Checking In

I know I don't post very often so I am not sure if anyone is still following along, but I thought just in case I would update. I hit 50 POUNDS!!!! Whooo-hoo, it took a year, but I did it. So even if it takes another year to lose another 50 I am going to stick with it. I would actually like to lose 50 more pounds by the time I go to Las Vegas in July for a conference, but that might be a little unrealistic. I hope everyone that is reading this is going great, I know I feel great! Thanks :o)

Still Going!

Just thought I would check in since it has been about a week. I had a great weigh in last Friday, I lost 5.8 pounds, but I didn't take my shoes off the week before and I did last Friday, so I am sure it wasn't an accurate weigh in. I know each week won't be that good, nor should I lose that much weight every week, although I wouldn't complain. But I will be happy with losing between 2 and 3 pounds a week, that is what will help me reach my goal that I have set! I have been cooking some new recipes that have been great. I will post a couple of them soon. The cold weather makes me want to cook and bake delicious stuff. I got a new cookbook the other day that is Diet Comfort Foods 2nd edition, and it was really great sounding recipes! Thanks for reading! :o)

Another Day, and I am posting again....

I guess snow days give me a little more time to do some of things I don't have time for, or take time for otherwise. I was re-reading some of my posts from when I first started the blog, and I realized I have definitely had a life style change. We are still using measure cups and spoons with our meals to help with portion control. We mostly eat whole wheat products, brown rice has been a little harder to work in. But we use whole wheat bread, pasta and tortillas. It is nice to know that I have changed our way of eating and that we are still sticking to it! Have a great day! :o)

And the Journey Continues on.........

Hello everyone that might still take the time to read this. It has been almost 6 months since I have posted to my blog, but I have not lost sight of my journey and my goal. I am about 3 pounds away from losing 40 pounds! I would like to lose about 40 more by the end of the school year. I continue to exercise almost daily. Most mornings I am up at 5 in the morning doing a Biggest Loser workout, they are great if you have never tried them! Then 2 or 3 days after school I walk with another teacher. It helps to keep me accountable and encouraged. There was a time around September and October where I started to gain some of the weight back and I realized then that I did not want to gain back what I had worked so hard to get off! I am still doing the calorie counting, and it does seem to work well for me. I have entered a weight loss competition at school in a team of three. The winning team is based off of percentage of weight loss. The winning team will also get around 3 or 4 hundred dollars to split. That is motivation to keep losing to have extra money to buy some new clothes! I hope everyone is still doing great, and thanks for reading this! :0)