April

Well, getting up in the a.m. to workout was short lived. I only did it that one day. I totally dropped the ball in March with working out. I still tried to eat better but it was pretty much a lost effort.
Then there came April. This was going to be my month. I was going to really start focusing on my end goal to get me through me little goals. My daughter turned a year so no more excuses of "I just had a baby so I'm allowed to look like this" while eating a donut.. haha! Then at the beginning of the month I got sick, very sick. Not throw up sick. I was super achy, my throat was killing me, I had horrible coughing fits- it was horrible! The Dr. was concerned about it turning into bronchitis or pneumonia. A few days after I got sick, Harlow got the croup. So all traces of energy were gone! And poor Adam! Luckily for me (not for him) he was on spring break, so he would take care of Harlow through the night and I would sleep.
So here it is. Adam has had enough of my saying my clothes don't fit. He tries very hard to cheer me up and help me find something else to wear but with me being sick and not being able to workout and/or lose weight, he has signed me up (with my approval) for Weight Watchers. I have been on it for almost a week and I am so excited about it! I pretend that I can tell a difference already, but I really am excited! I love finding meals that are within my points. I am eating different things all of the time and they are delicious! I had crepes with fresh strawberries yesterday for breakfast. Yes, tracking the points is not always on my list of things to do, but I have been staying within my points every day and have yet to touch any "splurge" points.
My motivation: this is not cheap. We definitely could afford it, but we had to put money into it. We can't afford to just give them money and then eat my chips and cake. I wake up excited for what I'm going to have for breakfast and plan my lunch. I am really enjoying eating better and seeing what my points are doing. I feel in control of my life. Yes, I miss my junk food- my chips, extra helping, bigmac. But I WANT to fit into my clothes better! I WANT to stop feeling hopeless and helpless with my weight! I WANT to feel cute again! I WANT to stop being the large one in the family.
I don't have to do this. I don't have to keep track of my points. No one is going to glare at me (except for my husband for wasting our money). I am not going to meetings. This is all my choice. I am enjoying being in control again and choosing what yummy foods I am going to have. I love being able to decide where my points are going. I look forward to every meal because I know it's going to be delicious and healthy.
So FUN!!!

Here we go...

I did it!!! I actually go up this morning and worked out!! Not as early as I wanted to but I did get up and worked out this morning for 10 minutes. I even got a shower and got dressed with makeup and hair. About an hour ago (11am) it finally hit me that I'm tired. I lasted longer than I thought I would. But I still have to last until 5 and then some music lessons.
I have been doing well on keeping up with January's challenge too. I have not had seconds at dinner and have been doing better at portions and choices.

Oops

Due to the SuperBowl last night, getting up early was not an option. But I didn't sleep in and got my BoM reading done. So I was still productive and had a salad and 1 slice of pizza for lunch.
Tomorrow is a new day.

February

January's goal went well. I never went back for seconds except for one salad and half a piece of some amazing healthy chicken that a friend made while on her South Beach diet.
February is going to be a KILLER!! I asked Adam after giving him some suggestions what I should do this month. Ready... ok... Get up extra early and workout. I already get up at 5 a.m. So I'm thinking of doing the majority in the morning but if I don't get all of my initial time in (at least 30 min) then I will finish before I go to bed.
I almost want to put this off but I think until when? I want to start seeing results ASAP and working out should really help. So it's time to stop being a pansy and get to bed earlier so getting up before 5 won't be such a killer (noticed I didn't give an exact time? ha!)
Oh, and the reason Adam said I should do this... so he will get up and workout. HAHA! I found that to be funny. I have to get up extra early so Adam will workout. But then Adam will want to go to bed earlier which will make getting up easier... so doing this together will actually help. I haven't started yet. So come Monday, Adam and I will be putting "early to bed early to rise...." to the test. I'll let you know how it goes.

Really?

Work completely sabotages me. At one point this month I had lost about 5 to 6 lbs. Looking at my progress from day one to today, I have lost only 4 lbs. Which means that work is a terrible thing for losing weight! I have a good job. It is secure and pays the bills while Adam is in school. The problem is that I sit at a computer all day "photoshoping" docs to make them readable for use. It's not bad unless you do it everyday for 8+ hours. What do we do to stay awake?... EAT! I really am trying to take healthy things or at least less unhealthy things, but apparently I need to try harder.
Anyone have any suggestions for healthy and filling snacks? I can only eat carrots so many days in a row before I'm buying the salty chips out of the vending machine. I drink water all day, so I'm good on that. But between 7 and 12:30 is a killer for me. Between getting up at 5 and then staring at a computer, it's a huge struggle to stay awake. And I can only walk around so many times before my boss starts getting on my case.

Goal #1

I have a goal for the month. I would like to say this will be my goal through February, but maybe I will be ambitious and make another goal as I master this one.
My goal is to have only one plate of food. As most of you know, food is AMAZING!! I love food. Reason #1 that I have this blog is because of food and the effects of enjoying it a little too much. And I have a tendency to take more than needed simply because it tastes soo stinkin good.
This goal will help me to eat less and also (hopefully) have some leftover for lunch the next day. That means saving some money too since one meal will be stretched into two. Yay for saving money!

Megs 2.0

I have decided that I have had enough; Enough of my clothes not fitting. Enough of day after day crying because I just don't look cute anymore. Enough of being overweight. Enough of being tired all of the time. Enough, enough ENOUGH!!!
This year, with the help of my awesome husband, I am going to do something about it!!
I am not a dieter, so I'm not even going to pretend. And my schedule is beyond crazy so going to a gym is out. I can, however, watch what I eat: smaller portions, less fast food, more fruits and veggies, less soda, etc. And as for working out, we also got the wii fit for Christmas, and I have been doing a bang-up job. I have yet to miss 2 days in a row. Go me!
So far, since the beginning of the year I have lost about 5 lbs. My goal is to lose about 30 lbs by the end of the year. I would like to fit into my old clothes again.
So here it is... 2012 is going to be the new and improved Megs... Megs 2.0