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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

My Weight Loss Journey – Month 3

I made it through the holidays! WOOHOO! I’m pleased to announce I lost weight every week, although the amount really dropped off from the previous two months. I’m okay with that. I enjoyed the holidays and didn’t feel deprived. The girls and I did a lot of holiday baking…cookies, fudge, truffles and dipped pretzels. See the recipes here, here and here. I ate a few of the treats we made, but I planned for them and counted everything I ate, including the two days I was completely out of control, but I blame my monthly hormones (sorry guys, but it’s a fact of life). And by ‘out of control’ I mean I ate 12 points worth of fudge one day and 9 on another. I’m not a chocolate eater—I’ve always preferred salty to sweet…chips, bread, crackers—except for a couple of days each month when I crave it. And as quickly as the craving comes, it’s gone. Needless to say, on those so-not-worth-it fudge crazy days, I was hungry by the end of the day and used a lot of my weekly points to avoid a total binge. I typically only use a few of my weekly points each week.

My goal over the holidays had been to stay the course, but not deprive myself, nor go off program. I feel pretty good about the month overall (not counting the two-day fudge incident).

Time for this month's results...

Month 1 -8.4 lbs
Month 2 -6.6 lbs
Month 3 -2.0 lbs

Month 3 Details Weekly Total

Week 9       -0.6 lbs   -15.6 lbs
Week 10     -0.2 lbs   -15.8 lbs *Christmas
Week 11     -0.8 lbs   -16.6 lbs *New Year
Week 12     -0.4 lbs   -17.0 lbs

Foods that got me through— Fiber One Bars (again) 2 points per bar. I always have a couple of these in my purse. I would say fudge, as there were two days over the holidays when I ate half my points in fudge—not good! Fresh veggies, I get the broccoli, cauliflower and carrot mix from Sam's Club. Good for munching, throwing on salads and steaming.

What's working for me—tracking and measuring everything I eat. It really helps me understand the appropriate portion size and count it appropriately. Even though I ate the fudge, I tracked every point I ate.

Goals for Month 4: I’m listing the same one’s I included last month since I was not as disciplined during Month 3. 1) Increase my activity on days I don't have H20 aerobics 2) Ensure I get my 5 veg/fruits per day 3) This is a new one…NO FUDGE! Shouldn’t be hard, it’s all gone!

And with that, I’ll leave you with this…

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude. –Denis Waitley

Kelly

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

JUST BECAUSE...

This post is just because. Just because I love my girls so so much! Eden left for MN yesterday and Haley heads back to school tomorrow. Winter break is over...and the new year is off to a great start, albeit cold one!

It's a good life...a very good life!

Kelly

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Family

New Year's Eve was spent at our house, hanging out and playing games. It was a fun time and a great way to ring in the New Year.

Jim, Paul, Haley, Eden, Megan, Greg and John

Eden and Megan

Greg & John

Scrabble! Haley, Paul, Greg, Eden, John, Megan

Haley, the scorekeeper.

Eden: I have no more words.

Paul: Ah ha! I see my next move!

Greg getting in a little nap (New Years Day!)

To you and yours, I hope your New Year is off to a GREAT start.

Kelly

Friday, January 1, 2010

Happy New Year!!

Another year is coming to a close. It's hard to believe we are about to usher in 2010. Seems it was just yesterday that I got up at the crack of dawn on the new millennium and went in to work in case our computer system came to a crashing halt--ah, the phenomenon that was Y2K. Hard to believe that was 10 years ago already. 10 years! I can only turn to the old cliche 'Where has the time gone?'

2009 was a year of contradictions, challenges and discoveries. I'm ready to bid it adieu and usher in the next decade of the 21st century. Who's with me?

2009 - A Year in Pictures