Week 2: Temptations

This week has been alright. Its been a little tough with all the events going on. I made a cake for my daughters birthday. There were so many treats around. It is amazing how many temptations you realize are around you when you start trying to cut back and live a healthier life.  I realize the closer it gets to the wedding and the more activities and events that come up the harder it is to stay on track. This week I have done better about only eating half of my meal when we go out. 

What have you struggled with this week?

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A Lot Of Week 1's

I have had the hardest time staying on track. I get inspired to start writing again and then feel bad for how that week went so I stop and regroup. I always seem to have an excuse for not staying with my plan. My wedding is 60 days away! It approached so fast. I am not anywhere close to where I wanted to be with my health at this point. With my dress alterations less then two weeks away I had to step back and think about my goals. My main focus needs to be my nutrition. I do great when I am not home. However the moment I get relaxed at home I just snack constantly. I want to find recipes for meals that are healthy and that I enjoy eating. The more organized I get the more easier I think it will be for me to eat better. 

Here is to an end of 1st and the beginning of the long journey ahead!

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A New Start... Week 1

I am the worst when it comes to dieting and exercising. I can never stay motivated. I took a step back and looked at my goals this last month and realized that I needed to make some smaller goals. With just 110 days left until I get married I needed to try again. I am going to take the next month and stick to a more simple workout routine. As far as a "diet" goes, I am cutting things out slowly over the next month. This week I am focusing on not eating bread. We have tons of snack food around the house because of the children. It is a lot easier for me to just grab one of those and go rather then prepare a bunch of healthier snacks. Today is day one. So far so good. I am not craving the snacks as much as I thought I would. 

Any support and encouragement is greatly appreciated.

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Week 9 New Month New Goals

This week I am . I did pretty good with my meals last week. I drank more water and ate more veggies. I cooked almost every night and limited the carbs. It is a new month which calls for new goals. My next goal is to limit the amount of food I am eating during one meal.

This one was probably my favorite.

Salmon and Asparagus

I also want to add more workouts in.

Leave your favorite healthy recipes in the comments.

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Week 7 Brainstorm

Another week down and still no new results are being shown on the scale. I am still doing pretty well with my eating habits. I let my diet go a little bit this weekend on Valentines Day and ate some chocolate. I still need to get more workouts in during the week. I am going to brainstorm this week. I want to come up with some really big motivators to help me want this even more. 

I would love to hear your ideas as well. So leave some in the comments if you think you can help.

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Week 6 Holding On

My eating habits are staying strong. I have been working on some new recipes that keep me on track. I am starting a running routine tomorrow and will slowly add more. I just need to hold my ground and hopefully I will start loosing more pounds.  Any ideas on ways to speed up weight loss.

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Week 5 Confused

Still frustrated this week. I have been eating pretty well this last week. I feel as my clothes are fitting better. I am feeling better physically too. When it comes to the scale though there is still no change. I am going to keep on top of my eating and try to add more and more workouts.  Any suggestions would be appreciated. 

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Week 4 Struggling

I thought I did pretty good this week. However the scale didn't think so. Good news is I stayed at the same weight as last week, 237 lbs. Bad news I didn't lose any more. I am going to try to add more workouts into my schedule this week and continue eating well. By this weekend I should be able to add running back in to my weekly workouts too. This morning I had Eggs and Toast for breakfast. I also improved my water intake which is an ongoing struggle for me.

Any suggestions to keep the weight coming off?

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Week 3 Push Forward

Im hitting the diet and workouts hard this week. I only lost 1lb from last week but that is still better then some. I want to do as many crunches as possible this week. I am also hoping to start running again soon. So weighing in at 237 lbs this week. My goal is to try for 4 more this next week.

How is everyone else doing with their health goals this week if you have any?

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First Week Check-in

This week has not been great on my diet. I ate out a lot and didn't get the greatest types of food. However, I weighed in this morning at 238 lbs. 4 lbs down from last week. This week I hope to do a little better but I am happy with the first week. This week I want to find more recipes that will be healthy and easy to prepare.When I get into my routine these post should be more interesting but with everything going on that hasn't happened yet.

If you have any favorite healthy recipes share them in the comments.

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Staying Accountable

Today I am checking in with my progress. I have not stuck to my diet very well due to stress but over all I think I have done pretty well with not over doing it. I am going to use Mondays as a day to check in and share my progress or my week with you. I am hoping to restart my diet next Monday after the stress is hopefully gone. 

My starting weight is 242 pounds. My goal is to be at 180 pounds by January 1st 2016.

Here is my starting picture.

What kind of diet or weight loss programs have worked for you before?

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"It doesn't matter how slow you go, as long as you don't stop." - Confucius