New Job & Change in FPs

If you've looked at my daily points tracking at all, you may have noticed that I've already gone over my 25 FPs for this week, and so I thought I'd just explain myself a little. I decided the very next day after I set this week as 25 FPs that that wasn't what my plan was anymore. This week is the one week in the month (ahem) in which I NEED those 35 FPs - and I used almost 1/2 of them the very first day. I was craving chocolate and icecream like nobody's business, and normally on a day like that I would say "to heck with it" and quit counting points entirely - probably for the whole week. But since we're doing this little competition, I decided to have a treat but to still count it. Now you may say "oh my goodness, she had 15 points worth of icecream!! what kind of binge is that??" but I have to tell you that that is only 1 small blizzard from Dairy Queen - and that stopping after that was still showing control on my part cuz the kids had a banana split which they only ate about 1/8th of and we left 7/8ths of a perfectly good banana split behind. boohoo. So, you see, i was still in control!! :o)
So, i'm using 35 FPs this week - and hopefully no more. I have 3 days left here to split up only a few that are left.

In other news, I started a new job on Friday - serving at Boston Pizza parttime. I've only had the one shift so far, but I really really liked it so far. I think its gonna be great. I'm still doing my dayhome 3 days per week, but in addition I'm going to waitress 2 or 3 evenings a week as well. And I'm excited about it. AND I'm excited about how I look in my BPs uniform! teehee. I've wanted to work there before, but thought I couldn't cuz I didn't look anything like what their normal servers look like (you know what I mean... they don't really hire frumpy people, or obese people, or dishevelled looking people... not that I was any of those things before, but I still didn't think I could get hired there). WELL, I will have to take a picture of me in my uniform for you, because for a huge twist - I LOVE my uniform -and it makes me look thin and I feel beautiful in it (for now anyway - ask me that again after I've been working there for a year!) :o) I also love the extra exercise that I'll be getting as I'm working at BPs - lots of speed walking and carrying heavy plates is exercise after all!!

So, that's an update on me. Happy Sunday everyone!

Guess What?

Well Easter weekend went fairly well and a little bit bad, but mostly really well. I went for my first ever jog outside (oh yeah, I think I mentioned that already)... and I stayed out of the candy for the most part. I did have a few oopses but I have vowed to focus on the positive. So here it is...
I bought a new bathing suit on Saturday and it is a size 8!

A SIZE EIGHT!!!!!

I never thought my body would fit into clothing numbered that small. It was a definite first for me - I got down to a size 9 last time, but this time I'm feeling smaller, even though my weight on the scale is still higher than my lowest weight a couple of years ago. Maybe its the exercise? I don't know, but its nice.

So, what did YOU do right this weekend?? I'm sure there was something...!

Perseverance, Not Perfection

That is what I've been reminding myself of since yesterday evening, when after officially achieving a 40 pounds weight loss, I proceeded to come home, bake cookies, and easily consume at least 30 points worth of cookie dough and cookies - probably more.
BOO BOO BOO

But - I am always talking about not letting little slip-ups cause you to fall down, and so I am trying to take my own advice and look for the positive in this.

And here it is:
1. Last night's binge was my first binge since I started this whole "lose 10 pounds in 10 weeks" thing - which was on Tuesday, January 6th... which means that I didn't binge like a crazy person once in 5 whole weeks. Which I am proud of.
2. I'm glad I did it because it reminded me how much I hate overeating. I felt SO GROSS after and I felt so guilty and my self-esteem took a down turn and I just re-realized that pigging out isn't the fun that people often think it is.
3. Feeling fat and overfull yesterday motivated me more to exercise today, so I actually got up this morning at 6:30 and had finished my treadmill routine by 7:15 am. That made me feel good.

So, those are the positive things I'm taking from this. I know for a fact that my home-made cookies are my biggest downfall. For the longest time, I wasn't even allowed to make them (by my own rules). Then this week, we decided that we want to stop spending money on pre-packed-type foods for Trevor's lunch and start making them and packing them ourselves (ie. pudding, applesauce, cookies, rice krispie squares, V8 bottles, etc...) BUT, which item on that list did I proceed to prepare at home first?? The cookies. Big mistake.

And so, I think I've decided that for the couple extra dollars a month, cookies will have to continue to be the one item that we buy prepacked.

On another note - I had to up my jogging routine again today (every Weds is a new week in the program) and before I started, I really didn't think I'd be able to do it - I thought I'd totally die of exaustion - but after last night, I was more motivated to try - and I DID it and am feeling so proud and good and full of energy now. Hooray.

Here is what I'm on this week:
Theres always a brisk 5 minute walk to warm up first.
Then I did a 3 minute jog, 90 second walk, 5 minute jog, 2 and a half minute walk, 3 minute jog, 90 second walk, 5 minute jog, and then a cool down walk (which was about 4 minutes I think).

Seriously, if you'd asked me earlier in my life if I thought I'd ever do this on purpose (and enjoy it!!) - I would have said you're crazy!! If I can start doing this exercise, ANYONE CAN. So, if you happen to be one of my readers who doesn't exercise but wishes they did - I know how you feel and I just want to say that you can do it. Start slow with walking or whatever. You'll be happy you did.

One more thing - I just wanted you to know that I am currently wearing a pair of hand-me-down pants from my sister-in-law (Thanks Kerri!) that are SIZE NINE!!!!! (This is the first size 9 I think I've ever worn ... or at least I never wore a size 9 in my life before WW last time around). I can't believe they fit and I'm super excited about that. I got them last summer when we were visiting Chad and Kerri - back when I was size 16 or so. I took them in good faith that I would one day get to the point of fitting into them and here I am!! Yay! :o) So, these pants and the jogging this morning are making my day and I just wanted to share that with you.

Have a Happy Wednesday Friends!!!