Thursday, January 27, 2011

Good Quote

One of my friends had this on her facebook wall. I thought it was appropriate:

“Strength is the ability to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of those pieces”

Of course my new goal is to have the strength for the next week at least, to have NONE!!!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Get that CANDY out of my face!!

I have to admit a huge weakness that I am facing. There are two huge bags of little candy bars in my desk drawer in my office. I thought I had good willpower, but I totally have been eating at least five a day. I need to stop this habit. I actually gained two pounds since last week. It could have something to do with eating out three times last week too. I need to get back on it and eat less chocolate and exercise more. Next week is another first of the month weigh in and if I gain two pounds I will have to pay and that is not what I want to happen. I am getting back on the wagon!

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Meetings a bit South of Here.


Well, have I told you that I am now traveling to get to my weekly Weight Watcher meetings? Well, I am. When my leader told me she would no longer be teaching in Provo at night, I knew I had to catch her meeting down south. It takes about 22 minutes when traffic is good. At five when I go, it takes 45. Totally worth every single minute to get there. She is a major player in my success and so I make a small sacrifice to get to one of her meetings.

Tonight was fun because I totally mocked her (I don't even feel bad because she can dish it out just as well.) Anyway, one of the coolest things about her is that she is totally real and faces challenges with following the plan like the rest of us. Monday she ate like three times more than what her daily allotment is. The cool thing is that she was totally open and honest about it and even included it on her blog. Read about it HERE! And instead of giving up, she just gets right back on the wagon! Anyway, I made her a certificate that basically was an award for eating so much in one day. In her own words, it read: "The most PPV ever recorded and published publicly." Hilarious. The pic is of Marion after meeting tonight.

I am maintaining well. My body seems like like a certain weight lately, even when I am not trying all that hard to keep it there, and even after Vegas where I ate some very tasty but not so good for me food. We will see if it maybe shows up next week. I think being active is truly a key to success when it comes to maintenance. If I can keep that metabolism up, I gain some flexibility in what I can intake. It is a good deal. Today I did not run because I ran two days in a row and my left hamstring is a bit sore. Silly.

Well, the journey is still fun. I am glad that I have decided to continue to go to meetings even though I technically only have to weigh in and attend once a month. I think that is another key to success. Well, I better sleep. Cheers!

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

One Year Ago...





One year ago today, I attended my very first Weight Watchers meeting. It really is crazy to think how much has changed in one tiny year. I have learned so much about me and have become so much more healthy both physically and emotionally. Sure I am not perfect but I have come a long way. In honor of today, I included some before and after pics of me! Enjoy and happy One Year Anniversary to me!