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Hi everyone! I’m writing this post at the beginning of the day instead of my usual night blog, because I want to say NOW that I will stay on track. If I don’t, I have to come back and tell you all that I failed, so i better do good! I have my calories planned again, with a little wiggle room Going to run, do a little lifting, and teach my zumba class tonight. Time to finish homework and PACK for SPRING BREAK!! WOO HOOO! Going to a friends house for the first week, then florida with the girls for the next week! Two problems: I’m afraid I will screw up this great week I’ve had and gain it back, and I won’t be able to get on here as much. I will do my best to get on, but I won’t have a computer in Florida.  I will still write down everything I eat in a journal, but I need you guys to be tough on me when I get back if i screwed up. I know I will relax a little and stuff, but I’m really gonna try to focus on other things. I need to focus on having fun without food. Making sure I have water and diet soda is important so I don’t feel deprived. friends 21st bday while I’m down there too, so I have to be careful those days too. Hoping to fit in a couple of runs and crunches before bed while I”m there too. PLEASE ENCOURAGE me today and tomorrow before I go so that I have the willpower to say no!

Yet another good day, two in a row for me is great. Planned ahead again, 1400 calories. Adjusted to allow for going out with friends for a friends 21st bday. Mexican restaurant, and i didnt have any food! NOT EVEN A BITE OF CHIPS. thats huge for me cuz im a mexican fanatic. But i had 2 coors light and stayed in my budget. I feel great and energized. No time for a workout today but im content. I’m going to bed early cuz i haven’t slept in awhile and i need to rest. Running and teaching zumba tomorrow, plus following a plan again. Love you all, and goodnight!!

So today I had a great day. I followed my plan almost to perfection. At dinner, instead of my sandwich I had planned, I had a small portion of chicken parmesean and a small breadstick and LOTS of veggies.  I made sure I still would stay in my allowance, and I did. I am so proud of myself today, it’s been so long since I’ve been able to control my cravings and emotional eating. I planned ahead, allowing for a little flexibility. Sadly, I am only teaching one Zumba class tonight, instead of two, but I just don’t have the energy for it. Too much homework. But when I get stressed, I will reach for a hug, a crystal light, a stretching break, or GO TO BED. I will not reach for chex mix, chocolate, or mashed potatos. Even though I probably will not stay in the competition this week, I don’t think I’ll lose enough by then, it is ok. I will end up happier and more stable if I stay sensible and don’t go to extremes.  Yay for a good first day, and onto the next tomorrow.  Ready for anything and stopping for nothing!

TERRIBLE DAY. Couldn’t sleep at all last night (I have chronic insomnia). 7am class all the way through 5pm. My mom visited me at school, and we ate in the cafeteria breakfast. I started the day with too much food and it set me up for a bad day of eating. Had eggs, a pancake, 1/2 donut, and a bowl of oatmeal. oh and coffee. Had some veggies and dip midmorning and a sugarfree rockstar. Lunch was a light salad and a bowl of soup and an apple. After lunch is where it got bad. My mom’s boyfriend made me a huge tub of chex mix which i used to drown my stress, homesickness, and tiredness in. TOO MUCH FOOD and too many calories. I haven’t even counted calories today because it feels like a lost cause today. I usually start my week out doing really well, which gets me motivated for the rest of the week. Not this time. I don’t know where to go from here. I did so well first semester and now I’ve been backtracking so much lately. HOW DO I STOP MYSELF FROM PUTTING FOOD IN MY MOUTH??? I have no control anymore.  I have a million reasons not to, the number one reason being that I don’t want food to control me anymore. I’m tired of working out because I feel guilty, or eating to comfort myself. I am sick of myself and sick of watching the scale go up. I need to start over right now. This minute. I havne’t numbered my blogs before and it’s kept me from blogging every day. From now on I will blog every day at some point, and get my feelings out here. I will have to tell you guys if I mess up so that i will think twice before running to food for help. This is my day one. Dinner will be a bowl of cereal and a piece of fruit. After that will be water water water (maybe with crystal light).  This hase to work. Day 1 is today.

Hey everyone, I’ve been doing an ok job of staying on track, but not enough really. I tend to snack when I get bored with water, tea, and coffee. I love diet Dr. Pepper, and would love to exchange some snacks with a bottle, but is that ok? I’ve read some good and bad about diet soda. I know it’s not the best for you, but will I still lose weight? Seems like it should cuz I’d be cutting the snack calories out. As long as I make sure not to overdo the sweets because artificial sweeteners tend to make you crave sugar I know. Has anyone had weight loss success while still drinking diet soda? Thanks for the help!!

Guys this is the fist weekend that I can remember that I haven’t seriously screwed up my diet by friday night. I ran an extra 20 minutes during my workout yesterday, and said no to pizza and pop and a hockey game. Went to the school cafeteria late with friends last night, and got oatmeal and carbonated water with a bit of raspberry tea in it instead of the fried chicken, ranch, and fries that everyone else was eating. And this morning? The scale finally moved, just in time for the weigh in for my competition. That’s not the really exciting part for me now though. The exciting part is that I did it. I did it and I wasn’t sure I could. I’m so used to rewarding myself on weekends and letting go completely. I’m learning to let go a little so that I don’t feel starving, but that I don’t have to spend the whole week simply making up for the weeekend. Tonight I’ll probly be drinking some, so I’m going for light beer in moderation, and good food all day. I’m motivated for another day right now. My goal is to be able to tell you all tomorrow morning that I’m proud of myself!

Hey guys, I need help! I’ve been doing a great job of sticking to my diet and of working out (a LOT) and the scale still isn’t moving! I have to weigh in tomorrow for my weight loss challenge group, what do I do?!?! I don’t know what I’m doing wrong!

I did exactly what I told myself I wouldn’t do. I overate on Friday and Saturday. I let myself forget my goals and now I’m regretting it so badly. I feel like i didn’t have any control over myself and I hate that feeling. It’s only sunday morning now. I know I can’t just starve myself all day, so i’m going to eat healthy today and tack some extra time onto the workout. i just feel so bad because I was at 126 at the beginning of the weekend and this morning it was at 129. Should I change my ticker or wait until tomorrow for it to hopefully go back down? I need to stay on track today to show myself that I am in control, not my emotions or my cravings. I can’t lose sight of what I want. I want to feel good when I try on clothes again more than i want those doritos. It’s ok to eat carrots during the super bowl, and walk on the treadmill for part of it. This is my life, and I have to do what i need to do, regardless of what my college friends think. Even if they’re eating nachos and beer, it doesn’t mean that i have to say yes to everything. I can eat and drink whatever I want. I also have to try to remember next weekend how I felt this morning when I knew that I had messed up. Once again, should I change the ticker?

So I always have a harder time on the weekends sticking with eating right and working out. i usually give myself sundays off of working out to let my body recover. But food is so much harder on the weekends because there is less of a schedule. Going out with friends from college, late night meals, and drinking all play a part. Plus, I always convince myself that I “deserve it” for all my hard work during the week.  Then I end up  spending the next week just undoing what I did on the weekend, which keeps me from making progress. So this weekend will be different. I’m going out with friends for drinks tonight, but I’m trying the new select 55 beer (55 calories) to see if its any good. I will remember that I lost a pound and a half this week and I WILL NOT gain it back! it is ok to laugh and talk and hang out with friends, but that does not mean I need to stuff my face. Everything in moderation. One or two bites of something can be very satisfying. (and less expensive) I will find time to work out on either saturday or sunday, and I will find healthy snacks for working on homework. I need this for this weekend to show myself that I can have a great weekend without losing track of my goals. Thanks all for the support!

I need tips!!! I am still pretty motivated, but I can feel it slowly going down. I haven’t messed up yet, so there’s still time to get my motivation way up again. It’s hard when you’re a little hungry and tired to skip the gym or eat a big dinner. But I don’t want to go back and forth this time! What do you guys do to keep that motivation up? Thinspiration pictures, money for each pound, and buying a too small article of clothing to fit into seems to help, any other ideas?