ha.  I have a very long work weekend starting tomorrow.  My goal will be to get in lots of water.  I have really been slacking on getting my water intake.  Yesterday I bought some mini-carrots and fruit and will pack those for snacks.  I have lunches to take and should do well as long as I bring what I already have and don’t give in to “take out temptation.”  I hope to keep this going and show another loss next week.  Hope all of you buddies are having a great day!!

Don’t have anything in particular to blog about today, just checking in.  I’m so ready for winter to be over.  It has been cold and raining for the past week or two and it is so depressing.  I was talking to someone on the phone today and they said it is supposed to rain for another week.  With the weather and work and having been sick and everything that has been going on I have been lacking in my motivation for dieting and exercise.  But spring is around the corner.  Looking forward to better weather and positive changes all around.  Weigh in is tomorrow!

Today was my first day back to work after my vacation.  I didn’t follow my plan as well as I had planned but I did pretty good today.  I did not have time to eat breakfast before I left for work so I ate a cereal bar on the drive in.  We were pretty busy this morning so I didn’t get in much of a break but I did sneak in a small snack of some almonds and cashews.  I had a frozen dinner and a yogurt at lunch and an orange in the afternoon.  Not too bad except I had a weak moment and had a few pieces of candy, not much but I shouldn’t have had any.  I did drink lots of water and got in some walking- I really need to get a new battery for my pedometer so I can measure what I’m doing.  I came home and had a tiny piece of steak and a big salad.  I’m pretty proud of myself for sticking with it as well as I did today.  I wanted to do more exercise but yesterday I walked four miles and did a weights workout because I thought I might not be able to get in my exercise for today.  Work again tomorrow and then I get the weekend off.  I’m going to try and get in a good workout Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Next week is my long work week so I will plan ahead and hopefully it will be good.

On another note, I managed to keep my stress levels pretty low today.  I tried to just let things roll off of my back and not get me down.  Tomorrow is another day though.  I will be in charge and that in itself brings a lot of stress.  But I have made up my mind that it will be a good day.

Tomorrow is the last day of my vacation, I’m so sad.  It has been great to be off of work for 12 days but I guess that it can’t last forever.  I’m not really excited about going back but I have made up my mind I will not let myself get stressed out by my job, its only a job, and I am grateful that I have a job.  Today I decided that I need to get serious and start planning.  I need to buckle down on both food and exercise.  It will be so hard to get up at 4:30 on Wednesday after sleeping late all of this time.  This moring I got up at 7am.  I went into town and loaded up on groceries.  Hopefully I will not have to go back for a long time.  I ended up going to 3 different stores and when I was done I couldn’t fit anything else into my little car.  I came back and put everything away.  We ended up just hanging out at home the rest of the day.  My guy worked last night so he slept most of the day.  I finished watching some Biggest Loser episodes that I had recorded.  I did really well on food today: breakfast- peanut butter and jelly on toast, lunch- california sushi roll, dinner- big salad, snacks- orange and banana, I also got in my water.  I even got in some exercise: 2 miles on the treadmill.  I dug out an old notebook and started planning the rest of my week.  Wednesday and Thursday I will be at work (12 hour days).  It’s hard to get exercise on those long days so I’m going to try and get in a little something.  I always try to sneak in extra walking at work but sometimes its hard to get away.  I can’t do cardio in the evening because it keeps me awake but I will try to do some sit ups, push ups and that type.  Other ideas are welcome.  What are some good exercises that are quick that I could do that don’t really shoot up your heart rate- I think that that is what keeps me awake and not able to fall asleep.  I have planned out my food for work days, my biggest change will be to eat breakfast before I leave for work.  Before I kept a box of cereal bars in my locker and would eat one if I had time.  I bought some healthy choice dinners, some lean cuisines, and some weight watchers frozen dinners to take to work.  I also stocked up on salad, fruit and yogurt.  I hope that by planning ahead and having everything written down I will set myself up NOT to fail.  Tomorrow I’m still not sure about.  I’m planning on getting up early and getting in my treadmill time.  I want to do at least 3 miles tomorrow and I need to do weights too.  I’m not sure what our plans will be as my guy and I will both be off, we may go out to eat, we may cook, I have no idea about food but will try to do my best.  I’m feeling really motivated right now and I really want it to last this time.  I can do this!

Why can’t it be easier to lose weight.  Some days are great, some days suck and some are a combination of good and bad.  I think that one day everything will just click and it will be easy and I won’t have to try so hard anymore.  But to be successful you always have to be conscious of what you are doing.  Yesterday was one of those good and bad days.  Yesterday morning I got up and was so excited the scale was so nice to me.  I saw the lowest number that I have seen in a really long time.  I went into town and met a friend for lunch.  I ate way more that I should have.  I really wasn’t even all that hungry.  We were having a great time catching up and talking about different things and before I realized it she had ordered dessert and I had a spoon in my hand helping her eat it.  It was a brownie with ice cream- I don’t even like chocolate!!! but I was eating it.  I only had a few bites then realized what I was doing and stopped.  However, the damage was done.  I had eaten too much all together and felt way too full.  It was great to catch up with her and was glad we had got together but I was disappointed in my level of restraint.  I left there and went shopping and was cheered up when I decided to try on some clothes, the smaller size fit!!!!  I bought 2 new shirts from Target and picked up a few other things I needed.  Even though I was nervous I talked myself into going to Old Navy.  I recently bought some new jeans from there and they are now big on me.  I thought I might could go down a size but was afraid of the disappointment of trying on the smaller size and not being able to get into them.  Well I tried them and they fit, so I had to buy them.  They are just a little snug but they fit, they are a 12.  People this is great!!!  I haven’t worn a 12 in a couple of years.  When I joined buddyslim in November all of my jeans were 16s and some were snug.  You would think that this would be a great motivation to really stick with it, but no.  As the day went on I realized that I had signed on for more things than I could possibly get done in the time I had.  Had dinner plans with my family (yes I ate out twice in one day- bad, bad, bad).  By the time we actually made it to dinner I was tired and stressed and made the worse possible choices when it was time to order.  It was a sports bar/grill type of place.  I ended up ordering a combination “basket” that had ribs and fries and fried shrimp.  I hardly ate any of it because I felt so guilty when it came.  I should have gotten a salad.  When I got home I was so upset with myself.  The day had started off on such a positive note and what was I doing?  I decided enough was enough.  I put on my sneakers and headed to the treadmill.  I did just over 3 miles then went straight into doing the weight bench.  I’m sure it wasn’t enough to undo my bad choices for the day but at least I did something. 

I was determined that today would not be a repeat of yesterday.  I was going to get up early and get in my workout and get so much done.  But I could not sleep last night.  I think I finally fell asleep about 2 or 3 am.  I did get up at 7:30am but ended up falling back to sleep on the couch.  Food has been better today and I still have plans to exercise.  Just a little change in plans but it will be a good day.  Happy Sunday!

I’m still on vacation and today is the first day that really feels like I’m on vacation (have not left the house all day).  Was up really late last night so I slept really late this morning.  I got up and ate my healthy breakfast and firmly planted myself on the couch and watched all of the episodes of Biggest Loser Australia that I recorded.  I even dozed back off a few times.  I had my lunch; leftovers from my attempt at healthy mexican (turned out pretty good actually).  I have been trying to catch up with you guys and my blogreading.  Everyone seems so motivated today and it is motivating me :).   No exercise yet today.  I did get back on the treadmill for another mile yesterday afternoon.  I’m going to try and do the treadmill or a DVD later.  My guy is working tonight so I will wait until after he leaves for work.  I’m feeling much better today than I have been, lazy but better, lol.  I have so much I need to do, but not stressing about it.  I am planning to meet up with a friend in town tomorrow.  I have not seen her in a while and we are going to do lunch and catch up.  Hope that all of you have a great weekend.

It’s Thursday and weigh in day for me.  I have maintained, my scale is not going down but at least it has not gone up.  Since I first joined buddyslim I have lost 7 pounds, since before Thanksgiving.  It doesn’t seem like much but I have really started to notice changes.  I can take my new jeans off without unbuttoning or unzipping.  My scrubs for work are getting too big and I need new ones.  But, what I am most proud of is that since I started here I have not posted a gain yet.  My weight fluctuates during the week but come weigh in day I have been able to lose or maintain; even during the holidays.  (Knock on wood- I don’t want to jinx myself)  I have decided though that I want the scale to start moving, while I’m proud of what I have done so far I need to kick it up a notch.  So this morning I woke up with new resolve.  It also helped that I slept great last night for the first time in a long time.  I got up weighed in.  I had my breakfast as usual- whole grain low carb bagel with cream cheese.  I did some laundry and housework and chatted on the phone with a friend.  Then off to the treadmill I went.  I walked for 2 miles.  I had a snack of yogurt and some nuts.  I have already had several bottles of water today.  I am excited to be getting back on track.  I have our late lunch/early dinner in the oven- chicken enchiladas (it’s almost 3pm).  I cut out a bunch of the bad stuff and tried to make them as healthy as possible with tons of extra veggies.  I have been really wanting to eat Mexican food but don’t really trust myself to go out to eat as the chips and salsa and cheese get me every time.  So today I am eating less but more often, drinking my water and exercising.  I am hoping to get back on the treadmill for another mile or two this afternoon and do some weights if we don’t have to go anywhere. 

Had trouble sleeping again last night and here it is 11:30pm and still wide awake.  I have got to get back on schedule.  Since I had trouble going to sleep last night I got up late this morning.  I had planned to work out before my afternoon appointment, but it just didn’t happen.  As I have mentioned before, I have not been feeling so well lately.  Today I went to the doctor.  She noticed that I am losing weight, yay.  She said that I’m doing good on my cholesterol meds and my liver is still working, which is good, huh. lol.  My cholesterol is going down, but she didn’t decrease the amount of my meds.  She also started me on some new medicines that will hopefully help me to feel better and sleep better.  And BONUS she said that as a side effect it may cause me to lose some weight.  I told her that would really hurt my feelings, NOT.  So I started the new meds tonight and I am finishing up my antibiotics soon.  I still have some sinus stuff going on.  I am nervous about being on so much medication.  I am only 27 and have my own little mini pharmacy in my med cabinet. 

Food started out really well today… I had my low carb whole grain bagel with cream cheese for breakfast and salad for lunch, then a yogurt after my appointment.  But then… at the last minute we decided to go to a movie and to make the next show time I wouldn’t have time to eat supper first, but really didn’t want to wait for the 10:30 showtime.  So we went and got popcorn, which I had too much of since I was hungry from no supper.  When we got out of the movie (Juno) we went to one of our favorite hang outs- the bookstore (I know, we are nerds).  By the time we left there it was 10pm and everything was closed except for fast food.  I am not a real big fast food fan.  So we came on home and I finished off my 1/2 cupcake from yesterday then drank a bottle of water.  I really have to  get back on track.  Tomorrow I will get back on the treadmill and will start being more accountable in what I’m eating.  I was going through the diet and nutrition books tonight and I think that I want to maybe try counting calories again and doing small frequent meals.  I need to start journaling food again, it really helps I just need to stick with it.  I also need to work on planning meals and exercise beforehand so that I am prepared.  Hope all of you are doing well.

Still not feeling great.  Doctor’s appointment is tomorrow, hope I can find out whats going on and why I have been feeling bad.  Also, didn’t sleep well at all last night.  Six pm yesterday and I was so exhausted I was fighting to stay up until bedtime.  Then the later it got the less sleepy I was.  I laid down in bed around 11, but didn’t get to sleep until about 2 or 2:30.  I got up this morning around 7am and still tired.  I went to town this morning and I did it.  I cut my hair.  I ended up cutting around 3 inches off of the length and layered it and cut some long sideswept bangs.  It’s different for me, but not so different that I freaked out.  Several years ago I got the bright idea that I needed a change and cut my really long hair to my shoulders.  When she turned the chair around I thought I was going to cry, I freaked out and needless to say I let it grow back out.  I did get some of my errands done this morning.  I got my oil changed and went by the vets office, but it started raining really hard so I gave up on the rest of my errands and headed back home.  Food wise- I had a whole wheat low carb bagel and cream cheese for breakfast and a shrimp salad for lunch.  I did have a bite of a cupcake, but just a bite.  I’m going to ration it out and make it last as long as possible.  I have really been craving sweets and since I didn’t feel good I broke down and bought the cupcake, but I only bought one- not a dozen.  It will get better. I can do this!  I have some sushi in the fridge for dinner tonight.  No real exercise yet today.  I may try to get in some tonight.  Hopefully I will start feeling better.  However, I have to go to a wake tonight.  This will be the second one this week.  Two of our friends fathers have passed away.  We went to a wake Sunday night and I will go tonight.  My guy has to work tonight so I will go by myself.  The funeral is tomorrow the same time as my doctor’s appointment so I will pay my respects tonight.  I know that their families are going through a difficult time right now.  As far as buddyslim goes I’m hoping get back on track with my diet and exercise and get out of my slump. 

I just wanted to check in.  Feeling a little blah today, not sure why.  I am actually on vacation this week and should be excited.  I went into town this morning and had my blood drawn for my labwork.  I will be going to the doctor on Wednesday and I hope she can help me figure out why I haven’t been feeling good for a while.  I ran several errands this morning and met my brother for lunch.  We ate Chinease but I think I did okay.  I had soup and sushi and ended up bringing my actual food order home for supper.(chicken with broccoli)   I am going back into town tomorrow, time for a new look I am getting my hair cut.  I have had practically the same hairstyle for the last 10 years except for one change that lasted only until it grew back out.  I am going to go through some magazines tonight for ideas and will probably have to pep talk myself all of the way to the salon so I don’t chicken out.  I also have an entire list of things to accomplish tomorrow (go to vet for heartworm meds for dogs, oil change, tire rotation, develop pictures, etc. etc. etc.)  So I will be busy.  I really have to work on getting in exercise- I need an energy boost.  Saturday I did 2 miles on treadmill but yesterday and today have been on the go so much I didn’t get in any treadmill time.  I did get in walking if you count power shopping (Wal mart and grocery store).  I am really wanting something sweet right now but because I cleaned out all of the bad food, I have nothing sweet to eat except a low fat yogurt.  Hope that will knock out the craving