Zumba

In case you haven't tried Zumba I urge you to try it. I have wanted to try it for over a year, but let my fear of failure stop me. I don't know what happened but one day I literally snapped out of it... and tried it. Now it has become a full fledge addiction :) It's so fun, a great stress reliever, and a great work out! I sweat my butt off (hopefully literally), and it is not boring to me like going to the gym.
I have been going on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.... and look forward to them each time! :) If anyone is interested in trying it... go to Zumba.com and find a class near you!

Life is SO GOOD!

Weight Watchers is going awesome! Down 7.2 my first week and started taking Zumba classes four times a week! My life is going in the direction I WANT! :)

September 13, 2010

Lots is going on with me. I went to my first actual WW meeting on Thursday September 9th and weighed in for the first time in public LOL! It really was not bad at all! It was actually really nice! :) I am eager to go back!
THEN the best thing is I went to Zumba tonight! I lovvvvved it! One full hour of aerobics it was a blast! I worked in a gym before and never went to a class, and I have been wanting to try Zumba for over a year! Now, I have and I love it! Can't wait to go back!

August 2010

Got up this morning and felt a big push to just DO THIS! Why do I set myself up for failure by saying "I want to lose 100 LBS...." This morning I woke up with a resounding sense of "I want to lose 10 LBS..." so that is my NOW SMALLER GOAL that I KNOW I can reach... and if I do that TEN times I will hit 100 LBS! :) XOXOX

Happy Monday

Feeling very energized this morning! :)

Happy JULY!

I just started getting activity in. It took the words of someone else to give me the kick in the pants I needed. The person told me that I was lazy and it hurt beyond belief... because I don't think that I am. But honestly, I guess maybe I am. I am working on changing that. Yesterday I was up at 5 and to the gym at 5:30.... then had the babies I had to babysit all day! Then right after they left my son had baseball practice and I walked a couple of miles while he was doing that :) I feel good! :)

Time to track... again :)

Summer is here.... busy busy time of year. Ready to get back on track. Taking Kyle to the drive in tonight for his bday. I am going to pick up a snacks at the grocery store on the way so I am not tempted by hamburgers and fries :) Will pick up some veggies and fruits for snacks :)

Bday Bash

Well I don't typically drink, but I did at my party in NYC... we had a blast. But through all the drinking that night we also over the weekend walked MANY miles! So although the drinking and eating habits were not good for this weight loss journey the walking was great!

I have been off track for probably realistically two weeks, but I am very determined this week!

Two weeks

The past two weeks I have only lost 1 pound per week. Now, I am okay with that, but I know I wasn't trying like I should. I still made BETTER than normal eating decisions, but I still didn't do what I know I have to do. And that is TRACK what I eat and calculate it. It holds me accountable, and keeps me motivated. So it's officially March 1, as I write this. And I have only 27 days left in my 20's! So that means 26 days til my bday! I want to be down at least 10 more pounds by then! I CAN do this!

FYI: DOWN 15 POUNDS TOTAL SINCE JAN! :)

Snow days

...are a great source for extra activity! Kyle and I went out and built a small snowman and had a snow ball fight! Fun times :)

Five Guys Burgers and Fries....

...is the devil! LOL! No it really is so good, but totally not worth the feeling you have after indulging in a huge greesy hamburger and enough fries for my entire family! But.... I did it on Valentine's Day with my son and enjoyed it... but now it's time to get back to what I know works. THAT IS WEIGHT WATCHERS and ACCOUNTABILITY! :) No loss this past week (big surprise)... but I am a okay with it! Back on track and moving my butt today :) Dr. OZ is going to be great today... 100 people who have lost over 100 LBS! WOOOO! I will exercise while it is on :)

Still down 14 LBS! Not to shabby! Only 27 LBS to my first MAJOR goal! Can't wait to hit it... hopefully in March but maybe omre realistically in April :)

Lucky 14!

I am down 14 LBS! Only 26 more pounds to my first MAJOR goal! I can't even believe it! :) It hasn't been to bad at all! It's actually been nice to feel in control and try new foods. I found out recently that I enjoy sweet potatoes and a newly found love for spinach. It's amazing how different I think of food now! :) SOOOO HAPPY!

Pretty sure I am ADDICTED.... to mushrooms!

Yep, I guess if you have to be addicted to a food mushrooms isn't to bad of a choice! LOL! For dinner the other night Kyle had left over spaghetti and meatballs. I only had one meatball and no pasta for myself. I took the meatball and some sauce and crushed it... then added sautted peppers and mushrooms and served it with an Arnold's Thin with a Laughing Cow Cheese spread on it. I never thought it would be so amazing! It actually turned out to be one of my favorite dinners so far! And it was so quick! :)

Trying to get more followers :)

I want to try to get more friends following my blog because I want to get more feedback from them! :)

**I posted a video on my facebook... I looked ROUGH! LOL!

Feeling great!

So I officially started this journey three weeks ago tomorrow. I must say I have not lost a ton of weight... But I have lost enough to realize I CAN DO THIS!
I started a new challenge within the board I am member of on the WW site. Basically the idea behind the challenge is to get moving more. Now since I have started this I have worked out more than normal... hey working out one day is more than normal. But starting this week I am doing at least 60 minutes! GUESS WHAT? I feel sooooooooooooo good! It gives me an awesome boost of energy... but guess what else? I am also TIRED right now! Which as we speak it's 7:15 PM. That means I should be in bed at a normal time tonight! WOO HOO! I am looking forward to the days ahead!

I'm so excited... and I just can't hide it :)

I can't say enough how happy I am about WW and the success I am seeing on the scale and how I feel in general! I am only down 9LBS, but for the first time in my life I feel in control! I am only 10 lbs away from my lowest point on WW the last time.... but you know what that was over a four month span! This time I am actually sticking OP and see a world of difference. Now I must say there are so many things I could be doing to make this a faster journey. And I am working on those this week!**By the way, had another fabulous breakfast..... egg beaters, on an Arnold's Thin, with five of the laughing cow cubes (which is one serving) with fresh grilled mushrooms and red peppers! YUMMMO!

Down one more pound!

Ahhh I am one pound away from 10 lbs down! :) Although one pound is not what my goal is each week (my goal is 2LBS a week), I understand why I didn't lose more. I have not been drinking my water each day, I still have a bad habit of eating late at night, and I have not got as much activity in as I need. SOOOOO.... my plan this week is to shut down the kitchen by 7PM, and to get at least 60 minutes of activity in EACH day! :) Next week will be an amazing difference, I just KNOW IT! :)

Thank you guys all that have been following and wishing me luck along the way! :)

PS. I read that a loaf of bread weighs a pound! I lost an entire loaf of bread this week! :) Yay! :)

Another yummy snack!

So this past week, even though we have not eaten bad, I still have not felt completely On Plan. Maybe it's bc of the late night snacking I am still doing... but still within points. I know it's still not good to snack at night. We shall see how the Weigh In goes on Monday :)Tonight I had a yummy snack. I had not had ANY fruit all day...and NO dairy..... so I created the following:1- Yoplait light yogurt (Upside Down Pineapple Cake)1- Clementine2 TSP shredded coconutsome orange zestand I took one piece of chocolate (the kind you melt for candy) and grated that with the zester to make chocolate shavings.... (this is less chocolate than one hershey kiss)Let me tell you... it was soooooooooooooo good! The yogurt is worth 1 pt, the clementine is 1 pt. and then the rest is 0.... but I count it as one just incase! LOL! So about 3 all together! But well worth it and helped me get a fruit and dairy in! I still have 10 points left.... but that's another story!

I haven't blogged in a few days!

School started so I have been a bit busier than normal! But the WW is still going well! :) I have decided I have a new fave snack.... sugar free or fat free pudding, I like vanilla.... with coconut in it! YUM! SOOOOO good!

Who Needs McDonald's?

When I was adding up my points for my breakfast I couldn't believe how much better for me it was than a biscuit from McDonald's! I am so thankful to have "FOUND" Weight Watchers!This morning I had egg beaters, with fresh mushrooms and green peppers with a little FF cheese. Then I also had an Arnold's Thin.... YUMMO!

Pan Seared Chicken with Garlic Sauce

Tonight's dinner was a success! :) The chicken was only 3 points per WW, and boy oh boy was it good!

I lost a gallon of water!

So... today is weigh in day! I have lost a total of 8 pounds in two weeks! :) LOVING IT! So I googled "what weighs 8 pounds..." SOOOOO...... I have lost a gallon of water! :)

Reason number 3298579487598 to get in shape!

Sooooo......... I went on Saturday morning to get my hair done, and came home right after. I decided to stop at the office and check our mail and see if we had any pacakages. Well I left the car running and slammed the door behind me, ran into the building our mail boxes are in... came back out.... and WAIT A MINUTE.... my car was running and the doors were locked. HA! So I had to RUNNNNN to my apartment bc my purse and everything was in it. Granted it really is not that far but for a girl of my size it felt like a MILLLLLION miles away! But I did it... I ran all the way huffing and puffing! :)


**special thanks to att for offering road side assistance on their phone plans! I got back in my car in no time :)

Broccoli fail

Sooooo.... I got home from running around and was STARVING! Well I am going out to dinner tonight so I have tried to plan accordingling ALL week.... Well like I said I was starving........ So I was like I will eat some broccoli to fill me up, plus it really is so good. So, like I always I put my broccoli in a container and put just a little water in it and threw it in the microwave..... BEEP BEEP BEEP.... it was done..... HA BUT I must have put the lid on all the way (normally I just lay the lid on top..... So as it sat in the microwave it was steaming alright.... but it pretty much distorted the container! Ha ha ha ha ha! Don't worry though it was still the best snack ever! I put a little garlic on it and a sprinkle of parm cheese! YUMMMMM!

RIP tupperware :)

Not only does the obvious of losing weight make me happy on this journey, but it seems that by working out my body is actually tired at a "normal" time for my schedule. Last night was the first night in I don't know how long that I was asleep before 12! Normally at 3 AM I am still staring at the clock. My body last night was tired and so was my mind. Then I woke up this morning feeling GREAT, and NO BACK PAIN! I was sure from my work out my back was going to hurt.... but NOPE! I didn't even have the normal back pain! HOLY MOLEY batman! I can't believe it! :) And it is now 8:24 AM and I am not ready for a nap! I am actually getting ready to do the Walking Away the Pounds DVD! Who knew? LOL! Special thanks to all of the people on here that have went out of there way to support me! You all know who you are! :) Thanks!Hope everyone has a wonderful day and guess what? It's FRIDAY! YAY! :)

Ok, WATP DVD done for the day! I will probably do it again this afternoon! :) Want to get in three miles EVERYDAY on top of any other activity I do!

Walk Away the Pounds

Soooooooooooo on the WW message boards alot of the people rave about this particular DVD workout that is called "Walk Away the Pounds." I saw it at Sam's for only $9, so I picked it up tonight! I did TWO of the work outs! YAY! And I didn't do them half way and then stop. I did the entire thing!

Thank you to all that are reading my blog and encouraging me along the way. It's very hard for me to be open about this! But I really did mean it when I declared this year MY YEAR! I am not afraid, I am doing this for myself and I LOVE IT!

Three wishes :)

WHO KNEW?????????????? You know if I was granted three wishes I would most def wish that when I was younger someone ANYONE would have taught me about food. I grew up with a single mother who worked all the time. I can't even begin to tell you how many WHOPPERS I have had in my life. I thought it was normal to eat at Burger King EVERY DAY! Now as I embark on this new life I am setting out to find.... I am discovering new food... and how good it is! Today for breakfast I took an apple peeled it sliced it and put it in a bowl. I added some cinnamon and splenda and microwaved it for two minutes. I then heated some oatmeal in the microwave and when everything was done I added it all together and sprinkled with some sliced almonds! HOLY **** BATMAN it was soooo good! Imagine if I had grown up knowing that oatmeal was good instead of Burger King? Life would be so different. But in a way I am glad I have had the struggles I have had. I have learned that no matter what people really do care about me. People really don't judge me as hard as I judge myself. :)

How I compare...

So it's January, which means TONS of people have made the resolution to lose weight. I get it. It feels like a new start. However I hate that I decided to wait until now to do this, because most people EXPECT you to fail when you set a "New Year's Resolution...." Well I am here to say this is different for me. This isn't about wanting to fit into a pair of jeans better or wanting to lose those 5 LBS that skinny girls obsess over. This is about life and death. This is no joke guys. I weigh more than I ever have.... and this is about changing my life and changing the way I think. I don't have those pesky five LBS to lose. I have a lot more than that. I am glad to have people that support me, but I feel like most people in my "real" life don't understand me. I feel like the only people who really really get what I am going through are the people on the WW site that are going through the same thing...
With that said, I thank my friends who are there for me unconditionally. You guys have loved me for who I am for my entire life. Not one of you has ever made a snide comment about my weight, or liked me any less because of it! I love ya'll!

Lunch today...1/13/10

Today for lunch I made BBQ turkey Joes:)

1LB of ground turkey

Cayenne Pepper

cut up green peppers (I put a whole one in)

fresh mushrooms

BBQ sauce of your choice....

This was from the WW website and it called for it to go on a wheat bun, but I like the arnold's thins so much I put mine on it... but honestly I could just eat it plain :)

Guess what?

Here is a great statement: What you eat in private shows up in public! How true that is. You see WW is all about tracking what you eat so you can recognize and control your portion intake. Well a lot of people who don't do well are not doing all they could. They may forget to track that potato chip they had, or the couple bites of pizza they had over the portion they planned. They forget about the extra butter they put on the bread... they forget that they didn't drink any water. But guess what? When they weigh in, it shows up. When they go to sit in that theater seat it shows. When they go to buckle the pants they want to wear it shows.

No matter what mind games you play with yourself... you can't eat whatever you want and lose weight! It won't happen! So FOCUS! :)

Oh no no FIVE GUYS BURGES AND FRIES :)

Guess what I did today? I said NO to Five Guys Burgers and Fries. Today I had to go to school to buy my books and that was all fine and dandy... it went well and actually a lot faster than I had planned on!Then I picked Kyle (my son) up at school and had to go get the oil changed on the car. While there I said to the mechanic... "can you look at my tire too, it appears to have a slow leak." So he did. Turns out my rim was bent on my car. They could not fix it there as they don't sell rims. So... the nice mechanic put my spare tire on for me... and off to buy the rim we went. First of all my son was laughing so hard at the spare tire being so small. He was so embarassed, he was like omg everyone is going to make fun of us! LOL!So, went and bought the new rim... then back on the road back to the mechanic. GOOD news he got everything done and fixed... the bad news it was way after dinner time and I was starving. BUT GUESS WHAT... I did NOT go next door to Applebees OR 5 Guys Burgers and Fries! I came home and made turkey breast cutlets, and "mashed potatoes" out of cauliflower! FIRST of all, I do NOT like cauliflower... YUCK... but this was DELISH! :) Yay for trying new things! My son LOVED them! Yay for us! Biggest Loser is on... gotta go work out on the bike while it is on :)

Only 4 points at dinner!

Well today I was eating everything in site... all healthy things but still it was all day and the points were racking up! So when dinner came around I only had a few points left. I didn't want to dip into my weeklies bc I have a party to attend on Friday so I just want to have some cushion there! So...... I grilled up some fresh mushrooms and green peppers with a veggie burger seasoned with some garlic! I can't believe that not only did it feel me up.... it was soooo good! :)Here is a picture of the dinner :)

2010 rocks!

You know I debated on whether to join back to WW at the start of a new year... it seems like the whole entire world decides this is the time to lose weight. Mine had nothing to do with it being January, but the fact that I turn 30 this year. I always used the excuse that "I am in my 20's I have plenty of time to lose weight..." Well guess what sister? Your 20's are over! LOL! How in the world did that happen?Another thing with me being brutally honest with myself is that I never thought my weight was an issue. I had never had any health issues... . I have a big personality, and thankfully that has carried me through life. It wasn't until last year that I started to notice I really CAN'T do everything I want to do. I am limited bc of my weight! Well not anymore! I am on my way to the life I deserve! I am on my way to the life I want! I am on my way to the new me! I am thankful to WW and all the awesome people who support me.

And to show this is the new Tracy... who is not afraid anymore... here is my before picture. YIKES! This was taken on January 6, 2010!