Refresh

Ok, so I had a pretty bad start to the week. Not going into details (it involved fried food and alcohol) but it wasn't pretty. Totally came down to the fact that my end goal is to be at a healthy weight to have a healthy pregnancy. I have given myself the ultimatum of not trying until I weigh less than 150lbs. So here again, the baby bug bites me in the ass and I'm only 9.5lbs less than what I started at. I'm pretty proud of the 9.5lbs, but I still have 70-some pounds staring me in the face. I know part of it is being depressed because of the winter and being sick/injured, but mostly its disappointment that I let myself get off track.

So what does that mean?? Its time for a refresh. Renew, remind, refresh. A renewal of what I'm doing and why I'm doing it. A kick in the ass, it's time to get back into gear.

*Goals Back Into Focus- I now have a sidebar list about why I'm doing this.

*Reward List Updated- on the sidebar. I really want a new pair of shoes!

*A New Daily Checklist- vitamin, 64oz. water, 30 minutes of exercise, etc.

*Groceries- I need my staples! Yogurt, 100-calorie packs, pickles and Crystal Light.

*New Tracking System- I love Lose It, but I still need something to track all the stuff on my checklist that isn't tracked in Lose It. I have a checklist program on my iPhone, but I'm wondering if a physical checklist (with pretty colored stars??) to track my progress.

I have a request- would you comment and tell me what you track/measure/obsess over in your daily journey? The best of the bunch will get a free Biggest Loser workout DVD of their choice.

You don't take a long journey without stopping to make sure that you're on the right road, and that you have enough gas to get where you want to go. This is my break in the travel, and now I'm back on the road.

Giveaway: Secrets of a Former Fat Girl

The Giveaway is over now, but stay tuned for another one starting later this week! :-)

I can't stand it, I have to share this book. Secrets of a Former Fat Girl, by Lisa Delaney is a gem of a book that I happened to pick up at the local library- about halfway through it, I got on Amazon and ordered two copies, one for me and one for you!

This book has a subtitle of How to Drop Two, Four (or More!) Dress Sizes- and Find Yourself Along the Way. I will say that this is NOT a diet book with recipes and exercise routines- this book is about getting the stuff with your head worked through on your weight loss journey and some really practical advice at changing all the things that have gotten you here in the first place.

There have been numerous oh wow moments while reading, a lot of lightbulbs coming up over my head- and its all written in an easy to read format. A few of those lightbulbs:

*You're Not Like Other People: this was talking about the pity party that we can get into, why do I have to be so obsessed with food, why do I always have to worry about calories when everyone else doesn't?? She talks about the fact that its just not you, move on. (Came at a perfect time for me, evil eyeing my office workers skinny little ass and her humongo container of lasagna- its just wrong). She then follows that up with some good fixes for those- some easy, some not- but they've made me think.

*Adopt INO, Its Not an Option: I blogged about this awhile back here, and its still awesome. Its a mind game, but it works!

*Links to great places to buy workout wear! I just ordered a bra (that was quite possibly engineered by NASA) from Activa.com and I'm psyched. She assumes that you probably don't know how to pick out good workout shoes and all that, and she's got great down-to-earth advice on what to get and why- it can completely transform a shopping trip, let me tell you.

I could keep babbling about this book, but I'll just give you the scoop on how to get it!

*For 1 entry- post a comment on this blog!

*For 2 entries- become a follower, and tell me about it in your comment!

*For 3 entries- link to this giveaway from your blog, become a follower and tell me about it (with link to your blog post please) in your comment!

And for anyone who doesn't want to enter but still wants the book, its $4.99 on Amazon, a great deal! The giveaway ends Saturday, February 28th!

Just Because!

Just because you are all such a supportive blog-community....just because I'm so happy that Blogspot exists and lets me journal my way through this journey....just because I'm so psyched that I've made these changes and they've actually even sorta stuck for over a month....and even when they don't (see the post below), I get right back on track.....and just because I'm 7lbs lighter than I was when I started this journey....

Just because of all of that, I'm doing a giveaway!

Everybody is talking about Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred workout DVD. I still maintain that the shred effect is on your lungs, because this is a serious workout! Its pure-Jillian-kickass style, she tells it like it is and puts you through your paces. No excuses- she's got 400lb people doing jumping jacks, so she expects full jumping jacks out of you! It's an awesome workout, my muscles ached for four days straight after my first time through Level 1. The reviews are impressive too, you can read them here.

So here's how you make it yours!

*For 1 entry- post a comment on this blog!
*For 2 entries- become a follower, or mention that you're a follower in your comment!
*For 3 entries- link to this giveaway from your blog and leave a comment!

I'll be picking a winner on February 14th, and the winner will receive their brand-new DVD in the mail 3-4 days later!

I hope you like the choice of prize- I'll be taking suggestions for future giveaways too!

Give-Aways!

Chic Runner has a giveaway!

This is a book I opened at B&N and read about getting avocado spread on my Jimmy John's BLT. Saves me almost 200 calories and like 15 grams of fat, and its awesome! I don't know why I didn't get the book, but now we have a chance to win it!

And so does Confessions of a Overweight Shopaholic!

Can you tell I love giveaways?? lol

This one is a goody basket, and this is part of the surprise contents. :-)