I must say that things are going well for me. I feel that I am in control, for the most part, every day. The unexpected events are the challenges. Plus the feeling of "mental fatigue" from a long week of work sets off danger signals.
I received my order of Amway snacks so I will not feel deprived any more. I did make the mistake of ordering the big bags of Tortilla chips tho. I will need to be careful to ration my portions of these, as they are really good!!! I am waiting for my trail mix pkts to arrive. They will be great to have in my drawer at work or in my purse for those "moments". I have started walking again. I try to do my 15 min. morning break of a walk. It is nice to get away from work for a bit and just know you are doing something good for yourself!!! I am adding walks after work, time permitting, with Duncan. He loves it too :)
All in all, I feel good and I feel good about myself. I am sure there will be some bumps along the journey, but I am confident I will be able to deal with them, to the best of my ability.

A couple hurdles to over come and I am feeling good about myself. After weighing in this morning, I have lost another 3 1/2 pounds. This upcoming week will be my week to kick start the exercise portion. Ah, another challenge. Perhaps if the weather would cooperate and feel more like May instead of November, I would be more enthusiastic about going for walks.
I will be anxiously waiting to hear from the rest of you and how you are progressing. Have a super week and will check in again, mid week.

One week has come and gone. Sunday I did the weigh in and was pleasantly surprised that I had lost 7 pounds. I feel great. I am journaling my food choices daily which has been a great tool.
I weigh and measure foods and have learned that a big part of my problem was portion control.
I use a small plate for meals and chew slowly and make the meal last as long as possible. Sunday was a challenge. Was away from home for the day and had to eat differently at a pot luck. I had planned on the turkey for the meal choice. I sampled each thing in a small portion and was satisfied with that. I did pass on the cake, bars and rolls. I was so proud of myself!!!! I find that I am needing to order some "legal" chips to satisfy the crunch-appeal. So far pickles have been doing the trick. I can hardly wait to lose more weight and have people start noticing. Yes, this is the right way to lose weight for me.

Stay Steady...

 We close to almost the end of the first week. I can't say, how excited I am for all of you ladies.

 I know that this has been such an amazing thing for me, to know you are all battling the same things that I am out there and knowing it makes me stronger. I hope you feel the same way!

 I have been surprised at my dropping at 2-3 pounds in this week already. I very well know that if I don't stay consistent that I can EASILY gain that all back. I want this all to be real and am realizing more and more as I keep to this plan that the way I feel: more energy, more confidence, etc that I AM going to see through this. 

Ladies, we all need to stay steady, stay consistent, if we have lost some weight or not any yet. We have to know that if we keep at the plan we WILL see results!

 LOVE YOU ALL! Loving hearing from all of you! 

Well, I finally got a chance to explore this site. What a wonderful tool !! I am so happy to see that there are others in the same boat as me. It was a difficult decison for me to start doing this. Don't get me wrong....I want to be more fit and have more energy, but I have some bad eating habits. And I love to eat. After weighing and measuring, the humiliation overpowered my desire to eat junk. I started on May 1st. I admit that I am sticking to the plan quite well. The carb blocker and Slimmetry combo is great. My appetite has decreased and my desire to eat has faded too. I do look forward to my meals, but relish them....each and everyone. Yes, I am now eating to live and not living to eat.

Day 4

Well day four is hear and I am still loving the program. I am still sticking by the plan mostly through the food exchange. The only time I really get to enjoy the recipes is some evenings when I have time to cook. One of my favorite things to eat after dinner is the P.B. Dream. It is so AMAZING, way better than any type of desert I usually enjoy.

I am feeling a little pressure this week due to finals starting next week, so lots of projects and papers to get done. One thing that I started to notice today was the usage of my water. I was good with drinking water throughout the day, but now I use water a little different. Sometimes I will sit in class and get a little rumble, I will then drink some water and feel great. The water is filling me up and giving me energy through out the day. So far each day this week i have drank around 160 oz of water. It may seem like a lot, but the energy I get alone from the water is excellent.

I really haven't had as much time as I hoped to work out like I wanted, but I am doing around 45 mins of walking on campus each day, which is great for now. I am also utilizing my volleyball practice's when coaching. I will jump right in with the girls and do the conditioning drills with them, along with participating in as much drills with them as possible.

Sounds like everyone is doing great on the new lifestyle changes! Keep it up everyone!

well ladies, the birthday got me... yucky yucky pizza turned in to 2 pieces of pizza last night from Pizza hut for nick's birthday.... DANG :) however, i doubled up on my carb blocker and slimmetry as well as made sure I was eating really smart the rest of the day, so I hadn't had any carbs prior to that meal so I still feel semi-good about it, and i kept it to 2 pieces instead of my usual half a pizza. I am feeling super sore from my previous workouts as well so today i'm going to do my 4321 and since it's nice out, i'm going to be rollerblading to work which is about a mile uphill there and about a mile back and may possibly head to the University for a run tonight...we'll see! Glad everyone's doing awesome!

Meg

Slow go...but I'm ready

So, day three huh?

To be honest, I haven't worked out at all yet. I have been taking the supplements and I have noticed a difference in my appetite, which is great. I'm really enjoying the slimmetry! It really helps to curb my appetite. I am desperately trying to stay away from the carbs. It's been quite hard thus far. I have found that I make a lot of carb filled meals for my family. I'm sure grateful for carb blocker. :) But, I also know I shouldn't use carb blocker as the excuse to continue filling my belly with noodles and bread. I have access to a workout room at my place of employment and have yet to take advantage of it. What a booger, I know. I have a full hour for lunch everyday, so I would like to start using 20 to 30 min of that time working out. I just need to bring clothes with me to work out in and I'm set to go. It really shouldn't be that difficult, so I think I will take some clothes tomorrow and commit to starting a workout routine next Monday. I will commit to working out twice a week in the workout room and then taking some time twice on the weekends to workout as well. There, you all read it. Now I have to do it. Dang. :) Another thing I need to commit to is drinking more water. I can't remember whose blog I read that said they started drinking a ton more water then they ever use to and that was inspiring. I have the opportunity to drink as much water as I would like. I guess it was the frequent bathroom breaks that have been holding me back. Oh well. I will commit to increasing my water consumption by one glass of water a day until I am drinking 8 glasses of water consistently everyday, all week long. Whoa! Whose pumped?!!

I really am starting to feel better then before. I am still taking my double x and rhodiola everyday along with my supplements. I'm looking forward to continuing my weight loss/life style change. I know it will be great for me and my family in the future.

Cheers!

Day Three

This weight management plan rocks! Its only day three and I feel a major difference in just my energy level. I really noticed it yesterday while I was sitting in class... I felt like I was about ready to burst at the seams if I had to sit there any longer.

I haven't really been able to follow exactly the food plan, but the food exchange I have been relying on the most. Its hard to plan on things when I know I will be in classes all day, then running to work, meetings, and coaching. For me I have noticed its just simply portion control and eating healthier food.

I read in an article about a month ago that your main focus should be on the vegetables in your meal, and then having smaller portions for meat and Carbs. Just keeping this in focus while starting this diet is helping me tremendously. The snacks through out the day also help keep my energy up and keep in focus my portion control.

Like I said before I am already enjoying the difference I am noticing in my energy levels and the scale. I have already dropped 4.5 pounds and it really wasn't that hard. Just a simple lifestyle change.

All you ladies rock! Keep up the great work and I can't wait to keep hearing about all of your progress!

JESS

Hello Ladies!!

Day 3 is going awesome so far. I am really enjoying planning out what i'm going to be eating each day and i'm actually enjoying having food in my fridge that I'm able to eat. I started this morning with the 4321 workout and it was awesome! I really got a work out in just 10 min. which I wasn't sure I would feel that way. I'm just about to eat my veggie omlet which i'm also really excited about-it looks so delicious!!!!! Last night nick and I had the Fajitas Ole (one of the recepies in the book) and it was really good! first time i've ever made homeade fajitas :). The supplements have been working amazingly and I always feel full after each meal which is super nice. This morning I stepped on the scale and maybe it was just a fluke but i'm down 2lbs and .5% body fat in just 2 days and I think it is probably from all the water i've been drinking because if you knew me before, I rarely drank anything all day (ususally had 2 xs and that was about it) so i've been drinking anywhre from 8-12 servings of water a day and even though my bathroom visits have been occuring more rarely, it's been awesome and feeling great about it!

Love you Guys! excited to hear how everything's going for everyone!

Day THREE

 Well day three is here! Keith and I went out last night around Eau Claire, and for once I was excited and like Sheila hopeful and KNOWING that I am going to have the body I want, looking at clothes in my future size was fun!
I woke up this morning took my supplements and worked out and just got done eating my meal bar breakfast! I think I may even work out more later today! I feel good too, does anyone else feel that way?
 I am super suprised as well that I am super filled by everything, and I am even on the 1200 Calorie intake!
How is everyone doing with everything!? Love you guys!

Amanda

A New Way, A New ME :)

  Tommorow is our big start day and let me tell you that I am PUMPED! I got my motivation for the start of this when I got my measurements and pictures together this afternoon. In absolute disgust with myself  that I have waited this long to do something like this, I am posting my pictures with much hesitation, but also as a promise to myself and not letting myself off the hook! I am also going to hang these in my room so I can see myself and what I want to change!

I am so excited to start this journey with you all and know that I am not alone! This is going to be such a great thing! I am excited and know that I will see a change in life: my weight, my self esteem, my body!

Up above at the upper part of the blog you will see links of a couple different things make sure you check those out, they are super helpful!

 I want this to be a place where we can all come for questions, encouragement and accountability.

 I am so jacked to see the changes for good in all of you:)

Let us Begin! Love you ALL!