Wide Eyed Wanderer

I ate like crap this whole long weekend. From burgers to Doritos to too many beers to ice cream…I have such little willpower on weekends.  This was a long weekend to boot. Today I had not one but TWO PB&J sandwiches for lunch with Doritos. Why oh why do I do these things to myself? I know when I’m doing it that I’m going to regret it, then I do, yet I still do it. I did get my mile run in yesterday and Friday, so that is a plus. I hope I keep up my motivation to run!

I’m down 1.4 pounds!! STILL not under 240 but so so close. I weighed in at 240.4 today. 

I ran my mile in 13:36 today!!! That is my new record. Each day this week I’ve improved a little bit more. I am so proud of myself. I stretched before which helped out with the leg cramping a little bit.

I am 100% losing weight in a healthy way. I truly believe that’s the only way to do it. Fad diets and crash diets and starvation will only work for so long. As soon as you go back to eating normally, the weight comes right back. I joined Weight Watchers back in January and I am really pleased with the success I’ve been having with the program.

The best part about Weight Watchers is being able to eat ANYTHING I want, as long as I keep within my points. I think the reason I have failed at dieting before is I restricted myself, then binged on foods I craved and gave up. This is the longest I’ve gone without giving up. Yes, it’s only been a little over 4 months, but that is huge for me. And I have made some food eating mistakes. The difference is, now I get back on track the next day. Mistakes are meant to be learned from!

I exceeded my goal of losing 1 pound this week. I’m down 1.4 pounds!! Go me! Only 4.6 to go and I meet my goal of losing 6 pounds in May.  The downside is I lost a point in Weight Watchers. Now I’m down to only 40 a day. I think I can manage…

Another half inch gone from my waist!

I pretty much love making it through the day with 22 points left for dinner. Dinner is usually my biggest meal of the day. I guess it’s how I was raised…I don’t know! Tonight we’re having Subway. That is by far my favorite “fast food” place. I can have a full meal for only 13 points OR LESS!! I sound like a Subway advertisement, oh well!

Weigh in tomorrow. I’m really hoping for at least a 1 pound loss. I know I slipped a little last weekend when  my mom and I went away, but I’ve done well the rest of the week. I want to reach my May goal!

.4 pounds lost this week. I’m down 18.2 pounds total….still a little way to go before I’m back to that 19.4 pound loss. Boy, backsliding sure does suck! I’m off to Waterloo with my mom for the weekend to shop at the outlets. Hopefully I can find an Applebees because they have WW friendly menu options! At least we will have to do a lot of walking around the outlets. 

Oh! And I’m down to a 38 inch waist.  That’s almost 3 inches lost since March 16th!

Progress Link:
http://nomadic.tumblr.com/progress  

Happy May everyone! Let’s hope we start getting some Spring-like weather here in Upstate NY. 

My goal for May is to lose 6 pounds. 

As you can see on my WW chart, I had more of an incline than a decline. That is not what I like to see. April was a very hard month with Spring Break and losing my aunt. Those both took a toll on my healthy eating. So here’s to a 6 pound loss in May!

And I’m up 0.6 pounds. It was completely expected. No amount of good eating could undo the crap I had last weekend. My waist measurements have stayed the same. Wish me luck for getting through this weekend without a binge!