BrandNewAmy

I just put a "Goals & Rewards" page up so that I can update it in one place rather than trying to remember to add it to my posts. Keep checking back as I reach my goals!

Starting Weight: 169.4 lbs. Current Weight: 152.8 lbs. Current Week: -4.2 lbs. Total Weight Loss: 16.6 lbs. I am beyond excited about my WI this week! I realize that 4.2 lbs. isn't exactly the "safe" 2 lb. loss that is recommended but after my last two weeks of yucky weigh ins I think the scale and my body have caught up! So, according to Weight Watchers I've been losing at an average rate of 1.4 lbs. per week so I guess I'm still doing okay. :) So, the next cool thing about my 4.2 loss this week? I made 10%! I'm REALLY geeked about that!! I should probably reward myself with a little something but i'm not sure what! I was going to buy a new pair of jeans for myself but unfortunately, I really don't need to change sizes just yet. Makes me a little sad. :( So, I might buy myself a little something-something from my favorite handbag company {Hello Harveys! Here I come!} and buy a new outfit (complete with shoes!) when I hit 25 lbs. Nothing wrong wit...

Starting Weight: 169.4 lbs. Current Weight: 157.0 lbs. Current Week: -0.8 lbs. Total Weight Loss: 12.4 lbs. Not bad for an afternoon weigh in! Can't wait to see what next week brings!!

Starting Weight: 169.4 lbs. Current Weight: 157.8 lbs. Current Week: +2.4 lbs. Total Weight Loss: 11.6 lbs. I hit my first set back. I had a gain this week and it wasn't a little one. I gained 2.4 lbs. I feel absolutely HORRIBLE about it. I'm going to take this post and turn it into a little pity party for myself and then once I publish this post, I'm letting it go and moving on. This week at WW the topic was "Nix Negative Self-Talk: Learn How to Overcome Obstacles, Remain Positive, and Get Back On Track". Pretty funny, eh? Ah the irony. I have to admit that when I stepped on the scale today I wasn't 100% sure that I was going to have a good week. I could just feel it in my bones. I was really "off" this week and still can't figure out why. So it really shouldn't have been too big of a shocker that I didn't lose weight, the shocker came in the form of the 2.4 lbs. I put back on. After all this hard work I slid back almost two weeks. ...

Speaking of photos...I used MVM.com {My Virtual Model} to create a virtual me to show a before and after. I can't wait to see if I actually turn out this way... Before - 169 lbs. After - 125 lbs.

After the thrill of getting my Jillian Michaels Body Revolution DVDs in the mail wore off, I realized that I actually needed to use them in order to determine if they actually worked or not!! LOL I decided that I can't do this on my own so I recruited my friend and co-worker, Candice, to try the first one out with me. Guess what? It didn't entirely suck!! My arms hurt and my legs feel like jell-o but I think that is a good thing, right? So, since she is my biggest supporter, we're trying it again tomorrow!! {Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!} I'm really excited though. If Jillian is right and I can lose some weight and build muscles on her program, then I can dedicate 30 minutes a day to Jillian... Oh, took some updated pictures of me. I'm down 14 lbs. and wanted to see if I could see it myself...not too shabby if you ask me!! Here they are: Before - 1/22/2012 Today - 3/7/2012 Before - 1/22/2012 Today - 3/7/2012  {I think this side view ...

Starting Weight: 169.4 lbs. Current Weight: 155.4 lbs. Current Week: -2.0 lbs. Total Weight Loss: 14.0 lbs. Wow. That's all I really can say, wow. I am in absolute shock today. I cannot believe I am down 14 lbs. overall. I lost 2 lbs. this week. I think I'm in shock. I shouldn't be though. I stay within my daily points plus range, I track EVERYTHING I eat! I do not exercise, yet. It seems like every time I post, I write that I don't exercise and I really need to. So, today is going to be different. I am going to start my Jillian Michaels Body Revolution today. I was going to start this morning but I have so much to do that this afternoon will have to be soon enough. So, today I learned some things about myself. We talked about portion control in my meeting this morning and it got me thinking. I am actually becoming a PRO at portion control, BUT what I am still missing is eating RIGHT. I still eat a lot of microwave foods or quick eats and that bothers me. Yes, I...