FINALLY!

Ok, so as you have probably noticed, the tracker has been at 196 for some time now. With vacation, Mom visiting, and just plain not eating like I know I should, I couldn't seem to get below the 196 mark for an entire MONTH!! It's been frustrating, and I have been down on myself for a while, but this week I did it! I am 194!! I just keep thinking....5 more pounds, and I'll never have to see the number 9 in the "tenths place" of my weight again (except maybe when I'm pregnant...but I hope not even then!).

Back to Business

Well, we got back from Myrtle Beach about a week ago. I DID work out one day while we were down there, but I ate really really bad! I was really nervous to come back and see how much weight I had gained, but to my surprise, I had only gained 3 pounds (Shelby was mad...he gained 8 and ate the same exact things that I ate......don't ask me how!). So, this week, I was getting back into the groove....I didn't do awesome, but I still managed to lose the three pounds I had gained the week before! So, all that to say, it wasn't so bad. It only took me a week to get back on track. It's been hard though. I definitely let myself go while I was on vacation because I thought it would be better to give in to my cravings and get them out of the way. But I found that giving in to the cravings has made it that much harder to come back to real life and eat the way I am supposed to! So, hopefully I will be able to keep it up......no, I know I am going to keep it up! I'll be letting you know how that works out for me!

Tough Stuff

Well, the good news for this week is that I am at 196, which means I have now lost 30 pounds (25 from the time that I joined Weight Watchers). The bad news is that I am going on vacation this week. I really want to do good, but I know that I am probably going to be bad. I guess the goal for this week is just not to gain any weight. The place that we are staying at in Myrtle Beach has a work out facility, so I'm packin' the workout clothes in hopes of being inspired to sweat a little while I am there (besides the sweating I will do layin' out in the sun!).

Back on Track...Finally!

For the past two weeks I haven't been doing so great. It started with not feeling well, then it just progressed into not eating well and not exercising for two whole weeks just because I didn't want to! I didn't go to my Weight Watchers meeting that week either, so I think that part of the reason that I didn't stay on track. I went to this weeks meeting and found that I had only lost about a pound in two weeks. I guess I should just be glad I didn't gain! But.....this week has been much better, the meeting motivated me back into the groove, I have gotten my cravings out of the way, and now I can get back to my routine! I did splurge a little bit on Sunday when we went on a Youth Group trip, but that is o.k, I am allowed one day a week! I worked out on Saturday, and I plan on working out today, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. I need to do really well this week, because next week me and my husband are going on vacation, and even though I plan on not eating out all of the time......it's vacation.......and I love to eat! I guess we'll just have to see how things go!

Down the drain....

So....I have pretty much decided to chalk this week up to a loss. I have been feeling a little under the weather these past couple days and not only have I not been able to work out, but I find myself more inclined to submit to my cravings. For example, just now I ate two pop-tarts and drank some milk.....to the untrained eye, this may seem harmless. But to me, that is 11 points for a snack! This means I only have 4 points left for dinner, and we all know what this means! Over my points and no working out to make it ok. I am definitely not going to make my goal of 3 pounds this week. But, one more decision I have made this week is not to set weekly weight loss goals or to say "by this date, I want to weigh this much." I find that this only discourages me because most of the time I am just setting myself up for failure. From now on, I am just going to take it as it comes, so I won't have anything to be disappointed about!

Soo...Is Sushi within my points?

So that is about how many sushi rolls I ate after church yesterday at Chef Wangs. I just can't help it, I LOVE SUSHI! Is this on the diet? Well, it is now.

So, the moral of the story, I was bad yesterday!
-Shelby

With Triumph comes Disappointment

As you know from my husband's post, today is the day to weigh in. I thought that I had done really well this week; I worked out three times, didn't use all of my allowance points, and avoided the chicken alfredo when I went to Fazoli's on Wednesday. All I wanted was to lose two pounds so I could meet my 10% weight loss goal before February ended. Well...it didn't happen, but the good news is- today I weighed in at under 200 pounds: 199.6. YAY! Next week, my goal is to not use any of my allowance points, drink enough water, and to lose three more pounds.

Slow and Steady

Today was weigh in day at the Craig household. I weigh in as soon as I get up, Jennifer weighs in mid-afternoon at Weight Watchers. Throughout this whole process, I have been putting up consistent numbers, about 2.5-3 pounds a week. Today, I lost 3lbs. for a total weight loss of 21 pounds since December. When I started this, I was 252 lbs., today I weight 231. If this trends continues, I should be at my target weight of 200lbs within 10 weeks or May 15.

Now you might be saying, Shelby, 200? Why no lower? I would be perfectly fine with lower than 200, however, I haven't seen that since about the 6-7 grade. I can't imagine me being that low, nor do I think my body structure would look good below 200. According to my BMI, my target weight should be about 165, and I haven't seen that since birth! For now, 200, then later on maybe more.

One small step for man, then one giant leap from Shelby...(thanks Armstrong for the first part)

Waitin' for Friday

I weigh in at Weight Watchers on Friday afternoons. This Friday, I need to have lost 2 pounds to meet my 10% weight loss goal. The goal I made for myself was to do so by the end of February, so this Friday is it folks....I am a little bit nervous, since last week I did so well, losing 4.6 pounds (the most I have lost in one week so far). Honestly, it is a constant battle, with the busy lives my husband and I lead. Today I have already had about 15 points, and I am only allowed 27 per day. That wouldn't be so bad, except tonight we are going to Fazoli's for dinner with the Youth Group that my husband pastors. I looked at their menu and they do have things that I can get to stay under my points for today, but it is going to be SO HARD. I love their bread sticks and Fettuccine Alfredo! And, as you can imagine, those are not the healthy choices I have to choose from. I am just trying to take it one day at a time and get to Friday. It's hard, but I'll make it!

Watchin' My Weight: Week 1

I have pretty much struggled with my weight all of my life. It has been a roller coaster of losing, gaining, and losing it again. But, I want this time to be different. This time it's not for the prom, or my wedding....it's just to be healthy. I mean, looking good will inevitably come with it and that's going to be awesome! It is the best feeling to try on a pair of jeans that I haven't been able to fit in since two Christmases ago, and actually have them button! But this is not my number one goal for losing weight. My number one goal is to be healthy and feel good so I know that my heart is in better shape and so I can eventually have a baby within the next couple of years. I just didn't want to be 225 pounds, only to get pregnant and gain another 40.

I weighed 192 when I got engaged in 2004 and lost 23 pounds for my wedding the next year. After that, I gained 55 pounds in the first two years of my marriage.

When I began this final journey of weight loss on December 28, I weighed 221 pounds (my largest was 225). To weigh that much when I am only 5'6" is simply unacceptable, and to be quite honest, disgusting to me.

So I joined Weight Watchers and a local gym (where I had a trainer tell me how to work out). My meetings are on Fridays and I work out three times a week religiously now. This is the first time in my life that I have gone for any amount of time in which I actually have a work out routine.
To get up you up to date, I have lost a total of 20 pounds so far on Weight Watchers. I like to say 25 total, since I lost a little bit on my own before I joined! I began a tight size 18 pants and XXL shirt. I am now a size 16 pants and XL shirt (however, I just bought a L Columbia fleece yesterday which was exciting!).

This is a blog dedicated to the journey toward the body and health that I have always wanted. No more getting tired walking from the parking lot to Wal-Mart.....no more sitting on my couch and eating all day long......and NO more eating out more days of the week than not!