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Since I finally met my mini goal, I have decided that I need to set a new one.  However, I think that I want to set smaller more attainable goals.  The last goal took way to long to reach so this time, I don’t think I will be so lofty in setting my goal.  My last weigh in was on Thursday and I was 175, so I will set my next mini goal for 169 that is 6 pounds away and very doable.  I’m on a roll buddyslimmers and my motivation is high.  I can do this and I will!!!

So how has your weekend been?  I have had a great weekend.  I have been off Friday, Saturday and today and it has been great.  Friday I mostly hung out around the house during the day; doing laundry and picking up and such.  My boyfriend went fishing and I just really enjoyed catching up on my tv shows that I had recorded and having some quiet time.  Friday night we went to a bar to see one of our friend who is in a band play a gig.  We have not been to a bar in years but it was a nice place and we had a good time, the band did a great job- it was fun.  I tried Guinness for the first time, I liked it but I have no idea how many calories are in those- oh well I didn’t go overboard.  Saturday my family came over and we cooked and hung out (my mom, my brother and my nephew)  our usual get together.  We also had lots of suprise company several friends stopped in to visit.  Some friends came over and ended up hanging out until almost 11pm.  Today I have been trying to catch up on my buddyslim buddy blogs and just relaxing.  It looks like it will rain today.  I need to do a few more loads of laundry and get dressed and go to town and buy groceries.  This will be my very long workweek so I need to go and stock up on healthy food today so I will have no excuse for bad choices.  I hope everyone else has enjoyed their weekend as much as I have enjoyed mine.  Time to start working on my new mini goal.

Okay, I finally did it, I got my mini goal it took me long enough but I am really excited.  I think that it has been about 20 weeks or so.  I started buddyslim the week before Thanksgiving, and yes it has taken me this long to lose 14 pounds.  But man they were a really big 14 pounds and those bad boys were really attached and didn’t want to say goodbye.  But I did it!!!  I started here at 189, I had actually lost some weight before I started buddyslim.  I was so happy this morning when my scale read 174.8.  I havn’t seen that number since my weight watcher days several years ago.  I have been doing really well on my eating lately.  When I had the flu a while back, I think that my loss of appetite for so long helped to shrink my stomach some, I have been doing so much better on keeping my portions in check and not overdoing it.  I’m doing well on making myself stop eating when I’m satisfied and not eating until I’m stuffed.  That used to be pretty routine for me.  Now I really hate the feeling of being full, it makes me just miserable.  I’m also doing much better on drinking my water. I still drink a few too many diet cokes but I am working on cutting back on them.  Now when I go to the grocery store, I buy 2 cases of water at a time and keep my locker at work stocked.  I have also discovered those South Beach living Tide me Over packets to add to your bottled water that have like 30 calories, 3 protein, and 5 fiber- those are great for my long work days.

Tuesday, I went and bought a new pedometer and it is a really cool one.  It is amazing how much a small little gadget can motivate you.  The one I bought measures everything: steps, distance, calories, time, etc.  I find myself checking it throughout the day to see “where I’m at” in my step count.  I know I should be aiming for at least 10,000 steps a day and I am but so far I am averaging about 7,500.  At work I try to go for a walk around the hospital on my break and according the the pedometer it’s about a mile and it took me about 15 minutes, but it’s not always possible to go every day.  I went for a walk on Wednesday but not on Thursday and I still averaged about the same number of steps total for the day- go figure.  I’m hoping that it doesn’t rain this weekend because I would love to get outside and do some walking.  I need to also start doing some arm exercises- sleeveless season is on the way.

Oh, and one more bonus of reaching my mini goal.  My BMI has dropped 2.5 points, I still have a way to go, but I am definately on my way!

I started here on Buddyslim 18 weeks ago.  I am really glad that I did, although that I have lost much of the momentum that I started with I am still losing, slowly.  Today is weigh in day and I am one more pound down.  I am also finally in sight of my mini-goal (which was not so mini I guess when I made it because it has taken 18 weeks).  I weighed in this morning at 176 pounds one pound from the 175 lb mini goal that I set oh so long ago.  I have finally recovered my awful bout with the flu and am feeling good again.  I guess not being able to eat for those two weeks helped to curb my appetite and shrink my stomach a bit.  I can now very comfortably fit in my new “smaller” jeans, thank you, and I even bought some smaller scrubs for work.  I have been doing well on the diet and eating but I have to confess that I have not been exercising at all.  I have good intentions, but good intentions don’t burn calories do they?  My pedometer that I bought from Weight Watchers a few years ago died and I decided that I would get a new battery and start using it again but I cannot find that type of battery anywhere- I have tried three different stores, I guess that I will just have to break down and get a new pedometer, at least it will be a start. 

This week my Mini-mini goal is to be extra good and eat healthy, get a pedometer to up exercise by upping the walking, start some arm exercises maybe, drink my water so that I can meet my mini next week when I weigh in. LOL.  Happy Thursday.

Well after a very miserable two weeks with the flu I am starting to feel human again.  I have had no energy, no motivation, and have just felt terrible, I had no idea how bad this flu bug really was until it got me.  The first week I had a constant feeling of nausea and couldn’t eat, ended up getting dehydrated and missed work, went to the doctor- all the good stuff.  So this past week I have spent all of my time either in bed or on my couch, up until yesterday.  Yesterday I began to “de-flu” the house.  I went through two cans of Lysol.  I know I may be over-reacting a little but that was definately something I don’t want to go through again and don’t want anyone else to have to go through. 

On the buddyslim front… I have been slacking for quite a while.  I’m not sure where my motivation went or why I seem to have so much trouble getting back on track but I know that I need to.  Obviously with the flu I have not been exercising but even before that I wasn’t doing so good.  My weight seems to be sustaining despite my not making the best choices lately.  Although, these past two weeks I think the only thing that has maintained my weight is high cal fruit juice ‘lol.’ 

Next week I hope to be feeling back up to par.  I’m loading up on vitamins and healthy food and next week I need to start working exercise back in.  Spring is on the way and hopefully it will bring back my motivation.