I wanted to show that it's my midsection

left: Not sure but before the weight loss. center:182 pounds. Right:155 pounds.



My midsection is where the weight loss is really showing a difference.

Goals for this week

I'm pretty busy right now with work in full swing and trying to figure out how I want to make other goals happen while still losing weight. My weight loss goals this week are to: exercise at least 4 times this week, eat some time of vegetable everyday, drink at least 3 bottles of water a day, get more sleep, and figure out a short workout to do during a work break.


I'm going to step on the scale a couple times this week and hopefully my weight will continue going down. I think I might finally be out of my plateau. If I can be under 140 by my birthday I would be really psyched!

154 came on the screen

When I heard that uh oh sound of getting on the Wii I was so worried that it was going to tell me I gained like 3 pounds because I've been slacking with the gym. I've been doing better with my nutrition but not better with the gym. It said 154.7 or something like that!!! Oh my goodness I'm so excited about that. I packed broccoli as the main part of my lunch one day and tuna straight from the can for the other day and it was like non stop eating to me. It was healthy stuff though like a grape here and there or eating a tomato or eating an apple! Huzzah! I'm hoping I can keep on this trend because I really would like to be in the 130s or 120s by Christmas.

158lbs and Zumba

I've tried my second class at the gym. It was perfect timing too! I was nervous about going to the class and I was also forgot that Zumba was supposed to start last night at my gym. I ended up staying late at work but made it just in time to go for Zumba. It was so much fun! I don't think I will need to go dancing anywhere else if I can continue dancing Zumba. I love it. I could not keep up with the complex routines completely but after a while I think I will get it!

Ok, I weighted myself begrudgingly but was pleasantly surprised to see the 158 on the screen! Yes, I met my work out goals last week and I ate alright but I will try to keep going. If I can make it to 6 hours of exercise by the end of this weekend I will be happy. Zumba was an hour long class and then I did a little bit of weight training after. I wanted to do more non-elliptical exercising but the gym is being remodeled, which made it extremely difficult if not impossible to get the rest of my workout done. I will have to use my yoga mat at home to do my crunches and planks if the place is like that again today.

All I can say is that I hope I get a great workout today.

I really need to sit down and write down my essentials for grocery shopping because I constantly feel like my fridge is empty of the basics for what I normally eat. I need to keep more vegetables stocked but other than that and fiber bars I feel like I'm blank. I plan on going shopping tonight and hopefully have something substantial in my cart when I leave.

How do you get rid of freezer burn? I put vegetables in the freezer and they come out all icy.

Also, I exercised a bit this weekend. I did the elliptical on Saturday morning for a half hour and I did squats, crunches, and leg ups yesterday. I kept feeling like I wanted to exercise but was feeling self conscious because I don't like the nervousness of someone criticizing my workout. I know I've done well before but it still stays with me. Hopefully it will eventually leave.

I keep looking at myself wondering do I really need to lose 40 more pounds. I have never been 119 in my adult life ever. I'm nervous about being too thin but when I see people not having stomach flab at normal weight it makes me want to keep trying to lose weight.

I thought I'd add a more recent before and current

I need to remind myself that I'm on a good path because even though I complain and have doubt there are signs that I'm doing a good job. This is a before and after that kind of shocked me a bit. I'm really starting to see the difference.

It really happened

He had his last day at my gym. I made sure to ask him loads of questions and was happy that I could express to him how his talking to me changed my weight loss journey. I hope that I will get to see him again when I reach my goal. My workout yesterday was really hard but I enjoyed it. My body is sore today possibly too sore to do an extensive workout. Maybe I will exercise a bit on my work breaks (not sure). I didn't weigh myself this morning but I need to do it by Friday so I can track how I'm doing especially since I'm going out with my coworkers tonight. I think I may just order a club soda with a lime.

Still eating vegetables. It's crazy how my body wants more vegetables now that I'm eating them so much again.