Hi.  My name is Rachel  I am 35, single and live in NJ.   I stumbled on this site from Libragirl at Http://iflifewereperfect.blog-city.com.  What a great idea.

Anyway,  I need to lose about 30 lbs.  Make that want to lose 30 lbs.   Want sounds better then need.  More attainable.

I am doing a combination of diets.  WW and Nutrisystem   I hate the lunches but the dinners are really good and the breakfasts get the job done.      I am (un) officially starting today.  It’s a new month (ok tomorrow, but work with me people) so I tried and think I did ok.

Breakfast:   Nutrisystem of cherrios.  Preportioned amount.  No milk, cuz ewww.

Lunch:  A nutrisystem pre-made lunch of chicken pasta primavera.  Just add water and let sit for 8-9 minutes.   Tastes like ass.   I also had strawberries and kiwi as a fruit.

Dinner:  again NS meal.    Spinach and cheese ravioli with meat sauce and lettuce.  The lettuce wasn’t part of the meal…just a little extra.  I love lettuce.

I had water, but I know I need to drink more.  I didn’t have soda today, which normally isn’t a big deal, since I don’t drink a lot of soda normally, but when I get headaches, bad ones,  I need the caffeine.

So, that’s me.   I am glad I came across this site.  Hopefully, everyone is friendly and supportive.   They seem so.   Just looking at comments is amazing.

and I suck.   I am having such trouble sticking to anything.   I am eating junk food.   I am drinking more soda then I should (though in my defense, it’s really the only thing that helps my headaches, go figure,  and it’s diet)  I just can’t seem to get my act together.    So another week gone and all I managed to do was buy a house.   Ok, that’s big but I keep making the deal,  when I move (first into my co-op, then into this apt, now into my house)  I will be good.  I won’t buy junk food (and I don’t except for the occasional bag of tortilla chips) I will eat at the table, I will excercise, I will clean more (which I do but not as “hard” as I could)

I am so sorry that I haven’t been around.  I have been a poor supporter.  I have been so busy learning my new job and working a ton of hours to learn my new job that I haven’t had time for much else. I promise to make a concerted effort to be more available and a better supporter!  Do you forgive me?

That said…I didn’t go to WW on Saturday because I had a killer migraine and I could. Not. Get. Out. Of. Bed!  So I don’t have a weight update for you, but something just as good I think. This weekend I went shopping for some new clothes for my job and I was able to drop down a size!  Yay!

I will be back to comment.  Sorry again that I got off track.

Chugga Chugga Chugga Chugga… still moving along. Slowly, but still moving. And that’s the important part, right?!?! I’m right around 10-12 pounds lost and hoping in the next week or so to meet my first goal of 15 pounds. I am just dying to go buy my new purse that I am planning to reward myself with!

Today was a fairly good day. I started off by going to my yoga/pilates class then had a nice healthy lunch, and drank plenty of water. I was a bit hungry between lunch and dinner but managed to not blow it with junk food. Instead, I just nibbled on a few pretzels and carrots. Dinner… did ok, we had gorditas. I usually have 2 but tonight, I only used one breading/shell and then put a little extra chicken and veggies and reduced fat cheese on my plate to fill me up a bit more. So I count that as a better-than-before-I-was-dieting meal! To end the day, I just finished walking a mile and (almost) a half on the treadmill. Would have gone longer but the cd I was listening to ended and I got bored!

An excellent and (for me) timely article from SparkPeople today.

Today I feel strong. Today, I will eat on plan and I will not stray. Today I will move. Today I will get all my water in. Today is my priority and tomorrow will be my priority tomorrow.

If I get enough “todays” under my belt I know I will reach my goal. This is the first time in my life I have felt like I will actually see my “goal” weight/size. This is the first time in my life that I don’t feel like cursing how much I wish I could just wish this weight away. This is the first time I feel like I have ever realistically looked at the work it will take to get this weight off and been okay with it. Not overjoyed. But ok and willing to keep on keeping on, instead of giving up and giving in.

Today I feel strong.

Hi all! Happy Monday! (I think?!)

I spent some time yesterday removing inactive members (from last week’s sticky post). Those members are listed on that entry.

A lot of people have shown interest in the 6-day mini makeover program, part of Michael Thurmond’s 6 Week Body Makeover. I’ve modified the entry over on the recipe blog for anyone interested, now the “how-to” as well as every other body type menu is linked for you to save/print. The questionaire is also linked there if you don’t already know your body type. The 6-week makeover, if you want to review the whole plan, is here (but if you want to buy it, it’s cheaper here).

I also have a few new members in queue to setup, and I will get to those in the next couple of days. Thanks for your patience!