Aweigh we go! {Weigh in}

This week I have lost 2 pounds.   That is 0.76% of my starting weight I do believe.  

This week was a rough one for me since I got sick.  I'm not going to make any excuses or anything, but I know I sat on my bum all week and slept a ton trying to get better.  I didn't step on the treadmill once.   I did watch what I ate and did track my food the majority of the days.  When I did eat, I watched my potion size.   That is a great step in the right direction.    

I look forward to next week when I hope I can get on the treadmill and get some exercise.

Good luck to everyone else doing this!!

Aweigh challenge, week 1

Today is the first day of the Aweigh challenge, hosted by Cool Zebras. 

I weighed myself this morning and am not happy at all with my weight.  Grrrr.   And to think that I was doing so good before when I was doing SparkPeople.  I lost 50 some pounds on there.   I NEED to get back to that.   I'm basically starting over again.  But now is the time to do it.  I think that the accountability, motivation of prizes (call me shallow, I know!) and support of others will really help.  I need to take a starting picture still.  I'm so not doing that today since I'm sick, but I will.

Heather posted some a question for us to answer.

Q:  What are you going to change this week to help you lose weight?

A:  Be sick?  Wait, that doesn't count, that's not a healthy way to lose weight!  I'm going to start tracking all my food again via SparkPeople and be completely honest about what I eat even if I have an off or bad day.  I'm going to try to curb some of the snacking that I do when I'm home.  I do fine when I'm work but not at home.   My goal before getting sick was to do at least 3 days a week on the treadmill.  If I get better, I will do that.  But for now, I think that's a hopeful one.  I don't think it's a good idea to exercise when your coughing, have no voice and a runny nose.  

I'm hoping that these small, steps will help.   I'm praying that they will.

Aweigh Challenge

I follow coolzebras on Twitter and she is doing a weight loss challenge on her blog. Since I need to lose weight, plus the added support will be awesome, and the incentive as well, I thought I would join. I have really been struggling lately with this, so I'm hoping this will work. I look forward to participating in this! It's going to be fun! So from January 26-May 1, expect some weight update related posts. Who knows, I might blog about it more than that!!