Week 4 & Week 5

So, with the Christmas Holiday, I didn't get a chance to blog about week 4.  I figured that since tomorrow officially starts 2010, I would write one more blog 2009.  Diets always seem to be hard to keep up with during the Holidays.  So much good food and a lot of just being lazy.  While I didn't loose 2 pounds, I did loose 1!!!  I am now at 249.  I really cannot recall a time where I was below 250.  Had to have been in High School.  I got a Wii and Wii Fit for Christmas, so I am super excited about working out with that.  It will make working out a whole lot more fun!!!!  Here's to 2010!!!

End of Week 3

So, today was the last day of school for two weeks!!!  Yeah!!!  It was a busy, but very good week!!!  I am proud of my kiddos.  I am glad that I am there!!!

My friend is coming into town tomorrow, so I thought I would weigh in a day early.  So.....250!!!!!!!!!!  I lost 3 pounds this week!!!  I wasn't aiming for 3 pounds, but that is just what happened. I still haven't gotten to exercise (unless you call walking around school and staying at school until 9pm exercise), but I know that with the break, I will be exercising.

I ate dinner at home, drank lots of water, and moved around a lot at school.  I owe to pure will.  There were definitely times where I want to get fast food, but I knew I had food at home.  I am super excited that things are working out!!!  Thanks for the help!!!

Merry Christmas!!!

End of Week 2

I started off the week cooking food to eat for dinner so that when I get home from school, all I have to do is pop it in the microwave and re-heat it.  I also made sure I was up early enough to eat a bowl of cereal, eat a banana, and drink a glass of milk.  I found that doing this allowed me to be more alert every day, and I was in my classroom by 7am at the latest.  I was more awake when my class got to me and I didn't feel rushed in the morning.

The dinner idea fell through big time.  I had an extremely rough week and I really realized that I am an emotional eater.  By the time I would get out of school, I would want comfort food, not food that was in my refrigerator, so I stopped and got fast food three times this week and then ate pasta the rest of the week. Totally not on my diet.  I also did not exercise this week.

So for my weigh in, I am still at 253, like last week.  I did accomplish eating breakfast everyday and eating a healthy lunch at school.  I just need to continue that goal through the evening.  

With Christmas break less than a week away, I am hoping for it to improve.  So my goal for Week 3 is to eat dinner at home.  Dinner that I make.  Thanks for all the encouragement.  It is helping, I promise!!!  Here's to 13 Days until Christmas!!!

End of Week 1

So, It's exactly a week since I wrote my beginning blog, and even though I officially started my challenge on Tuesday (I think I actually started on Saturday last week), I couldn't wait until then to see how I am doing.  I just got off the scale and.....253!!!!!  I have lost my first pound!!!!!   YEAH!!!!!

Week one has been challenging.  Finding time to exercise has been tough, so I haven't done it 5 times this week, just twice.  For week two, I would like to make it up to 3-4 times with my final goal of 5 times by week three.  Also, the temptation by fast food restaurants and soda have been fierce, but I have survived.  I did break during my 4th Grade Class's Pizza Party Friday, but I only had two slices of pizza and I stayed away from the chips and cookies.  I also went to a neighbors apartment tonight and I didn't partake in the late night snacks or wine.  I told them what I was doing and Robert, a personal trainer, said he would help too!!!

Grocery shopping had been fun.  I am exploring foods I haven't before which I am sure would make my old roomies happy!!  I cleared out my entire refrigerator and restocked it for healthy foods.  I am going to try to cook on Sundays so all I have to do during the week is heat things up.  I find myself not feeling like cooking when I get home, so I think that this will be helpful!!

Thank you to everyone who is encouraging me!!!  I love it and I really think it is helping me achieve what I want out of it!!!  Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!

FYI- I threw out my slim-fast because of the recall, and will be getting up earlier to eat a bowl of cereal and a banana.

Week 1, Day 1 & 2

Ok, so I have officially began my weight loss program.  So far so good!!!  I haven't drank a soda or gotten fast food (although there are cravings that I am really trying to keep in check :) ).  I am taking my lunch to school every day and drinking a slim fast for breakfast.  I am also eating two small snacks.

To monitor my protein, fat, calories, and carb intake, I am using a website: http://www.sparkpeople.com.  It's a cool website and one of my LANCE roommates turned me on to it last year.  You can go on, tell them how much you weigh, what you want to loose, and due date by which you want to loose the weight by.  It tells you how many calories, fat, carbs, and proteins you need to eat daily in order to keep on track.  I can go in and input what I ate and it calculates it all for you!!!  Pretty cool!!!

I have exercised once already!!  I am using Zumba and very grateful that my dog Pebbles is the only one watching me do all the dance moves!!  Pretty sure I would be completely embarrassed if I was anywhere else doing it.  I wish I had a Wii Fit so I could do the hula-hoop and yoga aspects.  I really love it.

So, I am off to a great start and hope that it continues to go well.  I plan on weighing once a week, so when I do, I'll let y'all know how well I am doing!!  Thanks for all your support and encouragement!!

~Shannon

The Beginning

For as long as I can remember, I have always been overweight.  Always.  I have decided to take control back and loose at least 27 pounds by the time I turn 25.  I would like to loose more than that, but for now that is my goal.  I currently weigh 254 and I am 5'3" which puts me in the morbidly obese category.  My ultimate weight loss goal is to loose 100 pounds and get down to 150.  I don't have a time frame, if I did, I think I would not so this the healthy way.  I am using this blog to help motivate myself.  I am not good at personal motivation, but I think that if I have to keep a public record of my journey, then that should be enough motivation for me.  So, here goes nothing!!!  :)


My Goal: Loose 27 pounds in 27 weeks.
Start Weight: 254
Goal Weight: 227
How to do it?:  Eliminate soft drinks, fast food, over indulgent in carbs, drink lots of water, and EXERCISE!!!