Run hard, live easy...

Sweaty sweaty sweaty!

Had a beast mode run this evening with my mom! She used to be the running ninja but it seems we've switched roles because now it's me beating her in our runs...by a considerable amount! Today is definitely a day where I feel the running love!

HUZZAH!

Festive Cheer!

12/2/10: 226.2

BMI: 34.4

12/16/10: 219.4

BMI: 33.4

So, last week I committed to measuring and tracking EVERYTHING that I ate and boy did it pay off! I lost FOUR pounds on my second week back on my mission! FOUR POUNDS! Now, I'm only 9.4 pounds away from back to my 50 pound weight loss achievement! I finally feel like I'm back on track and it makes me feel like I'm in control...which equals a HAPPY Leanne! I've decided that I quite like the Points Plus program. It pushes you to make healthier choices everyday. For instance, all fruit is zero points, so whenever I'm hungry I grab some fruit to satisfy me instead of something less healthy, like a tootsie pop or chips etc. Also, I've turned into quite the alcoholic this past summer and seeing as alcohol has gone drastically up in Points Plus values...I know that that has got to change NOW. This program is pushing me to decide whether alcohol is really worth losing al those points and most of the time it's not. Being that drinking makes me a slack runner and lowers my food inhibitions, this is a good thing.

I've decided to abstain from drinking unless it's a holiday, birthday, big celebration, or I just really really want or need a drink after a particular day.

We shall see how this turns out...

Christmas is less than a week away! EEEEE!!! And I've already decided that I'm going to nip into my weekly points plus allowance so I can enjoy myself without stressing over what I'm eating while I'm with my family.

My Christmas day (and night) plan:

Breakfast:

Scrambled egg with cheese

cereal

FRUIT FRUIT FRUIT

Christmas lunch/dinner:

Salad

VEGETABLES

some form of meat...probably turkey

mashed potatoes

artichoke stuff

Snacks:

I will have either one small brownie or a small piece of cake (both are sugar free)

FRUIT

Drinks:

WATER, WATER, WATER

Activity:

Walking around the neighborhood to look at all of the pretty lights.

Also, maybe my mom and I can get an early morning run in before we head to my aunt's house (Don't hold me to that!)

That's my plan and I'm sticking to it! :)

Let your heart be light, from now on our troubles will be out of sight.

12/2/10: 226.2

BMI: 34.4

12/9/10: 223.4

BMI: 34.0

I lost 2.8 on my first week back on my mission! Can I get a huzzah!?

I went a little back into my fatty ways the tuesday before weigh in so I got scared and decided I was going to skip that weeks weigh in. But I started thinking about how last time I did this I played the scale game. I would wear the lightest clothes I had and would not eat anything past 1 pm on weigh in day to get optimum results and I've realized that this journey isn't a game of "What's the scale say?" It's so much more than that! It's about feeling better about myself, being held accountable for what I'm putting in my body, and just being in control. I am in control of my life, NOT the scale. So long story short, I went to weigh-in and ended up being down almost 3 pounds, needless to say I was a happy, happy girl!

Those were the goals I had set for 2010...can we all zone in on the fact that Mission Mollie was my number one goal!? And for the most part of the year, I stuck on it! Because of my perseverance, I am almost 40 pounds lighter than I was at this time last year and I couldn't be happier. For the first time in a very, very long time, I stuck to my guns and saw out my resolutions throughout the year and I'm a happier person because of it.

By the end of 2010, I will also have completed #s 2,3,7, & 8. I made a list of 10 things I wanted to achieve and I got through half of them! I would have been happy with just one goal under my belt...but having 5 is the best Christmas present to myself EVER!

I've actually been tracking what I eat this week and I feel very much like I felt when I joined weight watchers back in January of '10. The new plan has me all kinds of excited and I feel like I'm getting to start fresh and really see what I can do with all the tools I'm given.

I'm ecstatic to get back to that 50 pound weight loss mark and go beyond that to 60, 70, maybe even 80 pounds lost. I'm not going to stress about this, I'm going to use the tools and tips that I get at my meetings, trust my heart and my previous knowledge, and live and have fun this time around.

BRING IT!