Wednesday, February 27, 2008

I swear it's already working...

Wow, I am in awe of what an impact writing something down can have.

Normally, I would have let yesterday stop me dead in my tracks, but I actually made a 180 today and ate splendidly.

I think the upset stomach and acid indigestion from all the cookies might have helped as well--but hey, I'll take what I can get.

I ran for thirty minutes, no more (sigh), but was deeply motivated the entire time by the thought "I might as well have eaten a cookie the size of my head, I might as well have eaten a cookie the size of my head"...

On the upside, I do believe I have had my share of Thin Mints for quite some time. I GAVE AWAY the rest of the box to my super-annoying, teeny tiny eating machine that I call my roommate. For any of you who have ever had a friend who could eat literally WHATEVER they wanted constantly, completing swamping any amount of food you could ever hope to ingest and still manage to weigh on the lighter side of 150 lbs, this is my roommate Chris.

Now take that image of your friend eating all those goodies and how it makes you feel and make them your roommate. Needless to say, my living situation right now is not conducive to dieting without temptation.

Earlier tonight he came creeping into the living room with his hands behind his back, saying "Don't be angry, don't be angry.."

What? I say.

He plops down next to me and reveals 1. a box of caramel delights (bastard!) 2. a bag of chocolate Teddy Grahams and 3. a cupcake with red and white heart sprinkles. Oh, and a glass of milk.

I ate a small clementine and a small box of raisins and excused myself to bed.

He'll get what's coming to him some day: high cholesterol and a gut. He has to... right?

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

I've fallen and I can't get up.

I was doing so well. I mean, SO well.

Today was my one month anniversary of this year's bout of Weight Watchers. And what did I do to celebrate? I stuffed my face so full of Thin Mints I honestly contemplated throwing up. It was that horrible.

So far I have lost 8.6 pounds. Not too shabby considering I only LOST weight two out of the four weeks. The second week I had bronchitis and started my period (WENDY'S was involved somewhere) and this week I was forced out of town a couple nights in a row, causing me to make bad food decisions and basically eat what anyone handed me.

On the upside, I didn't actually GAIN weight this week, I just didn't lose any. Now this week I will be making up for tonight the next six days.

Good incentives: I bought one of the new iPod mini shuffles and filled it with nothing but good, upbeat running songs. I hope to break the thirty minute barrier tomorrow. (I also stopped by DICK'S tonight and bought about $250 worth of workout gear, including but not limited to Pilates pants, running pants, an Adidas duffle bag and a water wicking hat that is lightweight for summer (not to mention my new, well-fitted sports bra that I am IN LOVE with).

The goals here are to get in shape for rock climbing season at the Red River Gorge (April) and to lost somewhere close to 60 pounds before I move away to go to grad school in August. Looks like I have my work cut out for me.

I cannot even imagine how bloated I will feel tomorrow and dread putting on my just washed work jeans, which will undoubtedly be snug after my ridiculous carbo binge. (I also had two glasses of wine and a dinner roll! I suck.)

So that is my introduction to the world of weight loss blogging.

Hello everyone, it's good to be here.