EmmieMay

So, week one: gained 1.4 lbs.

I ALWAYS gain the first week of trying to lose weight. ?? No clue how that happens, it just always does. So I shouldn’t get discouraged, but can’t help feeling kind of bad. :/

I can only try my VERY BEST this week and stick to it! I will try varying my exercise and seeing if that helps too. Oi.

Hello all! Happy Friday!

So I want to start blogging again. I feel like it really helps me stay focused on my weightloss goals and feel like I have tons of great support!

My goal is, by the end of summer (I start school September 15) to lose 10-15 pounds. So that’s like, two and half months…10 weeks…I can do it!!

My biggest problems are snacking, like grabbing handfuls of cereal and eating things I’m not counting in my calories. Hopefully I will update at least once a week, though I am super busy with two jobs and LSAT classes this summer.

My family is going on vacation next week, to Michigan to see my mom’s side of the family. I will have to really spend time planning what I eat and not eating junk food, but I know I can do it.

Thank you everyone for your continued support! Have a great weekend!

I borrowed this from Lucyisanartist. I think it is very thought-provoking, and I think I could benefit from thinking about these questions. Thanks, Lucy! =)

1. I want to lose weight because: I want to feel strong, internally and externally. I am a runner and I would love to get faster and stronger with that, which can only happen if I lose weight. I want to see myself as a small girl, which I am in height, but I would like my weight to match.

2. My feelings about my weight are: Fearful. It is easy for me to act like an ostrich and stick my head in the sand. I avoid the scale because I see it as a source of unhappiness and angst. But I am more afraid of letting myself go to a point where I feel completely immobilized and unhappy. So I want to take control now!

Food is: yummy? Sweet food can be a problem for me. And if I eat too little, I get low-blood-sugar migraines, which can only be cured with a 4 hour nap in a room completely void of light and sound. So it’s a delicate balance.

My family views my weight loss efforts as: beneficial, if I can really stick to it.

My friends view my weight loss as: I try to be more private about my weight loss project, and I have skinny friends, so I’m not sure how they would view it.

Type of diets I’ve been on: counting calories, mostly. My mother taught me the WW way, but as a math major, I prefer calories and numbers and things like that.

How long diets last: I haven’t really stuck to a religious diet in years. I really want to change this NOW.

Exercise: I truly love exercise, which is a benefit. I picked up running two years ago, and I would really love to reach my goals with that. I ran my first 5K last September, which made me very proud! =D I also love dancing, and would love to lose weight in order to look better in the ever-unflattering spandex dance pants….oi….

How I’ve succeeded in the past: discipline. I know what to do and how to do it, I just need to remain focused and actually implement my plans. For example, if I think about the fact that I may be hungry late at night, I know I will end up eating something that isn’t good for me. But if I just go to bed, that I know I will have nothing to regret in the morning. I just need to do it!

Why it failed: Stress eating, giving up too easily and blowing all my efforts out of the water…etc.

My strengths: helpful, goal oriented, successful, intelligent, my personality, ability to learn, intuative

My weaknesses: freakin’ baked goods! And the snacks my (thin) friends eat constantly. Also, going out with my boyfriend to restaurants (fast food) and eating things that I know aren’t good, and don’t even taste that good. =/ Why do I do that?

I enjoy: school (yes), dancing, friends, my boyfriend <3, family, music, running, TAing, clothes (another motivator…I’m a born shopper), make-up, movies, games, etc.

I dislike: feeling negative and unmotivated. FAST FOOD, barf. Feeling lonely.

Merry Christmas to all! =) I am new to the site, this is my first day.

Christmas is always a difficult time for trying to eat healthy, because my mother is a wonderful cook, and my downfall will always be sweets. =/ But I will be returning to school next week, and starting a new weight-loss goal for the New Year which I plan to stick with!

Random Blurb: This is just something that stuck out to me a week or so ago when I was watching Barbara Walter’s “20 Most Fascinating People” special on TV. Walters was interviewing Victoria Beckham, and asked her if she ever ate cake, and Mrs. Beckham said “no, never.” Oi. Haha. Just thought that was funny, and that I would share.

((*Drools over David Beckham*))