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Yayyy..I am officially finished with my first day on Weight Watchers. Even though my school schedule is all crazy right now, I still managed to eat exactly my points.  I found it kind of hard today because well…let me explain how my day goes. I ended up scheduling all my classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays thinking a four day weekend would be nice as well as a day break in between. Well, the breaks ARE nice but Tuesdays and Thursdays SUCK! lol…I go to class from 8am-3:15 with no breaks in between at all. Each class is 15 minutes apart and those 15 are spent walking halfway across campus. So, needless to say, it’s pretty impossible for me to pack a meal and have time to eat it. Any suggestions about this? Anyway, I’ve been bringing multiple snacks to keep me full throughout the day, and they do, just not enough.

Today I had an egg white omelet with half a slice of cheese and strawberries for breakfast. Then I had a cup of grapes, some baby carrots, a small pack of beef jerkey, a diet coke, and a 100 calorie snack pack. I’m fully aware that these things do not constitute a healthy lunch lol..but until I go grocery shopping, it had to do. Then for dinner my mom baked some chicken drumsticks. They are only one weight watcher point each! I had three of those, 1/2 cup green beans(no points), and a small baked potato. Well due to my lovely schedule, I was still left with almost 11 points(my total amount is 25), so I had another drumstick and another small potato.

After visiting my grandma and taking a shower, I decided to hurry and finish my points before it got too late..so about 2 hours after dinner I had a bowl of cheerios with 2% milk. So there went my points. Tomorrow will be much more..well-rounded but it was still the first day and it will take time.

I definitely feel I made the right decision choosing meetings, because not only is the accountability there(which I NEED!), the leader is so inspirational. I have a feeling I will look forward to these meetings. I can’t wait to make this my lifestyle and see results! Finally, a happy post from me!!

Hope everyone has a great weekend:)

After a very emotional week for me(including drama, tragedy, and pure exhaustion), I find myself at a stand still. I haven’t gained or lost but I must admit, this week was not a healthy one, food wise. I expected a gain but luckily didn’t have one. I decided in the mean time that I cannot do this on my own. I don’t have the will power or the knowledge really. So tomorrow, I am going to my very first Weight Watchers meeting. My mom did this a few years ago and lost 43 pounds, and I’ve heard nothing but good things about the program. I need some form of accountability so I feel like meetings will be better for me than the online version. I’ll keep you all updated! Expected a really excited blog tomorrow, I’m sure the meeting will get me really pumped up:)

Have a good week everyone!

I finally found some good quality fresh fish here and I’m really excited about it. I was getting SO tired of chicken. I would’ve opted for Salmon but it looked icky. I want to make it tonight but I don’t want to use way too many ingredients. I’m going to the store in a bit to pick up what other things I need but I still don’t know of any good recipes. I’d rather bake or sautee than poach. Any ideas?

I lost two pounds! Finally, some results! I am so proud of myself:) Thanks everyone for all the support, you are all wonderful. And happy Martin Luther King Jr day!

Alright, another frustrating blog from me! lol one if these days it will be a good one, I promise!

SO, my new years resolution was to train for a 5k. I gave myself 3 months, because that’s what the plan said I needed to do this. I bought new running shoes and even a book called 3 months to your first 5k. But what I’m wondering is, when they call this the couch to 5k plan, are they just saying this to give it a catchy title? It certainly isn’t motivating. Probably because when you are really beginning from the couch, I think it is a hell of alot harder to make it in a 5k.

Let me explain. I have never been a runner, but the plan says this does not matter. Anyone can do it. And I believe this, but I am having a HARD time. I began by just walking for the first week to get my body used to any kind of exercise again. Then, the second week I told myself I would try to begin the plan. But, the first day of the plan tells you to walk for five minutes, briskly, then run for three. I know I am out of shape but DAMN…I couldn’t even run for 45 seconds. I had to stop and walk again. So I tried to think okay, I am still new to this, I will run as much as I can for now. So, for the first couple times I just took my time and didn’t try to over do it and walked a while, then ran as much as I could, then walked, then ran again. Still, I couldn’t make it over a minute. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I’ve been doing this for 2 and a half weeks now and the most I have ever done was 85 seconds. Not even two minutes. It’s really sad for me because I wonder how long it’ll ever take me to make it to the minimum 3 minute running the plan calls for. I thought it would be easier I guess, and it’s just seeming impossible.

Anyone else doing or have done this plan? Am I an incompetant fool? or do I just need alot more time?

I’ve been doing so well these past two weeks. I’ve been exercising more than I have ever, in my life. And eating really well.  Tons of fruit and veggies, no fried food, very little bread if any, and tons of water. Yet I have no lost one pound. It’s so frustrating!! I feel so proud of myself after every healthy meal and every run/walk/jog. Then when I step on the scale I am very let down. Just a little rant..but ughhh I’m not loving myself today!

I did well today, except for a little slip up at lunch. For breakfast I tried to make a banana pancake with the Heart Smart bisquick mix..well basically I used a friend’s idea to mash up a banana into the batter. She claimed it was amazing, me..not so much. So I had fruit instead. I waited too long to have lunch so I was STARVING. The quickest thing was Ramen noodles so I popped that in, but while it cooked I had a few baked Doritos. Not so bad.  A mid afternoon snack was peanut butter with a green apple. Then for dinner I had a turkey burger.

Saw Bride Wars with my best friend and was a little disappointed. It was really predictable. Oh well, it was sorta funny. Tomorrow a friend and I are walking at 9:30. After that I’m going to Walmart to get another pair of these super comfy workout pants I found(and cheap!) and searching for a bra that fits right at the mall. Oh the joys. I’ll probably run in the afternoon on my own. Oh and I ran today too, after the movie. I froze my booty off but I was proud of myself for going. Anyway, just a little update.

No, I’m not talking about clothes. I can easily find clothes there that fit. Well, not easily, but relatively easily. What I’m talking about is the food choices. I don’t exactly live in a bustling metropolis, so our mall is sort of outdated. But, I spent the day there with my mom and we had to leave for lunch, then come back afterwards because there were no healthy options. This annoys me to no end. There’s salads and whatnot from McDonald’s but who wants to stand in line at McDonald’s inhaling the lovely aroma of fried food then order lettuce? Some might have that type of control but I do not lol.  Anyway, just a rant.

I did pretty good today. Scrambled egg beaters and fruit for breakfast, a turkey panini with swiss cheese and light honey mustard only for lunch, and I just jogged/ran/walked for 45 minutes after getting home. This is huge for me because usually after a day of shopping I want to come home and lounge on the couch.

 Hope you ladies are all having a super Monday! Well, for a Monday anyway:)

are chocolate mousse and kiwis! Or is it kiwi? I’m not sure the correct plural form lol. But I love them. I can’t believe I had never had one before this week. I wanted to make sort of a fruit salad to have as a sweet snack rather than something fattening and high in calories, so I bought strawberries, kiwi(s?), bananas, and blueberries. The blueberries are a bit bitter for my taste but I find if I eat them with the other things, I can’t even tell lol. I have a food journal with a small food-calorie dictionary in it that says kiwis are 45 calories a piece. Anyone have something different? Sounds good to me!

Now, for the chocolate mousse. I needed a chocolate fix and I found this recipe online, tried it out last night, and I love it. All you do is put a packet of unflavored gelatin in a saucepan with a packet of sugarfree chocolate pudding mix. You slowly add in a 2 1/2 cups skim or low fat milk. Bring to a boil, then chill till it becomes relatively stiff(I chilled mine for about 30 minutes). Then, all you do is fold in a tub of fat free cool whip, and seperate into serving dishes or cups for whatever size serving you want. I put mine into a glass baking dish because I don’t have individual serving cups. One serving is supposedly 100 calories, of course, it is a small serving. But it’s a nice little fix!

I put off running today because I’m still sore from this week, and I’m bummed because I just got my ipod armband in yesterday! I used it while washing dishes though haha. I will probably run tomorrow morning if the weather allows.

Hope all of you are having a fabulous weekend!!

Wow, it has been months. I’ve been through alot lately, which is no excuse, but needless to say, my health has taken a back seat. My weight loss goals were quickly forgotten after my home was flooded during Hurricane Ike. My mom and I lived with my grandparents for a few months, and in that time, I just got lazy. I didn’t exercise at all, and healthy food was hard to come by.  I was so used to preparing healthy meals for either just myself, or my mom and I. But when we lived with my grandparents, it was pretty much “you eat what we make or you don’t eat” lol..It’s hard to create a routine when you don’t feel at home.

Between that and school, my life had just been a big busy unorganized mess. In November, I got into a horrible car accident. I was luckily not injured, but barely. Everyone on the scene said it was amazing I was even alive. Things like that really make you think, and want to be happy and healthy because things of that sort can happen at any second. Then, last month, we find out my grandma has breast cancer. It was devastating. And when I am emotional, I do what we all do, I eat. She had surgery and they believe all the cancer is gone (BIG sigh of relief), now she just has chemo left. I know that’ll be rough on her too though.

So, the reason I am back…I have said for years that “this is it”. This is the time I’ll get healthy, and it never sticks. But I can’t think that anymore. Health must come first if I want to be around for a long time, so now I’m serious.

My new years resolution is to run my first 5k! I will begin training soon, but for now I’m just walking and jogging in between, because I can barely run for a minute straight right now. I don’t want to overdo it, so I’m working up. I got myself running shoes in order to have some kind of motivation, and my friend and I walk on Tuesdays and Thursdays together, which helps because I have no excuses. I’ll also only have classes on those days, so on my off days I’ll do my running. I’ve been eating wonderfully, and I’m so proud of myself.

 For those who have read this huge post…lol..Thank you! And I hope some of my old buddyslim friends remember me. You were always such a wonderful support system, which is the main reason I’m back. I’ve missed you all and I look forward to doing this thing with all of you again:)