Mid-burner?

Aug 272011

To say I have been struggling with my weight loss lately would not be a completely accurate statement…

…mostly because, in all honesty, I wasn’t really trying.

I didn’t throw in the towel, not by any means, but I wasn’t doing much in terms of trying to eat right, work out, etc…etc…etc… I’ve allowed work to basically consume ALL OF MY TIME, in the hopes of building up my savings in preparation for my move.

Unfortunately, this lack of effort paid off, and for the first time EVER, I managed to hit the 300lb mark.

BOO!

I’ve since flipped the switch back on, at least diet wise, and am back in the 200s (294 as of this morning).  But…I need to make more of an effort to strike up a balance between work and life.  I don’t mind sacrificing parts of my personal life, because it’s short term and I have a goal in mind, but I can’t sacrifice my health.  Besides, starting a new life in Pittsburgh isn’t going to do a whole hell of a lot of good if I’m not comfortable with myself.

So, while I still need to keep work on the frontburner for right now, I want to move my weight loss journey off of the backburner.

Mid-burner, perhaps? Is that a thing?

 

I will do a weigh in post on Thursday (it’s been awhile, right?). We’ll see how it goes. :)

Have a great weekend, and stay safe.  To my fellow East Coasters, don’t get hurricaned away! :)

 

Weekend Highlights and Lowlights

Jul 052011

Wassup?!

I didn’t mean to drop off of the face of the Earth, but it’s been kind of crazy lately and I haven’t been able to keep up.  I’m back now though, so WooT!

How was everyone’s weekend?

Mine was okay, I was housesitting for my Aunt all last week and finally got to come home on Friday night…it was nice to sleep in my own bed, and that cats certainly missed me (and have been all up in my shit since then!) :P

My new semester started on Friday.  I’m taking two Marketing classes and an Organizational Behavior class.  Fun stuff…or something.  I’m determined now to procrastinate so bad this semester though.  I don’t want to be rushing around at the last minute trying to get things done…again.

I saw Transformers 3 over the weekend, and I loved it.  Sure, it won’t be winning Best Picture anytime soon, but anytime giant robots are blowing up shit is a good time to me.

Oh…and remember that thing where I came out…due in part to finding an amazing guy?  Well…that ended.  My feelings were a bit stronger than his, unfortunately, and it came to the point where we just decided to be friends.  I’m not mad at him or anything (you can’t control how you feel, after all…) and he is a GREAT guy, it just wasn’t a good fit.  When it first happened I had my share of feelings of self loathing (am I not good enough? is it because I’m fat?), but I really don’t think that was it…or at least I hope it wasn’t…

So Gentlemen…I’m back on the market I’m going to focus on myself (work, school, getting healthy) before I throw myself back out there.  If something comes along, however, I won’t necessarily shoo it away :P

In BETTER news though…Awesome by August is making a triumphant return!  It will be hosted by myself, Kerri and Brooke again this year, it will be starting next week, and I will have more information in the next couple days (there are a few things that need to be ironed out to make it a better experience)!  So WooT to that!

And…that’s all I got.  Have a great week, everyone!

Status Report: 5/26/11

May 262011

Starting Weight:  292.4 lbs
Previous Weight:   281.6 lbs
Current Weight:  277.8 lbs
Total lost: 14.6 lbs
BMI: 40.4

I didn’t post last weeks weigh in, because I didn’t have a chance to while I was getting prepared to take off work on Friday and head down to Fitbloggin.  But as you can see, it wasn’t pretty.  This week worked out a little better though.

Between burnout, birthdays (turned 27 on May 14th), and Fitbloggin stuff, it’s been a bit of a roller coaster though.  

This graph is courtesy of the Weight Watchers iPhone App.

 

I’m glad to say that I’m back on the right track though.  I’ve been kind of reinvigorated by everyone at Fitbloggin, and this past week I have been eating better, and I’ve been working out.  Monday and Wednesday were 30 minutes on the elliptical and some strength training, while Tuesday was a run/walk at lunch.  I plan to use my lunch breaks to workout again, like I did back in the day while at the office.  My Supervisor is being awesome about it, so there we go!

I’m also getting back into better Weight Watchers PointsPlus counting.  I had started to get lazy about it, which resulted into some pretty significant gains.

But anyway, I’m back at it. It may be for the 50th time, but this time its different, because this time I’m running on awesome. (ed note-wow, that was cheesy!)

Here’s to a great week, everyone!

PS-One more thing!!!  I’m trying the whole Facebook thing again!  Please Like my page? :)

 

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