Lost in the dust of the wagon...

...but I'm hoping that this will embarrass me back onto the wagon.... This is a MAJOR EFFIN SET BACK!

*CURRENT WEIGHT: 221 lbs.*

I know not to even attempt to even catch back up to the wagon, I'm just going to keep it in view until MONDAY. I know I know.. I should just jump on it.. BUT I have family coming into town and we're going to the fair... need I say more?? SO to save myself the self-bitching session afterwards, I'm waiting til MONDAY. I will also be able to go shopping for the foods I need this weekend. 

I'm hoping to be able to get my ass up out of bed and back into the gym. It's just really hard to get out of bed at 4 in the morning.. but it's even harder to go in the evenings after I've settled down, ya know? And I'm gone to Dustin's a lot, too... so I need just to just suck it up and make my ass get out of bed... lol

We shall see.. What will help out A LOT is the cooler weather.. Cooler weather = not hard to eat soup. I cannot make myself eat soup in the warmer months.. I will vomit.. it's really weird... BUT when it's cooler I can tear up some soup.. SO I should be able to knock off some weight that way.. 

What's going to be hard to kick is my new addiction to MALTS! Wait, who am I kidding... it's not a new addiction... VANILLA shakes/malts/whatever are a HUGE WEAKNESS for me!!! It's like my soda.. lol.. I think I'll be able to.. I can at least wing myself down to 1 a week.. I think that's doable.. 

So, yeah.. there you have it.. What majorly sucks is the fact that I see what needs to be done, but I just don't do it!! BUT It's rough getting into my size 16s and it's not pretty... not that it was that pretty to begin with, BUT it was a lot prettier 21 lbs ago, lmao.

I'll keep you updated... Luckily I haven't been going to the aspen clinic, so at least I'm not wasting money that way...

Wow, it's been FOREVER!!!

I'm sad to say I have fallen off my wagon :( But I am planning on getting back on. I haven't completely fell off.. I still eat pretty good.. but I have been allowing snacks... like chocolate covered icecream :( it sucks... I feel horrible and like a pig when I do, I don't know what's up with me!!! I'm still taking the adipex. And I'm staying under 200.. and I didn't take it like I was supposed to (only 1/2 a pill a day) for a few days because I couldn't afford the Rx..

This weekend is my birthday. Monday I will start back dieting and exercising like I'm supposed to. I posted a pic up top of me from November of 2008.. That was a year and a month give or take before I started my diet.. so I know I was bigger than that.. Like something stupid I didn't take a before pic or measurements! (such a loser!)

Anywho. It's really weird.. For awhile I was like "yeah, I'm looking damn good.. losing this weight woot" then one morning I woke up and BAM my thoughts were back to the "damn, I'm a fucking FAT ASS" when I looked in the mirror.. I know I should still be like "damn, I look good... 66 lbs off.. woot!" but I can't.. I think it's because I haven't been doing what I'm supposed to be doing.. We'll see.. I have to do.. I've lost 66.. I know I can lose the 50 more!!

I'll try to get a now pic up here for you.. All I have is headshots....

Hope all is going better for you!!

**Current Weight**
197lbs

CONTEST I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT!

SO sorry!! I completely forgot to come back and post this for you guys!! Please, forgive me!!

Anywho!! Here's the link for you guys to check out.

www.familycircle.com/walk2010

So far I haven't done anything, BUT the contest just started yesterday. My username on there is donnajo13. You can start a team, so if you're interested in starting one, let me know! AND we can come up with a name and stuff! It should be lots of fun :)

Well...

...I rescheduled my appt. from Saturday to this afternoon. So I go to The Aspen Clinic at 4:30 today. Super fun.. But it sucks because normally I got in the mornings, so I only have breakfast in me.. so now I'm going in the afternoon so I'll have Breakfast, lunch, and everything I drink.. Oh well, I'll just get to lose more next time around, right? lol.. j/k!

I haven't been exercising like I should be.... BUT the good news is that time changed... so it's actually LIGHT outside when I get home! And me and my sister are supposed to be starting to walk on the trail next to where my niece plays soccer..during my niece's practice... We did it last week.. but didn't this week, unless we do it tonight.. So I'll get some walking down for sure 3 times a week...but I also have my gym membership, so I can always go there, too!

Which I did last night and this morning... now if only I could keep it up!! I think I will be because I saw in my Family Circle magazine last night a contest going on..don't remember the site or the company doing it.. anyways.. you register with their site (it's free!) and you enter in your walking information every day/evening/whenever and you're entered into a drawing. They're doing daily winners AND first place/grand prize winners, also. It's from April 5th-June 12..or was it July 12th? I'll get the info and post it on here this evening/weekend.. But the prizes are great exercise equipment.. and the grand prize is a trip... but like I said, I'll post all the details on here.

I might not have been exercising like I should be, but I've kept up my eating habits. Except for my pieces of chocolate I had this weekend....but I didn't binge eat or anything.. I just had 2 mini reece cups... so it's ok!

Anywho...I'll post my appointment results later this evening, also. :) Hope all is well with you guys!!

Current *UNofficial* weight:
209 lbs

4th visit to Aspen and a little catchin up

Today at my appointment @ The Aspen Clinic... I weighed in at 217!! That's 10 more pounds off for a total of 46!!!!! Yay!!!! 23 more pounds and I will be half way to my goal!!! Super awesome!!!! :)

I haven't done any exercising. But I haven't been laying around all the time either... not saying I don't have my lazy days, lol... BUT I will be getting my ass back in the gym..that way I will be down even more! :)

I've been eating right still. I cheated only once. And that was a slim slice of a Gambino's Pecan Praline king cake....so yeah.. That was definitely a must.. if you smelled it, you would say the same! haha

I've had some help from YOPLAIT with my cravings.. I love yogurt. And Yoplait is pretty much THE best! If it says it is cinnamon roll...it tastes like a cinnamon roll... WELL.....lookie what I found at Target a few weeks ago!!!! I always said they needed to make this one....

And it tastes REALLY good, too!!! :) So there's my secret.. I try not to crave what Yoplait doesn't make, yet. lol Now if I could find more of the raspberry cheesecake one, I will be set for life... well, that and my Fage Greek yogurts :)

That's all for now!! Hope all is well with you!!

3rd Visit to Aspen

I don't know what the deal is.. I weighed before I went and my scale said 225....their scale said 227? Do blue jeans weigh that much? lol.. Of course, I did weigh at home before I had my slimfast, too.. but they do the bmi test, so you weigh in w/ no shoes on, so I know it wasn't being completely dressed.... who knows.. At least it was just 2 pounds and not like 10. lol.. All in all it wasn't too bad. I just really need to get my ass in the gym!!! Anywho. I lost another 11 pounds for a total of 36!! Not too shabby! I think anyways. The doc said for me not to get discouraged when the scale don't drop a pound or two every other day like it has been because I am starting to get into the "old fat" and it doesn't burn off as fast as the new fat does. He said that "new fat" is mainly water, so you drop it a lot quicker. So yeah.. I'm going to keep doing what I'm doing and go from there.

I did buy 2 big packs of skinless/boneless chicken breasts last night. And I de-fatted (yeah i don't think that's a word, haha, oh well, it'll be a Donna Jo Word) them all and put them in bags of 2. Because I cook them 2 at a time. When I cook them I just rub on McCormick Chicken Rub, rap them individually in foil, and pop them in the oven. Last night I tried them w/ olive oil...and I think I like just the rub better.. Last week I went to target and ended up finding a salad spitzer I like. It's made my Kemp (I think) It's a white label, if that helps. It's Raspberry Walnut. It's 15cals and 0.5f for 10 sprays...and trust me, you don't really need the 10 sprays b/c it's a strong taste..unless of course, you like how strong it is. It weird eating it b/c it looks like you put koolaid on your salad, but it's really good. Especially if you have some of the baked chicken, and you melt some cheese onto the chicken. Of course, the cheese makes it a lil bad.. then again if you're looking for more cals for your meal, you can get it from their. I really like it. Like I said it's a strong taste and I don't have to use all 10 sprays. I did over the weekend and it was almost too much for my taste.

Well, I think that's all that I have to say for now. Hope all is well with everyone and that your motivation is still going strong!! :)

Got on the scale this morning....

.....and I'm the lowest I've been in like 4-5 years!!!!! Ah! It's a great feeling!! I'm so happy!!!!! :)

I just thought I would share that with you guys. Of course, I could be WAY down BUT I haven't been exercising like I should be.. though I am eating right!!

I got Saturday for my 2nd visit to the Aspen Clinic and for an *official* weigh in. And of course I will post it on here :)

Current *unofficial* Weight:
225 lbs

Finally!

I got up early enough to go work out this morning!! yay! 2.51 miles...or 50 minutes... on the treadmill. Super fun! :)

Not much to discuss on here today... I haven't been exercising like I need to be... like... hardly ever..Not good... :/ But I have been sticking eating right!

I'm hoping to be able to exercise in the mornings and evenings this week..maybe push off a few more pounds before my next appointment, which is next Saturday, on Jan. 30th. Wow, 1 month down already?? Insane!!

I got a cookbook from Borders (yeah I know, I went somewhere other than Books-A-Million, it's a miracle!) the other day. It as a nutrional guide with every receipe. It's put out by Better Homes & Gardens and is low cal & low fat foods. And it's foods that we would enjoy daily..not the weird things that you'd rarely eat.. So, now Dad can't fuss and gripe that he doesn't know what to fix for me to eat for supper, lol.

And with that.. I have said all that I have to say at this time. Hope everyone is doing good, and keeping up with getting healthy!! :)

Current *unofficial* Weight:

229 lbs.

hmm...

.... I was bad and didn't work out but just a lil bit last week. None this weekend, BUT I did just get back from doing 4 miles on the treadmill... I might try to get up early and go in the AM....if not I will go after work again. I like going in the PM b/c I get to stay longer and do 4 miles... BUT I also enjoy going in the AM... I feel SUPER AWESOME for the rest of the day when I go.. We'll see..

I did watch what I ate over the weekend. So, even though I wasn't gyming it up I was still dieting. I got kind of worried... I got bummed about eating over the weekend.. Idk why.. I just didn't want anything I had and it felt like dad was pressuring me b/c I haven't gotten any recipes for him and that everything he ends up cooking and trying to be healthy for me is stuff I cannot eat. They aren't going to eat a lot of the recipes I want to try, so it's hard for me to get recipes. AND I cannot cook, so that's a huge nope. SO I was just really BLAH when it came down to it... Yesterday I had a slim fast for breakfast, a bite of fish-but it tasted like MUD, gross!, so I threw it outfor lunch...and then I ended up eating some yogurt in the PM.. didn't realize what time it was, so I wasn't hungry for supper..SO that's what I had. AND I had another yogurt for a snack later on. I don't do that often, actually that's the first time it happened. Trust me. I eat meat and vegies...it's just how it ended up playing out..

Anywho... so hopefully I'm back on track and everything will go right. My next appt. at the Aspen Clinic is Jan. 30th. I need to get back to losing some of this weight like I did last month.. I'm sure it was me eating less, now that my body is getting used to having the serving sizes that it's supposed to be having that it will be a lil harder to lose that much. We'll see!!

Current *unofficial* Weight:
233 lbs

A slice of Raspberry Cheescake....

....after an awesome 4 miles on the treadmill... YUMM! haha JUST KIDDING...sort of!! It's YOPLAIT YOGURT!!!!!! and it's my fave. It tastes as close to raspberry cheesecake as it can get. It's great! :)

Anywho! I've been slacking on my exercise! Ugh!! It pisses me off, trust me! Why can't I just get up and go?! What a bummer.. I think getting on the scale and seeing that the numbers haven't changed much is motivation enough. At least let's hope so.

I haven't been sleeping very well at night time. That's one reason I worked out tonight and not this morning. I was able to do 4 miles though, which is very kick ass! in the morning I only have time to do one or two miles. Which is better than none. I think I might start going in am and pm. Do just a quick lil morning pick up thing and then in the evening go do a big one w/ 4 (or more if want to). I'm just afraid that is going to run me down.. All I can do is try it out, right?? Oh, and I took my meds a lil earlier than what I have been. I took them at 8:30 and 1 instead of 9 and 2..which I would end up taking the afternoon 1/2 closer to 3...that is probably all my problem was, if I would just stop what I'm doing and take the pill at 2 I'd probably be fine. Anywho. I'm taking them earlier for right now...We'll see if maybe that will help, too.

My trouble is the weekends. I just want to sit around and do absolutely nothing. I always say to myself, "hmm.. after I get done doing (insert any activity I happen to be doing here) I'm going to get my shoes on and go do a mile or 2." and I don't do it. I just start doing something else. I'm going to change that. I also think sleeping later is screwing me up too... Because come Friday I'll be able to get up and go work out easily in the a.m. BUT I sleep in on the weekends and then come monday I don't want to get up. SO I might try getting up like I do every other morning and go do a workout. That way I'm still getting up early.. My goal is to start getting up and going and at the gym for sometime between 4:30-5... If I can do that, I'll be able to do at least 3 miles. Depending on what time I get there. 4 if I get there before 5. It takes about 20mins to do a mile at 3.0 speed. Which is pretty fast for my turtle self. haha. We'll see how good I get to it. If I would just make myself get up and out of bed when the alarm goes off I could easily do this..

Ok. That's all I have to ramble about my weight loss trials? is that the word I'm trying to think of?? oh well, it works for me, and I'm the one that's writing this, so it's going to work :)

Current *Unofficial* Weight:
235 lbs.

2nd Visit to the Aspen Clinic..

I was kind of nervous.. Today I took the BMI test. It was pretty rough.. BUT I new it would be b/c I'm over weight, duh! It WILL be better next time!

Thursday I wore pants that I haven't been able to wear in awhile. Don't go getting too excited! They are still the same size. I don't know if it was because they weren't worn as much or if maybe they were made smaller, but they were very tight and uncomfortable to wear, so I didn't wear them. WELL! I wore them Thursday. THEY WERE COMFORTABLE! Some people may think, "So, they are still the same size." But it feels really good to be able to put on pants that were tight and uncomfortable and have them be comfy and wearable... NO MATTER THE SIZE! :) At least that's what I say :)

Today is lazy day. I may hang out at the gym tonight.. Maybe there will be something good/interesting to watch and make the few miles seem like a breeze.

Current **OFFICIAL** weight:
238

haha...

....not very important, just thought I'd share what I just got done doing...

I went to the gym to do a mile..... I got on the treadmill and looked up to see THE GREEN MILE playing on the TV in front of me. SO I plugged in my headphones and walked away. I walked and walked and walked... then happened to look down to see my progress to see that I had walked for 61 minutes and like 3.03 miles @3.0 speed! (which is fast pace for me..I'm such a turtle) I was like "damn." and got off. I would've stayed longer, but I wanted to get home and get cooled off and everything before bed. Going back in the a.m. to do it again... This time I won't turn off the alarm.. I'll snooze it....or hey.. I may just get up on the first time and walk a really long time.. We'll see!! :)

Current *Unofficial* Weight:
240 lbs

Wow...

It's been like FOREVER since I was on here! Well, I started going to the Aspen Clinic on Dec. 5th. It's a weight loss clinic. I am taking ADIPEX 37.5mg and their vitamins called LIPO-BC. So far everything is going well. I'm exercising in the mornings, 1-3 miles on the treadmill. Still drinking only water, with the occasional juice. OH, and hot chocolate. I found some at wal-mart that is only 25 cals and has NO fat! Yay! for being able to have hot chocolate still! lol I don't drink it very often, but sometimes you just need a glass of hot chocolate to make the day better, right? haha

I know you probably are thinking "wtf are you thinking?! starting a diet in the Holiday season?!", but I've done really well with it. I did let myself cheat a little bit Friday and have some cake. But I pretty much kept to eating only foods I could have. except for the cornbread dressing, haha. But I watched my portions!!

My mom and dad have agreed to help me out by cooking things I can have. Of course, since I'm not eatting pork or beef. (staying w/ turkey, chicken, and fish) I stocked up on some veges and things for me to eat when they have beef or pork for supper. With it being cold I'm mainly eating soups. I don't care to eat soups in the warm/hot times of the year. So that's the main reason I'm doing that. For snacks I'm keeping yogurts around. Yum! And having fruits, also. I did have a fudge bar/popcicle/whatever the other night. I can have it..but when I ate it (and it's one of my faves!), it tasted SO gross to me... so I won't be having any more of those.

I go in Saturday, Jan 2nd for my 2nd visit. We'll see how much I've lost and all officially. But I will list my current status to the right, and at the end of my posts. That way I can look back and see my progress. Just remember it's NOT official! So if I come back on here Saturday and say more it's because my scale is off. I hope it isn't though!

Current *unofficial* Weight:

240 lbs

Just..

...making a note.

The pills aren't Hydroxycut w/ Hoodia... they are HOODIA from the makers of Hydroxycut. So that's why it's not on the list of recalled products. Checked some sites. Checked the label. And it doesn't contain the stuff that is causing the liver problems. So it will be ok. :)

Last night went to Arzi's after going shopping. Had a SMALL salad w/ wheat pita bread. Got SO full of that it was ridiculous! Oh well. Good sign, right?? :)

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Good news..

...in my slump of not posting on blogger... I have not gained wait. Not so good news, I haven't lost any. Not saying it's bad. Just it isn't me losing any.

I don't really have anything to say. Except I started taking Hydroxycut w/ Hoodia on Monday and I have noticed that I don't eat a lot and get full w/ the less food intake than I had been taking the Slim Quick ones. This morning was my first time exercising since last Wednesday! Ugh! I know! HORRIBLE!!!! But I went this morning and that's a good thing! :)

Right now. Just so I won't be "skipping a meal" I am making myself eat a yogurt. I wasn't really hungry, but I know that skipping a meal is worse on you. It's not like I'm forcing it down. I wasn't hungry, but I wasn't full....if that makes any sense... Speaking of yogurt. I found a GREAT snack!! Edy's ice cream now makes YOGURT BLENDS. I have the TART HONEY one. And I have to say I REALLY like it. But to warn you. It doesn't taste like all the other frozen yogurts! (at least this one doesn't) I took a spoonful expecting the creamy ice cream taste to get hit w/ the taste of yogurt. Freaked me out, haha.. It is super good though. I think if you like yogurt you should try it out. (if you like honey try this one, if not grab a diff. one)

Nutrional Facts for serving size of 1/2 a cup: (again, this is the TART HONEY one!)
Calories: 100
Fat Calories: 15
Total Fat: 1.5g
Carbs: 20g
Fiber: 0g
Sugars: 16g
Protein: 2g

Looking at my yogurt now... other than the fat gram and a 1/2 and the 4 less protein it's the same. So yeah... Just thought I would share my thoughts on that. Please, if you try any of the other flavors please let me know!! :) It really helps b/c I was sitting at home watching my parents scoop out ice cream every night or whenever they would do it (i know I shouldn't snack at night, but sometimes....yeah... I'm so weak)... now I don't feel bad b/c it's YOGURT! And it's cold and textured like icecream...super yummy :)

Well, I really hope that all is going well on your end of the "getting healthy" spectrum! :) Have a good one kiddos!

I love this!!

These videos are so funny!! :) Enjoy!!

Quick update:

Well.. I've only lost 1 lb since the last time I updated. I'm not angry with myself. At least I didn't gain any! And I did lose 1! And with everything that has gone on recently..I'm surprised I didn't gain! I stress ate a lot with my Dad going through all this, but I was smart about it, or tried to be for the most part. But Dad is better and I'm doing everything I'm supposed to do again. So, all is well. And let's see where it leads, too, right?

Current Weight: 244 lbs

Lbs Lost: 16 lbs

STATUS:

Current weight: 245



Weight lost: 15



Goal Weight: 150

I'm doing something right..haha...better not jinx myself, right?? I will tell you this much. I had a sip of IBC Rootbeer Friday. I thought I was going to die. It landed in my stomach like a brick and my stomach cramped. SO apparenly coke products are out of the question now. I'm seriously NOT complaining. It just makes me feel good. I've been doing really good. I even went to the movies Saturday and didn't get anything. I had 1/2 a grilled caesar salad from wendy's.. :) I was tempted to go in there and have NACHOS for supper, but I decided to get a salad instead..so KUDOS to me! :) I was bad yesterday...I had pizza for lunch and ate left over pizza for supper. It wasn't an all bad pizza though. It had green olives, pepporoni, and roma tomatoes...and the box says zero trans fat, haha. But that's not the good part about yesterday... the good part came last night when I felt so gross. Not sick/puky gross.. More like "guilty" gross. And the only thing bad I had was the pizza...and a piece of candy. BUT no worries... I am back to my "getting healthy" eating. :) And I feel great.

I've had car problems..so I haven't been to work out in almost a week. BUT I can go pick my car up this evening, so no more excuses!! I will be back to my routine tomorrow. I think I'm going to jump over to the elliptical... I think I might switch up...do one week elliptical, next week treadmill. Something like that. I need to start working my arms more though...so I may just stick w/ elliptical, and make sure I do the one w/ the movie arms...if I'm cordinated enough to do that, haha.

I've also been taking slimquick w/ hoodia...and drinking only regular water or vitaminwater.

I hope all is going well with your 'getting healthy' routines :) Keep up the good work.

So far, so good

I've done really well today. I've ate the normal. And I've drank only water. Going to the movies tonight... hope I can be good. I think I might go to Wendy's for a salad, or may just get some popcorn at the theaters w/ no butter or anything... We'll see.. I think a salad would be better.. only they don't have good for you salad dressings.. Hmm.. We'll see... Hope all is going well w/ you!

haha

yeah...I haven't been to update this in forever! Sorry! Which that is mainly for me! I have pretty much stuck w/ my eating healthier kick. I've exercised at least in the mornings. Ate good. I did skimp the other day...I ate chips w/ my lunch.. But I felt HORRIBLE afterwards!! Supper is a problem for me though... I tend to try to over eat? I need to make myself not do that. I keep healthy snacks (yogurts and some type of fruit) around the house. So, it's not like I can't have a snack. Which I know I shouldn't...

My scale at home read 250 this morning. I didn't weigh on my scale at home before dieting, so I don't know if it's correct.... But that's what I'm going to go w/ now. So, I'm not even counting those 10 pounds (not that I'm counting pounds).

So, that's that. Woot.