Day in the life of a dieter

Today started off a good day...I ran a mile before work, then I drove to work and had a dunkin donuts coffee w/ cream and sugar. not so good, but tasted yummy. I had my usual breakfast of organic non fat yogurt w/ blueberries and a whole wheat light english muffin with a little bit of jam. I had a snack of almonds and then for lunch since I didn't pack anything i had a bagel with cream cheese that was left over from a breakfast party at work.

So i'll tally my calories and see where i am at for the day. Hopefully i can do a little more working out when i get home! We'll see what the day brings.

posted by Sybilgrae @ 9:31 AM 0 comments

Today is the 4th week of the "biggest Loser Diet" when I weighed in on tuesday, I weighed 169...I had gained back a few pounds from my last weigh in...partly due to my family visiting and the weekend being a holiday....cooked a lot, ate out and ate some m&m's and candy robin eggs. Not worth the few pounds that I put on, but now after two days of eating healthy..those pounds have already dropped off and I am back on the losing wagon - today i weighed in at 166! Yippee! Why is that losing a few pounds can make you so damn happy? I know it can make me feel like 10 pounds thinner. Today I am wearing a smaller size in a skirt today and I feel really slim, so that helps with the mental part of losing weight! It's great to feel good about yourself and makes it motivating to want to keep losing!

I will keep on top of it today!

posted by Sybilgrae @ 8:31 AM 0 comments

So myself, my husband, and a few co-workers of mine are in a “biggest Loser” challenge. There are 7 of us who have paid $20 each to join and at 6 weeks one person can win $42.00 and at 12 weeks one person can win the rest of the pot - $98.00 if we manage to be the “biggest loser”. Whoever loses the most percentage weight loss, then that person wins the pot at 6 weeks and 12 weeks. Basically like the TV show – The Biggest Loser on NBC. However, we don’t have the comforts of the ranch; nutritionist, personal trainers, or TV host extraordinaire. We are losing weight basically on our own through our own diet and exercise plan. I sent out the tools at the beginning of the challenge that were posted on the Biggest Loser website so that if people needed help, they could refer to the site for guidance. I also send out helpful tips everyday, i.e. fitness tips, nutritional tips, etc.

I am hoping I can be of some help for the people who are doing this challenge with me. I know I have had my weight loss battles my whole life and I am trying to get them under control finally. It is hard, but I am hoping by doing this blog it will keep me honest and give me motivation in my daily weight loss challenges.

About two years ago, I reached my highest weight I have ever weighed in my life, 195 pounds. I decided I needed to do something about my weight; I started to lose some weight for my upcoming wedding. I think I lost 15 pounds before I got married. After my wedding, my husband and I were still disgusted with our weight and we decided to get really serious about losing it for good and I lost a total of 40 pounds, my husband lost 50 pounds. We looked great and felt great! Since losing the weight, we have both gained back a few of those pounds over the past year and now we are back to getting rid of the weight again. I gained back about 10 pounds, I know it doesn’t seem like a lot, but it feels like a lot compared to how I felt after losing 40. Its about one dress size in clothes, which can be a lot considering I went down about 3 dress sizes. So now I am on the warpath of trying to lose the 10 pounds that I gained back, plus another 20 pounds. I hope I can do it; I have the motivation of my husband, the challenge and support at work, and winning the pot of money at the end of 6 weeks and 12 weeks! This blog is about me and my weight loss journey!

posted by Sybilgrae @ 12:18 PM 0 comments