only lost 1 pound this week

I only lost 1 pound this week, although its better than a gain, I hoped for more. I went to the gym faithfully 5 early mornings and did the elliptical for 35-45 minutes each time.

This weekend we went out for Stacy's birthday and today we ended up going to Pizza Ranch... yes I know, not a good choice! Not gonna make any excuses except that we had a busy day!

Back on track tomorrow, am going to stay within my points and try and boast my workouts a bit. Hoping to lose at least 2 pounds this week but 4 would be nice :)

Almost the end of January & still hanging in there...

 the year is off to a good start.... I am down 6 lbs and have changed my eating & exercising habits and I am sticking with it.  I have been letting myself indulge a little on the weekends because I NEED pizza and to not have to cook once in a while!  I am keeping it in check though apparently since I'm still losing weight.
I discovered some hash brown patties that you can actually put in the toaster for 3pts.  They make for an easy breakfast - just cook up some egg beaters/veggies to go with it & it's very filling!

Week 4

Today will be the 4th week since we've have started our weight loss journey. For me its going pretty well, been losing a steady amount of weight each week. I am officially down 9 pounds since we started! YEA! If I keep it up I will definitely make my goal for October. This is the part where it gets tough and I just need to keep chugging along.... Last week I went to the gym 4 out of the 5 week days. This week it will be all 5 days and I might even go today! I have been focusing on ALL cardio (elliptical). My partner for my weight-loss challenge is a trainer and she said to just stick to cardio because it burns the most fat. I will add weights after I'm down at least 20 pounds. Its getting to the point when I don't workout I feel sluggish. I crave going to the gym! Its a great feeling!

If I try any new foods this week I will post a picture, otherwise I plan to update on Sundays.

Great workout!

Just had a GREAT workout at the gym!! I've been getting there around 5AM for the last 3 days and am about the 2nd person there... by the end of my workout there are about 10-15 people there so I am pushing myself to go harder! I don't know who is in the challenge but when I look at these people working out it motivates me because I WANNA WIN!!! I've been going to bed around 9-930 at night and Im feeling great!! Have a good day :)

In LOVE with FLAT OUTS!

Yep thats right, I love them! Mostly because they are so versatile. Tonight I tried a BLT Pizza on them! Start with flatout, spread 1/4 cup all natural pizza sauce, cut up 2 slices of ham, 2 slices of turkey bacon, top it with 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, bake it until crisp. Top with 1-2 T Light Mayo, lettuce and tomatoes. You can adjust the points by adding more or taking away of something... very tasty I must say! Maybe I should write a cookbook for these people! (Be Aware when you buy them though if its not the Light ones they have 2 points in them :( thats all fareway had left)

Week 2

Well we made it a week! We all lost some weight even if it wasn't a lot we lost and didn't gain, right?

I officially weighed in today for my challenge at the gym! I am so excited! There are 28 teams signed up! Top 3 get CASH prize!

Yesterday I didn't do too well with my food, I had popcorn and 2 skinny cow ice cream sandwiches :( I guess I didn't care as much because I knew I had to weigh in today and wanted to weigh as much as possible for that. No worries ladies, I am back on track today and added up my points :) I am so excited to get healthy and skinny :)

Turkey sandwich for lunch I think and some veggies on the side! Enjoy the day!

Snow Days

The last few days I have been stuck home because we had no school so I was really scared I wouldn't do well, but I surprised myself :) I think I'm figuring out this point system and how much I can have. I tried HG Pumpkin Smash last night, it was good but defiantly use some cool whip. It said 0 pts but I counted it as 3 b/c i didn't have low fat cool whip or low fat evaporated milk. I think we are having steak tonight so I will have to see how many points that is! I do my official weigh in on Monday at the gym! Im excited to get it rolling!

Eating Out

Tonight I ate out at the Brown Bottle. This place has the best lasagna ever. BUT I actaully made a good decision and ate the Medatteranian Chicken and vegetables as a side! I was bad and ate a chocolate bar for dessert, but I was proud of myself for making a good choice at a restaurant. I actually ate pretty slow and got full, so I didn't eat the whole thing. Yeah :)

Trying the Tofu Noodles

ok. So I decided to make my lunch for tomorrow since I was full and new I wouldn't be snacking while making it. So I opened the tofu noodles for the first time. When I opened the bag is smelled like farts!!! I heated them us and tried the alfrado receipe with the laughing cow cheese and sour cream. I also sauteed some mushrooms and added them in. I just took a small bite b/c I really wasn't hungry. It tasted ok... I'm tell you what I really think of it tomorrow when I'm hungry!

My lunch was good but I didn't take a picture...

I sauteed mushrooms, green peppers, onion & chicken and then mixed some taco sauce in with it.  I made a wrap with those flatout tortilla things (only 1 pt!) and it was really good & really filling & only 4 points total for the whole wrap and you can use a lot of zero pt veggies to make these wraps so they are low pts and really filling.
Things are going good, I'm staying on track so far....  working out everyday this week!  yeah!

HAVE TO TRY THESE!

This is the 4th day and Im feeling great!! I find myself having lots of extra points by the end of the day. I think its because my lunch doesn't contain many points and I don't have a morning snack and also because I get like 30 points a day!

Fed Ex brought my Wii Fit Plus today! I did it for 20 minutes this afternoon and really like it. My favorites so far are hula hooping and riding the bike :) Hopefully when the kids go to bed I can do it some more!

So you are probably wondering what you have to try... I LOVE subway and decided to create this chicken bacon ranch sub they have. I started out with a flat out bread, put 4 oz. of grilled chicken breast seasoned with cumin and fajita seasoning, next I sauteed some fresh mushrooms in cooking spray and made some turkey bacon to put on top, the final thing i put on top was 1/4 cup of mozzarella cheese. Put it under the broiler until toasty. Added lettuce, tomato and then drizzled 2 T of Light Ranch dressing on top. It has 8 points in it but it is huge and very filling!! This was so much better than subways! NOT KIDDING, it ROCKED!! I had so many extra points I added potato wedges to this meal but I think I would've been satisfied with just the wrap! You guys have to try this!

Supper Last Night!

This is what I created for supper last night. I used the Flat Out Flatbreads, spread it with 2 T of BBQ sauce, sprinkled it with some minced garlic, 2 oz. of grilled chicken breast, 2 slices of turkey bacon, cut up some fresh mushrooms and 1/4 cup of mozzarella cheese. It was 7 points but you could make it less if you used only 1 slice of turkey bacon. Very good and filling.

LONG DAY BUT I MADE IT!

Today was HARD.  I only had a banana & 1/2 cup a cereal for breakfast so that started my day off wrong.  I hate it when I 'm not hungry in the morning... it catches up eventually!!  So... the whole day I was starving no matter what I ate. BUT, I did manage not to cheat & not to go over my points.  I was starving all day but I survived.

Biggest Loser was pretty inspirational.  I never want to get that heavy, EVER.  I can't imagine how hard it is to exercise when you are that big... I feel like I'm going to die when I'm working out, I can't imagine what they feel like! 

Me & the hubby did the BL Cardio workout tonight before the show.  It was a good workout... I am so proud of him for exercising with me.  It is going to be such a great lifestyle change for both of us.

OK, I'm exhausted... night night.

I wish I hated sweets!!

Today starter out ok. I sometimes go to Kwik Star on my way to work (if I have time) and get a cappaccino. Well I had time today, so I stopped. Guess what?!?! The machine was out of order! Coincidence?... I think not (LOL). So I just walked out. Then I tried.the HG oatmeal with pumpkin, but I couldn't get more than a spoonful down. It just wasn't agreeing with my taste buds! So I settled for a fiber one bar, grapes, & hot chocolate. The day went fine, but nights are always hard. I need to leave most of my points for after work I guess. I ate 2 HG pumpkin muffins and two Graham crackers with whipped cream and drizzled sugar free chocolate syrup. I guess it could have been worse. I have spent 1hr & 45 min on the wii fit plus. I need to get back on the eliptical though to get a more high intensity workout. The biggest loser starts back up tomorrow!!! Ok, I will stop being boring. One last tip though.... Don't get obsessed with weighing yourself on the Wii fit plus. It will make you frustrated. Goodnight

Day 2 coming to an end....

Woke up late this morning so breakfast was not happening... opened the fridge and found some string cheese and decided I could eat that on the way to work. I had plenty of points needless to say since breakfast didn't contain much. I made a really awesome Chicken Tortilla soup from Hungry Girls cookbook. I also made a healthy BLT made with turkey bacon and 45 calorie bread, Very Yummy!

I just got home from the gym, there were about 3 times as many people there as usual. Mostly because everyone goes the first week or two of January for their "New Years Resolution." As I looked around I thought to myself, "how many of these people will really be here a month from now?" Then I realized the only person that matters is me, not because I'm selfish but because my body needs me to be dedicated to it and it alone! Getting healthy is a personal choice and you have to be ready to make the commitment. Losing Weight is more mental than physical, in my opinion. You have to be dedicated to going to the gym and choosing the right food. Yea those nachos may look good now but after you eat them you will probably feel guilty for doing it and possibly get a upset stomach. The sensation for "unhealthy food" only last for a few minutes so if you can fight it you will succeed, and feel so much better for doing it! Well that is my post for tonight.... Hope my sisters are staying strong on their journal! Good night all!!

Movies

I went to the movies this afternoon and watched "It's Complicate". It was really funny! I brought my own Diet Caffiene Free pop and my own light popcorn with no salt!! Ha! That's what you can do when you have a big purse :). We ate at Apple Bee's tonight and I got a WW meal. As long as I can get through the rest of the evening without eating anything more I will meet my 24 points for the day!

Survived the first day :)

I have completed all my meals and snacks for the day! I was really starving around 3:30 today and thought I might need to raid the cabinets for food! Well I contained myself, as it was the first day and all, I had to stick with it!

I really think its gonna work this time, I've got a different feeling from all the "other" times I've tried to lose the weight. I am bond and determined to be under 200 pounds before I hit my 30th birthday in October 2010! It will happen, I promise you that :)

I will be getting up at 5AM and going to the gym. On Wednesday my Wii Fit Plus will show up and I will be a very happy fat chick! :D

It has been a successful first day for this Hungry Sister, Good Night All!!

Tip- Did you know you burn lots of calories while you sleep? Yep its true! Get your zzzz's in :)

Day One - We have no clue how to write a blog...

Please bear with us - this whole blog thing is new to us.  What will people be excited to read about?  About how we are all overweight & struggling to lose it.... isn't most of America?  We watch The Biggest Loser every season and think to ourselves "if those people can do this we should be able to do this" and then we go grab a bowl of ice cream and finish watching the show.  Sound familiar?

Well, 2010 shall be different!  I know, it's January and every thinks "this is the year" for losing that extra weight.... But we want this to be a place of motivation & support to keep everyone going for longer than January.  We want to post helpful advice we find, workout videos, websites, ect... that will help keep us motivated & maybe help out other people too.

As you can tell my the title of our blog we have found Hungry Girl at www.hungry-girl.com and have bought the cookbooks as well.  If you want to find some healthy recipes that actually taste good check out this website.  We have tried several of them & haven't had one that doesn't taste good yet.

We have decided that doing Weight Watchers points is the easiest way to eat the right things & stay on track so we are going to be using the WW system.

As for exercise.... 2 of us are using the Wii Fit and it is a pretty good workout and pretty fun to do.  I have tried the Active personal trainer for the Wii but I am having trouble with the sensors working when I am moving so that is frustrating.  If anyone out there actually knows how to get this thing to work right let me know!

I can say for sure that the Jillian 30 Day Shred is a killer workout!  I have only done the beginner level and it is painful.  I have bought 2 other Biggest Loser workout DVDs & Leslie Samson (love her!) walking video that I haven't tried yet but will give my opinion soon!

So, it's really all about staying motivated & sticking with the program.  I will end our first post here as I don't know what is too long and if this is interesting at all.  Best of luck to everyone out there trying to lose the weight again, I hope this is the last time you have to make this your resolution!