Size 22

Today I am wearing a pair of size 22 jeans. I really can't remember the last time I could wear a 22. When I started this weight lose journey I wore a tight size 28 jeans. I have gone down 3 pant sizes in 3 months. Yay! I can't even say how excited I am. My goal is a size 10 or 12. Lets see how many months it takes to get to those sizes. I am betting I can do it in 12 months or less. Fingers crossed!

1/2 mile in 12mins & Zaxby's

We had Zaxby's for dinner tonight. We haven't had a reward meal in about a month and decided to do it tonight. It made me sick as a dog. I guess all the grease is what made me sick. I don't think that I can ever eat that kind of food again. We have had Zaxby's twice since Sept 3rd 2007. Both times it has made me sick. We have had no other fast food at all. I think I am done with that kind of food forever. I don't like having a stomach ache.

On a better note I did some of the couch to 5K plan tonight. I ran/walked 1/2 mile in 12 mins. That is 1 min faster than the last time I did it. I kick butt!

Tuesday morn done come and gone.

This morning was weigh-in time again. I have kinda started looking foward to it in some weird way. I didn't expect to lose anything this week because of Thanksgiving. I was praying that I wouldn't gain either. As it turns out I lost 1/2 lb. I don't think that is bad at all. Much better than a gain. And, this next week is sure to be better! I am down a total of 46.5 lbs. Pretty good, pretty good. I am 8 lbs away from my Jan 1st goal. 250 here I come!

I am not sure what Jon weighed this morning. I think that he lost at least 2 lbs. I am so proud of him.

I started the Couch to 5K running program today.

I decided to start the Couch to 5K running program today. I have been thinking about starting it for a while but have been a slacker about doing it. It is supposed to have me running a 5K in 12 weeks. I think it will take me longer than that to do it but as long as I can do it within 7 months I will be happy. I want to run in the Peachtree Road Race on July 4th 2008. That is my goal for running. Today I could only do half of the program before I thought I was going to fall out. So, today I ran/walked 1/2 mile in 13 mins. I know that my time will get better the more I run.

What in the crap can you eat on Thanksgiving???

I have no idea what you can eat at Thanksgiving that wont make you gain a zillion pounds! I took a Weight Watchers 7-layer salad to go with the meal and fruit for dessert. I know that the world isn't going to change what they cook and eat just because I am trying to lose weight but it sure would be nice. There were all kinds of chocolate desserts and fatty foods. I so wanted to eat it all. But I want to be thin and healthy even more than I wanted to eat bad. I had 1 tablespoon of cherry cheesecake and that was it. The only other dessert that I had was the fruit. I am proud of myself about the dessert but not so proud about the meal itself. I didn't go back for seconds and I didn't pile my plate heeping full but I did eat a lot of stuff that I knew wasn't good for me. I am praying that I don't gain any weight this week. I don't expect a loss but if I gain I think I might cry. Keeping my fingers crossed til Tuesday morning!

163 lbs

That is what my dh and I have left to lose together! We have lost right at 85 lbs in 11 weeks. Heres to hoping that the holidays are kind on the scale and that we make our goal by the end of 2008!

Still losing against all odds!

Wow! I was down another 5.5 lbs this week! I am beside myself. I am at 258.5 lbs. I can't believe that I have lost 46 lbs in 11 weeks! I still have 109.5 lbs to lose but this morning I feel like I can do that no problem. I wish that my confidence was always this high! I am proud today. Jon lost 3.5 lbs this week! He is weighing in at 268.5 lbs. This is the lowest he has weighed in at least 10 years. I couldn't be prouder of him! He is my hero. I love that man! He has lost 38.75 lbs! Wow!

I am a little worried about Thanksgiving. It is fast approaching. I believe that we can stay on track during the holidays but I know that it is going to be hard. I am planning on taking fresh fruit for desert and some kind of Mediterranean salad to go with dinner.

In other news--We went to see the Smashing Pumpkins at the Fox in Atlanta on 11/16/07. It was fantastic. I have never had so much fun. We had 3rd row seats!!! Billy Corgan was beautiful as ever. I love the songs that they play. They speak to me heart and not just my head. I love SP! The MIGHTY SP!!!

Jon won tickets to the Mistletoe Jam from a local radio station, 99x. He is very excited! I am too. Modest mouse, Silverchair, Silversun Pickups and The Shins are all going to be playing that night. We are sure to have a great time! It is on Dec 16th. Yay!

My goal for weight lose for 1/01/08 is 250 lbs. I am only 8.5 lbs away from that and I have about 6 weeks left to go. I think I will make that goal and then some! Ok, time is a wastin. Off I go.

Have a day of doubts

Today I am having doubts. I am doubting that I can pull this off. I have another 115 lbs to lose. That number is so big it scares me. I have lost 40.5 lbs. I know that is amazing. Yet I still don't feel proud of that. How can I be proud of that when I have almost 3 times that left to lose? I am ashamed of my size. I don't know how I let myself get over 300 lbs to start with. What was I thinking? How can I keep struggling every day to eat right and lose weight? I am tired of caring so much about what I eat and what I weigh. I want this to all be behind me. I want to wake up in the morning and be thinner and healthier. I know that every morning I wake up a little thinner than the day before or the week before or whatever. I want to wake up and be 115 lbs thinner! I guess as long as I keep on keeping on then one morning I will wake up 115 lbs thinner. Wonder how many mornings I have to wake up fat to get to wake up thin?!?

75 lbs GONE

Between Jon and I we have lost 75 lbs! Jon lost 3 lbs this week bringing his weight to 272 lbs. I lost 3 lbs bringing my weight to 264 lbs. Jon has lost 35 lbs. I have lost 40.5 lbs. We are talking about starting a running program in the next few days. It is the couchto5K running program. I am excited about it. I want to be able to run. I want to be able t finish a 5K and run the Peachtree Road race this coming 4th of July.

My goal weight wise is to be down to 200 lbs by July4th. That is 32 weeks from now. That would put my loss at 2lbs a week to reach my goal. I can so do that. I want to be down to 250lbs by the end of this year. I have about 7 weeks to lose 14 lbs to reach that goal. I can do that too. It would be great to start the new year 55 lbs lighter than when I started. That would leave me about 100 lbs to lose in 2008 to reach my overall goal of 149 lbs.

Just the 2 of us.

Jon and I weighed in last night. It is just the 2 of us doing weigh-ins now. Jon lost another 3 lbs to bring his total lost to an amazing 31.75 lbs. I lost 4.5 lbs this week. That makes my total lost 37.5 lbs. Together we have lost 69.25 lbs in 2 months and 3 days. I am so excited about our weight loss. WE ARE GOING TO BE HEALTHY! Jon also made his first 10% goal this week! As a reward for making our first 10% lost goal we are going to the Smashing Pumpkins concert tonight. They are my favorite band ever! I am so excited. Now I just have to find something to wear. :)