November..Already????

I was just browsing around blog land today. Seems likes every gave up around the same time this year! What is it about June that shuts everyone down. I am still sitting at the 300 mark....wondering what the hell I was thinking~let another year go by and I'm still fat! I've spent a far amount of spare time lately reading and educating myself on a few things.

• First~I've found a new Dr. that is willing to work with me to be proactive and has helped me get a grip on this arthritis pain that has kept me from exercising like I want to (very sad when walking on my lunch break leaves me in pain the rest of the day).
• Second~I've been eating healthy lunches with my new co-worker everyday. We found some yummy alternatives to regular fast food at our local health food store.
• Third~ I've been walking everyday that I can for 45 minutes of my lunch break...averaging at least 3 days a week. It isn't the whole answer but it's a nice start.
• Fourth~Finding a buddy to talk to at night and walk with during the day has been very helpful for me. We keep each other from eating at night and we force each other to walk even on the days we might not have gone if we were alone! MOTIVATION is key for me! Knowing someone else is depending on me really helps!

I'm not saying that this is the cure to my issues but I think it's an excellent place to start! I've managed to lose a couple of pounds in the last few weeks and maybe even some inches...my pants are looser and I'm noticing I feel like going a bit further everyday! All good places to start!! I think this new doctor will be much more helpful, she is making me look at some alternatives I hadn't really thought about before. I'm actually excited for the future!

HELLO!! I'M HERE I PROMISE!~!!

I'm still here and plugging away! I've added some walking to the mix and the weight keeps coming off slowly! This morning I weighed in at 299.2!! I finally have a 2 in front again...even if it is only by a few ounces!!

Work has continued to be a bit stressful but I think this coming week should be a bit slower. I finaly got an approval for my vacation request. Looks like the girls and I are going to mix things up a bit this year. We have decided to road trip it! Leaving here on the 16th of April and driving to Mrytle Beach to a timeshare! LOL We were planning on Key West but flights hadn't budged and we are all looking at our budgets a bit harder this year. I can't wait to make this trip with them! We are all turning 40 this year and looking at some major changes in our lives so its very exciting!

I'm off to work on homework for a Management class I have been taking online....I know...duh...add something else to my schedule...but its one I wanted and couldn't fit in before I graduated! I'll be by sometime this week to check on everyone elses progress but I hope you are all doing well! I'll try not to be such a stranger!

I really do feel different this time about this whole thing...the cravings just aren't there. The weight seem to be coming off slower but its all worth it if I can make this a life change instead of just another diet!

Week 3

Another quick post....I managed to reach my first mini-goal of 305.0 by the last day of January! As of this morning I was down another lb. So considering that I wasn't 100% perfect on food lat week, I'll take it! (when I say that I mean I ate lite dressing instead of fat free one day and I ate a serving of sweet potato fries another day).

I'm not feeling as hungry as I was the first couple of weeks! My stomach doesn't feel like I have been doing sit-ups none stop for hours at least! LOL I have noticed my pants are a bit more comfortable, they had been getting a little uncomfortable for sitting all day! SO yippy on that one! Work has been a bit stressful so I'm hoping just to pull off a couple of lbs this week but we'll see.
I will try to get a few minutes to post again soon! Until then...i hope you are all doing well!

Week 2

Well Bear, you may be right...7 lbs is way too agressive I guess considering it's Wednesday and I'm not down even another ounce! I so need to add some exercise to this but right at the moment its finding the time! I've been super busy at work and then I've had board meetings or school functions every night this week! UGH Stress is so not helping me with this!

I have been right on with my eating except for a muchkin yesterday at work training. I'm worried that there isn't going to be a weightloss unless I can add exercise, but then again I'm so fat that exercise is a real near impossiblity! UGH again! One walk the other night has my knee hurting 3 days later!!

Well now that I'm done complaining I guess I should get back to work! LOL I've added more water as of today so I'm helping that change willl help me succeed this week! I'll be happy with 2 lbs so I can reach my mini-goal!

Another quick post!

Well its late Sunday night and we did our first official family challenge weigh in!! 307 baby! I'm excited to keep this going. We were all outside sledding most of the day! Next year maybe I'll be able to do more but for now I'm happy with this first week! At this rate I should for sure get to my mini-goal by the 31st...I'm hoping for 7 this week....but I don't want to set myself up for disappointment.
I've been up half the night getting all the hosuework done that I skipped out on today! Oh well my girl had fun and that's all that counts!