Wow!! It's been a long time!

Why is it so easy to make excuses? Why is it so easy to say tomorrow I'll start eating healthy again? Why did I start eating not healthy again? How do I convince myself that I need to change now, not next week?

I will be honest, I have gained back about 25 lbs. I'm not too pleased with myself but I can't be too hard on myself. I still have lost a total of 70 lbs and I am very proud that I've been able to maintain that.

2 Years & 14 Weeks

Sorry it's been a little while since I've update but there hasn't been much going on. As of today I am at the same weight as 14 weeks ago (95 lbs lost), at least I know how to do maintenance. However, I've still got about 50 lbs to go before I'm ready for maintenance.



On another note, I did do the 5k police challenge in September. I didn't do as good as I was hoping for but, I did it. That in itself is completely baffling to me.

My friend (surrogate cousin), Tillie ran the 10k and it only took her about 11 minutes longer than for me to do the 5k. She has run a few races and every one she has done it faster than the one before. Good job, Tillie!!

Check it out!!

A friend of mine has recorded a cd and it will be ready for purchase by October 16. Check out his myspace account to preview some of the songs.

www.myspace.com/walterschroeder

2 Years & 10 Weeks

Well, this week wasn't as good as I hoped it would be but a negative number is much better than a positive number. I lost 1.8 lbs this week. I will continue to write down everything I eat as I know that is what keeps me most accountable. Here's to a new week and another good loss next week.

Update: I finally figured out my pedometer yesterday and realized that I have been doing over 5k for at least a week if not more. YAY!!

2 Years & 9 Weeks

Well, this has been a difficult week. I haven't quite figured out why but I seem to be self-sabotaging myself lately. I have a really good intention at the beginning of the week but then life starts to happen and I end up making some really bad food choices. This week is one of the only weeks where I didn't really want to go to weigh-in but I knew that I had to. The only time I hadn't gone to weigh-in was when I was on vacation or the office was closed due to a stat holiday. So, I went in and I had actually lost .2 and spent about half an hour talking to my consultant trying to figure things out. Starting this week, I have to write everything down and bring in my food diary for my consultant to go over. So, hopefully that will spur me on to do what I need to do instead of just flowing along.

On another note, I have been continuing my training for the 5k run that I have registered for in September. I have been doing pretty good. I realized the other day that I had my pedometer set for walking, not running so I will find out on Friday how far I've actually been running. I have to admit, I am scared and excited at the same time. This is something I've never done before (especially all on my own) but I'm going to do it. Hopefully there will still be someone there at the finish line when I go across it, in other words, I don't care how long it takes, as long as I finish it.

2 Years & 7 Weeks

Last week I didn't do so good. I gained 1.4 lbs but I made up for it this week by losing 2.2 lbs. I really didn't think that I would do that good this week as I went away for the weekend to the states to do some shopping and let's just say that the meals were not ss meals and they weren't 5 hours apart but it was for 1 weekend so that's just how it is. Then on Tuesday, I had the flu really bad so that probably facilitate the loss. Let's just hope the lack of appetite continues so that I can lose some more. My aunt has challenged me to get to my 100 lb total by the end of summer so I have 3 weigh-ins left and 6 lbs so that's only 2 lbs per week, that's doable as long as I stick to it. Here's to another good week.

2 Years & 5 Weeks

So, this week's weigh-in was pretty good. I lost 1.2 lbs for a total of 93.2 lbs. On to my training - today I was able to run the 2 - 8 minute intervals. It blows me away to think that I am doing this but I am loving it.

Please remember to keep Stellan in your prayers. If you have checked out the blog, you will know that his health has improved somewhat but things are still up in the air. They are getting very frustrated with having to stay in the hospital so please pray that God will give them the strength to keep up with what the doctors need them to do.

Pray for Stellan

You will notice on the right side of my blog is a picture of a sweet little boy. I have never met this family but found out about them through another blog. This baby was diagnosed with a heart problem when he was still in the womb and they didn't think that he would live long enough to be born. He is now 8 months old and in desperate need of our prayers. He has now gone for 3 full days of SVT, his heart rate is over 230 beats per minute and his little body is fighting to keep up. Please pray for baby Stellan, his parents and doctors as they try to figure out the best course of action.

2 Years & 4 Weeks

Well, it hasn't been too bad but also not that great. Last week I lost 2 and this week I gained 1 so in all I am down 1 over the last 2 weeks. I have started to train to run a 5k in September, some days I think I might have gone a little insane but the next, I love it. I am following the Couch to 5k website and training schedule and I am on week 4 right now which means that I ran for 5 minutes straight yesterday. I was very proud of myself considering the fact that I did an extra week on week 3 because I could barely do the 3 minute runs. So, on to a new week with hopefully better results next week.

2 Years & 2 Weeks

Wow, life has been busy. Two weeks ago I hit my 2 year anniversary. I didn't make the mini goal that I had set for myself but that's okay because this is a life journey, not just a diet. So, in 2 years, I had lost 95.6 lbs. Then life happened. Friday, June 26 was my 40th birthday and we had plans to get manicures and pedicures done for my friend, Christina's wedding. When I got to the spa I found out that she had planned a mini birthday party for me. I got 2 bouquets of balloons, cards and cake. Then I made the decision that I wasn't going to go overboard but I really wanted a really good lasagna for supper, so I did. My family went to a local Greek restaurant that makes a wonderful lasagna and it was really tasty and I enjoyed every bite of it.

On Saturday, there was a BBQ planned for all of the out of town guests for Christina's wedding. It was being held at my sister and brother-in-law's place so I was helping out as much as possible so that meant being out of the house by 9:00 am. After the BBQ was the rehearsal and dinner.

Then came the big day. If we could have placed an order for the weather, I don't think we could have done better. It was sunny but not too hot and also not too bright for pictures.

On Canada Day we went to the parade and then to my sister's place for a BBQ for my birthday with family and friends (I know we already celebrated on my birthday, but you only turn 40 once and I wanted to have friends there too). So, there were many parties during the last 2 weeks and many chances to not eat completely healthy but you know what, I had fun. So, I knew that when I went for my weigh-in today that I shouldn't expect to lose anything and that I would most likely gain some. I did, I gained 3.8 lbs, not too bad considering what I all ate in the last 2 weeks. So, now it is time to get back to basics and write down everything that I eat and bring it in for my consultant to go over.

1 Year & 51 Weeks

Wow!! What an amazing week! First of all, my Grandma celebrated her 101st birthday! Yes, that is 101. She is amazing. She doesn't hear very well anymore and she uses a wheelchair most of the time but we were able to go to the home she lives in and bring birthday cake on Friday (which I didn't have any of even though it was chocolate cake with strawberry filling). Then on Sunday had the whole family to my sister's place for a BBQ to celebrate and Grandma was more than excited to be there (There was cake here also but again, I didn't have any. YAY ME!) So, I went to my weigh-in today and I lost 3.8 lbs for a total of 94.4 lbs. Now I only have 5.6 lbs to go to meet my goal of 100 lbs by next week. I guess time will tell.

1 Year & 50 Weeks

So close but yet so far. This week I didn't lose anything but I didn't gain anything either. However, that's not helping me to make my 100 lb goal. Oh well, here starts a new week and another chance to lose some more pounds.

1 Year & 49 Weeks

Well, I have to say that doing some exercise has paid off. I have gone to the gym or done some sort of exercise 8 out of the last 14 days and today when I weighed in I lost another 3.4 lbs. I have 9.4 to go to reach my 100 goal and I've got 3 weeks to do it. It's a bit of a lofty goal but what have I got to lose (except extra weight and inches).

1 Year & 48 Weeks

Well, this week didn't go quite as I had hoped, weight loss wise, but it was a fairly good week. I have a serious challenge ..... a friend has challenged me to see if I can get to 100 lbs lost by my 2 year anniversary. I have exactly 4 weeks left to lose 13 lbs. It's not necessarily going to be easy but I think it's doable. At least I hope it is. As long as I stick my mind to it, I can do it. It will definitely be a challenge as my friends' wedding is coming up (4 1/2 weeks) and we are planning a shower, stagette, other gatherings as well. I guess I just make as good a decisions as I can.

1 Year & 45 Weeks

What a difference a little bit of pre-planning makes. This weekend I cooked a couple chicken breasts and made a batch of spaghetti sauce with enough vegetables in to make up 6 complete meals. It has been so nice to be able to come home and grab one, put it in the microwave and have dinner ready. So, this week I lost 3.6 lbs for a total of 90.8 lbs. I also got measured and have lost 1" for a total of 40" lost.

1 Year & 44 Weeks

Well, last week I lost 3.6 lbs so I got close to reversing the effects of my vacation. This week I lost another .6 lb. It wasn't as much as it should have been but then that means that I've got to stick to proper eating. This next week, my plan is to pre-plan a bit better so that I can have a much bigger loss next week.

1 Year & 42 Weeks

I had a wonderful week last week. My friend, Jennifer and I went to Palm Springs for a week and had a wonderful, relaxing time sitting by the pool and reading.

We took one day and drove out to Disneyland. It was crazy, busy and every lineup was a minimum 45 minute wait so that meant that we didn't get to see as much as we would have like but it was still fun.

We also rented a convertible which was really fun. We had the top down pretty much the whole time, even when it was really cool and windy.

Considering the fact that I definitely wasn't eating what I should have been, I didn't think I did too bad. I only gained 4 lbs so now I have my work cut out for me this week as I work on getting rid of that plus more.

1 Year & 40 Weeks

2 MORE SLEEPS UNTIL MY PALM SPRINGS VACATION!! Can you tell that I'm excited? I am really in need of some serious down time and I am about to get that. We will be doing nothing except sitting by the pool and reading, shopping and maybe spending a day at Disneyland.

This week I didn't lose anything but I also didn't gain anything. My punishment is that one day on my holidays I have to be really good. That might be hard but it is only one day. I'm going to try to make smart choices at every meal but I think it might be the "in between" that will be the problem.

1 Year & 38 Weeks

I know it's been a month since my last entry but I've been having a hard time lately and because I hadn't gotten any comments in the last few weeks, I didn't know if anyone ever looked at my blog. I had someone mention to me last week that they had noticed that I hadn't updated lately so, here I am.
Like I said, I've been having a hard time lately with 1 week up and 1 week down. Thankfully the 1 week down has always been more than the 1 week up but it's still frustrating. Last week I had my biggest gain in a long time (3.4 lbs) and my consultant suggested that I write everything down and bring it in to her. So, that's what I did and I lost 5.4 today. I am now so close to that "90 lb lost" mark but I still feel like it's so far from my goal. I guess I just have to keep plugging along (and write down and bring in my food digest) and I will eventually get there.

1 Year & 34 Weeks

Well, this seems like a repeat from a couple weeks ago. I didn't post last week because I had gained again but am willing to post this week because I lost. Last week I gained 2.6 lbs and this week I lost 2.8 lbs. Oh well, it went in the right direction. I will keep going!!