I am still being good.  But I am always ALWAYS hungry.  So I thought I'd share some food porn. Enjoy.

Kick Off Week Day 7 - Tuesday

Keep your expectations realistic.

This has been my biggest downfall throughout my entire life.

Does this scenario sound familiar?

You spend the entire week counting everything you eat, getting in those workouts, drinking your water, so you are all jazzed up about getting on the scale at the end of the week.

Then you get on the scale, and you're like - WTF????

I was good all week.  Why have I not lost like 10 pounds???

Yeah, I've been there my whole life.

This is the hurdle that I've had to get over, in order to have success in losing weight over these last two years.  It is sometimes really hard to be good all week and then get on the scale, and see that you've only lost 0.3 pounds.  It's frustrating.

To get past this, keep these things in mind.

- No matter how little you've lost, you've still lost and that's a positive!

- All those little losses add up, and before you know it, you've lost 5 or 10 pounds.

- Your body doesn't always follow your schedule.  Maybe your body needed 8-9 days this week to show a loss, and not the 7 you expect.  Your body will show the loss on the scale when it's ready.

Just remind yourself that you will see the loss next week.

Some weeks are going to be disappointing.  So prepare yourself ahead of time.  Don't let that disappointment send you into a tailspin, because that is counterproductive.

Kick Off Week Day 6 - Monday

Try to eat a salad for one meal each day.

Make yourself some edible art for yourself.

Maybe, just maybe Edward will present you with an apple.

Seriously though, if I try to eat a salad for one meal each day (either lunch or dinner) I have a lot more points left for the other meal that day.  Plus if all I bring to work for lunch is a salad, well then I guess that's all I'll be having.

Be careful eating salads at restaurants.  They are usually bad news and have more calories than if you were to just order the damn cheeseburger that you really want!

Here's my other secret salad eating tip.

I never put the dressing on my salad.  Ever.

I dip my fork in my dressing each time I pick up a bite of salad.

You know those cups of dressing they give you at a restaurant?

I can literally get away with eating only half of one of those.

Think of all the calories you are saving???

Just make sure when you order a salad out, 

that you ask for the dressing on the side.

So it's good to always have a salad made in the fridge, 

so there are no excuses!

Kick Off Week Day 5 - Sunday

Count every little thing that passes your lips.

It is so easy to get lazy about this.  
However, if I stop counting, I overeat.
Count every. Single. Thing.

When you grab that small handful of M&M's, you think it's not a big deal.  Snack on a few crackers.  Whatever little things you like to graze on, add up fast.

Measure it, count it and write it down.
If nothing else, it will make you aware of how much you should be eating in order to lose weight.

I do the old Weight Watchers points.  I get 24 points per day, and those points can get eaten up really fast with snacking.
Even after you've been doing this awhile, and you think you know what you're doing and you think you don't have to keep track.
Keep track!

Kick Off Week - Day 4 - Saturday

Weigh In Day

I pick Saturday as my weigh in day for a few reasons.

1) It's the day my points reset and I'll have those extra bonus points if I need them for the weekend.

2) If I've lost weight, it will help keep me motivated through the weekend.

3) I know this is TMI, but with you girls I feel comfortable saying this.  On Saturday, I'm not rushed as I am on the weekdays, so I can relax, drink my coffee, and then hopefully go to the bathroom - like really go to the bathroom! LOL  Sometimes that doesn't happen during the week.  Just saying.....

So I like to make sure I get everything out before I weigh myself.

So I'm going to post my weekly weigh in each Saturday.  Feel free to join me, or if a different day works better for you, please do a post on your day.

So today's weekly weigh in is going to be my starting weight post.

After this, I will be posting how much I've lost (or gained).

So in the comments, you can post as little or as much information as  you want.  You can write what your weight is that day with your loss/gain, or if you're more comfortable, just post your loss/gain.

We're in this together!

Kick Off Week Day 3 - Friday

Get some exercise in!

At the very least, get some walking in a few times per week.  My goal is to get in some exercise at least 3 times per week.

I use the treadmill, and I keep my treadmill walking more exciting by attaching a portable DVD player to my treadmill, and watching one of my favorite Rob Pattinson movies.  

I find this extremely motivating!

Before you know it, 45 minutes have passed!

I'm so busy ogling Rob, that I don't even realize I'm sweating and out of breath.  That's my usual reaction to him anyway!

I know some of you like to read while you are on the treadmill.  

A hot and steamy fanfiction might be just the motivation you need to keep going!

Books on tape are good too!

So whatever gets you moving and keeps you moving - do it!

Kick Off Week Day 2 - Thursday

Drink plenty of water.

This sounds so simple, but you would be surprised at how often we go a day and realize we have had little to no water.  

Too much soda in place of water is also a big issue. 

It tastes good but we all know it's really not that good for us, even if we drink diet.

Here's how I overcome this obstacle.

- Set a goal of the amount of water you are going drink each day.

- If you make your water goal by dinner time, enjoy a soda.  

- If you didn't make your water goal by dinner, then no soda.

Another compromise is to drink sparkling water.  It gives you the bubbles like soda, but it has no calories, sodium or any other of that bad stuff.  I really like drinking LaCroix.  It comes in many flavors and it's better than diet pop.

When you are trying to get rid of extra weight, flushing your body out daily with water is a big help!