Ocean-Trip swimsuit goals

My motivation has been slipping a bit. But when i think about going to the beach, it gives me a new goal to look towards.

I want to look much better by our beach trip. Granted, its only like 4 months away. So i cant say: "I want to be a size 10 and wear a string bikini." okay, i wont ever wear a bikini again, b/c of my unsightly stretch marks, gratitudes of erica.

But lets say... maybe i'd like to wear a tankini. It'll probably have to be a long top though, to help cover some of my stretch marks.

And a size goal... maybe 14. That is possible. If i'm really diligent.

GO, GIRL, GO!

OUCH!!! pictures

these are our "before" pictures. Lets make sure that our "after" pictures are MUCH more pleasant to look at...

First up is Abby

Next is Becky

And of course, Erica

In writing

Okay, i've realized that i need to write out my weight. [did i do that before?] Okay, i just checked, and i did type it out before. oh well, i'm gonna do it again...

Start weight: 211
Weight as of Super Bowl Sunday [2/4?]: 195
--> That is 16 lbs lost
I forget when i next weighed myself. Probably 2/12: 190
--> That's 21 lbs lost

Now, i need to weight myself today. I have a foreboding feeling that i will have gained weight.
[I just ran upstairs to weigh in. i cant tell exactly what it is. my scale sucks, so if its not exactly on the five or ten line, i cant quite tell. So, its somewhere between 190 and 195, but closer to 190. it appeared to be 191 or 192. Not good for me]

i've been eating all week, for two reasons. 1) i was depressed b/c no one noticed i lost weight. 2) i had cabin fever and that further depressed me.

But i'm back on track today!!! Breakfast was just Total cereal + milk [3 pts] and coffee [2 pts]. i need to drink LOTS of water. i'm getting dehydrated, i can tell. headaches and feeling woozy.

i'm not sure what to do for lunch. hmm... i dont have too many options. and i need to figure out what to make for dinner. double hmmm...

i'll probably go out and buy potatoes. they are GREAT, only 1 pt and yet so filling. Definitely a "comfort food." I also found a recipe at recipezaar.com for meatballs, that you put apples in. Very interesting. I may buy ground turkey instead of burger though. not quite as fatty.

Oh, and in addition...

i did pilates once last week. and did lots of shoveling. i feel like i was really getting a workout. So, i'm gonna continue w/ the exercise. probably in the afternoons, not sure. But i felt really good afterwards, though my abs REALLY hurt.

Apologies

Sorry its been a while since I posted. I've been so obsessed w/ JAQQ2... Ah, well.

I haven't been doing the best lately. Two weeks ago, I was horrible. At weigh in last Wed, I had gained a pound. Very sad. SO I was motivated to do better.

I have been doing better w/ making better food choices (no fast food). But I haven't been keeping track of my points. I think I've lost weight (couldn't weigh in at school due to snow day). But I need to start keeping track. That's my new goal for the week!

I'll try to stay more up to date here. Sorry Becks.

crappy day today-- OH WELL!

today wasnt really that crappy.

i weighed myself this morning. TWENTY-ONE POUNDS! 21!!!

so, i decided that i would splurge and have fast-food. and i decided that i might as well make it good

erica and i went to sonics. i had a chicken club toaster and shared a large tater tot. Together, thats 20 points. Now, i didnt have breakfast-- just coffee. [it was wawa coffee, and a large cup, so i figured 3 pts for creamer, not the normal 2 that i deduct.] And for dinner, i just had a baked potato.

tonight erica was craving food... and i felt like obliging, since i'm HOME ALONE ON A FRIDAY NIGHT! I'M ALWAYS HOME ALONE! I'M SICK OF BEING HOME ALONE! so we shared a bag of popcorn. but it was light butter at least.

so, there's my flex pts put to good use.

super bowl

I dont know what my church is thinking... trying to fatten everyone up on superbowl sunday!

after church, we had a fellowship meal, followed by a congregational mtg. Now, really, how is it healthy to eat ALL THAT YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY food and dessert, when you're just gonna pig out on pizza, chips, and cookies all night during the big game?

well, i limited myself at the luncheon. The only main dish i really had was 2 meatball sandwhiches. [which were in small rolls, not big ones.] And for dessert... well, i didnt eat any of the chocolate cakes or other temptations. i had fruit salad [which i had taken], and ambrosia. i love ambrosia! its soooo good!!!!! i thought that was a good dessert.

That night, i actually didnt go to the BIG party. the mom's and kids met seperately, so that the kids could run around and play w/o disrupting the serious viewers. We had chinese food. yum... oh yum... I had researched at dwlz before going, and even though cashew chicken is AWFUL for you [b/c of the fat in the nuts], i ate it anyway. Oh well. i had been good all week. There were no chips or things to binge on, which was good. For dessert, we had fondue. i was good in limiting myself. i had one strawberry, w/ just a little bit of chocolate. and one of those peanut butter cookies that are shaped like a peanut, also dipped in just a little bit of chocolate. I controlled myself pretty well, compared to a lot of the others.

today i'm back on track!

kix + milk + banana= 4
latte w/ 1 C milk and splenda= 2

20 points left to go... hmm, whats for lunch?


[side note... i wonder when i enter the next bracket? do i need to cut back to 24 pts soon?]

weigh-in dilema

okay, here's my dilema...

when i started, i had a different scale. the numbers were SO SMALL that i got a new one.

two problems with the new one: the numbers are equally hard to read, and it shows me FIVE POUNDS HEAVIER than the other one.

so, which is right and which is wrong? am i 195 or 200? [gulp... i cant believe i shared that...]

after debating it, i'm going with the lower number. Not b/c its the lowest and makes me "feel good"... but b/c its the one i started with. With that old scale, i started at 211 [gulp... i shared my embarrassing weight...] and now its down to 195. I think its better to be consistent. the weight lost is true, whether its too low or too high.

does that make sense? wording it differently-- I may not know how much i REALLY weigh, but i know for sure how much i lost.

so, lets do the math... 211 - 195 = 16 lbs lost

i'm ashamed to say that i had to use my computer's calculater to do that.