Need some suggestions...

I am still at a plateau.  I met with my trainer and I know that's going to help, but I was taking to someone at the gym and she said I should tweak my diet.  Well I already eat super healthy.  I rarely eat processed, frozen foods.  I cook all my meals.  I bring lunch everyday.  Eat tons of fruits and veggies.  Eat breakfast everyday.  Never, ever eat fried or fast food.  I eat very little dessert.  So what in the world do I cut out??  I eat equal amounts of protein.  My carb intake isn't in excess.  So how do I "tweak" my diet?? 

I guess I need to cut out eating out at all.  I also never got Starbucks when I was doing my best.  I brought my own popcorn and treats to the movies.  I would go on a strict no resteraunt week where I never ate one bite unless I cooked it. 

So maybe I need to get back to those habits and see if it helps.  I certainly have this maintenance thing down.  Problem is, I don't want to maintain this weight.  I still have serious goals in my mind.  I want to lose another 80 pounds.  Why not??  I've already lost 187.  What's another 80???  It's A LOT harder than it was in the beginning, so, that's what I'm going to try.  I'm going to go back to the beginning.  To the girl who literally tracked every bite and wrote herself motivational notes.  I really want to get to 200 pounds lost by my two year mark at Weight Watchers.  September 14th.  That's the date.  I think I can do it.  I'm open to suggestions to push me over :)

Got back to my "roots" and did great this week!!

Thank God!!  I needed a 2.6 pound weight loss this week...I was feeling slightly weak and defeated.  I really made sure I followed my "good health" guidelines, which basically consist of having a carb, a protein and a fruit or veggie with every meal.  I literally drink 2 tsps of olive oil with my vitamins everyday and drink a ton of water.  This was my ritual for a year then I lost a few of those habits and hit a wall.  So that's what I started back up and it's been great!  It gives me more energy and it makes me know beyond a shadow of a doubt I'm continuing to be healthy and I will meet my goals and this will be a life long habit.

Not always a walk in the park

I had a gain this week and it's certainly not my first.  I was warned that it was only going to get harder the less weight I needed to take off but it doesn't make it any less frustrating. This week was especially upsetting because I really thought I did well.  I tracked every thing I ate.  I worked out.  I didn't make poor choices.  So when I walked in to weigh in, I was almost giddy thinking I lost.  But when I found out I gained, I was thoroughly pissed.  I usually know when I've gained and why.  Arrrrrrg.

Anyway, I took extra time after my meeting to speak to my leader and we went over my tracker and a few of my habits and routines.  She is always so supportive and helpful and really gave me the perspective I need to get through this week.  She says "it's not about the scale"  blah, blah, blah.  Deep down I know it's about where I've come from and how amazing I feel, but I'm not finished.  I still have goals and I desperately want to reach them.  I will say, these past few months have really made me humble.  I now know how much people struggle with their weight loss and how irritating the darn roller coaster is.

I am changing a few things and we'll see how it goes...hopefully my next blog will be filled with exclamation points and smiley faces.  For now I'll just take it week by week, day by day and try to get back to basics and be the hard core weight watcher I know I can be!  (There's an exclamation point)

Getting back on track....

I haven't blogged since September and lately I've been sort of in a weight loss slump, a crappy "plateau".  I was always so careful about this happening within my first year at Weight Watchers and only gained 2x in 1 year!  But now I lose, gain, lose, gain.  It's been a yoyo and it's driving me CRAZY!!  I've only lost 35 pounds in 8 months so I decided I needed to get back to basics...back to the beginning of all of this to find what made me so successful.  It's starting with my blog's...it was another way to keep me motivated and that's what I need!!  My next goal is to get to 200 pounds lost.  I'm in this again and keeping my focus on getting it done before my 2 year mark!!  I know I can do this!!