The Ramblings of a Wannabe Healthy Girl

So regular dieting just wasn't working for me since I have the willpower of a rock....so I bit the bullet and started low carb on Monday. I'm already down 3.2 lbs as of this morning.

It feels to good to be back in the routine of eating right and going to the gym. I'm looking forward to seeing a lower number on the scale next week and starting to fit back in my 10lbs too small jeans again. I had another great tracking day and went to the gym again tonight. Hope everyone's having as much of a feel good day as I am. Sweet dreams.

So I sucked it up and took a picture of my weigh in yesterday morning, please excuse the chipped toenail polish.....actually maybe you can focus on the toes and not pay so much attention to the number? Wishful thinking I know....Eh I can't figure out why I can't get this picture to turn, I figure you get the gist of it though. A gain as I expected. On the positive side I have tracked every bite of food that has gone into my mouth for the past 3 days and went to the gym Monday night and am headed there again tonight. It really helps having a work out buddy so I have someone else depending on me to go instead of just myself.

I've been half-heartedly back on the weight loss wagon for a month and have gained. Not much but a gain still. Not exactly the way I planned things. I'm recommitting to this now.
I will weigh in tomorrow morning and post the results. I have recommitted to the gym and have roped a friend into joining me. We started back last week and are going M, W and Th nights for now. We made it all 3 of those nights last week and are definetly going tonight so thats a positive change. I'm also tracking with the myfitnesspal app for my phone. Feel free to join me on there, my username is mparadis718.

I'm tired tonight. I went over my dailies yet again. I'm going to have to actively start working on not doing that. I think every time I feel like munching I'm going to do the old drink a big glass of water and see if your still hungry trick. I made a yummy recipe from www.skinnytaste.com for dinner. It was lemon feta chicken with oregano. The whole family loved it and there's a serving all packed up for me to bring for lunch on Friday.
I made it to the gym tonight. I forgot how much I absolutely hate the gym. I just walked on the treadmill for 45 minutes. It's not much but it will have I do. I'd rather walk outside but with tips in the teens/low twenties that's not going to happen. I'm hoping the weather will warm up enough that I can take my son for a walk both days this weekend. Somehow my 3 1/2 year old has decided he still loves to be pushed in the stroller. I'm not going to argue with him some it makes it that much easier for me to get out and exercise

Over the last couple day's I've noticed my blog feed getting busier and busier. Everyone seems to be making a fresh start at this weight loss thing. Apparently I'm not the only one who feels like a big failure but is ready to move forward. Onward and upward...ahem.... I mean downward. I'm starting the new year not anywhere near where I wanted to. My weight has gone up, up, up along with my caloric intake and my activity level has plummeted to nothing.
I'll post the damage tomorrow along with a picture of what the scale says. It's not going to be pretty.
I've read some of my favorite bloggers talking about kicking 2012's ass and that's just what I plan to do as well. I've got my weight watchers app downloaded to my iphone as well as my imapmyrun app and I'm ready to kick 2012's ass. Who's in?