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still FAT!!!!

The power...

I have been trying to catch up on some of the older posts since i haven't been on here in a while...You girls are inspiring! I was thinking back to when I lost weight before.  About 4 yrs ago I lost close to 20 pounds. I have since put about 15 back on. I LOVED the feeling of stepping on the scale and seeing all the efforts paying off. I loved turning down that 2nd helping (even though I wanted it A LOT). I think that having power over myself was one of the biggest accomplishments during that time. It is SO easy to go with the cravings or eating moods, or bad habits. But the feeling afterward is remorse, regret, lower self esteem, and usually wanting ANOTHER brownie. :) I love that even though I turn down something I want, I get a good feeling, success, accomplishment, excitement, and even wanting to try harder instead of grab another fatty snack.  I am working toward that mind set. Once there, it seems to almost be easy. Keep up the good work!

Trying AGAIN!

I have not checked this site for a while. I saw brooke's last post, but need to catch up on the earlier posts from you all. I hope you guys are having more luck than me.

Here we go again! I should've been doing this all along, but it is so easy to forget to work at it...and enjoy eating whatever I wanted. So, I have recommitted and started again. Brooke, thanks for your post, it reminded me of me when I lost the weight last time. I want to be back there again. I think we are done having kids, so HOPEFULLY it will be easier to keep off this time. I have been doing good the last few days, but would LOVE any good recipes for healthy dinners that kids like too. I want to lose it SOOO bad. I think that if I can just remember how much I want to lose it, I will stay committed. There is just something about a warm gooey brownie with melting ice cream that makes me forget everything! :) Man, I just love food!

I am going to try to stick to w.w. points (strictly) for 2 weeks and then have a free day. then start over again for 2 weeks. I am hoping that looking at it for only 14 days won't seem as overwhelming. I am wanting to lose 15 pounds, which seems so IMPOSSIBLE! But i know i can do it. I know i can...

I Hate To Brag, But...

I know it's not nice to brag. We are told that growing up. So I will try not to, but I am happy (extremely happy) and since this blog is about sharing our weight loss success, struggles, and tips, why hold back. I am happy to say I have lost 16.8 pounds since the new year! I am on my way to being a healthier person.

It hasn't been easy. I have had a lot of set backs and a lot of trying days. But I have pushed through and made it this far. I have loved it more this time around with losing weight. We have tried new recipes and have found some that are really yummy and LOW calorie and fat. We try to have a new one each week, but sometimes it's hard to schedule it in. Some of our new meals/recipes we have tried that are low calorie are:

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
Grilled Pork Tenderloin, Seasoned Potatoes, steamed broccoli, and fresh carrots
Grilled Chicken in a Whole Wheat Pita Pocket
Homemade Pizza's
Lots of dinners with Ham

There have been others, but these are the ones we have all loved. I also bought two new cookbooks that have helped a lot too.

Things I have noticed:
I can go a whole week WITHOUT CHOCOLATE (it's hard but it's been done quite often)
Free days are a must
I have more energy
I enjoy cooking and eating healthier meals
I don't snack as much, but when I have one, it's a healthy snack
Baking is limited, but on free days, it's a must
I have more confidence

I hope all of you are having great success. A really dumb saying that always pops into my head is "Good better best, never let me rest, til my good is better, and my better best." I think it quite often and I will not rest until my better is best!