Wow What A Journey!!

I am kinda stinking at this blogging thing, and the last time I posted it wasn't a very happy post. So here I am... I have been "getting healthy" for three weeks. I just did my weigh in for week 3 and I am much happier this week than last week.

So, about last week. It was the "dreaded week two" and I can tell you that it was BAD!!! Like cry to my boyfriend while taking him to work and then calling my mom and crying to her bad. I followed ALL of the rules, did everything I was suppose to do, and worked my tush off. However, I gained weight... like three pounds gained. I couldn't figure out what I did wrong. I when back through my food journal and looked at all of my workouts and EVERYTHING was there. I did measure myself though and I had lost like 3 inches!!! Needless to say that made me feel a little better.

Anyways, I was saying that this week was better. I weighed this morning and I had lost those "extra" 3 three pounds AND another pound and a half! Apparently last week was just a weird adjustment period week, but everything balanced out and I am back on track.

I just want to remind everyone (myself really) that this is a process. There are going to be weird adjustment periods and "bad" weeks. You just need remember that this is a lifestyle and it is totally worth it in the long run. DO NOT GIVE UP, KEEP PUSHING YOURSELF, IT WILL GET BETTER!

Well... Here you go...

So I have really been putting in the work this week. I am DETERMINED to continue this journey. It is about me, its about MY life, its about MY health. I am going to post some before pictures. Looking at these pictures makes me ashamed and a bit depressed. I cannot go on like this!

RESTARTING

I restarted this week! I am actually pretty happy about this...

I created my own Food Log so that I can keep track of what I put into my mouth. I have a hard time deciding what "plan" I want to follow. I know that counting calories always works and is the base of every single one of those "plans". I also have watched people have a lot of success with Weight Watchers. I created my food log to give me space to keep track of the Weight Watchers Points Plus and also added columns for calorie counting. I am pretty proud of this little gem!

I also created a body measurements chart. I looked all over for a free one to just download and print but couldn't find one just right.... See, my body doesn't grow/shrink proportionally. One arm is bigger than the other and there is always a difference in my thighs! I also probably measure different than other people. My BIG problem area is my belly. So I measure my chest, waist (upper part), belly, hips, arms, and thighs. Now I don't know if everyone just counts their belly as their waist or if they do it as their hips, but I wanted the different measurement because it is the place that I want/need to lose the most!

Ok, so I am done for the day! I am going to post more in the future -- I promise!