Weigh In Day

What a great weigh in i had this morning. I lost 2.4 more pounds.

So since starting WW i have lost 8 pounds. But more than that i have found my happy place. Eating is something that i use to obsess over. I now plan out my meals by points and i'm eating different things..trying new dishes. I look over the WW site for new things to make..no more chicken and broccoli for me. I'm now having real dinners. I also have not ran all week. I did my EA Sports Active and My Fitness Coach for 30-45 minutes everyday. I'm trying to decide if i want to sell some of my workout stuff. I have a squat rack and a bench i don't use anymore and it's just taking up space in my computer room. I'm thinking of turning it into a library or reading room with some nice plants and a water feature. I'm keeping my weights,treadmill and Bosu.

Speaking of reading i started this great book called The Adventures of Dietgirl. She blogged about being over 300 pounds and her journey to lose it. It's a wonderful read. Sometimes i feel like it's me talking when i read it.

That's another thing i have started back doing. Before i got hardcore into all this workout stuff i use to read a book every week or two. Then i let working out and dieting consume my life and i stopped reading. So now i'm back keeping the library and bookstore hot.

Well time to go water the garden..

You all have a wonderful day.

What a great morning . Here lately i have been having a lot of these.. I know it's because i have finally come to terms with my body. I've stopped obsessing and learned to love me. Now everyday when i get up i'm not thinking oh lord i have to run..i have to lift. Now i say to myself..what do you feel like doing today...and if i don't feel like working out i don't..and guess what the world didn't end.

I know the main thing that helped me was i stopped journaling on Oxygen and Bodybuliding.com. I still go and see the ladies and will maybe once a week post something in my journal but it's not the anal way i use to be. I even trashed all my old Oxygen magazines. I know if i kept them maybe in a weak moment i might decided to go back so out of sight out of mind. I know for some people that works great. Just not for me.

Steve is so happy that i'm eating like a normal person. I know it was hard for him watching me live on broccoli and chicken for 3 years. Now i have potatoes and will even go out to eat without freaking out about where we are going. The best thing of all is i'm losing weight. Weight Watchers is great. When i weighed myself on Monday i was at 124. My weigh in day is Friday so we will see. I love all the people in my group. It's a fun bunch.

My garden is doing great too. I got my first tomatoes and a few squash. Last week was my first bell peppers and mild peppers. I also have a raccoon who loves to tip over my birdbath...lol

Marcia- The two books i got was Alias Grace and My Lobotomy. Yeah i read some crazy stuff...

Heather- Girl it's good to see you. I need to check out your blog i have not been here in a few days.

Hi Jo-Jo- Hope you are doing well....

Time to water the garden and go by the grocery store.

You all have a great day

Doing Great

I have to say i'm so proud of myself. The way i have finally made up my mind and stuck to a plan. I think starting back with Weight Watchers was the best thing i have done for myself in a long time. Now i' eating better and my workouts are not as hard as they use to be. I now don't view my workouts as a means to get to eat more. All and all i'm feeling better about me.

The last few weeks i have not binged or even thought about it because no food is off limits. I also don't feel like i have to run everyday. Now i just do what i want to. It's very freeing...

Also now that i'm not working out 24/7..i have more time to read.

The ladies on the Weight Watchers board have recommended some great books that i can't wait to start reading..

I plan on hitting the library after my grocery shopping in the morning...

My Good Deed

Things happen for a reason. I have always believed that to be true. This morning proved that to me. I got up at 4:30 and didn't really feel like running and thought about just going back to bed but i thought..no i'll just get up lift weights and see how i feel after that.. so i lifted weights. That took about 45 minutes ..afterwards i started feeling better and decided to go for my run. I was about 2 miles into my run around my neighorhood when i saw the cutest little dog go running by me. He had on tags so i knew he belonged to someone. He was running right for the road that is just outside the neighborhood. I called to him..he looked back but kept on running..so i went after him. He ran across the road and a truck had to slam on brakes not to hit him. The poor thing was scared to death after that..so i ran across the road and picked him up. I didn't have my glasses on so i really could read the small tag he had on so i was just going to take him back to my house and call from there...he was the sweetest thing..giving me kisses the whole time i was walking down the road. Then i saw this car driving very slow down the road..thankfully yes it was the owner. Poor thing she looked like she had been crying ..she jumped out of her car and ran to me. She thanked me over and over...talking about how the dog was her little baby and how she had just opened the door to go get the paper and she just ran out before she could get her.

I hate to think what would have happened to that little dog if i had decided to go back to sleep.

So after that i finshed my run. Muffin was none to happy to smell the other dog on me. Great now my dog thinks i'm cheating on her...lol

Feeling Great

I love running in the rain. It was nice and misty this morning. Good thing i got out early. The bottom seems to have dropped out.

I went to my first Weight Watchers meeting yesterday and loved it. The people there were so nice and friendly.

I love the plan that i'm on. I never feel hungry or like i need to binge. I'm also eating all kinda of foods now. Food i have not eaten in so long. I even have a baked potatoe for dinner.

When i workout i'm not thinking ..well if i run X number of miles i can eat this because i know ahead of time what i'll be eating.

So now i just do what i feel like doing. I took Wednesday off and did 30 minutes of My Fitness Coach lower body. Today i ran 3.50 miles.

I have also seen that not going on the Oxygen and Body buliding.com that much has put me in a better place.

Well no running today. I decided to do an hour of My Fitness Coach instead of running. I just wasn't feeling it today and i made a promise to myself to only run on days i feel like it.

So far today i have burned 2600 calories. I'm hoping the scales will be kind in the morning..but even if i'm still 128 that's ok. I know weight loss takes time. I'm done rushing it.

Tomorrow and Sunday are my running days. I love to run on the weekends.

Ok..got my new scale today and it's right on target.

It doesn't have all the extra's my old scale had..i never used any of that stuff anyway.

All i need to know it how much i weigh.

Found a new music podcast on ITunes. I love the podcast because they are free..  I only subscribe to the ones that have no DJ talking..i don't need to know the title and name of evey song or what you think about it..just play the music. Nothing messes up my run more than a great song playing then hear mindless talking...aaaahhhhhh.

I think i subscribe to about 6 now.

Speaking of my run i got in about 4 miles this morning then came in and did 30 minutes core on my fitness trainer.

Well time to eat....