If It Is Important

I have no reasons or excuses for not posting this week. I mean, I could probably give a bunch ;) 
But really, I just didn't do it, and that's it. 
Next week I want to get my weight posted on Tuesday.  If it is really important to me I will do it. 
Anyway my weight on Tuesday was 148.92 lbs. 
I guess it is safe to say I maintained, since I lost about .022 lbs. 
I am not looking to maintain, I would really like to move along, but it is what it is. 
And, just like posting my weigh ins, if this is important to me I will do it!  No excuses!!! 
I have noticed that on weeks when I do my best and try harder I get results, and on weeks that I make excuses and don't really put in much effort........ 
I can do this, I just have to convince myself sometimes that I want to :)
It is all about working through the stuff in my head and then all the other stuff seems to fall into place.
I know it sounds really easy, it can be too.  I know the things that help me.  Affirmations, blogging, being a good friend to myself, being consistent, not making excuses!
A quote keeps popping up for me all over the place. 
It is :  "If it is important to you, you will find a way.  If not you'll find an excuse." 
So true!
So, let's give this another go, shall we :)

Weigh-In Day...

...was on Tuesday, as usual, but I didn't do a post. You may have noticed. I know that Mel did- thanks for checking on me, btw :) There is no change, I am in a slump - and I hate it. I really do. I am so ready to be back on track. I know that I am choosing to be slumpy ;) - the dictionary hates me right now!!! So I am officially getting over it. I am going away for the night with my husband on the 21st. We really deserve the mini-vacation, and I cannot wait. So, I figured that I have two weeks until then to give it my all. I am calling it my "New Attitude Challenge" or maybe the "Just Do It Already Challenge". Whatever, basically I have a plan and I am doing it - NO EXCUSES!!! Hey that's a good name - "The No Excuses Challenge". So, anyway, I am committing to one hour a day of Wii fit, 60 crunches a day and weights every other day. Food-wise I will be 100% on plan. I wrote up my meal plan for the days leading up to our escape mini-vacation and I am sticking-to-it. I have been doing awesome today, Yay me! I am also going to be using affirmations and meditation to keep me focused and feeling fabulous. I am really tired of feeling like poo. Done! I am also drinking a set amount of water each day, 'cause it's on the plan - and there are no excuses remember??? So it's pretty simple - I just need to stick to it and then I will feel fabulous. With today being day 1 there are 14 days total to my personal challenge. I am planning to post each day of the challenge and keep track of how awesome I am doing. Today's food was 100 % on plan and I did 1/2 hour so far on the Wii. I know I have to finish up the rest of my exercise and I will. I have to, that is the beauty of my "No Excuses Challenge" - or whatever it is called - I gotta do it! Tomorrow I will be back to tell you for sure that I did in fact finish it all up. Hope all is great with all my fellow bloggers!

Bye for now,

Weigh-In Day

OK, so, today is weigh-in day again - YAY!!! Ummmmm - NOT! :) I am not too happy with today's weight. But, I guess, on the bright side of things I know exactly what happened. So that is good atleast. Now I know what to avoid. Today's weight is 197.34, btw. Yuck, it is a gain. I almost didn't want to post it and I got a bit upset, but then I chilled out. I realize that this is just part of my journey and I can either make excuses and beat myself up, or I can learn and move on. I am choosing to learn and I am choosing to love myself and be a good friend and just move along already. I have work to do :) I know what the issue is, the same one that often trips me up. It usually starts when I eat around certain people. In this case it is my mom. For some reason being around a few certain people makes it so hard to stick to my plan. I am not going to accept this excuse anymore though. Maybe I used to get off track when I was around certain people, but from now on I do not accept this excuse. Because that is exactly what it is. My inner sabotager says, 'you always overeat when your mom is over, or you m.i.l. or your sister', so I let it happen. Then I can just use the same old excuse, but I spotted it this time and I no longer accept this excuse. I find it is easy to stick to my goals no matter who I am around!!! I am definitely going to affirm this often, and I am making sure to keep my eyes open for some of my other usual trip ups:)

Happy Tuesday everyone!!!

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 :)