30sumthin

First and foremost, thanks to everyone who responded to my last blog….A couple months ago I might have reverted to my ole habits but right now I’m riding a high and even though my weight loss is slow on the scale, my clothes tell a different story and I guess I ‘m going to have to accept it;0.

I’m doing pretty good, in my 5 th semester and it’s crazy as hell. With my studies and my BF’s moving, this summer plans to be interesting. I still have my bad days, eating way over my caloric intake and burning it off with all my workouts, so I’m basically maintaining until I get another ”aha” moment . I’m still at 228, haven’t shifted. However, I get it now, crack down on the overeating, pounds lost …just easier said than done.It is possible by the end of June, I might be jumping around in a size 14…man, it’s been years since I’ve been that size, hell, I’m still stoke that I wear 16’s now and not the size 20’s of last year.

On another note, I received my Jillian Michaels Circuit Training video …..CRAZYYYYYYYYYY!….BUT, IT’S AWESOME! I’m up to circuit 4 and Mission 2 of Billy Blanks Boot Camp series..take care everyone and sending out skinny vibes….stick with it!

So folks, same ole same ole …trying to keep my portion size down, trying to eat more fruits and vegetables, workout 6-7 days a week I’m back at school and this promises to top all semesters…yep it’s tough and with the moving of my BF…this summer plans to be insane. I’m slowly weening off the scale and trying to keep my caloric intake down …shoot, I go through this binge fest where I can knock back 3 small packs of oreo 100 calorie pack…well, at least they are low fat (yeah right).So hopefully, I can lose some more weight, maybe reach my mini goal …but in the meantime I’m going to have some fun…So what are my goals for the week?

1. Keep my calories below 1500.
2. Eat at least 1 serving of fruit and 1 serving of vegetable per day.
3. Keep snacks to 2 a day.

That should keep me good for 3 weeks…Take care everyoe

    After a month and a half of being 230 lbs , I’m down to 228lbs….WOOOOHOOOOOOOOO….man itfeels good to see that number.It’s funny my BF said to me yesterday, it looks like you have lost weight and I was like yep I feel like I lost some and this morning I just felt lighter …and lo an behold ….228 lbs on the scale ….I’ll be honest I really work hard this week and with the exception of yesterday, where I went over my calories a bit …I’ve been sticking to my calorie intake …I’m sticking with this and I’m not going to give up…Take care

Okay I tried to do this as a before and during, did not work out that way. The first pic of me semi-nude is me at 230 lbs(April 08). The second pic is at 235 lbs taken in early March 08. The third photo is me at …..250 lbs (Dec 06)…and the last was me at 247 lbs ( Mar 07) …I thought I looked damn good, I actually went out like this ..yikes….Work in progress…hehehe…Off to go workout.

    Well, after my rant yesterday and a few slips with food …I took a hard look at myself and realise this craziness has to end. I’m working my butt off to maintain my weight cause I keep snacking ALL the time. So one of the first things I need to do is …..cook…..sigh… I CAN cook, it’s impossible for any of my siblings including myself not to know how to cook, it was a requirement growing up….I just hate cooking …okay no, not true let’s be honest ….I’m spoiled… I purchased  a duplex with my mom, when I was 21, moved out, moved back in and shall be moving out again in 8 months time. My dad is the cook of the family and he loves to cook and I LOVE his cooking. Things were great when my parents travelled, but, this year they are in hiatus and well, I got a little spoiled. However, not anymore, as of today I shall be doing my own cooking, hope my BF has his Gravol….I’m taking a stand….what’s for dinner? Whole wheat pasta and meat sauce….yummm…time to go shopping….I’m so tired …Mission Two of Billy Banks is no easy feat….au revoir

     Yes, 230 is still my number and it is due to my eating habits…still snacking like crazy. However, this week started with me being sick like a dog…ALLERGIES …..it’s never been like this …my eyes were swollen shut, my nose was leaking undesirable things and all I did was sleep and eat even though I couldn’t smell my food which means I couldn’t taste the damn thing !!…..which proves I have a problem, who eats when they are sick!!!….Anyways I also went to school on Tuesday and Wednesday for 6 hours each …yeah, I’m on vacation, but they are requesting us to use the lab more often, so a friend and I decided that we will make use of our vacation time to review our work in the lab…and lo an behold I realized I started back night eating and I’m going to be honest I don’t record everything I eat …part is gulit and the other part is just  losing patience with myself. So I decided to write a blog about what I’m doing so far, even though I have not lost weight on the scale.

1. I drink 5-8 glasses of water a day.
2. I workout 3-5 days a week ( minimum of 30 mins)
3. I’m up to 5 mins run, 5 mins walk on the treadmill at 1% incline.
4. I have 2 servings of dairy ( low fat ) every day.
5. I take a multi-vitamin supplement every morning.
6. My legs are looking great ( defined and losing the cellulite around my upper thighs and butt…I’m not kidding it really is going).
7. Tummy still there but I’m losing my love handles as per my BF.
8. My skin is clearer and I’m not dying when I climb the stairs at school….YEAH

Okay maybe my scale is not moving but there are some good stuff happening! Now that I got the positive let’s get what I need to work on.

1. No eating after 8 pm.
2. 5-8 servings of fruits & vegetables ( yuck, but I tried this new fruit and it was amazing , Chinese pear , umm)
3. Pushups and Situps begin this Sunday.
4. This month begins toning ( I’m waiting for the 1 st DVD by Jillian for the biggest loser, need to get proper technique)
5. 2 processed snacks a day ( sometimes I go a little crazy)
6. Portion, Portion control!!
7. Keep to my points

With that I’m off need to study, separate my files (I’ve documents all over the place …take care folks and skinny vibes to all)

       Well, this week showed me alot about my eating habits. I have two weeks left for my vacation and I need to get this together. Here’s my plan:

1. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner - fruit at every meal, salad at lunch and vegetables at dinner.
2. Glass of milk at breakfast, yogurt ( 1st snack)
3. Keep up with my water intake .
4. Stick to my points.
5. Morning workouts ( 10:00 am)

Well, this is it…tomorrow shall be a new day…man, I sound like a broken record, but, I guess I need to keep at it…I’ll get  it eventually …sigh….

     After a couple of days on Weight Watchers, I figured out why the scale is not moving…..I eat too damn much! In two days I went over my points, had my activities points swapped and still used up some of my weekly allowance points …ouch! My weakness are snacks and my dad’s baking…finger licking good!Enough of that…I’m going to stay focused and try to fix this problem.Firstly, I need to start ticking off the things that are good for me…on the weight watchers online, you have certain items that are required for the day, ex: six glasses of water, 3 servings of milk, 4-6 servings of fruits and vegetables and a mulitvitamin…so far, I’ve got the water completed every day. SO, I’m thinking, that before I hit my 100 calories snacks or my dad’s cooking, I will try to complete these items and then only then shall I indulge in the wicked!…Sounds easy right!…Wrong, I think I’m the only Carribbean person who detest fruits ….vegetables? Is it dipped in chocolate?…okay, truth be told I loved brocoli, spinach and cauliflower…but, I’m working on it ….ohh I just remember I had a half glass of my Dad’s Peanut punch (sigh) …I need to enter it ..Okay folks I’ll keep you updated with my dilemas and hopefully one day my success…at least I’m still at 230, once saw the scale go to 227lbs …I might have been dreaming that day…But I shall break this cycle and I will see 165 one day…however, I’m not quitting, this is a learning experience and who knows it might take me years to lose this weight(I hope not) but, then again I did not get this way overnight, it took 7 years of bad choices, well here’s to 1st year of good choices …skinny vibes to all! 

   This time around it seems harder. Last year,  I was consistently losing weight every week , this time around I’m just maintaining. The scale has not budge in 3 weeks! Yet my legs are becoming defined and my tummy is going down, isn’t this supposed to happen near goal?….So back to recording everything that I eat…sometimes 2 workouts in a day..although I’m a bit frustrated, I’m not pissed off yet, since I believe that there are things that I need to change still about my eating habits …However, I’ve been following some of the Heartbreakers, WOW, these ladies are pulling out big numbers…in addition my boyfriend has hit the 200 mark …I’m happy for them but wondering where I’m going wrong ….but,I’m on the weight watchers Flex Plan and I joined last Thursday, so we shall see if we get result on this ….Take care everyone …time to do some cleaning!

     Well, I’m still here! I took a week off due to finals, then, a family member passed away which meant an 8 hr drive to Jersey for the funeral, I just got back….I was eating well except for the last two days, I guess a trip away from home, is also a trip away from the diet …need to watch that. However, I joined Weight Watchers online and I plan to use that as my monitor for my eating…I just need some kind of plan because I keep slipping in my eating habits.

Even though the scale is moving slower than a snail:)…I look better and I feel better! Maybe it’s due to the fact that I’m taking better care of myself. I used to be one of those individuals who would wait unil I lose those extra pounds or buy smaller clothes as use as an incentive to buy new clothes…..not anymore….Looking good now, does not mean I’ll slack off, but it makes me feel better and it makes me want to take care of myself …It also helps when the compliments keep comming …what girl does not love compliments:)

     So I plan to keep journaling here and record my eaing and activity on Weight Watchers. I start back school on May 12th and I’m going to be ready for it, since we were told it shall be our toughest semester, yet…Hope everyone is doing well, and you shall be seeing my post frequently since I’m off from school for three weeks. My goals for this vacation are:

1. Follow my points on weight Watchers.
2. Keep with my physical activites.
3. Aim for workouts in the morning.
4. Weigh in once a week
5. Lose 15 pounds ( okay we all have have dreams:0)

Take care everyone!