Sometimes things stay the same.

Hi again. Last week I actually lost 3.2 lbs, which puts me at a loss total of 42.4 lbs. Not to shabby, eh?

Well, this week, I maintained. I am not complaining about it at all either. I actually was surprised I actually didn't gain anything because I had some fun along the way. Last night was weekly taco night at Pat's Tavern here in Rhinelander, WI with family and friends. The tacos there are so yummy but I am sure they are about half of what I should eat in one day. I didn't budget for them and instead of choosing more wisely like I did last week, I had two tacos not one. But I was very hungry, even though that isn't a great excuse to overindulge. It was fun though. I also had lunch out with a friend yesterday and I didn't even keep track of what I ate that day. I also splurged last Friday and had a very yummy burger and fries while out with the family. It is hard being here and having so many opportunities to eat yummy food. I am very worried about the fried cheese curds at a demo derby in a few weeks. I also figure you do have to live sometimes and really, I live in Utah, there aren't any fried cheese curds out there, so I can be okay with splurging a little while here.

Again...the big thing I have to remind myself are that this is a journey and that it is okay to have a little fun as long as I get back on track quickly and that everyday is not a burger and fry kinda day! I also have to remember that tracking what I eat is key. This is hard when I know I am going over what I should be eating but it is good to look back on a week like this week or two weeks ago and see why I have slowed progress. I am getting very close to my goal weight. That is pretty spectacular.

Cheers! Oh and here is an updated pic taken right before I went to my Weight Watchers meeting. Who is that girl? :)

It Finally Happened...

...Alice gained weight. 1.2 pounds to be exact. Could be the fish fries, the french fries, the hamburgers, etc. that is constantly bombarding her. It also could be because she never went back and recalculated her points seeing she reached the 40 pound mark. Silly Alice. I am now two points less than before and I am kinda sad about it. I feel like I am being starved everyday. It is hard being me.

The cool thing about me and my journey is that I really wasn't upset about the gain. Again...this is a journey, not a race. I will get to my goal weight. I don't really have a timeline for it, but I know I will get there. So no biggie.

Hopefully, now that I am back on track, I will lose again this week. I guess Thursday's weigh in will be the judge.

Cheers!

Down 40.4 Total Pounds...Even after the awesome food in the UK!

Wow. I had a fabulous time in the UK and ate pretty much all I wanted and I still managed to lose weight. I am a totally spoiled brat!!! I am also finally under 200 lbs. That makes me feel so good! I can't remember ever being under 200 lbs. That really is a milestone that makes my belief that I can do anything even stronger. That is just pure awesomeness!

Enjoy the pictures of of the yummy food I ate will in England and Scotland!

My favorites were the tomato beans served with breakfast both in England and Scotland, That fudge donut from Scotland...so cream and rich and oddly enough not any fudge or chocolate, and the Yorkshire pudding goodness that was served with the roast. It is like a bready piece of heaven.

It is good that I don't live over there or I would have a hard time keeping my weight off! :)

.6 and only .4 until I get past the 200 mark!

Greetings from Wisconsin. I actually was pleasantly surprised with my meeting in Rhinelander today. Not only because I lost another .6 of a pound, but because the leader and members were nice. I was a little worried that I would hate the leader but that isn't the case(although, she isn't Marion! :).

It is interesting being in a different place with a different set of people to train. Not that I have to do a major amount of training, but I have already had one hard moment when it came to food. I was hungry and cranky and my family was indecisive when it came to where we were going. I really wanted Applebee's because it would offer me the safest chance to stay within my points for that day. Well, my niece and her friend, didn't want to go. Later on, I realized that Rebecca had never been there and new places are always hard for her. She had a little meltdown because she was not familiar with the menu, but we got through it! I was glad that we went there, even though I did not have what I had expected to have. I am not even going to look up how much the burger sliders are in points!

I also had to do a little training for my mother because she is sensitive about what I can and can't eat. I have to remind her that I can eat whatever the hell(I just had to use hell here...you know for emphasis) I want to, I just have to plan and budget for it. Like today, a friend wants to meet at Culver's for dinner before a baseball game and I am totally okay with it because I can eat a butter burger with fries and still be within my points for the day because I have planned for it. The spur of the moment stuff doesn't work.

A week from today I fly to London. I am a little excited for it but a little concerned about food. Luckily, my awesome Aunt Cindy will be along and she is doing the plan so I am banking on her helping make good food choices. I also realize that I want to live it up a little and will be eating fish and chips a few times. I think realizing that life happens is also important for this journey. I think having European treats is going to be important because this doesn't happen for me all the time. It is exciting.

It has been fun to be home and have all the people who haven't seen me in a few months see what I look like now. It feels good to have all the compliments and it really helps me to keep focused on my goals! I thought I might get below the 200 lbs. mark today but I am about .4 shy. It will come. I am not too concerned. It will be nice to know I am in the 100 and something range for the first time in decades!

Cheers,
Alice

Another 3 Down

When I weighed in on Tuesday, I was thinking that I would have totally gain or maintained what I had last weighed in at last time. I was very excited to have lost another three pounds over the past two weeks seeing I have been a little busy and very stressed. Today I am a little stressed as well but it is good stress for sure! I leave tomorrow to head to Wisconsin for the summer. My apartment is not clean and I am not packed and I have a date at six tonight. The cleaning and packing are not my favorites, but the date should be good! Luckily, I just checked out at work and am able to use the afternoon to clean and pack. That makes me amazingly happy!

It is going to be different being at home and doing my Weight Watchers program. I know that I will miss my leader, she is pretty darn awesome. Luckily, there is email and blogs! My mom is probably going to do the program this summer and one of her friends(who is also one of my favorite people back home) is also going to go with us. I think having them there will make it easier.

I do plan on making a workout plan for the summer when I get home. I am going to do P90X most days and I will also continue to run. Alice is a runner, after all!

Well, the next post will be from the land of cheese. Let's hope I can avoid that cheese for the most part! Although, I will be eating some fried cheese curds here and again. I just won't eat the whole order! :) Cheers!

When is this going to get hard?

NOTE TO SELF: Never, ever verbally mention to anybody that this journey isn't hard because then you are setting yourself up to have a really hard time!

I have been stressed thanks to being the big kahuna over the senior class at our school. The big stress was the senior banquet. I was in charge of it all: food, set-up, program. All. Of. It!

Luckily, it fell on the night I would normally weigh-in. I am sure if I got on that scale last Tuesday, I would have gained a pound or two thanks to my defense mechanism of eating salt water taffy and cake to sooth my stress. I did step on the scale today and it is more like what it was BEFORE the stress week. So maybe I have maintained. If I am lucky, maybe I will have lost. You never know. I guess I did learn something from all of this...I need to find better ways to deal with my stress and I think the better way is to make myself track even when I don't want to, hence the tracking today(SUNDAY) a day when I never track. Go me and thank heavens for the plan!

Busy Much?

The past few weeks have escaped me. Work has kept me busy and a little bit stressed. I am in charge of the seniors and there are a ton of activities coming up this week. The biggest thorn in my side is the senior banquet. I had to figure out a program, get kids to host, get the food, get the table decor, get the utensils. You name it, I was in charge of it. I am not much of a take charge kind of a person either and so this has been a challenge for me. I am a good get it done kind of person when I am asked to do things but I am having a hard time being the leader.

Anyway. This past week I lost .8. I think I am in a bit of a rut and I know exactly why. I haven't been tracking. Nope, not at all like I used to. I keep a mental estimation in my mind but I do not track as I should. I really need to get back on the horse but I really think it may have to wait until after all the stress of the end of the year goes away. It is insane. Sometimes I am good at staying away from the foods that are weaknesses but sometimes I am not. Last night, for example, I could not say no to ALL of the rice and orange chicken at Panda. I also could not say no to the chocolate covered cinnamon bears. They are evil. I am pretty good during the week but these weekends kill me.

My friend, Kerri, took me to a salon this week to celebrate my goal of 30 before graduation. I really like the new hairdo and think I am sold on going to a real stylist instead of the one at Fantastic Sams. She did an awesome job and my hair looks and feels amazing. It was really nice to have the new hair for the date I had yesterday. It is funny how little things can make a huge difference in how we feel about ourselves. Enjoy the pic of the new do and I better get off to church!