Olive Garden

I enjoyed a breadsticks, salad & shrimp Alfredo at Olive Garden. I am allowing myself some extra indulgences this week!

I tell myself no so often to some of my favorite foods. It's nice to have a week to just enjoy without restrictions!

I had M&M's and Cheetos for a late snack. :P

Lunch

Had a great time at the National Zoo. Opted for a cheeseburger & fries.

Vacation Day 4 - Breakfast

Starting on a much lighter note this morning. Had a mcmuffin & diet coke this morning.

Chevy's Tex Mex

Ok, I have had LOTS of goodies on this trip. I''ve really just allowed myself to enjoy and I am glad I did! It's really nice to take a break from watching what I'm eating all the time! I will deal with the consequences when I get back and work hard to lose anything I may gain!

Tonight, I went to one of my favorite restaurants I used to eat at in California called Chevy's. I was so excited to see they had one here! I had a tamales, chili rellano & enchilada! So good. Have no idea how many calories I had yet, but I will figure it out!!

Ended my night with a Mrs Fields cookie. Yummy!

Movie Time

Had popcorn and a diet coke at the movies. We saw Spongebob Square Pant
A Sponge Out Of Water. So fun!

Vacation Day 3 - Big Breakfast, Light Lunch

I had a big breakfast this morning at Bob Evans. I had a Western Omelette made with there egg lites, hash browns & toast. For lunch I opted for something light and had a parfait & corn muffin.

Medieval Times Dinner & Show

We had a great dinner at the Midieval Times Dinner & Tournament! We had half a baked chicken, garlic bread, roasted half potato, a spare rib and an Apple turnover for dessert!

Ended my evening with a couple if chocolates! ;)

Tacos!

Had a couple chocolates for snack, then enjoyed a taco platter for lunch. Ate about 2 1/4 tacos then I was full!

McBreakfast

Had a mcmuffin & diet coke for breakfast. Why do I like McDonald's so much? It's easy to track my calories!! Plus, inexpensive for breakfast for 4. ;)

Vacation Day 2

We all slept well last night at the hotel! Marcus played with his new Duplo blocks set last night until 10pm!

I woke up this morning and enjoyed one chocolate. We will probably head to McDonald's for breakfast this morning.

I did it...10,000 steps!

We got here at 8:30 pm. Didn't think I would get my steps in. Had just over 5000 steps.

Started at 9:35 pm stepping/jogging in place. Reached my goal by 10:12!!

I just burned an extra 200 calories for that effort! Yay!! I should be just over 2500 calories burned! That makes me feel much better! ;)

Confessions of a Chocoholic!

Ok, it's late so I indulged in another serving (3 chocolates) of my delicious See's candy. I've had about 3000 calories and will burn about 2300 today. The result of lots of driving. :/

Yes, I over indulged but I enjoyed my day! I hope to burn more then I eat tomorrow! I am enjoying my break and know by keeping track I am eating less then I normally would. I am sure if I ordered my old usuals I would be around 4000 to 5000 calories for the day. So tracking does help! ;)

Tomorrow is another day! Nite nite!

Dessert

We celebrated Marcus' birthday at Friendly's so I had to have a Sundae! I did have vanilla fat free frozen yogurt! ;)

Dinner

I wanted to have something healthier for dinner so I had a Asian Salad at Friendlys! It was 750 calories!

I did nibble on some Quesadilla & fries but made sure to track the calories!

Afternoon Snack

Had 2 pieces of my chocolates. Also had a couple of bites of Marcus' big pretzel.

Lunch!

Stopped at a rest stop. Got a burger and beans at Roy Rogers. About 650 calories.

Drink For The Road

Stopped and got a soda , no food! Had enough this morning until lunch.

Snack Attack

Had to have one last chocolate strawberry before I left. Now to figure our how many calories!

We are headed to Baltimore! Just left the house!

Breakfast Day 1

Had to crumb topped donuts and a glass of skim milk. With my chocolate earlier, I am up to 620 calories for the day!

One Chocolate

Woke up and enjoyed one chocolate this morning. My favorite Rum Nougats! So heavenly!

Happy Valentine's Day!

I had a wonderful Valentine's Day! The shop was super busy! Today I officially started my vacation since I'm leaving tomorrow and today is a holiday. Starting tomorrow I will post everything I eat on vacation!

Today I had a sausage mcmuffin for breakfast, mcchicken & parfait for lunch and Chinese food for dinner. Had about 2700 calories but burned 3000!

For snacks I had cashews and 2 servings of the See's Chocolates Brad got me for Valentine's Day. They are my favorite ones that I don't make including Rum Nougats! My fave! I also nibbled on a few gummies at work.

The picture in this post are the See's Chocolates. Mmmmmm! Stay tuned to see what I enjoy during my weight loss break!

Finally Broke Through!

I finally broke through my plateau! I am now at 185.2!!



Not ideal for two weeks of work, but I will take it. I'm just glad the number is finally going down again!

Here is how I've done in the past few weeks. My normal goal is to have about a 9000 calorie deficit for each week. I was at 8743 last week and this past week I was at 7700. Still within a normal range to lose 1 to 2 pounds a week. So I know I'm doing the right stuff. So the best thing to do is not get discouraged and keep going. I am now motivated to have a good couple of days so I can weigh in on Sunday with maybe a bit more lost. Then I can go on vacation motivated to try a little harder and perhaps, just maybe, I can get a good loss once I return!

Up A Bit Today

Weighed in again this morning and I was up .9 pounds to 187.6. So now 2 pounds from my lowest weight! I will fast today and be very hopeful for a good drop tomorrow! I'm still keeping my chin up and carrying on with the program.

I haven't had the best week but it hasn't been the worst either. I will probably end up with about 7500 calories for the week for my deficit. My goal is 9000. So a little off but not terrible. It should get me at least a one pound loss! I think I am already mentally in vacation mode! I am anxious to get away and take a break from everything. My mental state is what it is. LOL! My biggest goal right now is to have a great fast day so I have a decent result tomorrow.

I'm keepin' calm and carrying on!

Up Just .4 Pounds Today

So I checked my weight again this morning and I was up .4 pounds. A normal fluctuation in my book so I am feeling positive about my week and hope that I can end this week on a positive note! I am leaving to go on vacation on Sunday! I am so looking forward to it and looking forward to taking a break from trying to lose weight for a week!

My Spirits Are Up & I Got My Umph Back! ;)

With the drop this morning I am feeling more assured then ever that it isn't what I've been doing causing all this up and down action on the scale. My body perhaps just doesn't want to let go. But I am feeling much more positive then I had been during the last week and a half. Feeling like maybe things will start turning around and going in a downward motion.

With that I've got my drive and "umph" back, if that is even a word! LOL! I feel very motivated right now and ready to finish off this week strong! If I can get through this rough patch unscaved, then there is no doubt in my mind that the rest of this weight will come off once and for all!

Stay tuned as I will be checking on my weight regularly until Friday!

Up And Down, Up And Down

I really wanted to document this crazy weight week. Down 2.4 to 186.3. Just .7 pounds back to my lowest weight! Fingers crossed I keep going down!!

Beyond Frustrated!

I am getting beyond frustrated with my weight the last week and a half. I don't know if I'm going through a plateau or what?? I lost 2 pounds of the 3 pounds I gained last week only to be up the 2 pounds again! So basically I'm back to where I started when I gained this 3 pounds! UGH UGH UGH!!! This is getting ridiculous!

I just can't figure this out. But maybe I will never figure it out. I just need to keep trying. I'm not giving up! That I do know. But I can't handle much more disappointment. I can tell you that much! It's frustrating when you work hard to only feel like nothing is working! Worse yet, watching the scale go up when you know it should be going the other way!

My strategy is to keep doing what I'm doing. I am hopefully going away next week with the family for a few days. I am going to take a break from the weight loss thing while I'm away. Maybe that is what my body needs. A break.

I will track what I eat and try to at least burn off the calories I eat everyday. But I am not going to pressure myself to lose weight while I'm gone. I'm going to take a vacation from work and losing weight. I am hopeful that I will have a couple pound drop before I leave! But then I am going to go on vacation with no pressure to come back with a loss or no gain. Because I know I will gain from water retention, but that should come off fast if I get back on track right when I get back! Wish me luck!

It's Going Down!

Dropped another .4 pounds yesterday morning. I was 186.6. I will be a bit obsessive with the scale until this extra weight drops off! LOL! I am just one pound away from being back to my lowest weight of 185.6. I just need to do my best!

I have been still dealing with being hungry alot. Yesterday I had trouble with this once again. For the last two days that is. I had about a 600 calorie deficit on Friday and only 500 yesterday. So I need to up my game the next couple of days if I want to stay on track.

Today has been a better day eating wise! Just got to keep on it!

I Dropped A Little!

I weighed in this morning and dropped down to 187! So I've lost over half of the darn 3 pounds I gained this week! Leaving me with a 1.4 pound gain since last Friday. I am really hopeful I can drop the rest in the next couple of days!

Ok, I'm Up Again! What The Heck!!

So I decided to weigh myself again to see if that 2.9 pounds dropped off at all, just to find out I was up .2 more pounds!



I am totally confused on why I keep going up! I am up 3.1 pounds from last Friday. I am just so so utterly confused to why. I've already had a deficit for the week of 6800 calories. I am hopeful to have at least a 2000 calorie deficit today which will bring me right under my goal of 9000 calories a week!

So what's up? Why is my body being such a pain in the butt? How do I get through this? With will power and determination! That is how! I can't let this set me back. I thought about going out to breakfast with my son this morning and just saying "Screw It! I've had a bad week with this gain, I might as well just let my self have a break!" But that kind of thinking is what got me to 290 pounds in the first place. Giving up and giving in. I can't do that anymore. I need to stay focused and the weight WILL follow. When I've stuck to my guns, it always worked out in the end!

I am still hopeful that my weight will drop tomorrow morning! Fingers very crossed and praying to the weight loss gods!

Our Trip Was Cancelled! :(

So our trip was cancelled for lack of attendance I believe! We will try to go on the next scheduled trip which is March 4/5. Only problem is, our challenge on my Facebook Group ends on March 6th! So I will have to lose my 10 pounds and then some before our trip to ensure I complete the challenge! Now I really have a challenge ahead!


But I can do this! I haven't had the best couple of days. I didn't successfully fast on Monday but still managed a good deficit! Yesterday I felt like I wanted to eat everything insight! I did manage to stay around 2200 calories which was actually good considering I really was having a rough time! But I only managed a 500 calorie deficit yesterday. So I will try to make that up today and tomorrow! My goal now is to have my normal 9000 calorie deficit this week. I want to fight my way through a difficult week and come out a winner!



Even though I had an almost 3 pound gain on Tuesday, I know it wasn't real weight! I am determined to come out strong this week! I've got my boxing gloves on! Bring it!

A Classic Example Of Weight Fluctuation In Women!

So I got on the scale this morning to only be up 2.9 pounds!! What the...???

I have been trying to have a good deficit before my trip the next two days. And between Friday and Sunday I had a total deficit of 5000 calories! Not too shabby! So it is clear that something else is going on with my body at the moment.



I am not going to let this set back get in my head. I know I will drop back down. Not sure why I went up, but really, that is not important because I know I did the right things over the weekend. So I can't let that get to me. If I keep on track, this weight WILL go back down. There is no doubt in my mind.

I wanted to post about this because so many of us women go through this. We have gains that are unexplained and we let it get to our heads! I know I did all the right things and look at me....my weight went up. I think weight fluctuations are a pretty normal fact of life for most women. The important thing is we stay healthy and carry on and not let these episodes derail us!

Because you know what...I CAN DO THIS!

Self Control Just Went Out The Window!

Well yesterday was supposed to be my fast day. But I just couldn't do it. My body wanted food! I think it may have been because of my cold. So I lost SOME self control yesterday and ended up eating 1600 calories for the day. But still managed to have over a 1000 calorie deficit for the day! I had a 5000 calorie deficit over the last 4 days so I think I've done well! Sometimes I think are body just needs fuel and it has it's own way of telling us "Give me a break!"