Brand New Amy!

Day 22 - Wahoo! 5% Goal Met!!

2012-02-12T08:13:00.000-08:00

I did it! I did it! I met my 5% goal today! I lost 1.8 lbs which put me just at my 5% goal! Woo hoo! I needed that!

#1 - 5 lbs - met on 2/5/12
#2 - 5% {8.5 lbs} - met on 2/12/12
#3 - 10 lbs. -
#4 - 10% {17 lbs}
#5 - 25 lbs. -
#6 - 125 lbs. {44.4 lbs lost} -
#7 - Goal! {50 lbs} -

I rewarded myself with a "food" item {which I know I'm not supposed to do, but hey, it was a Starbucks skinny latte!!} by treating myself to a coffee this morning. Now I'm off to make some returns and do a little shopping. I wish I fit in smaller pants but that will come in time.

Another Quick Post!

2012-02-11T18:35:00.000-08:00

I need to get this info down for myself {i could probably add it to my sidebar but i'm not quite sure how!} so that I can see what my "goals" are! LOL

#1 - 5 lbs - met on 2/5/12
#2 - 5% {8.5 lbs} -
#3 - 10 lbs. -
#4 - 10% {17 lbs}
#5 - 25 lbs. -
#6 - 125 lbs. {44.4 lbs lost} -
#7 - Goal! {50 lbs} -

Okay, so #7 is a little lofty, as I probably don't HAVE to lose 50 lbs. but I would love to give it a try and see what happens! I'm going to copy, paste and update this post each time I meet a goal! Woo hoo! With any luck, I'll meet goal #2 tomorrow!! {crossing fingers!}

Day 21 - I'm SO Hungry!!!

2012-02-11T17:18:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I'm lying a little bit. I'm not starving as my post title would imply but rather I was very hungry all day today. I think sitting around the house (it is FREEZING outside) will do that to a gal. So...rather than getting up off my tush today, I sat and allowed myself to feel hungry all day long. My fault. My bad. BUT one good thing did come of it today! I realized that it is true that if you drink more water you will feel fuller longer! Yeesh, I need to start believing that!

So, what have I been doing with my time since I sat around all day? I played on Facebook and Pinterest, that's what! I found some great pages on FB and some yummy-sounding recipes on Pinterest. I love those time-sucking sites! :)What's next for the rest of my evening? A little cleaning and hopefully a viewing of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part I. I'm so excited!!

Tomorrow is another WW meeting. I'm really looking forward to it. I've been pleased with my results and have enjoyed the meetings too! Woo hoo!

Day 15 - Weigh In!!

2012-02-05T14:32:00.000-08:00

Well, I had my 3rd weigh in today and I'm down 6.6 lbs! Woo hoo! I am thrilled!! Some people might say that 3.3 lbs./week is a bit much (2.0 lbs. last week and 4.6 lbs. this week) but for me, it is just a case of having a really crappy diet up until now. My body must really be enjoying the fruits and veggies that I've been adding to it lately. I'm fully anticipating that my weight loss will even out shortly but for now, I'm enjoying the ride!!What has been successful for me so far? Tracking! I have been writing EVERYTHING down! I mean everything! The other day I had pizza and beer. I wrote it down! I will admit, that 5 points for a beer is a bit much so it has kept me sober!! LOL {Not that alcohol is a problem, I was just trying to crack a joke!}I'm looking forward to the week ahead! I think I'm going to add exercise and see where that gets me!

Day 14 - Getting Ready for My Third Weigh In!

2012-02-04T17:00:00.000-08:00

I'm really, really excited right now and very proud of myself. Here I am at Day 14 and I've tracked EVERY SINGLE BITE that I have put in my mouth! It sure is a wake up call to toss a 6 point cupcake in your mouth during the middle of the day but it made me realize how crazy my food habits can be! I'm certainly learning a lot about myself right now. Sadly, I'm still not sure how to change my family lifestyle. We have really scattered eating habits and while I wish we were a family that sat down to dinner every night, we aren't. My husband works a 24 hour shift three days out of every nine so that puts a damper on things to start. Then to top it off, my one daughter works out at her gymnastics gym three nights a week, so if those are days that day doesn't work, we could end up with only one or two real family nights. It really sucks!! Grrr...Anyhoo. I'm very proud of myself. I've been working hard at this, trying to be consistent and above all? Being honest. Some days suck. Tonight was difficult (I had trouble finding something to cut my craving for junk food!) but most days are pretty good. I think this is going to get easier. Well, at least I hope it does!!

Day 8 - First Weight In Since Joining WW...

2012-01-29T19:24:00.000-08:00

I'm going to keep this super short, as I've had a long weekend and I'm really tired. BUT I did sneak into a WW location today to weigh in (unfortunately I couldn't go to my regular meeting) and I lost 2 lbs!!! I am super excited about this BUT since I weighed in last week in the a.m. and this week in the p.m. I can't help but wonder if I wouldn't have registered a larger loss had I weighed in this morning? Here's to small successes!!!

Day 4 - Happy Birthday to ME!

2012-01-25T18:26:00.000-08:00

Wow! Today begins my last year in my 30s. Or as I like to look at it, I'm 21 with 18 years of experience! Well, no matter how you look at it, I've turned 39 and I'm one year closer to my metabolism backfiring on me. So, I'm especially glad that I have made this change. I'm on Day 4 and while things aren't "perfect" for me, I am keeping track of every bite I take and holding myself complete accountable for my choices. Back to my birthday. My daughters greeted me after work with big hugs and kisses and fabulous handmade birthday cards. Those are the greatest gifts of all! I also received some fabulous gift cards for iTunes (workout music?) and Starbucks (lucky for me they have good, healthy choices!). I feel so spoiled! For dinner, I was given the option to choose my place of dinner. Where did I pick? Home. My hubby made me shrimp, steamed in Old Bay Seasoning, twice-baked potatoes (not my finest choice, but yummy nonetheless!), and a glass of white wine. I definitely went over my PointsPlus for the day BUT I was able to dip into my 'extra' points bank without running out of those. I'm pleasantly full and pleased with myself!Tomorrow is another day and I feel good about what tomorrow brings.

Day 2 - I really need to do this...

2012-01-23T16:41:00.000-08:00

Here it is day 2 and I've had several moments where I wanted to gnaw my own arm off. But for the sake of losing my butt, I completely ignored my ruthless cravings and pushed ahead. I know I wasn't truly hungry because I felt like I was having cravings, I wasn't really starving. I need to get past these feelings to my true feelings and then I'm fine.

I just reflected on my photos from yesterday and I truly think that posting them was the right thing to do. It is a true wake up call for me to realize that I am much bigger than I visualize in my mind. It is funny that I visualize myself as a thinner person and I'm truly not. It makes me sad to see the pictures of me, because I've never been that person. Oh well, she's going away and the real me will be out to play soon enough!

Day 1 - Looking for the Old Me!

2012-01-22T10:36:00.000-08:00

I named this blog "Brand New Amy" but truly I should have named it "Find the Old Amy"! I am not looking to turn myself into someone new, I'm actually trying to find the old me. Once upon a time, I was a more "normal" sized person. Over time, I've gotten away from who I used to be and now I'm trying to get back to who I was. This morning, I joined Weight Watchers for what is "hopefully" the final time. I've tried in the past and more recently I've tried online. Unfortunately something hasn't clicked, until now. I am going to work this program EXACTLY as it is supposed to be worked and I'm going to do it for me. Yes, I want my family to be proud of me. Yes, I want my family to see what healthy looks like, but for once, I'm going to put me first. I deserve it!

This next part scares me. I'm going to post my "before" photos that I had my daughter take...today. I am afraid of who I am. However, it is me so there isn't much I can do but face myself and change me. Ugh...