Bathing suit hell

I tried on my bathing suit from last summer and it was hell. Who would have thought 15 pounds would make such a big difference? I wanted to cry when I looked at myself. My stomach was just so...so...UGH! I was not happy.

When I come back from vacation, I am kicking this weight loss back into high gear and losing these 15 pounds.

I don't know how I gained the 15 pounds back, but I did. And I'm not happy about it. I know I'm going to go on vacation and I'm going to enjoy myself. But when I get back? Bye-bye 15 pounds.

I will not weigh myself the day after I return. I may wait a few weeks before I weigh myself. I haven't decided yet.

I worked too hard to lose the weight and I won't gain anymore.

I'm all ass and stomach. Why couldn't I get some boobs??

Blogger, what did you do??

Dear lord! What is this? What did Blogger do to itself? Gag! I hate new things. This is has me all stabby and it took me like 10 minutes just to figure out how to post a new update.

Really, Blogger? Really?

Anyway. I leave for Texas in 6 days. That's right. 6 days. I'm pretty excited. I get to have a vacation while the husband works. I get to visit my very first Lululemon store. The husband is very nervous about this. He had no idea what it was and when I told him? He was not thrilled. I get to meet the lovely and funny and awesome, Claire!! This is what I most excited about!! I adore this girl so very much. There is a Starbucks at the hotel. This makes me all sorts of happy. Saturday I am getting my workout on (at the 24 hour fitness center at our hotel) and hitting up the pool. All day. Yep. I am not moving from the pool area. I will have my Kindle ready. Just in case you need me or anything. That is where I will be.

Where was I?

Oh yes. So, my weight loss. It bites. But I don't care. I was 173.4 pounds last week. This week? 174.4 pounds. Really? I don't care. I have lost inches. I feel awesome. I went shopping for clothes for my our trip after work (yes I worked today. I have worked every Saturday for the past month and I hate it, but I like the money) and I think I looked good in everything I bought. I ran into an old friend who didn't recognize me. So...there is that.

I know when I get back from vacation I'll get back into gear and lose the weight. I want to. But, right now it's more about being healthy and feeling good. I'm working out 5-6 days a week and I feel amazing. What else is there? I know if my clothes don't fit right I need to tweak my diet. I need to tweak my workout. I'm running again. I'm almost back up to 5 miles. I'm loving going to the gym. I'm happy.

I think I'm staying off the scale until June. That way whatever happens on vacation stays on vacation and I have time to lose it when I return to Connecticut. Sounds good to me.

2 more weeks

I have 15 days until Texas.

I leave on April 27th.

So really, I have 2 more weeks of eating healthy and exercise before I get on a plane and get myself there. I already have plans to be sitting by the pool on Saturday the 28th with my Kindle, my music and an alcohol beverage. Oh yes. yes I do. The husband may have to work, but this is my vacation. And I need it.

2 weeks. 2 weeks I have to exercise. And so, I have decided to workout as much as I can. This week I've done 4 workouts so far and tomorrow I plan on making it 5. And I've been eating really great. I gained last week, but I think that was due to TOM. So far, I've got .4 to go before I'm back to where I was 2 weeks ago. We'll see where I am on Saturday.

I really need this vacation. REALLY need this vacation.

Happy Easter!!

Happy Easter if you celebrate it. Or, Happy Sunday. Whatever works for you, right??

I survived the holiday. What I mean by this is that I got up, I went to the gym, I worked out, I stopped at the store and picked up muffins (more on that), I came home, I brewed coffee, I showered, I enjoyed my coffee, and the husband and I went to my sisters for brunch. Which is why I bought muffins.

I didn't eat any muffins. I ate fruit. I ate a bagel without cream cheese. I ate more fruit. We watched my nephews and niece go on an egg hunt. We watched "Hop". We looked through old photographs. I saw one of my Mom from her first wedding that I had never seen before. She looked really pretty.

After my sisters house, we went over my husbands grandparents house for dinner. Yep. More food. But, I was soooo good. I wrote down everything I ate and I didn't go over my calories. I'm so proud of myself!!

Now I'm exhausted. And ready for bed.

Go away mini eggs!!

Oh, don't you worry. Just because I haven't posted in the past couple of days, doesn't mean I've fallen off the wagon. I've just been super busy.

I'd also like to say I will be really glad when the Cadbury Mini Eggs are gone for the year. Because those stupid assholes have been following me around since Christmas and I am sick of seeing them every time I walk into a store. Honestly. Go away.

Moving along...

I had a fantastic run at the gym this morning. I was going for 3 miles and it turned into 4. Who knew?

My husband wants to lose weight. He hasn't committed to any sort of "plan" but he's trying. I asked him if he wants to join the gym with me, but he doesn't want to. I'm still trying. That would be nice. But he said he would go for walks after work with me. But that is hard because he doesn't get home until 6, sometimes 6:30pm. So....I don't know.

3 weeks from yesterday until Texas. Woohoo!!

It's a Starbucks kind of day

You know it's going to be an AWESOME day when your coworker calls you and asks if you want a Starbucks coffee. Who can say no to that??! Yes, PLEASE! The girl is a SAINT!!

I decided to rest my back this morning and didn't workout. It was still pretty sore and I knew I would be visiting the Chiropractor, but I didn't want to chance it. And I do feel much better. Tomorrow I will be back (in the morning) and back to running. Last week I ran once and as much I as I enjoyed taking a break, I missed running.

Sadly, my sister lost her job yesterday. I feel so badly for her. Sometimes things happen for a reason and I feel this is one of those things, but after 6 years, you know it has to hurt. I know that in no way my job is secure, but I thankful to have a job after 11 years.

I can't believe Easter is this weekend. It sort of snuck up on me. Didn't see it coming. Maybe because the Easter candy has been out since CHRISTMAS? You think that could be it? I can say no to Halloween and Christmas candy, but those damn mini eggs get me every time.

Working out at night is not for me

Sometimes I get it in my head that I'm going to workout after work. And I do it. For a little while. And I remember why I hate working out after I have worked all day.

Last week I worked at after work on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Not bad. But tonight I had to really push myself and I remembered why I hate running after I have worked all day. And I'm not going to do that again. Not too mention my back is killing me.

So tomorrow I plan to hit the gym before work. The way I like to. Plus, I only do cardio and don't do weights if I go after work and I like to do both.

I need to go visit the Chiropractor tomorrow, too. I've been slacking when it comes to visiting her and that would be why my back is bothering me tonight.

One thing is for sure, I'll be sleeping really good tonight. And I'm looking forward to my workout tomorrow morning!!

This IS a weight loss blog, right??

This is a supposed to be a weight loss blog. And I've sort of let it stop being one. It seems a lot of people are feeling this way these days. I just finished reading The Anti Jared and he is going through the same thing.

Over the past several months I've slacked off with my blogging. I've slacked off with my healthy eating. And I've let myself down.

I thought by rejoining Weight Watchers that it would help. It didn't. Actually, I ended up gaining 2 pounds on the new program and once again, I realized I just do not like the new program at all. I'm not knocking Weight Watchers. I love them. But, not this program. It works for some people. But not me. As many of you know, when I started out in March of 2010, I followed Weight Watchers, but it was the old program. It was the 1,2,3 success program. Where there were no extra points given. You could bank some points if you wanted to and you earned activity points.

I don't want to count points anymore. I've decided that. It's just not what I want to do. After gaining those 2 pounds (that was on Friday the 22nd) I found myself at 177.6 pounds. I haven't seen that number in a very long time. I was mad. REALLY mad. And it lit a fire under me.

I worked out 6 days last week and lost 4.6 pounds by the end of the week. I was 173 pounds on Saturday. I was so happy with myself. I worked out and counted calories and ate very clean. I plan to that every week, as much as I can. Today wasn't the best day. I didn't feel good and my allergies were bad and I stayed home. I was bored and ate a lot, but it's one day. I'll pick myself up and move on. It happens. I know not to beat myself up over it.

So, here this blog becomes a weight loss blog again. I've gone back to my old name. I've decided it should be about that. I want to get into those size 8's after all.