Vacation Success

I did it... I lost weight while on vacation. I am now down 22.4 lbs in 5 weeks. THAT'S AWESOME!!! And if that's not motivation enough to keep going, I don't know what is. I'm all about instant results and am so excited and happy to be doing so well on this journey. I have faith that this time around, I will succeed and I will get to my goal.

Overcoming Temptation

Vacation is going surprisingly well. I was worried that I would let in to temptation with everyone around me not being on diets and you know how vacation can become a guilt free time for eating. But you know what? I have done really well. So well, that my mom and dad both told me that they were proud of me. Now my child isn't old enough yet to say that to me, so at this point, there's no bigger compliment... that made me feel so good to hear that from them. It came right after we went out to dinner for my dad's birthday. Everyone wanted to go to Dairy Queen, so we went. When we got there I had the debate in my head. About a month ago I had went on Dairy Queen's website to look at the nutritional info, so I knew a starkiss was the best choice there (only 80 calories, 0 fat, 0 fiber). They also had the nutritional information hanging on the wall. On the way there I was thinking I would splurge a little and just have a small vanilla cone. That is until I stood there with my Weight Watchers calculator and figured out the points... 5 points. That's 1/6th of my points allowance for the day. UGH!!! So I went up to the counter and reluctantly ordered my starkiss and walked out of the store. I DID IT!!! I overcame temptation. When I got in the car, my dad told me "Wow, I am so proud of you" and my response was a pouty "Well I'm not"... I really did want the ice cream, but I couldn't sabotage how well I've been doing. On the drive home after everyone got their blizzards and shakes, my mom had said "Heather, I am so proud of you. I thought for sure you were going to get some ice cream. That just shows you how far you've come." And she was right. And you know what, that starkiss actually did taste pretty good and I did have one small bite of my mom's peanut butter and banana blizzard, my favorite, and that one bite was enough.

Vacation

Only 1 day and 1 hour 40 minutes of work left before vacation begins. I CAN'T WAIT!!!

Sami and I are heading up north with my family and it's going to be so great to be away from work for a week.

I weighed in this morning and I'm down 19lbs!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!! It's like it's just melting off of me and it makes me so excited and motivated to keep going. It's a marathon, not a sprint. Now I just need to keep it going next week on vacation, it won't be easy, but I'm going to try.

Seriously

I can't believe it... I'm down 11.2 lbs in 2 weeks... and I haven't exercised a single day. Did I really eat that horribly before? Apparently yes. WOW!!!

So it has me wondering, how much could I lose if I actually began to use the gym membership that I pay for? It will get more use once fall and winter comes, but with Jason's rigorous softball schedule and him working out, it doesn't leave much room for me to go to the gym when I'd like to. So I guess I'll hit it hard this winter.

I'm excited this time around. I've always started out with success, but this is the first time that it seems easy. It helps that I told Jason going into it that he has to eat whatever I make and if he doesn't like it, he's on his own. And you know what, last night I thought for sure he wouldn't eat what I made... it had 1/2 a large red onion, a yellow pepper, red pepper, prosciutto, hot italian turkey sausage, broccoli, garlic and just the tiniest amount of olive oil... and you know what? He ate it and even said that it was pretty good. I was so proud of him. He even had seconds. I said "see healthy food can taste good".

And it Begins

My weigh in day every week is Friday... and guess what? I lost 6 lbs!!! I know this is usual for Weight Watchers since this is now my 4th go round with it. I always lose big the first week, then about 3-4 lbs the next few weeks and then it goes to plateaus and valleys. So I'm excited. Strangely enough, it seems really easy this time around. I don't overthink it, I just do it. I have my calculator with at the grocery store and I have felt really good about this week.

I haven't even felt that hungry. I get to eat plenty and having the online access has helped me find different recipes that fit within my points and are still delicious.

Great first week... one day at a time!