mymandablog

So this past week was hectic. I was on vacation in Chicago and can't say eating well was my top priority, but I did manage to do alright most the time. I tried a Falafel for the first time and lentil soup too! Thanks to Lauren for her awesome recommendation!
Although I didn't eat perfect I managed to exercise enough to off set it! I walked over 10 miles, most being on Friday. I also ice skated for the first time in probably 20 years. It was amazing! I skated on Solider Field where the Bears play. I truly love Chicago, if I had to move to a happening City, it would be there.

Anyway, I'm down a pound and half so I'm still reaching goals. I went grocery shopping today to get stuff for healthy lunches this week and I am sure missing my gym, so they will be getting a visit from me tomorrow. Zumba/saratone-in starts back up soon! I cannot wait! With spring coming I am looking forward to trying new exercises and not just spend time being a gym rat. I am looking into ballroom dancing, belly dancing, and maybe tennis as some alternatives to traditional "work outs". I think it is important to mix it up so I adopt this lifestyle and not just focus on working out and losing weight. It's about development right? So it is time to develop my life and skills!

This time last year I bought a dress from Lane Bryant to wear to a Jaycee All-State Year End Award Ceremony. I got it on sale and it was a little snug but it fit with some help from my besties helping in it. Well, since I've been working out now for 3 weeks solid and eating right... Thanks to WW, I thought I would try that same dress back on. It fits! I mean it fits WELL. In fact, it may be a little loose in areas! I'm so happy! I am not going to the award ceremony this weekend because I have other plans, but knowing that dress didn't fit a few weeks ago and now it does feels fantastic! I haven't been deprive of things I like and I certainly and starting to enjoy working out. I know the number on the scale is going down, but my body wants "looking" much different yet. However, putting on clothes without Effort that once took 3 of us... Feels like a small step toward my big reward of being healthy!

Today I weighed in! I'm down 15.8 lbs. I am so excited. I'd like to say it is easy, but it isn't. I struggle daily to make good choices. At any rate I am enjoying this small feat! WW does things in 5% losses so I've met step one! I am hoping to lose another 5% by March, but the app yells at me and says I'm losing too much too fast. So I shall be careful. I am eating my daily allowance plus some occasionally and I am working out almost every day. So I am not sure what I am doing wrong, but I am not complaining so I wish the app would stop too! Lol!!! I know there will be times that I only lose .5 percent or something so I feel like this is my time to enjoy the bigger losses!

Happy Monday folks!

So this morning I weighed myself just to see how things were looking this week. It really hasn't been a perfect week, but when is really? My official weigh in day isn't until Monday, that's when I log and try only to really weigh myself on that day. Anyway, according to the scale I'm down 12.4 lbs since starting almost 4 weeks ago. This makes me feel so good! However, I know that eventually my successes will be smaller because really it isn't good to lose too much, too fast. As far as I'm concerned a .01 fluctuation in weight is a success! Lol

I did go out to eat last night with my mom. It was a struggle finding something relatively healthy and it reminded me why I have been cooking on my own. We were at Tumbleweed. I should have known it was a bad choice web before we left to go I couldn't find nutritional information on their website. I am learning if they (chain restaurants) don't want you I know, it is because nothing on their menu is probably healthy. I got the half taco salad... I am scared to see the full order. This thing was huge! It had a fried huge chip on the bottom and then more chips in the salad mixed with tons of cheese, retried beans, and seasoned beef. So I asked for another plate and dissected the "salad" and avoided the big fried chips that it was laying upon. I did my best to eat only the good stuff and I did eat the meat and beans for the most part, but only because I have a habit of not eating enough meat and/or protein. I am just not a big meat eater so I find it elsewhere usually.

Anyway, these restaurants aren't bad, but it is beneficial to share your meal that's for sure!

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend!