2 weeks???

I can't believe I haven't updated this thing in two weeks!! Wow! Well, I've been crazy busy, so I haven't had much time to think about updating. I have some great news though! In the past two weeks, I've lost an additional 2.6 pounds. At this point, I am 9 pounds from my Weight Watchers Goal weight. I am determined to get there by my friend's wedding on September 13. I hope I can be close to Lifetime by that point, but I'll take just reaching my goal by then.

I'm a bit worried about my weigh in this week. I spent the weekend in Atlanta for a bachelorette party and we ate at Cheesecake Factory on Saturday. It was delicious and I tried to pick a somewhat healthy option there. I ordered the teriyaki chicken and only ate about 1/4 of the chicken and 1/2 the rice. I did indulge in a slice of cheesecake (vanilla bean is delicious!!) and 1 fruity mixed drink. However, I also spent over 6 hours shopping and walking around in the heat in Atlanta that day. We also did more shopping for about 3 hours yesterday. I am just focusing on getting my water and fruits and veggies in for the rest of the week. I'll try to update on Thursday night after my weigh in.

It's been almost a week since I updated...

I can't believe it's been that long since I updated! I have my weigh in tonight and I peeked at the scale this morning and it is showing me 1.2 down since last week. Hopefully, that will still be the case at 5:30 tonight!

I am doing really well with my journaling and water this week. I got a good swift kick in the rear on Monday when my friend reminded me that we only had 2 months until the wedding we are both in. Yeah, that's enough to give me the kick in the butt I needed! I chugged my water, walked at lunch, at a delicious salad with grilled chicken, pears, cranberries, candied nuts (1 tbsp), baby spinach, grape tomatoes, feta cheese and a blueberry balsamic vinaigrette. YUM!!

Yesterday was a coworker's birthday. My boss ordered pizza for everyone and I planned ahead and brought a big salad with me. I had 1.5 slices of pizza and a big salad. When I got hungry later, I had a Weight Watchers 2 point snack bar. Last night, my husband decided to fix pasta for dinner. I knew if I ate that after eating pizza earlier in the day that my weigh-in tonight would not go well. I had a bowl of cheerios and a half a PB & J sandwich. I'm going to have the pasta tonight for dinner.

For breakfast today, I had a bowl of multi-grain cheerios and a banana with skim milk. My lunch is going to be awesome! I bought a pre-made/pre-portioned bowl of chicken tortilla soup from Kroger today. The whole thing is 2 points!! I am also having another yummy salad with baby spinach, feta, turkey bacon, cranberries, almonds, and Lite Raspberry-Walnut Vinaigrette. My goal for today with water is to have my 8 glasses of water down by 2:00. I don't want to drink a lot much past then since I have my Weigh In at 5:30.

well, I guess that's enough for one post! I need to go fill up my water bottle again and then get back to work!

Stress...

So yesterday, my husband got some not so good news. He is a route driver for a uniform company. He was informed yesterday that his route is being consolidated with another one and he will no longer have a route. They are making him a jumper, but that means he is basically on call and has no control over his hours. Also, his pay won't be quite as much as it used to be.

When I found out about this, I immediately wanted some chocolate. I went to the little coffee shop down the street looking for a brownie. They were out of brownies, but had chocolate muffins. I bought one of those. Even though it was stale, I ate pretty much the whole thing. Then, I came home, had 3 slices of pillsbury pizza and 2 brown sugar poptarts.

I am so a stress eater!! ugh...I'm pretty disgusted with myself. Oh well...today is a new day.

I had a Weight Watchers bagel with light butter and a banana for breakfast. For my morning snack, I had 1.5 oz cheese and I've had 33.8 oz water already. I'm going out to lunch today, but I'm getting a grilled chicken sandwich and diet coke. I have a Fiber One bar, some grapes, and some microwave popcorn for later if I need all that food. We're going to the in-laws' tonight for dinner so they can spend some time with DD. I'm not sure what she is making, but I'll make it work whatever it is.

I have to go wedding dress shopping with one of my best friends tomorrow morning. She's getting married in August, but just got engaged 2 weeks ago. Her sister couldn't make it into town until this weekend and she didn't want to go without her. I am going to take my water bottle with me tomorrow and keep it in my car (I can't take it into the bridal shop). I will drink at least 33 oz before I head back home. I am going to try to keep myself focused on getting my water in for the rest of the weekend and work on eating lots of fruits and veggies.

I am going to try to take a walk or do some crunches or play with Abby if the urge to eat comes on due to stress this weekend. I need to stay focused!! I am in two weddings in the next 4.5 months and I want to look HOT!!!

My goals for the month of April:

• Do 100 crunches per day
• Do 25 squats and 50 lunges per day
• Walk 4 days per week at lunch
• Focus on getting 64 ounces of water in EVERY DAY
• Eat more fruits and veggies

Ultimately, for this month, I'd like to lose 7 pounds this month. Hopefullly, I'll be well on my way at my next weigh in.

Starting Over!!!

My name is Kimberly and I am a 26 year old wife and mother. I live in Tennessee and love living here. I am a true Southern girl at heart and couldn't imagine living anywhere else! I've had about 3 weight loss blogs in the past 2 years. I never can seem to keep them updated. This time is going to be different. I am going to update this blog at least once a week with my weigh-in results and anything else I feel like talking about.

I am following Weight Watchers Flex Plan. I have been on WW since December 17, 2007. I joined to lose the weight I kept on after having my daughter in August 2007. So far, I've lost 3.2 pounds. My Memorial Day goal is to be at 167 pounds. I am currently at 178.2 and working toward a 2 pound loss this week (I hope!). My first goal is to hit my 10% weight of 163.4. My WW goal at this point is to hit 160. I will reassess everything when I get to that point and see how I feel.

My focus this week has been on trying to get more fruits and vegetables in and also get at least 64 oz water EVERY DAY!!! I have discovered the crystal light to go packets as well as the South Beach Diet ones too. The SBD ones have 30 calories, 3 grams of protein, and 5 grams of FIBER!!! Woo Hoo!!!

Please join me on this amazing trip to skinnyness. If you feel like it, any comments are welcome, especially the ones of an encouraging variety!! ;)