Week 2

So I am now on the start of week 2!  For some reason, during week 1 I had days where it was really easy, and now it seems to have gone back to normal.  However, I am now able to say no to myself, which is a huge step!  Before I would have just sat at my computer and ate and ate and ate!  It wouldn't have made a difference if I was full or not.  Now I am not counting calories, but I am just eating until full and then stopping.  So I still try to think in terms of a serving, and "Am I really hungry?"  and so far that has really helped.  I have also gotten everyday (M-F) to exercise!  It has also really helped that my friend/roommate is also getting up and exercising with me, because we can motivate/encourage each other when we are tired.  I also had a big test with one of my favorite foods, macaroni and cheese!  It has been part of my overeating since I can remember!  And last night I was able to give myself a serving, plus give some to Katherine, and then place the leftovers in the fridge and not touch them!!!!  That is a huge step for me.

But let's be honest, here is the part that you wanna know.  When I weighed myself this week I weighed in at about 311!!!!!!  Now for those of you skeptics, believe me when I say that I literally have taken a 180 turn in my eating.  I have a small breakfast (sometimes after exercising), a very small lunch (usually a salad filled with veggies), a serving size portion for dinner, and if hungry later, a serving of a snack after.  Now compare this to, no exercise, no breakfast, a decent sized lunch, and a serving for 2-3 people dinner, plus all the snacks I wanted.  Another thing that really helps is that I never eat fast, I always take my time, which allows my stomach time to tell my brain when we are really full.  So Maybe I read the scale wrong, but I tried to read it numerous times and from numerous angles, and this is the number that I keep seeing.

So:   311 (current weight) - 150 (goal) = 161 (Pounds To Go!!!!!)

Goals for this week:

• Eat until I am full, and then stop.
• Exercise for 15-20 minutes (M-F) 

The Beginning to 150 Pounds!

So I decided to start this after reading someone else's blog about their weight-loss.  At this moment I am 315 pounds.  My goal is to get down to 150 pounds, which means that I need to lose 165 pounds!  The last time that I was successful at losing weight was in Junior High, which was about 12-13 years ago.  That is also how long I have been struggling with being overweight.  However, now I want to get in shape because I have gotten to the point where I want to be able to look in a full length mirror without being ashamed.  So my journey begins...the only problem is where.  At this moment my goals are not big, because I want to form a habit, from which I can grow.  It took me a long time to get into a habit of reading my scriptures every night.  But once I did, then I was able to add on to it with other uplifting things.  I am hoping to do that with my weight-loss.  Start small and end strong!

My goals for this next week are:

• Exercise M-F for at least 10 minutes each day.
• Stop eating when I'm full.
• Stop eating in my room.
• Eat more fruits and vegetables!

This may not seem like very specific or big goals, but when you are on summer vacation (I'm a teacher) then doing anything is better than nothing!


Here is what I currently look like.