30 lbs Lighter and a Whole New Me

Sorry I've been MIA... There's been a lot going on in my world including a move.

I'm down 30lbs... But I've hit my plateau for the last four weeks, likely because I'm not making the best food choices.

My body has also found it's way back to a size 10 (even in jeans, yay!). I even bought a dress in an 8/10.

I won our group Biggest Loser competition for the last three months... The group decided to take a month or two off so everyone can break their plateau.

Today I'm back full force on my eat clean program... With the move I've skipped meals, enjoyed a little too much sweet coffee and had a few burgers and (real) homecut fried French fries. Yikes!

I've shifted my size goal to a 6... With the way my body is restructuring, I'm pretty sure that's a reasonable goal. I may need a breast lift, but that's life. :)

Three Weeks IN...

Yesterday marked exactly three weeks on this weight loss journey.

I'm down 11.4 lbs.

My official weigh in is Saturday morning... so we shall see what their scale says!  I'll be 3 weeks, 2 days in while the other ladies will be exactly 4 weeks in.  I still think I'll be winning. :)

I'm truly not craving sweets or soda.  I'm still amazed by this.  I'm also finding that I'm less hungry (at first I felt like I was starving).  I'm nearly 100% convinced that my thyroid is wacky... I've had symptoms for quite some time... weight gain + mega sleepiness are the biggest offenders.

10 lbs down...

I cheated (are you surprised?) and stepped on the scale this morning.  I'm down exactly 10 lbs in 13 days. 

*Doing a little victory dance*

I'm really trying to focus on the positive... this is working.   If I stop to think long enough (or look in the mirror long enough) I get distracted by how far I still have to go.

I'm looking forward to my first official weigh in on May 8th.

My Nourishing breakfast this morning (and yes, I do measure my portions):

1 whole wheat english muffin
1 egg, over medium w/ pepper & Celtic sea salt
1 tsp REAL butter
2 Tbs grated mozzarella cheese
270 calories/ 13.5 grams REAL fat

The Journey Begins

I have a plan.

I know that accountability (peer pressure, call it what you will) helps keep me on track. 

In high school, I worked out like a demon was after me because I got a grade for it.  Accountability.

I recently joined a group of local ladies who are all in various stages of their weight loss journeys.  We are holding a competition among ourselves.  The are no rules or regulations... no you must do it this way or that... no work out requirements.  It's simply a group of ladies (currently 8) who have decided to use a monetary incentive to lose weight. So we each add $10 to the monthly pot at weigh in.  Whichever lady has lost the highest percentage that month wins the pot of cash.  That's enough incentive for me, I don't like to lose! In addition to monthly weigh ins, we are also doing monthly body photos to chart our improvement.  I'll post those on here once I receive a digital copy. Our next weigh in is May 8th.  So far, I've lost a little over 2% in less than a week... if I continue at this pace, I'm pretty confident of a win.

Stay tuned for my weight loss plan of action!