I met my goal by the skin of my nose!!!! So I'm down another 12 lbs to 278! Bye bye 280s!
I'm debating my next goal. I feel like 10 pounds a month should be easily attainable, however, I struggled to get 12 pounds this month. Then there's the school trip and a week of vacation. But I think I can! If I have the goal if will motivate me to make good choices!
So after much 'Jodi Logic' and rambling, my goal is to lose 10 pounds by July 31!!
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The Evil Sodium Monster!
This weekend we went to Waco to see Kurt's family. We knew we would not be eating at home so I prepared my mind for making good decisions and remembering that I'm not in bondage to food. The morning started out with a failed trip to Subway because they don't open until 8! We went to IHop instead and I got a 330 calorie omelet with fruit bowl. Not bad. Lunch was ready at Kurt's mom's just 2 1/2 hrs later!! So I put only a few things on my plate and ate an early lunch and did not go back to eat more even though it was yummy! Dinner came early because by 4:30 I had already reached the hungry, grouchy stage. We went to fazolis and I got a 400 calorie ravioli. Not too bad for a day of out to eat. I thought about all my choices and purposely chose to not go for seconds and snack.
On Sunday some friends from Waco came to visit us!! It was great fun and I ate great at home...until dinner. We ended the day with the Howard's at Cabela's and went our separate ways. It was 6 and we were hungry and needed groceries so we went to Noodles and had Phó. As much as I love Phó and it's fresh ingredients, I know it has tons of sodium!
I woke up Monday morning having gained 6 pounds! At first I was so mad because I worked so hard to make good choices this weekend!! Then I realized, it was probably mostly water weight and getting upset isn't going to help anything. In fact, by midday I was already down 2 pounds as I drowned myself in water all day! I woke up Tuesday and was down another 2. Now I don't know if I'll make my goal of 278 (I was 284 this morning) by Saturday a.m. and get my massage but I'm sure going to work hard the rest of the week and know that my best reward will be being proud of myself for not giving up even if it looks hopeless!!
On Sunday some friends from Waco came to visit us!! It was great fun and I ate great at home...until dinner. We ended the day with the Howard's at Cabela's and went our separate ways. It was 6 and we were hungry and needed groceries so we went to Noodles and had Phó. As much as I love Phó and it's fresh ingredients, I know it has tons of sodium!
I woke up Monday morning having gained 6 pounds! At first I was so mad because I worked so hard to make good choices this weekend!! Then I realized, it was probably mostly water weight and getting upset isn't going to help anything. In fact, by midday I was already down 2 pounds as I drowned myself in water all day! I woke up Tuesday and was down another 2. Now I don't know if I'll make my goal of 278 (I was 284 this morning) by Saturday a.m. and get my massage but I'm sure going to work hard the rest of the week and know that my best reward will be being proud of myself for not giving up even if it looks hopeless!!
Friday, June 22, 2012
A Little Perspective
Sometimes it's hard to stare 'I still need to lose at least 100 more pounds' in the face even though I've already lost 50 (okay, 53)!! So last night Kurt and I were looking at some old photos. If you're struggling with seeing how far you've really come or with how far you really have to go, go find some old photos!!!
Celebrate how far I've come with me!!
Celebrate how far I've come with me!!
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| October 2010 - 335 |
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| November 2010 - 335 |
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| February 2012 - 316 |
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| May 2012 - 288 |
Monday, June 18, 2012
Long Time Coming...An Update
Okay, so I've been avoiding blogging. I kept wanting to write but the task of catching everybody up on my progress seemed so daunting. Today...the procrastination ends!
Seasons: Anybody who's is 'friends' with me on Facebook, knows that I have been continuing my journey and not just given up because I haven't posted. I have, however, been going thru different seasons. Right after my last post, my life got drastically busier with the start of 'testing season' at school. Since my job as Data Analyst/Test Coordinator is to organize and plan testing for all state mandated tests on campus, my job gets harder in the spring. I was not expecting it to be quite as busy as it was, but I'm out on the other side and can tell you, I SURVIVED!!! I will call this my season of BALANCE. I was able to maintain my weight-loss to date (within 4 pounds up or down) and I was successfully able to not let stress effect the way I ate (most of the time). I also had a season of DOUBT, but I'll get to that later.
90 Day Challenge: The 90 Day Challenge that Northwood Church hosted was from March-May. Laurie Graves did an amazing job with Spirit-Filled teaching on what the Bible says about our bodies and weight loss, as well as giving us practical tips and allowing us to have a safe place for accountability. During the 90 Day Challenge there were some amazing life changes in people who attended. It wasn't just about weight-loss. Without getting your mind right, the weight-loss will be in vain. I can happily say that even though I maintained my weight for the most part, that I worked diligently to lose my FEAR OR FAILURE that has haunted me for a long time in this journey. I had let my fear of failure convince me to purposely sabotage my weight-loss efforts so that I had a 'reason' why I didn't lose, just in case I didn't lose. It was a cycle of me not trusting God and believing that He would take care of me.
Challenges: I have struggled a little bit since summer has started. When you have a 'spiritual high' like the 90 Day Challenge and know that you've let go of things (like my fear of failure) it's easy to live almost care-free thinking you are on top of the world! So after the 90 Day Challenge ended, I forgot to cling to God to continue to help me and some of my old thoughts crept back in. Thankfully I didn't gain weight back, but my mind wasn't right. Probably, the only reason I didn't gain was that there wasn't any 'bad' food in the house...thankfully!! It was just yesterday that I realized what I was doing, subconsciously. I had let go of this fear of failure, but I had inadvertently thought that I could then stop clinging to God to help me...SILLY ME!!! So, I will call this my season of DOUBT. I am thankful for Kurt who gently pointed out to me that I had not been doing things the same as before.
Weight Review:
335 - Early 2011
325 - January 2012
317 - February 2012
297 - March 2012
284 - CURRENTLY
That's all for now. I will try my best to keep this updated more frequently now! I have a goal...12 pounds by June 30th. If I meet me goal, I get a MASSAGE!!! I've lost 6 pounds, 6 more to go!!!
Seasons: Anybody who's is 'friends' with me on Facebook, knows that I have been continuing my journey and not just given up because I haven't posted. I have, however, been going thru different seasons. Right after my last post, my life got drastically busier with the start of 'testing season' at school. Since my job as Data Analyst/Test Coordinator is to organize and plan testing for all state mandated tests on campus, my job gets harder in the spring. I was not expecting it to be quite as busy as it was, but I'm out on the other side and can tell you, I SURVIVED!!! I will call this my season of BALANCE. I was able to maintain my weight-loss to date (within 4 pounds up or down) and I was successfully able to not let stress effect the way I ate (most of the time). I also had a season of DOUBT, but I'll get to that later.
90 Day Challenge: The 90 Day Challenge that Northwood Church hosted was from March-May. Laurie Graves did an amazing job with Spirit-Filled teaching on what the Bible says about our bodies and weight loss, as well as giving us practical tips and allowing us to have a safe place for accountability. During the 90 Day Challenge there were some amazing life changes in people who attended. It wasn't just about weight-loss. Without getting your mind right, the weight-loss will be in vain. I can happily say that even though I maintained my weight for the most part, that I worked diligently to lose my FEAR OR FAILURE that has haunted me for a long time in this journey. I had let my fear of failure convince me to purposely sabotage my weight-loss efforts so that I had a 'reason' why I didn't lose, just in case I didn't lose. It was a cycle of me not trusting God and believing that He would take care of me.
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| From February-May |
Weight Review:
335 - Early 2011
325 - January 2012
317 - February 2012
297 - March 2012
284 - CURRENTLY
That's all for now. I will try my best to keep this updated more frequently now! I have a goal...12 pounds by June 30th. If I meet me goal, I get a MASSAGE!!! I've lost 6 pounds, 6 more to go!!!
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