mrsj's Journal

Wake up...you're going the wrong way...it's more water, less food...not the other way around.  Your clothes are too tight, you don't feel good, you're more tired.

Don't continue on this path...GO BACK!!  You were doing it, you can do it, again.

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Spring break is over...back to business!  I wasn't totally BAD over spring break but I did not count calories.  Plus I was working...physically...so I gave myself a little break.  But that's all over now...

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Just logging in to mark a momentous break through for me...this morning I weighed in at 129.5...I have been trying and trying to get out of the 130's since Thanksgiving.  I go up 3, come down 2, go up 2, come down one...up and down, up and down...I know I have to really get with it to keep it from the dreaded 130, but today, I happy!

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I plan to use my treadmill more often...maybe daily...I dusted it and everything!

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Okay, today I am the same weight I was one year ago...sounds okay but at that point, I was still losing and lost 12 more pounds.  This is not good.  I got down to 121.5.  Now that probably was a little too low...125 was my goal.  But when I went on maintenance last spring, well, it just didn't go well.  I had a hysterectomy in May and gained some weight...forgave myself because the surgery caused it, right?  Six months later, I can't blame it on anything but myself.  Also, I started used another weight loss website everyday and I truly believe that had something to do with it because as long as I was using CC, I did great.  So today I want to put the brakes on...I'm back and it's not maintenance for me anymore...back to losing.  If I don't watch it (especially during the winter), I'll gain back everything I lost and that wouldn't not be good.  I already feel fat and unhappy with my weight.  CC, make me accountable again. 

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Today it has been one year since I began on the CC journey. What a great success it has been! I met my goal in 6 months and have maintained my weight for 6 months. I couldn't have done it without this website and all the helpful people who are on the journey with me. Encouragement and support 24 hours a day...so great! Thank you, Calorie Count! I continue to log and weigh-in...I am determined to maintain...I read many who lose weight regain 2/3's of their lost weight in the 2 years after...I do not want to be in that club! God bless ya'll!

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Well, during the holidays, including Valentine's Day, I gained a few.  I had just started maintenance in December and decided I wanted to set my goal a little lower, so I didn't go crazy but I did gain a few.  I wasn't too worried...I knew with this new lifestyle of eating, that I could lose it again but needed to get going.  For a few weeks, it didn't seem like my body would cooperate with me, even though I was logging my calories but today, FINALLY, I cracked through and am .5 pounds lower than I was before Christmas.  I'm really a little afraid to go to maintenance cuz I don't want my body to think I'm overeating.  How does this work?  Gain some, lose some constantly?  I've just been so diligent about eating my alloted calories...how does a body know that "oh, yeah...now she's on maintenance and she gets to eat more calories?".  Plus, I really liked the reward of a lower number on the scale on a regular basis.  It will be hard to get my mind wrapped around Maintenance when I finally get to my new goal.

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Well, it's 2008 and I've been at this for 6 months.  Thank you CC!  I didn't go over the edge during the holidays...gained a few but lost them already when I got back in the groove.  If it's wasn't for the accountability to myself, I wouldn't have lost weight. I plan on continuing with CC as a lifestyle...it's taught me so much about portions, calories, good foods, bad foods, good choices, bad choices.  The forum are great...lots of ideas and support.  Hope you all have a great new year and have a year full of progress in your journey!  God bless ya'll!

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I have given myself a Christmas present this year...I lost 32 pounds and made my goal! For the first time ever, all those new years resolution commercials referring to weight loss don't bother me....I'm there! I'm making it through the holidays without gaining weight, too. CC has helped learn how to look at my food, my portions and think before I stuff something in my mouth. The holidays aren't over for me, yet...our son and his wife are coming tomorrow and we will celebrate Christmas on the 30th. Our other two children are home from college and we had a great Christmas Eve at our church candlelight worship service. No presents that night gave us a real opportunity to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and remember the reason for the season.

I am looking forward to 2008 and maintaining here on CC with the encouragement, support and tips of all my friends on this journey. God bless you all!

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Tomorrow starts the new school year.  I am so stressed...too much going on.  I've lost 16 pounds over the summer.  It helped to be at home more often...hope being back at work doesn't slow down my progress.  I just got an old pair of jeans on today!  They just fit...I want them to eventually be baggy.

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