Kerry's kicking the cookie habit!!! (comments very welcome)

[PlutoNY]

I have made the decision today that I am back on track!! I have not been on track in quite a long time but I need a change because what I am doing now is not working for me!
I did WW a few years ago when I was getting married and lost 35 pounds from February 2002 to December 2002. I was able to gain that weight back by June of 2003. Yes six months. It's amazing what chocolate chip cookies can do to a bod!!

I went to Ann Taylor Loft today and bought a dress that kinda sorta fits me. My goal is to wear this dress to a wedding on September 4th. I am figuring if I lose 10-12 pounds by then, that should be approximately one dress size. Is this even possible????

Oh and by the way, I need to lose beyond that 10 pounds I mentioned so casually. I think I need to lost about 40 pounds total. I say about because I am petrified to get on my scale.
I accidentally ate a bag of choc chip cookies from Trader Joe's yesterday. Has anyone ever had those??? They say it's molasses in the cookies, but I think it is some kind of drug. I can actually taste them right now.......

OK and another reason I need to lose weight and I can't believe I am admitting this.... My DH and I are going to Disney in October and my ex-boyfriend works in Disney so I know I will be seeing him. The last time I saw him was during my weight loss period and I looked pretty darn good. Now I have to meet his new girlfriend, blah blah blah.
Yes, I know this is shallow, but we all need our motivators!!!

I think I may attempt to do the Slim Fast diet. I do not cook, at all. I think I can handle popping the top of a can.

Today's Menu was:
Slim Fast for Breakfast
Slim Fast for Lunch
Slim Fast Snack Bar
Slice of Pizza with no cheese for Dinner
Peach for a snack

Did Tae Bo video and 15 minutes on the weight machine. I think that is enough exercise for a chubby girl for one day.
Let's see what happens.....

 

[karynnix]

Hey, motivation is motivation whatever the reason and that is a pretty good motivation!!! I have a MAJOR sweet tooth. I came by it honest, though. My grandfather ate Chip's Ahoy cookies every morning for breakfast for as far back as I can remember. It's so much easier to blame someone else, isn't it??? Try to get more veggies and fruit in with the Slim Fast. I found that if I drink the shake in the morning and eat a banana or something an hour later, that I stay full for a little longer. I ran out of shakes this week and have to get back to get some. I got the WalMart brand this last time, and they taste so much better!! They are not as thick. It's like drinking chocolate milk.

Good luck and WELCOME!!

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Hey Kerry!! Welcome to the WISH Journal boards! Truly a great place to be. You're doing great!!

Make sure to get some water in too, okay? Read other people's journals...Tara (lmhall2000) Slim-fasts too, so you can talk with her. Congrats on the prior weight loss!!! That's faboo (fabulous).

I'd leave a cheer in your journal (I will when the smilies come back, I promise!) but the smilies are down, sorry!

Good luck on your journey!

 

[PlutoNY]

Thanks so much for the support. I am going to Target later so maybe I will try their brand and see if they are like Wal-Mart's.

The AC at my job is broken so I am hoping that this will have an affect on my weight loss. It is hot hot hot!!!

Today's menu so far....
Slim Fast for breakfast
canned pineapple for a snack.
Slim Fast for Lunch

I am planning on making an iced coffee later for my 3 o'clock slump.
Day 2 and so far still on track!!! now I just need to weigh myself.

 

[keenercam]

Hey, Kerry! Good luck with your plan! I second what you have already heard:
try to eat some non-starch veggies once in a while and be sure to drink plenty of water. I think those two things will boost your results since it seems like you are doing everything else you can do (including exercise).

 

[eeyore25]

HI and Welcome!

This is a great place for support!!!

Like TigerCheer said, remember to get the water in.

Great plan! Keep it up!

 

[PlutoNY]

OK, I weighed myself this morning.
It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I mean, it was still bad for me but hey, I did this to myself and in a way, I had fun getting there!!
So, I weighed in at 186.5 ppounds. That means I only want to lose 36.5 pounds to take me to 150. I am 5'6" so I think that is what WW said I should be on the higher end of their chart.

I am going to set a short term of goal of 10% which is 18 pounds. I think that will let me see some sort of light at the end of the tunnel.....

Today is Day 3 of no AC at work. I am already on my 3rd water bottle so adding water has not been a problem. I bought Key Limes from Trader Joe's and am adding that to my water. It gives the water some zest.

 

[eeyore25]

HI!!!!

Just wanted to stop in and say hi

Hope you are having a great day!

Keep up the good work and have a great weekend!

 

[PlutoNY]

I have been having my slimfast for breakfast and lunch everyday along with a TON of water. I spend half the day in the ladies room.
I have also made sure that I do not eat anything past 8 pm. I think it really should be 7 pm but with my work schedule it is not possible.

I will try on the dress next week to see if there has been any progress.
Just gotta keep exercising!!!

 

[Cruise04]

Welcome - sorry you've been here as long as you have already and I haven't made it here yet. But I wanted to pop in and tell you that setting short term goals is a very good thing to do. If you don't then looking at the big picture will be discouraging if you don't have a big loss one week. I started looking at the big picture and then realized I needed to look at the smaller picture and that has helped me tremendously!!!!!

Good luck and keep up the good work.
Keep on
Chris

 

[PlutoNY]

Thank you so much for all your encouragement!! It is a big help!!

I weighed myself this monring. I was going to wait until tomorrow b/c it would have been one week but I have no patience. I lost 4 pounds!! I am so excited!!!

Off to have a slimfast!!!

 

[karynnix]

GO KERRY!!! LET'S DANCE!!!

 

[eeyore25]

Way to go on the loss!!! Let's dance

Keep up the good work!

 

[PlutoNY]

I have been keeping to my Slim Fast Plan so I am very proud of myself.
Today I definately slacked off with drinking water. I left my water bottle at home so that was my excuse why I drank so much less. I did notice that around 3:00 I had a bad headache. Coincidence???

I have been scrapping a lot at night so that has been keeping me from eating. I figured it was time I got around to scrapping some wedding pics people gave us. Anything to keep me from eating!!!

Tomorrow morning I will see what the scale says. Even if the number is not drastic I am still proud that I have kept up with my "Plan."

 

[lajones81]

Hope to see you back here soon!

 

[PlutoNY]

Well, tomorrow is the wedding that I was trying to lose weight for. I didn't lose enough that I feel totally comfortable in the dress but I do feel better!!
I am going to return the dress I bought because I found something very flattering and in my favorite color, turquoise!!!
They are having a martini bar at the wedding, so I will have to watch my alcohol intake. When I drink more, I eat more. I guess I stop thinking about what I am doing! Just gotta have control!! It's funny, I am a complete control freak, just not with the weight.

 

[Cruise04]

Hope you had a great time at the wedding and that everything is going well.

Keep on
Chris

 

[PlutoNY]

Just popping in with an update.... I have lost nine pounds since I started my Slim Fast plan.
I noticed that my favorite jeans now fit. I hadn't realized that they didn't before!!!
I am drinking about 3-4 bottles of water a day. That is a lot of water but I really think it is helping. I definately do not snack as much at work. At night while DH eats ice cream, I am eating fat free jello pudding with some Fat Free Cool Whip. I just pretend it is a sundae.
Only 3 weeks to go until WDW.....

 

[Jane E.]

Congrats on the weightloss! You've been doing great. You'll look awesome for that trip to Disney!

 

[PlutoNY]

Thanks Jane and Chris!! I had a great time at the wedding!! Besides my own, it was one of the best I have been to. I drank more than I ate. (those cosmos sneak up on you) But I did dance, a lot, so I burned some calories.

I have decided to join Weight Watchers tomorrow. One of the women at work goes so I figure I will tag along. The last time I had a major weight loss it was with WW. I just have to change my thinking so I can keep it off.