Catching up...

Ok guys, so here's a recap from the past month!

So the last weigh in that I blogged about was on February 11th.
weighed in at 170.2
Lost 2 lbs.
Total lost: 1.8lbs
Note: I had gained .2 in that first week of being on WW,so it evened out to 1.8 total lost.

February 17th: 167.8
Lost 2.4 lbs.
Total lost: 4.2 lbs.

February 24th: 166.4
Lost 1.4 lbs
Total lost: 5.6 lbs.
Note: Reached my 5 lbs LOST!! I was SOOOOO excited to reach a first goal!! What's working for me is grazing all day. I'm eating something every 2 hour or so. Eating A LOT more fruits and veggies, and avoiding 99% of refined sugars and flours. LOTS of protein and watching my portions. Salads with lunch and dinners. It's a lot easier than I thought it would be.

March 3rd: 163.6
Lost 2.8 lbs
Total lost 8.4 lbs
Note: Same as above. It's really working and It's baffling! I get nervous before each weigh in but people keep telling me they are seeing the results! HOLY COW it's working!!!

March 10th: 163.2
Lost 0.4 lbs
Total lost 8.8 lbs
Note: It was a very tough week with all of the traveling. We were getting our Lafayette house cleaned out and with how busy we were I found myself skipping meals. See what happens when you don't eat consistently? Your body thinks it's being starved and it stores fat! And then when I eat my metabolism is all bogged down. When I eat consistently my body is burning and working efficiently. It definitely showed with the weigh in, though I was still happy to see a loss. Also, all of the eating out. I made good choices but fast food is fast food. Talk about feeling YUCKY! I officially reached by 5% goal too!!! My first MAJOR goal for me!! The leader was bringing me my sticker and said "Look at you smiling -- How does it feel?!" I said,"GREAT!" She said,"I can tell!" I said,"I've done this program before and it didn't work for me. To see results so quickly this time, and to not be starving is AMAZING! I have incentives, and I'm reaching goals, and it feels WONDERFUL!!!"

March 17th: 161
Lost 2.2 lbs
Total lost 11 lbs.
Notes: WHAT??! 11 pounds???!!!! I reached another 5 lbs lost mark! Over 10 lbs!!! I don't think i've EVER lost this much at one point in dieting! HOLY COW AGAIN!!! I'm sticking to what's working for me. Now to add in more cardio and strength training to tone up what I have. I'm still a ways from my goal but strength training will make a huge difference. I may see a slow down in weight loss from adding in muscle but i'll see a huge loss in inches. And i'll take it :o)

March 24th: 160
Lost 1 lb
Total lost 12 lbs
Note: We went to LA for Justin's brothers wedding. 'Nuff said LOL! Despite those festivities I still lost a pound. I'd say that's quite an accomplishment. I let myself indulge on occasion and used my weekly allowance point which i NEVER dip into, so i was pleased.

March 31: 158.6
Lost 1.4
Total lost: 13.4
Note: The loss is slowing a bit and that's ok. I know that's to be expected after a while into it. I have to say I haven't been this weight since my wedding, so I'm excited about that. Still a ways to go but i'm VERY close to my 10% goal!!!

So there's the catch up! If I could reach 150 by Memorial Day I would be BEYOND thrilled!! My goal is to reach my goal by my birthday! A bit of a stretch but I really think I can do it :o)