SOOOO CLOSE!

I really wanted to hit 10 lbs this week (last week I was at -8), but missed it by a little bit. Still, I lost -1.2 lbs, and that's not too shabby.

This week has started off shaky, and I have a poker game with the boys at my house tonight, which means pizza and beer. I won't drink the beer, but I'm sure I'll have pizza, so I had a late breakfast and I'm skipping lunch to try and even it out.

I realized I was making bad choices because my kitchen wasn't stocked full of stuff, so I went grocery shopping. When I was unloading everything, I had to stop for a second because I couldn't believe it was MY carriage. It was FULL of vegetables and fruit. I basically went along the outside of the store and stocked up on meat, dairy, and vegetables. Weird, but I felt good about it.

So I've got .8 to get to 10 lbs this week, and I WILL get there, if I have to eat only vegetables for the next week. After tonight's pizza, of course.

OOPS! FORGOT TO UPDATE

Weighed in last Wednesday and lost 1.4 lbs, which brings my total down 8 lbs. NICE!

I cannot believe how active I've been. I've been going dancing, swimming, helping Cynthia move - just moving my body a LOT. And I feel good - minus all the little aches and pains that come from NOT moving your body for so long.

But yeah, I'm chugging along. I've got a PMS week this week, so who knows how I'll do. But no matter. I've got a handle on things and I'm doing well and feeling good.

HELL YEAH, BITCHES!

Ok, so I took a little detour in July. That detour had me parking my ass at Glutton City and eating everything that wasn't bolted down. But it ain't no thang, baby! I'm back on track and rejoined Weight Watchers after being away for about a month or so.

Tonight was my first weigh-in and I'm down -6.6 lbs. Woot! I had a great week: was really focused, ate well, and did a lot of dancing. Rinse and repeat this week, kids.

I'm not sure yet if the Alli pills are making a difference or not. I'm not really doing that program at all, except for the low fat content. I keep my fat grams around 19 a day and keep within my points. Anytime I have a meal with fat in it, I take a pill. I'm not sure if it's making a difference or not yet...but we'll see in the longrun!

Taunia & Alli

Well kids, the weight-loss hasn't been going so well. I haven't gained anything, but I haven't lost anything either. I think I'm burnt out on Weight Watchers, although I know it's the way of life/eating I have to adhere to for the rest of my life. So I've decided to kick-start the weight loss a bit with this new product: ALLI.

It's the first FDA approved, over-the-counter weight loss pill. It's apparently supposed to have amazing results. They've been working on it for 22 years and it was finally approved and put on shelves about a week ago. Unlike other diet pills, alli doesn't affect your brain, your heart, or your blood. From my understanding, you take it with a low-at meal and it breaks down the fat and removes it from your system. This obviously means dramatically fewer calories are soaked up into the ol' intestines and you lose weight. The pills are supposed to help you lose 50% more weight than you normally would without it.

I've done some reading and research on the site and message boards and so far, it seems like a great product. There are a very few people who get some nasty side-effects, but if that happens, you just stop taking the pill. The program forces you to eat lower fat (my big problem) and a healthier diet, and also recommends exercize to help speed the process. The cost is slightly high: a 20 day supply is about $50.00.

I'm willing to give it a shot. I'm going to combine it with my Weight Watchers plan (one of the only plans they endorse combining it with) to help kick-start my weight again. That, coupled with the start of my Couch to 5K program will help move things along (hopefully).

My plan is to be down at least 25 lbs by the end of the summer. That would be kind of sweet!

I'll keep you posted of the effects and progress! I start this on Friday. :)

I'M STILL HERE - PROMISE!

I have NOT fallen off the wagon - honest! Ok, well, maybe a little. :)

Although my excuse is lame, I had to move. I pretty much decided it was pointless to go food shopping right before I moved, but I had no food, so I ended up eating out a lot. I figured even crappy food combined with all the bending and lifting would even out. Not so much.

So last week, I went to WW and did not weigh in. I went to the meeting and participated and got back on track. This week, I've been doing quite well, and I even decided to start the couch to 5K program - finally. I also had my mac-daddy grill delivered and I have only cooked on that grill for the past week - so everything's been pretty healthy. I LOVE grilling.

I'm not sure how weigh-in will go this week, but I'm definitely weighing in. At least I'm all moved in and back on track! :)

WEEK 4 & 5 RESULTS - BUH-BYE CAMERA!

Sorry about the car alarm in the background!

WEEK 3 - NONRESULTS!

Ok, so PMS hit me like a ton of bricks this week. I overate a bit - but nothing really dramatic. I didn't write anything down and had water weight gain beyond my control. Needless to say, I did not weigh-in.

HOWEVER...

As much as I wanted to just sit home and wallow in my self-pity pms, I went to the meeting. I knew skipping it would mean that I'd slowly fall back into my pattern of getting off-track again, so I forced myself to go. Actually, Cynthia's encouragement really helped too - so thanks, Cyn!

The thing is, I have a love-hate relationship with the meetings. They always feel just *slightly* condescending to me, but I ALWAYS leave motivated to do better and work hard. In fact, I'm still dealing with monster cravings and have only been able to make better choices because I was in the right mindset.

So hopefully next week's weigh-in will at least have me back to where I was prior to the PMS meltdown. See you next week with the results!