The Uphillness Begins....

I'm starting to feel a little discouraged like I won't make it to my 30lbs by my 30th birthday goal. The losses each keep getting smaller. UGH! I don't know what else to do! I suppose getting to the gym more frequently may help and probably drinking more water. I hate how stress at work and stuff plays into the weight-loss efforts. This past week was stressful and the children were crazy, so needless to say I had trouble getting myself lunch and snacks. It seemed they were constantly interrupting me. I have to get refocused and stay the course. The end of the month is always rough and with the lack of funds and the push to get things done that need to be done. I planned my meals already for the week and I'm looking forward to trying some new things. I'm hoping for a loss bigger than 1.0. Let's see what happens the Momentum Challenge of the week is to get 10 minutes of activity daily this week. I"m going to try! :)

Encouragement at the oddest place

I had a follow-up doctors appointment today since start my allergy medicine. I also hate going to the doctor because their scale weighs heavier than most other scales in my opinion. When I weighed today, the nurse was like WOW! You're lost 7lbs of yourself since the last time you were here. I was shocked. The doctor was very encouraging to saying that I had technically lost more cause I didn't gain any weight from the holidays. Funny statement but I'll take the encouragement. :) I even weighed less than I had at Weight Watchers on Saturday! YAY! SO COOL!

VICTORY is coming!

I have some victory this week. I just got home from weighing in and I lost another 1.4lbs. I am a little disappointed that it wasn't 2lbs, but I won't complain and I'll be excited that for 2 weeks in a row the scale is moving in the right direction. I had a little difficulty staying focused on the goal towards the end of the week when I started to get tired of eating the leftovers that I had made. I guess I need to make 3 things before Wednesday, so that Thursday and Friday don't become stall out days where I make not the best decisions. I only made it to the YMCA one time this week with all my evening workshops and church stuff, so I'll have to work harder on that next week. I have a wedding to go to today and then I'm going out with some girls from work. Should be an interesting evening. I have to get my meal plan together tonight, so I know what I'm shopping for. I'm hoping that my weigh-in this week will be just as good. I'm headed home to meet my new niece next weekend! Yay! I can't wait...but traveling is always a bit of a challenge with sticking to the plan.

The Week Ahead

So this week's meeting topic was about writing your winning outcomes. It made me think about the SMART goals that we have to write at work for our Professional Learning Teams. Similarly Winning Goals are stated in the positive, specific, in my control, annd a good fit for my life. So our leader talked about how first a goal is a mental picture and then we should write it down and then take action towards it. So here it goes. I'm writing it down.
Megan's first WINNING OUTCOME:
By May 3, 2010, I will lose 30lbs by working out at the YMCA 3 times per week, planning my weekly meals, grocery shopping accordingly and I will strive when my schedule allows to only eat out 2 times per week, yet if I am crunched for time and must drive thru I will make the wisest choice possible to support my goal.

Well this week's schedule isn't looking to be too difficult...LOL I said that before I pulled my calendar out.

Monday Evening- Hip Hop Hustle 5:30 at the Factory Y
Tuesday- (Work Out at Wakefield Y)SIOP Training in Knightdale 8am -4pm and Recipe for Reading in Cary from 4 -6pm
Wednesday- IEP meeting at 8:15 - I think I have another meeting scheduled for that afternoon..but I didn't write it down (UGH! Nothing like a slamming week of Sp Ed paperhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifwork)
Thursday - Workout in AM at Wakefield, work, Recipe for Reading in Cary 4-6pm Small Group at 7pm
Friday - 8am Positive Behavior Support Committee Meeting/ Ballroom Dance Club
Saturday- WW weigh in - Wedding at Seminary

This week is a great one to start in with the tough things all in my first week of refocusing.

Saturday Weigh In and Meal Plans

Today was weigh-in. I hadn't been to Weight Watchers since December 5th, so I was expecting a gain with all the eating I did while I celebrated the holidays. But to my glorious surprise I had lost 3.2lbs since I last visited. WAHOO!! So excited to start the week off on a happy note. So I've planned some things to eat this week and I've already prepared two of the things for meals this week. Here are the meal plans:

Baked Ranch Chicken
Honey Glazed Pork Tenderloin
Layered Mexican Chicken
Baked Oatmeal (for breakfast)
Baked Potatoes (for lunches)

I also have a goal of going to the YMCA three times. Twice in the mornings, and once in the evening. I'm going to check out Hip Hop Hustle as a group class this week and see how it goes. I'm excited about being motivated and held accountable. Thanks for reading this!