Lost a Big One!

Well, it has been too long. I am sure that some of you are thinking that I fell off the wagon. Happy to say that I am still going strong. I also realized that I haven't posted my weight-loss for the past two weeks. Last week I lost 2.6 lbs! Yeah! I was pleasantly surprise. Wasn't really expecting a big loss because I haad been so hungry all week and so I stormed through my WPA with no shame. I lost 1.4 this week. Not a big loss but I am definately happy about it. It was a party-full week. Friday we had a going-away BBQ for friends, Sat was my daughter birthday party, Sun was the leftovers from the birthday party, and Thurs was Valentines. I went over my WPA before Sun was over but exercise self-control for the rest of the week.

All said and done, I have lost 20.4 lbs since Dec. 28th. I am pretty happy about that and I am approaching two milestone, 10% and 25 lb star which could potentially happen the same week. It feels good to pass the 20 lb mark. I am pretty proud of myself. still have some baby weight left but I am 20 lbs closer than I was a month and a half ago. The fish above is 20lbs. Can you believe it? It is huge! My friend Em said that her WW leader told them to carry around a 10 lb bag of potatoes at the grocery store and you will have a true appreciation for every 10 lbs you lose. I can't imagine carrying around one in each hand, but yet, that is what I was essentially doing all of the time. YIKES!

I have some catching up to do on blogging so hopefully when you check back this week I will blog about the cookies and ravioli I made for Valentines Day and the circuit training I did last week. It kicked my butt.

By the way, if you want to see what you "fish weight" just type in __ lbs in http://www.images.google.com/. I think you will be surprised. TB, I put in 80 just for you and here it is. Wow, you should be very proud. Can't wait to see your "big one"!!!

It doesn't taste like a grape...

Tonight I have been ravenous. So hungry and out of daily points. I had two bowls of soup for dinner and I think that I overestimated the number of points in a bowl. I wanted to be on the safe side. Regardless I was left not satisfied after dinner. I sucked on a couple of Sugar Free Jolly Ranchers. That did work. I really wanted to dive into the M&Ms hidden in the back of the cupboard but I used my better judgement and went for a grapefuit instead. I peeled it like an orange and sectioned it out and peeled the membrane off each peice as I ate it. I put a lot of work into it and it definately made it last a long time. All said and done, my mind was still on the M&Ms and rather than try and distract myeself further, I gave in and measured out 2 Tbsp of those little peices of chocolate deliciousness. I ate them slow and handed the rest of the bag to my husband. He finished the bag and now they are done with and out of the house. The grapefruit was delicious and I am glad that I turned to it first even if I gave into temptation in the end. A month ago, I most likely would have polished off the bag by myself. Here's to improvement.

My Pet Fat

Who has heard of or seen these?

Not I, until this week.

As you know, I only lost 0.6 last week and was initially disappointed. That was until I was looking at blogs one day and came across this posting. It totally changed my attitude. Heather, who runs http://www.thewwchick.com/, helped me to see that losing anything was something.

I was telling a friend about the post and the gross little visual that was pictured there and she said that her WW leader had one too. "My Pet Fat" So I looked them up. A not so little mountain of fat. 1 lb. Who knew 1 lb could be so big. Then I started imagining these little jiggly mountains taped all over me. YUCK! I am suddenly very satisfied with just 1 lb a week. 1 less attached to my hips or my stomach.

Well this week I lost 1.2. While a few weeks ago that would have seemed like nothing, this week I am pleased with myself and I am excited for another loss next week. Even if it is just a pound.