March 26, 2010

Went out for dinner last night with family and realized that we have not eaten out since in-laws were here in January. Couple of things... we are trying to pinch pennies and it is much easier to control what you eat when you do so at home. Really enjoyed the meal out though!

March 22, 2010

What a great weekend. Went to the beach on Saturday and didn't feel the need to pack a lot of food for myself. In the past I always made sure that I not only had a lunch packed but also a lot of snacks. This trip I had water, diet soda and three strips of bacon for myself. (Lunch and snacks were packed for my husband). He went fishing, I went for a two and a half mile walk, then sat and read a book.

March 21, 2010

Happy Birthday to my sister...

I was talking with a co-worker the other day at work. She has been motivated by me and has been changing her life style for about eight months. A few days before our talk she had indulged in a lemon filled donut, and then immediately started beating herself up over it. While we were talking she realized that she's not "on a diet", but simply making life style changes. Have to remember that it's not like being addicted to drugs or alcohol, with food addictions it is possible to "fall off the wagon" and climb right back on.

March 17, 2010

Did much better yesterday. Went for a walk as soon as I got home and ended up in front of two other women who were walking. Of course I couldn't let them pass me, and they were walking fairly quickly. Not only that, but they were on the street and I was on the sidewalk. In the cul-de-sacs they had a lot less ground to cover. I think that I did 3 miles in 45 minutes, which for me is pretty quick!!

March 16, 2010

Yesterday was not a good day. When I got home I'm not sure exactly what I was feeling, but it felt like HUNGRY to me. I had a nutty bar and some goldfish. I should have just put on my walking shoes, and gone out for a walk. Hopefully today will be better....

March 15, 2010

A beautiful weekend for outdoor activities. On Saturday I went on a 2.5 mile walk at the beach. Yesterday I went back to an old neighborhood (where I used to roller blade years ago) and found out that the loop is 3.1 miles.

Have decided for the time being to stay with Atkins and see if I can get the weight loss jump started somehow...

March 12, 2010

It's only 10 am and two people have told me that it looks like I am losing weight. The scale hasn't changed in the past two weeks, or much over the past month, but I guess all that matters truly is how I am looking and feeling. I need to stay on track with the new life style and stop thinking about all the foods I feel I am missing.

March 11, 2010

Yesterday was a very rough day for some reason. When I got home I thought I was starving. I busied myself until dinner time, and then did have a baked potato with my pork chop. That seemed to satisfy me for the night, make me think though if maybe it is time to switch back to Weight Watchers for a bigger variety...

March 9, 2010

Was very lucky at work today, lunch was brought in from McAllister's Deli. I was able to have some great salad with ranch dressing and some turkey and cheese (taken out of a sandwich).
Still feeling very frustrated with weight not coming off, but am happy that I don't really feel that I am dieting, (never feel really hungry), and the weight is remaining constant.

My husband had a weekend job, selling ice cream at the Gasporilla Arts Festival. It was nice having a weekend to myself, and for him to have a little money coming in. I was also very thankful that he didn't bring any of the ice cream home (it is homemade and delicious).

March 8, 2010

Well..
Got on the scale this morning and there were no changes in a week. I am really starting to feel very frustrated and thinking a lot about many of the foods that I've been missing. I had a very lengthy discussion with my son on who has the best french fries, and I would have loved to gone to "Sonny's" (the french fries I choose as my favorites). I did refrain, and have continued to be very diligent in following the Induction Phase of Atkins weight loss program. Hopefully something great will happen soon...

March 2, 2010

Stayed off the scale today!! Really don't want to get on it until next Monday.

Kenny (our service dog in training) had his weekend with a potential client. The weekend before the couple had Kentaye, a big golden Retriever, and this past they had Kenny, the Yellow Lab I fondly refer to as the "midgedor". He's very short, midget like. Anyway, the service dog that the couple had for ten years was a big Golden, so Kenny was doomed from the start. The school had sent home an evaluation sheet both weekends, and apparently Kentaye did everything with flying colors. Kenny on the other hand would do nothing.

Not to worry, the school realizes that Kenny is their star pupil and they have other plans for him. There's a woman with Multiple Sclerosis, not yet in a wheelchair, but who's forced to use a walker, that they feel could really use Kenny's help. We'll see...

March 1, 2010

Two months into the new year, and I reviewed my New Year's resolutions.
I have not been writing daily on my blog, I have not been walking daily and I have yet to finish Dr. Phil's Weight Loss Challenge. We have settled on a Church and have been going regularly.

Even with my poor showing on the resolution list, I don't feel all that badly. My diet is still going very well ( I held myself off the scale the last few days and did get on this morning... up seven pounds from my Weight Watcher all time low, but four pounds down from my last posted blog talking about weight) I am really going to try and refrain from weighing again until next Monday. My exercising hasn't been daily, but it has been pretty regular. No excuse for not finishing the book, I guess I just need to extend my deadline. I will now give myself until March 31, 2010.