Broadway Bound

Lately I feel like I have fallen off the bandwagon of trying to lose weight. I have all good intentions but the nights and weekends seem to be the hardest for me. Whether its going out with friends or having the boyfriend make you want to eat pizza 3 days in a row along with his beer, it's been really hard to stay on track.

I was on Weight Watchers website yesterday to try to get some tips and inspiring things so I can get back on track and lose the remainder of my weight and I found a really good quote. I just thought I would share it with you all just in case you are struggling too.

"Only you have the power to change things. Even if you eat 2 cheeseburger, fries, etc. track it and figure it. You have to start somewhere. The only true failure is failing to restart"

Just a really good quote and something I now have posted on pretty much anything. It serves as a constant reminder that you just have to get back up and keep going. Yesterday I decided to go to my Weight Watchers class even though I totally did not want to and you know what it felt really good to go even though I didn't lose weight. Sometimes you just have to push past your insecurities and go with it.

I'm looking forward to the future of a healthier me. I'm more than halfway there so I know that I can do it. I just have to remember that this is a lifestyle change and not a diet. I can do it!

Still waiting to hear about B's deployed date for Boot Camp. It is taking F-O-R-E-V-E-R! The military is so slow it is incredible.

Anyways moving on, I'm excited that this past weekend I got the last of my free furniture from my family members. Two of my family members are downsizing and are moving apartments so they offered to give me some of their furniture that is almost brand new for free! I'm so excited that I finally got it and now it completes my living room set so I'm all moved into my living room except for hanging photos and such.

My bedroom on the other hand is a different story. I desperately need curtains, nightstand, a headboard and some decorations. I really would love to paint my bedroom but I don't think I'm allowed to considering it is an apartment but maybe I will if I'm nice to the landlord. :)

I'm so excited for the week and weekend. This week is my town's fair. It's home to the east coast largest fair and I'm so excited for it. I'm excited to get some funnel cake, candy apples, fried oreos, etc. I just love this fair so hopefully I will get to go more than once and eat my worth in weight of food lol! I know that so unhealthy for Weight Watchers but I don't really care b/c I'm in love with this fair.

This weekend we are going to a beer fest and I'm super excited for this. B has always wanted to go to one and so for our 1 year I got him tickets for this coming Saturday night. I can't wait. I got them almost 3 months ago so I'm stoked! Then on Sunday we are going to a dog event called WoofStock! Isn't that just the coolest name? I can't wait. We are dressing up my mom's dog Izzie and dressing up B's dog Pozy. (pronounced Pawzee)!! Maybe I'll get some pictures to you all!

Anyways I have to get going. Sorry that this post is all over the place. My brain is a little jumbled right now.

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

My title rhymes! LOL.

Since I have been getting back onto the bandwagon and eating extremely healthy I haven't been eating much pizza lately. Not saying that pizza is forbidden on WW just that I have been packing more and eating healthy sandwiches and salads more than just a slice of pizza.

I haven't had pizza in 5 weeks. Yes you read that right. 5 WEEKS! So last week I forgot to pack and my mom didn't come into work and sometime she packs us food. So I didn't have any food for lunch I decided why not get a slice of pizza today. I walked for about a half an hour to get some exercise in and then I decided to get my pizza slice. My slice was yummy and so delicious! I was seriously in heaven until...about a half an hour later when I did not feel so good.

The pizza did not sit well with me. I think my body is rejecting pizza because I haven't had it so long. This makes me a little sad but I'm sure that I'll enjoy it again once I get back down to my goal weight or even before then.

Stupid Pizza!!

P.S. I have a MAJOR headache and I keep getting one. Please pray these headaches go away soon!

So I was thinking the other day that I haven't posted much on here about my weight loss efforts but I guess now is a good time more than ever to go into that I guess.

In 2005 I graduated high school and then moved onto to college. I went to a local college but I still gained the freshman 15 or more like 25 through my one and a half years of college. (I left college to tend to sick parents) When I was in school and transitioning into a full time job I was dating a boy named D (real name is not d). D was very skinny and could basically eat anything his little heart

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desired. He has just gotten out of the army and so he was in good shape but he was SKINNY. I mean like super skinny. Any who we would always hang out at his house and just watch TV. It was pretty boring and all we ate was Pizza Hut Personal Pan Pizzas w/ Pepperoni and Ranch Dip. Yeah sounds awesome doesn't it? No wonder I gained so much weight. Since we didn't move out of his house very often there was little exercise going on. I didn't burn off any of the weight because all I did was go to class, eat,drive over to the convenience store and get Pizza, drive over to D's house, eat the pizza, and watch TV. Yeah life was pretty boring. When I moved into my full time job I was so excited that there was so many fast food options around me that I ate pretty much fast food every single day at work. Gained some more weight. By the time I had gotten my full time job (2007)and was settling in, D and I had begun to fight and we broke up. After almost 2 years of dating I decided that I needed to do things my way and take care of myself. It took a while for me to take care of myself but I slowly but surly started working out after work and trying to eat more healthy. The weight didn't come off partly because I wasn't still eating right and I was losing my will to exercise.

Then in 2008 I decided that I needed to make a change. I made the resolution that I would lose the weight and be more healthy. So on April 1, 2008 I joined Weight Watchers. A decision that would make the most impact on my life and change my life forever. I started to lose weight and it felt really really good. I was becoming more confident and I was feeling better than ever. In July 2008 I met my now wonderful boyfriend. I met him a day after I had moved into my new apartment and started living on my own. I started losing weight, was active, had a new apartment, and had a wonderful new boyfriend. I now realize that joining Weight Watchers opened so many doors for me that for a long time I had seen closed. I didn't think I was going to be able to find anyone for a long time, I didn't think I would be as active for a while, and I didn't see myself moving out for awhile. Weight Watchers changed my perspective on life. I was able to live life and go out and do things.

The boyfriend is an exercise nut. Seriously he is and he pushes me so much to always do better and be the best I can be. Part of my love of "exercise" now is because of him. I love hiking now outdoors, I found a new love of swimming, I fell back in love with biking, etc. He is skinny w/ lots of muscles :) and can eat anything too but he is extremely healthy and actually likes moving around more than D did. I just have to remember that I do not look like the boyfriend and we do not have the same metabolism so therefore I should not eat all foods that he eats.

So far with Weight Watchers I have lose 42.4 lbs. That is some serious weight loss. I have done extremely well so far however these past few months have been extremely hard to lose the last 25 pounds. I have maintained my weight or have either gone up or down and then stayed the same weeks from then. Finally I'm starting to get back on the wagon and get down to serious business. I'm tracking everything I eat again and working out more than I usually do.(I usually work out 3 times a week, now I'm working out every single day) It's feeling really good and soon I'm hoping that I will be down to my goal weight. Hopefully soon I can announce that I'm down for good.

I know that it's a tough road and a road I don't always like but this changed my life and I don't ever want it to go away.

*just a little story to share with all of you*