No More Plus Size … eventually

Did you ever see the customers in a health-food store? They are pale, skinny people who look half dead. In a steak house you see robust, ruddy people. They’re dying of course but they look terrific.

Oh brother! Another discouraging weekly weigh in. It’s at this point in the past that I’ve thrown in the towel and given up because these silly 1 lb or .8 or .4 lb losses are so discouraging and frustrating. If I wasn’t following the program (Weight Watchers) to a T or exercising I could understand the low weigh in’s but I’m working my a** off…literally so I’m frustrated.

Over the weekend I did indulge a little (it was my birthday Saturday so at dinner I had a little ice cream shooter thing at Applebee’s) but not enough that I shouldn’t have pulled a bigger number on the scale.

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Wowsers! No pain no gain right? Well if that’s the truth then let’s just say that my thighs should shrink like 10 inches after the squats I’ve been doing! My friend Mary started doing the 200 squats challenge so little miss competitive the great friend that I am I had to jump in too

I did the initial test Thursday night while my other friend Angel (who’s doing the challenge too!) laughed at my inability to do a proper squat rooted me on. I’m not quite sure what was so difficult about doing a squat but for whatever reason my body wasn’t moving the way it needed to for a proper squat. I actually thought Friday morning that this challenge would be a breeze because I had no pain in my legs or anything.

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The advantage of exercising everyday is that you die healthier.

Ok so I know this has nothing to do with weight loss or anything but I still had to share. The gals will understand my excitement – the guys not so much. LOL

I’ve never had a pedicure before…ever! Until today that is. And I can’t believe I’ve deprived myself of this treat for so long. I have this thing with my feet being touched so I’ve always shied away from having one done. But on my personal blog, Adventures of a Single WAHM (work at home mom), back in January when I made a commitment to myself one of the goals I put down was to have a pedicure.

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So many changes have been going on over the last 6 weeks since starting my weight loss story! I feel like a completely different woman! And not just because I’m losing weight but because I’m making so many positive changes and focusing on me and changing things on the inside too.

As I’ve mentioned in some of my previous posts this time round on my weight loss journey it’s been all about setting small goals that I can achieve instead of looking at ‘the big picture’ (all the weight I have to lose) like in the past. When I think of this journey in the big picture way and all the weight I have to lose it’s too easy to throw in the towel and give up. But when I break it down and look at in small goals it’s easier to deal with. And celebrating the small accomplishments seem to keep me fired up and raring to go!

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Recipes that are compatible with weight watchers is pretty simple to do. All you need to do is take a ‘regular’ version of a recipe and exchange out the full fat ingredients for low-fat versions. That’s the case with this Guacamole Turkey Bacon Wrap that I love so much!

I don’t remember where I found this recipe but it wasn’t a recipe with weight watchers points so I made my own version with reduced-fat cream cheese and turkey bacon and then just figured out the points from all the different ingredients.

It’s been one of my fave things to whip up for a quick lunch. The only thing I’ve noticed is if I eat it alone then it doesn’t fill me up. So I eat it with some soup, cottage cheese, fruits/veggies – whatever I feel like to make it more of a filling meal.

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Here we go – another entry into my weight loss story ‘journal’. This week’s weigh in wasn’t nearly as impressive as last week’s 6 lbs lost but that’s ok I’m still happy to be losing!

I took my measurements again. The first time I did them was on my week #2 weigh in so it’s been 1 month – perfect time to take them again. I wasn’t super impressed with the results. I thought for sure there would be way more inches lost due to the fact that I’m down 1 whole pant size already! But again I’ll take what I can get and I’ll be happy with these results too!

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I’m having a rough day – food wise. Do you ever have those days where you just want to eat everything in site? I’m so having one of those days. I’m sticking to the Weight Watchers plan, counting my points but nothing is curing the hunger I feel. I’ve tired a fiber bar (those usually work really well in filling me up), I’ve drank so much water I don’t know if I can put one more drop in me! I’ve tried fruit, I’ve tried vegetables. You name it I’ve tried it!

Yesterday my mom had a birthday party for my grandma and I (my birthday isn’t until the 20th…blech the big ole 35 is looming all too close!) and I did excellent by only allowing myself a thin sliver of cake and a very small scoop of ice cream. But for whatever reason as soon as I finished that cake and ice cream all I could think about the rest of the day was food! And it’s carried over into today.

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Inside me there’s a thin person struggling to get out,
but I can usually sedate her with four or five cupcakes.