Journaling and A Nice Compliment

I am writing down EVERYTHING I eat today. I am doing really well and actually counting calories! Yay me!!! I will keep this up. I know it is good for me. When I write down what I eat I actually stop and think before I put something in my mouth. Plus I never have to wonder if I am off track, I can just look in my food journal. Sometimes I am frustrated at how hard I am making this weight loss journey, but not today :) Today I know that it is only as hard as I make it. I am going to get out of the house with my sister and the kids and get moving. I have a lot of support and I am going to be grateful and accepting of all the help I can get. I am worth it, and I do deserve to be happy. This morning when my husband hugged me he said "You're wasting away" which is funny but soooo not true, but then he said "seriously I can really feel a difference in your waist". That was nice, he has really been great, and he is definitely noticing all the work I am doing. It feels good :)

Heading outside to enjoy the sun!

Success!!!

I am so happy that I have been doing really well all around this week. I am eating a lot better and I am also consistently exercising. I have been doing a minimum of thirty minutes on the Wii Fit Plus every day. I really like it because is fun and I feel really good when I am finished. Plus I am happy that I am sticking with it, and that makes me want to try other things too :)
Today I thought that I would make sure to do some sit ups. I have been working my arms and doing cardio, but since baby #2 I am less-than-happy with my tummy. Soooooo, sit ups sounded like a good idea. You may wonder why I am writing about this though. It is basically because I want to be able to look back on days when I think I am doing terribly and remember how I started out. I am sure one day in the very near future the fact that I only managed 20 sit ups today will make me feel better. I don't feel too badly about it though. I mean it was HARD (really, super, do-I-even-have-stomache-muscles hard) and I can't wait until it isn't, but I did 20 sit ups with a one year old climbing all over me.

I am going to count this one as a success :)

Weigh-In Day

I am feeling really great. I am so much more aware of my whole body - already!!! I usually get to this point and then I start feeling too cocky or something and everything falls apart. I am watchful right now, looking ahead for those traps that usually trip me up on this familiar journey. I refuse to be sidetracked. There are no excuses this time, I am ready to LIVE my life. I have been reading a few blogs out there and I am SO inspired. It feels like there is a whole community of friends out there who I can look to for support when I am having a tough time. I officially started tracking this weight loss endeavor :) last Tuesday, April 13th. So my official start weight was 204.1 lbs. and my B.M.I. was 34.01. I have been weighing myself each day because I am using Wii fit plus, but I am only going to keep track of my weekly weight here. So since today is officially one week I can log my new weight, it is 198.2 lbs. and my B.M.I. is 33.09. I am sure that it must be water weight, and that I cannot really expect to see a loss like this again, but WOW!!! It was really nice to see the number actually getting smaller. I have taken a before picture and I plan to post it as soon as my computer and camera decide to play nice again or whenever I remember to print it out, so soon-ish :) I am planning on taking pics every ten pounds along the way, is this too many?? Okay, well I am off to begin another fabulous week.

Happy Tuesday everyone :)