The weight loss jouney...

I've been going down this road for months, maybe even years. Only recently have I taken it seriously, and when I say recently, I mean this past JUNE! I gave this weight loss/life style change another whirl and its actually sticking this time. I eat in moderation and I exercise. This has been the ONLY thing that has worked for me. When I first started, I was losing about 1lb a week, which all the "experts" say is the healthy way to go. Of course I wanted it to be more, I was expecting "The Biggest Loser" poundage to be falling off my body every week. VERY UNREALISTIC.

After the first month, I started setting realistic goals. These were my goals for July. (I set new ones every month)
1. Eat 1900-2100 calories a day
2. Exercise 30-60 minutes, 4-6 times a week

Simple right? There is so much stuff out on the web, it was weight loss information overload. The light bulb finally went off in my head. I started logging all my calories on websites I found. My friend John suggested getting "militant" logging my calories. Tracking my calories and exercising and WHAM the weight and inches started happening. My energy level and confidence started growing. It became addicting.....

But now.........I've hit that wall! The dreaded wall!!! THE STUPID DREADED WALL!!! I knew it would eventually come. Its starting to get frustrating, NO, its actually starting to piss me off. I've been around the same weight (between 235-237) for the last two weeks. My clothes are fitting better than last month or even last week. I can hear the "muscle weighs more than fat bullcrap", but when you are overweight, you want to see the scale go down, not stay the same. Here comes the weight loss overload information AGAIN. Basically it boils down to this. My body has adjusted, now I need to challenge it again.

So.......this week I started lifting weights again. I'm jogging short distances (I'm want to run in the 5K Fun Run for Education in October). I went back to 4-6 days of exercise. I was only exercising 4 days and taking Friday - Sunday off. I'm giving Yoga another try. Hopefully when I weigh myself on Friday, its down and not the same.


Look at this stupid wind! Stupid wind! STUPID HURRICANE WIND! I was THIS close to not power walking / jogging today. But the guilt go to me. I just couldn't handle the guilt.




My cargo pants I wore today. WAY to big now. Had the whole underwear all showing while my pants hang half way down my leg look going today. I need to get a smaller belt, or buy new pants.

Calories Goal: 1750
I ate 1800 and burned 500 today.

Temptations all over the place. Had all the intentions of getting light ice cream at Baskin Robbins, but the pumpkin pie ice cream got my attention. The bad, high in sugar and fat, the good, high in calcium and protein. So it wasn't a total failure.

Getting started

I've been thinking about doing a blog for months!!! I'm finally making time and making myself do one. No more talking about it. Just get it done. I don't pretend to be a writer, I a definately not one. I have no idea what its going to lead to, but hopefully its interesting, fun and entertaining.