Update on me...

Hola!

So, 3.5 weeks into the new year, and I thought I'd post a bit of an update. As of this morning, I'm 3ish (3.2 perhaps?) lbs down from where I was at the beginning of the year! Yay! I have broken the McDonald's ban a few times, but we're not going anywhere as often as before. i've had a few baked treats from Timmie's too, but I'm not berating myself over them. One day at a time, right? I have redeveloped my addiction to Smarties though (or maybe it really never went away).

Hope everyone else is having a good month. Things are gearing up to be crazy for the next few months, hopefully I can lose a little bit of weight amid the chaos :)

Good re-start!

I was down 5lbs on Friday! WOOOOOHOOOOO!

Not as sure about this week, as I've got some bloat happening (after 21 months of no bloat. . . . ), but we'll see. Just have to stay away from the chocolate!

I am back!

So the month of December was a bust for me. Pneumonia put a huge monkey wrench in my weight loss plans. Stepping on the scale Monday was a frightful sight. I am happy to report I have lost 2 pounds since Monday! I also had a hard time figuring out this blogging thing -d'oh! and when our favorite Chelle told me what to do, I realized I was logged in under my dad's account from when he visited before Xmas. double d'oh!
I just wanted to let you all know I was still here, still battling the bulge.

My first short term goal is to lose 10 lbs by Feb 7th. I fly to Winterpeg that day for a work conference. 8 lbs more to go! I CAN do it, and gosh darnet, I will. How I will be doing it will follow shortly.

Well hello there.

Me again. It's a new year, and I'm within 10 lbs of where I was this time last year. +10, not -10, but y'know? It really doesn't bother me for some reason. Not that I don't realize I need to lose it, but I'm generally happy as I am. That said, I'm trying to make some changes to get this year off healthier.

• Tim Horton's challenge v2.0. The location beside our office bldg closed down on NYE, and now there's a bit of a longer walk, and it's just out of the way. Since Jan 1, I have only had one cup of TH tea, and none of their baked goods (although that took control). I brought a baggie of tea & splenda to work, and have milk in the fridge, and just make my own cup at work. Cheaper, and better for me AND the environment. Go me!
• Fast Food. So last year :P As much as I heart french fries, they're like little deep-fried sticks of death. Boooooo. We've had fast food once on the weekend, but have made our dinners at home otherwise, and I've even taken my lunch 2/3 times this week (and went to Subway today, so still not deep-fried!).
• Running errands at lunch. This gets me out in the fresh air every day, walking up the hilly streets of downtown Dartmouth, and at least gets me moving a little. I really need to dust off my WiiFit board and get back at it, or figure out the Rabbids game or something.

Unfortunately my health coverage doesn't cover acupuncture, unless it's done by an MD (grr), so I will be curbing the acupuncture for a while. At least until we're closer to IVF....

So anyway, that's my update. Happy New Year, y'all!

Emotional eating

I don't know that this will be a very long post, but I need to get this out.

I am currently sitting in my empty house, while SuperBaby is at daycare (preparing for when I go back to work on Monday), and all I want to do is eat. A friend called, and I said that I was starving, but that I think that perhaps I'm just trying to fill the void left by missing my beautiful baby. :o( She suggested drinking a glass of water instead, so I'm trying that, but I still want to eat.

Is this mic on?

I gained 8lbs during December. Barf. So, as of January 2, I am back on this damn wagon. I had been eating half-assedly healthy and not journalling, and now that half-ass has added onto my already full-ass.

According to my scale, I'm down 2lbs since Friday, but really, that's likely water. Or gas. But hey, I'll use it as motivation to see how much I can get off my ass-and-a-half by Friday. I also return to work on January 12. Double barf. The good thing is that I won't have all day access to food, so hopefully the routine will help for getting back on the wagon.

Perhaps I'll blog here more now too in order to help strap myself to the wagon. How is everyone else doing? Anyone still here?