NO MORE!

Well, it's been a nice month of "I'm really trying to lose weight, kinda... I think?"

I always get to this point in the weight loss process. I lose x amount of weight, and I suddenly get too content. A lunch out with coworkers here, an extra helping there.

The one (and only one) difference this time has been that I have maintained the weight loss. Throughout all the stress of this reorganization, the emotional eating hasn't dented the 3 months of work.

So here's the bottom line: It is week 17 and I am 10lbs away from my 10% goal. I've skipped ahead on some of my goals; I purchased a HRM (polar f7) and a pedometer. I'm going back to tracking religiously, and taking charge of my food options. I'm following the 8 GHG (already had water, vitamin and dairy this morning). I'm taking myself off the back burner, and making my health a priority.

I was going back and reading my posts from December to now, and seeing how excited and devoted I was in the beginning reignited that spark. I remember how "detoxifying" my body felt, and how I worked hard to overcome injury to achieve the weight loss.

And I need to blog more - the support from this "ring" has been extremely beneficial, and I need to take advantage of it! I need to hold myself accountable - and I need to get real in writing. I've set up an email-update for the blog, so I can blog in real time. I love gadgets!

So that's it - not more "no tracking" days, no more sneaking, no more cheating, no more sitting on the couch avoiding pilates, no more sitting at my desk during lunch: NO MORE!

Time to get myself ready for work - back to the grind. This week WILL be different ::sips water::

Reality Check...

Weigh in today - absolute stand still :(

Went out last night - drank way to much. But the reality set in this morning when I looked at the photos posted on the social networking site.

I am still overweight, I still have a long way to go.

Time to refocus, time to get back on the wagon.

I need to do this!

Back from my hiatus!

My first post in three weeks! OH MY!

Ultimately, there is no excuse - but I'll try to sum up why my mind was elsewhere for the past few weeks. Started with a terrible TOM, which lead into company layoffs. Being the end of the second quarter, our company finally started to clear out employees because of the economy.

And I mean clear out - my department lost 60% of our workforce. It was by far the most emotional experience in my short professional career. People were leaving for meetings, never to be seen again. It was incredibly hard to stay focused. We took a walk one day, and saw numerous people being walked out by security. We tried staying at our desks for lunch, only to get flooded by emails and IMs about "who got the ax."

So, needless to say - the week of the 28th was ridiculously stressful. Lots of food, little exercising. However, I was proud because my threshold for stress eating has grown greatly. Normally, if I got a semi-nasty email from a client I would dive head first into a pint of ice cream. Now, when I was in fear of losing my job, I had an extra helping of turkey tacos. Hahaha!

Good news is - I did keep my job. Life is back to a normal stress level.

After that whole ordeal, DBF and I went on a mini-weekend vacation. We stayed at a local resort, went to a water park and then a spring training baseball game. We opted for a meal plan - which was delicious by SO not WW friendly!

For each night of the stay, we received a counter service meal (entree, dessert and beverage), a full service meal (entree, dessert and beverage) and a snack. We stayed for 2 nights, you do the math.

On the plus side, the mini-vacation provided lots of unintended exercise. Being at a water park is 8 hours of swimming, walking and water aerobics. We walked around the theme parks before dinner, and walked to and from the main section of the resort every night to dip into the hot tub.

I love mini-vacations!

But now back to the real world - back to tracking, blogging and focused on the ultimate goal. I'm at the same weight I started March with, whoops! At least it's not a huge gain. I did have a small wake up call when I went to donate blood. My iron level was low, which hardly ever happens. I realized that I wasn't eating correctly and this was a direct result.

The coworkers and I have started a weekly wellness walk. Thursday, we walked almost 3 miles in under an hour. Pretty good. Now just to keep it up...

Well, that about it for me - I can't wait to catch up on everyone's blogs!