Today is my weigh-in day, and I’m down 1 from last week, for a total of -6, with 24 PTG.

I’m realizing that I really want a digital scale! I’m working on my own so far, not officially doing the WW thing, so I’m using my own old-fashioned scale at home.

I started water aerobics last week. I’ve taken it many times and love it. I love water, and the exercises are easy on the body in the water, yet you feel it afterwards.

My challenge continues to be sweets. I can say no to a lot of things, but have a dang hard time walking by a piece of chocolate. I wish it would taste bad to me sometimes!

Have a good week everyone!

For I have sinned. Got sick, so had to eat shells and cheese. Got fed up this weekend, so indulged in chalupas and queso, and um, some wine, and a bit more wine. Awoke this morning muttering start again, start again, as I’ve earned my previously lost 2 pounds back, and spring is upon us! Ack. Tank tops, short, the evel. bathing. suit. Pleeeeeese. Will you accept a prodigal daughter?

…have one of those days where you thought you couldn’t do anything wrong?  Mine didn’t start out that way today.  I didn’t sleep well last night and ended up with only about 3 hours total (certainly not the 8 that they want us to get for weight loss).  I woke up in the middle of the night feeling nauseous and my legs were shaking.  I got up to either run to the bathroom and that is when I realized, I was HUNGRY!  I realized that I had only eaten about half of my calorie recommendation and hadn’t had any protein at all.  I went and got a small amt. of protein and went up to the bathroom.  After I went to the bathroom, I thought, “Oh, I’ll just step on the scale to see…”  I was down 3 pounds from Saturday, two days before!  I know it still has time to pop back up, but for that moment, it felt great.  I tried to go back to sleep but I couldn’t and ended up being up the rest of the day.

As the day wore on, I started feeling that sick feeling you get when you haven’t had enough sleep.  I was stressing because I had a volleyball game tonight and I didn’t want to miss, but I really wasn’t feeling well.  I thought well I will eat dinner and then see how I feel.  Amazingly, after dinner, I felt great!  So I went.  And boy, am I glad I did.

I was awesome.  I had the best night playing.  I was on with my hits and everything was going my way.  I am 5’2″ and I even spiked over the net!  I am not a very good jumper either.  I think I just scared the poor girl.  It helped, I think that when I went in, one of my team mates whom I hadn’t seen since before Christmas said to me, “Shelli, you’ve lost a ton of weight, haven’t you!?”  I wanted to kiss her, I swear.  It is so amazing what the mind can do with a little positive reinforcement.

So here is mine to you…

You guys rock.  You are awesome.  You can all do this and you are doing well.  Even though I can’t see you, ask Leanne to show the stats that she has collected and you will see what I mean.  Even if you haven’t lost a lot personally, you were here to inspire or encourage someone else to.  Way to go!:grouphug: