Damn Cookies.

I've survived halfway through Girl Scout Cookie season with my sanity intact (not something I could say a year ago!)... my diet however... not so much. GOT TO GET BACK ON TRACK!! I'm really going to push over vacation week. I'll have people there seeing what I eat (always helpful for me!) and 24-hour family to care for the kids. I should be able to stick to my food and exercise plan better than usual. Hopefully I can catch up to my goal!!! Send me strength!! <3

woohoo!

I weighed in this morning and was pleased with this week's loss... but even more so when I realized that I've lost 11 pounds since new years. Woohoo!! Bring on February!

Accountability

I'm very thankful for the group of ladies that I weigh in with at work.  They hold me accountable and I really appreciate it.  Another thing I do that has been really helpful is keeping a page tacked up in my bathroom as home.  I keep a copy of my "Why should I lose weight?" list (posted HERE), and a weigh in chart.  This year I added something to my chart- in light writing (that I'll be able to write over easily) I included milestones that I might want to keep in mind when it comes to weight loss- beach trip, new school year, family photos, etc.  I think this might help.  :)  I hope everyone has a great week- I already set my alarm for super early (to exercise)- and I'm hoping that this will start my week off right.  :)

So far (end of january)

So far this year, I've more than met my goal of a 1 pound or more average loss per week.  This past week was a teensy loss (what can I say- STRESS + PMS = NO GOOD! LOL)- but still, I've lost 7 pounds.  :) 

I'm on my way! 

I am really enjoying having Chas to share this journey with.  I've been logging my stuff into sparkpeople, and sending him the link so he can copy the info into his WW log.  Strength in numbers, man!  <3

Girl Scout Cookie season is upon us, and I have been wrapped up in the ridiculousness of all that.  Our goal as a troop is 4000 boxes of cookies (or the equivalent in fundraising)- as that will pay for all of our girls to attend the DC trip in June.  <3  I love my girls and am SO looking forward to the trip!!  :)

School is ok- I've been testing (and will continue to administer the ACCESS test for three more weeks).  Good times.  NOT!  Oh well. 

Hope everyone is having a great 2012!

The hubs joins the team

Over the weekend, Chas told me that he's joined Weight Watchers.  I'm really excited.  I think having a united front, a partner in the journey, all that- will be super helpful.  Anything that fosters our health AND our relationship?  I'm all for it!!!

Weigh in day

I "only" lost one pound this week- but I know that is because I did not exercise and I ate too much chocolate.  ;o)  Two things that are easily fixed.  I gave into some emotional eating as well- not as eaily fixed, but at least identifiable.  My average is still over a pound a week- and I'm at almost 3% weight lost already this year!  The show goes on.  <3

Update 01.19

So, I've been logging my nutrition on sparkpeople.com (you can view my food/fitness log here: http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_tracker.asp?id=TINAMARIEWELCH&dte=1%2F19%2F2012 ) and weighing in at home and at school for our biggest loser contest.  My goal was to lose at least a pound a week and so far I'm above that- I know not to expect that every week, but the jump start was appreciated.  I lost 1% each of the two weeks I've weighed in.  :)  I've also decreased my coke zeros and upped my water intake greatly.  Doing pretty good, I think.

The one thing that I just don't know how to fix is that urge to stuff my face when I'm upset.  Seriously, last night I wanted to take all the leftover pasta and eat it from the pot.  Or handfuls of trail mix.  Not because I was hungry or even because it tasted so good- but because I had that urge to stuff my mouth.  :(  The only thing I can compare it to is an addiction- how someone else might have "needed a drink" or whatever their vice is- I was driven to eat.  I know this is an emotional/psychological issue that I need to work through.  I think OA (overeaters annonymous) would be a good choice for me, except that I don't like/agree with/accept the religious aspect...  *sigh* 

Trudging along...