Monday Weigh In

Today I weighed in! I'm down 15.8 lbs. I am so excited. I'd like to say it is easy, but it isn't. I struggle daily to make good choices. At any rate I am enjoying this small feat! WW does things in 5% losses so I've met step one! I am hoping to lose another 5% by March, but the app yells at me and says I'm losing too much too fast. So I shall be careful. I am eating my daily allowance plus some occasionally and I am working out almost every day. So I am not sure what I am doing wrong, but I am not complaining so I wish the app would stop too! Lol!!! I know there will be times that I only lose .5 percent or something so I feel like this is my time to enjoy the bigger losses!

Happy Monday folks!

The Scale

So this morning I weighed myself just to see how things were looking this week. It really hasn't been a perfect week, but when is really? My official weigh in day isn't until Monday, that's when I log and try only to really weigh myself on that day. Anyway, according to the scale I'm down 12.4 lbs since starting almost 4 weeks ago. This makes me feel so good! However, I know that eventually my successes will be smaller because really it isn't good to lose too much, too fast. As far as I'm concerned a .01 fluctuation in weight is a success! Lol

I did go out to eat last night with my mom. It was a struggle finding something relatively healthy and it reminded me why I have been cooking on my own. We were at Tumbleweed. I should have known it was a bad choice web before we left to go I couldn't find nutritional information on their website. I am learning if they (chain restaurants) don't want you I know, it is because nothing on their menu is probably healthy. I got the half taco salad... I am scared to see the full order. This thing was huge! It had a fried huge chip on the bottom and then more chips in the salad mixed with tons of cheese, retried beans, and seasoned beef. So I asked for another plate and dissected the "salad" and avoided the big fried chips that it was laying upon. I did my best to eat only the good stuff and I did eat the meat and beans for the most part, but only because I have a habit of not eating enough meat and/or protein. I am just not a big meat eater so I find it elsewhere usually.

Anyway, these restaurants aren't bad, but it is beneficial to share your meal that's for sure!

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend!

Healthy Strides and Alternative Choices

Today has been a great day! The weather is beautiful for January in Ohio!!!

Anyway, I made it to the gym today with my bestie at lunch. Although, afterwards we realized we should have walked outside, since it was so nice. At any rate, we worked out and hit it hard for the 25 minutes we could.

For dinner I was really craving some of Jets BBQ Chicken Pizza, but for someone trying to lose weight, it isn't the best craving to indulge on. So I made my own BBQ chicken pizza. I used Flatout Italian Herb Flat Bread and put 2 tablespoons of Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Sauce on top, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, Tyson Grill & Ready chicken, red onion, and pineapple (not normally on Jets, but I was without bacon and wanted another topping). I baked it and it was darn good!

Right now I am not able to eat Jets and use portion control properly, so until I'm "retrained" I will stick with my tasty, healthier take on their recipe.

Weight Watchers, back again...

Three weeks ago was January 13. It was also the day I decided (again and hopefully finally) that I cannot be fat anymore. I am officially in the 6 month countdown to my 30th birthday. I have spent ALL of my 20s being overweight, in fact, I have spent most my adolescences overweight too. I am now embarking on my 30s and I want to change things. My dad died when he was 51 and my mom has been ill for many years. Had they lead healthier lives, maybe they would be healthier (and he would be alive). I need to stop the trend before I have children and teach them the same bad habits that were taught to me. I have waited to start talking about my journey because I usually fail within the first week and then I feel shame. But since I have told minimum people in my immediate life about what I am doing, I decided it was time to start talking to anyone who wanted to listen and hopefully build even more support. 3 weeks ago yesterday I started this journey and I am down 10lbs already and one inch around my waist. That may not seem like a lot to some, but I am already starting to feel better. They say it takes 21 days to start a habit... I am watching my eating and most importantly I have been working out EVERYDAY! Even if it is just climbing the 13 flights of stairs at work, I am doing SOMETHING!!! This is most important to me because I have never had a love affair with working out. I feel like this time is different... though I have said that before. But this time I am working on both diet and fitness. I have never done both at the same time. Plus, my best friend is doing it with me. We are keeping each other accountable. She is doing it different than I am, but none-the-less we are in it together. She and her husband are doing Advocare and I am doing Weight Watchers. It's tried and true, for me, so I am sticking with it. I am not committing to posting daily, but I will try and keep everyone up to date on my progress and trial and achievements. I am not going for a quick fix. I didn't get fat overnight and I know I won't change my mind set overnight. But I am already 15 days in of my 21 day challenge to myself... and I feel good about this.

Paw Paw, WV

So my Aunt (dad's sister) and I are going to be visiting my Great Aunt (Dad's aunt) in the begining of November. I'm very excited to learn more about my history. She lives in West Virginia in a small town called Paw Paw. I looked it up to do some research and found out in the 2000 census there was a total population of 524. SERIOUSLY? I graduated with about that many! LOL!

Anyway, I don't know much about the history on my father's side and I'm really looking forward to visiting the place where my daddy was born!

Light the Night!

Hi Everyone! As many of you know, my mother has been in remission from Lymphoma for the past few months after recieving a bone marrow transplant from my aunt! Anyway, it is again the Light the Night for the luekemia and lymphoma society on October 3rd! Last year we volunteered, but this year we're walking! I'm asking for you to join us on this walk, many of you have really been there for us for throughout this journey and we are looking to prove that this organization has really worked! Mom is still here and that is proof enough for me! But if you need more, they helped pay for mom's copays for her care and so much more!

If you can't joing us I encourage you to donate! It's a beautiful event, everyone has a balloon and lucky for us mom gets to carry a white balloon because she is a survivor! I know everyone has had someone effected by some type of cancer and I would really apprecitate your support!

Please follow the link and sign up or donate! Let me know if you'll be joining!! us! http://pages.lightthenight.org/coh/CntlOhio09/feezer



Thanks!

Amanda

Long time no Post!

I've been a busy woman! Did Lean Training all week and then had to work shift change. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's where I work 12hrs for 6 days in a row. It's gruling!

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Anyway, on the 24th I start back to my 5 day shift! 7-3:30! Finally evenings free!

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Mom is back at work! She is tired, but it's going well. About time for normal and happy things going on. She even has her hair back!!!!!!

I got to visit with Heather and her new baby boy! He's awsome!

Went to the Rascal Flatts concernt with Lynely! We had the best seats! Dirks Bently was awsome too! And Darius Rucker!

Yea, that's how close! We saw SWEAT! >

So, all in all things are looking up and I can't wait for fall! I'm going to try to keep this updated more... hopefully I'll have more time on my hands to do so! lol

Later Kids!

One more thing, if anyone knows anything about the "Feezer" last name and family tree stuff email me at Afeezer@gmail.com! Thanks!!!!!!!!