So far, I’m doing well, had a mini bagel and light cream cheese for B-fast.  Plan to go for a walk later when it warms up, and I already have my lunch and dinner planned out for the day.  I’m thinking of starting Weight Watchers again.  They have a new program out called the New Momentum Program.  Still not sure, if I want to do that, or just do it on my own, either way, I’ve made up my mind and it’s going to happen.

Hope everyone had an awesome holiday season and Happy New Year!!

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As you all may know, January of this year, I set out on a mission to lose 150 lbs, and I fell very short of that goal. It has almost been a year since I began this journey, and I’ve only lost a total of 26 lbs. I know, that’s better than nothing, but it was over 35 lbs and I’ve gained some back. So that’s no fun. But still within this year, I can say I’ve lost 26 lbs, so that’s very encouraging, and to be honest, I’m pretty proud of myself. So in a way, I still feel like a winner.

I’m hoping after the holidays, I can get back on my journey and work towards completing my original goal of losing 150 lbs. I just may start with a smaller goal of 50lbs, meet it, then move forward. Part of me is wondering if I should just bite the bullet, and start now, forget about the temptation of the holidays, because I would hate to gain more, and come January be back to square one. That would be devastating. All I know is, I’ve been completely out of control, and I have got to do something.  I’m not talking diet pills or anything, I just need to figure out how I’m going to kick start this new mission.

Any suggestions??

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At that time, I lost 11lbs and then that Christmas my mom passed away, so I went off my diet due to all that I was going through, and then I got pregnant with my twins, 3 months later.  So I didn’t actually start trying again to lose weight until the first of this year, and I had completely forgotten about my previous loss and how much I weighed back in 2005.  So to make things right, I adjusted my starting weight on my blog and with My Fitness Pal, so that it would reflect the correct number that Weight Watcher’s was showing.

Just wanted to clear that up, in case some of you are thinking I’ve lost a bunch of weight over the past couple of weeks and I really haven’t.  But I will say, knowing that I’ve really lost more weight than I thought I had in the past really has given me a huge boost of confidence, and has helped me stay on track.  The only thing that I’m kinda bummed about, is knowing that if I hadn’t had that major slip up a couple of months ago, when I was having trouble getting myself back on track, that I would probably be showing a bigger loss.  And even now, I know I could be doing more.  With that said, I’d like to set some goals for myself for the next week, and then come back next week and review them and see if I have accomplished them.  Sounds like a plan, huh?

Here are my goals for this week:

1. Drink more water – I need to be drinking atleast 6-8 8oz glasses of water a day, and I haven’t been.
2. Exercise more and develop a good routine.
3. With eating, I need to be more structured and plan out my meals, and try to stick to a specific schedule.  I do so much better, when I know what I’m suppose to eat that day, rather than just trying to figure that out on the spot. Make sense?
4. Sleep schedule – OMG…it has been horrible.  And getting enough sleep is so important.  And that just hasn’t been happening.  So I’m going to try to make myself go to bed earlier (even though I really enjoy my “me” time after the kids go to bed)

So there ya have it.  Those are my goals for this week.  I think I can do it, how about you?  Have you set any goals for yourself this week?  I’d love to hear about them in the comments!  Until then….I’m out!

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I’ve been doing good with my eating during the week, but splurged a little last weekend.  Yeah…it was my trigger food, pizza.  Something I’m probably going to have to totally eliminate all together.  It always seems to be the one that sends me right over the edge.

Do you have a trigger food??  What is a trigger food you ask?  JoLynn Braley over at The Fit Shack explains it really well:

“Trigger foods are any foods that trigger you to overeat and/or binge. They are foods that you just can’t get enough of; one bite is never enough and one helping isn’t enough. Trigger foods can also lead you to overeat on other foods that initially you weren’t even thinking about eating if you feel guilty for eating your trigger foods in the first place!

Some people could have just one trigger food category like ice cream, and others could be triggered by anything sweet, salty, or fatty. Usually trigger foods contain refined sugar, and while trigger foods don’t necessarily lead to a binge, it’s interesting to note that the binge eating survey I did here at The Fit Shack showed that 72% of the survey participants binged on foods that contained sugar.”

Check out my poll located in my sidebar, I’d love to see what others find their trigger food to be.  And if yours is not listed, please feel free to share it in the comments.

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Yesterday, hubby started his vacation, so we’ve got some things planned this week.  Finishing up school supply shopping, “meet the teachers” events, tons of stuff to do around the house, and fresh new haircuts for the kiddos before they start school on Thursday!  Can’t you just sense my excitement?!!  Very exciting indeed.  Not just because I’ll have two less kids in the house during the day, it will be nice to get back to a routine and schedule, which also means I’ll really be able to kick off my workouts like I’ve been wanting to.  And it’s been a long time coming!

Well, I’ve got a new blog design to get loaded up on my other blog, go check it out in a few!

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I’ve started something this week.  Every day I’m going to post the previous day’s activities, what I eat, the amount of exercise, etc.  Hopefully, journaling everything will help me stay on plan and hold me accountable if I mess up. And hopefully that alone, will keep me on track.  I’m starting Weight Watchers again, but I’m doing it on my own, at least for the moment, I won’t be going to meetings.  I will be utilizing the online tools though.

Kids start school next week, hopefully we will really get ourselves on a good schedule, because we all need it.  So it will just be the twins and I during the day.  I’m planning to get out and walk with them, which will be much nicer once it starts to cool off around here.  Yesterday, the temperature reached 100!  Yikes!  Yeah, but that’s the price you have to pay to live in the South.

Sounds all good, doesn’t it?  You guys need to stay on my butt, and make sure I make good on all of those promises, ok?

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The older kiddos start school on August 7th and I can’t wait.  Our schedule has been so out of control, and I’m ready to get things back on track.  So, hopefully that will help me in the “exercise” dept.  And also give me more time to work on my sites.

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Much thanks go out to all of my little “cheerleaders” that commented on my last update post.  It’s so nice to have you guys’ support.

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But it’s finally dawned on me why I haven’t been able to get myself moving.  I’m on the computer too much maintaining my blogs and websites.  I have this one, my personal blog and several others.  They occupy much of my time.  That on top of taking care of four kids.  I’ve made a decision that I didn’t want to have to make, but it’s the only thing I can think of that will allow me to set aside some time to exercise.  I’m going to have to cut back on my blogging.  I have a couple of TV show blogs that I’m thinking of selling and I may have to limit my posting on this blog and my personal one to weekly updates, which is what I’ve pretty much been doing anyway.

Hopefully that will free some of my time, because I really want to do this.  I read everyone else’s success stories and I’m so happy for everyone, but I can’t help but be just a teeny bit envious.  And speaking of success stories, since I don’t have one for you guys today, I’d love you to go check out Laura’s great success story from Junk-Foodaholic’s Journey to a Healthy Lifestyle.  She’s got some great before and after pics.  It’s just proof of what a consistent exercise program can do for you, and so inspiring.  What’s cool, is that although, she’s only lost a little over 4lbs, she has lost a total of 9 1/2 inches.  Now that’s impressive!

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