It's a new year!

The new year is always like "Monday" when it comes to dieting or getting healthy.  You get to a point in the year -- typically around Thanksgiving -- and you're like "Uh yeah, in JANUARY I'll start!"  Well, it's January - and I'm starting off strong.  So I probably said I wouldn't do one again, but I'm doing another DietBet. (You should be able to still join by clicking here)  The concept is great... you pay to join and if you lose 4% in 4 weeks you get to split the pot of all who entered who didn't reach their goal.  I have NEVER succeeded in one.  I'm done with that!  I joined. Steve joined. Kelly joined. We're all freaking doing this!  I can't afford to just throw $30 away.  I need to restock my Younique supply with Kelly's party!  That's almost my foundation.... eek! LOL 

So resolutions --- I haven't had a real resolution in many years.  I mean, I guess last year, I said I would lose at least a pound.  So I did that. That works.  I'm not big on resolutions though, because I tend to self-sabotage.  I stop myself from succeeding.  I don't know why, but that's a trend I've noticed I do A LOT.  I get close to a goal and I don't let myself achieve it.  So there's things I want to do this year, but I'm not setting any real resolutions.  I'm just gonna go with the flow and do my best.  

It's hard not to put a number on it. A friend of mine shared something with me and I know it's not good to put a number on it...to just work at being healthy without the stigma of a number...but being able to see quantifiable results is so satisfying.. of course that's only if you are getting the results you want and not moving in the opposite direction.  I can't find what she shared with me, but I'm going to try to find balance between the number and just being healthier!   (I chose to wear my tight jeans today just to remind myself of where I want to go.......and they were clean.... )  I'm so frustrated with my wardrobe though.  I know it's not necessarily the right reason, but I want cute clothes!  I don't want to have numbers and X's in my size. I want to shop in the regular section and maybe wind up in just a plain ole large one day.  

I found that Amazon Prime Video has some Yoga videos for free so I think I'm going to check those out.  I'm really going to make this my year.  It's great having people on the same journey as me... even if their road may be shorter...it's still hard.  We stick together.  We can do this. We will succeed!

xoxo
Katie

A New Year is on the Way and..

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It's been a while since I've written.  That's never really a good thing. It means I've fallen off track, more often than not.  2016 has been another year of ups and downs.  All in all though - seriously I did pretty well!!  I started 2017 near 300 lbs.  UGH.  It was rough.  It was {really, really} disappointing.  But I got through it.  I remember my first blog of 2016 said something like "My goal for this year is to lose anything....a pound even... to be lighter than I am this day"  Each year its seemed like I've only gained.  This year was different!! I did lose.  So I'm taking it and I'm going to be happy about it.  Is it where I wanted to be ideally? No.  But it's something.  And in 2017, I'm going to do even more.  

In 2017 I want to try new things. I want to try to find some hobbies.  (Apparently I have none -- and that's pretty sad) 

I don't even know where to start with all that.  Baking would be counterproductive to any weight loss I want to accomplish.  Maybe cooking healthy?  LOL But what kind of hobby is that... I guess it could work.  I may play around with Steve's camera and see if I can get good at that.  Seriously guys....what do I do?! What hobbies do you have?! This shouldn't be so hard. hahaha

I guess I will figure it out.  Gonna do my best to make 2017 my year.  Of course I say that every year....but one of these years it will pay off.  I will get under 200 and find cute clothes!!!!  Whoohoo!!  

Okay - probably won't update again til next year.... but thanks for all the support guys :) 

xoxo 
Katie

Getting my groove back!

Somehow I'm doing it..
I'm getting back to where I was 2 weeks ago!  I think this weigh in will be pretty good actually.  I know it's only Wednesday, so I do have a couple more days to keep myself in check, but I'm feeling good about it.  Per my scale, I'm back to where my scale said on the 15th.  Now WW scale that day suprised me and was a bit lower than my home scale, so I'm not sure.... but we'll see!  I mean hypothetically, I should be where I was on the 15th by what I'm seeing today.... Soooo we shall see.

Don't eat stress. Don't eat stress. Don't eat stress. Don't eat stress. 

Feeling quite a bit disorganized in life right now.  Between new jobs being added to my plate at work and trying to figure out how to manage and organize and keep everything straight...to trying to keep up on homework, school activities, etc...and then the house... It's just overwhelming at times.  It's working so far, but it just flusters me.  I need to really work on a system at work with all my new work.... Gotta figure that out.

Okay, too busy to type more!! 

xoxo

Katie

Last week was AWFUL!

I had an awful week to follow up my amazing loss the week before... Why do I do that to myself?!!  It started with some awful PMS, but what should've been a bad day, turned into SIX bad days!!! No tracking. No cares. Needless to say, I'm cranky, feel like crap, and am just overall down. Not about anything imparticular, just feeling down.  I also skipped my meeting on Saturday.  I'll be back this week, I just hope I don't show a gain. I did sooooo good the week prior.  I'm up A LOT right now.  I'm hoping by tracking, drinking my water and tea, and just paying attention I can get back down in the next 5 days..  

I also feel like my taste buds are messed up.  Normally I would love a regular coke, but yesterday when I had one it just tasted bad. (not a bad thing)  And even my coke zero.... and my fruit this morning tastes weird... I don't know what's up. I'm guessing maybe I'm getting a cold... Blah! 

Annnnyway... our housewarming party was great.  The house really came together and we had a great turnout. Lots of food and great company!!  I'm really hoping to get my act together this week.  Hoping that will help me feel better too.

xoxo 
Katie

Little Successes Add Up

Saturday's weigh-in was a WIN.  I did it. I hit my 10 lb loss and blew past it.  I actually don't know how it was so much.... because by my home scale it wasn't THAT much, but I will take it.  Down 12.6 lbs. on WW

So my weekend was my typical weekend...not tracking..not the best choices... I know I can't do this forever. Felt crappy on Saturday from all the pop and pizza.  We went bowling for a fundraiser.  Hadn't bowled in a while and it showed.  I did manage to win a wine basket in one of the raffles.  

Just feeling in a funk today.  They're having a "Boss' Day" breakfast this morning.... I'm going to try to stay strong, but we'll see how that goes.  We've got so much to do at the house this week to prep for the housewarming party..... probably should've pushed it back a little bit... but it'll come together.  Just a lot to do lol.   So this week we'll just be getting that stuff done.  

This was from March 29th to Oct 14th -- I'm impressed!


Here's to hoping I can stay focused today and this week.  I'm stressing already. Fingers crossed! 

xoxox
Katie

Nailed it!

This morning I stepped on the scale after another good day.... and I broke into the 270's....barely, but I'm there!  Two more days to hopefully lock in the number for the official weigh in on Saturday at WW.  I'm pretty sure they require clothes be worn....so I gotta get a little lower. LOL  I'm happy though. I haven't been this "light" in 2 years!  I am proud of myself.  Sticking with WW is the way to go for me.  It gives me enough freedom and leeway that I don't feel like one little thing is going to blow it, or set me back a full week or anything.  It's give and take.  

Water and tea and diet coke are getting me through. LOL  I do want to eventually try to get away from the caffiene, but the WW leaders just said that if you're drinking caffiene, make sure you're drinking more water.  I do drink a ton of water, especially at work, so I'm good there!  

This weekend should be pretty good. Saturday night will be a bowling fundraiser.  Hopefully I'll win some stuff this year....last year was a bust (for me!)  I'll get some activity...and eat some pizza...and drink some drinks.... but no plans Sunday.  Actually we'll probably be busting our butts trying to get stuff done around the house.  Next weekend will be our housewarming and there's still a bit to do.  It's really such a big difference from when we first got in.  It's sooooo nice. I just love it!!

Going to have some oatmeal for breakfast! Hope everyone has a fantastic day!! 

xoxo

Katie

A new week!

Last week started out SO well!...  
I was ready to lose enough to hit my 10 lbs and get my ribbon.  The amazing week quickly slipped away with bad choices.  For my weigh in Saturday, I was up 3 lbs.  As of today, I'm back down 2 of those 3 lbs, so I'm hoping that by Saturday I'll be back on track.  We've got a good plan for the week with meals though, so that's a help! 

Steve's making chili tonight -- that's gonna be so good!!  Perfect meal for this fall day!  I love this cooler weather.  I just unpacked a box last night with more of my sweaters. It's amazing how much stuff you realize that you have when you move.  So many clothes.  So many that I don't even wear.  So many that I CAN'T even wear..  So many that are "for when I lose some weight"  I do think I'm going to go through stuff again and purge a lot of it... maybe just keep the jeans LOL  It's just crazy.  I don't know.  I am moving in the right direction.  It's just such a slowww process.  But I know that's the *right* way to do it.  In my meeting on Saturday, there was a guy there who was down 50 lbs in about 12 weeks he said.   Impressive.  4 weeks in to WW and I'm down 5.8...... was 9.1 the week before.  Fingers crossed that I'll be back to the 9/10 lb mark this weekend.  

Today I am focused.  I need to make the next 3 days perfect to the T!  I need a great weigh in.  Kelly and I are both going to have great numbers this week.  I want to hit the next "decade" in weight loss...the 270s.... I've been close, but i haven't seen anything in the 270s in well over a year at least...wow... just checked -- November 2014!  I will have a lot to be proud of when I get back there then!  That makes me want to get there so bad!  A little over 3 lbs to go from my WI this morning!!! 

Okay - I can do this. I will do this.  See, sometimes blogging just pumps me up.  Thanks for reading and always having my back people <3 

XoXo
Katie