58 days till Christmas

I set a New Years goal a few weeks back October 3 to be correct.  I wanted to drop 20 pounds.   I am getting there I have about 16 pounds to go to make it to that goal.   I have started to wear a pedometer daily.  I am doing good.  I have been over 6,000 steps since I started.  I have actually made 10,000 steps 5 of the last 7 days.  It all helps to get there.
I know weight loss is a slow process. I did not gain it all over night.  Still no changes in my clothes, and no one has said I look like I have lost weight.  I see my mom and sisters in 2 weeks and maybe one of them will notice.   Only time will tell.  I am really waiting for the day that my clothes start to feel to big.  I am not there yet.   I will be one day.
  I think my girlfriends are all starting to not have any interest in this new life style.  One as I have said really never started, the other was doing great for a while, but has admitted many bad food choices and is starting to make excuses.  I am sure she will come around.  The last one is struggling with her own 3 pound plateau.  I can not make them do this, but I hope they stick to it, because they are keeping me motivated.  

Tracy

Natalie, Ellen, Heather, Stacey

  Natalie is not loosing weight with us.
 
 I am just about down 10% of my fat debt and I am thrilled.

My biggest looser challenge is going well too.  Tiger and I were both down this last weigh in.  We were going to measure too, but I could not find the measuring tape.   We will do it next weekend.  We also talked about what would we do with the pounds pot.  Originally the one who lost the most would get it, but I have really been thinking about it and I think we should donate it. A food cupboard or toys for tots.  I talked with her about this and she agrees.  $9 will not go far, but if we each decide to match what is in the pot for charity that would be a good thing.  especially with the holidays coming. With Thanksgiving around the corner as well as all the other food holidays the pot may increase.  fingers crossed NO, but only time will tell.

Sprint 8

I have never been a fan of the treadmill.  We have had one in our home for as long as I can remember.   I do not like to use it, but it is great for cold days and rainy days.   After the fire in 2007 we replaced our treadmill with one that is much more sophisticated than the one we lost.  This one has a great program called sprint 8.  It is an interval program.  It changes speed and incline.   It is actually a great program.  I still prefer to walk outside, but it will do as winter is coming.  
   I was thinking about doing the couch to 5K program that many folks are doing these days, but again with bad weather coming I figured I would not be successful on that program.  Maybe I will give it a go this spring.   I remembered the sprint 8 program and made the decision to do it.   I started on Wednesday September 21 and did level 1.   I have been doing the sprint 8 program nearly everyday since I started.  On Sunday 10/16 I began level 5 and it was freaking hard.   I am thrilled to post that I did finish it and I was so proud of myself.   I had to slow the speed on my cool down, but today my third day at level 5 I did it all without feeling like I need to slow down.   I am so excited about this.   It is a huge accomplishment. I am sure I will be at level 5 for a while, it is still hard, but I will know when I am ready for 6.  
   The biggest looser challenge with Tiger is going ok.   Week one I was down Yeah!  Week 2 up 4 pounds.  Not sure why?   I did not like not knowing so  I  started a food journal.   Week 3 I was back down all I had gained and a little more.  We have $9 in the pot now with 5 weeks to go in this challenge.
   I have lost about 20 pounds since this journey began.   I had a long plateau, but I pushed through and did not let it get me down.   I worry about my friends who stated this with me back in August.  One  really has not been involved, one had major "slips" this past weekend, and the last is going strong, but is battling her own plateau.   John is working crazy hours and is doing what he can.  I think the long days and weeks are getting to him.   I do not like cooking for one!   I am ready for his work to go back to 9-5.
   I am doing great.  I feel good, I am happy and very proud of myself.  

Biggest Looser Challenge

I am doing a Biggest Looser challenge with a good friend Tiger.  I was down 5.4 at the end of the first week.  Yeah me, but this weekend I think I put it all back on. I ate far to many applesauce chocolate chip cookies!

I am again fearing the scale I have eaten so much bread this weekend I thought my body was going to go in to shock because of it all.I do not keep much bread in the house anymore so I do not have to try and avoid it. I will hop on the scale later tonight to calm my nerves and get an idea of how much I have to make up.

Saturday I did ok.  I ran and cleaned the house.  I line danced for a good 30 minutes so a good work out.  I think I ate an egg with spinach.  Lunch whole wheat pasta salad with spinach, chicken and veggies
dinner super late because Michelle as in the ED.  I had some steak, green beans and onion rings.

Sunday ( Apple Picking with family)
Breakfast scrambled eggs with herb pepper and 1 turkey bacon and 1 pancake leftover from earlier in the week.  it was yummier the first day.
Lunch and Dinner you can see Ihad a huge FAIL!
lunch potato chips, salad, meatball sub on a white roll  1/2 a loaf of garlic bread (white)
snack 4 apples while traipsing through the orchard
Dinner white Italian bread with brie cheese.

Today My folks and I took a nice stroll around the neighborhood this morning my guess was about 1.5- 1.75 miles.  it was a slow pace.  but better than nothing with the day I am about to have.

breakfast was a yummy apple french toast.  White Calla bread, apples eggs cinnamon.  I ate a piece that was 2 X 2  not huge, but not small still yummy
Lunch that whole wheat pasta salad ice tea
Dinner????

Both yesterday and today I am super low on my water. So far today I have finished just 32 oz.

My folks are still here till tomorrow.  I am working today 130 - 4, class 5-7, work 730 - 830  and 930 - 10ish
I got my morning work covered tomorrow so I do not have to work till 1 in the afternoon.  I gave up 6 hours, so now I need to try and replace the time.

I will get back on track today and tomorrow with my healthy new lifestyle.  I guess sometimes you have to shake things up a bit to drop weight.
I am happy to break my plateau.  I have set a goal by Christmas/ New Years drop  25 pounds  in 84 days. I think it is do able.