It's c-c-c-c-cold outside

So, first thing's first. Chipotle = success! So yummy!! We decided that we're going to go every 30 pounds so that we don't feel like that was the last time we'll ever be allowed to eat there. I was shocked at how my burrito literally filled me up for the entire day, well into the night. However, yesterday, when I had a regular - if maybe a little on the heavier side but in no means overeating - day, I had a stomach ache and felt ridiculously full after eating my Lean Cuisine for dinner at 7 all the way until a few minutes ago, 12 hours later. (That was a run on sentance if I ever wrote one)

I'm trying not to eat or drink too much today because I don't want this to be my first "bad" week. I need to go into next weekend feeling great about myself and I can't do that if I gained or even stayed the same. I'd love to at the very least lose the .6 pounds that I need to get to halfway to my goal. I'm going to resist the temptation of Cava Java and eat something before I go out so that I don't dreat too badly. I'm crossing my fingers that it all works out!

Sarah - Week 11

Okay so since I did a long ass post yesterday, I'm going to just update you with my loss for the week today. First of all, CHIPOTLEEEE!!!! I can't wait for ittt!! Secondly, I need to be less worried because finally, I lost a regular amount. I don't even know if what I'm writing makes sense right now, haha. This is too close to when I just woke up.

Anywho, let's get to the important stuff! This week, I lost 2.8 pounds!! This brings my total to -34.4, only .6 pounds from HALFWAY TO MY FINAL GOAL!!

Celebrating -31 with some Chipotle? Yessss.

YAY! Sorry I haven't been here in a million years, but I gotta bang this out so Sarah and I can celebrate. I lost -2.6 and reached -31.0 today! It's sort of bittersweet... 50 is the first "real" goal, but I know I have more to go after that, so it's farther away. Does that make sense? This is only like, a quarter of the way. But I'm still SO excited about it.

And last Wednesday, I finally got what I wanted: Fabi told me I was "looking small." It was so good. I feel like I'm really starting to notice, which is just giving me more inspiration to keeeeep goinggggg. Also, Sarah is looking real good, and knowing that I'm headed in that direction is also really helping me want to keep going. I was sort of nervous that I was getting bored with all this, and not as committed as I was, but reaching this totally turned it around.

Yesterday, I was sort of forced into having a warm up on a treadmill because there were no ellipticals. But I'm SO glad I did that. It changed my whole workout, and I was totally ready to go the whole time. I had my best showing yet on the elliptical, plus the extra 10 minutes on the treadmill, and I had a GREAT workout. I'm definitely going to keep doing that -- it was so nice to have a fantastic workout, and I didn't really even feel like I had put in too much extra effort.

I'm so glad this all just happened. I was dragging in the worst way, but now I'm feeling fabulous. yaaaaaaaay!

Because I felt like cobwebs were growing on this blog.

Well, this has been an interesting week. The weather went back to being shitty, which sucked because I loved going on those long walks with Cati. We need to start back up as soon as it gets nice out again. I'm hoping that that's going to happen ASAP.

Why was it so interesting, you ask? I felt like the past two weeks I'd been losing weight too fast. This week, I decided to try eating more and not being a ridiculous crazy about excersize so I'm really nervous for tomorrow's weigh in. My goal, in case you've forgotten, is 2-3 pounds a week, so I'd love to fall in that category. However, I'll be happy with losing anything this week because I'm so nervous. I also went back on birth control, but it's really low dose so I don't think it's going to affect my weight that much.

I'm hoping that next week (just in time to go to NYC) I'll have reached my halfway mark!! I'm also hoping that Cati loses the last pound or so that she needs to get to 30 and our 30 pound treat: CHIPOTLE!!! I just ate lunch and am full (a yummy but not amazing healthy choice: chicken, bacon, cheesy rice or something like that) so I can't fully describe to you how much I am DYING for a freaking less-rice, less-beans, medium and corn salsa, sour cream and guac chicken burrito. DYING. We'll definitely make it either this week or next, so I'm getting pretty excited.

The next big milestone/goal we have is 50 pounds. At -50 pounds, I'll officially be the thinnest that I've ever been in my life, even skinnier than I was after WW in high school. And I looked GOOD then. I can't believe that we're doing so well and that we've lost so much. I am so freaking proud of us! I feel great about myself and super confident and can't wait to get to the next two goals. Six months ago, I couldn't have dreamed about weighing this much. Six months from now, I hope to be in the best shape of my life feeling and looking great!

See you tomorrow!

Sarah - Week 10

Jeez. Well, sorry to go so soft on you last week and use this as my personal blog (or livejournal...god, that was a whiny post). Won't happen again. Promise.

Now the real reason I'm here! It was a great week, food wise. I ate this AMAZING lunch at Grapeseed Bistro in Bethesda on wednesday. And as much as I wanted the mac and cheese with pork belly, I was strong and had a bangin greek-esque salad and fish tacos. YUM. Beth came to visit this weekend as well and Monday was Lisa's birthday so we went and had sushi at Sticky Rice. Over all, there was a little more drinking than I'm used to (you can say that again) and regular amount of eating so when I stepped on the scale I was SHOCKED to have lost 4.7 lbs. So shocked that I got on 3 more times and ended up figuring that I lost about 3.7 lbs for a total of 31.6 lbs!!!

This week's weight loss means that I REACHED MY FIRST GOAL!!! I am officially "just overweight." So long, America's obese population. I'm also a mere 2.4 lbs to half way to my final goal! With all that said, I'm nervous that I'm losing too much too fast and am going to either A) have really baggy skin when I get to my goal or B) not be able to keep it off. Though I think that this loss has a lot to do with the HUGE amount of exercise that I got this week via a million long walks in our neighborhood in the amazing weather, I'm going to be really good about not eating too little this week so I can go back to my goal of 2-3 lbs per week. That's it for now! I'm really excited for the next few weekends coming up, I'm sure I'll update you more about them soon.

Frustrated with myself.

So on Wednesday, I was feeling on top of the world. HUGE weight loss, big praxis pass, and a the prospect of a new man on the horizon. Then, BANG. BOOM. I let this whole stupid guy situation bring me down and make me feel like complete shit. After losing 28 pounds, and a six month hiatus from being the pimpette that I was (you can thank Beth for that discription...I'm no Snookie), I was just ridiculously stupid and excited for the first "real" prospect that came my way.

I'm not going into the gory details, but I spent half of Wednesday and all of yesterday and part of today feeling bad about myself. But you know what? I don't have a damn thinig to feel bad about. I feel great, look great, and am on the path to feel and look even better. Usually, the first thing I'd do when I felt like this would be eat. And eat. And throw away everything that I've been working so hard on. But that is NOT what I'm going to do. I'm going to keep on keepin on and dip my hand back into the sea of J-Date...maybe. Definitely when it starts getting warmer. I don't know if I can handle waiting outside for a date in the freezing* cold. So nstead, I deleted his number so that I wouldn't make even more of a fool of my self whilest drunk texing and am moving on with my life.

I just can't believe I got so worked up about someone who wasn't Jewish!!

In other news, soooo many people are coming up to me and commenting on how good I look. And though I've definitely noticed it in my face, boobs, and clothes, I'm still waiting for the big OMG moment. But I know it's coming soon, hopefully within the next ten pounds. Have a great weekend everyone!

*as freezing as you can get in the south.

this morning, I ate my words

Minimal sarcasm today and no movie reviews. I have just learned a valuable lesson about the mental games of dieting. After my good, though treacherous, start on this diet and on this blog, I had a highly problematic week. I was traveling, eating out a ton, didn't make it to the gym once and came home to a sparsely stocked kitchen with few fulfilling healthy options. After losing so much the first week, and in a not so sustainable way, I was certain that I had gained back some or all of the initial weight I lost. Afraid of how a setback so early in game would affect my progress, I can't say I was upset when I realized my old analog scale at school was completely inaccurate. I postponed my weigh-in doomsday back until I could pick myself up a new, digital read-out scale. This morning, I couldn't put it off any longer, but I discovered I still managed to lose an additional 0.4 pounds! It made me realize how unaware I must have been of my eating habits before starting this plan. I also now know how important it is to just hop on that scale when wednesday rolls around, because putting it off just makes me worry about hypotheticals. Now, my kitchen is fully stocked with a zillion low-fat, high-fiber options, I've got a more precise and accurate scale, and I'm set in one place with a gym to go to. Next week's challenge: fitting in the gym and healthy eating with a full class schedule and a three-day/week commute into the working world.