I just remembered I never posted this past week's weigh in results! Naughty naughty fletchy wetchy!
So, I'm just going to post the results and try to think of an actual blog to write after this weeks results in a couple days.
12/31/09
weight: 260
BMI: 39.5
3/18/10
weight: 232.4
BMI: 35.3
I managed to bring my tally up to 27+ pounds lost! And I hit my 10% weight lost last week, it was beautiful!
And my lovely mother his her goal weight as well, bringing her weight loss total to 100.4! What an inspiration she is!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Did I ever tell you you're my hero?
I'm dedicating this blog post to my mom because whenever I don't know if I can go on with my mission, I just look at her and see how far she's come and I see that I CAN do this.
My mom is .6 away from her goal weight, she's lost 90+ since she started weight watchers and I couldn't be more proud of her. She's my biggest inspiration, motivation, hero, best friend and cheerleader without even knowing it. Her strength seriously boggles my mind. She pretty much single handedly takes care of our family, has a full time job, cooks delicious dinners for everyone and still finds time to exercise and put her weight loss journey first. I would love nothing more than to grow up to be just like her.
This weeks results:
12/31/09
weight: 260
BMI: 39.5
3/11/10
weight: 235.4
BMI: 35.8
I was dreading weighing in today because I swore I was going to gain. I stepped on the scale and braced myself to see my leader give me a pity look, only to have her say "CHA-CHING" and whisper you're down 2 pounds! I need to have more confidence in myself, because I've stayed on point with weight watchers for 10 weeks now, and still I'm second guessing my success. When she said that I had lost 2 pounds, my first thought was: "I must not have been standing on the scale all the way or something." I couldn't just congratulate myself and see that all my hard work is paying off. Believing in myself is my biggest fault and I'm really trying to work on that, guess this weight loss journey is about losing more than the weight. I need to lose the self doubt, negative energy, and shyness.
For next week I'm aiming for losing 1.6 so I can get over 25 pounds lost AND hit my 10% at the same time! And my mom is determined to reach her goal weight this week!
So fingers crossed that next week is a week of celebration for us both.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
A dream is a wish your heart makes...
Photo blog time!
Me at my start weight of 260
And me now..a little over 22 pounds lighter.
I honestly don't see a difference, but the dress I'm wearing is flowy and a little big on me..so maybe that's why.
I went to the Disney Princess exhibit at NOMA this past weekend with two of my friends and we had a mini photoshoot in City Park, and I just wanted to share some of the pictures with y'all.
I went to the Disney Princess exhibit at NOMA this past weekend with two of my friends and we had a mini photoshoot in City Park, and I just wanted to share some of the pictures with y'all.
NARNIAAAAAAAAAAAAA! :)
Thursday, March 4, 2010
You're having delusions of grandeur..
12/31/09
weight: 260
BMI: 39.5
3/4/10
weight: 237.4
BMI: 36.1
My weight loss tally is 22.6 now! I honestly cannot believe that I've managed to lose over 20 pounds since starting this journey. I finally feel like I can honestly do this and keep it up!
On Sunday I went to play Laser Tag with my friends for a birthday, and the whole day I was thinking of backing out simply because I was scared I wouldn't be able to fit in the vests. I mean those vests are aimed toward little kids, not overweight adults. When I voiced my concerns my two friends in the car with me reacted like I had just told them I had 3 heads. I couldn't help but think, am I really that delusional or are they just being good friends? I've been haunted by fear of not fitting into things. Going to theme parks, a supposed fun experience, was always mixed with anxiety. Would I be the person that is asked to leave the ride because I don't fit? I actually passed up an opportunity to go to Disney World for the first time a few summers ago because I was so scared I wouldn't be able to fit on the rides. And I almost considered not going to play Laser Tag because of my fear. Yet again I was faced with my being overweight hindering me from living my life. After my friends assured me that I would in fact fit in the vests, I went to the party and had so much fun that I'm seriously considering going there for my 21st birthday in April. Oh, by the way..the vest did in fact fit...with room to spare!
weight: 260
BMI: 39.5
3/4/10
weight: 237.4
BMI: 36.1
My weight loss tally is 22.6 now! I honestly cannot believe that I've managed to lose over 20 pounds since starting this journey. I finally feel like I can honestly do this and keep it up!
On Sunday I went to play Laser Tag with my friends for a birthday, and the whole day I was thinking of backing out simply because I was scared I wouldn't be able to fit in the vests. I mean those vests are aimed toward little kids, not overweight adults. When I voiced my concerns my two friends in the car with me reacted like I had just told them I had 3 heads. I couldn't help but think, am I really that delusional or are they just being good friends? I've been haunted by fear of not fitting into things. Going to theme parks, a supposed fun experience, was always mixed with anxiety. Would I be the person that is asked to leave the ride because I don't fit? I actually passed up an opportunity to go to Disney World for the first time a few summers ago because I was so scared I wouldn't be able to fit on the rides. And I almost considered not going to play Laser Tag because of my fear. Yet again I was faced with my being overweight hindering me from living my life. After my friends assured me that I would in fact fit in the vests, I went to the party and had so much fun that I'm seriously considering going there for my 21st birthday in April. Oh, by the way..the vest did in fact fit...with room to spare!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Put your boots on baby. Get to work, work.
Let's just get the embarassing bit out of the way, shall we?
12/31/09
weight: 260
BMI: 39.5
2/25/10
weight: 240.6
BMI: 36.6
Thanks to the 2.6 pounds I've in week eight of weight watchers, I am only .4 pounds away from bringing my total weight loss up to TWENTY POUNDS! I've lost 19.6 pounds so far, I never NEVER thought I would be able to stick with this but taking things one week at a time has proved effective.
I'm going to try to tackle day 1 of Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred today, wish me luck! So in the spirit of exercise, I thought I'd share my top songs that are always on my workout playlist :)
1.) Britney Spears: Stronger
2.) Lady Gaga: Bad Romance
3.) The Saturdays: Ego
4.) Ke$ha: Your Love is my Drug
5.) Britney Spears: 3
6.) Lady Gaga: Monster
7.) The Saturdays: Work
8.) The Veronicas: Untouched
9.) McFly: Lies
10.) Ke$ha: Tik Tok
11.) The Saturdays: Up
12.) Lady Gaga: Beautiful, Dirty, Rich
13.) Pixie Lott: Boys and Girls
14.) The Ting Tings: That's not my name
15.)Britney Spears: Lonely
16.) Ashlee Simpson: Lala
17.)Ke$ha: Take It Off
18.)Ke$ha: Kiss 'n' Tell
19.)Ke$ha: Blah Blah Blah
20.)The Veronicas: This Is How It Feels
I've got tons more, but I figured you get the picture. Anything upbeat, fast, and fun to sing to will make my workout list. Hopefully by next week I can think of a different or really good post for my 20 pound milestone!
12/31/09
weight: 260
BMI: 39.5
2/25/10
weight: 240.6
BMI: 36.6
Thanks to the 2.6 pounds I've in week eight of weight watchers, I am only .4 pounds away from bringing my total weight loss up to TWENTY POUNDS! I've lost 19.6 pounds so far, I never NEVER thought I would be able to stick with this but taking things one week at a time has proved effective.
I'm going to try to tackle day 1 of Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred today, wish me luck! So in the spirit of exercise, I thought I'd share my top songs that are always on my workout playlist :)
1.) Britney Spears: Stronger
2.) Lady Gaga: Bad Romance
3.) The Saturdays: Ego
4.) Ke$ha: Your Love is my Drug
5.) Britney Spears: 3
6.) Lady Gaga: Monster
7.) The Saturdays: Work
8.) The Veronicas: Untouched
9.) McFly: Lies
10.) Ke$ha: Tik Tok
11.) The Saturdays: Up
12.) Lady Gaga: Beautiful, Dirty, Rich
13.) Pixie Lott: Boys and Girls
14.) The Ting Tings: That's not my name
15.)Britney Spears: Lonely
16.) Ashlee Simpson: Lala
17.)Ke$ha: Take It Off
18.)Ke$ha: Kiss 'n' Tell
19.)Ke$ha: Blah Blah Blah
20.)The Veronicas: This Is How It Feels
I've got tons more, but I figured you get the picture. Anything upbeat, fast, and fun to sing to will make my workout list. Hopefully by next week I can think of a different or really good post for my 20 pound milestone!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
I want something to live for.
It's really hard for me to post this picture on this blog for everyone to see. Look at how uncomfortable I am. I can remember that I thought that shirt was too tight, when in fact it fit how regular shirts are supposed to fit. I'm notorious for buying clothes that are too big for me, and my friends constantly tell me I need clothes that fit. Truth be told, I'd rather be swimming in my clothes and be able to hide in them then to wear something form fitting and risk letting the world see my fat rolls, etc.
This picture is the essence of me before I started this WLJ. I'm so uncomfortable in my own skin that I can't even stand to have my picture taken from the neck down. Granted this picture is at least 3 years old and my weight has changed aka gone up since then. Whenever I'd be out with my friends and the camera would come out it was constantly a game of 'who can Leanne hide behind for each picture?' I'm only 20 years old, I'm supposed to be having the time of my life, not hiding behind people for pictures or hiding in my room away from the world, ashamed of what I've become. That's not even a life, it's just an existance. I don't want to exist...I want to live. I want to travel, go out every weekend. Be a social butterfly. Be the fun friend again. Not the friend who is forced to go out and be with her other amazing, wonderful friends.
This is last Mardi Gras (Feb. '09) by this point I had lost about 50 pounds working with a place called 'Physician's Weight Loss Center' while I was amazingly successful doing this program, the eating plan was so strict that I had to eat the same amount of the exact same foods almost everyday and after awhile I just got tired of it and went over the deep end. But I looked at all of the pictures after my weight loss, and while it wasn't a significant loss, I was so much happier. I went out more, heck I was barely home last Mardi Gras. It was a beautiful time and I was starting to act more like myself. But after I gained all the weight back, I was in an even bigger rut than before I started.
I won't fall off the deep end this time, at this moment I feel like I could look over the edge of that cliff I fell off last year and not even be scared to fall. I have a great support system in my family, friends, and WW members, I can succeed and I WILL.
I'm tired of simply existing, I want to live. I want to build a life I can look back on in 50 years and be happy about. I want to have stories to tell grandchildren. I want to HAVE grandchildren,children, a husband. I can't do any of that until I'm happy with the person I am, and while I may not be there yet...I keep getting closer and closer as the weeks go by.
This picture is the essence of me before I started this WLJ. I'm so uncomfortable in my own skin that I can't even stand to have my picture taken from the neck down. Granted this picture is at least 3 years old and my weight has changed aka gone up since then. Whenever I'd be out with my friends and the camera would come out it was constantly a game of 'who can Leanne hide behind for each picture?' I'm only 20 years old, I'm supposed to be having the time of my life, not hiding behind people for pictures or hiding in my room away from the world, ashamed of what I've become. That's not even a life, it's just an existance. I don't want to exist...I want to live. I want to travel, go out every weekend. Be a social butterfly. Be the fun friend again. Not the friend who is forced to go out and be with her other amazing, wonderful friends.
This is last Mardi Gras (Feb. '09) by this point I had lost about 50 pounds working with a place called 'Physician's Weight Loss Center' while I was amazingly successful doing this program, the eating plan was so strict that I had to eat the same amount of the exact same foods almost everyday and after awhile I just got tired of it and went over the deep end. But I looked at all of the pictures after my weight loss, and while it wasn't a significant loss, I was so much happier. I went out more, heck I was barely home last Mardi Gras. It was a beautiful time and I was starting to act more like myself. But after I gained all the weight back, I was in an even bigger rut than before I started.I won't fall off the deep end this time, at this moment I feel like I could look over the edge of that cliff I fell off last year and not even be scared to fall. I have a great support system in my family, friends, and WW members, I can succeed and I WILL.
I'm tired of simply existing, I want to live. I want to build a life I can look back on in 50 years and be happy about. I want to have stories to tell grandchildren. I want to HAVE grandchildren,children, a husband. I can't do any of that until I'm happy with the person I am, and while I may not be there yet...I keep getting closer and closer as the weeks go by.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Something has changed within me, something is not the same...
So, I had my weekly WI at weight watchers earlier this evening and the results from the scale are AMAZING. I managed to lose 4.4 pounds this week bringing the grand total up to 16.8!!!! I've lost 16.8 pounds in 7 weeks! After I get to -20, I think I'm going to try to slow my weight loss down a bit so I can tone as I lose. When my dad gets home from work later tonight, I'm begging him to reactivate my gym membership, because I've been dying to get on the Elliptical and get some weight training in.
When I put my results on twitter one of my followers and fellow WW member asked what my secret is, and while I really don't have any magic trick up my sleeve to keep losing weight every week,I've decided to write a blog(s) about what I've done so far in my weight loss journey (including favorite low calorie foods, excersice, etc).
While weight watchers prides themselves on giving you room to be flexible, I'm a creature of habit and comfort, so I basically eat most of the same foods everyday. I know someday I'll get tired of them, but WW is teaching me how to be able to branch out in a healthy way that will blend with my new lifestyle..I'm just not there yet. I don't trust myself yet to not binge on fast food, chocolate, etc.
So here are some of my low calorie/point staples that get me through every week:
Apple Jacks
1 cup
calories: 100
fat grams: 0.5 g
fiber: 3 g
100 calorie Multigrain english muffins
1 muffin
calories: 100
fat grams: 1 g
fiber: 1 g
Sugarfree Grape Jam
1 tbsp
calories: 10
fat grams: 0 g
fiber: 0 g
Nature's Own Sandwich Thins (seriously I would be in trouble without these bad boys)
1 sandwich thin
calories:100
fat grams: 1 g
fiber: 5 g
Jennie-O Lean Savory Turkey Burgers (I could eat these babies every day and never get sick of them..they are like food from the gods..for me at least)
1 patty
calories: 160
fat grams: 9 g
fiber: 1 g
Fiber One 90 calorie chocolate bars
1 bar
calories: 90
fat grams: 2 g
fiber: 5 g
The Skinny Cow Strawberry Shortcake ice cream sandwich
1 sandwich
calories: 140
fat grams: 2 g
fiber: 3 g
The Skinny Cow low fat Fudge bar
1 bar
calories: 100
fat grams: 1 g
fiber: 4 g
I'm also constantly stuffing my face with fruits and vegetables every day. And water has become my best friend...I haven't had soda of any form since New Years eve. If you can't imagine yourself downing at least 6 glasses of water everyday, I find that Crystal light flavor packets make it easier..and they're only 5 calories a packet!
This blog has basically been super formal and longer than I anticipated..I promise the next one won't be as boring. I think next blog I'll list my favorite workout songs and my favorite workouts I do every week, or want to do in the coming weeks.
Oh, and I've decided to start posting my results by putting my original weight up here and then my weight after my weigh in. This is really humbling and humiliating for me. I know I'm not that weight anymore, but the fact that I was EVER the weight I used to be is mind blowing. Here's to hoping to NEVER see that number again.
12/31/2009
weight: 260
BMI: 39.5
2/18/2010
weight: 243.2
BMI: 37.0
When I put my results on twitter one of my followers and fellow WW member asked what my secret is, and while I really don't have any magic trick up my sleeve to keep losing weight every week,I've decided to write a blog(s) about what I've done so far in my weight loss journey (including favorite low calorie foods, excersice, etc).
While weight watchers prides themselves on giving you room to be flexible, I'm a creature of habit and comfort, so I basically eat most of the same foods everyday. I know someday I'll get tired of them, but WW is teaching me how to be able to branch out in a healthy way that will blend with my new lifestyle..I'm just not there yet. I don't trust myself yet to not binge on fast food, chocolate, etc.
So here are some of my low calorie/point staples that get me through every week:
Apple Jacks
1 cup
calories: 100
fat grams: 0.5 g
fiber: 3 g
100 calorie Multigrain english muffins
1 muffin
calories: 100
fat grams: 1 g
fiber: 1 g
Sugarfree Grape Jam
1 tbsp
calories: 10
fat grams: 0 g
fiber: 0 g
Nature's Own Sandwich Thins (seriously I would be in trouble without these bad boys)
1 sandwich thin
calories:100
fat grams: 1 g
fiber: 5 g
Jennie-O Lean Savory Turkey Burgers (I could eat these babies every day and never get sick of them..they are like food from the gods..for me at least)
1 patty
calories: 160
fat grams: 9 g
fiber: 1 g
Fiber One 90 calorie chocolate bars
1 bar
calories: 90
fat grams: 2 g
fiber: 5 g
The Skinny Cow Strawberry Shortcake ice cream sandwich
1 sandwich
calories: 140
fat grams: 2 g
fiber: 3 g
The Skinny Cow low fat Fudge bar
1 bar
calories: 100
fat grams: 1 g
fiber: 4 g
I'm also constantly stuffing my face with fruits and vegetables every day. And water has become my best friend...I haven't had soda of any form since New Years eve. If you can't imagine yourself downing at least 6 glasses of water everyday, I find that Crystal light flavor packets make it easier..and they're only 5 calories a packet!
This blog has basically been super formal and longer than I anticipated..I promise the next one won't be as boring. I think next blog I'll list my favorite workout songs and my favorite workouts I do every week, or want to do in the coming weeks.
Oh, and I've decided to start posting my results by putting my original weight up here and then my weight after my weigh in. This is really humbling and humiliating for me. I know I'm not that weight anymore, but the fact that I was EVER the weight I used to be is mind blowing. Here's to hoping to NEVER see that number again.
12/31/2009
weight: 260
BMI: 39.5
2/18/2010
weight: 243.2
BMI: 37.0
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