So Far So Good

So I am happy with myself. I am taking it one day at a time and I find that if I just THINK before I eat something, and if I just weigh the pro's and cons of sitting around, I tend to eat sensibly (within my points) and I decide to go to the gym.

I really do think that it's mind over matter. At my meeting, my Leader always says to find a "goal" - it can be anything other than "I want to lose weight". My goal is the following:

In three months, when I have to wear my beatiful wedding gown, I want the tie up in the back to be a narrow line, not very wide at the top and skinny at the bottom. THAT, is my goal. I'm sure it may sound silly to some, but it's something for me to look forward to and to work towards.

A small goal I have came up today. I bought a pair of size 8 pants from Express (wide leg Editor if anybody wants to know). Anyway, they fit and I can get away with them, but if they were just a smidgen bigger they would be more comfortable. I bought them for my shower, so that is in one month. My goal is for them to fit comfortably. I estimate that if i drop 5 pounds they should be great fitting. (I tend to lose weight first in the gut - and GAIN first there too!!) So that's my mini-goal, and I really want to reach it because I don't want to eat 2 things and the pants get too tight on me!

So some NSV's:

Saturday we had a birthday party for my nephew to be, and his mom and gramma made a VERY CUTE (and yummy - I think!) Thomas the Train cake. I DID not - I repeat DID NOT have a piece. The most I ate was two pieces of licorice off the top of the cake. I was quite proud of myself because I'm not one to turn down cake!!

Today, I went to the states with my mom (I'm Canadian!) and we went to Olive Garden for lunch. We got the soup/salad combo. I chose the minestrone and dodged most of the pasta shells. I started to eat a breadstick then decided that it just wasn't worth it, so I put it down. (Bread is my nemisis). I filled up on the salad and soup broth and felt great.

And lastly, I have been to the gym 3 days in a row, and get this - I don't want to stop! It's great! I am getting back in a groove.

Why am I blogging?

I am blogging because I have 3 months until my wedding, and I want to lose whatever I can and tone as much as I can!

I find that when I blog, or write what I eat or what I do I tend to be more accountable with everything I do and therefore, I have decided to blog on my weight loss journey.

Currently I am doing Weight Watchers. When I follow program I find that it really works - I am just having a hard time doing it...there's always an excuse or always something I have to go to, but no more...I am on the "bride diet" so to speak :)

I am looking for support online from anyone who cares and knows how hard it is to go through this.

My current stats are:

Age: 27
Height: 5'6
Weight: 155 lbs

Now for the most part, I'm quite proportioned. I carry most of my weight in the stomach and back and chest. The chest however never goes away (I guess that could be a good thing!)

My dress is strapless so I want to be as toned as possible. The back is corset style, so that creates lots of room for...ugghh...back fat.

My goals are:

Follow program - 21 points a day/35 flex a week (on healthy items only)
Weight training - 3 times a week
Cardio - 4 times a week
Yoga - 1- 2 times a week - power yoga
One day rest (Mondays because I have something going on every Monday night)

I guess, ideally i would like to lose 15 pounds - 5 pounds per month. I also want nice shapely arms and back.

My fiance is going to try as much as possible also, which helps me out a lot...he just doesn't understand the other side of things (eating, back fat, etc...)

If anyone comes across this, please say hi and add me to your list, and I'll add you also :)