8 weeks!

Yes, its been 8 weeks since I started this new journey. I can't believe it. Its been easy at points and challenging at others. All in all... I'm proud of myself. I'm doing really well.

I apologize for not getting week 7 in, but there was no official weigh in. The members of my group were all too sick so they cancelled the meeting. I should have posted something anyway.

This last few days have been so very cold that my knees have been aching and even my hips and back have been aching. Yesterday was -43C with the windchill!!!!  Today warmed up to a balmy -34C. Its harsh. With the heat in the apartment not working properly, its even more frustrating. I kept the kids home from school yesterday because I felt it was too cold for them to go out, which meant that I had had between 1 and 3 kids at home every day for 5 days straight. I find I don't get as much activity when the kids are home. Although my 10yr old (11yrs in 2 days) was awesome and played bowling and river adventure on the Kinnect with me on Friday.

I am doing really great with recording my food every day on myfitnesspal.com!  I have logged in every day for 3 weeks straight without missing a day!  This is a bit of a miracle in my life because I had not succeeded in journaling my food for more than 3 days in over a decade! Its been really quite revealing. I honestly have to admit that it makes me stop and look at what I'm putting into my body and if I could find a better option. It also just makes me think. Little things. Like a handful of candy. How much the milk & sugar in my coffee actually adds up to over the course of the day. Whether nibbling on those nachos is worth it.

Its been so revealing that I've decided to cut my coffee intake back to two cups of coffee, and to switch to black unsweetened. Its not as tasty. But that's the point. It will help me cut back. And wow.... in 4 days I've saved nearly 1000 calories! WOW! At 250 calories a day, that's 91,250 calories a year, which equals 26 lbs in one year!!!!! Just by taking my coffee differently. HOLY MACKEREL!!  SERIOUSLY!!!  (that's the equivalent of ONE Tim Horton's Large Double Double a day. that's it! HOLY SMOKES!!)

So I've been opening my eyes, being more diligent, and starting to move more. And its paying off!!


Last week: 202.0 lbs
This week: 199.0 lbs

 Loss this week of 3.0 lbs!

Net LOSS of 8.4 lbs in 8 weeks

Look at me!!! I CAN DO IT!!