Back in the Saddle again

Well I'm back in the groove again. I had a couple of high stress weeks, and gain a couple of pounds. Stress is my enemy right behind sugar..lol But I'm down again. Last week I lost 3.8 pounds and this week I lost 3.5 pounds....YEAH For a total of 35.8 pounds since the end of January. So excited. I'm two pounds away from being in my teens. As in 219. I haven't been in my teens since college 11 years ago. Very exciting. I'm hoping to reach my goal of breaking 200 by the end of summer. I've been setting 10 pounds goals, but this is one of the biggies. I think I'm need a tattoo or nose piercing to celebrate it...hmmmm.

I have also decided to run a 5K. Run being an optional word..lol. I have started to train for it. This give me more motivation to workout. So far so good. I'm not killing myself which I like and it doesn't seem to be affecting my hunger level yet. Which is what I was really worried about to begin with. That was my downfall last time I think. I was working out so hard that I was starving all the time. So my eating sucked, I was eating the wrong food and way to much of it. This time I got my diet under control first. Portion size and what I was eating were huge things for me. I use to think ok I can eat this brownie as long as I stay in my calorie zone. Which on paper looks fine and if I was able to do it that would be fine. I have found out that eating sugar is just a no no for me. The first serving isn't the problem. I can eat a small brownie, but then an hour later i'm starving and what do I want... MORE sugar. Its a endless cycle, I eat sugar then I want more sugar, the only way not to get caught in it, is not to start at all. Now I do have plenty of things with Splenda. It doesn't effect me the same way. I can have splenda in my coffee or yogurt/ice cream with splenda and be fine. So its nice to know there are alternative out there. Also I have noticed my taste buds have been changing. Things that are naturally sweet taste more sweet to me now. Like tomato's. I never would call them sweet before but now I can taste the sweetness of them.


I have found a new protein water mix that I love. Its Special K2O protein water mix by Kelloggs. I have tired the strawberry kiwi and iced tea. Its yummy. Only 30 calories, no fat and it has 5 grams of fiber and 5 grams of protein. Its freaking awesome. Ups my fiber and protein and it fills me up. I have it in the afternoon to get me going. So much better then coffee.

This week stats: Lost 3.5 pounds for a total of 35.8 pounds and 5 inches of my waist. My waist is still not moving much but I can tell I'm losing it of my backside and legs. I'm also starting to work my arms daily. Want to get rid of the extra wave under my arm :)