Getting in a groove?

Well, I was in a funk for a while... not eating the way I should have and letting the weather get me down and hibernate in my house... until yesterday for some reason. I ate pretty healthy... I even turned down a muffin for salad and a 100 calorie snack pack. And I walked a half an hour before work. Yay me! I told Miah I was going to kick his butt at this competition... I hope I do! I plan to walk again tonight.. the eating part is always the hardest... especially on days Miah is home.

The Challenge

I'm sick..not sure if its a cold or a sinus infection, but I feel like crap. But obviously its affected my appetite, because I have lost four pounds... in four days. How do I know this for sure? We bought a scale that tracks up to two people's weight. Mine and hubby's. So now there is a little competition going on between the two of us, over who can lose more. So far he is winning, thanks to his really bad case of the flu. Wouldn't you know that Friday we were both mostly fine and discussing a "whoever loses the most" case scenario...and wham! Both of us sick as dogs Saturday. Except the baby... she's as healthy as can be. I hope she doesn't get anything from us. But before I got this sickness, I was doing so much better watching what I ate... and exercising too. It got up to 45 degrees on Thursday and I took a walk. Friday I did aerobics with the baby.. she loved being carried around and bounced a little as I marched and whatnot... and talk about a more intense workout!
I have been keeping an eye on this blog and think about 0 people have read it. So much for thinking this would make me feel more motivated...oh well!

Food

OK, I did pretty good on the food today...nothing fattening, but it wasn't exactly diet food... but I did lift some weights and do a workout this evening. I told my hubby that I needed something for motivation, so he said that I had to lose 15 pound before he would buy the plane tickets...hmmm... not sure he will stick to that, but I thought about waging a competition with him. It might be fun. I wasn't really active today, we had the inauguration on most of the day and I didn't go anywhere, so it was kinda a blah day.

decisions decisions

It is snowing outside. Hard. So do I stay at work and get a workout in? or do I drive home because I know its going to take me a lot longer to get home, and if hubby wakes up at 4 and I'm not home he will freak out and be all worried. I was all gung-ho and even walked 15 minutes before I clocked in. And I had an epiphany! I enjoy walking! I think food is going to be my biggest setback. I was doing great until I started to fall asleep around midnight and ended up getting a snickers bar to keep myself awake. My mother in law texted me while I was walking and thinks it would be fun if we had a friendly competition and worked together. I think that I need the accountability of a little competition. We will see how things go.

The first day

ok, I'm already getting a bad start. I went to bed at 430 am just to get up at 815. Miah stopped at Mcdonalds and got chicken nuggets. Which of course, I ate because I hadn't eaten all day and it was noon. Then we had chili for lunch. I took a two hour nap, then had tacos (with turkey burger) for supper. Off to work I go! Where, of course, I snack on a muffin, a light cheese stick, some baked lays and some york pepermint patties. So day number one officially sucked. I need to come up with a way to squeeze some exercise in, and I have got to figure out this food thing on my long days!!

Getting Started

ok, so I am going to Vegas the first week of May. Kinda like a second honeymoon. I am extremely excited about it, but everytime I look for cute outfits to go clubbing in I realize I need a body make over. So I'm giving myself 15 weeks to shape up before I ship out. I'm going to try to eat better and exercise. I'm thinking about trying different diets and exercises to see what works better, so I'm looking for suggestions on things to try.

This picture is me now. Current weight: 195

My dream goal: to be the 115 pound size 6 girl I was in high school.

My realistic goal: to fit into the jeans and cute tops I wore before I had my baby.

My setbacks: I work 7pm to 330am three days a week. On those days I get up at 9am and go to bed between 4 and 430am. That means 20 hour days. So I eat normal all day, then snack all night at work. This is a problem. Also, since its below zero here in Ohio, the only place I have to work out is the gym at work. That means staying up even later, and less sleep in the morning.

So why write about my weight loss here? Because I need acountability or I will never do it. I know myself! (and I hope this motivates me!) Wish me luck!