Week 58(?) DOWN 100.8 POUNDS!!! :-)

Once again I've been a lazy blogger and haven't been updating my progress but there wasn't a whole lot to mention as I have been having some smallish losses lately, totally deserved though. The thing with me is when I have slow losses, I never blame a plateau but take total and full responsibility for my actions knowing full well, I've just been plain eating too much and not exercising properly. This past week, I had next to no time to exercise but I was working on refinishing my front step for 4 nights straight in addition to working 11 days straight so I think all that time made up for my lack of gym time. I didn't journal as faithfully as I normally do but I knew I was within my points as I was carefully watching my food intake and making better choices fairly consistent throughout the week. I knew I was going to have a pretty good week as I peeked at my scale at home and it showed a loss but I never count on it's accuracy. Well I got to my WI this week and it showed me down a whopping 5.8 lbs which brought me to a grand total of 100.8 lbs down!!!!!!! :-) I was so freaking excited I couldn't even believe it! I was not expecting to reach this goal on this WI so I wasn't really prepared for it but I was freaking out all day about it and was just so proud that I had reached this crazy milestone in my journey. You just never believe you're ever going to get there and then it actually happened. I'm still amazed! Now, it's been a couple of days since and lord! have I been doing some damage eating wise so I will be doing the damage control the rest of the week so I don't look like a moron on WI day this week. So, Yay ME!!!!

Um, not sure what week this is...53 maybe?

Okay, I've been a total slacker on updating my blog lately so I thought I should probably get an update in June sometime. I am still dedicated to WW more than ever. I had a little bit of a lazy attitude about the program for about a month where I still lost but had a couple little gains and losses which shows I wasn't 100% with the program. I'm not sure what kicked my butt into high gear but I'm feeling really motivated again and excited to get to goal. I would still like to do that by my birthday in August but the meeting today told us that fixed dates can sometimes sabotage our efforts so I will just hope I get there eventually and won't be devestated if I don't get it by then. It would be REALLY nice to do it though. So my WI today showed a 2.4 lb loss for an official WW loss total of 92.8 lbs! Holy crap! It doesn't even seem real to me. It's like I can't even remember that yet at the same time, I do and it's very difficult for me to recognize in myself that I am an "average" body size now and I'm not seen as an "overweight" person anymore by the general public. I still feel like I am. I still have a problem with focusing on how far I have to go yet, not how far I've come. I also worry about the end result when I get to goal. Even though it will be an amazing accomplishment, I will have the battle scars of being a formerly overweight person with the loose skin and stretch marks and stuff. Plus I have that horrible disfiguring scar on my stomach that I've had since I was 6 weeks old and that doesn't help my self-esteem very much. I was told by a doctor once that I would be a good candidate for scar revision surgery so I might have to look into these things for the future. I don't know that I'll be 100% content unless these problems are taken care of and I don't have to be reminded of my damage every day for the rest of my life. Come on lotto!!!!!

In other news...today was the first day I ran 5k for the entire time! I went to the Y and ran it in 36 minutes 20 seconds! I have no idea if that's okay or not but I don't really care, I fricken ran for 36 straight minutes (well 40 technically, I couldn't remember what 5k was in miles so just to make sure I added some extra running) and I think that's great and not everyone can do that! Yeah me!

I don't have any really recent updated pictures right now but hopefully soon I will have a new comparison picture for you to see. I'm keeping at it...29 more lbs to go until goal and it can't come soon enough. :-)

Week 47...I think?

Okay, I'm not 100% sure if that's correct or not as I haven't been around to update my blog for a bit but I'm here now and that's what counts. Went to Winnipeg last week for the Rod Stewart concert and it was an awesome and amazing show and had a really good time with Mom. I ate everything in sight and didn't count points for a second but I did manage to make it to the hotel gym the one night and we shopped for several hours the next day so I did get some exercise inbetween eating. LOL! I didn't go to WW on Thursday as we got in late afternoon on Thursday and ate a bunch of crap that day so I told myself I could take one week off out of a year and relax about WW. Got myself back on track this week but didn't make it to the gym as much as I wanted.

However...I made it to my meeting today and I am pleased to report that in the 2 weeks I am down 4.8 lbs!!!! That brings me to an official WW total of 84.8 lbs! Technically I am only 2.2 lbs away from losing 100 lbs from my heighest weight I've ever recorded. Holy crap! That's insane! I can't even lift 100 lbs of weight right now and to think I was carrying it around all the time with me. So I am hoping to now lose another 37 lbs to get to goal and I honestly can't even believe I can say that. Comparatively, 37 lbs seems like a breeze (even though I know it definitely isn't!) to lose considering where I was a year ago. I will continue OP 6 days a week like I always have and I will have to step up my exercise and incorporate weight training into my routine more. I will put up some new pictures for comparison again. Yay me!

picture update!

Okay...so I was supposed to go out with an old friend tonight but she's really busy studying for finals and working a lot so we decided to cancel our date and postpone it for later on next week. In any case, I was all dressed up with nowhere to go so I though I may as well get some pictures taken so I could update my blog and show off my progress. The new pictures are of me down 80.6 lbs. I will post my before picture just for comparison sake.

Week 44...WOOHOO!

I had a GREAT WI today! Even with Easter supper in there I still managed a 3.8 lb loss this past week!!! I got to the gym the last two nights and did some jogging on the treadmill and I think that really helped me out today! So my official WW loss total is 80.6 lbs!!!! I'm so happy today!

Not much else going on except watching ultimate fighter and the Tito vs. Dana boxing match tonight on Spike! Yeah! LOVE the UFC!!!

Week 43 Highs and Lows of it

I'm always so late posting m WI results. Anyway I got to my 75 lb goal this past week so my total official WW loss was down 2 lbs for a total of 76.8! WOOHOO!!! I was very very close to one of my other goals but more on that another time. Had a good day and helped Tara celebrate her birthday and we had a really good time, went to Earls' and had the Sicilian pizza hoping it was a lesser evil and it turned out to be 26 points along with the other million points I managed to drink that night. Oh well.

Worked on Saturday and my family had planned Easter supper for that day so I worked and left straight for the farm. Couldn't wait for the evening because it was UFC 69 where Geroges St. Pierre was defending his title against Matt Sera. LOVE GSP but unfortunately he lost! WHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I'm still pretty bummed out about it and the smug look on Matt Hughes' face made me sick! GRRRRRRRRR...also the Diego Sanchez and Josh Koscheck's fight sucked major balls, boring as hell. As much as I can't stand Koscheck, I can't blame him for the crappy fight as Sanchez barely landed a single shot the entire 3 rounds.

Easter supper was amazing as usual but it was probably the first time in years where although I ate whatever I wanted including perogies, I didn't feel sick at all after with gut wrenching pain. LOL! I was stuffed for sure and I know I ate more than I should have but I didn't go back for seconds at all so that's good. I'm kind of sick with a cold right now but I still really want to get some exercise in today and the next couple of days to see if I can reach my next goal this week. We'll see how it goes.

Thisfreakingclose...week 42

I'm a little late in getting my update in this week. Went to my WI on Thursday and I was sooooooo close to getting my 75 lbs lost! AHHHHHHHHH! I lost 2 lbs last week which brought me down 74.8 freaking pounds! Yeah me but I really wanted that 75 lbs! I am determined to get it next week for sure. Crossing my fingers! It could be a very eventful week...fill ya in later if it happens!

WI Week 41

Well, not too bad of a WI this week. I'm down 1.6 lbs for a grand "official" WW total of 72.8 lbs! Only 2.2 to go until I hit 75 lbs! What a long journey especially when I see week 41 up there but slow but steady and have done very well considering my hypothyroidism. Speaking of which, I got my 3 month test results and my TSH levels were actually too low! That's the first time in almost 2 years but I'm not feeling any palpitations or hot flashes indicating hyperthyroidism but it's still not good because you can get advanced osteoporosis and a lot of other scary problems from being hyper so my doctor dropped my dose for the next 3 months and we'll see then what I'm at. Hopefully down another 30 lbs by then! That would be so great if I was down my 100 lbs by the time I see the doc again. :-)

I was so excited the other day at work because I got my first "Are you sick or something?" comment!!! I knew it was only a matter of time before those started up and I loved it! It was my regional manager at my work and I hadn't seen him for a while. He said I looked great! Yay me!

So my plan for this week 42 is to work my ass off and make a good run at getting to my goals. That would be so great if I could do it. I will "try" to not drink this weekend although lately, that's been very challenging but I recognize I am taking in a lot of useless calories by doing this. If something happens and I have to go out I will definitely try to keep it to a minimum and keep focused on my goals. Easter is coming up and it's right in the time where I'm coming up to so many milestones in my WL...I may have to be on my best behaviour for the next 2 weeks just to counteract that damage. A walk at the farm will definitely be in order I think.

Well, that's it for today...I'm off to bed!

WI Results for the Ides of March!!!

After a couple of less than stellar WI's (gain 1.2, loss .4) I had a GREAT loss at the meeting yesterday. I lost 5.4! I couldn't even believe my eyes when I saw that and asked the leader is that what I think it says???

Okay so part 2 of my exciting day was I went to Wal-mart and braved the "regular sized" clothes section and was curious to see if I could fit anything over there yet. To my shock and astonishment I was able to fit into a size 14 jeans! That's right, no more plus size pants for me! I wasn't supposed to be spending my money on pants yesterday but I just couldn't leave my NSV in the store. I'm wearing them at work today and I can still breathe and I didn't even have to lay on the floor to get them done up...they just did up!!! Woo-Hoo!!!

I have lots of huge milestone goals coming up, hopefully very soon and you will see me bragging all over the message boards. I can't freaking wait!!!! So up until yesterday my official WW total loss is 71.2 pounds! At work today, I grabbed a 5 gallon pail of paint and put a box of 2 gallons of paint on top of it and that's how much weight I've lost! It's so freaking heavy it's no wonder I almost died when I first started exercising last summer. Well that's it for me for now...going to the gym tonight...determined to lose more weight this week!

Late update...sorry! :-)

Sorry I missed last week's WI...it was nothing spectacular. Down .4, ah well, you can't win 'em all.

Hoping for some good numbers this week and my mid week peek at the scale is looking good so far. I went to the gym tonight and did an hour of cardio and I'm a sweaty mess now.

Mom called and said our Rod Stewart tickets came in the mail, I'm so excited!!! My goal is to be at my 75 lbs down by then so I have another 9.2 lbs to lose before the end of April. I certainly hope I can accomplish that.

Okay, just wanted to get a little update in here. I will be back on Thursday for WI day for sure. Goodnight!

UFC 68 and a running NSV!!

I am still recovering from a crazy, monumental, historic, freaking AWESOME fight last night. I have been anxiously waiting for this fight because my favorite fighter EVER came out of retirement to fight Tim Sylvia for the UFC heavyweight championship belt and all I can say is WOW!!!!!! I was pretty worried before the fight because Tim is a huge motherf***** and Randy is 43 years old, clearly the underdog...older and a good head shorter than Tim. Well from the first 10 seconds until the bitter end of 5 rounds, Randy TOTALLY DOMINATED the match and it was awesome. My ex came over to watch and we were freaking out and screaming it was such a great fight! I watched the entire card again today and have watched the title fight 3 times now because I still can't believe it. I heart Randy Couture and you couldn't find a more humble and kind athlete. The best I've ever seen him fight that's for sure.

Whew! Can't stop thinking about it...sorry! Anyway, back to this weight loss thing. I was up 1.2 at WI this week but it was to be expected. Some water retention issues and brunch on Sunday but I know it's only temporary and I will bounce back in no time. Unfortunately the chinese food from fight night might not help my situation for WI this week but if it's less than stellar, again I will understand why. To try and counteract some of the damage I thought I had better get my butt to the Y so I went and had a major accomplishment today! I told myself I would jog at 5.0 for 3 songs on my MP3 player but at the end of the third one I felt great so I thought I would run for one more song. I always try to not look at my time while I'm jogging so by the time the fourth song was over I had jogged for 20 minutes straight!!!!! That is an incredible accomplishment for me as the longest I've been able to run is 12 minutes straight and a total of 17 minutes throughout the workout so to go for 20 minutes straight...I'm very proud of myself. Yay me! I will be getting exercise every day until WI so I can try to at least eliminate my gain from last week. Hanging in there!

F2F with a Spitfire

Had a great lunch today with a fellow ww.ca and spitfire today. Hi Kimberlee! Thanks for the great lunch and good visit today. See you in March.

Just getting ready to go to the gym in a bit because brunch was WAY too good today. Thought I would get a little post in and get a couple more pictures on here. I managed to track down my 'before' picture from December of 2005 when I was at my highest...meaning 80 pounds heavier than I am today...ugh! Lots of people have been commenting on my weight loss lately and they're exclaiming "oh my god...you sure lost fast" but it's been no faster than average but people get used to seeing you a certain way and when it suddenly "looks" dramatic they think you have contracted some sort of terminal illness. I can't wait until I start getting the "don't you think you've lost enough weight?" question ...I used to always reply "I will keep losing weight until weight watchers tells me I've lost enough."

So anyway, going to try and get a few more pictures posted here. I hope it works! Count your points, journal and drink your water! :-)

The picture of me in the blue shirt was taken December of 2005 and I am at my highest weight. The picture of me in the brown shirt was taken January 27, 2007 and I am down 56 pounds. The last picture of me in the pink shirt was taken today (February 25, 2007) and I am down 66.6 pounds from my "official" ww start weight although unofficially I am down 80 pounds from the first picture taken of me in the blue shirt.

First Post as a blogger :-)

Hi everyone! This is my inaugural foray into blogging and I'm still unsure of how to use everything but I'll plug along and try to figure it out. I started this because I feel like I need to start to keep a record of how this weight watchers thing is going for me plus I wanted a place to put my progress pictures to help inspire others to keep at it! Maybe I should have started this journal when I started back at WW meetings but better late than never. I post on the weightwatchers.ca website on the Wonderful 30 year olds in the "Spitfire Sisters" thread as well as wandering over into the GDT sometimes.

I honestly couldn't have gotten as far as I have had it not been for my support group. I love them all like sisters and I can't wait to meet you all someday. It's coming up to my 2 year anniversary since I started posting with the Spitfires and they are truly the best cyber friends a girl could ask for. Such a great support system on the entire website and is such a great resource on anything from having a gain to indecent public washroom behaviour. :-)

A little about this WW thing...I have done the program so many times I have 4 different getting started books. Some may interpret that as failure but I see it as determination. The first time I joined WW was on the 1,2,3 Success program in probably 1998 when we had points ranges and I did very well and lost 94 pounds. Unfortunately for me, I met a cute boy whom I was with for a number of years but I let myself go and forgot about all of my healthy lifestyle and gained all my weight back and then some. I also found out I was hypothyroid in the summer of 2005 which explained the 50 lb weight gain in 6 months. What a stressful depressing time. It's taken a long time for me to find the right level of medication for my thyroid to function well enough to allow for weight loss again and it's been pretty good for the last 3 months and I've been losing again. I'm following the flex program and it's the best fit for my life. I am a member at the YMCA and try to get there 3 or 4 times a week as a great exercise program changes my shape like you wouldn't believe. I re-started WW meetings in June of 2006 just shortly before my relationship ending but I didn't let that stop me and as of today I'm down 66.6 pounds with another 55 or so to go to reach goal. I would probably like to lose another 10 or so pounds after goal too. Once I get some pictures taken for comparison I will put them up here. Well, that's about it for me right now!