Yay!

Oh yea, it was definitely time to get off my ass and start moving. Pilates 2 times this week along with 2 power walks, sticking really close to my points, and staying strong against temptations lost me 5 more pounds this week! Since I started my weight loss adventure about a month and a half ago, I'm down a total of 16 pounds. That's HUGE for me!

I was really discouraged after last week, but maybe that was all I needed to kick my ass into gear. I think it's finally safe to even throw my jeans in the dryer since unless I wear a belt, all of my jeans are falling off me. That's such an awesome feeling. It's even better when people I haven't seen for a while are like, "Are you losing weight?" I just get a huge grin on my face and say, "Thanks so much for noticing! Yes I am! Finally!"

So 16 pounds lighter, and I'm starting to feel so much better about myself. Little by little. No one ever said anything to me when I went home last year about my size, but I still felt awkward. Maybe by the time I go home this year, I won't look at pictures of myself from the trip and be like, "Oh god..I didn't realize I looked that fat!"

I feel better too. I went for a 30 min power walk tonight after work, and plan on Pilates tomorrow night while Jayk's at training. Then it's strictly homework from there. My goal is to take 30 min a day to exercise. If I can carve that out and keep eating right, I hope to keep this momentum going. I even resisted a chocolate fudge mudslide cake at the station tonight! The servings said 8 servings per cake, but in one friggin slice there was 360 calories and 16 whopping fat grams! Holy crap! So I ate two small cookies instead and filled my sugar craving.

As odd as it sounds, the more I am able to say no when "bad" foods are offered to me, the better I begin to feel. Ok, I'm done babbling now, I just wanted to share the excitement. Today was the best weigh in day ever! Only because I went up 2 pounds last week and now I'm down 5! YaY! Talk about a motivator! I'm finally beginning to feel like I can really do this. I am a little nervous about my trip to Boston though...I won't have my safe groceries, there will be lots of restaurants, etc, etc...I have 9 more days to figure out how I'm going to do that...

Frustrated

Ok, So the first 2 weeks was good. I have no time to get off my fat ass however and keep up with any kind of regular exercise program, and now it seems I can not lose more than 10 pounds. I hate this. I feel like I'm working so hard eating right, but since I don't really have that much time these days to exercise the eating right is pointless.

I'm a stressed eater. I have finals in the next couple weeks, I hate my job, we barely make it by with what we make now, and Jayk's getting ready to go full time fire fighter..another pay cut. Granted he will work a part time job, but that means less time to spend with us. =/ Selfish I know, but I can't help it.

So what does that have to do with weight? I want to friggin EAT! LOL I'm frustrated with counting points and always trying to eat right, but I know it's better for me even if I'm not losing weight. It just seems like that any time I go on a diet, I drop 10-12 pounds and can't make it past that mark. Damnit.

I've got ground chicken in the fridge and no idea what to make with it. I think I may just make chicken tacos. I don't know. Just another random stressed out day. Thanks for reading, if you've made it this far into my bitch fest, I love you. LOL Hope everyone is doing better than I am!

Welcome!

Ok, on the chance that I bore everyone with my weight loss stories and rants, I figured I'd just start a new blog since weight loss is growing as a passion for me; and my dinner tonight inspired me.

So welcome, feel free to stop by with suggestions, recipes, activity suggestions, or just basic bs.

So what did I have for dinner that inspired a whole new blog? PIZZA!!! Yea, that's right, I said pizza, and I'm on Weight Watchers, AND I didn't cheat or go into my flex points! Ya! I was a little worried it would kind of suck but it didn't at all and it was really good, so for my first post on my new blog here is the recipe:

~Preheat oven to 400 degrees~

2 Flatout Carbdown Italian flat breads
1 cup of fat free Mozzarella Cheese
1/2 cup of Ragu Mushroom sauce
22 slices of Hormal Pizza Ready Canadian Bacon slices
Pam Olive Oil 0 Calorie 0 Fat cooking spray

Weight Watchers points=10 total 5 per pizza.

Spray the flat breads and possibly your pizza pan first. Then pour 1/4 cup of the Ragu sauce on each of the flat breads and spread evenly. After that use 1/2 cup of the cheese on each flat bread then add 11 slices of the Hormel Pizza Ready Canadian Bacon slices to each flat bread. Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes.

Enjoy! I had a 10 point meal eating pizza! It was awesome, and it only took like 5 minutes to prepare! Bonne Appetite everyone!

**Disclaimer, I did not steal this recipe from anyone, I just thought I would try it out as I was buying groceries! Also, the pizza in the picture is not mine, I didn't have pineapples on mine.LOL**