Weigh-In Thursday: Week 14

Slowly and surely wins the race. Every pound counts! I have been getting super excited about losing this weight. I have been monitoring and tracking everything that I have been eating and drinking. Tracking has become almost second nature to me now. It is just something that I do and everyone in my life has been a huge supporter. Even if it means I can't eat everything I would sometimes like to and my boyfriend has more patience and helps me pick out something "healthier" to eat when we do go out. Even if it takes me way to much time to get through the menu and decide what to eat. That has been amazing and I love having someone who supports my efforts 100% like he does.

Here I am.
Looking onward to my 30 pound lost goal that is a mere 1.8 pounds away. I can so do this! I also had to go buy some clothes today and everything I bought was a 2X. Even the Shirt!!! I don't remember the
last time I fit into a ladies 2X shirt. And yes I say ladies sized 2X because the sizing is different between ladies and men's 2X and a men's 2X is larger. Maybe that means I can fit into a men's XL. There was even some give to it because is was not tight as can be. This is a huge non-scale victory for me! The only downside is that I cannot see a difference and that is disheartening. If I can fit into smaller clothes comfortably and the people around me say they can see a difference. Why can't I? So frustrating. This quote was an inspiration! I guess this means that it is time to take some more pictures so that I can see the difference. I plan on doing that sometime this weekend. I also plan on taking my measurements every week from now on in order for me to better document my journey.

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Lets not forget:
Starting Weight: 306.4
Current Weight: 278.2
Current Week: -1.4

Total Loss: 28.2

Weigh-In Thursday: Week 13

Good-bye 280s! I don't ever want to see you again!

I achieved my mini-goal! I lost 2.8 pounds this week! My goal was to lose only 1 pound in order to hit my 25 pounds and I crushed that! Pedicure here I come! I plan on scheduling an appointment for this week or next. My next mini-goal is quite close 30 pounds lost. I am currently only 3.2 pounds away and I hope to reach that in 2 weeks at my week 15 weigh in. I can do it if I put my mind into it!

I had another revelation this week. I have been letting my weight hold me back. This came up when I went swimming with my boyfriend over the weekend at an outdoor pool by my house. He went off the 5m platform and I sat and watched. As I sat there I thought about how fun that it looked, until I looked around and realized that there was no ladder to get out of the pool with in this area. This meant that I could not do it because I would not be able to get out of the pool. As I sat there reflecting I thought, dang it, I am just going to do it and worry about getting out later. I climbed the stairs to the platform and it looked so much higher from the top of the platform. I almost chickened out because of the height. Nah, I am already here. Let's do this. I jumped and I am so glad that I did. I also managed to pull myself out of the pool on the third try. It probably was not pretty to watch but who cares. I freaking did it!

I will not be letting my weight hold me back anymore. That is no way to live. On another note I bought a dress in a size 2X and it totally fits! That is one size smaller than the dress I bought a few months ago! I am so looking forward to smaller clothes in the future!

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Lets not forget:
Starting Weight: 306.4
Current Weight: 279.6
Current Week: -2.8
Total Loss: 26.8

Weigh-In Thursday: Week 12

So close, yet so far. To my next mini-goal that is; 25 pounds lost. I am hoping to hit that goal at next week's weigh-in. Here is to being optimistic and working toward that goal. I am almost more excited to partake in the non-food reward than I am to lose a total of 25 pounds. :) My feet really need that pedicure, like yesterday. That is the downfall of summer, I love flip flops but my feet get all dry and scratchy. Love being a girl. The things we go through in the name of beauty, and my hatred of wearing socks when I don't have to. I really love the freedom of flip flops.

After last week's revelation that I need to work on being honest with myself the message at this week's meeting was exactly what I needed. It was all about getting happy and recognizing when small moments happen in life that make us happy. It was something that I really needed to hear and take to heart. Losing weight will not fix anything, but my health. I have to do the work on myself and put the same effort into my self-esteem that I am putting into losing the weight and getting my health in order. Putting in the work on the inside is just as important as putting in the work on the outside. The outside will not fix the inside. This is something that anyone trying to lose weight needs to consider. Losing the weight will not solve everything. If you can't love yourself now, as you are, how will you be able to love yourself just because you lost a few pounds?

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Lets not forget:
Starting Weight: 306.4
Current Weight: 282.4
Current Week: -1.6
Total Loss: 24

Weigh-In Thursday: Week 11

Tracking my food has become a way of life for me now. I track everything no matter what. I mean why should I hide things that I have eaten. If I do I am only hiding it from myself because I am the only one who sees my tracker, so who cares. Psychologically, I care, I really do care. It is hard to be honest with myself. Harder than I had ever imagined and I thought it would be easier to be honest with myself than it would be to be honest with other people. Apparently it is not. This is something I plan to work on since it is a new issue that I have not really realized.

This week was my first week of using Weight Watchers etools and I am loving it. The smart phone app is fantastic and super easy to use. It has a bar code function. It came in handy because I could just scan the bar code and access all the points plus information. It was also convenient to track on the go and to check points while grocery shopping so I could make good decision before bringing the foods home with me.

I had another loss this week and I think the etools were amazing to use and have. How have I been following the plan without it? I am excited to have Weight Watchers in my pocket and not having to flip through a book to find points plus values.

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Starting Weight: 306.4
Current Weight: 284.0
Current Week: -1.2
Total Loss: 22.4