Not Terrible...but not good either

So it's been a little while since I posted. Here's what's been going down. I was losing pretty well. Slow and steady and then a vacation got in the way.

Traveled to Denver for a wedding. I knew I was going to gain and considering the circumstances I didn't do too bad. I didn't track but I also made some decent decisions. The first thing I did when I got home was get on a scale (unofficially, of course) and it was not good. Up 4.6 pounds! Ugh!!!!!

Then I got back on track and exercised a bit and I ended up with a net gain (officially) of only 2.2 pounds! Yay Me!!!!!

Working on getting those two pounds off and getting into the negative numbers again soon!!!!!

Time to Face the Music

I haven't posted in some time. It's mostly because I had a couple of set backs. After finally losing 5% of my weight, I gained. Then I gained again. Ugh...

I'm not making excuses but we bought a boat last month and that proved to be quite challenging. We eat delicious, gourmet food when we're there and not much of it is healthy. We drink rum or beer like water...even though I drink a lot of water too! I thought I planned well and I even tracked everything I ate the first week down there. But I still made bad choices at times.

Lesson learned for next summer. Plan better. Ignore some of the bad choices (notice I said ignore and not cut out). Be strong. That's all I can do!

Weigh in is in an hour and we'll see how things turned out. Then I leave for vacation next week! Ugh...more challenges.

Oh well, life's full of them!

I Wish Someone Was Here to Stop Me!

Pizza. It's my downfall. My trigger food. And I know it.

So why, then did I order not one, but TWO medium pizzas tonight? I had to get one for me and Sean to share (sausage and black olive) and I had to get one for the others (pepperoni). Granted, "the others" aren't even here. And might not be until tomorrow.

THIS is why I don't want it in my house. I cannot control myself when there's pizza in my house.

My weigh in is tomorrow and after tonight, I don't think it's going to be good. Ugh....

Not Too Bad...

I'm thinking I didn't do terribly bad this weekend. Fortunately, my weigh in isn't until Thursday/Friday...That gives me the whole week to undo any damage!

I didn't consume too much and I only had a couple of drinks. Not bad.

Next weekend is going to be really hard and require a LOT of planning! Four days at the shore...on the boat...with food and drink... We're planning a Jimmy Buffett Concert listening party and the menu will be guess....Cheeseburgers in Paradise! I need to make sure I really, REALLY plan this well.

Anyhow, here it is. The first in a series of pictures. The subject: ME! So I'll be posting the same picture every week and hopefully each week I'll see some progress. I might consider a full body pic at some point in the future.

Hi, my name is Colleen...

...and I am a food addict.


It's true. I have finally come to the realization that I am a food addict and that's why I haven't been able to lose weight and keep it off. Like an alcoholic is always an alcoholic even when they haven't had a drink in years, I will always be addicted to food.

The last time I lost a large amount of weight (65 pounds) I felt like I could skip keeping track of my food for a day or so. That turned into a weekend, which turned into a week or more, months and finally the weight came back on.

I will ALWAYS need to track what I'm eating. Forever. I will always need to go to a meeting once a week or once a month to keep myself in check. This is my public declaration!

On the upside: I'm down 2.2 pounds for a total of 7!!!! That's an average loss of 1.8 pounds per week! WooHoo!!!!!! I think next week I'll start taking and posting pictures of my progress!

Feeling a Bit Like a Tortoise

I know. Slow and steady wins the race. But I want immediate results!

Just kidding. I'm down a pound this week. It could have been much worse, I'm sure. I can't believe some of the garbage I ate this week. Including...McD... GAG!!!!!

Never again!

I am loving having my gorgeous garden outside! I hope it can withstand the insane heat we'll be having this weekend when I'm away! I'll only be gone two days but still. A lot can happen when it's 100 degrees outside!

Tonight's dinner: a delicious salad of fresh corn, green olives, grilled chicken and baby greens. Dressing: olive oil, canola oil and balsamic vinegar.

I'll need to do some major planning with the boat arriving next week. Boating means good times with friends. Which usually means good food (too much of it and usually late at night) and good drink (usually alcoholic and late at night). Definitely need to make sure my planning is in full effect!

Whew!

Ok, so this past week has been kind of hard with three graduation parties. BUT...(drum roll)....

I LOST!!!!!!

I was really worried that I would gain, or worse stay the same. But I'm down 2.8 pounds! I guess I must be doing something right. So, here goes...another week. Only one hockey game and then we own a boat next weekend. THAT will present a challenge. I will have to be extra diligent about planning.