It's all because of me

-Starting Weight: 191.5
-Current Weight: 183.5
-Goal Weight: 172
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Sunday I worked, Monday I worked. Sunday was an 11-7 day but I ended up staying until almost 8 because of a coworker who left early because he was "sick". And I put it like that only because he is always asking Kaeli to leave early around 4 or 5 when his shift isn't over until 8...because he's bored.

Yeah? You're bored? Unlike the rest of us who enjoy standing around empty stores, twiddling our thumbs as nothing happens. But, whatever. When coworkers aren't there, it means more hours for the rest of us. And as such, staying later on Sunday meant I could leave earlier on Monday.

Ben and I watched episode 4 of season 2 of 'Downton' together on Monday night, and he also got me to watch the first episode of the show 'Sherlock'. I kind of don't see what the big deal is with this show. Maybe it's just me. I did laugh at the line, "I pickpocket him when he's annoying", but otherwise, nope.

Tuesday was a day off. I managed to be really productive in the morning before Mom and Dad got home from Mom's job interview and put the clean dishes away, shoveled a bit and wiped the sink out. After watching two episodes of 'All in the Family', I spent a majority of my day reading my book about the Tudors; The Tudors: The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty by G.J. Meyer. I started it in March but am just now getting around to finishing it, thanks to reading 50 other books last year.

I worked out yesterday afternoon, and it was highly successful. I managed to go 4.7 miles on the elliptical machine in 45 minutes. Not a bad bit of business, I must say, and it left me pretty pleased with myself. I also wound up staying for an hour and 15 minutes lifting weights.

I talked with Bekah on the way home, had a nice dinner and read some more before I watched the documentary 'Miss Representation' on youtube. Before I went to bed, John and I had a Skype date, which is always lovely.

2 pounds lost

-Starting Weight: 191.5
-Current Weight: 185.5
-Goal Weight: 172

I have cumulatively lost 10 pounds since December. I feel really good about this.

I don't need another map of your head

-Starting Weight: 191.5
-Current Weight: 187.5
-Goal Weight: 172

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On Tuesday, I managed to go to the gym and was on the elliptical for 51 minutes altogether. I did some weight lifting for a few more minutes and then went home because it was beginning to get late. I stopped by CVS on the way home and bought a stronger anti-fungal treatment for my ringworm; Tinactin- or at least its generic version- along with some more band aids and anti-fungal soap. I've been using them every day since Tuesday and already it looks as if the thing is gone...which is a vast improvement over how it looked even a few days ago.

I stayed up late texting John and as such as tired when I got up in the morning. I worked Wednesday and Thursday and everything was pretty much the same as it has been. My late evenings on both nights, however, were punctuated by late night phone calls from John, both of which were amazing and hot.

During all of this, I've read more of John Adams, and yesterday, I finished the first season of 'Downton Abbey'. Bekah's package of food goodies and the book The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan came in the mail as well. I have read 3 books now this year, and so far, only one has not been on my reading list.

I was going to go out to the gym, but the temperature around 5:15 made me change my mind, though I did walk up and back to the mail box and did some backwards pedaling on the crappy exercise bike in the kitchen. I also have eaten very well today, so that's something in my favor; eggs and toast with jam and tea and OJ for breakfast, small piece of steak with pasta and edamame for dinner and some of the goodies in the box Bekah sent.

I talked with Bekah while doing the dishes and laundry before I chatted with John via Skype for a good long while. 35 more days until I can see him in person. I'm looking forward to it much more now...especially since we established that my fetish for a hot teacher is alive and well. What? XD

-Quote of the Day: "breathtaking, adj.

Those mornings when we kiss and surrender for an hour before we say a single word."- The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan

12 pounds lost

-Starting Weight: 206
-Current Weight: 194
-Goal Weight: 185

OMG I’m getting so close to my goal weight. I think I’ll tackle the snow on the deck to see if I can bring my weight down to 190 or so.

Oranges and salads will be my food of choice for awhile.

At the 200 lb mark

I’m down now from starting at 206.5 to being 200.5. Not too bad for a month, but I could probably do a lot better. Just by walking or using the exercise bike in the kitchen more, I could probably start losing at least two pounds a week.

I was sick recently and it took my appetite for a few days. I’m going to assume that helped with some of this weight loss. The trick will be keeping it off and maintaining without sickness “helping” me in that way.

I’m still eating a lot of fruits and salads; we bought oranges and I had about six in three days or so. I also made sure to still at least have salad and healthier bread products. I’ve begun snacking on saltines and animal crackers {for when I need something sweet} and will see how the oyster crackers my Dad bought taste.

Soup is going to become a big part of my diet, and I’m going to load up on juices and lemonades and teas to ensure I don’t fall off the wagon and load up on soda. If that means only bringing enough money for the tolls or even leaving my debit card in the car at work, so be it.

I’m determined to be at least 185 by March. Hopefully 172 if I can help it, but we’ll see.

One other good thing about being sick; since I ate at a fast food restaurant the night before I got sick, I’m kind of turned off by a lot of fast food. True, I had a Frosty last night, but I also had a salad, and just the salad instead of a Wendy’s meal went a long way in helping me.

-Current Weight: 200.5
-Goal Weight: 185
-Healthy food had today: 2 oranges
-Days Without Soda: 9

Real Post: Weight and Loss

So, taking a page from MK's blog 'Fat Club' {which I follow but am not a part of}, I've decided to follow the ladies and actually start losing some of this horrendous weight I have on me.

As of the other day, I was 206 pounds. While not as bad as I thought it would be, I was still horrified that I'm still in the 200 lb region. I haven't been "thin" since elementary school, and the "thinnest" I ever was in high school was around 150 lbs. That's not "thin" for my height {5'6"}, but I looked pretty good at that weight. I started losing weight in 2007, and the highest I was was 172.

In short, for right now, I'd like to get back to 172 by February. 34 lbs in 3 months. I think I could realistically do this. And safely, since when you lose weight slowly, it stays off {or so they say}.

What will have to happen, though, is I have to cut my caloric intake. I'm not sure how much I eat on a given day, but it has to be a lot. I plan to eat about 1300 calories a day, and thankfully Progresso makes delicious soups that are anywhere from 90-140ish calories. So, just by adding more soup to my diet, I can make this doable.

Another thing that has to happen; I have to exercise again. I have to either join the gym down the street or make use of the exercise bike/machine in the kitchen. Work is going to make it hard to exercise regularly, especially with the holidays coming up, but even if I don't join the gym, I could do at least 30 minutes a day.

MK and Mara did 5 reasons they want to lose weight. Here are mine:

1. I want to be back into a size 12. Or even a 10.
2. I want to feel attractive to the opposite sex.
3. I want the stretch marks on my body to leave.
4. I want to be healthier all around.
5. I want my rings to fit again!

In short, I want to look like this again:

I think starting a food diary will help a lot with this. Looks like I'll be obsessed with calories! Woo!

Goal #1: 204.2 by November 21st